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City Council Meeting Minutes May 28, 2020 <br />Council Member Baker inquired about the grant money and asked about the <br />proposals and next steps. Will this come before council and will select who it <br />goes to? Council will see this presented on June 2 and June 16 Council will <br />provide their recommendations. Regarding the $65,000 administration fee, <br />Michael Ostrowski, Assistant Director of Development Services stated this 20% <br />is associated with administration cost as they ensure compliance with <br />applications and follow up with reporting. Mr. Ostrowski stated that city staff <br />who work with these grants are primarily funded by grant dollars and not by <br />the general fund. <br />Council Member Derrick expressed her appreciation to staff for dealing with <br />the crowds and things went better than expected. <br />Mayor Hughson stated that much of Rio Vista is under construction, otherwise <br />more people would have been in that park. <br />Council Member Derrick noted that we have discussed paid parking in the <br />parks previously. Mayor Hughson noted that is still due to come back to <br />Council. <br />Mr. Lumbreras stated this was a phase of re -opening and the numbers and <br />staffing are good based on the river park and the active piece. The construction <br />near the park did affect the capacity. Staff was considering the phased opening <br />approach and a way to ease ourselves into it. We expected large crowds to <br />show up and a prudent opening. <br />The re -opening plan will be sent over to Council when this is finalized. <br />Council Member Derrick stated that a lot of emails have been sent and people <br />wanting our City to do what other cities have done regarding the requirement <br />to wear masks. Since the Governor only issued guidelines and has not made <br />this a requirement, is the City allowed to enforce this? Michael Cosentino, City <br />Attorney stated that the City cannot impose a fine on anyone that fails to <br />follow the guidelines in a public place. It is up to private business owners as to <br />whether they would like to require customers to wear masks in their facility. <br />Mayor Hughson stated that not everyone believes in six foot spacing, but many <br />of your friends and neighbors do, so please be kind to others and give people <br />their space. <br />Council Member Baker asked about hospitalization rates and asked if patients <br />City of San Marcos Page 4 <br />