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68 Regular Meeting November 4, 1996 Page 2 hard-working and dedicated. He thanked the Council for placing this matter on the agenda again. (9) Michael Stanley stated he lives on River Road and recycles and thinks everyone should. (10) Karen Adams stated she was representing San Marcos High School students, staff and faculty. She recycles classroom paper and Kyle Hahn picks this up. The volume recycled is immeasurable. She stated Mr. Hahn picks up paper district wide. She wants the Council to support this center and is willing to ask the School District for funding also. Mayor Moore stated the Lower Colorado River Authority has a regional recycling plan, a regional solid waste plan. CAPCO also has the same. Ms. Hughson and Mr. Hernandez are assessing solid waste management along with staff. This is a prelude to the City rebidding our contract with BFI for garbage and curbside recycling. The commercial entities also use Longhorn, Waste Management and Texas Disposal,Systems. The multi-family and restaurant customers may not be using any of these services. Mayor Moore has discussed with Dr. Larson of SWT, a state-wide renowned solid waste specialist currently using his time to locate former landfills and identify those presenting present or future environmental hazards. He has agreed to work with the City to help them with the data and information required in our assessment. We want to do a good job in controlling our solid waste stream. We should conserve, recycle and reuse. Mr. Hahn serves as a collector and transporter, and the economic motivation is not strong enough to carry him through a difficult period. Other small operators in the state are experiencing this too. The City will discuss contracting with Mr. Hahn and the issue of recycling. Mayor Moore introduced for consideration approval of an appointment to the Convention and Visitors Bureau. Mr. Hernandez moved to appoint Katy Muir (Hospitality Association) who is employed at the San Marcos Factory Shops, which passed unanimously. Mayor Moore introduced a report from'the Heritage Association by Frances Stovall, representing the Liaison Committee. Also present were Immediate Past President Curtis Parkerson and Dr. Jimmy Cobb, the incoming President. Mrs. Stovall reviewed her written report with the Council. She stated they had taken on new projects and revised some traditional ones. They have enhanced the quality of life in San Marcos and have a new cookbook that is selling well. It has fostered awareness of San Marcos' role in preservation and the use of historic buildings. They received honors in 1996 from the Texas Historical Commission recognizing leadership in heritage tourism (Medallion for Distinguished Service). Jeff Kester was honored as volunteer of the year at the Texas Historical Commission's Annual Conference in Amarillo in April. He is the first to receive this award from a nonprofit heritage organization. Tour requests have tripled since the Tours of Distinction and Historic Tours of Old San Marcos were included in a Houston Chronicle article and very recently in Texas Highways Magazine. The historic tours have recently been restructured around five themes, including the Georgia Lawshe Woods Tour, the subject of an historical novel, True Women. The Heritage Association led the effort to launch the Tanger Information Center. The monthly trolley tours have had a good beginning bringing shoppers downtown and on tour aboard the trolley. They work with the tourist centers, Main Street and the Chambers of Commerce to bring more visibility to San Marcos. This week they mailed out an historical driving tour of San Marcos to travel editors of metropolitan area newspapers and prestigious magazines. Packets were also mailed to all the Texas Highway entry points and paid by the Association. They began twenty years ago this coming year, and their goals were met then by bringing about the restoration of the Charles S. Cock House (by the City of San Marcos Bicentennial Commission, their genesis). They then initiated historic tours through the leadership of Bob Kercheville, created the Riverwalk and Memorial Grove and have continual care of parkland around the museum. They have worked productively with the Parks and Recreation Department. Operating expenses and income were briefly reviewed. Some of their accomplishments include repairs to the museum foundation, painting the porch and planting two flowerbeds twice in the Veramendi Plaza. They put back funds earned to the City in some manner each year.