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4. The Executive Session adjourned at 6:58 p.m. on Tuesday, January 5, 2010. No action was • required from Executive Session. 5. Presentation of the Capital Area Council of Government's Annual Report Brian Kelsey, Director of Community and Economic Development, presented the annual report from CAPCOG to the City Council. Unemployment rates are up, and job growth has fallen. Despite the falling job market, there was a 3.5% population growth. They predict a 1.1% increase in regional job growth, with 2.2% job growth in Hays County. CAPCOG will continue their focus on continued education because degree holders earn approximately 60% more. 6. Invocation Pastor Robin Steele, with Promiseland San Marcos, provided the invocation. 7. Pledge of Allegiance Councilmember Thomason led the assembly in the Pledge of Allegiance. 8. Citizen Comments There were no citizen comments. 9. Discussion on the proposed widening of Hunter Road, • and provide direction to staff. Mike Sexton presented the Hunter Road preliminary engineering report to the City Council. He provided three options utilizing existing rights-of-way and three other options with additional rights-of-way. Proposed entries into the Purgatory Creek Apartments were also shown. Another concern that was addressed was the low water crossing at Purgatory Creek. A pedestrian bridge across Hunter Road is also proposed. A cost comparison of options was given to the City Council. The three options are: 1) Option A with existing right-of-way and a culvert for a cost of $5,160,000; 2) Option B with existing right-of-way and a bridge for a cost of $5,805,000; and 3) Option C with additional right-of-way and a bridge for a cost of $6,932,000. Council consensus was to go with Option C. 10. Discussion on Individual Campaign Contribution Limits, and provide direction to staff. Councilmembers Thomaides and Bose requested that this item be placed on the agenda. Councilmember Thomaides reported that San Marcos does not have limits on individual campaign contribution limits. He did some research through TML and discovered there are some cities that do impose contribution limits. He stated he hoped there would be some interest in establishing contribution limits. He proposed the following limits: $500 by an individual, $1,000 per family and $1,000 by a political action committee. There was no consensus by the is RM010510 Minutes Page 2