REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
DATE: 01/04/2023
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: City Manager's Office
SUBJECT:
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2023 Legislative Platform and Financial Priorities
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
This staff report asks City Council to adopt the 2023 Legislative Platform and Financial Priorities. A Legislative Platform provides a streamlined process for responding to legislative proposals that may impact the City. The proposed Legislative Platform identifies the fundamental legislative issues deemed important to the City, and upon Council approval, will continue to allow Staff to respond to the rapidly changing nature of legislative items efficiently, and more importantly, without delay. The Financial Priorities document provides a comprehensive look at Corona's funding needs, and it provides a framework for advocacy for assistance with needed resources.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommended action
That the City Council adopt the 2023 Legislative Platform and Financial Priorities.
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BACKGROUND:
The Legislative Platform has been used as a guideline for urgent requests to support, oppose, or take neutral positions on various legislative proposals throughout the year. Resolutions, major and/or unique issues, and substantial items not directly addressed in the Platform will continue to be taken to Council for formal consideration and adoption. At the end of each year, the City of Corona identifies policy priorities and legislative initiatives that it would like the State and Federal Legislature to address. The 2022 Legislative Platform and Financial Priorities were adopted on January 19, 2022. The City Council reviewed and provided feedback on the Legislative Platform during the 2022 Fall Council Workshop and the December 2022 Committee of the Whole meeting.
ANALYSIS:
The attached documents include the 2023 draft Legislative Platform and Financial Priorities. These documents contain legislative priorities that Staff and consultants w...
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