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<br />REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
<br />CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, JULY 28, 1969
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<br />Present:
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<br />Visitors:
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<br />MaY9r
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<br />Ellis Serur
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<br />Councilmen:
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<br />Emmie Craddock, Ph.D.
<br />Frank Contreras, Jr.
<br />Ronald J. Dannelley
<br />Luciano H. Flores
<br />Hollis W. Smith
<br />Jerry Zavesky
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<br />City Manager
<br />City Secretary
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<br />Richard G. Bean
<br />Dorothy O. Worrell
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<br />Henry Gonzales, Luis Acosta, W.E. St. Clair,
<br />Cruz Acosta, Pete Alvarado, Jim T. Brown,
<br />Robert A. Kay, Gene Richardson, Tom Moore,
<br />John Hewvison, W.W.Cox, Peter Rodriguez,
<br />W.C. Carson, Peggy & Don Trepagnier,
<br />Bo~ Barton, Rodgers Storey, Steve Gregg,
<br />Jack Ledbetter, Henry Alvarado, Garland
<br />Warren, Jose Hinojosa, Charlotte Crisp
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<br />The Mayor called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m.
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<br />The Minutes of July 14 and July 22, 1969 were approved as
<br />ppesented, on motion of Councilma nZavesky, a nd second of
<br />Dr. Craddock.
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<br />Mr. Tom Moope, counsel for Thrift Distributors, lnc" ,came before
<br />the Council to speak in opposition to a se~vice s~ationodpinance
<br />under consideration. He said his clients, owners of three self-
<br />service gasoline outlets in San Marcos, wepe, under attack for not
<br />employing proper safety measures. Mr. Moore pointed out that his
<br />clients had complied with all existing ordinances, and if the pro-
<br />posed ordinance should be passed~ it would "put us out of business".
<br />He ci tedthe .fact that ,none of their, stations in Texas had had a'
<br />fire, as evidence ,that there was no more danger involved in a
<br />self-service station, than in the regular serv.ice station. He also
<br />~tated that most ,of the major companies were experimenting with
<br />self-service units. Mr. Moore presented a petition carrying 300
<br />signatures, asking that the self-service type of station be allowed
<br />to contin~e in San Marcos. In answer to Councilman Dannelley's
<br />question, it was stated that the three self-service stations in
<br />San Marcos are of non-combusti:;ble construction, either concrete
<br />block, or metal.
<br />Jack Ledbetter, cou nselreprese nting maj or, oil company di stributors
<br />in S~n Marcos, spoke in favor of the proposed ordinance.
<br />Questions asked by Councilmen were answered by Mr. Moore and
<br />Mr. Ledbetter.
<br />The Mayor moved adoption, of the Ordinance, on second reading.
<br />Caption of the Ordinance, which is attached as a part of the
<br />Minutes, is as follows:
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