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24. Public Hearing to receive comments for and against increasing surcharge rates for industrial wastewater discharges under Section 86.132 of the City Code; setting rates for wholesale water treatment, wholesale water sales and reclaimed water sales; and including procedural provisions; and consider ordinance on the first of two readings. Mayor Narvaiz opened the Public Hearing at 8:02 p.m. on Tuesday, December 16, 2008. There being no comments, Mayor Narvaiz closed the Public Hearing at 8:02 p.m. MOTION: Upon a motion made by Councilmember Jones and a second by Councilmember Bose, the City Council voted six (6) for and none (0) opposed, with Councilmember Thomaides absent from the dais, to approve the ordinance on the first of two readings. The motion carried. 25. Consider an ordinance amending the traffic register maintained under Section 82.067 of the San Marcos City Code by amending the speed limit of a section of Wonder World Drive (F.M. 3407) eastward beginning at IH -35 to a point 0.157 miles east of Saddler Drive that point being iust east of the South Texas Medical Center; and including procedural provisions; and consider ordinance on first of two readings. MOTION: Upon a motion made by Councilmember Couch and a second by Councilmember Thomaides, the City Council voted seven (7) for and none (0) opposed, to approve the ordinance on the first of two readings. The motion carried unanimously. • 26. Consider an ordinance amending Chapter 2, Administration, Division 2, Section 2.069 of the San Marcos City Code to provide that attendance at a special meeting, workshop, or committee meeting will no longer be counted as attendance at a regular meeting for the purpose of determining when automatic resignation of a board or commission member has occurred; and declaring an effective date; and consider ordinance on the first of two readings. MOTION: Upon a motion made by Councilmember Couch and a second by Councilmember Terry, the City Council voted six (6) for and one (1) opposed, with Councilmember Jones voting against, to approve the ordinance on the first of two readings, amended to reflect attendance requirements are based on a calendar year. The motion carried. 27. Consider adoption on the second and final reading of Ordinance 2008 -62, repealin Article 5, Commercial Animal Establishments, of Chapter 18 Businesses, and amending Chapter 6, Animals, repealing most of the present sections and providing new sections to modernize the chapter and to harmonize the chapter with current state law; providing for criminal penalties, and providing and effective date. Sonya Kraus, 503 Uhland Road #8, recited a verse from a song entitled, "Dog on a Toolbox" and remarked that it may be a beloved mainstay of country songs, but in actuality it is a dangerous practice. It is unsafe for animals and is also unsafe for other motorists. She noted that San Marcos is no longer a small rural community. San Marcos is changing, and along with the economic development benefits there are also challenges involving more traffic and more • people. More people equates to more animals. The Council is representative of the varying