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133 REGULAR MEETI~G OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, tEXAS, OCTO:BER 20, 1975 Present: M"yor 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 Finance James B. Baugh Tom Akins Doriss Hambrick Earl T. Williams Also present: Celestino Mendez; Yancy Yarbrough; :Billy Franklin; Richard Cruz; Albert Sierra; Cliff Brown; Andrew Gary; Roy Holz; Robert Glore; Frances Marshall; James Broussard; Jim Alvis; Bob Derrick; Jerri Martin; Melissa Millecam; Rowe Ray; Terry Roberts; Paul Alexander; and others. The meeting was called to order at 7:30 p.m. On motion of Mr. Hansen and second of Mr. Breihan, the consideration of the Minutes of the Regular Meeting held October 13, 1975, was deferred to the next regular meeting since copies had not been distributed to Council prior to the meeting. I Mr. Breihan moved to confirm the appointment of Lee :Bergeron, Allen Greiner, Robert Schmeltekopf, Mary Ann Williams and Mrs. Fred Feltner to the Bicentennial Commission. The motion was seconded by Mr. Hansen and passed unanimously. Mr. Sutton moved to bring from the table an ordinance on first reading chgnging the zoning of approximately 2.06 acres of the Elijah Clark Survey. Mr. Hansen seconded the motion, which passed unanimously. The Mayor read the full text of the Ordinance, the caption as follows: 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 APPROXIMATELY 2.06 ACRES OF THE ELIJAH CLARK, SURVEY fill, LOCATED ON RANCH ROAD 12, FROM "p_2" (PUllLIC USE) TO ''M'' (MIXED). Mr. Dibrell moved approval of the Ordinance on first reading. Mr. Hansen seconded the motion. The applicant, Cliff :Brown, was present and represented by attorney Andrew Gary. Mr. Gary stated his ciient's position that the proposed use of the land was consistent with its highest and best usage and that similar property along Ranch Road 12 had been approved for commercial usage. Present to object to the proposed change were Robert Glore and Roy Holz, adjacent property owners, who requested the area be allowed to remain for public and residential usage. On roll call, the motion to approve the ordinance failed unanimously. I Bob Derrick, representing Byrn/Forrest & Cotton, came before the Council with final plans for the Broadway Street Improvement Project under the Community Development program. Mr. Derrick informed the Council that the final estimate for the first phase of the program was $164,750 and within the amount budgeted. Mr. Arredondo questioned the advisability of placing the sidewalk on the side of the street already developed. Mayor Craddbck noted that the sidewalk could be put in as designed and that, under the subdivision ordinance, the developer of the other side of the street would be 'required to build that sidewalk. Mr. Breihan moved to amend the plans to call for a 45' street as opposed to the 60' street designed. The motion died for lack of a second. Mr. Sutton moved to approve the final plans as submitted. Mr. Flores seconded the motion. On roll call, the following vote was recorded: AYE: Breihan, Dibrell, Craddock, Flores, Hansen, Sutton NAY: Arredondo.