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75. Regular Meeting June 12, 2000 Page 2 located in the c.D. Wallace Addition. Mr. Montoya stated he was there to speak on behalf of his church members who reside in Victory Gardens against the proposed traffic entrance onto Ellis Street from the apartments which are going to be built there. Mr. Montoya stated the traffic would be diverted into Victory Gardens and stated his church members are asking for the Council to reconsider this zoning change. (4) MI. Bill Aragon resides at 920 Owl Hollow Drive and has been asked by the Victory Gardens Neighborhood Association to speak on their behalf on Item 6 on the Agenda. MI. Aragon stated the building of apartments and single-family houses in this area will affect the people in the Victory Gardens area and they are not in agreement to this and are opposed to any building which will take place. Mr. Aragon stated the elderly are concerned about Patton Street being used as a major thoroughfare for taking shortcuts through town. Mr. Aragon stated the construction would affect this area and possible flooding would occur if construction is allowed. Mr. Aragon requested the Council vote against this zoning change. (5) Mr. Rene Compean who resides at 217 Ellis Street stated he is a representative for Victory Gardens. Mr. Compean stated he is concerned about this zoning change because of the existing drainage problems. Mr. Compean stated the Victory Gardens neighborhood is opposed to this and wants the Council to know it is not acceptable and hopes the Council meets the needs of these citizens. (6) MI. Roland Hesalroad stated he is a representative of the Castle Forest Neighborhood and wished to speak against truck traffic on Bishop Street. Mr. Hesalroad stated that they held a meeting with various other neighborhood associations and voted unanimously to notify the Council to not vote in favor of this item. MI. Hesalroad stated Hopkins Street and Ranch Road 12 are state roads and Bishop is not. Mr. Hesalroad suggested TXDOT get involved in this and maybe they can come up with a solution and also suggested having a designated truck route. (7) Mr. Terry Allen resides on McCarty Lane and stated he would defer his time until the discussion later in the meeting. (8) Ms. Lidia Agraz stated she represents Time Warner Cable. Ms. Agraz stated Time Warner Cable purchased the cable system in San Marcos last June and at the time had tried to make a change to fiberoptic cable. Ms. Agraz stated she wanted to inform the Council the system had been upgraded and starting July lih they would be activating a fiberoptic system in San Marcos. Ms. Agraz presented a video which explained the various other services Time Warner would be offering. Ms. Agraz introduced Mr. Brian Benschoter, general manager for Newscast/Austin. Mr. Benschoter stated Newscast would be carried on the updated Channel 15 and presented a brief outlook of this new program. Mr. Benschoter stated it is a significant community resource regarding weather and news. (9) Ms. Dana Coble resides at 1407 Earle Street and she addressed the matter regarding Bishop Street. Ms. Coble stated she watches cars speeding both ways on Bishop. Ms. Coble stated if trucks are allowed, there will be no way for people to walk safely on that street. (10) Ms. Rosemary Davis stated she would defer her time on Item 10 for discussion. (11) Diane Wassenich stated she was addressing Item 10 which had to do with Bishop's Crossing. Ms. Wassenich stated she understood City staff directed the developers to this piece of property because they understood it was going to be low incüme housing. Ms. Wassenich stated this property is on the Recharge Zone and is the worst possible place for a large and impervious covered subdivision. Ms. Wassenich stated this subdivision is estimated to being at 53% impervious cover which is very high even though there are many things which can be done to reduce this impervious cover to save the developers money. Ms. Wassenich stated this could possibly not be considered infill because it is on the edge of town. Ms. Wassenich stated she wanted to notify the City the newspaper had stated the developer would ban pesticides in the subdivision and that information was not correct. They would be allowing persons to use pesticides as long as they followed the directions. Ms. Wassenich stated there are several recharge features which will be filled such as the cave. Ms. Wassenich stated the developers have done site cleaning without a City sight development permit and are clearing the area without permits. (12) Ms. Jane Jackson who resides at 1307 Brown Street which is at the top of the hill on Bishop going towards Hopkins. Ms. Jackson stated her neighbors and she are very concerned about noise and safety. Ms. Jackson stated she and her neighbors are opposed to allowing trucks on this street and that sidewalks should also be considered. (13) Mr. Michael Mercado who lives at 410 Patricia stated he is opposed to the zoning change in Victory Gardens. Mr. Mercado stated drainage is his biggest issue and the safety of the citizens and the apartment dwellers. Mr. Mercado stated the Council should take this into consideration and also informed the Council the bridge going to Alabama Street was closed because of the recent rains. (14) Ms. Doris Childress resides at 106 Broom Hollow Cove in the Sendera Addition and stated she was very much in opposition to allowing trucks on Bishop Street. Ms. Childress stated when the road is rebuilt with the Capital Improvement Bond monies,