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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br />To: Honorable Mayor Adams and City Council <br /> <br />From: Julie Feier, City Manager <br /> <br />Date: February 21, 2008 <br /> <br />Subject: Weekly Update <br /> <br />Study Session Agenda <br />The relating to revenue for February 25 is attached. Staff has <br />been meeting all week on departmental budgets. The numbers will not be final for <br />weeks. Estimates will be used for the purposes of our study session. I referenced the <br />topic on the City Manager’s Report during the Council meeting as well in order to allow <br />additional public comment. The attachments include numerous letters from owners of <br />businesses and buildings in the Loop. The attachments also include the financial <br />projections, property tax comparisons and sales tax data. <br /> <br />council and court security <br />As a follow up to our previous conversations regarding , <br />please find the revised bailiff protocol attached to your weekly. We have sufficient <br />staffing at Municipal Court. We will be increasing the security budget for housing court. <br />We have two options regarding Council meetings. We can choose to have one plain- <br />clothes officer in attendance at our Council meetings for the remainder of 2008 for <br />$1,600 or if we operate metal detectors, two officers would be required for a total of <br />$3,160. This assumes an average meeting time of three hours per meeting at an <br />average hourly overtime rate of $37.62. <br />City of Olivette has requested a joint meeting <br />The March 12 or March 19. They have <br />offered to host a late afternoon get together at around 5:30 PM or 6:00 PM. If this fits <br />your schedules and you are interested in attending, please let me know Monday night. <br />TIF <br />Olivette, Maplewood, Crestwood and the County Municipal League joined us in the <br />litigation <br /> along with St. Ann and Ellisville. <br /> <br />Sutter-Meyer house <br />The lease is still under consideration. Several Council members <br />have asked to meet with Sutter Meyer Society Members and staff regarding the issue <br />next month. I have included the past correspondence for background. If you have any <br />questions, do not hesitate to contact Ms. Eastman. <br /> <br />