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9 Mr. John Heyden said go to charlottesville.org/gis to look up your address and view your proposed fee. Ms. Naomi Roberts, St. Clair Ave., asked how the City will handle stormwater runoff from City streets onto private property. Mr. Charles Weber, 601 Locust Ave., said he does not disagree with any of the comments made this evening. He asked if we can use a measure to determine if we are in fact reducing pollutants. Mr. Angus Murdoch, Fluvanna County resident, said he is pleased with the progress we have made. He urged the City and others who are partners in RWSA to keep funding local monitoring initiatives so we can see if our efforts are working. Mr. Charlie Armstrong, President of the Blue Ridge Homebuilder's Association, said they support the stormwater utility fee. The 40% credit that is part of the proposed fee structure for those who treat their own stormwater is inadequate. We should give people who fully treat their own stormwater a healthy incentive to do so. He asked Council to increase the credit to 80%. Mr. Jim Moore, Hazel St., said he does not feel there has been enough time for staff to evaluate the work done by the committee and staff. He supports the concept, but this is only a halfway solution. This should not be evaluated off-budget and should not be funded as if it has its own set of priorities. Mr. Scott Bandy said this is not headed in a good direction. Having no further speakers, the public hearing was closed. Ms. Szakos said she has always focused on the need for an offset for low income households. However, she accepts that it cannot be written into the ordinance by law. She asked that Council create a special fund or policy to help those in need pay this fee. She supports adding the Advisory Committee, particularly to evaluate the need for a sunset provision. Ms. Galvin said she strongly supports an advisory committee. We need to find a mechanism for providing assistance for people who need support. She supports a blend that includes the General Fund. She asked for staff to determine how much of the City street surface is exempt. A dedicated fund allows us to be transparent. The PLACE Design Task Force has been charged with writing a request for proposal to improve the coordination and documentation for creating a green community. Ms. Smith said there are issues of fairness, but having a dedicated revenue source is important. She said these numbers have been calculated without a contribution from the gas fund. We need to examine measuring this by fewer units when they are two or less, because this would have a major impact on our lowest assessed households. She said she supports using