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To: Honorable Mayor Adams and Council From: Julie Feier, City Manager Date: February 20, 2009 Subject: Weekly Update In collaboration with the Green Practices Committee, the City has produced a Community Supported Agriculture(CSA)Brochure to inform residents and promote the local farms and CSAs in our community. The CSAs that operate around University City are partnerships between farmers and community members where the CSA members buy a “share” of the farmer’s crop, enabling farmers to produce a wide variety of high quality (usually organic) vegetables for a guaranteed market. CSAs support our local economy while conserving natural resources. The informational brochure will be available on the City’s website under “Green Practices” and in various City locations. Census 2010 The is already underway in University City with verifying addresses and preliminary counts. In the last four decades, the Census has showed on average a 6% population decline in University City; an accurate count in 2010 could demonstrate that our community is increasing population, not decreasing. The Census directly impacts us by: Determining the amount of sales tax revenue the city receives to provide city services; Determining the allocation of funding for roads, building improvements, schools, nursing homes, and child-care centers in University City; Determining grant availability for needed social, recreational, housing and economic development programs; Attracting businesses and developments that make University City a primary destination. With this in mind, we are sending the attached letter to landlords requesting that they continue to maintain tenants in their rental property, particularly during the census period (February – April 2010). Anyone in need of assistance marketing their rental property, please contact the City’s referral program at 505-8516. We also prepared a informational mailer that will be provided to landlords now and mailed to all residents just prior to the census. If you have any questions or need further information, please contact Andrea Riganti, Manager of Long Range Planning, at (314) 505-8516 or ariganti@ucitymo.org.