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Session 1916 April 19, 2004 She pointed out that he has an unusual and special skill in the crafting of resolutions, and she thanked him especially for his support on the writing and passing on the Resolution establishing the Proposition K Committee and for the Resolution in support of the protection of civil liberties in our City. She wished him the best in future endeavors. Mr. Munkel thanked Mr. Lieberman for his "insights" and his "wooden stakes", which helped him when he sought election and won. He then said how much he appreciated Mr. Lieberman's sense of humor, his ability to tell stories, and how much these abilities enabled Council to make their way through "tough times." Mr. Munkel also thanked Mr. Lieberman for his insight and wisdom which came with "those twenty-nine years of service" and being able to recall what Councils of the past had done, what worked and what did not work, and what a valuable asset it has been to the Council. He wished Mr. Lieberman "Good luck in where you are going, Larry." Mr. Wagner said, "What can we say about Larry Lieberman? Larry is a University City legend," and we cannot say that about everyone. Even before Mr. Wagner joined the Council himself, he said, "the legends about Larry were rampant. One was that E.G. Lewis, when he formed the City, commended Larry as the ideal citizen of the future." Another one, Mr. Wagner said, was" ...when Mayor Heman and the Council were trying to pick a name for the big park down on Olive Street, they wanted to actually call it 'Lieberman Park', but Larry suggested naming parks after mayors instead, and that is why we have "Heman Park" instead of 'Lieberman Park." Mr. Wagner added that in reality Mr. Lieberman had devoted his life to University City; that he brought wide- spread honor to the City in offices held, as President of the St. Louis County Municipal League, as President of the Missouri Municipal League, and that his name is known throughout the State and reflects well upon University City. Mr. Wagner said this was the second time since he has been on the Council, it was necessary to say "farewell." Mr. Wagner said "he hoped there would be many more chances for this, and good luck in your future endeavors here." Mr. Lieberman, responding to these comments, noted that while both "Mayor Adams and Arthur Sharpe had "sedered" at his house, neither one of them had converted." He promised the Mayor that he would not tell people that when he "first served on the Council he had dark brown hair and was six-feet tall." He said he had been very fortunate to serve this community through many significant periods of history, and since he has been here the longest, it is time to bring up some of those historic moments. He said that he was proud to have served a role in that history and sometimes he had even influenced the outcome. Who could forget the packed Council Chambers when the Council discussed a public accommodations bill resulting when a few African students decided they wanted to sit in a local restaurant and were refused? He was involved in the formation of the "now famous" occupancy permit for residential property. It was the first such legislation in the state and probably in the nation. Ironically and justifiably, the idea came from a group of African-American home owners north of Olive Boulevard, Page 4