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City Council Meeting Minutes June 18, 2020 <br />would be provided to the City as a reserve once the grant funding ended to <br />assist with the O&M cost. <br />Mr. Wells expressed concerns about unresolved issues and stated that a <br />Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) would need to be negotiated and <br />executed between SMRF and the City prior to application submittal on or <br />before July 22, 2020. SMRF has been working on the document but the City <br />needs to review. <br />Some obligations SMRF would have for the proposed budget: <br />• SMRF would administer grant and provide direction, control, and <br />supervision of the project during the grant period. This responsibility with <br />construction on City land, hiring of City staff and associated City <br />requirements is not completely understood. <br />• SMRF would purchase the outstanding parcels but it has not been <br />determined if they would retain ownership of the tracts and grant a trail <br />easement to the City or if they would dedicate the parcels to the City. <br />• The Greenbelt Alliance would participate in design/construction of the trail, <br />but there are state requirements with the design and construction of public <br />trails that would have to be taken into consideration. <br />• According to the Lone Star Prize Team "there will be opportunity to discuss <br />the ways in which the solution/project is managed and sustained after the grant <br />period with those who move on to later stages of the competition." <br />Another concern Mr. Wells stated is sustainability for the project must be <br />demonstrated - paid parking is currently the identified option. <br />Council Member Baker asked if in the MOU would we be considering waiving <br />impact fees on a project like this and stated he his opposition to use eminent <br />domain for the land acquisition. He asked if we are planning to have <br />impervious parking lots similar to other parks. He inquired about the cost of <br />collecting a bus fare and there are cost to collecting money itself and was that <br />fee calculated in the funding. He also asked about people walking to the park <br />instead of paying for parking and if this will affect the projected revenue. <br />Mr. Wells stated that regarding the surface type on parking lot we would have <br />flexibility and how those are designed. Mr. Wells mentioned how the fees are <br />collected and how they will impact the attendance and participation. We would <br />need to know what systems are available to make it user friendly for visitors. <br />Mr. Wells mentioned that we need a sustainable component and with SMRF we <br />are putting paid parking as an identifying option but could have other options <br />to maintain cost after the 5 year grant period. <br />City of San Marcos Page 8 <br />