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65. Regular Meeting February 7, 2006 Page 8 the Police Officers signed the petitions. Danny Arredondo, San Marcos Police Association President, stated the higher ranked officers were not asked to sign the petition, a few officers are not members of the San Marcos Police Association, and other officers chose not to sign. Mr. Jones inquired why the Fire and Police Associations chose to file petitions. Mr. Arredondo stated both associations filed petitions because the changes in the law allowed them to do so. He stated the Police Association does not have issues they currently feel are unfair, and the pay is only a small part of the discussion. He stated the Police Association would like the opportunity to negotiate. James Frye, San Marcos Professional Firefighters Association President, stated the petition was filed because the new law provided the association with the opportunity to talk about different issues. Mr. Mihalkanin moved to amend the Resolution by creating a separate Resolution for each association, and Mr. Guerrero seconded the motion, which passed unanimously. Mr. Mihalkanin moved for adoption of the Resolution for the San Marcos Professional Firefighters Association, and Mr. Thomaides seconded the motion, which passed unanimously. The caption of this Resolution reads as follows: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, GRANTING RECOGNITION OF THE SAN MARCOS PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION LOCAL #3963 AS THE SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE BARGAINING AGENT FOR CITY FIREFIGHTERS, AND DETERMINING THAT THE CITY MAY MEET AND CONFER WITH THE ASSOCIATION WITHOUT CONDUCTING AN ELECTION BY THE VOTERS IN THE CITY; DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO SUBMIT A REPORT ON THE STATUS OF MEET AND CONFER; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Mr. Guerrero moved for adoption of the Resolution for the San Marcos Police Association, and Mr. Mihalkanin seconded the motion, which passed unanimously. The caption of this Resolution reads as follows: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, GRANTING RECOGNITION OF THE SAN MARCOS POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION AS THE SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE BARGAINING AGENT FOR CITY POLICE OFFICERS, AND DETERMINING THAT THE CITY MAY MEET AND CONFER WITH THE ASSOCIATION WITHOUT CONDUCTING AN ELECTION BY THE VOTERS IN THE CITY; DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO SUBMIT A REPORT ON THE STATUS OF MEET AND CONFER; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Mayor Narvaiz introduced for consideration Item 23, 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 INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE CAPITAL AREA COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS ("CAPCOG") FOR THE CITY'S PARTICIPATION IN