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HomeMy WebLinkAboutReg 2007-01-16 Item 6B - Resolution - 2007 Legislative Priorities COUNCIL A GENDA SYNOPSIS Of Initials IIL•MNo. zi s Meetitt Date Prepared Mayor's review s s ri t, d! s I x I by I m Council review I Nt t 01/02/07 1 dj 1 I b ar 01/08/07 I dj 1 01/16/07 1 dj I '�.w� I 2 ITEM INFORMATION CAS NUMBER 07-002 I ORIGINAL AGENDA DA 1E: 1/02/07 AGENDA I I EM TITLE Review of draft resolution 2007 Legislative Priorities CATEGORY Discussion Motion Resolution Ordinance Bid Award Public Hearing Other Mtg Date 01/08/07 Mtg Date Mtg Date 01/16/07 Mtg Date Mtg Date Mtg Date Mtg Date SPONSOR Council Mayor Adm Svcs DCD Finance Fire Legal P&R Police PIV SPONSOR'S At the January 2 Regular Council meeting, the Council reviewed and identified top SUMMARY priorities for the upcoming 2007 Legislative Session which begins on January 8, 2007. A copy of the draft resolution is attached for review of the Legislative Priorities prior to being submitted to the January 16 Regular Council meeting for approval. REVIEWED BY COW Mtg. CA &P Cmte F &S Cmte Transportation Cmte Utilities Cmte Arts Comm. Parks Comm. Planning Comm. DATE: RECOMMENDATIONS: SPONSOR /ADMII` Verna Griffin, Council President COM III COST IMPACT FUND SOURCE EXPENDITURE REQUIRED AMOUNT BUDGETED APPROPRIATION REQUIRED $o Fund Source: Comments: MTG. DATE I RECORD OF COUNCIL ACTION 1/02/07 Council consideration and prioritization of legislative issues 1/08/07 Council review of proposed resolution establishing legislative priorities MTG. DATE I ATTACHMENTS 1/02/07 2007 State Legislative Priorities 2007 State Legislative Priorities Background Information 1/08/07 1 Draft Resolution 2007 State Legislative Priorities 1/16/07 Resolution in Final Form with Attachments v4 ILA. W gs y f s i, 1�•I t —i 1908 City of Tukwila Washington Resolution No. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, ADOPTING A LIST OF LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES FOR USE IN THE 2007 LEGISLATIVE SESSION. WHEREAS, the Mayor and the City Council have agreed to pursue legislative strategies for 2007; and WHEREAS, a list of priorities clearly defines issues that staff and elected officials may discuss when speaking to members of the Washington State Legislature; and WHEREAS, the City Council agreed to their priorities at the Regular Council Meeting on January 2, 2007; NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, HEREBY RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Attachment A, Top Priorities, 2007 State Legislative Items, is a list of prioritized legislative issues. The Tukwila City Council has identified these eight top priorities and requests that the 2007 Washington State Legislature take action on the prioritized items listed, which impact our residents and businesses and affect the quality of life for our community. Section 2, Attachment B, Opposed, 2007 Legislative Priorities, is a list of prioritized legislative items which the Council opposes. The Tukwila City Council is requesting that the 2007 Washington State Legislature not mandate, pre -empt, or hinder local control of the issues identified and urges the Legislature to allow cities the ability to manage their resources. Section 3. Attachment C, Other Priorities, 2007 State Legislative Items, is a list of other legislative priorities. The Tukwila City Council supports this list of legislative items and strongly supports action to be taken by the 2007 Washington State Legislature. PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, at a Regular Meeting thereof this day of 2007. ATTEST AUTHENTICATED: Verna Griffin, Council President Jane E. Cantu, CMC, City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM BY: Filed with the City Clerk: Passed by the City Council: Office of the City Attorney Resolution Number: Attachments: Attachment A, Top Priorities, 2007 State Legislative Items Attachment B, Opposed, 2007 Legislative Priorities Attachment C, Other Priorities, 2007 State Legislative Items C: \Documents and Settings\Al Users \Desk top 1Ke11}\MSDATAU Resolutions 12007 Legislative Priorities.doc DJ:ksn 11112007 Page 1 of 1 City of Tukwila Top Priorities 2007 State Legislative Items Attachment A The Tukwila City Council has identified eight top priorities and requests the 2007 Washington State Legislature take action on the prioritized issues listed below. These prioritized issues impact our residents and businesses and affect the quality of life for our community. Land Use Housina Housing Trust Fund Tukwila supports increasing the Housing Trust Fund. Gambling Tukwila supports legislation that provides cities the ability to zone or partially ban gambling facilities, including °grandfathering," and preserves cities' ability to fully ban gambling. Law Justice Limiting Liability for Local Government Tukwila supports legislation to limit local government liability, including codifying the public duty doctrine, establishing a standard of gross negligence for supervision of offenders, making seatbelt use admissible in a civil action, and providing immuni ty for volunteer emergency workers. Liability for Fire Department Standards Tukwila supports legislation which provides immunity for fire departments which might arise as a result of recently enacted requirements to establish fire fighter response time goals, to document how often those goals are met, and to indicate the predictable consequence of not meeting the goals. Municipal Finance Economic Development Streamlined Sales Tax Tukwila supports adoption of the agreement by the State with full mitigation to local governments negatively impacted by implementation of destination -based sourcing. Public Health Financing Tukwila supports legislation that increases funds to local health jurisdictions, while at the same time, working to ensure cities are not mandated to fund local health jurisdictions. Tukwila supports increased funding for mental health and substance abuse treatment. Transportation Infrastructure Grant and Loan Programs Tukwila supports increased funding for infrastructure and economic development programs such as CERB and the Job Development Fund. Tukwila opposes additional Diversions from the Public Works Trust Fund (PWTF). Education Issues WASL Tukwila supports additional flexibility, including altemative assessments, and funding to enable more students to successfully pass the WASL. City of Tukwila Opposed 2007 State Legislative Priorities Attachment B The Tukwila City Council is requesting that the 2007 Washington State Legislature not mandate, pre -empt, or hinder local control of the following issues. These decisions are best made at the local