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Revised December 11, 2000 (1:30 PM) • BE IT RESOLVED by the Council for the City of Charlottesville that the Mayor is hereby instructed to send the following letter about the Meadow Creek Parkway to the Virginia Department of Transportation: December 11, 2000 H. Charles Rasnick Reginald H. Beasley, Jr. Virginia Department of Transportation 1401 East Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219-1939 Re: McIntire Road Extension (Meadow Creek Parkway) VDOT Project No. U000-104-102; 0631-002-128 City of Charlottesville Gentlemen: • BACKGROUND Early last year, preliminary road plans were presented by the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT), proposing four motor vehicle travel lanes crossing the eastern portion of McIntire Park at a design speed of 70km/hr (43.5 MPH). VDOT sought public comment on this proposal at a hearing held May 27, 1999. Mayor Virginia Daugherty, duly authorized by a Council resolution approved July 19, 1999, forwarded comments to VDOT by letter dated July 20, 1999. While the Mayor's letter contained 12 numbered paragraphs on specific categories, the primary thrust of her letter in behalf of the City was to obtain a redesign by VDOT which would result in a two-lane parkway through McIntire Park in accord with recommendations from the City retained consultant, Rieley & Associates, rather than allowing construction of a four lane highway. The current design, as presented by VDOT requires further modification to be acceptable to the City. The latest revisions to the preliminary plans submitted by VDOT to the City and Rieley & Associates in August of 2000 represent a step in the right direction toward a design that the City can accept, but the City is not yet willing to approve the major design features of that plan or sell the necessary right of way to VDOT until the design is further amended and necessary Page 1 of 8 0