2009-09-21 Regular Council Session Agenda

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Mr. Glickert expressed thanks to Parks Department for having all areas of the pool open this year. He congratulated the Sutter Meyer Society for the successful barbeque they held. He agreed that it is a good idea to have a study session on Robert’s Rules of Order but thought it would also be good to have one on the Sunshine Law too. Mr. Glickert said that section 610 states it is a public policy of the state that meetings, records, votes, actions and deliberations of a public governmental body be open to the public. As stated previously by Ms. Ricci, there was an appropriation of $1,300 that came from one of the Councilmembers request. He stated it was a good cause but he noted that he never voted on it and was asked by another Councilmember if I was aware of the vote. Essentially, the second ward was left out of the vote, which should have been public. Mr. Glickert asked that those who voted should let the City Clerk know of their vote, as they voted on expenditure of tax payers’ money. He stated that this is a Sunshine Law violation. Lastly Mr. Glickert wanted to congratulate Captain Carol Jackson who will be inducted into the U City Hall of Fame in October. Mr. Crow asked the City Manager to work with the Chief of Police, as it has come to his attention that there are individuals looking through police reports for business opportunities and under the Missouri Law, the City has the right to redact certain personal information from the police report prior to making them public. Mr. Crow noted that U City is one of the few municipalities that have the same boundary lines for the school district as the city. It therefore would behoove each to assist each other. He hopes that the working together continues as was done with the tennis courts at Flynn Park. He stated he has not seen the City Clerk’s list of her jobs and duties as requested by Mayor Adams. He felt the Parkview Gardens project park plan was very exciting. Mr. Crow reminded residents of the Public Meeting for Finance Questions and Answers, September 17. He stated he hoped that that the budget is not looked at as a 100 or 200 thousand dollar deficit but rather we have to be prepared for a 1.2 million dollar deficit next year and many people in this room have come up with one-se and two-se but at the end of the day this is going to have to be a much more comprehensive discussion. I think there will be services that we no longer can provide. He stated that it will have to be a balanced approach where it will not affect one area of the city over another. He offered to meet with Mr. McCarthy, Mr. Fields and Mr. Taylor to discuss a comprehensive budget solution. Mr. Crow stated that an audit was briefly discussed and welcomed it but he did not know if it was necessary.He stated he hoped as we move through this that we look at some of the reasons given for the audit as a check for $10,112 to Six Flags which really was a pass-through for some of the children enrollment fees for the summer camp. Mr. Crow felt that this question should have first been asked of the Deputy City Manager prior to becoming a public issue. He quoted from the President, “When we disagree let us disagree over things that are real.” Mr. Price requested of the City Manager about a meeting between the Police Department and the School Officials concerning the safety of the children in the schools. He requested that this meeting be broaden to come up with a strategic strategy to deal with the gang issue in the community so it doesn’t spill over into the Loop again in the summer. Mr. Sharpe asked the City Manager to look into the noise problem stemming from the loud music from the Escalade Bar and Grill. He asked the Mayor to appoint someone from the Council as a liaison to the Civil Service Board.