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179. Regular Meeting August 12, 2002 Page 6 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS AMENDING CHAPTER 82, TRAFFIC AND VEHICLES, TO RAISE PARKING FINES; INCLUDING PROCEDURAL PROVISIONS; AND PROVIDING FOR PENALTIES. Mr. Taylor moved for approval of the Ordinance on first reading and Ms. Tatum seconded the motion. Mr. O'Leary stated Staff recommends the Council table this item until after further discussions with Southwest Texas State University. Mr. Mayhew stated he is concerned with the discrepancy between fines the University charges and the City charges. Ms. Narvaiz stated she would like Staff to update Council with alternatives which can be used between now and when the downtown parking plan is in effect. Mr. Mihalkanin moved to table this item for six months and Ms. Narvaiz seconded the motion. On roll the following vote was recorded: AYE: Mihalkanin, Montoya, Narvaiz, Habingreither, Taylor and Tatum. NAY: Mayhew. ABSTAIN: None. Mayor Habingreither introduced for consideration approval of an Ordinance on second reading, the caption which was read as follows: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, REVISING AND UPDATING CHAPTER 6, ANIMALS, OF THE CITY CODE; REVISING CHAPTER 2, ADMINISTRATION, TO ESTABLISH A NEW ANIMAL SHELTER ADVISORY COMMITTEE; INCLUDING PROCEDURAL PROVISIONS; AND PROVIDING FOR PENALTIES. Ms. Tatum moved for approval of the Ordinance on second reading and Mr. Mayhew seconded the motion. Ms. Narvaiz asked what is the average monthly complaints for neglect. Bert Stratemann, Animal Services Manager, stated they receive 650 calls for service a month and one-fourth of those are for abuse and cruelty. He stated not all are abuse, but the calls still have to be investigated. Mayor Habingreither stated he has some concerns with an Ordinance being stricter than State and Federal Laws. Ms. Russell stated animal cruelty is a Class C misdemeanor. A person can be ticketed if called more than once. Education is needed to prevent this from occurring. Mr. Taylor stated he thinks the City would be better off educating the Public rather than creating stricter Ordinances. Mr. Mihalkanin stated he feels this Ordinance should be passed and before the third and final reading Council should individually work with staff to modify the language of the Ordinance. Mayor Habingreither stated he feels the language in Section 6.085 of the proposed Ordinance is too strong and would like Staff to modify this section. Dr. Tom House stated this Ordinance calls for swines to be vaccinated, and currently there is no approved vaccination for swines. Francis McNair, of Friends of the San Marcos Animal Shelter stated she feels Section 6.085 is not strong enough. She stated there needs to be a time limit to spay or neuter an adopted animal. There needs to be a minimunl standard of care, because many don't care for their animals. She