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. e e a sign last year. Ms. Ehrman asked about the storage area, and both Ms. Bascom and Mr. Obie asked for more clarification as to its use and by whom. Ms. Ehrman asked specifically whether the arts organizations used the area and whether they paid for the use of the area. Ms. Ehrman referred to pages 109 and 43 concerning awnings and rain covers and questioned whether the City was responsible for these. Mr. Whitlow said that this was the recommendation of the Downtown Commission. Mr. Obie asked Mr. Ellison what recommendation the Planning Commission made regarding the Hult projects. Mr. Ellison replied that the discussion was generated from the criteria of urgent and non-postponable and that it was questioned that the Hult projects may not be under the criteria. Mr. Hansen asked whether more dollars could be allocated to Public Works road projects. Mr. Whitlow explained that the CIP has provided a very aggressive program for road improvement, doubling the expenditures in order to stay even. This is a major change from prior years (he referred to page 80 of the document). Ms. Bascom asked if Hilyard Street from 11th to 18th avenues was included in the CIP, and it was determined that no, it is not. Mr. Obie questioned why the number one objective of the City, the Airport Expansion Project, was totally ignored in the CIP general fund document and what kind of rationale the City staff has for such an omission. Mr. Whitlow replied that the City staff was looking toward regionally based funding for the airport. Mr. Obie said that there is, as yet, no money found or allocated for the City contribution to the Airport Project. Mr. Whitlow said that the staff would like the City Council to adopt the CIP before adoption of the budget. Ms. Wooten asked how many citizens, neighborhoods, and organizations have provided input to the budget process. Mr. McKinley replied that, in the past, the document has been printed in November and December and circulated widely; because of the income tax measure, there had been a delay in releasing the document, and, therefore, the process has been speeded up. It has been distributed to neighborhood leaders, but presentations have not been made at neighborhood meetings. Ms. Wooten was uncomfortable that so little information had been shared with the citizens. Ms. Schue agreed. The meeting was adjourned at 7:15 p.m. (Recorded by Judy Jernberg) JJ:pv/20l0C EXCERPT MINUTES--City Council Work Session March 17, 1986 Page 8