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The “New River ” City 10 Robertson St. November 9 , 201 5 Radford, Virginia Regular Meeting Number 7 of Radford City Council, F.Y. 2015-2016 The regular meeting of the Radford City Council was convened at 7:00 p.m. in Council Chambers, 10 Robertson Street, Radford, VA. The Mayor of the City, Dr. Bruce Brown, was present and presiding. Other members of City Council present were Dr. Richard Harshberger, Mr. Daniel Keith Marshall, Mr. Robert Nicholson and Mr. David Michael Turk. Others present were as follows: Mr. David Ridpath, City Manager Ms. Melissa Skelton, City Clerk Mrs. Gail Cook DeVilbiss, City Attorney Mrs. Jenni Wilder, Public Information Officer Mr. Donald Goodman, Chief of Police Following the Pledge of Allegiance, led by Mayor Brown, and the invocation was led by Chaplin Jim Hanager. MINUTE APPROVALS: On a motion by Dr. Harshberger seconded by Mr. Nicholson, that the minutes for October 26, 2015 are approved as presented. VOTE: AYES: Dr. Harshberger, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Nicholson, Mr. Turk, Mayor Brown NAYES: None-0 PROCLAMATION SUBJECT: Veterans Day SUMMARY: This Proclamation formally recognizes Veterans Day in Radford on November 11, 2015 and the men and women who have represented our community in serving our nation and the ideals of freedom, justice and liberty. Dr. Harshberger read the proclamation for the benefit of the audience. City of Radford PROCLAMATION Veterans Day, 2015 WHEREAS, the citizens of the City of Radford and the United States of America live in freedom because of the contributions and personal sacrifices made by those who have served and by those now serving in the Armed Forces; and WHEREAS, the words of the first Veterans Day Proclamation signed by President Eisenhower still ring true: “let us solemnly remember the sacrifices of all those who fought so valiantly, on the seas, in the air, and on the foreign shores, to preserve our heritage of freedom, and let us reconsecrate ourselves to the task of promoting an enduring peace so that their efforts shall not have been in vain”; and WHEREAS, our Nation has fought and continues to fight battles around the world for the ideals of liberty, freedom, and justice; and WHEREAS, Virginia is blessed to be the home of more than 840,000 veterans and tens of thousands of military families and the City of Radford has veterans from every branch of Armed Services; and  WHEREAS, we remember with gratitude those men and women who have served in the military with distinction and valor as sailors, soldiers, airmen, and Marines; and WHEREAS, as we reflect upon the enormous contributions made to our City, Commonwealth, and Country by the sons and daughters who served bravely to defend the principles on which our nation was founded, we also pay tribute to a new generation of Virginians who have chosen to serve in the United States Armed Forces and remain committed to sustaining the legacy of unyielding patriotism; and WHEREAS, the City of Radford is incredibly proud and humbled to be the hometown of so many American heroes, who serve as shining examples of honor, bravery and service to our country; and WHEREAS, we will endeavor to always honor the contributions and sacrifices of the millions who have, over centuries, served in the military as well as those presently serving, both home and abroad; and WHEREAS, we are proud to recognize our Country’s veterans and extend the appreciation to those who wear the uniforms of the United States Armed Forces and serve on the front lines, preserving freedom and liberty. NOW THEREFORE BE IT PROCLAIMED, by the Mayor and Radford City Council that all citizens observe November 11, 2015 as Veterans Day and appreciate the sacrifices and contributions of our veterans who fought for peace and defend democracy abroad. ________________________ Bruce E. Brown, Mayor ATTEST: _____________________ Melissa Skelton, City Clerk Adopted: November 9, 2015 ACTION: Dr. Harshberger made a motion to approve the proclamation as presented, Mr. Marshall seconded the motion. VOTE: AYES: Dr. Harshberger, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Nicholson, Mr. Turk, Mayor Brown NAYES: None-0 SUBJECT: Small Business Saturday SUMMARY: Saturday, November 28, 2015 in nationally recognized as “Small Business Saturday”. The Proclamation is a local designation and recognition of the importance of small businesses to the local economy, jobs and quality of life. The Proclamation encourages our citizens to support and shop local businesses. Mr. Turk read the proclamation for the benefit of the audience. PROCLAMATION Small Business Saturday Whereas, there are 28,200,000 small businesses in the United States; and Whereas, small businesses represent 99.7 percent of all businesses with employees in the United States; Whereas, small businesses employ over 48 percent of the employees in the private sector in the United States; and Whereas, small businesses pay over 42 percent of the total payroll of the employees in the private sector in the United States; and Whereas, small businesses constitute 98 percent of firms exporting goods; Whereas, small businesses are responsible for more than 46 percent of private sector output; Whereas, small businesses generated 63 percent of net, new jobs created from 1993 through 