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<br />SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
<br />CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, JUNE 7. 1967
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<br />Present:
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<br />Mayor
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<br />Ellis Serur
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<br />Councilmen:
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<br />Emmie Craddock, Ph.D.
<br />Caesar A. Damon
<br />Luciano H.Flores
<br />Herman Korff
<br />William C. Pool, Ph.D.
<br />Mark H. Whittenberg
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<br />City Manager
<br />City Secretary
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<br />W.E. Wolff
<br />Dorothy O. Worrell
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<br />Visitors:
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<br />Mrs. G.C. Salisbury, Mrs. Horace Cape,
<br />Mrs. Will Thompson, Mrs. J.D. Cummings.
<br />Mrs. Br~ce G. C6nway, Bruce G. Conway,
<br />J.M. Cape, Ken Doiron, W.K. Davis, Jim Brown,
<br />L.L. McPeters, Henry Norris. James B. Green,
<br />C.T. Swenson, W.E. Wood, Sam R. Stanberry,
<br />J.R. Cole, Marvin Nite, Terri R ss,
<br />June Davis, 'Susan & Galen Welln cki,
<br />Bob Barton, Charles Olson, Jerr Veidt,
<br />Eliazar Salinas
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<br />The Mayor called the meeting to order at 5:30p.m.
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<br />The Mayor read aloud a Resolution, captioned as follows:
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<br />A RESOLUTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
<br />SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, APPROVING AND UNDERTAKING OF
<br />SURVEYS AND PLANS FOR AN URBAN RENEWAL PROJECT
<br />AND FILING AN APPLICATION
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<br />It was explained that the Council had autho~ized the submission
<br />of an application at the March 27, 1967 meeting, but had not
<br />passed a formal resolution to that effect. Dr. Pool moved approval
<br />of the Resolution. Mr. Korff seconded the motion and on roll call,
<br />the following vote was recorded:
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<br />AYE: Craddock, Damon, Flores, Korff. Pool. Serur, Whittenberg
<br />NAY: None
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<br />The Mayor declared the Resolution Passed and Approved.
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<br />The Mayor asked for a progress report on purchase of the Sharp
<br />property. Herman Korff, Chairman of the Land Committee, said
<br />he,had talked with the City Attorney, who reported he had not had
<br />an answer from Mr. Sharp's attorney following the City's counter
<br />proposal, The Mayor said he felt the City could not wait indefinitely,
<br />but would have"to make a decision soon. Mr. Korff mov~d fhat the
<br />City Attorney be directed to proceed with condemnation proceedings.
<br />Mr. Flores seconded the motion. In the discussion which followed,
<br />Councilman Whittenberg said he did not feel the Council should give
<br />an affirmative vote to the motion until they knew what it would cost
<br />to go to Court. He said he would prefer to give Mr. and Mrs. Sharp
<br />their asking price of $30,000 than to got to Court. Mr. Flores said
<br />the Sharps had been offered $12,000 for Site #1, as a counter proposal,
<br />which was $1200 an acre, a big price for farm land. The question
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