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26. MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, DECEMBER 13, 1999 PRESENT: Mayor Billy G. Moore Mayor Pro-Tem Ed Mihalkanin Council Members Jane Hughson * Louis Doiron, Jr. Earl Moseley, Jr. Joe B. Cox, Jr. Rick Hernandez City Manager Larry Gilley Deputy City Manager Laura Huffman City Secretary Janis K. Womack City Attorney Mark Taylor Director of Water George Boeker Director of Library Stephanie Langenkamp Director of MIS Ramona Brown Director of Parks and Recreation Rodney Cobb Also Present: Collette Duran, John Cooper, Marsha Cooper, Amelia Rios, Francis Rangel, John McBride, Jack Weatherford, Ted Hindson, Berry James, Camille Phillips, Cheryl Pantermuehl, Peggy Michalec, Mark Lambdin, Charles Soechting, Carol Grimm, Murlin Evans, Larry Sowards, and others. Mayor Moore called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. ~yor Moore introduced the citizen comment period. (1) Roland Hesalroad ~tated he is the Castle Forest Neighborhood Association representative and they are against the Weatherford site plan. They want only single-family development and no more multi development to be built in the area. (2) Don Hofmann stated he lives at 801 Bluebonnet and that he purchased a home adjacent to the Weatherford property. He stated he hopes the property will remain R-1 so it will be conducive to raising children. (3) Scott Farley stated he has lived in Westover for twenty years and spoke in favor of the Weatherford development. He stated the mother who spoke of her concern over added air pollution with an asthmatic child was expressing an irrational fear. He stated air pollution would not be caused by the 2000 additional cars, but is a product or urban sprawl. He stated the development will not cause more drainage problems, as drainage is addressed in the development process. He stated this is a good development and he is in favor of it. (4) John McBride stated the overwhelming sentiment of the neighborhood is against the Weatherford development. He stated the charrette process was flawed. He stated the Master Plan puts the fate of the City in the hands of the citizens, and in some of the election campaign quotes, Council Members supported neighborhood protection and quality of life. (5) Carol Grimm stated she Jives at 612 Dale Street and was the neighborhood representative in the harrette process and supported its outcome. She opposed the variances rom the outcome and stated the additional developments that have occurred in the area over the past two years have impacted the traffic in the surrounding neighborhoods and no longer supports the development under the current conditions. (6) Amelia Harris stated she lives close to the Weatherford property. She stated with all the additional apartments and cars and the blind hill on Bishop, the Council should think twice about allowing this development. (7) Leticia Garza-Falcon stated she was present to defend the neighborhood. Progress may mean needing to slow down, think about the quality of life and make San Marcos a safe place to raise children. With the present traffic Ms. Garza-Falcon has difficulty picking up her child from school, and thinks the City needs to redefine * Mr. Doiron not present at this meeting.