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Mr. Owens said the Pedestrian and Bike Master Plan is almost complete and <br /> ready for adoption by the council. Mr. Owens also said he would like to educate <br /> the public regarding bicycles on public streets. He said when you see a chevron <br /> and bike painted on a public street it is called a "sharrow". These sharrow's are <br /> already painted in the downtown portion of Main Street. The sharrow's are to <br /> alert the public that on that street, a bicycle has the same rights as a motor <br /> vehicle. Vehicles need to respect the rights of the bike and the bikes need to <br /> obey all traffic laws. He said we will be seeing more sharrow's throughout the <br /> City. If a bicycle is on a street without a sharrow, they should be on the side of <br /> the streets and not impede traffic. Mr. Owens ended with a list of upcoming <br /> events for this weekend; Food Truck Friday at Riverside Park along with Movies <br /> in the Park, and at the Community Center Gymnasium, the Mixed Martial Arts <br /> Fights Friday and Saturday nights. <br /> F) CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE CREATING A PERPETUAL MAINTENANCE <br /> FUND FOR THE BATESVILLE COMMUNITY CENTER AND AQUATICS PARK <br /> AND OUTDOOR TENNIS COURTS <br /> Councilmember Beller introduced an ordinance to create a perpetual <br /> maintenance fund for the Batesville Community Center & Aquatics Park and <br /> Outdoor Tennis Courts. Mr. Meitzen read the ordinance in full. City Clerk, <br /> Denise Johnston, asked if the ordinance could be more specific on who could <br /> request an expenditure out of the fund and specify someone to approve. After a <br /> brief discussion, the council agreed to make a couple of changes. The amended <br /> ordinance will be read at the next council meeting. <br />