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The City Manager said that Creve Coeur wished to extend the agreement to May 31, <br />2012. The Parks’ Commission and staff recommended approval of this extension. <br /> <br />Mr. Price moved for approval of the reciprocal golf agreement and was seconded by Ms. <br />Glickert. The motion carried unanimously. <br /> <br />Ms. Ricci asked why May 31, 2012, for the extension was chosen as it is such a short- <br />time away. Mr. Walker said that initially the program operated from September to <br />December and staff was just looking for some additional time to evaluate if the program <br />was successful. Ms. Ricci asked if six-weeks was sufficient time and Mr. Walker said it <br />was. <br /> <br />L. COUNCIL REPORTS/BUSINESS <br />1. Boards and Commission appointments needed <br />2. Council liaison reports on Boards and Commissions <br />3. Boards, Commissions and Task Force minutes <br />4. Other Discussions/Business <br /> Mr. Price spoke on the safety in the Loop. He said that from reading the Patch and <br />listening to the news, it was stated that City leadership would be taking action and asked <br />who the leadership was. Mr. Price said that he does not believe the situation was an <br />anomaly and it would happen again. He said that the Council should have the Police <br />Chief explain the City’s strategy. Mr. Price asked the City Manager and the Council for <br />the City’s strategy going forward to protect U City because he does not want to rely on St. <br />Louis City. He said that the curfew of St. Louis City is 11:00 p.m., as oppose to the curfew <br />of U City, which is 9:00 p.m. Mr. Price asked the City Manager for updates on the Fire <br />station, Golf Course design and clarification on the Wilson buyout. He asked if the grant <br />money was set aside in a separate account that would not to be used for anything but <br />flood issues. <br /> <br />Mr. Walker said the money for the Wilson Buyout was in the General Fund and <br />designated for future flood property purchases. He said that he would provide Council a <br />report on the Golf Course design and in reference to the new fire station; the City Attorney <br />was reviewing the proposed agreement. He said Council agreed to hire a project <br />manager and this process was completed and a recommendation would be presented to <br />Council. Mr. Walker said that he will have the Police Chief provide an update to the <br />Council on their progress on the Loop. He said there is presently a three-fold strategy to <br />deal with the youth in the Loop, which included surveillance cameras, increased police <br />presence and adopting a zero tolerance policy regarding misbehaving. <br /> <br />Mr. Price said a zero tolerance policy could mean anything. He asked how soon they <br />could expect an update on the strategy from the Police Chief. Mr. Price asked again <br />about the Wilson Buyout funds being designated for any future floods. Mr. Walker said <br />that the funds will not be used for any other purpose. <br /> <br /> Mr. Kraft said as this Council is ending its two-year session with the last full meeting <br />depending on when the City received certification of April 3 election results from the St. <br />Louis County Board and thought this would be a good time to review the achievements <br />and shortcomings of the last two years. He said the Council’s major achievement has <br />been to give the tax payer’s a balanced budget. Mr. Kraft said the previous City Manager <br />repeatedly told Council that without tax increases and/or major service cuts, there would <br />be large budget deficits. He said after he joined the Council in May 2010, the Acting City <br />Manager was unable to come up with significant budget cutting measures. After FY 2011, <br />4 <br /> <br />