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242 Ms. Emily Heule, Riverside Avenue, said that she is a low income resident of the City and the current rates of the City pools impact her quality of life. Ms. Heule noted that the Mclntire wading pool is no longer free and asked that Council find a way to allow low-income families to swim next summer. Ms. Nancy Hurrelbrinck, 1020 St. Clair Avenue, said that she is saddened by the tone of people addressing City Council and is embarrassed that she came to the last meeting without adequate information about statements reportedly made by Ms. Daugherty and Ms. Richards. Ms. Hurrelbrinck said she now knows that the statements were taken out of context. Ms. Hurrelbrinck said she feels the community needs to work together and support Council. h/k. Kevin Lynch said that he looks forward to hearing the criteria for choosing a representative for the MPO, and said that he would like to see a break with the status quo regarding traffic planning in the City. Mr. Lynch noted that only 2% of the MPO budget is spent on alternative transportation~ Mr. Lynch said he would like to see the City representatives on the MPO be leaders in keeping traffic out of the City. Mr. Lynch supported Mr. Cox for appointment on the MPO. Ms. Richards said that she is touched by Ms. Hurrelbrinck's remarks. Ms. Richards said she was away on vacation when her statement was aired out of context, and expressed her appreciation to WVIR TV and the Daily Progress for replaying and printing her entire statement. Ms. Richards reassured the public that her statement was meant to reflect an appreciation for diversity in the mayorship, and said that she regrets that a statement intended to celebrate diversity was misinterpreted. CONSENT AGENDA On motion by Mr. Toscano, seconded by Ms: Richards, the following consent agenda items were unanimously approved, with Mr. Caravati abstaining from approval of the minutes of June 1 and 15. a. Minutes of June 1 and 15 and July 1 (2) b. RESOLUTION: Approving Sidewalk Caf6 for Durango Bagel WHEREAS, Andrew Nevelos has applied to City Council for a permit to operate an outdoor caf6 on the pedestrian mall at 118-A West Main Street in cormection with the operation of his duly licensed restaurant (Durango Baagel); and WHEREAS, this Council finds that the proposed outdoor caf6 is in keeping with the intent of the pedestrian mall, can add significantly to successful commerce in the downtown area, will not unreasonably restrict the movement of pedestrian traffic and will not endanger the public health, safety or ~welfare; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED that Andrew Nevelos is hereby granted a permit to operate an outdoor caf6 on the pedestrian mall at 118-A West Main Street, subject to the following conditions and terms: I. The permit shall be valid from its adoption (or effective date if different from the date of adoption) until November 30, 2000, for operation of the caf6 during the months of March through November. Not later than November 30 of each year, the operator shall remove from public property all furniture and equipment used for such caf6 operation. 2. The caf6 shall be operated only in the designated area shown on the attached sketch. The caf6 shall be in operation only during the hours the restaurant is open. No caf6 furnishings or equipment shall be permitted to obstruct any fh-e lane. The designated area of operation shall be clearly delineated by the use of a combination of trees, fences, planters and barriers.