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57 PROTECTION ORDINANCE" was offered and carried over to the next meeting for consideration. It was agreed that an additional public hearing would be held at the next meeting. ORDINANCE: CLOSING CLEVELAND AVENUE Mr. Dan Clark, Engineer in Neighborhood Development Services, said that the Planning Commission approved closing the street on a five to two vote. He said a large sanitary sewer project is going to occur in this location next year and the City needs access to the line and room for construction staging. He said that the property owner has offered to address all of staffs concerns, and all of the objections have been addressed. Mr. Lynch asked what Mr. Clark's confidence level is that the project will get done in three years. Mr. Clark said that the survey is going on now and construction is scheduled from March to September. He said funding is available, but engineer work still has to be done. He said he is 99% sure that the project will be completed in three years. Mr. Schilling said he appreciates the tour of the property with Mr. Clark. Regarding consistency, he said that Mr. Clark believes that the value of the construction staging is more valuable than the amount we would get for the land. Mr. Clark said it is difficult to quantify, but said Charlottesville is a difficult place to work. He said a large area has been identified for construction staging, and it is worth several tens of thousands of dollars. Mr. Schilling said that if that estimate is even in the ballpark he feels it is worth it. In order to be consistent, he said he would like to add a clause to the ordinance noting that consideration was given to the value of the construction staging, and Council considers it to be a greater or equal value to what would be charged. Mr. Schilling said if this were not the case, he probably would have sided with the minority on the Planning Commission. Dr. Brown said Mr. Schilling's point is well taken. Ms. Hamilton noted, regarding the consistency issue, that she was not in favor of charging Mr. Atkins for the Castalia Street closing. Mr. Brown said the amount of property involved has been adjusted and the new figure is 12,887 square feet, and said that the motion should reflect this. Mr. Clark noted that this amount will be adjusted again after the survey. Mr. Schilling made a motion to approve the ordinance, with the square footage provided by Mr. Brown, with language to be added by the City Attorney to include the fact that Council received valuable consideration for the land being conveyed by getting an agreement which allows construction staging to take place on the property. Mr. Lynch seconded the motion The ordinance entitled "AN ORDINANCE CLOSING, VACATING AND DISCONTINUING A PORTION OF CLEVELAND AVENUE BETWEEN PARCELS 31, 32, AND 33 ON CITY TAX MAP 22B(716, 718, AND 720 HIGHLAND AVENUE) AND PARCEL 118 ON CITY TAX MAP 2lA" was offered and carried over to the next meeting for consideration. APPROPRIATION: $78,000 - FRIENDSHIP COURT SPONSORSHIP DONATIONS (2nd reading) Ms. Hamilton asked that more background be provided on what these funds will be used for, and noted that she has heard concerns about using off-duty police in this capacity.