AND WATER COMMITTEE WILL COME TO
ORDER MORNING AS WE CONTINUE TO
TAKE SOME PRECAUTIONS TO MANAGE
ONGOING COVID 19 RISK. THE
SENATE CONTINUES TO WELCOME THE
PUBLIC AND IS PROVIDED ACCESS TO
BOTH IN IN PERSON AND
TELECONFERENCE, PARTICIPATION
FOR PUBLIC COMMENT FOR
INDIVIDUALS WISHING TO PROVIDE
PUBLIC COMMENT VIA
TELECONFERENCE SERVICE. THE
PARTICIPANT TOLL FREE NUMBER AND
ACCESS CODE IS POSTED ON OUR
COMMITTEE WEBSITE WILL BE SHOWN
ON YOUR SCREEN. I'LL ANNOUNCE IT
NOW TO TODAY'S PARTICIPANT
NUMBER IS 87722681 AND THE
ACCESS CODE. IS 82331 WILL
MAINTAIN DECORUM DURING THE
HEARING, AS IS CUSTOMARY IN AN
INDIVIDUAL WHOSE DESTRUCTIVE MAY
BE REMOVED FROM THE REMOTE
MEETING SERVICE OR HAVE THEIR
CONNECTIONS MUTED. WE'RE HOLDING
OUR COMMITTEE HEARINGS HERE IN
THE STREET BUILDING. I'LL ASK
ALL MEMBERS THE COMMITTEE TO BE
PRESENT IN ROOM 2100. IT LOOKS
LIKE WE HAVE A QUORUM
ESTABLISHED. UM SO BEFORE WE
BEGIN THE BILL HEARING AND
PRESENTATIONS ON THE ONE BILL
BEFORE US CAN WE PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL? ALL RIGHT, SENATOR STERN.
STERN PRESENT. JONES. JONES,
PRESIDENT ALLEN EGGMAN. GROWTH.
PRESENT. HERTZBERG. SO. FLARED
PRESENT PRESENT LIMÓN. RAMON
PRESENT. OKAY UM CORN BEING
ESTABLISHED, WE'RE GOING TO
ALLOW SENATOR LAIRD TO PRESENT
THE ONE ITEM HERE. SB 8 67. SO,
SENATOR LAIRD FROM YOUR SEAT IF
YOU WISH. PLEASE, PLEASE PROCEED
. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR CHAIR
. AND WHEN SPH 67 PASSED THROUGH
THIS COMMITTEE AND ACTUALLY
PASSED THROUGH. UM. TO THE
ASSEMBLY LAST YEAR. I ACTUALLY
NEEDED A BILL IN JANUARY TO SAVE
THE WATSON VILLE HOSPITAL, WHICH
BLESSED THEM RAISED THE MONEY
YESTERDAY. SO WE ARE DONE WITH
THAT. BUT I HAD TO RE INTRODUCE
THE BILL, WHICH WOULD HAVE
UPDATED THE SEA LEVEL RISE
DATABASE. IN WORKING WITH THE
STAKEHOLDER STAY REALLY THOUGHT.
THAT THE DATABASE IS A LITTLE
MORE OF AN OUTDATED, UH THING
AND WE REALLY NEED TO FOLLOW UP
WITH LAST YEAR'S SENATE BILL ONE
AND ACTUALLY DO PLANNING AT THE
LOCAL LEVEL AND SEA LEVEL RISE.
SO UM, SB 8 67, AS AMENDED IN
THE ASSEMBLY REQUIRES A LOCAL
GOVERNMENT WITHIN THE COASTAL
ZONE OR THE JURISDICTION OF THE
SAN FRANCISCO BAY CONSERVATION
AND DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION, AND
I SAID IT ONCE IT'LL BE BE CDC
IF I REFER TO IT AGAIN. TO
ADDRESS, SEE LEVEL RISE,
PLANNING AND ADAPTATION THROUGH
EITHER A LOCAL COASTAL PROGRAM
OR SAN FRANCISCO BAY SHORELINE
COASTAL RESILIENCY PLAN, WHICH
IS THE EQUIVALENT AT B. C. D. C
BY JANUARY 1ST 2023 33 WITH THE
GOAL OF COMPLETING PLANS BY
JANUARY, 1ST 2028 I SEE LEVEL
RISE PLAN MUST INCLUDE THE USE
OF THE BEST AVAILABLE SCIENCE OF
VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT AND
INCLUDES EFFORTS TO ENSURE
EQUITY FOR AT RISK COMMUNITIES.
