HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024-10-08; City Council Legislative Subcommittee; Agendas
Council Chamber
1200 Carlsbad Village Drive
Carlsbad, CA 92008
LEGISLATIVE SUBCOMMITTEE
Regular Meeting
Oct. 8, 2024, 9 a.m.
Welcome to the Legislative Subcommittee Meeting
We welcome your interest and involvement in the city’s legislative process. This agenda includes information
about topics coming before the Legislative Subcommittee and the action recommended by city staff. You can
read about each topic in the staff reports, which are available on the city website.
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1200 Carlsbad Village Drive
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How to participate
If you would like to provide comments to the Legislative Subcommittee, please:
• Fill out a speaker request form, located in the foyer.
• Submit the form to the City Clerk before the item begins.
• When it’s your turn, the City Clerk will call your name and invite you to the podium.
• For non-agenda public comment, speakers must confine their remarks to matters within the Legislative
Subcommittee’s subject matter jurisdiction.
• For public comment on agenda items, speakers must confine their remarks to the question or matter under
consideration.
• Speakers have three minutes, unless the presiding member changes that time.
• You may not give your time to another person, but can create a group. A group must select a single speaker
as long as three other members of your group are present. All forms must be submitted to the City Clerk
before the item begins and will only be accepted for items listed on the agenda (not for general public
comment at the beginning of the meeting). Group representatives have 10 minutes unless that time is
changed by the presiding member or the Legislative Subcommittee.
• Failure to comply with the rules for public participation is disruptive conduct. Continuing disruptive conduct
after being asked by the presiding member to cease may result in removal from the meeting.
• In writing: Email comments to clerk@carlsbadca.gov Comments received by 5 p.m. the day prior to the meeting
will be shared with the subcommittee prior to the meeting. When e-mailing comments, please identify in the
subject line the agenda item to which your comments relate. All comments received will be included as part of
the official record. Written comments will not be read out loud.
Reasonable accommodations
Reasonable Accommodations Persons with a disability may request an agenda packet in appropriate alternative
formats as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Reasonable accommodations and auxiliary aids
will be provided to effectively allow participation in the meeting. Please contact the City Manager’s Office at 442-339-
2821 (voice), 711 (free relay service for TTY users), 760-720-9461 (fax) or manager@carlsbadca.gov by noon on the
Monday before the meeting to make arrangements. City staff will respond to requests by 9 a.m. on Tuesday, the day
of the meeting, and will seek to resolve requests before the start of the meeting in order to maximize accessibility.
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CALL TO ORDER: 9 a.m.
ROLL CALL: Acosta, Burkholder.
PUBLIC COMMENT: The Brown Act allows any member of the public to comment on items not on the
agenda, provided remarks are confined to matters with the Legislative Subcommittee’s subject matter
agenda. Please treat others with courtesy, civility and respect.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
Minutes of the Regular Meeting held September 10, 2024
ACTION: Minutes were approved as presented – 2/0.
DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS:
1. STATE AND FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE REPORTS – Receive updates from representatives of U.S.
Congressman Mike Levin, State Senator Catherine Blakespear, and State Assemblymember Tasha
Boerner, and provide feedback. (Staff contact: Jason Haber, City Manager Department)
Recommendation: Receive the updates and provide feedback.
ACTION: The Subcommittee received the updates.
2. LEGISLATIVE AND ADVOCACY UPDATE – Receive updates on federal and state legislative and budget
activity and recent and ongoing advocacy efforts; discuss and provide feedback to staff, including
identifying high-priority bills, advocacy positions, funding opportunities, and items for future City
Council consideration. (Staff contact: Jason Haber, City Manager Department)
Recommendation: Receive the updates and provide feedback.
ACTION: The Subcommittee received the update.
3. CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION UPDATE – Receive an update from the
California Department of Parks and Recreation regarding the department’s operations in Carlsbad
and the San Diego Coast District and provide feedback.
Recommendation: Receive the update and provide feedback.
ACTION: The Subcommittee received the update.
SUBCOMMITTEE MEMBER REQUESTS FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS:
SUBCOMMITTEE MEMBER COMMENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS:
ADJOURNMENT: 10:01 a.m.