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l64 REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, JUNE 24, 1974 Present: Mayor Ennnie Craddock I Councilmen William L. Cunningham Bill Dibrell Luciano H. Flores John Hansen Kenneth E. Sutton City Manager James B. Baugh City Attorney Tom Akins City Secretary Doriss Hambrick Director, Finance Earl T. Williams Director, Public Works William Friedrich Absent Councilman Ted Breihan Also present: Mr. & Mrs. Richard Mason; Gerald Klossner; Jose Villarreal; Simon Ramirez, jr.; Col. Jim Hill; Peggy Mayberry; Mrs. Kay Burton; John Morrisset; J.R. Molina; Leo Poore; Jerri Martin; Melissa Millecam; Terry Roberts; and others. The Mayor called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. Councilman Sutton moved to recess to Executive Session to discuss a personnel matter. Councilman Hansen seconded the motion, which passed unanimously. I The Council reconvened in Regular Session at 7:30 p.m. The Mayor reported that personnel matters and procedures had been discussed in the Executive Session, and reported that the City Manager would hold a press conference at 11:15 a.m., June 25, 1974, at City Hall to discuss the matter further. The Minutes of the Regular Meeting held June 10, 1974, were approved on motion of Mr. Sutton and second of Mr. Hansen. Mayor Craddock opened a Public Hearing to consider a request for a change in zoning of property located at 1105 Highway 123 from "c" to "C-2". Attorney Gerald Klossner was present to represent the applicant, Richard Mason. Mr. Klossner stated the contentions that "C-2" zoning represented the highest and best use of the property, that the legislature had not given adjacent property owners absolute control over zoning matters, and that the matter of consumption and sale of alcoholic beverages was not the issue. Jose Villarreal and Simon Ramirez, Jr., property owners within 200 feet of the property in question came forward to object to the zoning change. The Mayor closed the hearing and read the caption of an ordinance as follows: I AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 3 OF THAT ORDINANCE WHICH REGULATES AND RESTRICTS THE LOCATION AND USE OF BUILDINGS, STRUCTURES AND LAND, DATED MAY 23, 1966 (VOL. 32) BY CHANGING THE ZONING OF .71 AND .703 ACRES OF LAND OUT OF THE J.M. VERAMENDI LEAGUE NUMBER ONE, LOCATED AT 1105 HIGHWAY l23, FROM "c" (COMMERCIAL) TO "C-2" (COMMERCIAL). Mr. Sutton moved the Ordinance not be approved. Mr. Flores seconded the motion. It was noted that the Planning and Zoning Connnission had recommended denial of the request, and that a petition signed by more than 20% of property owners in objection to the change (see Mason zoning file) had been received. On roll call, the following vote was recorded: AYE: Dibrell, Craddock, Flores, Hansen, Sutton NAY: Cunningham. The Mayor declared the motion passed and the Ordinance not approved.