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7 has nothing to do with the great allocations the Task Force has made, and she thanked the members for their hard work. On motion by Ms. Hamilton, seconded by Mr. Taliaferro, the CDBG and HOME appropriations was deferred to the next meeting by the following vote. Ayes: Dr. Brown, Ms. Hamilton, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Norris, Mr. Taliaferro. Noes: None. PUBLIC Mr. John Coles, City Market Vendor, said that one of the biggest impediments to the Buy Fresh Buy Local campaign is over regulation. Ms. Ann Carter said she is concerned about the historic designation of Fifeville and there is a time crunch. She said once it goes to the State Board it is out of our hands. She asked if Council is going to stop the nomination. OTHER BUSINESS Mr. Lynch said that he understands that the Fifeville residents will have an th opportunity to vote on the historic designation at the April 26 meeting. Dr. Brown said he thinks their opinions are solicited by mail. Mr. Lynch said the next step is what happens after State and Federal designation. He said he has no intention of putting any requirement on Fifeville that the neighborhood does not support. Ms. Hamilton said it is a valid concern about what happens in the future. She said she has not heard support on Council. Dr. Brown said the sentiment at the meeting was there is unease with local historic designation. He said it seemed most people did not oppose Federal and State designation except that it could be a stepping stone to local designation. He said he has no interest in having the neighborhood become a local district unless they want it. Mr. Taliaferro agreed and said he has not heard from anyone in favor of local designation. Dr. Brown said that there are no regulations at all associated with State or Federal regulations and the concern is about local designation. Mr. Norris said he agrees with the comments and said that the research and documentation in the report do not go far enough and he agrees that the nomination should be bolstered to reflect the breadth of the Fifeville history. He said he would not proceed with local designation unless there is support from the neighborhood. Mr. Taliaferro said he would like to take a second look at bus routes that were eliminated in Johnson Village and other areas. th Ms. Hamilton said she would also like to look at the 9 Street bus loop that was eliminated. She said part of the reason these changes were made was to avoid duplication with UTS buses and to improve times. She said we did not look at the demographics and the impacts of the changes. Mr. Lynch said the main issue with the Johnson Village route was there were not enough riders to justify it. He said we should discuss with Johnson Village residents what it would take for them to ride the bus. He said these are operational tradeoffs CTS has to make. Dr. Brown noted that Council was recently sent options for consideration. Mr. Norris asked if this item can be put on an upcoming agenda.