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148 regular meeting, january 8, 1979 page four Review propositions should be channeled through the Charter Review Commission. Mr. Arredondo moved to deny placement of the proposition amending Section 6.01 of the Charter which would extend the power of initiative to all ordinances. Mr. James seconded the motion. On roll call, the following vote was recorded: AYE: NAY: Hansen, Hyatt, James, Arredondo Cavazos, Sutton, Breihan. Mr. Arredondo next moved to deny placement of the Charter revision proposition extending the 'power of referendum to all ordinances. Mr. James seconded the motion. On roll call, the following vote was recorded: I AYE: Hyatt, James, Arredondo NAY: Cavazos, Sutton, Breihan. Mr. Sutton introduced a proposal for a Charter amendment of Section 10.02 to limit taxation to 70% of each $100 assessed valuation unless otherwise changed by Cit"y"" Election and moved that the proposition be placed on the April Election ballot. Mr. Cavazos seconded the motion. Mr. Hyatt said he didn't see how the proposal would restrict the ability to increase taxes since property values could be raised even if the ratio of evaluation could not. On roll call, the following vote was recorded: AYE: NAY: Hyatt, Sutton, Cavazos James, Arredondo, Breihan. Mr. Hansen was out of the room at the time the vote was taken and therefore his vote is .not reflected in the roll call. The motion therefore failed. Mr. Sutton next introduced a recommendation to amend Section 9.01 of the Charter to require the submission of any warrant or bond which is to be secured by property of any type to the approval of the qualified voters of San Marcos and moved that the proposition be placed on the April Election ballot. Mr. Cavazos seconded the motion. On roll call, the following vote was recorded: I AYE: NAY: Sutton, Cavazos James, Arredondo, Breihan, Hansen, Hyatt. Mr. James moved to award a bid for construction of a water storage facility by Hydrostorage, Inc. in the amount of $231,400. The bid sheets are attached and made a part of these minutes. Mr. Hansen seconded the motion which passed unanimously. Mr. Hansen moved that the foundation for the water storage facility be ,constructed by Stratford Construction Company for an amount of $ 34,640'. " Mr. James seconded the motion which passed unanimously. The City Manager reported that bids had been received for a sanitation truck with chassis and a rear load packer for the Sanitation Department. Those bid sheets are attached and made a par t ,of these, minu tes. ~Ir. Dunlap' pointed out tha t I the bid for the truck was $4,228.06 short of the budgeted amount. He said that 1/2 the overage could probably be made up by sale of one used truck instead of trading it in ahd the rest could be covered by funds budgeted for comfu~~cl~l garbage containers. Mr. Sutton moved the tr~ck be purchased from Waggoner Pontiac for $10,978.06. !>Ir. James, secp'nded the motion. Mr. Hyatt said he was opposed to taking money out of the containers account since the Council had been told purchase of all containers was peccssary. Mr. Breihan encouraged the Council to refra~ from buying new equipment until the landfill operation was improved so that all equipment could be kept in better shape. On roll call, the