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File #: 24-198    Version: 1
Type: Presentation Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 3/22/2024 In control: Board of County Commissioners Study Session
On agenda: 4/16/2024 Final action:
Title: 1:00 PM *Legislative Update
Attachments: 1. Board Summary Report, 2. 2024 Legislative Issues Guide, 3. 2024 Internal Legislative Report, 4. 2024 Public Legislative Report
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To:                                                               Board of County Commissioners

 

Through:                                          Michelle Halstead, Director, Commissioners’ Office

 

Prepared By:

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Cody O’Brien, Management Analyst I, Commissioners’ Office

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Presenter:                                          Ed Bowditch and Jennifer Cassell, Bowditch and Cassell Public Affairs

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Subject:

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1:00 PM *Legislative Update

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Purpose and Request:

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The purpose of this meeting is to provide information on the status of Colorado's state legislative session, including potential impacts to Arapahoe County, and seek Board direction on legislative positions or specific advocacy activities.

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Background and Discussion: As a constitutional subdivision of Colorado state government, Arapahoe County can only exercise those powers specifically expressed in statute or in the constitution. Arapahoe County contracts with Bowditch and Cassell Public Affairs for state advocacy activities. The Director of the Commissioners’ Office coordinates federal and state intergovernmental relations, in partnership with the Director of Human Services, the County Attorney, the Director of Community Resources, the Director of Public Works and Development, and the Director of Public Health (staff legislative team).

 

Staff reviews proposed legislation through the lens of operational and fiscal impacts to the county, in the context of the County’s legislative guide (attached for reference).

 

This week, the lobbyist team will provide updates on the following bills that could impact Arapahoe County as well as other topics deemed appropriate:

 

Human Services

                     SB24-200 Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion in Child Welfare

Transportation

                     HB24-1447 Transit Reform

 

Additionally, the lobbyist and staff legislative team will provide updates on the following bills and topics:

                     SB24-106 Right to Remedy Construction Defects

                     HB24-1313 Housing in Transit-Oriented Communities

                     SB24-174 Sustainable Affordable Housing Assistance & HB24-1366 Sustainable Local Government Community Planning

 

Bills For Awareness

                     SB24-191 Host Homes For Youth

                     SB24-195 Protect Vulnerable Road Users

 

Fiscal Impact: Please refer to the attached 2024 Internal Legislative Report.

 

Alternatives: The Board could decide to not move forward with staff recommendations.

 

Alignment with Strategic Plan:

                     Be fiscally sustainable

                     Provide essential and mandated service

                     Be community focused

 

Staff Recommendation: Please refer to the attached reference documents.

 

Concurrence: The staff legislative team will be in attendance to answer questions as needed.