2009-05-18 Regular City Council Session

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Ordinance No. 6744. RESOLUTIONS L. CITIZEN COMMENTS 1. Jan Adams, 7150 Cambridge Ms. Adams complimented the Council on a well run budget session on May 14, 2009. She had the City Clerk Ms. Pumm pass out questions to the Council for which she asked for a written response. She then had Ms. Pumm pass out a sealed envelope for Council, City Manager and City Attorney dealing with an employment issue, suggesting that it be handled in Council’s next Executive session. Mr. Price stated that he had no jurisdiction of any employee except one, which is the City Manager. He asked that his letter be given to the City Attorney and if it was appropriate, the City Attorney could give it to him. Ms. Adams continued by thanking Mr. Price for the excellent suggestion on Single Stream Recycling and asked that the public be informed as to what they can do to help encourage it. Ms. Ricci stated that in the interest of an open and transparent government and in the interest in having feed back from our citizens, while it may be personnel, she would welcome anything citizens would have to say and any positions, ideas or notions that a citizen would have that would help Council or City Manager make a correct decision to make this City a better place. She welcomes anyone to provide her and any Councilmember that will accept it, with any information. 2. Elsie Glickert, 6712 Etzel Ms. Glickert stated that University City has been appointed the “destination city” for many years. In 2004 the City had many bus tours coming to City Hall which the Historical Society conducted. Since then there have been many tours coming to the City. City Hall was a memorable building in the World’s Fair. After touring City Hall the group then proceeds to the Loop. Ms. Glickert said that since it is budget time, some money should be put aside to get City Hall’s search light in working condition and used every Friday and Saturday night to make it even more a “point of destination.” 3. Mae Etta Weston, 1595 Mendell Dr. Ms. Weston congratulated Council for coming up with a balanced budget. She also was excited about the property on Olive Blvd near North & South and the joint meeting Councils of U.City and Olivette working together at I170 and Olive. She hoped that the Economic Development Commission was also working on the property where Value City was. She felt more and more businesses were moving out of this area and she asked that future economic development plans pay particular attention to this area. Mayor Adams congratulated Ms. Weston on receiving the Volunteer of the Year award from the Ladies of Distinction.