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, 16 "jchtib" (');teul,..tJ "t o/f~ lif7' ,#.; Mr. Hansen introduced for consideration the prov~s~ons of the lease agreement with ~ Opportunity Center with regards to grounds development and maintenance. Dr. Carlos Rodriguez, Chairman of the Board for ~ Opportunity Center, came before the Council to ask that the City staff be directed to give more priority to the landscaping of the grounds and drainage improvements. Dr. Rodriguez reminded the Council that those two items were a part of the original agreement between the City and~. Dr. Rodriguez also requested the Council consider amending the lease to provide for City maintenance I of the grounds. The current lease agreement provides for ~ Opportunity Center to maintain the grounds. Mr. James asked if the community service organizations might be able to help ~ maintain the grounds. Dr. Rodriguez said that possibility had been considered. Mr. Tenorio moved that the City staff be directed to accomplish the initial landscaping and drainage improvements, but that no further commitments in the area of routine maintenance be committed until the entire City maintenance operation could be upgraded. Mr. Breihan seconded the motion. Mr. Tenorio also requested a progress memo from the City Manager within two weeks. After further discussion, the motion was approved by the following vote: AYE: Tenorio, Breihan, Hyatt, Hansen James, Sutton NAY: Cavazos Mr. Don Butler, City Rate Attorney, came before the Council with a report on the status of the Lower Colorado River Authority with regard to the Public Utilities Commission. Mr. Butler told the Council that the Commission had entered a final order on LCRA rates to be charged to retail customers, but that no tariffs were available at this time. Mr. Butler advised the Council that the City had three options: Take no action and allow LCRA to I put the requested rates into effect on September 23; grant the increase approved by the Public Utilites Commission; or decrease the Tates as recommended by Electric Power Engineers, City rates consultants. Mr. Butler recommended that the Council adopt the ordinance prepared decreasing the rates charged by LCRA to San Marcos customers. The Mayor requested that the ordinance be read in its' entirity. The caption is as follows: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, APPROVING RATE SCHEDULES TO BE CHARGED BY LOWER COLORADO RIVER AUTHORITY IN THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE FOR SUCH RATE SCHEDULES, AND PROVIDING CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH SUCH RATE SCHEDULES MAY BE CHANGED, MODIFIED, AMENDED OR WITHDRAWN. Mr. Hyatt moved the ordinance be approved on first reading. Mr. Cavazos seconded the motion which passed unanimously. The Mayor introduced for consideration a staff request for authorization to bid the following projects: Storm water culverts on Riverside Drive; Phase II Southeast Water line extension; Water line extension to north industrial site; Victory Gardens! I Center Street project; and Mitchell Street bridge project. Mr. Kotowski outlined the scope of the projects and discussed each briefly with the Council. Council also discussed agenda item number 10, which is an ordinance approving the transfer of $100,000 from the general fund to utility fund to finance the water line extension to the north industrial site. Director of Finance, Earl Williams, informed the Council that the audit staff