= CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS Regular Meeting July 06, 1967 9:00 Α.Μ. COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL The meeting was called to order with Mayor Akin presiding. Roll Call: Present: Councilmen Janes, LaRue, Long, Nichols, Mayor Akin Absent: None The Invocation was delivered by REVEREND WILLIAM P. CALDWELL of the First Presbyterian Church. RECOGNITION OF RETIRING EMPLOYEE Mayor Akin recognized Mr. Norman Barker who introduced to the Council, Mr. Ewald Bunge, the new Office Manager of the City's Water and Light Department. Mr. Barker noted that the former Office Manager, Mr. Ed Wiginton, had been with the City for thirty-seven years and was retiring. Mayor Akin, on behalf of the Council, expressed appreciation for the many years of Mr. Winginton's diligent community service. Councilman Long then moved the Council instruct the City Manager to ask the City Attorney to draft a Resolution commending Mr. Winginton. The motion, seconded by Councilman Nichols, carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Janes, LaRue, Long, Nichols, Mayor Akin Noes: None AUSTIN EQUAL CITIZENSHIP CORPORATION ANNUAL REPORT Dr. John Barclay appeared before the Council to present the annual report of the Austin Equal Citizenship Corporation. Mr. Barclay introduced to the Council July 6, 1967 -CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS various members of the Corporation, Virgil Lott, Mrs. Janet Reed, Dick Brown, Roy Velasquez, and Theo. D. Smith, Legal Advisor for the Corporation. Dr. Barclay stated that one of the main functions of the Corporation was to investigate all sworn complaints of discrimination. He then listed examples of situations where cases of discrimination had occurred and then explained the manner in which the Corporation handled each particular situation. Dr. Barclay stated that deliberate discrimination concerning employment opportunities in Austin were at a minimum, but that existing racial barriers were largely unconscious. He further stated that the Council, as well as voluntary organizations, governmental agencies, and businesses should devote increased attention to matters concerning equal opportunity for all races. The Council then discussed the general attitudes of various Austin employers towards minority groups and agreed that an effort should be made to hire individuals from such groups when job qualifications were met. Mayor Akin then thanked Dr. Barclay for his thorough report and stated that the findings of Austin Equal Citizenship Corporation would be taken under advisement. ORDINANCE SETTING PUBLIC HEARING Mayor Akin introduced the following ordinance: AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AND ADOPTING THE WRITTEN STATEMENT AND REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS, SHOWING THE ESTIMATES OF THE TOTAL COSTS OF ALL THE IMPROVEMENTS, THE ESTIMATES OF THE COSTS PER FRONT FOOT PROPOSED TO BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE ABUTTING PROPERTY, AND THE REAL AND TRUE OWNERS THEREOF, AND THE ESTIMATES OF VARIOUS OTHER COSTS FOR THE IMPROVING OF PORTIONS OF SUNDRY STREETS IN THE CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS, WITHIN THE LIMITS HEREINBELOW DESCRIBED, AND OF OTHER MATTERS RELATING THERETO; DETERMINING AND FIXING THE PORTION OF SAID COSTS AND THE RATE THEREOF PROPOSED TO BE ASSESSED AGAINST AND PAID BY THE ABUTTING PROPERTY, AND THE REAL AND TRUE OWNERS THEREOF; DETERMINING THE NECESSITY OF LEVYING AN ASSESSMENT AGAINST SAID ABUTTING PROPERTY, AND THE REAL AND TRUE OWNERS THEREOF FOR THE PORTION OF SAID COSTS APPORTIONED TO THEM; ORDERING AND SETTING A HEARING AT 10:00 O'CLOCK A.M. ON THE 20TH DAY OF JULY, 1967, IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER OF THE CITY HALL OF AUSTIN, TEXAS, AT THE TIME AND PLACE FOR THE HEARING OF THE REAL AND TRUE OWNERS OF SAID ABUTTING PROPERTY AND ALL OTHERS INTERESTED IN SAID ABUTTING PROPERTY OR IN ANY OF THE PROCEEDINGS AND CONTRACT CONCERNING SAID ASSESSMENTS, PROCEEDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS; DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS, TO GIVE NOTICE OF SAID HEARING AS REQUIRED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS AND THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN; DECLARING AND PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY UPON ITS PASSAGE. July 6, 1967 =CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS • The ordinance was read the first time and Councilman Long moved that the rule be suspended and