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City Council Meeting Minutes September 15, 2020 <br />Lisa Marie Coppoletta spoke on a press release from city staff regarding <br />30-40% tree canopy coverage goal and will be planting 500 trees. Ms. <br />Coppoletta asked what has the city done for live oak protection under land <br />development code for private home owners. Ms. Coppoletta expressed concern <br />on the upcoming project at Blanco Gardens. <br />Randy Dethrow congratulated the city on the cite and release ordinance. He <br />stated he has been a victim of the criminal system and unfairness. Mr. Dethrow <br />is glad that the San Marcos Police Department are not like other departments <br />in other cities and are good officers. <br />Alfonso Sifuentes, Director of Public Sector Services & Community Relations <br />with Central Texas Refuse, expressed concerns on item #21 for the contract <br />renewal with Texas Disposal System. He would like the contract to go out for <br />bid. <br />PRESENTATIONS <br />1. Receive status reports and updates on response to COVID-19 pandemic, including but not limited to <br />plans for re -opening parks; hold council discussion, and provide direction to Staff. <br />Chase Stapp, Director of Public Safety provided a presentation regarding the <br />COVID-19 pandemic. <br />Known Cases — as of September 11 <br />• Nearly 6.5 million U.S. cases with more than 193,000 fatalities. (>240k new <br />cases in past 7 days) <br />*source: Center for Disease Control and Prevention <br />• Nearly 660k (67,412 active) cases in 251 Texas counties with 14,190 fatalities <br />*source: Texas Department of State Health Services <br />• 5,598 in Hays County with 51 fatalities (1,914 active and 2,967 recovered) <br />— 424 fewer active cases than last update and 5 fatalities <br />— 716 active and 2,043 recovered in San Marcos (28 fatalities) <br />— dropped to 667 active cases in San Marcos as of today <br />—158 cases have required hospitalization, as of today it is 11 currently in the <br />hospital <br />Mr. Stapp stated that one employee is recovering at home. <br />*source: Hays County Health Department <br />Updates to Governor Abbott's Actions <br />• August 31: Extension of emergency Supplemental Nutrition Assistance <br />Program (SNAP) benefits through September <br />City of San Marcos Page 2 <br />