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4 from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM on the results from the citizen survey with Dr. E. Terrance Jones. If Council wishes to propose a November tax initiative, it needs to be discussed prior to the August 25 Council meeting. I set aside Monday, September 15 for a full study session to review the employee benefit assessment and I reserved Saturday, September 20 for a full day retreat with Dick Goldberg; his website can be viewed at http://www.goldberggroup.com. I will proceed with posting the current schedule unless I hear alternately from you by July 29. Fleet RFP As I indicated during the July Council meeting, the is ready to go out. Council comments have been taken into consideration in the attached draft. If you have any additional recommendations please let me know by July 29. Notice will go out by the end of the month. All responses will be distributed to Council September 5. Green Practices Committee The will hold their first meeting on August 14. The group will report to Council on recommendations for internal and external green practices in accordance with the terms of the U.S. Conference of Mayors Climate Protection Agreement. The Committee consists of environmental professionals, scientists, educators, activists, architects, an interior designer and an energy consultant. They include Matthew Malten, Tim Michels, Robert Wagner, Jerry Breakstone, Lois Sechrist, Neville Rapp, and Daniel Lehocky. Assistant City Manager Petree Eastman will be the Staff Liaison. This is an exciting step in the greening of University City. 6600 block of Bartmer and Crest The purchase of the five lots in the from St. Louis County for $27.00 progressed this week. St. Louis County approved the sale. Once the Trustee’s Deeds are issued, the City will institute quiet title actions to clear title on these properties. Once the titles are clear, a Request for Proposals will go out to green developers to build five LEED® (Platinum, preferably) Certified market-rate homes under $200,000 on those properties. It is our hope that this green development will lead to similar development on vacant parcels throughout the northeast quadrant. Staff believes that with the many amenities in the vicinity combined the retirement of baby boomers and high gas prices, and the proximity to the Washington University campuses, the Sutter Heights neighborhood is ripe for revitalization. In addition to seeking developers for the five properties on the test block, Washington University, in Urban collaboration with Saint Louis University, is offering an interdisciplinary Development Seminar course to respond to the RFP for one of the test properties. This student project will demonstrate that it is possible to design and develop a LEED ®-Platinum certified green home at our targeted price point and still turn profit for the developer. This project will be undertaken by architecture, business law, social work, urban design, and public policy students this fall. U. City resident and Assistant Professor, Jodi Polzin is teaching the course. University City School District This past week the held the first two of several Community Engagement Meetings to begin a serious dialogue about the future of the school district with improving student academic achievement being the focus of the District’s efforts. The attendance at the two (duplicate) meetings was tremendous, with over 200 citizens participating at Barbara C. Jordan on Tuesday night and nearly 100 participating on Saturday morning at Julia Goldstein Early Childhood Center. District officials described the state of the district, including student performance, staffing, facilities and finances. After the District’s presentation, citizens worked together in small