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Enclosure #1 TUESDAY, August 22, 2000 A regular, semi-monthly meeting of the Council of the City of Martinsville, Virginia, with Mayor Dr. Mark A. Crabtree presiding, was held Tuesday, August 22, 2000, in Council Chambers of the Municipal Building, beginning at 7:34 P.M. The following members of Council were present: Dr. Mark A. Crabtree, Mayor; M. Gene Teague, Vice-Mayor; Bruce H.T. Dallas, J. Ronald Fen-ill, and Terry L. Roop. After the invocation, provided by Mayor Crabtree, Council approved upon motion duly seconded, with all members voting: Vote 5-0; Yeas (5)- Crabtree, Teague, Dallas, Fen-ill, and Roop; Nays (0)- None; Absent (0), the Minutes of the July 25, 2000 Meeting. Council considered business from the floor. Rev. Lee W. Prunty of 202 ½ Holt Street addressed Council and expressed his concern for the rising prices of gasoline, and he wonders how residents of the City were going to afford driving to work. Mayor Crabtree explained to Rev. Prunty that this is a concern for many people. Council Member Roop told Rev. Prunty that Federal regulations exist to curb the rising costs and additional measures may be nearing in the future. Council Member Fen-ill explained that the City is working diligently to attract jobs, businesses, and industries to the City. Next, City resident Thelma Pinkard addressed Council to give praise to all City employees and departments for efforts expended in coordination of the National Night Out Event. Council considered a public hearing and adoption of an Ordinance on a proposed amendment to Section VII, General Sign Regulations, Paragraph C, Permitted Signs; and Paragraph N, Permitted Signs in Districts of the City' s Zoning Ordinance. Mr. Wayne D. P. Knox, City Planning, Zoning, and Housing Manager addressed Council. Mr. Knox explained that the Planning Commission has unanimously approved the proposal, and there are two main reasons for the proposal. First, the proposal will make the Zoning Ordinance more user friendly in sign requirements so such would be located in the same place of the ordinance. Second, residents are concerned about the sudden increase of real estate signs, especially in City right-of-ways. Mr. Knox said the proposal allows combined total surface area of signage not to exceed five square feet plus an additional five square feet for each 150 feet of lot frontage on a public street. The Public Hearing was opened. No one officially spoke; however, two residents in the audience said they would like to