2013-04-22 Regular City Council Session

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on the front was an invitation to crime. She said there used to be cooperation between the police department and the housing department. She said if the police saw people moving in at night, they would courteously ask if they had a permit and if they did not, the police would refer them to the housing department. Ms. Glickert would like to see this process reinstated. Mr. Walker stated that it was not normal to respond to the members of public when they speak, but for information purposes he said they is looking at some of the points that Ms. Glickert raised, such as changing the hours of housing court to evening, which likely will start in the beginning of July. Mr. Walker also stated that the housing court would be relocated to the Heman Community Center and he would report more on those issues later. He wanted to let the Ms. Glickert know that they were working on and in agreement with some of her suggestions. He had planned to advise Council of these issues in the near future. P. COUNCIL COMMENTS Mr. Price asked Mr. Walker to pass on to Chief Adams, Captain Jackson and Captain Ransom for a job well done on the police meetings throughout the City. He said they were very professional and informative meetings. Mr. Price also stated that they have one of the best police departments, bar none, in the country. Mr. Price said he and Mr. Sharpe were working on doing a meeting related to disaster preparedness because of uncertainty in the weather so people would know what to do in advance. Mayor Welsch asked Mr. Price if he remembered asking Mr. Walker a few meetings ago to set up a citywide effort to discuss preparedness measures. She wanted to know if his meeting would be separate from that. Mr. Price said that he and Mr. Sharpe would continue to do the preparedness on a smaller scale now in addition to Mr. Walker’s city-wide effort. Ms. Carr reminded everyone that the Police Focus Group meeting would be held rd Tuesday, April 23 at 6:00 p.m. She said those who have not set up a neighborhood watch or have an old one; it would be a good idea to set it up now before people get too active because the weather is getting warmer. Ms. Carr also mentioned that the weekend was U City in Bloom Plant Sale and there would be lots of good plants there Saturday and Sunday at the Heman Park Community Center. She invited all to come and support. Mr. Kraft said he attended the ceremony where Gerald Early was inducted into the St. Louis Walk of Fame. He said Professor Early is an outstanding individual and the Walk of Fame does itself pride by including him. He said Professor Early was one of the rare academics who have crossed over into the popular culture. Mr. Kraft said he read one of his books and Professor Early has become well-known on the PBS series as an expert on topics diverse as baseball and jazz. He said his star would be added after the construction on Delmar Boulevard and that it was an honor to have him as part of the Walk of Fame. 11