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273 Mr. Lynch suggested that we define the Neighborhood Plans as owned by the neighborhoods with the assumption that Council will support them as best we cam Mr. Lynch said they should be goals, but not cast in stone into perpetuity. Mr. Toscano asked if money is available, and Mr. Tolbert said that some has been given to the Quality Community Council, and approximately $750,000 remains, though some of that has been allocated. Mr. Toscano said he would like more information on that money. Mr. Toscano said the infrastructure projects will be easier to prioritize. Mr. Toscano said that staff need to realize that the same thing happens in the Comprehensive Plan process with Council always saying cut it down, prioritize, and focus on things that really are important. Mr. Toscano said that we need to resolve or integrate Council's vision versus neighborhood proposals. Ms. Damon expressed concern that if actions get taken out of the Plans neighborhoods will become upset. Ms. Richards said she finds the detail in the Neighborhood Plan helpful, and said she feels the length comes from repetitiveness. Ms. Richards recommended that goals and actions be folded into each other. RESOLUTION: APPROVING MPO PLAN RE: WATER STUDY FOR ROUTE 29 BYPASS Ms. Judy Mueller, Director of Public Works, said that a study was conducted after questions were raised by the community about the impact of the proposed Route 29 Bypass on the water supply. Ms. Mueller said the Metropolitan Planning Organization has asked the Council and Board of Supervisors if they feel the recommendations approved by the Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority address the needs. Mr. Art Petrini, Director of The Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority, said the need is not to have a plant shutdown. Mr. Petrini said there is currently a 2.2% probability of a shutdown, and with VDOT's plans the risk would increase to 6.2%. Mr. Petrini said VDOT's plan have been updated which returns the pmbability to the original 2.2% at a cost of $950,000. Mr. Petrini said the community could tolerate a plant shutdown of one to three days in the winter, less in the summer. Mr. Lynch asked how long it would take to clear contaminates from the system, and Mr. Petrini said it varies depending on the type of contaminate, with petroleum being the easiest thing to deal with. Any toxic materials would have to be flushed out of the system, and there is currently no treatment for that. Mr. Toscano asked what kind of event would shut down the .system, and Mr. Petrini said petroleum products account for most shutdowns. Mr. Petrini said the Authority is looking into having an oil boom which would decrease the impact on the system. Mr. Petrini said a cataclysmic accident would be much less likely, but these varying risks are not broken out in the report, but he will research it further. Mr. Toscano also asked about the impact of the oil boom on the risk. Mr. Caravati asked ifRSWA is asking Council to empower the MPO to continue to work with VDOT to reach the lowest possible risk factor, and Ms. Mueller yes, and added that the water supply study is due to be completed in a few months and it is anticipated that it will recommend that the South Fork Reservoir be the main future water supply source. For an additional $5 million, the risk could be reduced to zero. Ms. Richards said one of the issues the MPO continues to deal with is if the South Fork becomes the main water source who bears the cost of reducing the risk, noting that there is no agreement with VDOT to reduce the risk to zero. Ms. Richards said VDOT's criteria may not match the City's. Ms. Richards said the road is designed to increase commercial traffic which will increase the risk.