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I I I '-------- - - 5~ ADJOURNED RB:JULAR MEET ING .oF THE CITY COUNCIL .oF THE CITY .oF SAN MARC.oS, TEXAS, HELD ON THE 16TH .oF APRIL, 1963 Present: Mayor Frank Taylor Aldermen: WID. L. Moore, M.D. Wm. C. Pool Ruben Ruiz H. Garland stokes Lee SWift City Manager B.R. Fuller City Secretary Dorothy O. Worrell Guests: Mrs. Jerri Veidt, Tom Buckner, Wray Weddell, jr. Tony Proffitt, Mrs. Frank Taylor, Mrs. Phil Hallock, Mr. and Mrs. Ross Arnold, Mrs. A. McMullin, Mrs. J. Lloyd Read, Mrs. John G. Flowers, J.C. Jackson, W.C. Allbright, A.G. Contreras, Ben Ybarra, Apolinar Mendoza, Jesse Gomez, Mrs. Ruby Odoms, Mrs. Ollie Giles, Epifanio Juarez, and others. The Mayor called the meeting to order at 7:j? o'clock p.m. He thanked the visitors, including the press, for attel'l\ing the meeting, and enquired if there were any delegations present that wished to bring a matter before the Council. The Minutes of the April 3 meeting, canvass of the April 2, 1963 Regular City Election, were approved as presented. Appointment of a Recorder of the Corporation Court was discussed. Alderman Stokes suggested the matter be deferred for an executive. session. Alderman Ruiz requested that the executive session be held after all other business was disposed of, and it was so agreed by common consent. Alderman Swift proposed a vote of confidence for all administrative and executive personnel of the City. He moved that the Council reaffirm its approval of the administrative and executive personnel appointed by ordinance on April 9, 1963. Alderman Ruiz seconded the motion, which passed unanimously. Mayor Taylor said he had been approached by a Councilman about conduct- ing Council sessions under the "Rule of Common Courtesy" rather than by strict parlimentary procedure, and he asked an expression of opinion from the Council. Alderman stokes moved that the Council operate in an informal manner until such time that a motion be made in due process of conducting business. Alderman Moore seconded the motion, which passed unanimously. Under "City Manager Items", the following information was presented to the Council, and business conducted: The City Manager reported a favorable reply had been received from the State Highway Department on the request for a traffic survey at the intersection of Guadalupe Street and access road 123. Alderman Stokes moved that the petition for annexation from the state Highway Department be accepted and tabled until the next meeting of the Council, in accordance with legal requirements. Alderman Swift seconded the motion, which passed unanimously. The City Manager reported he had been contacted by Clinton McDougal about possible annexation of a portion of Westover Addition. Mr. Fuller OH~