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2 <br /> Mr. Derek van Der Linde, 713 Palatine Avenue, spoke against locating the Free <br />Expression Monument in front of the Transit Center. He said no one wants it in front of <br />their building except the City. He said he does not want to hear from anyone who is not <br />willing to come before Council and state their name. <br /> <br /> Mr. Kevin Kotlarski, 2316 Fontaine Avenue, encouraged Council to have another <br />public hearing on the zoning ordinance. He encouraged Council to look at short term <br />goals for transportation and extend the hours to later in the evenings and on Sundays. He <br />also expressed concern about the long wait for the free trolley. <br /> <br />st <br /> Mr. Waldo Jac quith, 511 North 1 Street, presented his final ideas to Council. He <br />suggested recording and downloading the audio of Council meetings so they are available <br />on the City's webpage (at a cost of between $500 and $1,000); and suggested that <br />Councilors "adop t a supervisor" to help with coordination and communication between <br />the City and County. <br /> <br /> Mr. Cox said that a couple of points raised by Mr. Gaines are not easy to respond <br />to. He said Charlottesville High School staff is working in a coordinated and met hodical <br />fashion to help students at risk of failing, and they have a very clear plan. <br /> <br /> Mr. Caravati noted that Charlottesville is either number two or three in the state in <br />its local funding provided to the schools. <br /> <br /> Mr. Cox said that Council will not ta ke action on the zoning ordinance until <br />September and there has been ample opportunity speak to this issue. He said the City has <br />th <br />a rigorous program of converting to home ownership in the 10 and Page neighborhood. <br />He said that the density proposed could also be owner occupied. Regarding renaming the <br />street, he said street namings are not as simple as they may appear, and Council may not <br />want to invite the divisiveness that occurred previously about naming the street. He said <br />that if Council wants to pu rsue the matter, it needs to be a public process. Mr. Cox said <br />the trolley is something the Council is proud of, and will be entertaining a proposal to <br />increase transit hours in coming months. Regarding the Free Expression Monument, he <br />said that Council will be discussing the location later in the meeting. He said the <br />chalkboard is privately funded. <br /> <br /> Mr. Lynch thanked Mr. Jacquith for his suggestions the past few months. He said <br />that archiving the audio of Council meetings is a good idea, but it would take some work. <br />He said one of Mr. Jacquith's best ideas was to provide a wireless network downtown. <br />Regarding Mr. Jacquith's suggestion to "adopt a supervisor," he said the perception is that <br />the City and County officials do not get along. He said they do get along, and <br />disagreements tend to come when the talk is about money. <br /> <br /> Mr. Cox said that Councilors have ongoing relationships with Supervisors. Mr. <br />Cox thanked the Jefferson School Alumni for their generous donation to the Scholarship <br />Fund. He sa id the Scholarship Committee is moving toward their target. <br /> <br />