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in the budget for local governments are $100 million for mandates, $220 million for local streets funding, and significant investment in affordable housing. He added that the Legislature is still working on a water bond for consideration in November. Another high profile measure moving through the Legislature is the medicinal cannabis legislation and Townsend Public Affairs is continuing to be engaged in Senator Correa's bill, SB 1262, seeking to establish some state level regulations. This bill is scheduled to be heard by the Assembly Public Safety Committee. Councilmember Sarmiento mentioned that having a summary is beneficial, however, he would like the format changed so that the work the City and Townsend Public Affairs have done together is at the beginning of the report. He added that it would be helpful for the report to show progress on things we are working on such as the active transportation program and cannabis legislation. It will be valuable to the Committee to see what has been generated as far as advocacy and status. Michele Martinez mentioned the agendas will need to be formatted differently to accommodate alignment with the strategic plan and also the lobbyist reports. These will help as tracking mechanisms. David Cavazos asked that reports from Holland & Knight and Townsend Public Affairs include "bills to watch ", "bills to oppose" and "bills to support ". Update on Pending Legislative Issues Casey Elliott discussed SB 7, the prevailing wage measure from 2013. The measure which goes into effect January 2015 restricts state funding for charter cities with charter provisions impacting prevailing wage. He added that there's a law suit pending challenging the constitutionality of SB 7. Councilwoman Martinez mentioned that as we look at future legislation we consider that more funding is needed to address outdoor utilities and SB 375 could be an avenue to get additional funding. She requested that Townsend Public Affairs monitor this bill and any future amendments and that they have a conversation with the Public Works Agency Director. Christopher Townsend mentioned that they will focus on that specific need. Cori Williams mentioned that she can do additional advocacy for Santa Ana and it will be helpful to get Santa Ana's top four or five priorities in grants. Townsend Public Affairs submitted 11 grant applications on behalf of Santa Ana for active transportation programs. 4. Review of 2014 State and Federal Legislative Platform David Cavazos mentioned that the Legislative Platform has four guiding principles and it was recently approved by the City Council. Legislative City Council Committee Minutes June 25, 2014, Page 3