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Sessiori 1626, Minutes ~ 8 Sei3telt3er 32# 1994 Mr. Mike Giger, 830 Vande/t)ilt, Parkview Gardere Asscciaticm president, said this ~x.u,.~ has z'~'i-c~sx:t more than $250,000 in the last several years which has helped to fund 36 pr~ects aimed at neig~axEt3oud beautificatic~, drug abuse prevelti~l, crime ccr~rol, and recreaticalal/--.~.loym~nt prugl-amR for area youth. He asked that Council su~ their pro~.m~, noting that a $5 mil- lion pr~ect for renovation of 67 units is just getting urr~ way, with clos- located to Parkview Gardens in the p=u~osed b~w~et be ~-~ed to $95,000. F~. Joan Botwinick, 511 Westview Drive, volunt~r coordinator of the Fixx-Up Fund for ~r]equate Housing for Missourians, said she admired Mr. Cottc~'s cre- ativity but u~4~ased his plan to r~allocate m~e than half of the revolving loan fund, noting tb~ number of families on the waiting list has doubled since last y~v. S~e was grateful that $10,730 was allotted for an hcmB rep~ program, ~aa~ that very low ~ people had no place to turn for ~n~rgency help. She said her organization has ~ helped 15 families in the no~t area of University City and she encouraged the City to coor- Ms. Shirley Ridu~ln, 840 Oakbrook Tane, thanked CcRmcil for its past and Ccrx- Mrs. Elsie Glickert, 6712 Etzel, said a tentative project list was presen~a at the public hearing; the samm~ list was present~ here with no changes, even after a r, me~r of people ap[~ed at the hearing with their ia~ of how ~ ing a public hearing. Also, four y~ was too lcrq to wait for a ~ im- provement loan, and sceething should change. Mayer Majerus said more money has been put in that program in recent years. Mrs. Glickart suggested that a professional architectural landscape ~a~ign for Olive Boulevard would be a much better use of mmey now allocatea~ for Etzel Avenue r~klirs. Also, as much mmley as possible should go into the revolving loan fund, and if people are not repaying, a strong effort should be m~a~ to ~ that roomy. Mr. O. C. C8111es, 1235 Partridge, said he suppo~_~_ Mr. CUttcm's r~a!location of fualds, and ~ Council to vote in favor. Mr. ~harles Willis, 6810D (b~apeake Drive, re~reeenting ~OPE (Housing Op- ticms Program for the Elderly), said althouc~h based in the Shaw area of St. sharing m~ng the elderly, and be was pl~ed to ~ a .cm~l l allocation in the University City C~mmmity Devel.oIw~nt k~_~w~ge~t for this purpcee. Mr. Byron Price, 1520 78th Street, supported Mr. Cotton's rec~.!~n~atic~s and said be felt too much money wes going to Parkview Gardens. He said there was a tena~ncy to allocate the same way every y~a~, and be did not undePstara why ~-~t part of University City that are eligible for funding. Mr. Herbert Lane, 7365 Melrose, agreed with Mr. Cotton's rec~,~endaticrs and said sumthlng must be d~ne about Olive Boulevard, parts of which are ugly and a dis~ace to University City.