Res 2014-003/Adopting guiding principles for the 2014 COSM federal policy program activities

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Guiding Principles for the 2014 City of San Marcos Federal Policy Program Introduction: The City of San Marcos recognizes the need for an active federal policy program to ensure that the interests of the City's residents and businesses are protected and enhanced. The City Council's federal outreach reflects the core values found in the City Charter's Statement of Goals and the City Council's Strategic Initiatives. As directed by the City Council, the City will participate in advancing the City's goals with the federal Congressional delegation and with federal agencies involved in the funding and regulation of assets and services provided by the City of San Marcos to the people of our community. Guiding Principles Transportation • Support federal action to provide necessary transportation funding, while protecting the environment, for better connectivity and to better keep pace with the City's priority infrastructure needs for air, highway, transit, pedestrian, bicycle, and rail transportation. • Support the continued development of the municipal airport including: supporting efforts to build a customs presence at the airport; ensuring the final implementation of the Terminal Radar Display; maintaining adequate staffing of the control tower, and continued development of airport infrastructure. • Support efforts related to Lone Star Rail including: highlighting its importance to the region and the commitment of the City to the project with the Administration, the Congressional delegation, and appropriate agencies; supporting rail development policies in the surface transportation bill; and advocating for project specific federal funding. • Support transportation infrastructure through identifying and advocating for policies in the reauthorization of federal transportation legislation; monitoring federally supported projects including Loop 82 Overpass, I -35 at State Highway and Loop 82, and links to SH 130 Road from the City; beginning to highlight the importance of the River Ridge extension project with federal officials, and communicating other infrastructure projects of importance to local and regional mobility. Support efforts related to the further development of efficient and economical transit options.