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City Council Meeting Minutes April 2, 2019 There are different options that can be looked at if they are sustainable. We are limited on single family so if they are zoned this way currently, we need to leave it as is. He asked to please postpone any re -zonings. Kelly Stone, read a poem "roses are red, violets are blue, Capes Dam is an unsafe nuisance, what are you going to do?" She then spoke about the need for a pedestrian walk way near the mural wall because she had to scale a wall. She mentioned a scientist doing soil samples near the sidewalk at the library to see the permeability of the soil. She spoke about the two professors that are studying the effects of dam removal after they are removed. The study findings should improve future dam removals in similar areas urbanized and this will help us understand what to expect. Government agencies are increasingly tearing out unneeded dams to improve water quality, fish and wildlife habitat, recreational safety and access to rivers. Take out the dam, free the river and make it safer for everyone. Benjamin Murdoch, Senior at San Marcos High School and Chair of the San Marcos Youth Commission, thanked Council for their support of the Youth Commission and their implementation of the Youth Master Plan. He spoke on the Youth Commission's 1st major event that will happen this Saturday called the "Live your best Life" Leadership Conference. There will be breakfast open assembly, numerous breakout sessions, and a service learning project. As a member of the commission he has learned the importance of civic engagement. He is passionate about representing the youth of the community and advising elected officials on matters that affect our youth. He expressed his gratitude to the many sponsors of the event and City staff for their work and support of the Youth Commission. Joe Deshotel, representative for Lime, the dockless scooter company, spoke next. He participated in the original Request For Proposal (RFP) process for the City. Their company performed well but they did not change color of their vehicles and that may have been the deciding factor. He provided background information on the average age and annual salary of their current customers. With 25% being over 37 years old and over 50% have an annual salary of less than $75,000. To differentiate his company from others he stated they have members going around to pick up scooters when knocked over and they have a quick response team that works 24 hours. They know how the Request For Proposal (RFP) process went, but he asked that Staff look at Lubbock. He stated Texas Tech University did the RFP and not the City of Lubbock. EXECUTIVE SESSION City of San Marcos Page 3