REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
SUBMITTED TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
SUBMITTED BY: Al Zelinka, City Manager
VIA: Travis K. Hopkins, Assistant City Manager
PREPARED BY: Shannon Levin, Council Policy Analyst
Subject:
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Consider positions on legislation pending before the State Legislature, as recommended by the Intergovernmental Relations Committee (IRC).
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Statement of Issue:
On June 21, 2023 the IRC, comprised of Mayor Tony Strickland, Mayor Pro Tem Van Der Mark, and Council Member Pat Burns, is recommending positions on legislative items including State bills and an Assembly Constitutional Amendment, which are presented to the full City Council for consideration.
Financial Impact:
Not applicable
Recommended Action:
recommendation
Approve one or more of the following positions on State legislation:
A) OPPOSE AB (Ward) Change of Gender and Sex Identifier
B) OPPOSE AB 957 (Ward) Family Law: Gender Identity
C) OPPOSE SB 58 (Wiener) Controlled Substances: Decriminalization of Certain Hallucinogenic Substances
D) OPPOSE SB 253 (Wiener) Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act
E) OPPOSE SB 770 (Wiener/McGuire) Health Care: Unified Health Care Financing
F) OPPOSE AB 1287 (Alvarez) Density Bonus Law
G) OPPOSE SB 7 (Blakespear) The Homeless Housing Obligation Act
H) OPPOSE SB 555 (Wahab) Stable Affordable Housing Act of 2023
I) OPPOSE SB 584 (Limon/Caballero) Laborforce housing: Short-Term Rental Tax Law
J) OPPOSE SB 50 (Bradford) Vehicles: Enforcement
K) OPPOSE SB 838 (Menjivar) Victim Compensation: Use of Force by a Law Enforcement Officer
L) OPPOSE Assembly Constitutional Amendment (ACA) 4- Eligibility to Vote
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Alternative Action(s):
Do not approve one or more recommended actions and direct staff accordingly.
Analysis:
On June 21, 2023, the IRC comprised of Mayor Strickland, Mayor Pro Tem Van Der Mark, and Councilmember Burns voted to recommend to the City Council the following positions on legislative issues.
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