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<br />August 22-24, 2008 <br /> <br />A City Council Planning Retreat of the City of Martinsville, Virginia, was <br />held on August 22 through August 24,2008 at the Virginia Museum of Natural <br />History, Martinsville, beginning at 5:00 PM on August 22, 2008, with Mayor <br />Kathy C. Lawson presiding. Council Members present at the August 22, 2008 <br />session included: Mayor Lawson, Vice Mayor Kimble Reynolds, Jr., Council <br />member Gene Teague and Council Member Mark C. Stroud, Sr. Others <br />present August 22, 2008 included City Manager Clarence C. Monday, City <br />Attorney Eric Monday, and staff from UVA Weldon Cooper Center, Bob Matson <br />and Tyler StClair. <br />The Friday, August 22, session was a team building session and at the <br />conclusion at 9:45 PM, Council recessed to reconvene the following morning <br />at 8:30 AM on August 23, 2008. <br />In addition to those present for Friday's seSSiOn, media representative <br />Kim Barto of the Martinsville Bulletin was present at the Saturday session as <br />well as Council Member Danny Turner. Topics covered Saturday included <br />determining a shared vision. At the conclusion of Saturday's session at 5:00 <br />PM, Council recessed to reconvene on Sunday, August 24, at 1:30 PM. <br />For the Sunday seSSiOn, others present included city staff member <br />Brenda Prillaman and Amanda Buck representing the Martinsville Bulletin. <br />Weldon Cooper representatives were not present for the Sunday session. Goals <br />and Initiatives were reviewed as well as finalizing Council's Vision Statement <br /> <br />for 2025. <br /> <br />There being no further business to come before Council during the <br />session, Mayor Lawson declared the meeting adjourned at 4:00 P. M. <br /> <br />Clarence Monday <br />Clerk of Council <br /> <br />Kathy C. Lawson <br />Mayor <br />