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" ir_ CITY OF <br />SAN MARCOS City of San Marcos 630 East Hopkins <br />San Marcos, TX 78666 <br />Meeting Minutes <br />Q <br />City Council <br />Monday, October 2, 2017 5:30 PM City Council Chambers <br />630 E. Hopkins <br />I. Call To Order <br />With a quorum present, the regular meeting of the San Marcos City Council <br />was called to order by Mayor Thomaides at 5:31 p.m. Monday, October 2, <br />2017 in the City Council Chambers, 630 E. Hopkins, San Marcos, Texas 78666 <br />II. Roll Call <br />Council Member Mihalkanin arrived after roll at 5:52 p.m. <br />Present: 7 - Mayor John Thomaides, Mayor Pro -Tem Jane Hughson, Deputy Mayor Pro Tern <br />Lisa Prewitt, Council Member Ed Mihalkanin, Council Member Saul Gonzales, <br />Council Member Scott Gregson and Council Member Melissa Derrick <br />111. Invocation <br />A moment of silence was observed. <br />IV. Pledges Of Allegiance - United States And Texas <br />Council Member Derrick led the assembly in the Pledges of Allegiance. <br />PRESENTATIONS <br />1. Receive a presentation from Dr. Thomas Longoria: "Understanding Poverty in San <br />Marcos, Texas: A Comparative Perspective." <br />Dr. Thomas Longoria provided a presentation "Understanding Poverty in San <br />Marcos, Texas: A Comparative Perspective." Dr. Longoria stated the overall <br />poverty rate in San Marcos was 37% in the 2010 -2015 estimate, and when <br />students are removed from the census data, this number falls to 23 %. The <br />non - student poverty rate in San Marcos is increasing, as it is in other large <br />metro area suburbs. When students are taken out of the overall poverty <br />statistics, only 1 census tract meets the definition of concentrated poverty, <br />compared to 4 when students are included in the .poverty statistics. He noted <br />that San Marcos is becoming less distinctive as a college town compared to <br />other major Texas college towns. <br />City of San Marcos Page 1 <br />