HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-08-2019 Item 09 - 2019 Legislative Platform Department Name: City Attorney’s Office
Cost Centers: 1001, 1501
For Agenda of: January 8, 2019
Placement: Business Item
Estimated Time: 30 minutes
FROM: Christine Dietrick, City Attorney
Derek Johnson, City Manager
Prepared By: Kelly White, Legal Assistant/Paralegal
SUBJECT: 2019 LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM
RECOMMENDATIONS
1. Adopt a resolution (Attachment A) establishing a Legislative Action Platform for
2019; and
2. Provide direction to staff on the scope and application of the legislative pla tform
related to advocacy for non-legislative items or particular projects; and
3. Appoint the Mayor, City Attorney, and City Manager to act as the primary legislative
liaisons between the League of California Cities and the City of San Luis Obispo.
DISCUSSION
Attached for the Council’s consideration is a resolution establishing the City’s 2019 Legislative
Action Platform. The City Attorney's Office coordinates the Legislative Action Program with
assistance from the Administration Department and from various City departments, as appropriate.
This resolution authorizes staff to respond to legislative issues affecting the City (via letters signed
by the Mayor or the relevant Department Head), provided that the positions taken in the letters are
consistent with the priorities identified in Exhibit A to the resolution (Attachment - A) and League
of California Cities advocacy efforts.
By establishing a broad legislative platform and delegating responsibility to the Mayor and staff to
respond to proposed legislation and recommendations from the League of California Cities, the City
is better able to react quickly to changed circumstances and urgent requests than it would be if each
item were brought to the Council at its regular meetings. The process is considered a best practice,
has been efficient given the limited City resources available, and the City continues to be very
active in communicating its positions on Federal and State legislation. In 2018, the City sent 21
letters pertaining to pending legislat ion utilizing the Legislative Action Platform.
In preparing this year’s draft platform, input was solicited from all City Departments. Staff was
asked to take a critical look at the items within their scope of operations and expertise and evaluate
whet her there was an opportunity to narrow or focus the platform. With that look, several additions
and clarifications were recommended. All changes, including language clean-ups and issue
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consolidations, are shown in the legislative draft of the 2018 Platfo rm attached to this report
(Attachment - B). In addition to Council’s substantive direction on the platform, staff is also
seeking direction as to the application of the platform to City positions on particular projects or
applications that Council Members believe to raise issues related to the platform. Historically, and
as affirmed by the City Council since 2016, the platform has been utilized primarily to advocate for
or against a particular piece of legislation and not for or against a particular pro ject or permitting
application (adjudicative acts before other jurisdictions’ legislative bodies). Staff continues to
recommend that the scope be limited to legislative action, but again requests explicit direction from
a Council majority on that issue to ensure clarity in expectations moving forward.
Legislative Liaison Appointments
The League of California Cities encourages cities to appoint a council member and a staff person to
act as legislative liaisons between the League and the City. Staff recommends that Mayor Heidi
Harmon act as the Council legislative liaison and the City Attorney and the City Manager serve as
the staff liaisons.
Background
Previous Council or Advisory Body Action
Similar resolutions have been adopted by the Council since 1993 following the advice and example
of other cities (1993 Staff Report).
Policy Context
The legislative platform is a tool to promote the efficient use of staff and Council time.
Efficiency is always an important goal to strive for but is also an underlying component of the
Fiscal Health Response Plan. While not a new way of doing business, it is an existing practice,
the purpose of which is to reduce time spent drafting, reviewing and acting on Council agenda
items, freeing time to work on other matters and ensuring the most timely and effective response
to emerging issues.
Public Engagement
Proactive public outreach is not historically part of the legislative platform adoption process.
Occasionally, during the year, members of the public will contact the City to ask if it will support
or oppose a piece of legislation, but recommendations to update the issues included in the
platform itself come from staff.
CONCURRENCE
All City Departments provided input on the 2019 Legislative Platform and concur with the
recommendations in this report.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The California Environmental Quality Act do es not apply to the recommended action in this
report, because the action does not constitute a “Project” under CEQA Guidelines Sec. 15278.
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FISCAL IMPACT
Because no additional staff work is anticipated as a result of this ongoing program, no new fiscal
impact will be incurred.
