MEMORANDUM
Date: 9/5/23
To: Mayor, City Council Members, City Manager Maraskeshia Smith From: Scott Alonso
Subject: Federal and State Legislative Update
(Informational Item for Council Meeting of September 26, 2023) Attached are support letters for the following state and federal bills:
Support for S. 2162 (Feinstein): Support To Rehydrate the Environment, Agriculture, and Municipalities Act (STREAM Act). Provided for information.
Support for S. 1686 (Schatz and Padilla): Reforming Disaster Recovery Act. Provided for information.
Support for ACA 13 (Ward): A constitutional amendment that would increase a vote requirement for future ballot measures, be approved by the same proportion of votes cast as the ballot measure would require. The constitutional amendment would also preserve the right of cities to place advisory questions on the ballot to ask voters their opinion on issues. Provided for information.
Support for AB 1423 (Schiavo): Prohibit a local government entity, including any school, from purchasing or installing a covered surface containing regulated perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances starting January 1, 2026. Provided for information.
These issues met the priorities outlined in the City’s adopted 2023 state and federal legislative platforms.
Thank you,
Scott Alonso
Government Affairs Officer
City of Santa Rosa
Communications and Intergovernmental Relations Office
637 First Street Santa Rosa CA 95404