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regu I ar meet i ng, march 27, 1967 page three I The Mayor read the coritract aloud. A copy is ~ttached a~ a part of the Minutes. Ald~rman Pool moved the Council authorize the Mayor to e~ecute the contract. lease. Alderman Whittenberg seconded -the m'otion. Alderman Froh enquired about the use of treated water on the course, and asked whether the greens couldn't be sprinkled with waterf~om the slough. The City Manager ~aid water from -the slough Is not suitable for the greens, but he felt sure something could be worked out later with the Golf Assoc i at i on on water consumpt ion. I twas br6ught out that the Golf Association acts as the City's "Agent" and accepts responsibi lity for maintenance of the course. Th~ question being cal led for, the fol lowing vote Was recorded: AYE: NAY: Damon, Froh, Korff, Pool, Whittenberg None The Mayor declared the m6tion carried, Dr. Robert W. Walts, Ch~irman of the U~ban Rehewal Agency Board, appea~ed before the Counci I to present the General Neighborhood Renewal Plan. A copy of his presenta-tion is attached arid made a part of the Minutes. Alderman Damon moved adoption of an Ordinance approv1ng the Plan, caption of which is as follows: I AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS APPROVING GENERAL NEIGHBORHOOD RENEWAL PLAN FOR JUAN VERAMEND I PROJECTTEX R-90; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY Aldermari Korff seconded the mofion~ Kenneth Sutton, recognized by the Mayor, introduced Forrest Manjang as spokesman fora delegation of San Marcos residents. Mr, Manjang presented a petition carrying 82 signatures, attached here as a part of the Minutes. The Mayor read the petjtion aloud, as fol lows: "We, the property owners and tax payers of Comal, Valley, John, Luck, Centre, Herndon, Jackman, Shady Lane and Endicott Streets, have no de~ire to sel I 6ur property, in reference to the possible building project that was mentjoned in the San Marcos Record on March 16, 1967." I The Record article ~as brought from Ci-ty fi les for reference. Alderman Korff said: "You are not referring to,,\ the River Projec-t #1, but to Project #2." Dr. Walts said: "The plans are conceptual, not definitive", Jim T. Brown, executive director of Urban Renewal, spoke to the matter: "This situation resulted from a Record interview with Warren Freudiger and me. I explained there would be some land avai lable for housing in the GNRP area. I have asked for a neighborhood meeting to clear up the misunders-tanding." Dr, Pool moved that the Ordinance be passed as an emergency measure. A I derman Damon seconded the motion, which passed by common consent. A ful I dis- cussion follo~ed, with visitors participating. Mr. Brown "7 @ Co f",l-l(9