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April 14, 2009 and the MOU is addressing this which makes it a win-win situation with the least cost solution for taxpayers being the Athena site. Turner-feels this is a bad agreement for the city and that the Athena property is very valuable property and has not been properly marketed, appears we are giving up on Martinsville and he is convinced Food Lion site is the good site. Stroud-he has received very few negative calls and citizens are for the Athena site for the sake of moving forward, property owner of Food Lion site told Stroud he felt Athena was a good direction to take. Reynolds-thanked Mayor and Council Member Teague for all the work on the MOU and without question he feels DSS deserves a decent place to do business and citizens deserve a place to receive services in an efficient and effective manner, pointed out we have chance to create a model for the future to serve our citizens and we should have a vision for our community to embrace the future. Mayor Lawson-feels this decision is a long time coming, county did not have to offer revenue sharing at the Patriot Centre and this MOU is a compromise that the two governments have worked out for a solution and this is the way we need to go. After consideration of comments, a motion was made by Gene Teague, seconded by Mark Stroud, with a 4-1 vote, (Council Member Danny Turner voted nay), Council approved the following Memorandum of Understanding regarding space needs of the Department of Social Services with an official signing of the document to be held at the Henry County Administration Building on Wednesday morning, April 15, 2009 at 7: 15 am and media will be notified: Memorandum of Understanding: The Martinsville City Council and the llenry County Board of Supervisors share the notion that working cooperatively to address our needs, particularly in the catastrophic economic times in which we find ourselves, is the best and most cost-effective way to govern. City Council and the Board of Supervisors also wlderstand that what benefits one community benefits the entire community. In addition, City Council. the Department of Social Services, and the Board of Supervisors understand that many people in our community are in need of assistance, and it is the responsibility of those who provide that assistance to do so with dignity and fairness to all parties. Finally, Council and the Supervisors embrace and support the philosophy that, while we have our differences on issues. everyone has the same goal- accomplishing what is best for ALL our citizens. Therefore, the City of MartinsviJle and the County of Henry agree to the following: 1) The County of Henry agrees to convert the balance of the buildable tracts (approx. 153 acres) in the Patriot Centre to revenue-sharing lots with the City of Martinsville with the exception of a 10-acre tract that is designated for a day care center. The agreements will mirror the current revenue sharing agreements in place for the 5 lots at the Patriot Centre, the Patriot expansion through the Bryant property lots and the ROMA site. This addresses the City of Martinsville's concern over future revenue growth related to the loss of potential revenue from the Athena site and Clearview Business Park. 2) The City of Martinsville agrees to grant a rezoning and/or special use permit to allow the use of the Athena Building by the Henry-Martinsville Department of Social Services (055). 3) Based on Henry County's purchase of the Athena Building for $1,650,000, the City of Martinsville will purchase 34% of the Athena Building for $561,000. Based on Henry County's estimate of renovation costs of $700,000, the City of Martinsville