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4. Discussion of City's Legislative Platform Process <br />Mark Lawrence reviewed the proposed guidelines for a legislative platform to <br />guide the Council Legislative Committee in making recommendations in support <br />or in opposition of State and Federal bills. The guidelines include staff and City <br />Council scheduling regular meetings with state and federal lobbyists to inform <br />them of the City's priorities so they can track them and alert the City of any <br />upcoming relevant legislation action. <br />Councilmembers Sarmiento and Martinez expressed the need for a legislative <br />plafform to identify City legislative priorities. They added that we currently have a <br />disjointed process and City Council has not always been informed of upcoming <br />legislation affecting Santa Ana. They also expressed concern with the <br />inconsistency in communicating with past federal and state lobbyists. <br />Sonia Carvalho reported that her law firm in Washington DC prepares a thorough <br />legislative report which also includes information on grants as well as <br />commentaries on important issues. She'll share this report with the City. <br />Michele Martinez mentioned that she sits on legislative committees for SCAG <br />and TCA and those agencies have staff dedicated to legislative issues and <br />prepare detailed legislative reports which will be useful to Santa Ana. She added <br />that Santa Ana can work together with legislative committees for these agencies <br />so that City staff doesn't have to do all the research. City of Brea is an example <br />of a city currently doing that. Vincent Sarmiento agreed that working with other <br />agencies will be helpful; however, their platform may be somewhat different <br />because they emphasize on regional issues, and that it would be important for <br />Santa Ana to have its own legislative platform. <br />Staff and Legislative Council Committee will meet with the lobbyists to create a <br />legislative platform. The proposed platform will then be reviewed and approved <br />by the City Council. <br />Kevin O'Rourke suggested that one of the new management analysts to be <br />added to the City Manager's Office be in charge of tracking legislation and <br />informing the City Council of other agencies' legislative trips to Sacramento or <br />Washington. <br />5. Establish guidelines for City's legislative action process <br />• Resolutions and letters of support/opposition regarding legislative <br />matters <br />Mark Lawrence reviewed the suggested process, which would include the adoption of a <br />resolution by the City Council to allow the Council Legislative Committee to approve <br />letters of support/opposition on behalf of the City Council <br />Legislative City Council Committee Minutes <br />June 20, 2013, Page 2 <br />13B-2