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Local Control ................................ ................................ ................................ .............................. 1 Pension Reform ................................ ................................ ................................ ......................... 2 Fiscal and Administrative Initiatives ................................ ................................ ............................ 3 Electoral Process ................................ ................................ ................................ ....................... 4 Public Safety ................................ ................................ ................................ .............................. 4 Emergency Management and Homeland Security ................................ ................................ ...... 7 Housing and Land Use ................................ ................................ ................................ ............... 8 Mental Health Funding, Homelessness, and At-Risk Youth................................ ........................ 8 Transportation ................................ ................................ ................................ ............................ 9 Environmental Sustainability ................................ ................................ ................................ ...... 9 Community Services ................................ ................................ ................................ .................10 Public Health ................................ ................................ ................................ .............................11 General Government................................ ................................ ................................ .................11 Public Works – Solid Waste ................................ ................................ ................................ ......12 Public Works - Stormwater ................................ ................................ ................................ ........12 Public Works – Water & Utilities ................................ ................................ ................................ 13
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City of Beverly Hills
STATE AND FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM
Platform Overview
The purpose of the legislative platform is to provide a means for summarizing the City’s core legislative principles for the purpose of advocacy efforts at the regional, state and federal level. The Legislative Platform contains broad policy statements pertaining to a variety of issues that impact the City of Beverly Hills.
The legislative platform sets forth the City’s legislative objectives for the 2023 legislative session and provides direction for our legislative advocates as they work to secure clear and strategic initiatives in Sacramento and Washington, D.C. Approval of the legislative platform also streamlines the City’s process and allows the City’s Executive team to effectively respond and take immediate action on pressing legislation under City Council direction.
The policies established within the platform do not preclude City Council consideration of additional legislative matters arising throughout the year that may be brought forward for City C ouncil action as presented to the City Council Legislative/Lobby Liaison Committee.
The City’s primary legislative focus includes:
• Supporting legislation in regards to local control with community self determination
• Supporting legislation which focuses on addressing mental health issues • Supporting sustainability in the community including:
o Reduce, reuse, recycle ;
o Minimizing food waste ; and
o Supporting state fun ding for the development of solar power, a solar grid, and solar batteries.
Local Control
• Support legislation that preserves local control.
• Support legislation that protects local control over urban planning. • Oppose state legislation that supersedes a jurisdiction’s adopted zoning ordinances.
• Support a state constitutional amendment to protect local discretionary authority whereby legislative oversight remains at the lowest level of the appropriate governing body while encouraging regional cooperation . For example, zoning authority would remain with a city whereas air quality, etc. would remain at the regional or state level.
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• Support legislation that enhances local control of resources and that allows the City of Beverly Hills to address the n eeds of local constituents within a framework of regional cooperation.
• Support legislation that encourages the use of federal and state incentives for local government action rather than mandates. • Oppose preemption of the City of Beverly Hills’ local authority whether by state or federal legislation or ballot propositions.
• In general, o ppose any county, state or federal mandates without the direct or indirect reimbursement for the costs associated with complying with new and/or modified laws, regulations, policies, procedures, permits and/or programs. • Support measures increasing local autonomy, protecting privacy and maintaining local authority over public records. This includes measures that provide for the recovery of costs with regard to public records requests. • Support transparent government and the purpose of the California Public Records Act while simultaneously observing and protecting the current Rule of Law in California including better legislation in regards to protecting the privacy of public records and enhancing laws related to digital records.
• Support legislation that preserves local control of short term rentals and online hotel intermediaries such as Airbnb.
• Continue to oppose any legislation or regulation which would limit a local jurisdiction’s ability to restrict the delivery of cannabis. • Support legislation where the Regional Housing Needs Allocation (“RHNA”) is reverted back to a planning tool rather than being used as punitive punishment for jurisdictions who are unable to meet their assigned RHNA numbers even when the adopted General Plan for the jurisdiction has been modified to accommodate the assigned RHNA number.
• Support legislation which mandates th e state provides funding to jurisdictions where state legislation increases density such that infrastructure upgrades can be made at no cost to the jurisdiction or developer.
• Support legislation where the state provides funding to jurisdictions to construc t affordable housing especially when the state passes new legislation increasing density regardless of local zoning codes.
• Support legislation that increases the transparency of public utility franchises, such as Southern California Edison , AT&T, Southern California Gas Company, and Spectrum cable.
• Support ballot initiatives which enshrine local control in the state of California’s Constitution.
• Support ballot initiatives which restore local decision -making authority for urban planning, zoning, and items related to housing.
Pension Reform
• Monitor, encourage, and lobby for legislative initiatives designed to achieve public employee pension reform.
• Inform the City Co uncil of future legislative bills, statewide initiatives or other options as they emerge in regards to pension reform.
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• Continue to support, where necessary and applicable, any future efforts that may impact the City of Beverly Hills ability to achieve and/or maintain sustainable pensions.
Fiscal and Administrative Initiatives
• Support fiscal sustainability a nd “best practices” administrative ini tiatives to ensure the delivery of superlative city services.
• Monitor initiatives which seek changes in fiscal relationships at the local, state and federal level.
• Support legislation that guarantees ongoing revenue sources for local government.
• Pursue funding opportunities for public facilities and services including capital improvement projects, public works projects, homeland security, library, parks and social service facilities.
• Oppose any legislation that would undermine voter -approved initiatives to guarantee ongoing revenue sources for the City of Beverly Hills. • Oppose legislation that would preempt the City’s authority over local taxes and fees.
• Oppose any efforts by the state or county to alter the fee structure established by cities to recover costs associated with developer impacts or other projects , including opposing Ballot Initiative 21-0042A1, which the City adopted a resolution to oppose in April 2022. This Initiative may appear on the March 2024 statewide ballot should enough signatures be determined to be valid. • Protect the City’s right to levy and collect Transient Occupancy Taxes from hotels, including online hotel intermediaries.
• Oppose any federal or state legislation that would provide immunity to online hotel intermediaries and/or prohibit the City from collecting (retroactively or otherwise) Transient Occupancy Taxes.
• Support continued or expanded funding for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program.
• Oppose the reduction to Department of Homeland Security and Federal Emergency Grants.
• Oppose any attempt to eliminate or limit the traditional tax exemption for municipal bonds.
• Engage in and advocate for legislation or ballot measures to prevent the state from borrowing, raiding or otherwise redirecting local government funds (local taxes, property taxes, etc.).
• Continue to promote increased flexibility for the utilization of municipally generated revenues.
