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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1998 <br />Council' s last meeting. Upon motion duly seconded, and by unanimous vote, Council approved on first <br /> <br />reading Ordinance No. 98-2 and Ordinance No. 98-3 related to the above amendments. <br /> <br /> Council next considered approval, on first reading, of Ordinance No. 98-4, related to the provision of Cable <br />t",Television service to City residents. There were no members of the public to speak on this item. Council <br /> <br /> Member Dallas expressed a desire to have information on the total amount of income to be received by the <br /> City should Adelphia Cable Television's franchise be renewed, and staff pledged to try to provide this at the <br /> next meeting. Council Member Teague noted several of the benefits to be derived from renewal of <br /> Adelphia's franchise, and stated that there would be other benefits not yet considered in the future. Council <br /> Member Dallas then asked why the improvements that Adelphia was now proposing to do for their customers <br /> had not been some time ago, since the company had made such significant profits off of the Martinsville <br /> system over the years. There was no response to this question from Adelphia representatives present. Upon <br /> motion duly seconded, and by a vote of four to one, Council Member Dallas opposed, Council approved <br /> <br />Ordinance No. 98-4 upon first reading. <br /> <br />The next item on the Council's agenda was consideration of adoption, on an emergency basis, of Ordinance <br />No. 98-5, amending Chapter 12--Motor Vehicles and Traffic, Article IH---Vehicle License, Section 12-51 <br />Fee, Subsection (3), to clarify language of Ordinance No. 97-9. In response to Council's questions, City <br />Treasurer Pat Conrad noted that the intent of the law in this area was to provide for a higher fee for vehicle <br />decals for large trucks, based on increments of weight beyond certain measures. Vice-Mayor Crabtree <br />confirmed that the action was a change in the formula for assessment of the fee, in keeping with the intent of <br />the original ordinance. Upon motion duly seconded, and by unanimous vote, Council adopted the following <br />ordinance, on an emergency basis: <br /> <br /> <br />