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Regular Meeting 59. May 12, 2003 Page 13 participating when it comes to the area where he owns real property, but he will participate in the other areas. Mayor Habingreither stated this decision would be one of the most serious issues the City of San Marcos faces. He feels it is time the City deals with this area. He stated he the goal is to do the right thing for the community, and everyone involved needs to be open and honest and do what is fair. He suggested the Council find a drop-dead date for this issue to be settled. He would be in favor of holding Special Workshops and Staff to gather data regarding costs and legal/moral issues. He also stated he is comfortable with voting in sub- areas and participate in the discussion in the area he owns real property in. The Council agreed to the end of October as the drop-dead date. Ms. Narvaiz stated if Council is in agreement with proceeding in sub-areas, then a schedule needs to be developed to review each area. Mr. Mihalkanin stated legal requirements for disannexation need to be provided and the sub-areas need to be clarified by Sections. Mr. Taylor stated he would like each areas to have a service plan. Ms. Narvaiz stated she feels the Council should be prepared to vote after each sub-area is discussed. Mayor Habingreither stated he would like a time frame to be included for providing services to each area. Mr. Mihalkanin stated he would like to hold public hearings in regard to what these areas want in services. He also stated he wants Staff to alphabetize the sub-areas to correspond with the engineering time frames. Mr. Thomaides stated these different sub- areas have different needs, such as the older areas needs will be different that the newer areas. Mr. Mihalkanin stated he would like Staff to do a presentation regarding the different service plans, provide the age of infrastructure in each sub-area, provide the amount of costs to divide up the services and provide a description of the conditions of the septic tanks. Ms. Narvaiz stated she feels Council should discuss the current service plan and then discuss sub-area service plans, and appropriateness for each area, taking a section at a time. Council agreed to agendize a discussion item on the next Regular Meeting on May 28, 2003, in regards to set annexation/disannexation Workshops. Mayor Habingreither introduced a discussion regarding Bishop Street Waterline emergency replacement between Franklin and Earle Streets. Mr. 0'Leafy stated the construction of the wastewater lines on Bishop Street has resulted in the deterioration of the existing water line between Franklin and ~arle. He stated the paving of Bishop Street may cause more ruptures. The Council agreed by consensus to proceed with replacing the water line and bring a contract back for ratification at a later time. Mayor Habingreither introduced the City Council's Report. 1) Ms. Narvaiz presented the Council with a brochure for Texas Swing Festival on May 17, 2003. She also wanted Council to be aware of the downtown parking survey, which is underway. She thanked the community for volunteering for Special Olympics and stated all elected officials will be asked to participate. Ms. Narvaiz stated she had received an email regarding tourist related economic development from Great Texas Trail Monument. They are asking the Council to underwrite the group's $400.00 travel expenses to San Marcos. Council agreed the City Manager should contact the CVB and EDC to ask them