City Council

10.5 Consideration of a Legislative Platform to Advocate for The\nCity of Bell Gardens Legislative Priorities\nDiscussion on adopting a formal legislative platform for the City of Bell\nGardens, to provide a streamlined process for responding to legislative\nproposals that may impact the City. The proposed Platform identifies\nthe fundamental legislative issues deemed critical to the City, and\nupon Council approval, would allow Staff to efficiently respond to\nlegislative items at the federal, state, and local levels to ensure the\nCity’s interests are effectively represented and supported.\nExhibit 1 - 2025 Legislative Platform\nRecommendation: It is staff’s recommendation that the City Council\nby motion:\n1. Review and adopt the proposed Legislative Platform\n(“Platform”) as the official guiding document for Bell Gardens’\nadvocacy efforts at the federal, state, and local levels; or\n2. Receive and File