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Session 1242, Minutes Page 13 April 14, 1980 the results of said election were, with respect to each of the Propositions as submitted at said election, as follows..:.,.. VOTES CAST. DECLARED YES NO CARRIED DEFEATED PROPOSITION NO. 1 4073 1932 X PROPOSITION NO. 2 3432 2522 X PROPOSITION NO. 3 3616 2274 X PROPOSITION NO. 4 3028 2834 X PROPOSITION NO. 5 3316 2663 X and that Proposition No. l having carried, the issuance of.bonds.in the aggre- gate amount of $220,000, for the purpose set forth in said Proposition had been duly authorized by thevoters of the City of University City, Missouri, and the City Council was now. authorized .to. proceed -with. the -issuance and- sale.of. said - bonds. Thereupon,.all of the Council presented Bill No. 7406, being for an ordinance declaring the result of. .the special bond election held in the City of University City, Missouri, on April 1, 1980, at which election there was submitted to the qualified voters _of -said City certain proposals for the incurring of indebted- ness and.the issuance of -general obligation bonds ofthe..City of University City, Missouri, in the.aggr.egate-amount of $3,000.,000 for various public purposes. On. motion duly made. by Councilmember Adams, aria secoiurii ember Sabol, said. bill was placed on its first reading and.was read "in full��an placed on file with the Acting City Clerk..f.or public inspection. Councilmember Metcalfe.brought-.up the possibility of resubmitting Proposition No. 3 (Civic Plaza renovation)..in.June,_1980,.since the roof on City Hall must be replaced as soon.as possible.. She said she felt the voters should be given a choice, before a new .budget is enacted, of. funding. it, through. _.a bond. issue, Qr if that. failed, to inform. them either the tax: .rate would have to.be raised to pay for. the roof, or pro grams_aow..,fiunded .would .have, to, be discontinued. It . was brought out that -in or.der.to have an.election in June,.it..would be necessary to pass the.bond ordinance by April. -22,. Councilmember Kelley -spoke in favor of this idea, feeling it:appropr.iate.that-the taxpayer.s.have a choice as to how to fund the City Hall roof. Discussion -.followed,_.cente-r_ing-aro.und_.what.would be the most effective method .of_ replacing. the.. roof .as .soon, as.. possible, and..whether or not another bond_.election should -be scheduled. It.was_brought,out.tha:t a plastic cover was put on the roof several years_ago_which was supposed to.last ten years, but because -of expansionand contraction, lasted only a year and a half-. It has since been determined that the only solution is a new roof, that there is no way to repair.the..old one. Mr. Adams -said he has.beeu told by, engineers that a prop- erly installed copper roof will last more than 75 years. Councilmember Lieberman said it was the Council's duty as representatives of the people to see that the City is maintained properly, and also has the responsibil- ity of seeing that tax dollars are used to the utmost benefit of the City,