REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Approve City Position on Proposed League of California Cities' 2018 Annual Conference Resolutions
Report
BACKGROUND
The League of California Cities (League) 2018 Annual Conference Resolutions Packet (Attachment 1) has two resolutions presented for consideration by the League Policy Committee and membership. As part of the August 21, 2018 Council Meeting, the Council designated Council Member Teresa O'Neill as the voting delegate and Walter C. Rossmann, Chief Operating Officer, as alternate voting delegate.
DISCUSSION
This report transmits the League's 2018 Annual Conference Resolutions Packet which contains the proposed resolutions that will be considered at the League's Annual Conference in Long Beach from September 12-14, 2018. As recommended by the League, staff requests Council approval of the position the voting delegate should take regarding the resolutions discussed in this report. Below are descriptions of the resolutions followed by staff analysis and recommendation.
Any resolution submitted to the General Assembly must be concurred by five cities or by city officials from at least five or more cities; the concurring cities are noted for each resolution.
Resolution #1 - Respond to the Increasing Vulnerabilities to Local Municipal Authority, Control and Revenue and Explore the Preparation of a Ballot Measure and/or Constitutional Amendment that would Further Strengthen Local Democracy and Authority
This Resolution seeks to support local authority in the wake of proposed legislation that aimed to undermine the authority, control and revenue options for local governments and their residents. Examples include SB 649 (2017), which would have removed the ability for cities to regulate "small cell" wireless equipment and obtain compensation for certain telecommunications equipment on public property and rights of way; AB 252 (2017), which would have prohibited a tax on video streaming services; and SB 827 (2018), which...
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