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90 Regular Meeting February 28, 1994 Page 3 the Council stated if a significant change occurs in the sampling and finds the user high, the Council directed the City write them a letter advising the city will be available to assist in making a correction, which Mr. Gilley stated could be done procedurally. Mr. Hart asked Mr. Boeker for clarification in section 4. (a) (Section 30-99) of the Ordinance. Mr. Boeker advised some users do not have City water meters, such as Elim water users, and in these instances we read their meters. The Council discussed making amendment to this section at a future reading of the Ordinance. Bill Haney expressed approval of the Council's clarifying amendment regarding "significant" industrial users. Willie Higgs stated in testing we need to be sure some of the neighbors' wastes are not included in each test. Paul Terry stated it was his opinion SWT is a significant industrial user and dormitory residential wastes were not included. Mr. Boeker advised much of SWT's wastes are collected and hauled off-site. Mr. Boeker advised the City will be testing some apartment complexes to see how they test. Mr. TerrY stated he thought residents should pay also. Melvia Randle stated the water bill for her business goes to Houston and wants the information to come to her as the user. Mr. Guerra moved to amend the Ordinance on Page 3 in No. 2 on the second line to read, " City at . . . announced times. " and Mr. Cox seconded the motion. On roll . . . , call the following vote was recorded: AYE: Hart, Guerra, Plummer. NAY: Moore, Mooney, Morris, Cox. ABSTAIN: None. The motion failed. Mr. Plummer stated other regulatory agencies do not make prior announcements. Mr. Haney stated the issue is letting the owner/operator know upon arrival for the sampling; "unannounced" is not the issue. On roll call for approval of the Ordinance on first reading, the following vote was recorded: AYE: Moore, Mooney, Hart, Morris, Cox, Plummer. NAY: Guerra. ABSTAIN: None. Mayor Morris 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, AMENDING THE ORDINANCE ADOPTED FEBRUARY 14, 1994, CALLING AN ELECTION BY THE CITY FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING A MAYOR AND TWO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES IN ORDER TO REVISE CERTAIN PROVISIONS PERTAINING TO THE USE OF A PROPOSED ACTIVITY CENTER ON PARK PROPERTY; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Mr. Moore moved for adoption of the Ordinance on emergency and Mr. Mooney seconded the motion, which passed unanimously. Mayor Morris introduced for consideration reconsideration of two Zoning Ordinances. The Council did not wish to reconsider these Ordinances. The captions of these Ordinances read as follows: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, AMENDING THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP OF THE CITY BY REZONING PROPERTY LOCATED AT 720 VALLEY STREET, FROM "M" (SINGLE-FAMILY DUPLEX AND NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS DISTRICT) TO "R-1" (SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICT [LOW DENSITY]) AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, AMENDING THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP OF THE CITY BY REZONING PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1408-1410 CLYDE STREET, FROM "R-1" (SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICT [LOW DENSITY]) TO "DP-1" (TWO-FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICT [LOW DENSITY]) AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.