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<br />51 <br /> <br />MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL <br />OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, AUGUST 29, 1978 <br /> <br />Present: Mayor Pro Tempore Bob Hyatt <br /> Counc il Members Frank T. Arredondo <br /> Ted Breihan <br /> John A. Hansen <br />I Berry R. James <br /> Kenneth E. Sutton <br />Acting City Manager Albert Sierra <br />City Secretary Doriss Hambrick <br /> City Attorney Charles E. Evans <br /> Director of Public Works Ray Kotowski <br /> Director of Public Safety Robert Minnie <br /> Director of Finance Earl T. Williams <br />Absent: Mayor Robert L. Cavazos <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />Also Present: Terry Roberts, Jerri Martin, Alan King, Gary Bond, <br />Jorge Cruz-Aedo, John Conner, Tommy Ragsdale, Gordon Thompson, <br />Gilbert Tenorio, Marvin Kaderli, Larry McInis, Sheryl Price, <br />Frances Emery, George Vandervort, Isaac Rhoads, Bob Boyd, Torn <br />Meadows, Mr. and Mrs. John Carson, Jack Major, Richard Cowan, <br />Oscar Carpenter, Hugh Snellings, Stanley Sissom, Ed Slaughter, <br />Richard Burdick, Patty Sullivan, Charles Stone, Jake Krauskopf, <br />Guadalupe Carbajal, Randall Morris, Herbert A. Yarbrough, Jr., <br />Warren Leddick, William Millsap, Mary Castillo, and others. <br /> <br />Mayor Pro Tempore Bob Hyatt called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. <br /> <br />The minutes of the regular meeting held Monday, August 18, 1978, <br />were approved on motion of Mr. Breihan and second of Mr. James. <br /> <br />The Mayor Pro Tempore introduced for consideration a contract with <br />Hays County Commissioners for provision of fire protection outside <br />the City limits. Mr. Hansen moved to amend a contract previously <br />approved by deleting the requirement of $325 per call answered and <br />substituting a flat annual rate of $7,200. Mr. Sutton seconded <br />the motion. Mr. James requested the contract be further amended <br />to provide for an evaluation at six (6) months'into the contract <br />and a joint review be made by City and County at the 9th month <br />with consideration at that time of the next contract. Mr. Hansen <br />and Mr. Sutton agreed to incorporate the amendments into their <br />motion, which was unanimously approved. <br /> <br />The Mayor Pro Tempore introduced for consideration a request for <br />the use of City Park for travel trailer rallies. Mr. Isaac Rhoads <br />was present to represent the Texas Unit of the Wally Byam Caravan <br />Club. Mr. Rhoads told the Council his organization wished to hold <br />two rallies per year of about 60 trailers at each meeting. The <br />facilities provided would need to include water and electrical <br />hook-ups, a dump station, and roofed meeting place. Mr. Rhoads <br />also reported that other units would probably also wish to use the <br />facilities. Mr. Breihan moved the request be granted with City <br />Staff working out the specifics. Mr. Sutton seconded the motion. <br />Mrs. Patty Sullivan, representing the Parks and Recreation Board, <br />encouraged the Council to continue to provide park space for City <br />sponsored soccer and football programs which normally use City park <br />on weekends during the months the rallies would be held. Mr. Hyatt <br />moved consideration of the request be tabled pending further study. <br />Mr. Hansen seconded the motion, which passed unanimously. <br /> <br />Mayor Pro Tempore introduced for consideration requests for water <br />service outside the City limits. Mr. Bob Boyd carne before the <br />Council explaining he would like to tap the 8" water line across <br />River Road from his property, on which he intended to construct <br />60 apartment units. Mr. Breihan pointed out that the 8" line to <br />which Mr. Boyd referred was an extension of a 2" line, the smaller <br />pipe requiring replacement before the property could be adequately <br />served. Mr. Boyd said he would agree to pay the cost of replacing <br />the 2" pipe with an 8" line. Mr. Breihan moved to table the <br />