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89 Special Meeting July 21,1986 Page 3 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, REPEALING THE CURRENT ORDINANCE 1984- 107 WHICH ESTABLISHED APPLICATION REVIEW PROCEDURES, FEES, CONSENT PROVISIONS, AND BOND FINANCING REQUIRE- MENTS FOR UTILITY DISTRICTS; CREATING A NEW ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A UTILITY DISTRICT PREAPPLICATION REVIEW PROCESS TO INCLUDE INFORMATION TO BE PROVIDED TO THE CITY PRIOR TO SUBMISSION OF A PETITION FOR CREATION OF ANY POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS AUTHORIZED TO BE CREATED BY THE TEXAS WATER CODE (HEREAFTER CALLED A UTILITY DISTRICT); ESTABLISHING A REVIEW PROCESS FOR PETITIONS FOR THE CREATION OF MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICTS AND WATER CONTROL AND IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS AND FOR REQUESTS FOR OUT-OF-DISTRICT SERVICE; ESTABLISHING A FEE FOR RE- VIEW OF CREATION PETITIONS, COMPLETING CONSENT AGREEMENTS, REVIEWING ENGINEERING AND LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION PLANS, IMPACT STATEMENTS FOR ANY PROPOSED OR NEWLY FORMED UTILITY DISTRICTS WITHIN THE CITY'S LIMITS AND ITS EXTRA- TERRITORIAL JURISDICTION; ESTABLISHING BASIC QUALIFICATIONS FOR CONSENT TO THE CREATION OF A UTILITY DISTRICT; PROVIDING PERCENTAGES ALLOWED FOR BOND FINANCING; ESTABLISHING THE PROVISIONS OF THE BONDING PACKAGE; ESTABLISHING VARIOUS REQUIREMENTS; DECLARING A POLICY STATEMENT; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Mayor Younger introduced for consideration rejection of the bids received on the Comanche Wells Project. Mr. Brown moved for rejection of the bids received and Ms. Kissler seconded the motion, which passed unanimously. Mayor Younger introduced a discussion regarding the creation of a Public Service Board for Hays County (for water and wastewater service). Crockett Camp advised he was requesting planning funds from the State and that the funds would not be available in September, so we would need to make appli- cation right away. He suggested we seek application with Dripping Springs on a regional level and that as far as he knew, Dripping Springs is the only City actively pursuing surface water. He was requested we enter into an interlocal agreement with possibly Hays County and whatever cities that would be involved with no money involved at this time. He said the Board could be set up however the entities decided, probably with even representation. Mr. Camp's interest is to assess the chances of the creation of a water bill. He stated the Underground District lacks in addressing the water needs of the area. He said GBRA indicated a willingness to cooperate and that LCRA is changing hands and does not know how they stand. Ee proposes to work with both water authorities and the State. Judge Rains said he is in favor of protecting, preserving and planning for water, and that the County needs to move in this direction. The Commissioners Court has not yet been provided information regarding this matter. Mayor Younger said he is interested in including all of the City's service area, which includes a portion of Caldwell County. Mr. Farr was in support of the Public Service Board with LCRA and GBRA working with the other entities involved. It was consensus of Council to proceed with the preparation of an interloca1 agreement. Mayor Younger introduced a discussion regarding the reconstruction of Dunbar Recreation Center. Jeff Kester advised he had attended a meeting of approximately 30 residents where a discussion was held regarding what to do with the Gary Job Corps barracks and wherein one-half of the residents wanted the old school rebuilt and the other half expressed interest in getting the most for the money, such as a metal building. Mr. Kester indicated there was a total of approximately 8,000 square feet in the old school building and barracks combined. He said that was plenty of square footage but could probably have a better configu- ration. Mr. Farr stated he felt the Council had previously provided