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630 East Hopkins City of San Marcos San Marcos, TX 78666 Meeting Minutes City Council Tuesday, April 19, 2022 3:00 PM City Council Chambers 630 E. Hopkins - Work Session I. Call To Order With a quorum present, the work session of the San Marcos City Council was called to order by Mayor Hughson on Tuesday, April 19, 2022 at 3:02 p.m. This meeting was held in-person and online. II. Roll Call Council Member Prather arrived after roll call. Present: 7- Mayor Jane Hughson, Council Member Maxfield Baker, Council Member Saul Gonzales, Mayor Pro Tem Shane Scott, Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Alyssa Garza, Council Member Jude Prather and Council Member Mark Gleason III. 30 Minute Citizen Comment Period Shaune Maycock, owner of Blue Skies Aviation, would like council to help him with obtain a detailed statement from Texas Aviation Partners since it has not been provided. He expressed concern with the records not being provided and this has caused back rent to be unpaid. He wants to work on getting up to date with his rent. PRESENTATIONS 1. Receive a staff presentation and recommendation regarding the second round of American Rescue Plan (ARP) Funding, and provide direction to the City Manager. Stephanie Reyes, Interim City Manager, provided the presentation on the second round of American Rescue Plan funding. She reported on updated guidelines and stated the city's criteria requests must meet ARPA-eligibility, core services, strategic initiative and be equity based. Council held discussion and provided the following recommendations: RECOMMENDED FUNDING REQUESTS City of San Marcos Page 1 City Council Meeting Minutes April 19, 2022 1) Cyber Security - Intrusion Prevention System - $195,000 2) Fire/Police/EMS Dispatch Consoles - $185,000 3) Dunbar Park Public Restroom Facilities (new building) - $150,000 4) Recruitment incentives/internal compensation adjustments (if needed) - $300,000 5) Police Headquarters Radio Reception - $50,000 6) Police/Fire/EMS Dispatch historical data conversion - $90,000 7) Youth Activity Scholarships (funding for 5 years) - $205,000 8) Network Specialist (funded for 5 years) - $415,000 9) Mental Health Clinician Collaboration (MHCC) (funding for 5 years) - $425,000 10) Antivirus Technology Software - $140,000 11) Arizona Senior Center Renovations - $40,000 12) Price Senior Center Improvements - $150,000 13) Family Planning Center Renovation - $90,000 14) East Side Workforce Training Center Renovations - Phase 1 (former SMEU facility) - $240,000 15) Quail Creek/Eastside Regional Park Acquisition - $700,000 16) Video Conferencing resources for city facilities - $400,000 17) Chromebooks for Library Programs - include in budget - $5,400 18) Home Rehabilitation - Mission Able - $800,000 19) Mobile message signs (trailers) - $96,000 20) Permanent LED message signs (locations to be determined) - $75,000 21) Neighborhood signage (temporary notification signs) - $600 22) Homelessness: Camp clean ups (funding for 2 years) - $10,000 23) Tree Removal Program for private property owners - $135,000 TOTAL: $4,897,000 COUNCIL WILL CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING AT A LATER TIME 24) Five Mile Dam Soccer Complex Lighting - option 1 - $400,000 25) Downtown Events to increase resident traffic - $60,000 26) Website Accessibility Audit & Compliance upgrade; implement website improvements - $195,000 27) City Park Playground Improvements $850,000 28) Equity Program Coordinator (temporary for 4 years) - $400,000 TOTAL: $1,905,000 OTHER STAFF IDENTIFIED COMMUNITY PROGRAMS THAT WERE PRESENTED 29) Neighborhood Grants - Neighborhood Improvements - $200,000 30) Youth Art and Culture Equity Programs - expand and enhance access - City of San Marcos Page 2 City Council Meeting Minutes April 19, 2022 $450,000 31) Neighborhood Mural Mentorship - $325,000 32) Homelessness: Program Manager to coordinate and implement homeless initiatives (funding for 2 years) - $150,000 33) Homelessness: Case Manager (funding for 2 years) - $220,000 34) Homelessness: Rental of office