Title
Proposed 2016 Federal Legislative Agenda
Action
Action:
Approve the Intergovernmental Relations Committee recommendation to adopt the Proposed 2016 Federal Legislative Agenda.
Body
Committee Chair:
Council member Ed Driggs
Staff Resource(s):
Ron Kimble, City Manager’s Office
Dana Fenton, City Manager’s Office
Explanation
§ On November 9, 2015, the City Council received a dinner briefing on the 2016 Federal Legislative Agenda as proposed by the Intergovernmental Relations Committee.
§ The proposed Agenda addresses the need to:
- Commission the new airport control tower,
- Work in partnership with the private and not for profit sectors and colleges and universities to secure federal resources to develop the Applied Innovation Corridor,
- Reauthorize the federal surface transportation program, and
- Support continuation of federal resources for the build-out of the 2030 Transit System Plan.
§ The second session of the 114th U.S. Congress will convene in January 2016.
Intergovernmental Committee Discussion
The Intergovernmental Relations Committee voted unanimously (Driggs, Fallon, Howard, Mayfield, and Smith) to approve the Proposed 2016 Federal Legislative Agenda at its meeting on October 19, 2015.
Future Action
The approved 2016 Federal Legislative Agenda will be used as the primary vehicle for discussions with the Congressional Delegation in 2016, including meetings to be scheduled during the National League of Cities Congressional City Conference from March 5-9, 2016.
Attachments
Attachment
Proposed 2016 Legislative Agenda