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O O Sessic~ 1599, Minutes July 26, 1993 Page 2 tenth anniversary of '~aticelal Night Out" Cml August 3, 1993. ~ everot pro- mot~ cooperative police/oamm/nity crime and drug preventic~ efforts, and all citizens are asked to participate. CI'IY MAN~.:K'S Rk"R:~S Tna Assistant City Manager said the Missouri Coalitic~ for the Envircrment, 6267 D~lmav, g,~ttea_ an applicaticm to ccerluct a door-to-door canvass and fundraising fL~LL July 26 thrcu~ August 16, 1993, during daylight hours, us- ing 15-25 canvassers whose names will be supplied in advance to the Police FjBLIC HEARING - BEVERLY/F~NE ARTS THEA~'~R HIST~u~IC ~ESIG~AT/C~T The Assistant City Manager said a public N~ving was scheduled for 7:30 p.m. this date to consider the Historic Preservation O~massion proposal to desig- nate the former Beverly/Fine Arts ~heater (currently Higher Heights Christian Church), 7740 Olive, as historic. City Manager Frank Ollendorff concurs with the C~am,dssion fitting that the frc~t facade of this structure should be pre- served, and it meets a~ignatiicel stabHands in the Zoning Code. Althoug~ the Plan C~i~assic~ voted 4-2 against a~ignation, they were not able to ccmlclede that this preservation activity was not in keeping with the C~L~rehensive Plan. The building owners are also not in favor of a~-~ignation. Pollowing the public bearing, a counc~ may wish to re~t pre[k/ration of a bill including the stan~ds presentea_ by the Historic Preservation Cu~dssion. Mayor Majerus opened the public hearing at 7:45 p.m., noting that each speak- er will be allowed ~0 to five ~ to present his/her view. Ma. Bettye Battle-Turner, 3910 Lindell, attorney for Higher Heights ~hurch, said the chu~da is o~posed to n~ignating its kuilding an historic landEark because it will interfere with the shurdl's First Amenam~nt rights (by not allowing the fa~a~ to look as the church wishes), and because a ~Luup with a different cultural heritage should not determine how tb~ facede should look. .Mr. Price arrived at this time. Ms. Turner continued by noting there is no other historic m~perty nearby, only c~,.~ial buildings. She said if the b,~lding was to be made historic, it should have been dc~e several y~a~s ago whe~ it was vacant. Also, she felt there would be no move to designate this building if there was a finan- cial benefit to tba City, citing another building nearby that W'dS p~uposed but never designa~a because a shopping center was built instead. Although not c[~x~ed to following reasonable guidelines set by the City, she said the