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Regular Meeting January 31,2005 encouraged them to consider supplementing their request. Mr. Sharpe reiterated Mr. Ollendorff's statement that solicitation on the street is the Council's preference. He noted that it had been Council's preference in the past for solicitations to be on the street in front of businesses and now it sounds like we are asking for solicitations to go door-to-door. He asked the representative to report to the City Manager which type of solicitation was more successful: on the street or door-to-door solicitation. Mayor Adams asked again if the Loop Business District had been contacted and Mr. Silsky said they had not. He said they strive to be co-operative. Mayor Adams pointed out that some businesses allow solicitation in front of their businesses and some do not. Ms. Brungardt suggested to the representative that he attend the Loop Special Business District meeting on February 1st. Ms. Welsch moved approval. Mr. Sharpe seconded the motion, which carried unanimously. Comments on Non-Aqenda Items Gerald Anderson, 4712 Labadie, St. Louis, representing Johnson Controls, and Tim Simmons, 410 Chesterfield Shores Court, in Wildwood, came to introduce their firm to the City Council. Mr. Anderson said he met with Councilmembers Colquitt, Sharpe and Mayor Adams at a recent National League of Cities conference in Indianapolis. His intention is to advise how Johnson Controls interacts with municipalities and to consider how his firm could assist University City. Briefly, his company provides "performance contracting" becoming involved in such things as lighting retro-fits, building automation systems, thermostats, traffic lights, facility management, communications infrastructure, and sustainability efforts relating to environmental stewardship: green buildings, green communities, etc. He believes his company can save money for University City because the Missouri Legislature passed legislation allowing groups to enhance their ability to utilize funds they obtained in other ways, for example, a bond issue. Mr. Simmons added that public sector organizations needed another means of funding for on-going infrastructure improvements. First-time and on-going costs can be lowered by improving facilities, and Johnson Controls thinks they can provide this service, by lowering energy and operating costs. John Black, 7607 Hawthorne Place, came to express his concern that the fees for renting the Community Center are too high, including actual fee and deposit and fees for food. These high fees, he asserts, force residents to go to other communities to use their facilities instead of the City's. He mentioned Olivette, St. Ann, Hazelwood as examples of municipalities with lower-costing facilities. Other communicates allow longer use of facilities at lower cost. Mr. Sharpe said he would talk to the City Manager and get back to him. Page 10