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spiv NiAiicos Cli of San Marcos 630 East Hopkins Y San Marcos, TX 78666 Meeting Minutes Q City Council Tuesday, March 19, 2019 6:00 PM City Council Chambers 630 E. Hopkins I. Call To Order With a quorum present, the regular meeting of the San Marcos City Council was called to order by Mayor Hughson at 6:04 p.m. Tuesday, March 19, 2019 in the City Council Chambers, 630 E. Hopkins, San Marcos, Texas 78666. II. Roll Call Present: 7 - Mayor Pro Tem Lisa Prewitt, Council Member Saul Gonzales, Council Member Melissa Derrick, Mayor Jane Hughson, Council Member Ed Mihalkanin, Council Member Joca Marquez and Council Member Mark Rockeymoore 111. Invocation A moment of silence was observed. IV. Pledges Of Allegiance - United States And Texas Council Member Marquez led the assembly in the Pledges of Allegiance. V. 30 Minute Citizen Comment Period Mary Beth Harper, spoke on issues regarding the SMART Terminal. She stated Council voted unanimously last meeting opposing a pipeline in order to protect our river and environment. She hopes Council will also consider sewage regarding the SMART Terminal project. If a sewage spill is to occur it is only two City blocks from the San Marcos River. She is concerned that the new Land Development Code has not been tested on a project this size. Ms. Harper is highly opposed to the location of this project. Joe Ptak, asked Council to delay vote for six months to allow for all questions to be adequately answered. The first of two Public Hearings was held two weeks before Christmas and he feels this is shady in the timing of these meetings. He recalled a time when General Electric and Rohr Industries promised to install 5 clean aerospace technology plants as long as the City promised to provide tax breaks and put in water, wastewater, and electric infrastructure to handle the load. The companies were air and water polluters and were going to use two banned substances. He mentioned the construction City of San Marcos Page 1