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City Council Meeting Minutes April 30, 2020 extension. We know that CAMPO would like to approve the plan at their May 5 meeting in order to have the plan finalized to be eligible for 11135 funding, but I hear the money is already there. Not important if it's stale for a period of time. Mayor Hughson noted her appreciation of those who have a passion for the Hill Country. She has read all 304 emails since April 24 on this topic and has another 809 emails on this and other recent CAMPO topics. She stated that we need to hear from our residents when we update OUR San Marcos Transportation Plan. We last updated it in 2018 and expect to update it in 2023. Stay tuned and bring us your ideas and opinions. Mayor Hughson continued with: Here is what everyone needs to know. We are hearing from people who want to change the CAMPO 2045 plan NOW. This plan is comprised of the Transportation Master Plans of multiple cities and multiple counties all of which roll up into the 6 -county regional plan regarding the maps and lines on maps that might be roadways. Each of those processes is a very public process as is the CAMPO process. Ours consisted of multiple Open Houses, the draft plan on our website for all to review, and multiple opportunities to comment. Those comments are considered, each and every one, when the plan is created. Hays County is now beginning the process of updating their plan, last approved in 2013, I believe. It will be a very public process. She recommends anyone interested in this topic to watch this part of the County Commissioners Court April 28 meeting. They discussed their views on what some Hill Country roadways will be in the future. Narrow with limited pavement. I was happy to hear the Hill Country area commissioners speak about the need and their desire for public input. The more the better! And each one is important. Just like preparation for our plan. Through these public processes, we listen to everyone. The plan is put together by all of us and if the members of the CAMPO 6 -county board were to make changes to a roadway on the San Marcos plan by changing the 2045 plan next Monday, that means we have people outside our area making changes to OUR plan, with almost no public notice or input from our residents about that change. I don't think our residents want that. But no need to worry because none of these roads will be built without initiation by local entities — the cities and counties. The outer loop lone is there to show the potential need for a road sometime in the future. It will not be built unless it determined that we need it. There are two opportunities every year to amend the plan. If we allow this plan to go stale, there could be complications for some projects in San Marcos and Hays County. None of the 22 Metropolitan Planning Organizations in Texas have indicated a desire to delay their plan submissions for a deadline of May 31. City of San Marcos Page 6