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City Council Meeting Minutes July 5, 2016 to read as follows: Recital # 2. To address the growing transportation needs and facilitate the safe, reliable, sustainable, and efficient transport of people while improving mode choice, mobility, clean air quality and regional attainment goals, and access to educational, employment, and commercial center as well as to promote connectivity, and provide an alternative to the use of major regional highways;. The motion carried by the following vote: For: 7 - Mayor Guerrero, Mayor Pro -Tern Thomaides, Council Member Prather, Deputy Mayor Pro Tern Prewitt, Council Member Hughson, Council Member Derrick and Council Member Gregson Against: 0 Motion to Amend: A motion was made by Mayor Pro -Tem Thomaides, seconded by Council Member Gregson, that Resolution 2016 -89R be amended to read as follows: Part 1. The San Marcos City Council hereby supports continued funding of Lone Star Rail and the completion of the current Environmental Impact Study to consider include all options throughout the public environmental process, including a potential Union Pacific alternative, for the routing of the passenger rail line. The motion carried by the following vote: For: 7 - Mayor Guerrero, Mayor Pro -Tem Thomaides, Council Member Prather, Deputy Mayor Pro Tern Prewitt, Council Member Hughson, Council Member Derrick and Council Member Gregson Against: 0 Motion to Amend: A motion was made by Mayor Guerrero, seconded by Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Prewitt, that Resolution 2016 -89R be amended to read as follows: 6. The Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization will consider a vote in August 2016 to determine if the Lone Star Rail District will continue to be the lead organization to develop a commuter rail service for this region. The motion carried by the following vote: For: 7 - Mayor Guerrero, Mayor Pro -Tem Thomaides, Council Member Prather, Deputy Mayor Pro Tern Prewitt, Council Member Hughson, Council Member Derrick and Council Member Gregson Against: 0 Motion to Amend: A motion was made by Mayor Pro -Tem Thomaides, seconded by Council Member Gregson, that Resolution 2016 -89R be amended to read as follows: Part 2. The San Marcos City Council hereby supports the Lone Star Rail District to remain as the lead agency to bring commuter rail service to the Central Texas Region, and opposes any effort to remove the Lone Star Rail project from the CAMPO Regional Mobility Plan. The motion carried by the following vote: City of San Marcos Page 5