04241967 Regular Meeting - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

/) "", r regular meeting, apri I 24, 1967 page Sl x the ba II f iel dsrequ i reS a fu Il-ti me employee. Bill Pennington, President of the Jaycees, came before the Counci I and r~ad a Jetter f~om the, Board of Directors. It included a statement regarding their understanding with the City on remission of fees at the time tbe Jaycees erected a chain-link fenpeat no cost to the City. The letter is attached. Wi II i am li tt Ie, Pres i dent of the Jaycee Softba II League , spoke to the Counc i I on the manner in which the League is financed. The City Manager quoted the cost of electricity for the park ballfields. A full I di scuss ion of the fee system was he I d. Dr. Poo I moved that the Softbal I League bear the expense of the electric- ity used during their games, at $1.75 per hour. Mr. Whitt- enberg seconded the motion and on roll call, the following vote was recorded: AYE: Craddock, Damon, Flores, Korff, Pool, Serur, Whittenberg NAY: None ' The Mayor declared the motion carried. The Mayor commented that most of their problems seemed to stem from lack of money. He reminded the Counci I that the City Sales Tax. Bill had been passed, and added: " I can see no :other way (of providingsufficient revenue) than by the C'ity Sales Tax." Mr. Serur said he thought all the area cities should get together and agree on holding a referen- dum on the same day. The City Manager opened discussion on disposal of property acquired by the City through tax sales. After outlining I several ways of handling the sales, he asked that the Council direct him in the matter. George Reed, Tax Assessor- Collect- or, explained that some of the original owners of the~roperty lost the i I' homes through sheer ignorance. He made the suggest- ion that, if possible, the property be sold to the owners who had defaulted on their taxes. He said the City only holds the property as trustee. He stated that 37 more pieces of property would be offered at a tax sale the following week. Mr. Whittemberg said the City should negotiate to get: the property back on the tax rolls. The City Manager suggested that the City should try first to sell the property back to the prev i ous owner, g i v i ng a sher i ff1;.deed. Dr. Craddock moved that the City Manager and Mr. Reed be authorized to investigate the feasibi lity of selling property acquired by t~x sale to the original owner,furnishing a sheriff's deed. Mr. Flores seconded the motion and on 1'01 I call, the following vote was recorded: AYE: Craddock, Damon, Flores, Korff, Pool, Serur, Whittenberg NAY: None The Mayor declared the motion carried. I The City Manager introduced for discussion the Mill Street property bought several years ago for relocation. He ex- plained that six lots were bought from the Ramsay Estate, only three being used to relocate the Espinoza Fami Iy, whose property was required for right-of,way for RM 12. Another member of the Espinoza Fami Iy wants to buy an adjacent lot, and another person wishes to buy the remaining two. Mr. Wolff suggested a price of $1,000 a lot. Dr. Pool moved that the Mayor be authorized to sel I the Mi II Street property. Mr. Damon seconded the motion and on roll cal I, the fol lowing