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Mr. Price asked Mr. Walker if costs were allocated for sidewalks, curbs would they have to be in compliance with ADA standards. Mr. Walker stated that they would have to be in compliance. Mr. Price concluded that the addition of sidewalks and curbs, et cetera, should be excluded from Council’s consideration of the plan, because it has nothing to do with ADA. Any new sidewalk or curb that is installed today would automatically have to adhere to those standards. Mr. Price stated that while he believed in bikeability and accessibility, the conflicting statements with respect to the cost of this plan caused him concern. In one study session it is reported that there will be a cost associated with the implementation of this plan and in the next session it is reported that there is no cost associated with the plan. He stated that on page 43 of the plan it talks about opinion or probable cost; a cost of opinion contingency, and then it goes on to have disclaimers. He said he was told that it was free. So if something was free, there should not be any disclaimers as identified in the plan, as, demolition disclaimers, land acquisition disclaimers, environmental remediation disclaimers and utility and public infrastructure disclaimers. He stated this said that we don’t really know what the potential cost is, so we are advocating in the event that it costs more than what we have anticipated. Mr. Price continued by stating that if he drives down some of the streets in his ward today, what he would see are streets that are in poor condition, that he gets repeated calls on. Therefore he has to be careful about being an advocate for something that will take time, attention and monies away from addressing the need of correcting the poor condition of those streets. So when he was unable to get answers to his questions about the street conditions and then get a Master Plan that tells him to vote for opinion of probable cost with nine disclaimers, naturally he is concerned. Mr. Price stated that he was not against the plan, but neither Mr. Wilson nor Mr. Walker have told him how this will impact the budget for the things that we are deficient now. So he wants to be real careful not to be in the position to discover that the $400,000 needed to fix streets and potholes has been given away because of this opinion of probable cost and disclaimers. Mr. Price stated that this Council needs to conduct its due diligence before they begin to vote blindly without understanding the ramifications of how it can affect the total budget. Mr. Crow stated that he would join all of his colleagues who have already spoken and surmise that everyone sitting up here on the dais supports our city becoming more accessible to pedestrians and bike traffic. He said it was the smart and right thing to do. However, he said there is actually a smart way to do it and then there is a way of appending it to an out-of-date plan that needs to be updated. Mr. Crow stated that it was clear that we have had a number of public hearings, with mixed results. At times the information that we have been given from staff has definitely contained a great deal of spin and I am hoping that as we move through this that speakers can address how the plan has changed as it has moved from one public hearing to the next, and changes have occurred as members of the commission were listening to the public, both pro and con. Mr. Crow noted that Mr. Price had brought up funding, as did Ms. Carr. And the resolution says no immediate funding, but yet the issue of funding seemed to still be hanging out there, and the numbers in the plan go anywhere from 11 million to 14 million dollars for estimated cost, with a local match. Mr. Crow asked if the local match came from UCity, where would that match come out of, because our budget for this year was already completed. He said he was uncertain as to why this needed to be done at this point rather than in the next year’s budget discussions. Mr. Crow noted any time you talk about the local funding and you talk about the options that are presented in this plan you rob from Peter to pay Paul. Although we have had cash reserves this past year, Council has dipped into those reserves in a very significant fashion and that cannot continue. He asked where the local funding came from. Mr. Crow stated that he also would like to have some idea from either staff or the citizens who are speaking as to the status of the Comprehensive Plan update, because if it is important enough for this to be brought up tonight, then it should be important enough to be 13