TO: Members of the City Council
FROM: Mayor Angela Birney
DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR CONTACT(S):
Executive
Malisa Files
425-556-2166
DEPARTMENT STAFF:
Executive
Amy Tsai
Chief Policy Advisor
TITLE:
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Adoption of the City of Redmond 2023 State Legislative Agenda
OVERVIEW STATEMENT:
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The proposed City of Redmond 2023 State Legislative Agenda has been revised to incorporate Council suggestions from the October 11, 2022, Study Session (Attachments A & B). The legislative agenda identifies the City's top priority issues and other policy issues the City supports or opposes. The legislative agenda guides the City's work with our state legislators during session.
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REQUEST RATIONALE:
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RMC 2.80 Representation of City to Legislative Bodies
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* Council Request:
During the September 13 study session, Councilmembers discussed their feedback for the State Legislative Agenda (SLA). A new draft reflecting the feedback was presented and discussed at the October 11 study session. Changes made in response to Council comments are as follows:
o Decarbonization - clarified intent to "address" climate change as a Growth Management Act (GMA) planning goal;
o Behavioral Health Service - added language to support the full spectrum of behavioral health services;
o Infrastructure Programs - changed "Public Works Board" to "Public Works Assistance Account";
o Park and Recreation Funding - removed reference to Redmond Central Connector's low likelihood of funding; and
o Gun Safety - changed "state measures" to "policies" and changed violence "by" firearms to violence "through the use" of firearms. Staff had offered language of "misuse" of firearms on Oct. 11; it is changed to "use."
A summary of these changes can be found in Attachment A in track changes; this also includes non-s...
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