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regular meeting, may 22, 1972 page four Mr. Flores introduced the next order of busi~ess which 'was to appoint a committee to organize the 1776-1976 Bicentennial Celebration. He requested that Mr. Yarbrough give background 'information on the subject. Mr. Yarbrough explained that the names proposed for the committee had par~icipatRd in the act iv- i~iestb beautify the San Marcos River, arid that they had done a fine job. The Mayor read the I ist of names proposed as follows: Mrs. Jack,N. Stovall, Mrs. .James Taylor, Mrs. Walter L. Buckner, Mr. Bob Kerchevi'lle, Dr. Glenn Longley, Mr. Joe Rodriguez', Mr.Rober~ Poll-ard, Mr. Dave Horton, Mr. J.C. Jackson, Mrs. Gene Scrutchin, M~. Tom Utter, Mrs. Jake Sui I ivan, Mr. Jimmy Shelburn and Mr. Wal lace Dockal I. Dr. Tauch moved I ,the Bicentennial Committee be-appointed, as read. Mr. Etheredge seconded the motion, with the suggestion that the appointments be for one ye ar. Dr'. Tauch amended his mo~ i on ~o state that the persons nominated serve on the Bicentennial Committee to be appointed annually. On roll c~ll, the motion was approved unanimously. The Mayor requested the Counci I consider the awarding of a contract to the lowest bidder for the Group Hospital ization and Life Insurance policies for City employees. Mr. Gresham 'expl.ained that, Blue Cross-Blue Shield had submit~ed the lowest bids and recommended ~he acceptance of Blue Cross-Blue Shield Alternative #1. (see attached bid sheet) Mr. Yarbrough moved ,the C i ~y award the con~ract to Blue Cross-B I ue Sh i,el,d for Alternative #1; Mr. E~heredge seconded the motion which passed unanimously. The Mayor introduced an Ordinance with the following caption. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 30 OF THE CODE OF ORD INANCES OF THE C!TY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, ENTITLED "WATER AND SEWER AND SEWER DISPOSAL" BY DELETING SECTION 30-35 OF ARTI~LE I I THEREOF; SUBSTITUTING A NEW SECTION UNDER THE SAME NUMBER; ,AN~ DECLA~ING AN EMERGENCY H'e')eq~e'si;ed 'th~t it be" read in its entirety by the City Secretary" Mr. Yarbrough moved the Ot,d inance be appt'oved on an emergency basis. Mr. DeLa Rosa seconded the motion. Among tho;e participating in the discussion from the floor were Herbert Nix, Henry C. Kyle and Louis Kel IeI'. On roll call the fol lowing vote was recorded: I AYE: Cunningham, DeLa Rosa, Etheredge, Flores, Tauch, Yarbrough NAY: None The Mayor declared the Ordinance Passed, Approved and Adopted. The Mayor introduced >an Ord i nance wi ththe foil ow i rig capt i on: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 3 OF THAT ORDINANCE WHICH REGULATES AND RESTRICTS THE LOCATION AND USE OF BUILDINGS, STRUCTURES AND LAND, DATED MAY 23, 1966 (VOL. 32) BY CHANGING THE ZONING OF A 4~ACRE TRACT LOCATED AT THE INTERSECTION OF HOPKINS AND SAN ANTONIO STREETS, FROM "R-1" (SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL) TO "C" (COMMERCIAL) I Mr. Etheredge moved the Ord inance be approve'd on second read i ng. Dr. ,Tauch seconded ,the mot i on wh i ch passed unan',i mous Iy.