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Council Agenda Item Coverr <br />__________________________________________________________________ <br />MEEETING DATTE: <br /> Octobber 27, 20088 <br />AGEENDA ITEMM TITLE: <br />Curfew Orrdinance <br />AGEENDA SECTTION: <br /> Neww Business <br />CANN THIS ITEMM BE RESCCHEDULEDD? <br />Yes <br />BACCKGROUNDD REVIEW: <br />Following the recennt disturbannces in the Loop both <br />in St. Louis Cityy and Univeersity City, tthe Loop Sppecial Businness Districct has <br />requested a chaange in the City’s curfeew. The cuurrent curfeew time is frrom 11:00 <br />p.m.to 6:00 a.mm. Sunday tthrough Thursday, andd from 12:000 a.m. to 66:00 a.m. onn <br />Fridaay and Satuurday. See MunicipalCCode Sectioons 9.20.0220 and 9.200.030. The <br />attacched bill chaanges the ccurfew timee to 10:00 pp.m. to 6:00 a.m. on all days of the <br />weekk. This requuires childreen under thhe age of 177 to be homme by 10 pmm unless <br />accoompanied by a parent oor legal guaardian. <br />. <br />RECCOMMENDAATION: <br />City staff believes that eenacting a mmore restricctive curfeww <br />for chhildren undder the age of 17, will hhelp reducee groups of teenagersfrom <br />loiterring in the LLoop and around the CCity and creeate a moree positive immage of <br />Loopp to the genneral public. Staff recoommendsaadoption. <br /> <br />