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ORDINANCES FOR ADOPTION (second reading) There were no ordinances scheduled for adoption at this meeting. MATTERS INITIATED BY COUNCIL MEMBERS Councilman Harding asked again about the "dip" in the pavement on Hopyard Road, and questioned whether the staff had contacted the proper people to have it fixed. Mr. Campbell said that the County had been contacted and that he suggested the City have it fixed and bill the responsible people. The Council approved this suggestion. Councilman Cairo asked the staff to investigate the possibility of coordinating a project with the downtown merchants in order to beautify Main Street. Councilman Cairo indicated that he was pleased with the City Engineer's solution of no parking on the North Side of Main Street, and that the staff should investigate the possibility of limited parking on the South Side. Councilman Harding suggested that the staff schedule a study session in order to discuss the recommendations in general included on the General Plan and more specifi- cally the recommendation concerning the revision of parking requirements. Mayor Long indicated that the Seal Coat paving on Neal Street was inadequate and re- quested that the staff examine the street and take the appropriate action to correct the situation. Mr. Campbell stated that he had initiated a program of corrective "patching" and that Neal Street would be reviewed in accordance with the program. Mayor Long suggested that a study session be scheduled to discuss the staff report on the County Fair and the specific costs incurred by the City as a result of the Fair. He went on to say that the members of the Council -Fair Liaison Committee should be provided with the necessary information and statistics for their up- coming meeting. Mayor Long recessed the meeting to a,Personnel Session at 9:50 P.M. Mayor Long reconvened the meeting at 10 :23 P.M. He went on to say that the Council tentatively appointed a Planning Commissioner, but until the candidate accepted the appointment, the Council did not want to reveal the name of the individual. Mayor Long also instructed the staff to prepare a letter to the Director of the Job Corps teaffirming the original agreement between the Corps and the City regarding Visitations to the City by the Corpsmen. Basically, this original agreement stipu- lated that Corpsmen were prohibited frdm entering the City unless they were specifi- cally invited or accompanied by a Counselor. There being no further business, it was moved by Councilman Cairo and seconded by Councilman McWilliams that the meeting be adjourned to meet again in Special Session at 5:30 P.M. on September 23, 1965. Respectfully Submitted 3. Helen Woodward City Clerk John B. Long Mayor 9 -20 -65