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City Council Meeting Minutes January 23, 2017 <br />Police Chief Chase Stapp expanded on the needs for the Police Department and <br />Fire Chief Les Stephens provided further explanation regarding the training <br />facility. <br />Mr. Parker provided the information on the City Hall Reconstruction and the <br />need for a new City Hall due to the significant structural issues. Mr Taylor <br />reviewed the Public/Community Services Facility and the inadequacies of the <br />facility. <br />Mr. Taylor reviewed the Library Expansion and the lack of space for the <br />amount of services and programming that they offer and the lack of security. <br />Mr. Parker reviewed the cost of debt service for the projects and Mr. Taylor <br />provided the Council with the Community Improvements Task Force <br />recommendation to place to propositions on the ballot. One for all Public <br />Safety Projects and the other for the Library Improvements Project. The <br />totals for those propositions would be as follows: $17,450,000 for the Public <br />Safety projects with a possible tax rate effect of 5.30 cents and a total of <br />$14,750,000 for the Library Improvements Project with a possible tax rate <br />effect of 3.07 cents. <br />Following discussion the Council provided direction to call the election on two <br />readings, the first on February 7, 2017 and the second on February 15 or 16, <br />2017. The Council accepted the Task Force recommendation as presented. <br />III. Question and Answer Session with Press and Public. <br />None. <br />IV. Adjournment. <br />Mayor Thomaides adjourned the workshop meeting of the San Marcos City <br />Council at 8:55 p.m. <br />....... <br />,JamF <br />e <br />Li Coff.. ast .,.�...k. <br />�� ity Cler <br />Sohn Thomaides, Mayor <br />City of San Marcos Page 2 <br />