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File #: 15-12852    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Policy Item Status: Approved
File created: 2/12/2020 In control: City Council Business Meeting
On agenda: 2/24/2020 Final action: 2/24/2020
Title: 2020 Federal and State Legislative Agendas
Attachments: 1. 2020-02-17 Committee Proposed State Agenda, 2. 2020-02-17 Committee Proposed Federal Agenda

Title

2020 Federal and State Legislative Agendas

 

Action

Action:

Approve the Intergovernmental Relations Committee recommendation to approve the 2020 Federal and State Legislative Agendas.

 

Body

Committee Chairs:

Tariq Bokhari, Intergovernmental Relations

Braxton Winston, Intergovernmental Relations

 

Staff Resource(s):

Dana Fenton, City Manager’s Office

 

Explanation

§                     On February 3, 2020, Intergovernmental Relations Committee Co-Chairs briefed the Mayor and City Council on the proposed 2020 State and Federal Legislative Agendas. 

§                     The proposed 2020 Federal Legislative Agenda addresses issues relating to affordable housing, comprehensive immigration reform, transportation and infrastructure, and urban area security initiative funding.

§                     The proposed 2020 State Legislative Agenda addresses issues relating to affordable housing, local control, minimum housing standards, and search and rescue team funding.

 

Intergovernmental Relations Committee Action

§                     On January 27, 2020, the Intergovernmental Relations Committee voted unanimously (Bokhari, Winston, Egleston, Mitchell, Newton) to recommend the issues in the 2020 Federal Legislative Agenda.

§                     The affordable housing, minimum housing standards, and search and rescue team funding issues in the 2020 State Legislative Agenda to the City Council.

§                     On the local control issue, the Committee voted 3 - 2 (Winston, Mitchell, Newton - Yes; Bokhari, Egleston - No) to recommend this issue in the 2020 State Legislative Agenda to the City Council.

 

Next Steps

§                     The approved 2020 Federal Legislative Agenda will be presented to the Mecklenburg Congressional Delegation on March 11, 2020.

§                     The approved 2020 State Legislative Agenda will be presented to the Mecklenburg State Delegation on April 14, 2020. 

 

Attachments

Attachment(s)

Proposed 2020 Federal Legislative Agenda

Proposed 2020 State Legislative Agenda