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8. Staff Reports <br />C.J. Morgan reported that he is taking on three projects: recycling, water conservation, <br />and transportation. He encouraged walking, biking, and carpooling to school. He walks <br />along LBJ; it is dangerous to walk there, and he would like to see the university and city <br />take on the issue. He thanked everyone that participated in Bobcat Build. He <br />participated in the cleanup in the Sagewood area. He would like to see residents /students <br />get more involved in community service and clean up instead of just paying a stiff fine. <br />9. City Council Reports <br />John Thomaides reported that he had a good time with the student planners with Bobcat <br />Build. Natalie Diaz and her team picked up thousands of cigarette butts. He attended the <br />Congress of New Urbanism and will be putting together a report on what he learned. San <br />Marcos already has the bones of new urbanism and would benefit from non - sprawl <br />development and being more pedestrian friendly. He serves on the Austin -San Antonio <br />Corridor Council, and the director has communicated with our city that Senator <br />Wentworth went to bat for San Marcos and has made sure an overpass on Aquarena <br />Springs is on the list for funding. <br />Mayor Narvaiz reported that she had asked the American Legion to lead us in the pledge <br />tonight. She attended their annual conference, and they repeated the preamble at that <br />time. She was impressed that they are still very committed to the ideals in the preamble. <br />She appreciates the work they do with the young people in the community. Mayor <br />Narvaiz also reported they had discussed trash at the CAPCOG meeting. There is a <br />deadline of 2025 to close the landfill site which will force waste to go elsewhere. We <br />cannot deal city by city; we will need to deal this with collectively. She reported that she <br />will attend the transportation forum to stay current with funding and other critical issues <br />and will share the critical information that will impact the city. She wants to put our <br />city's perspective into mix, get educated and better represent cities our size. <br />CONSENT AGENDA <br />10. Consider approval of minutes <br />A. April 1, 2008 Special Meeting <br />B. April 1, 2008 Regular Meeting <br />11. Consider an ordinance annexing to the city two areas of land consisting of <br />563.199 and 13.069 acres, more or less, located on Staples Road (FM Hwy 621) east <br />of the present city limits; approving a service plan for this area; and including <br />procedural provisions and consider ordinance on the second of three readings. <br />12. Consider an ordinance amending Chapter 14, Article 1, Section 14.006 and <br />Chapter 74, Article 2, Division 3, Section 74.088(c)(1) of the San Marcos City Code <br />and Chapter 1, Article 3, Division 1, Section 1.3.1.1 of Subchapter B — City Land <br />PDFConvert.2752.1.RM041508 Minutes.doc <br />Page 3 of 7 <br />