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An extra-territorial jurisdiction agreement with Martindale was tabled during Tuesday’s city council meeting.
The San Marcos City Council discussed the Martindale ETJ agreement in closed session and voted to table the item after reconvening in open session.
Before postponing the item, the council was set to take possible action on an agreement which, “specifies areas to be released by each city from its previously claimed ETJ and provides for payments to be made by the City of San Marcos to Martindale over the next 30 years from tax revenues derived from 161 acres of land within the (San Marcos Air, Rail and Truck) terminal project that Martindale is releasing from its ETJ under this agreement to allow annexation by San Marcos.”
Meanwhile, the Martindale City Council voted Tuesday to release 161.59 acres on an Ohnheiser Property to San Marcos. However, the agreement Martindale approved featured revisions that were sent to San Marcos’ city attorneys on Tuesday afternoon.
In other business, the city council voted to join a lawsuit that will be filed in U.S. District Court.
“I move to authorize the City of San Marcos to join with other Central Texas public entities and private landowners to file suit in U.S. District Court, regarding the process for issuing federal permits for the Kinder Morgan Permian Highway Pipeline,” Mayor Jane Hughson said.
The motion also stated that the city would budget an amount not to exceed $25,000. The council unanimously approved the motion.
The Permian Highway Pipeline is set to stretch 430 miles from Waha, Texas to the Katy area. The pipeline, however, has been met with strong opposition. The City of San Marcos previously joined several cities and public entities in an intent to sue the United States Army Corps of Engineers and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service in connection to the Permian Highway Pipeline in October.
During Tuesday’s meeting, the council also voted to rezone property on the corner of Old Bastrop Highway and Rattler Road from Future Development to Character District 5. The original proposal included 4.96 acres, however, the council amended it to include less land.
The council also approved the Law Firm of Davidson Troilo Ream & Garza, PC as special counsel to advise the city’s Ethics Review Commission as it considers Ethics Complaint No. 2019-2, regarding a tweet made by councilmember Joca Marquez.
