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;41 SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, AUGUST 20, 1973 Present Mayor Eddy A. Etheredge Councilmen William L. Cunningham Guillermo DeLa Rosa Bill Dibrell Luciano H. Flores Ross King David R. Tauch I City Manager City Secretary James B. Baugh Doriss Hambrick Also present: Jon Sparks; Geneva Gomez; Frances Marshall; Mr. & Mrs. Doyle A. Buffington; Jerry L. Moore; Jim Broussard; Jerri Martin; Melissa Millecam; Derek Aldridge; Terry Roberts; Earl Williams; Sam Huey; Larry Keesler; Pedro Grimaldo The Mayor called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. I Mayor Etheredge opened a Public Hearing to consider the 1973-1974 City Budget with a brief summary of the budget. Councilmen discussed a request from the Health Department for one-half salary and travelling expenses for a nurse and sanitarian, the other half to be provided by the County. Councilmen discussed the feasibility of paying half the salary and expenses for both employees as opposed to the entire salary and expenses for one employee. Councilmen were advised by the City Manager that this additional budget item would best be funded by a transfer of monies from the street improvement capital outlay budget. Pedro Grimaldo, director of Souths ide Comm~nity Center, came before the Council to request $5,000 in funds to assist in the financing of a pre-school program for children at Souths ide Community Center. There were no further requests and no objections to budget items. The Public Hearing was closed at 8:25 p.m. Councilman King requested more details from the Souths ide Community Center staff before taking Council action on the pre-school program. The City Manager stated that the budget would be placed on the September 10 meeting agenda for adoption. Dr. Tauch moved to participateC~n the city!county health department program by providing the funds;necessary for salary and expenses for a nurse and sanitarian on an equal basis with the county; and to authorize the transfer of funds from the street improvement cap!tal outlay budget. Mr. Dibrell seconded the motion. Mr. Flores requested the motion be amended to state that the City would provide the salary and expenses for a registered nurse instead of sharing both salaries with the County. The amendment was unanimously approved. On roll call, the motion was unanimously approved. The Mayor read the caption of an ordinance as follows: I AN ORllINANCE AMENDING THAT ORDINANCE WHICH GRANTS THE AUTHORITY, RIGHT AND PRIVILEGE TO OPERATE AND MAINTAIN A CITY-,UDE TELEVISION SIGNAL DISTRIBUTION SERVICE FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF AUDIO, VIDEO AND RADIO SIGNALS; AND WHICH PROVIDES THE TERMS AND PROVISIONS UNDER WHICH SAID SYSTEM SHALL BE OPERATED AND MAINTAINED; BY DELETING THE SECOND SENTENCE OF SECTION 16 THEREOF, RELATING TO THE DURATION OF THE GRANT, AND SUBSTITUTING AN ENTIRELY NEW SENTENCE THEREFOR. Mr. Cunningham moved the Ordinance be approved on second reading. Mr. Flores seconded the motion, which passed unanimously.