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Regular Meeting November 20, 2007 Page 7 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, APPROVING AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE CITY OF KYLE ACCEPTING A RELEASE BY KYLE OF .865 ACRES MORE OR LESS OF EXTRATERRITORIAL JURSIDICTION AT YARRINGTON AND POST ROADS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE YARRINGTON ROAD RAILROAD OVERPASS; AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT ON BEHALF OF THE CITY, AND CONTAINING PROCEDURAL PROVISIONS. Mr. Bose moved for approval of Ordinance on first reading, Mr. Guerrero seconded the motion. Ms. Anderson stated in reviewing the Yarrington Road Overpass TIRZ agreement Staff discovered a small portion of land was in the Kyle ETJ. She stated Staff held discussions with Kyle and on September 18, 2007 the Kyle City Council voted to release the subject property from their jurisdiction. She stated Staff has begun the annexation process for this tract, but the City of Kyle has stipulated that San Marcos must officially act to accept this 1.855 acre tract into our ETJ. She stated the adoption of this Ordinance acknowledges this transfer and allows annexation to proceed. The Council then voted unanimously for approval of Ordinance on first reading. Mayor Narvaiz introduced a discussion and receive an update on the efforts of the (SARA) Scanning Analysis Response Assessment Model and direction to Staff. Howard Williams, Chief of Police, provided Council with a Memorandum regarding an update on SARA Problems Solving Model. He explained the attached Memorandum. Ms. Jamison stated the demographics with the hills have an affect on the situation as well. Mr. Thomaides inquired to the University only enforcing State laws. Ms. Jamison stated the Legal Department has recently began working on an agreement with the University regarding the enforcement of City Ordinances. Mr. Thomaides inquired to the creation of an Alcohol Task Force. Chief Williams stated Staff is still in the discussion stage and working through options. He stated he feels the Alcohol Task Force will not work as a short term answer, but Staff is still considering as a long term plan. Mr. Thomaides inquired to the current nuisance abatement Ordinance, the only part that can be enforced is the noise portion. He inquired to the portion of the Ordinance which provides for junk cars. Chief Williams stated this Ordinance allows for removal and citations, but we cannot go against the property owner. He stated the Police can only move against the property owner for noise issues and not against them for the condition of the property. Mayor Narvaiz stated the report the Council received from Lisa Dvorak went through all the steps and stages. She stated one thing was the multi - agency task force, which could be brought back for consideration. She stated Council has been asking for anything that could step up enforcement, an agreement with University Police Department or stronger Ordinances, while Staff is going through the SARA model. Chief Williams stated he can bring a successful Ordinance to the Council once the research is complete. He stated he wants to make sure this is done correct and feels Council should not rush. Mayor Narvaiz stated the Council was provided an Ordinance that provided a provision that allowed