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56 Regular Meeting October 12, 1981 Page 3 the owners, their heirs and assigns. Mrs. Dinah Elwell who is in charge of the City Cemetery advised the Council the cost of perpe- tual care for each plot is $315.00 and each plot is $85.00, for a total of $400.00. Persons having perpetual care are not charged the $150.00 interment fee or $150.00 setting of a monument fee; only persons who do not have perpetual care are charged these fees. The perpetual care fund is presently $18,000-$19,000 and the maintenance contract on the cemetery for this year is $43,000, indicating there needed to be fees charged to cover some of the burden of the costs of running the Cemetery. All lots are mowed under the maintenance contract because it is important to the persons having perpetual care the Cemetery as a whole be attractive and taken care of. Mrs. Edra Allbright of Pennington Funeral Home stated she felt the charges were excessive and that the families were opposed to paying the excessive charge because they could not afford it. It was her recommendation all lot owners be informed of the charges. Mayor Craddock said all the lots were being maintained, even when there was no perpetual care and that the City was doing the best they could do to maintain the Cemetery and that it was losing money. City Manager advised the Staff incurred costs for interments and there needed to be charges for these services and that the fees charged were for costs, and not a tax as Mr. Kyle had indicated. Mr. Brown moved that the Ordinance be tabled to a later meeting until such time as would be necessary to obtain a legal response to the ques- tions presented by Mr. Kyle and Mr. Cavazos seconded the motion. On roll call the following vote was recorded: AYE: Brown, Cavazos and Kreczmer. NAY: James, Craddock, Mendez and Norris. ABSTAIN: None. The motion failed. The Council then returned to its original motion and second for the adoption of the Ordinance on third and final read- ing. On roll call the following vote was recorded: AYE: James, Craddock, Kreczmer, Mendez and Norris. NAY: Brown and Cavazos. ABSTAIN: None. The Ordinance was adopted on third and final reading. Mayor Craddock introduced for consideration the adoption of an Ordin- ance on third and final reading setting rates of fare for shuttle service of passengers, the caption which was read as follows: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, SETTING RATES OF FARE FOR PASSENGERS OF VEHICLES PROVIDING SHUTTLE SERVICE OVER REGULAR ROUTES BETWEEN WIMBERLEY, TEXAS, AND LOCATIONS WITH- IN SAN MARCOS, TEXAS; SETTING RATES OF FARE FOR PAS- SENGERS OF VEHICLES PROVIDING AIRPORT LIMOUSINE SERVICE OVER IRREGULAR ROUTES BETWEEN AIRPORTS IN AUSTIN, TEXAS, AND SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, AND LOCATIONS WITHIN SAN MAR- COS, TEXAS AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Mrs. Norris moved for the adoption of the Ordinance on third and final reading and Mrs. Mendez seconded the motion, which passed unanimously. Mayor Craddock introduced for consideration an Ordinance on third and final reading annexing approximately 153 acres out of the J. M. Vera- mendi League Nos. 1 and 2, which includes Cape's Camp, the caption which was read as follows: