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105 Special Meeting July 6, 1981 Page 2 AYE: Cavazos. NAY: Brown, James, Kreczmer, Mendez and Norris. ABSTAIN: None. The motion failed. Mr. James moved his original motion totalling $850,000 for Bishop Street in the bond program and Mrs. Mendez seconded the motion. On roll call the following vote was recorded: AYE: James, Kreczmer and Mendez. NAY: Brown, Cavazos and Norris. ABSTAIN: None. The motion failed. Mr. james directed Staff to request the State Department possibly install a light at BiShop and Hopkins. Mrs. Nor- ris and Mr. Cavazos expressed an interest in the $300,000 in CDs for Bishop Street possibly be used to pave Bishop Street and Mrs. Norris asked that this item be placed on the July 13 agenda for discussion. Mr. James then moved that $1,150,000 for Bishop Street in the bond program be considered, basically Alternate II as submitted by Jim Byrn without the transfer of Mi!lview funds ($1,750 million total project cost) and Mr. Brown seconded the motion. On roll call the following vote was recorded: AYE: Brown, James and Kreczmer. NAY: Cavazos, Mendez and Norris. ABSTAIN: None. The motion failed. Mr. James requested that on the July 13 agenda the surfacing of Bishop Street be considered and that Bishop Street would not appear in the bond program. Mr. James introduced for consideration other items in the bond program. The bond consultant, Mr. Curtis Adrian, advised Council that bonds are sold in $5,000 increments and that the propositiOn being considered of $60,000 for police equipment be eliminated and possibly consider certificates of obligation. Mr. James moved for a bond proposition of $2,240,000 for Barbara Addi- tion ($500,000); Coers Street ($80,000); Gravel (PurgatorY) ($94,000); Sycamore ($26,000); Ed J. L. Green ($38,00~; and Millview Addition ($1,500,000) for street and drainage; and $365,000 in another proposi- tion for unnamed streets that sustained flood damage. There Was no second to this motion. Mrs. Norris moved that the proposition of $60,000 for police equip- ment be eliminated from the bond program as recommended by Mr. Adrian and Mr. Brown seconded the motiOn, which paSsed unanimously. Mr. James moved that all the propositions remaining be placed on the bond program and Mr. Brown seconded the motion. Mr. James opened the motion up for discussion. Mr. Cava'zos stated he could not vote on the entire package for reasons he had previously stated regarding the Parks Bond. During a lengthy discussion, Mr. Kreczmer moved to amend Mr. James' proposal to read as follows: Proposition No. 1 - Millview Addition Street and Drainage in the amount of $1,500,000; Proposition No. 2 - Barbara Addition Street and Drainage in the amount of $500,000; and Proposition No. 3 - Unnamed Streets in the amount of $240,000; and Mrs. Norris seconded the motion. On roll call the following vote was recorded: