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4-'d- adjourned regular meeting, may 18, 1964, page two The City Manager provided Councilmen with a map of the property which the First American Lutheran Church is interested in buying from the City. The matter was thoroughly discussed. Alderman Pool moved that the City Manager's recommendation. be accepted, and an offer be made to the First American Lutheran Church to lease the land on a year-to-year basis, with a 3D-day termination clause. On Alderman Serur's second the motion! passed unanimously. In response to the Council's request at the May 11 meeting, the City Manager presented a written report on the City's park areas, the back~ ground of acquisition, and the present plans for development (see Item # 4, City Manager Items for May 18, 1964). I Copies of a letter and news release from the Federal Aviation Agency, District Office, Ft. Worth, were furnished members of the Council. The City Manager explained to Councilmen the possible use of Camp Gary as a site for a mmnicipal airport for San Marcos. By common consent, the Council authorized Mr. Fuller to discuss the possibilities of an FAA program with F.J. Schnitzer, District Airport Engineer. The matter of traffic control at the intersection of James and Academy streets was introduced.. Alderman Pool called to the Attention of the Council a traffic hazard at Lindsey and North, and recommended that it be made a four-Way stop in the interest of safety. Don Uzzell was recognized by the Mayor. He brought the State Highway Department's publication, "Texas Manual on Unifrm Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways" to the Council table, and offered to make the City a gift of the book. The City Manager said he had the information contained in the ~anual, in his office. AldermanRuiz said that, inasmuch as Mr. Fuller already had the information in his office, he would recommend that the Manual be returned to Mr. Uzzell. Alderman Tuttle said that problems under discussion would be s~~diedctiy the Traffic Committee when appointed. Alderman Pool mentioned that the intersection of Guadalupe and Matthews was also a dangerous cOrner. Alderman Serur asked that all the cross streets on Monterrey be made stop I streets, with Monterrey as a through street. The City Manager .said a study would be made, and an ordinance drafted for Council approval, covering any changes in stop signs. The meeting adjOurned at 8:25 p.m., to reconvene at 7;30 p.m., Monday, May 25, 1964. ~t;(Cw~;:~Ylr- Frank TaY10';/v- Mayor (/~f!? Alderm-.V (,. /~J j () !'7n (i.. m 'l~~) \.-<._AU"___t::'..IL_~)'.........,__~'.lL-/ r ,- William C. Pool Alderman Ellis Serur Alderman ~. < /' /Y "/.;/.~. ..' 71:" -" ///{-/ {// ./ .;/ -/..------- C/ ~/-; /A, 0-'0.J A.G. Tuttle . Alderman I ATTEST I /1 C(\~ I /1 Ii, 0 I /1(1(' ~l V" 1\1y, It) /.' i' ) \I.v .I }.r,<?/! \~:::\..,{F,j i ,./"YI..,\____/, ',}(,j \,~- , . Dorothy 0./ Worrell City SecrEitarY \_/ Mark H. Whittenberg Alderman ' _'-'-_ CJ;n?vlvtfrJ ~ 68T