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Session 1496, Minutes Page 3 May 17, 1989 statistics would show the patrols have made any difference in the crime rate; however, he felt bicycles would keep police visible and enhance their ability to catch criminals on foot. It was decided that no additional funds would be e~ now, but the Police should look into some ir~_xpensive alternatives that could inu~e interaction between the Police and the public. Serving warrants on Code ~iolators. Mr. Ollendorff said the minimal cost of serving wa~£o/rts was $3,000 and it would result in sc~e revenue but would not pay its own way. F~wever, those requesting this felt it would put more credi- bility in the enforcement process, and may result in more people fixing up their p~y. Mr. wagner said this was rec~,a,~_nded by Develoument Strate- gies and should be give~ high priority. Mr. A~s agreed and felt there might be some way to recoup sc~e of the costs. Mr. Ollendorff said he thought the Judge took warrant costs into consideration when assessing f/nes and court costs. There was discussion on how the warrant system works, and it was sug- gested that perhaps some changes were in order to make it more efficient. All agreed that $3,000 should be allocated. Mr. Schoc~er suggested that scme of the contingency money in the Legal budget for outside attorney consultation might be used for this purpose. $100,000 for Olive Boulevard improvements. Following brief deliberation, it was decided first to discuss how to spend the $100,000 available now before allocating an additional $100,000. D~re recyccling. Mayor Majerus said she ,felt that the City was proceeding as fast as possible on the request for more recycling. Cutting brush and weeds along alleys. Mr. Ollendorff said t_hat the City has been doing a thorough job cleaning several of the worst alleys each year, but to do more would re~,~re additional funds for more help or overtime. Mr. Wag~ net said he would like to see this done in oonjunction with a neighborhood cleanup, that is, city workers would be sent to help as part of a neighborhood cleanup. Mr. Price. said the problem was getting enough people to take an ac- tive part in this k/nd of effort. He felt the real issue was one of inspec- tion, and somehow the city had to let people know that the alleys had to be kept clean. Tnare was consensus that any efforts along this line must be ac- c~m~ied by notification to the neighborhood of what the City is going to do and what it e~pects. The Mayor said Council needed to work out a methodology ts put the consultant's reo~m~ndations in force, but that could not be done tonight s/rice it required further study of the report. Mr. Wagner agreed and said Council should be able to work out plans for this during the sunnier. He also felt a small amount should be allocated to supplement what will be done with money now in the budget. It was decided that $2,500 would be added. l~lrchase ($3,000) and ~alntenance ($6,000) of Cc~l~tv lets in University city. Mr. Price felt the City was already spending a great deal for maintenance of these lots since the County did little and now says it will not even do any mowing. Mr. Ollendorff said he has not received that information. There are about 30 lots, and although three are builaahle, they probably will not be built on, he said. With the exception of the garage the City had to remove on a County-owned lot, the city really has not spent very much on maintaining the lots. He said the County usually mows them about four times a year. He asked