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183. Regular Meeting August 23, 2004 Page 14 entities to attach to our electric utility poles, and they pay the City annually for an attachment to use our poles to conduct their business. He also stated this is part of Texas Public Power Association's process for rewriting pole attachment agreements. He stated the Electric Utility is also interested in the cost of operating and maintaining the electric utility poles in the City. He stated with Grande's new agreements beginning January 1, 2005, they will increase from $4.00 to $6.00 per attachment per year. Mayor Narvaiz inquired as to the process after the attachments are counted. Mr. Mark Taylor stated he feels after all the attachments are counted, the City will have a good map to show where all the attachments are located. He stated after all the attachments are counted, then paperwork would need to be submitted to take off an attachment or to add an additional attachment. He stated he feels the Pole Attachment Survey will result in a higher attachment count than the City currently has record of. He stated there is one attachment for the wire, another attachment for the guide and a third for the transformer. Mr. Mihalkanin inquired whether Staff has estimated the increases to the companies and whether these increases would cover the current expenses. Milton Culley, Senior Electrical Engineer, stated Time Warner would go from $24,572 per year to $36,858.00 whebn the charge goes from $4.00 to $6.00. He stated Grande would be going from $23,824.aO to $35,736.00. He stated cable companies do over-lashing attachment, which increases their capacity. Mr. Thomaides inquired as to whether the estimated increase of attachments would be at a thousand or more. Mr. Culley stated the cable companies' do house drops away from the pole, so they are not attached to the pole any more. He stated every time a hole is drilled into the pole the pole weakens and eventually needs to be replaced. Mr. Bose inquired what amount the City is paying Utility Support Systems, Inc. Mr. Culley stated the agreement is for $7.15 a pole. Mr. O'Leary stated once Staff receives a count the Council can renegotiate the current contracts. The Council then voted unanimously for adoption of the Resolution. Mayor Narvaiz introduced the City Council's Report. 1) Mr. Thomaides stated at the last Regular Meeting a citizen spoke about no trash cans along the San Marcos River by Joe's Crab Shack. He stated he contacted Texas State University, and they stated they would supply trash cans for that location. 2) Mayor Narvaiz thanked everyone who helped make the Monclova visit a success. 3) Mayor Narvaiz thanked the City Clerk's Officefor all the detail planning and hard work with the Monclova visit. 4) Mr. Thomaides thanked everyone who helped make the Eddie Durham-Jazz Festival a success. 4) Mayor Narvaiz stated she took City caps and pins to soldiers from the San Marcos area, who had been deployed to Iraq. She stated everyone was appreciative. Mayor Narvaiz introduced a discussion regarding setting a Joint Workshop Meeting with other Local Governing Entities and direction to Staff. Mayor Narvaiz stated she feels the Council should hold a joint Workshop with the other Local Governing Entities to ensure communication. Mr. Bose stated he supports teamwork. Mr. Mihalkanin stated the Workshop should be