TO: MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, CITY OF CHINO
FROM: LINDA REICH, CITY MANAGER
SUBJECT
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Report on State and Federal Legislative Issues.
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RECOMMENDATION
Receive and file the Tracked State Legislation report dated July 2, 2024; the Major Legislative Items Report; the Position Letters; and the Washington Update.
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FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact.
CITY OF CHINO MISSION / VISION / VALUES / STRATEGIC ISSUES
The recommendation detailed above furthers the City’s values and strategic issues that serve as key pillars on which identified priorities, goals, and action plans are built by fostering:
• Positive City Image
• Financial Stability
• Responsible Long-Range Planning
• Exemplary Leadership
• Public Service Excellence through Internal and External Partnerships
BACKGROUND
On April 2, 2024, the City Council adopted the Citywide Legislative Policy, which details guiding principles organized around respective legislative, policy, and regulatory matters. It supplements the Citywide Strategic Plan to build an effective and flexible legislative advocacy strategy.
The Policy authorizes Staff to formulate and approve official City responses for those legislative items with potentially significant impact on the City or that create an issue of timeliness for an official response, with the qualification that the position is determined to be consistent with the City’s legislative policy.
Per the Policy, the Committee or Staff is to report to the City Council on any updates, recommendations, or actions taken by the Committee or Staff.
ISSUES/ANALYSIS
The attached June 4, 2024, Tracked State Legislation Report (Attachment 1) reflects City positions on active bills in the second year of the 2023-24 State legislative session. City positions are based on the Citywide Legislative Policy and/or Legislative Policy Committee and City Council direction.
Position letters recently submitted by the City are found in Attachment 2.
The High Priority Legislative Items Report includes other legislative and government relations issues of note to the City (Attachment 3).
The Washington Update (Attachment 4) includes the most recent report(s) on federal actions and news.