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a list, but he did not want to sit micromanaging every little street sweeping project or every little curb and sidewalk that we put in. Mr. Price stated that he did not expect Mr. Walker to come here and we have to approve every single thing. It was no different than what we do today. Mr. Wilson comes in and says here is what is feasible, here is the order, and you pick. Somebody has got to pick. Somebody has to fund it and somebody has to approve the funding, unless you are saying that we should not have the option of approving it. He may give us six priorities but there is only enough funds for three, so which three do you want? I think that is what we should be doing, because this is big. Mr. Price stated he would hope that he would have a say on what is going to be done on Canton and North & South. Mr. Price then noted that there was also a priority list in the plan. Mayor Welsch stated that she believes that there was a consensus that the list would be okay. She stated that she believed the question that remained was mandating the Council’s approval of the list. Ms. Carr thanked Mr. Kraft, for verifying what she has been talking about all night. It was Council’s right to set the priorities, or at least to approve them. What was being said was we just can’t be bothered. We are too lazy. We don’t want to take on the responsibility, so here Mr. Wilson, you go take care of it and we will be sure to tell the people that are voting for me that I am too lazy to do anything. This says that there is some Council involvement here that does exactly what Mr. Price explained. There are six projects that have high priority; we only have funding for three, so which ones would Council like to see performed. If it did not make sense, then the people don’t need to elect me or anybody. We just need to pay Mr. Walker, Mr. Wilson and Ms. Riganti, and go home. She noted aside from Mr. Walker, they do not live here. She stated this is not a private corporation but it is a government and citizens have a voice through their councilmembers. She hoped that Mr. Kraft would think that it was important for Council which projects should be undertaken and when. Mr. Crow stated that in his opinion, Mr. Price’s amendment gave Council the opportunity to possibly arrive at a unanimous vote on adopting the Bike and Walkability Plan, or at least a super majority versus a very close vote. He said the thought Council had heard of the benefits of the plan and if there was an added level of accountability, which he believed was the Council’s anyway, it was a small price to pay for having the adoption of the plan. Mr. Kraft concurred with the statement made by Mr. Crow. Mayor Welsch asked if there was any further discussion on the motion and hearing none called for the vote on Mr. Price’s motion to insert the language from Ms. Carr’s original resolution directing the City Manager to develop a list of prioritized Bike/Walk Projects that will be presented to Council for approval. This would be placed wherever it made the most sense within the resolution. Roll Call vote was: AYES: Mr. Price, Ms. Carr, Mr. Kraft, Mr. Crow, Mr. Sharpe and Mayor Welsch. NAYS: Mr. Glickert. Mr. Price’s motion to amend resolution 2013 – 17 passed by a majority. Mayor Welsch announced that Council had just amended the resolution; that there had been a motion and a second for the initial plan and that she was now going to move for a vote on the amended resolution. Roll Call vote was: 29