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AGENDA CITY COUNCIL CITY OF MARTINSVILLE, VIRGINIA Council Chambers - Municipal Building 7:30 p.m. - Tuesday, May 12, 2009 Invocation - Vice Mayor Kimble Reynolds Pledge to the American Flag 1. Consider approval of minutes of April 14, 2009 and April 21, 2009. (2 minutes) 2. Presentation of proclamation acknowledging National Police Week May 10 through May 16. (2 minutes) 3. Consider setting a public hearing for May 26, 2009 regarding school board vacancies occurring June 30, 2009. (2 minutes) 4. Conduct a public hearing and approve ordinance, on first reading, on a recommendation from the Martinsville Planning Commission to rezone a portion of the former Martinsville Novelty site, located at 900 Rives Road (known as 53(05)00/03,03A on the Tax Map of the City of Martinsville) from M-2 Manufacturing to R-9 Residential and to grant a special use permit, with conditions, to allow rehabilitation and retrofitting of this former manufacturing site into 60 multi-family apartment units. (5 minutes) 5. Hear an update from Martinsville-Henry County Economic Development Corporation. (10 minutes) 6. Consider adoption of a resolution designating a portion of the Broad Street parking lot as a Heritage Park. (10 minutes) 7. Consider adoption of a resolution supporting a phased approach to the development of the landfill methane recovery proiect. (5 minutes) 8. Consider approval of consent agenda. A. Accept and appropriate budget adjustments FY09. (2 minutes) 9. Business from the Floor (10 minutes) This section of the Council meeting provides citizens the opportunity to discuss matters, which are not listed on the printed agenda. In that the Council meetings are broadcast on Martinsville Government Television, the City Council is responsible for the content of the programming. Thus, any person wishing to bring a matter to Council's attention under this Section of the agenda should: (1) come to the podium and state their name and address; (2) state the matter that they wish to discuss and what action they would like for Council to take; (3) limit their remarks to five minutes; and (4) refrain from making any personal references or accusations of a factually false and/or malicious nature. Persons who violate these guidelines will be ruled out of order by the presiding officer and will be asked to leave the podium. Persons who refuse to comply with the direction of the presiding officer may be removed from the chambers. 10. Comments by members of City Council (5 minutes)