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A moment of silence was observed. Mayor Daniel Guerrero expressed his condolences for the loss of Officer Jesse Guerra, of the San Marcos Police Department. 5. Pledges of Allegiance - United States and Texas Pledges were led by Council Member Prather. 6. 30 Minute Citizen Comment Period Erwin Janek, San Marcos, addressed the Council on behalf of the First Methodist Church and asked the Council to uphold the P &Z's decision to deny the CUP for the Headwater's Drafthouse. Frank Flauto, San Marcos, addressed the Council regarding the P &Z's decision to deny the CUP for Headwater's Drafthouse, unanimously. He asked the Council to uphold the Planning and Zoning Commission's decision and deny this CUP. Jane Hughson, San Marcos, addressed the Council thanking them for their service and continued by addressing the CUP appeal by Headwater's Drafthouse. She asked that the Council uphold the P &Z Commission's decision. She also addressed the roundabout and stated that she has reviewed all the videos of past presentations and she's not buying that it's the best thing for this area. She asked the Council to remove it from the design. Charles Blue, San Marcos, addressed the Council regarding the Hunter Road Improvements project and stated his disapproval of the roundabout. He stated that he approves of the overall project, but just not the roundabout. He recommended turning lanes instead. Philip Huang, City of Austin Health Official, addressed the Council regarding the Smoking Ordinance and provided his points 1) you took out the 15ft buffer area and he did the research and encouraged the Council to reinstate it, 2) he applauded the Council for the legislative intent to add the e- cigarette. Kristine Donatello, American Cancer Society out of Bryan, she addressed the Council regarding ACS -CAN and their involvement in the community in regards to the legislation of prohibitions on smoking. She addressed the 15ft buffer and stated that she believed that there would be a problem without it. She addressed the City of College Station's Ordinance and her experience with their process. Bill Taylor, San Marcos, addressed the Council regarding the proposed roundabout and his disapproval of it. He stated that he knows that Council has always leaned on City Staff to make these decisions and asked the Council to direct the engineering staff to remove the roundabout from this project. Kelly Stone, San Marcos, addressed the Council regarding the smoking ban and applauded the Council for their previous positive consideration. She asked that they add back in the 15 ft buffer and to consider how smokers will dispose of their butts outside so that they do not end up as litter and end up in the river.