A SEA LEVEL RISE ADAPTATION PLAN
AND A TIMELINE FOR UPDATES BASED
ON CONDITIONS AND PROJECTIONS
DETERMINED BY THE LOCAL
GOVERNMENT AND THE COASTAL
COMMISSION AND THE B C. D. C. IT
WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION
CONCERNS REGARDING COMMUNITY AND
SCIENTIFIC PARTICIPATION IN THE
CREATION OF THESE PLANTS TO BE
CLEAR. THIS BILL EXPLICITLY
REQUIRES THE USE OF THE BEST
AVAILABLE SCIENCE AND SEE LEVEL
RISE VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENTS
THAT INCLUDE EFFORTS TO ENSURE
EQUITY FOR AT RISK COMMUNITIES.
UM ADDITIONALLY, THE BILL
REQUIRES ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER
31ST 2023, THE COASTAL
COMMISSION AND THE B C, P. C. D
C IN CLOSE COORDINATION WITH THE
OCEAN PROTECTION COUNCIL AND THE
CALIFORNIA SEA LEVEL, RISE STATE
AND REGIONAL SUPPORT
COLLABORATIVE TO ESTABLISH
GUIDELINES FOR THE PREPARATION
OF THE PLANET. MHM AND
ADAPTATION. MY WORK WAS
STAKEHOLDERS HAS LED THE LEAGUE
OF CALIFORNIA CITIES AND THE
STATE ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES TO
MOVE THEIR POSITION. UH OF
CONCERNS WITH THE BILL TO
NEUTRAL. UM, I RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR YOUR ARRIVAL. THANK YOU FOR
THAT. THAT WALK THROUGH AND FOR
YOUR EFFORTS ON THIS MEASURE, UM
WE WILL FIRST GO. WE DON'T HAVE
ANY WITNESSES LISTED ON FILE, SO
I'LL JUST LOOK TO THE HEARING
ROOM BRIEFLY AND ANYONE WISHING
TESTIFIED IN SUPPORT AND HEARING
ROOM SEEING NONE. MODERATOR CAN
WE TURN THE LINES? ANYONE
WISHING TO TESTIFY IN GENERAL
SUPPORT JUST NAME AND
AFFILIATION? THANK YOU, MR
CHAIR. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO
PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENTS IN
SUPPORT PLEASE PRESS ONE THAN
ZERO. THAT COMMAND AGAIN, 170.
FIRST WE'LL GO TO LINE 18. GOOD
AFTERNOON CHAIR AND MEMBERS ERIC
DOLPHY ON BEHALF OF LEGAL
CALIFORNIA CITIES, REITERATING
WITH SENATOR JUST SAID WITH THE
MOST RECENT AMENDMENTS WERE
GOING FROM CONCERNS TO NEUTRAL
IN THE BILL, AND THANK THE
AUTHOR AND HIS STAFF ARE WORKING
WITH US. THANK YOU. OKAY, THANK
YOU NEXT. LINE 13. GOOD
AFTERNOON, CAPTAIN FREEMAN ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA STATE
ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES, ECHOING
WHAT MY COLLEAGUE ERIC DOLPHY
SAID. WE HAVE MOVED FROM
CONCERNS TO NEUTRAL AND THANKED
THE AUTHOR. THANK YOU. LINE 19.
FIVE MINUTES DROPS QUICKLY. I'M
CALLING FROM THE MANAGER FROM
SAN FRANCISCO JUST CALLING TO
REGISTER OR SUPPORT FOR SPH 67.
THANK YOU, AUTHOR CHRIS
LEADERSHIP. THANK YOU NEXT. LINE
15. HI MANDY SACKETT WITH THE
SURFRIDER FOUNDATION, INCLINED
TO SUPPORT THE BELL AND THINK
THE LEADER FOR HIS LEADERSHIP IN
UM THANKS MOVING THIS FORWARD,
THANKS A LOT NEXT. AND MR CHAIR
. THERE ARE NO FURTHER COMMENTS
AT THIS TIME. OKAY? VERY GOOD.
