REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
SUBMITTED TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
SUBMITTED BY: Dave Kiff, Interim City Manager
PREPARED BY: Antonia Graham, Assistant to the City Manager
Subject:
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City Council Position on Legislation Pending Before Congress and the State Legislature as Recommended by the City Council Intergovernmental Relations Committee (IRC)
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Statement of Issue:
On June 26, 2019 the Intergovernmental Relations Committee (IRC) comprised of Mayor Erik Peterson and Council Member Jill Hardy met to discuss pending Federal and State legislation (Mayor Pro Tem Semeta was absent).
Financial Impact:
There is no fiscal impact.
Recommended Action:
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A) Approve a City position of Support on S. 2012 "Restoring Local Control Over Public Infrastructure Act"; and,
B) Approve a City position of Support on Assembly Bill 1779 (Daly) - Recovery Residences; and,
C) Approve a City position of Support if Amended on Senate Bill 438 (Hertzberg) - Emergency Medical Services: Dispatch; and,
D) Approve a City position of Support on Senate Bill 667 (Hueso) - Recycling Infrastructure; and,
E) Approve a City position of Oppose on Senate Bill 330 (Skinner) - Housing Crisis Act of 2019; and,
F) Adopt Resolution No. 2019-15, "A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach Supporting Maintaining Local Control of Energy Solutions."
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Alternative Action(s):
Do not approve and direct staff accordingly.
Analysis:
The Intergovernmental Relations Committee (IRC) met to discuss pending Federal and State legislation on June 26, 2019 in addition to regional issues. The Committee reviewed the 2019 State Legislative Matrix provided by the City's Federal and State Advocate Townsend Public Affairs. The following is an analysis of the bills that the Committee chose to take the following positions on:
> SUPPORT - S. 2012 "Restoring Local Control Over Public Infrastructure Act"
This would nullify recent actions by the F...
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