City Council

D. Proposed 2024 State and Federal Legislative Platform In recent years, a Legislative Platform (" Platform") was developed to provide a streamlined process for responding to legislative proposals that may impact the City. The proposed Platform identifies the fundamental legislative issues deemed critical to the City, and upon Council approval, would allow Staff to efficiently respond to legislative items. Staff will utilize the Platform as a guideline for requests in support, against, or neutral positions of a legislative proposal. However, legislative support requiring Resolutions or important and unique issues would continue to be taken to the Council for formal consideration and adoption. At the Legislative Committee meeting held on Tuesday, May 21, 2024, staff received direction to prepare and present a 2024 Platform to the City Council. Special & Regular Joint Meeting Agenda The content in the proposed Platform has remained relatively unchanged with minor revisions from previous years and uses the City's Strategic Plan for guidance. The City Council may add, remove, or modify items within the adopted Platform throughout the year. The Legislative Platform will also provide staff with the ability to proactively manage the City' s legislative positions and respond to issues that may significantly impact the City and are within the City' s purview. Recommendation: That the City Council adopt the proposed 2024 State and Federal Legislative Platform.