Budgeted: No Budget Year: not applicable
Funding Identified: No
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ALTERNATIVE
The Council may wish to include other issues, not included in the current draft. However, it is
important to note that the Legislative Action Platform allows the City to take action on any bills and
other measures formally supported by the League of California Cities. It is staff’s recommendation
that desired additions to the Platform are generally crafted and flexible to allow for quick responses
to legislation important to cities.
Attachments:
a - Resolution establishing a Legislative Platform for 2019
b - Legislative Draft of Exhibit A to the Resolution
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RESOLUTION NO. XXXX (2019 Series)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN LUIS
OBISPO, CALIFORNIA, ESTABLISHING THE CITY LEGISLATIVE
ACTION PLATFORM FOR 2019 AND APPOINTING THE COUNCIL
MEMBER AND STAFF PERSON TO ACT AS LIAISON BETWEEN THE
CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO AND THE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA
CITIES
WHEREAS, a major objective of the City Council is to adopt an aggressive legislative
action platform which strengthens local government, promotes City goals and defends the City
against legislative actions by State and Federal governments that would weaken local government
and/or take away traditional revenue sources; and
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 State and Federal legislation, regulations and grant requests; and
WHEREAS, the League of California Cities conducts a legislative analysis and advocacy
program on behalf of cities for State issues and major Federal issues; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to be proactive and involved in the governmental decision-
making processes directly affecting the City legislative pr iorities identified in Exhibit “A,” and other
selected issues as may from time to time be recommended by the League of California Cities; and
WHEREAS, a key component of the City’s Legislative Action Platform is face-to-face
meetings between City representatives and elected officials at the Federal, State, and County levels,
and coordination with similar efforts made by other local government entities.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of San Luis
Obispo does hereby:
SECTION 1. Establish the Legislative Action Platform for 2019 as set forth in the attached
Exhibit “A” and authorize the Mayor and designated staff to take positions on legislation generally
consistent with the Legislative Action Platform and such other resolutions and recommendations of
the League of California Cit ies as may be from time to time presented to the City; and
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Resolution No. XXXX (2019 Series) Page 2
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SECTION 2. Appoint Mayor Heidi Harmon to act as Council Member legislative liaison
and City Manager Derek Johnson and City Attorney Christine Dietrick to act as staff legislative
liaisons with t he League of California Cities.
Upon motion of ____________________, seconded by ________________, and on the following
vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
The foregoing resolution was adopted this ___ day of __________ 2019.
_______________________
Mayor Heidi Harmon
ATTEST:
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Teresa Purrington
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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J. Christine Dietrick
City Attorney
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the o fficial seal of the City of
San Luis Obispo, California, this ______ day of ______________________, __________.
_______________________
Teresa Purrington
City Clerk
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EXHIBIT A
CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO
LEGISLATIVE ACTION PLATFORM FOR 2019
Community Development
1. Promoting reforms of the entire State mandated HCD Regional Housing Need
Allocations process to recognize local resource limitations and align infrastructure and
other funding to help communities meet mandated housing requirements.
2. Providing funding (i.e. through Cap and Trade or other sources) for communities
to pay for public infrastructure that meet mandated greenhouse gas emission reduction
goals.
3. Providing funding to implement programs and related action items contained in
local and regional Climate Action Plans to quantitatively reduce greenhouse gas
emissionses.
4. Providing communities broad authority to form and administer Community
Choice Energy programs.
5. Providing communities broad authority to administer Community Cho ice Energy
(CCE) programs; reforming the CPUC process to enhance local program flexibility,
implementation efficiency and responsiveness; and limit ing decisions that negatively
impact CCEs or otherwise shift the financial impacts of investor owned utilities to CCEs.
6. Promoting funding and regulatory reform for the transition to clean technologies,
micro-grids, and low or zero-carbon energy.
7. Promot inge funding and regulatory reform to support the transition to all electric
buildings.
7.8. Reforming CPUC policies to ensure investor owned utilities are able and required
to provide timely, accurate, and sufficiently detailed energy data.
8.9. Promoting funding sources to accomplish retrofitting of unreinforced masonry
buildings.
9.10. Promoting funding of on-campus housing at Cal Poly for students, staff and
faculty, housing and University acquisition of single family residences for staff and
faculty housing.
10.11. Preserving local control of land use planning and zoning matters.
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11.12. Supporting efforts to increase funding for affordable housing and supportive
housing services for very low, low, and moderate income individuals and/or families
in for all cities and communities and opposing the erosion of local inclusionary housing
and in-lieu fee programs.
