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EAST-WEST GATEWAY COORDINATING COUNCIL
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
FRANCIS J. FOLEY, CHAIRMAN ,
Chairman, St. Clair County Board;
LAWRENCE K. ROOS, VICE-CHAIRMAN
Supervisor, St. Louis County
DOUGLAS BOSCHERT, TREASURER
Presiding Judge, St. Charles County
JOHN H. POELKER
R. L. GARDNER
Mayor, City of
President, Southwestern Illinois
St. Louis
Metropolitan Area Planning
JAMES E. WILLIAMS, JR.
Commission
Mayor, City of
EDWARD J. DELMORE, JR.
East St. Louis
Chairman, Bi-State
NELSON HAGNAUER
Development Agency
Chairman, Board of Supervisors
RALPH SMITH
Madison County
Presiding Judge
RAYMOND JEFFERSON
Franklin County
President, Southwestern
MIKESASYK
Illinois Council of Mayors
Vice-President, Southwestern
JOHN W. COOPER, JR.
Illinois Council of Mayors
President, St. Louis County
FRANK KIRK
Municipal League
Director, Illinois Department of
JOSEPH L. BADARACCO
Local Government Affairs
President, Board of Aldermen
ALSIKES
City of St. Louis
Director, Missouri Department
MARVIN LEONARD
of Community Affairs
Presiding Judge
GARREDP. JONES
Jefferson County
Chief, Bureau of
ELMERPRANGE
Planning, Illinois
Chairman, Board of Commissioners
Department of Transportation
Monroe County
ROBERT HUNTER
Chief Engineer, Missouri State
Highway Comrpission
REGIONAL CITIZENS
REV. JOHN Q.OWENS, JR.
REV. JAMES L. CUMMINGS
HENRY EVERSMANN, JR.
MAYOR RICHARD HIRSCHL
ROY JORDAN
DR. ROSETTAWHEADON
EUGENE G. MOODY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
REGIONAL FORUM COMPLETION REPORT
Mo. P-198
EAST-WEST GATEWAY COORDINATING COUNCIL
June, 1973
The preparation of this report was financed in part
through a comprehensive planning grant from the
Department of Housing and Urban Development
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4 Title and Subtitle
REGIONAL FORUM - COMPLETION REPORT
5^ Report Date
June, 1973
6 Performing Organization Code
7 Author(s)
Regional Forum Staff
Performing Organization Rept. No
9 Performing Organization Name and Address
East-West Gateway Coordinating Council, Suite 2110,
720 Olive, St. Louis, Missouri 63101
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II Contract/Grant No.
Mo. P-198
12 Sponsoring Agency Name and Address
U. S. Department of Housing & Urban Development
210 North Twelfth Street
St. Louis, Missouri 63101
13 Type of Report & Period Covered
FINAL: July 1,1972
to June 30, 1973
14 Sponsoring Agency Code
15 Supplementary Notes
16 Abstracts
This report details the major activities of the Regional Forum, the
citizen participation activity of the EWGCC, during the period from
July, 1972 through June, 1973. Among the activities herein described
are those relating to the development of the Regional Housing Plan; the
development of environmental criteria; and the continuing participation
by citizens in on-going and new activities.
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table of contents
Chapter Page
I. introduction 1
ii. work elements:
3.1 Solid Waste Management 2
3.8 Environmental Quality Planning... 4
5.1 Regional Housing Plan 6
7.1 Metropolitan Goals 9
7.2 Land Use Plans 10
8.1 Regional Forum 12
11.3 A-9 5 Review 31
iii. appendices:
A. Roster of Regional Forum a-1
Members.
B. Roster of Task Force B-1
Members.
C. Flood Plains Policy
Statement. C-i
D. List of Hearings, Pre¬
sentations and Seminars
on Housing Plan. p-l
E. Metropolitan Goals
Statement.
F. Resolution of Justice
Task Force on Local Control . p_i
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INTRODUCTION
During the past year, the Regional Forum and its Task
Forces were again involved in a number of diverse activities.
These activities included the assumption of new duties and the
continuation of on-going activities.
Among the highlights of the past year, the following are
the most important. A massive public participation, informa¬
tion and education program was undertaken relative to the
Regional Housing Plan. This program resulted in the redrafting
and subsequent adoption of the revised Plan.
The Forum hosted a Committee for Economic Development
"Policy Forum" on Reshaping Government in Metropolitan Areas.
The Forum staff was asked to provide support to the
Metropolitan Human Relations Commission, in its efforts to es¬
tablish a Regional Human Rights Program.
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3.1 SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
The Environmental Task Force appointed a Citizens' Solid
Waste Advisory Committee to provide input to the Solid Waste
Management Study, to review the study plans and proposals and
to make recommendations concerning the reports to the Task Force.
The Committee drew its membership from interested citizens
who were not affiliated with the Council, as well as from the
Task Force, thus providing an opportunity for additional citizen
participation in the regional planning process.
The Citizens' Solid Waste Advisory Committee reviewed the
first draft of an interim plan by the consultants for Solid
Waste Disposal in the region, and issued a report to the Task
Force in February, 1973, deploring the totally inadequate at¬
tention paid to the concepts of reduction of generation of waste
and recycling of waste materials.
The Citizens' Committee met again in May to consider a
revised edition of the disposal report. They determined that
while the consultants had responded to a few of their concerns
in the revised document, their basic criticisms were not dealt
with satisfactorily.
They reported that the Interim Plan had taken on sub¬
stantial size, and could be expected to be used as a guide for
action during the next five years if approved by the Council.
The character of the Plan, the Committee contended, was nothing
more than a set of recommendations for acquisition of landfill
sites in the Metropolitan St. Louis Area.
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The Committee voted to recommend that the Interim Report
be shelved as being of limited value, but if this were not
acceptable to the Council, that the report be recast as "Interim
Recommendations for Landfill Sites in the Metropolitan St. Louis
Area", since this is all that is considered substantially in the
document; and that the Council downgrade the status of the report
by decreasing its size and scope. Since the consultants were
directed to address only landfill sites in this short-range re¬
port, the Committee maintained it should not be considered any¬
thing beyond this limited scope.
On June 6, 1973, the Task Force received and endorsed the
report of its Solid Waste Advisory Committee. The recommendations
were forwarded to the Regional Forum for transmittal to the Board.
In addition, the Task Force called attention to serious questions
which had been raised about a number of the current and proposed
landfill sites recommended in the Interim Plan. These reserva¬
tions were reflected in a report of the Missouri Geological Survey
which accompanied the Task Force recommendations for the informa¬
tion of the Board.
The Board of Directors adopted the Interim Report at its
June meeting with no apparent reference whatever to the Task Force
recommendations. While the total lack of serious consideration
given the Task Force report is disheartening, after many months of
meetings and study, and the development of what the Task Force
considered to be relatively small but extremely significant
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recominended amendments (such as a title change) , the Task Force
and the Citizens' Solid Waste Committee intend to continue to work
with the project director and consultants as the Comprehensive
Solid Waste Management Plan for the St. Louis Metropolitan Area
is developed over the next nine to twelve months.
3.8 ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY PLANNING
The Environmental Task Force appointed a Land Use Com¬
mittee to work with the technical staff in their preparation
of environmental quality goals, and policies and criteria for
justification of flood plain development, an element included
among the land use plan policies finally adopted by the Board.
Following several meetings of the staff with the Land Use
Committee and the Task Force as a whole, goals, policies and
alternatives were presented to the Board by the technical staff.
A number of Task Force recommendations were incorporated into
the staff presentation; however, the Task Force did not concur
with any of the technical staff recommendations contained in a
paper entitled "Flood Plain Management and Development, A Set of
Policies for Utilization of Flood Plains in the St. Louis
Region."
In a separate report to the Board, the Environmental Task
Force stated that the problems related to flood plains in the
St. Louis region may well be the most important environmental
problem that the Council must face in guiding future land use
development. They stated their concern that the lessons to be
learned from the critical flood recently experienced by the
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region not be lost. Maintaining that history has shown that it
is too easy to repeat the same mistakes that have created
anguish for families living in the flood plain and economic
loss to the region and the nation, the Task Force offered
several alternative positions for consideration.
They recommended that as a minimum program for the flood
plains, the Board of East-West Gateway Coordinating Council
adopt the policy that no additional urban or agricultural levees
should be constructed in the region.
In addition, the Task Force suggested that development in
unprotected areas should be limited to uses which are of low
density and minimize the ecological and human risk from flooding,
such as agriculture, open space, recreation and water-related
activities.
In view of the new danger signs revealed by the recent
flood, Task Force members recommended that people be encouraged
to move out of flood-prone areas as a method of flood protection,
and that this land then be reclaimed and incorporated into the
regional open space system.
The Task Force also recommended that the Council undertake
a study of methods to rescue those persons already in the flood
plain through programs such as resettlement in upland areas, and
flood-proofing farm homes.
To justify and support its position, the Task Force pre¬
sented the material attached hereto as Appendix "C".
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Acting on a request from the Regional Forum, the Environ¬
mental Task Force reviewed citizen testimony on environmental
concerns received at the public hearings conducted by the Forum
arid Task Forces thrbughout the region during the months of May
and June in 1972.
The Task Force augmented the citizen testimony with addi¬
tional goals and policies and submitted an integrated report
to the Regional Forum.
The technical staff has used this report as a basis for
the development of a document on Environmental Quality Planning.
5.1 REGIONAL HOUSING PLAN
As of July, 1972, the Housing Task Force had not been involved
in the development of the Regional Housing Plan. For this reason,
the Chairman of the Housing Task Force and the Regional Forum met
with the Board of Directors, to request that the Forum and the
Task Force be involved directly in the development of the Housing
Plan. The Board agreed that this was a reasonable request, and
directed that the plan be given to the Housing Task Force, and
that they be involved in its future development.
At that point, the Housing Task Force met weekly for two
months, to develop priorities and basic policies for a Regional
Housing Plan. The priorities and policies of the Housing Task
Force were eventually added as an Appendix to the first draft of
the Plan.
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In September of 1972, the Housing Task Force accepted the
responsibility of analyzing the first draft of the housing plan,
and of bringing the draft of the plan to the public. The Task
Force did not go on record, either of approving or disapproving
the first draft. It was the thinking of the Task Force that be¬
fore any offered judgment be made regarding the plan, they would
initiate a three-pronged effort to acquire citizen input to the
housing plan.
This consisted of half-day seminars with special interest
groups; meetings with neighborhood organizations^and public hear¬
ings; a list of these presentations is attached to this report.
It was decided that the Task Force would act as moderator
rather than advocate at these seminars, presentations and hearings.
At the same time, they felt they should indicate the need for a
regional housing plan, and instructed the staff to prepare a
statement indicating the housing situation in the St. Louis
Metro region, and how a regional plan could help solve the
housing problems. Staff prepared this report, and it was ap¬
proved by the Task Force. This was disseminated to the public
at all of the seminars, presentations and hearings. Staff also
cooperated with the League of Women Voters in preparing a housing
brochure, which specified some of the problems in the regional
housing market.
In November, 1972, the tripartite approach of seminars,
neighborhood meetings and public hearings began.
Over six thousand individual notices were sent to individuals
and organizations. The major elected officials of everv munici-
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pality and county in the region were contacted, as well as
numerous citizen organizations and civic groups. The results of
this effort were analyzed and the Task Force issued a series of
suggestions that were incorporated into the final draft of the
Plan.
It was the opinion of the Task Force that a substantial ma¬
jority of people favored the concept of a regional housing plan,
but were not in favor of the initial draft prepared by the
technical staff of EWGCC.
In January of 1973, the Task Force decided to postpone any
further hearings until the technical staff could produce adequate
data regarding the housing situation in the area. The "Need
Study" was completed in February, 1973 and presented as part of
the Final Draft of the Housing Plan. A special meeting of the
Housing Task Force was called in February to discuss the latest
draft of the Housing Plan. The Task Force felt this was an
improvement, and voted to approve the Final Draft and take it to
public hearings. Hearings were held throughout the region, at
which members of the Housing Task Force presided. A list of the
hearings is attached to this report as Appendix D.
A resolution was adopted by the Task Force approving the
Housing Plan and recommending its adoption by the Regional Forum
and the Board of Directors. This was done in May of 1973. The
Task Force is now in the process of working with the technical
staff to formulate a strategy for implementation of the Plan.
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7.1 METROPOLITAN GOALS
The Regional Forum has completed its work on the development
of Metropolitan Goals, A comprehensive set of goals was developed
for the following subject areas: Transportation, Government,
Human Resources and Social Welfare, Administration of Justice,
Employment and Economic Development, and Physical Environment
and Natural Resources.
Housing was omitted from the activity because of the con¬
current development of a Regional Housing Plan, which included
goals, objectives and policies relating to housing.
Within each of the six major categories listed above,
objectives and implementing policies were enunciated. Specific
responsibilities were described for local, regional, and state
agencies and jurisdictions in order to implement the goals.
In February, 1973, the Goals were presented to the Board
of Directors for adoption. Unfortunately, the Board tabled the
Goals and at this time, has not yet considered them.
The State of Missouri recently issued its Goals for Missouri
Report. In comparing this document with the Forum's Goals, no
areas of conflict appear. Each report varies in detail regarding
specific items. Support for the Forum's proposed goals was
received from the State of Missouri and the Cities of St. Louis
and East St. Louis.
A copy of the Goals statement is attached hereto as
Appendix E.
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7.2 LAND USE PLAN
In November, 1972, the Environmental Task Force forwarded
a report to the Board of Directors, calling attention to a few
specific changes they recommended be made prior to adoption of
the Council's Land Use Element. Among the Task Force suggestions
were:
1) That the first Issue Policy statement of the Land Use
Component Technical Report, concerning the goal of balanced de¬
velopment of the region, be amended to include the concept of
"development which is consonant with the suitability of the land
for the proposed development"; and
2) That the Issue Policy requiring "justification of
any new urban development of flood plains within areas protected
by levees" should be amended to reflect the need for preservation
of flood plain areas and not merely require a justification
statement for development.
The Task Force further recommended that all EWGCC land use
policies relating to flood plains be rewritten in language con¬
sistent with already-established Congressional Policies and
Presidential Executive Orders pertaining to users of flood plain
lands. The Task Force concluded its report with a major statement
pertaining to the need for strengthening all of the Land Use Plan
policies which deal, directly or indirectly, with flood plains.
They maintained that the flood plain policies adopted by the
Council are grossly inadequate in that they ignore the following
significant issues:
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Even areas of flood plain which are protected
by levees will inevitably be flooded.
The U. S. Congress has established policy
guidelines which relate to flood plain develop¬
ment: FLOOD PLAIN INSURANCE ACT OF 1968;
"Minimize exposure of property to flood losses";
"Constrict the development of land which is
exposed to flood damage";
"Guide the development of proposed future
construction where practicable away from loca¬
tions which are threatened by flood hazards."
United States Executive Policy states, in
Executive Order 11296 (1966): "Preclude un¬
necessary use of flood plains."
The President's Council on Recreation and
Natural Beauty pointed out the need to preserve
flood plains as open space (for recreation as
well as wildlife habitat) in a 19'^8 report and
stated, "Little future construction should be
placed in flood hazard zones."
The justification, if any, of flood plain develop¬
ment must demonstrate that benefits would exceed
costs to the Nation as well as the local munici¬
palities involved (including costs of highways,
bridges, loss of recreation lands, permanent
damage to rivers and streams, etc.). This concept
was introduced in a Presidential Task Force Report
in 1966.
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F. Since flood plain areas are often the best agri¬
cultural lands, the long and short-term effects
of continual depletion of this natural resource
must be considered.
G. The ultimate and permanent damage to our rivers
and streams must be acknowledged - the conse¬
quences of removal of flood storage capacity,
increasing channelization, and the costs of
further impoundments to balance loss of storage
capacity -
While none of the recommendations offered by the Task Force
for consideration were adopted by the Board, the Task Force
anticipates that concern for strong flood plain policies, in
particular, will be emphasized in much of the citizen testimony
solicited at public hearings scheduled in the fall of 1973,
for the purpose of updating the EWGCC Land Use Plan.
8.1 REGIONAL FORUM
The following is a brief summary of major activities
undertaken by the For\am or its Task Forces which do not fall
into other specific work elements.
Committee for Economic Development - "Policy Forum"
On September 7, 1972, the Committee for Economic Develop¬
ment ("CED") at the invitation of the Regional Forum, held a
Policy Forum in St. Louis. The purpose of this Forum v/as to bring
together political, civic, business and academic leaders to dis¬
cuss "Reshaping Government in Metropolitan Areas."
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Supervisor Roos, in a major policy address, called for the
merger of the many regional planning and operating agencies in
the St. Louis area.
The day-long Forum attracted some 200 attendees and was
chaired by Edwin B. Meissner, Jr., a member of the Regional
Forum and also a member of the CED Board of Trustees.
In addition to Supervisor Roos' proposal, a detailed
presentation was made by CED relative to their study recommending
a two-tier approach to government in Metropolitan areas. In¬
formation on the Regional Fotum's suggestion for merging Bi-
State Development Agency and the Gateway Council was presented
and discussed.
