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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - Mail Packet - 1/25/2022 - Legislative Review Committee Agenda - January 25, 2022 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, January 25, 2022 3:00-4:00PM Please click the link below to join the webinar: https://fcgov.zoom.us/j/94883290590 1. Approval of minutes from December 17, 2021 meeting a. Attached: December 17, 2021 minutes 2. Bill Review a. Attached: Bill Tracker (links also provided below) b. Bills of Note: i. HB 22-1011 - Provide incentives for local gov wildfire mitigation efforts. CML initiated bill. ii. HB 22-1028 - Creates statewide regulation of bikes and scooters rolling through intersections. iii. HB 22-1051 - Expanding the state low-income housing tax credit. iv. SB 22-018 - Looking to counter loss of outstanding judgement warrants per HB 1314 in 2021 session. CML initiated bill. v. Collective Bargaining – Not yet introduced vi. Extended Producer Responsibility – Not yet introduced 3. CC4CA a. Legislative Kick-off email - Attached b. Steering Committee opportunity 4. Other Business Portrait Bill Tracker (provides additional information): https://coloradocapitolwatch.com/bill-tracker-votes/0/6374/2022/0/ Landscape Bill Tracker (attached version): https://coloradocapitolwatch.com/bill-analysis/6374/2022/0/ 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 Minutes December 17th, 2021 11:00-12:00pm Committee Members Present: Tricia Canonico, Shirley Peel, Susan Gutowsky Staff Present: Ginny Sawyer, DeAngelo Bowden, John Duval, Jenny Lopez Filkins, Jeanne Sanford 1. Approval of minutes from November 5th, 2021 Meeting: a. Approved Unanimously 2. Legislative breakfast follow-up: a. Susan Gutowsky praised this meeting as the best one she had been to. Feeling of camaraderie. b. Tricia Canonico would love follow-up on tiny homes on wheels bill. i. Great opportunity for affordable housing option. 3. Session Cadence a. LRC Meetings i. Ginny is meeting with Georgia to establish a meeting once a month, avoiding Fridays for logistical reasons. ii. Memo and Bill updates twice a month. iii. There will be an updated Bill calendar. b. Lobbyist communications c. CML Muni-caucus i. Staff will start attending meetings every other week during these sessions. d. Commitment Pledge 4. Other Business a. Credit Union Legislation i. Staff is ambivalent to the decision here but Travis Storin did recommend that this decision still receives Public Deposit Protection Act (PDPA) status. Bill # Title Bill Subject Description Position HB22-1003 Youth Delinquency Prevention And Intervention Grants - Children & Domestic Matters - State Government Concerning creating a grant program to fund projects that reduce crime among youth. Monitor HB22-1006 Child Care Center Property Tax Exemption - Fiscal Policy & Taxes - Local Government Concerning the property tax exemption for property used as an integral part of a child care center. Monitor HB22-1007 Assistance Landowner Wildfire Mitigation - State Government Concerning wildfire mitigation assistance for landowners. Monitor HB22-1011 Wildfire Mitigation Incentives For Local Governments - Local Government Concerning the establishment of a state grant program that provides funding to local governments that dedicate resources for wildfire mitigation purposes. Monitor HB22-1012 Wildfire Mitigation And Recovery - Higher Education - Local Government - Natural Resources & Environment Concerning healthy forests, and, in connection therewith, creating the wildfire mitigation and recovery grant program. Monitor HB22-1013 Microgrids For Community Resilience Grant Program - Energy Concerning the creation of a grant program to build community resilience regarding electric grid disruptions through the development of microgrids. Monitor HB22-1020 Customer Right To Use Energy - Energy Concerning a guarantee of a customer's right to use energy. Monitor HB22-1024 Sales And Use Tax Exemption Municipal Public School Construction - Fiscal Policy & Taxes Concerning an expansion of the existing sales and use tax exemption for construction and building materials used for the building of public works to require that home rule cities exempt such tax on sales of such materials when used for public school construction. Monitor HB22-1026 Alternative Transportation Options Tax Credit - Fiscal Policy & Taxes - Transportation & Motor Vehicles Concerning the replacement of the income tax deduction for amounts spent by an employer to provide alternative transportation options to employees with an income tax credit for amounts spent by an employer for that purpose. Monitor HB22-1028 Statewide Regulation Of Controlled Intersections - Transportation & Motor Vehicles Concerning statewide regulation of persons approaching controlled intersections who are not operating motor vehicles. Monitor HB22-1029 Compensatory Direct Distribution To Public Employees' Retirement Association - State Government Concerning a requirement that the state make an additional direct distribution to the public employees' retirement association to fully recompense the association for the cancellation of a previously scheduled July 1, 2020, direct distribution. Monitor HB22-1034 Fire and Police Pension Association Statewide Retirement Plan - Local Government Concerning the administration of retirement plans administered by the fire and police pension association, and, in connection therewith, merging the statewide defined benefit plan, the statewide hybrid plan, and the social security supplemental plan into a single new statewide retirement plan. Monitor HB22-1037 Retail And Medical Marijuana Same Location - Liquor, Tobacco, & Marijuana Concerning the ability of a person to operate a dual marijuana business at the same location. Monitor HB22-1039 Sales & Use Tax Exemption Form Simplification - Fiscal Policy & Taxes Concerning simplification of the means by which proof of eligibility for sales and use tax exemptions is established. Monitor HB22-1046 Local Designation Of Over-snow Use Only Highways - Local Government - Transportation & Motor Vehicles Concerning authority for local governments to designate highways under their jurisdiction for over-snow use only. Monitor HB22-1051 Mod Affordable Housing Tax Credit - Fiscal Policy & Taxes Concerning modification of the Colorado affordable housing tax credit, and, in connection therewith, extending the time during which the credit may be claimed and increasing the yearly amount of credits that can be allocated. Monitor HB22-1064 Prohibit Flavored Tobacco Regulate Synthetic Nicotine - Health Care & Health Insurance - Liquor, Tobacco, & Marijuana