Legislative Program

The City coordinates and implements its Legislative Program with the assistance of a professional advocacy firm in Sacramento to engage at the State level on legislative priorities and policies that advance City interests. The City Manager implements the program that is reviewed and approved by City Council. Current legislative advocacy efforts were launched in August 2021.

The Legislative Program is a tool to protect, promote, and guide our City’s interests on priority issues and legislative/regulatory matters that might impact the City at the state and federal level. The guiding principles and policy statements allow City staff and legislative advocates to address legislative and regulatory issues in a timely and directed manner, without precluding City Council consideration of additional legislative matters arising throughout the year.

With the continued growth of the City and planned development in the future, the City's Legislative Platform is aimed at securing legislative policies and resources that will help the City manage this growth, fund critical infrastructure needs, keep the City safe and maintain and enhance the quality-of-life residents have come to expect.

Guiding Principles

Maintaining Local Control: Support efforts that preserve and protect our local authority to enact policy
pertaining to local affairs. Oppose measures that seek to preempt local control without the concurrence of the City.

Promote Fiscal Responsibility: Support efforts that promote fiscal stability, predictability, and financial independence. Support efforts that preserve and promote the City’s revenue base. Oppose efforts that mandate costs with no guarantee of local reimbursement or offsetting benefit, and that shift local funds to the county, state or federal government, without offsetting benefits.

Promote Economic Development: Support efforts that are designed to provide local governments with the tools necessary to bolster economic development and efforts streamlining initiatives that would enhance our ability to attract and retain businesses as well as encourage business expansion and job retention.

Support Funding Opportunities: Support efforts that allow the City to compete for its fair share of regional, state and federal funding including competitive grants and other funding programs. Support efforts that promote dedicated funding streams at the regional, state and federal levels allowing our City to maximize local revenues, offset and leverage capital expenditures, and maintain our goals and standards.

View the City of Chula Vista 2023-2024 Legislative Platform