Staff: Committee Members:
Anthony Valdez, Assistant to the City Manager Councilmember, Bruce Freeman – Chair Councilmember, Andrae Gonzales
Councilmember, Manpreet Kaur
Regular Meeting of the
Legislative and Litigation Committee
of the City Council – City of Bakersfield
Thursday, April 25, 2024
4:00 p.m.
City Hall North, First Floor, Conference Room A
1600 Truxtun Avenue, Bakersfield CA 93301
Agenda Summary Report
Meeting called to order at 4:02 p.m.
1. ROLL CALL
Committee members present: Councilmember Bruce Freeman
Councilmember Andrae Gonzales
Councilmember Manpreet Kaur
City Staff: Christian Clegg, City Manager
Anthony Valdez, Assistant to the City Manager
Elizabeth Villanueva, City Attorney’s Office
Terry Huebert, Summit Strategies
Mark Dedrick, Summit Strategies
Julie Drimakis, City Clerk’s Office
2. PUBLIC STATEMENTS
a. Agenda Item Public Statements
None.
b. Non-Agenda Item Public Statements
None.
3. Adoption of the November 8, 2023, Special and December 7, 2023, Regular Agenda Summary Reports.
Motion by Councilmember Gonzales to adopt the November 8, 2023, Special and December 7, 2023, Regular Agenda Summary Reports. Motion unanimously approved.
Legislative and Litigation Committee
Regular Meeting April 25, 2024, Agenda
4. NEW BUSINESS
A. Review and approval of 2024 Federal Legislative Program.
Assistant to the City Manager Valdez provided staff update.
Mark Dedrick and Terry Huebert, Summit Strategies, made comments and presented a report.
Councilmember Kaur requested an update regarding a support letter for the Low-Income Household Water Assistance Program (LIHWAP) Establishment Act.
Motion by Councilmember Gonzales to receive and approve the Federal Legislative Program for City Council action. Motion unanimously approved.
5. COMMITTEE COMMENTS
None.
6. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 5:06 p.m.
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Bruce Freeman, CHAIR
LEGISLATIVE AND LITIGATION COMMITTEE
ATTEST:
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JULIE DRIMAKIS, MMC
CITY CLERK and Ex Officio Clerk of
the Council of the City of Bakersfield