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8 TUESDAY DECEMBER 12, 1972 Note: The City has ownership of the park facilities as referred to in the above report identified as Neighborhood Number One, Neighborhood Number Three and Neighborhood Number Four. Virtually all the i~rove- ments as recommended in the Park Study Report for these three neigh- borhood park facilities have been installed. Therefore, no improv~ments are contemplated for these areas for the five year capital improvement program. It is the intent of the City of Martinsvi11e, Virginia that the implementa- tion of this Parks and Recreation Capital Improvement Program begin at the beginning of f~a1 year 1973-74. However, in the event the City's grant requests are approved within the present fiscal year and funds are needed for these projects, Council has agreed to appropriate matching funds as required for the remainder of the present fiscal year. It is recognized that City Council under law cannot appropriate funds for this program except on a year to year basis. Adopted by Martinsvi11e City Council December 12, 1972. Mr. A. L. Ayd1ett, Jr., Executive Vice President of the Martinsvi11e-Henry County Chamber of Commerce, appeared before Council to ask for consideration of an ordinance which would provide inducements to industrial concerns, in the form of tax reduction, for investments in water or air pollution control processes or devices, such items having nothing to do with actual end products but having an effect on the environment. Council expressed interest in this concept and requested that information be secured as to precedent for such action as well as information about how such an ordinance might be worded. Upon being advised of the wording of State Code Section 14.1-63 and 14.1-79, Council resolved, on motion made, seconded and carried unanimously, that the State Compensation Board be advised that the City wishes to avail itself of the privileges afforded by this section, to begin on January 1, 1973, so that as of that date the City will pay the salaries of Constitutional offices, to be refunded by the State for the State's share, rather than continuation of the present system of having the affected persons receiving one monthly check from the City and another from the State. ~