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<br /> <br />2. Council Liaison Reports on Boards and Commissions <br /> None <br /> <br />3. Boards, Commissions and Task Force Minutes <br /> Mayor Welsch noted that the Council received copies of the Pension Board and Park <br />Commission minutes in their packets. <br /> <br />4. Other Discussions/Business <br /> <br /> Mr. Price requested the following additional with Mr. Sharpe as his second. <br /> Purchase of four surveillance cameras <br /> <br />Mr. Price stated that at the last Council meeting that more detailed information <br />was needed regarding surveillance cameras which the Chief of Police <br />requested in his report. He said the City Manager and staff researched the <br />necessary financial information per what the Chief of Police saw as a priority <br />and the amount was less than $10,000 per camera that was originally <br />estimated by him and Mr. Sharpe. <br /> <br />Mr. Price said the total amount for four cameras was $35,517. He said that the <br />Chief of Police requested the City Council do a visual tour and he would submit <br />a report of the success rate of how the cameras have helped the Police and <br />University City. He said that he and Mr. Sharpe were impressed with what they <br />saw and suggested other Councilmembers to do a tour. Mr. Price stated that <br />this was a one-time expense. Mr. Price moved that the City Council move <br />forward on Option 1, 1A and 2 to approve four additional cameras at the cost of <br />$35,517 and was seconded by Mr. Sharpe. <br /> <br />Mr. Sharpe stated that he did the tour with Mr. Price and what they saw was <br />very vivid and valuable to the Police and noted that this recommendation <br />should be passed without any problems. <br /> <br />Mr. Crow asked if WILL Electronics was the same company used previously <br />and if the cost per camera was same as previously paid. <br /> <br />Mr. Walker stated that once the cameras were installed, there was a pod in <br />which additional cameras could be added and Will Electronics would do that <br />because they are the sole provider. <br /> <br />Mayor Welsch stated that she would be abstaining from the two votes on the <br />agenda because she believed it was imperative that any City funded plans for <br />Crime Awareness and Prevention be designed with the full and active input of <br />the City’s professional staff which had not happened. She stated she <br />appreciated the concerned commitment the votes represented; however, she <br />thought Council was incorrect in trying to direct this work. Mayor Welsch said <br />the City may need more surveillance cameras but the Council, without detailed <br />input from staff, should not make the decision on how many and where they <br />should be placed around the City. Should they be placed at the Loop, at the <br />City’s Parks, or at the “hot corners”? She said the City may need and benefit <br />from a public outreach campaign concerning crime awareness, but should not <br />9 <br /> <br /> <br />