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City Council Meeting Minutes September 16, 2021 require new infrastructure (e.g., roads, utilities, treatment plant, etc.) They also noted that the overlays should continue to be a priority input and output. Mr. Renkens reviewed the input from the community meeting last night. Ms. Villalobos provided the list of Next Steps which include the Preferred Growth Scenario, Plan Element Goals and Policies, Small Area Plans, Administration Draft Plan, Public Review Draft Plan, and the Final Plan. Input is still welcome at www.visionsmtx.com Upon completion of their presentation, they opened the floor for discussion and questions by Council. Mayor Pro Tem Derrick requested that staff and the project team compare the growth forecasts predicted with Vision SMTX with that of Hays -County and Texas State University forecasts. Council Member Derrick also discussed wanting to better understand the impacts of Covid-19 on the proposed growth forecasts. • Staff and the project consultants will coordinate with the state Demographer, Hays County and Texas State University to ensure that the forecasts are in alignment. -- - ---- -- - • The project consultants indicated that the Covid-19 pandemic further emphasizes the continued housing demand in San Marcos. They also stated that it has impacted shifts in the work schedule as well as impacts on the use of office as a gathering place with an increased focus on public health and outdoor space. There is also an increased demand for housing and for office space. Outdoor space is also more in demand that it was before the Covid-19 pandemic. Demands are still changing and they will keep up with the changes. She noted that her preference is a combination of Scenario A and B. The Mayor asked if the projections will be updated with the 2020 census since they were just released. Mr. Prosser stated they will update the numbers. She also asked whether the growth projections include Texas State numbers. She noted that the previous direction to the state universities of "Closing the Gaps" and now it is "Sixty by thirty" and that must be considered. • Project consultants will update the numbers accordingly. • Project consultants stated that they would ensure Texas State numbers are reflected and will also ask Texas State what shifts they are seeing because of the pandemic. Council Member Baker stated that he supports Scenario A and has some concerns about Highway Commercial being prevalent in Scenario B and how it City of San Marcos Page 6