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BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITIES MARCH 5, 2015 ITEM NO. 9 2015 Federal Legislative Platform As the 12th largest city in the state and the "hub" of Inland Southern California, the City of Riverside recognizes that policy decisions at the federal level will continue to affect a broad range of issues that affect residents' overall quality of life, including job creation, homeownership, public safety, the environment and transportation. The City of Riverside strongly believes in working closely with legislators to advance the City's legislative goals. As a City of more than 314,000 people with its own utility, Riverside has a keen interest in how legislation could affect the City's ability to create jobs, improve residents' quality of life and continue to provide reliable and affordable water and power service to its customers. The City of Riverside's annual Legislative Platform spells out the City's legislative priorities, formalizes the positions the City of Riverside is supporting on various issues and explains why those positions are so important to the City. However, if issues arise after the platform is finalized, please do not hesitate to reach out to City staff if there is any question on where the City of Riverside might stand, Mayor Rusty Bailey, the Riverside City Council and Interim City Manager Lee C. McDougal look forward to a productive and fruitful legislative session working with our legislators to ensure that new laws and changes to existing laws improve the lives of all California residents. k i There remain ongoing legislative challenges at the Federal level. The City of Riverside supports a balanced approach to reducing the deficit and supports the traditional partnership between the federal government and local governments. As such, the City opposes an across-the-board sequestration process to reduce federal spending