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Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 11/4/2020 6:00 PM Minutes status: Draft  
Meeting location: Virtual Meeting
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ID#20-760 11. PresentationReceive status reports and updates on response to COVID-19 pandemic; hold council discussion, and provide direction to Staff.   Not available Video Video
ID#20-767 12. MinutesConsider approval, by motion, of the following meeting Minutes: A. October 7, 2020 - Work Session Meeting Minutes B. October 7, 2020 - Regular Meeting Minutes   Not available Not available
Res. 2020-234R 13. ResolutionConsider approval of Resolution 2020-234R, awarding contracts related to the San Marcos Public Library Renovation Project Phase 2, Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment (FFE) to Library Interiors of Texas in the amount of $331,750.88 and to McCoy Rockford in the amount of $414,795.75; authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute the agreements on behalf of the City; and declaring effective date.   Not available Not available
Res. 2020-235R 14. ResolutionConsider approval of Resolution 2020-235R, approving a contract between the City and Hays County for the City’s provision of Library Services to residents of Hays County; authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute the contract on behalf of the City; and declaring an effective date.   Not available Not available
Res. 2020-236R 15. ResolutionConsider approval of Resolution 2020-236R, approving the renewal of the agreement with Cuda Conservation, LLC for invasive plant removal from the San Marcos River to include an increase in the annual amount to $39,520.75 and authorizing one additional one-year term; authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute appropriate documents related to the renewal on behalf of the City; and declaring an effective date.   Not available Not available
Res. 2020-237R 16. ResolutionConsider approval of Resolution 2020-237R, approving a change order to the construction contract with Smith Contracting Co. Inc, for the Mill Street Reconstruction Project to decrease the total contract price by $200,001.96; authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute the appropriate documents to implement the change order; and declaring an effective date.   Not available Not available
Res. 2020-238R 17. ResolutionConsider approval of Resolution 2020-238R, approving a Change in Service to the professional services agreement with BGE, Inc. relating to the Wallace Offsite Drainage Improvements Project to advance the project to the final engineering design and bidding phase in the estimated amount of $515,447.00 for a total contract price of $680,552.00; authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute the appropriate documents to implement the Change in Service; and declaring an effective date.   Not available Not available
Res. 2020-239R 18. ResolutionConsider approval of Resolution 2020-239R, approving an Assessment and Collection Agreement between the City and Hays County regarding the collection of assessments for the Whisper Public Improvement District located in the vicinity of IH-35 and Yarrington Road; authorizing the City Manager to execute the agreement on behalf of the City; and providing an effective date.   Not available Not available
Res. 2020-240R 19. ResolutionConsider approval of Resolution 2020-240R, approving a Change in Service to the agreement with Corona Software, Inc. for renewal of the Corona Solutions Discover software license in the amount of $11,500.00 for a total contract price of $56,100.00 and authorizing four additional annual renewals; authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute the appropriate documents to implement the Change in Service; and declaring an effective date.   Not available Not available
Res. 2020-241R 110. ResolutionConsider approval of Resolution 2020-241R, approving a Change in Service to the agreement with Conversant, LLC in the amount of $50,000 for the creation and monitoring of a digital advertising campaign to promote tourism in the City for a total contract price of $200,000.00 and authorize three one-year renewals in an estimated annual amount of $150,000; authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute the appropriate documents to implement the change in service; and declaring an effective date.   Not available Not available
Res. 2020-242R 111. ResolutionConsider approval of Resolution 2020-242R, expressing support of the Convention and Visitor Bureau Board recommendation resolution of the City Council of San Marcos, Texas, designating World Migratory Bird Days to be observed on the second Saturday of May and the second Saturday of October; supporting an application by the city to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and Audubon Texas for certification in the “Bird City Texas” program; and declaring an effective date.   Not available Not available
Res. 2020-243R 112. ResolutionConsider approval of Resolution 2020-243R, supporting the efforts of Dr. Mario Garza, on behalf of the Indigenous Cultures Institute and Miakan-Garza Band of Coahuiltecan People to repatriate and rebury the remains of three indigenous persons from this region presently in the possession of the University of Texas; approving a letter from the City Council expressing such support; and declaring an effective date.   Not available Not available
