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Session 1816 July 16, 2001 feels that the City Council has not done due diligence or followed through properly on this issue. Mayor Adams responded that Mr. Prindable needed to look into some Supreme Court cases, namely Dartmouth vs. Woodward and Fletcher vs. Peck. Mr. Prindable is asking the Council to violate the rulings of these two cases, as while as violating the U.S. Constitution and Missouri state constitution. What he is asking for is blatantly unconstitutional. Mr. Prindable said that Washington University has not responded to any correspondence that was sent to them it two years, on their letterhead, on this issue. Mayor Adams responded that they did not have to. They are an entity in and of themselves, chartered by the state and their charter gives them a certain amount of latitude and freedom. Elsie Glickert, 6712 Etzel, stated that she ~vas continuing her discussion on the public hearing on the amended truck ordinance from the last meeting. She stated that she did receive copies of publicity on 'this public hearing. One article specifically about the public hearing was in the Central West End Word. This paper does not reach the Third Ward. They have a very selected distribution. There are other papers where this could have been announced. She is requesting another public hearing that is duly announced in the daily paper, Citizen Journal and the West End Word. Ms. Glickert believes that overnight truck parking is wrong and puts us in the same residential class as Pagedale and Wellston. She believes there will be a lot of old rattletraps parked overnight throughout the City. She believes that this will detract from the quality of life in University City. There should be a greater gap time for public hearings. One day is not enough time. One month should be sufficient notice. Mayor Adams commented that the City Council has looked at numerous ways of communicating with its citizens and a several methods have been utilized. We can make suggestions to citizens ,who want to stay informed, such as the City does publish public hearings on our website. We also try to convince the media, who cover our meetings, to report that we are having public hearings. We are looking at signage at different locations. They are posted on the bulletin board in the rotunda of City Hall and the Public Library. He is not sure where else information can be placed, but they will continue to look at it. Eugene Schwartz, 7207 Pershing, wished 1:o solicit the Council's support on a five year moratorium on the death sentence in the state. He stated that several cities in thirteen states have signed petitions supporting the moratorium movement. He reported that the state of Missouri ranks with the state of Texas in the number of executions. 5