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services shall not exceed $1,551,000. This appropriation is conditioned upon reimbursement from VDOT of 98% of the total cost of the design engineering services. Dr. Brown said that the issue of the letter to VDOT will be brought back to Council after a discussion among Council and the Board of Supervisors. He asked staff to work on setting up that meeting. Mr. Caravati said we need to understand what a commitment to something means. Mr. Lynch said that to him commitment means getting started on a local study for the eastern connector and the southern parkway. Mr. Lynch suggested that the first charge to the steering committee be to focus on the interchange and made a motion to approve that. He said the scope can be broadened after discussions with the Board of Supervisors. Ms. Hamilton seconded the motion and the charge of the steering committee was limited to the interchange by the following vote. Ayes: Dr. Brown, Mr. Caravati, Ms. Hamilton, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Schilling. Noes: None. Mr. Schilling said because of the impact on the Greenbrier neighborhood, he does not think a representative from that neighborhood should be left off the steering committee. Dr. Brown said that as we find representatives from organizations we can keep an eye towards where they reside and whether they are active in their neighborhood. He said we should make sure the group has geographic diversity. Mr. Schilling asked if he is correct that we are not making any specific commitment to any particular neighborhood right now, and Dr. Brown said that is correct. PUBLIC Ms. Sophia Hughes, McIntire Road, said that traffic is already increasing on McIntire Road, and suggested that there be alternatives, such as a tram, to building the Meadowcreek Parkway. She said McIntire Park could be made more accessible and it would then be better used. OTHER BUSINESS On motion by Mr. Schilling, seconded by Mr. Caravati, Council voted (Ayes: Dr. Brown, Mr. Caravati, Ms. Hamilton, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Schilling. Noes: None) to meet in closed session for discussion and consideration of appointments to City boards and commissions, as authorized by Section 2.2-371 i(A)(1) of the Virginia Code and for consultation with legal counsel regarding the settlement of actual litigation involving a personal injury claim by a former City employee who received worker's compensation benefits from the City, as authorized by Section 2.2-371 l(A)(7) of the Virginia Code. On motion by Mr. Schilling, seconded by Mr. Lynch, Council certified by the following vote (Ayes: Dr. Brown, Mr. Caravati, Ms. Hamilton, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Schilling. Noes: None) that to the best of each Council Member's knowledge, only public business matters lawfully exempted from the open meeting requirements of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act and identified in the motion convening the closed session were heard, discussed or considered in the closed session. APPOINTMENTS: BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS On motion by Mr. Caravati, seconded by Mr. Lynch, Council reappointed Mr. Bryan D. Wright to a four-year term on the Charlottesville Industrial Development Authority by the following vote. Ayes: Dr. Brown, Mr. Caravati, Ms. Hamilton, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Schilling. Noes: None. This term will expire on April 3, 2009.