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128 <br />MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING <br />OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, <br />TEXAS, OCTOBER 12, 1998 <br />PRESENT: Mayor <br />Mayor Pro-Tern <br />Council Members <br />City Manager <br />Deputy City Manager <br />City Secretary <br />City Attorney <br />Police Chief <br />Fire Chief <br />Director of Planning & Development Services <br />Director of Public Works <br />Director of Finance <br />Director of Human Resources <br />Billy G. Moore <br />Joe B. Cox, Jr. <br />Ed Mihalkanin <br />Jane Hughson <br />Louis Doiron <br />Earl Moseley, Jr. <br />Rick Hernandez <br />Larry D. Gilley <br />Laura Huffman <br />*Janis K. Womack <br />Mark B. Taylor <br />Steve Griffith <br />Dan O'Leary <br />Ron Patterson <br />George Boeker <br />Bill White <br />Carolyn Liner <br />Others Present: Mark Brinkley, Mario Gutierrez, Kelly Franks, Collette Duran, Kim Porterfield, <br />David Leder, Dr. Jerry Supple, SWT employee staff, Jane Moore, Ron Knott, Wayland Endsley, <br />Belinda Perez, Jerry Sebek, Frances Stovall, Gerald Champagne, Viola Stillman, Ray Hernandez, <br />Joe Castillo, Kay Stott, Peter Brown, Sue Cohen, Cindy Gonzales, Marla Johnson, Diane <br />W.,:ssenich and others. <br />Mayor Moore called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. <br />Mayor Moore introduced the ten-minute citizen comment period. Kathryn Rich stated her <br />concern regarding the 97.773 acres requested for annexation from Messrs. Myers and Nichols <br />working together on this projectand the property is back on the market for sale. Ms. Rich <br />questioned whether the petition is in effect or voided. Mr. Taylor responded the petition is still <br />in effect. Mr. Frank Contreras stated he lives at 213 Parker Drive and is concerned that the City <br />Ordinance is being violated regarding the width of the street. The street has been reduced by <br />10% and the standard width should be 30 feet. Mr. Contreras believes the environment is being <br />considered sub-standard and that is not acceptable. He requests that the original width of the <br />street be re-established and appreciates the Council looking into this matter and would like it to <br />be fixed. In his conversations with the City, he was given conflicting information why the street <br />width was shortened. <br />Mayor Moore introduced a report of the Heritage Association regarding the Charles S. Cock <br />House Museum. Ms. Frances Stovall stated she and Ms. Helen Van Gundy are the liaison <br />committee for the Heritage Association to the City of San Marcos. Ms. Stovall gave some <br />background information about the San Marcos River Walkway of Texas. Nineteen Ninety-Eight <br />marks 25 years of the River Walk Construction along the banks of the river creating accessible <br />parkland for the City. In 1973 a grant was received from the American Revolution Bicentennial <br />Commission that constructed the San Marcos River Walkway of San Marcos, Texas. The <br />Riverwalk was constructed by hand and paid for by the San Marcos River Foundation, whose <br />President was Theodora Scrutchin. In 1976 the Bicentennial Commission evolved to the <br />Heritage Association of San Marcos, which is a non-profit organization that was chartered by <br />five individuals to encourage the preservation of historic buildings in San Marcos and to continue <br />the development of the Riverwalk. The Heritage Association was in the forefront of a three year <br />effort to gain identity for San Marcos as a Main Street City. Main Street was conceived to <br />revitalize the downtown core of small towns. Since 1975 the Heritage Association has been a <br />significant arm of tourism in San Marcos and has sponsored the local Historic Tours of old San <br />*Ms. Womack not present at this meeting.