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<br />ways, but not to the private ways, so why was council even addressing private ways. <br />Parkview’s letter was not included, it might be attached, but there is a little footnote at the <br />bottom of a map that says they will have to make some kind of arrangement. This is about <br />amending the resolution. If we are going to have the plan we need to have it done correctly <br />within the framework of our government. She supported the amendments and may wish to <br />make others. <br /> <br />Mr. Price stated that he did not have to justify anything, because he is on the same issue <br />that he has always been on. He stated that it is disingenuous to come up here and say that <br />this plan deals with ADA, because that means that now we are advocating for something <br />that should have been done a long time ago. And when we vote for the Public Works’ <br />budget my understanding was that Mr. Wilson has to be in compliance with that law at all <br />times, so to say that ADA is something new that we are dealing with was not true. It was <br />also disingenuous to say I’m for children, when people repeatedly vote against children in <br />the same district that they are talking about trying to help them cross the street. They want <br />the kids to be in a torn up building and now they want them to have a street to cross, but <br />the building can fall in. So either you’re for kids or you’re not for kids, but to try and say <br />that’s a platform was not true. The City Manager told him that he was going to provide him <br />with the same information that he gave to Councilman Sharpe, and that funding was <br />involved. Mr. Price said that Mr. Sharpe did not expect a half million dollars or a million <br />dollars to come out of the Public Works budget because we voted for a plan to put a bike <br />trail down Ferguson and now we can’t fix the alleys and sidewalks in the districts that we <br />represent. As it is, you can barely get down Ferguson with two cars parked. And when you <br />get up on the upper end of Canton towards Millar Park, it narrows as you go up the hill. <br />While he was for this plan, he still had questions and he needed the City Manager to <br />provide him with the same information that convinced his colleague that the right thing <br />would be done. Mr. Price stated that people have to be honest, if you’re for seniors, then <br />why would you defund the Hungry Parent Program for seniors? If you’re for kids, why <br />would you vote against Kids in School? But now all of a sudden you’re for kids, mom and <br />apple pie, because it is convenient for you to do that. So basically you have wasted an <br />hour of my time listening to all of that foolishness. And he hoped the Mayor would call him <br />out of order. <br /> <br />Mr. Sharpe stated that he had seen an individual with his hand up during Council’s <br />discussions. But since he is unable to speak at this time he would ask Mr. Walker to <br />provide a copy of the information regarding the alternative plan for excluded subdivisions to <br />the trustees or agents of those private subdivisions requesting to be excluded, as soon as <br />possible. <br /> <br />Mr. Crow stated he did not believe that the concerns have been addressed tonight and that <br />my amendment was a very simple amendment. It deletes one paragraph that really is just <br />a whereas, and then it changes one paragraph of the resolution and one word. So for my <br />colleague said that was gutting the resolution which was a little disingenuous. He also <br />thought that to make this an argument of good over evil is something that is probably <br />beneath the Council. We all have the city’s best interest at heart. Most of the people in the <br />audience understand that reasonable people can differ. And the amendment to the <br />resolution that I have put forward allows us to continue to move forward with the Bikeability <br />and Walkability Plan. It also makes sure that we are not committing any funds, which we <br />still do not have any assurance that funds will not be committed. And it allows for a phase- <br />in of the projects within the priorities of the budgetary system of U City. So he urged his <br />colleagues to take a look at the amendment and vote for it. <br /> <br />Ms. Carr asked the City Clerk to read the amended resolution. Ms. Pumm stated that she <br />was unable to capture all of the amendments and that Mr. Crow would have to reread it. <br /> <br />21 <br /> <br /> <br />