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San Marcos council holds closed session on lease, wastewater agreement and out-of-city water request after residents press tenant and job concerns
Summary
The San Marcos City Council on Jan. 7 convened a closed executive session to consult with attorneys about a possible lease at 201 S. LBJ Drive, amendments to a regional wastewater cost‑sharing agreement and a developer’s request for out‑of‑city water to an approximately 306‑acre tract; the council returned to open session at 5:38 p.m. and made no public announcement of action.
The San Marcos City Council on Jan. 7 went into a closed executive session to consult with attorneys and deliberate on three items: a possible lease of real property at 201 South LBJ Drive, proposed amendments to the regional wastewater treatment plant cost participation agreement, and a request from Polyco Developments US Inc. for out‑of‑city water service to an approximately 306‑acre tract southeast of the city.
The motion to convene the executive session was made by Council Member Scott and was seconded by Council Member Mendoza; the council announced it entered executive session at 3:36 p.m. and returned at 5:38 p.m. The council did not announce any public action taken during the closed session in the meeting record provided.
The executive session followed public comments and a question-and-answer segment in which residents urged the council to prioritize tenants’ rights and workforce training. Maxwell Baker, head of the San Marcos Civics Club, told the council his group is pursuing a tenants’ bill of rights and is conducting outreach and research. “We are pursuing a tenants bill of rights here for San Marcos,” Baker said, and invited council members and staff to attend the club’s next meeting on Jan. 27 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Tantra Coffee House. Baker also said the civics club audited the city’s website for board and commission contact information and emailed the clerk and staff more than a year ago but had seen “many barriers to public outreach to our representatives on these boards and commissions.”
Resident James Reese raised questions about an apparent request from a developer for out‑of‑city water service. Reese said he had found “no mention of it yet in the agenda or any documents to support this request” and asked where the public could view supporting materials. The council had earlier listed on the work session agenda a possible settlement and related matters tied to a Polyco Developments US Inc. request for out‑of‑city utility service to an approximately 306‑acre tract; those matters were discussed in executive session under Texas Government Code sections 551.071 (consultation with attorney) and 551.072 (real property).
After the closed session the council moved forward with the evening agenda; no ordinance, contract award, or other final public decision about the matters discussed in executive session was recorded in the transcript provided.
Votes at a glance - Motion to go into executive session: mover — Council Member Scott; second — Council Member Mendoza; outcome — approved (entered executive session at 3:36 p.m.). - Motion to adjourn work session: mover — Council Member Scott; second — not specified in the transcript; outcome — approved, roll call recorded as 7–0.
