ALAMEDA-CONTRA COSTA TRANSIT DISTRICT - Report ID: 22-552

• Report ID: 22-552
• Type: Consent
• Meeting Body: Board of Directors - Regular Meeting
• Meeting Date: 12/14/2022
• Final action: 12/14/2022
• Recommended Action: Consider receiving the Monthly Legislative Report. Staff Contact: Beverly Greene, Executive Director of External Affairs, Marketing & Communications

Date	Action By	Action	Result
12/14/2022	Board of Directors - Regular Meeting	Received	Pass

TO: AC Transit Board of Directors
FROM: Michael A. Hursh, General Manager/Chief Executive Officer
SUBJECT: Monthly Legislative Report

BRIEFING ITEM
AGENDA PLANNING REQUEST: ?

RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):

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Consider receiving the Monthly Legislative Report.

Staff Contact:
Beverly Greene, Executive Director of External Affairs, Marketing & Communications
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STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE:

Goal - Strong Public and Policymaker Support
Initiative - Financial Efficiency and Revenue Maximization

The Monthly Legislative Report helps the District track state, regional and federal legislation to ensure alignment with the District's Strategic Plan and the specific goal of having strong public and policy maker support. Policy decisions at all levels of government can positively or negatively affect District operations and revenues and as such, are important to track and influence as needed.

BUDGETARY/FISCAL IMPACT:

There is no budgetary or fiscal impact associated with this report.

BACKGROUND/RATIONALE:

Federal Update
Following the mid-term elections, the House and Senate reconvened for a "lame duck" session that will extend through the end of the year. The most important issue for legislators over the next few weeks is the omnibus spending bill. Funding for the government will run out December 16. There is a desire to get a deal done that covers all of FY2023 but rumblings that the December 6 Georgia Senate runoff could disrupt any such effort.

At the time this report was written the election results had yet to be certified, but it is expected that Congressman John Garamendi, representing Congressional District 8 (CD-8), will win his election and become a member of AC Transit's federal delegation. CD-8 includes communities served by AC Transit in western Contra Costa County that used to be represented by Congressman Mark DeSaulnier before his district's boundaries were redrawn pursuant to the decennial census. Rep. Garamendi is a member of the impo...