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Park Commission Minutes – 52411, pg. 3 Individual Park Reports John Sweeney – Adams, Flynn and Lewis Parks: look good. Linda Peoples – Fogerty Park: looks fine; Greensfelder Park: needs woodchips. Karen Palmer – Kaufman Park: picked up trash around refuse cans. Caryn St. Clair – none William Field – Metcalfe and Ackert Parks: look good. Ruth Park Golf Course – looks good with the exception of hole #8. Karen Dille – none Unfinished Business – none New Business Mr. Winker presented the following staff recommendations: Ms. Palmer moved to support the Traffic Commission recommendation to amend University City Municipal Code to prohibit on-street parking on the west side of Melville Ave. between Kingsbury Ave. and Delmar Blvd., and, to allow parking perpendicular to the direction of traffic on the south side of Loop South between Melville Ave. and Leland Ave. Ms. Dille seconded the motion. Vote taken: two in favor (Field, Palmer), three opposed (Dille, Peoples, St. Clair). Motion failed. Ms. St. Clair moved to grant Ameren Union Electric Missouri a utility easement on a fifteen (15) foot wide by seventy-five (75) foot long strip of land at the north/east corner of Flynn Park upon the review and approval of the City attorney. Ms. Peoples seconded the motion. Vote taken: all in favor. Motion passed. Mr. Field moved to grant Metropolitan Sewer District an easement to service the proposed 5068.9 sq. ft. bio- retention area just west of the tennis courts in Flynn Park. The retention area is being sized to accommodate the storm water runoff from the school addition as well as the proposed new park playground in Heman Park. Prior Park Director Ms. Nancy MacCartney made a verbal commitment to the University City School District in June of 2010 that the City of University City would allow for the retention area to be built on park land. Ms. Dille seconded the motion. Vote taken: four in favor (Dille, Field, Palmer, St. Clair) and one abstention (Peoples). Motion passed. Ms. Dille moved to enter into the maintenance agreement of the proposed bio-retention area in Flynn Park with Metropolitan Sewer District. The retention area is required for storm water runoff from the new addition at Flynn Park School; but earlier agreed upon that it would be constructed on City Park land. Ms. St. Clair seconded the motion. Vote taken: three in favor (Dille, Palmer, St. Clair) and two abstentions (Field, Peoples). Motion passed. Ms. Peoples moved to adjourn. Ms. Dille second. All in favor. The meeting ended at 8:57 pm.