TITLE
Recommendation to respectfully request City Council approval of the 2017 Federal Legislative Agenda as recommended by the Federal Legislation 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 Legislation Committee meeting on November 15, 2016, the Committee voted to adopt staff's recommended changes for the 2017 Federal Legislative Agenda with no additional changes forwarded to the City Council for consideration or adoption.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact.
SUGGESTED ACTION
Approve recommendation.
Respectfully Submitted,
REX RICHARDSON
VICE MAYOR, NINTH DISTRICT