• Support California League of Cities legislative efforts for pension reform and other post-employment benefits (OPEB) unfunded liability.
• Oppose legislation that triggers increased cost implications pertaining to “public works” projects.
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• Support legislation for long-term funding solutions for Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST).
• Support legislation which offers financial opportunities for reimbursement to local jurisdictions in order to supplement increased custodial and supervision costs resulting from prison realignment.
• Oppose legislation with mandates for local agency adherence to operations and programs that may not be reimbursable by state budget funds (e.g. unfunded state mandates).
• Support legislation, which authorizes tax incremental financing for affordable housing projects.
• Support legislation that provides funding to local government for COVID -19 and other declared natural disasters/emergencies.
• Support funding for COVID-19 related or other declared natural disaster/emergency infrastructure projects.
Electoral Process
• Monitor legislative or other initiatives which may address the integrity of the electoral process.
• Encourage safeguards ensuring th at all eligible voters are provided with the mechanisms to exercise the right to vote.
• Support initiatives which promote government transparency regarding the election process.
• Support legislation that provides a mechanism to ensure non -eligible voters are unable to vote in an election.
• Support legislation that ensures the voting process is fair and equitable to both the voters and the candidates on the ballot.
• Support legislation which strengthens and clarifies the current state Election Code in order to provide better protection for elections workers and election sites.
Public Safety
• Support the development and use of new firefighting technology in order to produce higher levels of health and safety for the Beverly Hills Fire Department. • Support legislation that aids paramedics and other emergency medical service practitioners in their ability to be responsive to community needs. • Support legislation that amends the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) regulation 42 CFR 410.40 Coverage of Ambulance Services (e) to allow Medicare reimbursement for beneficiaries not transported to the emergency department by the Beverly Hills Fire Department. This would include:
- Allowing CMS to provide a benefit to local jurisdictions for ‘dry runs’ - Allowing CMS to provide a benefit for treatment in the field apart from transport, including reimbursement for mid -level practitioners, such as nurse practitioners, as many jurisdictions are moving towards a model of staffing Emergency Medical Services with a higher level of medical care.
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• Support interoperable communication solutions that meet radio spectrum needs of first responders and efforts to continue interoperability advocacy and expansion efforts through ongoing participation with the Interagency Communications Interoperability (“ICI”) System Authority.
• Support legislation that e nhances and further develop s the regional ICI System Authority’s interoperable communications platform through the continued funding of strategic technical and operational improvements.
• Support legislation which provides funding for programs that are critical to Fire Suppression, Fire Prevention and Emergency Medical Services. • Support initiatives that foster safety for firefighters and the public, including utilization of detection devices that suppress harmful elements, toxic chemicals, and known carcinogens.
• Support wildfire -related legislation that provides funding opportunities to bolster community resilience to areas located in the Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones.
• Advocate programs that enhance fire and emergency training and response capabilities
• Support legislation which provides funding to address mental fitness and emotional wellbeing issues faced by first responders.
• Support legislation, which prioritizes fighting hate crimes and domestic terrorism. • Oppose legislation or other administrative actions, which seek to limit the Beverly Hills P olice Department’s ability to collect and utilize asset forfeiture funds for a wide variety of police services.
• Support legislation, which provides frontline funding to the Beverly Hills Police Department for costs associated with the early release of state prisoners as a result of state-mandated criminal justice realignment provisions. - Identify opportunities for reimbursement to Beverly Hills for increased custodial and supervision costs resulting from prison realignment. • Support legislation to increase funding to ensure responsible supervision by parole agents and for local agencies that provide post-release community supervision. • Advocate for legislation and/or funding to take advantage of current technology to prevent crime in Beverly Hills (e.g. - the ability to use surveillance cameras and automatic license plate recognition technology).
• Support the deployment of new and emerging investigation technology, including unmanned aircraft, and the development of local policies that provides the tools to save abducted children; collect DNA, prevent the exploitation of children and vulnerable adults; and prosecute those who violate the rights of any person. • Support the deployment and research of new and emerging technologies , which will provide the Beverly Hills Police Department with tools to provide the highest level of service including:
- Next Generation 911
- Mobile and Body Worn Cameras
- New Generation Investigative Technology - including unmanned aircraft
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- Digital Evidence - support funding for local jurisdictions to collect, store and retain digital evidence.
• Support the development and deployment of enhanced 911 services to allow first responders the ability to respond quickly to the needs of the people of California. • Support legislation and seek funding to assist in preventing and reducing crimes in Beverly Hills, primarily related to property crimes, cyber -crime, drugs, gang violence, mental illness, and pedestrian safety.
• Support evidence-based studies that seek to improve law enforcement tactics and non-lethal force options that ensure both the safety of the public and peace officers.
• Support efforts to work collectively with the O ffice of the California Attorney General to maintain transparency concerning lethal force encounters while concurrently retaining local control of investigations of such incidents. • Oppose legislation that would challenge the use of force standards which are enshrined by federal and state statute and case law (e.g. Graham v. Connor, Tennessee v. Garner, etc.).
• Oppose any efforts to further decriminalize existing crimes in California or lessen the sentences of any offenses that would result in the release of serious criminals who would further harm the safety of the public and law enforcement personnel. • Oppose legislation that w ould expand the definition of early release, non -serious crimes, and non-violent crimes.
• Oppose le gislation to expand “early release” for low-risk, serious and violent offenders.
• Support efforts to overturn Proposition 47 and Proposition 57 and continue to raise awareness regarding their deficiencies as it relates to crime. • Support efforts to reverse all legislation, including AB 109, that created “early release” for low-risk, serious and violent offenders.
• Oppose legislation that decriminalizes repeated substan ce use as well as inform and engage the Legislature and Governor on the public safety impacts of medicinal and recreational cannabis legalization in California.
• Oppose the decriminalization of the possession, preparation, obtaining, transfer, or transportation of psilocybin, psilocyn, dimethyltryptamine (DMT), ibogaine, and mescaline, for personal use or facilitated or supported use. • Oppose legislation that would expunge or otherwise reduce sentences for the most dangerous cannabis crimes, including sales to minors, commercial drug trafficking and driving under the influence of drugs (DUID).
• Support rehabilitation, housing , and employment programs for local and state prisoners.
• Support legislation, which combats the growing crime of human trafficking and provide to the legislature details and figures to further understand the sc ope of human trafficking in California.
• Support funding initiatives for Peace Officers Standards and Training (POST) and other law enforcement support organizations.
