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BACKGROUND Each year, the City Council Legislative Subcommittee is asked to review and discuss pending and possible legislation as would benefit the City and its residents for recommendation to the City Council. In 2016, the City Council adopted a Legislative Platform that presented Guiding Principles, Goals and Strategies, with a recommendation for federal, state and local priorities, and a recommendation for positions on pending legislation. In an effort to better position the Cities advocacy efforts, the 2016 Legislative Platform has been updated in to a Legislative Framework with recommended Legislative Focus Areas for 2018. DISCUSSION The Legislative Framework presents ten Guiding Principles that represent the City's overall legislative interests and is a representation of our City Council's current Priorities and Work Plan as well as several guiding documents. The Goals and Strategies outline the approach and process the City will follow in implementing the Legislative Framework. As part of the Framework, Legislative Focus Areas have been identified for 2018 and were developed by considering the current political landscape at the federal and state level and also current regional and local issues. On May 30, 2018, the City Council Legislative Subcommittee reviewed the Legislative Framework along with a list of bills for 2018 that the City has been directing advocacy efforts toward. (Attachment 2) The subcommittee discussed the recommended positions for each bill and also discussed and encouraged the City's participation in the Coalition to End Homelessness. The Coalition to End Homeless is an effort that was begun by the "Big 11 Mayors" from the cities of Santa Ana, San Diego, Fresno, Los Angeles, Long Beach, San Jose, San Francisco, Anaheim, Sacramento, and Oakland to make a budget request to the Governor to allocate a quarter of the states $6 billion budget surplus toward cities. This would provide funding directly to cities that could be used to build social services infrastructure such as shelters and supportive housing as well as services to homeless individuals and families. The subcommittee felt this aligned with the City Council Priority to Reduce Homelessness in the Tri-Valley. The Legislative Framework will serve as a policy document to guide the City's advocacy efforts and provide guidance to staff as they evaluate legislation and issues. The Legislative Framework will remain consistent from year to year, with the Focus Areas changing annually. Submitted by: Fiscal Review: Approved by: (26.(14, tayievv.to /(I( Becky Hopkins Tina Olson Nelson Fialho Assistant to the City Manager Director of Finance City Manager Page 2 of 3