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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1996 A special and duly-called meeting of the Council of the City of Martinsville, Virginia, with Mayor George B. Adams, Jr. presiding, was held Thursday, September 5, 1996 at the Sara Lee Training Center, Market Street, beginning at 9:00 A.M. All members of Council were present: George B. Adams, Jr., Mayor; Mark A. Crabtree, Vice-Mayor; Bruce H. T. Dallas; Elizabeth H. Haskell; and M. Gene Teague. Upon motion, duly seconded and by unanimous vote, Council decided to waive its normal, per-meeting pay for this work session. The first item discussed was the Clearview Business Park. Tom Harned, Assistant to the City Manager for Development, and Sam McGhee, of Mattern & Craig Consulting Engineers, were present to review the proposed improvements to the park and to review potential funding for development. Mr. Harned stated the City had spent S29,000 to date on the project for preliminary design and engineering work. He noted Council would be requested to provide $186,250 at the next regular Council meeting. This amount included $20,000 for general economic development assistance, $42,000 for environmental/geotechnical investigations, and $124,250 for design services involving street construction, lighting, landscaping, water, sanitary sewer, storm water management and site grading of three lots. Mr. Harned noted the total project cost was estimated to be $1,878,100, with the lowest net cost to the City being $104,750. Outside funding is anticipated as follows: $450,000 from the Virginia Department of Transportation, $700,000 from the Economic Development Administration, and $700,000 from the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development. Mr. McGhee noted that the design services and cultural resource inventory need to begin soon in order to keep the project on schedule. In response to questions