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Mayor Welsch also noted The Joint Redevelopment Implementation Committee had met and the proposed Intergovernmental Agreement would be coming to the Council on September 10, 2012. She said the Loop Trolley Transportation Development District also had their monthly meeting last week. She said the City should know by September whether the Trolley Project will move forward. 2. Council Liaison Reports on Boards and Commissions Based on calls Mayor Welsch received, she reminded Council that Council liaisons are appointed to keep the Council informed of the actions and discussions taken place at the Board or Commission meetings. She said the Boards were composed of citizen volunteers and Council liaisons should in no way try to direct the work of the group. 3. Boards, Commissions and Task Force Minutes Mayor Welsch noted that the Council has received draft and final copies of Boards, Commissions and Task Force minutes. 4. Other Discussions/Business Mr. Glickert mentioned there were some concerns about the motion that he made regarding the traffic and parking study for the Loop in reference to violating the Sunshine Law. He stated that Council received information stating that there was nothing that he did to violate the Sunshine Law, but in spirit of cooperation, he was bringing his motion back. Mr. Glickert moved for the City Council to direct the City Manager by means of a RFP to hire a traffic consultant to do a comprehensive study of the Loop and the contingent neighborhood. It was seconded by Mr. Sharpe. Mr. Crow said he would be happy to get the RFPs back, but wanted to know the cost before he voted. Ms. Carr wanted to make sure all the money was in the budget and not have the City Manager come back and say the Council needed to transfer funds as the State Auditors recommended to not spend money that was not in the budget. Ms. Carr asked Mr. Walker if there was money in the budget to cover this study. Mr. Walker said it would depend on the cost and scope of the study. Ms. Carr expressed her concern regarding Ms. Bern’s from the Chamber of Commerce, perception on the parking study rather than the traffic study. Ms. Carr wanted to make sure this wasn’t a way to block Parking Lot #4. Mr. Kraft said he would vote for this motion again because the City needed a traffic/parking study in the Loop area. The motion only asked the City Manager to send out RFPs for the study. The Council would have to vote before the money was spent if it was over $25,000. He state if the original vote was claimed to be a Sunshine violation then the second vote would not fix it. 7