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24 Regular Meeting July 24, 1995 Page 8 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, AWARDING A CONTRACT FOR THE RIVER ROAD AREA IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT TO OLMOS CONSTRUCTION, INC; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE CONTRACT DOCUMENTS ON BEHALF OF THE CITY AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS , TEXAS, APPROVING THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY FOR COMPUTER SOFTWARE AND EQUIPMENT FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER OF SAN MARCOS TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT ON BEHALF OF THE CITY; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Mayor Pro-Tem Mooney introduced for consideration Item 10.C(4) removed from . the consensus agenda, adoption of a Resolution, the caption which was read as follows: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, REAFFIRMING THE LIST OF THE CITY'S PROJECT PRIORITIES IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION'S 1996-98 RURAL TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FOR THE AUSTIN DISTRICT; APPROVING THE SUBMISSION OF THIS RESOLUTION TO THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Mr. Moore moved for adoption and Mr. Hernandez seconded the motion. Mr. Hernandez suggested rearranging the priorities slightly. Mr. Hernandez suggested that Item 3 Highway 123/FM621 Intersection Realignment be moved up to NO.2 and that NO.2 Center Point Overpass Widening be moved to NO.3. Mr. Gilley stated this is referencing the federal TIP and he does not believe there are any federal funds associated with the Highway 123/FM621 realignment project. Mr. Gilley stated he did not think there would be any negative effect in swapping the two but wanted to point out they were talking about federally funded projects. Ms. Huffman stated she spoke to the area engineers and the 123 project is scheduled for next summer and the Center Point project is scheduled for 1998. Mr. Phil Neighbors spoke in favor of keeping the Railroad Overpass as # 1. Ms. Jane Hughson stated she was concerned because Council is discussing the overpass which is good but that nothing has been said about Loop 110 and moving the railroads out of town. Ms. Hughson stated if the Council does not say what is their preference it dilutes what the rest of the people say. Mr. Gilley stated there has been discussion about this issue and the reason the railroad overpass remains the single most important project is because the TIP has no official records with the Texas Department of Transportation that reflect the railroad in conjunction with the Loop 110 project is even a possibility. Mr. Gilley stated TXDOT has been told that while the City is making a real strong push for the railroad relocation, we don't want to give up any ground on the overpass because the City wants to make sure something happens. Discussion ensued. Mr. Taylor stated according to the discussion he had with Mr. Gilley and others a cover letter was to be put together to keep the Loop 110 Rail Relocation on the table but they were looking at the 3 year TIP and no one has talked about the Loop 110 proposal as being a 3 year project. Mr. Taylor stated it was unrealistic to include it in this 96-98 TIP and it could be included as an objective in the cover letter. Mr. Moore moved to amend the priority listing by listing as No. 1. Railroad Overpass/Correction At Grade Railroad Traffic Conflicts and by moving No.3 Highway 123/FM621 Intersection Realignment up to NO.2 and moving NO.2 Center Point Overpass Widening down to NO.3. Mr. Taylor suggested in the heading the word "reaffirming" be changed to "approving", Mr. Moore accepted Mr. Taylor's suggestion as