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February 5, 2008 Page 7 regarding solid waste collections and disposal services. Ms. Jamison inquired whether the Council wants trash collection two times or one time per week and whether the contract should be extended or re -bid. Mayor Narvaiz stated she feels for comparable prices the City would have to go to once a week trash collection. Mr. Guerrero stated he supports the once a week trash collection, if the $5 per month for an additional receptacle is omitted. Mr. Jones stated he feels the Council should keep trash collections at two times per week. Mr. Thomaides stated he like twice a week collection, but the cost increase is too steep. He suggested Council going with a once a week collection and then review the contract after a year. Mayor Narvaiz stated with the cost of $5 for an additional cart is still less to have the extra cart than to keep twice a week collection. The Council agreed by consensus to once a week trash service and to negotiate the cost for an additional cart. The City Attorney was instructed to address the language on changing cost structure for CPI. Ms. Jamison provided the Council with an outlined cost for city services. The Council agreed by consensus to leave in -city services and to continue with the current provider. Ms. Jamison stated she needed direction regarding Multi- Family recycling, whether voluntarily participation or mandate by ordinance. Mr. Fraumann stated Multi - family recycling is for different types of materials; corrugated, mixed paper, etc. He stated TDS would come with same truck with recycling at the curb, and have different ones. Mayor Narvaiz and Mr. Guerrero stated they feel this additional cost would be passed on to the renters. Mayor Narvaiz stated with the affordable housing issues and San Marcos this would cause additional hardship to some. Mr. Thomaides stated he is not sure mandatory is the way to go, but it would have significant benefits. Mr. Jones stated he feels this is an issue the city is concerned about, and this is the method we need to take of some of the problems the City is having. The Council agreed by consensus to agendize a public hearing for public comments regarding multi - family collections becoming part of residential collections, and to come back with an additional discussion item so the Council can provide direction to Staff. Ms. Jamison inquired to directions regarding a single drop off center or multiple drop off sites for Recycling. Mr. Thomaides stated San Marcos has a recycling center in town and he feels Council should negotiate with them. The Council agreed by consensus to go out for bids for a recycling contract. Ms. Jamison stated she needs to get direction regarding the Franchise Fee for when Staff begins talking to the commercial and solid waste provider. She stated the City is currently at 5% and if the City went to 10% this would be absorbed in the rates. The Council agreed by consensus to not increase the 5% Franchise Fee. 27. Hold a discussion regarding provisions of the San Marcos City Charter that need to be addressed by the Charter Review Commission and direction to Staff. Due to the late hour this Item was moved to the February 19, 2008, City Council Meeting. 28. Hold a discussion regarding Legislative initiatives to be presented during trip to NLC March 8 -11, 2008 and direction to Staff. Ms. Jamison stated during the NLC March Conference some of the Council Members usually meet with our Senators to discussion a few issues. She inquired to the initiatives the Council would like to discuss. The Council agreed by consensus to present Loop 82 Overpass, Homeland Security Dollars for Training Facility for Fire, Ecosystem Restoration and Airport funding. 29. Hold a discussion to remove prohibition of Swimming Ordinance at and around Spring Lake Dam and direction to Staff. Mr. Thomaides stated he contacted the City Attorney regarding a concern with the swimming ordinance. He stated Mr. Cosentino researched and provided him with the ordinance that has a complete and total prohibition as it is written into law. Mr. Cosentino stated the ordinance prohibits entry into the river from the banks. He stated if the Council repeals the ordinance this would still leave some control to the University, so the University can restrict entry from their property. The Council agreed by consensus to bring back amended Swimming Ordinance at Spring Lake Dam removing the prohibition of swimming.