space for Program Manager and Case Managers to act as intake location (funding for 2 years) - $48,000 35) Benefit Navigator (funding for 2 years) - $150,000 36) Tool Trailer (trailer and tools to rehab homes) - $25,000 37) Sunset Acres Pedestrian Walking Trail (recommended through school district survey) - $650,000 38) Dunbar Recreation Center Renovations - $150,000 39) Dunbar Home Economic Building Renovations - $325,000 TOTAL: $2,693,000 ADDITIONAL STAFF IDENTIFIED FUNDING REQUESTS WERE PRESENTED 40) Direct aid to residents - partnership with County (TBD after discussing with County, community survey) TBD 41) New City Brand/Logo $355,000 42) Complete HigherGround Recording Project - integrates radio with 9-1-1 and phone recording $60,000 43) HHW Equipment - Aerosol can crusher and paint can, pail and filter crusher - $60,000 44) HHW Equipment - Light Bulb Crusher - $10,000 45) Furget Me Not program for pet medical issues - $60,000 46) Acquisition of Historic First Baptist Church - $800,000 47) Neighborhood Grants - Know Your Neighbor events - $10,000 48) Digital marketing campaigns for the promotion of downtown small businesses and activities/events held in downtown - $120,000 49) Streaming TV video ads - new - $120,000 50) ARP Grant Consultant (was included in 1st round ARP) (2 years) - $110,000 51) Stop the Bleed training and Public Access bleeding control stations - COAD - $11,500 52) Police Radio Upgrades - Mobile and Portable - $207,343 53) Equipment to help residents - flatbed trailer and dump trailer (look at availability of current equipment) - $22,000 54) New City Website - $150,000 55) SmartForce communications system for Police / Marshals - $125,000 56) SEM - Search Engine Marketing - $36,000 City of San Marcos Page 3 City Council Meeting Minutes April 19, 2022 57) Visitor Data and marketing campaign measurement dashboard - $105,000 58) Conversant display and video with visitor spend data - $300,000 59) Email marketing - $30,000 60) Video content for tourism videos - $40,000 61) Meeting campaign digital ads - Meet in San Marcos - $60,000 62) Programmatic Audio ads on music subscription services - $30,000 63) Grants Specialist (funding for 4 years) - $460,000 64) IT Specialist - Police (funding for 5 years) - $337,978 65) Fire Station #7 - located on the north end of San Marcos, near the intersection of Opportunity Blvd. and Harris Hill Rd., in the Whisper East Development - $12,450,000 66) Temporary Emergency Shelters for those impacted by disasters - $522,530 67) Event/Meeting Live Streaming and Transcribing Capabilities - may be paid from PEG funds - $130,000 TOTAL: $16,722,351 EXECUTIVE SESSION 2. Executive Session in accordance with the following: A. Sec. §551.071 of the Texas Government Code: Consultation with Attorney: To seek legal advice from the city attorney regarding enforcement of provisions in ground leases and facility leases at the San Marcos Regional Airport. B. Sec. §551.072 of the Texas Government Code: Real Property : to receive a briefing and deliberate on the possible acquisition of property in downtown for future fire station. A motion was made by Mayor Pro Tem Scott, seconded by Mayor Hughson, to enter into Executive Session at 4:42 p.m. The motion carried by the following vote: For: 7- Mayor Hughson, Council Member Baker, Council Member Gonzales, Mayor Pro Tem Scott, Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Garza, Council Member Prather and Council Member Gleason Against: 0 IV. Question and Answer Session with Press and Public. None. V. Adjournment. A motion was made by Mayor Pro Tem Scott, seconded by Mayor Hughson, to adjourn the work session of the City Council on Tuesday, April 19, 2022 at 5:50 p.m.. The motion carried by the following vote: For: 7- Mayor Hughson, Council Member Baker, Council Member Gonzales, Mayor Pro Tem Scott, Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Garza, Council Member Prather and Council Member Gleason City of San Marcos Page 4 City Council Meeting Minutes April 19, 2022 Against: 0 Elizabeth Trevino, Deputy City Clerk Jane Hughson, Mayor City of San Marcos Page 5