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City Council Meeting Minutes November 6, 2019 Discussion was held regarding the Parks Master Plan and how it is being used to guide the fees methodology. Following discussion the Council discussion the Council provided consensus for staff to move forward with the proposed assumptions by taking them to the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board. 2. Receive a Staff presentation and hold discussion regarding updates on the final two remaining bond projects of the 2017 Bond Election; the relocation of Fire Station #2 and the design and construction of a new Fire Station #6 within the Trace neighborhood, and provide direction to the City Manager. Mr. Lumbreras provided a brief introduction of the presentation and introduced Chase Stapp, Interim Director of Public Safety and Les Stephens, Fire Chief. Chase Stapp, Interim Director of Public Safety, provided the background of the two fire stations. He provided that in May of 2017, San Marcos voters approved multiple bond projects including several public safety projects including the relocation of the existing Fire Station #2 to another more suitable site within the city and the design and construction of a new Fire Station #6 to be located on a parcel of donated land within the Trace subdivision on the South end of the city. A station location study conducted in 2014 by Mike Pietsch Consultants determined the ideal location for a new Station 2 to be at the intersection of Wonder World Dr and Old Ranch Rd 12. A site was identified within the La Cima neighborhood that meets the criteria set forth in this study and eliminates the extreme coverage overlap that exists currently between the existing Station 2 and Station 1. This site was donated to the City as part of the development agreement with the La Cima developers and the City. Subsequent to Council approval, The City entered into a design/build agreement with Flintco Construction to design and build the new Station 2 at this site, and the purpose of this work session in part is to update the Council on the status of that project in preparation for an action item on this same Council agenda that will request approval for an amendment to the design agreement. The secondary purpose of this work session is to provide Council with an update on the Station 6 project in preparation of an action item by Council that is planned for the November 19 regular meeting. A much more comprehensive memo and additional background exhibits were provided in the packet for this presentation. Mr. Stapp provided reviewed the exact language that voters saw on the ballot. HE provided that it was neutral on the topic of the location for the stations to allow city staff and consultants the ability to make those determinations. Please note that we have changed the numerical reference to the Trace station City of San Marcos Page 4