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Tuesday, June 16, 2020 <br />City of San Marcos <br />Meeting Minutes <br />City Council <br />6:00 PM <br />Virtual Meeting <br />This meeting was held using conferencing software due to the COVID-19 rules. <br />I. Call To Order <br />With a quorum present, the regular meeting of the San Marcos City Council <br />was called to order by Mayor Hughson at 6:04 p.m. Tuesday, June 16, <br />2020.This meeting was held virtually. <br />II. Roll Call <br />Council Member Marquez arrived after roll call at 6:10 p.m. <br />Present: 7 - Council Member Melissa Derrick, Mayor Jane Hughson, Mayor Pro Tem Ed <br />Mihalkanin, Council Member Joca Marquez, Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Mark <br />Rockeymoore, Council Member Maxfield Baker and Council Member Saul Gonzales <br />III. 30 Minute Citizen Comment Period <br />The following comments were submitted as written comments and read aloud <br />during the citizen comment portion of the meeting: <br />Catherine Lindemann, <br />I have read the Copy of Resolution 2020-135R before the Council, and I <br />appreciate the clarity related to the San Marcos Police Department's use of <br />Force and concern for public safety. I would still like to make the following <br />statement and pose the following questions: <br />This is in regards to ensuring equity and safety for all in regards to our <br />Policing policies. I know that policing is a dangerous hard job, and that our <br />San Marcos police have paid the ultimate sacrifice. My neighbors loved one <br />was one of the officer's badly injured in the recent assault that killed Officer <br />Putnam. I thank the SMPD for putting their lives on the line and responding <br />day and night to keep us safe. However, with respect, that does not eliminate <br />our city's responsibility to look at how the SMPD can be improved to ensure <br />that police brutality and racial profiling are not a part of our city. In addition <br />to Resolution 2020-135R, I believe additional analysis and action will protect <br />all our citizens, and have the following questions: 1. Does the police <br />department reflect the community it serves in terms of racial percentages? If <br />not, what steps is the SMPD and the SMPD Academy taking to encourage <br />City of San Marcos Page 1 <br />