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Session 1891 July 7, 2003 Elsie Glickert, 6712 Etzel, said that she wished to address Gretchen LaBelle's concern about putting a Recreation Facility at the high school. As a member of the Prop K Committee, she agrees that the Recreation Facility does not belong at the high school. The final decision rests with the Council, however. Ms. Welsch pointed out that Ms. LaBelle was at the last meeting and spoke about the same problem with lots of youth blocking the street on Dorset, so she does not want us to think that this problem is only in the Roth Grove area. Ms. LaBelle reported that this was a regular problem when school lets out and when cars try to get through, the cars are pounded on. RESOLUTION: BAN OF CONTRACT MOSQUITO SPRAYING: Ms. Welsch made a motion to remove this resolution, tabled at the 6/23/03 regular meeting, from the table. Mr. Munkel seconded the motion. The roll call vote was as follows: AYES: Mr. Munkel, Mr. Wagner, Ms. Welsch, Mr. Sharpe. NAYS: Ms. Colquitt, Mr. Lieberman, Mayor Adams. The resolution has been removed from the table. Ms. Welsch moved adoption of the resolution to ban the contracted spraying of permethrin in the streets of University City. Mr. Munkel seconded the motion. Mr. Lieberman noted the recent public hearing on this issue and also confirmed the great amount of information that the Council has received from authoritative and non- authoritative sources on this issue. St. Louis County Health Department is responsible for the health of the general population of the County. They employ knowledgeable experts who determine that the most comprehensive method of preventing the disease that go along with mosquitoes: educational campaign directed to the public, seeking out and eliminating breeding places, and combination of destruction of eggs while in the larva stage and spraying for adult mosquitoes. The County has stringent testing parameters and the knowledge to take on this responsibility. U. City does not have the adequate expertise to do this. U. City does not have a health department and depend on the County Health department to track and administer health concerns. There are no known deaths attributed to the spraying action, nor are there reports of people being sent to the hospital due to exposure to mosquito spraying. We received the information and recommendation from the County which stated that the positive results of the West Nile Virus in mosquitoes, birds and humans are criteria that would trigger mosquito spraying. Other criteria for mosquito spraying would involve an increase of mosquitoes in traps, death of birds in a specific area, or an event that may expose large numbers of people to risk. Mr. Lieberman stated that we need to let St. Louis County Health department do their job of handling the health aspects of our community. Mayor Adams said that there is a statement in the resolution that says if there is a Page 7