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I I I 18, MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL O~ THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, NOVEMBER 28, 1977 Presen t: Mayor Frank T. Arredondo Council Members Ted Breihan Robert L. Cavazos Emmie Craddock John Hansen Berry R. James Kenneth E. Sutton City Manager City Secretary City At torney Director of Finance Director of Community Development C. J. Webster Doriss Hambrick Charles Evans Earl T. Williams Albert Sierra Also Present: Jeff Ebner, Gary Bond, Allen King, Jerri Martin, Mr. & Mrs. John Morrisset, Mrs. Gene Scrutchin, Harris Hoch, Howard Herrin, Gordon Thompson, John Bryan, Tony DeShazo, Dempsey Serur, Ken Pitzer, Paul Irwin, Tony Bolieu, and others. The Mayor called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. Dr. Craddock moved the Council adopt the Resolution extending a Happy Birthday to Mayor Frank Arredondo. A second cannot be found for the motion which was dropped. The Minutes of the Regular Meeting held November 21, 1977 were approved on motion of Mr. James and second of Dr. Craddock. The Mayor opened a public hearing to consider the proposed flood damage preven- tion ordinance. The ordinance was summarized by the City Manager who explained that Mr. Ron Carroll would be named the Flood Damage Prevention Administrator. Councilman Breihan noted that the requirement that builders be required to pro- vide information regarding the flood plain elevation entailed a great deal of expense. The City Manager reported that the staff would locate all benchTIlarks in the City and that they estimated that most building sites would be about two blocks maximum distance from each benchmark. No comments of objection or support were received from the audience. The Mayor closed the public hearing. Mr. John Morrisset, Chairman of the Downtown Revitalization Committee, came before the City Council with a report on the activities of the committee and a request for future Community Development Funds. Mr. Morrisset's report is attached and made a part of these minutes. He estimated that the L.8.J. Drive Improvement Program would cost about $75,000. He also encouraged the Council to request an exit ramp off the interstate to come back to C. M. Allen Parkway. The Mayor read the caption of an Ordinance as follows: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, AMENDING THAT SECTION OF CHAPTER 29 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES ENTITLED "TRAFFIC" WHICH WAS ADOPTED BY ORDINANCE 1975-14 DATED MARCH 24, 1975, LOCATED IN VOL. 44, PAGE 185 OF THE MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL, BY CHANGING THE SECTION NUMBER FOR NO PARKING ZONES FROM SECTION 29-120 TO SECTION 29-123 AS NOW CODIFIED; BY ESTABLISHING ADDITIONAL NO PARKING ZONES; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Dr. Craddock moved the Ordinance be approved on second reading. Mr. Cavazos seconded the motion which passed unanimously. The Mayor read the caption of an Ordinance as follows: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, REPEALING ARTICLE II OF CHAPTER 5 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF SAN MARCOS, SAID ARTICLE, ENTITLED "BUILDING CODE", HAVING BEEN ADOPTED BY ORDINANCE DATED NOVE~rnER 8, 197! AND AMENDED BY ORDINANCE DATED JUNE 24, 1974, AND WHICH PROVIDED FOR A BUILDING CODE TO GOVERN THE CONSTRUCTION, ALERATION, REMOVAL, DEMOLITION, EQUIPMENT, USE AND OCCUPANCY, AND MAINTENANCE OF BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES; ENACTING A NEW ARTICLE II OF