ITEM FOR DISCUSSION:2025 LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM & PRIORITY PROJECTSJANUARY 14, 202510H CITY COUNCIL STATE AND FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY COMMITTEEREVIEW AND PROVIDE DIRECTION ON THE 2025 LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM AND PRIORITY PROJECTS, ACCEPT AND FILE MEETING MINUTES, AND APPROVE 2025 DELEGATION TRIPS. EXPENDITURE: APPROXIMATELY $20,000 (GENERAL FUND)C I T Y C O U N C I L S T A T E & F E D E R A L L E G I S L A T I V E A D V O C A C Y C O M M I T T E E2 C I T Y C O U N C I L S T A T E & F E D E R A L L E G I S L A T I V E A D V O C A C Y C O M M I T T E E3
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GOALS:1. STREAMLINING STAFF ACTIONS2. LEGISLATION ADVOCACY3. MAKING TIMELY AND IMPACTFUL POLICY CONTRIBUTIONS4. MEANINGFULLY ENGAGING WITH KEY OFFICIALS5. ENSURING TRANSPARENCY 2025 LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM ALIGNS WITH COUNCIL ADOPTED GOALS AND PRIORITIES OF THE STRATEGIC PLANC I T Y C O U N C I L S T A T E & F E D E R A L L E G I S L A T I V E A D V O C A C Y C O M M I T T E E5
PRIORITY PROJECTS
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1. CIVIC CENTER WORK WITH STATE LEGISLATURE TO OBTAIN FIRST RIGHT OF REFUSAL LEGISLATION ALLOWING FOR THE ACQUISITION OF THE STATE TRAFFIC COURT ANNEX PROPERTY
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2. ALTERNATIVE ENERGYINDEPENDENCE FUNDINGLOBBY FOR SUPPORT ON EV CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT PROGRAMS AND OTHER ALTERNATIVE FUEL INITIATIVES
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3. VEHICLE CODE AMENDMENT LOBBY FOR LEGISLATION TO ALLOW FOR DIGITAL PARKING VIOLATION ENFORCEMENT CAMERAS ON CITY VEHICLES
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4. DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE CITIZEN BROADBAND RADIO SYSTEM (CBRS) NETWORK/PUBLIC SAFETY CAMERA EXPANSION TO INCLUDE 5 MORE SITES AND 100 ADDITIONAL CAMERAS ($1.6-$2.0 million)
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5. REPLACE MOBILE DATA COMPUTERS (MDCS) IN TORRANCE POLICE DEPARTMENT ($700,000),000)
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6. COMMUNITY WELLNESS PROJECTSINSTALL RUBBERIZED PLAYGROUND SURFACE AND IMPROVE ADA ACCESSIBILITY AT 6 OF 30 PARKS ($3 MILLION)
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7. COLUMBIA PARK ARTIFICAL TURF INSTALLATION INSTALL ARTIFICAL TURF REPLACEMENT SOCCER FIELDS TO IMPROVE WATER RESILENCY (UPDATED $2.25 MILLION)
2024 PRIORITY PROJECTS Collaborative Reform Training ($1 Million)Rep. Waters carried in House CJS billBody Worn Camera & Software Program ($1.1 Million)Rep. Lieu carried in House CJS bill Affordable Housing and Parking Project/DT ($850,000)Rep. Waters carried in House THUDC I T Y C O U N C I L S T A T E & F E D E R A L L E G I S L A T I V E A D V O C A C Y C O M M I T T E E14 2023 / 2022 PRIORITY PROJECTS Columbia Park Water Conservation ProjectRep. Lieu carried in Omnibus appropriations ($850,000)Torrance Temporary Housing ProgramRep. Lieu carried in appropriations ($1 Million)Rep. Waters carried in appropriations ($750,000)TPD Body Worn and In-Car Cameras Project ($1 Million)Senator Feinstein/Padilla carried in appropriationsC I T Y C O U N C I L S T A T E & F E D E R A L L E G I S L A T I V E A D V O C A C Y C O M M I T T E E15 2021 PRIORITY PROJECTS Torrance Pathway, Com. Resource and Response Ctr. ($6.5 Million)Rep. Lieu carried in appropriations ($1 million)Asm. Muratsuchi carried in state appropriations ($5.5 Million)Torrance Airport Stormwater Basin Project ($938,000)Rep. Waters/Senator Padilla carried in appropriations C I T Y C O U N C I L S T A T E & F E D E R A L L E G I S L A T I V E A D V O C A C Y C O M M I T T E E16 GRANT AWARDSFarmers Market Promotion Program ($165,730)USDA Agricultural Marketing Services GrantTorrance Cabrillo Project ($718,528)2024 CA Natural Resources Agency Environmental Enhancement and Mitigation (EEMP)Curbside Organics Collection Expansion Project ($378,497)2024 Cal Recycle SB 1383 Local Assistance GrantTorrance Park Revitalization Project ($177,952)2022 CA State Parks Per Capital Allocation Grant (Prop 68)C I T Y C O U N C I L S T A T E & F E D E R A L L E G I S L A T I V E A D V O C A C Y C O M M I T T E E17 GRANT AWARDSTorrance Illegal Disposal Clean Up ($96,491)2022 Cal Recycle Illegal Disposal Site Abatement Grant ProgramTorrance Emergency Operations Center Power Project ($700,000)FY 2022 FEMA Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG)Torrance Housing Element Update ($500,000)2020 CA Department of Housing & Community Development Local Early Action Planning (LEAP) Grant ProgramC I T Y C O U N C I L S T A T E & F E D E R A L L E G I S L A T I V E A D V O C A C Y C O M M I T T E E18 GRANT AWARDSWWII Japanese Incarceration Memorial at Columbia Park ($5 Million)Asm. Muratsuchi – SB 170 (Skinner, 2021)SB 2 App Zoning Code Project Update ($310,000)2019 CA Department of Housing and Community Development SB2 Planning GrantCitywide Wayfinding Signage Planning & Design ($150,000)2019 Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) Sustainable CommunitiesVan Ness Well Field Project ($16.7 Million)FY 2019 California State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB)C I T Y C O U N C I L S T A T E & F E D E R A L L E G I S L A T I V E A D V O C A C Y C O M M I T T E E19
DELEGATION TRIP
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QUESTIONS
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