City Council Agenda and Packet 2019 08 20

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City Council Meeting Minutes July 30, 2019 Page 4 of 8 Councilmember Maloney supports the goals and the direction we are headed on this. City Manager Balser stated staff can look at some language around the cost issue. Staff will bring this back for action at a regular meeting. Mayor Pro Tem Lipton asked for more communications efforts on this issue. DISCUSSION/DIRECTION — IMPLEMENTATION OF 2019 LEGISLATION Deputy City Manager Davis stated now that the legislative session is over, staff is bringing back those items that need to be addressed specifically. She reviewed HB-19 regarding Police records related to internal investigations. Staff has made changes to our Police Department policy manual to address this. Davis stated SB-85 the Equal Pay for Equal Work Act does not take full effect until 2021 but the City has made changes already including eliminating the request for past wage information on the employment application and advertising all opportunities within the organization to all employees. Councilmember Loo asked if there is any way to get some information on past wages. Deputy City Manager Davis stated if an applicant is coming from another city we can get wage information as it is public record, but we cannot do that for applicants coming from the private sector. Deputy City Manager Davis noted SB-232 is a new requirement that all campaign finance complaints be handled by the local municipality. An ordinance may come to Council for consideration related to this. Deputy City Manager Davis stated SB-181 clarified and expands local authority in many areas related to oil and gas. The COGCC is currently completing a rule making process. The Council has regulatory options it may want to consider, however there are no current applications. City Attorney Kelly stated local government authority has been substantially expanded. This presents an opportunity to local governments, but there is no requirement for a City to do anything. She noted local governments are still not allowed to prohibit drilling within their jurisdictions. The bill places in priority the protection of public safety, health and welfare, and the environment where as before it focused on economic extraction with due regard to health and welfare. This in an opportunity for the Council to review the City's regulations, but there has been no oil and gas activity in Louisville since 1999. She stated that if new regulations are requested Council should determine if a moratorium would be appropriate while that work is being completed. 33