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Member Thomason, for the City Manager to extend an offer letter of possible incentives to Project Red River. The motion carried. 5. Invocation A moment of silence was observed. 6. Pledges of Allegiance - United States and Texas Alejandro Garza, 4th Grade Student from Hernandez Elementary led the assembly in the Pledges of Allegiance. 7. 30 Minute Citizen Comment Period Thom Prentice, San Marcos, addressed the Council regarding Global Warming and the assassination of democracy. He proposed that the Community become a village of democracy. James Steenhagen, San Marcos, addressed the Council regarding the benefits of the Safe Passing Ordinance and the benefits. He asked that the Council consider the Ordinance favorably. Joe Ptak, San Marcos, addressed the Council regarding a San Marcos Public Art Initiative and adopt five initiatives. 1) Amend existing Ordinances that restrict public art on commercial and public property. 2) Establish a public - private partnership to convert utility boxes in the City into works of art, with the City taking the lead in issuing permits to paint them. 3) Identify and catalogue spaces where street art projects can be established on commercial and public property. 4) Dedicated a public space to be permanently open for artistic expression in compliance with our community's standard of obscenity. 5) Coordinate Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice resources to create a graffiti artist division to channel artists away from the criminal justice system and toward legal and legitimate expression of their art. Melissa Daly, San Marcos, addressed the Council and commended them for considering the Safe Passing Ordinance. She wants to make a difference in cycling safety and that the environment needs to be changed. She asked that the Council approve the Safe Passing Ordinance. Melissa Derrick, San Marcos, addressed the Council and asked that they pass the Safe Passing Ordinance. She also addressed the SmartCode and stated that the Council should have had a voice in that decision before a warrant was awarded to a 9 story building downtown. She believes that there should be some limitations on this process and that the appeals process should include the business owner's downtown and not just the property owners as many of them are renters. Ashley Wright, San Marcos, invited the Council to the Texas Wild Rice festival that she is hoping to get kicked off and continued for years to come. She and would like the community to be a part of this festival.