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Session 1308, Minutes Page 7 May 24, 1982 the transfer of Human Resources to St. Louis County. Mr. Schoomer commented that most services transferred to St. Louis County have not been maintained as well after the transfer, even though savings resulted for the City. He cited street mainten- ance and dog control as examples. Mrs. Glickert said it would be ideal to keep ev- erything under local control, but budgetary constraints may not permit that in all areas. Rev. Sterling Lands, 6943 Roberts, asked to address the Council. Rev. Lands said that several neighborhood groups had encountered a great deal of red tape in trying to meet at the Pershing Community Center, a facility formerly operated jointly by the City and School Board but which was now solely under the auspices of the School Board. He asked for a line item in the City's budget which would provide either part- or full-time administration at the Pershing Center and also would provide as- surance that maintenance was kept up to par. Rev. Land's second request was for a community relations program involving the Police Department and the neighborhood whereby there would be a foot patrol. He felt this would improve relations between the police and the people in the community, particularly the youngsters, and also make the community feel more secure. He said this would be especially welcome in the northeast section of the Third Ward, if it could not be done throughout the City. Mayor Mooney closed the public hearing at 9:35 p.m. Mr. Lieberman concurred with Mr. Schoomer's remarks concerning transfer of services, stating that after a transfer, the City ends up subsidizing services to the unincor- porated areas of St. Louis County and does not receive the same quality services it had previously and anticipated receiving from the County. He felt this had happened with the Health Department, noting that the City had to fight to get any dog control services at all, and last year had none until the administration insisted upon them. He said University City citizens pay $100,000 a year in taxes to the County Health Department and do not get a good return on their money. Mrs. Metcalfe said that the City received more than just the use of the County Hospital for its taxes to the Health Department, and said she wished to make it clear that Mr. Lieberman was not speaking for the entire Council in this matter. FEDERAL GENERAL REVENUE SHARING The City Manager said a second public hearing had been scheduled for 8:30 p.m. on the proposed use of Federal General Revenue Sharing funds. He said the City would receive $323,392 this year, a 10% reduction from last year. Mr. Ollendorff recom- mended that the entire amount be used for street lighting costs, which are approxi- mately 30% higher than they were a year ago. The allocation will not cover those .costs, an increasingly larger amount of which must come from the General Fund of the City. Mr. Lieberman reminded the Council that at the first public hearing, Mr. Sid Schnei- der had requested $1,500 for senior citizen transportation. LIQUOR LICENSES The City Manager said it was suggested that the City Council review three areas of concern in connection with liquor licenses. The first was amending the ordinance fI