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220 APPROPRIATION: $35,000 - Va. Recreation Trails Program - Greenbelt Trail (2nd reading) Mr. Toscano said he is very reluctant to approve the appropriation without knowing future costs and recommended that a stipulation be added that the funds not be spent until Council has an indication of the long-term costs and decides that those costs are reasonable. The appropriation of $35,000 for the Va. Recreation Trail Program - Greenbek Trail, with Mr. Toscano's stipulation added, which was offered at the December 2nd meeting, was approved by the following vote. Ayes: Mr. Cox, Ms. Daugherty, Ms. Richards, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Toscano. WHEREAS, the City of Charlottesville has been awarded $35,000 from the Virginia Recreational Trails Fund Program (¥~RTFP) for fiscal year 1996-97, to be expended on construction and development costs for the North Moore's Creek Greenbelt Trail; and WHEREAS, it is a requirement of this grant that projects funded with VRTFP initiatives money be matched with local funds; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Charlottesville, Virginia, that the sum of $35,000, to be received as a grant from the state, is hereby appropriated in Capital Fund account 26-041-121063, and will be matched by $35,000 already appropriated from the Capital Fund, for construction and development of the North Moore's Creek Greenbelt Trail. This appropriation is conditioned upon receipt of $35,000 from the Virginia Recreational Trails Fund Program; provided, however, that said grant funds will not be expended until City Council is advised of the operational costs of the North Moore's Creek Greenbelt Trail and approves of such expenditure. RESOLUTION: Authorizing $8,575 for study of two-waying Market Street Mr. O'Connell said that the study oftwo-waying Market Street will evaluate the impacts of two-waying on streets between Market and High and Mclntire and 9th Street, N.E, will include the impact on bus stops, and the pros and cons oftwo-waying the street. The study should be completed in six weeks. Mr. Cox said that spending this amount of money carries a commkment to implement the two-waying, and asked what is motivating the desire to two-way Market Street. Mr. O'Connell replied that the issue comes up when access to downtown is discussed. Ms. Slaughter said two-waying of Market Street is brought up in tourism discussions. Ms. Richards asked if parking issues will be addressed in the study, and Mr. O'Connell said that it will only be addressed in the context of the impact the change would have on parking. Mr. Toscano said he has not been convinced that Market Street should be two-wayed, and feels the funds could be better spent on banners and other improvements to downtown. Ms. Slaughter said she supports making Market Street two-way and is not sure that a consultant is needed. Mr. O'Connell said that City staff are not able to conduct such a study in-house. On motion by Ms. Daugherty, seconded by Ms. Richards, the resolution authorizing $8,575 for a study oftwo-waying Market Street was approved by the following vote. Ayes: Mr. Cox, Ms. Daugherty, Ms. Richards, Ms. Slaughter. Noes: Mr. Toscano.