CITY OF MENIFEE
SUBJECT: 2024 Legislative Platform
MEETING DATE: March 6, 2024
TO: Mayor and City Council
PREPARED BY: Philip Southard, Public Information and Legislative Affairs Officer
REVIEWED BY: Rebekah Kramer, Assistant to the City Manager APPROVED BY: Armando G. Villa, City Manager
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RECOMMENDED ACTION
1. Review and approve the updated 2024 Legislative Platform.
DISCUSSION
The Legislative Platform summarizes the Mayor and City Council’s positions on priority issues and is used to guide city officials and staff in responding to legislative proposals at the county, state, and federal levels throughout the year.
Staff presented recommended updates to the City’s Legislative Platform at the Menifee City Council meeting on February 7, 2024. The Legislative Platform had been updated for 2024 to reflect general updates occurring over the last calendar year and added language to give the City of Menifee clearer discretion in supporting endeavors that have a regional economic development benefit.
Based on the direction provided by the Mayor and City Council, additional updates have been made to the overarching guidelines of the legislative platform that specify the City’s opposition to new state or federal taxes and fees that would impact Menifee residents and businesses, as well as unfunded mandates. Updates have also been made to clarify that the City would only take positions on matters that directly correlate with the City’s operations. Language has also been added to further clarify that the overarching guidelines are to be reflected in all aspects of the legislative platform and issue positions.
STRATEGIC PLAN OBJECTIVE
Community Engagement and Social Infrastructure
City of Menifee Staff Report
City of Menifee 2024 Legislative Platform
March 6, 2024
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FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact associated with the recommended action.
ATTACHMENTS
1. Legislative Platform 2024
2. Legislative Platform 2024 (Redlined)