12.13. Supporting continued funding of National Housing Trust Fund and streamlined
and efficient implementing regulations at the state level.
13.14. Promoting additional state funding to implement AB 32 (The California Global
Warming Solutions Act of 2006) and SB 375 (The Sustainable Communities and
Climate Protection Act of 2008) through local general plan updates that implement the
regional sustainable communities plan and alternative planning strategy, if needed.
14.15. Promoting funding for the identification, acquisition, maintenance and
restoration of historic sites and structures.
15.16. Supporting continued or expanded funding for CDBG program.
16.17. Supporting reinstatement of protections from imposition of additional building
or site conditions prior to issuance of a building permit for seismic related improvements
to buildings subject to a mitigation program established according to state law (City
URM Program) as previously provided in Government Code Section 8875.10 (this
section was repealed effective January 1, 2009).
17.18. Supporting continued local control over mobile home park rent stabilization and
the conversion of mobile home parks to other uses. Encourage the amendment of
Section 66427.5 of the California Government Code and other relevant law for the
purpose of ensuring that mobile home park residents are not involuntarily removed
from homes or otherwise economically impacted if parks are subdivided or converted.
18.19. Resolving and addressing regulatory or financial barriers to implement AB 811
property-assessed clean energy districts.
19.20. Encouraging continued viability of inclusionary housing provisions and
avoidance of conflicts with Costa-Hawkins Act.
20.21. Encouraging consistency in state legislation dealing with transportation,
housing and land use issues and eliminating potential conflicts between regional
housing requirements, smart growth mandates and environmental legislation.
21.22. Enabling the issuance of parking citations on private property.
22.23. Supporting State funding to achieve state mandated affordable housing programs
and an equal and fair distribution to rural and suburban counties and cities.
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23.24. Advocating full funding of authorized programs under the McKinney-Vento
Homeless Assistance Act, including providing more flexibility in the use of Federal
funds on the local level to address housing for the homeless.
24.25. Supporting legislation that provides funding sources for appropriate human
service agencies that support the mission of the Human Relations Commission.
25.26. Supporting responsible review and revision of CEQA to ensure sound
environmental determinations.
26.27. Promoting pragmatic and clarifying actions to implement Proposition 64, support
for increased funding for education related to that same proposition, and the preservation
of local land use decision making related to cannabis regulations.
27.28. Supporting modern and cost -efficient, thorough and accurate methods for the
population to exercise its civic obligation to be counted in the 2020 Census.
Economic Development
1. Promoting funding and/or legislation using tax credits or other incentive
programs to encourage research and development by businesses in California.
2. Supporting funding and policies for the promotion of California as a place to
locate businesses.
3. Supporting funding for the state tourism promotion program.
4. Supporting the effective and efficient use of all communications technologies
including voice, video, dat a, and information services over wired and wireless
transmission technologies.
5. Supporting telecommunications reform legislation and other measures that
preserve local control over public rights-of-way, protect local resources and guarantee
access to, funding for, and local flexibility in utilizing funds for public, educational
and government (PEG) access televisio n.
6. Supporting the expansion of public infrastructure financing tools and funding for
infrastructure to provide economic development opportunities.
7. Promoting development of green business and head of household jobs.
8. Supporting factual analyses of impacts and associated mitigations for losses of
major regional employers that provide significant head of household jobs.
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9. Supporting net neutrality.
Finance
1. Supporting meaningful fiscal reform that allows each level of government to
adequately finance its service responsibilities while continuing to support efforts to
protect the City from loss of revenues due to State take-aways and unfunded State or
Federal mandates.
2. Advocating against initiatives that unduly burden and/or prohibit local
government ability to support essential services to the community.
3. Endorsing legislation that provides local government with a fair share tax on
catalog and Internet sales; and opposing legislation that limits state or local authority
to tax catalog or Internet sales.
4. Supporting efforts to collect the full amount of local transient occupancy tax from
online sales of lodging.
5. Supporting the continuation of California Specialized Training Institute
activities within San Luis Obispo County.
6. Opposing legislation that removes the municipal bond tax exemption.
7. Supporting local regulatory control and revenue equity for cities in statewide
regulation or permitting process for marijuana establishments or uses.
Human Resources/Employee Relations
1. Supporting additional workers’ compensation reforms that lower employers'
costs while still protecting workers and opposing legislation that would restrict
appropriate cost controls in the workers’ compensation system.
