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4. NEW BUSINESS (Cont'd) between the contractor and all subcontractors and Contract No. 5, acceptance of the Jefferson Street Alternate, and final approval by our consulting engineer. Rev. Williams: I second the motion. Mr. Helmen: Again I will poll the individual members: Mr. Wiggins: Aye Mr. Wade: Aye Mr. Chenney: Aye Rev. Williams: Aye and myself (President Helmen): Aye. Mr. Helmen: All the Commissioners unanimously voted for the motion. Nays -- None -- Motion carried. The winner of the contract is here, and I under - - stand that at a later date they will meet with the Commission. Mr. Hickey, you have anything to say at this point? Mr. Hickey: At this time, I don't feel I have anything to say. I will wait until we meet with the engineers and the Redevelopment Department in. developing the work schedule and I am withholding comments at this time. I want to thank the Board at this time and want to carry out as expeditiously as possible and with as little inconvenience to the Downtown merchants as we possibly can. Mrs Allen: What's the amount of the contracts? Mr. Lennon: $2,815,348.00 on the General Contract; on the Landscape Contract: $206,474.00. That brings it to the total of: $3,021,822.00. Mr. Wiggins: There are some alternates in here, subject to negotiations that is vital. Mrs. Allen: Eliminate some of the wells. Paraplegics will have to go down and bridges you climb up to sit, committed now. Total wrong as you have it. I finally managed to find the blueprints for the Mall. You have little wells - -you go down five steps to go down and sit. I don't know how many fountains there are. Two bridges where you climb up four or five steps. I can see no necessity for those things and certainly not when you are consider- ing curbs for Paraplegics -4