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Sam Lawrence, #2, 821 Walnut Street, Chillicothe, MO Mr. Lawrence stated that he was present to talk about the opportunity that Council has to build the type of bridges that will harness community. He stated that there is a light located on top of City Hall that was purchased by E. G. Lewis to attract people who attended the 1904 World’s Fair to University City. He stated that this light was used to illuminate University City’s progressive ideas, its inclusivity and opportunities. Mr. Lawrence stated that he trusts that each member of this Council will begin to think about the reason they ran for office and turn this light back on. Gregory Pace, 7171 Westmoreland, University City, MO Mr. Pace expressed concerns with the comments made by Mr. Arnold at tonight’s meeting regarding the behavior of Mr. Kraft and Mr. Walker. He then concluded by stating that based on his research of Mr. Arnold with respect to his residency and voting record, it does not appear as though he has followed the same set of standards that he expects members of this administration to adhere to. P. COUNCIL COMMENTS Dr. Carr stated that she had several outstanding requests of the City Manager: a list of all monies spent in 2013/2014, on various projects in the amount of $25,000 or less, along with a description of the projects. Secondly Washington University square footage estimates in the new Loop project and how taxes would be split between St. Louis City and University City. Dr. Carr requested that a copy of her detailed comments, with the exception of any confidential documents, be added to the minutes. City Manager Walker stated that Councilmember Carr has asked for a request of all City expenditures for several years, under $25,000, and he would respectfully suggest that such a request requires more than a week to compile. Dr. Carr stated that she had attended an Arts & Letters Commission meeting where the Neighborhood to the World logo was discussed. She stated that some very good data was collected on the vision of University City from the online survey report. She then suggested that this report be provided to the Plan Commission for incorporation into the development of the City’s mission. Dr. Carr expressed her concern over an email containing personnel information sent out by City Manager Mr. Walker. She stated that neither the email nor the attachment were marked confidential and eventually made it onto Face Book. Dr. Carr provided Council with a copy of this email stating that the City and its agents may not release an employee’s evaluation to the public without the express permission of the employee. City Manager Walker stated the one point he did want to address that was raised by Councilmember Carr was that the name of the individual involved in the Civil Service Board’s prior decision was completely deleted from the email that he released. He noted for the record, the fact that the name of the individual was already released by the former Chair of the Civil Service Board who also has acted as Councilmember Carr’s attorney in the past. Mayor Welsch asked Mr. Jennings if he would provide Council with an update on the Teen Pool Party that is being held on the July 22nd. Mr. Jennings stated that the Youth Commission has scheduled a Teen Pool Party for teens living in University City on Tuesday, July 22nd from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Heman Park Pool. He stated that admission is free and there will also be free food. 9