HomeMy WebLinkAbout2022-04-29; City Council Legislative Subcommittee; MinutesLEGISLATIVE SUBCOMMITTEE
Minutes
April 29, 2022, 9 a.m.
CALL TO ORDER: 9 a.m.
ROLL CALL: Hall, Acosta.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
Minutes of the Regular Meeting held March 1~, 2022
Council Chamber
1200 Carlsbad Village Drive
Carlsbad, CA 92008
Subcommittee Member Acosta made the motion to pass the minutes. Mayor Hall seconded the
motion. The motion passed unanimously.
SUBCOMMITTEE COMMENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Subcommittee Member Acosta announced the City Council had a successful joint meeting with the
Housing Commission and the Planning Commission to discuss new housing and land use legislation.
NEW BUSINESS:
Item 1.State and 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.
The subcommittee received informational reports from Kyle Krahe! from
Congressman Mike Levin's office, Jonathan Aviles from Senator Pat Bates' office
and Glenn McDonell from Assemblymember Tasha Boerner Horvath's office.
Item 2. Legislative Update and Advocacy Report
Recommendation: Receive an update on state and federal legislative and budget
activity and recent and ongoing advocacy efforts; discuss and provide feedback to
staff, including identifying high-priority bills, advocacy positions, and items for
future City Council consideration.
Kelly Le Berthon expressed her concern with the California gas tax and other
proposed legislation.
Renne Public Policy Group Director of Government Affairs Sharon Gonsalves
presented the report and reviewed a PowerPoint presentation (on file in the Office
of the City Clerk).
Subcommittee Member Acosta made the motion to take a watch position on SB
1100. Mayor Hall seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.
Subcommittee Member Acosta made the motion to take an oppose position on
SB 1186. Mayor Hall seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.
Subcommittee Member Acosta made the motion to take a support position on SB
1338 and submit a letter of support. Mayor Hall seconded the motion. The motion
passed unanimously.
Subcommittee Member Acosta made the motion to take an oppose position on
SB 1105 and submit a letter of opposition. Mayor Hall seconded the motion. The
motion passed unanimously.
Item 3. Brown Act Reform -Legislative Platform Amendment
Recommendation: Consider proposed position statements in support of Brown
Act Reforms that would enable local jurisdictions to conduct hybrid style virtual
meetings for recommendation to the City Council.
Subcommittee Member Acosta made the motion to recommend to the full City
Council to support AB 1944 and AB 2449 and include the proposed legislative
platform amendments provided by staff. Mayor Hall seconded the motion. The
motion passed unanimously.
Item 4. Our Neighborhood Voices Ballot Initiative
Recommendation: Consider identifying a recommended position on the 2024 Our
Neighborhood Voices Ballot Initiative for recommendation to the City Council.
Mayor Hall made the motion to support the intent of this initiative and place it on
a watch list to continue in following meetings. Subcommittee Member Acosta
seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.
Item 5. Lowering Special Tax Voter Requirement to Simple Majority
Recommendation: Discuss efforts to lower the current two-thirds voter
requirement for special purpose taxes to a simple majority vote; determine
recommendation, if any, for future action.
Jan Neff-Sinclair expressed her concerns with recent the proposed tax increase
from SANDAG.
Mike Borello expressed his concerns with tax increases in the city.
Mayor Hall made the motion to bring the conversation of maintaining the current
voter thresholds to the full City Council. Subcommittee Member Acosta seconded
the motion. The motion passed unanimously.
Item 6. Transborder Water Quality
Recommendation: Review and discuss a sample resolution in support of state and
federal efforts to reduce or eliminate the transboundary flow of contaminated
water, sediment and debris into the United States from Mexico; determine
recommendation, if any, for future action.
Subcommittee Member Acosta made the motion to take a support position and
encourage legislatures to take action on the pollution coming into San Diego from
the Tijuana River Valley. Mayor Hall seconded the motion. The motion passed
unanimously.
SUBCOMMITTEE MEMBER REQUESTS FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS: None.
ADJOURN: 10:48 a.m.
NEXT REGULAR MEETING: May 10, 2022, at 9 a.m.
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Kaylin McCauley
Deputy City Clerk