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City Council Meeting Minutes April 20, 2021 <br />and upper -middle class families who snap them up first. <br />Debi Hernandez, spoke in opposition of the proposed Steen Road <br />development. She expressed concern with the neighborhoods space with very <br />little diversity in style, size, and market price. Small lots and privacy fences <br />abound. In the long run, these areas tend to plateau out as property values will <br />have no basis to increase beyond a certain point due to lack of diversity, which <br />often times leads to a decline in the area. Ms. Hernandez stated she is <br />concerned that the college heavy rentals can lead to a decline in surrounding <br />home values for those who wish to remain long term. Noise, traffic, and homes <br />that are less maintained are notorious amongst that particular demographic. <br />She expressed concern with the unintended consequences and safety impact <br />that additional home developments will bring to an already congested area. <br />John Casseb, spoke in opposition of this project. Mr. Casseb stated the <br />developer did not speak with the community neighbors regarding concerns. <br />Mr. Casseb expressed concerns with the lack of transparent and honest <br />discussion with the developer representative and this leads him to believe that <br />any agreement will not be fully upheld. Other concerns he express included <br />environmental degradation, traffic and safety, and neighborhood integrity. Mr. <br />Casseb would like Council to deny this rezoning request. <br />George Gilbert, spoke in opposition of this project and would like for council <br />to deny this request. He stated a promise was made to not allow more than 4 <br />homes per acre on the property. Mr. Gilbert stated that Mr. Siefert is asking <br />the Council to break this promise and allow him to do whatever he wants on <br />this property. <br />Eddie Hernandez, spoke in opposition of this project and would like the city to <br />address traffic and safety on an already congested section of LBJ that falls into <br />an area with many blind spots. He expressed concern with the developer's <br />initiative to place numerous homes on smaller lots which will most certainly <br />increase the volume of cars in this region. Mr. Hernandez would like for <br />Council to consider the new development to harmonize not only with nature, <br />but the surrounding neighborhoods to balance the diversity of homes and lots <br />which are available for those who wish to call San Marcos home for the long <br />term. <br />Diane Eure, spoke in opposition of the rezoning and the impact that can occur. <br />Ms. Eure expressed concern that traffic and safety is a major concern and <br />needs to be thought out properly. She would like to see less density on the <br />City of San Marcos Page 9 <br />