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~7~.. REGULAR h'EETING HEW ON NOVEMBER 14, 1961 I On the 14th day of November, 1961, at 2:00 o'clock in the af~ernoon, the Governing Body of the. city of San Marcos met in regular session in the City Hall, Mayor C. M. Allen presiding. Present: Mayor Alderman C. M. Allen B. D. Hillburn Herman Korff Reuben Ruiz Kenneth Sutton J. E. Younger Manager B. R. Fuller Secretary George C. Reed city City Guests Ken Weatherford, Col. Hill, R. B. Henderson, W. B. Cannon, Wiley Froh, Thomas Kelley, Roger Goertz, Jas. M. Edmondson, Jr., Bob Sadler, Mike Bourgeois, Bobby Nicola, Albert Ludwig, Weldon Barton, _James Angell, Russel sco~ Nancy Rogers, Peggy Wells, Jimmy Kerch- ville, Mr. Kone The minutes of the meeting of October 10, 1961, were approved as corrected and the minutes of the meeting accepted. I The Mayor asked if any interested groups had any matter to be presented to the Council. Pr. Henderson stated that he had brought his Government class from the College to observe the Council in action. The Mayor expressed the interest of the Council, in having groups at- tend the meetings of the Council and observing them in operation. The Mayor brought up as the first matter of business that the Council had 'previously approved the.installation of three over- head storage tanks for the filling station which was being constructed by Mr. Carson at the intersection of South Austin and Interstate 35. Mr. Carson ljadrequested that this number be increased to four (4) overhead tanks. On motion of Aldeman Sutton, seconded by Alderman Hillburn the request was approved, provided the tanks met the same safety specifications which had been previously approved. Themo.tion carried unaminously. I The City Manager expressed his appreciation to the Council for having been allowed to take the trip to Ft. Bliss and Colorado Springs to observe some of the miss~le defense installations and mis- sile expermental work. The Council went into a rather detailed dis- cussion of the local civ~l defense program as it related to the trans- fer from the Office of Civil Defense & 'Mobilization to the present administrative command of the Department of Defense. The City Manager exhibited a chart showing the various positions which would be re- quired. It waS discussed that perhaps the County, in so far as the environs of San Marcos was concerned, might he interested in joining with the City in a ,common defense plan. On motion, Alderman Hillburn, seconded by Alderman Korff .the City Manager was named as Acting Civ.il Defense Director and requested to contact the County Judge to see if they were interested in joining with the City. The motion carried. A letter from the Controller of Brown Schools requesting the street from the Old Post Road to its end of the street at the entrance to the Brown School property be named was dtscussed. On motion Alderman Younger, seconded by Alderman Ruiz and carried unami- oUSly, the street was named the "Bert P. Jlrown Blvd.".