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Mr. Hales recited a history of the Commission's participation with respect to the design, which encompassed the Complete Livable Streets Initiative, BikeWalk Plan, and the Loop Trolley. Minutes from the Commission's October 2012 through January 9, 2013,meetings, reflect concerns and questions raised regarding the Trolley and its interaction with vehicles, pedestrians, wheelchairs, the potential for bike lanes on Delmar, and the construction of new sidewalks and crosswalks. During the November meeting staff explained that no recommendation had been provided to the Commission since there were still outstanding questions that needed to be answered, whichhopefully, would be resolved by the traffic and parking study the City wished to have performed, and the language needed to amend the Traffic Code with regards to streetcars and their safe operation. The list of bullet points on the Commission's December agenda included pedestrian and bicycle interaction with the Trolley. The Commission's January minutes reflect outstanding items related to safety, and the following quote from staff, "Bicycle facilities to be identified in the area. The Trolley tracks are highly unsafe. A final report is still due to the City, and a final recommendation of the outstanding items that may alter the Traffic Code will be provided when the report is submitted. However, the Traffic Commission will be asked to vote on their support of the construction of the Trolley and its impact, with the understanding that all of the items listed on their agenda; (A through H), will be addressed before it is presented to Council."Mr. Hales stated that never happened, and on March 11, 2013, Council approved the Trolley design through the issuance of a Conditional Use Permit. The Traffic Commission was the one Commission excluded from the process of making a recommendation to Council. However, currently the Commission, along with staff is working very hard to resolve this problem. Therefore, he would personally ask for Council's support. This Commission asked the right questions, took their job seriously, and should not be blamed by members of this community for the problems everyone is facing. Had they had the opportunity to complete their review and study, he is completely confident this situation would not exist today. Barbara Chichero, 720 Harvard, University City, MO Ms. Chichero, President of the University Heights Neighborhood Association, read the following comments into the record:"The University Heights Neighborhood Association strongly opposes the plans and sites for sewage retention tanks that MSD is proposing for U City. These tanks would negatively affect property values in the 3rd Ward, as well as adjacent neighborhoods. Both of the proposed sites would be located in residential neighborhoods, unlike the sites in St. Ann and Crestwood. Both of the sites in U City would be in predominately African-American long-established neighborhoods, and these proposed tanks would greatly impact the lives of the residentsthere. The University Heights Neighborhood Association urges MSD to work with U City residents and elected officials to fully explore alternatives for coping with rainwater and sewage that are not limited to these storage tanks." Don Fitz, 720 Harvard, University City, MO Mr. Fitz appeared before Council with a helmet on as a statement of solidarity. He stated on June 20th of this year MSD's representatives told U City that they were going to put two storage tanks in Ward 3 and there was nothing that could be done about it. But he believes there isawholelot this community can do. Page 2 of 16