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67. Regular Meeting December 9, 2002 Page 12 will provide for the operation of a Recycling Drop-Off Center within the City to collect recyclable materials from the public. He also stated the proposed RFP states the contractor will provide materials for six City- sponsored neighborhood clean-up events and four City-sponsored river clean- up events. He stated this proposal does not include commercial accounts. Mr. Mihalkanin stated he has not had time to read the entire proposal and would like additional time to review. Mr. O'Leary stated delaying this process may mean the Recycling Drop-Off Center and the Solid Waste contract will not coincide with each other. Mr. Mihalkanin suggested the Council extend the current solid waste contract for an additional month. Council agreed by consensus to bring this discussion back to the Regular Meeting on January 13, 2003. Mayor Habingreither introduced a discussion regarding the possible Southwest San Marcos Area Disannexation. Mr. O'Leary stated Staff has drafted a schedule for disannexation with tight times lines. He stated he needs direction on how to proceed. Mr. Mark Taylor stated disannexation of this area would be a change that affects voting that would be subject to preclearance under the Voting Rights Act. There would be timing issues. It would require at least a 60-day review period by the Department of Justice. The Department of Justice could then request an additional 60-day extension. He stated this additional time would then fall after the time in which the Council would need to call for the May election. Ms. Tatum stated her preference is to move forward. Ms. Narvaiz stated she also feels the City should move forward. Mayor Habingreither stated he feels the Council should look at the sanctity of the Election process and the integrity of the City. Ms. Tatum stated she is willing to wait until after the May Election to ensure the integrity of the City. Mr. Mayhew agreed to delay the process until after the May Election. Mr. Taylor stated he feels the Council should wait until after the May Election. Ms. Narvaiz stated she was not comfortable with the Council starting a discussion regarding the disannexation and then stopping the process until after the May Election. Mr. Mihalkanin and Mr. Montoya both stated they felt the Council should wait until after the May Election. It was consensus of the Council to delay consideration of disannexation until after the election. Mayor Habingreither introduced the City Council's Report. 1) Mr. Mihalkanin inquired as to the status of the Subdivision Ordinance process. Ron Patterson, Director of Planning, stated the Consultant outlined issues which need to be addressed. He stated staff needs further direction from the Council. Mr. Mayhew stated this issue needs to be addressed. Mr. Mihalkanin stated the process is for the Planning and Zoning Commission to review before this comes to the Council. Mr. Mark Taylor suggested the Code Consultants could pick up where the process stopped in September. Mayor Habingreither suggested this Ordinance be divided into subsections and presented at different City Council meetings. Mr. Mayhew inquired to the time frame for completion. Mr. Patterson stated after Council gives direction to the Staff, they will need an additional 4 to 5 months to complete the draft and then provide it to the Planning and Zoning Commission, and an additional 3 to 4 months for adoption. Mr. Mihalkanin