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Regular Meeting May 20, 2002 Page 8 emergency is declared by the Mayor or City Council., and Ms. Hughson seconded the motion. On roll call the following vote was recorded: AYE: Mihalkanin, Montoya, Hughson. NAY: Chiu, Cox, Mayhew, Tatum. ABSTAIN: None. The amending motion failed. The Council then voted for adoption of the Resolution. On roll call the following vote was recorded: AYE: Montoya, Chiu, Cox, Mayhew, Tatum. NAY: Mihalkanin, Hughson. ABSTAIN: None. Mayor Chiu introduced the City Council's Report. 1) Ms. Tatum stated she had received an email from a Shawn Murphy regarding improvements on San Antonio and MLK street. She stated these improvements are taking place in front of the Corridor Business Incubator parking lot, which has forced patrons of his business to park in front of CBI. Ms. Tatum also stated these patrons receive a ticket and feels these tickets should be dismissed. Mr. Gilley stated he has discussed this issue with the staff and in the future, the staff has agreed to coordinate and make accommodations in similar situations. Mr. Gilley stated he will talk to Mr. Taylor regarding the citations and let Mr. Murphy know how to deal with the citations. 2) Mr. Montoya stated during the Council Meeting held on May 13, 2002, Ms. Pope spoke during the Citizen comment period. He stated Ms. Pope spoke regarding the San Marcos riverbanks and the need for improvements along the river for safety reasons. Mr. Montoya inquired to whether other Council members were interested at looking into this issue. Ms. Hughson stated the Leadership San Marcos did look into putting steps along the river as one of their projects, but found it was very hard to make anything happen. Mr. Mihalkanin stated he felt this issue needs to be expressed during a public hearing in the annual budget process. Mr. Mayhew stated Smoking in Public places is another issue, which needs to be addressed. Mayor Chiu stated he understood one of the grants the City is applying for through the Corps of Engineers, would address some of the river improvement issues. Mr. Gilley stated if the grant is approved, then the Habitat Conservation Plan the City is working on would address some of these issues. The meeting adjourned at 10:13 p.m. on motion made by Mr. Montoya and seconded by Mr. Miha1kanin.