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CITY OF UNIVERSITY CITYCOUNCIL STUDY SESSION Fifth floor of City Hall, 6801 Delmar September 12, 2011 The Council Study Session was held on the fifth floor of City Hall on Monday, September 12, 2011. Mayor Welsch called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. In addition to the Mayor the following members of the Council were present: Mr. Glickert Ms. Lynn Ricci Mr. Terry Crow Mr. Stephen Kraft arrived at 6:10 P.M. Mr. Sharpe and Mr. Price were excused. At the Council’s study session Great Rivers Greenway provided an overview of its plan for trails throughout University City. In addition, the City’s auditor, Schowalter & Jabouri, gave a brief introduction of their firm and how they will handle the auditing duties for the City. Great River Greenway provided a slide presentation. When completed the Centennial Greenway will link parks, business districts, high schools and community centers throughout University City and the region. The University City project consists of four areas. The west project is from Creve Coeur Park to I-270. The Central project is Olive Blvd to the I-170 interchange. The North/South segment will follow the Metro Corridor along I-170. The east project will be from Forest Park to Ackert Walkway. Sidewalks will be extended in the Washington University area to accommodate foot and bicycle traffic. The area will also will have blue light safety phones and security cameras funded by Washington. The project has created nine additional parking spaces at Loop South. At the Delmar intersection they have created build-outs to minimize the crossing distance and added a fully functional stop light but will lose three parking spaces in so doing. They are considering a re-alignment from the original route to run along Wilson Avenue where the flooded properties were, when they are purchased and demolished, completion date to be in 2012. The next step of the route, after the completion of the re-alignment along Wilson would be from Heman Park to U. City High School. Questions asked.  Security. Will the blue lights and cameras be throughout the Greenway? Presently it is only planned at the site located on Washington U.  Who maintains the trees around the Chuck Berry statue as it appeared some will not survive. There is a landscaper’s one-year guarantee on the trees. They are being watched and will be replaced if needed.  Council asked when the Great Rivers Greenway meetings were held and if they could be notified. The Great Rivers Greenway Board meets on the second Tuesday of each month at 6174 Delmar. The next step for the Centennial Greenway is work on the segement from Shaw Park in Clayton to Olive Boulevard. 1