To: Honorable Mayor and Members of City Council
From: Steve Potter, City Manager
Prepared By: Molly Rattigan, Assistant to the City Manager
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2022 City of Napa Legislative and Regulatory Platform
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
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Adopt a resolution approving the 2022 City of Napa Legislative and Regulatory Platform.
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DISCUSSION:
The City Council has identified legislative advocacy, including increased competitiveness for State and Federal grant funding, as a priority.
The City of Napa has contracted with Merchant McIntyre & Associates for federal government relations services including representation on legislative issues before Congress. While the City of Napa does not currently have a government relations representative at the State level, the Assistant to the City Manager has been tasked with monitoring state legislative issues, and activities of local government advocacy groups like the League of California Cities.
A Legislative Platform details an organization's policy and legislative priorities through a series of general and flexible statements that will serve as an official record of the position on legislative issues and a guide for advocacy services. While there are many worthwhile and valuable advocacy causes and positions, the statements in the city of Napa's Legislative Platform should pertain to those items within the purview of the City Council and the City of Napa and relate to how legislative or regulatory policy could positively or negatively impact how the City of Napa does business or serves the community.
On December 21, 2021, the City Council discussed legislative priorities and provided input to staff on the development of Legislative and Regulatory Platform. Today's requested action is the adoption of a resolution approving the 2022 City of Napa Legislative and Regulatory Platform and authorizes the City Manager and Mayor to act based on the process outlined in R2019-083, adopted by the City Counci...
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