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• have come back as "outstanding", mainly due to the appearance of the facility and hard working staff. They believe they are bringing in new people who might not have otherwise come to San Marcos. It was noted that the association market will take the lead as they go into 2010. They have met and exceeded their budget forecasts and were $300,000 ahead in the first quarter. 33. Presentation and update by KULA Media Group. A representative from KULA Media Group reported that the status of kulabyte is well and getting better. He showed a Fox news story released last week about Grace Memorial Church that provided their service via live video streaming because of the recommendation to avoid gatherings because of the flu. Some of their milestones include: 1) they were chosen by the IBM Interactive Media Division for broadcasting major sporting events; 2) they delivered solutions in March 2009 to a major sports network for the Fall 2009 season for a high definition website; 3) they were chosen in December 2008 for the SPAWAR Military Satellite Solution with 800 units over a period of five years to the Army and Army reserves (a $5-6 million contract); 4) they are the exclusive live solution for Focus on the Family live web out of Denver; 5) they won the contract for Fox Speed Network online in January 2009 for high definition broadcasting; 6) they signed with TVNaute in France as a major distributor in April 2009; and 7) they are partnering with Broadfaith to deliver churches and faith based organizations. He reported that over $4.75 million investor capital is invested in kulabyte. Challenges include: 1) they had to outsource approximately 80% last year; 2) their engineering • workforce was reduced 50% in the fourth quarter of 2008; 3) they are actively seeking a new San Marcos location of one third to one half of their current space for a corporate headquarters; 4) they were set to do a large Series A Venture round of funding and had to abandon that in October due to capital availability; and 5) the San Marcos contribution through the Rent Help Program was terminated June 2008. 34. Update and discussion on the current Bulky Waste Program, and provide direction to staff. MOTION: Upon a motion made by Councilmember Couch and a second by Councilmember Porterfield, the City Council voted five (5) for and two (2) opposed, with Councilmembers Jones and Terry voting against, to table this item until the next meeting. The motion carried. 35. Update on the new homepaze for the City of San Marcos website. Melissa Millecam, Director of Communications and Intergovernmental Relations, gave the City Council a look at the new homepage. Webmaster Denise Molina created the design in-house. The links are indicative of the top ten hits the website has received historically. Current events are located in the center of the page and are updated daily. ADDENDUM is 36. Update on the status of the Swine Flu. RM050509 Minutes Page 7