HomeMy WebLinkAbout4/19/2022 Item 5i, Poschman - Staff Agenda Correspondence
Council Agenda Correspondence
City of San Luis Obispo, Council Memorandum
DATE: April 19, 2022
TO: Mayor and Council
FROM: Hans Poschman, Assistant to the City Manager
Greg Hermann, Deputy City Manager
VIA: Derek Johnson, City Manager
SUBJECT: Item #5i – 2022 Legislative Platform
Staff received feedback on the draft 2022 Legislative Platform (Packet Pages 231-252)
and recommend the following minor changes to Attachment B of the Legislative Action
Platform report.
Under the Economic Development section split item number 2 as follows:
1. Remaining in the Economic Development section:
a. Support regional economic activities except for those that promote weapons
or fossil fuel production or distribution activities.
2. Moving to the Public Safety section:
a. Support programs and funding to remove unwanted firearms from homes
and businesses.
Under the Parks and Recreation and Natural Resources section add the year after SB
th
375 in the 12 item (Packet Page 245):
1. Promote policies that recognize the benefits of parks and recreational facilities in
the advancement of "sustainable communities" and curbing greenhouse gas
emissions, including: strengthening policies that fund parks, open-space, bike
lanes and non-motorized trails through the development and implementation of a
carbon credit and offset program, and advocating for the strong integration of local
and regional park and non-motorized transportation improvements into "Smart
Growth Scenarios" pursuant to SB 375 (2008).
Incorporate the addition of the following two planks to the Legislative Platform in the
Utilities (Packet Page 247-248) section:
1. Support autonomy for management of individual Sustainable Groundwater
Management Act designated basins within the county.
2. Support funding for implementation of Groundwater Sustainability Plans including
the San Luis Obispo/Edna Valley Basin.
Legislative Action Platform-Minor Draft Amendments Page 2
Under the Utilities section move item 17 to the Energy Section: Support legislation
eliminating departing load charges which discourage the use of alternative energy
resources.