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City Council Meeting Minutes December 15, 2021 revised with safe options. He expressed concern that many roads are too dangerous. He would like to see the city build a healthier more accessible more appealing community for tourists and for residents. He thanked Council for their support and providing transportation choice in San Marcos. Dianne Wassenich, spoke regarding the Habitant Conservation Plan (HCP). She stated it's been roughly 15 years of the HCP had gone by and a great deal of information has been forgotten. She mentioned that the legislature ordered an HCP and how other agencies came together and worked for eight years arguing over the science, the studies and the computer models and finally came up with a plan with other stakeholders and the City signed onto the agreement. The work has been continuing. She stated without HCP there would be no assurance that the river would flow during a drought like in the 1950s. Ms. Wassenich provided Council a handout with the information on what San Marcos had to do to be part of this project along with the bank and aquatic work along with the consequences if we destroyed the plantings that the City only gets paid to do one time. Katie Deolloz, spoke regarding bicycle safety infrastructure. She shared a recent experience riding on a non -protected bike lane in a transition zone, she stated a young man driving an SUV backed into her. She expressed concern with the transition zones in the areas that are not protected for people riding bicycles which makes bicyclists vulnerable. She would like Council to look at plans and implement bike infrastructure and not a stripe of white paint that makes a bike lane. Ms. Deolloz mentioned when she sees a sharrow she feels the community who put that doesn't care about bicyclists. She would like Council while reviewing the plans to keep bicyclists in mind. Lisa Marie Coppoletta, expressed concern that the city funded a church who applied and they city should follow the separate of church and state. She expressed concern with the process on how Human Services Advisory Board funded organizations. She stated the taxpayers should not be paying for churches and it is not fair for other religions who didn't apply for funding. She would like council to table #24 and make it a public hearing. She mentioned there were board members lobbying for other organizations. PRESENTATIONS 1. Receive a presentation from Deloitte and Touche, LLP on the Community Development Block Grant -Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) Quarterly Internal Audit Report, and provide direction to Staff. Marie Kalka, Finance Director introduced the speakers. City of San Marcos Page 2