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• RESOLUTION McINTIRE PARK RECREATION AREA ACCESS FUNDS CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA WHEREAS, The McIntire Park is owned and is to be redeveloped by the City of Charlottesville as a regional recreation facility serving the residents of the City of Charlottesville and the surrounding area; and WHEREAS, the facility is in need of adequate access; and WHEREAS, adequate access can be provided by the improvement of the intersection of U.S. 250 Bypass and Rugby Avenue, the construction of Rugby Road entrance into the park; and construction of the park road to the Visitor's Center located in the central part of the park; and WHEREAS, all right-of-way and utility costs necessary for the access road construction will be provided by the City of Charlottesville at no cost to the state; and WHEREAS, the procedure governing the allocation of recreational access funds set forth in Virginia Code Section 33.1-223, as amended, requires joint action by the Director of Conservation and Recreation • and the Commonwealth Transportation Board; and WHEREAS, a statement of policy agreed upon between the said Director and Board approves the use of such funds for the construction of access roads to publicly -owned recreational areas; and WHEREAS, it appears to the Council of the City of Charlottesville ("the Council") that all requirements of the laws have been met to permit the Director of Conservation and Recreation to designate McIntire Park as a recreational facility and further permit the Commonwealth Transportation Board to provide access funds for access to this public recreation area in accordance with Virginia Code Section 33.1-223, as amended; and WHEREAS, the Council acknowledges that pursuant to the provisions of Virginia Code Sections 33.1-223 and 33.1-62, as amended, the access road shall be designated a "Virginia Byway" and recommends the Commonwealth Transportation Board in cooperation with the Director of Conservation and Recreation take 'the appropriate action to implement this designation. Further the Council agrees, in keeping with the intent of Virginia Code Section 33.1-63, to use its good offices to reasonably protect the aesthetic and cultural value of this road;