10.C.
City Council Meeting - FINAL
- Meeting Date:
- 06/03/2014
- From:
- Jerene Watson, Deputy City Manager
- Department:
Co-Submitter:
Information
TITLE:
City position on proposed 2015 resolutions for submission to the League of Arizona Cities and Towns.
DESIRED OUTCOME:
Council to review and discuss the proposed nine resolutions coming from other cities, members of the Council or staff. The goal at the end of the discussion is to provide direction to staff on whether to support, stay neutral or not forward the respective resolutions. Additionally, this is the last opportunity for new resolutions not presented here to move forward that you would like proposed.
INFORMATION:
Each year the Arizona League of Cities and Towns conducts a Resolutions Process to determine what key issues cities would like the League to follow during the upcoming State Legislative Session (Attachment 1). A Resolutions Committee is seated during the summer to guide the process, with a culmination of the work voted upon at the annual conference, scheduled for the last week of August this year. The Mayor has been appointed to the Resolutions Subcommittee that will convene this summer and will represent the City at the League's annual conference, meeting during the Tuesday afternoon of the conference to determine the final resolutions to be supported. These will shape the League’s 2015 legislative lobbying priorities and resources.
Cities are asked to draft resolutions broadly enough to be applicable to all cities and towns across the state, advancing common municipal goals. The League’s philosophy is that a focused, strategic policy agenda will yield more results for cities at the Legislature. It is common for the League to take the top five priority resolutions to focus the majority of their resources lobbying on behalf during the Session. As a result, they ask that cities only propose those resolutions they feel are of urgency or high need to make for a smoother process in determining the legislative agenda and increase the likelihood of passage. For issues that have more of a single-city impact, the League encourages cities to lobby for those issues uniquely with their own city resources.
Discussion
It takes two cities to support a resolution in order for it to be considered. The deadline for resolution submission this year is Friday, June 6th. We have been approached to support four resolutions from other cities and have developed four of our own (see Attachment 2).
CONCUSION
Staff will prepare any additional resolutions desired and will advise other cities of any Council-determined support, per your direction this evening.
Cities are asked to draft resolutions broadly enough to be applicable to all cities and towns across the state, advancing common municipal goals. The League’s philosophy is that a focused, strategic policy agenda will yield more results for cities at the Legislature. It is common for the League to take the top five priority resolutions to focus the majority of their resources lobbying on behalf during the Session. As a result, they ask that cities only propose those resolutions they feel are of urgency or high need to make for a smoother process in determining the legislative agenda and increase the likelihood of passage. For issues that have more of a single-city impact, the League encourages cities to lobby for those issues uniquely with their own city resources.
Discussion
It takes two cities to support a resolution in order for it to be considered. The deadline for resolution submission this year is Friday, June 6th. We have been approached to support four resolutions from other cities and have developed four of our own (see Attachment 2).
CONCUSION
Staff will prepare any additional resolutions desired and will advise other cities of any Council-determined support, per your direction this evening.