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Council Minutes, June 27~ page two further discussion, Mr. Doiron asked that each of the Council members drive by the Thomas property and look at the buildings himself. Mrs. Edra P. Allbright appeared on behalf of the Park Board created by ordinance in 1954. The Mayor announced that he and the City Manager have studied the 1954 ordinance and found that the Park Board was only appointed for a two-year period; therefore, the City of San Marcos has not had a Park Board since 1956. The Mayor recommended that for the interim period, before the Charter goes into effect, the Park Board and Recrea- tion Council be combined with the following members: Dr. Jean Smith, Owen Goodnight, Al Lopez, Dorothy Lancaster, Edra P. Allbright, Patti Sullivan, Barton Gill, Virginia Moore, Mrs. C. M. Allen, and Frank Taylor. The Mayor recommended that the interim board have only the power of recommendation to the Council. After further discussion, this proposal was accepted by co~mon consent of the Council. The Mayor then read several letters signed by various San Marcos organiza- tions which Mrs. Allbright presented regarding the removal of tbe City mechanic shop located at the softball field. The Mayor announced that as soon as a suitable place for this shop could be found, it would be moved. I Mayor Serur read a letter from Mrs. J. D. Cummings regarding ber property in Rio Vista Park. Alderman Froh stated that he could see no way the Council can solve Mrs. Cwmuings' prob- lem (that of obtaining a building permit from the City) at the present time. The subject of authorization of Current Expense Warrants was introduced. The Mayor read an ordinance, the title of which is as follows: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TE:(AS, PROVIDING FOR BORROWING MONEY AND ISSUING OF GENERAL FUND CURRENT EXPENSE WARRANTS TO THE AMOUNT OF $60,000.00 FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING CURRENT OPERATING EXPENSES DURING 'rHE FISCAL YEAR OF JANUARY 1, 1966, TO DEC&~BER 31, 1966; PROVIDING FOR THE PAYMENT OF THE PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST OF SAID 1,TARRANTS. I It was noted that the City Manager plans to use only $40,000.00 of the total amount at the present time. After further dis- cussion, Alderman Pool moved that the Council adopt the ordin- ance, Alderman D81llon seconded the motion, and the following vote was recorded: AYE: Damon, Froh, Korff, Pool, Whittenberg Nay: None The Mayor declared the motion carried. The City Manager announced that he, Gene Rourke, fiscal agent for the City, and Isom Hale, consulting engineer for the City, had met with Mr. William N. Sewell and other Federal agency officials in Fort Worth regarding the recertification of the City's Workable Program, and had been told that unless the City showed efforts to negotiate for a comprehensive Master Plan before September 1, 1966, it was doubtful that the Workable Program could be recertified. The City Manager also noted that cities can enlist the aid of the Federal Housing "701" progr81ll for help in meeting the costs of a Master Plan. He suggested that the Council begin to think about inter- viewing several planning firms with regard to starting work on a Master Plan. Alderman Whittenberg asked why the Council should call in an outside planning firm to do the work, since the two firms already represented in San Marcos (Isom H. Hale and Associates and Marmon, Mok, and Green, Inc.) were capable of doing the necessary planning. Mr. Wolff replied that he I