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REGULAR SESSION - DECEMBER 3, 1990
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Council - December 3, 1990
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The regular session of the Ann Arbor City Council was called to order at 7:35
p.m. in the City Hall Council Chamber by Mayor pro tem Jerry S. Schleicher.
Council stood for one moment of silence.
Mayor Jernigan led Council in the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance.
ROLL CALL OF COUNCIL
PRESENT : Councilmembers Larry Hunter, Ann Marie Coleman, M. Terry Martin,
Ingrid B. Sheldon, Elizabeth S. Brater, Nelson K. Meade, Jerry S.
Schleicher, Mark Ouimet, Thais Anne Peterson, Joe Borda, 10.
ABSENT : Mayor Gerald D. Jernigan, 1.
INTRODUCTIONS
NEW CITY FINANCE DIRECTOR
Acting City Administrator Donald Mason introduced and welcomed the new City
Finance Director A. Dean Moore.
AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION - Reserved Time
LESLIE MEAD - HOMELESSNESS
Leslie Mead, 2581 International Pl., read an article from the November 22, 1990
Chicago Tribune concerning the problem of homelessness. Ms. Mead stated that
the problems of the homeless cannot be solved by the charity of a few, but will
have to be solved through large-scale and long-term intervention at the
institutional level.
MIKE FOOTE - HOMELESSNESS
Mike Foote, 3150 Morgan Rd., suggested that the Audience Participation portion
of the Council agenda be renamed "Citizen Participation" or "Public Speaking
Time" to emphasize the role of citizens in government. Mr. Foote expressed
concern with the recent court decision that homeless squatters had no legal
right to live in an abandoned city-owned house, and stated that the decision
should have been based on common law, which reflects society's ethical beliefs
and sense of fairness.
LARRY FOX - KLINE'S PARKING STRUCTURE
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Council - December 3, 1990
Larry Fox, 530 S. State St., stated that the City is fiscally irresponsible and
wasteful in its decision to build another unneeded parking structure,
especially when the economy is headed for a recession. Mr. Fox stated that the
City should encourage mass transit...
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