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5 Regular Meeting November 10, 1997 Page 4 Ms. Hughson moved for adoption of the Resolution and Mr. Hart seconded the motion. Ms. Hughson stated she wants to continue to receive reports on the programs of the Center. Mr. Hernandez stated he did not feel the City Council should take this type of action. Mr. Guerra stated he felt the City was being extremely generous. Mr. Gilley stated San Marcos has only been an Entitlement City for a relatively short time and stated this has never happened before and will not happen again. On roll call the following vote was recorded: A YE: Hughson, Hart, Moore, Guerra, Cox. NAY: Mihalkanin, Hernandez. ABSTAIN: None. Mayor Moore introduced a discussion regarding request for proposals for lease of the Old First Christian Church. Mr. Guerra stated this is not a public hearing and Council agreed. Mayor Moore stated anyone in the Community could respond to the RFP. Mr. Gilley stated the RFP has been drafted and presented to the Council in the packet. Ms. Huffman stated the RFP is comprised of three main components: 1) Outline Plan of Renovations including cost, time, and improvements; 2) Description of proposed use; and 3) Lease price. Ms. Huffman stated the deadline for receiving RFPs would be January 12, 1998, with recommendation to the Council on February 9, 1998 agenda. Ms. Hughson stated she would like Council to receive copies of all proposals received. Mr. Guerra asked if the tenants would have to meet Code requirements. Ms. Huffman stated all Code compliances are listed as requirements in the RFP and parts of the building could be utilized while under construction. Mr. Cox asked about the insurance requirements. Ms. Huffman stated there would be different arrangements with difference lessees. A Pre-RFP Conference is built in to clarify the process. The Council directed staff to proceed with preparation and receiving of the RFPs. Mayor Moore introduced a discussion regarding a proposal for City presentation at the Experimental Aircraft Association Meeting, November 15, 1997, in Kerrville, Texas. Dr. Robert Northcutt, Airport Commission, stated San Marcos was one of the top three Cities being considered for this proposal along with Abilene and Galveston. He stated the meeting would be held in Austin at the National Guard Armory at Robert Mueller Airport on Saturday at 12:30 p.m. and would like to invite the community to attend and show their support. Ms. Hughson asked about the funding for the shuttle service. Phil Neighbors stated there would be a $2,400 shuttle service which would be paid for out of next year's budget. The Council wished Mr. Northcutt good luck at the meeting. Mayor Moore introduced the City Manager's Report. Mr. Gilley had no report at this meeting. Mayor Moore introduced the City Attorney's Report. Mr. Taylor had no report at this meeting. Mayor Moore introduced the City Council's Report. Ms. Hughson asked about the Veteran's Memorial. Mr. Gilley stated staff is waiting on information from Richard Cruz. He stated Mr. Cruz would like to have the ground breaking announcement and plan be approved by City Council. Mr. Mihalkanin asked about the process of removing a sign once they have been permitted to be displayed. Mr. Gilley stated there is no standard procedure and the incident with the police banner was the first of this nature. He stated there was an error in issuing the permit in the first place. Mr. Gilley stated banners that are allowed to cross public right-of-way are for community information and he felt he made an administrative decision to remove the banner. Mr. Gilley stated although he respected Mr. Mihalkanin's opinion, a legal opinion was not needed to remove the banner. Mr. Hart asked if a policy should be put in place to prevent an incident like this from occurring again or should the Ordinance be changed. Mr. Gilley stated he felt the Ordinance was clear and the permit should have never been issued in the first place. Mr. Taylor stated there are several changes in the sign ordinance that need to be reviewed. He stated the Chamber was looking at other changes regarding marketing advertising. Ms. Hughson asked what happens when errors occur. Mr. Gilley stated the City acknowledges the error and attempts to correct it and bring it into compliance. Mr. Mihalkanin asked about signs in the Historical