It is hoped that these and similar activities focusing on
the extreme governmental fragmentation in the St. Louis Region
will result in meaningful reforms.
Transportation - National Water Commission
The Transportation Task Force has been involved in many
transportation actiyitees in the past year. They have worked with
the technical staff of EWGCC in their transportation program.
They also have m.et with the Executive Director of the County High¬
way Commission, St. Louis Lambert Airport, and representatives
from the Port Development, and Railroad Relocation Studies. The
Task Force also provided input to the Regional Land Use Plan
adopted by EWGCC in December, 1972.
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The National Water Coittmission was created by the President
five years ago to look into national water problems. The report
of the Commission contains 250 conclusions and recommendations.
It was noted by the Transportation Task Force that not one member
of the Commission was from the Midwest, nor were any hearings
held in the Midwest by the Commission. The Task Force praised
much of the study, but was very concerned about the particular
recommendations in regard to the imposition of tolls and financing
of water resource developments by local jurisdictions. They
unanimously adopted the following resolution:
RESOLVED THAT the Task Force finds the recommendations of the
National Water Commission relative to imposition of tolls
and financing of water resource developments by local juris¬
dictions to be ill-conceived, and recommends that they
should not be made a matter of law. (February, 1973)
Human Relations
The Metropolitan Human Relations Commission is a voluntary
organization of Municipal Human Rights Agencies who have been
meeting since the fall of 1970. The purpose of the Commission
is the exchange of information among professionals working in
the field of Human Rights. The Commission is also a resource
for the municipalities who are seeking advice in dealing with
racial tensions in their own area, or who want to establish
their own Human Rights Council.
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In April, 1973, the Metropolitan Commission contacted the
Regional Forum of EWGCC and requested staff assistance. Since
the coordination of Human Rights Agencies in the region is
within the scope of the Regional Forum's Program, at its May,
1973 meeting, the Forum approved of this charge of responsibi¬
lity: for the staff to provide assistance to the St. Louis
Metropolitan Human Rights Commission. The staff has met with
the Commission at their May and June meetings. They are, in
the process, assisting in the establishment of a Regional
Human Rights Program.
National Recreation Area Study
In July of 1972, the Environmental Task Force adopted a
resolution calling for completion of a study to determine the need
for a national recreation area, for the lower reaches of the Mer-
amec. Big and Borbeuse Rivers. The study, initiated by the Bureau
of Outdoor Recreation, was abandoned when the Bureau announced
they no longer had funds to complete the study.
The Task Force resolution recommended that the Council re¬
quest that the study be resumed by the National Park Service, and
that the Council staff be directed to cooperate fully with the
Park Service should they assume responsibility for completing the
study -
The resolution was forwarded through the Regional Forum and
adopted by the Board of Directors.
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National Waste Recycling and Composting Conference
The Environmental Task Force served as a sponsor for the
Third Annual National Composting and Waste Recycling Conference
which was held at the Gateway Hotel in St. Louis on May 3 and
4, 1973. Co-sponsors of the National Conference included the
Coalition for the Environment and the Rodale Press of Pennsylvania.
The Conference dealt with a broad range of topics, including
"European Experiences in Using Sewage Sludge and Effluent in
Agriculture"; "How the Chinese are Using Organic Wastes in
Agriculture"; "Energy as a Criterion in Selecting Recycling
Systems"; "Family Farming and Urban-Rural Policies in Waste
Management"; "College Courses and Curriculum Development to Train
Personnel in Careers in Applying Wastes to Land."
Featured speakers included Mr. Cord Tietjen of the
Agricultural College, Braunschweig, Germany; Dr. Curtis C.
Harlin, Jr., Chief of the National Water Quality Control Research
Program, Environmental Protection Agency; Mr. Ralph Block,
Director for State and Local Affairs, EPA. A host of other
noted speakers from universities, governmental agencies and
private business in both urban and rural environments across the
country addressed conference participants.
A special evening session, free to the public, was planned
for Thursday, May 3. This session focused exclusively on solid
waste problems facing the greater St. Louis Metropolitan Area.
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Proposed Chouteau Island Landfill
The Task Force moved at its February 13, 1973 meeting to
strongly request that the Illinois Pollution Control Board
investigate and hold public hearings on a special use permit
issued by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency to MAL
Landfill Corporation for a proposed 246-acre landfill develop¬
ment on Chouteau Island in Madison County. The Task Force also
moved to urge the EWGCC Board of Directors to take similar action.
A resolution to that effect was presented to the EWGCC
Board at its February 28 meeting. The Board moved to table
consideration of the resolution, forwarding it to its Executive
Advisory Committee for study.
The resolution was placed on the agenda of the March 19
EAC meeting and was, at that time, referred by the EAC to the
Technical Solid Waste ComiTiittee for comment.
Then nearly three months passed from the date the Task
Force first took what action it could in an attempt to prevent
what appeared to represent a potential threat to the physical
and human environment in a section of our region. The Task Force
felt the "potential threat" of environmental degradation and
health hazard had become more reality than potential at the
existing Chouteau Island Landfill site, because of the severe
flooding of the Chouteau Island area this spring. Had the pro¬
posed 246-acre additional landfill site been operative at this
time, the problems surrounding this aspect of flood-related
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damage would be many more times more severe. As it is, the
Task Force believes the existing landfill operation has just
begun to leave its inevitably deleterious mark on the environ¬
mental quality of the area.
At its May 2, 1973 meeting, the Environmental Task Force
moved to amend its original report to the Board by adding to
it a section reflecting the extreme hazardous conditions surfaced
by the recent flood experience. They directed that their am.ended
resolution, requesting immediate action by the Board, be sent
through the Regional Forum for endorsement and transmittal to
the Board, with a copy to the Board's Executive Advisory Com¬
mittee for their information.
The Task Force learned from the Chairman of its Citizens'
Solid Waste Committee, that the proposed 246-acre landfill site
on Chouteau Island was recommended, in the preliminary EWGCC
Solid Waste Management Study report, for inclusion in a short-
range plan for resolving the Region's solid waste disposal
problems. Based on the action taken previously by the Task Force
concerning a proposed Chouteau Island landfill, they determined
that a recommendation that this site be removed from the Disposal
Plan appeared to be appropriate. Therefore, in addition to the
adoption of the resolution, the Task Force requested that the
proposed 246-acre landfill site be removed from the EWGCC Solid
Waste Interim Disposal Plan.
The issue was placed on the agenda of the May Board meeting.
The Board voted to take no action on the Task Force resolution
concerning the MAL landfill and determined that the site would
not be deleted from the Plan.
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RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the Madison County Zoning Board of Appeals has recom¬
mended denial of the MAL request for a special use permit
and has issued the following "Findings of Fact":
That the area to be used for landfill purposes is
in the American Bottoms. That it is, in fact, located
on an island between the Mississippi River and the
Chain of Rocks Canal.
That testJmony by a representative of the Soil Con¬
servation Service of the State of Illinois, showed
that tliis property is underlain by sand of varying
coarseness, that the water table is high, and that
a serious pollution problem may exist under a landfill
in this area, unless proper precautions are taken
and the bottom of the landfill is properly sealed and
drained.
That testimony introduced at the hearing indicated
that residents in the area of the landfill depend for
their water supply on shallow wells, which penetrate
into the substrata.
That a request for approval of a similar landfill
application, adjacent to the present ^1AL Landfill
operation, was overturned by the Madison County
Board of Supervisors, and this landfill property
remains in unsightly, unsanitary and a semi-filled
condition;
WPIEREAS, the Madison County Board initially upheld the recom¬
mendation of the Zoning Board and then overturned the
recommendation one week later; and
WHEREAS, the Corps of Engineers report the site is protected
on the west by a 10-year levee and the State of Illinois
is presently revising its standards for landfills and
is considering a "100-year levee" requirement for land¬
fills on flood plains; and
WHEREAS, the Madison County Soil and Water Conservation District
stated that there are numerous adverse physical features
to overcome in the area proposed, and that more suitable
areas in the county for solid waste disposal should be
investigated before granting the requested permit; and
WHEREAS, the U. S. Department of Agriculture issued a report
on the soils in and around the proposed landfill site
indicating that the landfill operations are excavating
at least ten feet. In this depth, the sand was continuous
to the bottom of the excavation; the soil is rapidly
permeable in that portion of soil below three and one-
half feet; the rapidly permeable nature of the lower
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layers of soil at this location indicates a need for a
very careful test, to assure ground water used for
domestic supplies is not being polluted; and
WHEREAS, the Illinois State Geological Survey has stated that
the placement of a landfill on this site will likely
cause some leachate contaminants and pollutants to
reach the ground-water reservoir. This site lies in a
marginally acceptable area, in that extreme flooding
could inundate the site; a somewhat permeable alluvium
overlies an aquifer which is used locally for a
number of residential and farm supplies, and a public
water supply facility is located nearby. The potential
for dilution of the contaminants and pollutants by
ground water is probably large; and
WHEREAS, it has been reported that the Environmental Protection
Agency has on three previous occasions denied the request
for a special use permit from MAL Landfill; and
WHEREAS, it appears that the only difference in the MAL
application for which the Environmental Protection Agency
recently issued a special use permit was the posting of
a performance bond, which in the opinion of citizens con¬
cerned about the proposed development, in no way altered
the potential for environmental degradation and health
hazards inherent in the proposal; and
WHEREAS, a representative of the Environmental Protection
Agency was quoted as saying the Agency had no knowledge
of the existence of a 54-inch raw water line running
alongside of the 246-acre site v/hen reviewing the special
use permit request; and
WHEREAS, the water line carries 30 million gallons of raw water
per day to customers in Metro-East communities and the
potential exists for damage to the line from soil shifts
or changes, due to the proposed landfill. Should the line
be damaged, the entire water supply to these communities
could be cut off, thus, leaving thousands of citizens
with virtually no fire protection, etc.; and
WHEREAS, the recent severe flooding of the Chouteau Island area
has caused the "potential threat" of environmental degrada¬
tion and health hazard to become more reality than potential
at the existing Chouteau Island landfill site; and had the
proposed 246-acre additional landfill site been operative
at this time, the problems surrounding this aspect of flood-
related damage would be many times more severe; and
WHEREAS, waves presently are eating away at the fill, cutting into
tlie garbage at the existing landfill site; and as the waters
begin to recede and are once again contained within the
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river banks, a portion of the river will remain trapped
on the "land" side of the levee. As this surface river
water lies, impounded between the two levees, the toxidity
level of the water will go up considerably. The leachate
will come out laterally - out the sides. As the garbage
rots, the leachate becomes more and more toxic - more
and more dangerous to health as water seeps into the water
table; and
WHEREAS, it is unrealistic to consider pumping the impounded
water back into the river (leaving the task of removing
the trapped water to evaporation and other "natural"
process, which obviously will not occur overnight, and it
seems likely that irrevocable damage will have been done
by then); and
WHEREAS, breaking away a portion of the levee to release the
impounded water will leave a weak spot in the levee
structure which may not, under stress of future flood
waters, hold up as well as undisturbed portions; and
WHEREAS, the recent flooding conditions have focused additional
public attention and apprehension on the site in question,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Environmental Task Force
of the East-West Gateway Coordinating Council's Regional
Forum strongly requests that the Illinois Pollution Control
Board take immediate action to investigate and hold public
hearings on the special use permit granted by the Illinois
Environmental Protection Agency to MAL Landfill Corpora¬
tion for a landfill development proposed on Chouteau
Island, Madison County, Illinois.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a copy of this resolution and
request be sent to the Council's Board of Directors,
urging them to make a similar request for an investigation
and public hearing on the special use permit.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a copy of the Task Force action
be forwarded to the following agencies:
Illinois Pollution Control Board
Federal Environmental Protection Agency - Chicago
Regional Office
Madison County Board
(May, 1973)
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Justice Task Force
Since its creation, this Task Force has struggled to
carve out for itself a definite role within EWGCC's structure.
The process has been tremendously frustrating for the concerned
citizens comprising the Task Force membership; however, experience
and insight have been gained through identification of those
barriers which appear to prevent the Task Force from reaching
agreement on a common purpose or goal.
Unlike those Regional Forum Task Forces which have
demonstrated relatively successful development, the Justice Task
Force has no direct link to any Council programs, inasmuch as
justice-related planning is outside of the scope of East-West
Gateway's functional operations. The Environmental, Housing and
Transportation Task Forces all have a partially built-in role,
a partially pre-determined agenda which includes citizen parti¬
cipation in the Council's A-95 review process, review and input
into the functional plans developed by the Council (e.g.,
housing plan, land use plan, etc.).
With the exception of comment on an occasional A-95 appli¬
cation for Federal justice funds, the Justice Task Force, by
contrast, has no area of existing Council activity in which it
may become involved. This could not help but make definition of
a meaningful role far more difficult. The issue of administra¬
tion of justice is certainly of tremendous concern to citizens
and elected officials alike on both sides of the River, and for
this reason the Board included a Task Force on Justice amona
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the five originally created within its citizen participation
arm, the Regional Forum. The Board did not, however, provide
any comment on potential role or function for this Task Force,
which would have been helpful inasmuch as it is the only one
involved in an area of concern totally outside of the Council's
jurisdiction.
In addition to the problem of relating to the Council, the
Justice Task Force identified two other major barriers which
they believe have added to the difficulty of focusing on specific
objectives:
1. Geographic Area - bi-state scope of concern.
Two complex state justice systems operate within the Council's
geographical area, as well as different county and municipal
systems in each state. This involves two legislative bodies,
two different sets of legislation, two state Law Enforcement
Assistance Councils, two regional LEAC planning components -
different plans, different levels of accomplishment.
Because the status of the two systems and their respective
subcomponents differ in many ways, citizens reflect different
priorities and concerns - different, if not in substance, then
in order of importance. To find priorities common to both sides
of the River and of equal interest, the major concerns of each
must be displaced by that common issue which may be a much
lower priority for both.
2. Scope of the Justice area.
The Justice field contains a multitude of components and
subdivisions thereof. The Task Force has found that unless one
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is able to agree on a specific limited scope within which to
function, it is virtually impossible to "get a handle" on
activities which lead to results. The problem of identifying
a "target" at which to direct efforts and activity is the wide
variety of special interests existing among Task Force members.
For example, some members are deeply involved in juvenile
justice concerns; others are interested primarily in police
activities, courts, etc.
While these "special" interests are not unrelated, it is
difficult to sustain group interest and participation when one
area is singled out for concentrated effort. It is even more
difficult to arrive at a consensus on just which area(s) should
be singled out.
The Task Force has discussed its development problems in
some depth and agreed that if they could not come to an immediate
decision relative to a possible, meaningful function they could
assume within the Council structure, they would request that
the Task Force be dissolved.
Only recently, the Federal Law Enforcement Assistance Admin¬
istration undertook to implement the requirements of the Office
of Management and Budget Circular A-95, which requires review
and comment from regional clearinghouses on applications for
funds under certain justice program areas.
This development has positive implications for the Justice
Task Force. Members have agreed that they could perform a service
for the Council and citizens of the Region through participation
in the A-95 review process involving justice program applications.
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Since applications would be forthcoming from Illinois
and Missouri, and require review and comment by the EWGCC
Board of Directors, the Justice Task Force is in a position to
serve in an advisory capacity to the Board relative to the
Justice programs submitted. In addition, the Task Force would
function to assure that the public affected by projects under
review have opportunity to make their opinions known to the
Board.
Local Control for the.St. Louis Police Department
After studying the situation of State control over the
St. Louis Police Department, the Justice Task Force adopted a
resolution calling for legislation to return control to the
citizens of St. Louis. The resolution Ls attached hereto as
Appendix F.
The Task Force pointed out that out of 40,000 police
forces throughout the nation, only three are not under local
control. Two of these are found in the State of Missouri. They
called attention to the fact that the City of St. Louis Police
Department represents approximately 55% of the total municipal
police manpower of the entire region; and that it is the only
police force out of approximately one hundred and fifteen
departments in the region, which is not under the local control
of its residents.
The Task Force contended that there is no valid reason
for maintaining State control of the City Police Force, and that
further perpetuation of the system of State control only serves
to discriminate against citizens of the City, who have a right
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to a police force governed by officials they elect to run
their City.
The resolution stating the position and rationale of
the Task Force was directed to the Regional Forum. The Forum
endorsed it, requesting that the Board of East-West Gateway
go on record as supporting local control for the City of St.
Louis of its Police Department, and further that the Board
correspond with the Governor and State Legislature, in an effort
to effect local control,of the Police Department for the City
of St. Louis.
The Forum transmitted the resolution to the Board and
it was adopted. The Governor and the Legislature were made
aware of the Council's position in support of local control;
the resolution was entered as testimony at a hearing on a bill
to return police control to St. Louis, conducted by a Senate
subcommittee.
Justice - Metropolitan Goals
Justice Task Force members participated in the goals
hearings held by the Forum in the Spring of 1972. Following
completion of the hearings series, the Task Force developed a
set of Metropolitan goals on the administration of justice in
the St. Louis Region. Citizen testimony obtained at the hearings
was used as a basis for the report.
The Justice goals pertained to overall system objectives
and policies, as well as police, corrections, rehabilitation,
probation and parole, and community. (The full text is attached
hereto in Appendix D.)
