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12/96/84 Page -11- really excited people who •.are willing to p~~a. their money where their mouth is and make it 1-iappen. He apologized for the fact th~~.?- they had allowed Council to get into this position of frustration and ultimately recommending what Council has tonight. He asked if there was anything they could. do before it goes any further, he would be happy to do whatever it takes. Councilman Leary stated that this has been a very high priority to hi.m also and he failed too; and since it was been a priority and hasn't been carried through, that he took the blame for a lot of the failure. Coun.cilmembers are not threatening anythir:. or anyone. The fact that the project hasr~' been tied up reflects as much upon him as anyone else. Mr. Leary stated that he was willing to sit down with whomever necessar~~ He didn't think it would take long to iron out the issues in terms of dollars; it can be phased. We know what the dollar amount is and have also been working on putting provisions in to deal with the residential property so that their taxes are deferred until it is sold so that we don't displace the elderly.or anyone living in the down- town area. He felt part of the problem was that we are not always talking to the right people. He had never been in a room with anyone but supporters. Mr. Thompson felt that within two weeks they could have all the inforamtion Council re- quested. They intend to advertise, put up posters, spend a lot of money to get people involved and get both sides of that story. They are seeing their failures clearly tonight. He e:mplored Council to give it another try before they make a firm decision. Russ Caldwell Commented that there must be a formula to get enough of the merchants to support it to meet the standards of the law to make the project move forward. VOTE ON THE MOTION TO Roll call vote: TABLE ORDINANCE N0. 852 Cussen No Leary Yes Meier Yes Morris No Luce Yes Motion carried 3 - 2.