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2 Mr. Rich Collins, 108 Wilson Court, said he still thinks that the Meadowcreek Parkway is inherently wrong and he feels Council is trying to accommodate those who want the road. He said the importance of the land being take should be understood. Mr. Francis Fife, 501 9th Street, S.W., spoke against the Meadowcreek Parkway. He said roads beget roads. He said Rio Road residents will be helped for awhile, but those on Ridge and Cherry will be hurt. He said we do not need it to help the businesses and it will be a great detriment to the environment. He said some trails will have to be eliminated and others moved. He said if the road is built, the interchange should be built correctly. Mr. Michael Duch, 1442 Rugby Avenue, opposed the Meadowcreek Parkway and supported the comments of the last two speakers. He said traffic backs up now on McIntire Road. He suggested that the focus be on public transportation. He said Mr. Lynch, Ms. Hamilton and Dr. Brown campaigned on a feeder bus system and he would like an update about that. CONSENT AGENDA Dr. Brown added the sale of right-of-way on 7th Street to the consent agenda. On motion by Mr. Caravati, seconded by Mr. Lynch, the following consent agenda items were approved by the following vote. Ayes: Dr. Brown, Mr. Caravati, Ms. Hamilton (except she abstained from voting on the minutes of March 3 and 4 due to her absence), Mr. Lynch, Mr. Schilling (except he voted no on the appropriation for the transit demonstration project because based on the information he received he feels the expenditure is not justified). Noes: None (except Mr. Schilling voted no on the transit demonstration grant appropriation). Abstaining (Ms. Hamilton abstained on approval of the minutes of March 3 and 4). a. Minutes of March 3, 4 and 7 b. APPROPRIATION: $194,980 - State Reimbursement for Voting Machines and Purchase of Election Equipment (2nd reading) WHEREAS, the City of Charlottesville is entitled to receive reimbursement in the amount of $194,980 from the Commonwealth of Virginia for voting machines purchased in 2002; now, therefore BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Charlottesville, Virginia that $194,980 in State reimbursements is hereby allocated in the following manner: · $45,500 appropriated to the General Registrar's budget for the purchase of additional voting machines and related equipment in the precincts (05-060- 037010) · $52,058 to the Capital Improvement Fund (26-020-031101) This appropriation is conditioned upon receipt of $194,980 from the Commonwealth of Virginia. c. APPROPRIATION: $40,000 - Grant for JADE Task Force (2nd reading WHEREAS, the City of Charlottesville has received a Project Safe Neighborhoods grant from the U. S. Department of Justice in the amount of $40,000; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Charlottesville, Virginia, that the sum of $40,000 received as a grant from the Bureau of Justice is hereby appropriated to account 11-270-041192-50111 in the Grants Fund. This appropriation is conditioned upon receipt of $40,000 from the U.S. Department of Justice.