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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - Mail Packet - 2/21/2023 - 02 - Legislative Review Committee Agenda – February 21, 2023 City Manager’s 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 Tuesday, February 21, 2023 3:00-4:00PM Council Information Chambers (CIC) in City Hall 300 LaPorte Ave In-person with Zoom option Please click the link below to join the webinar: https://fcgov.zoom.us/j/93999057787 1. Approval of minutes from January 24, 2023 meeting a. Attached: January 24, 2023 minutes 2. Bill review a. Current Bill tracker (attached) b. Other bills i. Rent Control ii. Open records iii. Micro-trenching iv. Access to government meetings v. Employment related vi. Disposable wipes labeling 3. Other Business and Announcements a. CML Legislative Workshop follow-up b. Other City Manager’s 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 Meeting DRAFT Minutes Tuesday, January 24, 2023 3:00-4:00PM Council Information Chambers (CIC) in City Hall 300 LaPorte Ave In-person with Zoom option Councilmembers present: Mayor Arndt, Councilmember Canonico (chair), Councilmember Peel Staff present: Ginny Sawyer, Megan Valliere, Tyler Marr, Megan DeMasters, Lindsay Ex, John Phelan, Jessica Jones, John Duval, Sylvia Tatman-Burruss Guests present: Ed Bowditch (lobbyist), Jennifer Cassell (lobbyist) 1. Approval of minutes from October 25, 2022 meeting a. The Mayor moved to approve the minutes from the October 25th, 2022, meeting. Councilmember Peel seconded. Motion passed. 2. Session Kick-off a. Jennifer Cassell and Ed Bowditch (lobbyists) intro to session expectations and bills of note and overview of CML Policy Committee recommendations. i. As of 01/24/2023, the General Assembly is in its third week of the 2023 session. The Capitol is starting to get to work, and bills are now being heard in committee. ii. Both chambers have indicated priorities related to healthcare, childcare, and housing affordability. Themes around human services, local government, housing, and business are emerging. iii. The following table details the specific bills that LRC discussed. Bill/Bill Topic Introduced Y/N Prime Sponsors LRC Discussion Recommendation or Consensus from LRC SB23-001 - “Authority of Public-private Collaboration Unit For Housing” Y Sens. Roberts and Zenzinger Reps. Bird and Lukens Lobbyists informed LRC that this bill passed committee. N/A HB23-1001 - “Expanding Assistance for Educator Programs” Y Sen. Zenzinger Reps. McLachlan and Kipp Lobbyists informed LRC that FC Rep Cathy Kipp was co-sponsoring this bill to provide financial N/A incentives to retain educators. SB23-005 - “Forestry and Wildfire Mitigation Workforce” Y Sens. Lewis and Cutter Lobbyists informed LRC that this bill had been introduced. N/A SB23-016 - “Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Measures” Y Sen. Hansen Reps. McCormick and Sirota Lobbyists shared that this GHG reduction omnibus bill was also introduced last year. The bill updates statewide GHG reduction goals, provides income tax credits for electric lawn and garden equipment, and more. One section requires local governments to provide an expedited process for revamping transmission lines. N/A HB23-1039 - “Electric Resource Adequacy Reporting” Y Sens. Rodriguez and Winter Rep. Bird John Phelan shared that this bill had been introduced and was circulating. The group agreed that all were interested in seeing what CAMU says regarding this bill. Land Use Bill N Originating from the Governor’s Office, sponsors TBD We may see a copy in March. The Gov. Office has been meeting with cities and counties individually, but there has not been a broad effort to connect with CML, CCI, etc. Mayor shared that she, Kelly D., and MPT Francis met with Will and Serena from the Gov. Office to discuss the bill and home rule implications. She indicated that the bill’s most significant policy items will likely include an elimination of exclusionary zoning, the legalization of ADUs, and The group discussed that several portions of the bill as introduced may address policy goals held by City Council, but home rule authority is also our baseline foundation for evaluating proposals from the General Assembly. Mayor committed to brokering a meeting between Will/Serena and Kevin Bommer from CML. efforts