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<br />I <br /> <br />I. <br /> <br />I. <br /> <br />176 <br /> <br />MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL <br />OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, JULY 9, 1979 <br /> <br />Present: <br /> <br />John A. Hansen <br /> <br />Mayor <br /> <br />Council Members <br /> <br />Ted Breihan <br />Robert L. Cavazos <br />Bob Hyatt <br />Berry R. James <br />Kenneth E. Sutton <br />Gilbert G. Tenorio <br /> <br />Acting City Manager <br />City Attorney <br />Deputy City Secretary <br />Director of Finance <br />Director of Public Safety <br />Director of Community Services <br /> <br />Ray Kotowski <br />Barbara Jean Edwards <br />Mary Castillo <br />Earl T. Willi'ams <br />Robert Minnie <br />Albert Sierra <br /> <br />Also Present: <br />Smith, Dennis <br />Jerri Martin, <br />others. <br /> <br />Gary Bond, Patsy Greiner, Donna Phillips, Irene <br />Smith, Joe Garza, Col. Jack Stovall, Terry Roberts, <br />Jeff Watkins, Robin Pearcy, Cheryl Price, and <br /> <br />The meeting was called to order at 7:30 p.m. by Mayor Hansen. <br /> <br />The Mayor introduced for consideration appointment of an <br />Alternate Municipal Court Judge. Mr. Ron Champion was present <br />to volunteer his services with no compensation whatsoever. <br />Mr. Cavazos moved Mr. Champion be appointed Alternate Municipal <br />Court Judge. Mr. Tenorio seconded the motion which passed <br />unanimously. <br /> <br />Mayor Hansen read the caption of an ordinance on first reading <br />amending the Alcoholic Beverage Ordinance as follows: <br /> <br />AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE <br />CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, AMENDING <br />ORDINANCE 1979-13, ADOPTED MARCH 26, <br />1979, WHICH AMENDED CHAPTER 2 1/2 OF <br />THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF <br />SAN MARCOS, ENTITLED "ALCOHOLIC <br />BEVERAGES" BY PROVIDING FOR A NEW COM- <br />PREHENSIVE LOCAL PUBLIC POLICY REGARDING <br />THE POSSESSION, SALE, AND CONSUMPTION OF <br />ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; BY CHANGING THE <br />REQUIREMENTS PERTAINING TO NOISE; BY <br />CHANGING THE REQUIREMENTS PERTAINING TO <br />PRIVACY FENCES; BY ELIMINATING THE <br />"HARD-SURFACE" REQUIREMENT FOR OFF- <br />STREET PARKING AREA; BY CHANGING THE <br />REQUIREMENTS FOR NUMBER OF PARKING <br />SPACES; BY SETTING PROCEDURES FOR <br />RENEWAL OR REAPPLICATION FOR A CONDITIONAL <br />USE PERMIT; BY SPECIFYING THAT EMERGENCY <br />SUSPENSION OF A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT <br />SHALL OCCUR ONLY UPON THE FILING OF A <br />WRITTEN STATEMENT; BY DELETING EXAMPLES <br />OF GROUNDS FOR EMERGENCY SUSPENSION; BY <br />SPECIFYING THAT WRITTEN NOTICE SHALL BE <br />PROVIDED TO THE HOLDER AND/OR OWNER OF <br />THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT PRIOR TO THE <br />FILING OF A COMPLAINT IN MUNICIPAL COURT; <br />BY DELETING A STATEMENT OF CONSENT TO <br />ENTRY OF OFFICIALS AND ESTABLISHING AN <br />EFFECTIVE DATE. <br /> <br />Mr. Hyatt moved to take the ordinance off the table. Mr. James <br />seconded the motion which passed unanimously. The Planning and <br />Zoning Commission recommended a "grandfather" clause be added <br />to exempt current license holders from regulation under the <br />proposed ordinance. Councilman James felt a grandfather clause <br />