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7 Regular Meeting January 10, 1994 Page 7 this meeting has been beneficial. Allyn Gill stated he appreciated the Council's efforts. . He thinks there has been error in the sampling done. He stated charges are being placed on the user for total water usage over a six-month period, and forty percent of his usage is for tea and carbonated beverages. Mr. Boeker stated he would look at other cities' ordinances to see how this is handled. -- Mr. Gill stated true equity would be in continous sampling and asked if any cities did this. Mr. Boeker stated most cities do the four : sampling. Mr. Gill stated when sampling if two samples vary more than forty percent, there is error, and Mr. Boeker stated the sampling can vary as much as ten percent and stated owners are encouraged to do certified sampling with their half of the sampling done. The Council voted unanimously for adoption of the Resolution. Mayor Morris introduced Item 10.C., a discussion regarding a city-owned building, Dunbar Barracks Building, and direction to staff. Mr. Gilley advised when the new Dunbar Building was built, the barracks had no historical significance and was moved. The city has used the building for storage and was recently requested by another entity who expressed interest in using the building. NAACP has now expressed they want the building and want it moved back into the Dunbar community to be used by NAACP. Kyev Tatum stated he would like the city to pick up the costs outlined ïn his memorandum to them in the amount of $42,000. Mr. Gilley advised the Council these funds could be taken from contingency or fund balance. Mr. Tatum stated they want the building in the main corridor of their community to be used as a training center for the neighborhood and want NAACP to control the use of the building. Mayor Morris stated she is concerned with the financial commitment. The Council discussed the possibilities of Mrs. Gray donating the land to the City and matching amounts being obtained for the project, and the City giving the building to NAACP and considering a matching grant. Pat Spearman stated historical contributions that have been made in this community by Afro-Americans. J. C. Jackson gave a history of the barracks. He stated they were used for education of colored, and colored soldiers returning from WWII provided indoor plumbing for the building. He asked that it be preserved for posterity. Thomas Ates stated the beauty of the building is not what is at issue, but the history of the building. He stated everyone needs to know where they come from to go forward, and that is what this building means to this community. Rose Brooks was a student at Dunbar and graduated in 1953. She thinks the building can be restored, and stated the Dunbar community pays taxes and has asked for little. Ollie Giles stated public meetings were held in the barracks after the fire and a decision was reached by the community to move the building. She does not want it relocated at Dunbar but is not opposed to it being placed elsewhere in the Dunbar Neighborhood. She was more interested in renovation of the Old Baptist Church where most of the Dunbar classes graduated from. Lila Knight of the Hays County Historical Commission stated they passed a Resolution supporting the building being moved to the Dunbar area. She stated there is an historical association with the Afro-American community, and it is worth saving. She stated there would be a shot at receiving a Texas Historical Commission preservation grant, but it would be small. They would help writing - grant applications for other possible funding. She stated the building could not be placed on the National Register (because the building has been moved), but would not be prohibited from being placed on the State Register. Sherry Vinn asked what entails maint~nance of the building and was advised any costs incurred in opening and'using the building. She stated they want to have a joint venture with the City to match their resources with City funding. She stated this matter can affect the lives of people in the community and wants the City to consider the talents of the community and invest in them. Mayor Morris stated two options would be (1) Mrs. Gray donating the lot to the City and considering a match, and (2) the City giving the building to NAACP and providing a match to assist in the renovation. Mr. Tatum stated they have the support of some whò can assist with grant applications and are requesting the City put money behind this endorsement. One decision that needs to be made is if the City or NAACP will own the building.