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7 Mr. Norris said that while he is not concerned about the semantics about whether or not the land we are losing is park land, he would like to know what the replacement plan is. Mr. Frederick said he is aware that the City owns the property and compensation is being discussed. He said geotechnical work will determine the area. He said negotiation on compensation usually happens later in the process, but he is hearing that Council may want to change that. Mr. Norris commended RWSA for its public process. He said the challenge is to ensure that the public participation is adhered to. He encouraged RWSA to continue its commitment to open information. The public hearing was opened. Ms. Colette Hall, 101 Robertson Lane, said that more and more services are becoming regional. She questioned why water usage in the City and County varied in the drought, which she said was unfair to City residents. She said water restrictions must be regional if the supply is regional. Ms. Dede Smith, 2652 Jefferson Park Circle, said that the water supply plan is not good for the City and the price is too high. She said the City will need less water than it does today. She said we will give up 180 acres of recreational land. She said the Sugar Hollow reservoir pipeline will be cut off which is the cleanest water for the City. She said the plan calls for abandoning the South Fork reservoir. She said she thinks there are options out there that have not been fully explored. She said the plan can change again. Mr. Richard Collins, 108 Wilson Court, said he was Chair of the Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority in 2002, and the water supply plan was revised after he was not reappointed. He said environmental groups were happy that the James River option was dropped. He said nothing will be held up by examining other options. He said we can do it much less expensively, more ecologically responsible and more fairly. Dr. Joe Mooney, 201 Sunset Avenue, said it is discouraging to hear that RWSA does not know what is going to happen to the South Fork reservoir. He said if we dredge at South Fork we could decrease the dam at Ragged Mountain. He said he disagrees with the cost estimate for dredging, noting that the company that does not dredging gave the cost estimate. He said he thinks it was a conflict of interest for them to give the estimates, and feels new estimates are needed. He said there is more modern dredging technology available. Ms. Betty Mooney, 201 Sunset Avenue, said Charlottesville’s water usage has dropped and will continue to drop as we replace our water system. She said we need to make sure the City does not bear the heaviest burden. She noted there will also be a loss of a significant number of trees at Ragged Mountain. She requested that Council ask the following of RWSA: a written watershed plan; a feasibility study and cost of dredging both reservoirs; and an assessment of the true cost of the plan and cost share. She said more information is needed. Mr. Ridge Schuyler, 112 Robinson Woods Drive, Director of the Piedmont Nature Conservancy, said that when Council voted to approve the 50 year water plan it accomplished the following: water demand met; stream flows restored; and supply kept in watershed. He said that the decision was made as a result of a lot of data. He said overarching threats are sediment and altered flows, and the plan achieves the flows. He noted that the trails lost at Ragged Mountain will be moved, but the endangered species that would have been impacted with other options could not be moved. Mr. Jeff Werner, land use field officer for Piedmont Environmental Council, said that easements are the way to reduce sediment. He said several environmental groups were involved and came together in the process, including the League of Women Voters. He said there are still questions to ask. He said the primary concern is keeping the supply local. He urged Council to keep moving forward. He said there is a lot of new