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Regular Meeting August 11~ 2003 Page 2 Greenhouse Center. He stated he feels people come to San Marcos to visit the river and this will hurt tourism. 4) Michael Matott stated he wished to speak on Item ~7, regarding the public hearing on FY 2004 Proposed Budget. He stated he is a member of the Convention and Visitor Bureau. He encouraged the Council not to cut the Main Street program and Convention and Visitors Bureau advertising funds. He stated he feels the Main Street program has helped with the rebuilding of Downtown. He also encouraged the Council to appoint Jan Van Zandt to the Historic Preservation Commission. 5) Camille Phillips stated she wished to speak on Item ~7, regarding the public hearing on FY 2004 Proposed Budget. She encouraged the Council to keep the Greenhouse Center open. She also encouraged the Council to extend the contract of Mark Taylor, City Attorney. She stated Mr. Taylor is an expert on water issues and has an institutional memory in legal matters. 6) Rasmey Mau Raymond stated she wished to speak on Item ~7, regarding the public hearing on FY 2004 Proposed Budget. She stated she has been a resident of San Marcos for 12 years. She stated she is a future horticulturist and she chose Southwest Texas State University for the river. She encouraged the Council to keep the Greenhouse Interpretive Center open. 7) Dianne Wassenich stated she wished to speak on Item ~7, regarding the public hearing on FY 2004 Proposed Budget. She stated the Greenhouse Center should be kept open even on a part-time basis. She stated without the Greenhouse Center, the City could lose grant funding. She also stated she is concerned about the adopt-a-river program and feels there needs to be an employee to coordinate the volunteers. 8) Jack Blundell stated he wished to speak on Item 924, a Resolution regarding the proposed La Hacienda Development. He stated he is representing the La Hacienda Development and he is present to answer any questions the Council might have. 9) Amy Kirwin stated she wished to speak on Item ~31, a discussion regarding modular homes. She stated even though the City cannot regulate modular homes, she feels restrictions can be handled by adopting an Ordinance. She encouraged the Council to adopt an Ordinance on emergency to prevent the Planning Department from being overloaded with modular home permits. She also invited the Council to attend the reception on Saturday, August 17, 2003 to honor the Dunbar District into the Historical District. 10) James Molnoskey stated he wished to speak on Item ~31, a discussion regarding modular homes. He provided a handout to the Council. He also encouraged the Council to adopt a policy to notify neighborhood association representatives of modular home permits. He stated he feels the Council can void the permit they issued for the modular home on Conway. 11) Ivory Foster stated she wished to speak on Item ~31, a discussion regarding modular homes. She stated the Council was presented a petition at the Regular City Council Meeting held on July 23, 2003. She stated she feels the owner of the modular home on Conway violated the deed restrictions. She encouraged the Council to have the modular home at 707 Conway moved. 12) Ernest Murry stated he wished to speak on Item ~35, a discussion regarding disannexation of Subareas A and F. He stated he feels the City has financial problems and is creating more problems by not disannexing the entire area. He encouraged the Council to modify the Service Plan before deciding whether to keep Subareas D and E. He encouraged the