REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Approve the Proposed 2017 Priority Advocacy Issues and Long-term Legislative Advocacy Positions (LAPs)
Report
BACKGROUND
A goal of the City's Intergovernmental Relations Program is to enable timely and effective advocacy of City interests on pending legislation and issues that significantly impact City business. The City can initiate advocacy on the basis of any existing City Policy, including the City Charter, Municipal Code, General Plan Elements, and the Council Policy Manual, which is where many of the City's other legislative goals are addressed. However, every year, the Council adopts the City's advocacy platform which includes the priority advocacy issues for the coming year.as well as long-term Legislative Advocacy Positions (LAPs) found in each chapter of the Council Policy Manual. This report provides Council with the opportunity to review the Proposed 2017 Priority Advocacy Issues.
EXISTING POLICY
Council Policy 7.4.14, Legislative Advocacy Positions
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The action being considered does not constitute a "project" with the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15378 (a) as it has no potential for resulting in either a direct physical change in the environment, or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment.
DISCUSSION
Proposed 2017 Priority Advocacy Issues (Attachment 1) is presented for Council consideration. Priority advocacy issues focus on regional, state, and federal activity already underway or expected within the upcoming calendar year and where the pending legislation or issue is expected to have significant impact on City business. Staff is proposing 11 Priority Advocacy Issues:
1. Investment Funding for Workforce Development
2. Interoperability/Public Safety Communications System
3. Environmental Regulatory & Conservation Issues
4. Regional and State-wide Water Supply Issues
5. Local Authority Over W...
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