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2/2/82 Page -14- Councilman Leary Concurred with Councilman Fauson's state- ment regarding the expenditure of the $77,000 received that this would be done at Council's discretion. Suggested that the press would mention Council is discussing this item and if anyone else has some prior- ities how it should be spent, they could appear at the meeting and make their state- ments known. Mayor Meier Remarked that the City too has some priority items of their own they have been trying to finalize and suggested Council review some of these also. J.yor Meier Councilman Leary further stated the agree- ment did mention downtown redevelopment, maintenence of open space. RES felt the intention of the State were two priorities - to help mitigate the impacts the Mall will have in terms of open space, quality of life, and to mitigate any negative impacts it may have on the downtown development. Informed Council he was invited to attend a meeting on February 10, 1982 at the Board of County Commissioners and he would be unable to attend. The invitation was to view the historic tressles and needle's eye tunnel on Rollins Pass; the repair costs would be approximately $200,000 + $50,000 each year to maintain these. He asked if Director Hioco or someone from the His- torical Commission would like to attend, or any member of Council would like to attend. Mayor Meier requested that this space be given to the van to transport senior citizens during the day until 5:00 P.M., and Director Hioco reported this was not necessary. His request was as soon as the City had the opportunity to take the sign down, this space would revert t:o public parking. MAYOR'S PARKING SPACE Meier also stated he had spoken with the Storer Cable TV people and suggested that City departments make use of their public access channels and community bulletin board.