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Regular Meeting April 28, 2003 Page 3 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, AMENDING CHAPTER 66, SOLID WASTE, OF THE CITY CODE TO PROVIDE FOR A FEE TO BE CHARGED TO ALL RESIDENCES FOR RECYCLING CENTER SERVICES; SETTING THE AMOUNT OF THE FEE; INCLUDING PROCEDURAL PROVISIONS; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Mayor Habingreither opened the public hearing and asked if anyone wished to speak. No one did, so Mayor Habingreither closed the public hearing. M~. Mayhew moved for approval of the Ordinance on first reading and Ms. Narvaiz seconded the motion. Mr. 0'Leary stated a recycling drop off service is provided to all San Marcos citizens, but the Single-Family residents have been paying for these services. This amendment will spread the cost of the recycling drop off service to include Multi-Family units. Mr. O'Leary also stated this amendment will reduce the cost the Single-Family residents were paying. The Council then voted unanimously for approval of Ordinance on first reading. Mayor Habingreither introduced for consideration approval of an Ordinance on first reading, the caption which was read as follows: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, APPROVING THE SALE OF A FORMER WELL SITE IN GREEN HAVEN ESTATES, BETWEEN 226 AND 304 BOOTH DRIVE, TO EDWARD P. GREEN AND MARILYN I. GREEN, AND TO TIMOTHY ELLISON AND SANDRA ELLISON; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE SPECIAL WARRANTY DEEDS; AND INCLUDING PROCEDURAL PROVISIONS. Mr. Taylor moved for approval of the Ordinance on first reading and Mr. Mayhew seconded the motion, which passed unanimously. Mayor Habingreither introduced for consideration approval of an Ordinance on first reading, the caption which was read as follows: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, AMENDING ARTICLE 6, HOST RESPONSIBILITIES OF PARTIES IN RESIDENTIAL AREAS, OF CHAPTER 34, ENVIRONMENT, OF THE SAN MARCOS CITY CODE, TO CLARIFY AND CORRECT TERMINOLOGY; INCLUDING PROCEDURAL PROVISIONS; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Mr. Taylor moved for approval of the Ordinance on first reading and Ms. Narvaiz seconded the motion. Jan Clark, Assistant City Attorney, stated this Ordinance is to amend some of the definitions such as ~unlawful level of noise", and changes for grammatical correctness or legal sufficiency. She stated these changes will help with the implementation and enforcement of the current Ordinances. Mayor Habingreither inquired why the City does not use decimal meters. Mr. O'Leary stated the City did use decimal meters at one time. Mr. Taylor stated he is concerned with the use of ~unlawful level of noise" and feels the definition is subjective. Mr. Mark Taylor stated the Officer is the person charging the violator with unreasonable noise, and this is left up to their discretion.