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~ I ').. b REGUlAR MEETING OF MAY 8, 1962 Present: Mayoi' Alderman C. M. Allen Dr. WUli8111 Moore Reuben!i1Jiz H. Garland Stokes Lee SWift...... .., J. . E. YOUllge:r, Jr. ~, R. Fuller George' C. Reed. I , City Manager city Secretary Guestsr Reverend JackByrOll, Mrs. Veidt, Elwood !)oechting, TOll Buckner, Col. Hill, Mr. & Mrs~ Bill Allbright, Ma:rc~s"Ja~kson. . The'lIIeeting was called. to order ~y Mayor Allen. Reverend ByrOlll gave the Invocation. I The minutes of the last lIIeeting'were approved. The Budget Hearing was then b~ought on the Agenda and the City'Manager's recommendations were discussed. Mr. Ful1erexplained'his idea of the City Planning Commission. Alderman Stokes suggested that the City Manager contact the ee City'Attorney and draw up plans for appointing the City Planning COmmission and the HODIan Relations COmmittee to be presented at a later'meeting. This suggestion was approved by the Council. . Alderman Ruiz felt that the City should be working on the matter of purchasing the Coy Deviney property along the San Marcos River, since the Option of this land would expire in the near future. He asked that plans for procurement of property and the improvellllint oEsame be prepared 'as soon IS possible and a special meeting be called at that tile. Aldeman Younger said that he,{~lt that a Citizens Committee should work with the City on this improvement plan, since it would entail the expenditure of public funds. It was felt by the Council, that this would' tie in with the City P.anning Commission and could be worked out when detinate plans were ma,de and presented. The refinancil\g andjorcancellation of three small !!ond Issues was discussed, but Alderman Stokes moved that the Bond question be deferred until a later date. Ruiz secinded the motion and the motion carried~ Alderman Ruh stated that this was the third Budget that he had seen during his tenure and he felt that it was by far the best. He moved that it be approved as presented. Alderman Moore seconded the motion and the motion carried unanimously. An Ordinance Levying Taxes for the use and support of the Municipal Goverlllllent of the City of San Marcos, Texas, and to provide a. Sinking Fund for The Retirement of The Bonded Debt of said City was. introduced by Alderman Swift who moved it's adoption. Alderman Ruiz seconded the motion. The Ordinance was read in full and upon roll call the ayes and nays ware I ' Ayesl Moore, Ruh, Stokes, Swift, Younger. Nays I None I Alderman Swift read a Proclamation which had been presented by the San Marcos Jaycees prOClaiming the .onths of May and: June as "Safety Belt Months". He asked for the issuance of this Proclamation by the Mayor. The Mayor declared the Proclamation issu~d. A letter from Sociedad Guauhtemoc 'was read totne Council by:~yor Allen and Alderman Stokes suggested that Alderman Ruiz contact the group to ascertain just what their request involved. Alderman Stokes moved the approval of a Resolution designating the Fi~st National Bank as the Depository for all city' Funds except the Firemen.s Pension Fund. Motion seconded by Alderman Ruiz and motion carried. IJ.&