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Recommendation to respectfully request City Council approval of the 2016 Federal Legislative Agenda as recommended by the Federal Legislative Committee.
DISCUSSION
Each year the Long Beach City Council adopts a Federal Legislative Agenda, which outlines the City's federal legislative priorities for the coming year. This document provides policy direction to staff on federal issues, and allows the City to support, oppose or work with our federal legislative delegates to advance priorities adopted by the City Council.
At the Federal Legislative Committee meeting on December 15, 2015, the Committee voted to adopt staff's recommended changes for the 2016 Federal Legislative Agenda and provided additional changes that are being forwarded to the City Council for consideration and adoption. The Committee's changes are described below:
Economic Development
1. Cultivate a healthy environment to support sustainable economic growth
Reject staff's recommendation to consolidate Items F and K into a single statement in Item E. Maintain Items F and K as separate statements that read:
Item F - Support policies and legislation that provide qualifying undocumented youth with a conditional path to citizenship requiring completion of a college degree or military service.
Item K - Support comprehensive immigration reform that will provide a dignified path to United States citizenship, strengthen the nation's workforce and the economy.
Public Safety
3. Ensure that Long Beach residents live in safe families and communities, attend safe schools, and are contributing members of the community connected to their communities
Reject staff's recommended change to consolidate Items D and E into a single statement. Maintain Items D and E as separate statements that read:
Item D - Support policies and legislation that would strengthen gun control laws to promote public safety.
Item E - Support policy changes that recognize and promote mental health services as part...
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