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Regular meeting January 09, 2006 EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2006 OR JULY 1, 2007, EXCLUDING THE CURRENT CITY MANAGER. (REVISED - MINOR AMENDMENT) Mr. Ollendorff explained what the minor amendments changes were to be. The effective date should have read January 1, 2006 (replacing July 1, 2006), and added at the end of this bill would read "excluding the current City Manager". Ms. Brot wanted to be sure that it was understood that the Council needs to be concerned with the adequacy of the long term funding of the pension plan. She stated that previous Council has not funded the Pension Plan for many years. New studies throughout the US have stressed that many cities won't have enough funds to pay the promised pension. It then would require cutting expenses raise taxes or have the employees increase their share. Without proper planning there may not be enough money if most people live to 90 plus. Ms. Brot said she had asked City Manager to rerun the interest rate, the mortality rate and the salary assumptions. Just today she had heard the City Manager is not going to do this because of the cost needed to pay the actuary's cost. She requested again to have these figures by March in order for the Council to study these numbers. Mr. Wagner said that he thought that this should be moved forward using this small step first. He did think that upon further study in March that it may require employees to contribute more. Mr. Wagner changed Ms. Brot's request to instructing the City Manager to have the analysis done by March for Council to study before any more increases are voted on. Mr. Wagner made a motion to adopt and was seconded by Ms. Brot. The Roll Call vote was as follows: AYES: Ms. Brot, Ms. Welsch, Mr. Sharpe, Ms. Brungardt, Mr. Wagner, and Mayor Adams. NAYS: none Bill number 8833 passed and became Ordinance number 6602. BILL NO. 8834 - AMENDING CHAPTER 2.52 OF THE UNIVERSITY CITY MUNICIPAL CODE, RELATING TO THE COMMITTEE FOR ACCESS AND LOCAL ORIGINATION PROGRAMMING, BY REPEALING SECTION 2.52.050 THEREOF, RELATING TO MEMBERSHIP AND APPOINTMENT, AND ENACTING IN LIEU THEREOF A NEW SECTION TO BE KNOWN AS "SECTION 2.52.050 MEMBERSHIP AND APPOINTMENT," THEREBY AMENDING SAID SECTION SO AS TO REMOVE THE CITY MANAGER AS AN EX OFFICIO MEMBER AND ADD AN EX OFFICIO MEMBER APPOINTED BY THE HIGHER EDUCATION CONSORTIUM OF METROPOLITAN ST. LOUIS; CONTAINING A SAVINGS CLAUSE AND PROVIDING A PENAL TV. Ms. Welsch made a motion to adopt and was seconded by Ms. Brungardt. The Roll Call vote was as follows: AYES: Ms. Welsch, Mr. Sharpe, Ms. Brungardt, Mr. Wagner, Ms. Brot, and Mayor Adams. NAYS: none Bill number 8834 passed and became Ordinance number 6603. BILL NO. 8835 - AMENDING CHAPTER 34 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF UNIVERSITY CITY, RELATING TO ZONING, BY REPEALING SECTION 34-104.2(5) Page 6