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41 MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, SEPTEMBER 7, 1993 PRESENT: Mayor * Kathy M. Morris Mayor Pro-Tem Bill Plummer Council Members Billy G. Moore Robert Mooney Ronald K. Hart Fred Guerra Joe B. Cox, Jr. City Manager Larry D. Gilley City Secretary * Janis K. Womack City Attorney Mark B. Taylor Director of Airport Jack Doughty Director of Library S. Langenkamp Director of Parks & Recreation Rodney Cobb Police Chief Larry Kendricks Director of Public Works George Boeker Director of Human Resources Carolyn Liner Director of Finance Will:i-am White Director of SMEU Bob Higgs Director of MIS Ramona Brown Director of WIC Eddie Ortega Director of Health Terry Ewald Also present: Kim Adams, Collette Duran, Melissa Millecam, Wayne Moore and others. Mr. Plummer called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. Mr. Plummer introduced for consider~tion a public hearing on a proposed property tax rate increase. Mr. Plummer opened the public hearing and asked if anyone wished to speak. Mr. R.G. Phillips addressed the Council with the following questions: 1) Total amount of increase in electricity, 2) CAD reappraisal of City properties, 3) Amount of cash in reserve and how is it invested, 4) What efforts has the city made to increase efficiency in management, 5) When will the funds be received for the people in the barrios, 6) When will the City rebuild Hutchison Street from Comanche to L.B.J. Drive? Mr. Moore suggested Mr. Gilley address these questions. Mr. Plummer asked if anyone else would like to speak on the public hearing. No one did, so Mr. Plummer closed the public hearing. Mr. Plummer asked Mr. Gilley to respond to Mr. Phillips questions. Mr. Guerra stated the questions regarding the CAD should be addressed to Mr. Baccus. Mr. Moore stated the CAD had completed all its reappraisals of the property values in San Marcos and virtually all of Hays County; however, the area o£ agricultural open space was still unstable. Residential in San Marcos appraised at 97 and 100 percent of actual value of comparable sales. Mr. Moore also stated there would be a spot check reappraisal next year and a full reappraisal of the entire county the following year. Mr. Gilley stated the wholesale cost of electricity, the base rate, was set by the Public Utility Commission; however, the fluctuations in the cost of wholesale power seem to be based on fuel cost. Mr. Gilley stated this represents the only rate increase the City has had in several years and represents only a 2.8% overall rate increase. Mr. Gilley also stated the City of San Marcos rates among the lowest utility rates in the State of Texas. Mr. Gilley stated in regard to how much money was in reserve, the proposed fund balance for all funds on September 30, 1994 would be approximately $11.5 million. Mr. Gilley said the efforts to improve the management practices, was an ongoing * Mayor Morris and Janis Womack were not present at this meeting.