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85 regular meeting, october 16, 1978 page two that the cost of including the property in the project would be about $11,000 and would immediately benefit only two homes. Mr. Sierra suggested the Council wait until an accurate forecast could be made on the total cost of the project, as designed, to see if there would be money left over from the appropriation which would allow inclusion of the Bolton and adjacent property. Mr. Breihan moved to table consideration of the request until the next meeting and requested more engineering data. Mr. Hansen seconded the motion, which passed unanimously. Colonel Jack N. Stovall, Chairman of the San Marcos Municipal Airport Commission, presented a report on a study being conducted by consultants for the City of Austin to determine desirable sites for location of a new commercial carrier airport for the City of Austilin. Col. Stovall reported that the San Marcos Municipal Airport was one of the sites included in the study which would be completed in six to eight months. The Mayor read an ordinance having the following caption: I AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, ACCEPTING THE BID OF LARRY N. VILLANUEVA,. JR.. AND":"".... T GUADALUPE D. VILLANUEVA FOR THE PURCHASE OF LOT 12, BLOCK 12 OF THE C. D. WALLACE SUBDIVISION OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS AND AUTHORI2ING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE A WARRANTY DEED TO SAID BIDDER ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, IN TRUST, FOR ITSELF, THE STATE OF TEXAS, THE COUNTY OF HAYS, AND THE SAN MARCOS CONSOLIDATED INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. I Mr. Hansen moved the ordinance be adopted on emergency. Mr. Arredondo seconded the motion, which passed unanimously. Mr. Cavazos introduced a discussion of the downtown area parking problems as they relate to parking meters. Mr. Cavazos explained that City Staff had prepared a study on the feasibility of increasing parking meter fees and designating certain metered spaces for long term (full day) parking for merchants or their employees. Mr. Ross King, Mr. Elwood Soechting and Mr. Dempsey Serur participated in the discussion with Council. Mr. King reported that the Downtown Merchants Association wished to support a proposal to replace meters taken from the Courthouse area of the Square and reinstitute enforcement of meteredl1parking in that area by the City. Mr. King also informed the Council that the merchants were attempting to acquire off street parking facilities for persons working in the central business district. Both Mr. Serur ~nd Mr. Soechting encouraged the Council to leave meter fees at the current rate. No action was taken by Council. The meeting adjourned at 9:20 p.m. on motion of Mr. Hansen and second of Mr. Hyatt. ~~~ Mayor I ~Q~.J ATTEST: ~~~~ Doriss Hambrick City Secretary