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Council Minutes of 9/1/98 one fatality that did happen in the area, happened, would have happened irregardless of the existence of this Crocker extension. And I want to make that very clear. Secondly, I can tell you I wrestled quite a bit with this issue. And I feel that the State and the federal government are going to do what they damn well please regardless of what we say in this resolution. Though I do feel it is important that we do step forward and we say stick to your guns. I have strong reservations whether this will have any impact. And I'm voting yes. Thank you." Roll call continued: Gareau, yes, with comment: "Initially, I would like to at least note that I take exception, oddly enough, comments made by both those for and against this particular resolution. Initially, I would take comment with Mr. O'Grady's exception, or with his statement, that he doubt that funds--I believe I heard this correctly-- would be appropriated if we don't speak. Mr. Limpert, my colleague, stated that he did not believe the schedule would be kept if we did not speak. I don't know that, if we did not here today pass this resolution, that funds would not be appropriated and that the schedule would not be kept. I don't know that. And I'm not going to state that my vote is based upon the fact that I believe it's a necessary act in order to keep a schedule or to keep funding. Okay, because I don't know that voting yes today, that that's going to guarantee that a scheduled is kept or that it's is going to guarantee that funds are going to be appropriated. That's rather out of our hands. I take exception with Mr. Nashar's comment that federal government--I don't take exception, I would agree--that federal government will prioritize the projects. And they have a prioritization schedule or at least some criteria that they give credence to when prioritizing these projects. I don't have that schedule. I don't know what it is. Could it be possible that the support of the community weighs into this? Well, they're politicians. And it wouldn't surprise me one bit if they look at how the public has voted in a given community on an issue. And it wouldn't surprise me one bit. I don't know that in the prioritizing of these projects that our resolution here today will be a deciding factor, but I certainly believe that, when having a chance to review what this Council and the community has said through its vote as well as through its elected representatives, it's my belief that the powers that are in charge of this project, will give some credence to what we have said here today. And that is why I vote yes." Roll call continued: Kasler, no, with comment: "My reason for voting no on this resolution, my reasons are two-fold. First, I do not believe and did not believe at the onset of this resolution that this was the proper avenue for informing the county and the governments of our concern over timeliness. I believe a letter questioning the status of the project and requesting an update was more appropriate. I further believe that a resolution on the part of Council which demands that timeliness be adhered to is in effect mandating something over which we as a city government have no control in this case. Secondly, and with all due respect to comments made by our Law Director, I have a concern with the last `Whereas' clause which states that the City Council and administration are committed to providing funding for the project. I have a concern to stating a commitment to an unspecified amount and/or an amount which may change by the start-up date and an amount which cannot be certain will be available by the projected start-up time. And finally, this no vote goes to the resolution, its form, the financial commitment and the city control that I believe it implies and not to the road project itself. Further, a brief comment, that I assume fellow Council members will continue to show respect for the '~" integrity of each of us as we've labored over a decision on this issue. Thank you." Roll ~~: 12