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TUESDAY, JUNE 23, 1992 water supply; and WHEREAS, said allocation was conditioned upon the City of Virginia Beach and the other political subdivisions who would receive a portion of said allocation agreeing to compensate ten named southside political subdivisions, including the City of Martinsville, by making quarterly payments to the Southside Infrastructure Commission, of which the said ten political subdivisions would be members; and WHEREAS, the City of Virginia Beach and the other political subdivisions receiving said 60 million gallons per day of water are to be obligated to make such payments only if all of said ten political subdivisions, including the City of Martinsville, who would be members of the Southside Infrastructure Commission agree by recorded vote of their respective governing bodies, by June 30, 1992, to dismiss or withdraw, with prejudice, from participation in all suits and causes of action with respect to the activities of the City of Virginia Beach (and the other political subdivisions to receive water) relating to the taking of water from Pea Hill Creek; and WHEREAS, Council is of the opinion that the amount of money which the City might receive from and through the Southside Infrastructure Commission would not be significant compared to the potential long range impact on the City; and WHEREAS, Council believes the transfer of water from the Lake Gaston tributary will constitute a dangerous precedent for interbasin transfers and encourage future additional transfers, particularly from the nearby Mayo River to Greensboro, North Carolina; and WHEREAS, the allocation of 60 million gallons per day of water from the Lake Gaston tributary could give the City of Virginia Beach priority rights over the City of Martinsville in the flow of water in the Smith River; and WHEREAS, the City of Danville has, by resolution on April 23, 1992, rejected all provisions of House Bill 488, effectively eliminating participation by all ten southside subdivisions; and WHEREAS, the City of Martinsville still wishes to convey a response to the terms and conditions offered in House Bill 488; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Council of the City of Mart'insville, Virginia that the City of Martinsville, Virginia rejects the provisions of House Bill 488 and will continue to oppose said withdrawal of water by Virginia Beach from the Lake Gaston tributary in every reasonable manner. Council considered approving a change from a Social Services Administrative Board to an Advisory Board, thereby making the Social Services Department come under the jurisdiction of the City Manager. Councilman Adams stated that he had heard concerns from two members of the Social Services Administrative Board who were not yet in agreement