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City Council Meeting Minutes April 20, 2021 unless and until significant and tangible changes are made. Any consideration for approval should be made after the builder has addressed and amended changes, to mitigate traffic, infrastructure, and green space use. Melonie Caldwell, spoke in opposition of the proposed rezoning. She expressed concern with this area being zoned to SF -6 without any restrictions on the Plat sizes, including the 2 acres that Lookout Partners already owns, and it only has one way in and one way out. Ms. Caldwell stated the single entrance is located on a blind hill and narrow section of N LBJ. All these factors along with excessive traffic, drainage issues, and wildlife relocation are concerning. Ms. Caldwell is concerned that Lookout Partners are not planning to develop this area. They strictly want to plat the land and sell it. If it is rezoned to SF -6, restrictions on this land would need to be in place for them or any future development owners. Ms. Caldwell would like the City of San Marcos to have a new zoning area that falls between SF -6 and one acre lots. That is what this area should be zoned. Charles Hurt, spoke in opposition of the zoning change for the Steen Road property as it is presently presented. They have requested multiple times to meet with the street builder, Mr. Siefert, without any success. Mr. Hurt expressed concern with traffic, combined with blind hills and stated that has been a challenge in this area for decades and increasing traffic has major safety implications for everyone in the area. Mr. Hurt stated they are not against the development of this property but against unsafe and irresponsible development of this land. Mr. Hurt does not want to see rental properties for Texas State students but would like families to live in and raise their children here. Mr. Hurt expressed major concerns with traffic impact on blind hill, mud/debris runoff from construction, water pressure that is already less than optimal, indigenous artifacts that have been found in the aforementioned property and displacement of wildlife Cynthia Gonzales, spoke in opposition of the proposed project. Ms. Gonzales expressed concern of a single access to the proposed homes and the increased traffic that new homes will bring to the narrowest and curviest portion of N. LBJ. Single access to the homes is unwise and unsafe. Adding an entrance to N. LBJ at the proposed Steen Road is also unwise. Ms. Gonzales would like to request that the proposal to develop Steen Road be rejected. Dan Caldwell, spoke in opposition of the rezoning change. Mr. Caldwell expressed concern with the zoning change from FD to SF -6. He stated Mr. Seifert of Lookout Partners is unwilling to agree to a minimum lot size of City of San Marcos Page 11