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regular meeting, march 12, 1973 page three I The Mayor introduced a Resolution which the City Secretary read in its entirety, authorizing the submission of a Community Development Statement to the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Mr. Etheredge moved the Resolution be approved. Mr. King seconded the motion, which passed unanimously. Mr. Richard Rodriguez came before the Council with a petition requesting that an alley located in the Riverside Addition between McKie and McGehee Streets remain in its present con- dition. At the regular meeting on February 26, the Council had taken action to require residents to clear the alley of structures and debris. Councilmen again stated their feelings that all existing City property be utilized by the City. Mr. Jose G. Rodriguez also spoke, requesting the alley not be cleared. Consensus of the Council was to abide by its February 26 decision to clear the alley. Mr. Albert Sierra came before the Council representing Mr. Timothy Schultz, Executive Director of the Urban Renewal Agency, with a summary of activities of the Agency. (See attached) Mr. Sierra stated that projects scheduled in Action Year III were about 80% complete. Mr. King moved the report be approvedl Mr. Etheredge seconded the motion, which passed unanimously. Counc~lman Yarbrough requested information on the progress of the Lower Colorado River Authority rates adjustment. The City Manager stated that he had had no other communication from LCRA officials, except that the matter had been referred to its legal counsel. I Mr. Yarbrough moved to approve the report on the activities of the San Marcos Bicentennial Committee presented by Mrs. Jack N. Stovall at the last regular meeting, and to commend Mrs. Stovall for her efforts on behalf of the project. Dr. ~auch seconded the motion, which passed unanimously. The Mayor ~ntroduced a Resolut~on declaring the intent of the City of San Marcos to provide r~ght-of-way for the widening and improvement of Highway 82 from Water Street to the intersection ot Highway 8~ and the Missouri Pacific railroad tracks. The City Manager stated that he had discussed the matter of right-of-way to be purchased from Aquarena, and that the property would be appraised in the near future. Mr. King moved to approve the Resolution. Mr. Etheredge seconded the motion, which passed unanimously. The Mayor introduced a letter from Administrator of the Hays County Memorial Hospital, Mr. Jack Northcutt. The letter was a request for revenue sharing funds for ambulance service operation.; specifically tor funds to replace an ambulance no longer meeting the qualifications as stipulated in the City-County contract. Mr. Flores proposed a meeting with county Commissioners to discuss the matter. The Mayor appointed Councilman King to serve on the Flood Control District Steering Committee, with Councilman DeLa Rosa to serve as the alternate committee member. The meeting recessed at ij:25 p.m., to reconvene in Executive Session to discuss a personnel matter. I (~fafrl/f'L~ Mayor