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<br />~30 <br /> <br />TUESDAY <br /> <br />SEPTEMBER 11, 1984 <br /> <br />Board of Supervisors, viz., that of--by resolution--opposing the contemplated reclassifi- <br /> <br />cation. <br /> <br />Responding to Council's August 28th request for an examination of restrictions applied by <br /> <br />other Virginia cities to applicants for taxi-cab or for-hire driver permits, City Manager <br /> <br />Edmonds reported that--in the regulations of five such cities reviewed--appellate proce- <br /> <br />dures are provided for applicants who are denied permits by the issuing authority, where- <br /> <br />as the City of Martinsville's regulations do not presently provide such procedures nor <br /> <br />would the proposed amendment to Section 22-62 of the City Code, now before Council, so <br /> <br />provide. Mr. Edmonds also informed Council that, after having considered suggestions and <br /> <br />requests offered in connection with the proposed amendment at Council's August 28th <br /> <br />meeting, including those presented by Mr. Robert A. Williams, Attorney at Law, the City <br /> <br />administration is firm in its recommendation that the amendment be adopted as first pro- <br /> <br />posed. (Note: Mr. Williams was present at this meeting and, for the record, reiterated <br /> <br />his position thereon, as presented at Council's August 28th meeting.) Councilman Oakes <br /> <br />then offered his motion, seconded by Vice-Mayor Severt, that the amendment as initially <br /> <br />presented be adopted. After some discussion of this motion, in which discussion some mem- <br /> <br />bers of Council suggested or advocated even less restrictive regulations and/or providing <br /> <br />appellate procedures, Councilman Groden offered a substitute motion, seconded by Council- <br /> <br />man Williams, that the proposed ordinance amendment be further amended to include an <br /> <br />appeals process. This motion carried by a vote of three-to-two (Messrs. Groden, <br /> <br />Williams, and Cole voting "Aye" and Councilman Oakes and Vice-Mayor Severt voting "Nay"); <br /> <br />thus, the amendatory ordinance was scheduled for presentation to Council at its forth- <br /> <br />coming September 25th meeting. <br /> <br />On motion, duly seconded and unanimously carried, Council entered into an agreement with <br /> <br />Wheat, First Securities, Inc. (represented at this meeting by Messrs. A. J. Lester, III, <br />