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Council' .adopted the following Ordinance: BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Martinsville, Virginia in regular session assembled this eleventh day of June, 1991, that the Zoning Map of the City of Martinsville, Virginia, be--and is hereby--amended to the extent that Parcel 2-R previously known as Parcel B located on the northeast side of OneidaStreet, is hereby rezoned from R-9 Residential to R-6 Residential. BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED by said Council, that, an emergency existing, this Ordinance shall be in force on and after June 12, 1991. Mr. Benjamin Perkins, 207 Holt Street, appeared before Council and asked to beappointed to the Office on Youth Advisory Board. Mr. Perkins reviewed his qualifications ~nd his reasons for seeking appointment to the Board. Council considered acceptance of a parcel of land located at the intersection of Jackson and Church Streets (known as Jackson Street Park) from Piedmont Trust Bank as Trustee for Irving M. Groves, Jr., Ruth C. Chaney and the children of Whitney Shumate. Mr. Brown explained that the property in question had been used and maintained by the City for use as a park fo~. many years and recommended that Council accept the donation. Upon motion, duly seconded and by unanimous vote, Council accepted the donation and authorized the preparation of a deed. Councilman Oakes asked that a letter of appreciation be written to the donors on behalf of the City. Council considered approval of a Resolution authorizing the Martinsville- Henry County Clean Community Commission to apply for and administer a grant on behalf of the City. Upon motion, duly seconded and by unanimous vote, Council adopted the following Resolution: WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Martinsville, Virginia, recognizes the existence of a litter problem within the boundaries' of the City; and WHEREASf the Virginia Waste Management Act provides, through the Virginia Department of Waste Management, Division of Litter Control