CC Resolution No. 2560RESOLUTION NO. 2560
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS, ESTABLISHING THE CITY OF BAYTOWN'S LEGISLATIVE
PRIORITIES FOR THE 2019 STATE LEGISLATIVE SESSION; AND
PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF.
******************************************************************************
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS:
Section 1: That the City Council of the City of Baytown, Texas, hereby establishes
the City of Baytown's Legislative Priorities for the 2019 State Legislative Session, which is
attached hereto as Exhibit "A" and incorporated herein for all intents and purposes.
Section 2: This resolution shall take effect immediately from and after its passage by
the City Council of the City of Baytown.
INTRODUCED, READ and PASSED, by the affirmative vote of the City Council of the
City of Baytown this the 24th day of January, 2019.
BRANDON CAPETILLO, Mayor
ATTE
L TICIA BRYSCH, Ci erk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
I NACIO RAMIREZ, SR., 0Attorney
R:1KarenTfieslCity CouncihResolutions\2019Vanuary 24\Establish2019StateLegislativePriorities.doc
XI
t
Exhibit "A"
BAYTOWN LEGISLATIVE PRIORFHES
BA OWN 86TH TEXAS LEGISLATIVE SESSION
LocAL CONTROL
✓ Oppose legislation that would erode municipal authority in any way.
Oppose legislation that would impose a revenue cap of any type or negatively expand
appraisal caps.
Oppose legislation that would expand requirements for issuance of any city debt or that
would erode the ability of a city to issue debt in any way.
Oppose legislation that erodes municipal authority in the areas of municipal annexation,
municipal zoning, eminent domain, building codes, health and safety, or extraterritorial
jurisdictions (ETJs).
REVERSE INTERGOVERNMENTAL AID
V Oppose legislation that would require municipalities to fund former State and Federal
programs without providing a means to recapture the associated costs.
Oppose legislation that would impose additional state fees or costs on municipal court
convictions or require municipal courts to collect fine revenue for the state.
MUNICIPAL ANNEXATIO..N
Support legislation that clarifies the impacts of S.B. 6 from the 85th Legislative Session related
to municipal annexation and ensure that any legislation impacting a city's ability to annex
provides an exemption for industrial district areas.
ELECTRIC AND GAs RATEMAKING
Oppose legislation that would eliminate cities' jurisdiction over electric and gas utility rates
and/or eliminate the reimbursement of cities' rate case expenses.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
V Support legislation that extends the sunset date for Chapter 312 tax abatement authority.
Oppose legislation that would erode a city's incentive options to enhance its economic
development efforts to promote retention and expansion of existing retailers, restaurants,
developers, commercial businesses and primary employers and to attract new business.
PROPERTY TAX RELIEF
✓ Support legislation that would authorize a council -option property tax exemption of a portion
of the appraised value of property damaged by a disaster.
Support legislation that would increase the maximum local residence homestead exemption
from 20 percent of a property's appraised value to 30 percent.
7�
BAYTOWN LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES
BAYTOWN 86TH TEXAS LEGISLATIVE SESSION
TRANSPORTATION
Support legislation that would eliminate reauthorization provisions for the collection and use
of the street maintenance sales and use tax.
Support legislation that distributes Federal transportation funding in a way that provides local
governments with long term funding, sends the funding directly to localities, gives local
leaders a stronger role in the decision making process and streamlines the entire process.
Support legislation that provides additional funding to the Texas Department of
Transportation for transportation projects that would benefit cities.
ELECTIONS
Support legislation that clarifies language related to the reauthorization of local sales taxes for
special districts (Street Maintenance Sales Tax, Crime Control & Prevention District, and Fire
Control, Prevention, & Emergency Medical Services District) to more clearly define when a
reauthorization election is to be held.
V Support legislation that reduces the number of early voting days required for runoff elections
to five days.
PEG FUNDS
+� Support legislation that would expand the use of public, educational, and government (PEG)
fees to include operational and related costs associated with PEG channels.
OIL AND GAS REGULATIONS
V Oppose legislation that would diminish municipal authority to reduce the effects of oil and gas
development on city residents.
CITY SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY
V Oppose legislation that would erode a city's sovereign immunity.
RIGHTS-OF-WAY
Oppose legislation that would decrease a city's authority to be adequately compensated for
the use of its rights-of-way.
f Oppose legislation that would erode municipal authority over the management and control of
rights-of-way.
QUALITY OF LIFE
Support legislation that expands a city's ability to regulate low-income housing, halfway
houses, and the abatement of substandard structures.