the ordinance passed to its second reading. The motion, seconded by Councilman Nichols, carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Janes, LaRue, Long, Nichols, Mayor Akin Noes: None The ordinance was read the second time and Councilman Long moved that the rule be suspended and the ordinance passed to its third reading. The motion, seconded by Councilman Nichols, carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Janes, LaRue, Long, Nichols, Mayor Akin Noes: None The ordinance was read the third time and Councilman Long moved that the ordinance be finally passed. The motion, seconded by Councilman Nichols, carried by the following vote: Councilmen Janes, LaRue, Long, Nichols, Mayor Akin Ayes: Noes: None The Mayor announced that the ordinance had been finally passed. RELEASE OF EASEMENT Councilman Long offered the following resolution and moved its adoption: (RESOLUTION) WHEREAS, a certain easement was granted to the City of Austin for public utility purposes in, upon and across that certain portion of Lots 8, 9, 10 and 11, Block D, Bowling Green, said Bowling Green being a subdivision of a portion of the George W. Davis Survey No. 15 in the City of Austin, Travis County, Texas, according to a map or plat of said Bowling Green of record in Book 4 at Page 327 of the Plat Records of Travis County, Texas; and, WHEREAS, the owner of the above described property has requested the City Council of the City of Austin to release the hereinafter described portion of said easement; and, WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that the hereinafter described portion of said easement is not now needed and will not be required in the future; Now, Therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN: July 6, 1967 CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS That the City Manager of the City of Austin be, and he is hereby authorized to execute a release of the following described portion of said public utility easement, to-wit: Four (4) strips of land, each of which are five (5) feet in width; the strip of land hereinafter described as Number 1 being out of and a part of Lot 8, Block D, Bowling Green; the strip of land hereinafter described as Number 2 being out of and a part of Lot 9, Block D, Bowling Green; the strip of land hereinafter described as Number 3 being out of and a part of Lot 10, Block D, Bowling Green; the strip of land hereinafter described as Number 4 being out of and a part of Lot 11, Block D, Bowling Green, said Bowling Green being a subdivision of a portion of the George W. Davis Survey No. 15 in the City of Austin, Travis County, Texas, according to a map or plat of said Bowling Green of record in Book 4 at Page 327 of the Plat Records of Travis County, Texas; each of the said four (4) strips of land being more particularly described as follows: NUMBER 1: BEING all of the east five (5.00) feet of said Lot 8, Block D, Bowling Green. NUMBER 2: BEING all of the east five (5.00) feet of said Lot 9, Block D, Bowling Green. NUMBER 3: BEING all of the west five (5.00) feet of said Lot 10, Block D, Bowling Green. NUMBER 4: BEING all of the west five (5.00) feet of said Lot 11, Block D, Bowling Green. The motion, seconded by Councilman Nichols, carried by the following vote: Councilmen Janes, LaRue, Long, Nichols, Mayor Akin Ayes: Noes: None ΑΝΝΕΧΑΤΙON ORDINANCE HEARING SET Mayor Akin introduced the following ordinance: AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE EXTENSION OF CERTAIN BOUNDARY LIMITS OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN AND THE ANNEXATION OF CERTAIN ADDITIONAL TERRITORY CONSISTING OF (A) 11.55 ACRES OF LAND, SAME BEING OUT OF AND A PART OF THE JAMES P. WALLACE SURVEY NUMBER 18 IN TRAVIS COUNTY, TEXAS; AND (B) 6.23 ACRES OF LAND, SAME BEING OUT OF AND A PART OF THE J.C. TANNEHILL LEAGUE IN TRAVIS COUNTY, TEXAS, WHICH SAID ADDITIONAL TERRITORY LIES ADJACENT TO AND ADJOINS THE PRESENT BOUNDARY LIMITS OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN, IN PARTICULARS STATED IN THE ORDINANCE. July 6, 1967 - CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS Councilman Long moved that the ordinance be published in accordance with Article I, Section 6 of the Charter of the City of Austin and set for public hearing on July 20, 1967 at 10:30 A.M. The motion, seconded by Councilman Nichols, carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Janes, LaRue, Long, Nichols, Mayor Akin Noes: None SALE OF HOUSES Councilman Nichols offered the following resolution and moved its adoption: (RESOLUTION) WHEREAS, bids were received by the City of Austin on June 27, 1967 for the sale of three (3) houses to be demolished or moved; and, WHEREAS, the bid of C.T. Uselton in the sum of $261.00 for house located at 1105 East 51st Street to be moved; the bid of M.J. Kouri in the sum of $1,457.88 for house located at 1307 East 51st Street to be moved, and the bid of Ralph A. Swearingen in the sum of $25.00 for house located at 29 Anthony Street to be demolished, were the highest and best bids therefor, and the acceptance of such bids has been recommended by the Director of Public Works of the City of Austin, and by the City Manager; Now, Therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN: That the above enumerated bids of C.T. Uselton, M.J. Kouri and Ralph A. Swearingen, be and the same are hereby accepted, and that James A. Wilson, City Manager of the City of Austin, be and he is hereby authorized to execute contracts on behalf of the City with said named parties. The motion, seconded by Councilman LaRue, carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Janes, LaRue, Long, Nichols, Mayor Akin Noes: None LAND SALES Councilman LaRue offered the following resolution and moved its adoption: (RESOLUTION) July 6, 1967 =CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS WHEREAS, on June 22, 1967, the Board of Commissioners of the Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Austin adopted Resolution Number 92-67 by which the Board accepted the bid of Holiday Realty Company for the purchase of parcel R-9, a tract of land situated in the Kealing Urban Renewal Project, No. Tex. R-20 and more particularly described in said Resolution; and, WHEREAS, said Resolution Number 92-67, as an official action of the Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Austin, is a public record on file in the office of said Agency at 614 West 6th Street, and said Resolution is incorporated herein by reference for all purposes; and, WHEREAS, an executed copy of said Resolution was forwarded to the City Council on the 28th day of June, 1967, by the Executive Director of the Urban Renewal Agency for approval of the price and conditions of the proposed sale of said property; and, WHEREAS, the City Council finds nothing objectionable concerning the price and conditions of said bid as submitted, and the recommendation of said Urban Renewal Agency Board as contained in said Resolution Number 92-67; Now, Therefore: BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN: That the price and conditions set forth in the Bid of Holiday Realth Company for the purchase of parcel No. R-9, in the Kealing Urban Renewal Project No. Tex. R-20 are hereby approved. The motion, seconded by Councilman Long, carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Janes, LaRue, Long, Nichols, Mayor Akin Noes: None Councilman LaRue offered the following resolution and moved its adoption: (RESOLUTION) WHEREAS, on June 22, 1967, the Board of Commissioners of the Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Austin adopted Resolution Number 95-67 by which the Board accepted the bid of Marshall Apartments for the purchase of parcel R-25, a tract of land situated in the Kealing Urban Renewal Project, No. Tex. R-20 and more particularly described in said Resolution; and, WHEREAS, said Resolution Number 95-67, as an official action of the Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Austin, is a public record on file in the office of said Agency at 614 West 6th Street, and said Resolution is incorporated herein by reference for all purposes; and, July 6, 1967 CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS WHEREAS, an executed copy of said Resolution was forwarded to the City Council on the 28th day of June, 1967, by the Executive Director of the Urban Renewal Agency for approval of the price and conditions of the proposed sale of said property; and, WHEREAS, the City Council finds nothing objectionable concerning the price and conditions of said bid as submitted, and the recommendation of said Urban Renewal Agency Board as contained in said Resolution Number 95-67; NOW, THEREFORE: BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN: That the price and conditions set forth in the Bid of Marshall Apartments for the purchase of parcel No. R-25, in the Kealing Urban Renewal Project No. Tex. R-20 are hereby approved. The motion, seconded by Councilman Long, carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Janes, LaRue, Long, Nichols, Mayor Akin Noes: None Councilman LaRue offered the