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• Support and encourage legislation and budget negotiations, which retain funding for the Beverly Hills Police Department when the legislation and/or budget negotiations includes behavioral health treatment; drug and trafficking taskforces; crisis intervention teams; and adequate patrol staffing. • Support funding for the i ncreased demand placed on Beverly Hills to respond to societal issues including homelessness; substance abuse and dependency; and unpredictable and potentially harmful behavior towards the public and peace officers.
• Support effective and relevant reporting of local agency data and ensure that any disclosed data be fair as well as balanced and protects the safety of officers and the public they serve.
• Support efforts to engage with the Legislature and Governor on the extreme need for local funding to collect, store, and retain large amounts of digital evidence. • Support legislation that a llows local control on the deployment of body camera s and using facial recognition software.
• Support efforts for cannabis enforcement that encourages state licensing entities to streamline enforcement relationships between the state and local jurisdictions.
This includes improving existing systems in order to share information, providing additional funding for local law enforcement, and strengthening enforcement capabilities within the Bureau of Cannabis Control.
• Support common sense gun safety regulations, including legislation that addresses issues caused by firearms made by an individual without a serial number or other identifying markings (known as “ghost guns”). • Urge the state legislature to redefine recidivism to its original definition as the current definition only considers a person to be a recidivist if there is an arrest resulting in a charge within three years of the individual’s release from incarceration.
Emergency Management and Homeland Security
• Support strategies, legislation and funding that promotes emergency preparedness, resiliency and recovery efforts.
• Support funding opportunities for local homeland security, public safety and emergency management programs including new technology a nd equipment (e.g., closed circuit television) that does not supplant other City funding, services or operations.
• Seek grants and pilot p roject/demonstration project funding for City homeland security, public safety and emergency management priorities. • Support federal funding for the deployment and long-term sustainment of the Biowatch program and other monitoring programs in Beverly Hills. • Support funding for a cost effective public seismic early warning system and other emergency notification systems.
• Support legislation that ensures funding for disaster relief for all types of natural and manmade disasters.
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• Support federal or state legislation and funding that improves building resiliency and recovery efforts after a seismic event.
Housing and Land Use
• Pursue incentive-based housing legislation to encourage expanding the housing supply in our area in cluding more flexibility for local jurisdictions to work together to provide housing that counts toward Regional Housing Needs Assessment ( RHNA) requirements.
• Support federal and state funding for affordable senior housing opportunities and projects.
• Advocate for legislation which reverts RHNA back to a planning tool. • Advocate for a RHNA methodology that is flexible and considers the demographics, geography, land use patterns, socio -economic makeup of the community, job growth and housing needs so the difference of each community is carefully considered.
• Monitor land u se issues and s upport legislative and administrative efforts to maintain the integrity of local government’s control over land use, planning and zoning matters.
• Emphasize local control related to land use planning. • Support legislation to protect areas designated for single -family homes as the City recognizes the benefits of having single -family homes as an alternative for housing.
• Support and pursue the repeal of state laws that affect local control on housing and land use.
• Continue to support new initiatives regarding rent control legislation at the state level.
Mental Health Funding, Homelessness, and At-Risk Youth
• Support additional funding for homeless and mental health outreach teams, as well as for programs targeting at-risk youth.
• Support legislation that expands the treatment of and response to mentally ill persons and inform the Legislature and Governor on the effective mental and behavioral health practices currently being used by law enforcement in California. • Promote legislation that provides for increased services to or funding for at -risk populations such as elderly who require assistance, homeless, disabled and other challenged populations.
• Support funding and policy initiatives that support mental health care (e.g., access to psychiatric facilities, behavioral health ca re treatment, and street-based services).
• Support legislation that addresses the need for housing and supportive services, (e.g. health, mental health and social services) for the City’s homeless population. • Collaborate with local stakeholders on measures that work to maintain renter populations and prevent homelessness.
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Transportation
• Support local control over determining and setting speed limits • Support legislation, which would allow local jurisdictions to install speed enforcement cameras.
• Support legislation, which would allow local jurisdictions to install cameras at stop sign intersections for enforcement of vehicle code violations when a vehicle does not come to a complete stop.
• Support state and federal legislation that enhances the safety of the City’s streets for automobile and pedestrian traffic, including issues related to, traffic congestion reduction programs and regional transportation improvements. • Promote funding, policy goals and visibility for the development of autonomous vehicles.
• Support regional, state and federal efforts for the development of compatible autonomous vehicle infrastructure.
• Support measures and discretionary grant programs that provide funding for critical transportation infrastructure projects, which improves mobility for residents and visitors in and around Beverly Hills.
• Support legislation that expands transportation planning, funding, and voluntary incentives to include an increasingly multi-modal perspective focusing on transit, alternative fuel vehicles and fleets, pedestrian ways, bikeways, multi-use trails and parking.
• Support measures which provide the City’s fair share of funding from the state’s cap and trade funding sources.
• Support legislation to provide more tools to both the California Department of Motor Vehicles and local law enforcement to reduce disabled parking placard fraud and abuse.
• Work with other agencies in the region to support current state and federal funding levels and encourage increased funding and flexibility in both operating and capital funding for mass transit.
• In conjunction with the Westside Cities Council of Governments (WSCOG) and other agencies, support legislation that provides incentives for the development of local transportation corridors.
• Support local, regional, state and federal legislative, administrative, and regulatory efforts that will expand and/or supplement funding for maintaining and upgrading major thoroughfares in Beverly Hills to improve the safety for all forms of modality. • Support increased state and federal resources to mitigate traffic congestion on the City of Beverly Hills’ streets and rebuild and maintain roads.
Environmental Sustainability
• Advocate for cost-effective, sustainable, and responsible environmental policy and programs in the a reas of energy efficiency, greenhouse gases, climate change, potable water, wastewater, organic/solid waste removal and storm water, among others.
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• Support state funding opportunities to assist agencies in m eeting sustainability objectives including energy and water efficiencies, decarbonization, active transportation enhancements, connectivity and mobility improvements and carbon sequestration through natural landscape management and protection. • Support legislation for funding opportunities to expand local infrastructure, such as EV charging stations, to support Governor Executive Order N -79-20 on the phase-out of gasoline powered vehicles by Year 2035.
• Support legislation protecting, preserving and restoring the natural environment where it does not conflict with local control and land use designations. • Support efforts to create partnerships among the City, Beverly Hills Unified School District, businesses, residents, and all other community stakehol ders as necessary to achieve a sustainable community.
• Support legislation to combat climate change and improve air quality that results in turning back global warming to minimize drought and wildland fires. • Support funding to foster an environmentally sust ainable city as well as a walk- able community that provides ample goods, services and benefits to all residents while respecting the local environment.
