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1. Does the City’s current development plan include an agreement with the Asian business <br />community to request tax abatement and include exclusive development rights in this <br />area <br />2. How will the City use citizen input from the 2008 charette meetings <br />3. Will the City’s plans outreach to the existing area businesses, neighborhood organization <br />and residents for participation in future plan sessions. <br />She asked to receive answers for her questions. <br />Mayor Welsch said she would ask staff to come back with answers to her within the next <br />week to ten days. She noted that the rest of the request to speak requests will be held <br />at the regular agenda placement. <br />I. CONSENT AGENDA <br />1. <br />Police Car equipment, sirens, light bars and gun racks award to low bidder Ed Roehr Safety <br />Products Co for $25,255. <br />2. <br />Single Stream Recycling Carts to be funded 100 percent from St. Louis Jefferson Solid <br />Waste District, a value of $50,000. Out of six bidders, the contract was to be awarded to <br />Rehrig Pacific Co whose bid was in the middle, which was based on past experience. <br />3. <br />Golf cart fleet for Ruth Park Golf Course to be awarded to Gateway Golf Cars for <br />$89,577.60 whose bid was in the middle of three bids received. They were recommended <br />because carts were structurally superior, efficient and very safe. <br />Mr. Price moved for approval of the Consent Agenda, seconded by Mr. Crow and was <br />approved unanimously. <br />J. CITY MANAGER’S REPORT <br />1. <br />Liquor License by the drink for Cathy’s Cozy Up, 8428 Olive Blvd. A motion to approve the <br />liquor license was moved by Mr. Price, seconded by Mr. Sharpe and was approved <br />unanimously. <br />2. <br />Memorandum of Understanding between the City of University City and the International <br />Association of Firefighters Local 2665, regarding compensation and related matters which <br />reflects compensation and related items currently in effect. The last agreement was <br />approved and signed on September 2006. Changes to the agreement conformed to internal <br />policies. <br />Kurt Becker, District Vice President of District 2665. <br />Mr. Becker stated that the union represents approximately 1900 firefighters in the area, <br />which includes University City. He recognized an incident of a good deed involving Mr. <br />Steve Olshwanger. Mr. Becker stated that the union has been trying to reach an agreement <br />for a number of years with the City. The firefighters felt like they have bargained in good <br />faith. Mr. Becker noted that they are happy with the MOA but would like the opportunity for <br />the new Council to postpone it for discussion, but would like to ask the Council to pass a <br />resolution allowing the current bargaining resolution to remain in full effect until the time you <br />have a new City Manager in place and we can sit down and come to an agreement over <br />that document. <br />Mr. Glickert stated he appreciated his comment. His concern for postponing this is that it <br />had not involved the City’s Civil Service commission, who would review it and then pass it <br />up to the Council. Mr. Glickert moved to postpone vote on this MOA and take it to the Civil <br /> 3 <br /> <br />