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regular meeting, may 9, 1966 page three /7 I month. Among others who spoke to the question were Mrs. Buford Williams, Mrs. Tom Brasher, Jay levin, Elwood Soechting, Mrs. Rudolph Kirk. H. Garland Stokes, recognized by the Mayor, said he had talked to Bishop Reicher right after he came back from Rome. He quoted the Bishop as saying "St. John's is a poor parish". "And yet", Mr. Stokes said, "they want a $50,000 view. I wi I I give the City $50,000 for the 3.62 acres, and I Ivi II give the Church $100,000 for a strip next to it, and put a $1,000,000 on the tax rolls with a shopping center." Further discussion ensued. The Mayor said he felt it was a decision the Counci I should make, and not refer it to a vote of the people. Alderman Korff said: "Mayor, I believe you are on St. John's Board, and Mr. Froh is a member of St. John's. I think you should both disqualify yourselves on this." The question being called for on the motion to refer the matter to the people, the fol lowing vote was recorded: AYE: NAY: ABSTAIN: Korff, Whittenberg Damon, Pool Froh The Mayor disqualified himself from voting to break the tie, and the motion was ruled defeated. I Dr. Jean Smith, Chairman of the Recreation Counci I, came before the City Counci I with a recommendation for the Summer Recreation Program. Alderman Pool moved that Dr. Smith's recommendation be accepted, and that thre City sponsor only a swimming program at City Park this year. Alderman Whittenberg seconded the motion and on rol I call the fol lowing vote was recorded: AYE; NAY: Damon, Froh, Korff, Pool, Whittenberg None The Mayor declared the motion passed. Dr. Smith said the Recreation Counci I had been approached several weeks previously by Mrs. Margaret Herrera, Director of Community Action Program, to plan a year-round recreation program for San Marcos. She recommended that the Counci I authorize the Recreation Counci I to work out a program under "CAP". Dr. Smith explained that if an application were made for such a program under OEO. the cost would be on a 90% I 10% basis, with the City furnishinB the 10% "in kind", with no cash outlay. Alderman Damon moved that the Counci I authorize Dr. Smith and her group to further. investigate the possibi li- ties of a year-round recreation program under the Office of Economic Opportunity. Dr. Pool seconded the motion, and on roll call, the following vote was recorded: I AYE: NAY: Damon, Froh, Korff, Pool. Whittenberg None The Mayor declared the motion passed. Dr. Smith asked that the same amount that was al lotted in the 1964-65 budget be included for the Recreation Program in the new budget, and that the Counci I authorize the Rec- reation Counci I to deal with the public school system on use of their faci lities for the year-round program. The Counci I agreed, by common consent.