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91 SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, AUGUST 18, 1975 Present: Mayor Emmie Craddock Councilmen Frank T. Arredondo Ted Breihan Bill Dibrell Luciano H. Flores John Hansen Kenneth E. Sutton I City Manager City Attorney City Secretary Director of Public Works James B. Baugh Tom Akins Doriss Hambrick William T. Friedrich Also present: Frances Emery; A.H. Dawson; Allen Colwick; Buhl Peevey; Charlie Rogers; Roy Porter; Jim Alvis; Bob Derrick; James Byrn; Albert Sierra; Albert Armstead; David Ybarra; Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Conway; Larry Liemann; Terry Roberts; Melissa Millecam; Jim Witt; and others. The Mayor called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. Mr. Hansen moved to untable the appoint of one member to the Housing Authority Board. Mr. Suttonaeconded'the motion, which passed unanimously. Mayor Craddock reminded the Council that Amanda Gar~a and Carol Burton had been nominated. Mr. Breihan stated his feeling that Mr. Burton should be appointed because the Board needed business men and women to make the decisions and plans required of the Board. Mr. Arredondo pointed out that Mr. Burton was presently serving on another city committee, and stated that he felt the Council needed to accept the services of new people, particularly women and minorities. Mr. Sutton said he felt Miss Garza would not be a wise appointment since she was employed by the County. The City Attorney advised he felt Miss Garza's employment constituted no conflict of interest. On roll call, the Council voted as follows: I BURTON: GARZA: Breihan, Dibrell, Craddock, Sutton Arredondo, Flores, Hansen. The Mayor declared Mr. Burton appointed to the Housing Authority Board. Mr. Dibrell moved the reappointment of Dr. Nilon Tallant as City Health Officer. Mr. Breihan seconded the motion, which passed unanimously. I Mayor Craddock introduced for consideration design concepts for the Community Development Willow Creek project. Present to discuss flood control paIns for the area were A.H. Dawson, chairman of the Upper San Marcos Watershed Reclamation and Flood Control District, and Allen Colwick, Buhl Peevey, Charlie Rogers and others from the Soil Conservation Service. The Council was told that 801 structures in the City are presently subject to flooding by Purgatory and Willow Sp~ings creeks; that two floodwater retarding structures on Purgatory Creek alone would reduce the number of structures subject to flooding to 21 houses; that retarding structures on both Purgatory and Willow Springs creeks would reduce that number to 4 houses; and finally that retarding structures on both creeks along with Willow Creek channel improvements proposed by SCS would eliminate all flooding. James Byrn, Roy Porter, Jim Alivs and Bob Derrick (representing Byrn/Forest and Cotton) reminded the Council that the program planned under Community Development was not designed for flood control but "vector control" or drainage improvements. Mr. Dawson stated the antici- pated completion date of the retarding structures was within three to five years. The Council was also informed that the Willow Creek channel improvements contemplated under the Community Development Program would not be sufficient to alleviate flooding entirely and that the concrete channel proposed would probably have to be reworked by SCS. Mr. Sutton recommended the Council authorize Willow Creek channel improve- ments to begin as soon as possible and hope they will fit in with later plans formulated by the SCS watershed planning staff. The Council also discussed briefly the Community