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session 1535, Minutes January 21, 1991 Page 6 ordinance which requires that bars on doors arrl wirrlows be removed when there is a change in occupancy. She said the recent death in a fire of a child who was trapped in his home because of locked bars shows how irrportant this leg- islation is. Mr. Ollendorff said in connection with this, council may want to reconsider the issue of double deadbolt locks sometime soon. Mrs. Schuman said she arrl Mr. Price were fortunate recently to participate in the first phase of the University city School District strategic Planning Process. She felt an excellent mission statement was formulated, as well as a priority list of directions for the School District. The directions will be taken by action conunittees, arrl then reviewed by those who took part in the initial meeting. However, the enthusiasm generated was dampened consid- erably by the new School Foundation formula. One thing that became apparent during the weekend, she said, was how closely intertwined the School District and the conummity are. She noted the City goverrnnent was facing shortfalls because of the census info:rrnation, but the new School Foundation formula may be devastating to the District's efforts to take their children into the 21st century. She asked the entire connnunity to deluge the state Legislature with protests over the formula, because in its present form it will be an extreme- ly serious problem for University City. Mr. Price asked the Mayor if she would contact School Board President George Cotton to see if City and School Board efforts to change the Foundation for- mula could be coordinated to inform the conummity of what needs to be done. Mayor Majerus said she had already talked with one of University city's state senators, and she would absolutely cooperate with the School Board to try to bring about change. She was extremely upset to discover that affluent com- nnmities will receive more money under the new formula, and conummities that have snaller tax bases but very high taxing efforts will receive less. Mayor Majerus remirrled Council of the st. Iouis County Municipal league meet- ing on Thursday, January 24, when University City's proPOsal to change the league's voting formula should be removed from the table for consideration. She encouraged all to attend. The Mayor also remirrled Council of the study session scheduled for February 9 in the Library Board Room. Mayor Majerus said the Missouri Municipal league's annual legislative confer- ence will be held February 27 and 28 in Jefferson City, and those planning to attend should contact the City Clerk. Mr. Ollendorff thanked those responsible for the Dr. Martin lllther King, Jr. conummity celebration yesterday at the High School. He noted that several city officials and employees were either part of the program or helPed organ- ize the event, and that it was very moving. '!he Mayor agreed. Mr. Wagner called attention to a letter received from Mrs. Arm Parker in which she highly complimented the Fire Department for their handling of a fire on her block under extremely icy conditions. Mr. Adams said he had received several verbal compliments regarding fine work that the paramedics did during the same time period when weather conditions were disastrous.