2011-05-23 Regular City Council Session

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Mr. Hendel spoke of the problem he recently had while in the Loop. He stated he had contacted the Mayor with his concerns and she got back to him right away and he appreciated that. He said he is 21 but is always stopped and asked to produce a driver’s license or a Wash U Student ID. He knows that a Wash U ID will now be accepted as appropriate identification. He stated that Bill 9112 is so general that it could be used to persecute anyone at all. Mr. Hendel said he does not go to the Loop on the weekends to eat because of the police presence. Mr. Hendel said an increase in crime does not mean you strip away the rights of the shoppers. P. COUNCIL COMMENTS Mr. Glickert asked people to look at the concrete work being done on Olive as it is a great enhancement. Secondly he questioned the proliferation of mobile food trucks on Olive. Mr. Glickert noted these trucks are an outdoor kitchen. He asked if the City collects the sales tax that is charged while in U City and does the owner of the mobile truck have health control points. Mr. Glickert stated that other cities have ordinances governing this service and thought U City should look into it. Mr. Sharpe said that he has not received any information on the I.D.A., L.C.R.A. and T.I.F. and was wondering if Council could get the minutes in order to understand how they work. Mayor Welsch said that these commissions only meet as needed. She said Council receives minutes when they meet but the only meeting recently was the combination of the Olive T.I.F. and the L.C.R.A., which was included in Council’s packet this time. Mr. Sharpe noted that on May 25, the National Senior Fitness and Health Jam will be at the Monsanto Family YMCA, 5555 Page. Lastly, Mr. Sharpe asked everyone to look at their home insurance policy to make sure it covers what they think it covers. Mr. Sharpe congratulated Mr. Glickert on his son’s graduation from college and Mr. Price on his daughter’s graduation from college. Mr. Price commended the City Manager on some of the recommendations of the budget as helping the seniors and Youth. He noted the City Manager and the Police Chief have been very cooperative in meeting with Mr. Sharpe and himself on the Loop problem. He noted the bill was delayed because he was not in town to meet with the Police Chief until just recently. Mr. Price said he has worked with the youth for a long time and said that when they meet with the Chief, there is a strategic focus that has to come into play to deal with a strategic problem. He said every teen that comes into the Loop is not causing the problem but rather it is a small group, the majority of who are not from University City. Mr. Price said the solution should come out to deal with the individuals that don’t want to do right. He said everyone that goes to the Loop needs to abide by the law. Mr. Crow congratulated Mr. Price on his daughter’s graduation from medical school. He also said he was pleased with the comments from the City Manager on some of the changes to the proposal to the budget. He asked the City Manager where the City was on the collection of the delinquent trash bills and an update on the pool sales tax legislation. Mr. Crow asked if the Council could see how many pieces of property the City has purchased and their cost thus seeing how the T.I.F. money has been spent over the past several years. Mr. Crow said he was pleased to see a number of U City residents speak to Council on Bill 9112 as it has more impact if heard from residents of the City or University City. He thought it would always be a natural tension of protecting the safety of the folks there and individual liberties. Mr. Crow thought the current proposal was an all or nothing and needed to be tweaked. He asked all to come forward to see where a healthy balance could be struck between people who want to enjoy the