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101 REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, SEPTEMBER 8, 1975 Present: Mayor Emmie Craddock Councilmen Frank T. Arredondo Ted Breihan Bill Dibrell Luciano H. Flores John Hansen Kenneth E. Sutton I City Manager City Attorney City Seeretary Direetor of Finance Direetor of Public Works James B. Baugh Tom Akins Doriss Hambrick Earl T. Williams William T. Friedrich Also present: Charles Lummus; Albert Sierra; Weldon Haney; Sam Huey; Karen Parks; Billy Franklin; Ruth Thomas; Charles Stone; James Broussard; Henry C. Kyle; Ellis Serur; R.G. Phillips; Stanley Sissom; Bob Barton, Jr.; Celestino Mendez; James E. Byrn; Roy Porter; K.K. Wang; Bob Derrick; Apolinar Mendoza; Henry Silva Cruz; Augustin Lucio; Mr. & Mrs. C.D. Marshall; Mrs. Luciano Flores; Mrs. Frank Arredondo; Mrs. W.A. Wyatt, Sr.; Mrs. W.P. Craddock; Rosalio Tobias; Jerri Martin; Terry Roberts; Melissa Millecam; Rowe Ray; and others. The Mayor called the first regular meeting of the City Council to be held in the new City Hall to order at 7:30 p.m. The Minutes of the Regular Meeting held August 25, 1975, were unanimously approved on motion of Councilman Sutton and second of Councilman Hansen. I The Mayor introduced a request by Councilman Hansen for consideration of seating members by place, and rotating the roll call for voting with each new motion. Mr. Dibrell suggested the Council remain seated in alphabetical order, but the roll call be rotated with each motion. The City Attorney stated that no provision was made in either the Charter or Robert's Rules of Order for method of ealling roll. Mr. Hansen moved the Council remain seated in alphabetieal order, and that the method of calling roll for voting be changed to rotate the order of voting with each motion. The motion was seconded by Councilman Dibrell, and passed unanimously. (The Minutes hereafter will reflect the order in whieh Council members voted unless the voting is unanimous to approve or rejeet a motion.) Mayor Craddock introduced the next item for consideration; the appointment of three members to the Urban Renewal Board. Dr. Craddock stated that she had only recently been made aware of the state law concerning appointments to the Board. In the past, she explained, appointments had been made on nomination of any Councilman, with a majority vote confirming the appointment; This method was contrary to the law, Mayor Craddoek stated, which provides for the Mayor to appoint Board Members, subject to confirmation by the Council. Councilman Sutton stated his belief that the Urban Renewal Law was no longer valid. The City Attorney and City Manager explained that the Urban Renewal program was no longer funded by the federal government, but that the Texas statute was still in effect. Dr. Craddoek offered for confirmation the appoint- ment of Dr. Billy Franklin. Mr. Dibrell moved approval of the appointment. Mr. Hansen seconded the motion. On roll call, the following vote was reeorded: I AYE: Dibrell, Flores, Hansen NAY: Breihan ABSTAIN: Craddock, Sutton. CORRECTION: 9/22/75 Councilman ;Arredondo cast "AYE" vote The Mayor deelared the motion passed. Mr. Arredondo stated his contention that the Board should be composed to reflect more accurately the ethnic and racial minorities it represented in terms of programs directed towards solving problems experienced by low and moderate income families. Mayor Craddock offered for eonfirmation the appointment of Charles Stone. Mr. Hansen moved approval of the appointment. Mr. Rreihan seconded the motion. On roll call, the following vote was reeorded: AYE: Dibrell, Hansen, Breihan NAY: Flores, Arredondo ABSTAIN: Craddock, Sutton. The Mayor declared the motion passed. Dr. Craddock offered for confirmation the