1. 2015 State Legislative Agenda December 2, 2014

2. 2015 Legislative Agenda Legislative Team Mission:  Identify proposals that impact the county’s provision of services to citizens  Inform decision makers of positive/ negative consequences of proposed legislation  Advocate fair, reasonable, and balanced resolution of current and future challenges

3. Presentation  Legislative Overview  State Budget Assessment  Draft Priorities  Discussion  Action Requested

4. Presentation  Legislative Overview  State Budget Assessment  Draft Priorities  Discussion  Action Requested

5. Legislative Overview Florida Senate President Andy Gardiner District 13, Orange County

7. Legislative Overview Senator Andy Gardiner District 13 Senator Alan Hays District 11 Senator Darren Soto District 14 Senator Kelli Stargel District 15 Senator Geraldine Thompson District 12

8. Florida House Speaker Steve Crisafulli District 51, Brevard County Legislative Overview

10. Rep. Bruce Antone, D-46 Rep. Randolph Bracy, D-45 Rep. “Bob” Cortes, D-30 Rep. Tom Goodson, D-50 Rep. Jennifer Sullivan, D-31 Rep. Eric Eisnaugle, D-44 Rep. Rene Plasencia, D-49 Rep. Mike Miller, D-47 Rep. Victor Torres, D-48

11. Timeline 2014 12/08 Orange County Delegation Meeting 12/12 Central Florida Legislative Delegation Meeting 2015 01/05 – 01/09 Interim Committee Week 01/20 – 01/23 Interim Committee Week 02/02 – 02/06 Interim Committee Week 02/09 – 02/13 Interim Committee Week 02/16 – 02/20 Interim Committee Week 03/15 Regular Session Begins 03/26 FAC Legislative Day 05/01 Regular Session Concludes Legislative Overview

12. Presentation  Legislative Overview  State Budget Assessment  Draft Priorities  Discussion  Action Requested

13. Florida’s Financial Future: Dr. James Zingale

14. A History of Recessions Since the Great Depression… State Budget Assessment

15. *Current Recovery: 5 years

16. Economic Recovery Florida growth rates are gradually returning to more typical levels. However, drags are more persistent than past events. It will take a few more years to climb completely out of the recession hole. A national economic recovery is well underway. Most areas of commercial and consumer credit are strengthening, though residential credit remains sluggish and difficult to access.

17. Economic Recovery  Most personal income metrics and all of the tourism counts exceeded prior peaks  Other measures posted solid year-over-year improvements, even if they were below peak performance levels By the close of FY 13/14, several key measures of Florida’s economy had returned to (or surpassed) prior peaks: Current Forecast: No key construction metric shows a return to peak levels until 2022/2023

18. Florida Population Economic Outlook

19. Population Growth  Growth is expected to continue, with rates increasing over the next few years  The future will be different than the past (Long-term growth rate between 1970 and 1995 was over three percent.) Population growth is the state’s primary economic growth engine, fueling employment and income. Florida on track to break 20 million prior to April 2016, surpassing New York to become third most populous state

20. FY 2014/2015: Florida Budget Overview Economic Outlook

21. House Bill 5001 FY 2014/15: General revenue appropriations by program area, adjusted for vetoes and supplements (Dollars in millions)

22. House Bill 5001

23. (Dollars in millions) FY 2014/15: Appropriations by funding source

24. House Bill 5001

25. Overview: Florida Tax Structure Economic Outlook

26. Recurring General Revenue FY 2014/15: Projections (Dollars in millions)

27. Recurring General Revenue

28. (Dollars in millions)

29. Overview County Property Taxable Values Economic Outlook

30. (Dollars in millions)

31. The Bottom Line: Legislative 3-Year Financial Plan Economic Outlook

32. Florida’s Financial Future  No fiscal strategies are required for any year in the outlook period  No budget gap, anticipated reserve fully funded, budget growing more slowly than available revenues FY 2014/15, 2015/16, 2016/17 all show projected budget needs within available revenue for critical and other high priority needs, including $1 billion general reserve in each year.

33. Florida’s Financial Future For the first time since adoption of the constitutional amendment requiring Long-Range Financial Outlooks, sufficient funds exist to meet all critical and other high priority needs identified for the three years contained in the outlook.

34. Florida’s Financial Future: Dr. James Zingale

35. Presentation  Legislative Overview  State Budget Assessment  Draft Priorities  Discussion  Action Requested

36. Draft Priorities Economic Development Modeling, Simulation & Training Florida Film Incentive Enterprise Zone Reauthorization Springs Protection/Water Initiatives Support balanced efforts to protect water quality and preserve water quantity Secure funding for qualified water projects

37. Draft Priorities Medicaid Billing/IGTs Eliminate tiered disbursement structure of Intergovernmental Transfers (IGTs) County cost share for Medicaid services State Funding Opportunities Children’s Mental Health Pedestrian Safety Environmental Preservation Pine Hills NID

38. Draft Priorities Support Oppose  SUPPORT: Department of Juvenile Justice cost equity using a billing model based on actual costs; repayment for overbilling  SUPPORT: Funding tools for transportation, including Local Option Rental Car Surcharge

39. Draft Priorities Support Oppose  SUPPORT: Funding for Affordable Housing Trust Fund, SHIP, Sadowski Fund, Homeless Challenge Grants  SUPPORT: Legislative priorities of community partners consistent with county initiatives

40. Draft Priorities Support Oppose  OPPOSE: Legislation that negatively impacts TDT funding, including DOT-COM  OPPOSE: Efforts to erode Home Rule, including zoning, permitting, conservation  OPPOSE: Erosion of existing local government funding sources  OPPOSE: Cost shifts, unfunded mandates

41. Draft Priorities Monitor:  Central Florida Expressway Authority  Communication Services Tax  Florida Retirement System  Gaming  Red Light Cameras  Coast-to-Coast Trail

42. Presentation  Legislative Overview  State Budget Assessment  Draft Priorities  Discussion  Action Requested

43. Presentation  Legislative Overview  State Budget Assessment  Draft Priorities  Discussion  Action Requested

44. 2015 Legislative Agenda Action Requested:  Approval of overall agenda for the 2015 Legislative Session

45. 2015 State Legislative Agenda December 2, 2014