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on maintaining the appearance of the community and was recently one of only 11 cities in Missouri to be awarded the Governor's Town Treescape award. In addition, the City boasts the historic "Loop Business District" featuring a variety of shops, restaurants and an outdoor produce market. The Project will be situated within the Loop Business District. University City residents are of a diverse cultural background and are deeply involved in community activities. There are more than 200 citizens volunteering their time and energy to serve on the City's boards and commissions which have direct advisory power to the City Council. The City is a major cultural center in the St. Louis metropolitan area. It is home to the Center of Contemporary Arts (COCA), a performing arts facility. It is also the summer home of the world renowned St. Louis Symphony at the Conservatory & School for the Fine Arts (CASA). CASA has merged with the Symphony and serves as the orchestra's summer residence. The City is also home to Craft Alliance, a regional craft alliance which boasts the largest craft education program in the country. The City is located in the central corridor of the St. Louis metropolitan area. It is located five to twenty minutes from seven of the top ten major employment centers in the area, including the City of Clayton (the county seat), downtown St. Louis, the Barnes/Jewish/Christian Hospital complex; McDonnell Douglas Corporation and Washington University. The City is adjacent to Washington University, which itself is located in a large portion of unincorporated St. Louis County. Four of the University's properties are already located in the City, including the recently acquired Famous Barr property (a former May Company Store location), which is slated for major commercial and institutional expansion (Phase 1 is under construction). Discussions and communications with University officials indicates that as St. Louis County moves toward full incorporation, the University will elect to be annexed into the City. Government and Organization Under the provisions of the City charter, University City is governed by a Council-Manager form of municipal government. The legislative body of the City is the City Council, which is comprised of six councilmembers and a mayor, all of whom are elected by residents of the City. The City Council appoints the City Manager and City Clerk, and enacts legislation to protect the health, safety and general welfare of the citizens of University City. The City Manager directly supervises all City government agencies and departments, except the library, while also serving as chief advisor to the City Council. The present member of the City Council are as follows: Name and Position First Elected Term Exl~ires Occupation Joseph L. Adams, Mayor Robert G. Wagner, Councilmember Larry Lieberman, Councilmember Paul Schoomer, Councilmember Wayne I. Munkel, Councilmember Betty L. Thompson, Councilmember Hardy Ware, Councilmember Employees and Employee Relations The City has 273 full-time employees and 113 temporary and part-time employees, including 78 uniformed police officers and 48 uniformed fire personnel. Under State law, employees of the City do not have the authority to bargain collectively or to strike. -15-