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City Council Meeting Minutes April 20, 2021 property. The developer will be detrimental to the Tanglewood neighborhood and would like a traffic impact study done. She expressed concern that the river will be impacted since it is above the Edwards Aquifer zone. Julie House, spoke in opposition of the proposed project and expressed concern about the current infrastructure and if it can support the new development. Lot sizes will change the value of the homes, noise has increased and she would like to see single family homes that are not turned into rental properties. She also expressed concern with the wildlife and increased traffic along the streets. Pam House, spoke in opposition of the rezoning request. She expressed concern with the number of proposed houses and the noise it would cause behind her house. Ms. House expressed concern with the proposed change of potential density of the area, displacement of wildlife and increased traffic. Bobbie Gilbert, spoke in opposition of the proposed project and would like Council to deny this request. He stated the neighborhood is concerned about the traffic that would result from more homes being built on this property. He expressed concern with speeding cars coming down the hill on N. LBJ that can not handle the curves or stop sign and end up crashing into the yard at the bottom of the hill. Another concern is many people are in agreement that one entry into the property is not safe, especially when fire trucks, ambulances, and emergency vehicles are needed. Harold Stern, spoke in opposition of the rezoning of the project. He expressed concern with the lots sizes. Mr. Stern stated the developer did not contact residents and submit the exact request. He urges Council to deny the request. Noami Medina, spoke in opposition of the rezoning and agrees with the rest of the speakers. She expressed concern that comments made by some of the Planning and Zoning Commissioner's were insensitive. She expressed concern with traffic and speeding cars and is concerned with the increase in vehicles. Ms. Medina is not opposed to development but is against this project. Mary Potter, spoke in opposition of the proposed project. Ms. Potter expressed concern with that the neighborhood is already adversely affected by noise, traffic, Texas State buses en route every 15 minutes, and dense student housing. She expressed concern that additional buildings in the neighborhood would further strain the resources and adversely affects the minimal wildlife space. Ms. Potter asked Council to vote against the building proposal as is City of San Marcos Page 10