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. ` 1 i I~ i ~ To: Honorable MayorAdams and Council From: Julie Feier, City Manager Date: April 2, 2010 Subject: Weekly Update All departments have been working with the technology staff to enhance the City's GIS capability. The attached University City GIS Strategic Implementation Plan provides a phased approach to moving the City forward. We hope to bring on an intern to assist with the administrative work associated with the program. Each department is handling its own data collection. This report represents the achievement of another technology goal for the City. Next is the implementation. Thanks Director Leisha Meine and all of the staff for their participation on the report. In December 2009, Interim Community Development Director Riganti filed an appeal to the Census Bureau's Local Update of Census Addresses ~LUCA~ program. The LUCA program provides an opportunity for local governments to review for accuracy and completeness the address list used to take the census. Because of her work, all of the 139 addresses we submitted for appeal were approved and reinstated. The Honorable Joseph L. Adams became the 13th mayor of University City in April 1996 after serving on the city council since 1975. He was the first African-American to serve on the city Council and the first to be elected Mayor. With over thirty years of service, Mayor Adams entered governance during a time of decline and oversaw the renewal of the City's housing stock and a major expansion of recreation facilities. MayorAdams served his region, State and the Nation. He has served as the president of the regional Mayors organization as well as the President of the State League. He has also served as a member of the Board of Directories of the National League of Cities as well as serving appointments of three Governors. In 2006, he was the second recipient of the Buzz Westfall Award, named for the former County Executive of St. Louis. This week he was reappointed by Governor Nixon to serve the State Historical Records Advisory Board. Now, he retires after over 30 years of service to the residents of University City. Please join us in celebrating his public service with a reception in the City Hall rotunda on Saturday, flay 22 at fi PSI. As of this week, all meters in The Loop, on Forsyth and N & S to Gannon are ADA compliant shave been cut to height and straightened. There are three-meter posts