2013-07-08 Regular City Council Session

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work schedule. Ms. McGinnis stated she would take responsibility for not inviting the entire commission because she had been trying to get members of the Commission involved in the number of different projects consisting of smaller groups. The other reason she invited only a few members was because she felt that if all seven members showed up, the representatives from Schnucks might perceive it as a show of force. Ms. McGinnis noted the meeting was very cordial. The Commission felt this is a Human Relations Commission issue is because the commission feels that residents of U City who shop at Schnucks should feel as valued and respected as the shoppers at the Ladue Schnucks store. Ms. McGinnis stated that this could be a win- win situation, as Schnucks could benefit by getting more customers and the community would benefit by people feeling more respected when they shopped at this store. Tom Sullivan, 751 Syracuse Mr. Sullivan spoke on MSD. He noted the two issues MSD will bring up on River des Peres at the community meeting tomorrow night are: it is not MSD’s responsibility and MSD does not have money to do anything. Mr. Sullivan said MSD’s Charter states “one of the purposes of MSD is to provide for adequate drain facilities”. He quoted from the Post-Dispatch article in the 80’s which spoke on MSD cleaning up River des Peres to alleviate a mosquito problem, by clearing 121,500 feet of brush in the channel. Mr. Sullivan noted that in 2008, Jeff Theerman, MSD Executive Director, stated it was the property owners’ responsibility as they owned the portion of River des Peres that was adjacent to their property. Mr. Sullivan said MSD has money as they just raised rates without voter approval. Bobette Patton, 7901 Glenside Ms. Patton said she did not want to see the lumping of the five-year and ten-year flood zone together. She wanted the five-year flood zone to be handled first. I. PUBLIC HEARINGS J. CONSENT AGENDA K. CITY MANAGER’S REPORT City Manager Lehman Walker had the Director of Parks and Public Works Rich Wilson to correct some information presented at the last Council meeting regarding street sweeping. Mr. Wilson said he wanted to clarify an issue on street sweeping that was brought up at the last Council meeting that indicated Parkview Gardens’ streets were being swept twice a week. He noted that a sweeper is present twice a week on each street; one time to sweep one side, the second time to sweep the other side. So, the street is swept only once, although equipment is on the street twice a week. He noted when he first started at U City, the Parks and Public Works Department was doing the Parkview Gardens streets every week. In July 2012, he recommended trying to sweep this area every other week for 90 days as a test period. Mr. Wilson said they only had one complaint from Mr. Sullivan and the streets were not any dirtier. 3