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City of City of San Leandro 2018 State Legislative Platform & Policy Guidelines Page 3 of 6 • Climate Adaptation and Resilience. Support efforts to adapt to sea-level rise, including vulnerability assessment and adaptation strategies, wetlands restoration, levee construction or other similar structural resilience measures. • Climate Change Mitigation. Support action on climate change to assist San Leandro and the Bay Area in meeting adopted goals. Support legislation to remove regulatory barriers and provide financial support for electrification of building energy use and displace natural gas infrastructure. • Community Choice Aggregation and Clean/Renewable Energy. Support efforts to secure funding to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, including, but not limited to: clean energy, energy efficiency improvements, and electric vehicle infrastructure. Support efforts to facilitate the success of the East Bay Community Energy Authority, including efforts to create public/private partnerships, incentives, and investment in clean energy. • Creek Walk, East Bay Greenway, and other Bicycle/pedestrian projects. Support legislation, regulations, and budget proposals that would provide funding opportunities or other support for the development of greenway projects, bicycle and pedestrian projects, and other modes of active transportation. • Dredging. Support efforts to identify funding for the dredging of recreational marinas. • Earthquake Preparedness. Support efforts to increase funding for “brace and bolt” and seismic retrofit projects in private residences and commercial structures. • Greenhouse Reduction Fund. Support the active implementation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions disclosures and the cap-and-trade program to fund programs for energy and waste reduction, renewable energy and battery storage. • Local Control of Land Use Decisions. Oppose legislation that excessively pre-empts local control of land use determinations, while balancing statewide and regional housing goals. • Parks, Water, and Flood Control Funding. A $4 billion bond will be on the June 2018 statewide ballot. Support efforts to ensure the regulations and guidelines meet the needs of the City of San Leandro and the region. If the bond is authorized by voters, support funding for projects that benefit San Leandro residents. • Shoreline Development. Support efforts or funding opportunities that would assist in the successful redevelopment of San Leandro’s shoreline area. • Sharing Economy. Support legislation that enhances the ability of local governments to fairly regulate sharing economy services such as ride share and short-term rentals to protect public safety, and ensure tax & fee collection as well as the adequate supply of rental housing stock. Law Enforcement & Public Safety • Body Cameras. Support legislation addressing best practices for the use of police body-worn cameras, while balancing the needs of the public and law enforcement personnel. • De-escalation Training & Funding. Support efforts that would provide additional funding or training opportunities for law enforcement and public safety personnel on tactics designed to defuse or de-escalate interactions with potentially violent individuals and/or persons suffering from a mental health crisis. • Disaster Prevention and Recovery. Seek additional funding, and expand the definition of programs eligible for grant funding, for disaster recovery and prevention. • Drones. As the use, and need for drones expands, so does the discussion on local control and privacy. Monitor any new legislation and support efforts to ensure local needs are adequately addressed. 520