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Guiding Principles for the 2021 <br />City of San Marcos Federal Policy Program <br />Introduction: <br />The City of San Marcos recognizes the need for an active federal policy program to ensure <br />that the interests of the City's residents and businesses are protected and enhanced. The <br />City Council's federal outreach reflects the core values found in the City Charter's <br />Statement of Goals and the City Council's Strategic Initiatives. As directed by the City <br />Council, the City will participate in advancing the City's goals with the federal <br />Congressional delegation and with federal agencies involved in the funding and regulation <br />of assets and services provided by the City of San Marcos to the people of our community. <br />Guiding Principles., <br />COVID-19 Relief and Stimulus Efforts <br />Support any COVID 19 or post-COVID 19 related response/recovery/stimulus <br />efforts at the federal level. This includes assisting with the implementation of <br />federal funds secured via Congressional legislation such as the CARES Act. It also <br />includes positioning the City to successfully pursue additional streams of federal <br />funding that may arise throughout the course of the current crisis. This includes <br />Congressionally -directed funding, as well as funding that is distributed by federal <br />and state agencies. <br />Disaster Recovery Efforts <br />Support disaster recovery efforts by working with members of the Congressional <br />delegation, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) officials, and Housing <br />and Urban Development (HUD) officials on administering already obtained disaster <br />related assistance and vital information on how the City could pursue additional <br />federal funding through various federal programs at FEMA, HUD, the Economic <br />Development Administration, etc. Additionally, in case of properties that <br />experience repeated flooding to pursue alternatives that provide permanent <br />solutions for both families and property owners, to include but not be limited to <br />the acquisition or trades for said property(ies). <br />• Support future flood mitigation strategies and regional drainage solutions by <br />working with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to evaluate large scale river <br />overflow project potential on the Upper Blanco River, <br />Nov. 17, 2020 <br />