455 455 CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING THE STATE OF TEXAS I CITY OF AUSTIN COUNTY OF TRAVISI TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS: NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Special Meeting of the City Council of the City of Austin will be held on the 25th day of May, 1954, at the Municipal Building, Eighthand Colorado, in Austin, Texas, at 1:30 P.M. for the purpose of making appointments to certain Boards in Executive Meeting; and for discussing matters pending before the Council in open meeting. /s/ Elsie Woosley City Clerk /s/ C. A. McAden Mayor City of Austin, Texas ATTEST: /s/ Elsie Woosley City Clerk CONSENT TO MEETING We, the undersigned members of the City Council, hereby accept service of the foregoing notice, waiving any and all irregularities in such service and such notice, and consent and agree that said City Council shall meet at the time and place therein named, and for the purpose therein stated. /s/ Mrs. Stuart Long /s/ Ted Thompson /s/ Ben White /8/ Wesley Pearson CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS 456 456 MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS Special Meeting May 25, 1954 1:30 Ρ. Μ. Council Chamber, City Hall The meeting was called to order with Mayor McAden presiding. Roll Call: Present: Councilmen Long, Pearson, Thompson, White, Mayor McAden. Absent: None Also present: W. E. Seaholm, City Manager; W. T. Williams, Jr., City Attorney: C. G. Levander, Director of Public Works. The council met in Executive Session for the purpose of making appointments to certain Boards. The Mayor announced the following appointments to the Planning Commission: MR. HUGO KUEHNE, Chairman - Term to expire June 1, 1956 MR. JOE MANOR MR. TOM QUINN MR. JOHN BROAD MR. HOMER STANFORD (Unexpired term of MR. TOM GRAHAM, resigned) June 1, 1955 Councilman Long asked that the record show that she voted against removing MRS. FREDERICK MEYERS from the Board. The Mayor announced the following appointments to the Parks and Recreation Board: Term to expire April 1, 1956 MR. W. T. CASWELL MRS. FRANK DAVOL MRS. C. E. BROWNING MRS. FAGAN DICKSON DR. D. K. BRACE 轉 特 The Mayor announced that the following had been reappointed to the RETIREMENT BOARD. MR. WILLARD HOUSER Term to expire April 17, 1956 CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS 457 457 MR. B. R. A. JOURDAN MR. W. P. WATTS Term to expire April 17, 1956 The Council went over the pending list as follows: Item 1 - Building Code. The City Manager stated this would be ready to present to the Council on June 3rd. Item 2 Study of fees and fines with the idea of increasing them. The City Manager stated this report would be ready also on June 3rd. Item 3 - Report on petition asking that the City develop remaining burial space at Greenwood Cemetery and maintain it as a perpetual care cemetery. The City Manager gave a report on this, and listed other private cemeteries in the same status. He recommended that at this time the cemeteries not be taken in to be maintained by the City. Councilman Long moved that since this would not be serving the public, that the City not take Greenwood Cemetery under its care at this particular time. The motion, seconded by Councilman Thompson, carried by the following votet Ayes: Councilman Long, Pearson, Thompson, White", Mayor McAden Noes: None *Councilman White made the following statement regarding his vote: "I did hope that we could take that over, but since Mr. Seaholm has made his recommendation, we will have to go along with it." 4. Report on study of changing name of part of Bull Creek Road. This was left pending, report to be received from Engineering Department. 5. Report on Interim Revisions - Zoning Ordinance. No action was taken pending report of chairman of the Committee appointed to study this matter. (Chairman stated he would be ready to report either June 3 or 10th.) 6. Report on encroachment of drainage way in West 5th Street Area. The City Manager statedhewould have a full report on this by June 10th. Item 7 pertaining to amending the building code to permit open type parking garages was taken off the pending list, as this was now handled under a special permit basis. Item & - Report on techniques to be used in making accounting practices and budget operations practices to conform to City Charter. The City Manager reported the Council had received a report on this for study. Item 9 Appointments to various Boards. This was taken off as most of the appointments were either made or being considered. Councilman Thompson reported on the recommendation of City Insurance that information had been gathered and that a full report would be ready in about a month. (About June 24th) Item 11 - Report on maintenance of a street through Vernon Cook's Subdivision. The City Manager made a report on this, and this matter has been worked out. CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS 458 458 Item 1.2 - Expansion on Evergreen Cemetery. The City Manager stated this was under study, and the matter was kept active. Item 13 Report on list of projects to be started within the next 12 months from Revenue Bond Money. The City Manager stated he would have a report on this by June 3rd. Item 14 - Study of Annexation of Bergstrom Field. The City Manager reported on a study made in that the City would have to provide the school facilities. The Village is a lease deal and the taxes would be negligible. The report on surveys around new schools as pertained to streets, utilities, etc., Item 15, was taken off the Pending list. Item 16, Car Pool. The City Manager stated a car pool was to be placed in operation at the City Hall, and he would have some facts and figures to present on its operation at Budget time. Item 17, Zoning of Frederick Eby, Jr., 2803 Cole Street and 2800 East Avenue, from "B" 5th to #C# 6th was left on the pending list. Item 18, 6ª water main in Springdale Addition. The City Manager stated this would work itself out, and stated it was tentatively set up in 1955. The Tax Assessor and Collector came before the Council and outlined the procedure that is to be used in the Tax Department on the new tax program. The City Manager, in regard to Item 19, Personnel Policy, stated the Council would have a report on this June 3rd. Item 20, the Signal light on Annie and South Congress. The City Manager stated this light should be put in, but there were several others that should be put in ahead of it; that it would be between 60 and 90 days. Councilman White reported a nuisance at Metz Park, and that he had had some complaints. It was a fly-breeding place. The City Manager stated this would not be a nuisance as the Health Department waslooking into it, and he would see that it would not be a nuisance. There being no further business the Council adjourned, subject to the call of the Mayor. ATTEST: City Clerk Camad APPROVED Mayor