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City Council Meeting Minutes May 7, 2019 parks and he received feedback from various neighbors regarding response from Staff and how they are willing to listen. He expressed his support of the Parks Master Plan. Rodrigo Amaya, spoke about his concerns with the Parks Department. He stated the benches in Victory Gardens park that were taken away and replaced with limestone boulders. He expressed concerns about Park Rangers riding 4 -wheelers in the neighborhoods and he believes this needs to be addressed before Mr. Loy Locke runs someone over. He expressed his concerns with various projects throughout different parks. There are fences blocking off the Rio Vista area and he stated the boulders were placed before the ground had time to settle and that is why the rocks collapsed. The basketball courts are being repainted because they were not done right. He said quit doing business with people that don't have a good work ethic. Dianne Wassenich, expressed her appreciation to Staff and spoke in support of the Parks Master Plan. She stated if you received a communication from her neighborhood that regarded a trail in their backyard that this map is part of the Transportation Master Plan. She stated that they were trying to explain to the consultants that you can't place a trail in the place that it is shown. She provided that the trail should be on the street and not in the easement. She stated that they tried to show the consultant during the Transportation Master Plan process and it wasn't fixed but she knows the Transportation Master Plan will be changing over time. There being no further comments, the Mayor closed the Public Hearing at 8:04 p.m. Staff stated all residents will be contacted if they are in an area where a trail will be located. Some Council members would like to see a policy in place regarding how/when we contact residents prior to projects. The Race and Ethnicity graph in Table 2.1 is reflected in the same manner as the U.S. Census Bureau. Council provided consensus to see this table changed to reflect the true demographics of our City. This should report ethnicities instead of race. Staff will use other demographic methods to capture this and it will be reflected at the next meeting. A motion was made by Mayor Pro Tem Prewitt, seconded by Council Member Rockeymoore, to approve Ordinance 2019-12, on the first of two readings. The motion carried by the following vote: City of San Marcos Page 9