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Session 1524, Minutes Page 2 (me July 9, 1990 ANNOUNCEMENT Mayo' Majus announced that the University City Residential Service (UCRS) has been selected by the Mercantile Bank Community Partnership Program to help administer law interest loans for home mortgages and home improvements to low and moderate-income residents of University City, especially in the area that has been designated by the City Council for emphasis over the next few years. Although programs of this type have taken place in St. Louis City, she noted this was the first time this kind of program has taken place in the County. CITY MANAGER'S REPORTS CONSENT CALENDAR (SIX ITEMS) Street Assessment Rates (#1) . The City Council sets rates annually for adja- cent property owners to pay for unpaved street construction, based on current construction costs. Property owners on these streets petition the City, and the formula asks owners to pay one-fourth the cost, with the City using tax dollars to pay the rest. The recommended rates for 1990-91 are $18.35 per front foot for street improvements, and $11.11 for alley improvements. Setting Public Hearing - Accessory Structures, Zoning Code (#2) . It was rec- ommended that July 23 at 7:30 p.m. be set as the date and time for a public hearing to consider comments on a Plan Commission proposal to restore a sec- tion of the Zoning Code that was inadvertently deleted earlier this year. Setting Public Hearing -Fences. Zoning Code (#3) . July 23 at 7:30 p.m. was suggested as the date and time for a public hearing to consider a split recom- mendation of the Plan Commission to allow appeals on the new requirement that structural members of fences face the property interior. Detective Bureau Remodeling (#4) . Acceptance of the law bid meeting specifi- cations ($9,886 from A. Brooks Ccitpany, Inc.) for remodeling a portion of the Detective Bureau was recommended. Purchase of Yard Waste Recycling Eauitm ent (#5) . City staff prepared specifi- cations, took bids, and reviewed the results on three pieces of equipment to be purchased using City general funds and a yard waste utilization grant from the Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Detailed bid reports were fur- nished to Council separately, and purchase of the following is recommended: 1. The low bid yard waste trailer meeting City specifications from Truck Equipment Company in the amount of $19,996. 2. Beckman Turf/Olathe 865TG, the low bid industrial grinder meeting all City specifications including optional features and delivery date for $63,500. 3. Winning Equipment Company model 1400 brush chipper with hydraulic jack, the law bid meeting all City specifications for $39,400. This equipment will meet the City's commitment under the State grant to have a C yard waste recycling capability well beyond the leaf mulching operations of recent years, and development of expanded means of yard waste collection from residences will be continued.