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Home My WebLink AboutCOW 2016-01-25 Item 4C - Resolution - 2016 Legislative AgendaCOUNCIL AGENDA SYNOPSIS Meeting Dale Prepared by Mayor's review cil review 01/25/16 RB Z Resolution Mtg Date 01125116 ❑ Ordinance Ali ,g Date ❑ BidAivard AlIg Dale ❑ 1'ublic HeannSE] Mtg Dale Other MIS Dale A- SPONSOR'S Review and approve 2015 City of Tukwila Legislative agenda by Resolution. SUMMARY Ri�vii:wri) i3y ❑ cow Mtg. Z CA&P Cmte Z F&S Cmte E]Transportation Cmte F-1 Utilities Cmte ❑ Arts Comm. [:] Parks Comm. ❑ Planning Comm. DATE: 01/20/16&01/25/16 COMMITTEE CHAIR: SEAL AND QUINN RECOMMENDATIONS: SPONSOR/ADNIIN. Government Relations CoMm"I"'E", Unanimous Approval; Forward to Committee of the Whole COST IMPACT / FUND SOURCE AMOUNT BUDGETED APPROPRIATION REQUIRED Fund Source: Comments.- MTG. DATE RECORD OF COUNCIL ACTION 1/25/16 ITEM INFORMATION ITEM NO. 4.C. I STAFF SPONSOR: RACHEL BIANCHI �ORIGIN,I1,A(31,-'ND,\DA'1'1-,.: 1/25/16 A(-,, I NIM 1'ri,"m 2016 Legislative Agenda Cxn,1'(,(,)RY Z Discussion Mig Dale 1129116 1:1 Motion Mtg Date Z Resolution Mtg Date 01125116 ❑ Ordinance Ali ,g Date ❑ BidAivard AlIg Dale ❑ 1'ublic HeannSE] Mtg Dale Other MIS Dale SPONSOR ❑ Council Z Mayor [:] HR ❑ DCD ❑ Finance ❑ Fire ❑ 17' ❑ P&R [:] Ilo&v ❑ PIFI SPONSOR'S Review and approve 2015 City of Tukwila Legislative agenda by Resolution. SUMMARY Ri�vii:wri) i3y ❑ cow Mtg. Z CA&P Cmte Z F&S Cmte E]Transportation Cmte F-1 Utilities Cmte ❑ Arts Comm. [:] Parks Comm. ❑ Planning Comm. DATE: 01/20/16&01/25/16 COMMITTEE CHAIR: SEAL AND QUINN RECOMMENDATIONS: SPONSOR/ADNIIN. Government Relations CoMm"I"'E", Unanimous Approval; Forward to Committee of the Whole COST IMPACT / FUND SOURCE AMOUNT BUDGETED APPROPRIATION REQUIRED Fund Source: Comments.- MTG. DATE RECORD OF COUNCIL ACTION 1/25/16 MTG. DATE ATTACHMENTS 1/25/16 Informational Memorandum dated 1/19/16 Resolution in Draft Form Attachment A - Legsilative Agenda AN Q Ell City of Tukwila Allan Ekberg, Mayor INFORMATIONAL MEMORANDUM TO: Mayor Ekberg City Council FROM: Rachel Bianchi, Communications and Government Relations Manager DATE: January 20, 2016 SUBJECT: 2016 Legislative Agenda ISSUE The City of Tukwila develops an annual legislative agenda for use in Olympia during the legislative session. BACKGROUND The City's Legislative Agenda provides direction to staff and consensus among the elected officials as to what policy positions are taken on behalf of the City of Tukwila during the legislative session. The Finance and Safety Committee previously reviewed the attached draft and provided their comments, which have been incorporated into this draft. Finance and Safety Committee included the following new section: Education • Implement needs based funding for allocation of social emotional student support resources and expand funding for learning opportunities for summer school students. • Increase funding for homeless students and secondary ELL students. • Incorporate early learning for low income students as a part of Basic Education. The Community Affairs and Parks Committee will review the draft agenda, with Finance and Safety's additions, at their meeting on January 25, 2016 and staff will present any suggested changes from that committee to full council during the agenda item presentation. DISCUSSION None. FINANCIAL IMPACT None. RECOMMENDATION The Council is being asked to approve the resolution and consider this item at the January 25, 2016 Committee of the Whole meeting and subsequent Special Meeting that night so that the agenda is complete by AWC's City Action Days on January 27 and 28. ATTACHMENTS Resolution in draft form Attachment A — Legislative Agenda 45 M. DRAFT A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, ADOPTING A LEGISLATIVE AGENDA FOR USE DURING THE 2016 WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATIVE SESSION. WHEREAS, the City Council has agreed to pursue certain legislative issues for 2016; and WHEREAS, the City Council recognizes this agenda is not