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Home My WebLink AboutCOW 2021-11-22 Item 5B - Resolution - 2022 State Legislative AgendaCOUNCIL AGENDA SYNOPSIS Initials Meeting Date Prepared Uy Mayor's review Council review 11/22/21 RB 12/6/21 RB ITEM INFORMATION ITEM No. 5.B. STAFF SPONSOR: RACHEL BIANCHI ORIGINAL AGENDA DATE: 11/ 22/21 AGENDA ITEM TITLE 2022 State Legislative Agenda CATEGORY ® Discussion Mtg Date 11/22/21 Motion Mtg Date 12/6/21 ❑ Resolution Mtg Date ❑ Ordinance Mtg Date ❑ Bid Award Mtg Date ❑ Public Hearing �1tg Date ❑ Other Mtg Date SPONSOR ❑ Council ❑ Mayor ® Admin Svcs ❑ DCD ❑ Finance ❑ Fire ❑ P&R ❑ Police ❑ PW SPONSOR'S SUMMARY The Council is being asked to adopt the 2021 State Legislative Agenda. REVIEWED BY ® Trans&Infrastructure Svcs ❑ Community Svcs/Safety Finance & Governance ❑ Planning & Community Dcv. ❑ LTAC ❑ Arts Comm. ❑ Parks Comm. ❑ Planning Comm. DATE: 11/8/21 COMMITTEE CHAIR: SEAL, IDAN RECOMMENDATIONS: SPONSOR/ADMIN. Administrative Services COMMITTEE Approval with edits; Forward to full Council COST IMPACT / FUND SOURCE EXPENDITURE REQUIRED $ AMOUNT BUDGETED $ APPROPRIATION REQUIRED $0 Fund Source: Comments: MTG. DATE RECORD OF COUNCIL ACTION 11/22/21 12/6/21 MTG. DATE ATTACHMENTS 11/22/21 PowerPoint Information Memorandum dated October 25, 2021 Draft Resolution Draft Legislative Agenda (updated for 11/22 C.O.W. Meeting) Minutes from the 11/8 Finance & Governance Committee meeting Minutes from the 11/8 Transportation & Infrastructure Services Committee meeting 31 32 City of Tukwila 2022 Legislative Preview Monday, November 22, 2021 City of Tukwila - Legislative Preview 2022 Legislative Session - 60 days Begins January 10, 2022 Ends March 10, 2022 Supplemental Budgets - Effective through dune 30, 2023 Operating Capital Transportation All committee work will be virtual. Senators can have meetings with limited number of people but urged to stay virtual. Waiting for House proposal for offices and the Legislative Bldg. Gity of Tukwila - Legislative Preview House of Representatives 57 Democrats 41 Republicans Senate 28 Democrats 21 Republicans 2022 is an election year - 26 Senate seats and 98 House seats. Two new Senators appointed in 2021 will need to run in 2022. Three others have announced they will not seek re-election in 2022. The new districts will be in place for the 2022 elections. City of Tukwila - Legislative Preview In addition to the supplemental budgets, issue areas that are likely to receive attention include: COVID response/recovery Housing/Homelessness Behavioral Health Police Reform Transportation TO: City of Tukwila Allan Ekberg, Mayor INFORMATIONAL MEMORANDUM Transportation & Infrastructure Committee Finance & Governance Committee FROM: Rachel Bianchi, Deputy City Administrator CC: Mayor Ekberg DATE: October 25, 2021 SUBJECT: 2022 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. RECOMMENDATION The Transportation & Infrastructure and Finance & Governance Committees are being asked to provide comment and feedback, which will be incorporated into the agenda for discussion at the November 22, 2021, Committee of the Whole meeting. The full Council is being asked to formally adopt the agenda at the December 6 Regular Meeting. The City's lobbyist, David Foster, will provide a legislative update at the November 22, 2021 Council meeting. ATTACHMENTS Resolution in draft form Attachment A — Legislative Agenda 37 38 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, ADOPTING A LEGISLATIVE AGENDA FOR USE DURING THE 2022 WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATIVE SESSION. WHEREAS, the City Council has agreed to pursue certain legislative issues for 2022; 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 City Council Meeting on December 6, 2021; NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, HEREBY RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS: The Tukwila City Council has identified priorities for the 2022 Washington State Legislative Session that provide a framework for advocacy on behalf of the community. The City of Tukwila 2022 Legislative Agenda is hereby incorporated by reference as Attachment A. PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, at a Regular Meeting thereof this day of , 2021. ATTEST/AUTHENTICATED: Christy O'Flaherty, MMC, City Clerk Kate Kruller, Council President APPROVED AS TO FORM BY: Filed with the City Clerk: Passed by the City Council: Resolution Number: Office of the City Attorney Attachment A: City of Tukwila 2022 Legislative Agenda CC:\Legislative Development\Legislative Agenda for 2022 10-25-21 RB:bjs Review and analysis by Barbara Saxton Page 1 of 1 39 40 Shaded text under "Education" was added after the 11/8/21 Committee meetings (Finance and Governance Committee and Transportation and Infrastructure Services Committee). ATTACHMENT A DRAFT City of Tukwila 2022 Legislative Agenda Transportation & Infrastructure • Provide funding for critical local infrastructure, including the Allentown Bridge, which is Structurally Deficient and Functionally Obsolete. • Create stable, reliable infrastructure assistance funding for cities to assist in repairing roads, bridges and other public infrastructure that support economic development. Housing & Human Services • Address the housing stability crisis by providing additional tools for rental assistance, foreclosure/eviction prevention and capital construction of affordable housing. • We strongly encourage the state to adequately fund human services programs for the health of the safety net. Advancing Equity • Develop and implement a racial equity toolkit for legislation, policies and programs to advance racial equity in Washington. • Ensure affordable, high-quality broadband internet access is available to all households and businesses to provide educational, entrepreneurial, business and accessibility equity for all Washingtonians to access the internet. • Enact a financial inclusion law that will address the public safety and equal access issues caused by bank de -risking. Shared Revenue • Include local governments in any new statewide revenues to ensure the long-term health of municipalities. • The State must continue its role as a partner with cities, including reinstating funding for the Public Works Assistance Account and Community Economic Revitalization Board. • Ensure funding for Strcamlincd Sales Tax Mitigation paymcnts brought back in the 2019 session remain funded and idcntify a longer term funding strategy beyond the 2020/2021 biennium. 