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February 24, 2004 A regular, semi-monthly meeting of the Council Enclosure Cf I C of the City of Martinsville, Virginia, was held on February 24, 2004, in Council Chamber, Municipal Building, beginning at 7:30 P. M., with Mayor Gene Teague presiding. Council Members present included: M. Gene Teague, Mayor; Terry L. Roop, Vice Mayor; and Council Members Joseph R. Cobbe, Bruce H. T. Dallas, and J. Ronald Ferrill. Following the invocation by Council Member Ferrill and Pledge to the American Flag, Mayor Teague welcomed everyone to the meeting. Wade Bartlett, Interim City Manager, presented the financial report for month ending January 31,2004. Council considered adoption of a Resolution in support of forming a strategic partnership with Henry County and Arlington, Virginia. Tom Harned, Economic Development Director, stated that the Resolution would formalize and publicize the partnership and was adopted by the County Board of Supervisors yesterday. There is no financial obligation. Council Member Ferrill moved to adopt the following Resolution; the motion was duly seconded and carried by the following vote, with all members voting: Vote 5 - 0; Yeas (5) - Cobbe, Dallas, Ferrill, Roop, Teague; Nays (0) - None: WHEREAS, the Martinsville City Council, the Henry County Board of Supervisors, and the Arlington County Board understand the importance of job creation and capital investment of both new and existing companies; and WHEREAS, a collaborative economic development effort can provide the widest possible investment environment to potential business investors; and WHEREAS, a partnership can provide mutually beneficial relationships for both the state and the localities involved; and WHEREAS, Martinsville and Henry County can provide Arlington businesses available space, plentiful labor, a Iow cost of doing business, and incentive programs such as the Enterprise Zone and Hub Zone; and