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5 Charlottesville. He said he thinks it is appropriate to name the street after a hometown person who did well. Dr. Brown said he thinks naming the street for Roosevelt Brown would be a nice thing to do and he supports it. He said he does not have a problem with the street having thth a series of names. He said he thinks it is important to keep 10 Street and 9 Street as names as they are sequential. He said the community may decide in the future to do the whole street. Ms. Hamilton said she supports naming the street for Roosevelt Brown, but would also support finding a way to recognize slavery and African-American women in their conditions of enslavement, and would welcome suggestions from the community about an appropriate monument. On motion by Ms. Hamilton, seconded by Mr. Taliaferro, the resolution renaming thth the 9/10 Street Connector the Roosevelt Brown Boulevard was approved by the following vote. Ayes: Dr. Brown, Ms. Hamilton, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Norris, Mr. Taliaferro. Noes: None. BE IT RESOLVED by the Council for the City of Charlottesville, Virginia that thth the street currently known as the 9/10 Street Connector, between West Main Street and Cherry Avenue, is hereby renamed Roosevelt Brown Boulevard. PUBLIC HEARING/ORDINANCE : DESIGNATING FRANKLIN STREET AS ONE-WAY AND RESTRICTING THROUGH TRUCK TRAFFIC Ms. Angela Tucker, Development Services Manager in Neighborhood Development Services, said staff has been working on traffic calming in the Woolen th Mills neighborhood and there is a meeting scheduled with the neighbors on October 6. She said the options before Council are to restrict through truck traffic on Franklin Street and to make it one-way only. Dr. Brown said that while there was a recent accident involving a truck in the Woolen Mills, the neighborhood concern is with noise and danger, not just with that accident. He asked if Franklin Street is closed to truck traffic, what trucks would be affected and what is the City’s experience with enforcement where through trucks are prohibited. Ms. Tucker said there are approximately a dozen other streets in the City where trucks are restricted. She said it does not involve delivery trucks or pickup trucks, just large trucks and tractor trailers not doing business on those streets. She said cement trucks would be covered. She said staff is checking to make sure there is adequate signage on those streets where trucks are restricted. Responding to a question from Mr. Taliaferro, Ms. Tucker said there has been little discussion with businesses. She said businesses on Franklin Street would not be affected by the truck restriction, but they would be affected by one-waying. She said some businesses have expressed concern that one-waying would cause delays at the train track crossing. Ms. Hamilton asked if staff has had a discussion about the proposal with the trailer communities as the traffic would be pushed to the southern side communities if Franklin Street is made one-way, and Ms. Tucker said no. The public hearing was opened. nd Mr. Preston Coiner, 411 2 Street, N.E., said he has a business interest on Franklin Street, but he was not aware of the option to restrict trucks. He urged Council to consider the recommendation of a meeting between residents and businesses to come up with voluntary measures. He said he would also hope that this group could address concerns about Market Street. He noted that one-waying Franklin Street would cause people to use more energy.