2. Supporting pension and retiree health benefits reform efforts, policy changes,
and permissible administration decisions aimed at reducing unfunded liabilities, reducing
costs, and ensuring the long-term viability of the defined benefit pension system in
concert with the League of Califo rnia Cities and the California Public Employees
Retirement System (PERS) Board of Directors.
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3. Opposing the expansion of the "Peace Officers' Bill of Rights," "Firefighters'
Bill of Right s," or other attempts to curtail management rights.
4. Supporting legislation to protect the City's continued ability to administer its
Cafeteria Benefit Plan and maintain comprehensive health care coverage for eligible
employees, in a financially sustainable manner.
5. Supporting reforms that limit the financial impacts of joint and several liability
on public entities.
6. Supporting the clarification, modification or repeal of AB 646 fact finding
requirements and opposing measures that reduces local control over public employee
disputes.
7. Opposing the expansion of procedural rights and requirements in administrative
disciplinary proceedings that increase costs and expand the timeframe and scope of
administrative processes.
8. Opposing measures that impose local government mandated employee benefits
that should be directly negotiated between labor groups and employers.
9. Supporting Federal legislation to modify, refine, or eliminate Federal Labor
Standards Act (FLSA) requirements on public agencies.
10. Support reforms that limit the Opposing legislation applying joint and several
liability to agencies who have entered into Joint Powers Agreements (JPAs).
Public Safety
1. Continuing State and Federal funding support for school safety, disaster
preparedness, earthquake preparedness, Homeland Security, hazardous material
response, State COPS program and other local law enforcement activities.
2. Preserving the City's authority to investigate police misconduct.
3. Supporting efforts to expand the scope of parental responsibility for crimes
com mitted by minors.
4. Preserving the authority of local control on issuance of concealed weapons
permits.
5. Supporting legi slation to help curb alcohol-related criminal behavior and
underage drinking.
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6. Opposing new or increased state fees for state provided law enforcement
services.
7. Supporting the fair and efficient allocation of radio spectrum that provides
quality frequencies, free from interference, for all lo cal public safety communication
needs.
8. Supporting efforts to enhance radio and data system(s) stability and
interoperability among public safety agencies and jurisdictions .
9. Supporting efforts to reduce retention periods for video monitoring data not
related to an identified incident or operation.
10. Preserving the City's right to regulate activities with adverse health and safety
impacts on local streets, sidewalks and rights-of-ways.
11. Supporting legislation to improve and enhance the safety of cargo transported via
rail, including but not limited to: safety enhancements for rail vessel construction with
an emphasis on efforts to rapidly improve the safe transport of volatile crude oil and limit
the use of older, “grandfathered” containers and vessels; enhancements in remote
monitoring and control of railcar speeds; reduction of railcar speeds in populated areas
like San Luis Obispo; enhancements in communications, notifications and information
dissemination to local governments, especially public safety agencies.
12. Supporting and expanding funding and programs to proactively reduce fire risk
attributed to heavy vegetative fuels loads, high tree mortality, drought, and climate
change to remove diseased, dead and/or down combustible vegetation, thin forests to
improve forest health, and creat e effective defensible space between the undeveloped
and developed environments.
13. Supporting grants and aid to land/property owners with properties one mile or
less from natural vegetation, which are threatened by wind-driven fire events, to harden
structures again fire impingement and create sustainable defensible spaces.
14. Supporting grants and aid to local governments to develop modern evacuation
communications systems to effectively reach all residents in a timely fashion via voice,
text, email, and other electronic means.
15. Supporting legislation that would result in the implementation of a statewide
modern evacuation communications system to effectively reach all residents in a timely
fashion via voice, text, email, and other electronic means, which is available for use by
local governments at the discretion of local governments.
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16. Supporting legislation to preserve and enhance local control, at the City level, for
the provision of public safety services, including the scope and provision of medical and
non-medical emergency services.
17. Supporting uniformity of state and federal regulations of dro nes and the study
and adoption of appropriate local airport protections and public safety exemptions.
18. Supporting legislation regarding the safe transport and storage of nuclear waste.
19. Supporting legislation to address the education, funding and treatment of opioid
addiction.
20. Supporting legislation that expands funding to manage vegetation and fuel
sources in the wildland urban inteterfaceinterface.
21. Supporting legislation to provide funding to help communities prepare for and be
resilient after natural disasters.
