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2 Ms. Liz Palmer, a resident of Albemarle County, said incorrect information has been stated about the safety of the dam. She said it would be imprudent to spend money on a study of building on top of the existing dam given what we know about its condition. Mr. Chris Winter, Stony Point Road, said he is a musician and opposes the noise ordinance. He said the ordinance on the books is not helpful either and it should be abolished as well. Mr. Gary Kinero, a U. Va. student and musician, said the music scene in Charlottesville is extremely rich and the noise ordinance could destroy that. th Mr. Francis Fife, 501 9 Street, S.W., thanked Council for demanding the dredging study before the dam study. He said he is convinced that dredging is the better alternative. He gave tribute to Citizens for a Sustainable Water Plan for their work. Ms. Dede Smith, 2652 Jefferson Park Circle, said she has just seen the preliminary dredging report and it is very favorable and shows that dredging is most likely feasible. She said there will be a public meeting with the consultant on March 9 and Citizens for a Sustainable Water Plan will hold a forum on Sunday. She presented charts showing projected and actual water demand. Mr. Keith Rosenfeld, Broad Ax Road, said he is seeing the first glimmer of hard facts with the dredging study. He thanked Council for doing the study and asked them to read the report carefully. Mr. Lou Hart, 477 Fontana Drive, said that immigration reform is needed in the country. He said immigrants are making important contributions to our community, and asked Council to support the resolution. Mr. Jim Baldi, owner of Bel Rio, presented a couple hundred additional signatures on a petition opposing the noise ordinance. He asked Council to make a decision. He said restricting noise to 60 decibels seems arbitrary. He said it is unreasonable to only apply it to amplified noise. Mr. David Bresanski, 808 Rockland Avenue, said he is a musician and the debate is becoming increasingly uncivil. He said what Council is proposing seems unenforceable, will be arbitrary, and will dampen the spirit of the arts. Ms. Shirley Shotwell, Douglas Avenue, said she lives beside Bel Rio and lays awake three or four nights a week because of the sound level. Ms. Jennifer Braverman, 226 Douglas Avenue, said she and her family worked hard on renovating her house, and they cannot sleep due to the base sounds coming from Bel Rio. Ms. Gloria Rockhold, 1417 Lester Drive, supported the immigration resolution. She said immigrants are a vital part of our local economy. Ms. Allison Ruffner, 735 Graves Street, said she does not think the noise ordinance proposed for Belmont is appropriate city wide. She said there is a problem when residential zones are affected by noise. She said she supports a level of 55 decibels because Belmont is a mixed use neighborhood. COUNCIL RESPONSES TO MATTERS BY THE PUBLIC Ms. Szakos said she plans to bring up the immigration resolution during other business. She asked that those in the audience who support the immigration resolution stand, and several people stood. She said she appreciates people speaking out. Ms. Edwards said she thinks the investment in the dam study is worthwhile. She said everybody is not going to be happy with the noise ordinance decision. She said it is never too late to develop relationships. Mr. Norris echoed comments made.