Agenda Item: 8
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
AGENDA REPORT
CONSENT CALENDAR
CITY MANAGER APPROVAL:
DATE: December 12, 2023
SUBJECT: SANTA CLARITA 2024 EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE
PLATFORM
DEPARTMENT: City Manager's Office
PRESENTER: Masis Hagobian
RECOMMENDED ACTION
City Council adopt the Santa Clarita 2024 Executive and Legislative Platform.
BACKGROUND
Many cities, special districts, and other organizations that frequently take positions on federal and state legislation, adopt an annual legislative program or platform. The legislative platform outlines policy statements regarding legislative and regulatory issues that are of interest to the organization and are likely to come forward during the congressional session or state legislative session. The City Council adopted the Santa Clarita 2023 Executive and Legislative Platform on December 13, 2022.
The attached Santa Clarita 2024 Executive and Legislative Platform outlines policy statements regarding legislative and regulatory issues that are of interest to the City of Santa Clarita (City) and may come forward during the 118th Congress and the California Legislature’s 2023-24 Session.
The proposed changes to the 2024 Executive and Legislative Platform include:
• Adding the following item to the federal and state section: “Support legislation, regulatory proposals, or administrative actions that increase penalties for possession or purchase of fentanyl with the intention to sell or administer.” • Removing item 4 in the federal section and items 13-16 in the state section, related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
• Revising item 13 in the federal section and item 23 in the state section to support policies that provide direct funding to cities to address homelessness issues. • Revising item 52 in the state section to exclude any additional Cap-and-Trade funds
towards the California High-Speed Rail project.
The aforementioned proposed changes to the 2024 Executive and Legislative Platform were presented to the City Council Legislative Committee on November 20, 2023.
The 2024 Executive and Legislative Platform is consistent with previous positions adopted by the City Council and is designed to provide City staff, as well as the City’s federal and state legislative delegation, with general guidance on legislative and regulatory issues of interest and concern to the City Council. The 2024 Executive and Legislative Platform will also inform organizations with an advocacy presence in Washington and Sacramento of the Santa Clarita City Council’s legislative interests. Finally, the document will assist staff in communicating about legislative and regulatory issues of interest and concern and will enable staff to quickly respond in the event an issue of direct impact to the City requires immediate action.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION
Other direction, as provided by the City Council.
FISCAL IMPACT
No additional resources beyond those contained within the adopted Fiscal Year 2023-24 budget are required for implementation of the recommended action.
ATTACHMENTS
Santa Clarita 2024 Executive and Legislative Platform (Redline)