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Councilor Taylor remarked that she had made a motion to have a moratorium on large developments but had been informed by legal counsel that such a moratorium would have no effect on current applications, which included the Wal-Mart application. She noted her motion had failed. Continuing, Councilor Taylor expressed her support for the discussion on housing standards and reiterated that it should have been dealt with in a more timely fashion. Councilor Kelly thanked those who testified. He called the quality of testimony "superb." He commented that he had a lot of detailed notes. He appreciated, in particular, the neighborhood interest in the street reclassification issue and the concern regarding "big box stores." He agreed that the work session on housing standards should be moved to a larger venue. Councilor Kelly opined that the 10 p.m. ending time was too early. Mayor Torrey reminded the audience of the need to not show support for one point of view or another. He explained that the rule was so that all sides of an issue felt they would be heard and treated fairly. He noted that a troop of Boy Scouts had been present and opined the Public Forum had been a good education for them in civic procedure. 2. CONSENT CALENDAR A. Approval of City Council Minutes - February 9, 2004, Work Session -February 23, 2004, Work Session - February 23, 2004, City Council Meeting - February 25, 2004, Work Session - March 8, 2004, Work Session - March 10, 2004, Work Session B. Approval of Tentative Working Agenda C. Approval of 2004-05 Funding allocations for Federal Community Development Block Grant, HOME Investment partnerships, and American Dream Downpayment Initiative Programs D. Approval of Minutes, Findings and Recommendations from the Hearings official and Adop- tion of Resolution 4789 Forming a Local Improvement District for Paving, Constructing Curbs and Gutters, Sidewalks, Median, Street Lights, Traffic Signal, Street Trees, Waste- water and Stormwater Drainage on Garden Way from Sisters View Avenue To Martin Lu- ther King Jr. Boulevard, and the North Side of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard from Marche Chase Drive to 1-5 (Job #3502) Councilor Bettman, seconded by Councilor Kelly, moved to approve the items on the Consent Calendar. Councilor Poling requested to pull Item C from the Consent Calendar. Councilor Bettman had submitted corrections to the minutes via email. She pulled items B and D from the Consent Calendar. Mayor Torrey deemed the corrections, without objection, approved.