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2 Ms. Alia Anderson, 702 - B Belmont Avenue, representing ACCT, thanked Council for their support of Safe Routes to School. She said the p rogram is being conducted at Burnley - Moran School and they plan to expand the program. Ms. Anna Kerry, 703 Wilder Drive, a student at Burnley Moran, said she is grateful for the Burnley Moran Walk to School program and thinks the sidewalks on the bridges over the 250 Bypass are great. Mr. Taylor Wright, 600 Grove Avenue, a student at Burnley Moran, said walking to school is important and healthy and makes people strong Ms. Grace Bartok, 710 Stonehenge Avenue, a student at Burnley Moran, said that walk ing makes people feel good about themselves. Ms. Teresa Perry, 703 Wilder Drive, said she often walks a mile to school with her children and having the program shows kids that they can walk places and has given them a sense of community. Ms. Barnett Me llen, 1107 Calhoun Street, thanked Council for their support of the Walk to School program and said it provides an opportunity for physical exercise. Mr. Jim Moore, 1213 Hazel Street, thanked Council for reviewing his and John Pfaltz's concerns about Cit y Link. He said he has an alternative for Council and has received a proposal from one vendor at a fraction of the cost of City Link, $859,000. He said that others who have used SAP have reported implementation problems. He said the proposal he receive d has an annual maintenance cost of $136,400 and will pay for itself in three years. Mr. Moore asked Council to appoint an emergency task force to look into the matter. Ms. Jackie Taylor, 104 Northwood Circle, representing Preservation Piedmont, read a letter from Preservation Piedmont President Betty Ford regarding the proposed development at the corner of Ridge and Cherry. She said it could adversely impact the surrounding historic neighborhoods. She said City owned property is included in the plans, but the City should not encourage this development. She said the City should explain its view at a publicly announced meeting. Mr. John Pfaltz, 1503 Rugby Road, said the SAP purchase will be a costly decision and he thinks the contract should be cancel led. If, however, the contract is not cancelled, he said he is willing to work with the City. He said the expenditure is only justified if it really saves money. Mr. Peter Kleeman, 407 Hedge Street, thanked outgoing Councilors Cox and Richards for the ir service. Mr. Kleeman said Ms. Richards provided leadership on the MPO. He said he hopes Council can have an open discussion of the goals of the City and individual Councilors. He said he believes the open process used a few years ago about appointmen ts to the MPO was a good model for other boards and commissions.