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time Homebuyer Program — $56,000, Sustainable San Marcos for Alamo Street Community Garden - $18,967, CASA of Central Texas - $25,000. Council provided direction to fund the Swift Park Improvements out of "buckets." The motion carried unanimously. 21.Consider Resolution 2012 -57R, approving an agreement between the City and Union Pacific Railroad in an amount not to exceed $30,000.00 for the provision of preliminary enLdneering services in connection with the railroad quiet zones project; authorizing the City Manager to execute this agreement on behalf of the City, and declaring an effective date. MOTION: Upon a motion made by Council Member Porterfield and a second by Council Member Prather, the City Council voted (7) for and none (0) opposed, to postpone Resolution 2012 -57R until the June 5, 2012, Council Meeting. The motion carried unanimously. 22.Consider approval of Resolution 2012 -58R, responding to the application of Centerpoint Energy Entex, South Texas Division to increase rates under the Gas Reliability Infrastructure Program; suspending the effective date of this rate application for forty- five days; authorizing the city to continue to participate in a coalition of cities known as the "Alliance of Centerpoint Municipalities "; requiring the reimbursement of costs; determining that the meeting at which the Resolution was adopted complied with the Texas Open Meetings Act; making such other findings and provisions related to the subiect; and declaring an effective date. MOTION: Upon a motion made by Council Member Thomason and a second by Council Member Porterfield, the City Council voted (7) for and none (0) opposed, to approve Resolution 2012 -58R, as previously captioned. The motion carried unanimously. 23.Receive a Staff presentation and hold a discussion on the proposed improvements to Hunter Road from Wonder World Drive to Bishop Street, as well as intersection improvements, and provide direction to staff. Linda Huff, Director of Engineering, Bryan Becker with Kimlee Horn, and Gary Shatz with the City of Austin, provided the Council with the presentation. Council consensus was to ensure that pedestrians could get under the bridge and for Staff to look back at what Council had originally approved. The Council agreed with the roundabout configuration. 24.Receive a Staff presentation and hold a discussion regarding the Planning and Zoning Commission ?s recommendation for the 2012 -2022 Capital Improvements Program, and provide direction to Staff. MOTION: Upon a motion made by Council Member Thomason and a second by Council Member Porterfield, the City Council voted (0) for and (7) opposed, to postpone the presentation and discussion regarding the Planning and Zoning Commission's recommendation for the 2012- 2022 Capital Improvements Program. The motion failed.