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I I I 138 regular meeting may 12, 1980 page three The Mayor introduced for consideration the Youth Service Bureau grant proposal. Mr. Andres Gutierrez addressed the Council on this proposal. He said they were asking for half of their next year's funding from the City and half from the County. However, at this time, they are asking for emergency funding of $8,090 from the City only to take them from June 1 to November 1 and enable them to keep 2 paraprofessionals they have working for them. The City Manager stated that there are no funds at this time, that they had been used under the old program. Mr. Stokes asked that the Staff report to the Council at the next scheduled meeting regarding sources of funding for this program. Mr. Tenorio asked if the Youth Service Bureau will contact other agencies if the City is able to only fund a portion and Mr. Gutierrez said yes. The next item for consideration was a temporary permit to locate a mobile home on 1.5 acres out of the J.M. Veramendi Survey #2, located at 1701 IH 35 North. Mr. Brown asked about the 2 votes against the permit by the Planning and Zoning Commission. Mr. Stokes said that there was some question about the wiring. The City Manager advised that from a planning standpoint, having mobile homes in a commercial area is not a good idea, unless they were located in a mobile home park or subdivision. Mr. Stokes asked the City Manager to formulate a written policy for Council con~ ,I sideration. Mr. Cavazos moved to approve the trailer permit. Mr. Stokes seconded the motion. On roll call, the fOllowing vote was recorded: AYE: Brown, Cavazos, James, Kraus, Stokes, Tenorio NAY: Norris The Mayor introduced for consideration a temporary permit to locate a mobile home on Block 7, part of Lot 7 and Lot 8 of the McKie 2nd Addition, located at 619 S. Guadalupe. The City Manager noted that the same condition existed in this area as the permit considered above. Mr. Cavazos moved to approve the permit. Mr. Stokes seconded the motion. On roll call, the following vote was recorded: AYE: Brown, Cavazos, James, Kraus, Stokes NAY: Norris ABSTAIN: Tenorio The Mayor introduced for consideration the Environmental Protection Agency Step 1 Grant Program. Mr. George Human and Mr. Gene Gardner, from Freese & Nichols, Inc., addressed the Council on this program. Mr. Jim Forbes, from McCullough & Assoc., gave a slide presentation showing the process they would take to evaluate the sewer system. He said the City would have to adopt a sewer ordinance to prohibit discharge of rainwater into the sewer system. The City Manager said the funding for the EPA grant was originally planned to come out of the Utility Fund. However, since the Corrnnunity Development Block Grant funds could not De used for the main lift station improvements as originally planned, it would be necessary to fund the sewer system evaluation survey from CDBG funds and the main lift station improvements from the Utility Fund. The Mayor then opened a public hearing on this item. Mr. Moss asked about the fault lines in the City. Mr. Forbes' said that slip lines would be the best solution to this problem. The Mayor then closed the public hearing. Mr. Cavazos moved to adopt a Resolution having the following caption: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, J\UTHOR,IZING THE CITY MANAGER OF SAID CITY TO REQUEST AN AMENDMENT TO El?A GRANT #C--481464.....01.....0; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER OF SAID CITY TO EXECUTE AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONTRACT FOR ENGINEERING SERVICES BETWEEN SAID CITY ANDPREESE AND NICHOLS, INC., EXECUTED MAY 7, 1979 TO PROVIDE FOR SERVICES IN CONNECTION WITH A SEWER SYSTEM EVALUATION SURVEY AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Mrs. Norris seconded the motion which passed unanimously. The City Manager said that they are now awaiting written approval from HUD concerning reallocation of funds as described above.