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4.
LEGISLATION COMMITTEE
Meeting Date:
11/16/2015
Subject:
Urban Counties Caucus Proposed 2016 Legislative Priorities
Submitted For:
LEGISLATION COMMITTEE
Department:
County Administrator
Referral No.:
2015-18
Referral Name:
UCC Proposed 2016 Legislative Priorities
Presenter:
L. DeLaney
Contact:
L. DeLaney, 925-335-1097
Information
Referral History:
Each fall, the key legislative staff of the Urban Counties Caucus meets in Sacramento to discuss UCC legislative priorities for the coming year. This discussion starts the process whereby a legislative priorities document is prepared for consideration by the UCC Board of Directors during the annual California State Association of Counties (CSAC) Conference, to be held in Monterey, CA in December of this year.
The adopted priorities will guide UCC staff in their legislative activities for the upcoming year. The Draft 2016 Legislative Priorities for the Urban Counties Caucus is included as
Attachment A
.
Referral Update:
The Draft 2016 Legislative Priorities for the Urban Counties Caucus is
Attachment A
.
Substantive revisions from the 2015 Legislative Priorities include:
Moving "
Health Care Financing
" to the top priority.
Eliminating "Mandate Reimbursement" as a specific priority and modifying the
State Budget
priority to include:
UCC will support efforts to require the state to continue to reimburse the urban counties for all outstanding mandates currently owed to urban counties
.
Adding as a priority:
Transportation Funding:
UCC supports additional funding to the local transportation system and supports new sources of funding to respond to transportation needs. UCC supports continued direct subventions to local governments for the maintenance, operation, preservation, and safety needs of the local system.
Expanding on the "
Affordable Housing
" priority to include:
providing additional incentives for counties to approve housing. UCC will advocate for proposals that fund initiatives that reduce and prevent homelessness, expand the availability of permanent supportive housing, and provides urban counties with the ability to maximize and leverage available Federal, State and local funds to provide services for at-risk and homeless families and single persons.
Adding as a priority:
Medical Marijuana Regulation
: UCC will continue to work with our county partners on clean-up legislation related to Medical Marijuana due to the passage of the three bill package in 2015. This includes addressing mobile deliveries, ensuring local control of licensing and the ability to ban, as well as clean up needed in AB 243.
Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s):
REVIEW the Draft 2016 UCC Legislative Priorities.
Attachments
Attachment A
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