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2. <br />Approval of purchase of automated side load refuse vehicle for alley dumpster <br />collection from Downing Sales and Service, Inc. for $190,276.00. <br /> <br />Mr. Glickert moved to approve and was seconded by Mr. Jennings. <br /> <br />Mr. Glickert stated that he appreciated the picture of the vehicle and asked the City <br />Manager to apprise staff of the fact that it was great to be able to see exactly what it is the <br />City is buying. <br /> <br />Voice vote on Mr. Glickert’s motion to approve carried unanimously. <br /> <br />3. <br />Approval to grant authority for the City Manager to sign and enter into Construction, <br />Maintenance and Operations agreement and Permanent Easement agreement with <br />The Loop Trolley. <br /> <br />Mr. Jennings made a motion to approve and was seconded by Mr. Kraft. <br /> <br />Mr. Glickert stated that he did not feel comfortable voting on this item because he needed <br />a little more time to fully digest the agreement. He stated that he would ask Council’s <br />consideration of his motion to postpone the vote until the next City Council meeting, was <br />seconded by Mr. Sharpe and the motion carried unanimously. <br /> <br />4. <br />Approval of the fourth extension request for the Conditional Use Permit (C.U.P.) for <br />the Loop Trolley, a public utility facility in the CC – Core Commercial District and PA – <br />Public Activity District. <br /> <br />Mr. Jennings moved to approve and was seconded by Mr. Sharpe. <br /> <br />CITIZEN’S COMMENTS <br />Tom Sullivan, 751 Syracuse, University city, MO <br />Mr. Sullivan stated that when a fourth extension for a Conditional Use Permit is needed <br />for a project that has already had a considerable amount of trouble, it is questionable as <br />to whether it should be approved. He stated the reset button needed to be pushed on the <br />entire project and there are many reasons why. <br /> Mr. Sullivan noted deceptions regarding the Loop Trolley. There were promises of no <br />overhead wires, of a feasibility study, and it was to be environmental friendly but many <br />trees were removed. He stated that the roundabout, which was supposed to be a <br />turnaround point for the trolley has created a 50 percent increase in pollution due to all of <br />the starting and stopping of vehicles traveling on Kingsland and Big Bend. What used to <br />be a City Plaza with an open vista is now an unsightly mess. Mr. Sullivan stated that the <br />idea that the trolley would promote economic development is not believable. This same <br />suggestion was made about Metrolink, and yet the Forest Park station can’t even support <br />a coffee shop, and no new development. He stated that development in cities with <br />trolleys only happens with huge subsidies. Mr. Sullivan stated that a legal issue remains <br />on the boundaries for the proposed route which go beyond those stated in the language <br />of the ballot and approved by the St. Louis County Circuit Court. Mr. Sullivan stated that <br />some big numbers have been thrown around for the trolley’s ridership but are unrealistic <br />as the History Museum closes every day at five o’clock and Forest Park closes after 10 <br />p.m. In addition, there is no means for riders to transfer to Metrobusses or Metrolink. He <br />stated that as proposed the trolley will travel through some dangerous neighborhoods, yet <br />there are no requirements for security and could open the City up to liability that <br />indemnification will not cover. Mr. Sullivan stated that it is still unclear as to how the stop <br /> <br />