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I~ RECESSED REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, HELD ON THE 20TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, A.D., 1963 Present: Mayor Pro-Tempore J.E. Younger, jr. I Aldermen: Wm. L. Moore, M.D. Ruben Ruiz H. Garland Stokes Lee Swift City Manager City Secretary B. R. Fuller Dorothy O. Worrell Guests: Mrs. Jerri Veidt Mayor Pro-Tern Younger called the meeting to order at 7 o'cloa~ p.m. City Manager Items, prepared for consideration of the Council, were introduced as follows: The Council refused by mutual consent, with regret, a request from Mr. Modisett of Eagle Rock Ranch to rent City dredging equipment. I The City Manager informed the Council that Mr. Ed Bluestein, Engineer of District 14 of the Texas Highway Department, had returned the City's copy of the Illumination Contract for 1-35 through the City of San Marcos. It has been approved by the Highway Department and by the Bureau of Public Roads. Mr. Bluestein advises that the illumtnation will be placed under contract as rapidly as possible. The City Manager reported that Mr. Travis Long, Expressway Engineer for District 14, had discussed with him the possibility of extending the south City Limits to include the exit ramps. Mr. Fuller explained that when the City Council accepted and incorporated into the City Limits the right-of-way af 1-35 from the 1& G N Spur to the north, the field notes furnished by the Highway Department included only the portion the Interstate included in ~he Project contract. Since that time, there have been some ramps installed north of the area included(near Mulvihill's Cafe). The Highway Department would like for the Council to consider amending the annexation ordinance to include the ramps on the north and south city limit, in order that they may be programmed in the over-all illumination sysyem of I-35 through San Marcos. A discussion ensued on the subject of extending the City Limits both north and south. The City Manager presented several aspects of the cost involved in extending the City Limits, such as an additional three-mile area for police patrol and responsibility. Mayor Pro-Tern Younger spoke in favor of extending the City Limits south to the Airport and north to the Blanco River, "whether we get lights or not". By common consent, it was agreed that the City Manager negotiate with the Highway Department on this matter. I The City Manager announced receipt of an invitation to the Council from the City of Luling to attend the Open House of their new Municipal Building on February 24th. The Mayor Pro-Tern said he would probably attend, and suggested Mr. Fuller write them,saying some of the Council members planned to attend. The City Manager advised the Council that completion of the acquisition of the Coy DeViney property (TEX 05-1) would require temporary financing. He recommended that the Council issue warrants in the amount of $30,000, callable on any interest anniversary date. Mr. Fuller explained that on approval of the project and the City's plan for the development of the property, the Government will pay its pro rata share of the cost, estimated to be $12,000. This would enable the City to reduce the outstanding warrants to $18,000. He recommended that the warrants be paid off as rapidly as possible, possibly making payments of $3,000 each six months. Hf:f~