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31 MEETING HElD ON APRIL 'Zl, 1959 On the 27th day of April, 1959, at 1:30 P.M., the Governing Body of the City of San Marcos met in special session, Mayor C. M. Allen presiding: I Present: Mayor C. M. Allen Aldermen: S. R. Beecroft W. M. Davis B. D. Hillburn Herman Korff James Tuttle City Manager B. R. Fuller Deputy City Secretary: Joann Hayes Guests: Thomas Buckner, San Marcos Record Jay Nixon, San Marcos Record The meeting was called to order by Mayor Allen. City Manager Fuller read a letter from Colonel Shockner, Commanding Officer of Camp Gary, inviting the Council to attend Armed ForceSs Day and an Open House at Camp Gary on Saturday, May l6, 1959, from 1:00 to 4:00 P.M. After some discussion the Council members concurred with a suggestion to attend this event at Camp Gary in a group, with Mayor Allen making reservations for seats for the group. City Manager Fuller brought to the Council's attention the official review of the units at the San Marcos Academy to be held at 8:30 A.M. on May 1. Mayor Allen and a number of the CounCilmen expressed their interest in the review and their intention of attending. I City Manager Fuller read a letter from the U. S. Army Engineering District, Galveston, the Corps of Engineers, with reference to the U. S. Army Reserve Training Center site to be in San Marcos. This letter transmitted to the City a 99 year lease by the U. S. Government from the City of San Marcos of the pro- posed Army Reserve Training Center site. The lease submitted by the Corps of Engineers for the Council's approval was read in full and discussed by the Council. An addition to the lease suggested by City Attorney Morgan as a pro- tection of the City's interest,was conSidered by the Council as follows: "It is understood and agreed a masonry building is to be constructed by tbe U. S. Government on the property hereby leased, and that said building, and the land herein described, is to be used hy the U. S. Government for various Governmental purposes. It is agreed, however, that in the event the property hereby leased should not be useg by the U. S. Government for said purposes for a continuous period of 24 months, that the City of San Marcos shall have, and it expressly reserved and retains, the right to terminate this lease after having given 30 days wri tten notice of the intention to so terminate." After discussion, Alderman HUlburn made a motion, seconded by Alderman Beecroft, that the City grant the Corps of Engineers a 99-Year lease as amended for the erection of an Army Reserve Training Center on the property located in in the San Marcos Memorial Park. The motion was passed by a unanimous vote of the Counci 1. City Manager Fuller reported to the Council recent negotiations for an engineering contract for the bridge across the San Marcos River at East Hopkins Street. It was noted that engineering firms had confirmed the City's estimate of approximately $37,000 to 40,000 for the entire project. The City Manager reported he had negotiated with Beretta-Gteenslade & Associates of San Antonio for an engineering contract along the following schedule of costs: I Preliminary Plans & Layout Detail Plans & Specifications thru Bidding Phase Engineering work through Complete Construction $ 500 l500 750 $ 2750