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City Council Meeting Minutes October 20, 2020 Mr. Ostrowski stated Blanco Vista is proposed for 1800 units and as of 2019 there have been 1100 units built with an increase of 180 units built yearly and will be completed in the next 3 4 years. There have been no developments that we would consider a failure. Staff is seeking direction from Council on which option to move forward with from the following: # 1. Extend the moratorium on incentives for residential developments for a certain period of time. # 2. Allow the moratorium to expire and evaluate projects on a case-by-case basis. # 3. Allow the Comprehensive Plan to drive decision making on future developments and requests for incentives. # 4. Other options? Council Member Derrick suggested we consider extending the moratorium for a 2 year period while the Comprehensive Master Plan is written and only allow PIDs for package plants not to be included in the moratorium. Council Memeber Gonzales prefers not to take any applications for five years. Shannon inquired about mixed-use developments and if that would make a difference. Jane prefers not to say no because we might miss something that would be good for our community, but we need to let them know as soon as possible. If residential only, probably not, but some types of commercial could be a good idea. Council Member Baker stated he not want to see applications for any that could be considered sprawl. Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Rockeymoore stated he would like to see the moratorium continue. Mayor Hughson noted that not all potential projects would be considered "sprawl" in that there could be a re -development near the city core that we would welcome. Ms. Mattingly noted that other cities have PID policies that define which applications would be welcome and which do not meet the policy and would not be accepted. Mr. Ostrowski explained how the Comprehensive Plan can help guide that City of San Marcos page 5