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. 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. • Improve language access for non-English speaking families in school settings and build career pathways for multi-lingual students to leverage interpretation and translation skills. 41 Preserve Lodging Tax Flexibility • Ensure the definition of "tourist" in Washington State remains flexible to allow jurisdictions and Lodging Tax Advisory Committees to distribute lodging tax dollars in a manner that best serves each individual community. Preparing for Our Future • Enact policies to prepare to combat climate change, including adequately budgeting for its effects and providing tools to cities to prepare and address the ramifications of flooding, pollution and other key factors. • Continue to invest in workforce education and job training to ensure Washingtonians have access to high-quality career and technical education opportunities. • Support a permanent policy that allows greater flexibility for local governments to hold virtual meetings without a physical location. Polices Reform • Enact police reforms identified by the Association of Washington Cities: Develop a statewide standard for use of force that preserves the right of local jurisdictions to enact more restrictive standards based on community input. o Create a database to track officers who have been fired for misconduct and make it accessible to departments in their recruitment and hiring processes. Expand grounds for decertification to include use of force violations. Require that officer misconduct investigations be completed, regardless of an officer's resignation. Establish a duty for all law enforcement officers to immediately intervene and report misconduct or illegal activity by a fellow police officer. Require that all officers receive regular support for vicarious trauma and mental mental health screenings. Officers involved in any fatal use of force must undergo a mental h alth screening prior to returning to duty. Law Enforcement Use of Force • Support clarification of the civil standards for use of force requirements so law enforcement can better understand the state requirements and know when they can use force to intervene in a situation, including a mental health crisis where a crime is not being committed. 42 City of Tukwila City Council Finance & Governance Committee Meeting Minutes November 8, 2021 - 5:30 p.m. - Electronic Meeting due to COVID-19 Emergency Councilmembers Present: Zak Idan, Chair; Kathy Hougardy, Cynthia Delostrinos Johnson Rachel Bianchi, Vicky Carlsen, Tony Cullerton, Tracy Gallaway, Joel Bush, Tami Eberle -Harris Staff Present: Chair Idan called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. I. BUSINESS AGENDA A. Resolution: 2022 Legislative Agenda Staff is seeking Council approval of a resolution adopting the 2022 state legislative agenda. Councilmember Delostrinos Johnson suggested striking "including a mental health crisis *where a crime is not being committed" from the bulleted item under Law Enforcement Use of Force. Item(s) requiring follow-up: • Discuss suggested amendment with Transportation & Infrastructure Services Committee. Committee Recommendation Unanimous approval. Forward to November 22, 2021 Committee of the Whole. B. Enterprise Agreement: GIS Software Staff is seeking approval of a 2 -year Small Municipal and County Government Enterprise Agreement with Esri in the amount of $63,407 for continued GIS services including desktop software and developer tools, online service credits, licenses for ArcGISOnline, and software extensions. Committee Recommendation Unanimous approval. Forward to November 15, 2021 Regular Consent Agenda. C. Contract: Bond Counsel Services Staff is seeking Council approval of a three-year contract with Pacifica Law Group in an amount not to exceed $150K for bond counsel services. Committee Recommendation Unanimous approval. Forward to November 15, 2021 Regular Consent Agenda. 43 Transportation & Infrastructure Services Committee Minutes November 8, 2021 D. Duwamish River Basin Steward Proposal Staff discussed a forthcoming interlocal agreement to create a new Duwamish Basin Steward. Councilmember Quinn announced he would recuse himself from discussion or decisions on items D and E. Committee Recommendation Discussion only. E. Grant Acceptance: Gilliam Creek Fish Barrier Removal Staff is seeking Council approval to accept $300,000 in grant funding form the King County Flood Control District for the Gilliam Creek Fish Barrier Removal project. Committee Recommendation Majority approval (Quinn recused). Forward to November 15, 2021 Regular Meeting. F. Resolution: 2022 Legislative Agenda Staff is seeking Council approval of a resolution adopting the 2022 state legislative agenda *and described changes as well as comments made at the Finance & Governance Committee. Committee Recommendation Unanimous approval. Forward to November 22, 2021 Committee of the Whole. 11. Miscellaneous The meeting adjourned at 6:26 p.m. Committee Chair Approval Minutes by LH 44