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Revised Enclosure #6 Council Me~nbers Mark A. Crabtree, Mayor M. Gene Teague, Vice-Mayor Bruce H. T. Dallas J. Ronald Ferrill Terry L. Roop Martinsville A CITY WITHOUT LIMITS RESOLUTION CiU Manager Earl B. Reynolds, Jr. City Attorney David B. Worthy Clerk of Council Johnathan B. Phillips WHEREAS, the City of Martinsville has received information that the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, hereafter referred to as "DGIF," has set a goal of obtaining TEA-21 (transportation enhancement) funding for the purpose of creating the Virginia Birding & Wildlife Trail; and WHEREAS, the City of Martinsville has identified ecotourism as a priority in their tourism development program and it appears that the Virginia Birding & Wildlife Trail would strongly complement their ecotourism initiatives and enhance local economic development; and WHEREAS, bird watching and nature-tourism are rapidly growing components of the tourism industry, attracting more than two million individuals annually to existing Virginia sites and generating nearly $700 million annually; and WHEREAS, the Virginia Birding & Wildlife Trail is intended to unify existing and potential wildlife watching sites into a single, cohesive, marketing entity; and WHEREAS, the proposed Birding & Wildlife Trail will be a driving trail using Virginia' s existing highway system to link some of Virginia' s best wildlife watching sites providing recreational opportunities, wildlife habitat awareness, and marketing opportunities; and WHEREAS, the initial planning process for the project is being funded by DGIF funds, and subsequently anticipated to be funded in part by TEA-21 enhancement funds, for the development of the Birding Trail; and WHEREAS, site enhancements would generally include signage, gateway wildlife gardens, roadside pull-offs, and boardwalks/lookouts; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Martinsville, Virginia, in regular session assembled December 12, 2000: 1. that it supports the efforts of the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, in their efforts to obtain TEA-21 funding for the Virginia Birding & Wildlife Trail; and 2. that it directs the City of Martinsville staff to submit site nominations to DGIF for inclusion in the proposed Virginia Birding & Wildlife Trail. Attest: Johnathan B. Phillips, Clerk of Council Date Adopted 55 West Church Street P.O. Box 1112 Martinsville, VA 24114-1112 540-656-5180 www.ci .martinsville.va.us 540-656-5280 FAX