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117 REGULAR MEETING OF '1'lill CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, SEPTEMBER 22, 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 Secretary Director of Public Works James B. Baugh Tom Akins Doriss Hambrick William T. Friedrich Also present: John Stokes; George Gilbert; Larry Murphree; Adolfo Gaitan; StanleyC. Stemen; Allen Earley; John Shell; Henry Gonzales; George Christ; Glenn Lane; Shirley Wickersham; Terry Roberts; Paul Ale~ander; Jerri Martin; Melissa Millecam; Rowe Ray; and others. The Mayor called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. The Minutes of the meeting held September 8, 1975, were introduced for approval. Mayor Craddock noted a correction to be made on pagel, the first recorded roll call vote: Arredondo, "AYE". Mr. Sutton moved approval of the Minutes, as corrected. Mr. Hansen seconded the motion. On roll call, the following vote was recorded: I AYE: NAY: ABSTAIN: Rensen, Sutton, Arredondo, Breihan, Dibrell, Craddock None. Flores. Mr. Sutton moved approval of the Minutes of the Special Meeting held September 15, 1975. Mr. Hansen seconded the motion, which passed unanimously. Mr. Hansen moved approval of the reappointment of Larry Murphree as Municipal Court Judge. Mr. Arredondo seconded the motion, which passed unanimously; Mr. Sutton moved approval of the reappointment of Ronald D. Champion as alternate Municipal Court Judge. Mr. Hansen seconded the motion, which passed unanimously. Mr. Sutton moved to confirm the appointment by the City Manager of Charley Williams to the Civil Service Commission. Mr. Hansen seconded the motion, which passed unanimously. Mayor Craddock introduced representatives of Forrest and Cotton, consulting engineers, who presented plans for three Community Development Projects. Bob Derrick outlined plans (at the 60% stage of completion) for Broadway Street improvements. Mr. Breihan moved the authorize the engineers to proceed with planning on the project. Mr. Flores seconded the motion, which passed unanimously. I Mr. Derrick next explained the preliminary plans for improvements to Cheatham Street. He reported that the street from Guadalupe Street to L.B.J. Drive would remain two lanes, that it would be increased to three lanes from L.B.J. Drive to McKie Street (one lane for traffic turning right on L.B.J. Drive), and that from McKie Street to Riverside Drive Cheatham would be widened to four lanes. He also reported on preliminary plans for sidewalks on the street and improvements to the bridge. Mr. Breihan moved to authorize the engineers to proceed with plans on the project. Mr. Hansen seconded the motion, which passed unanimously. The third program presented by Mr. Derrick was for sidewalks along Highway 123. He explained that the preliminary plans called for the sidewalks to be placed on the west side of the highway from Sunset Bowling Lanes to the Interstate. Mr. Breihan moved to authorize the engineers to proceed with planning. Mr. Hansen seconded the motion, which passed unanimously.