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148. Regular Meeting May 17, 2005 Page 4 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS APPROVING A ROUTINE AIRPORT MAINTENANCE PROGRAM GRANT AGREEMEN' BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FO: ROUTINE MAINTENANCE OF THE SAN MARCOS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT i AUTHORIZINI THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE CONTRACT DOCUMENTS ON BEHALF OF THE CITYi AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, APPROVING THE EXTENSION OF AN ANNUAL CONTRACT WITH GENE BAGWELL, DBA MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT, FOR THE PROVISION OF JANITORIAL SERVICESi AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASING MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE APPROPRIATE DOCUMENTS RELATED TO THIS CONTRACT EXTENSION ON BEHALF OF THE CITY i AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Mayor Narvaiz introduced for consideration Item 19, removed from the consent agenda, adoption of a Resolution, the caption which was read as follows: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, APPROVING AN ADVANCE FUNDING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE STATE OF TEXAS ACTING THROUGH THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR THE TRAFFIC SIGNALS UPGRADE PROJECTi AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THIS AGREEMENT ON BEHALF OF THE CITYi AND DECLARING AF EFFECTIVE DATE. Mr. Diaz moved for adoption of the Resolution, and Mr. Mihalkanin seconded the motion. Mr. O'Leary stated this is a funding Agreement with TxDOT, which puts in place the traffic signal synchronization project. He stated the project will upgrade 59 independently-operated traffic signals and interconnect them into a single integrated traffic-control system. At the completion of the project, the City will take over the responsibility of operation and maintenance of the entire system. He also stated this Agreement puts the City's portion of the funding in place for the replacements of the signals. Mr. O'Leary introduced Don Nyland, Area Engineer for South Travis and Hays County and Bob Daigh, District Engineer for District 14. Mr. Daigh thanked the Mayor and Council for working to improve the safety of the City. He stated TxDOT has invested over $600,000.00 towards this project. He also stated TxDOT looks forward to many more partnerships with the City. Mr. O'Leary stated Mr. Daigh will be presenting the Wonder World Drive Extension Project to the Texas Highway Commission at the end of the month. Mr. Thomaides inquired whether there was a time line on the project. Mr. O'Leary stated after the City and TxDOT get their funding in place, the project will go out for bid to find a contractor, which should be in July or August. He stated he feels the project should take a year to finish, about a week or two per intersection. Mr. Thomaides inquired as to the process of the project. Mr. O'Leary stated currently each light operates independently of the other lights in