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Sessio~ 1495, Minutes l>age 4 May 15, 1989 condition. She said the nort~t area and certain sections of the Loop ne~d to be upgraded, but without displacing those who live there. Although at least 79 families have m]~eady been served by the Hc~e /mprovement Program, her o£w~%ization felt the need was much larger. She said the City should pub- licize the program more, rees+mhlish a grant progL~m for those who can't repay a loan, hire a University city inspector so the hc~ec~er doesn't have to wait for the County inspector, and make the impruv~ment of deteriorating parts of the city a very high priority. She said A~equate Housing for Missourians has two pro..j,~'ams that can be used in cooperation with City efforts--the Fix-up Prugr-om, where c~Lm~u%ity volunteers help hcmecm~_rs with repairs; and the Ren- tal Assistance Network, which gives up to $400 to a family about to be evicted (who are then given additional help in an effort to stabilize the family). She said there were other ozw~nizations such as the Home Builders Association, which was anxious to help by oontributing surplus building materials. In re- sponse to Mr. Price, Mr. Ollendorff said the City funded the Home Improvement Program with a little over $100,000 of the City's C~t~.unity Development allot- ment of about $300,000. He said all the money is loaned except for a small portion that is granted to needy elderly homeowners; when the money is repaid, it is recycled in new loans, all at low interest rates, and is apportioned on a need basis to families with inccm~ below a certain level. In response to Mrs. Schuman, Mr. Ollendorff said this program was advertised several years ago, but the response was so great that none has been done lately, since there is now a long waiting list. Mr. Chuck Finan, 7333 Wellington, said his neighborhood association enthusias- tically supports the recitaLS_halations in the Development Strategies repol~c, es- pecially increasing the number of inspectors, and appointing a neighborhood liaison who will help neighborhoods establish an association. Mr. Finan said he would like to see the City pursue further recycling efforts, and would also like the County to build an incinerator. He asked the City to reconsider its policy of not picking up refuse'begs in side yards of corner lots, since there were only six corners involved and the residents were all elderly and would have to negotiate stairs in order to put their refuse bags on the front curb. He noted that the refuse trucks travel down the side streets in any case, so they would not have to take a special route. His last c~tu~nt was to thank the Mayor, Council, city Manager and administration for assisting the Musick Neighborhood Association become reestablished. As outgoing president, he of- fered support, to any other neighborhood that wished to start an association. Mayor Majerus said the Musick ~£uop was a shining light in University City, and was very active and hard-working. There were no other requests to address the Council, and the Mayor closed the public hearing at 8:15 p.m. I~JBLIC HEARING - VACATION OF ;kT,l'~-5~ The City Manager said property owners in the 1300 block of Mt. Olive and East- over, as well as the adjacent area on Olive, have been notified of the public hearing scheduled at this time to receive c~i~nts regarding the proposal to vacate the un/n~roved alley right-of-%~ay north of Olive between Mt. Olive and Eastover to adjoining p~uperty ~a~_rs. He recommended vacation unless valid reasons are presented to make that oour~e of action %u~.~irable.