Res 2020-247/adopting Guiding Principles for the City’s 2021 Federal and State Legislative Action Program

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services and activities or negatively impacts a municipally owned electric utility's ability to provide low cost services to its communities. • Support legislation to make beneficial amendments to Section 3000.002 of the Texas Government Code to modify regulations regarding building products, materials or methods. • Support legislation to make beneficial amendments to Section 212.009 and subsequent sections of the Texas Government Code to modify the approval procedure for a plan or plat. Revenue and Finance • Oppose legislation that would impose a revenue and/or tax cap of any type, negatively expand appraisal caps, erode the local sales tax base, impose additional state fees or costs on city services, amend current taxing authority without replacing lost revenue with a fixed revenue stream, or erode the ability of a city to issue debt. • Support legislation that will exempt more costs from the newly imposed 3.5% revenue cap and provide a more workable timeline for the tax -setting process. • Support legislative action that broadens the use of state cable franchise PEG (public, educational, government) funds for municipal operations. • Support legislative action that enables local officials to access resources to provide quality police, fire, emergency management and medical services, and community efforts. • Support legislative action to allow utilization of revenue from the Hotel Occupancy Tax to maintain our unique and beautiful river basin. • Support funding to Texas State Library and Archives Commission to leverage statewide buying power to acquire e -books and make them available statewide though TexShare digital resource programs. Land Use • Oppose legislation that would erode municipal authority, including: annexation, eminent domain, zoning, regulatory takings, tree preservation, building codes, and short-term rentals. 0 Nov. 17, 2020