CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS 1050 1050 MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS Special Meeting October 06, 1954 10:00 Α.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 The Mayor announced that this meeting was called for the purpose of interviewing prospective Master Planners. MR. GORDON WHITNALL, Los Angeles, California, outlined his professional and technical history dating back to 1910. His policy was one of guiding the planning and serving in an advisory capacity to those responsible for getting the job completed, and to gain acceptance by the town for which the plan was created. His method of organization of the plan was that it would be done on the basis of an advisory service contract on an annual basis, his meeting with the staff and counselling with them. He filed a Report on Master Plan, City of Lamesa, California. (On file in City Clerk's Office under MASTER PLAN) MR. CHARLES GRANGER introduced those in The Master Planners Associated of Austin--the firms of Fehr & Granger, Montgomery & Williams, and The Marvin Turner Engineers, and submitted a brochure of their experience records in all phases of City Planning. Their method of organization would be to assign a coordinator in charge of the development of a Master Plan, and the combined expérience of the three firms would be at the disposal of the coordinator in working out the Plan with the Plan Commission. This Association had not had a copy of the outline covering the scope of the proposed Master Plan. They were asked to look over this outline and submit their proposal within the next two or three weeks. There being no further business, the Council adjourned subject to the call of the Mayor. ATTEST: Clain Wooley City Clerk/ 105/1051 CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS APPROVED: Mayor