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Session 1511, Minutes Page 7 cope January 22, 1990 CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY OWNED BY THE CITY WITHOUT APPROVAL BY FOUR-SEVENTHS (4/7THS) OF THE OUALIr iEy ELECTORS." Bill No. 7947 was given its second reading. Bill No. 7947 was given its third reading. Mr. Price moved that this bill be adopted as an ordinance. Mrs. Thompson sec- onded the motion. Upon roll call, the following vote was recorded: AYES: Councilmembers Schuman, Schocaner, Thompson, Price, Wagner, and Mayor Maj erus. NAY: Councilmember Adams. Mrs. Schuman noted that she voted Aye only because the Council was required legally to put this proposal on the ballot, but she heartily disapproves because of the super majority requirement that violates the one-man, one-vote rule in the United States. In addition, the ordinance as written will provide many obstacles to the City in its future development activities. Mr. Schoomer echoed Mrs. Schuman's remarks. Bill No. 7947 became Ordinance No. 5739. Mr. Henry Kaltenthaler, 765 Harvard, speaking on behalf of those who spear- headed the effort to formulate the proposed Charter amendment and those who circulated and signed petitions, said he wished to thank the Mayor, Council and City Manager's office for the efforts they put forth in working out an al- ternate version of the amendment. He said it was their belief that Proposi- tion No. 19 does what they originally hoped to achieve with what is now Prop- osition No. 20. He said they looked forward to working with the City for the successful passage of Proposition 19. Mayor Majerus commended Mr. Kaltenthaler's group for their cooperation and the hard work that went into the drafting of Proposition 19. She said the City looks forward to working with this group to gain voter approval of this propo- sition. Mrs. 'Thompson asked about informing the voters, and the Mayor said educational materials will be circulated to inform voters of the difference between the two propositions. She thought that with the cooperation and as- sistance of the Treesavers group, this effort will be successful. She said she looked forward to working with the group for the successful passage of Proposition 19. ANNOUNCEMENTS Mayor Majerus said the annual Missouri Municipal League Legislative Conference will be held on February 28 March 1 in Jefferson City, and she urged any coun- cilmember who is able to attend to do so, since this is a good time to lobby elected state representatives to convince them to look kindly on their cities. Mrs. Schuman said there will be an important dual historic preservation meet- ing in University City and Quincy, Illinois in May, one of only three being held in the entire country. Ms. Glassman said University City and Quincy were chosen by the National Trust for Historic Preservation as localities that do important and interesting work in historic preservation, and state and nation- al officialswill gather at this conference to study the ways in which a local (poi government protects and enforces historic preservation legislation. She said an interesting coincidence is that Quincy is the home town of Mayor Majerus.