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7 age, marital status, disability, status as a special disabled veteran or other veteran covered by the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Act of 1974, as amended and sexual orientation, including gender identity. PUBLIC HEARING/ORDINANCE : SCHENK’S BRANCH INTERCEPTOR SEWER PROJECT – EASEMENT TO RWSA (THROUGH MCINTIRE PARK) Mr. Craig Brown, City Attorney, said the ordinance would grant a permanent easement to Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority for a sanitary sewer connector line which needs to be relocated to accommodate the construction of McIntire Road Extended and to allow the line to be increased in size. Mr. Norris asked what practical impact Council opposition to the easement would have on the parkway project. Mr. Brown said the line needs to be relocated for the road to be build and it could not be enlarged. Mr. Norris asked about the rationale for expanding the line, and Ms. Lauren Hildebrand, Public Utilities Director, said the line is now 21” and will not carry the required capacity in wet weather. She said the plan is to put it at a deeper depth and get rid of the aerial crossings at the stream. The public hearing was opened. Mr. Daniel Bluestone, 501 Park Hill, noted that the ordinance states that no planting can be done within a certain distance of the line and the City will not be reimbursed if the plants are damaged. Mr. Bluestone said RWSA is becoming a major player in a public park. He said trees were to screen the Rockhill gardens and now they will be gone. Mr. Stratton Salidas, said the objectives of RSWA, RWSA and the City government seem to be to protect plans. He said the City falsely told the Federal Highway Department that the Parkway and interchange are separate projects. He said the City residents will have to pay for the expansion of the pipe. Mr. Jim Moore, 1213 Hazel Street, said he could not get good information on this issue. He said the City should request more information about the impact of the landscaping plan. Mr. Peter Kleeman, 407 Hedge Street, requested that Council not take action on the easement or deny it as the project and design have not adequately matured. He said the plans submitted by VDOT to the City and federal government are different. He said the City should negotiate with VDOT on what the plan is, and said no final design has been selected. Ms. Colette Hall, 101 Robertson Lane, said she sees harmful affects of VDOT’s agenda. She said trees will be removed. She asked that Council deny the easement until all studies are completed. As there were no further speakers, the public hearing was closed. Ms. Edwards said she would like more information about the history of the lines, maintenance, and the condition that precipitated the need for expansion. Ms. Hildebrand said she thinks the line was installed in the 1950s close to the creek, and it would be better to move them away from the creek. She said the lines need to be increased independent of the road. Responding to a question from Mr. Taliaferro, Ms. Hildebrand said the line drains from Rose Hill to the Omni.