BOARD AGENDA MEMORANDUM
Government Code ? 84308 Applies: Yes ? No ?
(If "YES" Complete Attachment A - Gov. Code ? 84308)
SUBJECT:
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Approve Recommended 2025 Legislative Policy Proposals and Guiding Principles.
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RECOMMENDATION:
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Approve recommended 2025 Legislative Policy Proposals and Guiding Principles for the first year of the two-year session in both the California State Legislature and the 119th Congress; and for local and regional legislative efforts.
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SUMMARY:
The Santa Clara Valley Water District (Valley Water) Board of Directors reviews and adopts legislative policy proposals and legislative guiding principles on an annual basis that form the framework for advocacy efforts at the local, regional, state, and federal levels. Based on these Board-adopted policy proposals and guiding principles, the Office of Government Relations (OGR) develops strategies to achieve the outcomes outlined in the proposals. These strategies may include advancing Valley Water's interests through legislative, administrative, or regulatory means. OGR uses the guiding principles as the foundation that drives Valley Water's efforts in influencing the outcome of numerous legislative and budgetary items that affect Valley Water or its interests.
Process for Development of Legislative Proposals and Priorities and Guiding Principles
OGR solicited legislative proposals and guiding principles from Valley Water staff, executive management, and the Board Directors through a robust interview process conducted between July and August 2024. OGR reviewed the submissions and conducted a prioritization planning session on September 17, 2024, with the executive management team and staff who submitted proposals to review and make recommendations on the submitted proposals as well as the existing proposals and principles. Following the planning session, the recommendations were presented to the Chiefs on October 4, 2024, for discussion, review, and direction...
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