REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Action on City Position on Proposed League of California Cities’ 2026 Resolution Calling for a Working Group to Consider a State Constitutional Amendment or Other Form of Initiative to Ensure Final Local Authority Over Housing and Land Use Decisions
Report
BACKGROUND
The League of California Cities (Cal Cities) will hold its Annual Conference and Expo (Annual Conference) in Anaheim on September 23-25, 2026. During the conference, Cal Cities convenes its General Assembly, where member cities’ voting delegates debate and act on general and petitioned resolutions. After a resolution is approved by the General Assembly, the resolution becomes an official Cal Cities policy.
This year, one general resolution submitted by the City of Murietta (2026 Cal Cities Resolution), will be considered during the Annual Conference.
The Cal Cities resolution submission and review process consists of the following steps:
Prior to the Annual Conference
Submit a General Resolution: Cal Cities members may submit a policy resolution at least 60 days before its Annual Conference and Expo. The resolution must have the concurrence of at least five additional member cities or individual members.
Policy Committee Review: The Cal Cities President assigns all proposed resolutions to the appropriate policy committee, which reviews and debates the proposal and makes a recommendation to the Resolutions Committee.
During the Annual Conference
Resolutions Committee Review: The Resolutions Committee considers the resolutions and the policy committee's recommendations. The Resolutions Committee may also amend a resolution before sending it to the General Assembly. A general resolution approved by either the policy committee or the Resolutions Committee advances to the General Assembly. If both committees do not “approve” the resolution or refer it for further study, the proposed resolutions does not advance to a vote.
Petitioned Resolutions: In addition t...
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