• Support legislation and funding for the Metropolitan Transportation Agency (MTA) and other regional transit authorities to contin ue to create multi -modal transportation systems that minimizes pollution and reduces motor vehicle congestion while ensuring access and mobility for all.
• Oppose legislation that will expand or create new opportunities for off shore oil drilling.
• Support legislation and funding for resiliency such as solar and battery, electric grid hardening, water resource, flood management and cooling centers. • Support state legislation in phasing -out single -use plastic goods and provide funding to develop alternative mat erials and expansion of industrial compostable facilities.
• Support state legislation in the expansion renewable energy ranging from hydrogen gas to off-shore windmills; solar and battery to geothermal; and other forms of green energy.
• Support state fundi ng opportunities to expand the City’s clean vehicle fleet and fueling stations.
Community Services
• Support legislation related to the Internet and filtering in public facilities. • Support funding for literacy and English-as-a-second language programs. • Support protection against censorship and oppose restriction of free speech. • Support funding for ADA facility and park upgrades.
• Support legislation that provides opportunities for healthy “aging in place” (aging in one’s own home) options.
• Where reasonable, support public investment in parks, open space and recreation. • In general, s upport efforts to provide funding for the rehabilitation, development and capital improvements for local park improvements.
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Public Health
• Continue to promote legislation that enhances the health and safety of the general population, with an emp hasis on programs that focus on youth, the elderly and at-risk populations.
• Monitor opportunities to expand the City’s ordinances to regulate smoking t o other communities or through state legislation.
• Support legislation that will increase funding for mental health at the local level in order to address mental health issues and the impact those with mental health issues have on Beverly Hills.
• Support legislation that provides funding to expand the treatment of, and response to, mentally ill persons and the growing issues associated with the mentally ill. • Support legislation that would provide direct funding and alternative avenues of healthcare to local first response agencies to adequately address behavioral and mental health issues.
• Support legislation to maintain or increase funding for the provision of mental health services and to establish programs to assist jurisdictions with helping those individuals who may have mental health issues.
• Support legislative efforts to regulate the smoking of any substance at multi-family complexes both regionally and statewide.
• Support effor ts regionally and statewide to prohibit the sales of tobacco and tobacco related products.
• Oppose legislation that would reduce or eliminate funding allocations for the Prevention and Public Health Fund.
• Support access opportunities for all Californians fo r physical activity, proper nutrition and healthy lifestyle options through the promotion of active transportation, complete street implementation, healthy foods, youth programming and maximizing the usage of green space.
• Support legislation that will actively support and provide funding for vaccinations.
General Government
• Support economic, social, and other sanctions at the local, regional, state, and federal level against Russia until such a time Russia withdraws from Ukraine. • Support legislation that reinstates net neutrality.
• Support legislation that preserves the ability of local governments to provide . broadband capability and services to its residents.
• Support legislation that would prohibit the flying of helicopters , unmanned aircraft or other aircraft at low altitudes over residential neighbors excluding police, fire or other public safety aircraft.
• Support efforts to increase state resources for local arts, cultural events and library programs, including performing and visual arts programs. • Support legislation that encourages policies and programming that promote healthy lifestyles; e.g. physical activity, preventative screenings, healthful eating and core wellness for people of all ages and abilities.
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• Support legislation that would establish statewide regulations prohibiting the use of unmanned aircraft to record or transmit any visual audio recording of any person or private real property in which the subject person or owner of property has a reasonable expectation of privacy.
• Support legislation which recognizes the importance of the Holocaust. • Support state legislation which recognizes the importance of other culturally significant holidays, including Rosh Hashanah, whereby employees may use earned time off to honor those holidays important to their culture or religion. • Oppose legislation and/or actions by the government or other groups which are Antisemitic.
• Oppose legislation and/or actions by the government or other groups which perpetrate hate and extremism between the various cultures and religions. • Condemn any form of hate or extremism on the local, regional, national, or international level.
Public Works – Solid Waste
• Support funding for new infrastructure related to the passage of AB 1826 – Mandatory Commercial Organics Recycling and SB 1383 – Short-Lived Climate Pollutants: Methane Emissions.
• Support legislation that incentivizes corporations to recycle in the United States rather than sending recyclables overseas.
• Support legislation that incentivizes manufacturers to produce recyclable products. • Support legislation that requires manufactures to be responsible for the end of life of non-recyclable products.
• Support legislation that promotes sustainable practices related to waste reduction, increased reuse of materials, and then recycling.
• Support legislation that encourages the reduction diversion of commercial food waste.
Public Works - Stormwater
• Support state and county efforts to develop avenues for agencies to collect revenue to support stormwater retention efforts.
• Support legislation that would classify stormwater as a utility similar to water, wastewater and solid waste services.
• Support legislation for funding stormwater infrastructure improvements, including building facilities to capture stormwater runoff and integrate with local, regional and statewide water resources.
• Support legislation that would provide pragmatic compliance goals in statewide and regional National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits. • Ensure the state continues to fund the California Department of Transportation (Cal Trans) capital construction budget for offsetting their requirements to limit their total maximum daily load (TMDL) for pollutant discharge. Encourage Cal Trans to continue to enter into Cooperative Implementation Agreements with local jurisdictions to fund stormwater capture and retention projects.
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• Ensure that the State (State Water Resources Control Board) continues to provide Cal Trans Stormwater a Compliance Based Credi t System that includes compliance based on using funds to support stormwater projects that would meet statewide TMDLs.
Public Works – Water & Utilities
• Support California Water Fix as it will assist with protecting the water supply for Beverly Hills.
• Support projects and legislation that protect the City’s ability to receive water from the Bay Delta and the State Water Project.
• Support measures that uphold the ability of the City of Beverly Hills City Council to regulate and manage their publicly owned water utility so that local authority is not eroded by state or federal agencies, authorities, or other regulatory bodies. • Oppose legislation that adds requirements to provide services that customers do not value, want, or need.
• Support legislation that ensures local ratemaking authority is preserved and remains meaningful.
• Support policies that recognize, support, and credit the role of water conservation and water use efficiency in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. • Support local control of groundwater uses and groundwater rights unless otherwise contraindicated.
• Support local control for planning management and use of water s upplies to address local needs and contribute to long-term sustainability, unless otherwise contraindicated.
• Support efforts that seek to bring federal sources of funding to California for water infrastructure development and renewable energy development through water management.
• Support cost effective water conservation programs and incentives that are funded by the state or federal government.
