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Regular Meeting July 5, 2005 62. Page 3 $8,697.00 to replace supplies expended during recent emergencies and Item 24, approval of expenditure from General Fund contingency in the amount of $10,000.00 to remove vegetation mats in the San Marcos River, to be considered separately. Mr. Bose moved for approval of minutes of the Regular Meeting held June 21, 2005, approval of three Ordinances on second reading, adoption of three Ordinances on third and final reading, adoption of the remaining four Resolutions, on consensus, and Mr. Guerrero seconded the motion, which passed unanimously (Mr. Mihalkanin abstained from Item 12, approval of an Ordinance on second reading). Mr. Mihalkanin read the following Memo dated March 24, 2005, from Mark Taylor, City Attorney. "The Ethics Review Commission met on Monday, March 7, 2005 and considered your request for an advisory opinion on whether you can participate in Council discussions and action regarding the proposed Hopkins Street Historic District. Commission Members Sherwood Bishop, Jacqueline Cable, Valentin DeLeon, and Elizabeth Nash were present, and Members Matt Barron, Alex Demetriadis and Mark Newton were absent. Barney Knight, the Commission's special counsel with respect to matters involving Council Members, attended to advise the Commission on the issue. Mr. Knight recommended that the Commission issue an advisory opinion that you have a conflict of interest under State law with respect to the proposed Hopkins Street Historic District, and that you should therefore file disclosure forms and abstain from participation in City Council discussions on that matter. The Commission voted unanimously to issue an opinion in accordance with Mr. Knight's recommendation. The Commission and Mr. Knight also briefly discussed your possible participation in Council discussions on the proposed Burleson or Lindsey/Rogers historic districts. The Commission did not formally vote on the matter since it was not listed on their agenda, but Mr. Knight indicated to the Commission that since the districts were located farther than 200 feet from your respective properties, he thought that you would not have a legal conflict of interest that would preclude you from participating in the Council discussions. He indicated, however, you may want to consider abstaining to avoid the appearance of a conflict". The captions of the Ordinances and Resolutions read as follows: Approval of Ordinances on second reading: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, AMENDING THE 2004-2005 CITY BUDGET TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND GLOBAL ROCK INVESTMENTS, LTD.; AND INCLUDING PROCEDURAL PROVISION. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, REDESIGNATING REINVESTMENT ZONE NO. 2 FOR TAX ABATEMENT PURPOSES PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 312 OF THE TEXAS TAX CODE, CONSISTING OF 110.859 ACRES OF PROPERTY, MORE OR LESS, LOCATED IN THE 3000 AND 3100 BLOCKS OF IH-35 NORTH AND THE 1900 AND 2000 BLOCKS OF TECHNOLOGY WAY; MAKING STATUTORY FINDINGS; AND INCLUDING PROCEDURAL PROVISIONS.