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Home My WebLink About04/05/1994, C-11 - 1994 LEGISLATIVE ACTION RESOLUTION I��hII�R�II�yIIIII��I��ll city r Mff-I) OATE: c o san t�iIs osIspo � COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT 'THVI NUMBER/,_ I FROM: Ken Hampian, Assistant City Administrative Officer [, / Prepared by: Deb Hossli, Assistant to the City Administrative Officer' '. SUBJECT: 1994 Legislative Action Resolution CAO RECOMMENDATION: Adopt a resolution establishing legislative priorities for 1994. DISCUSSION: In January of 1993 the City Council established a City Legislative Action Program, including priorities for 1993. Because of the elimination of the Administrative Analyst position in Administration, staff is no longer able to support the process outlined in the 1993 report at . nearly the same level. To compensate for this reduction, a Council Subcommittee has been formed to help monitor and prepare letters responding to current legislation (Vice Mayor Settle and Councilwoman Rappa). Despite the reduced level of legislative monitoring, it is still appropriate that the Council annually adopt a resolution outlining our legislative action priorities. This resolution serves to provide guidance to both staff and the Council Subcommittee in terms of our legislative response parameters. Attached is a recommended 1994 resolution. This resolution authorizes action (letters signed by the Mayor, or in her absence, a Councilmember), provided that the actions are consistent with the formal positions of the League of California Cities and/or the priorities identified in Exhibit A of the resolution. In addition, to the submission of letters to Federal and State officials, the resolution also encourages "face-to-face" communication, especially with County officials (it is staffs intention to arrange at least one annual meeting with our local legislative representatives). CONCURRENCES: The Council Subcommittee has reviewed the Legislative Action Program and concurs with its contents. ATTACHMENTS: ■ Legislative Action Program ■ Resolution \legact EXHIBIT A: CITY LEGISLATIVE ACTION PRIORITIES FOR 1994 ■ Promoting continued and increased funding sources for transportation ■ Obtaining new funding sources to expand low and moderate income housing ■ Supporting added City authority over cable television service ■ Supporting legislation to transfer ownership of Salinas Reservoir to local government ■ Supporting legislation on coastal preservation ■ Requiring funding of federally mandated programs, including new water/wastewater regulations ■ Supporting legislation that provides regulatory relief to local government in complying with the Fair Labor Standards Act and overtime provisions for exempt employees TISTATE....................................................... FINANCE ■ Balancing the State Budget without further losses to City revenues ■ Supporting efforts to protect the City from logs of revenues due to State mandates ■ Supporting legislation that strengthens opportunities for local fiscal independence COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ■ Opposing mandated State approval of local General Plan Elements, such as implementing, and compliance with, State General Plan Housing Element law ■ Ensuring representation for cities on regional air and water quality boards PUBLIC SAFETY ■ Reducing city costs for jail booking (SB 2557) ■ Preserving City's authority to investigate police misconduct ■ Preserving City's authority to establish emergency medical service levels ■ Increasing City authority to regulate group homes for juvenile offenders ■ Continuing support for disaster preparedness/earthquake awareness ■ Supporting grant requests for Regional Hazardous Material Response Team, disaster preparedness, and training facility TRANSPORTATION ■ Changing gas tax laws to allow local tax for transportation purposes based on a majority vote of the public (ESTF recommendation) ■ Increasing transportation funding (including transit, bicycles, others) ■ Supporting tourist facility freeway signage programs PERSONNEL/EMPLOYEE RELATIONS ■ Further reforming Worker's Compensation ■ Preserving the fiscal integrity of PERS ■ Opposing binding arbitration and expansion of the "Peace Officers' Bill of Rights" ■ Monitoring employee healthcare/benefit changes PUBLIC WORKS ■ Redefining prevailing wages as "average" local wages ■ Streamlining Federal and State process for funding street projects PARKS AND RECREATION ■ Supporting recreational programming, particularly community child care program development and incentives ■ Supporting funding for: protection of natural resources (e.g., the Morros), open space, and parks development. UTILITIES ■ Providing funding for reclaimed water programs ■ Supporting clean water grant programs ■ Supporting solid waste management which includes advance disposal fees and/or increased recycled content ............................................................. COU:NI"'F P R[OF11TI ES ■ Establishing local ownership of the Salinas Reservoir ■ Expediting County development of the Nacimiento Project ■ Increasing local funding of the Transit Transfer Center ■ Retaining County offices in the downtown area ■ Revising local emergency medical service response ■ Improving solid waste management (reduce, reuse, recycle) ■ Developing cooperative approaches for providing services on a regional basis ■ Promoting consistency between the City and County General Plans, especially by opposing urban-like development in areas adjacent to the City limits, and establishing stronger greenbelt protection policies ■ Effectively and cooperatively implementing the Community Development Block Grant Program ■ Developing a fair plan for including city representation on the governing board of the San Luis Obispo County Air Pollution Control District g:legact RESOLUTION NO. (1994 Series) ESTABLISHMENT OF THE CITY LEGISLATIVE ACTION PROGRAM AND PRIORITIES FOR 1994 WHEREAS, it is vital to the fiscal health and the self determination of the City to effectively communicate with State legislators and Federal representatives in order to favorably influence the adoption of State and Federal legislation, regulations and grant requests; and WHEREAS, the League of California Cities conducts an effective legislative analysis and influential advocacy program on behalf of cities for State issues and major Federal issues; and WHEREAS, with four County Supervisors representing different portions of the city, it is imperative that the City develop an improved system for regular communication with the Board of Supervisors; and WHEREAS, the City desires to be proactive and involved in the governmental decision making processes directly affecting the City legislative priorities identified in Exhibit "A"and other selected issues as recommended by the League of California Cities; and WHEREAS, the City must have an efficient process in place which allows for a rapid response that effectively communicates the interests of the City to other officials; and WHEREAS, a key component of the City's Legislative Action Program is face-to- face meetings between City representatives and elected officials at the Federal, State and, in particular, County levels, and coordination with similar efforts made by other local government entities. 2-11-5 Page Two Resolution No. (1994 Series) NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of San Luis Obispo does hereby establish the Legislative Action Priorities for 1994 to take positions on legislation generally consistent with the resolutions and recommendations of the League of California Cities and inclusive of the legislative priorities identified in Exhibit A attached hereto. Upon motion of , seconded by and on the following roll call vote: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: the foregoing resolution was adopted this day of 1993. MAYOR PEG PINARD ATTEST: City. Clerk APPROVED: "ttorq6y g1egact