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•Email sent by Paulette Carr to Council Members concerning the FEMA Firehouse Grant Application July 8, 2010

From: Paulette Carr

Date: July 8, 2010 11:38:22 PM CDT

To: michael glickert, Lynn Ricci, Stephen Kraft

Cc: Gregory Pace

Subject: IMPORTANT... Fwd: FEMA firehouse grant application analysis

Lynn, Michael and Steve,

I am forwarding Greg Pace's exhaustive analysis of the FEMA Firehouse Grant and all exhibits, because I am giving you a heads-up and do not want you or the council to be blind-sided. The package is very large, almost 20 MB so if for some reason it does not go through to your mailbox, I will have to send in pieces tomorrow. I have not yet gone public, but do plan to do so.

In summary, there are some issues with the Grant Application: (1) the representation of the condition of Engine House #1 by Chief Olschwanger, (2) the role of the Community Development Department in the representation of the condition.

Less significant, but still establishing a pattern of behavior by the administration, is (3) the matching portion promised to secure the grant was represented to the voters (Prop P literature) to be used for furnishings, etc. This is expressly NOT allowed as described in the FEMA grant Guidelines. There is at least one other misrepresentation (4) claiming to own the land upon which the fire station will be built.

It is long, nuanced, and very objective. I hope that you will take the time to read it thoroughly, and if you have any questions you can address them to either Greg or me. At this point I am only providing to 3 council members because of the quorum rules, but please do feel free to present and discuss this with the rest of council. I may at sometime in the near future fully apprise the rest of council.

Thank you,

Paulette

Begin forwarded message:

From: Gregory Pace

Date: July 6, 2010 1:41:14 PM CDT

To: Gregory Pace

Cc: Paulette Carr

Subject: FEMA firehouse grant application analysis

Reply-To: Gregory Pace

Prepared and submitted by:

Gregory Pace

7171 Westmoreland Drive

University City, MO 63130

Missouri Professional Engineer: License # 020989

Civil Engineering graduate of the University of Missouri - Rolla: 1978

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University City, Missouri submitted application EMW-2009-FC-03208

(see fireHouseGrantApplication.pdf) for a Fire Station Construction

Grant with FEMA on 7/5/09. The grant request is to replace Engine

House #1 located at 6801 Delmar with a new structure to be located

at 6601 Vernon.

On 10/2/09 FEMA made a first round SCG grant award to University City

in the amount of $2,612,197:

(Link to FEMA Firehouse Grant Application)

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