2013; Whereas, 87 percent of consumers in the United States agree that, the success of small businesses is critical to the overall economic health of the United States; Whereas, 89 percent of consumers in the United States agree that small businesses contribute positively to local communities by supplying jobs and generating tax revenue; Whereas, 93 percent of consumers in the United States agree that, it is important to support the small businesses in their communities; Whereas, in Virginia, alone, there are 674,256 Small Businesses; Whereas, in Virginia there are 144,620 Small Businesses with Employees; Whereas, in Virginia there are 529,636 Small Businesses without Employees (Nonemployers); Whereas, in Virginia there are 1,453,384 Workers Employed by Small Businesses; Whereas, small businesses employed about half or 1.5 million of the state’s private workforce in 2012; Whereas, almost all firms with employees are small, representing 97.8 percent of all employers in the state of Virginia; Whereas, firms with fewer than 100 employees have the largest share of small business employment; Whereas, small businesses created 51,597 net new jobs in the state during 2012, where the biggest gain realized was in the smallest firm size category of 1-4 employees; an NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Radford does hereby proclaim November 28, 2015 as “Small Business Saturday” in the City of Radford and encourage Radford residents to recognize and support small businesses within our community by shopping at these establishments on the Saturday following Thanksgiving and to contribute to a nationwide effort to increase awareness of the value of locally owned small businesses and the impact of locally owned small businesses on the economy of the United States, the Commonwealth of Virginia, and specifically, this locality. __________________________ Dr. Bruce E. Brown, Mayor ATTEST:_________________________ Melissa A. Skelton, City Clerk Adopted: November 9, 2015 ACTION: Mr. Turk made a motion to approve the proclamation as presented, Mr. Nicholson seconded the motion. Lisa Davis, Radford Chamber of Commerce, shared that Shop Small Saturday is an American Express initiative. The Chamber is working with Radford University and the student market association to give out resources that American Express provided to encourage the businesses to register online, if they get signed up online and registered, people will be able to go to this web page and see all the businesses who are signed up for Shop Small Saturday. Mayor Brown asked Lisa about their annual Chamber event that was held this past Saturday and for her to share some of the awards that were given out. Lisa responded that Brad Angle received Business Person of the year, Radford Drug recieved Business of the year, Marceline Hunter is Volunteer of the year, Non-Profit of the year was Radford High School Foundation and Cecil Hickum received Teacher of the year. VOTE: AYES: Dr. Harshberger, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Nicholson, Mr. Turk, Mayor Brown NAYES: None-0 PUBLIC HEARINGS SUBJECT: Consider Rename of Park Road to “Park Boulevard” SUMMARY: City Council requested that public hearing be scheduled to consider a citizen recommendation from Dick Davis. Mayor Brown opened the public input hearing at 7:25 p.m. John McCandlish, Radford resident, shared that he had been thinking about the proposal this past week and he googled information regarding naming of roadways that’s used by city planners and the difference is often a matter of a place and purpose. He shared definitions that tend to follow the pattern for naming of the streets, road, ects. The definition of a Road is that it runs between 2 distant points; point A to point B. It could be two towns for example or in this case, it could be from Rock Rd to the High School. The term Street, usually applied to urban roadway and connect people for interaction and lined with homes or business. A Boulevard, is usually a widened, multi- lane street arterial street, with a median and landscaping along both sides. And finally an Avenue, is traditional a straight road with a line of trees or shrubs on both sides to emphasis the arrival to an architectural feature. When these definitions are considered, the current Park Road does not fit the definition of a Boulevard, especially the unimproved part from Sundell to Rock Rd. For that reason he is encouraging Council not to renaming this part of the road to a boulevard. Mayor Brown closed the public input hearing at 7:29 p.m. Clerks note: Notice of the public hearing has been duly advertised. SUBJECT: Rename Scott Street from Seventh Street to the King Center “Park Boulevard” SUMMARY: City Council requested that public hearing be scheduled to consider a citizen recommendation from Dick Davis. Mayor Brown opened the public input hearing at 7:30 p.m. Rev. McCandlish, Radford resident, shared that with renaming Scott Street would make sense for roadway to share a common name and encourage Council to rename Scott Street to Park Road. Mayor Brown closed the public input hearing at 7:31 p.m. Clerks note: Notice of the public hearing has been duly advertised. SUBJECT: Name the traffic circle at the intersection of Sundell and Park Raod “Armentrout Circle” in honor of Radford citizen, adjacent to property