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166 regular meeting, january 15, 1979 page four Mr. Gordon Thompson, representing the Chamber of Commerce and San Marcos Industrial Foundation, and Mr. W. C. Carson, Chairman of the San Marcos Industrial Foundation, came before the Council to request ~ consensus on whether or not the Council would be willing to: negotiate, with an industrial prospect in terms of deferred annexation and payments in lieu of taxes for City services. Mr. Carson said he was not asking for any specific committment from the Council at this point. Mr. Hyatt moved to authorize the Mayor and the City Manager to submit a letter on'behalf of the City ~howing the willing- ness and desire of the Council to negotiate.'wi'th a potential I industrial developer in terms of deferred annexation and payments in lieu of taxes for provision of City services. Mr. Hansen seconded the motion which passed unanimously. Col. Jack Stovall, Chairman of the San Marcos Airport Commission, and Mr. Allyn Gill, also representing the Airport Commission, came before the Council with a recommendation for purchase of new municipal airport lighting equipment. Mr. Gill said it was a recommendation of the Commission that $2,900 be allocated to purchase materials for-the lighting system which wotild make use of the existing ~asis~and ~iring. Mr. Hansen moved the $2,900 be authorized for purchase of lighting materials. Mr. James seconded the:mot,ion ,which passed unanimously. Col. Stovall also reported to the Council that an inspector for the Federal Aviation Administration had visited the San Marcos Airport that day to check the lighting system and had informed the Commission that a possibility existed for the Airport to receive special instrument landing facilities~o-as to'serve as an auxiliary landing site for larger airports in the area. The Mayor read an ordinance having the following caption: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, APPROVING THE PRICE AND CONDITIONS OF THE SALE BY CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, OF LOT 6 AND A PORTION OF LOTS 2, 3, 7 AND 8 AND AN ABANDONED ALLEY, ALL IN BLOCK 21 OF THE ORIGINAL TOWN OF SAN MARCOS (FURTHER DESCRIBED BY METES AND BOUNDS IN ATTACHED EXHIBIT A), ALSO KNOWN AS URBAN RENEWAL PARCEL NUMBER 1-1, LOCATED WITHIN THE TEX. A-6 NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT PROG~1 AREA TO LEWIS GILCREASE, TRUSTEE FOR BALCONES SAVINGS ASSOCIATION; AUTHORIZING THE ~~YOR TO EXECUTE A WARRANTY DEED TO LEWIS GILCREASE, TRUSTEE FOR BALCONES SAVINGS ASSOCIATION; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. I Mr. Breihan moved the ordinance be approved on first reading. Mr. Sutton seconded the motion which passed unanimously. Mr. Breihan requested the Council consider use of proceeds from the sale of Community Development property for revision or preparation of a new master plan for the City at the next regular meeting. The Mayor introduced for consideration a request from Hays I Memorial Hospital for additional fiunding for the ambulance service. Mr. George Dashner, Hospital Administrator, reminded the Council that the budget request submitted by the Hospital prior to the current fiscal year had been cut by $8,000 but that he had been advised to appear before the City several months into the budget year and that funds might be available to increase the budgeted amount. Mr. Sutton moved to approve the allocation of $8,000 from the General Contingency Fund to supplement the ambulance service payment. Mr. Hyatt seconded the motion which passed unanimously. Mayor Cavazos informed Mr. Dashner that he felt it would be appropriate to request the entire funding amount from Hays County for the next fiscal year.