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$750,000 in state funding or a million and half drain on our system dependent on your perspective. Sutter Meyer House Citizens' Committee The is beginning its study to promote the City's use of the Sutter Meyer House, the oldest standing home in U.City. Anyone interested can contact Stefany Brot, Shelley Welsch, Jen Jensen, or Elsie Glickert. Councilmember Brot’s email issbrotward1@gmail.com. construction traffic If you would like to review the Hwy 40 info from the County I have the most current PowerPoint presentation available in my office or you can visit the County site, at I’ve http://www.stlouisco.com/hwyweb/planning/i64/index.html. included the I-170 construction schedule for the next two weeks. Millstone- Bangert will be managing the project for MODOT. Senior Service Board Until July 1, 2006, the was funded primarily by four sources: University City, Mid-East Area Agency on Aging ("MEAAA"), Missouri Highway and Transportation Commission Elderly and Handicapped Transportation Assistance Program("MEHTAP"), and contributions from residents in response to the Board's annual solicitation letter. On July 1, 2006, the Board's annual contract with MEAAA expired and the Board was notified that it would not be renewed because, as I understand it, all the other providers were regional and it was not cost-effective to continue to fund the Board's operations. MEAAA funded the Board's operation for many years, but due to budget constraints, the amount received by the Board decreased steadily in recent years. Most of the money from MEAAA is Federal. The MEAAA contract for the 2005-2006 fiscal year was $17,528; for the 2004-2005 fiscal year it was $21,909. The loss of this funding caused a huge deficit in the Board's budget, resulting in reduced services in that the Board has reduced medical transportation hours and turned away riders. As to State funding from MEHTAP, the amount has also been decreasing steadily in recent years. Last fiscal year, the Board received approximately $3,190 from MEHTAP; this fiscal year the Board is expected to receive approximately $2,500 according to the budget I shared with you from the executive director. Net contributions from the annual letter are projected by the executive director to be $5,200 for the current fiscal year, and he projected funding from miscellaneous sources to be approximately $1,500. University City has maintained the Board's funding level this year, at $60,000, $12,000 of which is for the Outreach Program and $48,000 for general operations. Funding from all sources, therefore, is projected to be approximately $69,200 for the 2006-2007 fiscal year. The $60,000 from University City constitutes 87% of the Board's funding. The Board is continuing to look for other funding sources, including grants, but recent applications have been turned down. Faced with these circumstances, at its meeting last week the Senior Board authorized Mr. Mulligan as President to propose to University City that it consider passing legislation creating a Senior Service Board, with a staff liaison and/or University City employees actively involved in the administration and delivery of senior services. The current Board, which is a Missouri not-for-