owner and business owner, Bill Armentrout. SUMMARY: City Council requested that public hearing be scheduled to consider a citizen recommendation from Dick Davis. Mayor Brown opened the public input hearing at 7:31 p.m. Rev. McCandlish, Radford resident, shared he has no feeling one way or another, but has more of a broad question when it comes to naming of the circle. It seems to him that there are a lot of people who have done a lot for this community, his concern for naming this particular place is in his name, is that we can’t name everything after all of those people who have contributed to our City over the years. And here we are picking and choosing. He doesn’t think it will be a good thing. He mentioned that there was a suggestion to name the circle Connelly’s Run which has historical significance and seems that a geographical name would be more appropriate than naming it after an individual, no matter how worthy that individual they might be. Mayor Brown closed the public input hearing at 7:34 p.m. Clerks note: Notice of the public hearing has been duly advertised. Mayor Brown mentioned that they received an email from another concerned citizen, Angel Turpan and she pointed out the expense and logistical costs that would be associated with signage. They also received a letter from John Philips that talked about the historical significance of Connelly’s Run. Generally it’s their rule of operation if there are reservations they will not take action at that meeting. Mr. Nicholson shared he appreciates Rev. McCandlish research and presentation and it shows your interest for our community and is something they wished all citizens would do. Dr. Harshberger stated that maybe it’s possible that some citizens would step forward and create a fountain at the roundabout, which would be a lovely water feature for the City. He shared he has spent some time in Century City, California and they have seen some beautiful fountains that have all been donated. Mr. Marshall commented that to him, he doesn’t see how renaming Park Road has any benefit to the City. After reading Ms. Turpin’s email and thinking about how time consuming it is to have to change your address and the expense of ordering new checks he believes there is little gain, just doesn’t see a lot of benefit to the City. He shared that he thinks that Bill Armentrout was a center piece in our business district and understand there are so many deserving people and everyone could make a great case for each of those people. He shared that Mr. Armentrout personally called him when the Second Avenue project was being discuss and it was something he supported, even though he didn’t and he respected his opinion. He said he cannot picture that stretch of road without thinking of Mr. Armentrout. Because they have been such a centerpiece in that area for so many years. Mr. Turk shared he is not opposed to naming the circle, everyone growing up kind of saw that as Armentrout Road. He agrees with the others in regards to not changing Park Road. Mayor Brown stated that there are benefits to a public hearing and the way they go about the Naming Policy and believes there is enough sentiment to put on their December 14 agenda. Mayor Brown asked if there would be anyway to put vinyl sleeves over the wooden posts along Second Avenue to make it more esthetically pleasing. Mr. Ridpath asked for clarification and if they wanted all three of these recommendations in ordinance form for the December 14th meeting. Mayor Brown responded yes, we had a request from a citizen and had a public hearing and warrants putting them on the agenda for consideration. Mr. Marshall said he disagrees with putting first 2 items, Renaming Scott Street and changing Park Road to Boulevard, on the next agenda. Mr. Nicholson said we are not positioning ourselves to make a decision tonight but we talk about saving dollars, though he agrees with bringing them all back, but if the general consensus is that it not going to pass, then he wouldn’t want to have our attorney staff spend the time to write up legal documents for something we are going to turn down. Council agree to only have the naming of the roundabout on the December agenda. OLD BUSINESS SUBJECT: Resolution for F.Y. 2016 City Rates/ Fees Amendment - Microchips for Animal Identification SUMMARY: Animal Control is implementing a new program for our animal adoptions. Microchips and vaccines will be offered to our community pet adopters to help with animal locations in the event they are lost, as well as take care of vaccinations on site. The microchips will also assist Animal Control Officer’s in locating owners, when animals come into the shelter. Adele Katrovitz, Animal Control Officer, shared with council and audience that in her five years of being with the City she has not had one animal come into the shelter that had a microchip and believes it is something we should be doing. She demonstrated how a microchip scanner would work. Mr. Nicholson asked what happens to the chip after the life of the animal. Adele Katrovitz responded the microchip gets cremated or buried with animal. Dr. Harshberger asked if wanted to have a microchip placed within his animal, is that allowed. Adele responded that she is not allowed to come into their homes, but Radford Animal Clinic has agreed to work with them during