• Support flexible funding options and additional funding that will help Beverly Hills upgrade and replace water infrastructure and groundwater development. • Support flexible funding options and additional funding for Beverly Hills wastewater facilities.
• Support legislation for state funding for the development of local water supply and water conservation efforts.
• Support legislation that ensures equitable cos t-sharing between investor -owned utilities and community choice aggregation for stranded costs. • Support funding and legislation for water recycling projects including augmenting potable water.
• Support legislation and funding aimed at strengthening cyber security and preventing cyber security threats to critical infrastructure, including water utilities.
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• Support state funding and a statewide policy for broadband access for all, which would allow remote access for at home education and telework. This will reduce vehicle miles traveled and assist with reducing climate change.
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1 CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA
2021 Executive and Legislative Platform
An executive and legislative platform, approved by the City Council, enables City of Santa Clarita elected officials and staff to act quickly in reaching out to legislators, executive branch elected officials, and legislative, administrative, or regulatory staff in communicating the City’s interests at the federal and state levels of government. The components within the 2021 Executive and Legislative Platform are primarily based upon positions previously adopted by the City Council.
The Santa Clarita City Council establishes the City of Santa Clarita’s official policy position on all legislative, administrative, and regulatory matters with which the City is involved.
Position statements regarding legislative, administrative, regulatory, and other matters for which City Council established policy exists may be communicated by the City Manager or designated staff to legislators, legislative staff, administration officials, administrative staff, regulatory board members, and other entities, as appropriate, reflecting the City Council’s adopted policy.
For those matters in which no City Council policy exists, bills and other legislative, administrative, or regulatory matters will be brought to the City Council Legislative Committee for a recommendation to the full City Council. These matters may also be brought directly to the City Council, upon the request of the Council or in the event that timeliness of action by the City Council is required.
The purpose of the Santa Clarita 2021 Executive and Legislative Platform is to outline the position of the City Council on priority issues and matters that impact the City's ability to operate effectively. City staff will monitor federal and state legislation, and administrative or regulatory proposals; taking appropriate action when required in compliance with the adopted Legislative
2 Platform in order to safeguard and/or advance the City’s interests in Washington, D.C. and Sacramento.
The statements outlined below are intended to assist the City Council and City staff to efficiently and appropriately address proposed legislation, administrative, or regulatory actions to promote City interests and protect local authority, as necessary.
FEDERAL
1. Support legislation seeking to implement the Rim of the Valley Corridor Special Resource Study; containing boundary adjustments that include portions of the Santa Clarita Valley, but does not eliminate or limit current authority of the City of Santa Clarita.
2. Support funding opportunities to be used toward the construction and long-term management of the Saint Francis Dam Disaster National Memorial and National Monument.
3. Support infrastructure legislation and direct grant funding to local governments for a federal investment in transportation, water resources, housing, and community development.
4. Support legislation, regulatory proposals, administrative actions, or public health orders to allow and support businesses that have been forced to limit or close their operations, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, to responsibly reopen and operate to the capacity that will safely initiate the economic recovery process.
5. Support legislation, regulatory proposals, or grant applications that will bring program flexibility and funding beneficial to the City of Santa Clarita under legislation, reauthorizing the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act.
6. Oppose legislation that limits or eliminates local discretionary review of the installation of small cell wireless equipment or any wireless technology facilities on public infrastructure or in the public right of way.
7. Oppose regulatory efforts by Congress or the Federal Communications Commission to erode, limit, or eliminate local government authority regarding siting of cellular communications towers, transmission sites, or other infrastructure.
8. Support legislation that enables local governments to enact ordinances or exercise regulatory authority governing residential recovery facilities, including, but not limited to, drugs and alcohol.
9. Support legislation to increase funding for, creating enhancements to, or expanding the boundaries of the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument.
10. Work with Members of Congress regarding issues related to the potential legislative establishment of a Castaic Wilderness area.
3 11. Support legislation and grant opportunities that will preserve or increase funding for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program and HOME Investment Partnerships Program.
12. Support legislation, regulatory proposals, or administrative efforts that provide additional authority or funding for municipalities to address homeless issues within their communities.
13. Support legislation or grant opportunities for local governments that provide funding for development or enhancing alternative fueling stations for vehicles.
14. Seek funding opportunities to be used toward construction of a new Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s station within the City of Santa Clarita.
15. Support legislation, administrative proposals, or grant opportunities that will increase funding for Santa Clarita’s community services; including, but not limited to, funding for local law enforcement Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) and enhanced Justice Assistance Grants (JAG).
16. Support legislation, administrative actions, or regulatory proposals ensuring that contract cities for law enforcement services are treated equally with municipalities providing full service or in-house law enforcement services.
17. Support legislation or funding opportunities for development of a community arts center.
18. Support funding opportunities to be used toward the operation or programming of the Santa Clarita Valley Senior Center.
19. Support incentives and programs utilized by states and local governments designed to keep filming within the United States, and in particular, California.
20. Work with the Federal Emergency Management Agency to secure updated community flood maps and mitigation funding.
21. Support legislation, administrative proposals, or grant opportunities that will secure funding for Santa Clarita’s emergency management services and pre-disaster mitigation funding, including resources to assist with wildfire mitigation.
22. Oppose the imposition of unfunded or less-than-fully-funded mandates on local governments.
4 STATE
1. Support legislation that provides more transparency and contact between mobilehome park owners and residents; particularly in the areas of mobilehome park owner/tenant relations, conversion of senior parks to family parks, mobilehome lease agreements, mobilehome rent adjustments, and mobilehome park maintenance and evictions.
2. Support legislation that requires local government consultation and approval before the State of California may issue approval or permits in a manufactured housing community, which, were it not for preemptive state jurisdiction, would otherwise require local government review and approval.
3. Support legislation, regulatory proposals, or administrative actions to accelerate the development and implementation of enhanced electrical utility infrastructure, including undergrounding of utility equipment, that ensures reliable utility service and public safety and prevents the use of public safety power shutoffs.
4. Support legislative efforts to address the negative impacts of AB 109, Proposition 47, and Proposition 57 on local governments and provide local law enforcement with the appropriate tools to reduce criminal activity.
5. Support legislation that would increase local involvement in the review and petition of a person’s parole.
6. Oppose legislation or regulatory action that seeks to limit or eliminate municipal authority to regulate or ban commercial growing, processing, licensing, sale, or transport of cannabis or cannabis products for recreational or medical use.
7. Support legislation that authorizes a local agency the authority to regulate the delivery of cannabis or cannabis products within its jurisdictional boundaries.
8. Oppose legislation that proposes to convert the Regional Housing Need Assessment (RHNA) from a planning process to a production standard.
