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City Council Meeting Minutes August 3, 2021 <br />to the customer relationship management ("CRM") program portal to review <br />BRE notes and input details related to San Marcos businesses. <br />Mayor Pro Tem Derrick wants GSMP to inform the Economic and Business <br />Development Manager when a completed incentive application has been <br />received for consideration within one week of receiving the application. She <br />also wants the GSMP to provide the City's Economic and Business <br />Development Manager with access to the customer relationship management <br />("CRM") program portal to review BRE notes and input details related to San <br />Marcos businesses. If a business who is requesting incentives is also promising <br />donations to our community we can help them identify needs. She would like <br />for our Economic Development Manager present the expectation to the <br />company before the incentive proposal comes to the council. She also wants to <br />ensure that the benefits of the company will outweigh the cost to our <br />community. This will ensure it is discussed prior to presenting the package to <br />City Council, as that would save much time if some things could be negotiated <br />prior to Council presentation. Mr. Lumbreras noted that city staff are involved <br />early on in the process regarding a company wishing to locate here. Including <br />expectations early is a good idea.We will also need this in the Economic Policy. <br />Council provided consensus for staff to be involved early in the process. <br />Reporting <br />• Prepare written semi-annual reports regarding Small Business Development, <br />Business Retention and Expansion, Business Recruitment, and Workforce <br />Development for the City of San Marcos and the Greater San Marcos Region <br />• Provide a written Annual Report on activities to the City Manager (these will <br />be sent to City Council) <br />• Other reports and information may be requested from GSMP for <br />presentation to the City Council in connection with a specific request for an <br />economic development <br />• List of reports are in Exhibit B of the agreement <br />Council Member Baker would like to require a Quality of Life survey be <br />completed every year. This is to see the effect of and if the city's quality of life <br />improves due to tax incentives granted. Mayor Hughson noted that the city has <br />conducted a community survey for years and perhaps we should add this <br />concept to that survey Council provided consensus to move forward with a <br />survey that both the City and GSMP will conduct. <br />Economic Development San Marcos (EDSM) <br />• EDSM will be supported by the City's Economic and Business Development <br />City of San Marcos Page 7 <br />