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City Council Meeting Minutes January 19, 2021 Rodney VanOudekerke, spoke against the Spring Road project. He expressed concerns that it passed with no consideration to the effects it would have on property owners living on Spring Road. He expressed concern that this project is not in the best interest and of the community and would like Council to revisit this issue and have a proper discussion. PRESENTATIONS 1. Receive status reports and updates on response to COVID-19 pandemic; and hold discussion regarding council meetings being held in Council Chambers, and provide direction to Staff. Chase Stapp, Director of Public Safety provided the presentation on COVID-19 pandemic and discussion on council meetings being held in Council Chambers Known Cases - as of January 15, 2021 • Approx. 1.8m total cases (381k active) cases in Texas with 32,084 fatalities *source: Texas Department of State Health Services • 12,948 total cases in Hays County (2,437 active and 10,434 recovered) with 154 fatalities • 636 cases have required hospitalization, 46 current • 5,016 total cases in San Marcos (802 active and 4,150 recovered) with 64 fatalities *source: Hays County Health Department • 1,554 total cases at TX State (199 active) • 1,385 students,169 faculty/staff *source: Texas State University Student Health Services Comparative Information • Texas - About 75k more active cases since the 1/5 update and 4,115 new fatalities • Hays - 921 more active cases since the last update and 21 new fatalities • San Marcos - 632 more active cases since last update and 11 new fatalities • Employee test results - currently 12 employees testing positive across all departments with 6 tests pending and 30 employees are being quarantined Mr. Stapp mentioned that the hospitalizations in the region is at 16.6%. Testing Overview • 102,142 tests administered county wide - 89,194 negative (87.3%) City of San Marcos Page 2