LAWS AND LEGISLATION
AGENDA
SPECIAL MEETING
May 30, 2025, 12:00 p.m.
City Hall North Conference Room A
1600 Truxtun Avenue
Members
Eric Arias
Andrae Gonzales
Ken Weir
1. ROLL CALL
2. PUBLIC STATEMENTS
a. Agenda Item Public Statements
b. Non-Agenda Item Public Statements
3. ADOPTION OF MINUTES
a. Adoption of August 8, 2024, Regular Meeting Minutes.
Staff recommends approval of the minutes.
4. STAFF REPORT
a. May 2025 State Legislative and Funding Advocacy Quarterly Update – California Public Policy Group
Staff recommends committee receive and file
b. May 2025 Federal Legislative and Funding Advocacy Update – Summit Strategies Staff recommends committee receive and file.
5. NEW BUSINESS
6. COMMITTEE COMMENTS
7. ADJOURNMENT
Legislative and Litigation Committee
MINUTES
REGULAR MEETING
Thursday, August 8, 2024
4:00 p.m.
City Hall North, First Floor, Conference Room A
1600 Truxtun Avenue, Bakersfield CA 93301
Committee Members:
Bruce Freeman – Chair
Andrae Gonzales
Manpreet Kaur
Agenda
Meeting called to order at 4:07 p.m.
1. ROLL CALL
Committee members present: Councilmembers Gonzales and Kaur
Committee members absent: Councilmember Freeman
City Staff: Christian Clegg, City Manager
Anthony Valdez, Assistant to the City Manager
Elizabeth Villanueva, City Attorney’s Office
Gary Hallen, Juan Heredia, City Manager’s Office
Sharon Gonsalves, Ethan Nagler, and Jake Whitaker,
Renne Public Policy Group
Lorraine Reza, City Clerk’s Office
2. PUBLIC STATEMENTS
a. Agenda Item Public Statements
None.
b. Non-Agenda Item Public Statements
None.
3. Adoption of the June 6, 2024, Regular Agenda Summary Report. (Staff recommends adoption of the agenda summary report.)
Motion by Councilmember Gonzales to adopt the June 6, 2024, Regular Agenda Summary Report. Motion approved with Councilmember Freeman absent.
4. NEW BUSINESS
a. Renne Public Policy Group August 2024 Legislative and Funding Advocacy Quarterly Update.
(Staff recommends receive and file.)
City Manager Clegg and Assistant to the City Manager Valdez provided staff comments.
Legislative and Litigation Committee
Regular Meeting August 8, 2024, Agenda
4. NEW BUSINESS continued
Item 4.a. continued
Sharon Gonsalves Renne Public Policy Group, (written materials provided) made comments and provided a PowerPoint Presentation.
Jake Whitaker, Renne Public Policy Group, made comments and continued the PowerPoint Presentation.
Councilmember Gonzales requested staff review more information on how we are pursuing KernCog Grants.
Motion by Councilmember Gonzales to receive and file. Motion approved with Councilmember Freeman absent.
5. COMMITTEE COMMENTS
None.
6. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 5:10 p.m.
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JULIE DRIMAKIS, MMC
CITY CLERK and Ex Officio Clerk of
the Council of the City of Bakersfield
ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT
MEETING DATE: May 30, 2025 AGENDA CATEGORY: Staff Report TO: Laws and Legislation Committee
FROM: Christian Clegg, City Manager
DATE: May 11, 2025
SUBJECT: May 2025 State Legislative and Funding Advocacy Quarterly Update – California Public Policy Group
[Document Description]
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends committee receive and file
BACKGROUND:
California Public Policy Group (CPPG) provides state and legislative funding advocacy for the City of Bakersfield. Each quarter CPPG provides an update to the Laws & Legislation Committee on advocacy in Sacramento.
FISCAL IMPACT:
No fiscal impact to the General Fund
COUNCIL GOAL:
Innovative and Efficient City Government
ATTACHMENTS:
None
ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT
MEETING DATE: May 30, 2025 AGENDA CATEGORY: Staff Reports TO: Laws and Legislation Committee
FROM: Christian Clegg, City Manager
DATE: May 11, 2025
SUBJECT: May 2025 Federal Legislative and Funding Advocacy Update – Summit Strategies
[Document Description]
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends committee receive and file.
BACKGROUND:
Summit Strategies (Summit) provides federal and legislative funding advocacy for the City of Bakersfield.
Each quarter Summit provides an update to the Laws and Legislation Committee on advocacy in Washington, DC.
FISCAL IMPACT:
No fiscal impact to the General Fund
COUNCIL GOAL:
Innovative and Efficient City Government
ATTACHMENTS:
None