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• Improved Access to Health Care. Support efforts to protect or expand health care coverage to all populations. • Mental Health. Support efforts addressing the care needed to support the mental health and emotional well-being of individuals and at -risk populations. • San Leandro Hospital. Support efforts to ensure the successful operation and financial sustainability of San Leandro Hospital. • Safety Net Services and Support for Seniors. Support efforts that would expand safety net services for those most in need, including low-income residents and senior populations. Public Finance & Administration • Cap & Trade Funding. Support legislation, funding guidelines, and/or other regulations for the successful disbursement of funding from the State's Cap -and -Trade program for City programs and efforts. • Local Elections. Monitor election reform initiatives and oppose efforts that could expose the City to litigation or impose new costs for elections. Monitor efforts that could impact San Leandro's current system of 'from District' elections. Oppose efforts that seek to restrict local control over the City's election system. • Pension Sustainability. Support legislative efforts that would ensure the long-term financial sustainability of the California Public Employees Retirement System while balancing commitments that have been made to public employees. • Public Records. Support the intent of the California Public Records Act, including efforts to assist the public in determining the availability of government records. Oppose efforts that would create unnecessary administrative burdens or new unfunded mandates for local agencies related to public records. • Revenue Protection. Oppose attempts to decrease, restrict or eliminate City revenue sources, or to restrict local authority over the use of City funds. Support efforts to improve the stability or sustainability of local revenues. • Training Mandates. Support common sense reforms to various statewide training requirements. Oppose new unfunded mandates that would require unnecessary and/or unreasonable training requirements for local agency staff, including but not limited to proposed mandates that were included in AB 2873 (Thurmond, 2016). • Utility User Taxes. Support legislation or regulations that would provide cities with the flexibility and authority to collect or increase Utility User Taxes (UUTs). Oppose any proposals that seek to limit or restrict the City's use of UUTs. • Workers' Compensation & Disability Retirement Reform. Support efforts to reform the state workers' compensation program and similar efforts regarding disability payments to control costs and to reduce potential abuse, while balancing important worker protections. 2. Policy Priorities for Ongoing Monitoring or Advocacy Monitor legislative activity and/or or advocate on behalf of the City of San Leandro's interests in the following broad policy areas: • Public Safety City of City of San Leandro 2017 State Legislative Platform & Policy Guidelines Page 4 of 6