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Development Department. Ms. Carr asked if those buildings would be included in Capital and Mr. Wilson said they do. Mayor Welsch asked who owned the channel that runs between U-Haul and its new lot at the corner of Midland and Olive. She noted this channel certainly needs some work. Mr. Wilson said he would need to look at a map to see if the property owners own up to the center of the channel. Ms. Carr asked if it is assumed property owners own up to the center of the channel, how would the City address this if work was needed. Mr. Wilson said the department has proposed a pilot program to clean out some of River des Peres. He stated the City may need to take a look at how to clean out the channels which was not discussed in the past. Individual property owners would not be able to do much and since MSD recently lost its rate increase, they will not invest any money in cleaning the channel. Mr. Sharpe asked if that meant MSD was abdicating their responsibility for the channel. If the City starts working on it, would that mean the City is saying they own it? Mr. Wilson noted that any work the City would do in River des Peres, the City would need to get a variety of permits from MSD and the Army Corp of Engineers. Continuing with the Power Point presentation, Mr. Wilson noted to date the City has completed three projects with seven projects are still under construction, with most of the projects to be done in the spring and summer of 2014. Mr. Wilson was asked about the Ackert Walkway sign and he stated the department has been asked to design an arch to replace the one that was removed. The arch with the sign would be place at the beginning of Ackert Walkway. He said they are in the design stage and the proposed design will be presented to Council before being finalized. Mr. Wilson said the new sign was in the budget. Mr. Sharpe asked if the items under Design Projects Scheduled were what was going to be done or was it in the thought process. Mr. Wilson said that all of the projects were budgeted. He noted there is a question about when some should be done, such as the Morgan Wilshire budgeted at around $400,000. Mr. Wilson said there has been questions about how much money should the City spend on George Street. Mayor Welsch asked about the Chamberlain Bridge project, if the amount noted was the City’s portion of replacement cost. Mr. Wilson said that was a total construction cost and 80 percent of that cost is supplied by the Federal government. Continuing, Mr. Wilson spoke on the City’s challenges. First is the aging infrastructure with the streets and sidewalks. He noted that if preventative maintenance is done from the beginning of its life-cycle, the life of the infrastructure in UCity will be extended. He said the average rating of the street surfaces is about a 6.18, which is a fair condition. However streets deteriorate faster from this point forward. 2