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B. Duties and responsibilities of a public officer; to wit: City Council. C. Deliberation on offers of possible incentives to entities considering locating or expanding in the San Marcos community. 4. The Executive Session adjourned at 6:55 p.m. on Tuesday, January 19, 2010. No action was required from Executive Session. 5. Invocation Pastor Tom Ray, with Hill Country Church, provided the invocation. 6. Pledge of Allegiance Councilmember Porterfield led the assembly in the Pledge of Allegiance. 7. Citizen Comments Willie Kennon, 220 Hilliard, San Marcos, Texas, thanked the City Council for their proactive stance regarding the revisions to the Taxi ordinance. He has one concern regarding the proposed $10 flat rate, which would negatively affect locals and substantially impact his business because of his overhead. He recommends that the taxi operators go with meters. He stated it costs $200 for the meter and $100 to install. Meters would make it fair, and every rider could see what they are being charged. Chad Brown • 662A Mill Street, San Marcos, Texas, spoke in opposition to the proposed $100 flat rate for taxi fares. He provided several examples of fares that are usually lower than $10. A flat rate would mean that locals would be subsidizing longer cab rides. Daniella De Jongh, 1202 Thorpe Lane #310, San Marcos, Texas, spoke in favor of the multi- family single-stream recycling pilot program. She is the chair of the Resources Committee for Sustainable San Marcos. She reported that they have collected over 200 signatures and presented the petition to the City Council requesting implementation of the program. 8. Staff Reports. A. CIP update, including Wonder World Drive Extension Proiect, Central Fire Station Proiect, and the CIP ciuarterly report by David Healey, Capital Improvements Department Director. David Healey, Director of CIP, presented the quarterly update, noting that four projects have been substantially completed. The new central fire station will be substantially complete on or around April 15. The Wonder World Drive Extension Project has an estimated completion date of April or May 2010. It is 75% complete. CONSENT AGENDA 9. Consider approval of minutes. • RM011910 Minutes Page 2