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To: Honorable Mayor Adams and Council From: Julie Feier, City Manager Date: August 14, 2009 Subject: Weekly Update With the failure of the .25% sales tax increase initiative last week, we must begin again $1.2 million budget deficit a serious conversation about how the City will face the in FY 2011. The September study session is scheduled for follow up discussion on the sales tax. We will provide a summary of the information previously provided during budget discussions and add any additions for revenue generation or expenditure reductions received by September 14 for the agenda. Council may also want to amend the budget this fall to incorporate the $20,000 for legal review of the AT&T Settlement and the $80,000 for the proposed State Audit. You may want to bring your calendars to st the August 31 meeting in order to schedule “Town Hall Meetings” on the budget or special study sessions. flood buyout An update on the went out to Wilson residents this week. The application has moved passed SEMA review and is now in the hands of FEMA. The Corp study is progressing a summary of their status and is attached along with information on the flood plain maps. FEMA will not pay for seeding or any of the landscaping planned for the project. They will allow the land to be leveled as part of the demolition process and left bare. If there were any environmental contamination of any material other than asbestos inside the house (i.e. an old fuel storage tank) it would be the City’s responsibility to pay for the removal. Staff is continuing to meet with Great Rivers Greenway to develop a partnership for the site. The City and Loop Special Business District have joined to help a group of local Green Teens teenagers start an organization called “”. These teenagers came to the City complaining about the excessive amount of litter in the Loop. The teens, Abbey th Robinson, Rachel Hyland (8 graders at Our Lady of Lourdes) and Amelia Schoenbeck (a senior at Villa Duchene) quickly came up with a proposal to help business owners begin taking responsibility for the litter in front of their businesses by helping them out. th The Morley sisters (Merinda-9 grade UCSD and Kerstin at Brittany Woods) have joined the team. The Loop Green Teens made a presentation to the LSBD this past week and will be asking other teen volunteers to be a part of this grass roots effort. Teens interested in being a Green Teen, should contact the group at greenteens.loop@gmail.com or Petree Eastman at 505-8535 or peastman@ucitymo.org or Elaine Alexander , volunteer coordinator for the UC School District at ealexander@u- city.k12.mo.us The Green Teens’ first official event will be held in conjunction with