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regu I ar meet i ng, september 13, , 965 :;J, page three I said.he understood that the Counci I t~ok a proper view, but ."offtherecord, I was worried that pres- sure had been put upon the Council t? prohibit swimmers f~om the River". Mr, Brodsaid: ~Section 19 of HB69 does give cities the ,pow~r to de$ignate areas for certain uses". After more discussion, Mayor Serur quoted from the minutes of the June 14th meetirig. Dr. Pool said he had never read HB69; that he would like to see a copy. Mr. Brad said he under- stood that "Aquarena got that bill passed..." Re said he had tried to contact Aquarena, as the Counci I had suggested; that Don Russe [I and Gene Phi Iii ps had told him they were planning to put more boats on the River, and they didn't see how they could 'gettogeth- er' with the scuba divers. The Mayor suggested again that they should "do first things first", and get a written legal opinion. Alderman Whitte.nberg.sa.id he was as interested as Mr. Brad in hav i ng . a II the peop Ie come to San Marcos; that he felt it was regrettable when one business seems to interfere .withanother. He offered a possible solut.ion that would not cost a great deal of money: take a crane into the slough and dig a hole for the scuba divers. ~r. Brad said they needed clear water, and that a "ho Ie!' would :not. serve the i l' purpose - that they needed a "large body of water" - that a person would have to appreciate what it means to swim in natural surroundings. Alderman Whittenberg asked Mr. Brad if he were interested in a deep hole for scuba diving, or if he were just interested in the area used by the glass-bottomed boats. Alderman Froh brought out the point that Mr. Rogers had spent a great de~1 ~f money "mowing" the lake and beautifying it for tourists. Dr. Pool asked for a clearer definition of "the lower end of the lake", which scuba divers want the City to set aside as a restricted area for swim- mers and divers and fishermen. Mr. Brad said it was about 200 yards from the headwaters to the "line" they suggested for their area,and about 200 yards on downstream to the dam. Dr. Pool assured the scuba divers that each group had a side, and he sympathized with both. interests. The Mayor thanked the ~elegation for coming, and express- ed the hope that the problem could be worked out to the satisfaction of both groups. I The Mayor introduced a petition from Mr. and Mrs. Jack Clark, requesting annexation of Lot 12 of. Block I, facing on Franklin Drive, Oak Heights Addition. The accompanying plat was examined for el igibi I ity for annexation. Alder- man POol moved that the petition be formally received. Alderman Damon seconded the motion and on 1'01 I cal I, the following vote was recorded: I AYE: NAY: Damon, Froh, Pool, Tuttle, Whittenberg None The Mayor declared the motion carried. The Mayor introduced a petition from J.B. Roberts, request- Ing annexation of certain property in Forest Hi I Is Addition, "at such time in the future as said strip of land shall be contiguous and adjacent to the City Limits". The ~etition Cl U ;.....J ~ ~ L_ __