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Review and Adopt the 2017 Federal and State Legislative Platform <br />May 2, 2017 <br />Page 2 <br />Affordable Housing, Economic Development Initiatives, Enhanced Infrastructure Financing <br />Districts, Transportation Infrastructure Funding, Preserve Tax - Exempt Municipal Bonds, <br />Renewable Energy, Santa Ana Water Conservancy, OC Streetcar, Santa Ana Regional <br />Transportation Center, Grade Separations, Open Data Platform, Technology, and Legislative <br />matters. <br />At the end of each calendar year, staff prepares a Legislative Scorecard, a yearly reporting tool <br />that summarizes the accomplishments, progress, and results achieved, with respect to the same <br />year's Legislative Platform. To ensure a comprehensive Scorecard, each City department uses <br />the Legislative Platform's guiding principles to outline the completion of various projects, grant <br />funds acquired, and /or development attained as they relate to each guiding principle. In addition, <br />the City's state and federal lobbyists provide updates on pertinent legislation as it relates to the <br />reporting year's Scorecard. The 2016 Legislative Scorecard summarizes these efforts for the <br />2016 calendar year (Exhibit 2). <br />Recognizing the need to actively engage in legislative advocacy, the Legislative Platform helps <br />strengthen the City's ability to articulate, influence, and monitor its position on these and other <br />policy and priority issues. The Legislative Platform also allows the City to respond quickly in <br />support of or in opposition to issues in a manner that is consistent with the City Council's policy <br />positions and direction. <br />STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT <br />Approval of this item supports the City's efforts to meet all seven goals and objectives of the Five - <br />Year Strategic Plan: Goal 1- Community Safety; Goal 2 - Youth, Education, Recreation; Goal 3 - <br />Economic Development; Goal 4 - City Financial Stability; Goal 5 - Community Health, Livability, <br />Engagement and Sustainability; Goal 6 - Community Facilities and Infrastructure; and Goal 7 - <br />Team Santa Ana. <br />FISCAL IMPACT <br />There is no fiscal impact associated with this action. <br />EXHIBITS: 1. City of Santa Ana 2017 Federal and State Legislative Platform <br />2. City of Santa Ana 2016 Federal and State Legislative Platform Scorecard <br />65A -2 <br />