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3 Mr. Mark Kavit, 400 Altamont Street, said he is concerned that the diversity of City Market vendors may change with the new regulations. COUNCIL RESPONSES TO MATTERS BY THE PUBLIC Mr. Taliaferro said he had previously expressed concern about the impact of eliminating some of the bus routes, and the City Manager is looking at the matter. Mr. O’Connell said that staff is revisiting elimination of the bus route in Johnson Village and Rt. 6 to see who is being impacted. He said another option is to use a link service and that is being explored as well. He said reinstating these routes would have financial implications. Mr. Taliaferro assured Ms. Reynolds that the matter will be looked at. Mr. Lynch said we could use the ITS system to proactively improve bus response time. He noted that these routes were eliminated in order to improve response times and because of the low number of people in these neighborhoods who used the bus. Mr. Lynch said that while he agrees that some of the City Market regulations could be streamlined, he thinks the clause saying that vendors should abide by state and federal laws is appropriate. He said if vendors disagree with this then he thinks they should become private. He said it is the City’s responsibility to see that state and federal regulations are followed. He said it is a question of protecting consumers. Mr. Lynch said she agrees with Mr. Lynch about using ITS more proactively. She said we need to move quickly on a short-term solution on Anderson Street. She suggested doing the link service in the short-term. She said a meeting is scheduled on Thursday between two Councilors and the City Market vendors who have filed a grievance. She said she is actively soliciting opinions from other vendors, and has heard that some are in favor and some say they do not bother them. She said we have a responsibility to keep the Market special. Mr. Norris thanked Mr. Long for his comments and said he agrees that we need to do a better job dealing with addiction problems and steering people away from the criminal justice system. He thanked Ms. Manno for pointing out language in the Fifeville historic application that links that with local designation. He said it is clear that Council does not consider it a link and suggested striking the language. Dr. Brown noted that buses go to Southwood because the County is paying for the service. Dr. Brown said the City Market regulations only include language that vendors must follow state law. He agreed they should be as less intrusive as possible, but said the safety of the public must be assured. He said he will not support a conservation district unless Fifeville residents support it. CONSENT AGENDA Mr. O’Connell deferred the appropriation of pupil transportation revenue. Ms. Hamilton removed the Special Permit for 1707 Jefferson Park Avenue from the consent agenda. On motion by Mr. Lynch, seconded by Mr. Taliaferro, the following consent agenda items were approved by the following vote. Ayes: Dr. Brown, Ms. Hamilton, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Norris, Mr. Taliaferro. Noes: None. Mr. Norris asked that the Jefferson Park Avenue Special Use Permit be moved up on the agenda due to the number of people in the audience interested in that item, and Councilors agreed. a. Minutes of April 2, 4, 10 and 16