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1. MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, DECEMBER 6, 1999 PRESENT: Mayor Billy G. Moore Mayor Pro-Tern 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 Planning Ron Patterson Director of Finance Bill White Director of Parks and Recreation Rodney Cobb Fire Chief Dan O'Leary Also Present: Charles Soechting, Camille Phillips, Melissa Millecam, Jack Weatherford, John McBride, Phil Neighbors, Harvey Ginsburg, Murlin Evans, Roger Tatum, Amelia Rios, Vicki Barker, Carol Coughlin, Peggy Michalec, Tom McNair, Bob Mooney, Dave Newman, William Ford, Ted Hindson, Chris North and others. Mayor Moore called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. Mayor Moore introduced the Citizen comment period. (1) Charles Soechting, representing Jack Weatherford, stated they want Item 5 on the agenda, a rezoning matter, to be sent back to the Planning and Zoning Commission for fine tuning and not considered by the City Council at this meeting. (2) Harvey Ginsburg stated he had been before the Council last February to request the Council address drunk driving in San Marcos. Local newspapers recently printed information about the Hays County Task Force actually providing alcohol to a teenager. Dr. Ginsburg stated if this information is accurate, this even injures the reputation of good law officers. He expressed a need for the local law enforcement to be re- examined, and stated no alcohol should be provided to minors for any reason. (3) J. W. Childress stated he lives in the Sendera Addition off Bishop and opposes the rezoning of the Weatherford property (Item 5 this agenda). (4) Dorothy Childress stated since Item 5 (rezoning Weatherford property) was not going to be considered by the City Council, she did not wish to speak. (5) Charlotte Wood stated she resides on Ramona Circle and does not understand why the Weatherford matter has taken so long to resolve. She is in hopes the City Council will determine what is best for the City and considers what the citizens want. She asked the Council if they thought it was unreasonable to zone the Weatherford property multi- family. (6) Carolyn Pate stated she resides at 404 Hughson Drive and agrees with Ms. Wood's comments. She stated if the Weatherford property was zoned multi-family, traffic issues would become tremendous and would cause environmental issues with the water supply. She stated there are trees on the property that are 100 years old that probably will not continue to exist. She stated the automobiles from this property would emit more pollution, and two other apartment complexes are now adding 500 additional automobiles to the area. She stated there would be traffic safety and environmental issues with this rezoning. (7) Sara Kirkpatrick advised the Council she is interested in being appointed to the Cemetery Commission, and that her family has resided in this area for 100 years. (8) Mark Hodges stated he lives at 510 Franklin and has lived in San Marcos for four years and is presently living in his grandmother's house.