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• A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CONVEYANCE OF A TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EASEMENT IN MCINTIRE PARK TO THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA UPON THE COMPLETED ACQUISITION OF REPLACEMENT PARK LAND WHEREAS, the City of Charlottesville is the owner of McIntire Park; and, WHEREAS, the Commonwealth of Virginia, through its Department of Transportation, has requested a temporary right and easement to use approximately 22.21 acres within McIntire Park for the construction of McIntire Road Extended, also known as the Meadow Creek Parkway, and related utility and drainage work; and, WHEREAS, the Commonwealth has agreed to acquire approximately 49.6 acres of real property for the City, to be used as park land to replace the property within McIntire Park dedicated for use as the Meadow Creek Parkway. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council for the City of Charlottesville, Virginia that this Council hereby authorizes the City Manager to sign the following document, in form approved by the City Attorney, upon (1) certification from the Virginia Department of Transportation that the Commonwealth has acquired title to or a permanent easement over 49.1 acres of real property that will be dedicated for use by the City as replacement park land; (2) review and approval by City Council of the final . design of the storm water drainage plan; and (3) written confirmation from the Virginia Department of Transportation that this temporary construction easement will not be used to construct an at -grade intersection at the intersection of U.S. Route 250 Bypass and McIntire Road Extended: Agreement between the City of Charlottesville, as "Grantor" and the Commonwealth of Virginia, as "Grantee", granting a temporary construction easement across and through McIntire Park for construction of McIntire Road Extended, and related utility and drainage work. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this Resolution is enacted with the expectation that Albemarle County, in response to the granting of this temporary construction easement, will: 1) Commit to a continued and substantial increase in funding for public transit; 2) Commit to making extensive pedestrian and bicycle improvements within the urban ring; 3) Commit to building a transportation connector between Sunset Avenue and Fontaine Research Park/29-250 Bypass that would divert traffic from Old Lynchburg Road; and 4) Commit to continued development of alignment and funding scenarios for the Eastern Connector.