City of Laredo

 

PUBLIC NOTICE

 

Written notice is hereby given of meetings to be held during

 

2005 Annual Washington trip

 

Written notice is hereby given that the City of Laredo Mayor Elizabeth G. Flores and City Council Member John C. Galo, Council Member Hector Garcia, Council Member Jose  A. Valdez, Jr, Council Member Gene Belmares, and Council Member Johnny Rendon  will travel to Washington, D.C., on March 20, 2005, and return on March 24, 2005. 

 

Dates of meetings:  March 21, 2005 – March 23, 2005

Time of meetings:  8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., at such times that the schedules of the various officials allow.

Place:  Washington, D.C.

 

They plan to meet with the following:

 

U.S. Congress

The office of U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-TX

The office of U.S. Senator John Cornyn, R-TX

The office of U.S. Representative Henry Cuellar, TX–28th

The office of U.S. Representative Henry Bonilla, TX-23rd

The office of U.S. Representative  Luis G. Fortuno, PR

The office of U.S. Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson, TX–30th

The office of U.S. Representative Tom Delay, TX–22nd

The office of U.S. Representative Solomon Ortiz, TX–27th

The office of U.S. Representative Al Green, TX-9th

The office of U.S. Representative Silvestre Reyes, TX-16th

The office of U.S. Representative Michael T. McCaul, TX-10th

The office of U.S. Representative Ted Poe, TX-2nd

The office of U.S. Representative Louie Gohmert, TX-1st

The office of U.S. Representative Kenny Marchant, TX-24th

U.S. House of Representatives’ Transportation & Infrastructure Committee

 

U.S. Government Agencies

U.S.  Army Corps of Engineers, Office of Environmental Policy

Department of Justice, COPS Office

National Recreation and Parks Assn.

Department of Commerce

Department of Health & Human Services

Department of Homeland Security

Department of Housing & Urban Development

Department of the Interior

Department of State

Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Environmental Justice

Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Solid Waste & Emergency Response

Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Brownfields Cleanup and Redevelopment

Federal Aviation Administration

Federal Emergency Management Agency

Federal Railroad Administration

Federal Transit Administration

General Services Administration

White House

 

Other Agencies

American Bus Association

American Public Transportation Association

Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations

Center: Disease Control & Prevention

Federal Real Property Association

National Institute of Health, Office of Minority Health

National Institute on Drug Abuse

Sister Cities International

U.S. Conference of Mayors

 

List of issues:

Ø        Fifth Bridge Presidential Permit Approval & Federal Agency Staffing

Ø        Hazardous Materials Crossing at World Trade Bridge

Ø        Opposition of Presidential Permit requirement regarding improvements to International bridges

Ø        Separation of local and federal financial responsibility regarding Border Facilities

Ø        U.S. Visit Program

Ø        Community Development Block Grant Program

Ø        Laredo International Fire and Law Enforcement Training Facility (LIFLET) Marketing and Training Funds

Ø        EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) 2012 Fire Training Funds

Ø        Environmental Justice Through Pollution Prevention Grant

Ø        Environmental Education Funding

Ø        Conservation Easements and Habitat Restoration Projects

Ø        Brownfields Funding Grants

Ø        Public Health Infrastructure Support

Ø        Revision of Categorical Funding for Women, Infants, and Children Program

Ø        Institutionalization of the Bienestar Program

Ø        Adequate Funding of Title V Program

Ø        Funding of Homeland Security Initiatives Related to Bioterrorism

Ø        Support of Public Health Services

Ø        Federal Agreement Between U.S/Mexico for Transfer of Public Health and Epidemiological Medical Supplies

Ø        Environmental Health Care Support

Ø        Federally Designated U.S/Mexico Border Region with Dedicated Funds

Ø        Smoke-Free Environment

Ø        Funding First Responders

Ø        Funding of Local Community Oriented Policing Program

Ø        Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response Firefighters Program

Ø        Low Income Housing Tax Credit Program – Qualified Census Tracts

Ø        River Trails Project Funding

Ø        Chacon Creek Master Plan Funding

Ø        Laredo Riverbend Ecosystem Restoration Project Funding

Ø        Plaza Theatre Renovation Funding

Ø        Acquisition in support of Airport Runway Protection Zone, airport development & growth

Ø        Phase 2 Construction of the Airport Northeast Cargo Apron

Ø        Airport Runway 17L Extension and Installation of Instrument Landing System

Ø        Rehabilitate General Aviation Apron: Phase II

Ø        Mexican Customs at the Laredo International Airport

Ø        Transportation Bill Reauthorization

Ø        Fair Allocation of Fuel Taxes

Ø        Funding Program to Address Neighborhood Rail Conflicts

Ø        Texas Mexican Railway Company Operational Improvements

Ø        Railroad Noise Abatement Program

Ø        Federal Inspection of Rail lines

Ø        High Intensity Incentive Tier – Reauthorization of Transportation Bill

Ø        Transition Period for Withdrawal of Federal Transit Operating Assistance at new population mark

Ø        Funding for a new El Metro Maintenance and Operations Facility

 

Meeting Details:

 

March 21, 2005

10:00 a.m.   Office of U.S. Representative Henry Cuellar

                   United States House of Representatives

                   1404 Longworth HOB

Washington, D.C. 20515

 

11:30 a.m.   Office of Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison

United States Senate

284 Russell Building
Washington, D.C. 20510

 

  1:00 p.m.   Office of Representative Henry Bonilla

United States House of Representatives

2458 Rayburn HOB

Washington, D.C. 20515

 

  3:00 p.m.   Office of Senator John Cornyn

                   United States Senate

                   517 Hart Building             

Washington, D.C. 20510

 

 Briefing Meetings:


March 21, & 22, 2005

Capitol Hilton Hotel

Statler A Room

1001 16th St., N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20036

8:00 a.m. & 5:30 p.m.

 

March 23, 2005

Capitol Hilton Hotel

Statler A Room

1001 16th St., N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20036

8:00 a.m.

 

All meetings are subject to change depending upon the schedule of Washington, D.C. officials.  Please contact the Public Information Office at (956) 791-7391 to obtain information regarding schedule changes.  In addition to the above meetings, a social event has been scheduled:

 

March 23, 2005

Laredo Day Reception

Capitol Hilton Hotel

1001 16th St., N.W. 

Washington, D.C. 20036

6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

 

This notice was posted on Thursday, March 17, 2005, at 5:00 p.m. at the municipal government offices located at 1110 Houston Street, Laredo, Texas, at a place convenient and readily accessible to the public at all times.

 

 

 

                                                         ________________________

                                                          Gustavo Guevara, Jr.

              City Secretary