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City Council Meeting Minutes June 18, 2020 <br />The motion to approve carried by the following vote: <br />For: 7 - Council Member Derrick, Mayor Hughson, Mayor Pro Tem Mihalkanin, Council <br />Member Marquez, Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Rockeymoore, Council Member Baker <br />and Council Member Gonzales <br />Against: 0 <br />8. Consider approval of Resolution 2020-139R, granting an easement to Pedernales <br />Electric Cooperative, Inc. for the installation of Electric Utility facilities to serve the City's <br />new Fire Station No. 2 in the La Cima Development; authorizing the City Manager, or his <br />designee, to execute said easement on behalf of the City; and declaring an effective <br />date. <br />A motion was made by Council Member Baker, seconded by Council Member <br />Derrick, to approve Resolution 2020-139R. The motion carried by the <br />following vote: <br />For: 7 - Council Member Derrick, Mayor Hughson, Mayor Pro Tem Mihalkanin, Council <br />Member Marquez, Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Rockeymoore, Council Member Baker <br />and Council Member Gonzales <br />Against: 0 <br />9. Consider, by motion, approval of a joint letter from members of the City Council calling on <br />Governor Greg Abbott to take specific actions to alleviate the disproportionate impact of <br />COVID-19 on Latinx Texans and people of color. <br />MAIN MOTION: a motion was made by Deputy Mayor Pro Tem <br />Rockeymoore, seconded by Council Member Baker to approve a joint letter <br />from members of the City Council calling on Governor Greg Abbott to take <br />specific actions to alleviate the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on <br />Latinx Texans and people of color. <br />MOTION TO AMEND: a motion was made by Mayor Pro Tem Mihalkanin, <br />seconded by Council Member Baker, to amend #2 by changing the first word <br />of the section from "Have" to "Request" and to insert the word "to" after <br />"Attorney General." The section would read: "Request the Attorney General <br />to drop the lawsuit that is blocking paid sick time policies. Paid sick time <br />would be guaranteed for all workers in Austin,Dallas, and San Antonio if it <br />were not for the state's lawsuit. Paid sick time is more important now, than <br />ever." <br />The motion to amend carried by the following vote: <br />For: 7 - Council Member Derrick, Mayor Hughson, Mayor Pro Tem Mihalkanin, Council <br />Member Marquez, Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Rockeymoore, Council Member Baker <br />and Council Member Gonzales <br />City of San Marcos Page 13 <br />