9. Oppose legislation that penalizes a city or local government if the units identified in the RHNA are not constructed.
10. Support legislation that seeks to revise the formula for allocating vehicle license fee adjustment amounts to restore revenues to cities that have annexed developed areas.
11. Support legislation to authorize state funding to assist local agencies in the development of affordable housing, infrastructure, and economic development projects.
12. Support legislation, regulatory proposals, administrative actions, or public health orders to allow and support businesses that have been forced to limit or close their operations, due to
5 the COVID-19 pandemic, to responsibly reopen and operate to the capacity that will safely initiate the economic recovery process.
13. Oppose legislation that seeks to impose district-based voting systems in municipal elections or otherwise mandates specific actions for municipalities to implement when challenged regarding compliance with the California Voting Rights Act.
14. Oppose legislation that removes or limits the authority of local jurisdictions to determine how best to comply with provisions of the California Voting Rights Act.
15. Oppose legislation that changes the composition of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Board of Directors (Metro), resulting in a reduction of Santa Clarita’s representation or influence with the Board of Directors.
16. Oppose legislation that seeks to circumvent local control and local circumstances when addressing homelessness.
17. Support legislation, regulatory, or administrative efforts that provide additional authority or funding for municipalities to address homeless issues within their communities.
18. Support legislation, administrative proposals, or grant opportunities that will secure funding for Santa Clarita’s emergency management services and pre-disaster mitigation funding, including resources to assist with wildfire mitigation, with the California Office of Emergency Services.
19. Oppose legislation, regulatory proposals, or administrative actions to limit or eliminate local government authority or mandate by-right approvals relative to the siting or modification of telecommunications equipment or infrastructure.
20. Oppose legislation that limits or eliminates local discretionary review of the installation of small cell wireless equipment or any wireless technology facilities on public infrastructure or in the public right of way.
21. Support legislation, regulatory proposals, or administrative actions to assure timely reimbursements of mandated reimbursements owed to the City of Santa Clarita by the State of California.
22. Support legislation that maintains or enhances the City’s ability to keep and protect existing state and local funding sources providing revenues to the City of Santa Clarita.
23. Oppose legislation that limits local control of municipal public services or imposes new financial burdens.
24. Support legislation that provides greater stability and security of the California Public Employees Retirement System.
6 25. Monitor and influence legislation, regulatory proposals, or other actions regarding the proposed California High-Speed Rail Authority project; opposing alignment proposals that are not fully underground within the Palmdale to Burbank project section or otherwise negatively impact Santa Clarita residents and the community.
26. Oppose legislation that would infringe upon the authority of local governments to effectively administer and consider unique local circumstances when processing permits and enforcing building and safety standards.
27. Oppose legislation that would interfere with, limit, or eliminate the decision-making authority of municipalities in the area of local land use.
28. Oppose legislation that seeks to limit or eliminate municipal authority to regulate street or sidewalk vendors.
29. Support legislation requiring transparency in the state licensing requirements for alcohol and drug residential rehabilitation or recovery facilities on par with public noticing requirements for group home facilities.
30. Oppose legislation that seeks to limit or eliminate municipal authority to permit, regulate, or prohibit shared mobility devices.
31. Support legislation that provides local governments with a role in regulating the location of state licensed alcohol or drug recovery facilities.
32. Support legislation that will preserve or enhance the tools, incentives, and programs utilized by local governments and the state that will promote filming in California.
33. Advocate for measures that support the City’s continued efforts to retain and promote the growth or expansion of local businesses.
34. Support legislation, regulatory proposals, or grant opportunities for local governments that provide funding for developing or enhancing alternative fueling stations for vehicles.
35. Support legislation or funding opportunities for development of a community arts center.
36. Support legislative and regulatory efforts to ensure Santa Clarita receives its fair share of transportation revenue; based upon appropriate population statistics or proportionate to transportation tax dollars generated in the City and increase funding for local transportation, transit programs, and projects.
37. Oppose legislation that would prohibit or limit local governments’ ability to contract out for the provision of services.
7 38. Oppose legislation that mandates local governments provide specific benefits to employees or removes or limits local authority to determine the level of benefits to be provided to employees.
39. Support measures that provide funding to local agencies for training, effective disaster preparedness, sheriff’s station infrastructure, homeland security, and emergency planning.
40. Support legislation, regulations, or administrative actions ensuring all cities, including contract cities, have equal access to funding which increases public safety services.
41. Support legislation, regulations, or administrative actions ensuring all cities, including contract cities, have equal access to funding for parks, recreation, and open space.
42. Support legislation and administrative actions that protect the ability for a local government to preserve open space in and around a local government’s jurisdiction.
43. In partnership with the Santa Clarita Valley Sanitation District, work with state legislators and administration officials in seeking funding to continue reduction of self-regenerating water softeners and/or provides funding for the chloride compliance project.
44. Support legislation that enhances transparency in the decision-making process of the State Water Resources Control Board and the Regional Water Quality Control Board.
45. Support full funding of the state’s obligation to support local public libraries pursuant to existing formulas established in the state’s education code.
46. Support legislation that directs a portion of Cap-and-Trade funds toward local transportation projects, excluding additional funds for high-speed rail.
47. Support legislation that increases penalties for possession of date rape drugs with the intention of committing sexual assault.
48. Oppose the imposition of unfunded or inadequately funded state mandates.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:
Masis Hagobian
Intergovernmental Relations Analyst
[email protected]
(661) 286-4057
The Santa Clarita City Council adopted the 2021 Legislative Platform on November 10, 2020.
2023 Legislative Platform
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Introduction
The purpose of the City’s annual Legislative Platform is to represent the official City positions on proposed regional, state, and federal legislation. The Legislative Platform is aligned with the City’s five S trategic Goals which focus on providing the highest level of service to the City’s residents and businesses.
The Legislative Platform provides clear direction to the City Manager to respond and take action quickly, under the direction of City Council , as initiatives that impact the City are considered at the regional, state, and federal levels. The City Manager shall coordinate the monitoring of legislative issues that impact the City and ensure that the City take s a position on all applicable proposed regional, state-wide, and national legislation, regulation, and related matters.
Staff will update the Legislative Platform throughout the year at the direction of the City Manager, as necessary, to address and prioritize ne w issues as they relate to the City or the region. The Legislative Platform does not preclude City Council consideration of additional legislative and regulatory matters arising throughout the year . As necessary, Staff will solicit City Council authorization to amend the Legislative Platform to include items not included in the existing Legislative Platform.
