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131 Staff Report re: Belmont Meeting The City Manager stated that he has asked the Public Works '- Department to get in touch with the Corps of Engineers as to what can be done about the flooding and hopefully have a report in the next 60 to 90 days giving their opinion as to how that flooding might be alleviated. Mrs. 0'Brien remarked that we are spending a large amount of money at Riverview Park which, will have the same problem. She stated its a major recreation facility for young people who live on the southside of town and she would rather see us have two moderate facilities for this age group to play baseball than to concentrateall on the north side of town or at the high school and she has some very grave concerns about consideration being given for lighting of the Charlottesville High School field. The Mayor stated that he was not trying to get the lights at the high school, he was in favor of doing something at Azalea Park, but he wants to use all. precaution we can to prevent flooding. Mr. Gatewood remarked that the proposal for changes calls for alot of fill dirt and asked if this would raise it high enough to divert the water back to its normal channel. The City Manager answered in his opinion the flooding as we have had would flood the whole field and it cann't be built up out of the flood plain. Mr. Buck asked what it would cost to get Azalea Park into shape for a practice field. The City Manager answered that some maintenance could be done on the field which would make it safe for practice. Mr. Gatewood stated that he would like to take option one at this time with out the fence and then bring it up for reconsideration next year after its seen how the field progresses and what the results are of what has been done so far and what the flooding is going to be like and also what we find out from the Corps of Engineers. On motion by Mr. Gatewood, seconded by Mr. Albro the following resolution was offered and carried over to the next meeting for consideration. BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Charlottes- ville, that the sum of $6,400, is hereby appropriated from the unappropriated balance of the Capital Projects Fund to expenditure account 05-00910 for the installation of concrete curb blocks, for the improvement of 1,000 feet of interior road and for topsoil and seeding at Azalea Park. The City Manager briefly reported on some of the items of concern expressed at the recent Meeting with Belmont Residents. He reported that the addresses given as alleged violations, for various reasons apparently at the present time meet the housing code based on our most recent inspections. The two cross-walks requested on Avon Street have been investigated and the strict traffic warrants that are required to place a cross-walk on a street neither location meets those warrants, but he would like