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89 Regular Meeting November 5, 1984 Page 2 Mayor Craddock introduced for consideration an Ordinance on emergen- cy, amending Section 1 of Ordinance 1984-70 adopted June 13, 1984 declaring a building moratorium to delete therefrom Planning Units 18 and 32, renumbering Sections 2 through 5 of said Ordinance, adding a new Section 2 to provide that subdivision plats, zoning changes and building permits for new development shall not be approved in Plannins Units 18 and 32 unless a prior determination is made by the Director of Public Works and the Director of Environment and Engineering that such development will not adversely impact water, wastewater, drain- age and street deficiencies; declaring an emergency and providing for an effective date. Due to the decision by the Council that amendments were needed to the Ordinance, the caption was not read into the record, and Mayor Craddock moved the Ordinance be tabled until November 19, 1984 and Mr. Coddington seconded the motion, which passed unanimously. Mayor Craddock introduced a report from the Citizens Advisory Committee and the Staff regarding the San Marcos River Ecosystem. Mr. Robbins stated the City needs to develop standards for this area (all land area within the One Hundred Year Flood Plain of the San Marcos River from Spring Lake to the confluence of the Blanco and San Marcos Rivers) and that the following Ordinance would encompass the area of particular concern. Mr. Farr expressed concern for the State's construction ad- versely impacting the River and wanted to know if the City could regu- late the contractors working for the State. Mr. Hankins advised it would be difficult to do and that the contractors could be exempt if they were only working in our City for the State. Mr. Jenkins stated the Corps of Engineers would be looking at the Sessom Creek area and making a determination whether or not the State's fill was in the River. Mr. Gonzalez stated the State is responding but not early enough in the process and that dialogue needs to be encouraged more. Mr. Hankins stated the Council could ask the Corps of Engineers to take jurisdiction, or the City could sue the Corps of Engineers for not taking jurisdiction, or the City could join with another entity to sue the Corps of Engineers for not taking jurisdiction, or could work with the Legislature for environmental legislation. Mr. Jenkins said adverse impact also needed to be defined in this Ordinance. Mr. Hankins stated this Ordinance was a step in the implementation of our Master Plan. 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, DECLARING A MORATORIUM FOR 120 DAYS ON DEVELOPMENTAL APPROVALS, INCLUDING APPROVAL OF ZONING CHANGES, PLATS AND BUILDING PERMITS, ON ALL LAND AREA LOCATED WITHIN THE ONE HUNDRED (100) YEAR FLOOD PLAIN OF THE SAN MARCOS RIVER FROM SPRING LAKE TO THE CONFLU- ENCE OF THE BLANCO AND SAN MARCOS RIVERS; DIRECTING THE PREPARATION OF AN ITERIM COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT ORDIN- ANCE, SAID ORDINANCE TO BE DEVELOPED IN ACCORDANCE WITH RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE 5 AND POLICY 5-3 OF THE LAND USE ELEMENT OF THE SAN MARCOS MASTER PLAN, IN ORDER TO PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENTAL INTEGRITY OF THE SAN MARCOS RIVER ECOSYSTEM FROM ADVERSE IMPACTS RESULTING FROM DEVELOPMENT AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. Mayor Craddock moved for adoption of the Ordinance and Mr. Brown second- ed the motion, which passed unanimously. Mayor Craddock introduced for consideration adoption of an Ordinance on emergency, the caption which was read as follows: