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~ESDAY, MARCH 27, 1990 Upon motion, duly seconded, and by unanimous vote, Council approved the following resolution requesting the Virginia Department of Transportation to revise the City's street lane mileage eligible for maintenance payments: WHEREAS, the City of Martinsville is entitled to receive assistance payments for the maintenance of eligible streets under the State Functional Classification System as set forth in Section 33.1-41.1 of the State Code; and WHEREAS, in accordance with Virginia Department of Transportation procedures for adding streets eligible for maintenance payments under the State Functional Classification System as set forth in Section 33.1-41.1 of the Code, it is necessary that a request by Council resolution be made in order for the Department to consider said revisions; now therefore: BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Martinsville, Virginia, in regular session assembled this 27th day of March, 1990, that it hereby requests the Virginia Department of Transportation to add as eligible mileage, for Collector/Local street maintenance payments, a net of 0.52 lane miles as shown on attached U-1 Form, all streets being located in and maintained by the City of Martinsville. Council took no action on a request by CONTACT Martinsville-Henry County, Inc., for funding of 25% of the cost of a "Teen Line Crisis Telephone Hotline". City Manager Brown stated that it was his feeling that Council should not take action on this matter until it had received a recommendation from the Drug Committee. Ms. Sharon George, stating that she was representing a "group" in the community that is in support of the Teen Line, spoke in favor of the City funding a share of the project. Councilman Cole suggested that Ms. George invite Ms. Renda Brown and Mr. Gabe Cazell (who were not present) to meet with the Committee on Community Education of the Drug Task Force in order to review the proposed program in connection with the Committee's larger community-wide strategies for.fighting the drug problem. Council concurred with this by unanimous consent.