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I I I I I L__ REGULAR MEETI~G OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, DECEMBER 9,1968 Present: Ma~or Ellis Serur Councilmen Emmie Craddock, Ph.D. Ronald J. Dannelley Luciano H. Flores William C. Pool, Ph.D. Hollis W. Smith Jerry Zavesky City Manager City Secretary Richard G. Bean Dorothy O. Worrell Visitors: The Rev. Sam Junkin, Mr. and Mrs. Courtney D. Marshall, Bill Marshall, Mrs. Tom Brasher, Mrs. Grace Lowman, Herbert E, Karren, Phillip A. Yochem, Dr. & Mrs. Charles Willms, Willard Thorp, Rodger Zimmerman, W.. H.. Hamil ton, jr., Tom Hami.lton, .Jack. Goodman, Jerri Veidt, Charlotte Crisp The Mayor called the mE;eting to order at. 7:30 P..M. The Rev. Sam Junkin, pastor of First Presbyterian Chu.rch, gave the Invocation. Mr. Junkin said he would like to raise the question .of the validity of having only pastors to give an invocation, since members of the Council were more aware of the particular things that should be prayed for. Mr. Junkin brought up another matter : the general lack of interest among the. leaders of the community in a group of interested citizens called UBridge Buildersu.. Goal of the loosely-structured organization is to establish dialogu~betweE;n peoples of different ethnic and ec~nomic background, to dis~uss community problems and possible solutions. The Minutes of the meeting of November 25, 1968 were approved as presented, on. motion of Mr. Zavesky a nd second of Mr. Smith. Two representativ<;s of Baptist Student Union came before the Council to request permission for a religious procession starting from the Square at 6:00 p.m., December 19. Mr. Smith moved that the Council grant permission,. and if a permit from the Police Department be required, that it &e issued. Mr. Dannelley seconded the motion, whichpasse~ unanimously. Jack Goodman, Chairman of the Executive Committee of the A.ustin- Travis County Organization for.Regional Planning, came before the Council to explain the Capital Area Council of Governments~ Mr. Goodman explained the advantages of uCOGu, and answered quest- ions po~ed by Council Members. The Mayor thanked'Mr. Goodman for a good presen~ation, and it was agreed that the Council would make a further study of uCACOGu, as it would relate to San Marcos, before making a decision. Mrs. Tom Brasher, President of the League. of Woman Voters. of San Marcos, told the Council that the local League had made a stwdy of CQuncil .of Governments, and had been asked bY,the Austin League to cooperate in uCACOG~.. She offered to cooperate in.a workshop with the Council, and to make available to them a great deal of material on the subject. . It was agreed that such a workshmp would be scheduled at an ~arly date.