CC 02-23-2022
Item No. 1 and No. 2
Legislative Workshop
Presentation
February 23, 2022
Legislative Workshop
CC 02-23-2022 Item No. 2
1. Introduction from Mayor and Vice Mayor (10 min)
2. Legislators discuss highlights from last session (30 min)
3. Council discusses their priorities (20 min)
4. Legislators discuss their priorities and areas of interest (20 min)
5. Public Comment
Discussion Outline
February 23, 2022
Legislative Priorities
• Guiding Principles
• Fiscal Responsibility
• Local Control
• Sustainability
• Education
• Infrastructure and Mobility
• Healthy, Safe, and Resilient Community
2022 Legislative Platform
• Fiscal Responsibility
• The City has a fiduciary responsibility to its residents to ensure assets and resources are properly safeguarded and deployed in a fair, prudent, and efficient manner.
• Supports the protection of existing federal, state, and local funding sources and the authorities that provide revenues to the City.
• Opposes unfunded mandates.
2022 Legislative Platform
• Local Control
• City continues to support local control and is increasingly concerned about the number of legislative proposals seeking to circumvent and/or preempt the City’s appropriate local authority.
• Housing and Land Use
• Supports legislation that positively addresses housing shortages in communities without unintended consequences of one-size fits all solutions. • Opposes efforts to erode local decision making over the appropriate location, scale, and character of residential development or that may reduce public hearing or oversight.
• Supports legislation that provides state funding for the construction of affordable housing, including Extremely Low Income, Very Low Income, Low Income, and Moderate-Income housing.
2022 Legislative Platform
• Sustainability
• Supports legislation and policies that emphasize sustainable development, improve environmental standards and the
regulatory process, and promote sustainable energy policies. • Supports legislation that provides incentives and financial support for preservation of natural resources, organic waste recycling, and landfill diversion.
• Education
• Supports state efforts to ensure that California schools have adequate funding to ensure that every child has access to a quality education and all schools have the personnel and materials needed to create an environment where children can succeed.
2022 Legislative Platform
• Infrastructure and Mobility
• Supports legislation and policies that support and provide funding for transit solutions that increase the speed and frequency of services.
• Supports new funding opportunities for maintenance and repair of local roads and highways.
• Supports investments in the maintenance and rehabilitation of aging infrastructure and allow for system capacity expansion to support the City’s smart growth principals.
2022 Legislative Platform
• Healthy, Safe, and Resilient Community
• Supports legislation that protects and enhances services to the City’s most vulnerable populations, such as the
economically disadvantaged, elderly, homeless, and
disabled.
• Supports federal and state assistance for local law
enforcement, as well as any measures that would help
contribute to local public safety and mental well-being, such as support for parks and open spaces.
• Supports legislation that strengthens local disaster
preparedness, emergency planning and response activities 2022 Legislative Platform
Questions?