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CC RES 2023-062 t RESOLUTION NO. 2023-62 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING THE CITY'S 2024 LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM WHEREAS, the City Council has an interest in weighing in on state, federal, and regional legislative issues that impact the City and its residents; and WHEREAS, the Council annually takes action on numerous legislative proposals brought forward throughout the year; and WHEREAS, the City of Rancho Palos Verdes is committed to maintaining and enhancing a high quality of life and safety for all residents; and WHEREAS, on August 4, 2020, the City of Rancho Palos Verdes adopted Resolution No. 2020-46, expressing opposition to proposed planning and zoning legislation that usurps local control and imposes unfunded mandates, and expressing support for actions to further strengthen local democracy, authority, and control; and WHEREAS, on July 6, 2021, the City of Rancho Palos Verdes adopted Resolution No. 2021-31, adopting the City's Housing and Local Land Use Legislative Platform; and WHEREAS, on November 2, 2021, the City of Rancho Palos Verdes adopted Resolution No. 2021-057, adopting the City's 2022 Legislative Platform; and WHEREAS, on December 20, 2022, the City of Rancho Palos Verdes adopted Resolution No. 2022-071, adopting the City's 2023 Legislative Platform; and WHEREAS, the City Council continues to take an active advocacy role on a variety of topics, including housing and local land use legislative policies, proposed by the State Legislature. NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes does hereby resolve as follows: Section 1: The foregoing recitals are true and correct and are incorporated herein by reference. Section 2: The City Council hereby adopts and approves the City's 2024 Legislative Platform attached (Attachment A) and incorporated herein by this reference as the official legislative policy of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes. Resolution No. 2023-62 Page 1 of 2 Section 3: The 2024 Legislative Platform will be used to guide legislative advocacy including position letters on proposed legislation. Section 4: The City Clerk shall certify to the passage, approval, and adoption of this resolution, and shall cause this resolution and its certification to be entered in the Book of Resolutions of the City Council of the City. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED THE 19T" DAY OF DECEMBER 2023. .11 .. o n Cruikshank, Mayor ATTEST: 141,4t- it.aacti,--- , eresa oka, City Clerk State of California ) County of Los Angeles ) ss City of Rancho Palos Verdes ) I, Teresa Takaoka, City Clerk of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes, hereby certify that the above Resolution No. 2023-62 was duly and regularly passed and adopted by the said City Council at a regular meeting thereof held on December 19, 2023. Ces T aoka, City Clerk I Resolution No. 2023-62 Page 2 of 2 2024 Legislative Platform Page A-1 CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES 2023 LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM DATE ADOPTED: Resolution No. 2023-62 on December 19, 2023. PURPOSE The City of Rancho Palos Verdes'2024 Legislative Platform (Platform) outlines the policy positions of the City Council on current issues which directly or indirectly impact the City. This Platform serves as a guideline to actively engage with pending legislation, with City Council approval. The City looks forward to working with regional, state, and federal partners to best serve residents. The statements outlined in the Platform represent the City's overarching position on legislative and regulatory issues of interest. PRIORITY CITY PROJECTS Through the City's Capital Improvement Plan (CIP), major projects are planned for a period of five years. The list below includes important projects of regional significance listed within the CIP that do not have sufficient funding. The City is in support of legislation, policies, programs, or administrative actions that would assist in funding these priority projects. A. Portuguese Bend Landslide Remediation Project Total Cost: $33 million Status: Environmental analysis and documentation s Funds Committed: $2.3 million plus $21.3 million eligible for FEMA's BRIC Grant The Portuguese Bend Landslide Complex (PBLC) is one of the largest active landslides in the continental United States, encompassing two of the City's roughly 14 square miles, directly impacting Palos Verdes Drive South, a major arterial street providing transportation for the wider region, including neighboring cities of Palos Verdes Estates, Rolling Hills, and the City of Los Angeles. (San Pedro). Continued land movement poses a catastrophic environmental threat to the California coastline due to an above-ground sewer trunk line located adjacent to the Pacific Ocean at severe risk of rupture. The project seeks to protect life, public health, safety, and the environment through mitigation of land movement in the PBLC area. Opportunities • Seek State Budget Earmark • Language inserted into Climate Bond • Ask made to County Supervisor for supportive funding. • Initiated discussions with the Los Angeles County Sanitation District on funding opportunities and project collaboration Resolution No. 2023-62 Attachment A Page 1 of 5 2024 Legislative Platform Page A-2 B. Civic Center Campus Master Plan Total Cost: $105.9 million 111 Status: Preliminary Conceptual Site Plan complete (Stage I). Moving into Master Plan Design Development Stage (Stage II) Funds Committed: The approved financial plan for the project includes a maximum amount of $45.4 million, which is a combination of both cash on hand and a long-term loan, with the opportunity to fund the funding gap through means, in no particular order, charitable donations (philanthropy), partnerships, lease revenue, and bonds. The development of the approximately 19-acre Civic Center Campus into a modern and functional community hub has been a long-standing goal of the city. The project's current preliminary conceptual site plan includes a new City Hall, parking improvements, a Council Chambers, improved site amenities including an amphitheater, village green, public plaza, and parking and access enhancements. The plan also includes the following public safety components: An emergency operations center, emergency supply storage and staging area, an emergency evacuation area, a helipad and helopod, a Sheriff drop-in station, and park ranger facilities. Opportunities State Budget Earmark Loan through GoBIZ 1. HOUSING AND LOCAL LAND USEI A. Oppose legislation that infringes local control and erodes the City's authority to manage its own affairs. B. Support actions which further strengthen local democracy, authority, and control. C. Support policies or programs that allow city, regional, and state collaboration on housing