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l52 TUESDAY MiliCH Z8, 1967 The regular semi-monthly meeting of the Council of the City of Martinsville, Virginia, with Dr. Fred T. Renick, Mayor, presiding, was held Tuesday, March 28, 1967, in the Council Chamber, City Hall, beginning at 7:30 P.M., all members being present excepting Vice-Mayor E. E. stone (because of the death of his mother on March 27th), viz., Mayor F. T. Renick, M.D.; Harry L. Boaz; W. Donald Hartford; and Francis T. West. After the invocation, Council approved the minutes of its meeting held March 14, 1967. Council also expressed sYlllpathy and condolences to Vice- Mayor Stone and his family, in the loss of Mr. Stone's mother. City Manager Noland presented proposed minimum housing standards regulations as proposed by the American Public Health Association and recommended that-- if Council desires to enact minimum housing standards for Martinsville--the approach be through administration and enforcement by the Health Department, as proposed by the American Public Health Association, rather than through the Inspection Department as proposed by the Southern Standard Housing Code. In tentative acceptance of the ~~nager's recommendation, Council requested Dr. C. J. VBthes, Health Director, and City Attorney Cubine to prepare--for Council's consideration--a minimum housing standard ordinance along the outline recommended by the American Public Health Association. As agreed to by reference in its minutes of December 27, 1966, Council authorized the executing by appropriate City officials of a deed conveying to Southeast Container Corporation a small strip or tract of land between Route 220 South and State Route 641, in conjunction with construction by the State Highway Department of an industrial access road from said Route 220 South into the City's Industrial Park. This tract is more specifically identified as Parcel 11M", as shown on Plat prepared for Southeast Container