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5. Receive a Staff presentation and hold a discussion regarding the Municipal Solid Waste Task Force, and provide direction to Staff. Amy Kirwin, Chairperson of the Municipal Solid Waste Task Force, provided a brief presentation on the Municipal Solid Waste Task Force's Comprehensive Plan. Council direction was to work with Texas State to help develop additional educational materials, to look further into the once per month green waste and once per month bulky waste pickups, to investigate the cost for local drop -off site and provide composting for citizens to enjoy, asked the City Manager to bring back cost options for Council consideration during budget discussions, to develop a municipal solid waste ordinance for Downtown that would mean the Downtown businesses become customers of the City and Staff would need to meet with Main Street and Downtown Association to provide education, to proceed with plastic bag recommendation. 6. Receive a Staff presentation and hold discussion regarding City population and demographics, and provide direction to Staff. John Foreman, Chief Planner, provided a presentation on the City's Population and Demographics. 7. Staff update on the Council Strategic Initiative of Community Wellness /Encourage the Middle Class, and provide direction to Staff. Matthew Lewis, Director of Development Services and Derry Ann Gonzales, WIC Program Manager, provided the Council with a presentation of the Strategic Initiative of Community Wellness /Encourage the Middle Class. Council provided direction to utilize the Neighborhood Statement from the Comprehensive Plan as a performance component, change the name to "Strengthen the Middle Class, Neighborhoods, Education, Workforce and Wellness," and to add the San Marcos High School Academies to Economic Development and Workforce. 8. Invocation Pastor Randy Bryan with Bay Area Fellowship of San Marcos provided the invocation. 9. Pledges of Allegiance - United States and Texas Council Member Ryan Thomason and Council Member Kim Porterfield led the pledges. 10.30 Minute Citizen Comment Period Paul Murray, 102 Barclay, here representing the Sessom Creek Neighborhood Commission informed the Council the they voted unanimously to support the San Marcos Voice and their law suit against the City, and asked the Council not to approve any additional rezoning from single family to multifamily until the Comprehensive Master Plan in approved and in place. Laura Weatherford, 2275 Summit Ridge, addressed the drainage problem on North LBJ and asked for them to rectify the situation.