Just to be clear, I took no part and, to my knowledge, none of my officers took any part in the actual negotiations. I understood in principle that there were negotiations to remove vehicles from the red zone area and the downtown core area, particularly in the residential areas, to other areas of the city or outside the city. In principle, I was supportive of that general aspect of negotiation.
My simple statement back to the city manager who informed me of this was that if it contravened our operational planning, then I would not allow for that to happen.