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I I I REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, DECEMBER 11, 1972 Ppesent: Mayor Luciano H. Flores Counci Imen William L. Cunningham Guillermo DeLa Rosa Eddy A... E the redge Ross Ki'1g David R. Tauch Herbept A~ Yarbrough, jr. City Manager City Secretary Mark E. Gpesham Dorothy O. Worre II Also present: Doriss Hambrick; James B.Baugh; 01 iverlDeike; Jim T. Brown; Don Flopes;c Eddie Welge; Phil Waters; Rev. Samuel Montoya; Art Ables; Mike Rhea; Cathy Fisher; Robert Pinson; Joe G. Rodpiguez; Shirley Tuttle; Jose C. Lucio; Mr. & Mrs. Bob Henderson~. Gene B. West; Yolanda Tpevino; Sandra Rodriguez; Domingo Pardo; Aracel ia Rodriguez; Manuel Garza; Stephen Casanova; Celestino Mendez, jr.; Ed Tarbutton; Bob Bal'ton; Jeff Mendez; John Lpve; Marvin Wi lis, Calvin Varner; Hugh Snell ings; Melissa & Aart Millecam; John Pfeffer The ,Mayor called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. The Reverend Samue I Montoya, Pastop of the :Pentecosta I Loca I Church, gave the Invocation. The Minutes of the November 27 meeting wsreapPl'oved as presented on motion of Dr. Tauch and second of Mr. Etheredge. The Mayor opened a public hearing on an apbitrary annexation of 632 acres of I and. 'A map showi ng seven tracts adjo i n i ng the city I imits' was exhibited. Hugh Snell ings came before the Counci I to prot.estthe annexat i on of Tract #7 on Wi mbep I ey H i'ghway. Mr. Snellings said his Pcroperty was ranch land, and he s<iw no advantageih being incorporated into the city I imits. Marvin Wi lis, executop of the Wi II s Es,tate a Iso protested th'e annexat i on of Tract #7. He said their property was ranch land, and they had al I the fac i lit i es they needed and had no des ire to be taken i.nto the! C i,ty. He said the fami I y ,ha'd been offered a good pr'i ceby developers, but they were not interested in development; that it would remain ranch I and. The matter was: discussed at 1 ength by lan:d:owners and Counc i I men. Sh.i r I ey Tutt I e, a res i den.t of Hunter Road, came before the Counc i I to protest the annexat ion of 1 and on Pupgato:ry Cpeek. He sa i d he a I so' <spoke for Jose Luc i o. Jo'hn Pfeffer spoke as an interested ci t i zen and nota landowner, statJ ng that "ranching i s. a risky bus i ness" ,and he though,t it was u'nfair for ranchmen to have to pay city taxes on range land. The MayoI' declared the publ ic hear,ing closed, and read the caption of an ordinance annex i ng the 632 acre's. C:ounc i I man Y.arbrough moved that the ord i nance be tabled until the next meeting. Mr. DeLa Rosa seconded the motion, which passed unanimously. Councilman Yapbpollgh sai.J he felt the matter needed fupthep study~ and thought that he felt ~heCouncil was sympathetic to the renchmen. Mr. Wi I Is expressed appreciation for the Council's attitude, and stated he was not opposed to the City's growth. Mr. Snell ings offeped to give the Council a guided tour of the property under discussion.