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C. Deliberation on offers of possible incentives to entities considering locating or expanding in the San Marcos community. 4. The Executive Session adjourned at 6:55 p.m. on Tuesday, August 3, 2010. The following action was taken from Executive Session: Kay Stroman, with Stroman Group, LLC, introduced herself and stated she was to facilitate the search for the City Manager and City Clerk positions. MOTION: Upon a motion made by Councilmember Thomaides and a second by Councilmember Bose, the City Council voted five (5) for and two (2) opposed, with Councilmembers Thomaides and Bose voting against, to direct staff to accept the proposal. The motion carried. 5. Invocation Councilmember Chris Jones provided the invocation. 6. Pledge of Allegiance Councilmember Terry led the assembly in the Pledge of Allegiance 7. Citizen Comments H. C. Kyle, 711 W. San Antonio, reported that the opinion of all he has spoken to from downtown, the number one problem is parking. He was surprised while reading SmartCode publications, page 52 specifically, where it says clearly if one builds an apartment house in downtown San Marcos, only one off - street parking space is required for each apartment. In the last seven years, he has had 45 tenants, with two to an apartment. They all, with the exception of one, had a car. We are not going to have one person to an apartment; we are going to have two or more. If the SmartCode is adopted, we are going to put one more person looking for a parking space downtown. Please do not overlook this. Linda Porterfield, 2520 Summit Ridge, stated that the residents have heard about the loop coming for the last ten years. Ideally, if the loop is constructed off 35 and Posey Road, then that would suffice. She asked if this is for the benefit of the developer or for the residents and tax payers. They are willing to drive to a loop rather than seeing it by their driveways. Property owners can expect a lower quality of life and lower property values if this proposal comes to fruition. A new plan must be developed. People relocate to San Marcos for the beauty. As a business owner, she is not in favor of an interchange at McCarty and IH -35. She would like to see one further south down the highway. Ken Jenkins, McCarty Lane, remarked that the people who have purchased homes along McCarty lane knew what was there at the time. If a person builds beside an airport, they know there are going to be airplanes; if they build beside a swamp they expect swamp land. They did RM080310 Minutes Page 2