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I I I - -- -= ;- ~ :"".1 ~ regular meeting, january II, 1965, page three On motion of Alderman Serur and second of Alderman Pool, the Counci I agr6ed, by commo~ consent, to th~ use of the Recreation H~II by the Balco~es Garden Club on Apri I 9, 10, II, 1965, without charge. The City Manager informed the Counci I'that the public hearing on the Blanco-San Marcos River Study by the Corps of Eng i neers had been set for February 25, 1965, at the Recreation Hall in City Park. The City Manager stated that the City's Engineer and the City Manager/Planner have been scheduled to meet with the Local Public ~gency on January 14 to go over the final draft of.the GNRP. LT. Banister, Director of LPA, was recognized by the Mayor, and said: .M~.Fuller said he'd like ~o c6me to our meeting. Is .he going to ask us something? The Mayor replied: "It's not a 'must' - we would lik~ to think you ap- p~ove of what we're doing". The Ci~y Manager said: nWhat we're do; ng i sto subtil it a projected study area. If LPA conCurs, there will be Resolutions tri pass." Mr. Banister, referring his quest- i on to the Mayor,sa i d: "BaCK to the Dec. 14 meet i ng - was that the first time you had knowledge that the LPA made application for the Chautauqua Hills? Did that come as a surpr i seto you?" City Manager Fuller said: "There is a ~uestionh~re that could be cleared up. The LPA is the City's designated agency - the LPA is the Ci ty' soperat i ng agency, in 'the Same manner that the Local Housin~ Authority is. Any person can submit a proposal, ~ven a citizen. However, it would be submitted for approval tp LPA. TheCha i rman of LPA will execute the app I i cat i on. Endors- ing the application are Resolutions by the City and the Planning and Zoning Commission. The Counci I must approve; LPA is an agency of the Counci I. We've 9'P,t this sort of out of position... It (Chau- tauqua Hi II Project SurVey and Planning Application) should have gone toLPA first. I think LPA understands why it has come about- i~ was to expedi te." A I derman Poo I asked: "When will LPA pass on it?" The City Manager replied: "I am in hopes, Thu~sday night. That would bring it in less than ten days, back to the Counci I. Does that answer your question, ~r. Banister?" Mr. Banister said: "I guess I'm confused. The City Counci I created the LPA.... but back to the last meeting (Dec. 14).... you toldhim;c..' not unti I the City approves...' You talked to us about cooperation, but we don't know what you're going to do." Alderman Ruiz said: "We were told at the Dec. 14 meeting that the application would be ready to go to Fort Worth 'before Jan. I'... something has got to be done to get this project on the ~oad~" Th~ Mayor reminded the Counci I of how many other things had had to come before the City in December, demandingpr10rity. ' The City Manager gave a report on the acquisition of right-of-way for RM 12. He explained that two fami lies had to be relocated, in the process of acquiring right-of-way, and that the City had purchased a tract of I and on Mill Street,c,?ns i st i ng of Lots 18 and 29, and ~ of Lots 19 and 28 of the A.M. Ramsay Addition, 239.95 feet frontage, J 60 feet in depth. The property has been resubd i v- ided to provide four standard lots, as shown on a plat provided the Council. Mr. Fuller stated the Planning and Zoning Commission, holding its meeting concurrently with the Counci I, had just re- ported through Chairman Carl Christman approval of the re-platting of the property. He requested Counci I approval of ~he City's acquisition of the property for $2400, and replatting of the parcel.