HomeMy WebLinkAbout2022 Legislative Recappptx2023 Legislative Platform
Good evening Mayor and Council Members. Happy to be here tonight to give a recap on this year’s State legislative session and also kick off our work on next year’s legislative advocacy.
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City’s Legislative Program
Identifies the City’s positions on major issues
Is a living document that the Council reviews yearly
Allows the City to respond to legislative/regulatory issues quickly
We wanted to provide a quick overview of the City’s Legislative Program. The program is run out of the Administration and IT Department, but supports legislative advocacy across all
City departments.
Essentially, it recognizes that the City may want to weigh in on proposed State legislation on matters of interest to us. The mechanism for us to do that is our legislative platform
which is a set of pre-approved positions in a variety of policy areas. This allows us to quickly write letters as requests come in from for support or opposition to particular piece
of legislation if it is in alignment with our legislative platform in lieu of placing it on the agenda for the next City Council meeting.
The City’s Legislative platform is reviewed and amended every year and you’ll hear a little more about the process to do that later in the presentation. With that I’ll hand it over to
Hans who manages the program for our department.
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The City’s 2022 Efforts
Submitted 20 letters through the Legislative Platform
13 related to 11 specific bills
6 related to regulatory policy
1 related to prior Council direction
Sent a team to meet with our Representatives during the Cal Cities Legislative Advocacy Days
Led efforts for the Coalition of Cities related to Diablo Canyon
Efforts are linked to the City’s Grant Program
Submitted 20 Letters in line with the Legislative Platform a 33% increase from last year.
13 related to 11 specific bills
6 related to regulatory policy
1 related to prior Council direction
Sent a team to lobby legislators during the Cal Cities Legislative Advocacy Days
Led efforts for the Coalition of Cities related to Diablo Canyon
6 of the 11 bills that we advocated for or against went the way that we wanted:
AB 1985 (Organic Waste) (2 letters)
ACR 183 (Luca Memorial Overpass)
AB 587 (Social Media Companies) (2 Letters)
SB 1393 (Limits on all electric appliance rules) (opposed)
SB 1112 (Building Decarbonization)
AB 2622 (Electrical Busses Tax exemption)
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Local Legislators
Congressman Salud Carbajal
Senator John Laird
Assemblymember Dawn Addis
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Cal Cities 2023 Priorities
Protect and expand investments to prevent and reduce homelessness
Increase the supply and affordability of housing while retaining local decision-making
Improve public safety in California communities
Safeguard essential local revenues and support fiscal sustainability
Protect and expand investments to prevent and reduce homelessness. Secure sustainable state funding that bolsters cities’ efforts to support individuals experiencing, or at risk of,
homelessness. While protecting existing resources, strengthen state and local partnerships to connect individuals with the care they need through coordinated care systems that provide
access to wraparound services, including mental health and substance use treatment.
Increase the supply and affordability of housing while retaining local decision-making. Secure long-term, sustainable funding tools for cities to jumpstart the construction of housing
at all income levels and ensure cities retain flexibility to achieve local and state housing goals.
Improve public safety in California communities. Pursue strategies and resources to address crime and its underlying causes. Partner with all levels of government and diverse organizations
to improve community safety through prevention and early intervention programming, workforce recruitment and retention, and improved re-entry services.
Safeguard essential local revenues and support fiscal sustainability. Protect, increase, and modernize revenue streams for local priorities. Oppose efforts that would reduce or eliminate
funding for cities, including unfunded mandates.
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2023 Bill Stats
Introduced
1,751 Assembly bills (+3 special session bills)
881 Senate bills (+ 3 special session bills)
This year’s total bills introduced are the highest in more than a decade.
This is a total of 2,632 bills with 6 special session bills. 495 are spot bills and 551 are intent bills totaling 1,046 placeholder bills. This is approximately 40 percent of introduced
bills.
For comparison purposes, the following is the list of the total number of bills introduced by the two houses by the applicable deadline each February over the past few years:
Total 2022 bill introductions as of the deadline: 2,020
Total 2021 bill introductions as of the deadline: 2,369
Total 2020 bill introductions as of the deadline: 2,203
Total 2019 bill introductions as of the deadline: 2,576
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Major Additions
Support implementing Racial Equity Framework
Support for a “test” for CVRA remedies
Relocation Assistance for no-fault evictions
Support expanded renter protections
Modernize Brown Act for flexibility for remote participation
Support for Design-Build
Support intervention programs for accountability for crimes and diversion from crime/prison
Support for bike safety stops
Support for safe bike/pedestrian railroad crossings
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How I Can Assist you!
Attend your team meetings to talk about the Platform
Track legislation for you
Draft letters to the Legislature
Perform legislative research
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How You Can Assist Me!
Invite me to your team meetings to talk about the Platform
Review Legislative Action Platform
Use your network to know about what bills are important to the City
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Questions?
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