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speaking in support of the bond issue. When the City of St. Louis sends equipment to <br />assist other fire departments they only send their best equipment. We do not want to enter <br />a city where the safety of firefighters would be compromised. Mr. Long stated that the City <br />of St. Louis buried two firefighters because the equipment was aging and inferior. <br />Paulette Carr, 7901 Gannon <br />Ms. Carr said that on May 19, 2008, Ms. Watson stated there was a surplus from the <br />previous year and suggested the Council put $350,000 in reserves for a new pumper that <br />would be purchased in 2010 and had a unanimous approval. She would like to know where <br />the money is. Ms. Feier said it was still being held. <br />4. <br />Police Chief Adams provided background on the proposed bond issue for the April election <br />and provided an overview of the proposed parental accountability ordinance. <br />Chief Adams stated that over the past several months they have had conversations <br />regarding the behavior and certain aspects of interaction and confrontations that the City’s <br />younger people were having. It was brought to them the possibility of holding the parents <br />more accountable for their children actions. The bill they are proposing is clear and states <br />what they are looking for and why we are asking for this bill. Chief Adams said that <br />presently U City has some ordinances on the books that address behavior of children and <br />parents’ accountability to assure that it is done. The new bill will make it more plain and <br />simple and actually provides what is expected of parents when their children are showing <br />continual bad behavior.He said this bill would apply to issues as curfew and other criminal <br />activities where it would compel the parents to be responsible for their children. <br />Mr. Price asked if the parents’ responsibility law tie into a child being truant from school all <br />of the time. Chief Adams stated that with the present ordinances and this new one if it is <br />written and formulated right, it should be covered. Chief Adams stated that the parent has <br />the duty to educate their children and get them to school.Mr. Price noted that the <br />ordinance that is being modeled after is from the Normandy district. <br />CITIZEN COMMENTS <br />Paulette Carr, 7901 Gannon Ave <br />Ms. Carr asked if $350,000 was set aside for a fire pumper truck, why was the City asking <br />for that money in a bond issue as well. To her safety comes before everything but there <br />was money put aside for it and was wondering why this pumper was put on the bond issue <br />for full value. <br />Ms. Watson stated Council agreed to put $350,000 aside for fire equipment. She said that <br />the $350,000 can be kept in reserve for future fire equipment purchases or it can be taken <br />out, but it is up to the Council. <br />5. <br />Election mailer funding: On January 4, Council voted to save money by not issuing a <br />newsletter to the citizens on the candidate election. Since the City plans to move forward <br />with the public safety ballot initiative in April in order to save the expense of an additional <br />election, the Council approved a smaller brochure regarding Proposition P, estimated cost <br />of $6,000. <br />Ms. Feier mentioned previously of doing a larger newsletter to combine the slate of <br />candidates along with the bond issue. She said the candidates could use the website for <br /> 12 <br /> <br />