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<br />CITY OF UNIVERSITY CITY <br />COUNCIL STUDY SESSION <br />May 9, 2011 <br /> <br />The Council Budget Study Session was held on the fifth floor of City Hall on Monday, May 9, <br />2011. Mayor Welsch called the meeting to order at 5:32 p.m. In addition to the Mayor the <br />following members of the Council were present: <br /> <br />Mr. Stephen Kraft <br />Mr. Byron Price <br />Mr. Terry Crow <br />Mr. Michael Glickert <br />Mr. Arthur Sharpe, Jr. <br />Ms. Lynn Ricci <br /> <br />Also present were the City Manager Lehman Walker and Public Works Director Evelyn Shields- <br />Benford. <br /> <br />Mr. Walker said that Public Works will begin their 2012 budget presentation and Parks and <br />Recreation would follow as time permitted. <br /> <br />Ms. Evelyn Shields-Benford, Director of Public Works, gave an overview of the department’s <br />budget. She said that the Public Works department provides traditional city services; such as, <br />engineering design, construction management, street and sidewalk repairs, snow and ice control, <br />street and light team maintenance, traffic control, fleet services and maintenance, sewer lateral <br />repairs, trash and recycling services. The Public Works department is organized into four <br />divisions: engineering and administration, fleet maintenance, solid waste management, which <br />includes (bulk leaf collection), and street maintenance. Ms. Shields-Benford started with the <br />budget breakdown for engineering and the administrative division. In terms of personnel, there <br />are eight positions budgeted; Director of Public Works, City Engineer, two Administrative Staff, a <br />Permit Clerk and three Project Managers. The overall Personnel Services budget is <br />approximately $587,000. She referred to a handout that was a detailed spreadsheet and had <br />specific information outlined. It included the amounts of overtime expenditures, personal <br />services, contractual services, events and receptions, postage, mileage, professional <br />development, advertising and public notices, photo and blueprinting services. <br /> <br />Mr. Crow referred to account #6070 Temporary Labor. Ms. Shields-Benford said they did not <br />budget anything in that category for this year. But, they moved a clerk from the garage to the <br />administrative office. <br /> <br />Mr. Crow also referred to the difference of $7,500 up from $5,700 for account #6120 Professional <br />Development. Ms. Shields-Benford said they did not spend as much in that category last year <br />because there was no city engineer and construction projects were delayed. <br /> <br />Mr. Sharpe asked if he could get a map that showed the River Des Peres tributaries that fed into <br />University City. Ms. Shields-Benford said there is a 10 year old map from FEMA which is not <br />being produced anymore she would get for him. <br /> <br />Ms. Shields-Benford continued saying there is a budget for Public Works brochures with <br />Blueprinting Services that are reprinted every year for hand-outs. She said that the Green <br />Practices’ Committee has a project planned for $250 for other printing services. She said on <br />1 <br /> <br /> <br />