For proposed legislation, either consistent with the City’s Legislative Platform or consistent with legislative positions the City has taken in the past, City Staff shall be authorized to prepare position letters on behalf of the Mayor and/or City Councilmembers . Items not addressed in the City’s Legislative Platform may require further City Council direction. Legislative priorities may only address issues directly relevant to or impacting the provision of municipal services. Generally, the City will not address matters that are not pertinent to the City’s local government services such as international issues.
City departments are encouraged to monitor and be knowledgeable of any legislative issues related to their discipline. However, requests for the City to take positions on a legislative matter must be directed to the City Manager’s Office. City departments may not take pos itions on legislative issues without City Manager’s Office review and approval.
The City’s primary legislative focus includes protecting local government control, maintaining local government revenue, pursuing public security funding, obtaining funding for environmental sustainability, transportation, recreational, technology and public infrastructure improvements.
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Guiding Principles – City Strategic Plan
The Legislative Platform is aligned with the City’s five strategic goals.
1. Enhance Customer Service, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Communication
2. Support Community Safety and Preparedness
3. Promote a Quality Workforce through Teamwork and Organizational Efficiencies
4. Develop and Maintain Quality Infrastructure and Technology
5. Champion Economic Development and Fiscal Sustainability
2023 Legislative Priorities
1. Ensure local city input on all regional land use and planning issues.
2. Support efforts to increase the amount of transportation funds allocated to local jurisdictions for discretionary projects.
3. Pursue funding for projects that improve the quality of life in El Segundo.
4. Support regional economic development policies that provide for planned economic growth in the City and neighboring communities.
5. Oppose unfunded mandates to the City for any new or continuing program/service.
6. Support local control over the administration of local programs.
7. Ensure that the County’s responsibilities for mandated programs are not passed on to the City in the form of undue burdens/financial mandates.
8. Support efforts to monitor air quality and promote clean air initiatives and programs.
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General Government
City of El Segundo supports:
1. Efforts that are consistent with the doctrine of local control especially in the areas of police power, land use planning and public safety.
2. Enhanced local control of resources and that allows the City to address the needs of its constituents within a framework of regional cooperation.
3. Preserving local control of short-term rentals and online hotel intermediaries.
4. The use of federal and state incentives for local government, rather than mandates.
5. Funding opportunities for public facilities and service s including capital improvement projects, public works projects, homeland security, library, parks and social service facilities.
6. Keeping land use local and not a matter of state authority.
7. Applying lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic to allow expanded use of email notification, postings on agency websites, publicizing at community groups, and/or other methods of outreach available.
8. Developing and supporting a long term strategy to hold large scale municipal organizations accountable for environmental violations that place the quality of life and health of residents and businesses at risk.
City of El Segundo opposes:
1. State and federal legislation that preempts the City’s local authority.
2. State or federal mandates without the direct or indirect reimbursement for the costs associated with complying with new and/or modified laws, regulations, policies, procedures, permits and/or programs.
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City Clerk/Electoral Process
City of El Segundo supports:
1. Safeguards ensuring that all eligible voters are provided with the mechanisms to exercise the right to vote.
2. Transparency, public participation and first amendment rights, while preserving procedures that continue to foster efficient government proceedings.
3. Efforts to enhance local governments’ ability to achieve greater transparency of governmental business by improving the platform in which agencies can publish and advertise notices, resolutions, orders, or other matters required by law.
4. Measures that preserve the integrity and fundamentals of the Brown Act and oppose measures that would constrain communication among staff and local officials.
5. Increased local autonomy, protecting privacy and maintain ing the City’s authority over public records. This includes measures that provide for the recovery of costs concerning public records requests.
6. Maximizing the City’s ability to efficiently and effectively administer local elections, including programs designed to encourage and increase voter education, registration and voter turn-out.
Community Services
City of El Segundo supports:
1. Funding for the development and rehabilitation of infrastructure in parks, libraries, public right of ways, and similar neighborhood and community-serving facilities.
2. Funding for ADA upgrades.
3. Enhanced California State Library funding and budget.
4. Statewide initiatives for:
• Early education • Digital literacy
• Services for vulnerable populations • Career support
• Adult/family literacy • After-school/summer programs for youth • Healthy lifestyles
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5. Expanded opportunities for healthy “aging in place” options and services for the older adult population.
6. Equitable access to library and information services including:
• Broadband equity for California communities
• eMedia and electronic resources
• Technology for use in the home, including laptops and hotspots
7. Enhanced school sites and support of educational partnerships between cities and school districts.
8. Intellectual freedom and privacy.
9. Increased state resources for local arts, recreation, cultural events and library programs.
Economic Development
City of El Segundo supports:
1. Measures that enhance the City’s business attraction and retention efforts.
2. Providing resources and incentives to supports job creation, business attraction, and retention.
Emergency Management
City of El Segundo supports:
1. Funding that promotes mitigation, preparedness , response , and recovery efforts for manmade and natural disaster hazards.
2. Funding for disaster relief for all types of natural and manmade disasters.
3. Efforts to coordinate the development of telecommunications infrastr ucture within the region for use during large scale emergencies.
4. I.C.I. System (Interagency Communications Interoperability System) participation among jurisdictions and funding for equipment and operations.
5. Funding for the Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) and other funding initiatives administered by the Department of Homeland Security to enhance the City’s ability to respond to regional or national threats.
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Environmental Sustainability
City of El Segundo supports:
1. State bonds, funding, and legislation aimed at improving ocean water quality and reducing ocean pollution, banning new offshore oil or gas drilling or extraction, and funding coastal clean-up and restoration.
2. Cost-effective, sustainable, and responsible environmental policy and pr ograms in the areas of energy efficiency, greenhouse gases, climate change, potable water, wastewater, solid waste removal and stormwater, among others.
3. State funding opportunities to assist agencies in meeting sustainability objectives including energy and water efficiencies, active transportation enhancements, connectivity and mobility improvements and carbon sequestration through natural landscape management and protection.
4. Protecting, preserving and restoring the natural environment where it does not conflict with local control and land use designations.
5. Creating partnerships among the City , El Segundo Unified School District, businesses, residents, and all other community stakeholders as necessary to achieve a sustainable community.
6. Proactively addressing climate change and improving air quality. Support funding to foster an environmentally sustainable city, walkable community that provides ample goods, services and benefits to all residents while respecting the local environment.
7. Funding for the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Tran sportation Authority (Metro) and other regional transit authorities to continue to create multi -modal transportation systems that minimize pollution and reduce motor vehicle congestion while ensuring access and mobility for all.
