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File Number: 15-643 Activities Summary”) provides a retrospective summary of various efforts and initiatives that took place on behalf of the City of San Leandro over the past legislative session. The second attachment (“2016 Draft State Legislative Platform”) provides a summary of the City’s proposed policy priorities for the 2016 legislative session. This document was informed by the City Council’s 2015 adopted legislative platform, and has been updated for 2016 to reflect new or emerging policy issues following input from City department heads and staff. The purpose of this latter document is twofold. First, it provides standing authority for the Mayor, City staff and the City’s advocates to take action on behalf of the City on pending legislative matters when time constraints or other logistical hurdles preclude bringing such matters before the City Council in advance. Second, it provides the City’s advocates a better understanding of the Mayor and City Council’s policy preferences regarding a variety of legislative and intergovernmental issues that may arise during the course of the year. Related efforts could include issuing letters on behalf of the City to the Governor or State Legislature in support or opposition to various bills, organizing meetings with the Governor’s Office or elected state representatives, and advancing the City’s interests on various matters that are dependent upon or impacted by the actions of the State. Because the State legislative environment is inherently dynamic, the City Council reserves the opportunity to further amend the 2016 platform over the course of the year ahead should unforeseen needs or issues arise. ATTACHMENTS ·2015 State Legislative Activities Summary ·2016 State Legislative Platform and Policy Guidelines PREPARED BY: Eric Engelbart, Assistant to the City Manager, City Manager’s Office Page 2 City of San Leandro Printed on 12/1/2015