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+� 630 East Hopkins <br /> Cityof San Marcos <br /> San Marcos,TX 78666 <br /> Work Session Meeting Minutes <br /> City Council <br /> Tuesday,May 5,2026 3:00 PM City Council Chambers <br /> 630 E. Hopkins St. -Work Session <br /> I. Call To Order <br /> With a quorum present, the work session of the San Marcos City Council was <br /> called to order by Mayor Hughson on Tuesday May 5,2026 at 3:06 p.m. The <br /> meeting was held both in person and online. <br /> II. Roll Call <br /> Mayor Pro Tem Scott arrived at 3:39 PM Deputy <br /> Mayor Pro Tem Garza arrived at 4:31 PM <br /> Present: 7- Mayor Pro Tem Shane Scott, Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Alyssa Garza, Council <br /> Member Amanda Rodriguez, Mayor Jane Hughson, Council Member Lorenzo <br /> Gonzalez, Council Member Matthew Mendoza and Council Member Josh Paselk <br /> III. Citizen Comment Period <br /> Lisa Marie Coppoletta addressed the Council stating the City Hall mural <br /> contains sacred imagery from a single faith, in this case Indigenous. She argued <br /> that displaying one religion's creation story on a tax-funded public building is <br /> inappropriate and asked Council to consider this during discussion of the <br /> Public Arts Policy and future public art. <br /> Virginia Parker, San Marcos River Foundation, expressed support for the <br /> upcoming Edwards Aquifer HCP presentation. She highlighted improvements <br /> funded through the plan—Dog Beach,Rio Vista steps, Cyprus Island, and <br /> Ramon Lucio Park—and urged Council to support its renewal. <br /> PRESENTATIONS <br /> 1. Receive a Staff presentation regarding the Edwards Aquifer Habitat Conservation Plan and <br /> the US Fish and Wildlife Service Incidental Take Permit renewal process, and provide <br /> direction to staff. <br /> Assistant City Manager Joe Pantalion introduced the item, explaining that <br /> since 2013 the city has partnered with Texas State University,the Edwards <br /> Aquifer Authority, New Braunfels, and SAWS on the Edwards Aquifer <br /> City of San Marcos Page 1 <br />