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203 FUNDING Mr. Hendrix listed the priorities for ISTEA funding previously approved by Council as follows: 1) preservation of Norfolk/Southern Train Station and accompanying infrastructure (already funded); 2) Bicycle Plan implementation; 3) Rivanna River Greenbelt completion; 4) removal of billboards in the City; and 5) undergrounding of utilities on West Main Street, Market Street, Water Street and High Street. Mr. Ron Higgins, Planner in the Department of COmmunity Deve!opment~ requested that Council endorse the Bicycle Plan for Rugby Road.. The City's portion of the project, on the east side of Rugby Road from University Avenue to Wayside Place., is proposed to be funded out of the Capital Fund, and the University,s portion is proposed to be funded with the ISTEA grant. The public hearing was opened. Mr. John Bunch, 2316 Crestmont Avenue, stated that'he appreciated Council,s efforts to implement the Bicycle Plan, especially in the light of the tight budget, and, on behalf of the BicyCling Association, supported the RUgby Road project, from an aesthetic viewpoint as well. As there were no further speakers the public hearing was closed. On motion by Ms. Slaughter, seconded by Mr. Toscano, the resolution endorsing the Rugby Road Project for ISTEA grant funds was unanimously approved by Council. WHEREAS, under the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA) certain funds are made available for enhancement projects; and WHEREAS, the Virginia Commonwealth Transportation Board is seeking proposals for projects which meet the guidelines set forth for enhancement project; and WHEREAS, the project presented is a bike lane construction, in cooperation with the University of Virginia, along Rugby Road from University Avenue to Wayside Place in the City of Charlottesville; and WHEREAS, the project is in accordance with the Comprehensive Plan of the City of Charlottesville, the Bicycle Plan of the ~!PO for both the City and Albemarle County and the Bicycle Plan of the University of Virginia; and WHEREAS, the project is deemed meritorious and of benefit to the community and state; and WHEREAS, in accordance with Commonwealth Transportation Board construction allocation procedures, it is necessary that a request by resolution be received from the local government or state agency in order that the Virginia Department of Transportation program an enhancement project in the City of Charlottesville, Virginia; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Charlottesville, Virginia, requests the Commonwealth Transportation Board to establish a project for the improvement of a four foot wide bike lane along Rugby Road from University Avenue to Wayside Place in the City of Charlottesville. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City of Charlottesville understand that the University of Virginia agrees to pay twenty percent (20%) of the total cost for planning, design, right-of-way and construction of this project in accordance with the guidelines for ISTEA funding.