the rabies clinic and insert them, at a cost of $10. Mr. Nicholson asked if the owner was responsible of letting them know if the animal has passed. Adele shared she was unaware of this. She added that if you have someone take an animal, you are able to lawfully go after those people and return to the owners. Mayor Brown suggested that by having this, it makes adoption more attractive. Adele agreed. SUBJECT: Appropriation Ordinance 1673.13:$2,124 Microchips for Animal Identification ACTION: Mr. Nicholson made a motion to place 1673.13 on its first reading, Dr. Harshberger seconded the motion. VOTE: AYES: Dr. Harshberger, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Nicholson, Mr. Turk, Mayor Brown NAYES: None-0 ACTION: Mr. Nicholson made a motion to dispense with the second and final reading and approve Appropriation 1673.13, Dr. Harshberger seconded the motion. VOTE: AYES: Dr. Harshberger, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Nicholson, Mr. Turk, Mayor Brown NAYES: None-0 SUBJECT: Resolution for F.Y 2016 /city rates/fees resolution amendment – Micro chip ACTION: Dr. Harshberger made a motion to approve rate fee for the microchip, Mr. Turkseconded the motion. VOTE: AYES: Dr. Harshberger, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Nicholson, Mr. Turk, Mayor Brown NAYES: None-0 SUBJECT: Consider Resolution for Electronic Council Meeting Participation SUMMARY: The Code of Virginia permits localities to adopt written policies that allow City Council members to remotely participate in meetings by electronic means. A draft resolution has been prepared that outlines the code provision and polices. Mayor Brown asked Mrs. DeVilbiss to share with Council any additional information she may have discovered in her researching this. Mrs. DeVilbiss shared that if the City had an emergency today, the city could call an emergency meeting and that could be by phone. This isn’t what they are talking about. If David had an emergency, even if he could not get a notice then that process can be called so he can have a decision made. The policy that is before them tonight was created by the VA FOIA Council for the purpose of trying to provide a efficient involvement and to allow members to participate in limited circumstances. The remoteness of it is the member could still participate in the meeting as long as the voice could be heard. They are limited in the number of meetings that they can proceed in. There are two categories an emergency where there is a traffic issue, weather related issue that could keep you from getting to the meeting. You could be traveling and are unable to attend, but would like to still be able to participate. If a council member were to be temporally hospitalized or disabled, this would allow them to still participate and have a vote. She said she checked a number of localities, including Blacksburg and Montgomery County who have this policy in place but none have used it. She provided the VA FOIA guidelines, are we having a correct public meeting, can we hear that members voice and would go on record that the member would be participating remotely. It is not necessarily discretionary that council can use that because they don’t want to vote on that particular matter. Mayor Brown asked if a Council Member can be require to vote remotely, so as to not try attempt to avoid voting on a hot topic. Mrs. DeVilbiss responded that she did not think that was the intent of this policy, there is a separate process we have that you can compel a member to appear. Mayor Brown said that this policy was brought to him through some readings in the Virginia Municipal League and he thought Mr. Marshall made a compelling argument that you are elected and you should be here. But as he thought through it a little bit, he thinks another side of this is that he was elected and if he couldn’t be here, he would like an opportunity to represent the constituency that elected him and in today’s environment, he ought to have the option and that he don’t abuse it. This is why the General Assembly has allowed this have this option. Mr. Marshall shared he still feels the same as he did at the last meeting and appreciates what the Mayor is saying and how he is looking at. But what constitutes an emergency for him may be different for another. He thinks you should schedule vacations around your meetings because it is important for members to show up and look at you when making a decision and think that’s why the requirements for City call for viva voce, live vote. That’s his opinion and feels it is important to keep that way. Mr. Nicholson said he basically agrees with Mr. Marshall, it is challenging and you should try to schedule your vacations around your chosen time. It is challenging with our obligations and busy lives. He supports the idea that you should try your best to be at every council meeting, but also knows there may be a time when you are may be ill or have an accident or a family member may be and you are trying to help them along with fulfilling your obligation to the community. He has debate over this as to whether he agrees with it or not, but do know there are times you might not be able to attend and with that in mind he will support the resolution that is being presented. Dr. Harshberger said sees it as something we could use. We all try