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Moderator; Mark Stirdivant, Camera Man; and Paul Cabbell, Research Writer. (CA 153.3) Councilman Markel displayed a program of the dedication for the 1935 City Hall. ceremony RECESS with all Council members present. At 8:55 P.M. a recess was declared. Council reconvened at 9:07 P.M. PUBLIC HEARING TIME CAPSULE - Continued of the time capsule and its contents. The Mayor invited members of the audience to speak regarding the disposition Former City Councilman William Penn suggested that the capsule and its contents be turned over to the Museum Board for display and preservation in the new addition to be added to the Museum. Mr. Allan Goddard, member of the Cultural Heritage Committee, suggested that the capsule and its contents would be displayed to better advantage in the lobby of the City Hall because they would be seen by more City residents. Mr. James Sleeper stated that the Cultural Heritage Committee had unanimously agreed that the capsule should be opened, its contents inventoried, the information made available to the public and then re-deposited along with appropriate contemporary materials to be placed in the new City Hall. Mr. Joseph Gilmaker, 304 West Fourth Street, and Mr. Billy C. Hall, President of the City Center Association, concurred with Mr. Sleeper's recommendation or as an alternative suggested that photo copies might be made and preserved, and the originals re-deposited. There were no other speakers and the public hearing was closed by the Mayor. The Cultural Heritage Committee was authorized to assemble items for a capsule which would include the original items, or copies thereof, whichever would be the most legible, of the 1904 and 1935 time capsules, as well as materials which represent current events and personalities, on motion of Councilman Garthe, seconded by Councilman Griset. The motion further provided that the new time capsule be covered with a bronze or marble plaque or cornerstone and that the City Manager be authorized to make suitable arrangements for these compartments, plaques and cornerstones. An amendment to the motion to provide that the Cultural Heritage Committee shall submit to Council for final approval its recommendations for contents of the new capsule, and display and preservation of the old capsule, was accepted by the maker and second to the motion, which carried on the following roll call vote: AYES: Garthe, Griset, Markel, Yamamoto, Patterson, Evans, Ward NOES: None ABSENT: None CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 149 MAY 7, 1973