Placement: Proclamations and Special presentations
Action Requested: Discussion
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Discuss the 2023 State Legislative Update
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Submitted By: Ella Gilbert, Senior Deputy City Attorney, City Attorney’s Office
Strategic Plan Link: The City's Goal of a high-performing city government organization.
Executive Summary (General Business): To provide an update of the 2023 Florida Legislative Session.
Presentation Information: Senior Deputy City Attorney Ella Gilbert will be present for discussion.
Staff Recommendation: Request that the Council hear the presentation.
Background: The Florida Legislative Session convened on Tuesday, March 7, 2023, and is scheduled to adjourn on May 5, 2023, or at another time agreed upon by the House of Representatives and Senate. City Council approved the State Legislative Program on December 5, 2022. Former City Manager Blackburn presented the City’s Legislative Program to the St. Lucie County Legislative Delegation on January 13, 2023.
Issues/Analysis: The following appropriation requests were filed:
C-23/McCarty Ranch - $3,121,000 request - Not funded in budget
House sponsor: Toby Overdorf (#1662)
Senate sponsor: Gayle Harrell (#1894) - $500,000 - Line 1705A (Not included in final budget)
Tom Mackie Blvd - Phase 4 - $3,000,000 request
House sponsor: Dana Trabulsy (#1960) - $2,000,000 - Line 2042A (Funded $3,000,000 in final budget)
Senate sponsor: Gayle Harrell (#2600). - $1,500,000 - Line 2042A (Funded $3,000,000 in final budget)
Public Works Administrative Complex/EOC - $1,000,000 request
House sponsor: Toby Overdorf (#1908) - $750,000 - Line 2341A (Funded $1,000,000 in conference budget)
Senate sponsor: N/A
Police Training Facility - $1,000,000 request - Not funded in budget.
House sponsor: Dana Trabulsy (#452)
Senate sponsor: Erin Grall (#2134)
The following policy related bills were key legislative issues:
HB 439/SB 1604 (Land Use and Development Regulations: Revises the planning periods that must be included in a comprehensive plan; requires local governments to determine if plan amendments are necessary to reflect a certain minimum planning period; requires, rather than encourages, a local government to comprehensively evaluate and update its comprehensive plan to reflect changes in local conditions; requires the state land planning agency to provide population projections if a local government fails to update its comprehensive plan, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2023). HB 439 passed its final committee of reference (House Commerce Committee) on 04/10/23. SB 1604 was referred to Senate Community Affairs; Judiciary (committee reference removed on 4/7/2023); and Rules Committees. The Committee Substitute of SB 1604 was approved in its final committee of reference (Senate Rules Committee) on 04/19/23. The bill was approved by the Senate on 4/26/2023 by a vote of 27-13 and placed on the 5/1/2023 House Special Order Calendar. SB 1604 was Temporarily Postponed on Second Reading on 5/1/2023 and placed on the House Special Order Calendar on 5/2/2023.
Financial Information: N/A
Special Consideration: N/A
Location of Project: Projects are located city-wide.
Attachments: 2023 Legislative Session - Week 8 Summary (April 24-28) from Lobbyist GrayRobinson
NOTE: All of the listed items in the “Attachment” section above are in the custody of the City Clerk. Any item(s) not provided in City Council packets are available upon request from the City Clerk.
Internal Reference Number: Legal Intake 9964
Legal Sufficiency Review:
Reviewed by Ella M. Gilbert, Senior Deputy City Attorney. Approved as to Legal form and sufficiency by James D. Stokes, City Attorney.