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2 Regular Meeting May 29, 1984 Page 2 Mayor Craddock asked if anyone wished to speak 1n favor of the amendment. Bill Smith of Stratford House Inn Motels of Tulsa, Oklahoma stated his company felt San Marcos was in need of addi- tional motel rooms and they were planning on building a 40-room motel with nice accommodations. No one else wished to speak in favor or in opposition to the amendment, so Mayor Craddock closed the public hearing. Mr. Guerra moved for approval of the Ordinance on first reading and Mr. Coddington seconded the motion, which passed unanimously. Mayor Craddock opened a public hearing to consider 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 THE MASTER PLAN FOR SAID CITY ADOPTED ON MAY 9, 1983 TO CHANGE THE LAND USE DESIGNATION OF A 5.70 ACRE TRACT OF LAND LOCATED IN THE J. M. VERAMENDI LEAGUE NO.2 IN SAID CITY FROM COMMERCIAL LAND USE TO INDUSTRIAL LAND USE AND DE- CLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Mayor Craddock asked if anyone wished to speak in favor of the amendment. Mike Marek of Nash Phillips/Copus in San Antonio stated their company wanted to put a truss manufacturing company in San Marcos, as it would provide regional distribution to their San Antonio and Austin development. The Council asked Mr. Marek if his company has considered paying for traffic signalization for that intersection (Hwy. 80 and River Road) because of the truck traffic their manu- facturing company would be placing in an already heavy traffic area. The Council also expressed concern for the different types of traffic that travel Hwy. 80, automobiles at high speeds mixed with large trucks at reduced speeds for turning. Mr. Marek stated traffic signalization had been mentioned but not really pursued. Mr. Coddington expressed a concern for the noise such manufacturing would produce. Bill Thomas of the Planning Department stated in the LI desig- nation, manufacturing use conforms and is acceptable. He stated Staff was not concerned the manufacturing company would produce a lot of noise but was concerned with the traffic problems it could create. City Manager Gonzalez stated traffic would be a continuing problem for that intersection. Mayor Craddock asked if anyone wished to speak in opposition to the amendment. Randall Morris who owns13 acres across from the NPC property stated he was concerned with placing truck traf- fic in the area and stated LI zoning would be out of character for the area. Mr. Morris stated he wants to develop his property multi- family and commercial. Jim Byrn represented Jim Longcope who owns a tract at the intersection across Hwy. 80 on River Road and was con- cerned with the truck traffic turning left in front of fast moving vehicles. Mr. Longcope wants to develop his property multi-family and feels LI not èompatible. Mr. Longcope was presentand stated he was also concerned about the future use of the property when NPC decides to sell the property. No one else wished to speak in favor or in opposition, so Mayor Craddock closed the public hearing. Mr. Guerra moved to deny approval of the Ordinance and Mr. Coddington seconded the motion, which passed unanimously. Mayor Craddock opened a public hearing to consider approval of an Ordinance on first reading, the caption which was read as follows: