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City Council Meeting Minutes October 20, 2020 <br />suggested within the plan. <br />Council Member Derrick thinks this is a great idea but wants to be respectful <br />of staff time and budget. <br />Mr. Lumbreras stated that staff will do their due diligence and will look at all <br />aspects if moved forward. <br />Council Member Baker asked if COVID funding could be used for phase 1 of <br />this proposal. Staff will have to review this further. Mr. Lumbreras stated that <br />he will check. <br />Mayor Hughson expressed her concerns and wants to ensure we are careful <br />with which streets are considered and to have something that is attractive but <br />also catches attention for safety purposes. <br />Mr. Lumbreras stated staff will look into this further and bring back at a <br />future meeting. <br />26. Hold discussion on Historic Preservation Commission Recommendation Resolution <br />2020-02RR, proposing City Council support for the repatriation efforts of the Miakan-Garza <br />Band of the Coahuiltecan people, and provide direction to staff. <br />Alison Brake, Historic Preservation Officer, provided a brief summary of this <br />recommendation. Mrs. Brake state the Historic Preservation Commission <br />(HPC) Chair, Commissioner Perkins, requested an item be placed on a future <br />agenda. Discussion was held at the September 3, 2020 HPC meeting and Dr. <br />Mario Garza, Elder Chair of The Indigenous Cultures Institute, presented <br />information regarding the repatriation efforts of the Miakan-Garza Band of <br />the Coahuiltecan people. On October 1, 2020 the HPC formally adopted <br />Recommendation Resolution 2020-02RR, proposing City Council support <br />these repatriation efforts. <br />Council Member Marquez expressed her appreciation for bringing this item <br />forward. She stated the Miakan-Garza Band, founders of the local nonprofit <br />Indigenous Cultures Institute, is working with the University of Texas Austin <br />to rebury three of their ancestors that were unearthed from Hays County and <br />are now in the possession of the university. The president of UT, Jay Hartzell, <br />wrote a letter to the tribe stating that the university would request "a <br />recommendation from the Native American Graves Protection and <br />Repatriation Act Review Committee that would "enable [the university] to <br />offer the remains promptly for reburial." At this time UT and the <br />Miakan-Garza tribe are going through the required NAGPRA process, which <br />City of San Marcos Page 24 <br />