Federal Legislation Committee

Agenda

1. FEDERAL LEGISLATION COMMITTEE MEETING VIA TELECONFERENCE PURSUANT TO EXECUTIVE ORDER N-29-20 ISSUED BY GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM
2. CALL TO ORDER (3:05 PM)
3. ROLL CALL (3:05 PM)
4. REGULAR AGENDA (3:06 PM)
5. PUBLIC COMMENT (4:43 PM)
6. ADJOURNMENT (4:43 PM)
7. 6. eComments received for the Federal Legislative Committee meeting of Thursday, March 11, 2021.
   Agenda Item
   Action: received and filed

   This Agenda Item was received and filed.

8. Also Present: Amy Webber, Deputy City Attorney; Tyler Curley, Manager of Government Affairs; Tamela Austin, City Clerk Specialist.
9. FINISHED AGENDA & MINUTES
10. The Federal Legislation Committee minutes are prepared and ordered to correspond to the Agenda. Agenda Items can be taken out of order during the meeting. The Agenda Items were considered in the order presented except for Agenda Item No. 5, which was considered before Agenda Item No. 2.
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12. CALL TO ORDER
13. ROLL CALL
14. REGULAR AGENDA
15. 1. Recommendation to approve the minutes for the Federal Legislation Committee meeting held Monday, August 31, 2020.
    Agenda Item
    Action: approve recommendation Passed

    A motion was made by Vice Chair Supernaw, seconded by Member Saro, to approve recommendation. The motion carried by the following vote:

16. 2. Recommendation to respectfully request City Council approval of the 2021 Federal Legislative Agenda as recommended by the Federal Legislation Committee.
    Agenda Item
    Action: approve recommendation Passed

    A motion was made by Vice Chair Supernaw, seconded by Member Saro, to approve recommendation. The motion carried by the following vote:

17. 3. Recommendation to respectfully request City Attorney to draft resolution in support of Medicare for All as recommended by the Federal Legislation Committee.
    Agenda Item
    Action: approve recommendation Passed

    A motion was made by Chair Richardson, seconded by Vice Chair Supernaw, to approve recommendation. The motion carried by the following vote:

18. 4. Recommendation to respectfully request City Council to approve the recommendation of the Federal Legislation Committee to support federal legislative proposals: the American Rescue Plan Act, the Equality Act, the U.S. Citizenship Act, and the For the People Act.
    Agenda Item
    Action: approve recommendation Passed

    A motion was made by Vice Chair Supernaw, seconded by Member Saro, to approve recommendation. The motion carried by the following vote:

19. 5. Recommendation to receive and file a presentation on the Long Beach Recovery Act proposal.
    Agenda Item
    Action: approve recommendation Passed

    A motion was made by Chair Richardson, seconded by Member Saro, to approve recommendation. The motion carried by the following vote:

20. PUBLIC COMMENT
21. ADJOURNMENT
22. I, Tamela Austin, City Clerk Specialist, certify that the agenda was posted not less than 72 hours prior to the meeting.
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