San Diego — 2025-12-17

Item 700:\nApproval of the Updated 2025-2026 City of San Diego Legislative Platform.\nTotal Estimated Cost of Proposed Action and Funding Source:\nThere is no City expenditure being approved with this action.\nCouncil District(s) Affected:  Citywide.\nProposed Actions:\n(R-2026-191)\nResolution approving the Updated 2025-2026 State and Federal Legislative Platform.\nCommittee Actions Taken:\nThis item was heard at the Economic Development and Intergovernmental Relations\nCommittee meeting on November 5, 2025.\nACTION:  Motion by Chair Campillo, second by Committee Member Campbell, to\napprove the updated 2025-2026 Legislative Platform, with the following amendments;\nAdd to bullet 15 in the state policy priorities, listed on p.4 of the draft as follows:\n“Support measures that promote the use of public land for housing, including affordable\nand middle-income housing," and remove the language "and streamline Surplus Land Act\nprocesses to enhance the viability of housing projects on public land.”\nAdd new bullets immediately following bullet 15:\n“Support legislation that would amend the State Surplus Land Act to clarify that not all\npublic land is suitable for housing, particularly where development would conflict with\nthe City Charter or voter-approved measures, including, but not limited to, dedicated\npublic parkland such as Mission Bay Park, Balboa Park, Mission Trails Regional Park,\nother regional parks, open space, or canyons.”\n“Support legislation that would amend the State Surplus Land Act to exclude Mission Bay\nPark.”\nVOTE: 4-0; Campillo-yea, Foster III-yea, Campbell-yea, Lee-yea.\nGovernment Affairs: Walter Bishop, (619) 964-6502\nCity Attorney Contact: Hilda R. Mendoza

Item 701:\nApproval of First Amendment to Federal Legislative and Executive Branch\nLobbying Contract, Consent to Assignment Agreement, and Conflict of Interest\nWaiver with Holland and Knight LLP and Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP.\nTotal Estimated Cost of Proposed Action and Funding Source:\nThere is no City expenditure being approved with this action.\nCouncil District(s) Affected:  Citywide.\nProposed Actions:\n(R-2026-219)\nResolution approving the Consent to Assignment Agreement, First Amendment to\nLegislative and Executive Branch Lobbying Contract, and Conflict of Interest Waiver\nwith Holland and Knight LLP and Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP for federal legislative\nbranch and executive branch consulting services and representation.\nCommittee Actions Taken: N/A\nGovernment Affairs: Walt Bishop, (619) 964-6502\nCity Attorney Contact: Hilda R. Mendoza