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8. Regular Meeting March 21, 2005 Page 8 TO "OP" OFFICE PROFESSIONAL DISTRICT; INCLUDING PROCEDURAL PROVISIONS; AND PROVIDING FOR PENALTIES. Mayor Narvaiz opened the public hearing and asked if anyone wished to speak. No one did, so Mayor Narvaiz closed the public hearing. Mr. Thomaides moved for adoption of the Zoning Ordinance, and Mr. Guerrero seconded the motion, which passed unanimously. Mayor Narvaiz introduced for consideration reconsideration of a Zoning Ordinance. The Council did not wish to reconsider this Ordinance. The caption reads as follows: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, AMENDING THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP OF THE CITY BY REZONING A 0.2289 ACRE TRACT OF PROPERTY LOCATED AT 602 WEST HOPKINS STREET FROM "MF-4" MULTI-FAMILY DISTRICT (HIGH DENSITY) TO "OP" OFFICE PROFESSIONAL DISTRICT; INCLUDING PROCEDURAL PROVISIONS; AND PROVIDING FOR PENALTIES. Mayor Narvaiz introduced a discussion regarding the design of future City facilities. Mr. Mihalkanin stated all city government is faced with growth issues, which rneans new buildings. He stated cities usually buy more land, which adds expense to the cost of the building. He stated San Marcos City buildings are relatively short in height for public buildings. He stated he would like Staff to investigate City buildings being designed in such a way to be aesthetically pleasing, but at the same time allow future growth vertically rather than horizontally. He stated he feels this could eliminate land costs and the loss of open space to growth. He stated some universities and municipalities have a construction committee for a specific building, which decides on the square footage and design of the new building. He stated he was aware of a university who contacted other universities and colleges throughout the United States who had built a building similar to the one they were building. He stated the price was less to construct multiple floors because all the blueprints, electrical and plumbing were already done. He stated in the future he would like the City to consider looking at other municipality building plans. Mr. Guerrero stated in the future planning of City buildings Staff should consider building upward instead of outward to save money and open space. Mr. Diaz inquired whether the City has plans to add an additional floor to the Municipal Court Building. Mr. O'Leary stated the City definitely has some space issues to resolve. He also stated the Municipal Court Building was designed to have a third floor, but if the City added an additional floor the employees who work in the building would have to move out during the construction. He stated there has been discussion of relocating the Municipal Court to the Police Department, which would free up a lot of space. He also stated currently there is no space for the Nuisance Abatement employee. Mayor Narvaiz stated she feels the Council wants Staff to collect comparative data, to consider building upward instead of outward and to bring any plans to the Council for consideration.