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5 regular meeting january 14, 1980 page two the location of the business office made it difficult to do so. Mr. Breihan requested that Cable TV representatives study the matter to find some way to help people pay their bills at local businesses more conveniently located to their neighborhoods. Following the public hearing, the City Secretary read the Ordinance in its entirety, with the caption as follows: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, AMENDING ORDINANCE 1972-7, ADOPTED MARCH 13, 1972, WHICH ESTABLISHED AND REGULATED VARIOUS FEES AND CHARGES FOR CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE WITHIN SAID CITY, BY INCREASING THE MONTHLY SERVICE CHARGE TO SEVEN DOLLARS AND FIFTY CENTS ($7.50) AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. I Mr. Tenorio moved the Ordinance be approved on first readinq. Mr. James seconded the motion which passed unanimously. The Mayor next introduced Item #15 on the agenda, consideration of the City Master Plan. The City Secretary presented a discussion on the organizational structure of the Master Plan Program, a copy of which is attached and made a part of these minutes, and a report on Phase I activities. Mrs. Hambrick told the Council that the first Phase of the program would be organizational culminating by the end of March in the appointment of a fifty member Blue Ribbon Committee to advise Council and staff on the Master Plan and from the membership of the Blue Ribbon Committee, an executive committee to direct Blue Ribbon activities. The Council was further informed that the staff would begin immediately to develop schedules for the next ~1aster Plan Phases and to work on interim zoning and subdivision ordinances to be presented to the City Council for first reading consideration at the last meeting in March. Following the City Secretary's report, Mr. Hyatt moved to approve the organizational I structure of the Master Plan Program. Mr. Tenorio seconded the motion which passed unanimously. t1r. Tenorio moved to authorize staff to proceed with the program as outlined. Mr. Hyatt seconded the motion which passed unanimously. The Mayor next introduced agenda item #18, consideration of the acceptance of an Environmental Agency Protection Grant for improvements to the City's utility system. Consulting Engineer, Gene Gardner, representing Freese & Nichols, carne before the Council to explain that the grant would assist in funding an inflow and infiltration analysis, a sewer system evaluation survey, facilities planning and environmental assessment of the utility system. Federal monies will fund 75% of the improvements with the City matching 25% of the cost. The program will consist of three parts. Mr. Gardner said that the City is now entering step one which is considered a planning phase. The next phase will be a design phase with the final phase being construction. The City Manager reported to the Council that the original estimate of $27,627.00 allocated for the current year for step one of the EPA program was short by about $100,000.00 since the sewer system evaluation survey was costing a great deal more than anticipated. Mr. Gonzalez told the Council that the $90,000.00 allocated in the next fiscal year for step two of the program would have to be used to finance step one. Mr. Tenorio encouraged the Council to begin identifying new sources of revenues to pay the I City's cost of step two of the EPA Program or to begin rearranging priorities to fund the improvements with existing sources of revenue. The Mayor read the caption of a Resolution as follows: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN ~ffiRCOS, TEXAS, DESIGNATING THE CITY t~NAGER AS SIGNATORY AGENT TO ~~KE APPLICATION FOR A FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION GRANT. Mr. Hyatt moved the Resolution be adopted. Mr. Cavazos seconded the motion which passed unanimously.