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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - Legislative Review Committee - 07/19/2016 -City Managerಬಬs Office City Hall 300 LaPorte Ave. PO Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522 970.221.6505 970.224.6107 - fax fcgov.com Legislative Review Committee Agenda Meeting Notes July 19, 2016, 4:00 p.m. Commons Conference Room Present: Gino Campana, Councilmember; Ross Cunniff, Councilmember; Ray Martinez, Councilmember; Carrie Daggett, City Attorney; Wendy Williams, Assistant City Manager; Ginny Sawyer, Policy and Project Manager; Tyler Marr, Policy and Project Analyst Absent: None Guests: Kevin Jones, Fort Collins Area Chamber of Commerce The meeting came to order at 4:34 pm. Approval of Minutes and Notes LRC unanimously approved both the June 28, 2016 meeting minutes and the July 1, 2016 Legislative Breakfast meeting notes Review request from WaterNow Alliance regarding IRS requirements related to issuance of a 1099 for water rebates LRC heard a presentation from Travis Storin, Accounting Director, on recent trends at the national level that have led to efforts directed at the IRS, asking for a change in the IRS rule that currently requires the issuance of a 1099 for water related rebates over $600. Travis noted that this change would have positively affected approximately ten Fort Collins residents over the past year. WaterNow is writing a letter to the IRS commissioner requesting this exemption for water rebates be approved and is subsequently requesting member support of this effort. LRC asked that staff reach out to Colorado’s congressional delegation representatives to learn about their positions on the IRS rule change and HR 4615, a legislative effort currently in committee to achieve the same policy change. As staff receives response from Congressional delegation, they will notify LRC members via email and the need for a meeting prior to the next scheduled LRC meeting will be determined. Discussion of potential Lobbying Trip to Washington, D.C. Staff reported that a query of departments yielded no pressing federal issues 2 Councilmember Campana and Tyler Marr will plan on visiting Washington in September. Councilmember Martinez and Darin Atteberry will possibly attend. The purpose of this trip will be to touch base with the congressional delegation and agencies that are of relevance to Council and staff priorities or pressing issues that may arise between now and September. Tyler Marr will work to set up these meetings. Review Remainder of 2016 LRC Calendar The LRC agreed that the plan is to have Council adopt the Legislative Priorities document on November 15th. It was noted that this item is usually on consent. Staff was instructed to invite legislators and representatives to the December 6th LRC meeting to go over the adopted Legislative Priorities document. It was determined that the August 9th and September 20th meetings will be cancelled. For the September 6th meeting, it was determined that discussion items will include an update on the WaterNow Alliance letter and work on legislative priorities for 2017 will begin. Councilmember Cunniff noted that he would like to see an item about homeless issues brought forth for the legislative document, one that generally would oppose any bills that would allow for the occupation of City Property. Other Business No other business was discussed. The meeting adjourned at 4:35 P.M.