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257 <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the City Council considered all such matter; <br />now, therefore, <br /> <br /> BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the City of ~ <br />Charlottesville, Virginia hereby approves the major design <br />features of the proposed project as presented at the Public <br />Hearing with the following recommendations for adjustments to <br />the project development: <br /> <br /> 1. Develop landscaping in the island area between Cherry <br /> Avenue and King Street to provide~ an attractive gateway for <br /> entrance to~ the project and neighborhood. <br /> 2. Provide bikeway facilities through the corridor as <br /> the City has developed a Bicycle Plan for this area; and <br /> 3. Eliminate the cul-de-sac on the north side of the <br /> railroad tracks on ltth Street leaving this street open to <br /> provide additional access to-the parking deck and to the <br /> hospital comPlex. <br /> <br /> BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City of Charlottesville <br /> requests the Virginia Department of Transportation to acquire <br /> all rights of way necessary~for this project, conveying said <br /> rights of way to the City at the appropriate time; and <br /> <br /> BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Manager for the City <br /> of Charlottesville is hereby authorized to execute, on behalf <br /> of the City, all necessary railroad and utility agreements <br /> required in conjunction with acquiring such rights of way. <br /> <br /> RESOLUTION: APPROVING WORKERS COMPENSATION SETTLEMENT <br /> <br /> On motion by Ms. Slaughter, Seconded by Ms. Daugherty, <br /> the resolution approving a workers compensation settlement was <br /> unanimously approved by~ Council. <br /> <br /> BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of <br /> Charlottesville, Virginia: <br /> <br /> It appearing to be in the best interests of the City, and <br /> it being at the request of our employee, who is represented by <br /> counsel, we hereby approve a lump sum settlement of a workers' <br /> compensation claim in the amount of $25,000.00 plus one year <br /> of medical benefits (excludinq costs for surgery and medical <br /> rehabilitation related to the existing injury and, performed <br /> after. Industrial Commission approval of this settlement), all <br /> as agreed between staff, and the employee (whose name is not <br /> stated here for reasons of confidentiality). The Director of <br /> Finance is hereby authorized to make payment from the Risk <br /> Management Fund in accordance with the settlement terms. <br /> <br /> The approval hereby given for the entire settlement is <br /> conditioned upon formal approval of the settlement by the <br /> Industrial Commission of the State of Virginia. <br /> <br />PUBLIC <br /> <br />RESOLUTION: SUPPORTING JAUNT'S ODYSSEY PROGRAM GRANT <br /> <br /> Mr. Steve Stern, 1204 Holmes Avenue and a member of the <br /> JAUNT Board, stated that ~the JAUNT Board had voted to rescind <br /> the Odyssey Program grant application and only one member of <br /> the Board had favored applying for the grant. Mr. Stern <br /> stated that his main reasons for opposing the grant were: he <br /> did not think it would ~sUcceed, he thought a financial <br /> incentive was needed rather than technology for the project to <br /> be successful, it would dilute JAUNT's resources, and the <br /> proposal does not fit JAUNT's mission. <br /> <br /> Mr. Mike Sathe, manager of JAUNT's RideShare Program, <br />stated that he thought the JAUNT Board Voted down the Odyssey <br />proposal because of lack ~of info~rmation and felt that ~the <br />project would be valuable ~and~urged Council to support the <br /> <br /> <br />