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4{ TUESDAY NOVEMBER 13, 1984 1. Pavement (i.e., repaving) of Fayette Street from North Moss Street to Pine Hall Road; 2. Prohibit the movement of large trucks (i.e., tractor-trailers and/or dump trucks) along Fayette Street; 3. Install guard rails at bottom of Crestwood Court and Pony Place; 4. Conduct a thorough study directed toward enhancing Baldwin Park as a recreational area; 5. Schedule Industrial League soft-ball games at Albert Harris (Elementary) School; .- 6. Employ more black citizens throughout various City Departments; 7. Install a sidewalk from Middle Street "to Koehler up to the apartment complexes"; and 8. Change the timing sequence of the traffic light at the inter- section of Fayette Street-West Church Street-Memorial Boulevard to better accommodate Fayette Street traffic during the early morning and late afternoon hours. Under the date of November 7, 1984, City Manager Edmonds presented his written response to the comments, suggestions and criticisms contained in the Report on Audit, as pre- pared by Ford, Hogg & Cobbe, CPA's, for the City's fiscal year ended June 30, 1984, for some of which--Mr. Edmonds reported--procedures are in process to assure compliance or will be implemented; however, Mr. Edmonds deemed as not being cost-effective the recom- mendation that the Data Processing Division of the Finance Department be established as a separate and independent department with the suggested inclusion therein of an in- house programmer and, further, that the basic approach adopted by the City in planning for the installation of its computer system (and with the subsequent expansion thereof to accommodate more functions) has served and is serving well the City's needs. Also, under date of November 7th, City Treasurer John W. Bouldin, Jr., responded to the auditor's comments, suggestions and criticisms as they pertain to the Treasurer's office (for the year ended June 30, 1984), particularly as to the (1) reconciliation of the