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<br />NAYS: <br /> none <br /> <br />Bill 9214 carried unanimously and became Ordinance 6945 <br /> <br />N. NEW BUSINESS <br />RESOLUTIONS <br />1. Resolution 2013-18 <br /> Fiscal Year 2013-2014 – Budget Amendment #1 <br /> <br />Mr. Sharpe moved to approve Resolution 2013-18 and was seconded by Mr. <br />Glickert. <br /> <br />CITIZEN COMMENTS: <br />Elsie Glickert, 6712 Etzel <br />Ms. Glickert stated that all of her comments were in reference to the Economic <br />Development Retail Sales Tax fund. She stated that some time ago <br />Councilmember Kraft had made a statement which was captured in Council’s <br />minutes that no further UCity money would be spent on the Loop Trolley. <br />However there are two items in the budget which she is opposed to that are <br />tied to the Trolley. One is the $32,000 expenditure for lights and the second is <br />$15,000 for a traffic study. <br /> <br />She stated that another expenditure she is opposed to is the $12,000 being <br />used to purchase brochures for the Loop. Ms. Glickert stated that there is a lot <br />of money being spent on a three block area when Olive Street Road, which is <br />three miles, is still waiting for improvements. She then questioned why this <br />expenditure could not be taken out of the Loop Business District rather than <br />the City’s sales tax fund? <br /> <br />Ms. Glickert stated that in reference to Councilmember Crow’s question <br />regarding whether any money from the Economic Development Retail Sales <br />Tax fund had ever been spent on another institution, the answer was yes. She <br />stated that a substantial amount of money had gone to the Loop Trolley; <br />$200,000 out of economic development and $50,000 out of the regular budget <br />for a feasibility study which to this date has never been made public. <br /> <br />COUNCIL COMMENTS: <br />Ms. Carr thanked Mr. Walker and his staff for providing Council with clear and <br />concise information on this Resolution. She stated that Council had approved <br />preliminary funding for Parking Lot No. 4 in the amount of $318,000. However <br />there was an additional request for funding related to pervious pavers and <br />landscaping that appears to have been removed from this Resolution. <br /> <br />Director of Community Development Andrea Riganti stated that the reason this <br />request was removed is because the City is going to defer any activity on <br />Parking Lot No. 4 until spring. She stated that this deferment would also <br />provide staff with the opportunity to receive a response back from several of <br />the Loop Special Business District owners who have asked to submit <br />engineering and reconfiguration plans for the City’s consideration. Ms. Carr <br /> <br /> <br />