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<br />Mr. Sharpe, Jr., had concerns with housing boys and girls together in the same unit. <br />Ms. Brot asked if voting tonight for the conditional use permit was also a vote for the <br />unit to be able to house boys and girls together. Mayor Adams said it was only for <br />approving of the conditional use permit for the building. <br /> <br />John Bisilico, special consultant for the project and who had previously worked with <br />Father Dunn’s Boy Home, briefly explained the history of this project and the <br />agency’s desire to place such facilities in residential areas. Discussion pursued on <br />how discipline would be addressed. Ms. Ricci explained that as the liaison to the <br />Historic Preservation Commission, she had already heard a more in-depth <br />presentation about the project. She said that the children who would be housed in <br />this dormitory setting are ones who still have a chance to succeed in life. Mr. <br />Sharpe, Jr., said that this is a pilot program; there is not a track record of what really <br />to expect. Mayor Adams said that this is new for University City and the regional <br />Catholic Charities, but it is not a new conception other regions. <br /> <br />CITIZEN COMMENTS <br />Elsie Glickert, 6712 Etzel <br />Ms. Glickert said that the building in discussion was St. Dominick’s Italian <br />Orphanage for years and had been co-educational. It had always been a charitable <br />institution. Ms. Glickert said the Council has the final control if something gets out <br />of hand. She feels that this project is needed. <br /> <br />Mr. Price wanted to amend his motion to add a condition that there must be <br />segregation of sexes by floor at night, seconded by Ms. Brot and passed with one <br />Nay from Mr. Glickert. <br /> <br />The original motion with the amendment was passed with two Nay votes from Mr. <br />Wagner and Mr. Sharpe, Jr. <br /> <br />2. Conditional Use Permit for 6800 Olive <br />The permit request is for demolishing an existing small retail building and replacing <br />it with a larger six unit, one-story retail building. <br /> <br />Mr. Price moved for approval, seconded by Ms. Brot and passed unanimously. <br /> <br />3. Planning & Development Director, Lehman Walker provided the Council with an <br />update on planning activities and code enforcement. Code enforcement includes <br />property maintenance, building codes, plumbing, electrical and mechanical codes, <br />along with animal and environmental codes. These code inspections are triggered <br />by change in occupancy and through complaints. Moreover, inspections of every <br />exterior <br />building’s have to be done every four years and when required work is <br />completed on property. Property maintenance inspectors have a check list to follow <br />which is available for the residents to review. Mr. Walker said that the Planning <br />Department does over 12,000 inspections per year. The code enforcements help to <br />ensure that University City has a high quality housing stock and a building that is <br />safe from structural, electrical and mechanical problems. It also encourages <br />owners of rental property to maintain their rental units. Mr. Walker said that his <br />department issues 4,000 occupancy permits a year and 5,000 construction permits <br />a year. He said that if a resident is in violation of a code they are given a notice of <br /> 2 <br /> <br />