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Mr. Kraft stated he appreciated Mr. Wilson and Mr. Smith’s comments. He said the original drawing of the roundabout looked almost tropical in the middle of the roundabout. Mr. Wilson stated that U City In Bloom agreed to review the original plan and have cut the plantings in half, eliminated the knock-out-roses which tend to get tall and add annuals around the edge to keep the height low. Mr. Crow ask Mr. Wilson of the timing for implementing the mock roundabout. Mr. Wilson thought it could be possible by mid-June. Ms. Carr asked about the timing of the test and if the grant for the roundabout was tied to the construction of the trolley. Mr. Wilson agreed. He said that if the City needed to make changes to the trolley plan, Mr. Wilson would like the test to be completed in order to negotiate any changes that might be needed. The voice vote to approve the mock roundabout carried by a majority, with one Nay vote from Mr. Glickert. L. COUNCIL REPORTS/BUSINESS 1. Boards and Commissions Appointments Needed Mayor Welsch read the appointments needed. 2. Council Liaison Reports on Boards and Commissions Ms. Carr noted it was not a commission to which she liaised but passed out a cheat sheet of Robert’s Rules of Order and Procedures for Council and all Boards and Commissions could also use her handout for easy reference to the terminology and what the vote should be. Mayor Welsch attended the meeting of Local Option Economic Development Sales Tax Board. She said the board continues to work on suggestions to allocate the estimated $540,000 that is hoped to be received from the tax in the upcoming year. She attended a meeting of the Plan Commission where members approved a Conditional Use Permit C.I.P. for MERS/Goodwill which will be building a new facility on Olive, east of the current location. MERS/Goodwill hoped to be open, February 2014. Mayor Welsch noted that during the report of the Comprehensive Plan Subcommittee, the Commission members announced they are going to hold a public information session on the Draft bike/walk master plan. They acknowledged that the Council sent the plan back to the commission and reminded everyone that the commission already unanimously approved the plan. Mayor Welsch stated the Plan Commission would hold a public information session similar to the one held to answer the questions related to the trolley project, in an effort to deal with the systemic issues of communication that seemed to exist. The Commission members have received a commitment from staff to update a list of neighborhood trustees and would ask each member of Council to get the word out about the the Public Information session. The bike/walk committee stated Mr. Wilson’s memo answered the questions raised at the Public Hearing on the draft bike/walk plan. As the Plan Commission moves forward on the new comprehensive plan, they noted that they have a strong bias in favor of public involvement and plan an aggressive outreach as 7