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30 regular meeting, may II, 1964, page two AYE: Pool, Ruiz, s'rur, Tuttle, Whittenberg NAY: None The Mayor declared the motion carried. A letter from ~he First American Lutheran Church requesting that the City deed or lease them a strip of land along the southeast Access Road to I 35 was read and discussed. By Gommon consent, the Council agreed to defer a decision until the City Manager could provide mOre information on the land in question. I The City Manager informed the COuncil that the Third Biennial Institute for Mayors and Councilmen will be held at Villa Capri in Austin, June 2l-23. Petitions for annexation of the following two properties were received by action of the Councilt a. ~der, Meredith & Yager, a parcel of land out of the Tex Hughson property, adjacent to the Valley View Addition b. Lot 7, Block 5, Oak Heights Addition (Mr. and Mrs. Donald Tuff) Alderman Pool moved the Council accept the petition presented by Rader, Meredith & Yager. Alderman Whittenberg seconded the motion, which passed unanimously. Alderman SerUr moved the Council accept the petition presented by Mr. and MrS. Donald Tuff. Alderman Tuttle seconded the motion, which passed unanimously. The City Manager reported to the Council that the preliminary plans for the extension of RM 12 from the Square to I 35 Access Road had been received from the Highway Department. Mr. Fuller indicated on the plans the right-of-way that the City is required to furnish. Alderman Ruiz moved that the City Manager be authorized to proceed with the necessary wotk to complete the City's part for the extension of RM 12. Alderman Pool seconded the, motion. The Mayor explained to the new Councilmen the I background of the project. On, the question being called for, the follow- ing vote was recorded: AYE: Pool, Ruiz, Serur, Tuttle, Whittenberg NAY: None The Mayor declared the motion carried. The Agenda was interrupted at this point to allow Dr. Jean Smith, chairman of the Recreation Council, to appear before the City Council. Dr. Smith distributed copies of a breakdown of the original budget presented, and a report on an April 15 meeting held with aivic groups interested in the Recreation Program. Dr. Smith gave a vergallreport of the April l5 meeting, saying that interested citizens wish the assurance that the present park property will be retained permanently for recreation by dedication of the land for that purpose; the acquisit- ion of additional neighborhood pax-k areas; and the appointment of a Parks and Recreation Board for a year-round recreational program for San Marcos. Upon questioning by the Mayor, the City Manager stated that Memorial Park is "public land"; that Sam Houston Park and the Gilcrease Land recently acquired, are dedicated for recreation purposes only. He also called attention to the ,fact that 14 acres adjacent to Oak Heights Addition had been received by the City recently for park purpOSes only; , and that there is some property in Victory Gardens dedicated for a park. I Miss Dorothy Lancaster, member of the Recreation Council, was recogniz- ed by the Mayor from the floor. She stated she had pone her advanced work as a Physical Education major in the field of neighbOrhood play- grounds. She said children should not have to go a long dis~ance to have a place to play, but that parks should be located in strategic liit'eas. She recommended that an expert be brought to San Marcos to make a survey of present facilities and future needs. The b~dget was discussed at this point. Dr. Smith stated that park development would only be one part of futUre planst that a Parks and Recreation Board should be appointed and given authority to plan toward eventually having a full- time recreation director. Alderman Ruiz commented that the first !j(G(;