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SESSION 1319 MINUTES OF THE UNIVERSITY CITY COUNCIL November 22, 1982 At a regular meeting of the City Council of University City, held in the Assembly Room of the City Hall on Monday, November 22, 1982, Mayor Joseph W. Mooney presided and called the meeting to order at 7:34 p.m. In addition to the Mayor, the follow- ing members of the Council were present: Mr. Lawrence Lieberman Mr. Joseph L. Adams, Jr.-", Mrs. Cynthia Metcalfe* Mr. Marvin B. Levy Mr. Paul E. Schoomer Mrs. Betty L. Thompson *Mrs. Metcalfe arrived at the meeting at 7:35 p.m. and Mr. Adams arrived at 7:39 p.m. Also present were City Manager Frank Ollendorff and City Attorney Dennis F. Kay. MINUTES Mr. Levy moved that the minutes of November 8, 1982 be approved as received. Mr. Schoomer seconded the motion, which carried unanimously. ANNOUNCEMENTS Mayor Mooney said the City was saddened to learn of the death of former University City Chief of Police Peter Gaffney. Mr. Gaffney served on the University City po- lice force for forty years, and was chief for nine years. Mayor Mooney stated that the present Chief of Police, Col. James Damos, was honored at the annual meeting of the International Association of Chiefs of Police in At- lanta, Georgia last week. The Mayor noted that Chief Damos, who is outgoing presi- dent of the IACP, is highly thought of throughout the country as an outstanding ad- ministrator who has made many contributions to the police community. The Mayor al- so said that Chief Damos had just been named to the Advisory Board of the Bureau of Justice Statistics by the Acting Attorney General of the United States. He said he was to be commended for his outstanding service to the community and the country. CITY MANAGER'S AGENDA UNIVERSITY CITY LABOR DAY EVENT The City Manager said the University City Rotary Club would like to sponsor and pro- duce a carnival and art fair next Labor Day weekend, which would take place in Heman Park between the swimming pool and the tennis courts. He said the administration would approve the project as long as there was no cost to the City; however, the Park Commission was interested in the Council's thoughts and reaction to this pro- ject prior to their meeting with the Rotary Club, which will take place on their regular meeting night, November 23.