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City Council Legislative Subcommittee
Meeting Minutes
Nov. 23, 2021 – 9 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.
NEW BUSINESS
Item 1. Approval of Minutes
Recommendation: Approve the minutes of the Oct. 12, 2021, Subcommittee meeting.
Subcommittee Member Acosta made the motion to pass the minutes. Mayor Hall seconded the
motion. The item passed unanimously.
Item 2. State & Federal Legislative Reports
Recommendation: Receive updates from representatives of U.S. Congressman Mike
Levin, State Senator Patricia Bates and State Assemblymember Tasha Boerner Horvath,
and provide feedback.
Kyle Krahel from Congressman Levin’s office gave an update on current priorities at the
national level. Cynthia Bryant from Senator Bates’s office gave an update on next year’s
legislative package. Glenn McDonnel from Assemblymember Boerner Horvath’s office gave an
update on her legislative bills that were chaptered this past session, as well as ideas for the
2022 session.
Item 3. Draft City of Carlsbad 2022 Legislative Platform
Recommendation: Discuss and determine proposed amendments to the City of Carlsbad
Legislative Platform, including Legislative Priorities, to recommend to the City Council.
Subcommittee members discussed and proposed amendments to the 2022 Legislative Platform
with Jason Haber, Intergovernmental Affairs Director, and Nancy Magpusao Burke, Senior
Program Manager for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.
Item 4. 2022 State Budget Requests and Legislative Proposals
Recommendation: Discuss and determine proposed priority state budget requests and
legislative proposals to recommend to the City Council.
Sharon Gonsalves from Renne Public Policy Group, state lobbyist, encouraged Subcommittee
Members to request state funding while funding is available in the budget surplus.
Subcommittee Members specifically discussed funding for an additional fire station, homeless
services reimbursement and railroad trenching, as previously discussed as priorities with the City
Council. Sharon Gonsalves discussed two potential Legislative Proposals: 1) to allow lifeguards
certified by the United States Lifeguarding Association to perform lifeguard services at public
pools, and 2) to clarify the requirements for operating city-owned ocean rescue watercraft.
Item 5. 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.
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Sharon Gonsalves from Renne Public Policy Group, state lobbyist, gave an update on 2022
Legislative Calendar, key priorities, two-year bills of interest the state budget, and the 2022
Legislative Outlook.
SUBCOMMITTEE MEMBER REQUESTS FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
None.
ADJOURN
Mayor Hall adjourned the duly noticed meeting at 11 am.
NEXT REGULAR MEETING:
The next regularly scheduled meeting will be held Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2021 at 9 a.m.
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