Recommendation to respectfully request City Council approval of the 2021 State Legislative Agenda as recommended by the State Legislation Committee.
Thank you very much. Let's go ahead and do item 29, please, briefly. Item 29 is a communication from Vice Mayor Richardson. Chair of the State Legislation Committee recommendation to approve the 2021 state legislative agenda as recommended by the State Legislation Committee. Thank you, Vice Mayor Richardson. I have a motion I have a second about Councilman Price. Just quick remarks. Vice Mayor, briefly, chair is updated. Our State Pledge Committee agenda to reflect two things. Notably, if you folks probably remember the State Lands Commission came down during measure us and talked about the legality of state lands when we take action and we committed to engaging in a discussion with them and you'll see that reflected here that we're going to continue that that discussion with state lands and try to find some resolution to some of the discussions have been positive, but we're going to try to try to continue to ensure that staff has the ability to continue those discussions. And it also just updates recommendations from the Racial Equity Reconciliation Initiative, which is just a big theme of the city council meeting . So those are two things to note. Thank you. Councilman Price, anything? Yes. I do have something I'm trying to find the exact language for. I believe it is on page three. There is a reference here or somewhere in there. I saw it in regards to the Tidelands Fund. I was wondering if maybe Councilman Richardson or the city manager, whoever has been involved in this conversation, could talk a little bit more about that. Sure. Sure. This is vice mayor. So so there's there were questions about supporting ongoing collaboration with state lands. And so we just wanted to make sure we reflected so. So there's a link, a line to support ongoing collaboration with State Lands Commission and the state legislature to support new funding options and supports the priorities. It also is intentionally vague because it keeps it keeps it doesn't call out titles. It talks about state lands, pipelines, port, upland, all of those state lands. And so we just, you know, it's intentionally vague and offers an opportunity for our government affairs team to engage with state lands who brought forward this issue and continue discussions. But that's generally what it is. Okay, that sounds good. Thank you for that clarification. My only request would be as part of this motion that it is city staff that's engaging in those discussions. And to the extent that any of the enterprise funds uses the limitations of those funds as discussed, the council members from those districts be included in those discussions. So that's my only request. But I'm not sure that the state lands agenda dictates who's a part of it. I know they're changing who the committee members are, so I would just have that conversation with the mayor about making sure that I'm sure you'd have a seat at the table. But also, I would just say that staff is very good at making sure they protect the city's interests, parklands, all of those things. And so as they continue discussions, that's always the priority. So perhaps just say, you know, make sure that our interests are protected and stakeholders are engaged or something like that. That's I think that's. Really great, really great suggestion on what language I could use. Maybe I can just turn to the city manager. So let me ask the city manager. Have the discussions with state lands thus far included council members, specifically our city staff? So this is just in its infancy. This was an idea that was kind of floated and discussed as part of Measure U.S.. That kind of started with some council discussion and staff are getting plugged into that. So there has not been any type of formal negotiations or discussion on this. This is really something that we're asking for your direction on. And then staff would be taking that lead role in having that discussion. Okay. And when you say it started with council and staff was looped in, what does that mean? I think the vice mayor was speaking to that, that this is an item that he had had some initial discussion with on state lands, and then that he asked staff to, you know, start taking it over. So that's kind of the process that we're in place. And staff would be taking it over at this point. Not even the State Lodge Committee, but staff, correct? Yes. Okay. Great. Thank you. I think just just to add to that, too, I think all of our pledge committee at the end of the day, the state led committee and our positions are managed by the staff. And so I think that the staff will be able to regularly update the full council as to the progress of the committee . And I know there's a lot of members, so I appreciate the conversations and of course everyone is interested in the outcome of all these issues. So thank you for that. And please do a roll call vote unless there's any to. I don't I don't have any public comment to you. Yes, we have. Dave Shukla. Good evening. Despite the expressed support for this item and for the update of many of the changes that were made over the past few weeks, including to me to get more precise about the states obligation for future cleanups with the olive oil. And just as a general point, as we saw earlier this afternoon from the study session on reconciliation initiatives that went wrong, a lot of these issues that are local control, that are economic development, that are sustainable and livable and predictable or whatever city reduce down to the same sex relationships between the same handful of players. And to what degree the public does or does not have access to the implications of those decisions. Thank you. Thank you. That concludes public comment for the roll call. But please. Councilwoman Sun has. All right. Councilwoman Ellen. I cancel them in price. I had some insurance. All right. Councilwoman Mongo. I as a woman. Zero I. Council member muranga. High. Councilman Austin. I. Vice Mayor Richardson. All right. Motion carries.