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"t\f~01 JJ~ FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 10, 1976 A special and duly-called meeting of the Council of the City of Martinsville, Virginia, with Mayor G. S. Fitz-Hugh presiding, was held Friday, September 10, 1976, in the Council Chamber, City Hall, beginning at 11:00 A.M., for the purpose of receiving and acting upon a report and recommendation of the CBD Commission with regard to Council's action of September 7, 1976, pertaining to free parking on Saturdays (until January 1, 1977) in the downtown business area. All members of Council were present, viz., G. S. Fitz-Hugh, Jr., Mayor; William D. Hobson, Vice Mayor; Barry A. Greene; L. D. Oakes; and Francis T. West. After the stating of the purpose of this meeting, Council received the following report and recommendation of the CBD Commission, as presented by Assistant City Manager-Public Works Director George W. Brown, CBD Commission Chairman: A called meeting of the Central Business District Commission was held at 2:00 P.M., September 9, 1976, for the purpose of reviewing a matter acted upon by City Council involving parking in the CBD area on Saturdays during a trial period. The action taken by Council, to permit those who occasion the CBD area to park in the metered spaces and in the recently completed parking lot across from the Post Office without charge and with no time limit, was subject to review by the CBD Commission. In its consideration of this matter, the Commission noted the following: 1. The CBD Commission serves in an advisory capacity to City Council on matters involving the CBD area, including parking. 2. The Commission recognizes that Council has the right and responsibility to establish such policies and enact such ordinances as appropriate in their best judgment to best serve the citizens of our community. 3. The Commission shares Council's concern regarding the possible moving of the Henry County Court facilities and other county offices from its present location to Kings Mountain Road.