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City Council Meeting Minutes April 7, 2020 "The City Council directs the City Manager to arrange regular meetings of the Police Chiefs Advisory Panel, other interested stakeholders and community organizations, individuals directly impacted by the policing and arrests of immigrant communities and communities of color, and any representatives that may be designated by the Hays County District Attorney's Office in the development of policies, procedures, and practices related to this Ordinance. These meetings shall be open to public participation and using a citizen comment agenda item." The motion carried by the following vote: For: 7 - Council Member Derrick, Mayor Hughson, Mayor Pro Tem Mihalkanin, Council Member Marquez, Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Rockeymoore, Council Member Baker and Council Member Gonzales Against: 0 Mr. Cosentino provided information about this ordinance regarding possible lawsuits against police officers. MOTION TO AMEND: a motion was made by Council Member Derrick, seconded by Council Member Mihalkanin, to amend Section 2, paragraph 2 by removing the word "only" after "offenses". The section would read as follows: "The City Council further recognizes that the use of the cite and release process may not be appropriate in all instances, and that SMPD officers may find it necessary to arrest a person suspected of having committed any of the above -listed offenses if any of the following circumstances are present:" The motion carried by the following vote: For: 4 - Council Member Derrick, Mayor Hughson, Mayor Pro Tem Mihalkanin and Council Member Gonzales Against: 3 - Council Member Marquez, Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Rockeymoore and Council Member Baker MAIN MOTION: to approve 2020-18, on the first of two readings as amended. The motion carried by the following vote: For: 4 - Council Member Derrick, Council Member Marquez, Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Rockeymoore and Council Member Baker Against: 3 - Mayor Hughson, Mayor Pro Tem Mihalkanin and Council Member Gonzales 19. Consider approval of Ordinance 2020-19, requiring a landlord to provide notice of a proposed eviction action prior to issuing an actual notice to vacate and provide tenants a ninety day period to cure any delinquency as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic; creating an offense and penalty, providing for adoption of this Ordinance as an emergency City of San Marcos Page 18