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Tuesday, September 1, 2020 <br />Meeting Minutes <br />City Council <br />6:00 PM <br />630 East Hopkins <br />San Marcos, TX 78666 <br />Virtual Meeting <br />Due to COVID-19, and as long as the State Disaster Declaration is in effect, this will be a <br />virtual meeting. To view the meeting please go to www.sanmarcostx.gov/videos or <br />watch on Grande channel 16 or Spectrum channel 10. <br />I. Call To Order <br />With a quorum present, the regular meeting of the San Marcos City Council <br />was called to order by Mayor Hughson at 6:04 p.m. Tuesday, September 1, <br />2020. This meeting was held virtually. <br />II. Roll Call <br />Present: 7 - Council Member Melissa Derrick, Mayor Jane Hughson, Mayor Pro Tem Ed <br />Mihalkanin, Council Member Joca Marquez, Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Mark <br />Rockeymoore, Council Member Maxfield Baker and Council Member Saul Gonzales <br />III. 30 Minute Citizen Comment Period <br />Paula Taylor spoke on behalf of the Tulip Garden Trail neighbors in the La <br />Cima Community. She asked Council to reconsider the denied Alternative <br />Compliance Request (AC -20-03). Ms. Taylor stated members of the <br />community now have a better understanding of the project and is pleased that <br />Mr. Eric Willis, developer of La Cima, took time to discuss future development <br />and agreed to a joint plan to protect the safety and respect their privacy. <br />John David Carson spoke against the proposed Land Development Code <br />(LDC) changes, specifically the addition of the Neighborhood District "ND" <br />3.2 and Character District "CD" 2.5. Mr. Carson asked Council to remove <br />these Districts from the LDC amendments and not adopt them as both are <br />contradictory to the goals and objectives of CodeSMTX and the <br />Comprehensive Plan. Mr. Carson expressed concerns about creating these <br />proposed "ND" 3.2 and "CD" 2.5 districts. They may create politically easy <br />categories for rezoning, but they will not create a more sustainable or equitable <br />San Marcos. <br />John Garcia would like the City to reach out to apartment complex managers <br />and request they allow no parties on premises during the pandemic. Mr. Garcia <br />expressed concerns of restaurants not following the COVID guidelines of <br />City of San Marcos Page 1 <br />