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MINUTES OF UNIVERSITY CITY COUNCIL REGULAR SESSION January 10, 2011 At the Regular Session of the City Council of University City held on the fifth floor of City Hall, on Monday, January 10, 2011. Mayor Shelley Welsch called the meeting to order at 6:32 p.m. In addition to Mayor Welsch, the following members of the Council were present: Mr. Byron Price Ms. Lynn Ricci Mr. Stephen Kraft Mr. Terry Crow Mr. Michael Glickert Mr. Arthur Sharpe, Jr. Also in attendance was City Manager Lehman Walker. The Mayor asked for a moment of silence. She spoke of the violence In University City in recent months; one whose life was cut short, the other whose life was forever changed by horror of violence, another who died by gunfire in U City. She said many in our community were stunned by how close the violence has come. Two six public servants were killed in Kirkwood. And over this past weekend six were gunned down in AZ and thirteen others were wounded by a gunman. Mayor Welsch quoted Robert Kennedy saying “Tragedy is a tool for the living to gain wisdom not a guide by which to live.” She wondered what will come out of the recent tragedies that have touched lives in U City and what we can and have learned and how we will move forward. Mayor Welsch noted she was pleased with that Councilmembers Price, Glickert and Sharpe are discussing, what should be done in U City to address the violence that has entered our streets. She hoped that the recent killings in Arizona will cause all public servants and all those commenting on the work they do to consider the words we use and the tone of their conversation. Mayor Welsch said words do matter, implicit and explicit threats and a general disregard and disrespect for the people with whom we work and whom we serve are never acceptable and seem to set the stage where a violent response might be acceptable. Violence is never acceptable. She said open and honest communications with even those that you disagree with should be everyone’s goal. As public servants, Mayor believes it is our duty to serve as examples on how civil discourse can be practiced. She felt as elected representatives, we should set an example with our conduct that they will respect each other’s opinions, appreciate different perspectives on issues and work together for the betterment of the community. Mayor Welsch said that Chief Adams said that bullets have no eyes, they can be aimed at one and hit another and she said it is the same with words: they can be heard by and influence anyone who hears them, not just the intended audience. She hoped that all would speak in a way that will not cause angry or violent reactions of any kind from anyone. A moment of silence was given. C. APPROVAL OF AGENDA The City Manager Mr. Walker asked to postpone vote on Bill 9101 until the January 24, 2011 meeting as more review was needed before final vote is taken on this issue. Mr. Crow asked about the draft agenda he received on December 23, which had an item for Support and Technology maintenance It was pulled. He noted that on reliance that was to be on the agenda he did not ask for a separate agenda item on Information System. Mr. Crow asked the City Manager to hire a consultant to develop an electronic data record access and 1