UM NOW WE'LL TURN TO OPPOSITION
. WE DON'T HAVE ANY LISTED ON
FILE HERE, SEEING NONE IN THE
HEARING ROOM. LET'S TURN TO THE
LINES. MODERATOR. DO WE HAVE
ANYONE WISH TO TESTIFY IN
OPPOSITION? IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO
PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENTS IN
OPPOSITION, PLEASE PRESS ONE
THAN ZERO THAT COMMAND AGAIN ONE
AND ZERO. AND WE WILL HEAR FROM
LINE 60. HI I'M ASSUMING THAT'S
ME. AND I'M A LITTLE PERPLEXED
BY THIS PROCESS. SHOULDN'T YOU
BE TAKING WITNESSES AND
OPPOSITION TO THIS BILL? THAT
POINT YOU CAN REGISTER YOUR
OPPOSITION? YEAH. YOU CAN
REGISTER YOUR OPPOSITION TO THE
BILL. NOW. JUST NAME AND
AFFILIATION, PLEASE. AND MR
CHAIR. THERE ARE NO FURTHER
COMMENTS AT THIS TIME. OKAY,
THANK YOU. UM WE'LL BRING IT
BACK TO THE DIOCESE. UM,
COMMENTS, QUESTIONS. HOW DO YOU
SAY AT THE OUTSET? APPRECIATE
THE HARD WORK ON THIS MEASURE?
UM AND NO TIME TO WASTE ON THE
PLANNING PROCESS, SO THANK YOU,
ESPECIALLY TO THE LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS FOR STRETCHING HERE
AND GETTING GOING BECAUSE WE
KNOW WE'RE EXPOSED AND WE DON'T
HAVE A MINUTE TO WASTE. SO
THANKS FOR PUSHING THIS THROUGH
CENTER LAIRD AND I'M
RECOMMENDING I VOTE AND THAT'S A
MOTION FROM SENATOR EGGMAN.
UNLESS THERE'S ANY FURTHER
COMMENTS. QUESTIONS ALLOW YOU TO
CLOSE. JUST I APPRECIATE
EVERYBODY'S COOPERATION, AND THE
WITNESSES HAD TESTIFIED, AND I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR
IPHONE. OKAY SO THE MOTION IS
THAT THE ASSEMBLY AMENDMENTS BE
CONCURRED IN. THINK I HAVE THAT
RIGHT? MOTIONS FROM SENATOR
EDMUND, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
SENATOR STERN. I JONES. JONES.
I, ALAN. EGGMAN HIGHGROVE. AYE,
pLIMÓN. AYE. OKAY SIX VOTE. SORRY
SIX VOTES. THAT HAS ENOUGH, BUT
WE WILL LEAVE IT ON CALL FOR THE
ABSENT MEMBERS. UM. AND I WELL,
I GO TO OTHER COMMITTEES. HOLD
ON ONE SECOND.
I AM HERE MINUTES. WE'RE GOING
TO URGE ALL MEMBERS TO COME DOWN
AND ADD ON TO THEIR VOTES IN THE
NEXT FIVE MINUTES AFTER WHICH
WILL BE GAVELING DOWN.
ALRIGHT CAN WE LIFT THE CALL,
PLEASE? ALL RIGHT. THIS IS FOR
FILE ITEM NUMBER ONE SP 867 AND
THE MOTION IS THAT THE ASSEMBLY
AMENDMENTS BE CONCURRED IN
CENTER USO H
VEN IN SUPPORT OF THE MEASURE.
AND WE WILL WAIT. ANOTHER FOUR
MINUTES. YEAH. COUNTY. OH, GOOD.
A RECENT. ALL RIGHT. WE WILL GO
TO RECESS WHILE WE WAIT FOR
MEMBERS TO COME AND ADD ON.
DO THIS, AND I WILL HAND IT OVER
TO THE PROPER CHAIR, OKAY? UM
OKAY, SO WELL. WE'LL LIFT THE.
OKAY REMEMBER, WE ARE LIFTING
THE CALL FOR FILE ITEM NUMBER SB
867 THAT THE ASSEMBLY AMENDMENTS
BE CONCURRED IN SENATOR ALLEN.
AYE. MM HMM.
ALRIGHT WE'RE GONNA CLOSE THE
ROLES ON THAT MEASURE AND THE
OUTSTANDING MEMBER WILL HAVE A
CHANCE TO VOTE ON THE FLOOR. AH,
SO FINAL VOTE IS 80 WITH THAT,
AND NATURAL RESOURCES AND WATER
IS HEREBY ADJOURNED.