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Sharri Boyett presents the case for no-kill status for the San Marcos Regional Animal Shelter to the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship recently at the United Campus Ministry at Texas State University. Photo by Taylor Tribbey

Meaty agenda to be tackled Wednesday

City Council
Wednesday, December 12, 2018

There are four high-profile items on the San Marcos City Council’s agenda for Wednesday. 

First, in executive session, council is slated to receive legal advice regarding pending litigation over the annexation of the Hillert Tract. The Mayan At San Marcos filed a case against the city in the 25th Judicial District Court in Guadalupe County in April in an attempt to invalidate the San Marcos ordinance that annexed the 563-acre tract to the east of town. The city of Martindale is also named as a defendant in the case. Council may or may not take action on the item in open session. 

Next, as part of its consent agenda, council will vote on the second reading of the city’s Transportation Master Plan. The plan has undergone myriad amendments, including the removal of the Craddock Extension, which would have routed traffic between the Hill Country and the interstate along an environmentally sensitive route, and the addition of considerations for emerging modes of transportation and higher pedestrian safety standards. 

Third, council is slated to hold the first of two public hearings on the voluntary annexation of just over 934 acres of land along State Highway 80 and Farm to Market Road 1984. The Katerra Development, which is part of the larger tract of land in the 934 acres, will be the site of a manufacturing facility that will provide more than 500 full-time jobs paying more than $15 an hour in accordance with an economic development agreement with the city of San Marcos. 

Fourth, council is scheduled to vote on a resolution that will authorize the city manager to develop an implementation plan to achieve and sustain a live outcome rate of 90 percent or higher at the San Marcos Regional Animal Shelter. Staff gave a presentation to council on the issue on Nov. 7 and recommended that the city develop, within six months, a plan to achieve a 90 percent live outcome rate within five years.

Also on the agenda are items related to parking management and the San Marcos Innovation District. The meeting will be held in the council chambers at City Hall, 630 E. Hopkins St. City council meetings are also televised live on Spectrum Ch. 10 and Grande Ch. 16 or 123-16 and streamed online

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