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• Support legislation to enhance cities' ability to protect historical, <br />cultural and natural resources and property values by <br />implementing development standards. <br />• Support legislative action to increase funding for workforce <br />housing for workers who are the backbone of the City of San <br />Marcos, strengthen and enhance veteran housing programs, and <br />increase the availability of affordable housing for all. <br />Economic Development <br />• Support the San Marcos Air & Rail Terminal (SMART) project <br />which will provide intermodal freight capacity and a key link to <br />national transportation infrastructure as well as bring thousands <br />of jobs to the area. <br />• Increase action to promote strategic economic development and <br />provide incentives to attract and retain businesses. <br />Workforce Training <br />• Support legislative funding for workforce training and programs <br />including skills development funding and customized training to <br />employ veterans and civilians, including career transitioning and <br />second career adults. <br />• Support legislative funding for programs pertaining to small <br />business education and entrepreneurial ideas. <br />Water Resources & Environmental Protection <br />• Support legislative action to: protect the City's authority to utilize <br />reclaimed water; encourage protection and preservation of spring <br />flows supporting the pristine San Marcos River; protect the City's <br />investment in water infrastructure for current and future use; <br />sustain the goals of the Alliance Regional Water Authority <br />(formally the Hays Caldwell Public Utility Agency); and prioritize <br />and develop alternative energy sources. <br />• Support legislation to establish a formal oil and gas pipeline <br />routing approval process in Texas to include public input and <br />environmental considerations similar to the process managed <br />under the Public Utility Commission. <br />3 <br />Nov. 17, 2020 <br />