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Tuesday, May 5, 2020 <br />City of M ♦ • <br />Regular• Minutes <br />CouncilCity <br />6:00 PM <br />Virtual Meeting <br />This meeting was held using conferencing software due to the COVID-19 rules. <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, May 5, 2020. <br />This meeting was held virtually. <br />Observed a moment of silence. <br />Council Member Marquez arrived after roll call at 6:10 p.m. <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 />The following comments were submitted as written comments and read aloud <br />during the citizen comment portion of the meeting: <br />Anthony Cross and Margo Handwerker: <br />Dear members of council, I, Anthony Cross, and my wife, Margo <br />Handwerker, are writing to address Item 6 on the agenda: the drainage, road, <br />intersection and pedestrian improvements along Academy Street and West <br />Sessom Drive. We own a home nearby at 1309 Alamo St, and we've taken a <br />keen interest in the project. In particular, we've been engaged in a <br />long-running discussion with both the San Marcos Neighborhood Commission <br />as well as city staff about safety improvements for pedestrians and cyclists <br />along Academy and Sessom. Margo addressed council last year when one of <br />her students, Eden Welply, was struck by a car while crossing Sessom Drive <br />and paralyzed. We believe that there is a strong public mandate for safety <br />improvements in this stretch of roadway. Following Eden's injury, Margo and <br />I became involved with MoveSM, an alternative transportation advocacy <br />group. Together with MoveSM, we worked with the Neighborhood <br />Commission—and with Jennifer Katz in particular—to draft and approve a <br />City of San Marcos Page 1 <br />