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February 8, 2005 Mr. Clark stated that the city proposal was fair and that it would be unprofessional for the county to not respond, asking for a response by March'1,2005. Mr. Ferrill stated his support for Mr. Reynolds' proposal for a meeting of the leadership of the staff and two boards. Mr. Collins detailed information on recreation programs, showing the city and county to be above the national average in park acreage, tennis and basketball courts, but lagging in trail miles and recreation center availability. He announced the top five areas for growth in recreation participation in the areas, including fishing, an aquatic center, biking, golf and basketball. He also announced that council was invited to participate individually in focus groups on a Harvest Foundation leisure needs study. Turning to a regional jail study proposed by Pittsylvania County, Mr. Collins indicated that Pittsylvania has delayed the study to November 2005. Mr. Collins called on Water Resources Director John Dyches for a report on a plan to reduce storm water inflow into the city's sanitary sewer system. Mr. Dyches detailed the scope and age of the city's system and explained a plan to create a three- person crew (filled by transferring landfill employees when the landfill shuts down in late 2005 or early 2006) to reduce seepage and leakage of storm water into the system to reduce stress on the wastewater treatment plant and reduce the possibility of overflow at the plant. The long-term goal of the plan is to reduce costs by increasing efficiencies and reducing strain on the treatment plant. Council members agreed with the plan and indicated the city manager could proceed. Leon Towarnicki, public works director, detailed the waste stream analysis for the city landfill, showing 90,000 tons of waste annually, or 280 tons per day on average,