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City of San Marcos 630 East Hopkins <br /> San Marcos,Tx 78666 <br /> 0 -^" Meeting Minutes <br /> City Council <br /> Tuesday,May 1,2018 3:30 PM City Council Chambers <br /> 630 E. Hopkins-Work Session <br /> I. Call To Order <br /> With a quorum present, the work session meeting of the San Marcos City <br /> Council was called to order by Mayor Thomaides at 3:30 p.m.Tuesday, May 1, <br /> 2018 in the Council Chambers,630 E. Hopkins, San Marcos, Texas 78666. <br /> II. Roll Call <br /> Council Member Derrick arrived after roll call at 3:40pm <br /> Present: 7- Mayor Pro Tern Lisa Prewitt, Council Member Saul Gonzales, Deputy Mayor Pro <br /> Tern Scott Gregson,Council Member Melissa Derrick,Council Member Jane <br /> Hughson, Mayor John Thomaides and Council Member Ed Mihalkanin <br /> PRESENTATIONS <br /> 1. Receive a Staff Presentation regarding the Texas Commission on the Arts Cultural <br /> District Designation Program, and provide direction to the City Manager. <br /> Bert Lumbreras,City Manager, introduced the work session items. <br /> Drew Wells,Assistant Director of Community Services—Parks and Recreation, <br /> provided the Council with an overview of the presentation regarding the Texas <br /> Commission on the Arts and Cultural District Designation Program. Mr. Wells <br /> explained that House Bill 2208 authorized the Cultural District Designation in <br /> 2005,allowing the Texas Commission on the Arts to designate cultural districts <br /> in Texas. The intent is to designate special zones in cities and Texas <br /> communities that harness the power of cultural resources to stimulate <br /> economic development and community revitalization. <br /> Mr. Wells explained who can apply for this designation which include: <br /> Established Arts Organizations,Local Art Agencies, Government Local Arts <br /> Agencies, Established Minority Arts Organizations, Government Agencies or <br /> Departments, and College Arts Institutions. Interested applicants submit a <br /> Letter of Intent to Apply by January 30th of each year and that applications <br /> are due on June 15th. Applications are reviewed by a panel and evaluated <br /> based upon the following criteria: Artistic Quality, Capability and Impact. <br /> CO of Sen Marcos Page 1 <br />