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She stated the final design for these tanks will not be completed until long after Council has agreed to an option and residents have said okay. But by that time it will be too late if we find out that everything they've said in the conceptual design phase is untrue. Ms. Pointer stated that's too great of a risk to take. So she would suggest that Council vote against both proposals and force MSD to go back to the drawing board and come up with a viable plan that the community will be willing to support. Bryce Kehoe, 6552 Corbitt, University City, MO Mr. Kehoe stated that as more and more people start to grow gardens and raise chickens the City's Chicken Ordinance needs to be upgraded. While the media portrays problems and diseases associated with large chicken farms, in this instance he's talking about the ability to raise seven chickens housed in an area consisting of approximately 25 square feet. Therefore, he would propose that the limit of five beeliminated.He stated that although the City's initial inspection is appropriate, the quarterly inspections are meaningless. First of all, if your chicken coop is un-kept, neighbors will complain. But more importantly, a dirty coop impacts the quality and quantity of eggs your hens will produce. So in this case, he would propose that quarterly inspections be eliminated, unless prompted by a complaint. Mr. Kehoe stated cyclists have been struggling with parallel Trolley tracks for decades and thousands of cities throughout the world have been able to solve this problem. So a solution is probably very easy to find and he would be willing to do a little research to see what he could find. Jeff Hales, 7471 Kingsbury, University City, MO Mr. Hales statedmoving forward, he thinks the City has to pay close attention to how it got to this point, i.e., lapsed insurance coverage; election issues; the trailer park Police Station, and the most recent incident involving Senn Bierwerks. He stated when this deal fell apart there were a lot of questions being asked. But when he received a copy of the contract and minutes of the Closed Session where the contract was approved, he was stunned. From what he could gather, the City sold a piece of property worth one million dollars for $100,000. The contract appeared incredibly sloppy, almost as if it had not been proofread by anyone. Fortunately, it did contain a right of first refusal provision which allowed the City an option to buy the property back. There was also a clause which stated that "If the Purchaser were to become defaulton any terms of the agreement, either party would have remedies available to them".However, neither the remedies or any provisions associated with remedies were contained in the contract. Even more interesting was the fact that the minutes of the Closed Session states that there was an amendment offered by CouncilmemberCrow, seconded by Councilmember Carr, and unanimously approved, which instructed the City Manager to append the contract by adding that the City would have the ability to buy back the property if construction had not commenced within a year. But that language also had not been added to the contract. So at this point, he cannot believe why anyone would be upset with Mr. Walker's removal because it has become more and more apparent that this was the right move. And those members of Council who were opposed to this action should really apologize to their fellow colleagues who had the wisdom to do what was necessary in order to move this City in the right direction. Jan Adams, 7150 Cambridge Avenue, University City, MO Ms. Adams reminded Council that when the City approved the plan for the Trolley it negotiated an Indemnification Agreement with the Trolley Company. This agreement specifies that their insurance company will pay all expenses associated with injuries that occur as a direct result of the Trolley's operations. Page 13 of 16