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City oSan Marcos Meeting MinutesCity Council Thursday, April 16, 2020 4:00 PM Virtual Meeting This meeting was held using conferencing software due to the COVID-19 rules. I. Call To Order With a quorum present, the special meeting of the San Marcos City Council was called to order by Mayor Hughson at 4:01 p.m. Thursday, April 16, 2020. f �m 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 1. Receive status reports and updates on response to COVID-19 pandemic; hold council discussion, and provide direction to Staff. Bert Lumbreras, City Manager, provided a brief introduction and turned the presentation over to Chase Stapp, Director of Public Safety. Mr. Stapp provided status reports and updates on response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The following actions were updated by Governor Abbott: • April 2 - Increase EMS, First Responder workforce - Permitted individuals who are qualified, though not formally certified, to provide critical emergency response services for patients for licensed EMS providers • April 5 - Expand Health Care workforce - Allowed emergency licenses to Physician Assistants, Medical Physicists, Perfusionists, and Respiratory Care candidates for licensure who have completed all other requirements • April 7 - Temporary closure of State parks and historic sites - Directed Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and the Texas Historical Commission to close all state parks and historic sites. • April 12 - Extends Disaster Declaration for COVID-19 - Extended original Disaster Declaration issued on March 13 for all Texas counties in response to COVID-19 The City has made the following efforts to date: City of San Marcos Page 1