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4'1 REGUUH I\JEETING HEIL ON JUNE 9~ 1959 On the 9th day of June, 1959, at 2:00 P"fJ1.., the GovE:l'ning Body of the City of San lJIa:rcos 1118':': in regular session, MayoI' C. hil. AJ,len Presiding: I Present: t~ayor c. r-,j... Allen AJ.dermen: ;:)'.. r-i... Beecroft W.. Ul.. Davis 5. D. Hillburn Herman Kox.ff James Tuttle City ~J)anG.ger B.. R. fuller Deputy City Secretary Joann Hayes Guests: ;'Jl:rs.. M2nske, /'lAUiJ Miss Young, AA.i,),,\' Mr. Tern DUGkner, 3an tJI3rcos HecoId [</iI'. Tarver, United Gas (forporation r~~r. Alfred Crmvell The ;neeting was called to order by MayoX' A..llor.~ The Llinutes of the meeting$ of IJlay 12th end hlay 19th were. approved as read. i'ilr. Alfrs.d Crowell appear-eo before the CouDcil to dis,cuss possibilities for moving the fireplug- from in front of his place of business to another location. Be asked the Council if n1Gving the fireplug from its pl'esent loca- tion 'I.ould affect tho fire insurance key rate in that area.. .Alderman Hillburn- suggested that the City Manege!' write the State Insurance .Rating Bureau concern- in9 the location of these fireplugs with respect to the City' s fire insurance key rate. The Council egreed tl1at Mr. Cro\'lcll might remove the fireplug in front of his place of ,cUSiness at his own expense if it is found that doing 50 will not al-Le:r the Cityts key ::rate. I Several persons 'tIlilling to serve on the Board of Equalization fo;r the cori1ing tax yeal' were suggested. by the ~effibers of the Council. Of this group tho follow- ing 1i'Jere appointed by Mayor Allen, with the consent of the Council, to Serve as -':.he rnembe:l's of the Board of Equalization for the year 1959: Mr4 C. C. Wade, Chairman Mr. Jeff Brassell, Uembers Mr. Searcy Smith, Member A suggested ordinance regulating the planting of shrubs, trees, and other obstructions in corneT lots Was presented for the Councilts consideration. After some discussion the following changes to the ordinance were proposed: 1. In Section 3(a), 50 feet be changed to 25 feet. 2. In Section 3(b), 5 feet be changed to 10 feet. J. The ordinance would apply only to all are2S outside the first fire zone. Alderman Beecroft made a motion, seconded by Alderman Hillburn that the suggested ordinance be published with the ccrrections and again considered for passage at the next regular meeting of the Council.. The motion was passed by a unanimous vote of the Council. I The appointmen~ of a city planning agency was again consid.ered hy the Council. After some discussion it was suggested that the City Manager prepare a preliminary planning report to be submitted to the Council in December of "this year, and that at a later date a citizen advisory commi tteG bc appointed to ~'Jork with the City Manager in developing this report. Aldermen Tuttle made a motion, seconded by Alderman Davis, thae City Manager Fuller he authorized to spend up to $2500 to develop a preliminary planning report. The ayes and nayes were as follows, Ayes: Beecroft Davis Hi llhurn Korff Tuttle Nayes, None