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City Council Meeting Minutes April 16, 2019 feels that it is a shame. She stated there has been new construction and the company damaged the driveway of one of her elderly neighbors. She was upset that Code Enforcement cited this neighbor for parking in the front of her yard due to the damage in her driveway. There have been numerous code violation citations and she feels this is not fair. There needs to be better communication by departments and the Code should be compassionately enforced and this includes the citizens on Belvin Street regarding the sidewalk project. Kelly Stone, addressed the Council and stated she was appointed to the Parking Advisory Board. In January Council asked that a Special Meeting be held within six months regarding Cape's Dam. She then reviewed the "tell" signs of each Council Member. She stated there are copies of the University Star in the lobby with a cover article titled "Uncertain Future for Cape's Dam" She quoted Council Member Mihalkanin's comment in this article "the dam should stay and be designated as a historic landmark." She then read a quote from Martin Luther King's in his letter from Birmingham jail "It is a historical fact that a privileged group seldom gives up their privilege voluntarily. Groups tend to be more immoral than individuals." She believes rebar sticking out of the dam is an immoral issue and is unsafe.The dam affects our environment, please free the river. Roland Saucedo, thanked July Moreno and the Mermaid Society. He spoke on the Sirena and Mermaid Fest the City of Salado hosts that is based on the legend of a Native American Indian Mermaid. A life-size sculpture is located in Pace Park that represents the story of the maiden that was transformed into a Mermaid by a magical catfish. The story says a young maiden made a bargain with a magical catfish for the love a particular Indian brave. She married the young warrior, but for one year, at every full moon, she had to swim with the catfish as a mermaid. And, if any human saw her, she would remain a mermaid forever. On the night of the 12th full moon, a hook caught in her tail fins and she crawled onto the bank to remove it. Her husband spotted her, and the catfish triumphantly dragged her back into the water. He stated the Spring keep flowing because of her tears. He provided a brief history of Salado and stated the funds received from the Sirena fest are contributed back into the community, so he asks Council to please exercise caution in using our staff to do this research with money that could go into fixing our streets which is our main problem. Mary Beth Harper, addressed the Council regarding the Martindale ETJ items. The city of Martindale held two special meetings regarding the ETJ overlap. She stated that she believes the SMART Terminal is stupid. She recommends City of San Marcos Page 3