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196. <br /> <br />RESOLUTION NO. 2003- 64 R <br /> <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br />SAN MARCOS, TEXAS EXPRESSING THE CITY'S CONTINUED <br />SUPPORT FOR A STATE AIRPORT FOR CENTRAL TEXAS IN <br />SAN MARCOS; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, section 21.069 of the Transportation Code requires the State to <br />establish and maintain a State Airport in central Texas; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, section 21.069 of the Transportation Code requires the State to <br />select the location for the State Airport in central Texas by using factors that include "the <br />convenience, comfort, mad accommodation of air traffic flying into and departing from <br />the Central Texas region"; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the City of San Marcos owns and operates the San Marcos <br />Municipal Airport, which serves as a reliever and general aviation airport for the Austin <br />and Sma Antonio region; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the City CounciI believes that the San Marcos Municipal Ail~ort, <br />with a size of approximately 1,400 acres, would be an ideal location for the establishment <br />of a State Airport under these statutory criteria; <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, section 21.069 of the Transportation Code requires approval of the <br />governing body of the City in order for the State Airport to be established within the City; <br />mad <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the City Council, in Resolution 2002-7R, expressed snpport for the <br />establishment ora State Airport for central Texas at the site of the San Marcos Mnnicipal <br />Airport, such expression being effective for one year fi'om the date of the resolution, and <br />the City Council wishes to reaffirm its continued support for the establislunent of a State <br />Airport for central Texas at the site of the San Marcos Municipal Airport; now, therefore <br /> <br /> BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN <br />MARCOS, TEXAS: <br /> <br /> PART 1. The City of San Marcos continues to support the establishment of a <br />State Airport for central Texas at the site of the San Marcos Municipal Airport, on an <br />interim or permanent basis. <br /> <br /> PART 2. If the San Marcos Municipal Airport is chosen as the State Airport for <br />central Texas, then the City of San Marcos will transfer ownership of the property upon <br />which the San Marcos Municipal Airport is located (approximately 1,400 acres) (the <br />"Property"), and all existing improvements on the Property that are presently owned by <br />the City, the total appraised value of which (according to the Caldwell County Appraisal <br />District) is $8,316,748, to the State of Texas. <br /> <br />C:WEMP\central Texas Airport-2003.doc I <br /> <br /> <br />