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2 Mr. Peter Kleeman, 407 Hedge Street, said that the proposed pond design for the McIntire Road Extended project will interfere with the proposed interchange and the design is incompatible. He urged Council to consider the road and interchange together rather than independently. He asked Council not to approve the pond design. Ms. Jayne Allen, 2118 Angus Road, a real estate appraiser, said that 52 of 100 appraisals she conducted recently were less than the City’s assessment. She said she feels there are a lot of inconsistencies in assessments and has real concerns about it. Mr. Stratton Salidas, 704 Graves Street, said he feels the School Board was given misinformation or low quality information about the easement for the Meadowcreek Parkway. He said the School Board should have another opportunity for a vote on the matter. Mr. Downing Smith, 810 Locust Avenue, expressed concern about the agenda for the water supply work session. He said too little time is given to discuss dredging. Mr. Fran Lawrence, 1729 Chesapeake Street, President of the Lewis and Clark Exploratory Center, presented Councilors with coffee mugs and thanked them for their support. Ms. Loren Monk, a U. Va. student, urged Council to consider divestment from any company aiding the Sudanese government’s genocide in Darfur. Ms. Laura Harris, a U. Va. student, asked Council to divest all eligible funds from companies aiding the Sudanese government in the defined benefit plan, and send a letter to employees encouraging them to divest of all funds in the defined contribution fund. Mr. Robert Brandon Smith said he is a past and future candidate for Council, and a community activist. He said the Meadowcreek Parkway does not conform to the guidelines for the sustainability accords. Mr. Raymond Mason, 717 Cynthianna Avenue, said the proposed Police Department advisory board is a waste of time if they cannot hold the Chief accountable. He asked Council to help the minority community and do something about the situation. COUNCIL RESPONSES TO MATTERS BY THE PUBLIC Mr. Huja said he would like to support divestment, and asked staff to investigate the issue and bring it back to Council at a future meeting. He said he hopes the students will make the same request of U. Va.’s Board of Visitors. He said Mr. Lawrence deserves credit for working on the Lewis and Clark Center. He said he agrees with the need to coordinate the interchange and the pond. He said he would like to see more discussion about the proposed police advisory board and have it appointed by Council. Mr. Taliaferro said he has discussed divestment with the Treasurer and she is looking into it, but said it may take some time. Mr. Taliaferro said he would like to discuss the process and appointments to the Police advisory board. Dr. Brown thanked the U. Va. students for coming, and said he supports the request. He said he understands that U. Va. has taken some action on divestment. Regarding the BAR appeal, he said the Board of Architectural Review asked that no landscaping be shown on the plans submitted so that they could better see the proposed house. He said a landscaping plan will be submitted. He thanked Mr. Lawrence and the Lewis and Clark group for doing a great job involving kids. Ms. Edwards echoed support for the U. Va.’s students’ request. She thanked Mr. Lawrence for the coffee mug. She said she is aware of the history of mistrust of the police by the minority community and would like to see the advisory board work. She said she will watch it closely.