level. These issues impact our residents and businesses and affect the quality of life for our community and we urge you to allow cities the ability to manage their resources. Therefore, we request that you oppose the following legislative items: Enerav Telecommunications Statewide Franchise Agreements Tukwila opposes statewide franchise agreements for telecommunications or pre emption of local authority for managing local public rights of way, taxing authority, and the ability to provide telecommunication services. Land Use Housing Local Authority Tukwila opposes new mandates or pre emptive zoning legislation and the elimination of impact fee authorities unless replaced with something that provides equal or more revenue. Law Justice Requiring All Judges to be Elected Tukwila opposes any legislation requiring all municipal court judges, regardless of the number of hours they work, to be elected. Transportation Infrastructure Reject All Bids Legislation Tukwila opposes any legislation that erodes our ability to reject all contracting bids. City of Tukwila Other Priorities 2007 State Legislative Items Attachment C The Tukwila City Council has also identified these other legislative priorities and strongly supports action to be taken by the 2007 Washington State Legislature on these items. Environment Water Municipal Phase 11 Stormwater Permit Tukwila supports funding assistance to help implement the permit (education, staffing, and capital needs) and relief from conditions imposed on already developed property that would hinder redevelopment. Tukwila opposes new conditions that exceed Federal minimum standards. General Local Government Public Disclosure of Parks Department Registration Information Tukwila supports legislation to exempt personal information of children participating in city parks and recreation programs from public disclosure. Six Year Collective Bargaining Tukwila supports legislation to allow local governments and their unions to agree to contract terms of up to six years. Scrap Metal Theft Tukwila supports adding metal, metal junk, or metal property into the statutes governing transactions by second -hand dealers and pawnbrokers when it comes to purchasing metal property. Land Use Housina Tukwila supports affordable housing that helps those in need and supports funding for housing that leverages other funds. Best Available Science Tukwila supports legislation clarifying how to find, consider, and apply Best Available Science (BAS). Housing Affordability Tukwila supports the recommendations of the Governor's Task Force on Affordable Housing especially as it addresses housing affordability through infrastructure funding and new fiscal incentives. Homelessness Tukwila supports increased funding for programs and services that address homeless prevention and stabilization. Manufactured Housing Communities Tukwila supports fund relocation assistance for manufactured housing communities. Condominium Conversions Tukwila supports improving tenant protections when apartment buildings are converted to condominiums. City of Tukwila Other Priorities 2 2007 State Legislative Items Law Justice Mitigating Medical Costs for Offenders Tukwila supports legislation to expand the uses of the extraordinary criminal justice account to include extraordinary medical costs for offenders. Funding for Court Interpreters Tukwila supports state assistance for the costs of providing interpreters for court services, with the creation of a registration for non certified languages. Municipal Courts Tukwila supports increased funding and support for the Municipal Court systems. It also opposes any legislation that threatens or adversely impacts the cities' abilities to operate the municipal court system. Municipal Finance Economic Development Tukwila supports measures that provide broad local control, significant flexibility, and sufficient revenues to provide needed services. Local Infrastructure Finance Tool (LIFT) Legislation Tukwila seeks legislation that expands the use of tax increment financing and creates greater flexibility for the city portion of the match. Initiative 747 Regarding Property Tax Caps Tukwila supports legislation that establishes a cap tied to the Implicit Price Deflator (IPD). The IPD has ranged from 1.2% 3.4% during the last five years. Multi family property tax exemption Tukwila supports legislation that would expand to cities over 5,000 population the property tax exemptions for multi family housing in urban downtown areas. Hotel /Motel tax Tukwila supports flexibility in the uses to which this tax may be applied. It also supports extension in King County of the Lodging Taxes for Culture after 2020. Fees Criminal Background Checks Tukwila supports an exemption for municipalities from the WSP fees for criminal background checks on volunteers and employees. PERS 1 Tukwila supports repealing the gain- sharing benefit after one additional gain- sharing disbursement. Tukwila does not support any new benefits until the current benefits are fully funded. LEOFF 1 Medical and Long Term Care Costs Tukwila requests assistance from the State Actuary to determine its future liability for LEOFF 1 retiree medical and Tong -term care costs and seeks legislation that provides financial assistance to pay for these liabilities Small Business Development Centers Tukwila supports state funding for Small Business Development Centers. City of Tukwila Other Priorities 3 2007 State Legislative Items Transportation infrastructure Expand Alternative Public Works Legislation Tukwila supports legislation to expand alternative public works legislation, especially Design -Build and General Contractor Construction Manager (GC -CM) methods, to include all cities. SR509 Tukwila supports extension and completion of SR 509. Parks Recreation Washington Wildlife and Recreation Program (WWRP) Tukwila supports increasing the funding for WWRP. Mole Trapping Tukwila supports legislation to allow limited trapping of moles to protect public property. Recreational Land Use Immunity Tukwila opposes any changes that would threaten or diminish the immunity of land owners who open their properties to the public for outdoor recreation without charging a fee. Education Issues Washington Learns Tukwila supports the recommendations from Washington Learns and applauds the Govemor and Committee for making a good start on addressing important education issues. Supermajority requirement for school levies and bonds Tukwila supports that the legislature provide citizens the opportunity to vote to amend the State Constitution to allow school levies and bonds to be approved by a simple majority rather than the current 60% supermajority requirement.