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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 2017-006 RESOLUTION NO. 2017-006 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS, ADOPTING A LEGISLATIVE AGENDA FOR THE 85TH SESSION OF THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE WHEREAS, the 85th Session of the Texas Legislature began January 10, 2017; and WHEREAS, the City of Grapevine, Texas has a strong interest in legislative activities that may affect the City; and WHEREAS, once the Legislative Session starts, legislation moves quickly and oftentimes a city position must be expressed on an issue before the City Council has an opportunity to meet; and WHEREAS, the passage of a broad legislative agenda will allow staff to communicate the legislative priorities of the City on behalf of the entire City Council. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS: Section 1. That all matters stated in the above preamble are true and correct and are incorporated herein as if copied in their entirety. Section 2. That the Legislative Agenda, attached as Exhibit "A", will serve as the official Legislative Agenda for the City of Grapevine, Texas. Section 3. That this resolution shall take effect from and after the date of its passage. PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS on this the 17th day of January, 2017. APPRO �/ a F eed Mayor P o Tem ATTEST: F G RAP�,. �p ��__,,�l,�y ` � �fi Tara Brooks � � m City Secretary ��� %a � . � . , i � ^ �.�.+'� APPROVED AS TO FORM: �-- <� ��_-- John F. Boyle, Jr. City Attorney Resolution No. 2017-QOfi 2 EXHIBIT "A" CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS 85th LEGISLATIVE SESSION AGENDA General Legislation • Oppose sales tax initiatives that change taxing situs from point of sale to point of delivery • Oppose property appraisal caps and revenue caps • Oppose unfunded mandates • Support a statewide smoking ban that would provide a level economic playing field between cities with a ban and those without • Oppose legislation that would restrict eminent domain authority of local governments • Monitor changes to 4B and CCPD legislation • Allow all mixed beverage tax to stay in cities where collected • Support legislation to achieve equality and fairness in the appraisal process Elections • Oppose any legislation that would further restrict a municipality's rights to hold election Human Resources • Oppose legislative changes that would expand the Meet and Confer law • Support legislation that would allow cities in TMRS to opt out of cost of living (COLA) increases for one or more years without a "catch up" penalty when COLA's are reinstated Library • Oppose further cuts to State funding of local libraries and endorse additional funding that would increase digital content for patrons and funding for remote workforce development activities in libraries Parks and Recreation • Support legislation that would increase funding for State Parks and the Texas Recreation & Parks Account and insure that all funded projects be subject to the established Texas Parks & Wildlife Department scoring system • Oppose the continued diversion of the sporting goods sales tax away from Texas Parks &Wildlife to other uses • Support legislation that would directly benefit parks, recreation, open space and trails on utility corridors and waive all liability for those purposes to the utilities Police • Support legislation that would require electronic reporting of pawn shop data to law enforcement • Support requiring DNA testing of arrestees • Support a ban on texting while driving Planning, Zoning and Code Enforcement • Support legislation to give municipalities authority over the location of gas pipelines • Oppose any legislation weakening the ability of a City to enforce nuisance ordinances Tourism • Oppose legislation that would redirect hotel/ motel tax to any other entity or earmark its use for any particular purpose • Preserve full funding for Texas Tourism (Office of the Governor, Economic Development and Tourism Division) • Maintain the School Start Date Law (4th Monday in August) • Preserve the Event Trust programs • Support reasonable transportation infrastructure policies that impact the Texas travel industry • Preserve state funding for programs that benefit travel and tourism at the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TP&WD), Texas Historical Commission (THC), Texas Department of Transportation (TXDOT) and Texas Commission on the Arts (TCA) • Support policies which enhance workforce development Fire • Support the repeal of legislation that limits a city's ability to require sprinkler systems in residential dwellings Transportation and Public Works • Support statewide efforts to address water supply issues • Oppose legislation that would negatively impact the TexRail project Economic Development • Support a revised incentive program for a Texas "deal closing fund" for large scale projects in which a Texas location is competing directly with other states for � the investment