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I I I regular meeting, june 14, 1971 page five I /i,! I Mr. Flores moved that the Mayor write a letter of, appreciation to Hollis Smith for his'ser'vice on the Council. The motion was seconded by Mr. King, and unanimously approved. Warren Leddick, Parks & Recreation Oi~ector; gave a report to the'Council on theSuminer Recreation Program at the park and schools. The Mayor commended Mr. Leddick for initiation of a good program. Mr. Leddick presented for Council approval a sched~le of ,fees and rules for the park and ball 'fields. Several questi(;ns were raised. Mr. DeLa Rosa moved that the schedule be tabled for further study. Mr. Flores jeconded th~ motion and on roll call, the following vote was recorded: AYE: DeLa Rosa, Etheredge, Flores, King, Yarbrough NAY: Emery The Mayor declared the'motioh carried. Marcus Jackson was recognized by the Mayor. He said he'd had time to read the City Attorney's ruling since he had first spoken to the rezoning of certain lots in Hughson Heights, Addition No.1. He "respe<::tfuUy requested 'the Count1l to h~e'dthe 'City Attorney" and get a ruling from Texas Municipal League prior to the third and final reading of the ordinance amending the zoning ordinance. Mr. Etheredge moved that the City Attorney be asked to consult the legal counsel for Texas Municipal League, prior to the third reading of the ordinance amending the zoning map to show a change in Sectioh "D", Hughson Heights Subdi.Jision, Addi tion N".1. Mrs. Emery seconded the motion. Mr. DeLa Rosa commented that if the City Attorney h~d wanted to contact Texas Municipal League, he would have done s6~efore giving his opinion. On roll call, the following vote was re<::orded: AYE: Emery, Etheredge, Flores, King NAY: DeLa Rosa ABSTAIN: Yarbrough The Mayor declared the motion carried. Mr. King moved that the Council recess to executive session, to discuss purchase of right-of-way. Mrs. Eme~ys~conded the motion, which passed unanimously. EXECUTIVE SESSION The Council reconvened in executive session at 9:10 p.m., with all members present. Mr. King, speaking for the Land Committee, disclosed that Mrs. Luciano Flores owned a lot needed for widening of Sessom Drive. He explained that the City had already taken a portion of the lot, and that Mr. and Mrs. Flores accepted the assessed value, rather than cause an embarassing situation on the Council. Now, the engineers require additional footage for drainage, which will, in effect, make the lot unsuitable for a residence. Glenn Gray, appraiser for the City, had offered a price which seemed unreason- ably low: $545.00. Mrs. Fkores refused to sell at that price, and made a counter proposal of $750.00 for the lot. Mr. King said he had asked for an executive session so Councilmen would feel free to make any comments they wished to about the price. It was agreed by common consent that $750.00 was a fair price for the lot.