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(S- . . <:s- ~~ g""":::.. f3 r-' Wl~ ~,. 1 ~~ >~ 0:::(.) ~<<; WZ O:::c:; Octl wen (,1)- o j;::~ ItS a 232 ORDINANCE 1999- 73 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, ANNEXING TO THE CITY A TRACT OF LAND CONTAINING 121.74 ACRES, MORE OR LESS, LOCATED ADJACENT TO THE 5200 BLOCK OF INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 35 SOUTH, EXTENDING SOUTHEAST TO AND ALONG FRANCIS HARRIS LANE TO THE HAYS ENERGY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP POWER PLANT SITE; APPROVING A SERVICE PLAN FOR THIS TRACT; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. RECITALS: 1. The City Council of the City of San Marcos, Texas, provided an opportunity for all interested persons to be heard at two (2) public hearings, held on August 6, 1999 , and on August 9, 1999 , to consider the proposed annexation by the City of 121.74 acres, more or less, located adj acent to the 5200 block ofInterstate Highway 35 South, extending Southeast to and along Francis Harris Lane to the Hays Energy Limited Partnership power plant site, in Hays County, Texas, consisting of the three tracts ofland described by metes and bounds in the attached Exhibits A, B and C (the "Annexation Area"). 2. The City has received petitions for annexation from the owners of the properties included in the Annexation Area. 3. An on-site public hearing has not been requested in writing by more than 20 adults residing in the Annexation Area. 4. Notices of these public hearings were published in the San Marcos Daily Record, a newspaper having general circulation in the City and in the Annexation Area, on July 25, 1999 and J u 1 y 29. 1999 , these dates being not more than 20 days nor less than 10 days prior to the respective hearings. 5. Prior to the publication of notices of these hearings, the City Council directed preparation of a service plan that provides for the extension of municipal services to the Annexation Area. 6. The proposed service plan was made available for inspection and explained to residents, if any, of the Annexation Area at the public hearings. 7. The Annexation Area is contiguous and adjacent to the current boundaries ofthe City. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS: SECTION 1. The Annexation Area is annexed to the City of San Marcos, Texas. SECTION 2. The Service Plan for the Annexation Area, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit D and incorporated herein for all purposes, is approved. SECTION 3. The corporate limits of the City are extended to include the Annexation Area. SECTION 4. The Annexation Area is a part of the City of San Marcos, Texas, and residents in it are entitled to all the rights and privileges of all citizens of the City, and are bound by the acts, ordinances, resolutions and regulations of the City. SECTION 5. The importance of this ordinance cre.ates an emergency and an imperative public necessity, and the provisions of the Charter requiring that ordinances be presented at three separate meetings, and that ordinances do not take effect until ten days after the date of final passage are suspended, and this ordinance will take effect upon publication of notice of its adoption in a newspaper of general circulation in the City.