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10. Regular Meeting November 25, 2002 Page 10 provided the Council with an Executive Summary of the RFP. He also stated the RFP is ready to put out for bids. Mr. Taylor stated he does not want a franchise fee to increase the rate. Mr. O'Leary stated Council directed Staff to add this. Ms. Narvaiz stated she recalled Council asked staff to look into a franchise fee if people continued to use multiple vendors, and the fee would not be charged to everyone if the City used the same vendor. Ms. Tatum stated she did not want to see the rates increased. Mayor Habingreither stated the recycling is not in this contract and should the City bid both ways. Mr. Mark Taylor stated the franchise rates can vary. Mayor Habingreither suggested including options for a 0%, 5% and 10% franchise fee in the solid waste contract. Mr. Mihalkanin stated he would like to see the RFP for the recycling services. Mr. Mark Taylor stated the RFP should be ready for the Council to review at the next Regular Meeting on December 9, 2002. Mr. Taylor stated with the current economy, he is not interested increasing recycling service, if it means increasing rates for customers. Mayor Habingreither introduced a discussion regarding a request for funding for $5,950.00 for the San Marcos' Promise Youth Summit to be held on April 26, 2003. Mayor Habingreither inquired why this was not included in the budget process. Ms. Narvaiz stated she has spoken to Craig Corbin, Director of Youth Council, who stated he gave this request to the previous City Manager before the budget process. She stated she feels this is a good project and the students are also raising funds for this event. Mr. Mihalkanin asked if the Summit would still take place if the Council does not approve this request. Carol Peters, Youth Commission, stated she feels this event would still be held. Ms. Narvaiz asked the Youth Commission to come back to the Council and make their request after they have received donations. Mr. Mihalkanin suggested bringing this item back to Council during the first Regular Meeting in February, so the Council might grant a portion of the request, if needed. Mayor Habingreither introduced a discussion regarding the Purgatory Greenspace annexation. Mr. O'Leary stated the Council held one Public Hearing and then stopped the process. He stated he needed direction from the Council whether to continue the process. Ms. Tatum stated she did not see a rush in annexing this area, but would do what the rest of the Council wants. Mr. Mayhew stated this is City land and would like to see the process continued. Mr. Taylor inquired as to any impacts if the disannexation of the Southwest San Marcos area proceeds. Mr. O'Leary stated there would be some impact because this area is adjacent to one of the sub areas. Mr. Taylor asked if this property did not get annexed, would this delay the Parks Master Plan. Rodney Cobb, Director of Parks and Recreation, stated the Council has already adopted the Parks Master Plan and this would not delay it. Mr. Taylor and Mayor Habingreither stated they would prefer to wait on the annexation of this property. Ms. Narvaiz, Mr. Montoya and Mr. Mihalkanin stated they would like Staff to move forward with the process. Mr. Mihalkanin stated he feels this annexation is overdue. Mr. Taylor stated if this property is not annexed now and a portion of the sub areas are disannexed, would this annexation still be