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121. Regular Meeting October 14, 2002 Page 8 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, APPROVING AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND TURNER COLLIE & BRADEN, INC. FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES IN CONNECTION WITH THE IH 35/FAIRLAWN 21" WASTEWATER LINE PROJECT; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THIS AGREEMENT ON BEHALF OF THE CITY; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Mr. Mayhew moved for the adoption of the Resolution and Mr. Taylor seconded the motion. Mr. Taylor inquired whether the $186,000 is for an engineering service agreement. Ms. Anderson, Director of Engineering, stated the Council has seen the City's CIP list, which has 38 projects worth $27 million. She stated she currently has 3 Engineers who do in-house small projects. This project is a $1.7 million project, which includes a liftstation and force mains. Mayor Habingreither inquired whether the City will act as the project manager. Ms. Anderson stated Turner Collie & Braden, Inc. will complete the design work and construction inspections. The Engineering Department will inspect the project to protect the City's interest. The Council then voted unanimously for adoption of the Resolution. Mayor Habingreither introduced for consideration Item 24 removed from the consent agenda, approval of Change Order No.1 for the Cottonwood Creek Interceptor & Hwy. 123 Waterline Project. Ms. Narvaiz moved for approval of Change Order No.1 and Mr. Mayhew seconded the motion. Mr. Mihalkanin inquired when the City is bidding a project and the second low bid is a local bidder, can the City select a local bidder. Mr. Mark Taylor stated yes, the Council adopted a 3% policy, which means if the bids are within 3% of each other, then the Council can choose a local bidder. Mr. Taylor inquired as to the need for this Change Order. Ms. Anderson stated there were existing utility conflicts along the waterline and wastewater line which needed to be relocated at the City's expense. She stated these were in direct conflict with the gravity line. The Council then voted unanimously for approval of Change Order No.1 for the Cottonwood Creek Interceptor & Hwy. 123 Waterline Project. Mayor Habingreither introduced a discussion regarding the Solid Waste and Recyclable Material Collection and Disposal Request for Proposals. Mr. O'Leary stated he has given the Council a draft copy of the RFP for the residential and recyclable materials. He stated he needs to know if the Council would like residential colléction service twice a week or once a week. Mr. O'Leary stated he has given the Council a summary of changes, which were previously discussed by the Council. One of the changes is the monetary penalties for complaints not resolved to the satisfaction of the City Manager. He stated he also gave the Council a copy of the Service Breakdown on Commercial Accounts along with advantages and disadvantages of the City providing Commercial Solid Waste Collection Service. Mayor Habingreither inquired what the Commercial customers were saying. Mr. O'Leary stated the Commercial customers are concern with their cost. Richard Mendoza, Director of Public Works, stated the commercial customers he spoke with do not object as long as the price is right. He suggested the City should allow this to be on a case-by-case basis if City's vendor