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City Council Meeting Minutes December 2, 2014 support of the Partnership. He stated that it is not easy to create a public - private partnership that works and yet San Marcos has done it. He stated that since he arrived in 2011 that the last 2 years have been very successful with great leadership in place. He thanked the Council for their continued support. Robert McDonald, addressed the Council regarding the Greater San Marcos Partnership and spoke as a founding member of the Partnership. As a lead investor he has invested $250,000 over 5 years in the Partnership. His goal is to keep folks here and creating jobs. The GSMP is critical to the success of his Whisper TX business park. He stated that they have taken a magnanimous approach at how Economic Development should be done. Our regional is healthy and San Marcos benefits more than anyone else in the area. Lee Graham, addressed the Council about the assistance that was provided to Mensor Corporation when they started working on their expansion by the Greater San Marcos Partnership. GSMP took the lead on their ground breaking on the expansion. Once construction started they found an issue with a sidewalk requirement and they were able to work through it thanks to the Council. If it wasn't for the Partnership they may not have expanded in San Marcos. He stated that the Council needs them to help market San Marcos. Rayne Guest, addressed the Council regarding the greater San Marcos Partnership and her expansion to San Marcos from California. She stated that if the Council was to take something like this away that it would be a step in the wrong direction. Kevin Carswell, thanked the Council for funding the Greater San Marcos Partnership. The one thing that is constantly stated is that higher paying jobs need to be here in San Marcos. He has seen that the more active we are the more traffic we'll see coming to San Marcos and it is important to be thinking about Greater San Marcos Partnership. Don Eyssen, spoke in opposition to the Greater San Marcos Partnership. He asked why it was necessary to pay a consultant $180,000 for a study. He stated that growth is not always positive, and mentioned a 95 page document about MUDS and the municipal bond market that he provided to the Council on the dais. Fred Heldenfels, spoke in support of the Greater San Marcos Partnership. He stated that they've been blessed to grow with this community. He has served on EDSM, Austin Chamber and these involvements have provided him with greater insight as to how important the Greater San Marcos Partnership is. He stated that their staff are recognized regional partners and that the results speak for themselves. That's led to over 900 jobs created in San Marcos. He asked the Council to please send the right message by continuing to invest in the Partnership. Meagan McCoy Jones, came out to speak passionately about what they believe in in the support of the Greater San Marcos Partnership. She stated that she was thrilled that Market Street was able to start drafting a plan for the partnership and San Marcos. She stated that Adriana has been a great leader for San Marcos. As an investor and business owner they know that what is best is when the stake holders can maximize their support of the Partnership. Lonnie Hall, addressed the Council on behalf of Gary Job Corp and their support of the Greater San Marcos Partnership. He stated that he assures the Council that GSMP has done great things on behalf of San Marcos and will continue to do so. He assured the Council that they have been good stewards of the funds that they are provided. He was on the board in the early days and that they have been running fast and furious since Adriana took the reins. As a workforce provider they have been asked to provide training to companies locating here and they look forward to those partnerships. He asked to continue to support the Great San Marcos Partnership. City of San Marcos Page 3