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.. Ii Mayor Taylor's statement on Future Development Plans for Sin Marcos City Council Meeting, June 8, 1964 J At this time it is evident to your City Council that anyprGgram of development places great importance on Planning. It is generally considered that city planning is the process of applying intelligent forethought to the logical, feasible and economical day-to-day develop- ment of an urbanized and adjacent area. Proper city planning can effect- ively control and develop the_City's physical and economic potential. In 1958 the City recognized the need of future planning and charged Mr. Fuller with this responsibility and as time has gone on, the need for more adequate and detailed planning became evident and the City moved to implement phases of the base plan, or to refine the original ideas and put them in operation. This method of planning filled the initial needs of our city. Later it was recognized that growth not previously felt created an eVI. greater need far proper planning to insure orderly expansion and provision of services. To name a fewl many blocks of paved streets, many sewer line extensions, tow new fire stations, enlargement of sewer plant, more street lights and other needed servi<:es - and we have'- hadfo bond issues or tax increases. In fact, we've had a ten cent decrease in taxes. Other fruits of this planning have produced a Planning and Zoning Commission, the passage of a planning ordinance, a Zoning Ordinance, Miaimulll Housing Code and other requirements to insure proper civic development. Also the College Development Plan geew out of this type of planning. In 1962, the City, by an 8~ to 1 majority,approved the enlargement of the College Campus and.The !liver Development Plan, in fact, the RiveT Development was the original project but because of the extra growth of the College, the Chautauqua Hill Project was made the number on. project. The College Project is well on its way to completion, and the College will be purchasing land from the LPA in the immediate future, so as to l11su!t'etbec~ s letting of contracts for dorms and cafeteria in the yer"{ near. future so they will be ready for Sept. 1965. I The Opuncil is now ready to start on a GNRP Area Study which is shown on the map in green. Let me state here that it is the unanimous decision of this Council that the area .of total acquisition by the City for recreation and park purposes has not changed, although the first project area has been enlarged. The Park and Recreation area remains the same as originally plan- ned, that is all the property from Colorado Street along a line down Union street to Comet Street to the Katy Railroad, and along an alley between Northcraft and McGehee to the Open Space Land, to the center of the RiveT, including a small area on the East Side, acxoss from the Rio Vista Park, the most of which is now dedicated as a park for. residents of Rio Vista SUbdivision. The development of this GNRPwill also permit certain corr.ect- ive measures to Purgatory and Willow Spring Creeks to eliminate flooding. Also, through this GNRP Study Area we believe it will be broad enough to be of whatever assistance needed by our local school system in furnishing a seat for ever"{ boy and girl in OUr community. It would be useless for me to recall all the crash programs which our City has undertaken in the past year or more. The importance of obtaining I ~-- -- ---