REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
SUBMITTED TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
SUBMITTED BY: Fred A. Wilson, 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 March 27, 2019, the Intergovernmental Relations Committee comprised of Mayor Erik Peterson, Mayor Pro Tem Lyn Semeta, and Council Member Jill Hardy met to discuss pending Federal and State legislation. This Council Action requests City Council authorization to enable the Mayor to sign official City position letters.
Financial Impact:
There is no fiscal impact associated with these position letters.
Recommended Action:
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A) Approve a City position of Support on H.R. 976 - Air Traffic Noise and Pollution Expert Consensus Act of 2019 (Lynch); and,
B) Approve a City position of Oppose on Assembly Bill 1731 (Horvath) - Short Term Rentals: Coastal Zone.
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Alternative Action(s):
Do not approve and recommend actions and direct staff accordingly.
Analysis:
The Intergovernmental Relations Committee (IRC) met to discuss pending Federal and State legislation along with 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 - H.R. 976 - Air Traffic Noise and Pollution Expert Consensus Act of 2019 (Lynch - D. MA)
The City recently convened a Jet Noise Commission tasked with advising the City Council on matters relating to commercial jet noise. The Commission met and discussed the impacts of Next Gen and requested that the Intergovernmental Relations Committee review and take a position on this bill. Introduced in the House of Representatives by C...
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