all encompassing, in that certain additional items may arise during the legislative session that require support or opposition; and WHEREAS, a legislative agenda outlines the priority issues that elected officials may discuss when speaking to members of the Washington State Legislature; and WHEREAS, the City Council agreed to these priorities at the Special City Council Meeting on January 25, 2016; NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, HEREBY RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS: The Tukwila City Council has identified priorities for the 2016 Washington State Legislative Session that provide a framework for advocacy on behalf of the community. The City of Tukwila 2016 Legislative Agenda is hereby incorporated by reference as Attachment A. PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, at a Special Meeting thereof this day of , 2016. ATTEST /AUTHENTICATED: Christy O'Flaherty, MMC, City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM BY: Rachel B. Turpin, City Attorney Joe Duffie, Council President Filed with the City Clerk: Passed by the City Council: Resolution Number: Attachment A: City of Tukwila 2016 Legislative Agenda W: \Word Processing\Resolutions \Legislative Agenda for 2016 1 -11 -16 LH:bjs Page 1 of 1 EYA Ml Proposed City of Tukwila 2016 Legislative Agenda Transportation & Infrastructure • Funding from key programs such as the Transportation Improvement Board and Public Works Assistance Account are critical for cities in addressing infrastructure and transportation needs. • Previous raids on the Public Works Assistance Account resulted in a loss of $9.6 million in loans to Tukwila alone which would have funded critical infrastructure in the City. • The State Legislature should fully fund these and other programs, such as the Centennial Clean Water Fund and Model Toxics Control Account, to allow cities to meet growing transportation and infrastructure needs. Shared Revenue The State must continue its role as a partner with cities. Maintaining existing programs such as Streamlined Sales Tax Mitigation Payments, which provides Tukwila over $1.1 million annually, is part of this partnership. In addition, the state must retain the local share of liquor taxes to allow jurisdictions to address impacts, such as public safety, of privatized liquor in our cities. Revenue Reform • Allow cities the authority and flexibility to address the fact that growth in the cost of services continue to outstrip revenues. • The state should amend the law that limits annual property tax growth to 1 percent and work with cities to authorize additional funding flexibility and opportunities at the local level. Public Records • Provide cities with additional tools to address public disclosure requests that are voluminous, overly broad, commercially - driven or retaliatory in nature. • The City of Tukwila is committed to - and has a long history of — making public documents as accessible as possible;, however, many of the more onerous public disclosure requests require an inappropriate use of tax payer dollars, particularly when subsidizing requests tied to commercial or personal gain. Human Services Funding • The City of Tukwila is committed to local funding for human services, and we know that as the city with the lowest median income in King County, many of our residents rely on local, county, state and federal services for basic survival. • While we continue to do our part, we cannot do it alone and will continue to rely heavily on county, state and federal partners to meet the needs of the most vulnerable. • We strongly encourage the state to adequately fund human services programs for the health of the safety net. • Implement needs based funding for allocation of social emotional student support resources and expand funding for learning opportunities for summer school students. • Increase funding for homeless students and secondary ELL students. • Incorporate early learning for low income students as a part of Basic Education. .•