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5. Presentation and discussion on Strategic Transportation Infrastructure Planning • Process, and provide direction to staff. Mike Weaver, with Prime Strategies, presented to the Council the strategic transportation infrastructure planning process. He stated the staff goals identified strategic project priorities and developed consistent and comprehensive messages about future projects, ensuring they are fundable and implementable. Transportation efforts are underway and ongoing. However, there is a funding crisis and local options are limited. As a first step, staff identified 53 transportation projects. These had not been prioritized within timeframes and implementation timeframes had not been strategically defined. Also, many of our road projects are on the state highway system. In the evaluation process they discussed how local projects impact regional mobility along with funding constraints. Evaluation criteria included safety, mobility, economic development, significance to the community and to the region, and the cost range. The staff was able to identify a list of strategic corridor initiatives that supported the long -term development of San Marcos. Some of these initiatives include IH -35, Hopkins, Aquarena Springs (Loop 82), the corridor east of IH -35 (SH 123) to connect SH 130 to San Marcos, and the SH 21 extension to relieve the IH -35 corridor. They also looked at support gateways for downtown (CM Allen and Guadalupe /LBJ) and transit corridors. 6. Invocation Pastor Derrick Berm, with the Greater Bethel Baptist Church, provided the invocation. • 7. Pledge of Allegiance Councilmember Terry led the assembly in the Pledge of Allegiance. 8. Citizen Comments John Hohn, 110 E. San Antonio, thanked Council for funding the pilot program for the river clean up. Based upon his experience cleaning the river, he has invented several pieces of equipment. He gave to city the "Official San Marcos River Clean The Trash Off The Bottom Of The River" stick. Griffin Spell, 1610 N. IH 35 4321, spoke on the Buie tract. He expressed his concerns about the project being in competition with the City's Horizon Master Plan and the Land Use Code. He stated this property should remain Low Density Residential. The current request would triple the number of units in an area which is environmentally sensitive. This will send an improper message that the City cannot be trusted to provide a clear plan for the future. This does not comply with our master plan. Shawn Blakeley, 420 Craddock, stated he knows what residents will be experiencing if the Buie tract passes. Craddock Avenue, after the bars have closed, becomes a drag strip. He deals with beer bottles and cans and other trash thrown into his yard. He gets to hear the thumpedy thump • of bass radios up and down Craddock Avenue. Multi- family units tend to become college RM050410 Minutes Page 2