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City of University CitySecond Century Commission The City should aggressively develop the Olive/I-170 and the Delmar/I-170 interchanges. The City should take advantage of these two sites locational advantages, promoting multi-use developments that would have a regional attraction. Vision Four: Promote and Expand Arts and Culture Background. The City is home to a wide array of performing and visual arts institutions. Examples include the Center for Contemporary Arts, Craft Alliance, the Tivoli, and the University City Symphony Orchestra. Located nearby are the Edison Theatre, Kemper Art Museum, the Pageant Theatre, and the Regional Arts Commission. All exist within and interact with the City’s growing number of entertainment clubs, galleries, and restaurants. Recommendations. The City should build on this impressive base, expanding it so that it has an even greater presence within the region. The City should actively attract additional arts organizations to the community, stressing the synergism that they can provide. The City should encourage more community-wide festivals and events that promote cultural understanding and celebrate its diversity. These might include a street event emphasizing the City’s international and cultural flavors, an expanded public art program, artist in residence programs that feature local artists, and a closer collaboration with the St. Louis International Film Festival. The City should create partnerships with local universities both to expand arts and cultural opportunities as well as to pursue other educational ventures. Vision Five: Premier Governmental Services Background. University City has historically provided excellent governmental services. It has had and continues to have dedicated elected officials, employees, and citizen volunteers. The City is respected locally and nationally for its exemplary council-manager municipal government. Present and future budget challenges, however, will make it more difficult for the City to maintain its service delivery reputation. Recommendations. The City should cultivate best practices in every municipal department to create a more customer friendly culture based on the principles of efficient and effective governance. The City should actively explore additional inter-local agreements with adjoining municipalities and other governmental units to improve service quality and efficiency. The City should be a national model for sustainable development and environmental services. It should expand programs that promote conservation, June 11, 2007 - 6 -