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70 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, APRIL 28, 1986 PRESENT: Mayor J. E. Younger Council Members Karl W. Brown Bill Coddington Gerald G. Farr Fred Guerra Betty Jane Kissler William C. Nicola City Manager A. C. Gonzalez City Attorney Lamar Hankins City Secretary's Office Susan E. Newey Assistant City Manager Robert T. Herrera Director of Planning Frank Robbins Director of Public Works George Boeker Director of Env. and Engineering Stephen Jenkins Director of Parks and Recreation Rodney Cobb Director of Finance Betty Oliver Also present: Larry DuPont, Melissa Millecam, Terry Colley, Joe Pacheco, Lupe Vasquez, Debbie Lawrence, Mark Hendricks, Russell Scott, Dan Smith, Lionel Haverda, Rodney Huddleston, Caroline Longoria, J.L. Moore, Jr., Billy Moore, Brenda Smith, Shirley Wickersham, and others. Mayor Younger called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. Mayor Younger introduced for consideration approval of the minutes of the Regular Meeting held April 14, 1986. Mr. Guerra moved for approval, and Ms. Kissler seconded the motion which passed unanimously. Mayor Younger introduced for consideration approval of the minutes of the Special Meeting held April 21, 1986. Ms. Kissler moved for approval, and Mr. Brown seconded the motion which passed unanimously. Mayor Younger introduced for consideration approval of two appointmenæ to the Commission For Women. Ms. Kissler placed Ms. Rhonda Haynes in nomination, and Mr. Brown placed Ms. Anita Reyes in nomination. Mr. Farr moved for approval of the two nominations and Ms. Kissler seconded the motion which passed unanimously. Mr. Guerra asked that he abstain from voting on Ms. Reyes due to his relationship to her. Mayor Younger introduced for consideration approval to establish an Advisory Committee for the purchase of an electrical system and direction to Staff. Mayor Younger stated that the Committee would be fifteen members, receive information from City Staff at the same time Council receives the information, also, the Committee would report only to the Council and requests for in- formation by the Committee would be routed through a Council Member. The Committee would also receive information on the minutes of the negotiations with LCRA. Mr. Nicola stated his objection to establishing an Advisory Committee at this time. He suggested that the Committee be created a~ a later date. Mr. Coddington suggested that the Council agree by concensus that each Council Member appoint two members and the Mayor appoint three members. Mayor Younger stressed the importance of citizen input. Mr. Farr stated that he was unsure what the capacity of the Board would be. He had concerns about the levels of confidentiality needed, and such a group would be prone to a great deal of confDentialitems. Mr. Guerra stated that before he made any final decision concerning this item, he wanted to meet with Mr. Davidson to become more familiar with his views on establishing an Advisory Board. Mr. Guerra was also unclear on what the duties of the Board would be and stated his concerns on the high levels of confidential items posed for this Board. Ms. Kissler also stressed how hard it was to keep confidential items confidential with a large Board. Mayor Younger stated he thought his nominees would keep every item confidential with ease. It was by concensus that the Council establish an Advisory Board, and directed that the City Manager set up a meeting with Mr. Davidson by Wednesday, April 30, 1986 to discuss the duties of the Board.