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4 Mr. Cox said that the scope of work is a result of input received, a nd it now has to go to the Board of Supervisors and to the University of Virginia. Mr. Cox said he would like Council to take action now, noting that the process is far from over. Mr. Caravati said that the scope of work is getting close to something he can support, but he feels there has not been enough public input, and he does not want to vote on the resolution tonight. He said he will support considering it again in three weeks to allow time for discussion. Mr. Caravati said that the community dese rves an opportunity to take a look at this revised scope. Ms. Richards said that for the last three years the City Council has requested that VDOT reopen the study of the interchanges, and only recently was the City told of the need to pass a resoluti on rescinding the 1995 resolution. Ms. Richards said she appreciates that people still need to review the scope and provide feedback and she supports reconsidering the resolution in three weeks. Mr. Cox expressed concern that nothing changed to the prop osed scope of work until this past weekend, and he anticipates that three weeks from now more will be inserted in the scope of work. Mr. Cox reminded Council that this is unfunded, and he is concerned that the study will end up costing over $1 million. M r. Cox said he does not think two to three weeks will be enough time to get all the feedback needed, but believes the time has come to take action. Mr. Lynch said there is confusion on Council between the resolution and scope of work. Mr. Lynch said he t hinks the resolution could be pared down to two "whereases." Mr. Schilling said that the resolution does not seem to reference the scope of work, and said it seems the two should be linked to one another and should be voted on at the same time. Mr. Lynch asked if Council will move forward with the resolution if we hold off on nailing down the scope of work, and Ms. Richards said only if the resolution does not refer to any specifics. Mr. Schilling said he cannot agree with that. Mr. Cox said he is not c omfortable with that approach either. th Mr. Caravati made a motion to consider the issues at the October 7 meeting, Mr. Schilling seconded the motion, and it was approved by the following vote. Ayes: Mr. Caravati, Ms. Richards, Mr. Schilling. Noes: Mr . Cox and Mr. Lynch. Ms. Richards said that a mechanism needs to be found to signal Council's approval of the study so the Albemarle County Planning Commission can move forward with action on the Sperry proposal. Mr. Caravati suggested that Ms. Richards and Mr. Cox transit those words to the County Planning Commission. PUBLIC HEARING/ORDINANCE : GRANTING AIR RIGHTS OVER EMMET STREET TO THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA FOR PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE PROJECT Mr. Pete Anderson, Architect for the University of Virginia, said that the pedestrian bridge is part of the University's master plan and is intended to link the North Grounds with other parts of the University, and will enable pedestrians and bicyclists to get across Emmet Street. Mr. Anderson said that earlier ve rsions of the bridge were more elaborate, but budget realities precluded this. Mr. Anderson said the bridge is simple but structurally elegant. The public hearing was opened.