2.0 Long-term Advocacy Positions – Community
Development
2.1 Economic Development
(4) Advocate and support research and deve lopment funding that increases and capitalizes on the capabilitie s of our existing industrie s or emerging technology business development, including bioscience, information technology, nanotechnology, biomedical device manufacturing, and stem cell and medical research, and increase the role of federa l research and development in civilian research and technology. Support programs that prom ote continued/increased research and development that is innova tive, entrepreneuria l and has growth potential. [Combined from two policies that first appeared in 1994; Modified 2003 Community Development Staff Recommendation; 2003 Community Development Staff Recommendation, 2005 modified by staff] (Moved to long-term Council Policy, RTC 12-009, February 7, 2012) Lead Dept. OCM
(6) Support efforts to identify, assess, and mitigate key obstacles to business development in California, including workers compensation insurance and government regulations nega tively impacting business. [2003 Community Development Staff Recommendation/2006 NLC Resolution] ( Moved to long-term Council Policy, RTC 12-009, February 7, 2012) Lead Dept. OCM (8) Urge the federal government to provid e economic stimulus assistance to businesses and local economies that experience economic injury because of incidents that include terrorist attacks , and/or natural disasters, or national economic recessions/market instability/c redit crises, or pandemics. [2002 NLC Resolution; 2003 Community Development & Public Works Staff Recommendation; 2006 Community Development staff recomme ndation; 2009 Public Works staff modification] (Moved to long-term Council Policy, RTC 12-009, February 7, 2012) Lead Dept. OCM
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4.0 Long-Term Advocacy Positions - Public Safety
4.1 Law Enforcement
(1) Support legislation that imposes stricter guidelines for the sale and/or purchase of weapons, and limits the availability of high capacity weapons and ammunition and encourage stricter sentences for conviction involving firearms. Support adequate safeguards prior to purchases. [ DPS Staff 2007, 2009 DPS staff modification ] (Moved to Long Term Council Policy, RTC 12-09, February 7, 2012) Lead Dept.
DPS
(2) Oppose the legalization and or decriminalization of all controlled substances, as defined by Title 21 of the US Code. [*/2001 clarification/amended 2008] (Moved to Long Term Council Policy, RTC 12-09, February 7, 2012) Lead Dept. DPS (3) Support a strong intergovernmental partnership for municipalities in their role in national defense, and collaboration in preventing and responding to disasters. [2003/2006 NLC Resolution ] (Moved to Long Term Council Policy, RTC 12- 09,
February 7, 2012) Lead Dept. DPS
(4) Support legislation that pr ovides supplemental funding to cities for local law enforcement programs (i.e. Supplementa l Law Enforcement Services, SLES) [2003 Public Safety Staff Recommendation] (Moved to Long Term Council Policy, RTC 12-09, February 7, 2012) Lead Dept. DPS
(5) Support efforts to provide resources to assist local law enforcement agencies with the deployment of state-of-the art non-lethal technologies such as electronic control devices in an effort to promote public safety. [ 2007 NLC Resolution; 2009 DPS staff modification] (Moved to Long Term Counc il Policy, RTC 12-09, February 7, 2012) Lead Dept. DPS
(6) Support legislation that improves edu cation, training, and enforcement efforts aimed at combatting human trafficking. (RTC 14-0726, August 12, 2014; Adopted w/ modification, RTC 15-0008, January 6, 2015) Lead Dept. DPS (6)(7) Support legislation that improves education, training and enforcement efforts aimed at combatting hate crimes. Lead Dept. DPS (7)(8
) Support efforts to strengthen legisl ation pertaining to gun violence restraining orders (GVROs), includi ng increasing the duration of GVROs and enhancing the ability of law enforcement agencies to remove firearms from those who may be a danger to themselves or others. (Adopted, RTC 21-0025, January 12, 2021) Lead Dept. DPS
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4.2 Fire Services
(1) Support consolidation of regulatory programs at the local level and limit actions on local government liability in implementing mandates in regard to toxics control. [*/2001 Clarification] (Moved to Long Term Council Policy, RTC 12-09, February 7, 2012) Lead Dept. DPS
(2) Support legislation that provides for or enhances state funding to local agencies for reimbursement of costs incurred for providing mutual aid during wildland fires.
Lead Dept. DPS
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5.0 Long-term Advocacy Positions – Socio-Economic
5.2 Economy and Employment
(1) Support development of federal U.S. congr essional legislation that will support funding to continue school -to-work opportunities. [2003, 2004 NLC Resolution, 2012 NOVA staff modification ] (Moved to long-term Council Policy, RTC 12-09, February 7, 2012) Lead Dept. NOVA
(2) Support increased flexib
ility and resources for local workforce development boards to launch sector-driven i ndustry initiatives to address current and projected workforce needs that may include information technology, healthcare, and renewable energy, among other industries experiencing workforce shortages in the future. [2006 NOVA staff recommendation/amended 2008 ] (Moved to long-t erm Council Policy, RTC 12-09, February 7, 2012) Lead Dept. NOVA
(3) Supporting the quality of life in Sunnyvale, the City would supports legislation to increase the current minimum wage or tie future increases to Consumer Price Index (CPI) or inflation. (RTC: #14-028, May 20, 2014) Lead Dept. OCM Attachment 2
7.0 Long-term Advocacy Positions – Planning and
Management
D. Human Resources
(1) California P
ublic Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) - support efforts that maintain or increase local contracting agency control for the use of assets in individual employer accounts and oppose a ny actions that would divert assets from individual employer accounts, including opposing any benefit enhancements for participants that are mandated by the State. Lead Dept. HRD (2) Oppose any form of mandatory enrollment in Social Secur ity for employees covered under another retirement program and oppose any form of mandatory enrollment in Medicare for employees currently excluded as a result of being employed by the City prior to April 1, 1986. Lead Dept. HRD (3) Support legislation regarding worker'
s compensation reform that reduces or does
not increase costs to the City, and which continues to provide reasonable and necessary medical treatment to the injured employee. Lead Dept. HRD Attachment 2