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I I I REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCI L OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, JANUARY 8,-1968 Present: Mayor Ell is Serur Counc i Imen: Dr. Emmie Craddock Caesar A. Damon Luciano H. Flores Herman Korff Dr. Will iam C. Pool City Manager City Secretary Richard G. Bean Dorothy O. Worrel I Absent: Counc i I man Mark H. Whittenberg Visitors: The Rev. Paul Powel I, W.W. "Bi II" Cox, Harley Laechl in, Miss Dessie Thomas, Mr. & Mrs. Walter Ohnheiser, S.R. Beecroft, Everett Johnson, Bi II Pennington, W.E. Houck, B.A. Copass, Russel I Scott, Jerri Veidt, John Smith The Mayor called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. The Rev. Paul Powel I, Pastor of First Baptist Church, gave the Invocation. The Minutes of the December 19 and December 29, 1967 meetings were approved as presented, on motion of Counci Iman Damon and second of Counci Iman Flores. . W.W. Cox, Executive Director of the Chamber of Commerce, appeared before theCounci I to r~quest that the Counci I ask the State Highway Commission to reconsider the;;.. decision against two-way traffic on Interstate 35 frontage roads in San Marcos. Mr. Cox cited the i~creased traffic expected during HemisFair, the four conve~tions already scheduled at Holiday Innj and the need for more conven i ent a.ccess to mote I. s on the frontage roads. The matter was discussed and the previous efforts made by civic groups and the City Counci r, reCalled, Dr. Cr~ddock moved that the Counci I inv.estigate thefeasibi I ity of chang.ingthe staus of the frontage roads on Interstate 35. Councilman Flores seconded the mot i on and on 1'0 II Ca II " t,he fo II ow i ng vote was r'ecorded: AYE: NAY: Craddock, Damon,.Flores, Korff, .Pool, Serur None The Mayor dec I ared the mot i on carr i ed. Judge B.A. Copass appeared before the Counci I as a representative of the Golf Association to discuss the City's lease on the Aquarena Golf Course. Directors of Aquarena, Inc. had advised the City Counci I they would lease the golf course for the total amount of their taxes on the property: $4,765. The Golf Association offered to reimbursethe City in the a.mount of $2,00.0. The Association's annual budget Was presented to show its ability to assist in that amount. Counci Iman Flores moved that the Counci I offer a counter- proposa I: that the Gal f Assoc i at i on share the cost of the I ease egually with the City, or 50 % of $4,765. Dr. Craddock seconded the mot i on and on 1'0 II ca II, the fo lIow i ng vote was recor.ded: AYE: Craddock, Damon, Flores, Korff, Pool, Serur NAY: None The Mayor declared the motion carried.