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City Council Meeting Minutes May 5,2026 <br /> safety and need reliable parking. <br /> Randall Terrell opposed water agreements with Kyle, citing Stage 3 drought <br /> conditions and urging stronger safeguards, automatic cutoffs, and <br /> requirements for Kyle to address long-term water supply. <br /> Sam Young encouraged continued collaboration with Texas State University, <br /> cautioned against narrowly written land development code amendments, and <br /> advised careful use of tax abatements. <br /> Rodrigo Amaya raised concerns about transparency in park-related revenues <br /> and expenditures, questioned the use of outside policing consultants, and <br /> commented on parking and policing issues downtown. <br /> Zachary Tyndall urged stricter treatment of power plants and large generator <br /> systems by limiting them to heavy industrial districts with conditional use <br /> permits. He supported reducing sidewalk cleaning requirements to 50 feet and <br /> raised concerns about parking reductions. <br /> Gena Fleming commented on the Kyle water agreements and development <br /> code, stating water sales should not support high-use developments like data <br /> centers. She requested stronger water-supply analysis,decommissioning <br /> requirements, and clarified conditional use permit rules. <br /> Rachel Wolbrueck opposed continued emergency water supply to Kyle during <br /> drought and urged closer scrutiny of data centers due to water use, limited job <br /> creation, and environmental risks. <br /> Laura Benavides thanked the City for the UniverCity program and suggested <br /> posting materials online. She commented on issues involving the Great Springs <br /> Project, a notice-of-violation appeal, and encouraged prioritizing people and <br /> planet before profit. <br /> CONSENT AGENDA <br /> A motion was made by Council Member Rodriguez,seconded by Council <br /> Member Paselk to approve items 1-2 and 6-15. Items#3, 4, 5 was pulled and <br /> considered separately after the public hearings. <br /> The motion carried by the following vote: <br /> For: 7- Mayor Pro Tern Scott, Deputy Mayor Pro Tern Garza, Council Member Rodriguez, <br /> Mayor Hughson, Council Member Gonzalez, Council Member Mendoza and Council <br /> Member Paselk <br /> City of San Marcos Page 2 <br />