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41 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, NOVEMBER 28, 1994 PRESENT: Mayor Kathy M. Morris Mayor Pro-Tem * Fred Guerra Council Members Billy G. Moore Robert Mooney Ronald-K. Hart Joe B. Cox, Jr. * Rick Hernandez city Manager Larry Gilley Assistant City Manager Laura Huffman city Secretary Janis K. Womack city Attorney Mark Taylor Director of Env. and Engineering Steve Jenkins Director of Finance Bill White Director of Public Works George Boeker Director of Planning and Development Ron Patterson Director of Health Terry Ewald Police Chief Larry Kendrick Director of Parks and Recreation Rodney Cobb Fire Chief ~Dan O'Leary Also Present: Bill Haney, Zeke MacCormack, Scott Maier, Melissa Millecam, Collette Duran, Tom Wassenich, Dianne Wassenich, Phil Neighbors, Ollie Giles, Carl Anderson, Rose Brooks, Ron Jager, Marie Jager, Joe Castillo, Kim Doherty, Joe Gonzales, William Ford and others. Mayor Morris called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. Mayor Morris introduced the ten-minute citizen comment period with the City Council. Ron Jager indicated he is supportive of the - restoration of the Old Christian Church. Petitions bearing approximately 600 signatures were presented in support of the restoration with a proposal for day care in a portion of the building. Marie Jager provided the Council with the petitions and ~ stated with the signatures was the hope of the restoration. Mayor Morris introduced a public hearing and discussion for the possible establishment of a municipal drainage utility system and direction to Staff. Mayor Morris opened the public hearing. Ollie Giles, Chair of the Greater San Marcos Neighborhood Association, asked what the increase will be for all the utilities proposed. Mr. Gilley is preparing the information and will bring it before the Council in December. The information from the surveys that will be distributed by the Neighborhood Association will come to the Council, and the information will be received prior to the Joint City/Neighborhood Association Meeting scheduled in February. The Association is concerned with the rising costs and hopes the City can apply for some grant funding to reduce the burden on the citizens (Mr. Guerra present at this time - 7:58 p.m.). Mr. Cox stated the ballot in 1990 included the Drainage Master Plan and drainage issues in the community. Leland Wilson asked how many other cities have this program. The city has contacted fourteen ¡ other cities with this program. Mr. Wilson asked if this should be 1 called a tax and the purpose of establishing this utility. Mr. , Wilson was advised the purpose of establishing the program is to have all participate in the burden of expense to correct the drainage problem, and that it is not a tax. Bill Haney asked who would supervise this operation, and Mr. Gilley advised potentially it could be governed as a utility of the City, and possibly in an existing department of the city. No one else wished to speak at the public hearing, so Mayor Morris closed the public hearing. Mr. Guerra asked for the listing of cities contacted be provided to the Council, as he felt it would be informative. Mr. Cox stated at one of the four public hearings our consultant discussed costs in depth. Mr. Moore stated he would be in favor of the voters deciding this issue and for Staff to continue compiling data, and did not feel the * Mr. Hernandez present at 7:31 p.m.-Mr. Guerra present at 7:58 p.m.