2013-03-11 Regular City Council Session

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O. CITIZEN PARTICIPATION Elsie Glickert, 6712 Etzel Ms. Glickert spoke in defense of the City Calendar. She said that Passover was a traveling Holy Day, which changes with the Jewish calendar. She said it was not like Easter, Christmas or Thanksgiving which were fixed celebration days. Ms. Glickert expressed her concerns to Mr. Kraft’s statement regarding money being spent on the Loop Trolley saying that she found $35,000 in this year’s proposed budget for lights for the Loop Trolley. She asked if that would be scratched from the budget. P. COUNCIL COMMENTS Ms. Carr reminded residents of the safety meeting occurring in Ward 2 on March 12, 2013, at Heman Park at 6:00 P.M. She said that it was an informational meeting to facilitate people’s access to the safety information and there would be another safety meeting will be held at McNair on March 19 at 6:00 P.M. Ms. Carr said they were considering creating a mock roundabout which would require some changes and temporary positions. She noted that anything done in Civic Plaza will need to go to the Historic Preservation Commission. Ms. Carr stated she was very excited to see what happens and collect data before Council makes any commitment. She expected and encouraged a lot of citizen participation and comments. Mr. Price piggy-backing off of Bill 9179, suggested to the City Manager that it would be helpful if they had an emergency fair, maybe at the Community Center with different governmental organizations participating, such as FEMA, American Red Cross, etc. He said that citizens could find out what to do in case of a natural disaster. Mr. Price stated that he received many positive responses from the residents on the crime prevention seminars and the citizens said they received a lot out of it. He invited residents to come to the monthly Focus Group meetings. Mr. Price said he has been putting up Prop. U signs in support of the school district and he encouraged everyone to support the school district’s bond issue. Mayor Welsch thanked the Historical Society of University City for sponsoring the State of the City event this year in honor of the birthday of the City’s founder, Mr. E. G. Lewis. She said she appreciated being given the opportunity with Mr. Walker to talk about all of the good things that were happening in the City. Mayor Welsch said she was working to organize activities in University City around the National Days of Remembrance, April 7-14. She would be working with the Library and the school district on that project. Mayor Welsch stated Sara Moslees, who is one of the youngest survivors of the camps during the Holocaust and a former longtime resident of University City, would be speaking at the University City Library on Wednesday, April 10 at 7:00 P.M. Mayor Welsch stated she would keep everyone advised as they finalized plans with the school district, other local schools and St. Louis Hillel at Washington University. Q. ADJOURNMENT Mayor Shelley Welsch adjourned the meeting at 7:20 p.m. Respectfully submitted, 9