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Mr. Joe Edwards, 6504 Delmar Mr. Edwards stated he lives three blocks from the proposed development and was impressed and delighted with the opportunity for businesses. He said the project would provide better safety for the neighborhood. Ms. Mary Gorman, 6273 Delmar Blvd., 3W Ms. Gorman has concerns regarding the noise and construction of the project, but provided a vote of confidence for the project. Patrick Liberto, 6269 Delmar Boulevard Mr. Liberto thought the project was very exciting and good for his business in the Loop. His concern is for the successful blending of what appeared to be a modern architectural design with the more traditional existing buildings. Bernard Vonhooker, 146 North Central, Clayton; Apartment Building: 6246 Cabanne Mr. Vanhooker expressed his concerned that since Washington University does not pay real estate taxes, which is going to pay for the loss in revenue. Mayor Welsch declared Public Hearing closed at 8:07 p.m. J. CONSENT AGENDA None K. CITY MANAGER’S REPORT 1. Introduction of Sonja Vauters who will assist the City Clerk Sonja Vauters was introduced and stood for Council’s recognition. 2. Superintendent of University City Schools, Joylynn Pruitt provided an update of the City schools Ms. Pruitt, the Superintendent of University Schools, thanked the Mayor and City Council for giving her the platform so she could provide an update on University City Schools. She talked about the School District’s goals and the district maintaining full accreditation (receiving 10 out of 14 accreditation points when only 9 were needed to be accredited). Ms. Pruitt said on next Tuesday the State Department will designate the School District of University City fully accredited without any additional provision. She also noted that there were no University City schools on the school improvement priority list of the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) focus list, which was great for the School District. The School District reached its fourth year of reform effort through the Destination University City Schools Community Engagement process, which resulted in the 53.6 million dollar bond issue. Ms. Pruitt thanked the Community for its. She noted the District has been focused on academic achievements; facilities; and financial long-range plans. She was pleased to say the School District accomplished goals in all areas within budget. Ms. Pruitt stated the State is moving to what is called the Common Core State Standards that are to provide a consistent, clear understanding of what students are expected to learn. It included English Language Arts and literacy in History/Social Studies, Science and Technical Subjects. She said this year would be spent on educating the Board of Education, staff, parents and the community of 3