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/t~ 'I REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, SEPTEMBER 24,1973 Present: Mayor Eddy A. Etheredge Councilmen William L. Cunningham Guillermo DeLa Rosa Bill Dibrell Luciano H. Flores Ross King David R. Tauch I City Manager City Secretary James B. Baugh Doriss Hambrick Also present: Jon W. Sparks; Mr. & Mrs. David Chiu; Geneva Gomez; Frances Emery; Lyndon Mellinger; Marcus Jackson; Thomas Harwood; David Morrison; Stan Ault; A.D. Muller; W.S. Rader; Virginia Hightower; Isoor G. Pinales; Mrs. Jack Stovall; Mrs. W.A. Wyatt, sr.; Melissa Millecam; Mike Wallace; Dan Presswood; Jerri Martin The Mayor called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. The Minutes of the Regular Meeting held September 10, 1973 were approved on motion of Mr. DeLa Rosa and second of Mr. King. Mayor Etheredge reported that an Executive Session had been held on September 17, 1973; that the full time position of a city attorney had been discussed; and that the position had been offered to Mr. Thomas Akins. He further stated that Mr. Akins would assume his duties October 15, 1973. I The Mayor then reported that an Executive Session had been held on September 24, 1973, to discuss the appointment of a Municipal Court Judge for the 1973-1974 term, and that two applicants for the position had been interviewed. Mr. Etheredge stated that the Council had voted to offer the position to Mr. Larry Murphree. Mr. Etheredge said the Council had also discussed a personnel matter relating to the Police Department, but that no action had been taken. The Mayor read the caption of an ordinance as follows: AN ORDINANCE CLOSING AND ABANDONING AN ALLEY WHICH IS PART OF THE PARK ADDITION TO THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, NAMELY THAT ALLEY BOUNDED BY PEACH TREE STREET AND LOTS NUMBER 65 AND 66 OF SAID ADDITION; RELINQUISHING TO S'EEPHEN L. BOX AND BARNETT BAKER, ALL RIGHT, TITLE AND INTEREST OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS IN AND TO SAID ALLEY; AND DIRECTING THE MAYOR OF SAID CITY TO EXECUTE AND DELIVER TO SUCH PERSONS Q(!ITCLAIM DEEDSfTO PORTIONS OF SAID ALLEY. Mr. King moved to table the Ordinance unt'i1Mr. Baker and Mr. Box could be present to discuss the matter with the Council. Mr. DeLa ROsa seconded the motion which was approved by common consent. I The Mayor introduced for consideration the sale of two pieces of property, one in the T.J. Chambers Addition, the second in the College Courts Addition. He .xp1ained that the property had been purchased by the City from W.S. Rader in November, 1967, for right-of~ay in the extension of Comanche Street to Holland Street. ~~nce the extension has now been determined not to be feasible and the property no longer needed by the City, Mr. Rader has requested it be resold to him..- Mr. DeLa Rosa moved not to sell the property unless further study determined the City did not need it, and then to auction it off. Dr. Tauch seconded the motion. Mr. King said he felt Mr. Rader should be given an opportunity to repurchase the property, but that perhaps a more