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City Council Meeting Minutes September 18,2018 <br /> —City Ordinance governs non-consent towing <br /> Chief Stapp reviewed potential concerns related to parking pressure in the <br /> downtown area remaining high,a recent change to State law could allow <br /> excessive fees for boot application and removal if not locally regulated,and if <br /> no limits exist, predatory practices could become a concern. Chief Stapp <br /> provided that he has been unable to find an example ordinance in another <br /> City. <br /> Chief Stapp provided options for the Council to conisder. He provided that <br /> the Council could limit fees based upon those currently found in our <br /> non-consent towing ordinance, prohibit booting altogether,or do nothing and <br /> continue to rely on towing only. <br /> Chief Stapp provided the staff recommendation to use our current fee caps for <br /> towing as a guide for booting fees: current tow fees: $75 non-consent tow,$50 <br /> show-up fee,set maximum boot removal fee at$50 with a maxiumum one per <br /> instance &vehicle,and Incorporate the requirements of TX Occupations Code <br /> Sec. 2308.257 and 2308.258. <br /> Council provided direction to move forward with Staffs recommendations. <br /> 2. Receive a presentation and hold discussion regarding the City Hall Campus <br /> Redevelopment and development options, and provide direction to Staff. <br /> Bert Lumbreras, City Manager,provided a brief introduction and introduced <br /> Chappell Jordan, Principal of Buildings and Infrastructure with Jacobs and <br /> David Syphard,Vice President with Jacobs who provided the Council with the <br /> presentation. <br /> Mr.Jordan informed the Council that he and Mr. Syphard would be covering <br /> the following: City Hall Campus objectives,development options, reviewing <br /> what a Public Private Development is, how it works and why it is used. They <br /> also reviewed the pros and cons, how it would be applied to San Marcos and <br /> the next steps moving forward. <br /> Mr.Jordan reviewed the City Hall Campus objectives: <br /> • Develop long-term programmatic requirements for City Hall <br /> • Relocate/consolidate Public and Community Services <br /> •Determine strategies to capitalize on remaining City Hall site area for <br /> potential City and/or Private development. <br /> •Develop comprehensive plan to encompass City properties to activate area <br /> Cily of San Marcos Page 2 <br />