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Special Issue Considered - Justice
In September, 1972, the Justice Task Force responded to
a request for assistance from an Alton, Illinois resident
regarding a conflict developing in Alton between some citizens
and the City government. Among the grievances expressed by
the Citizens' Coalition was alleged discrimination against
black citizens in the City Police and Fire Departments relative
to employment practices and fair treatment. In addition, the
Citizens' Coalition, which included representatives of the
Madison-St. Clair Urban League and Alton Branch of the NAACP,
as well as religious leaders and citizens of the area, expressed
concern for the City Administration's total lack of interest in
pursuing Federal program grants which would provide job oppor¬
tunities and services for the community.
The Task Force appointed a four-member subcommittee to
study the situation and determine what, if any, assistance
the Task Force could provide.
Following meetings with the Citizens' Coalition, Staff
of the NAACP-Alton Branch, the Mayor of Alton, and a representa¬
tive of the Community Relations Service of the Justice Department-
St.Louis Office, the subcommittee determined that the Task Force
was in a position to offer assistance in resolving some of the
areas of conflict identified, and in providing support for
specific recommendations which had been submitted to the City
Administration.
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The Task Force concluded that the limited resources
available to it would prevent implementation of several re¬
commendations of the subcommittee requiring extensive research,
but moved to pursue those which appeared to be feasible tasks.
The Task Force forwarded the following specific sug¬
gestions for the consideration of Alton city officials:
1. That a new staff position be created within the
Office of Mayor to facilitate the flow of federal funds into
the city, such as a "Federal Programs Coordinator," responsi¬
ble for investigating and identifying potential funding re¬
sources and programs, to meet the needs of the City and its
citizens, and for coordinating the funding application and
proposal process.
2. That the two positions currently vacant in the Police
Department be filled immediately with black applicants; and that
these positions not be reclassified as "Community Service
Officers," but be retained within the patrolman structure.
Of sixty-one authorized positions in the Alton Police
Department, two v/ere vacant at the time of the recommendation.
Of the total Force complement, only two officers were black.
It was readily apparent that blacks were underrepresented in
the Police Department, relative to the racial composition of
the population served by the Department.
Black citizens in Alton comprised 18% of the total popula¬
tion at the time, while black officers made up only 3% of the
Police Department personnel.
The Task Force believed that while community service officer
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positions should be created, the two existing and vacant patrol¬
man positions should not be dissolved for that purpose, because
of the need for increased black representation within police
officer ranks. It was suggested that federal funding assistance
be sought to implement a community service officer program.
3. That the recruitment procedures employed by the City
for police officers and firemen be evaluated and revised with
the intent of making a concerted effort to reach and interest the
minority population in Alton in applying for Police and Fire
Department positions.
4. That the testing procedures used to evaluate applicants
for positions as police officers and firemen be examined and
changed where such procedures were found to be culturally biased
or when they contributed to the systematic or disproportionate
exclusion of black applicants. It was suggested that the City
examine testing procedures and instruments employed by other
jurisdictions, particularly those with higher percentages of
black officers and firemen, in an effort to obtain validated,
culture-free testing tools.
Regional Justice Education Program
The Task Force did select two priority areas within the
scope of the Justice System for initial concentration:
A regional education program on the Justice system.
An evaluation of the workings of "Civil Justice"
procedures in the region (i.e., equal opportunity laws,
housing courts, legal aid, and consumer protection-
class action legislation).
To date, the Task Force has concentrated on the first
priority, development of a strategy which would lead to the
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establishment of a "Justice Education Development Center" for
the Gateway region. The concept of a "Law Education Center"
was described originally to the Task Force by Mr. Phillip Fishman
of the Legal Aid Society. The Task Force, for its objectives,
expanded this concept to include all justice elements.
The Task Force has held meetings with educators and
sponsors of justice education programs operating in the region.
Contact also has been made with national figures in the field.
The primary objective of the meetings was to stimulate interest
in the development of a curriculum on all facets of the Justice
system to be integrated into the core study program for grades
one through twelve in public schools throughout the region. The
Task Force has found it extremely difficult to interest educa¬
tors in this concept, but intends to continue to pursue its
implementation.
Citizen Involvement in Highway Planning
Representatives of the Environmental and the Transportation
Task Forces appeared before the Missouri State Highway Commission
in spring of 1973, to urge that greater citizen involvement be
secured throughout the planning process.
New Forum Officers
In March, 1973, Robert A. Cohn, Editor of the St. Louis
Jewish Light and Chairman of the St. Louis County Human Relations
Commission, succeeded Dr. George Wendel as Regional Forum Chairman.
Joyce Littlefield of St. Louis, and Ramon Williamson of
Southern Illinois University, were elected Vice Chairmen.
A roster of Forum and Task Force members is attached.
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11.3 A-95 REVIEW OF PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS
In the period from June 30, 1972 to June 30, 1973, the
Environmental Task Force reviewed approximately sixty environ¬
mental assessments accompanying applications for Federal funding
assistance submitted to the Council for comment.
A little over one-third of the assessments involved
sewage system facilities; approximately one-quarter concerned
highway improvements, and one-quarter dealt with park land ac¬
quisition and/or development. Remaining reviews were for water
system improvements, an industrial park, and one or two mis¬
cellaneous projects.
In approximately 80% of the reviews, the Task Force
recommended Board endorsement of the projects, either on the
grounds that the proposals appeared to have no significant
characteristics which might be detrimental to the environment,
or because the project appeared to have potential to make a
positive impact on environmental quality.
In only four or five instances did the Task Force recom¬
mend that the Board withhold endorsement on environmental
grounds until further study could be given the project, or
additional information pertinent to the environmental impact
could be gathered. None of these recommendations was adopted
by the Board.
On the remaining projects, comprising about 15% of the
total number reviewed, the Task Force recommended that the
Board's endorsement of the project be conditioned upon the
applicant amending its environmental assessment to address
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pertinent factors omitted or inadequately covered in the project
report, supplying additional information, or expanding certain
aspects of the assessment.
While only one or two of these actions were adopted by the
Board, the Task Force report on each project is forwarded to the
Federal funding agency with the official EWGCC comment reflecting
Board action and any other comments received from local officials
and citizens.
Environmental Task Force Policy - Regional Housing Plan
In January, 1973, the Environmental Task Force adopted a
policy to include in all recommendations, a statement to encourage
municipal applicants to assume their responsibility to meet the
housing needs of citizens within their planning district. The
Housing Task Force had suggested that one tool available to the
Council to aid in implementation of the Regional Housing Plan is
the A-95 review process.
The following statement was adopted for inclusion in the
review comments of the Environmental Task Force:
"The Task Force hopes that (the city) will embark
upon progress to make its contribution to meeting the
housing needs (as reported in a recent needs study
compiled from census data) of low and moderate-income
citizens residing in the planning district in which
(the city) is located. There are many elements which
must combine to produce a healthy, attractive environ¬
ment for all residents of the Region; adequate hous¬
ing is certainly among the most essential of these
elements."
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The Task Force believed it was within the scope of its
prerogative to raise the issue, since inadequate housing
represents a detriment to the total environment. They felt
this would be a positive way of introducing communities to
the idea that the Council may, in the future, use the A-95
review process to facilitate implementation of the Regional
Housing Plan.
EV7GCC Policy on Environmental Impact Assessments
In March of 1973, the Board of Directors adopted a reso¬
lution presented by Mayor Williams of East St. Louis which
stated that it would be the policy of EWGCC to require that
local applicants submit an environmental assessment sufficient
in depth and scope to be reviewed by officials and citizens
without reference to engineering reports and other application
data.
This action was applauded by the Environmental Task Force
as it supported the very objectives the Task Force sought to
achieve through its monthly recommendations to the Council.
The Task Force looked forward to implementation of this
Council policy, believing that it would make the A-95 project
environmental assessment, required by Federal law, a meaningful
tool for the protection and enhancement of the St. Louis regional
environment.
A review of the consideration given by the Board to recom¬
mendations concerning the depth and scope of project environmental
assessments in cases where it was determined that the assessment
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was inadequate or where deleterious impact was anticipated and
the Task Force called for a conditional endorsement or negative
comment, would hardly indicate that a serious effort was being made
to implement either the letter or the spirit of the resolution.
Guidelines for Preparation of Environmental Assessments
In the last few months, the Task Force has completed the
development of a series of guidelines intended to assist
applicants in preparing assessments of environmental impact
potential inherent in project proposals.
The efforts of the Environmental Task Force in the A-95
review process are directed toward insuring that applicants
achieve compliance with the spirit as well as the letter of the
Environmental Protection Act so that projects are not rejected
at the Federal level due to inadequate assessments of potential
environmental impact.
In addition, the Task Force feels a responsibility to
insure that all pertinent information regarding the impact of
a project is surfaced in the environmental statement. Often,
information of this nature is contained in project engineering
reports; however, there are instances where the assessment must
stand as an independent document. For this reason, all infor¬
mation pertaining to environmental impact must be included in
the statement accompanying the project application.
Guidelines in the form of questions to be addressed by
applicants have been developed by the Task Force to make it easier
for the applicant to assess thoroughly the environmental char¬
acteristics of a project. The guidelines pertaih to applications
35
for Federal financial assistance on highway and sewerage system
improvements and new facilities, housing developments, and
parks, open space or recreation areas. The guidelines are in¬
tended only to suggest the spectrum of impact a proposal may
have on the physical, social and economic environment of the
affected area, and to suggest the kinds of information which
may be pertinent to any assessment of the anticipated impact
of a project.
The introduction to the guidelines describes the function
and objectives of the Task Force in the A-95 review procedure.
The goals and benefits of an environmental assessment as re¬
quired by law also are delineated in the document.
The guidelines are presently undergoing final revision
and will be presented to the Board for official adoption
shortly -
Although still in draft form, the guidelines have been
distributed to a number of applicants requesting assistance in
developing environmental assessments to accompany project ap¬
plications. The Task Force has had the opportunity to review
some of these assessments, and was pleased to note marked im¬
provement in the quality of the reports submitted. Hopefully,
once officially adopted by the Council and distributed on a regu¬
lar basis, the guidelines will make the task of assessing environ¬
mental impact easier, and at the same time, assist in the develop¬
ment of comprehensive reports which adequately surface and ad¬
dress all potential environmental impact of proposed projects.
John H. Poelker
Moyor
Cily o1 S/. tooij
lames T Williams, Sr.
Mayor
City of Bail Si. louii
Nelson Hagnnuer
Choirmon
Madison County Board
Joseph L. Badaracco
President, Board of Aldermen
City of SI. too/j
Raymond Jefferson
Pres/denI, Soulhwejlern
l//inois Council of Mayors
John W. Cooper, Jr.
President, St. Louis County
Municipal League
R. L. Gardner
President, Southwestern
Illinois Metropolitan
Area Planning Commission
Marvin Leonard
Presiding Judge
Jefferson Counfy
Mike Sasyk
Vice-President. Southwestern
Illinois Council of Mayors
Ralph Sfnilh
Presiding Judge
Franlclin County
Elmer Prange
Choirmon
Boord of Commissioners
Monroe County
Edward J. Delmore, Jr.
Cfioirmon, Bi-Sfole
Oeve/opmenf Agency
Robert N. Hunter
Chief fngi'neer, Missouri
State Highway Commission
Roger Nusbaum
Under Secrelory
Chief Transportation Engineer
Illinois Dept. of Transportation
A! Sikes
Direcfor, Missouri
Department of
Community Affairs
Frank Kirk
Direc.'or, / llinois
Department of Local
Governmental Affairs
REGIONAL CITIZENS
Rev. James L. Cummings
Henry Eversman, Jr.
Rev. John Q. Owens, Jr.
Roy W. Jordan
Dr. Rosetta Wheadon
Mayor Richard HirschI
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Eugene G. Moody
APPENDIX "A'
EAST-WEST GATEWAY COORDINATING COUNCIL
720 OLIVE STREET, SUITE 2110 . ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI 63101
AREA CODE 618 274-2750 . AREA CODE 314 421-4220
Board of Directors
VICE-CHAIRMAN CHAIRMAN TREASURER
Lawrence K. Roos Francis J. Foley Douglas Boschert
Suptrvitor Clio/rmon Prmsiding Judge
SI. louij Counly SI. Clair Counly Board S'- Charlai Coanir
REGIONAL FOPUM MEMBERSHIP: JULY, 1973
ROBERT COHN, Chairman
OFFICERS JOYCE LITTLEFIELD, Vice Chairman
RAMON WILLIAMSON, Vice Chairman
REV- JAMES CUMfllNGS; HENRY
REGIONAL EVERSMANN; RICHARD HIRSCHL;
CITIZENS ROY JORDAN; REV. JOHN OWENS;
ROSETTA WHEADON.
REGIONAL LEO KONZEN; JAMES POOR;
REPRESENTATIVES GEORGE WENDEL.
TASK FORCES:
ENVIRONMENT HOUSING JUSTICE TRANSPORTATION
REFORM OF GOVERNMENT STRUCTURES
STAFF WALLY ALTES, TIM BARRY, SARA
MEMBERS: ROSCOE WILSON, BARBARA MANGOGNA
72 0 OtTuo,
Room n 06
421-4220
274-2750
(6 0 ufiT)
(ItlTnoiir )
THE SAINT LOUIS AREA COUNCIL Of GOVERNMENTS
TERT^S EXPIRE 1975;
A - 1
Romuald Buescher
Route 2, Box 90C
Washington, Missouri 63090
314-583-8383
Edwin Meissner, Jr.
Post Office Box 2500
St. Louis, Missouri 63114
314-427-1800
Robert Cohn
Room 1541, 611 Olive Street
St. Louis, Missouri 63101
314-241-4943
Everett Moody
10509 Lincoln Trail
Caseyville, Illinois
618-397-3807
62232
Gwen Giles
One Memorial Place
St. Louis, Missouri
314-621-2345
63102
George Wendel
300 North Grand
St. Louis, Missouri 63103
314-535-3300, Ext. 351
George Gregory
8740 State Street
East St. Louis, Illinois 62203
618-397-2122
Charles Whitehead
313 Crane Court
Belleville, Illinois
618-234-2931
62223
Leo Konzen
1939 Delmar Avenue
Granite City, Illinois 62040
618-876-8500
TERMS EXPIRE 1974:
Richard Dunlop
607 North Grand, Room 401
St. Louis, Missouri 63103
314-535-9956
James Fitz
212 North Main Street
St. Charles, Missouri 63301
314-724-4300
Willie Harris
736 North 24th Street
East St. Louis, Illinois 62205
618-274-0345
Kiril Kirchoff
18 Oaklawn Drive
Granite City, Illinois 62040
314-367-7211
Joyce Littlefield
5048 Westminster Place
St. Louis, Missouri 63108
314-367-5068
Joan Lobos
1530 North 45th Street
East St. Louis, Illinois 62204
618-271-5968
James Poor
408 Olive, Room 505
St. Louis, Missouri 63102
314-421-5445
James Singer
7701 Forsyth, Room 638
St. Louis, Missouri 63105
314-231-5833
Elizabeth Wair
331 Broadway
East St. Louis, Illinois 62201
618-271-9653
Bobby Westbrooks
2118 Mullanphy Street
St. Louis, Missouri 63106
314-231-9320
Ramon Williamson
Southern Illinois University
Edwardsville, Illinois 62025
618-692-2020
REGIONAL CITIZENS:
Reverend James Cummings
4353 Enright
St. Louis, Missouri 63108
314-533-0534
Henry Eversmann, Jr.
805 North Morrison
Collinsville, Illinois 62234
618-344-7013
Richard Hirschl
405 Jefferson Street
Washington, Missouri
314-239-4724
Roy Jordan
20 Broadway
St. Louis, Missouri 63102
314-231-3000
Dr. Rosetta Wheadon
417 Missouri Avenue
East St. Louis, Illinois 62201
618-875-9100
Reverend John Owens, Jr.
1135 Harrison Street
Alton, Illinois 62002
618-462-2500
APPENDIX "V
EAST-WEST OATEWAY COQRDINATIiyG COUNCIL
720 OLIVE STREET, SUITE 2110 . ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI 63101
AREA CODE 618 274-2750
AREA CODE 314 421-4220
VICE-CHAIRMAN
Lawrence K. Roos
Supvryijor
Sf. loul< Coi/nf)'
Board of Diroctort
CHAIRMAN
Francis J. Foley
ChoiVmon
St. Clo/r Counfy Board
TREASURER
Douglas Boschert
Pr«5idin9 Judg*
St. Charl9S County
John H. Poelker
Mayor
Cify of Sf. Louis
James E. Williams. Sr.
Mayor
City of East St. Louis
Nelson Hagnauer
Chotrmon
Modtson County Board
Joseph L Badaracco
President, Board Aldermen
City of St. Louis
Raymond Jefferson
President. Sou>hwoslern
Illinois Council of Mayors
John W. Cooper, Jr.