production, alongside sustainable transportation, broadband deployment, and other key infrastructure areas necessary to support our communities. Support state grants, legislation, or programs which encourage sustainable and affordable housing development. Support policies or grants that facilitate the development of regional housing trusts. D. Oppose legislation that penalizes cities or local governments if the units identified in the Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) are not constructed. Oppose legislation that proposes to convert RHNA from a planning process to a production standard. E. Support legislation that preserves local authority to manage public rights-of-way including the aesthetics of equipment placed within them. Resolution No. 2023-62 Attachment A Page 2 of 5 1 2024 Legislative Platform Page A-3 F. Support legislation that preserves local authority to zone and plan for the deployment of telecommunications infrastructure within public rights-of-way. G. Oppose legislation that diminishes the authority of local jurisdictions in processing permits, enforcing building codes, or mandating the manner of enforcement. H. Oppose legislation that seeks to limit or eliminate municipal authority to regulate street or sidewalk vendors. I. Support legislation and administrative actions that protect a local jurisdiction to preserve open space in and around their jurisdiction. J. Support legislation efforts that allow for local land use and zoning decisions and oppose efforts that strip a local governments authority to make decisions in regards to parking requirements. o Potential Coalition Partners: League of California Cities (Cal Cities), South Bay Cities Council of Governments (SBCCOG), California Contract Cities Association (CCCA), Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG), Palos Verdes Peninsula Cities (PV Cities), Our Neighborhood Voices Initiative 2. PUBLIC SAFETY 111 A. Support legislation that strengthens and enforces legal protections for all individuals who are victims of crimes, including those that are victims of hate crimes or hate incidents. B. Support legislation that enhances emergency preparedness, resiliency, and public safety. C. Support measures that provide funding to local agencies for training, effective disaster preparedness, law enforcement infrastructure, fire department infrastructure, and emergency planning. D. Support legislation, regulations, or administrative actions that ensure equal access to public safety funding, including contract cities. E. Support legislation which maintains law enforcement's ability to, utilize automatic license plate reading (ALPR) cameras and/or other surveillance camera devices as a preventive and an investigative tool. F. Support legislation that provides tools to deter catalytic converter theft. G. Support legislation or other methods that provides tools to deter organized and serial retail theft. Resolution No. 2023-62 Attachment A Page 3of5 2024 Legislative Platform Page A-4 H. Support legislation to accelerate the development and implementation of enhanced electrical utility infrastructure, including the undergrounding of utility equipment to ensure reliable utility service and public safety and thereby reduce the need for public safety power shutoffs. I. Support legislation or other methods that protects insurance coverage for properties within and adjacent to very high fire zones and geologic hazard abatement districts. J. Support legislation that increases the accountability of those responsible for the sale and distribution of fentanyl, public awareness of the crisis, resources to law enforcement to address the impacts and treatments and services for those addicted. o Potential Coalition Partners: Cal Cities, SBCCOG, CCCA, Department of Insurance, State Controller, Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department (LASD), PV Cities 3. COMMUNITY SERVICES A. Support legislation and local, state, and federal programs that employ evidence- based strategies to reduce the number of unhoused people or individuals with housing insecurity; promoting mental health and substance abuse services; providing emergency and transitional housing; expanding permanent affordable housing; and promoting self-empowerment through counseling, job training, and other wrap around supportive services. B. Support legislation and local, state, and federal programs that aim to provide mental health services, including youth and young adult programs, community resource centers, and education in accessing mental health care. o Potential Coalition Partners: Cal Cities, SBCCOG, CCCA, Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, Los Angeles County, CARE Court, Allcove and Beach Bay Health District, Palos Verdes Peninsula cities, Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District 4. ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY A. Support legislation, regulations, or administrative actions to remediate the harmful effects of dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane (DDT), Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS), and other chemicals in coastal waters, especially near Santa Catalina Island and the Palos Verdes Peninsula. II Resolution No. 2023-62 Attachment A Page 4 of 5 2024 Legislative Platform Page A-5 B. Support legislation that provides rebate programs, tax credits, and other financial incentives to encourage property owners to invest in water efficient systems and landscaping, and energy efficiency, including renewable energy systems. o Potential Coalition Partners: Cal Cities, SBCCOG, Los Angeles County, Palos Verdes Peninsula cities, coastal cities 5. GOVERNMENT TRANSPARENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS A. Support legislation that grants full cost reimbursement to local agencies by the state and federal government for all mandated programs. B. Support legislation that ensures the retention of existing local revenue sources, including the City's share of property taxes, sales and use taxes, transient occupancy taxes, etc. C. Support legislation modernizing the methods by which a local agency may comply with the Brown Act. Support legislation that allows for the continued use of teleconferencing platforms to hold hybrid public meetings outside of a declared state of emergency, thus increasing access to public meetings and promoting greater transparency. D. Support legislation which allows for regional considerations within Los Angeles County, particularly at the council of governments (COG) level, in relation to public health, homelessness, and sustainability, among other areas of regional significance. E. Oppose legislation that would prohibit or limit local governments' ability to contract out for the provision of services. o Potential Coalition Partners: Cal Cities, SBCCOG, CCCA, Palos Verdes Peninsula cities I Resolution No. 2023-62 Attachment A Page 5 of 5