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Session 1533, Minutes Page 7 (Me December 10, 1990 this evening, and Mrs. Thompson added that St. Louis Alderman Terry Kennedy was also present. Mayor Majerus welcomed both Representative Uumpe and Al- derman Kennedy. LIQUOR LICENSE - 7930 OLIVE STREET ROAD The City Manager said the Golden Ocean Restaurant, 7930 Olive, applied for a license to sell all types of liquor by the drink on weekdays and Sunday. He said the restaurant has operated a catering and food distribution business at this location for several years although it has been open as a restaurant only since October; however, the applicant has operated other restaurants in the area for many years, with one location having a liquor license for sever- al years. The applicant meets all City requirements and has a clear record. Mr. Price moved approval, with Mr. Schoomer seconding the motion. The applicant, Mr. Stephen Yuen, 14219 Cedar Springs, Town and Country, was asked to come forward. Mr. Yuen said he has previously held liquor licenses in four of his restaurants. All voted Aye. COUNCIL DISCUSSION - CITY'S ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS The City Manager said the Mayor requested that time be set aside at this time for Council discussion on the progress of the City's various environmental programs and the success of the roll-out refuse cart program. Mayor Majerus said she made this request because she felt the City was not communicating as clearly as possible with residents regarding various pro- grams, particularly the recycling programs, since there is not as much parti- cipation as expected. Mr. Price said he has had positive feedback regarding the roll-out carts, even though there were some complaints early in the program regarding their heaviness and bulkiness. He noted one location where there had been perman- ent dumpsters in the street that were replaced by roll-out carts, and the area looks 100% better than it did before. Mrs. Schuman said she has received complaints about the large size of the roll-out carts for those who don't generate much refuse or who are elderly or frail; other complaints had to do with difficulty in moving the carts on a slanted lot, or screening the carts where houses are extremely close and lots small. She received a few complaints that the carts were too small but found that most of those came from people who were putting their refuse in bags be- fore they put them in the carts, which creates dead air space and cuts down on storage space. Another problem is that cars may park in front of the carts, preventing them from being emptied. On the plus side, the cart is very easy to use compared to bagging trash, and the neighborhoods are neater and cleaner since birds and animals cannot get into the carts. Mrs. Thompson said she received similar complaints about the carts early in