to increase density near transit. Middle Housing Bill N Rep. Woodrow Lobbyists shared that this bill is not currently part of the Governor’s land use package, but the sponsors would like it to be. N/A DDA Bill N Unknown Tyler shared that this bill would extend the sunset of the DDA. Rep. Boesenecker would like the City’s position on this bill. N/A Assault Weapons Bill N Rep. Boesenecker Lobbyists shared that this bill would likely prohibit the purchase of assault weapons within the state but would not prohibit their possession. The current version does not have a local government storage component. The word is that the Governor is not supportive of this legislation. N/A Domestic Violence in County vs. Municipal Courts N Unknown The Mayor shared that Judge Heuser opposes any bill that takes power from the municipal court regarding its ability to hear domestic violence cases. While the Fort Collins Municipal Court does not hear these cases, the bill encroaches on the authority of municipal courts and removes the ability of municipal courts to alleviate capacity constraints on county courts for domestic violence cases. We are open to requirements regarding Victims’ Assistance programming for municipal courts hearing DV cases, but we do not support any attempt to remove authority from municipal courts. Microtrenching Bill N Rep. Titone The group discussed that CML is aggressively opposing a lot of this bill The City generally opposes microtrenching as a in draft form since it mandates cities to allow microtrenching, doesn’t put the same requirement in place for the state, and doesn’t follow the same process as other utilities for permitting and regulation. concept/procedure for broadband installation and did not use it for Connexion. iv. CML Policy Committee Recommendations 1. The group discussed significant legislative stances coming from CML this year, including: a. Making car theft a felony regardless of the value of the vehicle (currently, theft of vehicles assessed at less than $2000 is a misdemeanor charge). b. Opposing efforts in a bill by Sen. Fields to place limitations on the use of no-knock warrants. c. Opposing any attempt by Rep. Mabrey or others to reintroduce the Right to Rest Act. d. Opposing fee exemptions from CORA for press entities in a bill that may be sponsored by Sen. Hansen and Rep. Snyder. e. Supporting legislation that will provide grants to local governments for environmental remediation at closed landfill sites. f. Supporting legislation that gives local government right of first refusal to purchase properties at market value for development into affordable housing (sponsored by Rep. Boesenecker). b. Bill tracker overview and staff introductions i. At the next LRC meeting, the group will work through the bill tracker tool and discuss support and oppose positions on legislation we are tracking. ii. The Mayor and Councilmember Peel indicated a preference for hybrid rather than fully remote LRC meetings going forward. 3. Other Business and Announcements a. None. Fort Collins Legislative Update February 10, 2023 View this email in your browser General Summary Greetings from the Capitol – today is day 33 of 120 – we have passed the “quarter mark” of the session. Major Themes It has been a slow start to this year ’s legislative session. There have been 369 bills introduced to date. We have had few contentious bills heard so far. The Democrats have been focusing on expanding mental health programs, controlling health care costs, and increasing employee training services. Both parties have discussed affordable housing – with increasing the supply of affordable housing being the top priority for the Democrats. Property taxes are a major issue for the legislature and the Governor. Given the state’s two-year reassessment cycle, residential homeowners will be receiving their Notice of Valuation (NOV) around May 1 and the statewide increase in residential valuation is anticipated to be approximately 24 percent. In advance of that, the legislature will be discussing possible methods of mitigating that level of increase. The Joint Budget Committee has introduced all the supplemental bills, mid-year adjustments to the FY 2023-24 budget. The Committee has just started departmental “figure setting” for fiscal year 2023-2024, with the deadline of introducing