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31. Regular meeting March 22, 2004 Page 3 SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICT (LOW DENSITY); INCLIDING PROCEDURAL PROVISIONS; AND PROVIDING FOR PENALTIES. Mayor Habingreither opened the public hearing and asked if anyone wished to speak. No one did, so Mayor Habingreither closed the public hearing. Ms. Narvaiz moved for adoption of the Zoning Ordinance, and Mr. Diaz seconded the motion, which passed unanimously. Mayor Habingreither introduced for consideration a public hearing and approval of an Ordinance on first reading, the caption which was read as follows: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, RENEWING THE EXISTING FRANCHISE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE BLUEBONNET ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC. FOR A PERIOD OF FIVE YEARS; AMENDING THE AGREEMENT TO PROVIDE FOR AUTOMATIC RENEWAL OF THE AGREEMENT FOR FIVE YEAR PERIODS; PROVIDING FOR WRITTEN ACCEPTANCE TO BE FILLED BY THE BLUEBONNET ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC;-AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Mayor Habingreither opened the public hearing and asked if anyone wished to speak. No one did, so Mayor Habingreither closed the public hearing. Ms. Narvaiz moved for approval of the Ordinance on first reading and Mr. Taylor seconded the motion. Mr. O'Leary stated the original Ordinance authorizes Bluebonnet to construct and maintain its electric distribution facilities in City rights-of-way and utility easements, requires Bluebonnet to comply with standards and regulations for use of City property, and requires Bluebonnet to pay a franchise fee to the City of 3% of its gross revenues from electric sales in the city limits. He also stated the attached Ordinance would renew the franchise for a period of five years. The Council then voted unanimously for approval of the Ordinance on first reading (Mr. Taylor was not present in the Chambers for this vote) . Mayor Habingreither introduced for consideration a public hearing and approval of the Budget Policy Statement to be used by the City Manager as direction during the preparation of the proposed FY2004-2005 Budget. Mayor Habingreither opened the public hearing and asked if anyone wished to speak. No one did, so he closed the public hearing. Mr. Montoya moved for approval of the Budget Policy Statement and Ms. Narvaiz seconded the motion. Ms. Narvaiz stated last year the Council changed the Hotel/Motel Tax allocations to a percentage. She stated the Council has chosen to continue with this same percentage allocation. Mr. Thomaides stated he appreciates the conservative efforts of the Council regarding the budget. He stated this budget will be a challenge to fund CIP projects without raising taxes. Mr. O'Leary stated the Budget Policy Statement will be used to develop the budget and will be posted on the City website. The Council then voted unanimously for approval of the Budget Policy Statement to be used by the City Manager as direction during the preparation of the proposed FY2004-2005 Budget, a copy of which is attached to these minutes.