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<br />The proximity of these two airports (Bergstrom Air Force Base and <br />Robert Mueller at Austin) has created an airspace structure <br />sun:oundinq the Austin area that would not permit t.'1e development of <br />an Instrument Landing System or instrument approach to Runway 17 at <br />San Marcos, even though Runway 17 may be superior in terms of meteoro- <br />logical and enviraunental criteria. <br /> <br />Review of the airspace situation with the FAA revealed that the only <br />reasa1able oompranise, with respect to the development of instrument <br />awroaches and the installation of an ns, is to use Runway 12-30. As <br />a result of these airspace constraints, the FAA installed a full <br />Instrument Landing System (ILS) on Runway 12. Back course approaches <br />are not presently planned. <br /> <br />Jm:isdicti(ll'l&J. and r-:r6lative Calst..taints <br /> <br />At the present time, there are no known constraints resulting from <br />leqislati ve or jurisdictional boundaries on or around the airport <br />proper. There are, however, several jurisdictions that could be <br />affected or impacted by airport improvements and development. 'lb the <br />extent that permittinq or other forms of authorization are required <br />before certain kinds of construction or development can take place, a <br />ocnst.rai..ni.n influence is ccnsidered to exist. <br /> <br />Oatl.&.aininlJ Effects of pinanPi;tl 8IrdeD <br /> <br />1!le costs for airport development must be viewed in terms of overall <br />CXlIIUIlUnity priorities. '!be affordability of the project must be placed <br />in context with cost versus benefits to be realized from the <br />improvement expenditures. The availability of funds from outside <br />sources must also be considered: such sources include private capital, <br />Federal assistance programs, and special sources such as revenue bond <br />sales or the establishment of special industrial districts with <br />bondinq capability. <br /> <br />Based upon the current debt situation at San Marcos, and in view of <br />the prevailinq CCIl<Jressiooal mood in Washington, it is evident that <br />less emphasis should be placed upon public funding as a source of <br />developnent capital. Since San Marcos must assume that more local, <br />municipally sponsored programs will be funded from local sources, the <br />constraints of financial burden will be considerable. Wherever <br />possible, private capital should be encnJraged as the primary means of <br />airport improvement financing. The City should strive for a debt-free <br />operation, and should reserve bonding ~city for special purposes, <br />i.e., major improvements, such as aviation industry facilities, etc. <br /> <br />2.4 <br />