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6 3. All acts and doings of the officers and members of the City Council that are in conformity with the purposes and intent of this resolution shall be, and the same hereby are, in all respects approved and confirmed. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption. RESOLUTION h. : Authorizing $90,000 for Cost Sharing Agreement with Army Corps of Engineers WHEREAS , under the proposed cost sharing agreement for the Watershed-based Stormwater Master Plan, the City will provide a match in the amount of $90,000. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Charlottesville, Virginia that the City may enter into the Cost Sharing Agreement with the Corps of Engineers and that the sum of $90,000 is hereby paid, from funds appropriated in FY 2007, from the following accounts: $60,000 - Fund 631 Cost Center 2713001000 G/L Account 530670 $30,000 – Fund 425 Project CP-001 G/L Account 530670 ORDINANCE i. : “AN ORDINANCE TO ESTABLISH A GRANT PROGRAM TO PROMOTE AND PRESERVE HOMEOWNERSHIP BY LOW-AND MODERATE nd INCOME PERSONS WITHIN THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE” (2 reading) TH REPORT/PUBLIC HEARING : ONE YEAR REVIEW OF 4 STREET VEHICULAR MALL CROSSING Mr. Jim Tolbert, Director of Neighborhood Development Services, explained that th when the 4 Street mall crossing was opened it was to be reviewed after one year. He said that it has been open continuously except during Pavilion events. He said traffic has been counted during all four seasons, and an origin and destination survey was also done in each season. In addition, a pedestrian survey was recently done at the request of Council, and a survey of the Downtown Business Association members was also done. thnd He noted that 10 Street and the mall crossing at 2 Street, N.W. have seen increases in traffic during this time period, and the parking garages have shown an overall increase. He said staff is not recommending whether there should continue to be a crossing at the th east end of the mall, but if Council decides to continue the crossing, staff suggests that 4 th Street, N.E. be explored as a permanent crossing as there are now concerns with 5 Street. He suggested that the crossing continue to be closed during Pavilion events. He said the closure to Garrett Street could be re-examined if there are concerns about that. He said that the traffic consultant has said there are no traffic benefits gained by reversing ndth the direction of the crossing at 2 Street and 4 Street. Responding to a question from Mr. Norris, Mr. Tolbert said that parking south of Main needs to be looked at if the crossing is made permanent. Responding to a question from Ms. Hamilton, Mr. Tolbert said the belief is that with the direction of the crossings now it reduces cut through traffic, and there are no traffic flow benefits to change the direction. The public hearing was opened. Ms. Colette Hall, 101 Robertson Lane, noted that the current Council is different th than the one that approved the crossing at 4 Street. She said the crossing was approved on the condition that the merchants show business had improved, and she questioned if this has been shown. She said she was told years ago that there would not be an additional crossing of the mall. She asked Council to vote no to a permanent crossing. Mr. Bob Stroh, 1412 Kenwood Lane, Co-chair of the Downtown Business Association, which has 80 members, requested that Council approve a permanent crossing. He said he believes a reasonable mix of vehicles, pedestrians and transit can exist. He said it is clearly a success as shown by the survey, and said the data supports a th permanent crossing at 4 Street.