2010-01-04 Regular City Council Session

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must be a department head, therefore must be a resident of U City because the Deputy City Manager takes the City Manager’s place in his/hers absence. All department heads should live in University City, not by Charter but by ordinance which was adopted in May 1979. There was a Supreme Court ruling at that time giving the municipalities the right to that policy. Ms. Glickert stated she would hope this is upheld. There is a variance but it is with Council approval not solicited individually. Ms. Glickert stated that there was a legal opinion in the 1990’s stating that University City’s logos cannot be used in campaign material. Neither the school district candidates nor the U City candidates should use the U City logo. She also asked that every new member to the Boards or Commissions be given a copy of the Charter. Ms. Glickert’s other concern is the outsourcing of the fire district communications. She noted she did receive the letter from the City that was requested but there were two omissions. The letter was not dated and she noted that her question was not answered. She asked when was the discussion on the City Council floor held concerning the outsourcing of the fire calls. Ms. Glickert asked if the City knew the address of where the calls are now being routed to. She noted that it was not in the contract. Ms. Glickert stated that she found out that there are 17 counties in North County involved. She said they have four dispatchers for 17 municipalities when we had three for one municipality. Ms. Glickert stated that what she sees here is unionism by the fire districts. She noted that a study was done in 2003 and not adopted until 2009. Ms. Glickert asked that this be brought up again. Rod Jennings, 1306 Mr. Olive Mr. Jennings invited everyone to attend the Martin Luther King celebration on January 17. He noted that he was a youth with a job in University City and a youth counselor with the Youth Resource Center in University City after school, so he knew the importance of having something for kids to do after school. Mr. Jennings stated that he is still working on the UHelpU repair program for the seniors, disabled and low-income. At the next Council meeting he will have details on the structure and a mission statement. He thanked the Council for their support of the U City Alumni Association. Lastly Mr. Jennings thought about commenting on the personal attacks against him but he will not use retaliation for these actions. He asked that if you are running for office or a registered voter, to sign a unity contract and stop making attacks and make some impact on this city instead. M.COUNCIL COMMENTS Mr. Wagner noted the first parking lot with a permeable design that will reduce runoff which end up in the rivers and reduces the contaminants that it carries. Mr. Wagner congratulated the employees of the year, Ken Morgan and Don Humphrey. He stated that they have done wonders for the Ruth Park Golf Course and Driving Range. Mr. Wagner congratulated John Mulligan for his recognition in the Missouri Lawyer publication as one of the attorney that made a memorable mark in 2009. He offered Parks’ Director Nancy MacCartney congratulations for bringing home yet another Municipal Park grant. Mr. Glickert echoed Mr. Wagner’s approval of the permeable parking lot by the post office and looks forward to seeing the Tivoli lot when it is completed. He noted that at the last Council meeting he had asked for an action plan dealing with the directors that do not live in the City, he wanted to remind the City Manager again to start working on it. Mr. Glickert stated that it was not going to go away and it needs to be addressed. Mr. Sharpe thanked the City for the written responses that citizens received when addressing the Council at their meetings. Ms. Feier stated she only sends responses when asked to do so 14