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Session 1600, M/r~/tes Page 5 O Aucj~-t 16, 1993 O prcble~ is several ~mpLy lots cn the 8500 block of Fampland that have hig~ grass and ~cds. Mr. Ollerrbrff said ha will look into that also. Mr. He~Lun Rowland, 7155 Tulane, trustee for University Park Sk~livision #1, inquired about the current status of the half~By house c~ the 7100 block of A~herst. Mr. Olleraorff said no occupancy permit has been is~_~3~__. He as~a Mr. ~owland to call him trmnrrcw for further information. Mr. ~owland said the humeowners and renters in University Park are a responsible ~uup who do Mr. Carl Cibulka, 1421 Coolidge, m~h~ of Coolidge-Ard%er-Sheridan Neighbor- hoed Association, said while City Hall has solved ~ of the prubl~n~ in his backlrards of those near it. Another problen is youths congregating on the streets, being noisy, engaging in illegal activity and generally disturbing peaceful neighborhoods. He asked that Coolidge and Archer ha blocked off so as to ~er the drive-by traffic that is so ~{-~Tupt~. Mr. Price said FSD has not been able to allocate its share of funds to fix tb~ creek, the total coet of which is about $24 m~] lion. Mrs. ~hrm~peon as~a what was currently devastation. Mayor Majerus said City offic]a]~ have been working on this for many years with little coq3eration fL~a~ the federal government, which ~Ts~ increasing the University City and P~D share of the project to m~unts that pipeline, and the City will continue to push until there is scee action. She added that FEMA money my be available to scme who have sustained flood dam- the Assistant City Manager be contacoma for the app~ulurists I~hors ~. Ma. Ann Mc/3ade, 8365 A~der, member of Coolidge-~d~r-Sheridan Neighborhood Association, said about 150 hcmes are affect__~__ by River Des Peres flooding, and the neighborhood has been fighting this proble~ for 20 years. She noted that Missouri or Mississippi flooding draws a lot of attention but her neigh- benhood is ignored even though they have had many more floods. She asked if University City could obtain scme of the money ~ available for flood vic- tims. She also a~_~ed__. with Mr. Cibulka re~ the a{-~rupting activities of teenagers in this area, and asked for more police patrols. Mr. Price said there must be a ccntiming effort by all concerned to get the f~a~al govern- ment moving on this matter, and that University City does not have nearly enctxjh money to prever~ ~he channel f~'~u flooding. He. Almatine Johlson, 1434 Coolidcle, wcra~red why the government could not buy out adjaceYc h~m~owners if the creek cannot be fixBd. Ms. Barbara Sb~, 1442 Coolidge, said she often noticed two police cars to- gether in various locations and the officers ccelversing with erie another. She asked if this could be done in her neighborhood since it might prevent scee of the illegal activity going on. BIL~ .q F~ SEOOND AND THIRD R~AnTNGS BILL N0. 8135 - AM~qDING C~A~rzK 21 MJNlClFAL C0{~ ]A~AT/I~ TO M~I~ V~}XIc~R