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108 Mrs. O'Brien asked that~ if the Council were to say that the Council wanted to have not what was originally talked about and the Highway Department were to in their best judgement decide that was what was needed they would then consider that abandonment of the project, because we were trying to get them to build something that they considered inadequate for the problem. The City Manager responded that if the Council insisted on a road that the State. HighWay Department considered inadequate, then he 'thinks the Highway Department would say that they were not willing to participate in such a project and he could not say whether the Highway Department would say the project is abandoned~or whether there would be some negotiation of how the cost to date would be broken down, He stated that the Highway Department is not in his opinion, is not going to be willing to design and build a facility which they can show by adequate traffic studies to be grossly inadequate from the very beginning. Mrs. O'Brien remarked that the crux of the matter is whether we can reach anagreement with the Highway Department on what is an adequate solution to the problem and that may or may not be possible. Mr. Buck remarked that it is apparent that proceeding involves some risk, but we do have to proceed. On motion byrMr, Gatewood~ seconded by Mr. Buck the following resolution was offered and carried over to the next meeting for consideration. BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Charlottesville, Virginia., that the sums hereinafter set forth are hereby appropriated from the unappropriated balance of the Capital Projects Fund to the' respective expenditure accounts listed to pay for .the Cz y-s share of the costs of the indicated street and highway improvement projects to be performed by the Virginia.Department of Highways and Transportation, during fiscal year 1979-80: PROJECT ACCOUNT CODE AMOUNT 1. Various intersection improvements and~ traffic signals 05-00901 $15,500.00 2. Ridge Street Improvements Hydraulic Road Improvements 05-00902 6,000.00 05-00903 3,000.00 COnsideration re: Appropriation $2,966.25 Landscaping - Preston Ave. & Jackson Park 4. McIntire Road Extension 05-00904 7,500.00 On motion by Mrs. O'Brien, seconded~by Mr. Buck the following resolution was offered and carried over to the next meeting for consideration. BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Charlottesville Virginia, that the sum of $2,966.25 is hereby appropriated from the unappropriated balance of the General Fund to expenditure account 01-520.10-5299 for the planting of tulip bulbs along Preston Avenue and infJackson Park; provided that such appropriation is subject to the receipt by the General Fund of an equivalent amount from a private donor.