Presidenf, St. Louis County
Munic'pol League
R, L. Gardner
President, Southwestern
Illinois Metropolitan
Area Planning Commission
Marvin Leonard
Presiding Judge
Jefferson County
Mike Sasyk
Vice-President, Southwestern
Illinois Counfd of Moyorj
Ralph Smith
Presiding Judge
Franklin County
Elmer Prange
Cfioirmon
Board of Commissioners
Monroe County
Edward J. Delmore, Jr.
Chairman, Bi-State
Development Agency
Robert N. Hunter
Cfiief fng/neer, Missouri
Stale Highway Commission
Roger Nusbaum
Under Secretary
Chief Transportation Engineer
Illinois Dept. of Transportation
A) Sikes
Director, Mi'jjouri
Department of
Community Affairs
Frank Kirk
Director, f/fino/i
Department of Local
Governmental Affairs
ROSTER OF MEMBERS OF
REGIONAL FORUM TASK FORCES
EAST-WEST GATEWAY COORDINATING COUNCIL
June, 1973
REGIONAL CITIZENS
Rev. James L. Cummings
Henry Eversman, Jr.
Rev. John Q. Owens. Jr.
Roy W. Jordan
Dr. Rosetta Wheadon
Mayor Richard HirschI
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Eugene G. Moody
THC SAINT LOUIS A»tA COUNCIL OF GOVFRNMCNTS
ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE
TASK FORCE
REGIONAL FORUM
EAST-WEST GATEWAY COORDINATING COUNCIL
May, 1973
Paul Ullman
777 7 Bonhoimne
Suite 1507
Clayton, Missouri 63105
725-7000
Sr. Patricia Barrett
13550 Conway Road
St. Louis, Missouri 63139
434-4100
Paul Brackman
130 South Bemiston
Suite 602
Clayton, Missouri 63105
Claryce Braddix
760 Terrace Drive
East St. Louis, Illinois 62203
863-7500
875-6911
274-4585
Curtis Brostron
1200 Clark Street
St. Louis, Missouri 63103
231-1212
Station 20
Clyde Cahill
4030 Chouteau
St. Louis, Missouri 63110
533-3300
James Damos
6801 Delmar Boulevard
University City, Missouri 63130
Ralph Dickerson
Post Office Box 14507
St. Louis, Missouri 63178
721-4210
241-7520
Frankie Freeman
5391 Waterman Avenue
St. Louis, Missouri 63108
863-2448
I. O. Funderberg
3412 Union Boulevard
St. Louis, Missouri 63115
389-3000
B - 2
Justice - Page 2
Thomas Mangoqna
1129 Penrose
St. Louis, Missouri 63107
Charles Mann
7^2 Chestnut/ Room 200
St. Louis, Missouri 63101
652-6000
621-2564
Rv. Joseph Mensing
8301 Booker
Kinloch, Missouri 63140
524-2710
Gordon Misner
8001 Natural Bridge Road
St. Louis, Missouri 63121
Sheriff David O'Neal
St. Clair County Courthouse
Belleville, Illinois 62220
453-5591
277-3500
Norman Parker
319 North Fourth Street
St. Louis, Missouri 63102
231-8282
C. Glennon Rau
Route 2, Box 41
Columbia, Illinois
939-7186
Dennis Schmickley
310 Helfenstein
St. Louis, Missouri 63119
232-4991
Myron Schwartz
915 Chemical Building
Suite 915
St. Louis, Missouri 63101
421-1468
Norman Seay
915 Olive Street
Suite 300
St. Louis, Missouri 63101 241-7520
Ann Carter Stith
37 Aberdeen Place
Clayton, Missouri 63105 725-4379
Elsie Valier
210 Woodbourne Drive
Clayton, Missouri 63105 727-6169
Arthur Williams
2305 St. Louis Avenue
St. Louis, Missouri 63106
241-4310
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environmental task force
REGIONAL FORUM
EAST-WEST GATEWAY COORDINATING COUNCIL
May, 1973
Leo Drey
915 Olive Street
St. Louis, Missouri 63101 241-7762
Isaac Young
7346a Manchester
St. Louis, Missouri 63122 781-3122
James Alverson
1018 East Linden Avenue
St. Louis, Missouri 63117 993-0131
993-4040
David Bedan
Institute of Environmental Studies
St. Louis University
St. Louis, Missouri 63103 535-3300
Extension 421
Henry S. Bieniecki
3317 Harvard Place
Granite City, Illinois 62040 232-5652
Davis Biggs
Open Space Council
319 North Fourth Street
St. Louis, Missouri 63102 621-5887
Ted Daniels, Sr.
5233 Vernon
St. Louis, Missouri 63113 862-3743
Richard Dunlop
60 7 North Grand , Room 401
St. Louis, Missouri 63103 535-9956
William Epstein
1017 Winwood Lane
St. Louis, Missouri 63124 991-2625
726-5959
James Gamble
114 West Madison
Kirkwood, Missouri 63122
966-8550
B - 4
Robert Goetz
34 North Gore
St. Louis, Missouri 63119
Environment - Page 2
968-3805
Lewis Green
314 North Broadway
St. Louis, Missouri 63101
Arthur Grist
Southern Illinois University
411 East Broadway
East St. Louis, Illinois 62201
Annie Hoagland
Clifton Terrace
Godfrey, Illinois 62035
Dr. Emil Jason
Southern Illinois University
Edwardsville, Illinois 62025
Alfred Kahn
7107 Pershing
University City, Missouri 63130
Rev. Ronald Lind
1706 McLaran
St. Louis, Missouri 63147
Ed Lutzen
Box 250
Rolla, Missouri 65401
Nesby Moore
5071 Page Boulevard
St. Louis, Missouri 63113
Willie Nelson
mini Federal Savings & Loan
Collinsville and Missouri Avenue
East St. Louis, Illinois 62201
231-4181
875-8900
466-4364
692-2042
692-2000
385-8151
364-1752
361-1331
875-5300
Don Otto
Monsanto Company
Sauget, Illinois 62201
Mildred Sammons
3116 Bond
East St. Louis, Illinois 62203
271-5835
874-1490
Ben Senturia, Jr.
6323 Rosebury
St. Louis, Missouri 63105
862-2525
George Tomazi
St. Louis Research Council
10 Broadway
St. Louis, Missouri 63101
231-5555
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HOUSING TASK FORCE
REGIONAL FORUM
EAST-WEST GATEWAY COORDINATING COUNCIL
May, 1973
Pster Salsich
3642 Lindell Boulevard
St. Louis, Missouri 63108
Otis L. Bolden
5600 Oakland
St. Louis, Missouri 63110
Richard D. Baron
Liberman, Baron, Goldstein & Freund
569 Melville
University City, Missouri 63130
Joan Brethauer
834 Westwood Drive
Baldwin, Missouri 63011
Edward Foley
601 Washington
Venice, Illinois 62060
Esley Hamilton
Model City Agency
331 East Broadway
East St. Louis, Illinois 62201
Richard Hetlage
720 Olive
Suite 2400
St. Louis, Missouri 63101
Calvin King
Monsanto Company
Sauget, Illinois 62201
Warren Jones
1411 North Hanley
St. Louis, Missouri 63130
Jacquie Keeter
1162 King Carey Drive
St. Louis, Missouri 63141
535-3300
Extension 535
644-3300
862-4500
227-6169
877-1440
875-9220
421-3850
271-5835
727-9302
878-7752
434-2056
Joyce Littlefield
5048 Westminster Place
St. Louis, Missouri 63108
Shirley McLeroore
5425 Martin Luther King Drive
Kinloch, Missouri 63140
Pobert Mendelson
7355 Stanford
University City, Missouri 63130
David Morgan
Post Office Box 794
Granite City, Illinois 62040
Ceil Piekarski
2505 St. Louis Avenue
St. Louis, Missouri 63106
Susan Philpott
7262 Westmoreland
St. Louis, Missouri 63130
James G. Handle
4500 Olive
St. Louis, Missouri 63108
Georgia Rusan
1321 Clark
St. Louis, Missouri 63101
Ralph Scales
2918 Marcus
St. Louis, Missouri 63115
Walter Stradal, Jr.
510 North Spoede Road
St. Louis, Missouri 63141
Lila Teer
Southern Illinois University
411 East Broadway
East St. Louis, Illinois 62201
Fern Watts
1526 Piggott
East St. Louis, Illinois 62207
Emma Weaver
4101 Begg
St. Louis, Missouri 63121
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Housing - Page 2
367-5068
522-6620
862-3759
876-0975
231-9320
721-7605
361-4210
241-7500
968-0500
241-8834
432-3874
271-3250
271-3392
383-4549
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REFORM OF GOVERNMENT STRUCTURES
TASK FORCE
REGIONAL FORUM
EAST-WEST GATEWAY COORDINATING COUNCIL
May, 1973
C. Robert Bess
8804 Crest Oak Lane
St. Louis, Missouri 63126
Freddie Mae Brown
4859 Fountain Avenue
St. Louis, Missouri 63108
Don Clark
7900 Forsyth
Suite A08
Clayton, Missouri 63105
Ramona Culp
13058 Ferntrails
St. Louis, Missouri 63141
Whitty Cuninggim
9 Wydown Terrace
Clayton, Missouri 63105
John Ellsworth
Southern Illinois University
Edwardsville, Illinois 62025
Jeannette Kimbrough
5214 Goodfellow
St. Louis, Missouri 63136
Leo Konzen
1939 Delmar
Granite City, Illinois 62040
Joan Lobos
1530 North 45th Street
East ST. Louis, Illinois 62204 271-5968
Carl McCandless
Washington University
St. Louis, Missouri 63130 863-0100
Extension 4446
Lane Newquist
10 Broadway
St. Louis, Missouri 63102 231-5555
533-2444
531-4150
361-8800
Extension 48
726-4747
621-0070
726-6687
692-2000
367-5000
876-8500
Jack Norman
503 South Main
Columbia, Illinois 62236
Stanley Piekarski
2547a West Dodier
St. Louis, Missouri 63107
Eric Robertson
3408 Princeton
Granite City, Illinois 62040
Edward Schenk
2341 Fairview Drive
Alton, Illinois 62002
James Singer
7701 Forsyth, Room 638
St. Louis, Missouri 63105
Jerry Upham
2505 St. Louis Avenue
St. Louis, Missouri 63106
Clayton Williams
1623 V7ashington Square Plaza
Suite 207
Alton, Illinois 62002
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Government Structures
Page 2
281-5460
436-1291
876-8500
656-8240
231-5833
231-9320
465-5767
B - 9
TRANSPORTATION TASK FORCE
REGIONAL FORUM
EAST-WEST GATEWAY COORDINATING COUNCIL
May, 1973
Clyde H. Wiseman
716 Union Street
Alton, Illinois 62002 462-8663
George Davis
5425 Martin Luther King Drive
Kinloch, Missouri 63140 522-6620
Peter Biggs
Box 457
Ellisville, Missouri 63011 227-5626
Ernest Calloway
4309 Enright
St. Louis, Missouri 63113 652-2169
Carolyn Chapman
5937 Memory Lane
Belleville, Illinois 62221 233-7529
James Dzierwa
Suite 300B
5775 Campus Parkway
Hazelwood, Missouri 63042 731-7630
Michael Geigerman
6550 North Illinois
Fairview Heights, Illinois 632-7421
Teresa Johnson
904 North Geyer Road
St. Louis, Missouri 63122 965-0546
Adam Kois
33 Kingston Drive
Belleville, Illinois 398-1698
John Leslie
8042 Madison
St. Louis, Missouri 63114 428-1239
Jeannette Lucas
89 Arundel Place
Clayton, Missouri 63105
727-3284
Edwin Lee Makamson
118a Hillsboro
Edwardsville, Illinois 62205
James Meaner
10 Broadway
St. Louis, Missouri 63102
James S. Nations
16 Ivan Court
Fairview Heights, Illinois 62232
Rv. John Q. Owens, Jr.
735 Harrison
Alton, Illinois 62002
D. Reid Ross
10 Broadway
St. Louis, Missouri 63102
Arven Saunders
Southern Illinois University
Tract House No. 60
Edwardsville, Illinois 62025
James R. Searles
12800 Post Oak Road
St. Louis, Missouri 63131
Ron Steele
Chamber of Commerce
234 Collinsville
East St. Louis, Illinois 62201
James Swift
701 Chemical Building
St. Louis, Missouri 63101
Charles Troupe
4512 Holly Place
St. Louis, Missouri 63115
Robert Wilcox
Engineering Department
331 East Broadway
East St. Louis, Illinois 62201
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Transportation
Page 2
656-8240
231-5555
247-2493
462-2500
231-5555
656-7786
966-2859
274-0452
241-7354
383-3814
271-4006
APPENDIX
EAST-WEST GATEWAY COORDINATING COUNCIL
ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI 63101
720 OLIVE STREET, SUITE 2110
AREA CODE 618 274-2750 . AREA CODE 314 421-4220
Board of DIractors
VICE-CHAIRMAN
Lawrence K. Rocs
Supervisor
St. Louis County
CHAIRMAN
Francis J. Foley
Choirmon
St. Clair County Board
TREASURER
Douglas Boschert
Prosiding Judga
St. Charlos County
John H. Poelker
Moyor
Cify of Sf. Louis
James E. Williams, Sr.
Moyor
Cify of Eosf St. Louis
Nelson Hagnauer
Chairman
Modison Counfy Board
Joseph L. Badaracco
President, Board of Aldermen
City of St. Louis
Erwin Plegge
Presidenf, Soufhwesfern
//linois Council of Mayors
Harold L. Dielmann
President, St. Louis County
Municipal League
R. L. Gardner
Presidenf, Soufhwesfern
iliinois Mefropoiifon
Area Planning Commission
Marvin Leonard
Presiding Judge
Jefferson Counfy
Roy Smith
Vice-President, Southwestern
Illinois Councii of Mayors
Ralph Smith
Presiding Judge
Franklin County
Elmer Prange
Choirmon
Board of Commissioners
Monroe Counfy
Edward J. Delmore, Jr.
Choirmon, 6i-Sfofe
Deve/opmenf Agency
Robert N. Hunter
Chief Engineer, Missouri
State Highway Commission
Richard H. Golterman
Under Secrefory
Chief Tronsporfofion Engineer
Illinois Dept. of Transportation
Al Sikes
Oirecfor, Missouri
Department of
Community Affairs
Frank Kirk
Director, Illinois
Department of Local
Governmental Affairs
REGIONAL CITIZENS
Rev. James L. Cummlngs
Henry Eversman, Jr.
Rev. John Q. Owens, Jr.
Roy W. Jordan
Dr. Rosetta Wheadon
Mayor Richard HirschI
MEMO TO:
FROM:
SUBJECT:
DATE:
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
LEO A. DREY, Chairman
ENVIRONMENTAL TASK FORCE
FLOOD PLAIN MANAGEMENT AND
DEVELOPMENT POLICIES
JUNE 14, 1973
The Environmental Task Force of the Regional Forum has
reviewed the draft of a paper prepared by the staff,
"Flood Plain Management and Development, A Set of
Policies for Utilization of Flood Plains in the St.
Louis Region".
The Task Force believes that the problems related to
flood plains in the St. Louis region may well be the m.os
important environmental problem that the Council must
face in guiding future land use development. We are
concerned that the lessons to be learned from the
critical flood that we have recently experienced not be
lost. It is too easy to go back to repeating the same
mistakes that have created anguish for families living
in the flood plain and economic loss to the region and
the nation.
RECENT FLOOD EXPERIENCE*
On April 28, 1973 the Mississippi reached a record
height (called the stage) of 43.23 feet at the St. Louif
gauge. The U. S. Geological Survey estimated the river
was carrying a volume of 849,000 cubic feet per second
(cfs) at the time it reached the peak crest. As it is
the volume and not the stage which determines the flood
magnitude, the 1973 flood must be compared with earlier
major floods to understand its relative size.
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Eugene G. Moody
rne saint louis ar£a council op governments
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June 14, 1973
Board of Directors
Year
Volume
Depth
1844
1892
1903
1908
1909
1927
1973
1,300,000
926,000
1,019 ,000
41.32 (ft.)
850,000
860,000
889,300
849 ,000
36.00
38.00
34.95
35.25
36.10
43.23
The 1973 flood is the smallest of those in the table, yet it
reached the highest crest. Comparison with the nearly identical
1908 flood indicates that the 1973 flood was 8.28 feet higher for
the same volume of water. The implications of this comparison
are staggering.
Because man has structurally constrained the flood from spreading
out on its natural flood plain, the levees, flood walls and chan¬
nelization have increased the height of the floods and consequently
increased their damage potential. The frequency of record depths
has also been increased. The 1973 flood has been estimated by the
U. S. Corps of Engineers as a 30-40 year flood. The probability
of record depths being reached in any given year has increased
from 1% (a 100-year flood) to 3 or 4%.
Structural complaints also create something of a "levee race"
reminiscent of the missile race of the cold war. Increasing the
number and height of the levees only increased the height of the
river causing the need for more and higher levees. For example,
the St. Louis flood wall is designed to contain a "200-year"
ft. stage. Richard Kutta, of the Sierra Club, has conservatively
estimated that 1,250,000 cfs would yield a crest in excess of
this.... flooding downtown St. Louis with a 130-year flood. Should
the proposed L-15 Levee be built along 30 miles of the Missouri and
Mississippi, 37,000 acres of confluence flood plain will be con¬
verted into the Confluence Industrial Park (per the St. Louis
Chamber of Commerce) and the river stage will be forced up again.
