AGENDA CAPTION:
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Consider approval, by motion, authorizing Mayor Hughson to sign onto a joint letter with Texas State University to United States Secretary of Labor Martin J. Walsh requesting assistance with projects involving Gary Job Corps and the Department of Labor; and declaring an effective date.
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Meeting date: September 7, 2021
Department: City Manager's Office
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Background Information:
If approved, this item authorizes the Mayor to sign onto a joint letter from the City of San Marcos and Texas State University to United States Secretary of Labor to Secretary of Labor Walsh requesting a point-of-contact to work through various issues related to Gary Job Corps (GJC) and the Department of Labor (DOL). Those projects include:
* Texas State's ongoing communications with DOL about transferring the ownership of the land to the ALERRT Center at Texas State University.
* The City's and DOL's multi-year improvement plan to create a new roadway into GJC and the neighboring city-owned San Marcos Regional Airport. We need to conclude these discussions...
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