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t; r SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CIT~ OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, NOVEMBER 3,1965 Present: Mayor Ell is Serur A I dermen: Caesar A.Damon Joe C. Froh Wi II i am C. Poo I Mark H. Whittenberg I City Manager City Secretary B.R. Fu Iler Dorothy O. Worrel I Absent: Alderman A.G. Tuttle Visitors: Isom Hale, James Burwell, Mrs. Carolyn Chandler, Mrs. Mary Etheridge, Mrs. Jerri Veidt The Mayor called the meeting to order at 5:00 p.m. Counci Imen signed Consent to Meeting. Alderman Tuttle, who could not be present, had previously signed Consent. MayorSerur read a telegram received ~ov. 2 from Senator Yarborough: I "Am notified by Housing and Home Finance Agency of two Public Works Planning Advances to San Marcos, Texas. $8,310 wi I I be used to plan improvements to existing water facilities. Total cost of construction wi 1/ be $300,000. $9,000 wi 1 I be used to plan improvements of streets and bridges in the area. This project wi I I cost $500,000. Construction on both to get underway In /966". The Mayor stated the meeting had been called to disc~ss the two Planning Advances: P-Tex-3274, $8,310 for existing water faci lities; and P-Tex-3275, $9,000 for street and bridge improvements. The third item on the Agenda was to discuss a contract for engineering services for planning improvements with Isom Hale, of Isom Hale & Associates. In answer to a question, ~he Mayor said that under the plan- ning advance contract, the City would be required to repay only that amount of the advance on which planned work was actually completed. I The City Manager said that an agreement would be received from HHFA, and that it would then be necessary for the Counci I to pass Resolutions accepting the agreement, and naming a person to execute the agreement. He said the agreement must be accepted within sixty days after receipt. Alderman Whittenberg said if there were sixty days in which to execute the agreement, he saw no reason for the great urgency. The Mayor said there was no great urgency, but he felt the Counci I should be acquainted w~th the matter. Alderman Whittenberg asked that Senator Yarborough's wire be read again, and the Mayor complied. Aldermah Whittenberg said he thought the Coun- ci I should be careful about any commitment. The City Manager said, in answer to Mr. Whittenberg's question, that at the time the application for the planning advance was made, the date was May 31, 1965. Oates for accomp Ii shment of the projects wi I f wi II be determined in the planning survey. Alderman Whitten- berg said it would be his hope that many of these projects could be done in 1966. The Mayor stated that in San Marcos = o ;;;;l 0:; t"""i