The problem may be of even greater magnitude in the future because
of the possibility of increased precipitation. All the flood infor¬
mation is based on an 800-year period of time, in which the world
was experiencing increased dryness.
On April 26, 1973, in St. Louis, Dr. Luna Leopold, Senior Hydrologist
for the U. S. Geological Survey, stated that since the 1950's, we
have entered a period of increased wetness and storminess, and no
one knows how long this particular phenomenon will last.
* * *
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June 14, 1973
Board of Directors
SEVERE WATER TABLE PROBLEMS - East St. Louis*
Prior to World War I, a significant portion of what is now greater
East St. Louis was very low-lying land, some covered with water,
some of a swamp variety- As the industrial complexes grew and
the population increased, more and more wells were put into the
ground to supply these grpwing needs. As this occurred, the water
table in the East St. Louis area gradually lowered, and signifi¬
cant amounts of land then became open for commercial, industrial
and residential development. This effect of drawing down on the
water table reached its peak in the mid-19fi0's. However, since
that time, the trend has been reversed and the water table is
once again rising generally in the area.
The reason for this is a complicated one, but primarily it involves
the loss of industries and the environmental protection efforts of
the remaining industries, both north and south of the East St.
Louis area. As an example, the industrial complex in the Village
of Sauget at its peak was drawing from the wells approximately
35 million gallons a day. However, that figure has been teduced
to a present 9 million gallons a day, and if water pollution abate¬
ment efforts continue, this figure will drop even further.
This occurs because these pollution abatement efforts make it less
costly for industries to recycle their waste water within the plant
than for them to pump water from the ground and then treat and
discharge it after use.
The effect of all of these factors has seen the water table rise
6 to 10 feet over the past several years in some areas. This is
significant in that in certain parts of the City of East St. Louis,
the water table will approach some basement levels, and the construc¬
tion pattern of the area must be altered to take this fact into ac¬
count. Also, it is significant to note that certain types of con¬
struction can probably not safely occur with the table that high.
Operations --residential, commercial and industrial-- which use
underground tanks, if they are in an area where the water table is
extremely high, would be well advised to seek some other method of
installing the tanks. An empty tank will float and the water
table can literally pop the tank out of the ground.
Of a more immediate nature and problem is the effect upon the sewer
system of the City of East St. Louis and the surrounding communities.
A large portion of the major sewers will rest 10 and 20 feet below
ground level. When the sewers are below the ground water table,
several things can occur; if the sewer is no longer running full,
that is, it's perhaps half-full, the water pressure can float the
sewer, and in effect, pop it up out of its bed and break the sewer;
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June 14, 1973
Board of Directors
secondly, if in fact the sewer has not been sealed properly, the
surrounding ground water can, on occasion, force itself through
small openings in the sewer, carrying both water and silt into
the sewer until the surrounding ground and silt has passed into
the sewer enough that it will cause a cave-in.
What is the net effect of all of this? We think it's imperative
that these indicators be watched very closely and that the Corps
of Engineers and their pumping station which presently dumps
drainage water, water from relief wells, and water from sewage
treatment plants over the levee, be kept closely advised and be
aware of the significant potential of this kind of problem. We
also believe it is necessary that in the consideration of flood
plain management of our greater St. Louis area, we are cognizant
that this situation exists.
* * *
Vie believe that by establishing more urban development in flood
plains, we are setting a pattern which will be disastrous for the
future. We should establish a clear policy of no additional urban
or agricultural levees in the region. New development should be
placed in the upland with the flood plains to be used for such
low intensity use as is compatible with the necessary function
of the flood plain - to carry the discharge of the rivers in periods
of flood. Uses such as recreation, agriculture and boat docking
facilities are compatible with the purpose (both ecological and
economic) of the flood plain.
We Azc.ommtnd that a6 a mtntmum p^ogfiam {^on. the, ^lood platn-5, the.
BoaAd 0 Ea6t--We.^t Gate.way CounatZ adopt the. poZtcy that, no addZ-
ttonaZ uAban oA agAtcuZtuAaZ Ze.ve.e,6 ^hoaZd be. c.on6tAuc.te.d In the
Aegton.
In addition, deveZopment in unpAotected aAeai, ihouZd be Zimlted to
aiei whieh aAe o^ Zow density and minimize the ecoZogiaaZ and
human Ai^k ^Aom IZooding, 6ueh ai> agAicuZtuAe, open ipaee, AeeAea-
tion and wateA-AeZated aetioitiei,. In view o{\ the new dangeA 6ign.i
AeveaZed by the Aecent /^Zood, we believe that people should be
encouAaged to move out o^ ^Zood-pAone a.Aea6 a6 a method o{y {s^Zood
pAoteetion. Thii, Zand eouZd then be AeeZaimed and made a paAt o{\
the AegionaZ open ^pace 6yitem.
We aZ^o Aecommend that the Council undeAtake a .study oi how to
Aescue those peASons alAeady in the iZood plain thAough pAogAams
such as AesettZement in upland aAeas and {)Zood-pAoo f^ing {^aAm home.s.
The information on discharge and higher flood levels and water
table problems discussed here indicates the need for new evaluation of
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June 14, 1973
Board of Directors
the actual protection that the existing urban levees give if
we should get a 100-year rainfall in combination with the process
of greater constriction of our river floodways. We urge East-
West Gateway Coordinating Council to have an independent study
made of this situation by independent hydrologic consultants of
national stature. The lessons of 1973 must not be lost.
* Environmental Task Force
members conttibuting specific
data to this report:
Don Otto
Monsanto Company
A1 Kahn
Southern Illinois University
Robert Goetz
Architect
APPENDIX "D'
EAST-WEST OATEWAY COQROINATINQ COUNCIL
720 OLIVE STREET, SUITE 2110
ST. LOUIS. MISSOURI 63101
AREA CODE 618 274-2750 . AREA CODE 314 421 4220
Board of DIractort
VICE-CHAIRMAN
Lawrenco K. Roos
$up«rv/tor
Sf. Loui'« County
CHAIRMAN
Francis J. Foley
Cliolrfrion
St. Clair County flootd
TREASURER
Douglas Boschert
Pr9$iding Judgo
St. Charlas County
A. J. Cervantes
Mayor
City of St. Louii
James E. Williams, Sr,
Mayor
City of fast St. Loui'i
Nelson Hagnauer
Chairmen
Mad/son County Board
Joseph L. Badaracco
President, Board of Aldermen
City ot St. touis
Erv/in Plegge
President, Southwestern
Illinois Council of Mayors
Harold L. Dielmann
President, St. Louis County
Municipal League
R. L. Gardner
President, Southwestern
Illinois Metropolitan
Area Planning Commission
Marvin Leonard
Presiding Judge
Jefferson County
Roy Smith
Vice-President, Soulhwestern
Illinois Council of Mayors
Ralph Smith
Presiding Judge
Fronlflfn County
Elmer Prange
Chairman
Board of Commissioners
Monroe County
Edward J. Delmore, Jr.
Chairmen, 6i-State
Oeyelepment Agency
Robert N. Hunter
Chief Engineer, Missouri
State Highwoy Commission
Richard H. Gofterman
Under Secretory
Chief Transportation Engineer
Illinois Dept. of Transportation
Al Sikes
Oirector, Missouri
Department of
Community Affairs
Frank Kirk
Director, Illinois
Department of Local
Governmental Affairs
REGIONAL CITIZENS
Rev. James L. Cummings
Henry Eversman, Jr.
Rev. John Q. Owens, Jr.
Roy W. Jordan
Dr. Rosetta Wheadon
Dr. George A. Hammon
REGIONAL FORUM
PRESENTATIONS ON REGIONAL HOUSING PLAN
October 17, 1972
November 13
November 14
November 15
December 1
December 13
January 6, 1973
January 18
January 23
January 24
January 28
April 11
League of Women Voters
Conference
Murphy-Blair Neighborhood
Association
Baden Improvement Association
Alton Good Neighbor Council
St. Louis County Human
Relations Commission
Federation of Neighborhood
Organizations
St. Louis Metropolitan Area
Human Relations Commission
Normandy Municipal Council
Kirkwood League of Women
Voters
University City Plan Commission
Skinker-DeBaliviere Neighborhood
Association
Collinsville-Edwardsville
Realtors
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Eugene G. Moody
THE SAINT LOUIS ASIA COUNCIL OF COVFRNIMNTS
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Regional Forum
Page 2
April 3, 1973
HEARINGS ON REGIONAL HOUSING PLAN
St. Louis County
City of St. Louis
November 30, University City
December 4, Ellisville
March 6, North County Area
March 19, West County Area
March 29, South County Area
December 7, St. Louis University
March 6, Baden Area
March 12, North St. Louis Area
March 26, South St. Louis Area
Illinois
November 28, East St. Louis
February 26, Alton-Wood River Area
March 26, Belleville Area
St. Charles County
March 15, St. Charles Area
SEMINARS ON REGIONAL HOU
Held at Holiday Inn, St.
Louis, Missouri
PLAN
October 27, Social Service
Groups
November 17, Finance and
Insurance Groups
December 1, Education and
Labor Groups
December 8, Real Estate,
Developers and Contractors
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APPENDIX "E"
EAST-WEST GATEWAY COORDINATING COUNCIL
720 OLIVE STREET, SUITE 2110 . ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI 63101
AREA CODE 618 274-2750 . AREA CODE 314 421-4220
VICE-CHAIRMAN
Lawrence K. Roos
Supervisor
Sf. Louis County
Board of Directors
CHAIRMAN
Francis J. Foley
Chairmon
SL C/oir County Board
TREASURER
Douglas Boschert
Presiding Judge
SL Chor/es Counfy
A. J. Cervantes
Mayor
City of St. Louis
James E. Williams. Sr.
Mayor
City of East St. Louis
Nelson Hagnauer
Cho/rmon
Madtson County Boord
Joseph L. Badaracco
President, Board of Aldermen
City of St. Louis
Erwln Plegge
President, Southwestern
Illinois Council of Mayors
Harold L. Dielmann
President, St. Louis County
Municipal League
R.L.Gardner
President, Southwestern
lilihois Metropolitan
Area Plonning Commission
Marvin Leonard
Presiding Judge
Jefferson County
Roy Smith
Vice-President, Southwestern
fffinois Council of Mayors
Ralph Smith
Presiding Judge
Franklin County
Elmer Prange
Choirman
Board of Commissioners
Monroe County
Edward J. Delmore, Jr.
Chairmen, Bi-State
Oeve/opment Agency
Robert N. Hunter
Chief Engineer, Missouri
State Highway Commission
Richard H. Golterman
Under Secretary
Chief Transportation Engineer
Illinois Dept. of Transportation
Al Sikes
Director, Missouri
Department of
Community Affairs
Frank Kirk
Director, ff/inois
Department of Local
Governmental Affairs
MEMO TO:
FROM:
SUBJECT:
DATE :
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
REGIONAL FORUM
SUMMARY OF CITIZENS'
METROPOLITAN GOALS
FEBRUARY 15, 1973
We are transmitting herewith a series of goals which
we and our Task Forces have developed over the past
year.
The goals, objectives and policies were developed as a
result of a series of eighteen public hearings, held
throughout the Metropolitan areas, and many hours
spent in reviewing and summarizing the comments made
by the citizens.
The policies have been made as specific as possible,
although each of our Task Forces will be involved in
developing a later implementation strategy.
The Task Forces urge your consideration and adoption
of these goals and policies.
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enclosures
REGIONAL CITIZENS
Rev. James L. Cummings
Henry Eversman, Jr.
Rev. John Q. Owens, Jr.
Roy W. Jordan
Dr. Rosetta Wheadon
Dr. George A. Hammon
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Eugene G. Moody
THE SAiNT LOUIS AREA COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS
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SUMMARY OF GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE
Objective I
A.
B.
C.
Determine feasibility of a single regional
planning agency.
Improve communication among justice system
components.
Re-evaluate role and responsibility of
justice system.
Objective II
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
Eliminate fragmented police services.
Develop minimum standards and criteria for
Police personnel selection.
Develop minimum training standards.
Encourage police specialization.
Encourage adoption and use of "911" system.
Encourage open hiring and upgrading within
police department.
Objective III
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
Expand the public defender system.
Increase court efficiency and number of judges,
Establish a small claims court.
Increase use of night courts.
Encourage greater consistency in punishments.
Develop alternatives for judicial decisions.
Objective IV
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
Support state takeover of local prison
facilities.
Encourage better facilities.
Encourage use of recognizance programs
Encourage facilities for juveniles and
retarded offenders.
Encourage use of restitution, rather
than punishment.
Support career development and rehabil
tation.
Objective V
A.
B.
C.
Eliminate post-release discrimination,
Encourage victim compensation.
Support a regional justice education
center.
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SUMMARY OF GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Objective I
Development of policies relating to:
A. Discrimination in employment.
B. Funding priorities.
C. Coordination of public and private
and sector in regard to on-the-job
D. training,
E. The Government as an employer of
last resort.
F. Development of a skills training
center.
G. Local development of new activities.
Objective II
A. Regional sharing of tax revenue.
B. Dispersal of industrial and commercial
development.
C. Identification of appropriate and in¬
appropriate land for industrial-commercial
uses.
D. Elimination of competition among economic
development agencies.
E. Variety of industry.
F. Environmental quality.
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SUMMARY OF GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
HUMAN RESOURCES
Objective I
To develop a balanced educational system
providing a full range of educational opportu¬
nities, including elementary, secondary and
vocational technical schools, community colleges,
universities and professional schools - capable
of meeting the diverse educational needs of re¬
sidents .
Objective II
To develop a level and quality of health services
available throughout the region, sufficient to
insure adequate health care, readily accessible
to all residents.
Objective III
A socio-economic environment in which every citizen
is assured access to the basic essentials of
life - and can live in dignity without stigma or
discrimination because of race, creed, color, re¬
ligion, national origin, sex, age, or personal
economic circumstances.
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SUMMARY OF GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT
Objective
A series of policies dpaling with such probleins as:
A. A regional ecological study.
B. Natural areas included in land
development.
C. The land use plan, which should allocate
densities according to services.
D. A regional policy regulating use of flood
plain lands.
E. A regional system of parks.
F. A metropolitan conservation district.
G. Acquisition of land for future parks
and open space.
H. Longterm options and easements.
I. A "value added" tax on regional properties
which appreciate in value because of
public action.
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SUMMARY OF GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
REFORM OF GOVERNMENT STRUCTURES
Objective I
To empower cotinties to provide greater
service.
Objective II
To provide an agency capable of
overcoming the increasing fragmentation
of regional planning and operating
bodies.
Objective III
To stop the proliferation of municipa¬
lities and special districts.
Objective IV
To-increase the availability of financial
resources for local governments.
Objective V
To eliminate governmental institutions
which do not provide a high degree of
visibility, accountability, and responsive¬
ness to citizens and voters.
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SUMMARY OF GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
TRANSPORTATION
Objective I
A.
B.
C.
D.
A deficit financing program to insure
adequate and continued Bi-State bus
operations by early 1973.
Provide better bus service to persons
currently lacking other means of
transportation.
Implementation of the Bi-State
Interim Transit Plan by 1975.
Construction of a First Phase Rapid
Transit System by 1978, the 86-mile
long-range by 1982.
Objective II
A.
Adoption of uniform traffic rules and
regulations by all governmental units
by 1975.
Objective III
A. Expansion of Lambert Field to meet com¬
mercial demands at least through 1985.
B. Adequate road access to Lambert Field
to meet present and future needs.
C. Planning for new major regional airport
and obtaining of necessary land by 1978.
D. Completion of a regional airport
systems plan by 1974.
E. Completion of an adequate road network
and rapid transit service to the new
major regional airport by 1985.
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Objective IV
A. Completion of St. Louis regional port
needs study by mid-1974.
B. Commercial harbor improvement program
by Corps of Engineers and other port-
related improvements, as determined by
port study.
C. Completion by Corps of Engineers of
Replacement Lock and Dam 26 not later
than 1980.
Objective V
A. Relocation of Metro-East railroad yards
by late 1970's, and conversion of land
to other social and economic uses.
B. Adequate and viable inter-city railroad
passenger service.
Objective VI
A. Development of a multi-modal metropolitan
transportation planning and operational
agency.
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EAST-WEST GATEWAY COORDINATING COUNCIL
720 OLIVE STREET. SUITE 2110
AREA CODE 618 274-2750
ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI 63101
AREA CODE 314 421 4220
VICE-CHAIRMAN
Lawrence K. Roos
Supervisor
Si. Louis County
Board of Directors
CHAIRMAN
Francis J. Foley
Chairman
Si. Clair County Board
TREASURER
Douglas Boschert
Presiding Judge
St. Charles County
A. J. Cervantes
Mayor
City of St. Louis
James E. Williams, Sr.
