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5 Regular Meeting May 29, 1984 Page 5 Mayor Craddock asked if anyone wished to speak in favor of the Ordinance. Terry Colley stated he had reviewed the Ordinance and gave it his approval and commended the Council for its adoption. Alex Stedman of the Historical Commission stated he was in favor of the landmark designations in the City being included in the Ordinance. No one else wished to speak in favor or in opposition~ so Mayor Craddock closed the public hearing. Mr. Brown moved for adoption of the Ordinance and Ms. Kissler seconded the motion. Mr. Brown then moved to amend Section 7 (c) and (d) to provide that the Zoning Commission review the reports of the Historic Preservation Commission before the establishment of historic districts and make recommendations concerning the same. Ms. Kissler seconded the motion, which passed unanimously. Ms. Kissler moved to amend Section 9 to provide that the City Council may, upon recommendation by the Historic Preservation Commission and"upon review by the Zoning Commission," adopt an Ordinance designating certain historical landmarks. Mayor Craddock seconded the motion, which passed unanimously. Mayor Crad- dock moved to amend Section 11 (f) to provide that appeals from Com- mission rulings are to the Zoning Board of Adjustments and Appeals rather than the City Council. Mr. Coddington seconded the motion, which passed unanimously. The Council then voted unanimous approval for adoption of the Ordinance. Mayor Craddock introduced for consideration adoption of an Ordinance on emergency, the caption which was read as follows: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, AMENDING ORDINANCE 1983-45, ADOPTED SEPTEMBER 12, 1983, WHICH SET FORTH AN ITEMIZED ESTIM- ATE OF THE EXPENSE OF CONDUCTING EACH ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT OF THE MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT OF SAID CITY FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING OCTOBER 1, 1983, AND ENDING ON SEPTEMBER 30, 1984, AND APPROPRIATED MONEY FOR THE VARIOUS FUNDS AND PURPOSES OF SUCH ESTIMATE; TO REVISE SAID ESTIMATES AND TO REAPPROPRIATE SAID FUNDS; ADOPT- ING SAID REVISIONS AND ESTIMATES AND DECLARING AN EMER- GENCY. Mr. Brown moved for adoption on emergency and Mr. Farr seconded the motion. Mr. Coddington stated the salary increase- had been changed from 5% to 6%. City Manager Gonzalez stated the Staff felt it was justified. Mr. Coddington questioned the Groups A, Band C (Group A: population 35,000-44,999; Group B: population 25,000-34,999; and Group C: population 15,000-24,999) comparison and stated the comparison should have been with Groups Band Conly. City Manager Gonzalez stated our City was in competition with San Antonio and Austin for salaries and the comparison was an attempt to give a basic average and still try to stay competitive with area cities and comparable with cities of our size. Dinah Elwell stated if Group A was left out there would only be a 2% difference and further stated the figures used were figures obtained through TML. On roll call the following vote was recorded: AYE: Brown, Coddington, Farr, Craddock, Kissler. NAY: None. ABSTAIN: Guerra. Mayor Craddock introduced for consideration approval of an Ordinance on first reading, the caption which was read as follows: