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408 Dr. Brown announced that approval of the historic design guidelines has been removed from the agenda. AWARDS/RECOGNITIONS: FLEET E2 ENVIRONMENTAL AWARD Dr. Brown announced that the City has received the Fleet E2 Environmental Award, and Ms. Sharon Baxter from the Department of Environmental Quality's Pollution Prevention office, presented the award to Fleet Management in Public Works. PUBLIC Mr. Ted Millich, 1404 Short 18th Street, referred to an article about peak oil, and said that problems have already started and we are headed toward an energy crisis. He said natural gas is also peaking and we need to start preparing for solutions at the local level. In light of this he said we should think hard about developing new roads and subdivisions. Rev. R. A. Hailes, 2213 North Berkshire Road, said that the traffic change in his neighborhood will cause problems. He said School buses go through there and there is also a need to consider rescue and fire vehicles. He said this has changed the way he has to get out to Route 29. He said speed bumps should be installed instead. Mr. Albert Brown, 2207 North Berkshire Road, said there is going to be a big commotion because of the barrier when it snows and City and County crews meet up there. He asked for a meeting with transportation people. Ms. Ruth Monroe, 2214 North Berkshire Road, said that most people in the neighborhood who were surveyed assumed they were voting for speed humps, not diverters. She said people were given misinformation and the situation is unsafe for children. Ms. Inge Hull, 103 Inglewood Court, said she circulated a petition to have the diverter removed. She said a small percentage still want the diverters and others say they do not like the diverter and want speed bumps. She said that school buses now have to go through the Hydraulic Road intersection unnecessarily. CONSENT AGENDA On motion by Mr. Caravati, seconded by Ms. Hamilton, the following consent agenda items were approved by the following vote. Ayes: Dr. Brown, Mr. Caravati, Ms. Hamilton, Mr. Lynch (except that Mr. Lynch voted no on the public safety retirement ordinances), Mr. Schilling. Noes: None (except that Mr. Lynch voted no on the public safety retirement ordinances. a. Minutes of September 6 b. RESOLUTION: Adoption of National Incident Management Systems Strategy WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Charlottesville, Virginia does hereby find as follows: WHEREAS, the President in Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD)- 5, directed the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security to develop and administer a National Incident Management System (NIMS), which would provide a consistent nationwide approach for Federal, State, and local governments to work together more effectively and efficiently to prevent, prepare for, respond to and recover from domestic incidents, regardless of cause, size or complexity; WHEREAS, the collective input and guidance from all Federal, State, and local homeland security partners has been, and will continue to be, vital to the development, effective implementation and utilization of a comprehensive NIMS;