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146 regular meeting, january 8, 1979 page two The Mayor read the caption of an ordinance as follows: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, FIXING AND ORDERING THE RATES TO BE CHARGED BY ENTEX, INC., FOR GAS AND GAS SERVICE TO RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL CUSTOMERS WITHIN THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS; PROVIDING FOR THE FILING OF AN ANNUAL OPERATING REPORT; PLACING CERTAIN FILING LIMITATIONS; ESTABLISHING THE EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY. I Mr. Hansen moved the ordinance be approved on second reading. Mr. James seconded the motion. The City Manager reported that he had contacted the consultants who confirmed that the rates submitted by Entex, Inc. would produce approximately the $60,000 increase in revenue earlier discussed by the Council. Nell Hahn, representing Legal Aid of Central Texas, reminded the Council that the consultants had advised an increase of $34,000 would be adequate. Mr. Sutton stated his contention that the $60,000 agreed upon was better than the original request of twice that amount. Mr. Hyatt pointed out that the rates would be in effect for more than one year under the terms of the ordinance. Mr. Arredondo noted that the original request by Entex increased only residential rates and the amended rate schedules spread the increase over commercial rates as well. On roll call, the motion to approve the ordinance on second reading passed unanimously. Mr. Albert Sierra, Director of Community Services and Community Development, came before the Council with a request for establishment of short term objectives for Community Development Action Year V and with a list of recommendations made by City I Advisory Boards. Mr. Sierra reminded the Council that the following program had been given priorities by the Council but had been only partly funded or not funded during the first years of Community Development: public facility improvements in the Mill Street area; public facility improvements in the Rio Vista Terrace Addition; public facility improvements in the Barbara Street area; public facility improvements in Victory Gardens and Dunbar areas (eligible items under Small Cities Program); water supply system for the North part of town; and continuation of housing program. Urban Renewal Board recommendations, in order of their priorities, are as follows: allocation of $250,000 to housing; drainage and street construction on Mill Street; water well, North San Marcos; drainage and street construction Barbara Drive; and public facility improvements in Rio Vista. Planning and Zoning Commission recommendations were listed as: traffic signals at State Highway 123 and Broadway Street; new fire substation in area of Broadway Street; park development at Victory Gardens and Dunbar; public housing authority requests for parkland acquisition; water well in North San Marcos; housing; drainage and street construction on Haynes Street; drainage and street construction on South Barbara Drive; and drainage and street construction in Mill Street. Accor~ing to Mr. Sierra, total funding for Community Development Year I V will be in the amount of $1,017,000 John Morrisset, Don Boyd and Marion Oles came before the Council to request continued funding for improvements in the Central Business District. Mr. Morrisset said he had contacted the Director of Public Works who informed him that additional street lighting and planter areas along L.B.J. Drive from Comal' to University Drive would cost approximately $150,000. Mr. Morrisset told the Council he felt many properties in the Central Business District had been upgraded by property owners and tenants as a direct result of the City's improvements in the area. Mr. Dempsey Serur agreed with