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2 regular meeting, january 9, 1978 page two of the Council. Mr>. Hansen directed the reading of an OrUinance having the following caption: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, AMENDING ORDINANCE 1974-68, ADOPrED ON NOVIMBER 11, 1974, WHICH ADDED CHAPTER 31, ENTITLED "MUNICIPAL AIRPORT" , WHICH ESTABLISHED AN AIRPORT CC11MISSION, DESIGNATED THE QUALIFICATIONS OF THE COMMISSIONERS, AND OUTLINED THE POWERS AND WTIES OF THE COMMISSION, BY ENlARGING THE COMMISSION FROM FIVE TO SEVEN MEMBERS; BY CHANGING THE TERMS OF MEMBER- SHIP; BY LIMITING THE NUMBER OF CONSECUTIVE TERMS A MEMBER CAN SERVE; BY PROVIDING THAT TIiE CCMMISSION SHALL SIT AS AN APPEAL HEARING BOARD ONLY UPON REQUEST OF THE CITY MANAGER; BY ELIMINATING THE COMMISSION'S AUTHORITY TO CREATE DEBTS OR ENTER INTO CONTRACTS WITH APPROVAL BY THE CITY COUNCIL; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. I Dr. Craddock moved the Ordinance be approved on first reading. Mr>. Cavazos seconded the motion. The City Manager explained that the Airport Commission had recommended several changes in the OrUinance. The first was that the restriction in Section 31-3 of the Code Chapter on Municipal Airport which limited service on the Commission to two consecutive terms be deleted. The second recommendation was to change the first sentence in Section 31-5 which read "The Airport Commission, upon request of the City Manager, may sit as an Appeal Board..." to read "The Airport Commission shall sit as an Appeal Board ...". The next recommendation was to add a new Section 31-6 to read as follows: The Airport Commission shall have the responsibility to review all leasees at San Marcos Municipal Airport and the applicable contracts for operations. Said review shall result in an arumal report being submitted by said Airport Commission to the City Manager and City Council. Such armual report shall be sul::mi tted in February of each year and shall contain an appraisal of each leasees conformance in relation to respective leases. I The last recommendation was to change Part 3 of the OrUinance as proposed to refer' to Section 31-7 instead of 31-6. Dr. Craddock moved to amend the OrUinance to conform to the recommendations outlined above. Mr>. Cavazos seconded the motion. On roll call, the motion to approve the amendments was unanimously passed. Council briefly discussed the activities of the Airport with Airport Commission Chai:i1nan Jack Stovall. On roll call, the motion to approve the OrUinance on first reading, as amended, was unanimously approved. Mr>. Hansen read the caption of an OrUinance as follows: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, AMENDING SECTION 104 (a) OF ORDINANCE 1950-13, ADOPTED JULY 25, 1950, WHICH SPECIFIED THE CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH THE POLICE DEPARI'MENT WAS AUTHORIZED TO IMPOUND STANDING OR PARKED VEHICLES, AND WHICH IS CODIFIED AS SECTION 29-152 (a), OF ARTICLE VII, CHAPIER 29 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, BY ADDING ADDITIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH STANDING OR PARKED VEHICLES COULD BE IMPOUNDED; AND DEClARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Mr>. James rroved the OrUinance be adopted on third and final reading. Dr. Craddock seconded the motion which passed unanimously. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, PROVIDING THAT THAT PORTION OF THAT UNNAMED STREET DEDICATED IN THE PLI'J OF THE CHARLES MEINERS ADDITION TO THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, FROM U. S. HIGHWAY 81 TO MILL STREET AND THAT PORTIONS OF THOSE ALLEYS REMAINING OUT OF THE W.O. MEINERS FIRST SUBURBAN ADDITION TO THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, BE VACATED, ABANDONED, AND CLOSED; PROVIDING FOR THE REVERSION OF THE FEE IN SAID lANDS TO THE ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNERS; DIRECTING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AND DELIVER QUITCLAIM DEEDS TO SAID OWNERS; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. I Mr>. Hansen read the caption of an OrUinance as follows: Mr. Breihan moved the OrUinance be adopted on third and final reading. Mr>. James seconded the rrotion. The Council discussed the reversion clause in the OrUinance