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SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, MARCH 4, 1968 Present: Mayor E I I; s Serur Counci Imen: Caesar A. Damon Luciano H. Flores Herman Korff WITI. C. Poo I, Ph.D. I City Manager City Secret~ry Richard G. Bean Dorothy O. Worre II Absent: Counci Iwoman Counc; Iman Emmie Craddock, Ph.D. Ma~k H. Whittenberg Visitors: Jerri Veidt, Tom Buckne~ Gene Rourke The Mayor called the meeting to order at 4:00 p.m. The City Manager informed the Counci I that Virgi I Cowan had made the City an offer of $80 an acre for the five-acre tract he wished to purchase. Mr. Bean said this was the assessed value, and that the Land Committee concurred in the price. Counci Iman Damon moved that the City sell the five-acre tract to Mr. Cowan for $80 an acre. Counci Iman Flores seconded the motion and on 1'01 I call the fol lowing vote was recorded: I AYE: NAY: Damon, Flores, Korff, Pool, Serur None The Mayor declared the motion carried. The City Manager informed the Counc; I that the Airport Manager is leaving, and that negotiations had been reopened with Bob Crutchfield on a contract. He said it Was the same contract that had been approved in 1967, but never executed. Dr. Pool, Counci Iman for Airport Affairs, recommended that the contract with Mr. Crutchfield be executed, and made a motion to that effect. Mr. Damon seconded the motion. The matter was dis- cussed further. On roll cal I, the fol lowing vote was recorded: AYE: NAY: Damon, Flores, Korff, Pool, Serur None The Mayor declared the motion carried. I The City Manager explained to the Counci 1 the need for additional space for entertaining at the Recreation Hall when Trai IeI' Rallies are held in the City Park. An unusual number of rallies are sched- uled during HemisFair, the registration for the Easter Rally ex- pected to read between 500 and 800 trai leI'S. He recommended that the concrete slab on the east side of the Recreation Hal I be roof- ed so that it could be used for dining and other gatherings. Mr. Bean said the roof would conform to the present bui Iding, and would cost between $2100 and $2200, using City labor. He said in- come from the trai leI'S in 1967 was $2775, a figure that would be greatly exceeded in 1968. Mr. Korff said the restrooms should be roofed whi Ie the crew was working there. Mr. Damon moved that a roof and doors be put on the restrooms, and a roof bui It over the concrete slab, provided the whole project could be bui It for $3000. Mr. Korff seconded the motion and on roll call, the follow ing vote was recorded: