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4~ TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 11, 1984 and Jack Howe, Senior Vice-Presidents) by which Wheat, First Securities, Inc., will serve ~ as the City's financial consultants (or advisors) for the City's proposed water-sewer system improvements on which bond referenda are scheduled for November 6, 1984. Council unanimously accepted a report on activities of the City's Personnel Office (pre- pared by Mr. J. Michael Grubbs, Administrative Assistant to the City Manager) for the fis- cal year ended June 30, 1984. Council also unanimously accepted a report on the City-County Rental Assistance Program (prepared by Mrs. Rebecca C. Miller, Housing Services Supervisor, and J. Michael Grubbs, Administrative Assistant to the City Manager) for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1984. In response to Council's request from its August 28th meeting, City Manager Edmonds (by written report) reviewed the development of the present Farmers' Market located on the City's Fayette Street Parking Lot, about which (Market) some concerns have recently been expressed as to its current operations as well as to its continuation. Mr. Edmonds, in his summation, suggested the following alternatives: The City has been generally supportive for many years of the sale of farm products in the Central Business District. We feel that there is still a need for a Farmers' Market in the City and that the Fayette Street Parking Lot is an ideal location for it. We question, however, the wisdom of operating the market as a function of the City or of financially subsidizing the Market Association. One alternative is to refer the entire operation to the CBD Commission for study and recommendation. Such a review could include meeting with representatives of the Market Association, staff of the Agriculture Extension Service and others who are interested in the whole proposition. Another alternative is to leave the issue alone and see if the Association can pull itself together, as a matter of private enterprise. If the organization should dissolve or go inactive, the shelter and leased space could revert to a less structured, first-come-first_served arrangement. This would probably result in some routine clean-up problems for us, but we could post some general rules and instructions at the site to govern its use and hedge against such difficulties.