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City of San Marcos <br />Meeting Minutes <br />City Council <br />Thursday, May 14, 2020 3:00 PM Virtual Meeting <br />This meeting was held using conferencing software due to the COVID-19 rules. <br />1. Call To Order <br />With a quorum present, the special meeting of the San Marcos City Council <br />was called to order by Mayor Hughson at 3:01 p.m. Thursday, May 14, 2020. <br />11. Roll Call <br />Present: 6 - Council Member Melissa Derrick, Mayor Jane Hughson, Mayor Pro Tem Ed <br />Mihalkanin, Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Mark Rockeymoore, Council Member Maxfield <br />Baker and Council Member Saul Gonzales <br />Absent: 1 - Council Member Joca Marquez <br />PRESENTATIONS <br />1. Receive status reports and updates on response to COVID-19 pandemic; hold council <br />discussion, and provide direction to Staff. <br />Chase Stapp, Director of Public Safety provided an update and provided status <br />reports in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. <br />Known Cases as of today: <br />• 1,342,594 U.S. cases with at least 80,820 fatalities in 55 states or territories <br />including D.C. (More than 18,000 new cases since yesterday) <br />• 41,048 cases in 220 Texas counties with 1,133 fatalities <br />• 214 in Hays County with 3 fatalities (69 active and 142 recovered) <br />- 2,026 tests returned negative <br />- 19 active and 41 recovered in San Marcos (1 fatality) . <br />- 20 cases have required hospitalization, 3 current <br />Update to Governor Abbott's Actions: <br />• May 7: Executive Order eliminating confinement as a punishment for <br />violating orders <br />• May 11: Federal funding for local jurisdictions <br />- Letter and call to city and county leaders announcing $5.06 billion in funding <br />available to local governments in Texas through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, <br />and Economic Security <br />City of San Marcos Page 1 <br />