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11 additional $5,000 on neighborhood landscaping in order to mitigate the impact of the proposed development on the neighborhood. The expenditure required by this paragraph shall only be undertaken after consultation with the University Circle Neighborhood Association and other affected neighbors. 5. The City Department of Neighborhood Development Services will be given prior notice of any change in the person responsible for implementation of the requirements of this special use permit and the accompanying site plan. The full implementation of the approved landscaping plan is an integral part of this special use permit, and is deemed essential to the mitigation of any adverse impacts on the surrounding neighborhood resulting from this special use permit. All other conditions of the Special Use Permit approved by City Council on August 16, 2004, except for the requirement to make reasonable efforts to preserve the specimen beech tree, shall remain the same and shall continue in force, unaffected by this amendment. RESOLUTION : AUTHORIZING REVENUE SHARING APPLICATION FOR $1 MILLION Ms. Angela Tucker, Development Services Manager in Neighborhood Development Services, said that VDOT is accepting applications for revenue sharing up to $1 million, and up to 50% of the local match can be a proffer or other private money. She said the developer of Albemarle Place would provide $500,000 and the City would be required to provide $500,000. She said discussions have been held about making improvements south of Hydraulic. She noted that the ramp onto the 250 Bypass is one of the most dangerous in the City. She said the funds could be used to help alleviate the congestion at Hydraulic Road and to protect the Meadows neighborhood. Responding to a question from Ms. Hamilton, Mr. Tolbert said the $500,000 would be taken out of the CIP. Mr. O’Connell said this location has been a problem for many years. He said the City could go forward with the application and have discussions with Albemarle County. He said Council could decline to accept the funds. He noted that there is a tight timeframe for applying for the funds. Mr. Taliaferro expressed concern about assuming responsibility for County traffic creating problems. Dr. Brown said he understands the concern, but said we also may need to spend money to make the situation better. Ms. Hamilton said this is an opportunity to alleviate issues in the Meadows neighborhood, and we can take advantage of the funds to alleviate the ramp problems. Mr. Norris agreed with the need for more County financial participation. He said he wants to pursue this opportunity with the understanding that County financial participation would be pursued. Mr. Lynch said he understands this is a problem area for the City, but the impetus to fix it is now driven by development outside of the City borders. He said this is part of the state primary road system and he feels it is a slippery slope for the City to do it. He suggested moving forward subject to getting matching funds from the County, and striking “Emmet Street and/or” from the resolution. He said he cannot support doing anything on Emmet Street. Ms. Tucker said staff does not feel we have enough current analysis. She said the first step is to get money to run an analysis to determine what is best to do.