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solid waste collections. He attended the Cinco de Mayo parade and noted that John Dias will be taking over the event. Councilmember Couch thanked TDS for their time and ears. She also congratulated the new graduates this weekend and welcomed their families to the city. She offered a thank you to Collette Jamison, Laurie Anderson, Rebecca Brittain, and Stephanie Garcia, and welcomed the new city manager. Councilmember Jones congratulated the graduates and encouraged them to buy a house and stay in the best city in the corridor. He reported that he had attended the ribbon cutting for the new Ingram Engineering Center and went to the Cinco de Mayo parade. He spoke at the Greek awards ceremony on campus and said they had raised $98,000 and surpassed the number of community hours. He reminded everyone that Juneteenth is around the corner, and he will be organizing a website. He noted that the crawfish boil was a great community event and encouraged events like that to continue to bring people downtown. He also welcomed the new city manager. Councilmember Thomaides reported that he had attended the Austin-San Antonio Commuter Rail meeting. The district is excited about a meeting called this week by Union Pacific with TXDOT and the rail commission to discuss a possible relocation and commuter rail service. He also played in the Texas State Celebrity Classic Tennis Event and thanked the tennis coach for women's tennis team and their efforts to make everyone feel special. He reported that he had participated with student planners on Bobcat Build and recognized the students he worked with. He recognized Chipotle for feeding every Bobcat Builder that came in. Mayor Narvaiz commented on the Ingram Engineering School and its beginnings. She noted that you see names on buildings, but you never know what is behind the building. She attended the ASG election debates and was impressed. She expressed pride that C.J. Morgan sits on our council. She congratulated Brett Baker and Jason Moore voted the new president and vice president, respectively. She attended the first meeting of the Trans Texas 3 5 Corridor Committee. They are evaluating everything that TXDOT is doing and how it impacts the community. She wished Congressman Lloyd Doggett well after his accident. She attended the Envision Central Texas Awards banquet and declared we will keep submitting Spring Lake for an award. She thanked the Heritage Association for their help after the parade and thanked all the community members that help to preserve this community. She reported that the McCoy family will receive honorary doctorates at Texas State University this Saturday and noted their philanthropy related to the Animal Shelter and the Women's Shelter. CONSENT AGENDA 10. Consider approval of minutes A. April 14, 2008 Special Meeting B. April 15, 2008 Special Meeting C. April 15, 2008 Regular Meeting PDFConvert.2895.1.RM050608 Minutes.doc Page 3 of 9