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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - Mail Packet - 9/8/2015 - Legislative Review Committee Agenda - September 8, 2015City 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 September 8, 4:00 p.m. Commons Conference Room 1. Approval of minutes from August 11, 2015 meeting 2. Discuss 2016 legislative policy agenda 3. Consider 2016 bill proposals  CML Policy Committee proposals  City proposals 4. Other business  State Legislators will attend September 22 LRC meeting  Darin will attend October 27 meeting to align with CML Policy Committee Next meetings: September 22, and October 27 (October 13 cancelled) 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 Meeting Notes August 11, 2015, 4:00 p.m. Commons Conference Room Present: Ross Cunniff, Councilmember; Ray Martinez, Councilmember; Gino Campana, Councilmember; Carrie Daggett, City Attorney; Dan Weinheimer, Legislative Policy Manager Absent: Wendy Williams, Assistant City Manager Guests: Kevin Jones, Chamber of Commerce The meeting came to order at 4:03 pm. Councilmember Cunniff moved approval of the minutes from the July 28, 2015 meetings, Councilmember Martinez seconded. Minutes were adopted without amendment. Dan presented an update on Council-Legislator communication recommendations made at the last LRC meeting. He shared that all state legislators would be present at the September 22 – LRC intends to use this meeting to discuss the upcoming 2016 session and bills that legislators intend to offer. Also staff is coordinating a tour of Halligan Reservoir and discussion of water issues for state legislators on September 21. LRC then discussed 2016 legislative priorities – the goal of this discussion was to review past priority themes and begin to rewrite the legislative priorities and policy agenda documents. Priority topics discussed include:  URA  Oil and Gas  Broadband reform  Trains  Marijuana  Resilience and Climate Action Plan implementation  Transportation  Water  Homelessness/poverty 2 LRC will review the legislative policy agenda at its next meeting and staff will begin drafting 2016 priorities language based on discussion. The meeting was adjourned at 5:00 pm.