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City of San Leandro 2017 State Legislative Platform and Policy Guidelines December 5, 2016 The City of San Leandro's legislative agenda for 2017 is designed to reflect the adopted priorities and policy direction of the Mayor and City Council with direct input from the City Administration. This strategic agenda includes advocating for legislation, regulations, and funding that is consistent with the City's adopted priorities. It is informed by the City Council's 2016 adopted legislative platform, and has been updated for 2017 to reflect new or emerging policy issues. This agenda is designed to (a) provide standing authority for the Mayor and members of the City Council, City staff or the City's legislative advocates to take action on pending legislative matters on behalf of the City of San Leandro when time constraints or administrative burdens preclude bringing such matters before the City Council in advance, and (b) provide the City's advocates a better understanding of the Mayor and Council's policy preferences regarding a variety of legislative and intergovernmental issues that might arise during the course of the year. This report is compiled into two sections: 1. City Specific State Legislative Priorities for Recommended Action, and 2. Policy Priorities for Ongoing Monitoring or Advocacy; 1. City Specific State Legislative Priorities for Recommended Action Below is a list of specific legislative priorities for the City. Direct advocacy with the Governor, the Legislature, State agencies and other organizations will be focused on these areas: Transportation & Public Works • Electric Vehicle Infrastructure. Support legislative efforts and funding programs that provide cities greater flexibility and opportunities to enhance and build out electric vehicle infrastructure. • Illegal Dumping & Graffiti Abatement. Support legislative efforts that provide for greater penalties or incentives to reduce the amount of illegal dumping and graffiti. • Reclaimed/Recycled Water Projects. Support legislation that advances the use of recycled water while meeting the needs of local agencies, especially during times of drought. These efforts could include support for permitting, construction, or maintenance of recycled water pipelines. Oppose legislation or regulations that harm these efforts. • Recycling Programs. Support legislation to extend incentives for both household and commercial recycling efforts. Oppose legislation that hampers recycling efforts or reduces incentives to recycle. • Transfer of state urban highways. Support efforts to create a streamlined process for the transfer of state urban highways to local agencies. East 14th Street and Davis Street are presently designated state highways; however, the current mechanism that would facilitate the transfer of these highways to the City does not provide sufficient financial commitments from the state prior to any transfer. Support efforts that would facilitate the repaving or reconstruction of both roadways. • Traffic Signal Synchronization. Support legislation or regulatory efforts to address greenhouse gases (GHG) by providing funding for traffic signal synchronization and related actions that reduce traffic and pollution. This past legislative session marked a new focus of changing state law to allow for greater flexibility of certain funds, especially to help address GHG reductions.