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City Manager’s Office – Intergovernmental Affairs
City Hall 1200 Carlsbad Village Drive Carlsbad, CA 92008 760-434-2820
City Council Legislative Subcommittee
Meeting Minutes
June 8, 2021 – 9:00 a.m.
CALL TO ORDER & ROLL CALL
Mayor Hall called the meeting to order and all Subcommittee members (Mayor Matt Hall and
Council Member Teresa Acosta) were present. Jason Haber, Intergovernmental Affairs Director, and
Cindie McMahon, Assistant City Attorney, were also present.
PUBLIC COMMENT
None.
SUBCOMMITTEE COMMENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
Subcommittee Member Acosta stated she has been participating in the Cal Cities Legislative Action Day
advocacy meetings.
NEW BUSINESS
Item 1. Approval of Minutes
Recommendation: Approve the minutes of the May 11, 2021, Subcommittee meeting.
Subcommittee Member Acosta made the motion to pass the minutes once the date was
correct for the next regularly scheduled meeting. Mayor Hall seconded the motion. The
item passed unanimously.
Item 2. State Legislative Reports
Recommendation: Receive updates from representatives of State Senator Patricia
Bates’s and State Assemblymember Tasha Boerner Horvath’s offices, and provide
feedback.
Alex Kiwan from Tasha Boerner Horvath’s office gave an update on bills currently going through
the legislative process. Cynthia Bryant and Matthew Phy from Senator Pat Bates’s office gave a
presentation on the progress of the Senator’s bills for the 2021 legislative session.
Item 3. Legislative Update and Advocacy Report
Recommendation: Receive an update on state and federal legislative and budget activity
and recent and ongoing advocacy efforts, and provide feedback to staff. Discuss and
determine the Subcommittee’s recommended advocacy positions on high priority bills.
Sharon Gonsalves from Renne Public Policy Group (RPPG), state lobbyists, gave an update on
state budget activity, advocacy efforts and priority bills. Subcommittee members agreed to
maintain a watch position on SB 16. They also agreed on keeping a watch position on AB 89 and
SB 2. Ms. Gonsalves and Subcommittee Member Acosta discussed their meeting with Senator
Atkins’s staff regarding SB 9. Dane Hutchings from RPPG shared that he spoke to Assembly Local
Government Committee Consultant Hank Brady on SB 9 as well. As a result, Subcommittee
members agreed to an oppose unless amended position on SB 9. Subcommittee Members agreed
to take a support position on AB 66.
Subcommittee Member Acosta voiced her support for continuing virtual options for meetings to
encourage public engagement.
Mayor Hall encouraged staff to apply for available state grants as soon as possible.
Subcommittee Member Acosta requested additional information on SB 434 and SB 541 from the
city’s lobbyists.
SUBCOMMITTEE MEMBER REQUESTS FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
Mayor Hall requested an update from staff on state funding opportunities at the next subcommittee
meeting.
ADJOURN
Mayor Hall adjourned the duly noticed meeting at 10:56 am.
NEXT REGULAR MEETING
The next regularly scheduled meeting will be held Tuesday, July 13, 2021, at 9:00 a.m.