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City Council Meeting Minutes April 7, 2020 he's the emperor of San Marcos versus the City Manager. I think it's time to tell my story. Of all the public speakers on this issue over past several months, have you ever heard of the city manager posting a police officer in front someone's house for 3 days in a row all day, for hours a day, and harass any person who tries to take a photo of your yard being butchered after a secret meeting Bert had with some neighbors on my block, breaking his promise for neighborhood meetings. Wasting taxpayer time and intimidating land owners and residents. Have you had the city repeatedly trespass knocking on your door to sign documents that only the land owner is authorized to sign? And refusing to cease and desist after months of requests to refrain from trespassing on my front porch banging on my front door. Or, have you been the target of your neighbors, filing false reports against you, when video footage from three cameras verifies who was really trespassing and attempting to resort to physical violence. Officers can make discretion in the field, its Bert's abuse of authority I'm concerned with cite and release does not come to terms with the fact that following bad orders is not a great position to place our law enforcement personnel. My other concern is that the way that the situation was conducted on St Patrick's day how police were used by the city manager against small businesses downtown. Why did the city not go thru the Chamber of Commerce? Why were small businesses downtown targeted first versus those on I1135? Sending a memo out at 6:02 PM regarding a 5:OOPM order is not in good form when it's enforced with the San Marcos Police Department. Let's work together as a community. Not pitting law enforcement against people trying to live peacefully in their homes or run a small business downtown. Thank you for your time and God Bless San Marcos." Sara Lee Underwood -Myers: Who protects protecting us from the drug users and drug dealers in San Marcos? Vote NO ON THIS AGENDA ITEM TODAY. DO not GIVE ANY excuses for users and dealers to NOT GO TO JAIL! DARE to stand up and make the difference in our neighborhoods!" Dana McAuliffe: "I would like to speak for people who are having trouble paying rent due to being laid off and having trouble accessing the unemployment website or telephone. I know a person who was laid off from a local restaurant who can't get through to claim unemployment, and who also will probably have to wait a long time for the stimulus check since she does not have a bank account and will have to wait for a check. Her apartment is telling her if she doesn't pay $400.00 right now (which she does not have) she will have to pay late fees. It would be very helpful if the apartments do not take action for a set period of City of San Marcos Page 10