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City Council <br />Meeting Minutes October 20, 2020 <br />First testing had some vapor, second testing showed much lower levels. We do <br />not believe vapors have exceeded regulated amounts and it not an ongoing <br />concern. There was no soil contamination found as we drilled more wells. <br />There are some dry cleaning chemicals tetrachloroethane (PERC) and <br />trichloroethane (PCE) within the groundwater of one well. We believe this is a <br />stable situation that will not move. This is not a source of potable water. We <br />will see what might be needed to monitor stabilize this to ensure no harm to <br />waterways or people or public safety. We drilled monitoring wells in a wider <br />area than these parcels to see if there was influence in a wider area and that is <br />not the case. Mitigation efforts will be to monitor the wells to see if this <br />moves. TCEQ will review those tests to see what is required for a Certificate of <br />Compliance. <br />There are two sources of funds for this acquisition. The Downtown TIRZ a <br />Capital Improvements Program (CIP) project from 2016. City property taxes <br />on these three parcels is about $4,500 per year. <br />Council Member Derrick and Ms. Moyer noted that funds for the purchase are <br />Downtown TIRZ funds and these cannot be used outside the defined downtown <br />area. The Downtown TIRZ has a specific boundary and part of the taxes <br />collected within that boundary are allocated for improvements within that <br />boundary. She asked about similarities with the Mobilty Hub on Hutchison <br />Street. Ms. Moyer noted that the site now being purchased has a smaller <br />concentration and it is not as widely dispersed. The level of contamination is <br />barely above the minimum level set. She also noted it is possible this property <br />would go back on the tax rolls, including if the city chooses to implement a <br />private, public partnership for the development. <br />A motion was made by Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Rockeymoore, seconded by <br />Council Member Gonzales, to approve Resolution 2020-222R. The motion <br />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 />9. Consider approval of Resolution 2020-223R, approving a Real Estate Sales Contract with <br />Patricia R. Murphy and Mary O. Black for the city to purchase lot 1, block 12 of the original town <br />of San Marcos, located at 152 South Guadalupe street, for a price of $824,000, plus any <br />associated closing costs; approving the execution of said contract by the City Manager, or his <br />designee, on behalf of the city; authorizing the city manager, or his designee, to execute any <br />related closing documents on behalf of the city; and declaring an effective date. <br />City of San Marcos Page 7 <br />