Public Works
1. Supporting increased availability of grant funding to replace aging infrastructure
of all types, e.g. streets, bridges, water, sewer, parks, and storm sewer systems, etc.
2. Supporting increased funding for projects that improve flood protection for the
City.
3. Supporting funding for implementation of clean stormwater / low impact
infrastructure replacement .
4. Ensuring cooperation and prompt approval from Federal and State regulatory
agencies (such as the Department of Fish & GameWildlife, Regional Water Quality
Control Board and the Army Corps of Engineers) for necessary projects involving the
City's creek system.
5. Supporting monetary incentives or grant funding for alternative fuel vehicles for
replacement of municipal fleet equipment.
6. Supporting monetary incentives or grant funding for retrofitting municipal
buildings with Energy Management Systems to centrally control all lighting and HVAC
systems.
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7. Supporting realistic municipal clean stormwater requirements at the State Board
or legislative level.
8. Supporting legislation that reduces implementation timeframe for Public Projects
in a cost-effective manner.
9. Supporting funding and policies that support and enhance active transportation
modes such as bicycles, pedestrian, transit connections, and transit.
10. Supporting continued protection of SB -1 funding for transportation
infrastructure maintenance
Parks and Recreation and Natural Resources
1. Supporting State and Federal funding and other measures to promote the
acquisition, protection, preservation and restoration of natural resources, open space,
coastal resources, signature land forms, wetlands and park development, including
continued funding for the Land and Water Conservation Grant Program and for the
California Conservation Corps.
2. Supporting the expansion of National Marine Sanctuary off the coast of San
Luis Obispo County to protect this fragile habitat from offshore oil and gas development.
3. Opposing any development under existing or new offshore oil and gas leases
off the Coast of San Luis Obispo County.
4. Opposing any development under existing or new oil and gas leases in San Luis
Obispo County.
3.5. Supporting and seeking State and Federal funding and other measures to conduct
research and implement land management measures for the purpose of carbon
sequestration.
4.6. Supporting measures to prohibit discharge of pollutants into the ocean (e.g.
selenium contaminated waters from the San Joaquin valley).
5.7. Encouraging the Resources Agency and its departments to expedite the
distribution of remaining Proposition 1 bond funds to take advantage of the many
favorable opportunities for land and easement acquisition and enhancement project
contracting that exist at this time.
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6.8. Seeking legislative exemption from property taxes on lands dedicated to open
space purposes which are outside the boundaries of the jurisdiction owning such
lands.
7.9. Protecting funding for vital regional and community services that negatively
impact Californian's access to parks, open space, after school programming, senior
services, facilities that promote physical activity, protect natural resources, and
strengthen safety and security.
8.10. Promoting 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.
9.11. Supporting access to joint use of schools; parks and open space; development
of streets and trails that encourage physical activity and healthy living.
10.12. Supporting extension or permanent legislation at the federal level of enhanced
tax deductions for charitable donations of Conservation Easements
11.13. Supporting legislation to limit the opening of national parks (or other protected
public lands, e.g. Carrizo Plain) to fossil fuel extraction.
Transportation
1. Supporting changes in gas tax laws that allow local tax for transportation
purposes based on a majority vote of the public.
2. Supporting the continuation of, and increased funding sources for street
maintenance projects, transportation improvements, transit operations and multimodal
facility projects.
2.3. Supporting funding sources for transit electrification.
3.4. Supporting clean air transit funding for San Luis Obispo County , in
particular funding that provides for alternative modes of transportation with clean
air benefits.
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4.5. Supporting actions to: (1) promote cooperation and mutual support between
metropolitan planning organization (MPO) agencies and local transit providers, and
(2) discourage trends toward " MPO agencies/regional "control" of local transit
providers.
5.6. Encouraging private transportation companies (such as Union Pacific Railroad)
to reach agreements for sharing of properly secured right of way corridors for other
compatible uses such as bicycle and pedestrian facilities.
6.7. Opposing the proposed diversion of any funding source for transportation that
reduces amounts designated for transit operations.
7.8. Supporting funding for projects to implement adopted complete street plans
demonstrated to improve public health and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
8.9. Supporting provision of Cap and Trade funding for intercity rail.
9.10. Supporting increased funding for existing Active Transportation Program (ATP).
10.11. Preserving funding for existing and future transportation needs.
Utilities
1. Supporting clean water funding programs.
2. Supporting recycling, and wwaste diversion, and zero waste programs and
enhancing local government's ability to comply with solid waste reduction
requirements.
