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Regular meeting May 22, 2006 Mimi Signor, RN, 10 Estridge Court Ms. Signor requested of the University City Council to endorse HR 676, the National Single Payer Universal Health Care Bill. She stated that the United States has the most th expensive health care in the world, yet rank 37 in quality. Missouri ranks in the bottom one-third of our nation in health care. Ms. Signor stated that Missouri Medicaid ends May 1, 2008, and St. Louis City and County have decreased financial commitments to public health. H.R. 676, the national universal single payer health program, makes health care a right for all citizens; it establishes affordable, quality health care without waiting lists; employees would be free to change jobs or start businesses; American businesses would be able to compete equally; it increases preventive car, thereby reducing expensive emergency care and hospitalizations; it would save lives and enhance the quality of life. Myrna Fichtenbaum, 6647 Kingsbury Ms. Fichtenbaum was here representing the Gateway Chapter of OWL, in asking University City to endorse HR 676 with a Resolution. One in seven women age 60 to 64 have no health insurance. Many women hold lower paying jobs without health care options. She continued on with statistics of how a large portion of women fall into categories of which there is no health care coverage. Ms. Fictenbaum said we have a health care crisis in the United States. She also would like to see University City endorse HR 676 with a Resolution. Mayor Adams requested City Manager to prepare a Resolution of endorsement for the next Council meeting. Mayor Adams moved to the Legislative Docket EMERGENCY BILL FOR FIRST, SECOND & THIRD READINGS BILL NO 8878 — AN ORDINANCE IMPOSING AN ADDITIONAL ONE-FOURTH OF ONE PERCENT SALES TAX ON ALL RETAIL SALES MADE IN THE CITY OF UNIVERSITY CITY WHICH ARE SUBJECT TO TAXATION UNDER CHAPTER 144 RSMO, FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PURPOSES, AND PROVIDING FOR THE SUBMISSION OF A PROPOSITION AUTHORIZING SUCH TAX TO THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF THE CITY OF UNIVERSITY CITY AT THE PRIMARY ELECTION ON AUGUST 8, 2006; CONTAIN AN EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It was agreed to call the Proposition, “U” from Mr. Wagner’s suggestion. (It is to be noted here that Emergency Bills needs an unanimous vote for approval.) Mr. Price had conditions he required before he would support this bill. He wanted clarification about the use of eminent domain. He wanted to know if this meant residential and/or commercial. He said he could not support it, if eminent domain could be used. Mr. Price’s next condition was diversity in contracts, which would be representative of University City’s diversity, awarded to contractors. His third condition was equal Page 8