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Session 1585, Min~es Febx~ry 8, 1993 Page 4 Mr. Wagner said every councilmember is aware there are not encugh wholesome activities for teenagers, and Ms. Gordc~'s pr~ect will b~_lp meet that need; however, he shared Mr. Price's ccr~elTs about the effect on the nearby neigh- borhood. He asked if adjoining neighbors had been made aware of this propoe- sal. Ms. Gordon said she had not approached the neighbors but c~ly the adja- cent businesses, none of whc~ had any c~ecticrs. Mr. Price and Mrs. Tnomp- son both felt the neighbors should be notified to ~ how they feel about it. Mr. Schocmer felt the project could not be a financial success since far more will be ~nee_?_ed to run it than could be taken in as m~mhership fees. He felt the City should look at the f~. Mr. ~a~ms said it w-as not the City's responsibility to debate the financial success of any project. Mr. Price said he night be able to look more favorably on the project if the neighbors were informed. He moved to postpone this matter until the next meeting so that neighbors may be notified. Mr. Wagner seconded the motion. It was decided that all the he~es that akut the alley behind the shopping strip would be notified. All vo~a Aye. The City will send the notices. PERSONNEL REPORT The Personnel report for the week er~ng Febl~ary 6, 1993 was received and ordered filed. CITIZ~]q CC~P~vlB - TRUCK PARKING Mr. Al Klevorn, 5428 Fletcher, St. Louis, who spoke previously on this issue, wished to e~ize he felt it was not right that a Cumtu, Lnity could issue a ticket for parking a truck on Sunday but had no signs identifying what the infraction was. He asked if ev~ aE~r~ved the law since it has been in effect so long. Tba Mayor said the_re have been past att~L~s to change the law, but they were not successful. Fa said it was an easy way to mak~ reve- nue since few challenge a $10 ticket when court costs are more than that. He said he was spending so much time on this because of the principle involved. He also likes to patronize University City businesses but will net continue to do so if this law re~ains as it is now. Mr. Terence Shea, 520 Westgate, said ~klny more people own pickup trucks now than 20 or 30 years ago. He asked about an ~ pLuposed by Mr. Wagner to the current bills which would limit truck length to 200 incbas. He said most people buy trucks that are longer than that for the versatility. He al- so pointed out that sere very large vehicles have passenger plates and are exempted fL~l~ current law while smaller tl~_cks with truck plates are not ex- empted. Mr. Ollendorff said the bills under c~nsideration will net change that. Mr. Shea asked Council not to accept the proposed changas because that would rule out many trucks. Mr. Joseph W. Mooney, 6811 University Drive, was concerned that changing the truck parking laws night have a negative effect on property values. He said these laws were enacted to protect neighborhoods, and if changes are deemed desirable the Council should move slowly. He mentioned several friends and neighbors who also were against changing these laws. He suggested the issue