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regular meeting, july 9, 1973 page five Jlh The Mayor declared the Public Hearing closed and read the caption of an ordinance as follows: I AN ORDINANCE CLOSING THE HEARING GIVEN TO'THE REAL AND TRUE OWNERS OF PROPERTY ABUTTING UPON LINDA DRIVE AND THORP LANE IN THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, WITHIN THE liMITS HEREINAFTER DEFINED, AS TO SPECIAL BENEFITS TO ACCRUE TO SAID PROPERTY AND THE REAL AND TRUE OWNERS THEREOF BY VIRTUE OF THE IMPROVEMENT OF SAID STREETS WITHIN SAID LIMITS, AND AS TO ANY ERRORS, INVALIDITIES OR IRREGULARITIES IN ANY OF THE PROCEEDINGS OR CONTRACT THEREFOR; OVERRULING AND DENYING ALL PROTESTS AND OBJECTIONS OFFERED; FINDING AND DETERMINING THAT EACH AND EVERY PARCEL OF PROPERTY ABUTTING UPON SAID STREETS WITHIN ~HE LIMITS DEFINED WILL BE SPEC1ALLY BENEFITTED AND ENHANCED IN VALUE IN EXCESS OF THE AMOUNT OF THE COST OF SAID IMPROVEMENTS PROPOSED TO BE, AND AS, ASSESSED AGAINST SAID PROPERTY, AND THE REAl AND TRUE OWNERS THEREOF, AND LEVY.I NG AN, ASSESSMENT .FOR .HIE pAYMENT OF A PORTION OF THE COST OF IMPROVING SAJDSTREE~S WITHIN SAID LIMITS DEFINED: FIXING A CHARGE AND LIEN AGAINST SAID PROPERTIES, AND THE REAL AND TRUE OWNERS THEREOF; PROVIDING FOR THE MANNER AND METHOD OF COLLECTION OF SAID ASSESSMENTS; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY, AND PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY UPON ITS pASSAGE. I Mr. King mbved the Ordinance be Passed, Approved and Adopted on an emergency basis, Dr. Tauch seconded the motion. Mr. Flores asked if the plans were not in compl iance with the ordinance requiring "thoroughfares" to be constructed meeting minimum width dimensions, Mr. Baugh explained that the term "thoroughfares" had been used as a colloquialism and was misleading. He explained that the streets planned in the assessment program were actually "col lector streets" and did meet the requirements of the ordinance. On roll call, the following vote was recorded: AYE: Cunningham, DeLa Rosa, Dibrell, Etheredge, Flores, King, Tauch NA Y: None The Mayor declared the Ordinance Passed, Approved and Adopted. Mr. Ted Breihan came before the Council to request improvements be made in the pedrestian paths for children walking to and from schools, and that LCRA be encouraged to replace inoperative street lights. Mr, Baugh reported that plans for cleaning Purgatory Creet beginning July 9 had been postponed for two weeks due to the rains. Mrs. Shirley Wickersham came before the Counci I to request that street I ights be placed in the Fairlawn Addition. I The meeting adjourned at 10:00 p.m. ATTEST: fJ~LLZ Dor i ss Hambr i ck City Secretary d~J l/?~ - ) . ~~'ithered~ Mayor