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<br />Ms. Moran stated that comments should be allowed. <br /> <br />Ms. Locke added that way comments would become part of the record so their position was <br />known. <br /> <br />Mr. Senturia stated that the agenda should be amended to include public comment. That <br />information would be made known to the public. At the June 27 meeting there would be public <br />comment with limited time. <br /> <br />Ms. Greening asked if a decision should be made to adopt the Plan at the June 27 meeting, or <br />wait until July. <br /> <br />Ms. Moran stated it might depend on what comments are made. <br /> <br />Mr. Lai added that they could always postpone the voting until the next meeting. <br /> <br />Ms. Locke made a motion to amend the May 23, 2012 Plan Commission agenda to include <br />public comments under agenda item 5.a. <br /> <br />The motion was seconded by Ms. Greening. <br /> <br />The motion was approved unanimously. <br /> <br />Mr. Senturia invited members of the public to comment. <br /> <br />Dan Wald, owner of Market in The Loop and the building east of Blueberry Hill, addressed the <br />Plan Commission. <br />Mr. Wald stated he is the Vice-President of the Parkview Gardens Association. Regarding the <br />Plan, his issue is that it shows in the Plan that the existing surface parking lot (to the north of <br />added that this issue has come up in the past 10 years. This is not what business owners and <br />property owners want. He stated that the loss of free parking will mean the end of The Loop. He <br />stated he did not attend previous meetings because Mike Geiger, President of the Parkview <br />Gardens Association, attended. He stated that what he is asking for is that the consultants take <br />that portion out of the Plan. He added that he has known about the Plan and it had never been an <br />issue before. If others had known earlier, it would have been addressed. He stated that he would <br />never have developed Market in The Loop if there was not free parking. <br /> <br />Jessica Bueler, President of The Loop Special Business District, addressed the Plan Commission. <br />Ms. Bueler stated that they do support the Plan and would offer support if the offending section <br />was taken out of the Plan. She stated that they hold LSBD meetings on the first Tuesday of <br />every month and it was never brought to the attention of the LSBD. If they had known, they <br />would have addressed it earlier. She added that there is no evidence to support the proposal <br />would work. <br /> <br />Frank Ollendorff, resident of 8128 Cornell Court in University City, and former City Manager, <br />addressed the Plan Commission. <br />tm;  šE  <br /> <br />