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regular meeting, apri I 12, 1966 page four J;- Henry Kyle came before the Counci I to discuss the Lowman Airport property. He stated Mr. Lowman would like the 16 acres previously deeded to the City returned to him, since the City had not prop- erly operated and maintained the airport. He call- ed attention to the fact that there were no faci li- ties at the old airport, not even a telephone. He said Mr. Lowman would like the acreage returned to him so he could operate a private airport. He said Mr. Lowman was d i sp I eased that the Counc i I had re- named it uLowman Airportu. The Mayor read an op- inion from the City Attorney on referenced property, wh i ch the Cou nc i 1 requested I ast year (see Minutes, Sept. 13, 1965). Alderman Whittenberg reminded the Counci I that the present Municipal Airport (Gary) property has a recovery clause. Alderman Damon said the Counc i I had a I ready agreed to keep the 0 I d a i 1'- port as a Ustand-by". Mr. Kyle said Mr. Lowman felt that if the City would spend $10,000 at the old air- port, it would be acceptable to the public. Dr. Pool sa j d: uMr. Ky J e, I moved a month ago that we return the property to Mr. Lowman. My motion died for lack of a second, so that shows how the Cou nc i I fee 1 s about it." Alderman Froh said: "We've decided we'l I keep it as an auxiliary field... We've already acted on it." The Mayor introduced the parking meter proposaj from the Hays County Commissioners Court. It was discuss- ed. Alderman Whittenberg moved that the proposal be accepted. Alderman Froh seconded the motion and on roll cal" the following vote was recorded: AYE: NAY: Damon, Froh, Pool, Korff, Whittenberg None The Mayor declared the motion carried. The Mayor read aloud a letter from Tom Buckner, sec- retary of the San Marcos Association of Retai I Trade, commending the efforts of the City and C~unty to im- prove parking on the Square,and provide more parking meters. He forwarded two resolutions for consideration of the Counci I: "First, we would like to ask that free parking on meters be done away with tor Saturday afternoons. "Second, we request that a one-hour parking limit be established on existing meters (not the new ones arou~d the Court House Square). "We feel this would keep parking movIng and make it more convenient for everyone who visits the downtown business area~" The City Manager said the present meters were obsolete and non-convertible. Elwood Soechting asked the Coun- cil not to act on the resolutions presented by "SMART". He said Jim Ranck, representative of Duncan Meter Co., recommended that the new meters not be restricted to one-hour parking. He said the Parking Committee would like to have two-hour meters. Alderman Damon moved that the City Manager be instructed to instal I new park- I I I