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09272011 LEGISLATIVE AGENDA PRESENTATIONB“A CL” UILDINGOMMUNITYFORAIFETIME LLAA EGISLATIVEEGISLATIVEGENDAGENDA GGAASS20122012 ENERALENERALSSEMBLYSSEMBLYESSIONESSION September 27, 2011 City Council Meeting City of Virginia BeachCity of Virginia Beach 2012 Requested Code of Virginia Changes2012 Requested Code of Virginia Changes Post Labor Day Opening for Schools Post Labor Day Opening for Schools •• (Convention and Visitors Bureau) Expansion of the Virginia Human Rights Act Expansion of the Virginia Human Rights Act •• (Virginia Beach Human Rights Commission) Equalization of Lodging Taxes Equalization of Lodging Taxes (City Manager) •• Authority Granting the City of Virginia Beach Authority Granting the City of Virginia Beach •• Concurrent Jurisdiction with the Concurrent Jurisdiction with the Commonwealth in Identified Waters Off the Commonwealth in Identified Waters Off the City Shores City Shores (Police) City of Virginia BeachCity of Virginia Beach 2012 Requested Code of Virginia Changes2012 Requested Code of Virginia Changes State Legislation that would Enable State Legislation that would Enable •• Localities to have a Choice Between Localities to have a Choice Between Providing New Employees with a Defined Providing New Employees with a Defined Benefit Retirement Plan or a Defined Benefit Retirement Plan or a Defined Contribution Retirement Plan Contribution Retirement Plan (Council Member Davis) Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Initiative Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Initiative •• (Human Services) City of Virginia BeachCity of Virginia Beach 2012 Requested Code of Virginia Changes2012 Requested Code of Virginia Changes Responding to Health Reform and Responding to Health Reform and •• Integrated Care Demands Integrated Care Demands (Human Services) Specialized Services and Regional Initiatives Specialized Services and Regional Initiatives •• and Emergency Services and Emergency Services (Human Services) Illegal Use of Laser Pointers or Lights Illegal Use of Laser Pointers or Lights (City •• Manager at the request of NAS Oceana) Opposition to the Amendment to the Opposition to the Amendment to the •• Constitution Relating to Eminent Domain Constitution Relating to Eminent Domain (City Manager) City of Virginia BeachCity of Virginia Beach 2012 Requested Code of Virginia Changes2012 Requested Code of Virginia Changes Small Business Financing Authority Small Business Financing Authority •• (Economic Development) Sustainable Transportation Funding Sustainable Transportation Funding (City •• Manager) Disclosure Limitation for Unpaid Invoices Disclosure Limitation for Unpaid Invoices •• (Finance) City of Virginia BeachCity of Virginia Beach 2012 Requested Code of Virginia Changes2012 Requested Code of Virginia Changes Wireless EWireless E--911 Fund Distribution Formula 911 Fund Distribution Formula •• Changes Changes (Emergency Communications & Citizen Services) Line of Duty: Death, Health, and Disability Line of Duty: Death, Health, and Disability •• Benefits Benefits (Finance) Taxation of Internet Sales Taxation of Internet Sales (Management •• Services) City of Virginia BeachCity of Virginia Beach Funding ItemsFunding Items Continued Funding for BRAC Effort Continued Funding for BRAC Effort (City •• Manager)