Moyor
Cify East St. Louis
Nelson Hagnauer
Cho/rman
Madison County Board
Joseph L. Badaracco
President, Board of Aldermen
City of St. Louis
Erwin Plegge
Presidenf, Souf/iwesfern
Illinois Council of Mayors
Harold L. Dielmann
President, St. Louis County
Municipal League
R. L. Gardner
Presidenf, Souf/iwesfern
Illinois Mefropo/ifon
Area Planning Commission
Marvin Leonard
Presiding Judge
Jellerson County
Roy Smith
Vice-President, Southwestern
Illinois Council of Mayors
Ralph Smith
Presiding Judge
franklin County
Elmer Prange
Chairman
Board of Commissioners
Monroe County
Edward J. Delmore, Jr.
Chairman, Bi-State
Development Agency
Robert N. Hunter
Chief Engineer, Missouri
State Highway CommiMion
Richard H. Golterman
Under Secrefory
Chief Transportation Engineer
Illinois Dept. of Transportation
Gene Sally
Director, Mis5ouri
Oeporfmeni ol
Community Affairs
Robert Lehnhausen
0/recfor, Illinois
Department of Local
Governmental Affairs
MEMO TO:
FROM:
SUBJECT:
DATE:
REGIONAL FORUM
WALLACE ALTES, Director
SUMMARY OF METROPOLITAN GOALS
FEBRUARY 6, 1973
A summary of each of the six major goals areas
has been prepared. In some cases, the summary was
taken directly from the goals statements. In other
cases, it was necessary to itemize major points.
I strongly emphasize that the summary should not be
read in isolation from the specific policies proposed
for each major area.
WA/bam
enclosures
REGIONAL CITIZENS
Rev. James L. Cummings
Henry Eversman, Jr.
Rev. John Q. Owens, Jr.
Roy W. Jordan
Dr. Rosetta Wheadon
Dr. George A. Hammon
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Eugene G. Moody
THE SAfNT LOUfS AftEA COUNCfL OF GOVERNMENTS
John H. Poelker
Moyor
Ct»y of St. touij
James E. Williams, Sr.
Mayor
City of East S>. touij
Nelson Hagnauer
Cha/rmon
Modtson Coun/y Board
Joseph L. Badaracc;o
President, Board o^ Aldermen
City of Sf. loLiij
Raymond Jefferson
President, Southwestern
Illinois Council of Mayors
John W. Cooper, Jr.
President, St. Louis CounJy
Municipal League
R. L. Gardner
President, Southwestern
Illinois Metropolitan
Area Plonning Commisjion
Marvin Leonard
Presiding Judge
Jefferson County
Mike Sasyk
Vice-Presidenh Southwestern
Illinois Council of Mayors
Ralph Smith
Presiding Judge
Franlclin County
Elmer Prange
Chairman
Boord of Comm/ssioners
Monroe County
Edward J. Delmore, Jr.
Chairmon, Bi-Stote
Deve/opment Agency
Robert N. Hunter
Chief Engineer, Missouri
State Highway Commission
Roger Nusbaum
Under Secretary
Chief Transportation Engineer
Illinois Dept. of Transportation
A! Sikes
Director, Missouri
Deportment of
Community Affairs
Frank Kirk
Director, (//ino/s
Deportment of Local
Governmental Affoirs
REGIONAL CITIZENS
Rev. James L. Cummings
Henry Eversman, Jr.
Rev. John Q. Owens, Jr.
Roy W. Jordan
Dr. Rosetta Wheadon
Mayor Richard HirschI
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Eugene G. Moody
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EAST-WEST GATEWAY COORDINATING COUNCIL
720 OLIVE STREET, SUITE 2110 . ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI 63101
AREA CODE 618 274-2750 . AREA CODE 314 421-4220
Board of Directors
VICE-CHAIRMAN CHAIRMAN
Lawrence K. Roos Francis J. Foley
Supervisor Choirmoti
Sf. tou/i County St. Clair County Board
TREASURER
Douglas Boscheit
Presiding Judge
St. Charles County
MEMO TO: REGIONAL FORUM
FROM: WALLACE ALTFS
SUBJECT: METROPOLITAN COALS
DATE: JANUARY 12, 1973
Attached hereto are the proposed goals for the
St. Louis Metropolitan Area.
These were developed following a series of
eighteen public hearings in which many of you
as well as many Task Force members participated,
In addition, your Task Forces have spent many
hours in evaluating and modifying these.
The development of these goals meets one of the
initial charges of responsibility given to the
Forum by the Board of Directors.
WA/eb
r«f SAWT LOUIS ARCA COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS
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ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE
Primary Goal:
An effective, coordinated regional justice system which provides
equitable treatment under the law, significantly decreases the
region's crime rate and improves relations and understanding be¬
tween citizens and law enforcement officials.
Specific Objective:
To develop an effective, coordinated regional justice system.
Policies:
Policy 1
The feasibility and desirability of establishing a single justice
planning element under an "umbrella agency" for the entire 8-
county region should be determined.
Policy 2
Formal communication links and procedures among all justice com¬
ponents in the region must be established. To facilitate the purusit
of law violators from one jurisdiction to another, and to provide
immediate assistance to victims of crimes in all jurisdictions,
formal communication procedures are essential among those agencies
responsible for law enforcement.
Policy 3
The responsibilities of the justice system must be re-evaluated in
light of redefinition of the role it is equipped to play most
effectively:
a. The present system has responsibility for handling
persons with medical and social problems and for regu¬
lating morality when the system is not equipped to
deal effectively with such problems (alcoholics, drug
addicts, prostitutes, homosexuals). Other community
institutions may be more effective in providing
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Administration of
Justice
2
rehabilitative treatment than are the justice system
components as presently constituted.
POLICE
Specific Objective:
To develop modern, professional police protection services.
Policy 1
Elimination of fragmentation of police forces which can lead to
less effective public protection because of unprepared, under-
equipped, police forces, lacking training and even minimum standards
for performance, must be encouraged.
Policy 2
Financial aid to local forces by Federal and State governments
should be conditioned upon acceptance and maintenance of reasonable
standards for police departments.
Policy 3
Such aid should be limited to police forces large enough to function
effectively in the modern environment, with jurisdiction over areas
and population sufficient to support the full range of police res¬
ponsibilities .
Policy 4
Uniform minimum standards for training of police officers should be
adopted.
Policy 5
Standards and criteria for testing and selection of police personnel
should be developed and adopted.
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Administration of
Justice
3
Policy 6
Much as physicians specialize in a particular area of treatment,
police training should provide opportunities for and encourage
officers to develop special expertise in such areas as community
relations, juvenile offenders, retarded offenders, marital
conflicts, etc. This training should be provided on a continuous
basis with special academy classes, as well as university or
college course studies.
Policy 7
Extensive on-going training in human relations is essential for
all police officers.
Policy 8
Public access to police services throughout the region must be
simplified through the installment of a common universal emergency
number following the "911" concept.
Policy 9
Present recruitment standards of police departments and Civil
Service Commissions must be re-examined so as not to systematically
exclude applicants on the basis of age, sex, height, weight, vision,
residency, lack of a police record,etc., requirements which may
or may not be bona fide occupational qualifications.
Policy 10
Programs which bring the police and community into positive inter¬
action must be established and maintained on an ongoing basis.
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Administration of
Justice
4
COURTS
Specific Objective;
The establishment of a court system which insures that every
person accused of a violation of law has access to a proper
defense, actually receives a speedy trial, and fulfillment of a
defendant's guaranteed right to equitable treatment under the
law.
Policy 1
An expanded public defender system for indigents and the poor is
needed and must be implemented in all areas of the region.
Policy 2
Effort must be made to increase court system efficiency to eliminate
overcrowding and backlogs on court dockets and long delays before
accused persons are brought to trial.
Policy 3
The number of judges assigned to handle civil matters should be
increased.
Policy 4
Small claims courts should be established in the region.
Policy 5
Increased usage of night courts should be made to allow witnesses,
defendants and plaintiffs to participate in those cases where day
court attendance means loss of pay.
Policy 6
Greater consistency should be applied in sentencing of persons
convicted of crimes.
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Administration of
Justice
5
Policy 7
Attendance at judicial conferences, seminars, summer sessions, etc.
on subjects such as prison conditions, alternatives to incarceration,
sentencing philosophy, etc., should be made mandatory, or at very
least be strongly encouraged for all judges in the region.
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Administration of
Justice
6
CORRECTIONS, REHABILITATION, PROBATION & PAROLE
Specific Objective:
To develop a correctional system which emphasizes rehabilitation
through stimulation of new motivations and provision of mar¬
ketable employment skills, focusing on the individual rather
than the "mass" approach which presently is predominant in the
system.
Policy 1
Rehabilitation efforts should be maximized in every aspect of
the correctional system, while loss of personal freedom should be
used as a deterrent only under constructive conditions emphasizing
ordinary hioman decency and avoiding punitive degradation.
Policy 2
States should relieve local units of all responsibility for
imprisonment of those convicted.
Policy 3
State and Federal governments must provide smaller, uncrowded,
properly located prison facilities with suitable living space,
training equipment, and staff support. Impartial inspection
teams should make frequent visits to all prisons.
Policy 4
Constitutionally, persons charged with crimes are presumed inno¬
cent until tried and found guilty. Local jails must be required
to meet standards consistent with the presumption of innocence.
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Justice
7
Policy 5
Release on recognizance programs should be implemented in all
parts of the region not operating such a program.
Policy 6
Jails housing persons awaiting trial must provide recreational
programs, as well as opportunities for vocational training, since
accused persons may spend from six months to a year in such
a facility, pending trial.
Policy 7
Use of trained volunteers and sub-professional aids should be
encouraged
Policy 8
Separate detention facilities for juveniles and retarded offenders
should be maintained.
Policy 9
The concept of restitution, or money damages, to the victims of
property crimes, in lieu of prison sentences, should be investigated
as an alternative for some offenders.
Policy 10
Probation and Parole forces must be strongly reinforced. Officers
should have no more than 35 cases at a time to permit maximum
attention to the individual needs of ex-offenders.
Policy 11
Vocational programs which offer opportunities for career development
should be established in correctional institutions.
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Administration of
Justice
8
Policy 12
A regional approach to some rehabilitation and vocational training
programs is desirable, because many local communities do not have
the financial resources necessary to supply individually the
full range of rehabilitative services needed for an effective
effort.
Policy 13
An independent ombudsman program should be established in con¬
nection with each correctional institution in the region.
Policy 14
Medical facilities available to persons detained in city and
county jails, workhouses, etc., must be upgraded and access to
such services must be insured.
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Administration of
Justice
9
COMMUNITY
Specific Objective:
A visible commitment and concerted effort from the community at
large to assume greater responsibility for dealing with the
social conditions which appear to have some connection with
criminal behavior.
Policy 1
Justice for the ex-offender, as well as law-abiding society,
must be insured. The attitude of society at large must be altered
to implement this policy. The sentence levied for a crime pre¬
sumably constitutes adequate payment of the violator's debt to
society. If sentence constitutes adequate payment, no other
penalties should be required. However, more often than not, subtle
payments are extorted from ex-offenders: loss of rights, stigma,
inability to obtain employment, etc. These subtle payments,
which are built into the fiber of the justice system, and enforced
by society, perpetuate social and economic conditions which breed
criminal behavior and contribute greatly to recidivism rates of
ex-offenders.
Policy 2
The community must make a commitment to support stringent enforce¬
ment of anti-discrimination policies, and encourage affirmative
action efforts in all areas.
Policy 3
All levels of government, private industry, and business community,
must begin to recognize that without their sincere commitment to
provide employment opportunities for ex-offenders, the crime cycle
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Administration of
Justice
IQ
will never be broken and recidivism rates will continue to climb.
Society at large must demonstrate a visible desire for and provide
support to such efforts.
Policy 4
Society must encourage and support legislative changes which would
bring about a more equitable distribution of those resources neces¬
sary to meet an individual's basic needs.
Policy 5
Victims of crime should receive compensation.
Policy 6
Model consumer legislation must be enacted.
Policy 7
A regional justice education center should be established to
develop curricula on the justice system for integration into all
levels of the region's educational systems; to serve as a resource
center for the community at large; to serve as a laboratory for
testing new concepts as they relate to the justice system, etc.
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EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Primary Goal:
An adequate economic level for all citizens, insuring all residents
of an opportunity to obtain a decent standard of living and make
a contribution to the development of our society; and a diverse,
healthy and balanced economic climate in all portions of the
region.
Specific Objective:
To provide an adequate number of employment opportunities through¬
out the region to insure each citizen access to a meaningful live¬
lihood .
Policy 1
Discriminatory practices in employment involving governments and
both management and labor, based on race, color, creed, religion,
national origin, sex or age must be eliminated. Affirmative action
employment programs (including recruitment, training, hiring and
promotion) must be undertaken by both public and private sectors
of the community to provide equitable employment opportunities to
those members of our communities which have historically been
systematically excluded from equal access to meaningful employment.
Policy 2
Programs utilizing federal funds which maximize employment oppor¬
tunities should receive priority consideration for funding.
Policy 3
A concentrated effort must be made by both government and business
to decrease the unemployment rate throug lOut the region with special
attention to the central cities, on both sides of the river, where
th e heaviest concentrations of unemployed citizens are found.
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Employment
2
Policy 4
On-the-job training and apprenticeship programs should be developed
on a large scale both by the public and private elements of the
economic community.
Policy 5
When a sufficient job market for area residents desiring work does
not exist in the private business sector, or the public sector, the
Federal, State and local government entities (in that order) have
an obligation to serve as "employers of last resort" by creating
new job opportunities.
a. An expanded version of the presently operating
"Emergency Employment Program" should be enacted and
maintained by the Federal government to provide gain¬
ful employment for as many unemployed citizens as
possible.
Policy 6
Funds for job training programs should be sought from the Federal
government to establish a number of permanent "Skills Training
Centers" throughout the region to provide citizens opportunities to
develop marketable occupational skills. Job placement services
must be an integral part of such training programs.
Policy 7
Local areas must be encouraged to develop new activities compatible
with the environment to provide employment and broaden the economic
base of the locality.
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Employment
3
Specific Objective:
To guide industrial and business growth and location so as to
establish and maintain a regionally balanced, healthy and diverse
economy which enhances the environmental quality of the region.
Policy 1
A plan of regional sharing of tax revenue from all new industry and
business development should be implemented to remove the element of
competition among municipalities, counties, etc., and to permit
the location of new industry and business where it will contribute
the most to the economic health of the region.
Policy 2
Encourage the dispersal of industrial and commercial development to
insure ease of access to jobs and a proper spread of resources to
local governments.
Policy 3
Those land areas throughout the region most appropriate for various
industrial and commercial uses, as well as those areas which cannot
environmentally support such uses, should be identified and zoned
accordingly -
Policy 4
Since an excess of industrially zonqd property now exists, the
Gateway Council should identify, through regional environmental studies,-
the most desirable sites, and provide for development in these areas
first, in accordance with the transportation and housing plans, the
need to disperse jobs throughout the region, and environmental
factors.
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Employment
4
Policy 5
Local government zoning ordinances must recognize those sites
appropriate for industrial development, as well as those which
are not conducive to such uses.
Policy 6
Economic development agencies, public, private and non-profit,
must become more regionally-oriented and eliminate competitive
practices.
Policy 7
Local governments and economic development agencies must concentrate
on attracting a wide variety of industries to the region to avoid
the possibility of an economic slowdown in one industry having
massive effects on the entire region.
Policy 8
Local governments must begin to act in concert, through a strong
regional planning agency, to assure that industrial and commercial
sites are not concentrated in one or a few areas.
Policy 9
Industry must undertake appropriate measures to insure environ¬
mental quality.
policy 10
The Federal government must become more actively involved in the
enforcement of laws protecting the environment to free State
and local governments from the threat of economic blackmail.
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HUMAN RESOURCES AND SOCIAL WELFARE
Primary Goal: A quality of life which enables every citizen,
regardless of race, creed, religion or sex, to live in
dignity, realize his greatest potential and make his
contributions to the social, economic and cultural
growth and strength of the region.
EDUCATION
Specific Objective: To develop a balanced education system
providing a full range of educational opportunities -
including elementary, secondary and vocational technical
schools, community colleges, universities and profes¬
sional schools - capable of meeting the diverse educa¬
tional needs of residents.
Policy 1: Develop and maintain a high quality educational
system in all areas of the region by making greater
financial assistance available to school districts
which presently do not have sufficient resources. The
creation of a regional tax district to support local schools
may be of value in addressing this problem.
Policy 2: The States of Illinois and Missouri should finance
part or all of school construction (capital expenditures)
to relieve local districts and to avoid placing a burden
on the poor and the elderly.
Policy 3: The Housing needs and plans of an area should be
assessed carefully prior to construction of educational
facilities to avoid potential retardation of urgently
needed housing developments throughout the region and to avoid
double shifts and overcrowding conditions.
Policy 4: School districts should be encouraged, through
state grants, to consolidate so that resources may be
allocated on an equitable basis according to need.
Policy 5: School districts and other units of local govern¬
ment must be encouraged to develop programs which would
maximize the use of school facilities. In addition,
the cooperative development of specialized programs
should be encouraged among school districts.
