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Dr. Brown said he feels this report illustrates the value of the system. RESOLUTION: APPROVING DEQ LANDFILL FINANCIAL ASSURANCE AGREEMENT Mr. Brown said that DEQ requires a local government guarantee if Rivanna Solid Waste Authority cannot meet its obligation for remediation of environmental conditions at the Ivy Landfill. Mr. Brown said that in the past RSWA has been required to obtain a line of credit, but in this case that would cost in the range of $160,000 to $250,000 annually. He said an addendum has been added to the DEQ form which in effect states that the obligations of the localities are moral obligations rather than binding legal guarantees, but they are awaiting DEQ approval of this addendum. Mr. Brown said staff recommends approval of the agreement presented. Mr. Lynch said he agrees we need to move forward. He said that RSWA is ultimately backed by the City and County already. He said that once the solid waste cost sharing agreement is approved he will be comfortable moving on this. Mr. Brown said that the deadline for RSWA to submit the documentation to DEQ is February 26. Mr. Brown said action could be delayed if the cost sharing agreement is settled within two weeks. Mr. Caravati said he will begrudgingly support the agreement even though it does not say anything about splitting of costs. He said he will not go over 33% in the cost sharing agreement for the City' s share. Dr. Brown said he would just as soon see the agreement pass. He said it is pretty unlikely that we will solve the cost sharing agreement issue in two weeks. Ms. Hamilton made a motion to approve the DEQ financial assurance agreement and Dr. Brown seconded the motion. Mr. Lynch said that ultimately this agreement needs to move forward but we need to nail down the cost sharing. He said he is willing to meet with the County representatives to try to finalize the agreement. He said issues remain with the escrow account. The DEQ financial assurance agreement was approved by the following vote. Ayes: Dr. Brown, Mr. Caravati, Ms. Hamilton, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Schilling. BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Charlottesville, Virginia that this Council hereby authorizes the City Manager, or his designee, to sign the following document, in form approved by the City Attorney. Agreement ("Local Government Guarantee"), and attached Addendum, between the City of Charlottesville/County of Albemarle and the Rivanna Solid Waste Authority re: Compliance with Financial Assurance Regulations of Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (with respect to Ivy Materials Utilization Center). APPROPRIATION: TRANSFER $15,000 TO SCHOOLS FOR ESL PROGRAM Mr. Lynch said that meetings have been held with the International Rescue Committee and the Schools to discuss the influx of refugees into the City. He said that this year was the largest increase ever for the English as a Second Language program. Last year 170 students were served by five teachers, and this year the number increased by 60 with no increase in the number of teachers. He said the teachers are stretched extremely thin. He said he feels we have a moral responsibility to deal with this population, but there is also a financial aspect to it as these students will only have a one year exemption from No Child Left Behind requirements. He proposed that the City provide $15,000 from the reserve which will be matched with $22,000 from the Schools.