HomeMy WebLinkAbout030922 RES - 08/16/2016 RESOLUTION
Authorizing the City of Corpus Christi to sponsor a policy resolution for the Texas Municipal
League Resolutions Committee recommending the 85th Texas Legislature appropriate $60 million
for the Fiscal Years 2018-2019 biennium for the State of Texas to the Defense Economic
Adjustment Assistance Grant (DEAAG) program.
WHEREAS, the 15 major Army, Navy, Air Force, and National Guard installations throughout Texas
are vital to national security and the State of Texas; and
WHEREAS, the Texas Comptroller's recent study proved Texas 15 major military installations generate
$136.4 billion in economic activity and $81.3 billion in gross domestic product each year, supporting
more than 800,000 Texas jobs and $48 billion in personal income for our citizens; and
WHEREAS, Texas has unencumbered airspace, ground maneuver space, and open water for training of
all branches of service with virtually every weapon system as well as some of the most diverse
topography for excellent training scenarios, the weather provides for the ability to train year round and
deployments from Texas installations are efficient due to airfields, road systems, and rail transportation
to ports in the state and, finally, the cost of living at Texas installations are some of the lowest in the
country; and
WHEREAS, these military installations are also part of the fabric of many communities and are a source
of great pride, provide skilled workforce, add to population growth, and have significant economic
impact; and
WHEREAS, the 84`h Texas Legislature appropriated $30 million in Fiscal Years 2016-2017 to the Texas
Military Preparedness Commission Defense Economic Adjustment Assistance Grant fund to assist
defense communities that have been, or may potentially be, impacted by a past or future Base
Realignment and Closure (or BRAC) action, to obtain economic assistance to mitigate or prevent or
otherwise positively affect their local economy through funded projects; and
WHEREAS, the FY 16-17 appropriation was sufficiently to fund only nine projects in seven
communities in the first two rounds of DEAAG awards, and the demand for funding far exceeded
available funds with approximately 26 total applications valued at more than$72 million were submitted
during the first two rounds.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City of Corpus Christi hereby recommend the 85th
Texas Legislature appropriate $60 million for the Fiscal Years 2016-2017 biennium for the State of
Texas to Defense Economic Adjustment Assistance Grant program.
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City of Corpus Christi, hereby recommend that the Texas
Municipal League (TML) adopt a resolution at the 2016 TML Annual Conference in Austin
recommending the introduction and passage of the General Appropriations Act for FYs 2018-2019 that
includes increased DEAAG funding.
This resolution takes effect upon City Council approval on this the f -t' day oia , 6.
ATTEST: THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
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Rebecca Huerta Nelda Martinez
City Secretary Mayor
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Corpus Christi, Texas
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The above resolution was Upassed by the following vote:
Nelda Martinez jAt
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Carolyn Vaughn
Brian Rosas
Lucy Rubio _04,aL_
Colleen McIntyre
Rudy Garza
Michael T. Hunter _____04
Chad Magill 1
Mark Scott 0
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