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15 I tL~TTERS TO BE CONSIDERED Re.gular Meeting City Council 13 September 1965 7 ~'.30 0' clock pm A letter has been receive.d from the Kin'g Community .~ntenna Tele.vision Co. ~ Inc.. ~ requesting an opportunity to present their proposal at the. next City Council meeting. By letter dated 2 Se.ptembe.r 1965, Mr. King was requested to furnish additional inforreation about the service be.foxe appearing before the Council. This would give. the City Manager and City Attorney an opportunity to study the matte::r and make some re.c::Jnnne.ndation t.o the Couneilo "" Hr. John Stokes has indicated he \Jo'!J.ld like. to appear before t.he Council. He. did not indicate the nature of tbe ma.t.te~ or matters to be discussed" I 3 The Rev. Eugene Jennings h2S asked to be heard regarding an amendment to Article VIII of the Bu.ild.ing Code. If appt';)ved~ this would further arr~nd Section 80202 by permitting a wood shingle roof to be used on buildings used for public assemblage_. The Mayor dnd Council has been furnished a very complete report on tbis matter in a letter from 'Father Jennings ~ A c.opy of the letter was not received in the.. City Manager1s Office unti.l about noon on Friday. The Enginsering Section~ State Insurance Bureall~ has been requested to review this matter to determine what, if any} affect it would have on the, Key Rate. The reply vJil.l probably not be available until after noon on September 13. 'I Mr. Donald Brad has requested to be heard on. the matter of tlscuba divingll 0 At the J'l:me 14th MeetiD.g~ Alderman Froh moved that oa meeting of the. City Manage.r~ City Attorney~ representatives of the diving clubs and Aquarena be held to work out a satisfactory solution, 1J.7ith the. probable result of an ordinance bei.ng pre.pared for consideration by the Councill1 0 This motion carried" The City Manager and City Attorney have discussed this matter at great length, met at various times :i.ndi:lJidually, with representati vas of Aquarena~ members of clubs, held long distance telephone conversa- tions T,,;>ith "scuba divers!!, and others interested in the problem~ The Legislation, identified as H.B~ No" 69, Water Safety-Watercraft, was appro,,,re.d June 18, 1965, and became effective Augus t 30 ~ 19.65, 90 days after date of adj ournment. The City's Attorney ruled the City Council could not take any action until the effective date of the Statute. Mr. Brad has been advised that, at present, the portion of the San Marcos River above the bridge on Loop 82 is "land loc.kedll as the entire shore line is controlled by private owne.rs. It was suggested that he (Brad) Iease or othen.Jise arrange a means to gain lawful entry into the water~ When this is done, an ordinance eould be drafted for consideration by the Ccuncil" From a conversat.ion \~~ith :<::. Brad, it ap-peared that he -planned to reach the uppe.r limits of the River by g;ing HO'ver the d~m!1 and, '.Jhile the dam is private property, he felt he had the assurance of a~ attorney that a legal opinion could be given which would permit