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REGULAR MEETING OF THE CIT~ COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, JULY II, 1966 Present: Mayor Ell is Serur 'I A I dermen: Caesar A. Damon Joe C. Froh Herman Korff Mark H. Whittenberg Ci ty Manager City Secretary W.E. Wolff Dorothy O. Worrell Absent Alderman Wi I I i am C. Poo I Visitors: The Rev. Hugh Busby, Robert Green, J.T. Banister, Jim Brown, Bi II Wise, Rodgers Storey, Elwood Soechting, Mrs. Hazel Duncan, Anita Fox, Mike Favor, Jerri Veidt, Galen Wel Iniki, Carolyn Chandler and oth~rs The Mayor called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. The Rev. Hugh Busby, Pastor of First Christian Church, gave the Invo- cation. I Minutes of the June 27, 1966 meet irig were approved as pre- sented' on motion of Alderman Froh and second of Alderman Damon. I Rodgers Storey came before the Couricil to request Council approvalofa bui Idingpermft fora service station at the corner of Water Street and Colorado. He said the matter had been under consideration for many months: he had been request- ed to wait 90 days for a decision; he had waited 90 days, and 30 more. The Mayor said he and the City Mari~ger had spent three hours that afternoon with Planner Robert Green, trying to work out a solution. He stated it was not just a problem of the Urban Renewal P lan, but of the constant I y i ncreas i ng traff i c problem created by the rapid expansion of Southwest Texas State Col lege. The acquisition of the Federal Fish Hatchery property by.the Col lege had shifted the central entrance to the corner of Water (Jeff Davis) and Colorado. This demanded a re-~outingof the p~oposedn.M. Allen Blvd. through the Park, to provide circulation of traffic. The Mayor called on Mr. Green, who exp I a i ned why the first proposed p I an had to be changed, illustrating his remarks with maps showing traffic patterns. Mr-. Storey said he had asked twice to be notified when' Mr. Green was in town, in order to discuss the prob I em with him, but had not been given that opportunity. He then excused "himself from +hemeeting. The discussi6n continued. The Mayor asked Mr. Green if his recommended route of the C.M. Allen Blvd. meant that both the Storey property and the Wal I ing property would have to be taken. Mr. Green replied: "Yes. There i~ no other way". After further discussion, the Mayor asked the City Manager to arrange for Mr~ Green and Mr; Storey to meet the following day. Mr. Wolff brought before the Counci I a proposal made by the Board of Directors of the San Marcos Lions Club. The Club offered to air-condition the Recreation Hall in City Park in return for free use of the faci lities for one luncheon meeting a week, and a quarterly meeting one night.