to juggle everything to make it work. He thinks it could be needed and there is no reason why we can’t use it. I think should have it to use if needed. Mr. Turk shared he is worried about the unintended consequences that could come with this. Further on down the line when there are different people on council it could open it up for abuse and is very cautious about something like this. ACTION: Dr. Harshberger made a motion to approve the Electronic Council meeting participation resolution, Mr. Nicholson seconded the motion. Mayor Brown shared that he believes this is another tool that they can use and if read a policy carefully, the way it is set up. You have to give advance notice and would not agree if someone was on vacation unless there was extenuating circumstances. VOTE: Dr. Harshberger: Yes Mr. Marshall No Mr. Nicholson Yes Mr. Turk No Mayor Brown Yes Mrs. DeVilbiss wanted to make two things clear, at a minimum, the person’s voice has to be clear and you can hear the response. And you can only use it if you have a policy and at some point they can decide not to have a policy. Mr. Marshall asked for clarification, if a council member is at the beach, they can call in and participate. Mrs. DeVilbiss responded, absolutely. CITIZENS COMMENTS: Rob Gropman, resident, thanked Tracy Howard and the Electoral Board for their work with the election. NEW BUSINESS SUBJECT: Tourism/Heritage Foundation Project SUMMARY: A committee has been working through the Radford Heritage Foundation since 2010 to increase our community’s cultural heritage and history related tourism opportunities. The goals for the committee are to create a train viewing platform, an amphitheater and statue commemorating Mary Draper Ingles, on a 1.36 acre tract of property donated by Norfolk Southern, adjacent to Glencoe. The project is short about $32,000 and the committee is requesting assistance from the City. Mayor Brown asked Deb Cooney, Radford Tourism Director, what they wanted from City Council. Deb Cooney responded that the Heritage Foundation, who has been fundraising to have the statue built, are short $32,000. She and Marceline Hunter presented to council why they believe investing in the statue would benefit the city by bringing more tourism here. Marceline Hunter shared their vision of having Radford be a destination for a guided Tour bus. Mr. Turk asked how many people the amphitheater would seat. Deb Cooney responded when they did a survey of the land they realized that the lay of the land naturally forms into a bowl, so it lends itself to that. It wouldn’t be intended to hold a rock concert or anything like that, it’s more for a community performance. Mr. Turk stated then it’s not a large revenue generator. Deb Cooney responded that it could potentially collect a ticket. Mayor Brown added that he thought it was about 100-125. Deb Cooney responded that it depends on the lay of the land. Mr. Marshall asked why we quit doing the Long Way Home production. Mr. Nicholson responded finances were an issue. Dr. Harshberger added that there was a fire in the main control room and was everything was lost and it was not insured. He also agreed that it was always underfunded. Dr. Harshberger shared why he believed the statue is important and from his experience why people would travel long distances to come see Mary Draper Ingles. Mr. Nicholson shared an experience he had while volunteering with the Long Way Home. He met a gentleman who was from Oregon and had a meeting in Knoxville Tenn, this gentleman had read the book Follow The River and when he realized was only 4 hours away, he rented a car and drove here just to see the production. Our community has lots of opportunity to share this story. Mayor Brown thanked Deb Cooney and Marceline for their presentation, it was very informative and will see if Council has any desire to move this forward. He shared he personally would like to look in rearview mirror, they have done a lot for recreational sports and would now like to focus on the arts. Mr. Marshall stated that he is not convinced that it will make a lot of money, he shared that he recognizes that he doesn’t know everything and this could be one of those instances. With sports you can visually see hundreds of people show up for games. He said he grew up in Radford and the story is very important to him, and he suggested if we want to fund projects like these, then let’s budget it. In the spring, we had an opportunity to put in the budget, but does not like the idea of taking the money out of reserves to fund it. Mr. Nicholson stated that he appreciates Mr. Marshall’s position and the suggestion to place it in budget, but so many times an item you’re trying to promote gets pushed aside within the budget process because other items take precedence. He said he supports the sports programs and so often they advance something related to sports without hesitation, and here we have a group that has worked so hard to raise the money and are so close to get to this point. He agrees with Mr. Marshall and is concerned with current and future budgets. But sometimes we need to standup and say that these are the jewels that we want to preserve in our community and yes we are going to step forward and do it. His feeling is advance an Appropriation Ordinance to cover the construction of the viewing platform