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GENDA REPORT
'Y OF MOORPARK
Honorable City Council
FROM: Mary K. Lindley, Assistant to the City Manager
DATE: June 12, 1996 (CC Meeting of June 19)
SUBJECT: Consider Approval of the City's 1996/97 Legislative ProgrAIM a,
Summaa
The Council is being asked to consider and approve the 1996/97 legislative program, ensuring the
City's proactive response to proposed State and Federal legislation that may have an impact on
City.
Background
For the last two years, the City Council has approved a legislative program to facilitate the City's
response to State and Federal legislation impacting cities. The legislative program was designed
to address the, often, short time -period available to respond to critical legislation impacting cities.
Implementation of the legislative program has facilitated the City's proactive response and
ensured that the City's position is known and considered by legislative representatives.
The recommended 1996 /97 legislative program has been updated to identify the City's position on
various legislative subject areas that are either pending or are anticipated to be introduced within
the fiscal year. It is proposed that items included in the 1995/96 legislative program that are not
expected to come up during the new fiscal year be deleted even though they still reflect the City's
concerns and positions. This will ensure that the policy stays relevant and current. The proposed
changes are shown in legislative format.
The Mayor (or Mayor Pro Tem in the Mayor's absence) is authorized to sign letters in favor or
opposition to proposed legislation, consistent with the City's stated position on the issue, without
additional City Council action. The legislative subject areas include: Local Government Finance,
Labor Relations, Transportation, Environment, Waste Management, General Government, Law
Enforcement, Land Use Planning, Housing, and Redevelopment.
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1996/97 Legislative Program
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The Mayor is only authorized to sign letters expressing the City's position without City Council
action if the subject and position of the proposed legislation has been identified in the legislative
program or if the council has taken a previous position in regards to the issue. In the event that
the pending legislation deals with an issue that has not been identified in the City's legislative
program, or staff recommends a position that deviates from an earlier Council position, the
legislative item would be agendized for Council consideration.
Recommendation
Staff recommends that Council approve the attached 1996/97 Legislative Program.
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CITY OF MOORPARK
Legislative Program
1996/97
The following Legislative Program was developed to allow the City to respond to State and
Federal legislation in a proactive manner. The Mayor (or Mayor Pro Tern in the Mayor's
absence) is authorized to sign correspondence expressing the City's position on pending legislation
relative to the legislative platform statements contained in the program and /or consistent with
previous positions approved by the City Council.
Staff will monitor the League Bulletins and other sources to identify pending legislation that may
impact the City. Letters expressing the City's position will be drafted for the Mayor's signature,
and copies will be distributed to each Councilmember. Pending legislation that is not addressed,
or staff recommendations that deviate from the approved Legislative Program, will be agendized
for the City Council's consideration.
LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM STATEMENTS
Local Government Finance
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• Support legislation requiring the State and Federal governments to provide full
cost reimbursement to cities for all mandated programs and for all programs
resulting in revenue losses.
• Support legislation that safeguards existing City revenue sources from preemption
or seizure by the State or County.
• Oppose any change in revenue allocations that would negatively affect the City of
Moorpark, including but not limited to the redistribution of sales tax, property tax,
transient occupancy tax and vehicle in -lieu fees.
• Oppose legislation that restricts or limits a cities' ability to use tax exempt debt for
the purchase or construction of public purpose improvements.
• Support measures which safeguard existing City revenue sources from preemption
or seizure by the State or County.
1996/97 Legislative Program
• Support measures which would provide fiscal independence to cities.
• Support efforts which would provide greater accountability on the part of counties
for the distribution of funds back to municipalities, including, but not limited to,
fines and forfeitures.
• Oppose any measure that would make local agencies more dependent on the State
for financial stability and policy direction.
Oppose legisiation that fai6 to provide adequate fanding fo, fedetai m state-
inmidated UW.,rmns- (Addressed above)
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2. Labor Relations
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• Oppose any legislation that would grant employee benefits that should be decided
at the local bargaining table.
• Support legislation that would reform the Workers' Compensation system to
reduce employer cost through the reduction of system abuse.
• Support legislation which limits the ability of employees to receive workers'
compensation benefits for occupational injuries /illnesses which result from stress,
disciplinary action, or performance evaluation consultations.
• Oppose legislation which expands or extends any presumptions of occupational
injury or illness.
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• Support legislation to finance local and regional transportation facilities and
improvements, including those for alternative fuels.
4. Environment
• Support legislation that streamlines the State of California's environmental review
process.
• Support legislation that would eliminate unfunded mandates such as the water
course pollution prevention programs.
• Support legislation that reduces or eliminates local government's superfund
liability.
• Support legislation to either consolidate or streamline the Federal and State Clean
Air Acts.
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5. Waste Management
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• Support legislation that streamlines AB 939 tracking and reporting requirements.
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• Support legislation that would make grants available to local agencies for
programs that encourage the recycling/reclaiming of resources.
• Support legislation that promotes source reduction measures without creating an
unfunded mandate.
• Oppose legislation that would restrict or limit local government's ability to
franchise refuse and recycling collection services, or to direct municipal solid waste
flow (flow control).
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• Support effbrts toward the pi ocarement of recyclable inaterials. (Not expected to
be addressed)
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costs to local agen (Addressed . 1 •
6. General Government
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• Support legislation that provides financial assistance for local public libraries
without the imposition of new taxes.
• Support legislation that reinstates effective local regulation of the cable television
industry including financial reimbursement for use of pubic right -of -ways.
• Oppose legislation that restricts or weakens cities' ability to regulate smoking
areas.
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Oppose Federal effbrts wlich temove the deduction of ail State and local taxes
Fede, ai income tax pa, poses. (Not expected to be addressed)
Oppose . 1 would impose penaltim or ..
govenmients piovision of public • • (Not expected to be addressed)
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• Support legislation to increase local law enforcement resources without increasing
taxes.
• Support legislation that would provide a greater share of seized assets to cities.
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involving driving ander the influence of dra5s, andiot alcohol, from the guilty party-.
(Addressed above)
• Oppose legislation which would MIMI= tile MI. ent 15-day eaiifbrtfia vvaitin
period for pat chase of a gun. (Not expected to be addressed)
8. Land Use Planning
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• Support legislation that strengthens the local control to prepare, adopt and
implement fiscal plans for orderly growth, development, beautification and
conservation of local planning areas, including, but not limited to, the regulatory
authority over zoning, subdivisions, annexations, and redevelopment areas.
• Support efforts that are consistent with the doctrine of "home rule" and the local
exercise of police powers, through planning and zoning processes, over local land
use.
9. Housing
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• Support efforts to develop Federal, State, and county participation, financial
support and incentives for programs which provide adequate, affordable housing
for the elderly, handicapped, and low- income persons throughout the community.
• Support reform of Housing Element to simplify, improve its effectiveness, and
eliminate redundancy with other plans such as the Comprehensive Housing
Affordability Strategy.
• Oppose legislation that expands the Department of Housing and Community
Development's review role for local housing; elements.
• Support Housing Element reform legislation that provide greater local control and
flexibility.
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10. Redevelopment
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• Oppose legislation that would prohibit or limit the establishment of new
redevelopment project areas and /or the expansion of existing project areas.
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• Oppose legislation that reduces the amount of gross tax increment allocable to
redevelopment agencies.
• Support legislation that reforms reporting requirements for the Redevelopment
Agencies by simplifying the process and eliminating reporting confusion.
• Oppose legislation that would add restrictions and procedural requirements
regarding closed session discussions on land acquisition, use of eminent domain
and disposal of property.
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