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Legislative Affairs
Presentation
Legislative Review Committee &
2026 Legislative Platform
City Of Cupertino
City Council Meeting
February 19, 2026
Background
2018:Resolution No. 18-010 -established a Legislative Advocacy
Policy, which formalized the Legislative Review Committee (LRC) and
the Legislative Platform
2023: Resolution No. 23-026 -dissolved the LRC to streamline the
legislative process and consider positions as a full council.
2025:Council established ad-hoc legislative subcommittee.
December 16, 2025:Council approved the subcommittee’s
recommendation to adopt a new Legislative Platform for 2026 and
reestablish the LRC.
2026 Legislative Platform
▪Outlines City priorities
▪Allows LRC to take positions
▪Any position inconsistent with platform must come to full Council
Updates include:
o Climate:Added support for remediation of emerging groundwater contaminants
o Housing:Reaffirms local control and opposition to unfunded mandates
o Public Safety:Supports funding Prop 36, EOC retrofits, and monitors wildfire and insurance issues
o Transportation:Supports micro-transit, monitors agency fiscal health
o Technology & Economic Dev: Monitors AI and digital governance; adds sales tax monitoring and retail preservation
Legislative Review Committee
▪Create a standing, Brown-Acted,
committee
▪Support timely and coordinated
legislative engagement
▪Proposed membership
▪Vice Mayor Liang Chao
▪Councilmember R “Ray”
Wang
▪Mayor Kitty Moore as
alternate
Next Steps:
Begin working with Lobbyist and execute LRC meetings
Questions?