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Regular Meeting February 9, 2004 205. Page 3 Mayor Habingreither introduced for consideration approval of two appointments to the Airport Commission. Ms. Narvaiz moved to appoint Leo Speckman, Mr. Taylor moved to appoint Randy Haverda and Mr. Diaz moved to appoint Rick Hernandez. On roll call the following vote was recorded: Haverda: Taylor. Speckman: Narvaiz, Thomaides, Mihalkanin, Habingreither, Montoya and Diaz. Hernandez: Narvaiz, Thomaides, Mihalkanin, Habingreither, Montoya, Taylor and Diaz. Mayor Habingreither introduced for consideration a public hearing and adoption of a Resolution, the caption which was read as follows: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, AMENDING THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP OF THE MASTER PLAN OF THE CITY, FROM 223 ACRES, MORE OR LESS, OF INDUSTRIAL AND 105 ACRES, MORE OR LESS, OF LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL TO 53 ACRES, MORE OR LESS, OF COMMERCIAL, 263.5 ACRES, MORE OR LESS, OF LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL, AND 11.5 ACRES, MORE OR LESS, OF OPEN SPACE LOCATED IN THE 2900 BLOCK OF IH-35 NORTH; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Mayor Habingreither opened the public hearing and asked if anyone wished to speak. 1) Barry Campbell stated he is the engineer for the site. He stated he feels the residents are trying to Master Plan since September but have had some problems. He stated the developers are willing to give eleven acres of open space to C-FAN and BF Goodrich for a buffer zone. He stated they do not want to market the property for housing development. 2) Lisa McCurley provided the Council with a handout. She stated she feels the complaint regarding air impact and air monitoring cannot be used. She encouraged the Council to adopt the Resolution. 3) Bruce Tifft stated he is with the B. F. Goodrich Corporation. He stated he opposes the proposed land use amendment. He stated B. F. Goodrich chose this site with hopes of expansion. 4) John McCrocklin stated the City never promised the adjacent property to be used for industrial development. He encouraged the Council to consider the environmental study and support the change. Mayor Habingreither asked if anyone else wished to speak. No one did, so he closed the public hearing. Mr. Diaz moved for adoption of the Resolution and Ms. Narvaiz seconded the motion. Mr. Taylor inquired as to the document written by Ken Bell, Fire Marshal. Carol Barrett, Director of Planning and Development, stated a review was conducted of the proposed development area regarding a question of storage of hazardous materials and building setbacks. She stated Mr. Bell indicated that under the worst case scenario, a minimum of 175' distance would be required from the existing facilities to any new construction. She stated Mr. Bell's letter also stated in the event of any hazardous materials emergency, this distance would provide little to no protection She also stated the national standards in emergency situationsltypically have an immediate evacuation distance at 2500' for initial response. Mr. Mihalkanin stated