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TRANSPORTATION, WATER & INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE

Meeting Date:	11/09/2020
Subject: DISCUSS and REVISE the County's 2021 State and Federal Legislative Platforms (TWIC Referrals Only) and DIRECT staff as appropriate.
Submitted For:	TRANSPORTATION, WATER & INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE
Department:	Conservation & Development
Referral No.:	1
Referral Name:	Review legislative matters on transportation, water, and infrastructure.
Presenter:	John Cunningham, DCD	Contact:	John Cunningham (925)674-7833

Information

Referral History:

The Transportation, Water, and Infrastructure Committee (TWIC) annually reviews the State and Federal Legislative Platforms for revisions to sections under its purview. The full Board of Supervisors then adopts the platforms in January.

Staff with responsibility for items on TWIC's referral list are provided the option to bring platform revisions to either TWIC or the Legislation Committee given the dual responsibility for the platform update. In the event that legislative platform modifications for TWIC referred items are brought to the Legislation Committee, staff is requested to inform TWIC of the changes.

Last years platform update was a comprehensive update changing the format of the document and sumarizing various positions. In addition to the annual policy updates the more substantial formatting and structure changes were made. These changes resulted in a more streamlined, concise document with increased prioritization.

Lara Delaney, the County's staff lead on legislation, sent out a request for review and comment on the platform. This item is in response to that request.

Referral Update:

At the time the packet was posted staff did not have any recommended changes to either the state or federal platforms. Staff may bring revisions for consideration by the Committee at their November 9th meeting.

The Hazardous Materials Commission sent a letter to the Legislation Committee with input on the platforms. The letter is attached to this report as some of the input discusses transportation items under the purview of TWIC.

Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s):

DISCUSS 2021 State and Federal Legislative Platform Development, REVISE as appropriate, and RECOMMEND that the Board of Supervisors include the revisions in the County's final 2021 State and Federal Legislative Platforms.

Fiscal Impact (if any):

None.

Attachments
2020 CC County Federal Platform
2020 CC County State Platform
Hazardous Materials Commission Platform Comments