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MINUTES OF UNIVERSITY CITY COUNCIL STUDY SESSION March 19, 2007 The Council Study Session, held in the Chambers of the City Hall, on Monday, March 19, 2007, was called to order by Mayor Adams at 5:30 p.m. In addition to Mayor Adams, the following members of the Council were present: Mr. Robert Wagner Mr. Arthur Sharpe, Jr. Mr. Michael Glickert Mr. Byron Price Ms. Lynn Ricci Ms. Stefany Brot had an excused absence. Also present were City Manager, Ms. Julie Feier and Director of Public Works, Evelyn Shields-Benford along with representatives from Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District (MSD) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. MSD presenters were Terry Forster and Mark Koester. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers were: Ryan Larson – Project Manager, Dennis Stephens – Chief Hydrologist, David Leak – Chief, Planning and Project Development, David Kelly – Economist and Sharon Wolf – Realty Specialist The Study Session agenda was planned to discuss the study of River DesPeres improvements. Corps of Engineer presentation summary: A Corps project for improving the River Des Peres, to reduce flooding to private o properties in the Flood Zone, was approved by Congress in 1988. The authorized plan provided for a trapezoidal channel with a concrete bottom and a rip-rap lined walls. The project was not implemented because neither the City nor MSD had matching o funds. In 2004, the City signed a cost sharing agreement with the Corps to re-activate the o feasibility study. The feasibility study is a required step, if the Corps is to participate in the improvement o of the channel. The Corps’ participation in a project is limited to 75% of the cost. A local sponsor must o pay the other 25%. In 2006, the City approved continuing to move forward with the Feasibility Study as long o as “natural solutions” to the flooding problem were considered. MSD agreed to provide financial assistance to the City for the feasibility study. o Funding for the $750,000 Feasibility Study was presented as follows: o Expenditures Agency Total (to Date) Remaining Federal $562,500 $244,000 $318,500 MSD $167,000 $88,167 $78,833 U. City $20,500 $0 $20,500 $750,000 $332,167 $417,833 A Flood Year Event Map was presented which illustrated the 10 year and 100 year o boundaries. Another map showed that a 15 year event flooded nearly as much area as a 500 year event.