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227 <br /> November 9, 2004 <br /> <br /> Martinsville City Council held its regular monthly work session Tuesday, <br />November 9. Members present included: Mayor Joseph R. Cobbe; Vice-Mayor <br />Kimble Reynolds; James Clark; Ron Ferrill; and Terry Roop. City Manager Dan <br />Collins, City Attorney Eric Monday and department heads, staff members and <br />constitutional officers also attended. <br /> <br /> Mayor Joseph R. Cobbe called the meeting to order at 1 p.m. and turned <br />over conduct of the meeting to Mr. Collins. Council welcomed as its guest Mr. <br />Danny Fore, chief executive officer of the Martinsville-Henry County Economic <br />Development Corporation. Mr. Fore presented a memorandum to council <br />detailing program concepts and goals of the ED(::). <br /> <br /> Mr. Ferrill asked for Mr. Fore's advice on the political process necessary to <br />win approval of a new college or university in Southside Virginia. Mr. Roop asked <br />council to consider asking Mr. Fore back on a regular basis for updates on his <br />efforts to create jobs and foster economic development. Upon Mayor Cobbe's <br />suggestion, council reached consensus to request quarterly updates from Mr. <br />Fore. Mr. Collins requested an annual report, which Mr. Fore agreed to, stating <br />that report would detail both positive and negative developments. <br /> <br /> Turning to the regular agenda, Mr. Collins asked John Dyches, director of <br />water resources, to update council on the status of haloacetic acids and <br />trihalomethanes in the city water system. Mr. Dyches announced that the city <br />was fully compliant in its testing for the third quarter, and detailed efforts to <br />upgrade the filtration and treatment processes to eliminate disinfection <br />byproducts. <br /> <br /> <br />