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129 regular meeting, october 13, 1975 page two James Byrn came before the ,Council with final plans for Willow Creek Improvements project under the Community Development Program. Mr. Byrn informed the Council that the plans had been completed and were ready for review by the Department of Housing and Urban Development. He explained that the project would be bid with two alternates for box culverts to replace the pipe culverts in the base bid at L.B.J. Drive and Patton Street. The project estimates were given as $178,200, base bid; $10,200, alternate with box culvert at L.B.J. Drive; $13,400, alternate with box culvert at Patton Street. Mr. Breihan moved to authoriie advertisement for bids on the project. Mr. Sutton seconded the motion, which passed unanimously. Bob Derrick came before the Council to report that the sidewalk project for Highway 123 was still within budget and that no major problems were seen. He explained that the Texas Highway Department had been apprised of the program and anticipated no objections but that a permit would have to be obtained from them. Mr. Breihan moved to authorize planning to the final stage. Mr. Hansen seconded the motion, which passed unanimously. I Mayor Craddock read the caption of an Ordinance as follows: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS "AMENDING THAT CERTAIN ORDINANCE NUMBERED 1974-61 ESTABLISHING THE NUMBER OF POSITIONS AND CLASSIFICATIONS FOR CIVIL SERVICE PERSONNEL BY REDUCING THE NUMBER OF FIRE TRAINING OFFICER FROM ONE (1) IN NUMBER TO ZERO (0) IN NUMBER; REDUCING THE NUMBER OF FIRE TRAINEES AND FIREFIGHTERS FROM TWENTY-TWO (22) IN NUMBER TO EIGHTEEN (18) IN NUMBER; REDUCING THE NUMBER OF FIRE CAPTAINS FROM FOUR ~4)IN NUMBER TO THREE (3) IN NUMBER; AND INCREASING THE NUMBER OF POLICE TRAINEES AND PATROLMEN FROM TEN (10) IN NUMBER TO FOURTEEN (14) IN NUMBER. Mr. Hansen moved approval of the Ordinance on first reading. Mr. Arredondo seconded the motion, which passed unanimously. Mayor Craddock introduced for consideration the appointment of Earl T. Williams as acting Tax Assessor-Collector by the City Manager. Mr. Baugh explained that the matter appeared on the agenda so that a record could be made of the appointment I to assist the tax department to proceed in an orderly manner in correcting the certified tax roll. Mr. Hansen moved approval of the appointment of Mr. Williams as acting Tax Assessor-Collector. Mr. Arredondo seconded the motion. Mr. Breihan moved to table the matter and called for an executive session to be held October 20. No second was made to the motion. Council discussed the matter further. On roll call, the vote to approve the appointment was recorded as follows: AYE: Hansen, Arredondo, Dibrell, Craddock, Flores NAY: Sutton, Breihan. The Mayor read the caption of a,Resolution as follows: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, ACKNOWLEDGING AN ERROR IN ASSESSMENT ON PERSONAL PROPERTY ACCOUNT NUMBER 33-04300-145 IN THE NAME OF WUEST SUPERMARKETS, AUTHORIZING THE TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR TO EXECUTE AND FILE A CORRECTION CERTIFICATE ON SAID ACCOUNT; AND INSTRUCTING THE TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR TO RE-ASSESS THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. Mr. Sutton moved approval of t,he Resolution. Mr. Hansen seconded the motion, which passed unanimously. Questioned by Mr. Sutton, the City Attorney reported that the prospectus for the recent bond sale was based on the 1974 tax roll and] therefore did not include the error above referenced. 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 FOUR AND ONE-HALF ACRES IN THEJ .M. VERAMENDI LEAGUE NUMBER TWO, BEING THE PRESENT LOCATION OF THE HOLIDAY INN, AND LOCATED NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF LH. 35 SOUTHBOUND ACCESS ROAD AND LOOP 82, FROM "c" (COMMERCIAL) TO "C-2" (COMMERCIAL). I The Mayor read the caption of an Ordinance as follows: Mr. Hansen moved approval of the Ordinance on second reading. Mr. Sutton seconded the motion, which passed unanimously.