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Monday, February 22, 2016 5:30 PM City Council Chambers Hopkins 630 E. - Capes Dam Workshop I. Call To Order With a quorum present, the workshop meeting Marcos City Council s called to order by Mayor Guerrero at 5:35 p.m. Monday, February 22, in i Council Marcos, Texas 78666. Council Member Prather was absent due to r vel. Present: 6 - Mayor Daniel Guerrero, Mayor Pro -Tern John Thomaides, Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Lisa Prewitt, Council Member Jane Hughson, Council Member Melissa Derrick and Council Member Scott Gregson Absent: 1 - Council Member Jude Prather Receive a presentation from Dr. Thom Hardy concerning the possible removal or repair of the Capes Dam for recreation and environmental purposes and the implications for the Mill Race; and provide direction to Staff. Dr. Thom Hardy provided the Council with a presentation concerning he and Dr. Nolan Raphelt's study of the effects of changing height of Cape's Dam on recreation, Texas wild rice and fountain darter habitat in the San Marcos River. Following discussion the Council provided direction to Staff to bring back an action item for the removal of Cape's Dam and filling of the Mill Race. Staff will provide the Council with the cost of filling the Mill Race. III. Question and Answer Session with Press and Public. Sherwood Bishop, 124 Elm Hill Court, Chair of the Parks Advisory Board, provided an answer to Mayor Pro Tern Thomaides about what happened when Fish and Wildlife to their meeting. He stated that they said that they would be willing to remove Cape's Dam and the reason being that their studies agreed with Dr. Hardy's studies and they are in the business of trying to protect the environment. He also stated that if the City decided that they wanted to replace the dam then they would not fund the removal of the current one. Ben Kvanli, 602 N IH 35, asked how many optimal flows did Dr. Hardy have City of San Marcos Page J