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RESOLUTION: REQUESTING HIGHWAY DEPT. TO INITIATE A STUDY OF 9TH AND 10TH STREETS ALIGNMENT Mr. Ray Haas, Vice-President of the University of Virginia, urged Council and the Planning Commission to give the realignment of 9th and 10.th Streets priority in order to provide access to t'he University of Virginia Hospital after its relocation. On motion by Mrs. Gleason, seconded by Dr. Gunter, Council unanimously voted to request the State Highway Department to initiate a study of the 9th and 10th Street realignment. It was agreed that a decision on the priority would be made follOwing the study. WHEREAS, the Council has determined that it is necessary and appropriate for the future transportation needs of the City to initiate certain street and highway improvements; and WHEREAS, the Virginia~Department of Highways and Transportation requires a formal request for each project and certain commitments on the part of City Council, before the Department can initiate work on such highway projects to be funded from the City's annual allocations of urban highway improvement funds; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Charlottesville: That the Virginia Department of Highways and Transpor~aZinn be and hereby ms requested to establish a project within the corporate limits of the City of Charlottesville for: Realignment of 9th and 10th Streets and related improvements. That the City hereby agrees to pay its share of the cost of engineering, acquisition of right-of-way, and construction of such project under the cost formula of 95% from the Department.of 5% from the City. The City further agrees that if such project is established as herein requested, and thereafter the City elects not to continue with such project to completion, the City will repay the Department for 100% of the costs incurred by'the Department up to the time of such action by the City terminating such project. Mr. Wagner stated that an environmental study of the proposed Mclntire Road Extension was beginning and would take nine months t'o one year to complete. Mr. Buck stated that he did not feel adequate information on the Mclntire Road was available to give it a priority listing and requested information .on when funds for the County portion would be available. Council indicated their continued commitment to the building of Mclntire Road Extended. The meeting was adjourned.. President NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COUNCIL WILL BE. HELD ON Monday, June 4, 1984 AT 7:15 p.m. IN THE Mayor's Office. THE PROPOSED AGENDA IS AS FOLLOWS: School Board interview BY ORDER OF THE MAYOR BY MAYOR's OFFICE Jeanne Cox (signed) Monday, June 4, 1984 Council met in special session this date with the following members present: Mr. Buck,'Mr. Conover, Mrs. Gleason, Dr. Gunter, Dr. Hall. On motion by Dr. Gun~er, seconded by Dr. Hall, Council voted to meet in executive session to discuss personnel' matters as exempted by Section 2.1-344 (a)(1) of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act. COUNCIL CHAMBERS - Monday, June 4, 1984 Council met in regular session this date with the following members present: Mr. Buck, Mr. Conover, Mrs. Gleason, Dr. Gunter, Dr. Hall.