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1) City Manager: Deliberation on the evaluation process of the City Manager. • 2) City Clerk: Follow up on the December 16, 2008 evaluation and presentation of a business plan. The Executive Session adjourned at 11:40 p.m. on Tuesday, April 7, 2009. 4. Reconvene and Consider Action on Item Discussed During Executive Session. The San Marcos City Council reconvened into regular session at 11:40 p.m. on Tuesday, April 7, 2009. Council directed staff on how to proceed with the real property, established the evaluation process for the City Manager, and accepted the business plan from the City Clerk. 5. Invocation Pastor Santiago Heredia, of El Buen Pastor United Methodist Church, provided the invocation. 6. Pledge of Allegiance Councilmember Couch led the assembly in the Pledge of Allegiance. 7. Citizen Comments Gary Hampton, 7100 Old Bee Cave Road, Austin, Texas, CEO of Keystone Construction Inc., • stated that he employs San Marcos and Hays county citizens. Last year his company did $25 million in the construction of water and wastewater treatment plants. He stated that his company was the lowest bidder on the San Marcos wastewater treatment plant expansion. He has received a letter from staff stating they were recommending awarding the bid to the second lowest bidder. He was told he could come before Council and request they reverse the recommendation. He provided a packet of evidence to the Council. He stated that if his company is not awarded the bid, he may have to lay off San Marcos employees. This project was given to a non-local, second lowest bidder. He asked, if after Council reviews his packet, could this be placed on the April 21 consent agenda and award this bid to the local, lowest bid. Jim Pentecost, 210 Deertrail, a licenses irrigator, addressed the irrigation plan for homeowners. He noted the State has certain rules and regulations. There is an exemption stating a homeowner may install his own irrigation, but he must follow state rules. Chapter 30 states a homeowner is exempt, but he must abide by Chapter 344. Chapter 344 clearly describes what the homeowner must do. They must abide by regulations, such as spacing, pressure, rain and water sensors, etc. He also noted that the City has more stringent requirements than the state, and as an irrigator, he is for that. Bill Knight, 2208 Chaparral, Manchaca, Texas, stated he wishes to keep the San Marcos codes as they are. The City has gone a step further in conserving water. As for homeowners, he wants homeowners to be held to same standards as licensed irrigators. 0