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3 through traffic needs to be routed around the City. He said the situation is calling out for help. Mr. Lynch thanked Mitch King and Dudley Rochester for speaking for wind power. He said Charlottesville is a significant purchaser of electricity. He said he will discuss exploring options with Council. Mr. Lynch said he thinks closing Old Lynchburg Road would be a detriment to the City and neighborhood, and is the last step he would want to take. But he said it would be a greater detriment to do nothing and would keep closing as an option on the table. He said he does not think closing the street is proactive, but is reactive. He said Fontaine could be connected through the Granger property. He said there is an opportunity with Biscuit Run to ask for proffers to build Area B roads, but that is not on the table now. He proposed that we be very clear that we are interested in proffers, but not to be spent on widening City intersections. He said the State has funds, but they have not figured out how to spend them, and he thinks we can make a claim on those funds. Mr. Taliaferro said his heart tells him that we ought to close Old Lynchburg Road. He said he is frustrated with the County and thinks we have to figure out a solution. He supported Ms. Hamilton’s suggestion for an impact study. He said if we cannot find an alternative solution we may have to close the road. He said it is Council’s responsibility to protect the neighborhood. Dr. Brown said that student housing is an issue and that is why Council has designated high density areas around the University. Dr. Brown said that implementing the Area B plan is not an inexpensive solution because of the bridge and roads that would need to be built. He said the drainage and sidewalk issues are separate issues, and the Neighborhood Development Services Director agrees that they are separate. Regarding the JPA bridge, Dr. Brown said he has written to VDOT and they have agreed to see if the size of the bridge can be reduced. He said he is leery of closing the road as the traffic is going to go somewhere and closing the street just moves the problem. He said he would rather find a way to build the Area B roads. CONSENT AGENDA On motion by Mr. Taliaferro, seconded by Mr. Lynch, the following consent agenda items were approved by the following vote, with the minutes of December 14 and January 2 amended by Mr. Lynch. Ayes: Dr. Brown, Ms. Hamilton, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Norris, Mr. Taliaferro. Noes: None. a. Minutes of December 14 and 18 and January 2, 2007 APPROPRIATION b. : $200,000 – Schools Contribution to Small Capital Improvement Program (carried over) APPOINTMENT c. : Thomas Jefferson Soil and Water Conservation District (Tara Boyd) ORDINANCE d. : “AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND REORDAINING SECTION 5-150 OF ARTICLE V OF CHAPTER 5 OF THE CHARLOTTESVILLE CITY CODE, 1990, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO OPEN STORAGE OF INOPERABLE VEHICLES” (carried over) REPORT : TRASH COLLECTION/CURBSIDE RECYCLING Ms. Judy Mueller, Director of Public Works, said that most complaints received are that trash and recycling are not getting picked up in a timely manner. She said staff has worked hard with the two contractors, with the top priority to improve service without increasing cost. She said that trash collection will go from four days a week to a five day a week system, except for a few days when the landfill is not open. She said curbside recycling will include #1 and #2 plastics and cardboard. She said these changes th will begin February 5 and a public relations campaign will be done.