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<br />September 13, 2005 <br /> <br />A regular work session of the Council of the City of Martinsville, Virginia, <br /> <br /> <br />was held on September 13, 2005, in Council Chamber, Municipal Building, <br /> <br /> <br />beginning at 1:00 P. M., with Mayor Joe Cobbe presiding. Council Members <br /> <br /> <br />present included: Joseph R. Cobbe, Mayor; Kimble Reynolds, Jr., Vice Mayor; <br /> <br /> <br />and Council Members James W. Clark, J. Ronald Ferrill, and Terry L. Roop. <br /> <br /> <br />Mayor Cobbe opened the meeting. <br /> <br />Council received a presentation of the quarterly neighborhood focus <br /> <br />report for the Southside area. Vice Mayor Reynolds indicated that some of the <br /> <br />complaints are repeats on the same dilapidated houses. City Manager Collins <br /> <br />indicated that we are making progress and that additional money was included <br /> <br /> <br />in this year's budget for the demolition of 20 homes. Concerning the <br /> <br /> <br />complaints on inoperable or abandoned vehicles, Wayne Knox, Community <br /> <br /> <br />Development Director, said we are having difficulty getting and keeping a <br /> <br /> <br />towing service to handle it for the city. He also indicated that storage is a <br /> <br /> <br />problem. Vice Mayor Reynolds stated that we still need to be aggressive in this <br /> <br /> <br />area and Council Member Roop asked if staff would look at alternate ways to <br /> <br /> <br />help alleviate this problem. <br /> <br />Council next received a review of the 2005 Martinsville Mustangs season <br /> <br />and staff recommendations for improvements. Matt Hankins, Communications <br /> <br />Manager gave a Power Point presentation reviewing the major successes, <br /> <br />finances, challenges, remedies, fan amenity concerns and staff <br />