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COUNCIL CHAMBER – March 16, 2009 Council met in regular session on this date with the following members present: Dr. Brown, Ms. Edwards, Mr. Huja, Mr. Norris, Mr. Taliaferro. ANNOUNCEMENTS Mr. Norris said that the Voter Registrar will hold a candidate training forum on March 25. Ms. Edwards said that a funding raising reception for a privately funded trip to Winneba, Ghana will be held on Friday. She encouraged everyone to shop and eat locally. She said the Boys and Girls basketball teams had a great season. AWARDS/RECOGNITIONS : FESTIVAL OF THE BOOK PROCLAMATION; FLICKER THE FLAME; POISON PREVENTION PROCLAMATION; CENSUS PROCLAMATION; RED CROSS PROCLAMATION Mr. Norris presented the City-County Communications and Marketing Association (3CMA) Savvy “Award of Excellence” to the Gas Division mascot, Flicker the Flame. Mr. Norris presented proclamations for Virginia Festival of the Book, the Red Cross, Poison Prevention and the Census. PUBLIC Ms. Linda Seaman, Chairman of the Community Scholarship program, gave an update on the program. She said 32 scholarships have been awarded. She said the program is funded by City and private donations, and the City will again be requested to provide matching funds. Mr. Bob Fenwick, 901 E. Jefferson Street, representing Save McIntire Park, asked supporters to stand and many in the audience stood. He said citizens will decide this issue. Mr. Randy Page, 1401 Wellford Street, said Council needs input on the decision to allow the YMCA to build a facility in McIntire Park. He said the facility is only a vision and McIntire is not an appropriate site. Mr. Stratton Salidas, 704 Graves Street, said the Meadowcreek Parkway will increase traffic and will bypass retail centers. He said the park should not be sacrificed. He said conditions have not been met. He said we need pedestrian oriented development and a better bus system and bike trails. Ms. Barbara Cruickshank, Spring Lake Drive, Earlysville, said the Meadowcreek Parkway is an archaic 40 year old idea. She said more roads are not the answer. She said park land is precious and irreplaceable, and the Parkway will further degrade Meadow Creek. Ms. Colette Hall, 101 Robertson Lane, said the former Rock Hill Academy gardens are an important landscape adjacent to McIntire Park. Ms. Khabira Wise, 1818 Yorktown Drive, said she is against the Meadowcreek Parkway and locating the YMCA in McIntire Park. She said the County portion of the road has been clear cut and a walking trail has been lost. She said noise from the Parkway will have an impact on Brandywine Park. She said the idea of a botanical garden in McIntire Park is a good idea. She said she would also like to see a dog park integrated into the park.