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Council Minutes of 6/21/2005 Charles Dial, 27959 Gardenia, said he wanted to correct an oversight and officially welcome Mr. Ryan as the Ward I Councilman. Regarding priorities, he again expressed his concern about the "payroll loan shark" businesses that are being opened in the city. He sees this as a precursor of urban blight and deterioration of the economic and social quality of the community. These businesses victimize the poor. Dennis Lambert, 25057 Carey Lane, expressed concern because he said the committee meetings held on Tuesday evening had not been posted on the website. The Clerk assured him that the meetings were posted. Regarding the Mayor's 2004 task force on Springvale, he could not find it on the website and feels it should be posted there. It is a compelling document with some very insightful figures and issues in it. Having read the report and discussed it with people who are knowledgeable about 5pringvale, he believes the facility is a misorganized operation and not managed well. He believes it is an executive operation that should be run from the executive branch. He suggested the Mayor may want to take a look at the structure of the way it is organized because he thinks the problem of it not making money is it's just not being run properly by people who have the insight to do it. Regarding the discussion about various restaurants in this area, he feels one of the reasons this area is successful is because of the restaurants. When people come here to eat, they leave and go shopping. He understands the concerns raised about parking, and they're valid concerns. Some of those issues really belong with the person who runs the mall because it's his businesses that will succeed or fail based on how poorly or accurately he manages that mall. Councilman Gareau said he felt judgement should be reserved on the Springvale management. In the manager's defense, this Council hasn't condemned him for the job he does over there because this Council has never been apprised to any degree by the former administration, in any depth or detail, as to what goes on over there despite repeated requests. He personally asked the former Mayor a number of times to give Council a full debriefing on the task force report and present compelling reasons to pick up the program and run with it. But that did not happen. Mr. Lambert responded that he believed certain levels of the operation need to be restructured. Leadership is a part of it. The manager is expected to take on leadership roles, and he is a managerial person. The Mayor needs to take a close look at the structure and formulate a successful program for the golf course. Mayor O'Grady said it is difficult far someone on the outside of the process to evaluate someone's job. He would welcome Mr. Lambert's suggestions. The administration is moving in a direction that hopefully will bring better results. Michael Ward, attorney for Andhe Mgt. LLC, spoke about Ordinance 2005-80. Andhe Mgt. owns land at 31400 Bradley Road. They object to the proposed adoption of the Master Plan and recommendations in Section 9 for rezoning of property on the northwest side of Bradley Road from Limited Industry to Residential. The BZD report from May 23 described the residents' comments. Andhe Mgt. joins in those concerns. The company relied upon the zoning when they purchased the property. A change in zoning would create hardships for property owners on Bradley Road. It is not necessary to change the zoning to achieve the stated objectives of the Master Plan. A substantial part of that area is presently zoned for Limited Industry and presently used. If the objective is 14