the Long Bill for Monday, March 27. Some of the specific bills that will impact Fort Collins that will be heard this coming week: HB 23-1057, Amenities for All Genders in Public Bathrooms, will be up for consideration of amendments on Monday in the House State, Civic, Military, and Veterans Affairs Committee. The amendments clarify the definition of renovations, but there is still no limitation to new construction only. HB 23-1115, Repeal Local Prohibition on Rent Control, will be heard on Wednesday in the House Housing and Local Government Committee. HB 23-1131, Majority of Unit Owners Required for HOA Budgets, will be heard on Wednesday in House Transportation, Housing, and Local Government Committee. SB 23-075, Deletion of a Child’s Name from Criminal Justice Records, will be heard on Monday in the Senate Judiciary. In addition, we are participating in stakeholder meetings on draft bills around the Colorado Open Records Act, micro trenching, public access to government meetings, and workers compensation benefits. Subscribe Past Issues RSSTranslate Bill # Title Description Position Sponsors (House and Senate) HB23-1039 Electric Resource Adequacy Reporting Concerning a requirement that electric load-serving entities periodically report about the adequacy of their electric resources. Monitor House: S. Bird (D); Senate: F. Winter (D), R. Rodriguez (D) HB23-1057 Amenities For All Genders In Public Buildings Concerning a requirement that certain public buildings have restrooms with amenities for all genders. Monitor House: K. McCormick (D), S. Vigil (D); Senate: S. Jaquez Lewis (D) HB23-1101 Ozone Season Transit Grant Program Flexibility Concerning support for transit, and, in connection therewith, increasing the flexibility of the ozone season transit grant program and increasing opportunities for transit agency participation in regional transportation planning. Support House: J. Bacon (D), S. Vigil (D); Senate: F. Winter (D) HB23-1131 Majority Of Unit Owners Required For Home Owners' Association Budgets Concerning approval of the budget of a common interest community, and, in connection therewith, requiring a majority of unit owners of a common interest community to be present at a meeting in order for the executive board to approve a proposed budget and authorizing a majority of unit owners present at the meeting to veto a proposed budget that is approved at such a meeting. Monitor House: R. Weinberg (R); Senate: HB23-1166 Repeal Retail Delivery Fees Concerning the elimination of retail delivery fees. Oppose House: R. Pugliese (R); Senate: P. Will (R) HB23-1169 Limit Arrest For Low-level Offenses Concerning a non-arrest response by law enforcement for certain low-level offenses. Oppose House: J. Bacon (D); Senate: HB23-1190 Affordable Housing Right Of First Refusal Concerning a right of first refusal to purchase qualifying multifamily residential property by a local government. Monitor House: E. Sirota (D), A. Boesenecker (D); Senate: F. Winter (D) SB23-011 Minor Driver's Education Requirements Concerning the regulation of processes associated with the licensing of a minor to drive a motor vehicle on a roadway. Monitor Senate: F. Winter (D); House: A. Boesenecker (D), M. Lindsay (D) SB23-016 Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Measures Concerning measures to promote reductions in greenhouse gas emissions in Colorado. Monitor Senate: C. Hansen (D); House: E. Sirota (D), K. McCormick (D) SB23-035 Middle-income Housing Authority Act Concerning the operation of the middle-income housing authority, and, in connection therewith, adding members to the board of directors and expanding the power of the authority to enter into public-private partnerships. Monitor Senate: D. Moreno (D), J. Bridges (D); House: L. Herod (D) SB23-058 Job Application Fairness Act Concerning required disclosures of age-related information on job applications. Monitor Senate: J. Danielson (D), S. Jaquez Lewis (D); House: M. Young (D), J. Willford (D) SB23-097 Motor Vehicle Theft And Unauthorized Use Concerning the adoption of the 2023 recommendations of the Colorado commission on criminal and juvenile justice regarding motor vehicle offenses committed by a person who is not the owner of the motor vehicle. Monitor Senate: R. Zenzinger (D), R. Gardner (R); House: S. Bird (D), M. Soper (R)