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regular meeting, november 17, 1972 page three Mrs, Jack Stoval I came before the Counci I on matters relating to the Bicentennial Celebration. She introduced Mrs. James Taylor, Vice Chairman for Horizons, who gave a report to the Council, and requested a resolution approving appl ication for a grant from the Bureau of Outdoor Recreation. The Mayor asked the City Manager to study the matter, and make a recommendation to the Council on applying for the grant. I The Counci I was presented with a report and recommendation on the bid-opening for equipment held November 1. Low bid for the .Backhoe was entered at $9,905,00 by Lanford Equipment Company. The City Manager recommended that the second low bid of $10,303.00, entered by River City Machinery Company of Austin, be accepted by the Council, for reasons explained in the attached bid evaluation. The matter was discussed. Mr. King moved that t'he Backhoe be purchased from River City Machinery Company on the second low bid of $10,303,00, Dr, Tauch seconded the motion which passed unanimously. Counci Iman Etheredge moved that the December 25 regular meeting of the Counc i I be' reschedu I ed. for Wednesday, December 27, 1972, at the same hour and place. Mr. King seconded the motion, which passed u nan i mous I y', The Mayor introduced an ordinance and read tne fol lowing caption: AN DRDINANCE SETTING A DATE, TIME AND PLACE FOR A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED ANNEXATION OF CERTAIN PROPERTY BY THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS; AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE MA YO,~ TO PUBLI SH NOT I CE OF SUCH PUBLI C HEAR I NG; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. I Mr. Yarbrough moved approva'l of the ordi'Nnce,ol1 an e.mer~:wncy basis, Dr. Tauch seconded the motion,'im'don"roll.:c_all, the'followi~g vote was recorded: AYE: NAY: DeLa Rosa, Etheredge, Flores, King, Ta~ch, Yarbrough None The Mayor declared the ordinance Passed, Approved and Adopted. Counci Iman DeLa Rosa cal lAd attention to an erroneous statement wh i ch appeared in a story on' Li nda"Lane in ''the SAN:.MAt~C()S ,~ECORD on November 16. The City Manager said he was aware of the error: "that ~he City had agreed to accept a 45 foot right-of-way." The City has not altered its pol icy of requiring 50 foot rights-of-way, Mr. Gresham stated. , . ,. The meeting adjourned at 8:io p.m. ~~~~~ Mayor I