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113. Regular Meeting April 22, 2002 Page 2 (5) Laura DaVila stated she is the neighborhood representative of Mockingbird Hills. She stated she feels the Council should strengthen the Sector Five Plan by zoning the lot at the end of Leah as "R-1". She stated she had three requests for the Council: 1. gate the new entrance Mr. Moore is proposing; 2. if an emergency gate is needed, it should be built on the apartment complex property; and 3. all keys to the lock be given to emergency personnel only. (6) John Sarzoza stated he wished to speak on Item 21, the Sector Five Plan. He stated he feels the new area developed behind Mockingbird Hills should be zoned "R-1" and the portion of Leah Street, and the new development road connecting to DeZavala Street should be named DeZavala Street. (7) Kyle R. Bolin stated he was representing Key Moore, the prospective developer of the area mentioned in the Sector Five Plan. He stated the Council should still consider the Leah to Leah connection, but Mr. Moore will develop a plan in accordance with the Council's decision. 8) Leslie Salas stated she is a resident of Oak Heights and is in support of Item 10, providing funding for the defense of the Weatherford lawsuit. Matt Janysek signed up to speak during the Citizen comment period and requested to speak during Item 21 (Sector Five Plan) . Mayor Chiu introduced for consideration approval of one appointment to the Historic Preservation Commission. Mr. Mihalkanin moved to appoint Virginia Witte to complete a vacancy, which passed unanimously. Mayor Chiu introduced for consideration approval of one appointment to the Convention and Visitors Bureau Board. Mr. Mihalkanin moved to appoint Nick Patel to complete a vacancy, which passed unanimously. Mayor Chiu introduced for consideration approval of one appointment to the Transportation Advisory Board. Mr. Mihalkanin moved to appoint Damon Cherry to complete a vacancy, which passed unanimously. Mayor Chiu introduced for consideration approval of two appointments to the Human Services Advisory Board. No nominations were received and this will be rescheduled. Mayor Chiu introduced a discussion regarding election laws and duties of public officers and direction to Staff. Ms. Sherri Russell, Assistant City Attorney, stated Mr. Mihalkanin and Mr. Montoya were elected as County Precinct Chairs and there is a concern regarding the Constitution Provision, which says if you are already elected to one office and run for another office, then you must resign from the first office. Ms. Russell stated the Council has requested an Attorney General's Opinion through the District Attorney's Office to be sure holding both offices does not violate State Law. Mr. Mihalkanin stated before he decided to run for County Precinct Chair, he contacted Charles Soechting, General Counsel to the Democratic Party. Mr. Mihalkanin stated both he and Mr. Soechting did not feel there would be a conflict. Mr. Mihalkanin then read excerpts from a letter from Hays County District Attorney, Mike Wenk, to the Attorney General, quoting state laws on the issue.