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HomeMy WebLinkAbout22. Adopt the 2018 City of Downey Legislative Platform and Authorize Mayor to Sign Policyitem i C. Aj cly,wr0 i TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL IVA4 FROM: OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER BY: Shannon DeLong, Assistant to the City Manager That the City Council adopt the 2018 legislative platform and authorize the Mayor (or Mayor Pro Tem in the Mayor's absence) to sign policy and position letters within the guidelines of the platform. r • The City routinely participates in the state and federal legislative process, advocating for local control, fiscal stability and regional funding opportunities, as well as in the rule-making and policy -setting process at the County and regional level. This active participation protects and promotes the City's interest on priority issues, legislation, and regulatory matters. The attached 2018 Legislative Platform contains minor updates to the 2017 Platform, and memorializes the Council's agreement on priority issues, facilitating timely and direct responses during the legislative session. It does not preclude City Council consideration of additional legislative matters arising throughout the year. The proposed platform is based upon existing City Council established goals and policies, including the Annual Council Priorities; documents such as the City's General Plan; and the League of California Cities legislative priorities. The guiding principles informing the 2018 Legislative Platform are as follows: 1) Preservation of Local Control 2) Promotion of Fiscal Stability 3) Support for Funding Opportunities 4) Non-interference in matters outside the City's purview During the legislative session, City staff and legislative advocates will continue to monitor and provide periodic updates of important legislative matters upon which the City has an established interest or stated position. When a legislative issue requires action, the City Manager's designee is authorized to prepare a position statement in the form of a letter for the Mayor's signature on behalf of the City, in accordance with the adopted legislative ADOPT THE 2018 CITY OF DOWNEY LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM DATE PAGE 2 policy. If there are mitigating factors, such as when the Council may wish to take a position that varies from the adopted policy, or the matter is not inherent in the established Legislative Platform, or additional discussion is necessary, the matter would go before the full City Council for direction. FISCAL IMPACT There is no fiscal impact to the adoption of the 2018 Legislative Platform ATTACHMENTS Attachment A: 2018 Legislative Platform (redline) 8 ci�yofbowriq Preservationof o,al Control Promotion of • 3) Support of Local Funding Opportunities ,t) Non-interference with responsibilities outside local government purview 2018 Legislative Platform Administrative and Employer Services - Support measures that create or maintain local governmental authority and local control - Support legislation that limits the exposure of local governments to lawsuits related to liability - Support funding for regional projects in which the City is a participant or beneficiary, or from which the Gateway Cities region is a beneficiary Support legislation that increases local control and limits financial burdens related to employee relations and collective bargaining items that are more appropriately negotiated at the bargaining table Oppose legislation impeding local administration of labor relations or employee disputes Oppose measures that create or grant powers to federal, state or regional agencies which infringe on local authorities without local government consent Oppose measures that mandate burdensome procedures or processes without achieving substantial improvement for the public good Community, Recreation and Cultural - Support federal and state funding opportunities for cultural arts programs, libraries, parks, recreation and human services, open space preservation and facility development/renewal Support legislation and funding for youth -related education, prevention and intervention programs Support legislation, partnerships and initiatives that further the development of additional park and open space in the City, particularly the South Rancho Sports Complex Housing, Community and Economic Development - Support legislation and funding programs that are balanced, realistic, and organizationally -appropriate responses to the homeless crisis in California - Support funding programs that promote the development and enhancement of safe, affordable, accessible housing within the City for all economic segments of the population while reserving' ulc ir�out and locai crarstrol AUACHMENT 20178 Legislative • •. Support legislation that promotes the development and enhancement of safe, affordable, accessible housing while preserving local control and recognizing that it is the private development community that builds housing, not cities - Support legislation that promotes the ability of cities to maintain and manage the public right-of-way and receive compensation for its use Support legislation that provides for the fair, streamlined process of dissolving redevelopment agencies and initiatives that provide for alternative economic development tools Oppose legislation to restrict the authority of cities to zone and plan for the deployment of