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146. Regular Meeting March 24, 2003 Page 10 needs to acquire a permit to remove water from the river for the wetland so water can trickle to that area. The Council then voted unanimously for the adoption of the Resolution. Mayor Habingreither introduced a discussion regarding amendments to the Sign Ordinance. Mr. O'Leary stated the Staff has come back with three options; 1) Where should signs be allowed, 2) What should be the regulations for sign spacing, height and size, and 3) Should there be a replacement policy. Ms. Tatum asked for the replacement policy to be explained. Jon James, Senior Planner with the Planning Department, stated the Planning and Zoning Commission had 3 options, 1) leave as is, 2) remove one sign and replace with another sign, and 3) remove 2 signs and replace with 1. He stated these options would be based on sign square footage. Mr. Taylor inquired how the 1 to 1 or 2 to 1 replacements impact the landowner. Mr. James stated the impact on the landowners will depend on how the Ordinance is written. Mr. Taylor stated the 200 available locations are not all prime locations. He inquired to the realistic number of prime locations. Mr. James stated the market will decide on TxDOT regulations on some roadways. He stated there are only 13 to 15 sites available on IH 35, and 123 and Hunter Road still have a number of sites available. Ms. Narvaiz stated she feels the current Ordinance works fine. She also feels the Planning and Zoning Commission should look at making recommendations for restrictions on off-premise signs at scenic corridors. Mr. Mayhew stated he supports the last recommendation from the Planning and Zoning Commission and does not feel this should be returned to them without direction. Ms. Tatum stated she is in favor of leaving the Ordinance as is and lifting the moratorium. Mr. Taylor stated he also feels the Ordinance should be left as is. Mr. Mihalkanin stated he feels staff should agendize the Sign Ordinance as an action item at the next Regular Meeting scheduled for April 14, 2003 and lift the moratorium. Mayor Habingreither introduced a discussion regarding the award of contract for the collection and disposal of Solid Waste and Recyclable Materials. Allyn Gill stated he has owned a local business for thirty- five years. He stated he appreciates all the hard work the City Council does. He urged the City Council to preserve competitive atmosphere of solid waste providers. He stated he feels the commercial business owners can negotiate pick-up times and number of times for solid waste to be picked up better to suit the individual business owner's needs. Mr. O'Leary stated a few months ago the City had gone through the RFP process. He stated the low bid for residential contracts was Texas Disposal Systems, and if the Council decides to go with Commercial bids he also recommends Texas Disposal Systems. Mr. Mihalkanin stated he was not interested in including commercial business in the solid waste contract. Mr. Mayhew stated he would leave the Commercial business out of the contract. He stated he is interested in setting a franchise fee. Mr. Taylor stated he had received a large number of calls regarding the commercial business contract. He stated the businesses he has heard from prefer free enterprise. The Council agreed by consensus to leave the commercial businesses out of the solid waste contract. Mr. O'Leary stated