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Public commenters press housing‑authority reappointment and police staffing; council defers comp‑plan update
Summary
At the same work session residents and stakeholders urged the council to reappoint a housing authority board member and questioned a police staffing study; council deferred a comp‑plan implementation report and moved into executive session to discuss housing authority legal advice.
During the citizen comment period, Jessica Abizu, who identified herself as chairperson of the San Marcos Housing Authority Board, asked to be reappointed to continue work on transparency, policy and community support for residents.
Zach Phillips of the Hays County EMS Association followed with comments about EMS (summarized in a separate item). Ashley Harlow, a resident of Springtown Villa Apartments, thanked board members and described hardships under a previous executive director. Maxwell (Maxfield) Baker, participating online, criticized outreach for a separate police staffing study and asked the council for more representative public input and demographic breakdowns of meetings.
Separately, staff asked to defer a planned presentation on the comprehensive plan implementation report because the EMS and police staffing discussions dominated the session; council agreed to wait for a 10‑year EMS plan and to schedule follow‑up work to avoid cramming heavy agenda items into a single meeting. The council later voted 7–0 to enter executive session under Texas Government Code §551.071 for legal advice about the San Marcos Housing Authority Board.
Ending note: Council adjourned at 6:03 p.m.
