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Sessic~ 1494, Minutes Page 6 May 10, 1989 ~he Building Improvement Fund was discussed next. The City Manager distribut- ed a list of projects for the current year ar~ those proposed for 1989-90. He said about $147,000 is available next year, with the listed projects amounting to $118,500. He noted that propo~ i~prov~ents at East~ate and Kingsland Parks were not included since he dj.d not yet have estimates for those items, but he suggested that the remainder ef the money be set aside for those pro- jects. He referred Council to pages B-24 and B-25 of the budget, on which was listed the Five Year Capital Improvements Program. He felt that all of the items listed on the sheet he distributed to Council %~_re high priority, but Council might not agree after looking, at the two budget pages. Another item that Council might %rant to include was the barricade on Pershing near Big Bend Mayor Pro Tern AR~s said that before scheduling park improvements, there should be public hearings and a great deal of publicity so that people will have o~,~lete information as to what will take place. He noted that the pro- cess may tak~ some time since the Park C~m~ssion will want to allot s~ time, perhap~ _eve~ hire outside planners, to develop plans for the improve- ments. Mr. Schoomer felt nothing more should be done regarding parks until the Treesaver Petition question %fas resolved. Fir. Ollendorff said Council did not have to decide until later how the $147,000 should be spent; all that was needed now w-us approval of this, or scme other, amount. University city Residential Service (UCRS) was di~uussed. Mrs. Schuman wished to know what UCRS was p£u~osing as a cost of living increase, and also what was meant by increasing students' pay to the minimum wage. Mr. Price said he would like to have a knowledgeable person fro~ UC~S e-xpla~]l their contract with the City, specifically the progress they have made in meeting the goals listed in the oontract. Mr. Ollendorff said he would see that Mr. Price gets a report. Mr. Price also wmnted a listing of the paid staff, and an explana- tion of why it w~sn't integrated. Mr. Price felt that UCRS w~s not fulfilling its goals in the Third Ward in the same way that it does in the rest of the City. Mr. Schooner felt 'that it would be impossible for UCRS to demonstrate ~irically what Mr. Price w~nts to know. Mayor Pro Tern A~ams felt Mr. Price was ask~3 UC~S what measure is used to judge its effectiveness in accomplish- i~g its stat~ objectives, or how it would knc~ when it gets to the point of reaching the goal of an integrated society, at which time it is supposed to go out of business. Mr. Ollendorff agreed with Mr. Price that the goals of UCRS are not the same as they were 20 years ago; the emphasis now is on marketing University city as a fine o~,uLunity, bringing in c~,~lity tenants for rental p~uperties, and generally doing a great deal for the city in public relations. Mr. Wagner asked that all oouncLlmembe/~ receive a copy of the contract. Ollendorff said he has not brought the oontract to the Council for the last year or two since there were so few c~es from the previous year. Mayor Pro Tern ;utaws adjcxlrned the meet.big at 10:35 p.m. Dolores A. Miller City Clerk