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G. Sponsor Support & Input from other Government Agencies and the Public: Sponsor: The City of San Marcos has reviewed the Preliminary Restoration Plan. The city concurs with the recommendations and has stated their intent to participate in the implementation of the proposed project including project cost sharing and 0 &M responsibilities. Enclosure 4 is the City of San Marcos letter of intent. Other Government Agencies: The USFWS and TPWD have reviewed the Preliminary Restoration Plan and concur with the project recommendations. Both agencies will be involved as project planning team members to help implement various project deliverables including but not limited to field habitat assessments, assessment of proposed project alternatives, project with and without conditions, Section 7 consultation, planning aid and Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (FWCA) reports and O &M recommendations. Enclosure 5 is the USFWS letter of support. Enclosure 6 is the TPWD letter of support. Public: Removal and modification of the Rio Vista and Cummings Dams will likely have both positive and negative support from the public. The Rio Vista Dam is currently a high use recreational area for swimming and boating and would need to continue as such after restoration to maintain a positive public opinion. Likewise, the Cummings Dam would require public support from local landowners to include this measure in the final restoration plan. Implementation of other project restoration measures will likely have beneficial public support due to the increase in recreational opportunities, educational opportunities and area aesthetics. Public meetings, prior to selection of the recommended plan and during the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) process, may be required to determine public sentiment. Public concerns related to the proposed project will also be assessed during the 30 -day public review period of the environmental assessment (EA). 7. Real Estate and LERRD Requirements: The restoration project will be implemented on lands currently owned or acquired by the City of San Marcos. Approximately 50 acres of land will be provided by the sponsor along and within the San Marcos River from City Park downstream to Interstate 35. The City of San Marcos owns property adjacent to the river on both sides of the river from City Park downstream to East Hopkins Street, on the west bank from East Hopkins Street downstream to Cheatham Street and on both sides of the river from Cheatham Street downstream to Interstate 35. Approximately 4.0 acres of land will need to be acquired and provided by the City of San Marcos to implement the Cummings Dam removal (2.0 acre) and Purgatory Creek wetland creation (2.0 acres). All lands and easements not currently owned by the city will be acquired in fee or through conservation easements prior to the construction phase of the project. All acreages were estimated based on land associated with the proposed restoration features. The real estate plan, gross appraisal and defined project boundaries will be refined during the Feasibility phase of the project. An estimate of $18,000/acre was used for the preliminary restoration plan to calculate sponsor land benefits. This value was estimated by using the gross appraisal from the Spring Lake Section 206 Ecosystem Restoration Project, which is located j ust upstream from the proposed project. Enclosure 3 displays the location of the proposed project features. 15