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I I I L ~' '~ REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, AUGUST 12,1968 Present: Mayor EIlis Serur Councilmen: Emmie Craddock, Ph.D. Ro~ald J. Dannelley Luciano H. Flores William C. Pool, Ph.D. Hollis W, Smith Jerry lavesky City Secretary Dorothy O. Worrell Absent: City Manager Richard G. Bean Visitors: The Rev. H. Ellis Thomas, Frank Sharp, W.W. "Bill" Cox, Mr. &Mrs~Herbert Nix, Francis Mauldin, Jim T.Brown, Bob Barton, Lanny Craven, Jerri Veidt The Mayor called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. The Rev. H. Ellis Thomas, pastor of First Methodist United Church, gave the Invocation. Or. Pool moved as presented. unanimously. approval of the July 22 & July 30, 1968 Minutes, Dr. Craddock ~econded the motion, which passed The Mayor introduced a matter tabled at a previous meeting for further study: a three-way contract between the City of San Marcos, the Texas State Department of. Health, and Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam, Inc. for a Comprehensive Plan. Councilman 'Smith moved approval of the contract, and authorization for the Mayor to sign for the, City. Or. Craddock seconded the motion, andoriroll call, the following vote was recorded: AYE: NAY: ABSTAIN: Craddock, Dannelley, Flores, 'Serur"Smith,lavesky None Pool The Mayor declared the motion carried. The Mayor read aloud a letter signed by property -(Mners and business men in the 300 block of LBJ Drive. The letter ,a request that additional parki.ng meters be installed in the block; is attached and made a part of the Minutes. F~ancis Mauldi~spoke to the question, since his property was involved. He claimed that placing meters by his used-car lot would not alleviate the parking problems. He suggested that employers poll their own employe'es to learn whether some were not parking inavai1able' 'spaces eight 'to ten hours a day. He said iF meter& were worked regularly every thirty minutes, there ,would be more parking space for shoppers. Councilman Smith moved that 'the City Manager and the Police Department m<lke a survey of all parking meters in the City to see if more meters should be put in. Or. Craddock seconded the motion, which passed unanimously. Or. Pool moved that the Council approve a change of zoning on 8.128 acres out of Juan Veramendi Survey #2 from "R-l"(Resiaential) to "C" (Commercial), as recommended by the Planning & Zoning Commission Councilman Dannelley seconded the motion, which passed unanimously.