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Regular Meeting February 6, 2007 Page 7 Mr. Guerrero moved for adoption of the Resolution, and Mr. Jones seconded the motion. Mayor Narvaiz stated two citizens have signed up to speak on this Resolution. 1) Craig Banning encouraged the Council to pass this placement of permanent artwork. He stated this would be a gift to the City, which will recognize the Native Americans that founded the City. He stated that he feels the proposed location is well lit and visible to the streets. 2) Kevin Graves encouraged the adoption of the Resolution. Mr. Guerrero inquired to the process of approval of artwork. Rodney Cobb, Director of Parks Department, stated this approval is a new process, which the organization completes an application form, then the applicants go before the Arts Commission for approval, then to the Council for approval. Mr. Guerrero inquired to the Art Commission discussion with the location. Mary Stump, Chair of Arts Commission, stated that the Arts Commission is enthusiastic with this project. She stated that the members of the commission expressed support for the overall project and the artistic merit of the sculpture. However, they disagreed on placement at the Fish Hatchery location. She stated the discussions included the appropriateness of the artwork in relation to the proposed placement location, the scale of the artwork in relation to the proposed location, alternative locations, liability and vandalism, installation process and the financial needs for the casting and continued maintenance of the artwork. Mayor Narvaiz inquired to what would happen if the location can not be agreed upon by the Arts Commission and the Leadership San Marcos. Ms. Stump stated the Arts Commission wants this project to be a success. She stated that if this project fell back into our laps, we would work with Leadership SM to find an appropriate site. Rodney Vanouderkerke stated that the San Marcos Leadership is under a deadline to get this project to move forward. He stated that San Marcos Leadership has worked hard on the location. He stated that they wanted the statue to be near the river where this tribe lived. He stated several years ago the City approved a statue to be placed at the same location, but that project never took place. Mr. Thomaides thanked everyone for their hard work on the project. He thanked the San Marcos Leadership for a beautiful statue. Mr. Guerrero thanked the San Marcos Leadership for the statue. The Council then voted unanimously for adoption of the Resolution. Mayor Narvaiz introduced for consideration Item 14, removed from the Consent agenda, adoption of a Resolution, the caption which was read as follows: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS. APPROVING A CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT AGREEMENT WITH CREEKSIDE SQUARE, LTD; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Mr. Thomaides moved for adoption of the Resolution, and Mr. Guerrero seconded the motion. Mr. O'Leary stated the proposed Stone Creek Crossing Development requested TxDOT to reverse the entrance and exit ramp locations