RECOMMENDATION TO COUNCIL
Staff recommends that the City Council appoint by motion, Dennis Kauffman, Assistant City Manager/Chief Financial Officer, as the voting delegate and Mark Wolinski, Government Relations Administrator as the alternate voting delegate to the League of California Cities business meeting of the General Assembly. The annual business meeting will be held at noon on Friday, September 9, 2022.
| BACKGROUND
The League of California Cities Annual Conference is being held September 7-9, 2022 in Long Beach, CA. The annual business meeting will be held at noon on Friday, September 9, 2022 when the membership takes action on resolutions that establish League policy.
In order to vote at the Annual Business Meeting, the City Council must designate a voting delegate. The 2022 Annual Conference Voting Delegate Form is then filed with the League confirming the voting delegate. (Attachment A). The League Designated voting delegates registered to attend the Annual Conference constitute the League's General Assembly. Voting during the business meeting is an important aspect of the conference where the membership takes action on conference resolutions. Annual conference resolutions guide cities and the League in efforts to improve the quality, responsiveness and vitality of local government in California.
| FISCAL IMPACT
Registration and travel costs total approximately $1,600 per delegate and the funds were approved in the City Council’s and City Manager’s 2022/23 budgets.
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ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) does not apply to activities that will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment, or is otherwise not considered a project as defined by CEQA Statute §21065 and CEQA State Guidelines §15060(c)(3) and §15378. The designation of a voting delegate meets the above criteria and is not subject to CEQA. No additional environmental review is required.
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CITY COUNCIL STRATEGIC PLAN/OVERARCHING GOALS
Goal B - Support community engagement and advocacy
| Respectfully Submitted,
Mark Wolinski, Government Relations Administrator
Megan Scheid, Deputy City Manager | | | 
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Dominick Casey, City Manager
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