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sAinrxiteoz City of San Marcos 630 East Hopkins e San Marcos,TX 78666 Meeting Minutes City Council Tuesday,August 21,2018 3:00 PM City Hall Conferene Room 630 E. Hopkins -Work Session I. Call To Order With a quorum present,the work session meeting of the San Marcos City Council was called to order by Mayor Thomaides at 3:05 p.m. Tuesday,August 21,2018 in the City Hall Conference Room, 630 E. Hopkins, San Marcos, Texas 78666. II. Roll Call Council Member Gregson was absent due to work travel and Council Member Derrick arrived shortly after roll call. Present: 6- Mayor Pro Tern Lisa Prewitt, Council Member Saul Gonzales, Council Member Melissa Derrick, Council Member Jane Hughson, Mayor John Thomaides and Council Member Ed Mihalkanin Absent: 1 - Deputy Mayor Pro Tern Scott Gregson 1. Receive a Staff presentation and update regarding Texas Food Establishment Rules and the City of San Marcos' compliance to current regulations and State Laws, and provide direction to the City Manager. Bert Lumbreras, City Manager, provided an introduction of Mr.Jeff Caldwell, Neighborhood Services Director,who provided the Council with the presentation. Mr. Caldwell provided that the Texas Food Establishment Rules was last updated October 1,2015 with a goal to protect consumers from food borne illnesses by incorporating the most current methods and practices from a wide variety of experts at the National and State level. He provided that the City of San Marcos has been operating in accordance with prior rules and has been transitioning to current legislative requirements. Mr. Caldwell discussed transitioning to the new code and explained that would need to create local amendments to clarify vague language in the state code,vendors must be educated, Local amendments and variances can be used to help the code fit local business needs while still maintaining health and safety regulations. City of San Marcos Page 1