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City Council Meeting Minutes March 19, 2019 <br />of the Woods Apartments and believes the SMART Terminal will bring some <br />of the same harmful effects such as flooding to its neighbors. On a positive <br />note he mentioned the location of the San Marcos Conference Center and <br />Embassy Hotel and said this is a good location and has done quite well. Let's <br />slow things down, there is too much riding on this to make a hasty decision. <br />Kyler Rucker, Texas State student since 2015 and made the decision to stay in <br />town to attend this meeting. He fears that a vote in favor of this tells your <br />constituents that you care more about tax revenues than about the <br />environment and safety of your citizens. We must be good stewards of our City <br />or we will lose our City. He quoted Council members that stood where he is <br />standing back in 2012 when a development on Sessom was discussed. There are <br />a lot more members of the Texas State Community that would have liked to be <br />here, but were unable to disrupt their Spring Break. <br />Will Holder, expressed his support of the SMART Terminal. He expressed his <br />appreciation Staff and City Council have put into this project. Any city is held <br />together by jobs, it allows for a city to be a Multigenerational City. The best <br />way to control change is to embrace that change. I trust the process the City <br />Council and Staff have done to this point. There have been important and <br />legitimate concerns raised, but he trusts the future leaders of this City. <br />John Thomaides, read briefly from a letter signed by six previous Mayors of <br />the City of San Marcos. The letter expressed their support of the SMART <br />Terminal citing that the Code SMTX and improved environment and flood <br />mitigation will be used and enforced to protect community members both <br />upstream and downstream. Katerra will bring an initial investment of $109 <br />million and the guarantee of 542 career jobs with benefits. He asked that <br />Council support the SMART Terminal for the benefit of all our citizens. This <br />letter was signed by himself along with, Mayor Daniel Guerrero, Mayor David <br />Chiu, Mayor Susan Narvaiz, Mayor Kathy Morris, and Mayor Frank T. <br />Arredondo. If we want to lift people out of a cycle of poverty, low wages, food <br />insecurity and advance our affordable housing initiative, isn't a good paying <br />job the best way to accomplish this? He stated that a yes vote will instantly <br />create 550 jobs with likely thousands more to come in just a few years. These <br />jobs will mean a lot to our citizens, a college education, a new home, a real <br />vacation, and a real retirement. <br />Bucky Couch, expressed his condolences on the loss of Bibb Underwood. Mr. <br />Couch listened to many hours of conversation regarding the SMART <br />Terminal. He expressed his support of this project. They own several businesses <br />City of San Marcos Page 2 <br />