Broken Arrow City Council
Meeting of: 02-18-2025
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Consideration, discussion, and possible approval of a list of the City of Broken Arrow's priorities to present to Oklahoma members of Congress at National League of Cities Advocacy on Capitol Hill Day on Wednesday, March 12, 2025, in Washington, D.C.
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Background:
City Councilors will attend the National League of Cities Congressional City Conference March 10-12, 2025. On March 12, Broken Arrow City Council members will meet with Broken Arrow’s federal Congressional delegation as part of the Advocacy Day on Capitol Hill. Federal and local partnerships are critical to municipalities as they improve decision-making that will impact and improve Broken Arrow’s quality of life and the viability of projects.
To better effectuate the City’s talking points with legislators, it is recommended that the Council discuss and develop a list of priorities to communicate on Advocacy Day on Capitol Hill.
Staff recommends the following priority updates for the 2025 Legislative agenda:
• Historic levels of inflation
• Local and domestic energy
• Public Safety
• Support for direct funding from the federal government to municipalities
• Redirect funds identified as wasteful in DOGE audits to capital improvement grant opportunities
• Funding for water and sewer distribution improvements
• Future funding for improving interchanges at Elm Plat/SH-51 and Lynn Lane/SH-51
• Opposition to the federal government nationalizing elections, and continued support for efforts to safeguard the integrity of all elections
• Opposition to the federal overreach of local zoning
• Proper disposal of Ni-cad batteries to mitigate waste stream pollution
Last year’s 2024 Legislative Agenda is attached for reference.
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Requested By: City Manager’s Office
Approved By: City Manager’s Office
Attachments: 2024 Legislative Agenda
Recommendation: Approve the priority update topics for the 2025 Legislative Agenda
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