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/' regular meeting, february 24, 1969 page three the Seguin Highway (123), because of the schools in the area. On motion of Dr. Pool, the Council gave common consent to the program, with the priorities suggested, and authorization to the City Manager to proceed with the plan. I The City Manager presented a plan to erect street name signs at every intersection in San Marcos, replacing old ones and installing new signs where needed. Approximate cost would be $6,000. The plan had been approved by the Planning & Zoning Commission, with the recommendation that it be carried out in its entirety~ On motion of Mr. Zavesky, the Council gaVe common consent , with authorization to the City Manager to proceed with the program. The Council discussed a recommendation from the Planning & Zoning Commission that the Texas High- way Depa~t~eht be petitioned to widen Ranch Road 12 from Smith Av~nue to West6ve~Road. Mr. Dannelley moved that the City Manager check ~ith the Highway Departmen~ about acquisifion of right-of-way, ahd that a further study be made of widening RR 12 within the City Limits. Mr. Smith seconded the motion. Dr. Pool expressed the opinion that widening RR 12 in that manner would cause a bottleneck at Smith Avenue. On roll call, the moti6n pass~d unanimousl~. I The Planning & Zoning Commission forwarded, with its approval, a request from Phillip ~. Yochemthat a tract of land on Lamar Street be rezoned "D", Multi- family. 'At the public hearing held February 18, no protest was made by property~owners within 200 feet. Dr. Pool moved approval of the change of zoning from "R-1" to "0", ai recbmmended by the Planning & Zoning Commission. Mr. Smith seconded the motion. Mr. Zavesky questioned whether use of. the pr operty for "multi- family" dwellings' would not further aggravate traffic congestion in that area: Keith Hoffman, recognized by the Mayo~, recalled: that at the time of a request for change ~f zoning in ah adjacent area, the City's Planners had 'advised that the Council wait for complet- i6n of the Master Plan be'fore making any' changes in zoning in that area. Mr. Herbert E. Karren, one of the property-owners pefitioning the change hf zoning, said he had talked with Mr. Ellifrit, the City's Planner, and he had stated that his recommendation to the Council had referred only to the Hamilton property, under consid- eration at that time. David Pool spoke to the question of traffic congestion from the viewpoint of the Planning & Zoning Commission. The question being called for, the following vote was recorded: I AYE: NAY: Pool, Serur, Smith .Oannelley, Flores, Zavesky The Mayor declared the vote a tie. Mr. Flores moved that Mr. Ellifrit be asked to meet with the Cou~ciland make a recommendation 6nthe request for rezoning of the property on Lamar Street, as petitioned b~P6illip A. Yochem. Mr. Dannelley seconded the motion, which passed unanimously.