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Resolution re: Pavement Marking Demonstration Program Communication re: Planning Commission on Highway Construct- ion priorities & Council priorities on Highway Construct- ion On motion by Mr. Barbour, seconded by Mr. Fife the following resolution was unanimously adopted. WHEREAS, it has come to the City's attention that Federal funds are available, through the State, for pavement marking demonstration program, and that such funds are available without charge to our Urban system allocation; and WHEREAS, the City. intends, during 1978, to resurface a substantial portion of its arterial and collector street mileage, including Emmet Street and Cherry Avenue among others; and WHEREAS, the scope of this paving work presents an opportunity to demonstrate the possible benefits of extruded thermoplastic pavement marking to the City Of Charlottesville. THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Charlottesville, that the Virginia Department of Highways and Transportation is hereby requested to initiate and administer a contract to install extruded thermoplastic pavement markings on Route 29 (entire length), Cleveland Avenue-Cherry Avenue- Elliott Avenue (entire length), Preston Avenue from 10th Street to Rugby Road, 250 Bypass from Route 29 to beginning of new paving (both directions) and from D~iry Road to Southern Railroad (eastbound lanes), Meadowbrook Heights Road (entire length), Arlington Boulevard (entire length), Rose Hill Drive from Amherst Street to Preston Avenue, Market Street from 9th to City limitS, and such other streets that may be brought to the attention of the Department as suitable for inclusion in such a contract; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Manager or his designee is hereby authorized to work with the Department as to the exact location and type of markings to be installed and to provide such other assistance as-may be necessary; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the Council shall send a copy of this Resolution to the Virginia Department of Highways and Transportation. A communication was presented from the Planning Commission recommending the following highway construction priorities pursuant to a public hearing held on January 10, 1978. 1. McIntire Road; 2. West Main Street; 3. Long Street Improve- ments; 4. Hydraulic Road; 5. street widening improvements; 6. Signal, intersection, and Emmett Street widening from Massie Road to!tvy:Road;~..~;7.~f.~Emmett' Street widening from-~,. Ivy-Road to Jefferson Park Avenue. The City Manager stated that the Council is now in a position to adopt a list of priorities accePting what the Planning Commission has recommended or making changes as desired, but resolutions to the Highway Department are essential to get the projects started. He recommended that City Counc±l consider adopting a priority schedule taking five projects from that list and adopting a resolution for each of them and send the resolutions to the Highway Department. He also stated that-within a reasonable length of time we ~eed to be prepared to give the Highway Department what our design concerns are and how we think these problems can best be solved. On motion by Mr. Brun~on, seconded by Mr. Fife, McIntire Road- Scenic Highway was designated as priority number one. On motion by Mr. Barbour, seconded by Mr. Fife, Hydraulic Road was designated priority number two. On motion by Mr. Gatewood, seconded by Mr. Fife, West Main Street was designated as priority number three. On motion by Mr. Barbour, seconded by Mr. Fife, Long Street Improvements were designated as priority number four. On motion by Mr. Gatewood, seconded by Mr. Barbour, signals, intersections, and street widening improvements were designated as priority number five.