infrastructure, including telecommunications infrastructure m Oppose legislation that would remove local control over permit and development procedures and standards, or legislation that is contrary to the City of Downey General Plan or local land -use policy Finance, Revenue and Taxation: - Support legislation requiring State and Federal Government to provide full cost reimbursement to cities for mandated programs that impact revenues Support legislation that protects current local government revenue sources from being taken, confiscated, diverted or otherwise used to fund state or federal government operations and responsibilities - Support efforts to reduce the fiscal impacts of Proposition 218 on cities Support legislation and funding for the preservation and enhancement of the City's ability to generate and retain sales and use tax and local point-of-sale allocations Support legislation to protect and preserve local control over locally -imposed taxes (such as transient occupancy tax, franchise fees and utility user taxes) Support legislation and funding that preserves and enhances a positive business climate and grows the business tax base -Support legislation that stabilizes local government financing, increases funding to local agencies, and permits the most cost-efficient management of state - mandated programs �u amort le illation nat ensures the s istainabil t o f folic gnsi n qnd retirement health benefits consistent ritn .ea rae of QaHfornia Cities' adopfied sustainabflitini lesdee Exkd June 30w 2017 Oppose legislation to reduce or remove the tax-exempt status of municipal bonds Oppose legislation that imposes mandated costs for which there is no guarantee of local reimbursement or offsetting benefits - Oppose any measure that mandates procedures that would make local governments more dependent upon the state for financial stability or that reduces local discretion in the use of local government revenues Oppose legislation that would shift revenue from local government to the state for any purpose i12070�'Vcwlyfff i `. Public Safety - Support legislation that addresses the public safety impacts of reduced sentencing laws - Support legislation that protects local control t i n, in the implementation of the 2016 voter -initiated AUMA Support legislation that preserves the rights of local agencies to deliver emergency medical services Support legislation to improve local law enforcement, fire suppression and prevention, hazardous materials mitigation, rescue, emergency medical services and disaster preparedness - Support legislation to grant state and federal funding to support staffing, equipment and capital improvements necessary to maintain public safety Support legislation that provides a greater share of, and increased latitude to spend, asset forfeiture funds - _ Support legislation and funding to provide comprehensive, effective drug and alcohol education and rehabilitation programs, and prohibit the manufacture, import, sale and use of dangerous synthetic drugs u ort le illation that rovides a ditional tools and resources to address community challen es includii homelessness mental-health domestic Oppose legislation that weakens authority over local public safety responsibilities, including the issuance of concealed weapons permits, the provision of emergency medical services, and the enactment of locally - appropriate building and fire code standards - Oppose legislation that expands early -release programs without additional, sustained funding for responsible supervision by parole agents and local agencies that provide post -release supervision Transportation, Water, Environment and Public Works - Support legislation to provide funding for local roads and for traffic congestion relief projects in the 1-5, 1-605, 1-710 and 1-105 Corridors - -Support legislation that reduces traffic congestion and supports regional transportation programs that benefit the City, provides equitable amounts of state and federal funding for local and regional roads and highways, and facilitates timely construction of local transportation projects - qs mnnrf larticlnfinn thnf nrntortc oviefi a fr=nQnnrfnfinn fa mrfin s f r InPAI nrinrifipq Support legislation that preserves the voices of riparian cities in the planning of any potential restoration of lower the Los Angeles or San Gabriel rivers Support legislation to provide funding for mitigation measures and projects that divert, filter or treat urban runoff, or projects that otherwise help achieve requirements of Watershed Management Plans to which the City is subject Support legislation that preserves local authority and flexibility in regulating solid waste and recycling; requires manufacturer or retailer responsibility for responsible recycling or disposal; and develops markets for recycled goods Oppose legislation that eliminates or restricts the use of transportation funding for local transportation projects Oppose legislation that imposes unreasonable or unfunded wastewater discharge and stormwater runoffnts, water testing and treatment • - Oppose legislation that interferes with a charter city's right to contract according to its adopted procedures, a • mandates regarding contractor • whilesubcontractor uniforms and signage; reductions in contract retention payment; and changes to the resolution of claims process. Oppose measures that provide minimal improvements in air or water quality incurring excessive public costs for implementation