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City Council Meeting Minutes June 18, 2019 <br />to have so many recommendations for it to meet criteria. He stated there is <br />nothing in the presentation that is beneficial to the community. He stated his <br />concerns with this development because this development could not be <br />evacuated by the fire department in the event of an emergency. He referenced <br />students jumping from a three-story building at Iconic Village, and he worries <br />as this development will be five stories. Why can't we have affordable and <br />student housing together? He stated that this won't do anything to help the <br />downtown. He then stated that he doesn't have a problem with student, but he <br />has a problem with a five -story building. This project is wrong. <br />Belinda Galvez, stated that there are too many student housing and <br />apartments and that we don't need any more apartments. Please vote no. <br />Rusty Canaday, moved here due to the beautiful town that San Marcos is. She <br />stated that we don't need any more student housing in town. She stated that <br />the occupancy is 50%, not the high rate the developers claim. She stated that <br />there should be more housing for families, young adults and people that want <br />to walk and make downtown home. She stated that she is a retiree and that she <br />stated that she used to come downtown more. She stated that the taxes come <br />from retirees and income comes from new people coming in and non -students. <br />She stated that Texas State is building on their property, not private property. <br />She asked the Council if they wanted to be like San Antonio or Austin? San <br />Antonio kept its character over the years. If this can be developed into low <br />income housing, isn't that is what is needed? <br />Sara Lee Underwood -Myers, stated the she has heard a lot about this project. <br />She stated that she loves our old buildings and our downtown. She is against <br />this project and stated we don't need Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) and if <br />they aren't driving it's called public intoxication. <br />Ken Smith, 1606 N -IH 35, lives in a mixed-use development in that there are <br />students and people who are retired. He loves downtown and stated that an <br />increase in people in the downtown area is a good idea, but not providing <br />adequate parking is a problem. He provided that the rendering of the building <br />doesn't meet the design standards of the historic downtown. He stated that <br />affordable housing downtown would be wonderful and he would love to live <br />there. He stated he has nothing against the students and that his daughter <br />recently graduated from Texas State. He would not want his daughter walking <br />around when people are driving while intoxicated, and he stated when people <br />are walking around that it is a public intoxication, not a DWI. He thanked <br />Council for allowing him an opportunity to express his opinion. <br />City of San Marcos Page 14 <br />