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feet behind existing or planned curbs or sidewalks on public rights -of -way. Street lighting structures shall meet the City of San Marcos Electric wilities Underground Installation Specifications, Street lights shall be fully shielded in such a manner that light emitted by the fixture, either from the lamp or indirectly from the luminaire, is projected below a horizontal plane running through the lowest point on the fixture where light is emitted. All street light installations shall be in accordance with the National Electrical Code and National Electrical Safety Code, and shall also conform to City laws, codes and specifications governing such worm, Alternative standards for street lighting installations will be considered by the Electric utility Division of the City of San Marcos public Services Department on a case by case basis, All street lights shall be connected by the serving utility, to the permanent power supply and function properly prior to final acceptance, Service to locations where City electric utility facilities are not available will be made at the discretion of the Electric Utility Division of the City of San Marcos public Services Department and at an additional charge, subject to existing tariffs, to the developer or property owner to cover the costs of installation and maintenance, including appropriate overhead facilities, additional poles, conductors, other facilities and increased maintenance expenses, Applicable state or federal street lighting requirements in conflict with this ordinance supersede this ordinance,, as previously captioned, The motion carried unanimously, 14. Consider approval of Ordinance 2011-58. on the first of two readings, amendine Chapter 86. Utilities. Article S. Fees, Charges and Billing Procedures. Section of the San Marcos City Code to create an Ele tric Transformer Recovery Fee for Electric Transformer Uperades: including procedural provisions and declaring an effective date. MOTION: upon a motion made by Council Member Porterfield and a second by Council Member 'Thomason the City Council voted (7) for and (0) opposed, to approve Ordinance 2011= 58, as previously captioned, The motion carried unanimously, 1.5. Consider approval of Ordinance 2011-59, on the ,first of IMo readings. deleting Section 14.292 (18) of the San Marcos City„Code that prohibits Sub Metering of Electrical Serl ce: including procedural provisions; and declaring an effective date. MOTION: Upon a motion made by Council Member Jones and a second by Council Member Porterfield the City Council voted (6) for and (1) opposed, Council Member Thomason, to postpone action until staff can bring back something that pertains specifically to food trailers, The motion carried, 16. Receive an update from David Singleton regardine the Development Process. a Presentation regarding Staffs proposed Customer Bill of Rights to establish the Citv's standards for excellent customer service, and a Staff update regarding the Permit Qnter's- Open douse, and provide direction to Staff. David Singleton provided an overview presentation regarding his report on the City's development process, Matthew Lewis, Development Services Director, presented the Staff s philosophy for customer service, Kristy Stark, .Assistant Director of Development Services =