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March 11,2003 <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Martinsville, Virginia finds <br />that several facilities owned and operated by the City sustained <br />significant damages due to the recent winter storms of snow, sleet, <br />ice, and heavy rains; and <br />WHEREAS, the current state of these facilities threaten the health, <br />safety, and welfare of the citizens of the City of Martinsville; now, <br />therefore <br />BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Martinsville, <br />Virginia, in regular session assembled March 11, 2003, that it <br />concurs in the declaration of local emergency originally submitted <br />by the City Manager under his authority as the City's Director of <br />Emergency Management in accordance with Virginia Code Section <br />44-146.21; and <br />BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of <br />Martinsville, Virginia that the City Manager is authorized to execute <br />applications for Federal and/or State disaster recovery funding to <br />assist with the process of repairs and mitigation in order to remove <br />the threat to public health, safety, and welfare currently posed by <br />the present condition of the subject City owned and operated <br />facilities. <br /> <br />Council considered authorizing the City Manager to execute an agreement to <br /> <br />purchase products and services from The Presidio Corporation in relation to the <br /> <br />installation of a new municipally owned telephone system. Mike Scaffidi, <br /> <br />Telecommunications Coordinator, stated that the cost savings are estimated at <br /> <br />$141,491.76 per year for the first five years, and $246,999.96 per year afterwards. Vice <br /> <br />Mayor Roop moved to authorize the City Manager of such; the motion was duly <br /> <br />seconded and carried by the following vote, with all members voting: Vote 4 - 1; Yeas <br /> <br />(4) - Cobbe, Ferrill, Roop, Teague; Nays (1) - Dallas. <br /> <br />Council considered adopting a resolution required by SunTrust Bank in order to <br /> <br />secure five-year financing, not to exceed $476,888, to underwrite the cost for the <br /> <br />purchase and installation of the new telephone system. Approval of the resolution <br /> <br />authorizes the City Manager, Director of Finance and General Services, and Interim City <br /> <br />Attorney to execute the required forms and assurances on behalf of the City. Vice <br /> <br /> <br />