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meeting. She hoped Council will change this policy and follow Roberts Rules of Order and Procedure of how to do minutes. F. APPOINTMENTS 1. Esley Hamilton was nominated for the Historic Preservation Commission by Mayor Welsch, replacing Carol Schmidt, seconded by Mr. Kraft and the motion carried unanimously. G. SWEARING IN H. CITIZEN PARTICIPATION (Total of 15 minutes allowed) Jan Adams 7150 Cambridge Ms. Adams spoke on:  Ms. Adams spoke of contradictory statements made by Ms. Carr during the August 12, 2013, City Council meeting and the July 19, Human Relation Commission meeting.  Commenting that Ms. Carr stated she was not listening at a commission meeting  Depending totally on a questionable resource as to what actually happened at the meeting which Ms. Carr did not listen  Duties of a Council liaison to a Commission  Refusal to answer question concerning MSD’s meeting, on grounds that the issue was sensitive  Council needs to consider their public comments, to avoid political posturing Ms. Adams statement is attached at the end of these minutes. Mayor Welsch asked that Citizen Comment speakers respect the position of the people sitting dais and asked that they be addressed as Ms., Mr., or Councilmember. She noted it showed respect for the people who give their time to the City. Eleanor Mullin, 7162 Delmar Ms. Mullin spoke on the motion made by the Historical Society of University City in 2011. She stated the Historical Society hired Russell-Marti Conservation Services Inc to inspect the gates. Ms. Mullin stated the Historical Society provided Council with the findings with a suggested repair cost of $90,000. Ms. Mullin noted that Harry Weber from VMD Scultpting would speak to the Council to explain what needed to be done at the Lions’ Gate. She said there seemed to be an urgency now with the proposed Roundabout, as its design is eliminating a lane of traffic at the gates. Ms. Mullin said if the gates are to be repaired scaffolding will need to be put up and wondered if this would affect the one lane of traffic proposed in the Roundabout. She was at a loss as to why the City has done nothing. Ms. Mullin stated the Historical Society cannot think of a more important civic project than the repair needed on the Lions Gate. Ms. Mullins statement is attached at the end of these minutes. I. PUBLIC HEARINGS 1. Delmar Roundabout Redesign Mr. Walker noted that the Delmar Roundabout Redesign has been approved to proceed with the Roundabout. He said the Public Hearing this evening was to 2