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126 Regular Meeting June 13, 1988 Page 4 Ms. Kissler moved to approve the Ordinance on second reading and Mr. Guerra seconded the motion. Shirley Wickersham advised the Council Allen Wood Homes does not get good reception, and she thinks they need to receive reduced rates for cable service. Mr. Hankins advised the City Council that the Housing Authority (which includes Allen Wood Homes) is a quasi-independent agency of the City and can contract separately with Karnack. Staff was directed to contact Albert Sierra of the Housing Authority regarding this possibility. Mr. Her- nandez stated he would like to know how many subscribers at the Housing Authority and others in the City would fall under indigent, and how many others in City do not have good reception compared with the Housing Authority. Larry Dupont stated there are times the cable goes out in which citizens could be advised through the cable service by the Central Fire Department of i:mminent weather conditions, and he is concerned of these outages when we are in an era of advanced elec- tronics. John Bar advised the Council outages occur out in the distri- bution system, and that standby power (generators) at each of these locations would not be affordable technology. Ms. Kissler moved to approve the Ordinance on second reading and Mr. Guerra seconded the motion, which passed unanimously. Mayor Morris introduced for consideration approval of an Ordinance on second reading removed from the consensus agenda (8.A. [2]), the caption which was read as follows: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS ADOPTING A NEW SECTION 5-39 TO BE AD- DED TO DIVISION 2 OF ARTICLE II OF CHAPTER 5 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF SAID CITY AMENDING TABLE M-2 OF APPENDIX M OF THE 1985 EDITION OF THE STANDARD BUILDING CODE TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF PARKING SPACES AND LOADING ZONES REQUIRED TO BE RESERVED FOR THE HANDICAPPED, RENUMBERING SEQUENTIALLY THE REMAINING SECTIONS OF SAID DIVISION OF SAID ARTICLE OF SAID CHAPTER OF SAID CODE, AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Mr. Moore moved for approval of the Ordinance on second reading and Mr. Hernandez seconded the motion. Shirley Wickersham stated she does not want to see the number of handicapped parking spaces reduced. Larry Brinkmeyer stated we would be complying with State requirements. Mr. Hankins stated Staff was looking at the cost to the City for signage, not at access for handicapped. Chief Galchutt stated uniformity of signs was the issue being addressed. Mr. Moore wanted to know if we were using the provision effectively, and Mayor Morris stated she thinks the requirement of one reserved space for handicapped to one to fifty total spaces is a fair number. Mr. Hankins stated the Co:mmission for Minorities could review the accessibility issue. Mr. Moore stated we need case data as to whether there are adequate spaces or not and to locate trouble spots. The Council voted unanimously for approval of the Ordinance on second reading. Mayor Morris 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, SUPPORTING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN ENHANCED 9-1-1 EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBER AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE 9-1-1 FEE AND SURCHARGE, IN SAN MARCOS, TEXAS AND CHOOSING TO PARTICIPATE IN THE 9-1-1 REGIONAL PLAN IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 1432£ OF VERNON'S TEXAS CIVIL STATUTES; AND DECLAR- ING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.