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• MOTION: Upon a motion made by Councilmember Bose and a second by Councilmember Couch, the City Council voted seven (7) for and none (0) opposed, to adopt Zoning Ordinance 2009-29, as previously captioned. The motion carried unanimously. 18. Public Hearing to receive comments for and against Ordinance 2009-30, annexing to the City an area consisting of 22.5 acres, more or less, T.J. Chambers Survey A-2, located 1 mile northwest of Post Road at Lime Kiln Road; approving a service plan for this area; including procedural provisions; and declaring an emergency. At approximately 8:07 p.m. Mayor Narvaiz opened the Public Hearing. Tyler Carlson, 136 Hunters Glen, stated this is a special area, and we need to take notice of this. He has seen much of the tract under water in the past 15 years. Adding rooftops and streets will increase runoff and pollution to the creek. It is environmentally sensitive and is the last few hundred yards before surface water and underground recharge feed Spring Lake and the San Marcos River and is home to five endangered species. This Sink Creek corridor is the only corridor of mostly raw land left feeding quality water to the river headwaters and recharging the aquifer. He is concerned that once development is approved, then other development will demand to come in. Texans who use Edward's water have been told to conserve, but what message does it send if we support intense development along this recharge feature. It is inconsistent to demand taxpayers pay to protect the springs and drink surface water while also forcing them to pay for wastewater lines and roads that endanger the springs. • Michelle Bussemey, 2608 Green Leaf, President of the San Marcos River Foundation encouraged Council to vote against this ordinance. This is not a place we want development. It is the last remaining area feeding into our river, and the Nature Conservancy has designated the area as one of the places they want to see conserved. She would like to see development along I- 35 and move away from the recharge zone, the river and the lake. She asked Council to please listen to the constituents and save our river, our springs and our lake. Daniel Sage, 2300 Hilliard, said he doesn't remember being asked if he was willing to give away 70 acres, and this impacts our lives. This is a ridiculous use for this acreage. It is a very valuable spot. The only puma in Hays County raised her young in the cave. He volunteer to reseed along Lime Kiln, but he feels this should be tabled for 30 days and have the people speak. Lloyd O'Leary, 1700 Lime Kiln Road, lives with the headache of traffic every day. The City does not have enough inspectors, and that is why foul up with the wrong pipe laid. PEC was at his house last year, and they had an engineer do a study. His place alone has 300,000 cubic feet of water heading down to the creek. In 1988 people could not get across Lime Kiln and Hilliard. We do not need to develop this area. We don't need extra traffic or runoff with concrete and everything else. Tom Hays, Sciences director with the Greater Edwards Aquifer Alliance, said he is against the annexation. This is a very important area, and he has been working on it actively in terms of protection. It is of great importance to Sink Creek. He reiterated the Horizons Master Plan when the citizens asked for very low density development in this area. There are sheet flows into Sink RM060209 Minutes Page 5