and to help finish the statue. Mayor Brown commented that we all have diverse opinions. We have seen in recent years about 900 people who come to Radford with the train excursions. It is not always about the money that you put in or out, it also has to do with the quality of your environment and if you don’t appreciate what’s around you then you tend to lose them. Mr. Turk stated that from a business standpoint he would put the amphitheater first, if the amphitheater was big enough it would generate money to pay for both of them. Marceline Hunter shared that with all the trips she has done, she sees that the majority of people want to go to places that are of history. She feels strongly once we get our information into the tour books that people will be coming to Radford. Mr. Marshall pointed out that we shouldn’t pit recreational tourism vs traditional tourism. Sometimes you do things because it’s the right thing to do and not because it necessarily makes you money and think that’s important to note that. The improvements for the sports complex and the boat ramp were done through the budget process. Mr. Ridpath shared that this council has looked at things closely over that last few years. When you have an opportunity to partnership, it is a positive thing. They have worked to raise the money and he applauds them for what they have done. ACTION: Mr. Nicholson made a motion to have staff draft an AO for $47,000 to address the Viewing Platform and Statue, Dr. Harshberger seconded the motion. VOTE: Dr. Harshberger: Yes Mr. Marshall: No , Mr. Nicholson: Yes Mr. Turk: No Mayor Brown: Yes CITY MANAGERS COMMENTS: None CITY COUNCIL COMMENTS: Dr. Harshberger mentioned that he was out of country for the September 28th meeting and was unable to vote on the second reading of Ordinance #1675 for the Zoning Amendment. He would like to request that his fellow members do him the courtesy of bringing this Ordinance back up again to repeat the second reading of the ordinance, so that he would have a chance to record his vote. Mayor Brown asked if there was any conversation on that. Mr. Nicholson said it was fine with him. Mayor Brown asked, you don’t have any reservations on that. Mr. Marshall stated that it has been their general policy that when something comes up for a vote, we voted on it, if it passed it passed, if it failed it failed. We had a quorum here for the vote and it failed and in his opinion we have already passed that issue. Dr. Harshberger responded that in anticipating that this would not be granted, he did his investigations into a more formal alternative available to him. He shared that Roberts Rule of order provides him with an alternative, if a motion is made and disposed of without being adopted, Roberts provides a proper procedure that brings an original motion back for consideration, is a motion to renew. Any member of the governing body may make a motion to renew. I requires a majority vote to pass, there are no time limits on making a motion to renew. It can be made at subsequent meetings unless local governing body has adopted a special rule that prevents renewal. He stated that our City Council has not adopted a special rule that prevents him from requesting a renewal. Dr. Harshberger made a motion to renew Ordinance #1675 and bring it back at their next scheduled meeting for further action. Mayor Brown asked if he had a second. Mr. Nicholson seconded the motion to renew Ordinance #1675. Mr. Marshall doesn’t disagree with Dr. Harshberger that we don’t have a legal written rule, he believes they have a gentleman’s agreement. But if that is the policy they will use moving forward, if the gentleman no longer agree, then they will assume they no longer have that policy. Issues can be brought back up and discussed and voted on in the future. Mayor Brown stated that’s a fair assessment. Any other conversation. So as a point of reference for the audience as a whole a first reading of those ordinance was passed with a 3-2 vote, the second meeting failed with a 2-2 vote. He does think we followed protocol and that we vote on something and we move on, but this was a little bit unique that it required 2 votes and because of an absence and recalls there was a request for us to consider a courtesy and a gentlemanly type of an approach was not favorably received then that leaves you the alternative to follow Roberts Rules of Order and proceed on a motion to renew. VOTE: AYES: Dr. Harshberger: Yes  Mr. Marshall: No , Mr. Nicholson: Yes Mr. Turk: No Mayor Brown: Yes Mr. Marshall shared that Radford lost a very special person, Donna Nester, and know she was very dear to a lot of people. He felt we honor a lot of people, for a lot of things, and it is important to recognize her as well. He also mention that Radford Chamber of Commerce had a great banquet the other night that was well attended. Mayor Brown shared that the employee handbook has been distributed to employees for review. He thanked Mr. Marshall for filling in for him on Saturday night. Mr. Marshall made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 9:02 p.m., seconded by Dr. Harshberger. VOTE: AYES: Dr. Harshberger, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Nicholson, Mr. Turk, Mayor Brown NAYES: None-0 ATTEST: _________________________________ Melissa A. Skelton, City Clerk of Council