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Mayor Welsch congratulated City Clerk Joyce Pumm with the designation of a Certified Municipal Clerk from the International Institute of Municipal Clerks. Mayor Welsch attended the I170 Joint Redevelopment Implementation Committee whose members are now working through the issue of how to develop the Intergovernmental Agreement. She attended the LOOP District Transportation Board and moderated the community meeting to respond to questions from the public on the Trolley. She said the Federal Transit Administrator should make their decision on the trolley by July 1. Mayor Welsch hoped that the Taste of University City would be an annual event put on by the Chamber of Commerce - it drew hundreds of people. She also attended the Loop Media Hub meeting on a project that could bring great economic development to the area. The The Mayor attended the Sustainable Land Use Code Audit meetings in City Hall that partnered with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. University City was one of the 56 cities that received funding for the conference. She also took part in the Bible Way Baptist Church Block Party and the University City Park Foundation Tour of U City Parks. Mayor said the City has seventeen parks and she believed U City has more parks per capitathan any community in the region. She reminded everyone that the next Movie In the Park would be July 11 at Lewis Park, “Akeelah and the Bee” and the movie, “How to Train Your Dragon” at Fogerty Park had a good turn-out. Mayor Welsh asked council if one late Citizen Comment could be heard and they agreed. CITIZEN COMMENTS Lindell Boyd, 1100 Kingsland Mr. Boyd said the police do an outstanding job and sees them more frequently living in the third ward. He noted that things happening in his neighborhood are not people who live there but rather a whole different crop of kids coming over from the City a couple blocks away. He said when he grew up in U City there were a summer playground camps that kept kids occupied. Mr. Boyd said across the region there are not a whole lot of things for the kids to do. He said U City is a great place and needs to be taken to the next level and he encouraged police foot traffic. nd Q. Roll Call vote to go into Executive Meeting, 2 floor, conference room according to RSMO 610.021 (3)(13) Personnel “Hiring firing, disciplining or promoting of particular employees by a public governmental body when personal information about the employee is discussed or recorded.” “Individually identifiable personnel records, performance ratings or records pertaining to employees.” Mayor Welsch asked for a motion to go into Executive Session according to RSMO 610.021(3)(13). Mr. Crow moved and was seconded by Ms. Carr. Roll Call Vote: AYES: Mr. Price, Ms. Carr, Mr. Crow and Mr. Sharpe NAYS: Mr. Kraft, Mr. Glickert and Mayor Welsch Q. ADJOURNMENT Mayor Welsch adjourned the meeting at 8:07 p.m. 8