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Agenda Item 27.

City Council Meeting

Meeting Date:	12/04/2018
FROM:	Bill Gallardo

Subject:

Legislative Platform for the 2019 Legislative Session

RECOMMENDATION

It is recommended that the City Council adopt the attached City of Brea Legislative Platform for the 2019 legislative session.

BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION

Each legislative session brings a mix of new and recurring issues for cities to tackle. In order for the City of Brea to proactively engage in the legislative process, staff has prepared the attached legislative platform for City Council consideration.

The platform outlines City Council positions on essential issues and serves as City Council authorization for Brea elected officials and professional staff to advocate the City’s position as legislation proceeds at the federal, state and regional levels. It provides staff with clear direction regarding the types of issues the City will monitor during the legislative session and also enables staff to respond quickly with the City’s position as amendments to bills occur in the legislature.

The legislative platform is adopted on a yearly basis just prior to the legislative session and has been a recurring practice by the City Council for several years. Typically, staff reviews the previous year’s legislative platform and suggests edits to keep the list current. Thus, the proposed 2019 Legislative Platform attached to this report has been reviewed by the Executive Directors and incorporates their suggested changes. The City Council also reviewed and discussed this draft during the November 20, 2018 City Council Study Session.

Items added to the 2019 platform include supporting increasing the State’s minimum threshold for public works projects that require prevailing wage, encouraging CalPERS to provide member agencies with enhanced data that accounts for true retirement costs, supporting State and Federal funding to enhance mental health services for those living in homelessness and opposing legislation that would eliminate a homeowner or business’ ability to choose what energy resources best meet their needs.

FISCAL IMPACT/SUMMARY

There is no fiscal impact associated with the review and discussion of the 2019 Brea Legislative Platform.

The City of Brea proactively engages in the legislative process by annually adopting a legislative platform. The platform outlines City Council positions on essential issues and serves as authorization for Brea elected officials and professional staff to advocate the City’s position as legislation proceeds at the federal, state and regional levels.

RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED:

William Gallardo, City Manager
Prepared by:Liz Pharis, Senior Management Analyst
Concurrence: Mario E. Maldonado, Human Resources Manager

Attachments
2019 Legislative Platform