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Regular Meeting June 19, 2007 Page 6 recognize Rick Hernandez who had been a Council Member for 14 years along with many other leadership roles. He stated after speaking to Rick he feel all his and his families success is due to his mother. He stated in honor of the Hernandez family he is proposes to change the name of Invasion Street. Mr. Guerrero provided the history of Esperanza Torrez who married Gueremo Hernandez, which they had eleven children. Ms. Robertson inquired to street name. Mr. Guerrero stated the Staff is recommending the street name of Esperanza Hernandez. The Council agreed by consensus to take forward the name change. Mayor Narvaiz stated she is moving Item 40 up on the Agenda. Mayor Narvaiz introduced a discussion regarding FM 110 Loop Project and direction to Staff. Mayor Narvaiz stated she asked this discussion be put on the Agenda to update the public. She stated there has been some misinformation, which she would like to correct. She stated Phase I the Loop will not go past the school, but it does make a curve by the high school and there would be a lower lane for safe access. She stated the Council took no votes on this issue. She stated there was discussion regarding this issue and direction was given to have project come back during the Budget Workshops. She stated there has not been a discussion about the financing and what the Commission will do with the amount left over. She stated the discussions have been about whether the Council was interested in looking for the state dollars to have a partnership. She stated the intent was to write a letter to put on the agenda and to not lose the state dollars. The City has not been involved in the financial negotiations. Mayor Narvaiz stated as to date a letter was sent to the Commissioners Court, but this item has yet to be agendized. She stated the County sent a letter to Texas Department of Transportation saying they do not want to terminate their agreement. She stated Commissioner Ingalsbe is willing to assign dollars if the City would wait to it to the voters in November, but TxDOT is running out of time. She also stated if the voters approve then she would be willing to ask TxDOT to give San Marcos the first refusal and allow City to use it, rather than Hays County. Mr. Jones stated the initial agreement for the loop was for no access for the school from the bridge. Mayor Narvaiz stated the negotiation was for the mobility and safety. The State funds are from a pool of money the State receives. She stated what the Commissioners saw was with no connection from IH -35 to 123 and no way off, they went to work to facilitate land onto the tax roles. Commissioner Conley stated the road is for mobility. He stated when the State is building new projects and there is no access along the road, in this circumstance you would want to limit that access. He stated the High School at one end of McCarty, and a Hotel /Conference Center is at the other end. He stated he would rather spend millions of dollars of State funds than County funds. Mr. Thomaides stated he received an email, which he forwarded to others. He stated the loop is not free and the City will pay. He stated he feels the City will be putting other projects on the back burner to get this project done. Mr. Jones stated he understands that the FM 110 has been a discussion for