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181. Regular Meeting January 26, 2004 Page 5 Academy of Science, stated there is a maintenance program going on around the country to reduce emissions in vehicles. He stated there is a small population of vehicles which would fail the testing. He stated this would be an expensive test with very little effect. Mayor Habingreither stated he is not convinced an inspection and maintenance program should be in the plan .for our citizens. Mr. Mihalkanin inquired to the deadlines. Bill Gill, Capital Area Planning Council, stated a draft plan must be submitted by the end of January, 2004, and the final plan is due on March 31, 2004. He stated the IM Program must be approved by the County and largest City in that County. Ms. Narvaiz inquired as to the effects if the City does not pass Table 1. Mr. Gill stated if the City does not participate in the Early Action Compact Plan and the Austin/RR MSA goes into non-attainment, then the County and the City of San Marcos would be required t© follow the EPA non-attainment requirements. Mr. Mihalkanin inquired whether the Federal Government would take into consideration the contributions of outside sources causing the non-attainment. Mr. Gill stated if the City becomes non-attainment in 2005, 2006 and 2007, then TCEQ might look at the outside areas who are causing an impact. Mayor Habingreither moved to amend Table 1 by deleting A1 and voluntary measures in Table 2. Mayor Habingreither withdrew his motion. Mayor Habingreither moved to amend Table 1 by deleting A1 and Mr. Diaz seconded the motion. Mr. Thomaides stated he feels there should be some testing of older vehicles. Mayor Habingreither stated he is not convinced the Council should approve costs for citizens. Mr. Diaz stated he is not convinced the emission testing would have an impact on the reductions of NOx and VOC for the cost to the citizens. On roll call the following vote was recorded: AYE: Narvaiz, Habingreither, Montoya and Diaz. NAY: Thomaides and Mihalkanin. ABSTAIN: None. On roll call for the adoption of the Resolution, the following vote was recorded: AYE: Narvaiz, Mihalkanin, Habingreither, Montoya and Diaz. NAY: Thomaides. ABSTAIN: None. Mayor Habingreither introduced presentation and receipt of 2003 Community Survey results. Dr. Tajalli presented the Council with the 2003 Community Survey results and stated he was glad to be involved. He stated citizens both English and Spanish were randomly selected to participate in the Survey. He also stated the top four priorities are traffic problems, repairs and maintenance of roads, protecting the'environment and lowering taxing fees. He stated the students of Texas State University-San Marcos are generally less satisfied, but generally the residents are satisfied. He stated the citizens feel growth is needed in the areas of transportation and employment opportunities. He stated 77 percent of the