following resolution and moved its adoption: (RESOLUTION) WHEREAS, on June 22, 1967, the Board of Commissioners of the Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Austin adopted Resolution Number 93-67 by which the Board accepted the bid of Veola Young for the purchase of parcel R-35, a tract of land situated in the Kealing Urban Renewal Project, No. Tex. R-20 and more particularly described in said Resolution; and, WHEREAS, said Resolution Number 93-67, as an official action of the Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Austin, is a public record on file in the office of said Agency at 614 West 6th Street, and said Resolution is incorporated herein by reference for all purposes; and, WHEREAS, an executed copy of said Resolution was forwarded to the City Council on the 28th day of June, 1967, by the Executive Director of the Urban Renewal Agency for approval of the price and conditions of the proposed sale of said property; and, WHEREAS, the City Council finds nothing objectionable concerning the price and conditions of said bid as submitted, and the recommendation of said Urban Renewal Agency Board as contained in said Resolution Number 93-67; NOW, THEREFORE: July 6, 1967 =CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN: That the price and conditions set forth in the Bid of Veola Young for the purchase of parcel No. R-35, in the Kealing Urban Renewal Project No. Tex. R-20 are hereby approved. The motion, seconded by Councilman Long, carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Janes, LaRue, Long, Nichols, Mayor Akin Noes: None ZONING ORDINANCE Mayor Akin introduced the following ordinance: AN ORDINANCE ORDERING A CHANGE IN USE AND CHANGING THE USE MAPS ACCOMPANYING CHAPTER 39 OF THE AUSTIN CITY CODE OF 1954 AS FOLLOWS: A 64,340 SQUARE FOOT TRACT OF LAND, LOCALLY KNOWN AS 4204-4212 RED RIVER STREET, FROM "A" RESIDENCE DISTRICT TO "O" OFFICE DISTRICT; SAID PROPERTY BEING LOCATED IN AUSTIN, TRAVIS COUNTY, TEXAS; AND SUSPENDING THE RULE REQUIRING THE READING OF ORDINANCES ON THREE SEPARATE DAYS. The ordinance was read the first time and Councilman LaRue moved that the rule be suspended and the ordinance passed to its second reading. The motion, seconded by Councilman Nichols, carried by the following vote: Ayes: Noes: Councilmen Janes, LaRue, Nichols, Mayor Akin None Present but Not Voting: Councilman Long The ordinance was read the second time and Councilman LaRue moved that the rule be suspended and the ordinance passed to its third reading. The motion, seconded by Councilman Nichols, carried by the following vote: Ayes: Noes: Councilmen Janes, LaRue, Nichols, Mayor Akin None Present but Not Voting: Councilman Long The ordinance was read the third time and Councilman LaRue moved that the ordinance be finally passed. The motion, seconded by Councilman Nichols, carried by the following vote: Ayes: Noes: Councilmen Janes, LaRue, Nichols, Mayor Akin None Present but Not Voting: Councilman Long The Mayor announced that the ordinance had been finally passed. • July 6, 1967 =CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS CONTRACTS AWARDED Councilman Nichols offered the following resolution and moved its adoption: (RESOLUTION) WHEREAS, bids were received by the City of Austin on June 28, 1967, for the relocation and installation of approximately 694 feet of 30-inch, 72 feet of 24-inch and 660 feet of 16-inch concrete steel cylinder pipe, 3,826 feet of 12-inch, 796 feet of 8-inch, and 70 feet of 6-inch cast iron pipe for water mains, and 540 feet of 10-inch sewer pipe for sanitary sewer mains along U.S. Highway 290 from Interstate 35 to Mira Loma Drive; and, WHEREAS, the bid of Ford-Wehmeyer, Incorporated in the sum of $90,658.50, was the lowest and best bid therefore and the acceptance of such bid has been recommended by the Director of Water and Sewer Department of the City of Austin and by the City Manager; Now, Therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN: That the bid of Ford-Wehmeyer, Incorporated, in the sum of $90,658.50, be and the same is hereby accepted, and that James A. Wilson, City Manager of the City of Austin, be and he is hereby authorized to execute a contract on behalf of the City, with Ford-Wehmeyer, Incorporated. The motion, seconded by Councilman LaRue, carried by the following vote: Councilmen Janes, LaRue, Long, Nichols, Mayor Akin Ayes: Noes: None Councilman Nichols offered the following resolution and moved its adoption: (RESOLUTION) WHEREAS, bids were received by the City of Austin on June 26, 1967 for