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NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CHARLOTTESVILLE CITY COUNCIL WILL BE HELD ON Monday, July 15, 2002 AT 6:00 p.m. IN THE Second Floor Conference Room. THE PROPOSED AGENDA IS AS FOLLOWS: Closed session as provided by Section 2.2 - 3712 of the Virginia Code BY ORDER OF THE MAYOR BY Jeanne Cox SECOND FLOOR CONFERENCE ROOM - July 15, 2002 Council met in special session on this date with the following members present: Mr. Caravati, Mr. Cox, Mr. Lynch, Ms. Richards, Mr. Schilling. On motion by Mr. Caravati, seconded by Mr. Schilling, Council voted (Ayes: Mr. Caravati, Mr. Cox, Mr. Schilling. Noes: None. Absent for the vote: Mr. Lynch and Ms. Richards) to meet in closed session for discussion and consideration of appointments to C ity boards and commissions, as authorized by Section 2.2 - 3711(A)(1) of the Virginia Code; for consultation with legal counsel for the provision of legal advice regarding land use development by the University of Virginia, as authorized by Section 2.2 - 3711( A)(7) of the Virginia Code; and for discussion and consideration of the disposition of City owned real property or real property rights on Monroe Lane and over Emmet Street, and for discussion of the acquisition of real property near Riverview Park for par k purposes, where discussion in an open meeting would adversely affect the bargaining position or negotiating strategy of the City, as authorized by Section 2.2 - 3711(A)(3). COUNCIL CHAMBER - July 15, 2002 Council met in regular session on this date with the following members present: Mr. Caravati, Mr. Cox, Mr. Lynch, Ms. Richards, Mr. Schilling. PUBLIC Mr. Jim Simmons, a Lewis Mountain Neighborhood resident, reviewed the flaws in the University of Virginia's traffic study regarding the proposed parki ng garage on Ivy Road, and urged Council to take the following actions: 1) Urge the Department of Environmental Quality not to approve the traffic analysis until a new one has been done; 2) refuse to pay for any synchronization of traffic signals until th e new study has been completed; and 3) urge the University to set up an ad hoc committee of their own in - house experts in Architecture and Civil Engineering to review the bases of the decision to locate the garage on Ivy Road. Mr. Art Lichtenberger, 2024 Minor Road, President of the Lewis Mountain Neighborhood Association, said that there were many errors and bad assumptions in the University commissioned traffic study, and said the University's attitude appears to be that they will build the garage and t ry to solve the problems later. Mr. Lichtenberger requested that Council asked DEQ to hold on their approval of the project. Mr. David Wyatt, 115 Rothery Road, reviewed a letter recently written to DEQ by the Director of Neighborhood Development Service s, which stated that necessary field work needs to be performed, it is unclear how Carrs Hill facility parking needs will be addressed, the issue of cut - through traffic needs to be addressed, new University employees needed to be factored in as well as the North Grounds Connector, and lights are too close to the neighborhood. Mr. Wyatt expressed concern that the letter concluded that a new traffic study needs to be conducted prior to the opening of the garage, rather than prior to beginning construction on the garage. Mr. David Repass, 227 E. Jefferson Street, said he has a problem with public entities not consulting with citizens, and referred to the procedures use for the transfer station and downtown service district, and said it appears that real deci sions are made