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sari ivrAii'cosCity rc s 630 East Hopkins San Marcos, TX 78666 Meeting Minutes �Y. City Council Tuesday, March 17, 2020 6:00 PM City Council Chambers 630 E. Hopkins e welts With a quorum present, the regular meeting of the San Marcos City Council was called to order by Mayor Hughson at 6:04 p.m. Tuesday, March 17, 2020 in the City Council Chambers, 630 E. Hopkins, San Marcos, Texas 78666. Present: 6 - Council Member Melissa Derrick, Mayor Jane Hughson, Mayor Pro Tem Ed Mihalkanin, Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Mark Rockeymoore, Council Member Maxfield Baker and Council Member Saul Gonzales Absent: 1 - Council Member Joca Marquez 'II. Invocation Rev. J.D. Elshoff, with First Baptist Church, provided this evening's invocation. IV. Pledges of Allegiance - United States and Texas Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Rockymoore led the assembly in the pledges of allegiance. V. 30 Minute Citizen Comment Period Michelle Carbajal, spoke against the cite and release ordinance. She stated that she was born and raised in San Marcos. She stated that she is a local business owner and her family has been in San Marcos since the 1960s when her dad went to Texas State University. She mentioned that her family owns a historical building on the Square. She mentioned that in the 1980s her father and a friend purchased three buildings on the Square to help revitalized downtown San Marcos. We are invested in the community. She stated that they are part of the Downtown Association, Main Street Program and Hays County Historical Commission. She mentioned that she and several business owners oppose this cite and release ordinance. She mentioned she wants police to have discretion and they rely on the officer's authority and judgment in our community. She stated that to we need to trust the officers that they have been City of San Marcos Page 1