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To: Honorable Mayor Adams and Council From: Julie Feier, City Manager Date: October 23, 2008 Subject: Weekly Update Flood Update: Outside of waiting for FEMA’s announcement for disaster assistance, we continue to seek grant funding to assist in recouping City and resident costs incurred by the flood. We are researching funding from the State via special allocations of CDBG funding and applicability of the State Rainey Day Fund, SEMA through annual grant rounds and potentially the Corp of Engineers and Great Rivers Greenway through the enhancement the river corridor and trail systems. We were pursuing funding from MoDot through a STIP trail earmark; unfortunately, it was earmarked for the City of St. Louis. Volunteers continue to support victim’s and we continue to receive calls for assistance and offers for assistance from volunteers. The Missouri Chapter of the American Planning Association will dispense its annual planning awards today recognizing excellence in shaping quality communities across the state. Nominations came from across the state and represented a wide variety of projects, including master plans, redevelopment, and innovative projects as well as many other efforts to advance planning in the State of Missouri. An awards committee selected 10 award winners. Recipients received notification of the awards at the annual City of Missouri State Planning Association conference in Kansas City, Missouri. The University City received the Outstanding Program and Project Award for the work done with ARCTURIS creating the Olive Boulevard Design Guidelines. Congratulations to ARCTURIS and the Community Development Department for this honor. Community Development Director Walker will attend the November 17 Council Meeting to update Council on the guidelines and the award. 100 Year Birthday Celebration of the Lions’ Gates: Roaring for 100 Years! Next year will be the 100-year birthday of our famed Lions at the top pylons at the Civic Plaza. The Lions were designed by architects Eames & Young and created by sculptor George Julian Zolnay. The “Gates of Opportunity” were the brainchild of University City’s founder E.G. Lewis and were meant to make the entrance to the residential portion of the Historical Society of University City new city. The initiated a Committee to plan a series of celebratory events in 2009 to mark this important milestone. On September 12, 2009, a Big Birthday Bash is planned for the community in the Civic Plaza. The Committee is co- chaired by Historical Society Board Members Ed Nickels and Petree Eastman. Members include representatives from civic, arts and business community: Dan Martin (Arts & Letters Commission); Jessica Bueler (Loop Special Business District); Marlissa Hudson