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regular meeting, apri I 10, 1967 page SIX Dr. Pool introduced a .Resolution. commending Joe C. Froh for his service on the Council, and moved its approval. Mr. Damon seconded the motion and on roll call, the fo I low i ng votew Was recorded: AYE: Damon, Craddock, Flores, Korff, Pool, Serur, Whittenberg NA Y: None I The Mayor declared the Resolution. Passed and Approved, and asked the City Secretary to forward a copy to Mr. Froh. The May6r asked the City Manager the cost of repairing Warden Lan~. Mr. Wolff said he could not give exact figures, recalling to Mr. Serur the involvement with Asa De~s on the paving job. He said he did recommend to the Counci I that it be repaired. The Council gave common consent to the repairing of Warden Lane. Dr. Poo I brought before the Counc i I the new .schedu I e of fees for .use of the bal Ifields at City Park, and regist- ered a protest on charging a fee to schools and organi zations for practice use. He cited the City of Seguin as one municipality that makes no charge to the schools and Texas Lutheran Col lege for use of bal Ifields. He said he had fought the fee schedule every year; that he felt the City should furnish recreation faci lities and shou I d bear the cost. It was brought out that the Coun- ci I had voted to give the Parks & ~ecreation Board the fees collected for use of the park facilities, to use I in its park beautification program. Dr. Pool moved (I) if fees have been granted the Parks & Recreation Board, the Counc i I act i on be resC i nded; (2) if any fees have been co\ lected, that they be refunded. Mr. Damon seconded the motion. The City Manager said the College had been b i. I 'ed; that they pi an to u.se the fie Ids as part of their program. Dr. Pool read out the new sched ute of ~ees~ a~d stated it was a real hardship on some groups to pay the fees. The Mayor asked if Dr. Pool h'ere referring .in his motion only to use of fje.lds for ~ractice. Dr. Pool said: "Yes". Dr. Craddock enquired about charges in other towns . . The C; ty Manager sU9gest- ed that ~he matter be~efe~red unti I oMe" of the co-chair- men of th~ Boafdcould be pr~sent. Dr. Pool said he did not wi shto defer the matter. He amended hi s mot ion to read: "I move that the Cou~ci f rescind the daytime charge for use of the playing fields at City Park; and that an invest i gat i on be made of the charges made in ne i ghbor i ng communities for night use ofthe~ields.j, Mr. Damon seconded the mot i on and on 1'0 II Ca II, the fo II ow i ng vote was recorded: ' AYE: Pool II NAY: Damon, Craddock, FI~res, Korff, Serur1 Whittenberg The Mayor declared the motion. defeated. ('Of> :.J i"'\ (,