To: MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
From: JOE HOEFGEN, CITY MANAGER
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DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION OF THE CITY'S POSITION REGARDING LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES RESOLUTIONS PROPOSED FOR ADOPTION AT THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE BUSINESS MEETING
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
At the August 3, 2021 City Council meeting, the City Council designated Council Member Todd Loewenstein as the Voting Delegate and Mayor Bill Brand as the Alternate for the League of California Cities Annual Conference which will take place September 22-24, 2021 in Sacramento. This report includes copies of materials to be considered by the City's voting delegate, or alternate, including three proposed Resolutions.
As described further in this report and in the accompanying materials, two of the Resolutions call for the State Legislature to work with the League to address: (1) the method of distributing sales tax resulting from In-State online purchases from Fulfillment Centers and (2) the maintenance of Railroad Right of Way areas to better deal with illegal dumping, graffiti and homeless encampments. The third Resolution would implement amendments to the League's Bylaws.
BACKGROUND
Part of the conference is an Annual Luncheon/Business Meeting on Friday, September 24, 2021 at 12:30 pm where League delegates will consider the 2021 Annual Conference Resolutions attached to this report. This report is provided to enable City Council to consider the Resolutions and determine the City's position on each recommended action.
Resolutions for consideration are titled as follows:
1. RESOLUTION OF THE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES CALLING ON THE STATE LEGISLATURE TO PASS LEGISLATION THAT PROVIDES FOR A FAIR AND EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION OF THE BRADLEY BURNS 1% LOCAL SALES TAX FROM IN-STATE ONLINE PURCHASES, BASED ON DATA WHERE PRODUCTS ARE SHIPPED TO, AND THAT RIGHTFULLY TAKES INTO CONSIDERATION THE IMPACTS THAT FULFILLMENT CENTERS HAVE ON HOST CITIES BUT ALSO PROVIDES A FAIR SHARE TO CALIFORNIA CITI...
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