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Home My WebLink About1989-02-21; City Council; 9873; 1989 Legislative Platformr. z 0 ~ .., 0 z ::, 0 (.) Cl~ OF CARLSBAD -AGENf'.' BILL I AB# f?f..J MTG. 2/21 /89 DEPT. R/AG III.LE; CITY OF CARLSBAD DEPT. HD:.Jc/{ 1989 LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM CITY ATTY CITY MO RECOMMENDED ACTION: Consider and adopt the Carlsbad 1989 Legislative Platform attached as Exhibit A. ITEM EXPLANATION: It is a goal each year to review and evaluate the City's Legislative Platform as a guideline to that year's legislative activities in Sacramento and Washington O.C. The proposed 1989 Legislative Platform {attached as Exhibit A}, was developed by having each city department review the 1988 Legislative Platforin and requesting any additions to that Platform or r::- corrections which they would recommend. The ~roposed 1989 Platform was ' then reviewed by the City Council Legislative Committee composed of Mayor Lewis and Mayor Pro Tern Kulchin. The changes being proposed from the 1988 Platform are listed below for your ready reference: Transportation Support measures that provide local and regional funding for transportation demand systems. I11111igrants Support legislation which recognizes the unique and difficult problems associated with rec 0 nt immigrants to the United States, and assist local communities in dea1,1ng with these problems in such areas as housing, health services and education. Local Government F~nance Oppose any ch~nge in sales tax allocations which would negatively affect local government. The City Council legislative Subcommittee has reviewed the proposed 1989 Legislative Platform and is recommending that the City Council adopt the platform as presented. The additions to the Legislative Platform have been typed in bold typing for easy identification. Last year was the first year the City of Carlsbad bP.came more intensely involved in the legislative process in Sacramento and to a secondary part, Washington D. C. This was made possible through a computer link to the league of California Cities in Sacramento in order to provide timely Page 2 of Agenda Bill No. ?.f?'..1 updates on legislative matters. This year we are starting a new two year session in Sacramento with literally thousands of bills having been introduced to this date. With the computer aided legislative access, the legislative committee will be able to maintain and respond to more bills. EXHIBITS: 1. Proposed Carlsbad 1989 Legislative Jtform EXHIBIT A CITY OF CARLSBAD 1988 LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM 1. Local Government Finance: 2. (a) Oppose any measure that would make local agencies more dependent on the State for financial stability and policy direction. (b) Support measures which relieve taxpayers of the burden of paying for services which could be charged directly to the service use. (c) Oppose measures which would impose State and Federal mandated costs for which there is not a guarantee of local reimbursement or offsetting benefits. (d) Support efforts to reinstate flexibility in the administration of Article XIII-B (the Gann Initiative). {e) Oppose any measure that restricts or limits a public entity's ability to us~ tax exempt debt for the purchase or construction of public purpose improvements. (f) Support efforts which make funds to support public facilities (i.e. libraries, open space) library activities more available to local municipalities. (g) Support efforts which would provide greater accountability on the part of counties for th2 distribution of funds back to municipalities, including, but not limited to, fines and forfeitures. (h) Oppose any change in sales tax allocations, which would negatively affect local govern~ent. Labor Rehtions (a) (b) (c) (d) Oppose any measure which would impose compulsory and binding arbitration with respect to public employees. Oppose any measure which would grant employee benefits that would be more properly decided at the local bargaining table. Oppose any efforts which would reduce local control over public employee disputes, and impose regulations of an outside agency (such as PERB). Oppose efforts which make disciplinary proceedings for police officers similar to criminal proceedings, making it impossible for employers to prcve an administrative violation. 1 3. Tort Reform (a) Support measures to reform California's tort system to curtail unreasonable liability exposure for public agencies and restore the ability of public agencies to obtain affordable insurance. 4. Transportation 5. (a) Support measures which would increase the ability of local agencies to finance local transportation facilities. (b) Support measures to finance local transportation facilities. {c} Support measures that provide local and regional funding for transportation demand systems. Waterfront: {a) Oppose any offshore oil leasing, or drilling, within 20 nautical miles of the San Diego coast. {b) Support efforts which provide funding for urban waterfront restoration and enhancement. {c) Support efforts which would aid the restoration, preservation and enhancement of beachfront property, including sand, bluffs and access. {d) Support measures which would grant cities the authority of land use regulations over the placement of onshore facilities, which service offshore oil drilling, to avoid the placement of such facilities near incompatible land uses. 6. Water Management: 1. ( a) Support efforts to establish a water management system which assures protection to agriculture and the water systems of the Delta and Central Valley regions, as well as guaranteed water delivery to the San Diego region. (b) Support measures which increase wat('r supply, or improve water quality within the region. (c) Support efforts which will encourage use of drought tolerant plant material, reclaimed water, water conservation technics and distribution of reclaimed water. General Government: (a) Abandoned Vehicles: Support legislation which establishes/funds an abandoned vehicle program, allowing the immediate removal of abandoned vehicles. 2 (b) Waste Management: Support legislation which allocates State and/or Federal funds for the construction of facilities to capture and treat the flow of raw sewage entering San Diego from Tijuana. (c) Local Taxes: Oppose Federal efforts which remove the deduction of all State and local taxes for Federal income tax purposes. (d) Support measures which would strengthen cities' ability to reorganize special districts. 8. Resource Conservation: 9. (a) {b) Support efforts, where feasible, which promote the recycling/reclaiming of natural resources, including water,timber, oil, gas, minerals and earth metals. Support measures which would make low-interest loans and/or grants available to local agencies for programs which would encourage the recycling/reclaiming of resources. Law Enforcement: (a) Support efforts which strengthen local law enforcement. (b) Support efforts which strengthen present State or Federal laws to give local governments the power to restrict, or regulate, the sale, manufacture, or use of dangerous drugs, including, but not limited to, PCP, methamphetamine, and narcotics. (c) Support measures which would provide a greater share of seized assets to localities. (d) Support efforts which discourage and prevent driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol. (e) Support efforts which allow local agencies to recover costs in accidents, involving driving under the influence of drugs and/or alcohol, from the guilty party. 10. Land Use Planning: (a) (b) Support efforts to strengthen the legal and fiscal capability of local agencies 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 which are consistent with the doctrine of "home rule" and the local exercise of police powers, through planning and zoning processes, over local land use. 3 11. Housing: 12. 13. (a) Support efforts to develop Federal and State participation and financial support for creative programs to provide adequate, affordable housing (home ownership, and/or rental opportunities) for the elderly, handicapped, and low-income persons throughout the community. Child Care: Support: {a) {b) (c) {d) Inmigrants Reduction of present regulatory complexities. Reduction of the burden of insurance costs. Funding for the construction, .-enovation and/or maintenance of child care facilities. Provision of reasonable tax incentives for employers who offer child care services. (a) Support legislation which recognizes the unique and difficult problems associated with recent i111nigrants to the United States, and assist local co111nunities in dealing with these problems in such areas as housing, health services and education. 4