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Tuesday, April 7, 2020 <br />6:00 PM <br />Virtual Meeting <br />Meeting 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 6:18 p.m. Tuesday, April 7, 2020 in <br />the City Council Chambers, 630 E. Hopkins, San Marcos, Texas 78666. <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 />I. Invocation <br />A moment of silence was observed. <br />IV. Pledges of Allegiance - United States and Texas <br />No pledges were held this evening. <br />V. 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 />Linda Alexander: <br />"I was born in Houston and have lived in several large cities and a few smaller <br />ones, moved to San Marcos with one of the major local employers over 49 <br />years ago. I've raised two children in San Marcos, graduated from SWTSU <br />and am and always will be an active community volunteer and am a longtime <br />supporter of the San Marcos police department and it's dedicated police <br />officers. I have followed the Cite & Release issue for the last several months <br />and researched its use in several cities and states and believe San Marcos is not <br />ready to adopt a C&R Ordinance yet. I do, however, as a result of my <br />research, support further investigation into its purpose, implementation and <br />consequences. I feel strongly that the City Council should be careful not to <br />City of San Marcos Page 1 <br />