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and Neighborhood Improvement District brochures, and Sewer Lateral Repair Program (SLRP) brochure. Each brochure is attached for your reference. The East-West Gateway plan was approved by SEMA on 12/14/09 . SEMA forwarded the plan to FEMA on 12/15/09 via overnight mail. Along with their submission to FEMA they sent a cover letter and transmittal sheet that indicated the plan should be reviewed as a first priority among Missouri Plan submissions due to the pending grant applications. They would not expect FEMA to use the full 45 day period, but gave us no indication of when they might complete the review. Wilson residents were forwarded a letter notifying them of potential delay on December 23. Once the decision is made to grant, because the federal portion of the grant is more than $1 million, FEMA is required to complete a Large Project Notification to Congress when they are ready to award the grant to the State. This process usually takes a minimum of 15 days. Once the Large Project Notification is complete and FEMA awards the grant to the State, SEMA will contact the City to set up a date/time to complete the grant administration orientation with our assigned project manager. Once the City signs the Grant Agreement and Funding Approval forms, the City can start incurring costs against the grant. Also related to storm water issues, KEI Kowelman Engineering will be in the area performing survey work in the Groby/Glenside area relating to storm water improvements. Finally, FEMA sent a letter acknowledging our submittal of resident protests relating to the revised flood plain map. Municipal parking lot #5 located near the Post Office (west Loop) is open. The contractor will be installing a new fence in the coming weeks, but this should not affect the lot itself. The total project cost is around $130,000, which includes not only the new permeable pavers, but also sidewalk, curb, entrances, demolition of the old brick wall and installing a new decorative fence. Economic development sales funded the project. Although the permeable pavers are more expensive to install on the front end than asphalt, the pavers will pay for themselves over time because of the 25 + year lifespan, reduced maintenance costs and reduction in costs to MSD for impervious surfaces. The new pavers are also more ecologically sound. By reducing the amount of storm water runoff entering our natural waterways, permeable pavers help protect the quality of our water from contaminants and pollutants. And with less runoff comes less flooding, which in turn helps reduce the rate of erosion on river banks and stream beds. Creating natural filtration and groundwater recharge helps keep our ecological system intact. In fact, research has proved that permeable pavements can reduce pollutants found in surface runoff, like sediments, pesticides, chemicals, and heavy metals, an average of 60-80%. The next parking lot to be refurbished with a permeable surface is the Tivoli lot. H1N1 vaccines to The Saint Louis County Department of Health will be offering County residents free of charge on every Wednesday through January , from 8:30 AM to 1:00 PM at the Greensfelder Recreation Complex in Queeny Park. The Queeny Park facility is located at 550 Weidman Road off Manchester Rd about 2 miles west of I- 270. No appointment is necessary to attend; however, the vaccine cannot be given to