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City Council Meeting Minutes March 15, 2016 4. Receive a presentation from the San Marcos Commission on Children and Youth, and provide direction to Staff. Dr. Michelle Hamilton, provided a presentation on the San Marcos Commission on Children and Youth's activities over the past year. Staff will bring back an item for the Youth Commission Grant funding, Staff will also bring appointments back at the April 5th meeting. The Council asked that the Resource Mapping Survey results be shared with them upon it's completion. 6:00 PM V. 30 Minute Citizen Comment Period Ben Kvanli, addressed the Council on Item #23 and about his experiences with youth that are learning river stewardship. He also mentioned the veterans that also utilize his services through the OOC and the media exposure that they received. He mentioned how the use of the river energizes people that participate. He asked the Council to not remove the dam. Johnson Ning, addressed the Council on Item #23 and spoke about the community service that is providing by the Olympic Outdoor Center (OOC). He provided exhibits to the City Council and he spoke about Dr. Hardy's presentation and how he believes that the water level will drop. He stated that the shallow water will also impact fishing. He provided that OOC cannot just pick up and move like the fish can. He stated that the sediment would hurt the OCC's very existence. Taddeus Mills, addressed the Council on Item #23 and spoke strongly about the repair of Cape's Dam. He read Dr. Hardy's study and that it is still better to repair the dam versus removal. He stated that they spend a lot of money here and that maybe there should be a river user's fee to help protect the species. The dam is already there and it will harm the ecosystem when it is removed. He asked the Council to use the allocated funds and repair the dam. Melissa Daly, spoke on behalf of the Greenbelt Alliance in support of Item # 14 that was previously approved on the consent agenda. She spoke about the implementation of the Greenway Master Plan and its implementation. She listed the different goals of the Greenway Master Plan. In additional the greenways plan has a broader vision of a system of greenways and trails that connect the entire community. Brad Bowen, addressed the Council as a retired Master Sargent that currently bring veterans to San Marcos. He stated that he recently brought about 352 City of San Marcos Page 2