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<br /> <br /> <br />To: Honorable Mayor Adams and City Council <br /> <br />From: Julie Feier, City Manager <br /> <br />Date: December 14, 2007 <br /> <br />Subject: Weekly Update <br /> <br /> <br />AT&T Mobility class <br />St. Louis County Circuit Court gave preliminary approval to the <br />settlement. <br /> The final approval hearing is set for April 18, 2008. Assuming there is final <br />approval on that day, the protest taxes will be released and back taxes paid no later <br />than June 27, 2008. The amount of back taxes listed in the University City Settlement <br />Agreement is $784,009, from September 1, 2005 through November 30, 2007. The <br />average monthly amount for the 27 months is $29,037 ($784,009 divided by 27). Mr. <br />Mulligan continues to work on behalf of all cities in the class action to resolve this long- <br />standing issue. <br /> <br />Municipal Parks Grant Commission <br />The met today to determine the final rankings for <br />regional grant proposals. There has been a flurry of correspondence regarding the grant <br />application. The City was provided time to speak to the Commission Members along <br />with the group opposed to the learning center. There is a substantial amount of <br />inaccurate information on the topic. I have included a number of pieces along with our <br />legal and staff response. Formal notice of the Commission decision will be sent out <br />next week. <br /> <br />th <br />On December 6, the School Board voted to discontinue its search for a <br />Ms. Joylynn Wilson <br />superintendent. They then voted to award the contract to as the <br />new superintendent. The School Board also adopted its Final Draft of its <br />Comprehensive School Improvement Plan <br /> (“CSIP”) and now is looking at the <br />building level plans for specifics in how to improve academic achievement. Progress in <br />implementing the CSIP will be monitored by the recently formed Parent and Community <br />Advisory Committee. They also heard about the evaluation of the Federal Programs <br />including Title I (programs for educationally disadvantaged students); Title II A (Teacher <br />and Principal Training and Recruiting/Class Size Reduction); Title III (Instruction for <br />Limited English Proficient and Immigrant students) Title IVA (Safe and Drug Free <br />Schools and Communities) and Title V (Innovative programs). Of the five programs, <br />Title 1 receives the most funding, at $1.6 million that is channeled to students in the <br /> <br />