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Support federal funding solutions to develop regional partnerships to maximize <br />solutions for both current and future flood resiliency, to create a community <br />resilient to regional and localized flooding events, to prevent future damages from <br />upstream and downstream development, and to improve overall storm water <br />quality. This will include continuing to work with the Natural Resources <br />Conservation Service (NRCS) about potential federal streams of funding related to <br />watershed protection along the Blanco River. <br />Transportation <br />Support potential federal legislative action on infrastructure to provide necessary <br />transportation funding, while protecting the environment and advancing the <br />economic development goals of our community, for better connectivity and to <br />better keep pace with the City's priority infrastructure needs for air, highway, <br />transit, pedestrian, bicycle, and rail transportation. <br />Support the continued development of the municipal airport including: seeking <br />federal funding through Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) Airport <br />Improvement Program (AIP) to help address the steadily deteriorating condition <br />of concrete that comprises the taxiway and ramp at the airport which will also <br />include working with TXDOT aviation; utilizing our Congressional delegation to <br />advocate for higher prioritization of airport infrastructure needs amongst U.S. <br />Department of Transportation (USDOT) and FAA leadership; helping to secure vital <br />airport operational funding through COVID-related relief bills such as the CARES <br />Act; promoting new private flight training activity at facility; maintaining adequate <br />staffing of the control tower through federal legislation seeking to address such <br />shortages; and protecting funding for the FAA's Federal Contract Tower (FCT) <br />program through the Fiscal Year 2021 budget cycle. <br />Support efforts for San Marcos as the new Direct Recipient for federal and state <br />transit funding allocated to the San Marcos urbanized area. This also includes <br />engaging directly with the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) National and <br />Regional Offices to explore other potential federal funding opportunities. Work in <br />conjunction with third party transit trade groups such as the Community <br />Transportation Association of America (CTAA) to promote greater transit funding <br />in the upcoming Surface Transportation reauthorization bill. Help secure vital <br />transit operational funding through COVID-related relief bills such as the CARES <br />Act. Identify additional non-federal streams of funding for City's transit priorities <br />which include, but are not limited to, an Intermodal Transit Facility. <br />• Support transportation infrastructure through identifying and advocating for <br />policies in the reauthorization of federal surface transportation legislation, also <br />known as the Federal Highway bill, which now must be reauthorized by September <br />30, 2021. <br />Support efforts related to the further development of efficient and economical <br />mass transit options in the Austin — San Antonio Corridor. This includes closely <br />2 Nov. 17, 2020 <br />