Policy 6: Assistance in the form of scholarships, loans, work-
study or other student-aid programs must be available to
any citizen residing in the region who desires to seek
higher educational opportunities and/or vocational technical
training, who because of personal economic circumstances
would otherwise be denied post-high school educational
opportunities.
Policy 7: Well funded and professionally staffed educational
efforts for pre-school age children which embody the
concepts illustrated in the "Head Start" program must be
made available to all young people with special emphasis
on the establishment of a sufficient number of programs
to accommodate the pre-school age population in low-
income communities.
Policy 8: Through policy declarations and staff services, the
State and local Boards of Education must eliminate
racial imbalance in the public schools; pursue programs
of promoting fair employment practices for certified
teachers and develop curriculum guides which realistically
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portray the contributions of minority groups to the
history and culture of our states and nation.
HEALTH
Specific Objective: To develop a level and quality of health
services available throughout the region, sufficient to
insure adequate health care, readily accessible to all
residents.
Policy 1: The establishment of health-related resources
must be encouraged in locations which correspond to
regional population patterns and take into account any
special needs of communities to be served (i.e., rela¬
tive mobility of residents, etc.)
Policy 2: The consolidation of specialized and less
frequently demanded health services in a centrally lo¬
cated regional facility should be encouraged.
Policy 3: The decentralization of high demand, less special¬
ized health services to community based facilities
which can design their operations to meet the specific
needs of individual communities is desirable.
Policy 4: The establishment of County Health Departments,
adequately staffed and funded, should be encouraged in
those counties in the Gateway region not presently
providing health services to their portion of the
area's population.
Policy 5: Legislation empowering second class counties in
Missouri to adopt and enforce public health codes must
be enacted.
Policy 6: Public hospitals throughout the region should re¬
ceive subsidies from the State and Federal governments
sufficient to provide the manpower, facilities, and
services necessary to insure that prompt and efficient
hospital care is available to all residents.
Policy 7: Community health education programs dealing with
mental health and other programs designed to encourage
prevention and early detection of illness should be
developed and implemented.
Policy 8: Drug treatment programs which have demonstrated
effectiveness in assisting drug users to discontinue de¬
pendence on "hard drugs" should be greatly expanded.
Presently programs such as the Methaione Treatment
Project have long waiting lists and are not adequate
to serve all those desiring help.
Policy 9: Educational programs dealing with drug abuse must
be implemented, through school systems as well as other
community-life oriented institutions so that adults and
children alike are exposed to information on drugs and
drug-related problems.
Policy 10: The "911 Universal Emergency " " program
should be implemented throughout the region to provide
immediate assistance to citizens.
Policy 11: Programs designed to train para-medical personnel
should be encouraged.
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WELFARE OF CITIZENS
Specific Objective: A socio-economic environment in which
every citizen is assured access to the basic essentials
of life - and can live in dignity without stigma or dis¬
crimination because of race, creed, color, religion, na¬
tural origin, sex, age, or personal economic circumstances.
Policy 1: Legislation requiring the Federal government to
assume full financial responsiblity for welfare assistance
programs should be enacted.
Policy 2: Cooperative planning among all welfare agencies
to avoid duplication and to insure that the programs im¬
plemented meet the needs of all citizens requiring assis¬
tance must be accomplished.
Policy 3: Reforms in welfare assistance programs which will
contribute to elimination of the institutional dehuman¬
izing qualitites which presently characterize the welfare
system must be enacted.
Policy 4: Reforms in specific social service programs must
be achieved so that any citizen requiring emergency assis¬
tance can find immediate relief. A 24-hour, 7 day a week
emergency reference or relief program concept should be
instituted throughout the region.
Policy 5: Strong anti-discrimination legislation must be
enacted at the state level in the areas of employment,
public services, public accommodations, housing and edu¬
cation with meaningful enforcement procedures and stringent
penalties for noncompliance.
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Policy 6: State, regional and local governmental entities
have an obligation to implement affirmative action pro¬
grams to insure that all citizens have an opportunity
to contribute fully to our society and likewise to fully
share in its rewards even when legislatures have taken
action to legally forbid discrimination and segregation.
Policy 7: The special needs of senior citizens and the ppor
must be addressed:
a. A convenient, economical, public transportation
system responsive to the needs of senior citizens
and other relatively immobile citizens must be
developed.
b. Access to recreational, medical, social and com¬
mercial facilities must be insured.
c. A regional housing strategy, designed to provide a
safe, healthy and attractive living environment for
all citizens, with priority attention to those citi¬
zens presently living in substandard conditions,
must be implemented.
(Specific housing policies and goals are delineated
in a special report from the Housing Task Force).
d. Programs which insure that the poor, and elderly,
and others on low, fixed incomes have an adequate
nutritional diet, sufficient wearing apparel, etc.
and those programs which will address the unmet or
only partially served social needs of the community
must be implemented.
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Policy 8: A sufficient number of well funded and well staffed
day care centers must be established throughout the
region.
a. While the Federal government carries the bulk of
the responsibility in this area, private industry
should be encouraged to institute such programs for
their employees.
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PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Major Goal:
A healthy, attractive, efficient environment which contributes
to a high quality of life for all residents.
Specific Objective:
To develop land usage which is compatible with and serves to
enhance and protect the environment, and to conserve natural re¬
sources from wasteful depletion.
Policy 1
A regional ecological study must be completed at the earliest
time possible in order for local governments intelligently to
exercise land use controls. Lands unsuitable for development
must be identified. Such a study is an essential tool for in¬
telligent regional planning in all areas.
Policy 2
Land development must be guided toward a form which leaves room
for the inclusion of natural areas, in balance with human needs,
into the man-made landscape, and which is consonant with the
suitability of the land for the proposed development.
Policy 3
Economic health, consistent with resources available in the
region, must be encouraged.
Policy 4
The regional land use plan should allocate land use and densities
on the basis of the level of regional transportation, water, sewer,
and open space services they will require, and on the basis of the
suitability of the land for the proposed use.
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Env1ronmrnt
2
Policy 5
A regional policy regulating use of flood plain lands must be
adopted:
a. A regional policy regarding flood plain land should
prohibit the use of such land for all purposes other
than the type of land uses listed in the St. Louis
County Zoning Ordinances under "Committed Uses in
Flood Plain Districts".
b. The present policy regarding flood plains in the region
must reflect the need for preservation of flood plain
areas and not merely require a justification for
development.
c. The justification, if any, of flood plain development,
must demonstrate that benefits would exceed costs to
the nation as well as the local municipalities involved
(including costs of highways, bridges, loss of recreat¬
ion lands, permanent damage to rivers and streams,
etc.). This concept was introduced in a presidential
Task Force Report in 1966.
d. The ultimate and permanent damage to our rivers and
streams must be assessed and acknowledged - the conse¬
quences of removal of flood storage capacity, increasing
channelization and the costs of further impoundments
to balance loss of storage capacity.
e. Since flood plain areas are often the best agricultural
lands, the long and short-term effects of continual de¬
pletion of this natural resource must be investigated.
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Policy 6
The impact of dams and levees must be assessed more closely.
Policy 7
A regional system of parks is necessary to meet the severe shortage
of such facilities in most areas of our region.
Policy 8
Consideration should be given to the establishment of a "metro¬
politan conservation district" which could accept, manage, aid
hold land development rights of landowners who wish to keep land in
its existing state. (Lands purchased in advance or held by a
conservation district may remain in private use through "leaseback"
arrangements. Long-term bonds should finance advance acquisition so
future users will also be paying their share of costs.
Policy 9
Land for future parks and open space should be identified and
purchased as quickly as possible to take advantage of lower land
costs and to avoid their acquisition for other uses.
Policy 10
Long-term options and easements which may or may not eventually be
used by local governments should be considered in preserving open
space.
Policy 11
States should authorize a "value added" tax on rezoned properties
which appreciate in value because of the public action (i.e., zoning)
which has provided a substantial gain to property holders.
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Environment
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Policy 12
Those areas of the region with outstanding natural characteristics
which deserve preservation must be identified and preserved.
Policy 13
All levels of government must provide reasonable tax incentives
necessary to Achieve a clean environment.
Policy 14
The many rivers and streams of the region which provide recreational
opportunities must be preserved from destructive encroachment.
Policy 15
The Upper Mississippi River National Recreation Area should be
extended to the mouth of the Meramec River.
Policy 16
A structured system of reporting to the public the discernible status
of the region's environment, and most particularly those aspects of
the environment where jurisdiction for control resides in the
government body(ies) of the region, should be established.
Policy 17
Measures to avoid degradation and waste of resources must be an in¬
tegral part of the planning and project proposals.
Policy 18
The regional solid waste management program should be completed and
implemented as quickly as possible. The program should emphasize
reuse, recycling and experimentation in the interests of conserving
natural resources.
Policy 19
Proposals which are designed to implement corrective measures and
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contribute to the rehabilitation of environmental degradation
should be given priority status.
Policy 20
The desirability and feasibility of the establishment of a
Regional Environmental Commission should be investigated.
Policy 21
Land bank concepts should be explored.
Policy 22
Forms of intra-regional management and cooperation in such areas
as parks and recreation, air and water pollution, sanitation
control must be encouraged.
Policy 23
Environmental considerations must be considered more carefully in
public and private actions.
Policy 24
Requirements that all sponsors of public and private actions
which may have a significant effect on the environment make public
a description of the proposed action and an assessment of the
anticipated environmental impact must be developed and enforced
by an appropriate agency, perhaps at the State level.
Policy 25
Those agencies responsible for reviewing applications for Federal
funds must insist that all pertinent environmental factors are
considered adequately in the assessments filed, pursuant to law
and directive.
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Environment
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Policy 26
A full disclosure policy relating to industrial pollution should
be required for all areas of the region. (For example, a city would
be required to reveal to the public what pollutants are coming
out of industrial stacks, etc.)
Policy 27
The East-West Gateway Coordinating Council should establish a
technological data bank on environmental information of all kinds.
Policy 28
Control and abatement of air and water pollution throughout the
region must receive priority status.
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HUMAN RESOURCES AND SOCIAL WELFARE
Primary Goal: A quality of life which enables every citizen,
regardless of race, creed, religion or sex, to live in
dignity, realize his greatest potential and make his
contributions to the social, economic and cultural
growth and strength of the region.
EDUCATION
Specific Objective: To develop a balanced education system
providing a full range of educational opportunities -
including elementary, secondary and vocational technical
schools, community colleges, universities and profes¬
sional schools - capable of meeting the diverse educa¬
tional needs of residents.
Policy 1: Develop and maintain a high quality educational
system in all areas of the region by making greater
financial assistance available to school districts
which presently do not have sufficient resources. The
creation of a regional tax district to support local schools
may be of value in addressing this problem.
Policy 2: The States of Illinois and Missouri should finance
part or all of school construction (capital expenditures)
to relieve local districts and to avoid placing a burden
on the poor and the elderly.
Policy 3: The Housing needs and plans of an area should be
assessed carefully prior to construction of educational
facilities to avoid potential retardation of urgently
needed housing developments throughout the region and to avoid
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double shifts and overcrowding conditions.
Policy 4; School districts should be encouraged, throucjh
state grants, to consolidate so that resources may be
allocated on an equitable basis according to need.
Policy 5: School districts and other units of local govern¬
ment must be encouraged to develop programs which would
maximize the use of school facilities. In addition,
the cooperative development of specialized programs
should be encouraged among school districts.
Policy 6: Assistance in the form of scholarships, loans, work-
study or other student-aid programs must be available to
any citizen residing in the region who desires to seek
higher educational opportunities and/or vocational technical
training, who because of personal economic circumstances
would otherwise be denied post-high school educational
opportunities.
Policy 7: Well funded and professionally staffed educational
efforts for pre-school age children which embody the
concepts illustrated in the "Head Start" program must be
made available to all young people with special emphasis
on the establishment of a sufficient number of programs
to accommodate the pre-school age population in low-
income communities.
Policy 8: Through policy declarations and staff services, the
State and local Boards of Education must eliminate
racial imbalance in the public schools; pursue programs
of promoting fair employment practices for certified
teachers and develop curriculum guides which realistically
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portray the contributions of minority groups to the
history and culture of our states and nation.
HEALTH
Specific Objective; To develop a level and quality of health
services available throughout the region, sufficient to
insure adequate health care, readily accessible to all
residents.
Policy 1: The establishment of health-related resources
must be encouraged in locations which correspond to
regional population patterns and take into account any
special needs of communities to be served (i.e., rela¬
tive mobility of residents, etc.)
Policy 2: The consolidation of specialized and less
frequently demanded health services in a centrally lo¬
cated regional facility should be encouraged.
Policy 3: The decentralization of high demand, less special¬
ized health services to community based facilities
which can design their operations to meet the specific
needs of individual communities is desirable.
Policy 4: The establishment of County Health Departments,
adequately staffed and funded, should be encouraged in
those counties in the Gateway region not presently
providing health services to their portion of the
area's population.
Policy 5: Legislation empowering second class counties in
Missouri to adopt and enforce public health codes must
be enacted.
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Policy 6: Public hospitals throughout the region should re¬
ceive subsidies from the State and Federal governments
sufficient to provide the manpower, facilities, and
services necessary to insure that prompt and efficient
hospital care is available to all residents.
Policy 7: Community health education programs dealing with
mental health and other programs designed to encourage
prevention and early detection of illness should be
developed and implemented.
Policy 8: Drug treatment programs which have demonstrated
effectiveness in assisting drug users to discontinue de¬
pendence on "hard drugs" should be greatly expanded.
Presently programs such as the Methadone Treatment
Project have long waiting lists and are not adequate
to serve all those desiring help.
Policy 9: Educational programs dealing with drug abuse must
be implemented, through school systems as well as other
community-life oriented institutions so that adults and
children alike are exposed to information on drugs and
drug-related problems.
Policy 10: The "911 Universal Emergency " program
should be implemented throughout the region to provide
immediate assistance to citizens.
Policy 11: Programs designed to train para-medical personnel
should be encouraged.
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WELFARE OF CITIZENS
Specific Objective: A socio-economic environment in which
every citizen is assured access to the basic essentials
of life - and can live in dignity without stigma or dis¬
crimination because of race, creed, color, religion, na¬
tural origin, sex, age, or personal economic circumstances.
Policy 1: Legislation requiring the Federal government to
assume full financial responsiblity for welfare assistance
programs should be enacted.
Policy 2: Cooperative planning among all welfare agencies
to avoid duplication and to insure that the programs im¬
plemented meet the needs of all citizens requiring assis¬
tance must be accomplished.
Policy 3: Reforms in welfare assistance programs which will
contribute to elimination of the institutional dehuman¬
izing qualitites which presently characterize the welfare
system must be enacted.
Policy 4: Reforms in specific social service programs must
be achieved so that any citizen requiring emergency assis¬
tance can find immediate relief. A 24-hour, 7 day a week
emergency reference or relief program concept should be
instituted throughout the region.
Policy 5: Strong anti-discrimination legislation must be
enacted at the state level in the areas of employment,
public services, public accommodations, housing and edu¬
cation with meaningful enforcement procedures and stringent
penalties for noncompliance.
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Policy 6: State, regional and local governmental entities
have an obligation to implement affirmative action pro¬
grams to insure that all citizens have an opportunity
to contribute fully to our society and likewise to fully
share in its rewards even when legislatures have taken
action to legally forbid discrimination and segregation.
Policy 7: The special needs of senior citizens and the ppor
must be addressed:
a. A convenient, economical, public transportation
system responsive to the needs of senior citizens
and other relatively immobile citizens must be
developed.
b. Access to recreational, medical, social and com¬
mercial facilities must be insured.
c. A regional housing strategy, designed to provide a
safe, healthy and attractive living environment for
all citizens, with priority attention to those citi¬
zens presently living in substandard conditions,
must be implemented.
(Specific housing policies and goals are delineated
in a special report from the Housing Task Force).
d. Programs which insure that the poor, and elderly,
and others on low, fixed incomes have an adequate
nutritional diet, sufficient wearing apparel, etc.
and those programs which will address the unmet or
only partially served social needs of the community
must be implemented.
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Policy 8: A sufficient number of well funded and well stdffed
day care centers must be established throughout the
region.
a. While the Federal government carries the bulk of
the responsibility in this area, private industry
should be encouraged to institute such programs for
their employees.
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GOVERNMENT
PROPOSED GOAL:
A SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT PROVIDING ADEQUATE SERVICES,
RESPONSIVENESS TO CITIZENS, AND A STRUCTURE CAPABLE
OF MODIFICATION TO MEET CHANGING CONDITIONS.
Objective 1:
Policy 1:
To empower counties to provide greater services.
The county in many cases is the appropriate
jurisdiction to deal with problems beyond
the scope of municipal government. State law,
particularly in Missouri, must be changed to
allow counties to exercise greater responsibilities
in planning, building and housing codes, and
transportation matters.
Policy 2:
The form of county government in the outlying
areas must be changed to cope with the needs of
urbanizing areas.
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Objective 2:
Provide an agency capable of overcoming the
increasing fragmentation of regional planning
and operating bodies.
Policy 1: A regional authority capable of administering
airports, mass transit, parks, and solid waste
disposal facilities is needed.
Policy 2: The increasing fragmentation of regional
planning agencies must be stopped.