Fiscal and Administrative
City of El Segundo supports:
1. Fiscal sustainability and best -practice administrative initiatives to ensure the delivery of unparalleled city services.
2. Full cost reimbursement to the City for all federal, state and county-mandated programs.
3. Protect the integrity of existing revenue sources for local government.
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4. Efforts to achieve public employee pension reform.
5. Efforts to maintain and expand the types of municipal investment-grade revenue bonds.
6. Efforts to achieve public employee workers’ compensation reform.
7. Measures that will create stricter rules for local municipalities to raise state and local taxes, fees, assessments, and property-related fees.
City of El Segundo opposes:
1. Any attempt to eliminate or limit the traditional tax exemption for municipal bonds.
2. Legislation that makes local agencies more dependent on the State for financial stability and policy direction.
3. Changes in revenue allocations that negatively affect local government, including the redistribution of sales tax, property tax, COPS grants, Proposition 172 funds, gas tax (HUTA), transient occupancy tax (TOT) and vehicle in-lieu fees (VLF).
4. Efforts by the State or Federal government to preempt the City’s right to levy and coll ect taxes, fees and assessments.
5. Diminishing the City’s authority over local taxes and fees.
Human Resources
City of El Segundo supports:
1. Measures that p lace reasonable parameters over public pension plans, while opposing measures that would eliminate local control over plan specifics.
2. Managing the rising cost of health insurance and urging officials to fully consider the financial impact on local governments when considering any health care coverage legislation.
City of El Segundo opposes:
1. Measures that mandate upon local governments additional and costly program s for employee benefits without local control.
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Planning, Housing and Land Use
City of El Segundo supports:
1. Increased input from municipalities in the development of the Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA).
2. Flexibility for local jurisdictions to work together to provide housing that counts toward the Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) requirements.
3. Maintaining local control over medical marijuana dispensaries and upholding cities’ ability to regulate and ban dispensaries.
4. Funding for affordable senior housing opportunities and projects.
5. California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) reform to expedite and streamline both project development and delivery, especially for transportation, transit -oriented, infill, and/or housing projects.
6. Measures that require transparency in CEQA litigation and eliminate duplicative CEQA lawsuits.
7. The restoration and expansion of tax increment tools to build affordable housing stock, improve public transit, and reduce climate -warming carbon emissions. Incentivize collaboration among potentially impacted jurisdictions by sharing the net proceeds from future tax increment financing districts, and emphasize tax increment as a public financing tool that does not increase taxes to residents.
8. Secure adequate and sustainable funding for cities to increase construction of housing at all income levels, particularly affordable housing and workforce housing.
9. Reform state housing laws to ensure cities retain local decision -making to meet the needs of their communities.
10. Redevelopment like process to facilitate community development focused on infrastructure to support housing, improved jobs/housing balance, infill and improved conditions/opportunities for disadvantaged communities.
City of El Segundo opposes:
1. Limiting the City’s ability to condition and deny projects that negatively impact the community.
2. Overriding the City’s adopted zoning ordinances.
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3. Legislation that establishes detrimental, residential rent control restrictions (such as AB 1482)
4. Legislation that reduces local land -use authority and/or alters local land use zoning designations without approval of local City Council (such as SB 50).
5. Any additional mandatory general plan elements that don’t allow cities and counties the flexibility to determine how to include new mandatory subject matter.
Public Safety
City of El Segundo supports:
1. Assistance for local police, fire, and homeland security initiatives, and any measures that will help contribute to local public safety.
2. Strengthening local law enforcement’s ability to prevent and fight crime.
3. Funding and alternative avenues of health care to local first response agencies to adequately address behavioral health issues.
4. Strengthening programs that support crime victims and their families through advocacy, and outreach.
5. Strengthening state and regional collaboration to reduce and prevent homelessness as well as programs that provide funding to cities to implement local strategies.
6. Strengthening efforts to eradicate human trafficking.
7. Fire prevention and environmental safety legislation and funding.
8. Legislation that aids paramedics and other emergency medical service practitioners in their ability to be responsive to community needs , including AB 40 - Reduction of Ambulance Patient Offloading Time at Hospitals.
9. Funding initi atives for Peace Officers Standards and Training (POST) and other law enforcement support organizations.
10. Upholding local control and preserves a city’s “Section 201” and “Section 224” rights to continue to contract for or provide pre-hospital medical care and transport.
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City of El Segundo opposes:
1. Impeding local law enforcement from addressing crime problems and recovering costs resulting from a crime committed by the guilty party.
2. Limiting local police departments’ ability to collect and utilize asset forfeiture funds for a wide variety of police services.
3. Modifying bail programs that are potentially harmful to El Segundo community.
4. Expanding “early release” for serious and violent offenders.
5. Expanding the definition of “early release”, non-serious crimes, and non-violent crimes.
6. Any further actions that would re-categorizing serious crimes as non-serious crimes.
7. Decriminalizing existing crimes in California or reducing the sentences of any offenses, resulting in the release of serious criminals who may further harm the safety of the public and law enforcement personnel.
8. Legislation that requires local Public Safety agencies to take on more services without providing full funding to provide new/enhanced services.
Public Works
City of El Segundo supports:
1. Increased funding for maintaining and upgrading the City’s major streets, allowing for better traffic flow and user safety.
2. Funding for transportation infrastructure projects that improve mobil ity for residents , businesses and visitors.
3. Expanded transportation funding to encourage use of public transit, alternative fuel vehicles and fleets, pedestrian ways, bikeways, and multi-use trails.
4. Measures that provide City ’s fair share of funding from the State’s ”C ap and T rade” funding sources.
5. Measures that seek to reevaluate the method and manner in which the state and federal gas taxes are collected and allocated to local jurisdictions to emphasize actual roadway usage (i.e. working/daytime population-based).
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6. Efforts to secure the City’s fair share of funding from SB 1 revenues to fund local transportation projects.
7. Working with other agencies in the region to support current state and federal funding levels and encourage increased funding and flexibility in both operating and capital funding for mass transit.
8. Working with the South Bay Cities Council of Governments and ot her regional agencies to support legislation that provides incentives for the improvement and/or development of regional transportation corridors.
City of El Segundo opposes:
1. Efforts to remove local regulatory authority on wireless infrastructure development.
2. Any legislation that threatens to withhold State-allocated funds reserved for roadway or other public infrastructure maintenance and/or improvements if certain actions are not taken by the local jurisdiction, such as construction of housing or homeless shelters.
3. Legislation that supersedes local authorities’ land use policies and practices, that result in a “one size fits all” mandate.