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2 have been held so far in the region, with $270,000 raised last year and a total of $2.4 th million raised in all 13 Relays. He invited people to participate in the May 30 Relay. Mr. Brandon Collins, 320 ½ Meade Avenue, said he was part of an open letter from business owners sent to Council about rebricking of the mall. He said the plan should be altered in favor of maintenance and repair, and the money should be given to address housing issues. He said people are concerned about the impact on their businesses. He said he does not think there is any guarantee that the contractor will use a local workforce. He said restaurants are concerned about the use of their patios during construction and the future allocation of patio space. Ms. Colette Hall, 101 Robertson Lane, thanked Council for the public meeting on the water plan. She said the appropriation on the agenda for sending two City staff members to a meeting is too much money. She said Council needs to ask questions about spending. She said the City is seeking applications for the chair of the Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority and Rivanna Solid Waste Authority and she said it is time for a change. She said the citizens of Charlottesville are losing their input. Mr. Downing Smith, 810 Locust Avenue, said he is upset about edits by Tom Frederick to a report from Gannett Fleming about dredging. He said he tried to control if not mislead the public. Mr. Peter Kleeman, 407 Hedge Street, said it appears from an article in the Daily Progress that there will be substantial removal of funds for alternative transportation and parks and recreation improvements in the capital budget, but little funding eliminated for vehicular transportation. Mr. Nathan Blessing, 809 Anderson Street, said he has made a variance request with the City for his deck. He said he does not feel City officials have been able to address this situation, and feels they need a vision or mission statement. He gave suggested language for the mission statement. Ms. Linda Seaman, 2010 Greenbrier Drive, a member of the Greenbrier Neighborhood Association Executive Committee, said that the neighborhood, park and trails will be affected by the stream restoration and interceptor projects. She asked that a project committee be formed to enhance communication and monitor the project. She said she would also like to see a timeline for the project. Ms. Jeanne Chase, 223 Old Lynchburg Road, thanked Council and City Engineer Tony Edwards for the report on Old Lynchburg Road. Mr. David Repass, 227 E. Jefferson Street, said that Council previously included the expectation of an eastern connector as a condition of the Meadowcreek Parkway, but when confronted with difficulties, Council backed off. He said we do not need more information and the corridor must be identified now. He said there could be road funding in the future. Ms. Betty Mooney, 201 Sunset Avenue, said she is happy that Council agreed that it wants to look at alternatives for the water supply at the public hearing on November th 25. She referred to a paper written by Greg Harper about the future water supply and need assumptions. She said he maintains that things have changed but have not been factored in. She said money and resources could be saved. COUNCIL RESPONSES TO MATTERS BY THE PUBLIC Mr. Huja encouraged staff to follow up on Ms. Seaman’s suggestion about a project committee. Referring to comments made by Downing Smith, Dr. Brown said that he is making serious allegations which are not supported by the facts brought forward. He said the consultant has consistently said that dredging is not practicable for the water supply.