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Objective 3: Stop the proliferation of municipalities
and special districts.
policy 1: The states must modify municipal incorporation
laws to insure that new municipalities are
capable of providing necessary public services.
Policy 2: Legislation removing overly restrictive debt
and taxing restrictions on municipalities must be
adopted. The creation of special districts in
many cases has been the only alternative because
existing general units of government could
not provide the necessary service.
Policy 3: State legislation should be adopted whereby
the creation of a special district is to be
allowed only if an existing county or munici¬
pality cannot provide the necessary services.
Policy 4: Where an existing non-school special district lies
wholly within one municipality or one county,
the state legislature should adopt laws making
that district responsible to the municipality
or county. This would include the appointment of
the board of trustees of the district and budget
and program control.
or, Alternatively
If a municipality or county desires to provide
the services now provided by a special district
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lying wholly within that municipality or
county, state legislation should provide a
means for such a transfer of responsibility.
Policy 5: A boundary commission should be established
in each county to approve incorporations and
suggest mergers and annexations. This com¬
mission should have the power to place on the
ballot those measures it suggests.
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Objective 4: Increase the availability of financial resources
for local governments.
Policy 1: Federal revenue sharing must be adopted
immediately.
Policy 2: The states must allow general units of
government greater freedom to devise ways
of generating revenues.
Policy 3: The states must remove unreasonable tax and
debt limitations on local governments.
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Objective 5: Eliminate governmental institutions which
do not provide a high degree of visibility,
accountability, and responsiveness to citizens
and voters.
Policy 1: Citizens can reasonably be expected to be
informed on only a limited number of issues
and candidates; accordingly, special districts
with independently elected policy officials
should be put under the control of general
local governments wherever possible.
Policy 2: The Federal government, through legislative and
administrative action, has created a number of
regional planning agencies; further proliferation
of such agencies must be stopped and the
consolidation of such existing agencies must
be accomplished.
GOAL:
A safe, econorriical, balar.ced transportatloi. syatem to meet the needs o£ the Region.
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SUB -GOALS:
A.
OBJECTIVES:
PUBLIC TRANSIT — A public transit
systein, including rapid transit and
buses, that will most efficiently
meet the needs of the metropolitan
area, consistent with implementation
of land use plan.
A deficit financing
program to insure
adequate and continued
Bi-State bus opera¬
tions by early 1973.
Provide better bus
sarvice to persons
currently lacking other
mea.ns cf transportation.
Implementation of the
Bi-State Interim Transit
Plan by 1975.
Construction of a First
Phase Rapid Transit System
by 1978, the 86-mile
longrange by 1982.
POLICIES/STRATEGIES
1. Public transportation is a Federal,
state and local responsibility.
2. Introduce short- and long-range
transit deficit financing bill to
Missouri General Assembly by
December 1, 1972 and similar action
by Illinois legislature.
3. Units of local government should
assume a proportionate share of
deficit financing through allocation
of funds from revenue sharing.
4(a) Initiate rapid transit preliminary
engineering program on January 1,
1973; ccmplete on Jiine 30, 1974.
(b) At the same time, conduct a public
education program.
5. 1973 General Assembly approval of
vote on Missouri Transportation
Bond issue; vote in Spring, 1974.
Illinois: funds provided from recent
transportation bond issue.
Alternative to 3: General Assembly
(1973) provide permissive legislatioi
for local referendum in mid-1974.
7. The Regional Forum, should take a
leadership role in the coordinated
effort for passage of transportation
legislation.
October,1972
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A safe, economical, balanced transportation system to meet the needs of the Region.
SUB-GOALS:
B.
HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES —
The development of an improvement
program by July, 1973, for high¬
ways and bridges, based on the
accepte(i Land Use proposal.
OBJECTIVES:
Adoption of uniform traffic
rules and regulations by
all governmental units by
1975.
POLICIES/STRATEGIES:
Early revision of 9005 Plan to comply
with Land Use plan and accelerated
action to irapleinent same.
Short- and long-range highway plans
(not projects) should be submitted
for review and comment by Regional
Forum's Transportation Task Force,
and approval by EaSt-West Gateway
Coordinating Council.
Transfer to a regional authority owner¬
ship and maintenance responsibility
for all existing toll bridges across
the Mississippi River, necessary to
the implenentation of the regional
Land Use plan,and rsaove the tolls.
October, 1972
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GOAL;
sub-goals;
A Safe, econo:T\ical, balanced transportation systfein to meet the needs of the Region.
objectives: policies/strategies:
C.
AIRPORTS — Adequate airport facilities 1.
to serve the growing demands for com¬
mercial and general aviation service
in accordance with an areawide plan.
Expansion of Lambert Field 1.
to meet commercial demands
at lecist through 1985.
Adequate road access to
Lambert Field to meet present
and future needs. 2.
Planning for new major regional
airport and obtaining necessary
land by 1978.
3.
Completion of a regional airport
systems plan by 1974.
Completion of an adequate road
network and rapid transit 4.
service to the new major re¬
gional airport by 1985
5.
Adherence to present Lambert
Field improvement and ex¬
pansion schedule plus any
any additional facilities
found essential.
Urge the State and County
Highway Departments to expedite
the impro* ement of access road
to Lambert Field.
Dependent on FAA decision, earmark
or appropriate adequate state fund;
for planning and land purchase.
Insure program and funding for
EWGCC to prepare a regional
airport systems plan.
Inclusion of essential new airport
access roads and transit in
Sub-Goals A and B abot^e.
October, 1972
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GOAL:
SUB-GOALS:
A sate, eccnoir.ical, balanced transport-aLion system to meet the needs of the Region.
BITCRS AND PORTS -- Adequate harbor
facilities in the regional port of
St. Louis to promote expanded growth
in water-borne conmerce, consistent
with comprehensive regional develop¬
ment .
Proper and adequate development of
Kaskaskia River network. Although
outside of our region, its impact
will affect our region.
OBJECTIVES:
la. Completion of St. Louis
regional port needs study-
by mid-1974.
lb. Comraercial harbor improve¬
ment program by Corps of
Engineers and other port-
related improvements as
determined by port study.
2. Completion by Corps of
Engineers of replacement
Lock & Dam 25 not later
than 1980.
POLICIES/STRATEGIES:
1. EWGCC initiation and funding
of port needs study in 1972;
submission of Integrated Grant
application for FY 1974.
2. Urge adequate annual funding by
■the Federal Office of Manage¬
ment and Budget, and the Congress
for planning and port development
3. Urge the coordination of planning
and operations between EWGCC
and the Kaskaskia Regional Port
District.
E.
RAILROADS — An efficient rail system
to serve the Region's continued eco¬
nomic growth and preserve the capacity
of inter-city rail facilities for
more intensive future us'e.
Relocation of Metro-East
railroad yards by late 1970's,
and conversion of land to
other social and economic
uses.
A.dequate and viable inter¬
city railroad passenger
service.
1. Completion of railroad relocation
study by end 1973.
2. Legislation to authorize and
finance railroad relocation
by 1975.
3. Urge adequate Federal financing
of Amtrak.
October, 1972
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GOAL: A safe, ecor.oTiical, balanced transportation systex to meet the needs of the Region.
SUB-GOALS: OBJECriVES: POLICIES/STRATEGIES:
F. One multi-mccal transportation 1. Development of a multi- 1. Work for merger of FWGCC
planning and operating agency. modal metropolitan and Bi-State Development
transportation planning Agency,
and operational agency.
October, 1972
A. J. Cervantes
Mayor
Ci>y of St. Louis
James E. Williams, Sr.
Mayor
City of East St. Louis
Nelson Hagnauer
Chairmon
Madison Counfy Hoard
Joseph L. Badaracco
Presidenf, Board of Aldermen
City of St. Louis
Erwin Plegge
President, Southwestern
Illinois Council of Mayors
Harold L. Dielmann
President, St. Louis County
Municipal League
John Bellcoff
Presidenf, Soufhwesfern
///inots Mefropo/ifon
Area Planning Commission
Marvin Leonard
Presiding Judge
Jefferson County
Roy Smith
Vice-Presidenf, Soufhwesfern
////nois Counci/ of Mayors
Ralph Smith
Presiding Judge
Franklin County
Richard Ruff
Choirman
Board of Con7m(sstoners
Monroe Counfy
Edward J. Delmore, Jr.
Chairman, Bi-Sfafe
Oevefopmenf Agency
Robert N. Hunter
Chief Engineer, Missouri
State Highway Commission
Richard H. Golterman
Chief Engineer, Illinois
Division of Highways
Gene Sally
Director, Missouri
Department of
Community Affairs
Robert Lehnhausen
Direcfor, /l/ino/s
Deporfmenf of Local
Governmental Affairs
REGIONAL CITIZENS
Rev. James L. Cummings
Henry Eversman, Jr.
Rev. John Q. Owens, Jr.
Roy W. Jordan
Dr. Rosetta Wheadon
Dr. George A. Hammond
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Eugene G. Moody
APPENDIX
EAST-WEST GATEWAY COORDINATING COUNCIL
720 OLIVE STREET, SUITE 2110
AREA CODE 618 274-2750
ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI 63101
AREA CODE 314 421-4220
VICE-CHAIRMAN
Lawrence K. Roos
Supervisor
St. Louis Courtty
Board of Directors
CHAIRMAN
Francis J. Foley
Chairman
SI. Clair County Board
TREASURER
Douglas Boschert
Prasiding Judge
St. Charles Cai/nly
MEMO TO:
FROM:
REGIONAL FORUM
SARA ROSCOE WILSON, COORDINATOR
Administration of Justice Task Force
SUBJECT;
ISSUE OF LOCAL CONTROL OF ST. LOUIS
POLICE DEPARTMENT
DATE:
JANUARY 12, 1973
The Police Department of the City of St. Louis is under
the control of the State of Missouri. Out of some 40,000
police forces throughout the nation, only three are not
under' local control. Two of these are in the State of
Missouri - City of St. Louis, and Kansas City.
The situation in St. Louis dates back to the time of the
Civil War, when the Missouri legislature took control of
the police, fearing that the entire State of Missouri
would support the South unless the large City police
forces were under State control.
The factual situation is as follows:
1. The Governor of the State of Missouri appoints
the five-man board of Police Commissioners, with
the one exception of the ex-officio, but voting,
position allocated to the Mayor of the City of
St. louis.
2. The Board of Commissioners is responsible only to
the Governor and has complete control over the
following: establishment of Departmental Policy,
making determinations on citizen grievances against
police, making appointments to the Force, giving
promotions to officers, setting training standards,
and in general, operation of the Department.
THC SAINT LOUIS AHIA COUNCIL OF GOVeMNMENTS
Regional Forum
January 12, 1973
Page 2
3. The Board of Commissioners also has almost complete
authority for the Police Department Budget, which usually
amounts to at least-one quarter of the total City budget.*
Neither the Board of Aldermen nor any of the other City
officials have authority to alter the budget request submitted
by the Board of Police Commissioners (with the exception
of the Mayor who, as an ex-officio member, has one of five
votes on the Police Board, and of the Board of Estimate and
Apportionment on requests for increases in manpower only).
4. The Missouri State Legislature determines the salary of
City police officers.
5. The State Legislature has established a base number of of¬
ficers which could be hired for the City police force.
At the last Task Force meeting, sentiment varied as to whether or
not this was a regional issue.
Points of justification:
1. The City Police DePartment services are required for many
region-wide activities (i.e., events at the Stadium, Arena,
Keil Auditorium, Municipal Opera, Forest Park, Zoo-Museum
District, etc.).
2. Many regional facilities located within the City are used by
citizens from all over the greater Metropolitan area and
police services are provided by the City.
3. Many citizens living in areas of the Region outside of the
City work, shop, etc. in the City.
*A bill enacted by the State Legislature during the last session
provides that the budget submitted by the Police Board cannot
reflect an increase in manpower for the Police Department, without
the approval of the City's Board of Estimate and Apportionment.
This impact appears to be minor relative to the total budget, in
that a large increase in manpower, over the last base number es¬
tablished by the Legislature, is unlikely.
SRW/bam
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EAST-WEST GATEWAY COORDINATIIUG COUNCIL
720 OLIVE STREET, SUITE 2110 . ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI 63101
AREA CODE 618 274-2750 . AREA CODE 314 421-4220
VICE-CHAIRMAN
Lawrence K. Roos
Supervisor
St. Louis County
Board of Directors
CHAIRMAN
Francis J. Foley
Chairman
St. Clair County Board
TREASURER
Douglas Boschert
Presiding Judge
St. Charles County
A. J. Cervantes
Moyor
City of St. Louis
James E. Williams, Sr.
Moyor
City of East Sf. Louis
Nelson Hagnauer
Chairman
Board of Supervisors
Madison County
Joseph L. Badaracco
President, Board of Aldermen
City of St. Louis
Erwin Plegge
President, Southwestern
Illinois Council of Mayors
Harold L. Dielmann
President, St. Louis County
Municipal League
John Bellcoff
President, Southwestern
Illinois Metropolitan
Area Planning Commission
Marvin Leonard
Presiding Judge
Jefferson County
Roy Smith
Vice-President, Southwestern
Illinois Council of Mayors
Ralph Smith
Presiding Judge
Franklin County
Richard Ruff
Chairman
Board of Commissioners
Wonroe County
Edward J. Delmore, Jr.
Chairman, Bi-State
Development Agency
Robert N. Hunter
Chief Engineer, Missouri
State Highway Commission
Richard H. Golterman
Chief Engineer, Illinois
Division of Highways
Gene Sally
Director, Missouri
Deportment of
Community Affairs
Robert Lehnhausen
Director, Illinois
Deportment of Local
Governmental Affairs
REGIONAL CITIZENS
Rev. James L. Cummings
Henry Eversman, Jr.
Rev. John Q. Owens, Jr.
Roy W. Jordan
Dr. Rosetta Wheadon
Dr. George A. Hammon
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Eugene G. Moody
MEMO TO:
FROM:
SUBJECT:
DATE:
REGIONAL FORUM
PAUL ULLMAN, CHAIRMAN
ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE
TASK FORCE
LOCAL CONTROL OF POLICE DEPARTMENT
FOR THE CITY OF ST- LOUIS
NOVEMBER 7, 1972
At its meeting on November 2, 1972, the Justice Task
Force scheduled presentations from Chief Camp (opponent)
and Professor Dempster Holland of St. Louis University
(proponent) on the issue of local control of the St. Louis
Police Department. The Board of Police Commissioners
would not allow Chief Camp to make a presentation, and
thus. Professor Holland outlined both the pros and cons
of the issue.
Following lengthy discussion, the Task Force adopted the
following motion:
RESOLVED THAT the Administration of Justice Task
Force go on record as favoring local control of
the Police Department of the City of St. Louis;
and further that the Task Force request the support
of the Regional Forum on this issue.
The Task Force further requests that the Forum
forward a motion to the Board in support of local
control asking the Board to take positive action
and correspond with the State Legislature in an
attempt to effect local control of the Police
Department for the City.
PU/bam
THE SAINT LOUIS AREA COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS
EAST-WEST GATEWAY COORDINATING COUNCIL
STAFF
EUGENE G. MOODY. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
GENERAL PLANNING
ALLAN BERG, DEPUTY DIRECTOR
Leroy J. Grossman, Program Director
Carl S. Lossau, Program Director
Tyrone C. Thompson, Program Director
Alvin D. Boudreaux
Richard Careaga
Francine Cullari
Pat E. Faulkner
William E. Hanke
John J. Howard
Jim R. Hubbard
Dee A. Joyner
R. Michael Johnson
Carolyn Keefe
Evelyn Kidd
David J. Korros
Frederick A. Lafser
Garry E. McClure
Frederick J. May, Jr.
Dorethea J. Mosley
Judith Nelson
Terrence M. Stuchlik
Robert L. Varusa
David A. Visintainer
Lawrence W. Zensinger
TRANSPORTATION PLANNING
DONALD A. SOKOL, DEPUTY DIRECTOR
Louis Callen
Leiand H. Dole
Robert G. Goodwin,
Dick S. T. Hsu
Paul H. J. Hwang
Nashet M. Habib
Wm. A. Jensen
John T. Kretzer, Jr.
Jr.
Samuel J. Maronie
Sandra K. McEvilly
John J. Murphy
Cynthia D. Pace
Robert J. Paddock
Shelby M. Peters
Robert P. Watson
Wayne E. Weidemann
REGIONAL FORUM
WALLACE W. ALTES, DIRECTOR
Timothy D. Barry
Barbara A. Mangogna
Peggy D. Reed
Sara R. Wilson
LEGISLATIVE MANAGEMENT
MORRIS M. HATCHETT, DIRECTOR
Cassandra M. Jackson
John Seay
ADMINISTRATION
MATTHEW D. MELUCCI, ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
Eugenia G. Abernathy Elaine M. Miller
Irene M. Kennedy Stephanie Stumph
Fern E. Littlefield Doris M. Turner
Betty J. McCaleb John C.Willis
ELMER C. DAVIDTER, GRAPHICS DIRECTOR
Hattie Allen Edward D. Marsh
Lee W.Harris Gary E. Mook
Arthur C- Murden, Jr.