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Regular meeting June 6, 2005 requested the Council revisit the Council’s policy on Councilmember pictures being utilized on materials promoting the Centennial celebration. She felt that she should respond, since this was her suggestion. She did not believe that the money to be set aside for the Centennial celebration should become an opportunity for misuse of the Council’s particular needs to be seen in photographs. She feels very strongly that the citizens of University City and the history of the City are being celebrated and Council faces need not become the profile of the City. She would like to see photos of school children, employees, citizen volunteers and of citizens just living their day to day lives. We also have a tremendous archive of wonderful historical photographs that could be utilized. She suggests, in response to Mr. Ollendorff’s memo, that the Council take one group photo of the Council that could be used in the promotional pieces and pr for the Centennial celebration. She does not feel that in an election year, where four members of Council, including the Mayor, will be running for new seats, that the $20,000 that the citizens will be paying in for our celebration should be in any way misconstrued as being used for potential campaign materials. She knows that her colleagues are very honorable people, but she does believe that it is the Council’s role to make policy that says, without any kind of hesitation, that we will be utilizing the funds in the honor of the people, not for political purposes. Ms. Welsch wished to make a formal request of the City Manager to arrange to give the Councilmembers a tour of the renovation work of the first and second floors of City Hall. She would like to see what it looks like now so she can fully appreciate what is coming later. Ms. Colquitt asked the City Manager to make sure that sensitive information being sent out to citizens that we make sure that it is being sent to the correct address. Mayor Adams said that tomorrow night at 6:00 p.m. there would be a special study session of the City Council in the fifth floor dealing with the economic development report. This coming Saturday, June 11, 10-11, the dog park people will be receiving an honor for being one of the ten best dog parks in the nation. Ms. Welsch knows that there is a golf tournament going on at the Ruth Park Golf Course this Sunday in support of the University City High School Sports Association. She is told it is a very good event and they would appreciate everyone’s support. Ms. Colquitt reported that on Sunday, June 12, in Forest Park, there will be an AIDS walk for all individuals in the State of Missouri. We hope that enough funds will be made to give back to local AIDS service organizations that are educating the community about HIV and AIDS, as well. Page 14