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I I I I L_ ~., REGULAR IEETING, OCIOBER 9, 1962 Present. Mayors C.M. Allen Aldemenl Wm. L. Moore, M.D. RubenRuiz H.Garland Stokes Lee Swift J.E. Younge~, j~. Ci ty lilal\llger B.R. Fuller City Secretary Dorothy O. Worrell Guest s. Mrs. Ed Slaughter, COl. Lem 1. Belote, Mr. Walter Buckner, Mrs. Jerri Veidt, Mr. Wes Pendley, Mr. Jees SIIlith_ Mr. J.C.. Jackson,' Mr. Joe RodtigUez, Mr. Luciano Flores, and the Rev. H.T. Franks 'the Mayor called the meeting to order at 7100 p.m. There being no clergyman present, Mr. Walter Buckne-r gave the Invocation at the re4uest of Mayor Allen. Col. Belote appeared before the Council to protest speeding lHI residential streets and requested that the Council take whateverllleuures arerequi~ed toenforces.peed limits. Alderman Younger info~d 001.. Belote that a survey of traffic is being ..de. A general discussion of the problem, already recognized by the Council, ensued. It was brought out that Hopkins Street, whe~e Col. Belote resides, is Statemaintained~ and permission must be obtained frOlll the state Highway Department before any signs may be put up. Aldeman Stokes suggested that a ndarpatrol unit lllight be the only solution. The Mayor thanked 001. 8elote for coming and assurred him that the necessary action would be taken aft,er the present survey is cOlllpleted. ' The next person to appear before the COuncil was Mr. J.C. Jackson, who also wished to protest a traffic problem, and request a light. at the corner of Guadalupe and.Ooma! Streets. The Mayor infotllled Mr. Jackson that GuadalUpe, being on Loop . 82 through San. Marcos, 1scontrolled by the State Highway Department and a previous request for a stop light at that corner had been refused. The City Manager said a traffic check had been made at that intersection and the Highway Department turned d_n the report on the basis that the - fl_ of traffic did not warrant one. The City Manager said the State might approve installation of a "MelllOry Light", with treadle control. This would cost about $1100. Mr. Joe Rodriguez, representing Better Citizens for Bette~ Governaent, also spoke of the dangerous traffic at that corner, and introduced Mr. Jees Smith, who told of a recebt w~eck he had been involved in at the corner of Guadalupe and Coalal. Mr. Luciano Flores, Chairman of B.C.B.G., alsQ spoke on the need for a light at GuadalUpe and COmal. He said they th'ought it best to go through proper channelSl .We decided if the City WOuldn't install a light, we'd go to a Senator or Representative-. The Mayor suggested that the City Idght make another request of the Stat. Highway DepartJllent, and, if again refUSed, then B.C.B.G. might see what they could do. Alderman Ruh voiced the opinion that B.C.S.G.could get the light in 30 days if they used that method. AldemanStokes suggested that the club go ahead, anyway. Mr. Jackson enquired about the lighting project in South End Addition of San Marcos, which he referred to as -The Addittion the City has forgotten". He stated that the Wallace Addition, which was started after South End, is already lighted. , Alderman Stokes replied that the area in question was the responsibility of LCRA; the City requests so uny lights from LCRA in each area, and South End is in the Plan. The !len who appeared before the COuncil on the traffic and lighting problems were thanked by Mayor Allen, and invited to stay for the remainder of the session. ~