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TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 1998 A regular, semi-monthly meeting of the Council of the City of Martinsville, Virginia, with Mayor George B. Adams, Jr. presiding, was held Tuesday, April 28, 1998, in the Council Chamber, City Hall, beginning at 7:00 P.M. The following members of Council were present: George B. Adams, Jr., Mayor; Dr. Mark A. Crabtree, Vice-Mayor; Bruce H.T. Dallas, Elizabeth H. Haskell and M. Gene Teague. ARer the invocation, provided by Council Member Bruce H. T. Dallas, and followed by the Mayor's cordial welcome to visitors present, Council approved, upon motion duly seconded, and by unanimous vote, the minutes of its meetings of April 14, 1998, Special and Regular, and April 16, 1998. Council next provided special recognition of Citizens and City Employees. Mr. Fred Martin and the members of Fred Martin Associates were presented an Award of Merit as awarded by the Virginia Downtown Development Association for improvements they have made to their buildings on Church and Main Streets in the Martinsville Uptown area. Mr. Mikel Frazier, Electric Maintenance Field Supervisor in the City Electric Department was presented with an Employee Suggestion Award in recognition of his suggestion which improved practice and procedure on the transfer of utilities on behalf of other service providers whenever poles are moved, on a fee basis. This procedure was cited as saving costs, reducing complaints, and reducing the number of poles required. Mayor Adams cited Mr. Frazier's suggestion as an example of how city employees help residents and businesses and Council Member Haskell remarked that such examples prompt employees to think creatively. Next on the agenda Council considered Business from the Floor. There were no speakers from the floor under this item, however, Council Member Dallas took this opportunity to note that there was a continuing problem with speeding traffic through the Kohler area.