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9 interchange is in compliance with the new Plan. He said the City needs to do a better job of keeping the Comprehensive Plan up to date. He said guidelines are needed as to what we consider to be in compliance with the Plan. Steven Bach, 1208 Meriwether Street, said he has been watching the Council meeting on the website and the audio is much too low. He said he is happy that Council increased Council salaries. He said Councilors work very hard and they deserve it. He said he agrees with Mr. Kleeman’s remarks about the Comprehensive Plan. He said he is concerned about air pollution and the Meadowcreek Parkway. He expressed concern that our mode of thinking has not changed and that vehicle demand is increasing. He said peak oil will change that. He said it is a mistake to build the Meadowcreek Parkway and Council will have to explain their vote in 15 years if it is built. Ms. Tammy Londeree, 813-C Locust Avenue, said she is happy Council approved the additional fine for speeding. She said she would like the Police to give a fine or ticket of $50 whenever someone is rear ended. She asked that the sign that shows the speed people are traveling be placed on Locust Avenue. OTHER BUSINESS Mr. Norris said that at Council’s May 22 work session on affordable housing Council agreed not to provide administrative funds for home rehabilitation to AHIP. He said he has received additional information and thinks Council needs to take a closer look at the matter. He proposed that we hold off for two months to give the Housing Advisory Committee an opportunity to review the rehabilitation program as a whole, including how we can do more and how we can lever more funds. Mr. Norris said he is not sure we fully thought through whether taking it in house makes sense. He said AHIP thinks they could do a better job. Dr. Brown said he would like to see the information to which Mr. Norris referred. He suggested that Mr. Norris bring the matter up again during Other Business at the next meeting. He said he would also like to get staff’s perspective. Mr. Lynch said he is not opposed to looking at it in general, but expressed concern about holding the program up until we decide. Mr. Tolbert said staff is supportive of stepping back and taking a look at the whole rehabilitation program, and sitting down and looking at AHIP’s role. He said a couple month’s delay would not hurt. Councilors agreed to delay the matter. Ms. Hamilton said she attended a meeting with the Rose Hill Neighborhood Association about bus route 3 and 6. She commended staff for explaining the changes and informing people that they have to take a bus to the Transit Center to transfer. She said staff are professionals and they need to pay more attention to the way they communicate with the public. Mr. Taliaferro said he has received complaints about trash collection. Mr. O’Connell said staff is working on the issue and he will provide more information to Council. Mr. Taliaferro said he has also received complaints about vagrants in Lee Park and on the Downtown Mall. Mr. O’Connell said the Police are working on this issue as well. Dr. Brown asked if we are seeing a change with regard to vagrants, and Mr. Norris said we seeing younger “travelers” who are not from the community. He said PACEM is willing to work to be part of the solution.