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Support adult education initiatives including facilitating partnerships with the Gary <br />Jobs Corps and other efforts to ensure that citizens have the skills necessary for <br />the jobs of the future. This will include working with Gary Job Corps, the national <br />Job Corps program, and our Congressional delegation to explore ways to expand <br />the benefits of the Job Corps program to adults beyond the current program's age <br />parameters. This will also include identifying opportunities through the U.S. <br />Department of Labor's national apprenticeship initiative. <br />Support City's and greater community efforts to engage with U.S. Army Futures <br />Command in Austin and seek to identify federal funding opportunities that may <br />arise as a result. <br />Neighborhoods, Workforce Housing and Sustainable Development <br />Support federal initiatives that promote diverse housing choices for the <br />community's local work force. This includes identifying best practices by engaging <br />with Congressional offices, federal agencies, national associations and other <br />municipalities. <br />Support continued federal funding for the Community Development Block Grant <br />Program; support workforce housing development assisting low to moderate <br />income residents; housing rehabilitation, veterans' housing and employment <br />programs, and increase the availability of affordable housing. <br />Support Sustainable Development through the continuation of grant programs <br />such as CDBG, HOME, Livable Communities Act, Choice Neighborhoods and the <br />Strong Cities, and Strong Communities Initiative, energy efficiency and water <br />conservation initiatives, and other programs that promote innovative planning to <br />further community development, while sustaining environmental, economic and <br />cultural resources. <br />River and Environmental Protection <br />Support federal action to encourage the protection and preservation of spring <br />flows and the rivers in San Marcos; to protect the community's rare environmental <br />resources and assets; provide new sources of funding for water infrastructure and <br />water conservation and wastewater treatment and reuse; support reasonable <br />groundwater district rules related to the length of groundwater permits and <br />timeframes to develop related infrastructure; protect the City's investment in water <br />infrastructure for current and future use; and promote and develop alternative <br />energy sources. <br />