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130 Regular Meeting November 23, 1992 Page 6 Mayor stated there were many means of negotiation and cost would apply to what was spent on city roads only. Justin Butts, student at SWT, asked if the Council would lower the working figure to 1% rather than 5%. Mayor Morris stated the Ordinance sets a policy whereby the Council can negotiate or charge a for-profit bus service on city streets. Mr. Hart stated that until the Council has an exact figure, any percent would not reflect the actual cost. Mr. Gilley stated the 5% fee was based on the standard for other utility franchise fee dates. Mr. Butts asked the Council to consider changing the 5% to a lower percentage or to state in the Ordinance that the tax would only provide for an increase for the amount of the cost of service increase, and postpone the third reading in order to get citizens of San Marcos, student officials from the' University, and students together to discuss these fees. Mayor Morris stated she has been on SWT radio talking about the shuttle bus and encouraged the students to engage in a community discussion of this matter. John Dimery, Amy Acord, Michael Bocconcelli, and Sergio Ray, students at Southwest Texas State University, addressed the Council with questions and their concerns regarding the implementation of this Ordinance. Sharlene Walter, assistant manager with an apartment complex in town, stated their property was just, repaved where the garbage disposal trucks work, and not the shuttle buses. Mayor Morris stated the garbage trucks contract with the apartments, and semi-trucks and garbage trucks also pay their taxes. Mayor Morris asked if the shuttle buses stopped at all apartment complexes, and Ms. Walter stated the buses stop at areas which are general facinity for several complexes. Mayor Morris asked the Council if they had any discussion. Mr. Guerra made a motion to amend the Ordinance in Sec. 25-52 (a) to read" . . . established at 1% of the gross receipts of the service." Motion failed due to lack of a second. Mr. Hart made a motion for Sec. 25-52 (a) to add" . . . 5% of the gross receipts of the ,service or whatever percent most accurately reflects the cities cost allocation. Mr. Guerra seconded the motion. On roll call the following was recorded: Aye: Hernandez, Hart, Guerra and Kissler Nay: Morris and Plummer Abstain: Moore On roll call for approval of the Ordinance on second reading, the following vote was recorded: Aye: Hernandez, Hart, Morris, Kissler and Plummer Nay: Guerra Abstain: Moore Mayor Morris took a 10 minute break at this time and turned the meeting over to Ms. Kissler. Ms. Kissler introduced Item 4. Ms. Kissler introduced for consideration adoption of an Ordinance on emergency, the caption which was read as follows:-' AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS, SERIES 1992-A, IN THE AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF $4,600,000; PRESCRIBING THE FORM OF SAID BONDS; PROVIDING FOR THE SECURITY FOR AND PAYMENT OF SAID BONDS; AWARDING THE SALE THEREOF; APPROVING THE OFFICIAL STATEMENT; ENACTING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. .