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continue to develop the projects and at some point we will have to make the decision if we <br />continue to not to do anything further after phase one (1). That's when we will get to the point of <br />what do we do. To make sure we don't get behind any construction schedule, we will probably <br />look at the list and handle the things that everyone agrees will be in any plan that is developed <br />and work on those projects to demonstrate good faith. Those are decisions that are yet to be <br />made. A lot of it, to be honest, will depend upon who is in office. <br />Council Attorney Kathleen Cekanski - Farrand asked if IDEM always sit with EPA in these <br />meetings. <br />Mr. Horvath responded yes. They usually take a back seat and let the EPA and Department of <br />Justice lead the negotiations. <br />Councilmember Dr. Varner asked if IDEM was helpful at all in the Indianapolis negotiations. <br />Mr. Horvath responded he can't speak to that case but the meetings he has been involved in, they <br />pretty much take a back seat. <br />Councilmember Jo M. Broden asked regarding the downspout program what is the progress to <br />date. <br />Mr. Horvath responded he doesn't have the exact number at the moment. We have estimated that <br />there are around 2,000 left to be disconnected. <br />Councilmember Jo M. Broden stated that the Safe Routes to School program has come up in a <br />number of neighborhood tours. She asked if it is only with elementary schools. <br />Mr. Horvath responded no. A lot of the work we are doing is going to be around Riley High <br />School. The School Corporation gave us a list of priority areas and we are following that list. He <br />stated he could get the Council that list as well. He stated that Lincoln and Perley would be 2017 <br />construction and LaSalle and Marquette would be 2018 construction. Monroe is set for 2018 but <br />we are looking into moving it up. <br />Councilmember Jo M. Broden stated that it seems it's not limited to elementary schools but that <br />is how we prioritized it with the exception of Riley. <br />Mr. Horvath responded that is correct. We are not really doing Riley, it just happens the schools <br />we are doing in that area are on both sides of Riley so it encompasses that whole area. We do <br />have a lot of things going on in that area including the Southeast Neighborhood Master Plan. The <br />whole Monroe - Studebaker corridor is getting a lot of new sidewalks through the Safe Routes <br />program. In addition to that, we also have about a million dollars allocated next year that are TIF <br />dollars for Fellows and for some other improvements in that area. We have had an engineer and <br />consultant selected but have not started the design in earnest because there has only been one (1) <br />public meeting. Part of the Pokagon Band Agreement involves some wetland mitigation issues <br />and they are going to put $100,000 into improving Raving Park. <br />7 <br />