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City Council Meeting Minutes March 16, 2021 they would cover part of Rio Vista where our concession stands to the riverbank to Cheatham Street. • Lease Term: Lion's Club disagrees with the changing the lease to fewer years than the citizens of San Marcos voted and originally approved. City Staff provided the following responses to the recommendations: • Limit Days of Operation: Staff believes that the intent will not be met. Staff saw a great deal of river use by out of town visitors and residents last year following the Governor's order to shut down tube rental operations, and prior to our park re -closure. Most of the daily phone calls that Parks & Ree Staff received during the summer months were from out of town visitors asking about river park use. • Rent Increase: Staff remains supportive of the terms that were negotiated and approved in the 2011 lease agreement. • Litter Pick-up: City Staff currently has the following litter abatement programs in place, along with a contract with Easter Seals for additional litter collection during the busy season, and supports the Lion's Clubs recommendation for additional hours being provided by them on the weekends. - Leave No Trace: Tents with two interns are stationed in the busy river parks on weekends during the summer. The interns play educational games, pass out trash bags for visitors, and pick up litter and micro -litter in the parks. An educational video about litter (crated by city staff) is played all day at the local tube rental facility. - Conservation Crew: Texas State students are hired each summer to walk and kayak the heavily used recreation areas of the river. These students talk to river users about the impact of litter, hand out trash bags, clean out three litter boats in the river, and pick up litter along the river. The Kayakers talk with people on the river. - River Clean up Events: Twice a year, volunteers cleanup the San Marcos River watershed within City limits. The cleanup has expanded from a small localized event to include all creeks, tributaries, drainage ditches and downtown streets that feed the San Marcos River. - Lease Term: Staff remains supportive of the lease term as previously approved by the qualified voters of the City. City Staff provided the following Recommendations: City of San Marcos Page 7