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16 Regular Meeting December 18, 1985 Page 5 Mr. Brown moved for adoption and Hr. Coddington seconded the motion, which passed unanimously (~lr. Farr no~ present to vote on this item). Mayor Craddock introduced for consideration adoption of a Resolution, the caption which was read as follows; A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, APPROVING A PROPOSED CONTRACT BETWEEN SAID CITY AND THE SAN ~ffiRCOS ChAMBER OF COMMERCE FOR TEE ADMINISTRATION OF FUNDS COLLECTED PURSUANT TO AR'I'ICLE II OF CHAPTER 26 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF SAID CITY; AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR OF SAID CITY TO EXECUTE SAID CONTRACT; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Mr. Coddington moved for adoption of the Resolution and Mayor Craddock seconded the motion. Mr. Guerra advised he would not take part in the discussion or vote on this item, as he is a member of the hispanic Chamber of Commerce and the Ethics Review Commission recommended he not participate in any discussion or vote on this matter. Ruben Ruiz of the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce stated they would like to have seDarate funding and they would be hiring an employee after the first of the year to assist with the administration of their operation. Jim Gandy suggested the Tourist Development Committee be composed of seven members this year with two and three-year staggered terms for continuity, to be comprised of two appointments by the City Council, two appoint- ments by the Chamber of Commerce, two appointments by the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and one appointmen-t from the Hotel industry. Mr. Farr moved to amend the contract to transfer funds presently in the City's budget earmarked for City's to~rism activities (estimated to be $21,630 total at the end of this fiscal year 85-86) as enhancement for the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce's projects with Hispanic me~bers working on the projects and Mr. Brown seconded the motion, which passed unanimously (Mr. Guerra not voting). Mr. Coddington moved to amend the contract in regard to the composition of the Tourist Development Committee to be two appointments by the City Council, two appointments by the Chamber of Commerce, two appointments by the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and one appointment from the Hotel industry and that the Chamber of Commerce be encouraged to develop as a part of its tourist agenda this year a Hispanic project designed to attract Hispanic tourists to San Marcos and adjoining areas and be implemented by the two Hispanic Chamber of Commerce members, with additional funding from the City's tourism activities fund and that Staff be directed to appropriately prepare the necessary paperwork to make this effective January 1st, 1986, and Mr. Farr seconded the motion, which passed unanimously. In order to clarify the motions Mr. Hankins reviewed with Council the changes that would be necessary to effectuate the contract by January 1st by amending Paragraph 3 of the contract re- garding the membership of the Tourist Development Committee and to change the line item amount to add the City's tourism activities funding. The Council then adoDted the Resolution unanimously (Mr. Guerra did not vote on any of these amendments or adoption of the Resolution). The Council directed their appointments be scheduled on the January 8, 1986 agenda. Mayor Craddock introduced for consideration adoption of a Resolution, the caption which was read as follows: A EESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, APPROVING THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF A PEOPOSED CONTlli\CT WITH FRED SAFFER UTILITY CONSULTANTS, INC. FOE THE PEOVISION OF CONSULTING SERVICES IN CONNECTION WITH THE OFFER BY THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER AUTHORITY TO SELL TO SAID CITY CEETAIN ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION FACILITIES; AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE SAID CONTRACT AND ANY AND ALL OTHER DOCUMENTS AND INSTRUMENTS INCIDENT TO THE PUR- POSES THEREOF; AND DECLAEING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.