City Council

H. Proposed 2025 State and Federal Legislative Platform\nIn recent years, a Legislative Platform (" Platform") was developed to provide a\nstreamlined process for responding to legislative proposals that may impact the City.\nThe proposed Platform identifies the fundamental legislative issues deemed critical\nto the City, and upon Council approval, would allow Staff to efficiently respond to\nlegislative items.\nStaff will utilize the Platform as a guideline for requests in support, against, or neutral\npositions of a legislative proposal. However, legislative support requiring\nResolutions or important and unique issues would continue to be taken to the Council\nfor formal consideration and adoption.\nAt the Legislative Committee meeting held on Monday, November 18, 2024, Staff\nreceived direction to prepare and present a 2025 Platform to the City Council.\nThe content in the proposed Platform has significant revisions from previous years.\nThe changes are based on efforts from the legislative committee and the City' s\nStrategic Plan. The City Council may add, remove, or modify items within the\nadopted Platform throughout the year. The Legislative Platform will also provide\nstaff with the ability to proactively manage the City' s legislative positions and\nrespond to issues that may significantly impact the City and are within the City' s\npurview.\nRecommendation: That the City Council adopt the proposed 2025 State and Federal\nLegislative Platform.