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City Council Meeting Minutes June 2, 2020 <br />Council Member Gonzales inquired if there is a possibility of increasing the <br />funding for CASA. Mayor Hughson noted that all dollars are allocated in the <br />presentation so to increase any application would require decreasing one of the <br />others. Mr. Ostrowski noted that CASA has requested funding from CDBG <br />funds and that decision will be made in August. <br />Council Member Baker inquired about the $40,000 on application 1 for <br />administrative expenses. Chamber of Commerce president Jason Mock <br />responded that this is only for actual expenses and part of it will go to <br />upgrading software to ensure that the application process works smoothly. <br />Regarding the application by the City and Chamber of Commerce, Council <br />Member Baker expressed his concern that for the health and safety for the <br />community he would like businesses that receive funds to be required to <br />purchase Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) equipment. <br />Mayor Hughson stated that we agree with Council Member Baker's concept <br />about Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) but had concerns with adding <br />percentage to small businesses that may have been proactive and already <br />have purchased the required PPE to meet their needs. <br />Council Member Baker also inquired how to distribute the funds with a fair <br />geographic distribution of the funding perhaps via census tracts. Mayor Pro <br />Tem Mihalkanin noted that our businesses are not evenly distributed by census <br />tracts. Council Member Marquez wants to ensure that the distribution of these <br />funds is equitable including attention to minority-owned businesses. Mr. <br />Ostrowski assured the council that their direction will be implemented. Council <br />Member Baker asked that information about this program be available in <br />Spanish. Mr. Mock stated that will be done. <br />Mr. Mock said the meetings to discuss the applications can be held in an open <br />meeting virtually and recorded, but no sensitive information will be <br />distributed. <br />Council provided consensus to move forward with the recommendation <br />proposed by Staff. <br />NON -CONSENT AGENDA <br />27. Hold discussion on Capes Dam and Hays County Parks proposals, and provide direction <br />to the City Manager. <br />MOTION TO POSTPONE: A motion was made by Mayor Pro Tem <br />City of San Marcos Page 23 <br />