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~ r~ TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1987 Council acknowledged receipt of the following staff reports: A. Balance Sheet of all funds, as of August 31, 1987; and B. An updating by Commonwealth's Attorney J. Randolph Smith, Jr., of the State's "Conflict of Interests Act", supplementing information Mr. Smith presented recently to Council by describing "transactional disclosure statements" where such are required, with the form thereof having just been developed by Miss Mary Sue Terry, Virginia Attorney General. In tentative acceptance of reports and favorable recommendations from the City's Planning Commission (on the following matters), Council unanimously directed that duly-advertised public hearings be conducted by Council on these matters at Council's forthcoming October 13th regular meeting: A. A petition filed by Mr. George W. Sawyer, Realtor, as enlarged by the Planning Commission, requesting that properties currently zoned R-6 Residential and/or P-2 Professional, as situated on the south side of Market Street from Ellsworth Street to Maple Street and a portion of property constituting the parking lot of the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles (west of Maple Street), be rezoned to C-1A Commercial; and B. A petition filed by the Martinsvi1le Bulletin seeking the closing and abandonment of unused-excess Brown Street-Market Street right- of-ways situated on the south side of Market Street, east of College Street, and abutting properties already owned by petitioner. In connection with the Martinsville Bulletin petition, City Manager Brown informed Council that petitioner has agreed to pay to the City the sum of $8,636.00 (being 50% of the value established) in exchange for a quit-claim deed for said right-of-ways, pending the public hearing and the authorized closing and abandonment of said right-of-ways. Mayor Oakes announced that he has proclaimed the month of October, 1987, as "Arts & Music Month", jointly sponsored by the Piedmont Arts Association and the Piedmont Music Teachers Association. Mayor Oakes also commended the local chapters of the Daughters of the American Revolution (and Mrs. Virginia S. Windle, member) for their sponsorship of special observances (during the past week and into the succeeding week) of the Bicentennial of the Signing of the United States Constitution.