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Sessicml 1627, Minu~es Page 2 Se~ 26, 1994 O ~ C~T~a~:]AR (TWO Sidewalk DisPlaYS - Ar~,~l Ix~ep Arts Festival (#1). ~he Loop Special Busi- ness District has scheduled the annual Loop Arts Festival for Friday and Sat- urday, October 1 and 2, 1994. As part of the festival, the ~ Art and Food Walk is scheduled for Sunday f~um 2 to 5 p.m. with m~lnts, exhibitors, re- tailers and restaurants setting up a~plays c~ Loop sidewalks. It was reccm- mended that Council ~L~n't perm~.~icm to the District to utilize the Delmar sidewalks for this special event. Bcrd Issue - Water Supply for Trees/Ia~ing. Civic Plaza (#2). Bide for providing a water su~31y for plantings c~ the two islands at Delmar Boulevard and Trinity Avemae are as follows: Tm,~a~]e Plun~ing (minority owned) Tuny IaMa~ina $ 6,990.00 9,156.35 12,750.00 Bond issue funding of $57,000was set aside to improve these islands; provid- ing a water supply was not included but is deemed essential by staff. Sav- ings in cfcher aIR~ will be necessary to offset this expense. Acceptance of A. Brooks' lowbid of $6,990w~s reo...,~ra~a. Park De~cc~curs. Mr. ~a~ms moved approval of the Oralsent Cale_na~r. Mr. Schooner ~ the motion, which carried unanimously. Mayor Majerus L~Ldrr]ed Council that the Loop Arts Festival will begin with a parade on Saturday, and any councilmenher wishin~ to take part should report to the C~L..~ce Bank parking lot at 12:45 p.m. She encouraged all to attend. The City Manager said a public being was scheduled for 7:30 this date and place to C~nSir~r o_~ments on the rates, performance, and services of Conti- nental o~hlevision. Mayor Majerus opened the public hearing at 7:37 p.m. Assistant City Manager Kimberley T~u~bly said forms were filed last fall to enable University City to regulate local cable television, and rates char~ed by Continental ~blevision are now being reviewed. Citizens have this oppor- tunity to oc~rfc; after the review process is ccBlcluded, there will be an- other public hearirK3. Mr. Wagner asked if Ccmtinental will continue to support CALOP (C~,~ittee for Ax:x:x~ss and Local Origination Programming). Ma. T~bly said the new fran- chise agreement must be in place by Jam~a~y 1, 1996, but that issue has not yet been decided. The were no other c~ments, and the public hearing was closed at 7:39 p.m.