DATE: 01/15/2025
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: City Manager’s Office
2025-27
REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
SUBJECT:
TRAVEL REQUEST FOR COUNCIL MEMBER WES SPEAKE TO ATTEND THE
LEAGUE OF CAL CITIES POLICY COMMITTEE MEETING
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
This staff report asks the City Council to consider approving Council Member Wes Speake's advance travel request to attend the League of Cal Cities 2025 Policy Committee meeting.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
That the City Council approve the advance request for Council Member Wes Speake to attend the League of Cal Cities 2025 Policy Committee meeting. The estimated total cost of the trip is $846.25, which includes meals, hotel, and transportation.
BACKGROUND & HISTORY:
The League of Cal Cities 2025 Policy Committee meeting is intended to address all issues confronting cities, and the policy process is intended to allow every city and city official to influence League policy. The League of California Cities Housing, Community, and Economic Development (HCED) Policy Committee is a committee within the League of California Cities that reviews and develops policy positions on issues related to housing, land use regulations, zoning, economic development, community planning, and redevelopment within California cities; essentially focusing on the overall development and well-being of communities across the state.
Administrative Policy. 01200.001 (Travel and Other Expense Reimbursement Policy) requires all City Officials to obtain approval from the City Council for event registration and other related fees.
ANALYSIS:
The 2025 League of California Cal Cities 2025 Policy Committee Meeting will be held from January 23rd to January 24th, 2025, in Sacramento, CA. Council Member Speake, who serves on the Housing, Community, and Economic Development Policy Committee, has requested to attend the two-day event and represent the City.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
City Council Members’ travel and other expense reimbursements are funded by the City Council’s operating budget within the General Fund 110. Funding for this request is included in the approved Fiscal Year 2025 Budget.
ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS:
This action is exempt pursuant to section 15061 (b)(3) for the Guidelines for the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), which states that a project is exempt from CEQA if covered by the commonsense exemption that CEQA applies to projects that have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment. Where it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment, the activity is not subject to CEQA. This action seeks Council approval for Council Member Speake’s travel request. There is no possibility that approving the recommended action will have a significant effect on the environment.
Therefore, no environmental analysis is required.
PREPARED BY: ANGELA NIETO, EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT
REVIEWED BY: JACOB ELLIS, CITY MANAGER
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Exhibit 1 – City Official Advance Travel Request