the estimated requirements of Police Uniform Clothing for a period of twelve (12) months; and, WHEREAS, the bid of Joseph's Men's Shop in the sum of $11,899.50 was the lowest and best bid therefor and the acceptance of such bid has been recommended by the Purchasing Agent of the City of Austin and by the City Manager; Now, Therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN: That the bid of Joseph's Men's Shop in the sum of $11,899.50 be and the same is hereby accepted, and that James A. Wilson, City Manager of the City of Austin, July 6, 1967 CITY OF AUSTIN. TEXAS be and he is hereby authorized to execute a contract on behalf of the City with Joseph's Men's Shop. The motion, seconded by Councilman LaRue, carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Janes, LaRue, Long, Nichols, Mayor Akin Noes: None BIDS REJECTED Councilman Long moved the Council reject the bids for the item concerning the remodeling of an old screen building at Govalle Sewage Treatment Plant. The motion, seconded by Councilman LaRue, carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Janes, LaRue, Long, Nichols, Mayor Akin Noes: None WATER TO BE EVALUATED Councilman Long moved the Council ask the City Manager to request a report from the State Health Department and the Water Pollution Control Board containing an analysis of the chemical and biological makeup of Town Lake and Lake Austin. The motion, seconded by Councilman Nichols, carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Janes, LaRue, Long, Nichols, Mayor Akin Noes: None RELEASE OF EASEMENTS Councilman Long offered the following resolution and moved its adoption: (RESOLUTION) WHEREAS, a certain easement was granted to the City of Austin for public utility purposes in, upon and across that certain part of Lot 9, Block 3, Bryker-Woods Addition "B", said Bryker-Woods Addition "B" being a subdivision of a portion of the George W. Spear League in the City of Austin, Travis County, Texas, according to a map or plat of said Bryker-Woods Addition "B" of record in Book 4 at Page 12 of the Plat Records of Travis County, Texas; and, WHEREAS, the owner of the above described property has requested the City Council of the City of Austin to release the hereinafter described portions of said easement; and, • July 6, 1967 = CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that the hereinafter described portions of said easement are not now needed and will not be required in the future; Now, Therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN: That the City Manager of the City of Austin be, and he is hereby authorized to execute a release of the following described portions of said public utility easement, to-wit: Two (2) strips of land, each of which are three (3) feet in width; the strip of land hereinafter described as Number 1 being out of and a part of Lot 9, Block 3, Bryker-Woods Addition "B"; the strip of land hereinafter described as Number 2 being out of and a part of Lot 10, Block 3 Bryker-Woods Addition "B", said Bryker-Woods Addition "B" being a subdivision of a portion of the George W. Spear League in the City of Austin, Travis County, Texas, according to a map or plat of said Bryker-Woods Addition "B" of record in Book 4 at Page 12 of the Plat Records of Travis County, Texas, each of the said two (2) strips of land being more particularly described as follows: NUMBER 1: BEING all of the west three (3.00) feet of the south 127.00 feet of said Lot 9, Block 3, Bryker-Woods Addition "B". NUMBER 2: BEING all of the east three (3.00) feet of the south 127.00 feet of said Lot 10, Block 3, Bryker-Woods Addition "B". The motion, seconded by Councilman LaRue, carried by the following vote: Councilmen Janes, LaRue, Long, Nichols, Mayor Akin Ayes: Noes: None MOTION RECONSIDERED City Attorney Doren Eskew stated that he was out of the room when the Council took action setting the hearing for the improvements of Attayac Street and others for July 20, 1967 at 10:25 A.M., and requested that the Council reconsider their vote on the motion by which the ordinance was passed. Councilman Long moved the Council reconsider the vote by which the ordinance was passed and postpone further action until a later date. The motion, seconded by Councilman LaRue, carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Janes, LaRue, Long, Nichols, Mayor Akin Noes: None • July 6, 1967 CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS FLUORIDATION HEARING TO BE TELEVISED City Manager Wilson stated that he had received a request from K.H.F.I, for