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Session 1696, Minutes
<br />May 14, 1997
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<br />recycling would probably double the 12%, but the City probably will never get 100%. The City probably couldn't expect to
<br />meet the state mandate until mandatory recycling is instituted and other recyclable items are added to what we now collect.
<br />Responding to Mr. Schoomer, Mr. Ollendorff estimated approximately one third of the City's population was recycling now.
<br />It was too soon to estimate whether or not the new TreeSaver program was helping. Mr. Munkel said that the state would
<br />have a hard time proving the percentage of the waste stream the City was recycling, because very few, if any other
<br />communities were doing the same thing. Mr. Ollendorffsaid that the only other community, that he knew of, was
<br />Richmond Heights, which has a mandatory recycling program. Kirkwood has a voluntary program, but it is a drop off site,
<br />they do not pick up.
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<br />Mr. Ollendorff said that he didn't have a tigure for increased ambulance fees yet, a proposal will be forthcoming. The actuary
<br />for the pension programs has not completed his reports as of yet, but he did complete his preliminary review and he feels
<br />that the City may not have to place additional monies into either fund this year. The City is levying .02 for the Police and
<br />Fireman's Retirement Fund tax rate and the actuary does not believe this will need to be increased. We had a small surplus
<br />last year in the Non-Uniformed Employees Retirement Fund and the actuary believes we are close to the break even point.
<br />Brief discussion ensued regarding the assumption rate and investment earning rate of the pension funds.
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<br />26. I 0 PUBLIC WORKS:
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<br />The City Manager brietty described the programs and personnel. He said that there was very little change, except he did
<br />add a recycling supervisor, which explained the increase in Personal Services. Mr. Ollendorff explained that the City had
<br />contracted a supervisor for a while, but that it did not work out. The contractual supervisor had been budgeted under
<br />721.02, Consultant Services, which explains the decrease for the new year. The recycling supervisor is located at the
<br />Materials Recycling Facility. The operation seems to be working line. The City has hired some disabled people to work at
<br />the MRF. Under 733.0 I, Gifts and Memorials, the $ 1,841 budgeted is for recycling incentives to be handed out to school
<br />kids.
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<br />26.20 STRFET MAINTENANCE:
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<br />Mr. Ollendorff stated that Councilmembers asked for several changes in this budget. Under 721.10, Miscellaneous Outside
<br />Personal Services, $18,000 was added to beef up the leaf collection program. Half of this money will be to add temporary
<br />workers and the other half will be used to contract a leaf collection service to help supplement City crews for approximately
<br />six weeks. The City has only been able to locate one contractor that has leaf collection equipment. Mr. Ollendorff directed
<br />Council to 726.02, Street & Sidewalk Repairs, where he said he added $40,000 to help repair more curbs and sidewalks,
<br />per Councilmember requests. Mr. Ollendorffsald he would also like to add 1096, which would mean $1,000 to 714.00,
<br />Overtime Pay and $3,000 for salt, 732.03 Chemicals. Mr. Wagner commented about the adverse environmental impact
<br />that salt has on concrete and plants. He believes that most cities oversalt, and he did not want to see University City doing
<br />the same thing, but complaints do come in regularly about this problem, and if the City Manager thinks we need more, then
<br />he supports his judgement. Discussion developed at this point concerning snow plowing, driving conditions and other
<br />community policies regarding snow removal. The City Manager said that regardless what was budgeted, the weather would
<br />dictate how much was spent in snow control. The consensus of the Council was to allow the City Manager to add an
<br />additional 1096 to his salt control program.
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<br />26.40 PI ANNING AND DEVELOPMENT:
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<br />Under 714.00, Overtime Pay, money has been added to help keep up with building permit review and housing inspections.
<br />The inspectors, during busy times, become backlogged and many times the City has to let people move in without a permit.
<br />Under 721.02, Consultant Services, $8,000 has been budgeted for a planning consultant. The Plan Commission is nearly
<br />done with the new Zoning Code, which will be presented to Council in June. The Plan Commission would like to hire a
<br />planning consultant to help review the City's comprehensive plan. The planning consultant will provide the consulting the
<br />Plan Commission will need to review the comprehensive plan. Council will probably need to be approached for additional
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