Ord. 2020-80 113. Action ItemReceive a Staff presentation and hold a Public Hearing to hear comments for or against Ordinance 2020-80, amending the official Zoning Map of the City in Case No. ZC-20-23 (Vantage San Marcos) by rezoning approximately 12.5 acres of land out of the J.F. Geister Surveys, No. 6 and No. 7, Hays County, located near the intersection of State Highway 123 and Monterey Oak Drive from “FD Future Development District to “CD-2.5” Character District - 2.5 or, subject to consent of the owner, another less intense zoning district classification, including procedural provisions; providing for an effective date; and consider approval of Ordinance 2020-80, on the first of two readings.   Not available Video Video
ID#20-690 114. Action ItemReceive a Staff presentation, hold a public hearing regarding and consider the appeal in Case No. CUP-20-13 (Longhorn Daiquiris) of the decision of the Planning and Zoning Commission to deny the request by Andrea Villescaz, for a Conditional Use Permit to allow the sale of beer and wine for on premise consumption at 1617 Aquarena Springs Drive.   Not available Video Video
ID#20-690 114. Action ItemReceive a Staff presentation, hold a public hearing regarding and consider the appeal in Case No. CUP-20-13 (Longhorn Daiquiris) of the decision of the Planning and Zoning Commission to deny the request by Andrea Villescaz, for a Conditional Use Permit to allow the sale of beer and wine for on premise consumption at 1617 Aquarena Springs Drive.   Not available Video Video
Res. 2020-244R 115. ResolutionConsider approval of Resolution 2020-244R, approving a Change in Service to the professional services agreement with the Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. related to the San Marcos Wastewater Treatment Plant Project Phase 2 to advance the project to the detailed design phase in a not-to-exceed amount of $732,129.00 for a total contract price of $1,081,759.55; authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute the appropriate documents to implement the Change in Service; and declaring an effective date.   Not available Video Video
Res. 2020-245R 116. ResolutionConsider approval of Resolution 2020-245R, approving a Change in Service to the professional services agreement with the Jacobs Project Management Company relating to management of the City’s 2017 Bond Projects for the Police and Public Services Facilities to increase the amount of the contract by $235,700.00 for additional services and to extend the agreement for a total contract price of $2,534,700.00; authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute the appropriate documents to implement the change in service; and declaring an effective date.   Not available Video Video
Res. 2020-246R 117. ResolutionConsider approval of Resolution 2020-246R, confirming the City Manager's appointment of Stan Standridge as Chief and Head of the San Marcos Police Department; and declaring an effective date.   Not available Video Video
ID#20-667 118. Action ItemConsider approval, by motion, and hold discussion regarding the proposed 2021 City Council Meeting Schedule, and provide direction to Staff.   Not available Video Video
ID#20-667 118. Action ItemConsider approval, by motion, and hold discussion regarding the proposed 2021 City Council Meeting Schedule, and provide direction to Staff.   Not available Video Video
ID#20-768 119. AppointmentConsider applications from interested citizens for service on a Comprehensive Plan Rewrite Steering Committee charged with assisting in the City’s Comprehensive Plan rewrite; receive and consider Mayor Pro Tem Mihalkanin’s nominations for appointment to the committee, and provide direction to Staff.   Not available Video Video
ID#20-739 120. AppointmentConsider the appointment of a third city representative to the Core Four Task Force, an advisory group to the Core Four Policy Group, and provide direction to Staff.   Not available Video Video
ID#20-756 121. Discussion ItemReceive an update and hold discussion on the Blanco Gardens Utilities Project, and provide direction to Staff.   Not available Video Video
ID#20-703 122. Action ItemReceive an update from staff and consider referring the Sustainability Committee Strategic Initiative Ordinance changes for irrigation systems and turf grass requirements to the Planning and Zoning Commission, and provide direction to Staff.   Not available Video Video
ID#20-573 123. Discussion ItemHold discussion on Ethics Commission Recommendation 2019-02, regarding a code amendment to require yearly ethics training for appointed and elected city officials and city board and commission members, and provide direction to Staff.   Not available Video Video
ID#20-574 124. Discussion ItemHold discussion on Ethics Commission Recommendation 2020-01, regarding a code amendment to require disclosure of an interest in real property occupied by a city official or a family member as a residence, and provide direction to Staff.   Not available Video Video
ID#20-764 125. Discussion ItemReceive a Staff update and hold discussion on Sights and Sounds holiday lights funding request in the Plaza Park and downtown square, and provide direction to Staff.   Not available Video Video
ID#20-758 126. Executive SessionExecutive Session in accordance with Section §551.071 of the Texas Government Code: Consultation with Attorney - to receive advice of legal counsel and deliberations regarding the Chapter 380 Agreement with Best Buy.com LLC (Best Buy Call Center).   Not available Video Video
ID#20-759 127. Executive SessionConsider action, by motion, or provide direction to Staff regarding the following Executive Session items held during the Work Session and/or Regular Meeting: Section §551.071 of the Texas Government Code: Consultation with Attorney - to receive advice of legal counsel and deliberations regarding the Chapter 380 Agreement with Best Buy.com LLC (Best Buy Call Center).   Not available Video Video