permission to televise the Fluoridation Hearing to be held on July 20, 1967 at 2:30 P.M. Councilman Long moved the Council establish the policy of inviting all news media to attend any public hearing. The motion, seconded by Councilman LaRue, carried by the following vote: Ayes: Noes: Councilmen LaRue, Long, Nichols, Mayor Akin Councilman Janes Councilman Janes wished to clarify his "no" vote by saying he supported all news media except television. SUBSTITUTE JUDGE Mayor Akin stated that he had received a letter requesting that a substitute judge be appointed by the City Council for a period of four weeks, from July 17 to August 11, during which time Judge Granger would be attending the National Guard Summer Field Training and Judge Williams would be on vacation. Councilman Long moved the Council appoint Mr. Philip Juarez as the substitute judge. The motion, seconded by Councilman Nichols, carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Janes, LaRue, Long, Nichols, Mayor Akin Noes: None DOG ORDINANCES HEARING The Council had before it for consideration two dog ordinances. The first ordinance concerned the keeping of dogs that made noises disturbing to ordinary people. Various citizens appeared before the Council complaining of barking dogs in their neighborhoods. The Council agreed that if the ordinance passed very few cases would be brought to court. Mayor Akin brought up the following ordinance for its second reading: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 3 OF THE AUSTIN CITY CODE OF 1954 BY ADDING THERETO A NEW SECTION DESIGNATED 3.36 PROHIBITING THE KEEPING OF DOGS WHICH MAKE NOISES THAT ARE DISTURBING TO ORDINARY PEOPLE. The ordinance was read the second time and Councilman Janes moved that the rule be suspended and the ordinance passed to its third reading. The motion, seconded by Councilman Long, carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Janes, Long, Nichols, Mayor Akin Noes: Councilman LaRue • July 6, 1967 CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS The ordinance was read the third time and Councilman Janes moved that the ordinance be finally passed. The motion, seconded by Councilman Long, carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Janes, Long, Nichols, Mayor Akin Noes: Councilman LaRue The Mayor announced that the ordinance had been finally passed. The second dog ordinance discussed by the Council concerned the authority of a policeman or dog warden to impound a dog. Mayor Akin stated that the ordinance as it was presently written did not give a dog warden or policeman the authority to pursue a dog on private property without the consent of the property owner. After some discussion, the Council agreed that they would hold action until the following week. CLAIM FOR PAYMENT The City Manager reported that the matter of a refund contract to Mr. Jasper Glover had been thoroughly investigated and that not any records of a transaction for a deposit on a refund contract could be found. The Director of Water and Sewer Utilities had contacted Mr. Glover to inform him that the City has no authority to make any payment. Councilman Nichols moved that the transaction be closed unless Mr. Glover can produce the records to substantiate his claim. The motion, seconded by Councilman LaRue, carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Janes, LaRue, Long, Nichols, Mayor Akin Noes: None AQUA FESTIVAL EVENTS IN RELATION TO FIESTA GARDENS The City Manager stated that the Council had requested that the Aqua Festival attempt to handle traffic more smoothly from Interstate 35 along the Sand Beach Reserve to the Gardens during the activities of the Aqua Festival this year. He distributed a copy of a letter to the Council members from the Aqua Festival stating that Fiesta Garden Stickers will be placed under the windshield wiper of any car going to Fiesta Gardens Activities, giving them access to and from Sand Beach, URBAN RENEWAL LAND SALES Councilman LaRue offered the following resolution and moved its adoption: KRESOLUTION) July 6, 1967 CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS WHEREAS, on June 22, 1967, the Board of Commissioners of the Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Austin adopted Resolution Number 94-67 by which the Board accepted the bid of Marshall Apartments for the purchase of parcel R-22, a tract of land situated in the Kealing Urban Renewal Project, No. Tex. R-20, and more particularly described in said Resolution; and, WHEREAS, said Resolution Number 94-67, as an official action of the Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Austin, is a public record on file in the office of said Agency at 614 West 6th Street, and said Resolution is incorporated herein by reference for all purposes; and, WHEREAS, an executed copy of said Resolution was forwarded to the City Council on the 28th day of June, 1967, by the Executive Director of the Urban Renewal Agency for approval of the price and conditions of the proposed sale of said property; and, WHEREAS, the City Council finds nothing objectionable concerning the price and conditions of said bid as submitted, and the recommendation of said Urban Renewal Agency Board as contained in said Resolution Number 94-67; NOW, THEREFORE: BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN That the price and conditions set forth in the Bid of Marshall Apartments for the purchase of parcel No. R-22, in the Kealing Urban Renewal Project No. Tex. R-20 are hereby approved. The motion, seconded by Councilman Long, carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Janes, LaRue, Long, Nichols, Mayor Akin Noes: None Councilman LaRue offered the following resolution and moved its adoption: (RESOLUTION) WHEREAS, on June 22, 1967, the Board of Commissioners of the Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Austin adopted Resolution Number 91-67 by which the Board accepted the bid of Holiday Realty Company for the purchase of parcel R-2, a tract of land situated in the Kealing Urban Renewal Project, No. Tex. R-20 and more particularly described in said Resolution; and, WHEREAS, said Resolution Number 91-67, as an official action of the Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Austin, is a public record on file in the office of said Agency at 614 West 6th Street, and said Resolution is incorporated herein by reference for all purposes; and, July 6, 1967 CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS • WHEREAS, an executed copy of said Resolution was forwarded to the City Council on the 28th day of June, 1967, by the Executive Director of the Urban Renewal Agency for approval of the price and conditions of the proposed sale of said property; and, WHEREAS, the City Council finds nothing objectional concerning the price and conditions of said bid as submitted, and the recommendation of said Urban Renewal Agency Board as contained in said Resolution Number 91-67; NOW, THEREFORE: BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN: That the price and conditions set forth in the Bid of Holiday Realty Company for the purchase of parcel No. R-2, in the Kealing Urban Renewal Project No. Tex. R-20 are hereby approved. The motion, seconded by Councilman Long, carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Janes, LaRue, Long, Nichols, Mayor Akin Noes: None Councilman LaRue offered the following resolution and moved its adoption: (RESOLUTION) WHEREAS, on June 22, 1967, the Board of Commissioners of the Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Austin adopted Resolution Number 90-67 by which the Board accepted the bid of Holiday Realty Company for the purchase of parcel R-1, a tract of land situated in the Kealing Urban Renewal Project, No. Tex. R-20 and more particularly described in said Resolution; and, WHEREAS, said Resolution Number 90-67, as an official action of the Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Austin, is a public record on file in the office of said Agency at 614 West 6th Street, and said Resolution is incorporated herein by reference for all purposes; and, WHEREAS, an executed copy of said Resolution was forwarded to the City Council on the 28th day of June, 1967, by the Executive Director of the Urban Renewal Agency for approval of the price and conditions of the proposed sale of said property; and, WHEREAS, the City Council finds nothing objectionable concerning the price and conditions of said bid as submitted, and the recommendation of said Urban Renewal Agency Board as contained in said Resolution Number 90-67; NOW, THEREFORE: BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN: July 6, 1967 CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS That the price and conditions set forth in the Bid of Holiday Realty Company for the purchase of parcel No. R-1, in the Kealing Urban Renewal Project No. Tex. R-20 are hereby approved. The motion, seconded by Councilman Long, carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Janes, LaRue, Long, Nichols, Mayor Akin Noes: None ADJOURNMENT The Council then adjourned. ATTEST: City Clerk APPROVED: Mayor