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Regular Meeting April 4, 2006 247. Page 5 Mr. Mihalkanin moved for adoption of the Resolution, and Mr. Guerrero I seconded the motion. Mr. Thomaides inquired whether the requested $1,105,000.00 is in addition to the $1,400,000.00 already authorized. He stated this is more than originally estimated. He stated he would like to make a suggestion later in the meeting, which could help pay for the additional expenses. Mr. Mihalkanin stated he supports the enhancement of the river, but was not aware there could be additional cost. Mayor Narvaiz stated she agreed with her colleagues regarding the additional requested funds. She stated when the Council originally reviewed this project, it was an estimated cost, and because of the emergency situation Staff was unable to tie down the costs. The Council then voted unanimously for the adoption of Resolution. Mayor Narvaiz introduced for consideration Item 15, removed from the consent agenda, 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 AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND CENTURYTEL, INC. FOR THE PROVISION OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICESi AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THIS AGREEMENT ON BEHALF OF THE CITYi AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. IMr. Mihalkanin moved for adoption of the Resolution, and Mr. Guerrero seconded the motion. Mr. O'Leary stated the proposed contract is for long distance service and point to point service. He stated the City received two bids, and this was the lower of the two. Mr. Jones inquired whether Century tel moved there offices out of San Marcos. Karen Thompson, San Marcos Century tel , stated originally Century tel was San Marcos Phone Company. They were sold to Century Telephone, and now it is Century tel. She stated there is a Century tel office in San Marcos, which still takes payments. Mr. Thomaides inquired as to the evaluation criteria used during the contract award process. Cathy Durlet, the City's communication consultant, stated the City Staff, CPA and she did an evaluation and all made the same choice. On roll call the following vote was recorded: AYE: Thomaides, Guerrero, Mihalkanin, Narvaiz, Diaz and Bose. NAY: Jones. ABSTAIN: None. Mayor Narvaiz introduced for consideration Item 17, removed from the consent agenda, adoption of a Resolution, the caption which was read as I follows: