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12 Dr. Brown asked what happens next if Council follows Mr. Norris’ suggestion, and the resolutions by the four boards are different. He said the MOU was an attempt by the RWSA to have clear direction. He asked about the legal obligation of a MOU. Mr. Brown said the issue can be addressed either way, noting that the important point is the consistency of action. He said the MOU would be a guide that defines the scope of work, primarily to RWSA. He said he does not think the MOU is too powerful a document and does not have the formality of a contract. Mr. Norris said he is concerned about wordsmithing and having to go back and forth with the MOU. Mr. Taliaferro said safeguards are built in as the City owns the property at Ragged Mountain and we would need to give the easement and appropriate money to pay for it. Mr. Brown said approvals will be needed from both the City and the County, including temporary and permanent easements as well as compensation. Responding to a question from Dr. Brown about items five through nine in the MOU, Mr. Norris said five would be taken out and the others are all general or things that will be done anyway. Mr. Norris suggested the following amendments. Item 1 – leave as it is. Item two – add “The study by the City and ACSA shall include a nationwide review of the best practices of water conservation measures that have been successfully implemented by other water providers.” Item 3 – remove “and those recommendations are then approved, or amended and approved by each the City Council, the County Board of Supervisors, the ACSA Board of Directors, and the RWSA Board of Directors, or approved by a consensus of the chairmen of each of those four boards.” Item 4 – add “Rivanna will also (1) provide a summary list of the costs, advantages and disadvantages of the proposed South Fork Rivanna Reservoir pipeline, the Sugar Hollow Reservoir pipeline, and a pipeline from the James River, based on information currently available, and (2) prepare an assessment of the effect that enlarging the size of the proposed pipeline between the South Fork Rivanna Reservoir and the Ragged Mountain Reservoir would ha e on the needed storage capacity of the Ragged Mountain Reservoir, using existing modeling data and techniques.” Dr. Brown said he has no problem with the amendments, but would just as soon leave it in the form of an MOU since that is what was agreed to at the joint meeting. Mr. Norris said his goal is to simplify the process. Mr. Huja made a motion to approve the Memorandum of Understanding with amendments suggested by Mr. Norris, and Dr. Brown seconded the motion.