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regi11ar meeting, august 27, 1973 page five 149 The Mayor read the caption of an ordtnauee. as followsl AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THAT ORDINANCE WHICH GRANTS THE AUTHORITY, RIGHT AND PRIVILEGE TO OPERATE AND MAINTAIN A CITY-WIDE TELEVISION SIGNAL DISTRIBUTION SERVICE FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF AUDIO, VIDEO AND RADIO SIGNALS; ANI> WHICH PROVIDES THE TE~S AND PROVISIONS UNDER WHICH SAID SYSTEM SHALL BE OPERATED AND MAINTAINED; BY DELETING THE SECOND SENTENCE OF SECTION 16 THEREOF, RELATING TO THE DURATION OF THE GRANT, AND SUBSTITUTING AN ENTIRELY NEW SENTENCE THEREFOR. I Mr. Cunningham moved the Ordinance be approved on third and final reading. Mr. DeLa Rosa seconded the motion. On roll eall, the following vflte was recorded: AYE: Cunningham, DeLa Rosa, Dibrell, Etheredge, Flores, King, Tauch NAY: None The Mayor deelared the Ordinanee Passed, Approved and Adopted. The City Manager presented a site plan prepared by James W. Patterson, architect for the new First National Bank Building, and a request from Mr. Patterson and First National Bank for a variance allowing eight brick planter boxes to be placed on the City easement area on Edward Gary Street. Mr. Baugh explained that this in no way allowed the parties involved to acquire preseriptive rights to the publie right-of-way, and that they understood the planters would be removed if the City desired to widen Edward Gary Street and needed the spaee oceupied by the planters. Mr. King moved, the Council authorize the Building Inspector to issue a building permit to First National Bank, allowing them to plaee the planter boxes on City right-of-way. Mr. DeLa Rosa seconded the motion, which passed unanimously. I Mr. King proposed Jane (Mrs. Ken) Evans be appointed to the Library Board. Mr. DeLa Rosa proposed Gilbert Medina be reappointed to the Urban Renewal Board. Mr. Baugh announced that H;C, Kyle, III, had resigned his position on the Planning and Zoning Commission. Mr. King moved the City Manager be authorized to execute a eontract with Executive Techn~logy, Inc., for an integrated aceounting system. Mr. DeLa Rosa seeonded the motion, which passed unanimously. Mr. Cunningham requested action be taken in the near future on alternatives to regulate the placing of posters on utility poles. Mayor Etheredge appointed Mr. Cunningham and Mr. Dibrell to a committee to formulate a policy regarding this regulation. Mr. Baugh reported that the City Attorney was presently studying the ordinance requiring permits for pub lie dances with reference to alternative methods of issuing permits, The City Manager also reported that the "vacant lot ordinance" had been studied and that the staff felt it should be left in the Code of Ordinances and more stringently enforced. Mr. Baugh said that the City eould better maintain city owned lots as well as lots owned by private individuals if the Council would authorize expenditures from the contingency fund for the purchase of two mowers. Mr. Flores moved the expenditures be authorized. Dr. Tauch seeonded the motion, which passed unanimously. The meeting adlournedat9:20 p.m. I ."'\ /i f :/- /- /) , . :/- I. Eddy A.' Etheredge Mayor ATTEST: {)~~ Doriss Hambrick City Secretary