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present its analysis in determining a plan for buyouts on the riverside of Wilson Ave. Staff will also discuss the tentative plan to have Great Rivers Greenways extend the Centennial Greenway, a pedestrian and bike path that starts at Forest Park and will extend to Creve Coeur Lake. The greenway will include landscaping to help mitigate minor flooding once the homes are removed.Representatives from the U.S. Corp of Engineers and Metropolitan Sewer District will also be present to answer questions. The project is estimated at just over $4 million in expenses. The grant application currently under consideration is for over $3 million; the City’s portion would be in excess of $1million. The letters for the direct mailing to flood victims are attached for your review, please share your thoughts by Tuesday morning if you have an y suggested changes. Although the mailing will only go to flood victims, due to the City’s budget constraints this is a decision affecting the entire community therefore the entire community is invited to attend. For more information, contact Petree Eastman at 505- 8535 or peastman@ucitymo.org. reports on response to a pandemic The have been included as background prior to Fire Chief Olshwanger’s presentation as Director of Emergency Response at your February 9 Council Meeting. Civic Series On Thursday, February 19 at 6:30 PM the continues with a session on Public Works . Board, Commission and Committee members are invited to attend an evening with Public Works Director, Evelyn Shields-Benford. She will talk about all the things her department is responsible for, how much things cost, what we do and what we don’t do, how we are being green in all our public works projects to the extent possible and what the future holds for this critical service area. The public is welcome to attend. The meeting will be held on the Fifth Floor of City Hall. residency requirements for Department Directors The issue of was raised recently. About half of our Directors live in town. The code section relating to residency of department heads states, “Department heads hereafter employed by the city must be bona fide residents of the city, except at the time of appointment or employment when they need not be residents of the city, but shall establish residence in the city within one year from the date of appointment or employment. This provision may be waived by the city manager after advice of the city council”. After seeking the advice of Council Members this week, I provided waivers to the Fire Chief and Finance Director. In addition, the I.T Director and Public Works Director previously held waivers. The remaining Directors living in town include the Police Chief, Community Development Director, Parks and Recreation Director, and Human Resources Director. In the future Council may want to consider revising the ordinance since University City is the only City in St. Louis County with a residency requirement for Directors, with the exception of Berkeley, which has waived all residency requirements with the exception of the City Clerk. increase for the electric The Missouri Public Service Commission ruled in favor of an billing rate this week. On average, residential customers consuming approximately 1,000 kilowatt hours of electricity per month will see an increase of around twenty cents ; per day. Ameren was quick to point out that“our rates are now more than 40% below national average and even with this increase…Much of the increase covers the costs of projects initiated to improve the reliability of our electric system, the costs of