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March 12, 2002 MRHA process leading to direct administration of the Section 8 Rental Assistance Program; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Martinsville, Virginia, in regular session assembled March 12, 2002, hereby states its intent to operate The Martinsville Redevelopment and Housing Authority under the current administrative plan until such time as adoption of a revised administrative plan is complete. Tom Harned, Director of Economic Development, stated that it is now time to begin processing the deed transfer from the Authority to the Commonwealth of Virginia regarding the Starling Avenue property for the Virginia Museum of Natural History (VMNH). He, also, gave a brief history of the property. Steve Pike, VMNH Executive Director, stated that the new VMNH building remains in the State budget and the bonds will be issued in August 2002 or 2003. He reported that they plan to break ground between January 2003 and September 2003 with a completion date of June 2004 to March 2005. He thanked Council and Staff. Council expressed appreciation to him. There being no further business to come before the Authority during their regular meeting, upon motion by Authority Member Ferrill, duly seconded, by unanimous vote, Chairman Crabtree declared the meeting adjourned at 8:50 P. M. At the conclusion of this Closed Session, each member of Council certified that (1) only public business matters exempt from open meeting requirements were discussed in said Closed Session; and (2) only those business matters identified in the motion convening the Closed Session were heard, discussed, or considered during said Session. Upon return to Open Session, Council took the following actions: A. 1. Council Member Dallas moved to appoint Marvin F. Hobson, of 410 Fifth Street, to an unexpired three-year term on the Board of Zoning Appeals, ending September 11, 2003; the motion was duly seconded and carried by the following vote, with all members voting: Vote 5 - 0; Yeas (5) - Crabtree, Dallas, FerriII, Roop, Teague; Nays (0) - None.