3. Supporting measures that require the State Water Resources Control Board and
Regional Water Quality Control Boards establish a process to evaluate, in advance of
adoption, the costs of compliance for pending and future regulatory actions on NPDES
permittees.
4. Supporting legislation that requires the State's environmental agencies to
conduct peer review of proposed regulations to ensure that the proposal is based on
sound science.
5. Supporting the elimination of mandatory minimum penalties for violations
of NPDES Requirements and returning discretionary control to the Regional Water
Quality Control Board Executive Officers (i.e. repeal SB 709).
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6. Supporting measures to ensure reasonableness in the administration of
NPDES permit governing City operations, including pursuing a municipal
representative on the Regional Water Quality Control Board
7. Promoting the safe, responsible, and cost-effective reuse of Exceptional Quality
or better biosolids.
8. Supporting any appropriate streamlining of the state regulatory processes.
9. Supporting sustainable energy programs.
10. Supporting incentives for distributed energy generation projects such as solar
power, and hydroelectric power generation .
11. Supporting legislation allowing cities/agencies to establish fees for the costs
of operating mandated water quality programs such as, but not limited to, municipal
storm water and total maximum daily loading.
12. Supporting federal legislative action to transfer Salinas Reservoir from Ar my
Corps of Engineers Military Project to Army Corps of Engineers Civil Works Project.
13. Supporting the implementation of the California Urban Water Conservation
Council's Best Management Practices regarding urban water conservation and
compliance with AB 1420.
14. Supporting amendments to the Urban Water Management Planning Act to
recognize past investment in water conservation and the City's ability to comply with
SBx7-7 and other water conservation regulations.
15. Opposing legislation that requires recycled water to be included in water
conservation regulations.
15.16. Opposing legislation that requires mandatory consolidation of water systems
without acknowledgement of water rights.
16.17. Promoting legislation that expands or encourages the expansion of recycled water
production and use.
17.18. Supporting legislation eliminating departing load charges which discourage the
use of alternative energy resources.
18.19. Allowing the use of Public Goods Funds for the development and installation of
energy saving or green energy generating projects to benefit local government.
19.20. Opposing legislation that diminishes the City’s existing water rights.
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20.21. Promoting the protection of water resources.
21.22. Supporting the protection of our natural resources from invasive species.
22.23. Promoting sustainability of our water resources through the use of recycled water
and other best practices.
23.24. Supporting regional water resiliency initiatives.
25. Supporting a two track option of laboratory accreditation, California Environmental
Laboratory Accreditation Program (ELAP) and the National Environmental Laboratory
Accreditation Conference (NELAC) Institute also known TNI.
24.26. Supporting expanded legislation to ensure that permitted development has adequate
water supplies to support development activities and intensities and does not indirectly
impose water service obligations to adjacent municipal water agencies.
County/Regional Priorities
1. Supporting legislation and other policy considerations to expand funding for the
delivery of case management, drug, alcohol, and detoxification services, mental health
services, and the establishment of shelter facilities.
2. Working with the County to assure land use practices that are consistent with the
Memorandum of Agreement adopted by the City Council and County Board of
Supervisors in 2016 regarding development near the edges of the City.
3. Encouraging participation by County in providing nearby parking for County
employees and clients, and alternate transportation and parking demand reduction.
4. Supporting County development of a local ordinance providing additional local
oversight and regulation of the land application of Pollutant Concentration (PC) or better
biosolids.
5. Working cooperatively with the County to solve City/County flood problems.
6. Supporting the San Luis Obispo County Air Pollution Contro l District's
legislative program, where consistent with the City's adopted policies and platform.
7. Supporting the San Luis Obispo Council of Governments' legislative advocacy
activities, where consistent with the City's adopted policies, platform and public project
objectives.
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8. Supporting efforts to enhance dangerous animal regulation and enforcement.
9. Supporting the streamlining, clarification and simplification of conflict of interest
regulations applicable to local officials.
10. Encouraging the County and cities therein to join the Monterey Bay Community
Power community choice energy program
11. Supporting the Central Coast Regional Energy Network at the Count y Board of
Supervisors, the CPUC, and related relevant entities.
9.12. Working with appropriate regional partners, including the County, adjacent
cities, Cal Poly, and regulatory agencies to fund and support climate change impact
projections and coordinate approaches for increasing regional resilience.
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