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,- ~~ 133 regular meeting, december 11, 1972 page two The Mayor introduced Mr. Jim T. Brown, Executive Director- of the Urban Renewal Agency, who presented information regarding two proposed land use changed in the Urban Renewal Plan (see letter attached). He siated that property owners a long ,Cheatham Str~et had ,not objected to the change there, and that the Planning and Zoning Commission had recommended approval of the changes. Mr. Brown and Counci Imen discussed alternatives to the proposals. The Mayor opened a publ ic hearing to consider the proposed changed ~o the Urban Renewal Plan. Mr. Joe Rodriguez, owner of property on Cheatham Street, came before the Council to state that~ since the City's Master Plan had des~gnate~ the area "M" (mixed), owners could see no objection to changing the Urban Renewal Plan. MI'. Bob Barton, jr., speaking as a member uf the Planning and Zoning Commission, explained the Commission's actions leading to the r~commendation that the proposed ch.anges be made. Counci I men Etheredge and King questio~ed the emergency clause in the ordinance. Councilman Yarbrough, saying that he saw no alternative to the changes proposed, stated that be felt the ordinance should be passed without further de lay. The Mayor dec I are,d the pub lie hear i ng closed. I The Mayor introduced an ordinance and r~ad the caption as follows: AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AND ADOPTING MINOR AMENDMENT NO.1 TO THE URBAN RE.NEWAL PLAN FOR NDP PROJECT TEX. A-6, THIRD ACTION YEAR, A'ND DIRECTING THAT SAID CHANGE BE FILED AS PART OF THE URBAN RENEWAL PLAN FOR SAID PROJECT, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. ' Mr. King move,d the. ordinance be approved as an emergency. Dr. Tauch seconded the motion. On roll call, the following vote was recorded: I AYE: NAY: Cunningham, Flores, King, Tauch, Yarbrough BeLa Rosa, Etheredge The Mayor declared the ordinance Passed, Approved and Adopted. {he Mayor introduced a Resolution approving, submission .,f a grant appl ication to Texas Parks and Wi L.dl ife Department to bui Ida "Hike and Bike Trai I" along the San Marcos River'. A copy of the Resolution is attached. Counci Iman Kin.g mov,ed approval. of the Re:solution. Counci Iman Etheredge seconded the motion, which passed unanimously. Dr. Emmie Craddock, Chairman of the Charter Revie'wCommission, gave a .fi na I report to the Counc il . At the conel us ion, J)r. Craddock recommended that the rev is ions 'proposed be subm i tted at the Apr i lei ty E I.ect i on for cons i derat i on of the voter". A. copy of the report is attached. Colonel ,Jack Stovall., member of the Commission, illustrated with charts how a system of i'nternal controls could provide u,p-'to-the-minute overview of al I aspects of the City's opieratio,n" see final paragraph of the- Chacter I Review Comm.ission Report. The Mayor introduced an amendatory ordi(lance clarifying the parking meter ordinance.' He e'xplained, it had been prepared- by the City Attorney, w.ho re.commended it be passed as an emergency. Caption is as fol lows: