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I I I ReGUlAR MEETING HELD ON DfC2MB2R 9, 195J iii 201 OnU1e 9th day of December, 1958, at 2:00 0 'clock 'P. M., the Governing body of the city o( San Marcos met 1[1 regulal' session, Mayor C. fIJI... .Allen presiding: 'Present were: Mayor Aldermen c. M. Allen ~. H. 3eecroft J'J. M. Davis B. D. fiillburn He"man Korff H. 'N. Steakley City Manager B. R. Fuller City Secretary Carlyn latch County Judge C. M. Decker County Commissioner Gene Posey The minutes of the regula" meeting of November 12th were approved as recorded. The regular oTder of business It/as dispensed W1L.n to discuss with Hays County repI'esentatives, County Judge C~. M. Decker and County Cormnissioner Gene Posey, the renewal of a Fire Fighting Agreement between the City of San Marcos and County of Hays, approv&d July 15, 1958, due to expire December 31, 195d. Nlayor .Allen asked Judge Decker and COrTlInissiof1e:r Posey what arrangements had been made by the County Commissioners, i.f any, to provide foX' their own fire-fighting equipment or i.f it was their wish to renew the present agreement. Judge Decker stated there was a possibility that, through the National Civil Defense Program, the Ccunty might be able to secure a fire truck from Camp Gary, some time in the future, and would like to have the truck stoTed in one of the Citys' stations. Nlayo:r Allen then asked if it was the Countys' i,rtenti.on to payche salary of a driver, to which the Judge s'cated he could not pros2ntly make a commitment. They also stated that they did not feel that the present agreement had- proven satisfactory as it v..'afi net always possible fOT one of the- Commissioners or the Judge to be reached at the time of a fire. After some discussion, motion WDS made by Alde~man Beecroft, seconded by Alderman Davis, to extend the present contract for a period or sixty (60) days, from January 1, 1959, at which time, if" no agreement has heen entered into between the City of San Marcos and the County of Heys, all fire-fighting services outside the city limits would be discontinued. City Manager Fuller stated that in accordance with instructions from the Council, he had con tacted the Brown Schools regarding extension of utilities to the new schooL site and the arrangement, approved by the Council, of paying a proportional cost, based on the percentage within the city limits, was agreeable \f,il th them. He also stated that M;r. Paul Rogers had been COh- tacLed regarding dedicating right-of-~ay for the entrance road and that i'ilr.. HogeT's was agreeable TO dedicating thirty (30) feet providing the 'San Marcos Independent School District and Brown Schools would give a like amount.. Brown Schools had agreed and th[~ Superintendent of Schools had noti- fied the City iAanage:c that the matteT VJould be brought to The attention of the School B02rd a-t ttlei;r next meeting. The Ci-~_y i'!lan2ger stated that the Superintendent of -cne ;;3an'M.arcos Ind. Schoci lJistrict had contacted him and requested that the City accept a street connecting the Seguin RDad with the Staples Road, which will be directly in front of the new high school site~ The .school Superintendent stated that the ;:Jcnool t.'1Jould provide curbing and base accordi.ng to the Citys 1 specifications; the City to provide the 5urfece and raaintenance.. Ci ty r~lanager Fuller stated that in his opinion this could be" arrangGc and the'street accepted, if agree- able with the Council, however, it had be~n brought to the attention of the School Board that this will be a public street, and it could be inconvenient tD the :3chool to have it in front of their buildings.. The :3chool anthoy::..ties had informed the Ci:':~y :!A2.nage:r that they have no objection.. He, therefore, recommenoed that t.he street be accepted. Motion was made by Alderman Hillburn, seconded by li..lderman Steakley, to accept the street, with the' provision that right-of-1Nay, curbing and base meet with CitY'51 specifications, which was approved unanimously.