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16 Mr. Lynch asked about the timeline for the eastern connector study, and Mr. Tolbert said he believes it is 24 to 30 months. Mr. Lynch said he thinks it would be more accurate to say in the first page of the letter that VDOT has made substantial progress in meeting conditions. On motion by Mr. Lynch, seconded by Ms. Hamilton, Council approved the letter, with changes made by Mr. Caravati and Mr. Lynch, by the following vote. Ayes: Dr. Brown, Mr. Caravati, Ms. Hamilton, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Schilling. Noes: None. Mr. Schilling said he would like to acknowledge concerns brought forward by the public and he hopes they will continue to do so. Councilors discussed the programming resolution. Mr. Caravati asked for a legal interpretation of “substantial” on page 3, and Mr. Brown said it means that things have progressed to the level that one has a high degree of comfort that it will be done. Mr. Lynch said it is up to Council to determine when that condition is met. Mr. Lynch noted that the resolution says that if factors are not met, Council reserves the right not to build. He encouraged people to look at the website for information on the interchange. He said he thinks some solutions will have minimal impact on the neighborhood. He said the question is whether it will improve traffic. On motion by Mr. Caravati, seconded by Ms. Hamilton, the Meadowcreek Parkway Programming Resolution was approved by the following vote. Ayes: Dr. Brown, Mr. Caravati, Ms. Hamilton, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Schilling. Noes: None. WHEREAS, a Design Public Hearing was conducted on May 27, 1999 in the City of Charlottesville by representatives of the Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Transportation after due and proper notice for the purpose of considering the proposed design of the McIntire Road Project #U000-104-V02, C501 in the City of Charlottesville, at which hearing aerial photographs, drawings and other pertinent information were made available for public inspection in accordance with state and federal requirements; and WHEREAS, all persons and parties in attendance were afforded full opportunity to participate in said public hearing; and WHEREAS, representatives of the City of Charlottesville were present and participated in said hearing; and WHEREAS, the Council had previously requested the Virginia Department of Transportation to program this project; and WHEREAS, following the Design Public Hearing the City of Charlottesville, through its City Council, and the Commonwealth of Virginia, through its Department of Transportation, agreed to changes in the design as presented at the public hearing, which changes reduced the scope of the Project in order to minimize its impact on McIntire Park, and WHEREAS, the City of Charlottesville has previously expressed its conditional support for this Project in letters to the Virginia Department of Transportation dated July 20, 1999 and December 11, 2000, and WHEREAS, the City of Charlottesville now reaffirms its previously-stated position that the Meadow Creek Parkway should only be built under certain conditions, which conditions are set forth in the attached letter from Mayor David Brown to Greg Whirley of the Virginia Department of Transportation and Dennis Rooker of the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors dated January 18, 2006 and attached hereto as Exhibit A; and