REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Approve the Proposed 2019 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 and short-term LAPs for the coming year as well as long-term LAPs found in each chapter of the Council Policy Manual. This report provides Council with the opportunity to review the Proposed 2019 Priority Issues, short-term and long-term LAPs.
EXISTING POLICY
Council Policy 7.4.14, Legislative Advocacy Positions
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The action being considered does not constitute a "project" within 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 2019 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 a significant impact on City business. Staff is proposing a new Priority Advocacy Issue with a total of 13 Priority Advocacy Issues:
1. Investment Funding and Local Control for Workforce Development
2. Interoperability/Public Safety Communications System
3. Environmental Regulatory & Conservation Issue...
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