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<br />Mr. Jacobs stated that he was speaking for himself. He stated that now the City wants condos <br />and a parking garage behind his business and asked where people would park. He stated there <br />were already issues with customer parking and taking away parking would make no sense. He <br />stated that he received a notice for residents to come to the meeting and state their opinion but all <br />the people in the area are apartment dwellers and would not care what happens because they <br />would be gone within a year or two. He stated that notice should be sent to University City <br />residents who care about The Loop. Mr. Jacobs stated that The Loop is the only place University <br />City has to offer for anybody and that the City should not come up with something that takes <br />parking away. He added that he is against the proposal and wants to stop it. He stated he would <br />go out of business if customers and employees could not find parking. He asked why the City <br />do <br />talked about more retail and that The Loop had enough retail. He stated that if University City <br />treated our district like that, to hell with University City. <br /> <br />Mr. Halpert stated that the Plan Commission was presented with the Plan but did not formulate <br />the Plan. He stated that the job of the Plan Commission is to listen to community concerns and <br />decide whether or not to approve it as written to move on to the City Council. <br /> <br />Mr. Jacobs stated that he found out about the Plan a couple weeks ago and panicked. Mr. <br />Plan. Mr. Halpert stated the Plan was presented to the Plan Commission by staff and the Plan <br />had been in the works for 6 to 9 months. Mr. Jacobs stated he hoped people had enough sense to <br />realize what he was saying. Mr. Halpert stated his comments were noted and he appreciated the <br />concern. <br /> <br />Ms. Locke asked, to clarify Mif it was his position and the position of other <br />Loop merchants, that by Washington University proposing to bring more retail to The Loop, it <br />would diminish his business. <br /> <br />Mr. Jacobs stated he had no issue with Washington University or what would happen with their <br />plan. He stated that parking garages are a joke and no women would park in a parking garage. <br /> <br />Ms. Locke asked if The Loop Special Business District (LSBD) had crime statistics comparing <br />the parking garage in The Loop and the surface parking lot in The Loop. <br /> <br />Mr. Jacobs stated they did not. <br /> <br />Ms. Locke stated she had the data and it appeared that crime was worse on the surface lot than in <br />The Loop parking garage. <br /> <br />Mr. Jacobs stated that the parking garage in The Loop is never full. He added that he heard <br />when people go to the Galleria they drive around until they find a spot in a surface lot rather than <br />park in a garage. <br /> <br />Mr. Senturia asked about customers not being able to find a spot in The Loop and that he would <br />like to have <br />when it is not a problem. <br />tm;  šE <br /> <br /> <br />