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52 regular meeting, february 25, 1980 page four Mr. Cavazos moved to approve the Resolution approving the lease of property for location of a Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Range with Tactical Air Navigation. Mr. James seconded the motion, which passed unanimously. The Mayor introduced for consideration a Resolution which had the following caption: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, AUTHORIZING ACCEPTANCE OF THE COMPLETION OF THE EXTENSION OF A WATER LINE TO PROPERTY OWNED BY STEWART AND STEVENSON REALTY INC. IN SAN MARCOS, TEXAS; AUTHORIZING FINAL PAYMENT FOR THIS PROJECT; AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. I The City Manager stated that this was the first of three improve- ments to be completed for International Electric. Mr. Breihan moved to approve the Resolution. Mr. Tenorio seconded the motion, which passed unanimously. The Mayor introduced for consideration a request to operate a River Taxi Service. Glenn Brooks spoke to the Council as to the reason for wanting to start the service to ferry persons who had floated down the River on tubes back to the Lions Club rental area. The City Manager reported that staff had no objections to such a service. Mr. James moved to direct staff to prepare a franchise agreement ordinance to be considered at the next regular meeting with the public hearing to be held March 24, 1980. Mr. Cavazos seconded the motion, which passed unanimously. The Mayor introduced for consideration purchase of garbage containers. The City Manager said that the estimated cost of purchasing the necessary amount of commercial containers to meet consumer demand is $15,000 and would come from the cash reserve to be repaid by fees from the service. Mr. Sutton said that he thought such a request should not be considered until the next budget is adopted. I Mr. Tenorio moved to approve the request, and asked that all other budget revisions contemplated be brought to the Council at one time so that priorities could be established. Mr. James seconded the motion, which passed unanimously. The Mayor introduced for consideration the main lift station improve- ments program. The City Manager recommended the Council consider approval of a staff request to seek a delay in the construction of a new facility. The Edwards Enforcement Order requires main lift station improvements, among many other priority items. When the Order was issued, the City immediately began to seek Environmental Protection Agency funding. $359,000 in City funds was allocated, plus $80,000 from the water rate increase recently adopted. On January 21, 1980, the City went out for bids. The low bid of $520,000 was $80,000 over the budgeted amount. Staff recommends asking the Texas Department of Water Resources to delay enforcement of the Edwards Order. Besides being $80,000 short, the City has been approved for Step 1 funding of a three step program. If the City spends money at this time, it will not be an eligible expense in the EPA program for cost-sharing reimbursement. If improvements are delayed for about one and one-half years, the project would qualify for inclusion in EPA funding with 75% EPA reimbursement. Step 1 is a planning function, including a sewer system analysis to identify I problems. If the lift station is built now, without behefit of the plan, it might not meet the needs of the system. The sewer treatment plant will not be able to treat the increased wastewater flow from the improved main lift station. Early grant assistance from EPA has been requested through Congressman Pickle's office. A request for advanced authorization was made which would allow the expenditure of City money now and reimbursement at a later date. The EPA response was negative because they cannot grant funds before the sewer system analysis is completed and because they did not see the main lift station as a serious problem. Mr. Gonzalez stated that he had spoken with State officials who had stated informally that because the City has made a serious effort to correct problems in the system, and