Title
Proposed 2016 Federal Legislative Agenda
Body
Committee Chair:
Ed Driggs
Staff Resource(s):
Ron Kimble, City Manager’s Office
Dana Fenton, City Manager’s Office
Time: 15 minutes
Explanation
§ Annually, the City Council prepares a Federal Legislative Agenda to communicate its policy preferences to the U.S. Congress. The U.S. Congress will convene in January 2016.
§ The Intergovernmental Relations Committee met on October 19 to discuss federal issues likely to be before the U.S. Congress in 2016 and to recommend a proposed 2016 Federal Legislative Agenda to the City Council.
§ The proposed Agenda addresses the need to:
- Commission the new Airport Control Tower by 2019;
- 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.
Committee Action
§ On October 19, 2015, the Intergovernmental Relations Committee voted unanimously (Driggs, Fallon, Howard, Mayfield, and Smith) to approve the 2016 Federal Legislative Agenda.
Future Action
§ The City Council will be requested to adopt the Proposed 2016 Federal Legislative Agenda at the Council Business Meeting on November 23, 2015.
§ The approved 2016 Federal Legislative Agenda will be the primary vehicle for discussions with the City’s Congressional Delegation in 2016, especially for discussions to be scheduled during the National League of Cities Congressional City Conference from March 5-9, 2016.
Attachments
Attachment
Proposed 2016 Federal Legislative Agenda