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Tuesday, March 19, 2019 I. Call To Order City of San Marcos Meeting Minutes City Council 3:00 PM 630 E. Hopkins - Work Session 630 East Hopkins San Marcos, TX 78666 City Hall Conference Room With a quorum present, the work session meeting of the San Marcos City Council was called to order by Mayor Hughson at 3:03 p.m. Tuesday, March 19, 2019 in the City Hall Conference Room, 630 E. Hopkins, San Marcos, Texas 78666. Present: 7 - Mayor Pro Tem Lisa Prewitt, Council Member Saul Gonzales, Council Member Melissa Derrick, Mayor Jane Hughson, Council Member Ed Mihalkanin, Council Member Joca Marquez and Council Member Mark Rockeymoore PRESENTATIONS 1. Hold discussion regarding possible amendments to the City of San Marcos Charter, and provide direction to Staff. Mayor Hughson asked to postpone the discussion regarding possible amendments to the San Marcos City Charter to a later date. All members of Council were in favor. 2. Receive a presentation and hold discussion regarding the Parks Master Plan Revisions, and provide direction to the City Manager. Drew Wells, Interim Director of Community Services, provided a presentation regarding the Parks Master Plan. Mr. Wells discussed the planning steps up to this point in the process. These steps include, inventory which started in the summer of 2017, next was public engagement which included stakeholders, citizens, and staff that began in late 2017. The next step was the analysis & preliminary recommendations developed by Halff and Associates were completed in Spring of 2018 and this was brought before the Parks Board and the Planning and Zoning Commission for their recommendations. The final step would be implementation and approval by Council. Mr. Wells went into detail on how a well thought out Parks Master Plan can benefit the community. Environmentally this plan will outline the City of San Marcos Page 1