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""1 66 REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, JULY 12, 1976 Present: Emmie Craddock Mayor Councilmen Frank T. Arredondo Ted Breihan Robert L. Cavazos John Hansen Berry R. James Kenneth E. Sutton City Manager City Secretary Director of Public Works Director of Finance James B. Baugh Doriss Hambrick William T. Friedrich Earl T. Williams Also present: Mrs. James L. Moore; Mr. & Mrs. D.B. Thomas; Mrs. John Dunn; Mrs. Inez Ramsay; Mrs. Bobbie Gilbert; Mr. T.S. Lighthouse; Jim Broussard; Bob Derrick; Jim Alvis; James E. Byrn; J. Louis Evans; Melissa Millecam; Gary Bond; Terry Roberts; Jerri Martin; and others. The Mayor called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. The Minutes of the Regular Meeting held JUne 28, 1976, were approved on motion of Mr. Sutton and second of Mr. Breihan. Gary Bond presented the City with a tape recording of the Bicentennial Worship Service held July 4, 1976, on behalf of William C. Veidt of KCNY Radio. Mr. Cavazos moved that James Broussard be appointed to the Charter Review Commission to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Mr. J. Louis Evans. Mr. Hansen seconded the motion. On roll call, the motion was unanimously apfroved. 1 The Mayor opened a Public Hearing to consider a request for a change in the z.oning of Lots 11 through 14, San Marcos Heights Addition and an adjacent two acre t.ract out of the T.J. Chambers Addition. The applicants, ~rr. and Mrs. D.B. Thomas were present to request the change. They stated thex they were unable to sell the property with a single family residential zoning, and that they were requesting the multifamily zoning since there was other property with that zoning classification in the area. Present to object to the change in zoning were Mrs. John Dunn, Mrs. Inez Ramsay, Mrs. James Moore and Mrs. Bobbie Gilbert. They stated that the apart- ments in the area created traffic, parking and sewer problems and objected to the addition of any further multifamily zoning in the area. The public hearing "as closed and an ordinance having the following caption was read: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 3 OF THAT ORDINANCE WHICH REGULATES AND RESTRICTS THE LOCATION AND USE OF BUILDINGS, STRUCTURES AND LAND, DATED MAY 23, 1966 (VOL. 32) BY CHANGING THE ZONING OF LOTS 11, 12, 13 AND 14 IN THE SAN MARCOS HEIGHTS ADDITION AND TWO ADJACENT ACRES, LOCATED AT 1334 NORTH L.B.J. DRIVE, FROM "R-l" (SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL) TO "D" (MULTIFAMILY). Mr. Breihan moved the Ordinance not be approved. Mr. James seconded the motion, which passed unanimously. The Mayor read the caption of a Resolution as follows: I A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, REQUESTING AN EXCEPTION TO THE POLICY OF THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS AND FUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AND THE FEDERAL HIGHWAY-ADMINISTRATION REQUIRING PARALLEL PARKING ALONG ALL STREErS WITHIN THE URBAN TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM THAT ARE TO BE IMPROVED WITH FEDERAL AID SO AS TO ALLOW ANGLE PARKING ON LBJ DRIVE FROM COMAL STREET TO COLORADO STREET. Mr. Arredondo moved the Resolution be adopted. Mr. Hansen seconded the motion. On roll call, the motion was unanimously approved. The staff was requested to forward the Resolution, with letters explaining the feeling of the Council and persons having businesses along L.B.J. Drive, to the Texas Highway Department, the Federal Highway Administration and Congressman J.J. Pickle.