Review and approve the suggested updates pursuant to Section 5.2 - Legislative Program within the Chino Hills Administrative Policies and Procedures Manual and to adopted 2016 Legislative Platform.

At the June 18, 2024 Legislative Advocacy Committee (LAC) meeting, the committee reviewed the legislative administrative policies and platform requested to ensure that they are robust and inclusive to the interests of the City today.  The City of Chino Hills adopted a State and Federal Legislative Platform in 2016 as a guide to protect and promote the City's local control, fiscal stability, funding opportunities, and interest in priority issues that may impact the City at the State and Federal levels.  Our lobbyist Townsend Public Affairs reviewed the currently Legislative Platform and has made a few additions to each section of the Legislative Platform (Attachment A).

The City also adopted a Legislative Program, Section 5.2, within the Chino Hills Administrative Policies and Procedures Manual that depicts the roles and responsibilities of the City Manager and City Clerk/Legislative Analyst. Currently, Section 4.11 of the Policy directs the City Clerk/Legislative Analyst in coordination with the LAC and City Manager to prepare annual updates to the Platform for adoption by the City Council. To date, there have not been any changes to the Platform since its inception.  Staff recommends reviewing the platform on a bi-annual basis to reflect the regional needs and interests of the City (Attachment B). 

Both the Legislative Platform (Platform) and Legislative Program (Policy) serve as a guide for staff to follow while considering legislative action(s) in a timely manner and to develop proactive legislative strategies and establish relationships to preserve and maintain service levels through additional revenues and reduced mandates. 

Staff is requesting that the LAC Committee review the update in Section 4.11 of the Legislative Program and additions to the Platform, which are attached as Attachments A and B for your review, before presenting to the City Council at a later date. 

This proposed action is not subject to review under the California Environmental Quality Act (California Public Resources Code §§ 21000, et seq., "CEQA") and CEQA Guidelines (Title 14 California Code of Regulations §§ 15000, et seq.), because it does not involve any commitment to a specific project which could result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment; and, constitutes an organizational or administrative activity that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment. Accordingly, this action does not constitute a "project" that requires environmental review (see specifically 14 CCR § 15378(b)(4-5)).

There is no fiscal impact.