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Regular Meeting May 15, 2007 Page 6 Workshop and Staff will use this statement for guidelines in determining th budget. Mayor Narvaiz stated on page 3 the last bullet needs to include th energy audit portion regarding receiving public interest. Ms. Robertson moved to amend page 3 to add ...issues to residents on how they would use the energy saving techniques, and Mr. Jones seconded the motion, which passed unanimously. Ms. Robertson moved to amend the Budget Policy Statement to combine ...$100,000.00 for hybrid vehicles and $150,000.00 for energy conservation, which totals to $250,000.00, Mr. Jones seconded the motion Mr. Guerrero stated he does not agree with working on the Budget Policy Statement during the Workshop and then amending it during the Council Meeting. Mayor Narvaiz stated she feels this should be $250,000.00 for fuel and energy conservation commitment, Mr. Thomaides inquired to whether the $250,000.00 would be enough to do the energy audit. Mayor Narvaiz stated the audit was for city owned facilities. She stated the Council also talked about how they could get the community to use options found to benefit the citizens as well. Mr. Jones stated he agrees that the policy needs to fit San Marcos and he feels the money should be put together. Mr. Guerrero stated the Council committed to investing time in a workshop and he does not agree with making changing at the dais. Mayor Narvaiz stated she supports putting the money together and doing the audit. She stated the conservation of energy efforts needs to be for the homes of the residents as well. She stated she can support this amendment as long as the direction to Staff is to implement this in a way that makes sense. Mr. Jones stated the hybrid car issue may not be something our citizens want to go purchase. He stated he feels Staff should get input from citizens, because any program the City invests in should also be something our citizens can do. Ms. Robertson stated she does not want money sitting there because Staff did not do enough purchasing of hybrid cars. She stated if the money is combined then she feels Staff could spend on other energy conservation efforts. Ms. Robertson and Mr. Jones agreed to combine the funds. She stated she wants to be flexible and she believes in both programs. On roll call for the motion to amend the following vote was recorded: AYE: Thomaides, Bose, Robertson and Jones. NAY: Couch, Narvaiz and Guerrero. ABSTAIN: None. Motion to amend passes. Mr. O'Leary stated the dollars will be combined, but the hybrid vehicles and audit are the top priorities. Mr. Thomaides thanked the City Staff. He stated he feels this was a time we as city leaders showed some leadership. Mr. Guerrero also thanked the City Staff for their hard work. He stated he felt this was a great experience. Mr. Guerrero moved to amend the Budget Policy Statement to add $25,000.00 as requested by Hays County San Marcos EMS, and Mr. Thomaides seconded the motion, which passed unanimously. Mr. Guerrero stated he feels the Council