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INTRODUCED BY: Councilmembers Glickert & Carr DATE: December 14, 2015 BILL NO. 9281 ORDINANCE NO. 7007 AN ORDINANCE SUBMITTING TO THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF THE CITY OF UNIVERSITY CITY, MISSOURI, AT AN ELECTION TO BE HELD ON APRIL 5, 2016, A PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO CHARTER OF THE CITY OF UNIVERSITY CITY ADDING SECTION 97 OF ARTICLE XI OF THE CHARTER REQUIRING THE APPROVAL OF A MAJORITY OF THE QUALIFIED VOTERS PRIOR TO THE SALE, LEASE OR DISPOSITION OF UNIVERSITY CITY HERITAGE SITES. WHEREAS, Under the provisions of Article XII, Section 122 of the Charter of the City of University City, Charter amendments may be proposed by petition of not less than ten per centum of the registered qualified electors of the City; and WHEREAS, A Petition for a proposed Charter amendment was filed with the City Clerk on or about November 6, 2015; and WHEREAS, the St. Louis County Board of Election Commissioners determined on November 16, 2015, that the Petition for the proposed Charter amendment received more than the required number of valid signatures for placement on the ballot; and WHEREAS, City Council shall provide by ordinance that the proposed Charter amendment be submitted to the electors of the City at the next available election date as determined by Missouri State statute; and WHEREAS,the next General Election will be held on April 5, 2016. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF UNIVERSITY CITY, MISSOURI, AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. That at the General Election to be held in the City of University City, Missouri, on Tuesday, the 5th day of April, 2016, there shall be submitted to the qualified electors of the City of University City, the following proposed Charter amendment, Proposition H, to-wit: UNIVERSITY CITY HERITAGE SITES "PROPOSITION H" Shall the City of University City amend Article XI "Public Improvement Generally" by adding a new section to be designated Section 97 stating that the following land and structures, to the extent now or hereafter owned by the City or any agency or instrumentality of the City, shall not be sold, leased, given away or otherwise disposed of