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3   <br />  <br /> <br /> <br />  <br /> <br />Mr. Khalil Reid, 208 Fairway Ave., said he is disappointed in th e availability of the City's <br />affordable housing. <br /> <br />Ms. Lena Seville, Altavista Ave., said th e Cville Bus Riders have discussed CAT’s <br />proposed changes and believe there are improveme nts to the original plan. Bus stop location <br />information is currently available only online, bu t it should be available at the Downtown Transit <br />Center for those who do not have internet. Pr eston Avenue needs to maintain two buses. <br /> <br />Mr. Steven Bach, 1208 Meriweth er Street, requested improvements at the Ridge/West <br />Main/Water/South Street intersection, particularly at the northwest corner where the new hotel is <br />planned. This is a pinch point for motorcycles and bicycles. Five feet should be shaved off the <br />corner so the bike lane can be started at the corner. The time for improvement is now. <br /> <br />Mr. Brandon Collins, 418 Fairway Ave., said sy stemic and institutional racism is still a <br />problem in this town. Also, he encouraged City review of the Housing Authority and is pleased <br />to hear this is in the works. <br /> <br />Ms. Nancy Carpenter, Denali Way, said she supports Ms. Seville's comments about the <br />CAT study. She would also like to support he r for the potential CAT Advisory Board. <br />Transportation and affordable housing are important issues to the low wealth community. There <br />are too many unused parking spaces in the area, a nd this space could be used for affordable <br />housing. <br /> <br />Mr. John Pfaltz, 1503 Rugby Rd., said Mr. Jones's stretch objectives should be made public <br />soon. He said sufficient funds should be allo cated in the upcoming budget to cover unfunded <br />retirement liability. <br /> <br />Mr. James Quinn, River Ct., said he has issu es with the Human Needs Assessment being <br />presented to Council this evening. It is good to demand more of our nonprofits, but it is not good <br />to rely on them solely to determine the needs of the community. We should ask the community <br />members who use services, not the providers of those services. We need to demand that <br />organizations prove their successes. <br /> <br />Ms. Cathy Welch, 2924 Idlewood Dr., said the a pproval of CAT's new Route 11 is fast, <br />reliable and pleasant as promised. This shoul d not be viewed as a County route because it <br />benefits City residents as well. The County is not contributing as much as they should. Routes <br />like this are important. <br /> <br />Ms. Annette Willcox, 1400 Monticel lo Rd., said there should be a bus stop at Pen Park. <br /> <br />COUNCIL RESPONSES TO MATTERS BY THE PUBLIC <br /> <br />Ms. Szakos said she understands Mr. Reid's frustrations about affordable housing. Most <br />housing is privately owned, and the City cannot set rents. The effects of the City's efforts are <br />gradual. She said the Transit Ce nter should have a large poster w ith the bus route and stops. She