Concerning tobacco products, and, in connection therewith, prohibiting the distribution of flavored cigarettes, tobacco products, or nicotine products, amending the definition of cigarette, tobacco product, or nicotine product to include products containing synthetic nicotine, and directing the prevention services division in the department of public health and environment to convene a working group to develop and implement a grant program to address the needs of communities disproportionately impacted by tobacco and nicotine marketing, sales, and use. Monitor SB22-001 Crime Prevention Through Safer Streets - Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement Concerning crime prevention through safer streets utilizing design management strategies. Monitor SB22-002 Resources For Volunteer Firefighters - Local Government Concerning increasing the resources available for fire protection services provided by volunteer and seasonal firefighters. Monitor SB22-005 Law Enforcement Agency Peace Officer Services - Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement Concerning the increase of available funds for law enforcement agency peace officer services. Monitor SB22-007 Increase Wildfire Risk Mitigation Outreach Efforts - Natural Resources & Environment Concerning outreach to the public relating to wildfire risk mitigation practices. Monitor SB22-010 Pretrial Diversion For Person With Behavioral Health - Courts & Judicial - Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement Concerning pretrial diversion programs that are intended to identify eligible individuals who have behavioral health disorders in order to divert them from the criminal justice system into community treatment programs. Monitor SB22-018 Expand Court Reminder Program - Courts & Judicial Concerning expanding the court reminder program. Monitor SB22-032 Simplify Local Sales & Use Tax Administration - Fiscal Policy & Taxes Concerning simplification of local sales and use tax compliance and administration for retailers that make retail sales in local taxing jurisdictions where they have limited physical presence. Monitor CC4CA Legislative Group Kicking Off the 2022 Legislative Session January 12, 2022 Hello Leg Group members – The Second Session of the 73rd General Assembly began today, kicking off the 120-day legislative session slated to run through May 11. The next Leg Group meeting is on 1/28 (noon-1pm), and in the meantime we wanted to update you on how the session is looking at this point and what CC4CA is paying the closest attention to. We have four top priorities for the session at this point based on what legislative discussions are in motion and seem to have the biggest potential for meaningful climate impacts: • Air quality • Solid waste • Buildings • Federal funding Here is the most current CC4CA Legislative Priorities memo. This structure will help us organize Leg Group meetings and prioritize efforts, and you can adjust it as needed during the session to reflect changes in momentum or other significant developments. We are thrilled to be diving in again with our lobby team of Elisabeth Rosen, Eliza Schultz, and Alan Morse. These three serve as CC4C's lobbyists and you'll be hearing from them all through the session. Here is their wrap-up on the first day of the session. And the Leg Group's new leadership team of Chair Emma Pinter (Adams County Commissioner) and Vice Chair Kristen Bertuglia (Vail's Environmental Sustainability Director) is primed to guide the Leg Group and its work through the session. Finally, here is a high-level rundown of the likely and potential legislation we are keeping an eye on: • Agriculture – we may see some legislation on solar and agriculture, GHG emissions limits on the ag sector, and establishing an ag sector carbon market. • Air Quality - Democratic leadership and the Governor have flagged air quality as a top priority for the session. The biggest bill may be Rep. Bernett's AQCC modeling and monitoring legislation. We are also expecting a bill focused on emissions from small motors like lawn mowers and snow blowers. And the Governor's "Clean Air" budget plan includes $400M+ in clean air investments, including a wide range of specific targets like air quality monitoring and electric school buses. • Buildings – the major bill here is likely the one focused on establishing a statewide building code that is the floor for local governments (i.e., local governments can adopt stronger but not weaker codes). Colorado Energy Office and SWEEP are the two lead proponents. • Electric Grid – we know of two grid-related bills so far. One would direct the state to craft a microgrid road map and the other would create a grant program for developing microgrids in rural areas. • Fire - we are likely to see numerous bills focused on fire mitigation and recovery. These may include bills establishing a statewide fire code, grants for local governments that do good local planning on climate hazard mitigation, and a "right to burn" bill for landowners. • Housing - there will probably be a fair number of bills focused on affordable housing. Most will not have a climate nexus but some might. • Land Use – we expect to see a "Strong Communities" bill creating a grant fund for local governments that become accessible if the local governments do things like upzone for affordable housing and transit. • Renewable Energy – there is likely to be a bill that would impose Colorado-specific standards on top of federal siting standards for wind turbines near military facilities and would give base commanders veto power over these wind development proposals. • Solid Waste – the major legislation here is the "producer responsibility" bill that would establish a fee on packaging materials based on their recycled content, recyclability, and toxicity and then distributes the funding to, among other destinations, local governments for offsetting the cost of recycling and composting programs. This is a major CC4CA priority. We also expect to see a bill expanding Denver's 'opt-in' requirement for plastic utensils, straws, etc. on takeout and delivery restaurant orders. • Transmission – there is a likely bill encouraging utilities to collaborate with local governments on transmission siting to maximize opportunities for leveraging transmission corridors as bike paths, etc. • Transportation – we expect to see a "Clean Commuting" bill incentivizing employers to implement programs aimed at reducing commuting generally or possibly focused specifically on single-occupant vehicle commuting. We also expect to see a bill that would make transit free during the ozone season in the ozone non-attainment area.