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City Council Meeting Minutes March 3, 2020 at. He mentioned that Chief Stapp in his memo stated, "that it is fairly exhaustive in having the opportunities to justify in making an arrest". He stated that we are not impressed 77% of people because last year it was 87% and we want 0% and it is not difficult. He stated that people shouldn't go to jail for petty offenses with citations do the trick. He asked Council to have the final vote on April 7th. Dayann Pazmino, on behalf of POC community, she spoke in favor of cite and release, there is fear and not knowing how to interact with cops, fear in not knowing, if our family will be separated for traffic violations. She stated fear for their future that it will be undermined for minor offenses with marijuana. She stated that young people are using marijuana medically to treat anxiety, depression or chronic pain, and many other reasons. She stated that young people do not get universal health care but they are being criminalized for taking care of themselves. The DACA community is terrified for being put on a pedastal having to be perfect. She mentioned that they are just normal young people that want to live normal lives. She stated sitting in jail interacting with ICE is not the fears that we have to deal with on a daily basis. She urges Council to pass the cite and release ordinance. There are statistics that people with color are being targeted by the police. She mentioned that this is not the society that she would like to live in. Albert Sierra, Director of the San Marcos Housing Authority, spoke on the amendment #19 on CDBG-DR, Res. 2020-49R. In June of last year, over 8 months ago, this body was told that they would have inspectors go out to Blanco Gardens to come back with an assessment of damage to receive reimbursement to the flood damage recovery. No receipts had to be proven and that has not happened. The housing authority has not received a penny, today he finds out by looking at the action plan that $26,000 has been extracted from those funds, what that is, he doesn't know and will try to find out. He stated that it is commendable to open flood assistance to the people that were affected by the 2015 flood in the area of Blanco Gardens. He mentioned that the statements made that it would be given to provide assistance offered to city wide residents and if that would have been done then justice would have been done to the people in Blanco Gardens. He urged Council to make expedited progress on the expenditures on the funds that have been set aside for housing. He mentioned that yet, not much has been spent. He stated 1.8 million dollars for 10 homes that were raised 4 or 5 feet off the ground to be in the 100 year flood and the $26,000 that came out of the budget for the housing authority that he doesn't know what that is for and it didn't come to us. City of San Marcos Page 10