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ONCE WE HAVE HEARD ALL OF THE
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COMMENT PERIOD FOR THOSE WHO
WISH TO COMMENT. ON TODAY'S
TOPIC. BEFORE WE BEGIN I'D LIKE
TO ASK THAT YOU PLEASE TURN OFF
CELLPHONES AND TAKE
CONVERSATIONS OUTSIDE OF THE
ROOM SO WE CAN HEAR THE
TESTIMONY PRESENTED. SO WELCOME
TO THIS OVERSIGHT HEARING ON
LOCAL GOVERNMENT INFRASTRUCTURE
WE KNOW THAT BUILDING AND
MAINTAINING INFRASTRUCTURE IS A
CORE RESPONSIBILITY OF LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS AND INSURERS
CALIFORNIA'S CONTINUED ECONOMIC
PROGRESS. AS LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
LOOK FOR WAYS TO ACCOMMODATE NEW
HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AND
ENCOURAGE ECONOMIC GROWTH WE
NEED TO ENSURE THAT THEY ARE
EQUIPPED WITH THE TOOLS THEY
NEED TO MEET THEIR
INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS. HOWEVER
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS FACE MANY
BARRIERS WHEN IT COMES TO
MEETING THESE NEEDS THE DAMAGE
THAT RECENT STORMS HAVE CAUSED
REMINDS US HOW IMPORTANT
INFRASTRUCTURE IS TO PROTECTING
LIVES AND PROPERTY. WE ARE HERE
TODAY TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE
CURRENT INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS
THAT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS HAVE. HOW
THE STATE PARTNERS WITH LOCAL
AGENCIES TO ADDRESS THESE NEEDS
MAYBE EVEN THE NEED FOR THE
STATE TO GET OUT OF THE WAY SO
THAT WE CAN HAVE LOCAL
GOVERNMENT- MEET THEIR NEEDS.
AND THE AND THE BARRIERS THAT
LOCAL GOVERNMENT GOVERNMENTS
FACE WHEN BUILDING
INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS. THE
COMMITTEE WILL FIRST RECEIVE AN
OVERVIEW FROM THE LEGISLATIVE
ANALYST'S OFFICE AND THE
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. ON HOW
THE STATE IS WORKED WITH LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS TO ADDRESS OUR
INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS. SECOND THE
COMMITTEE WILL HEAR FROM LOCAL
GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS TO LEARN
HOW THEY ARE ADDRESSING THEIR
INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS. AND THEN
FINALLY THE COMMITTEE WILL HEAR
FROM LOCAL OFFICIALS AND OTHER
STAKEHOLDERS. WHO WILL DISCUSS
THE DIFFERENT CHALLENGES THAT
CONFRONT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
ABILITY TO MEET THEIR
INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS. THE
HEARING WILL HELP US LEARN MORE
ABOUT THE GAPS AND THE BARRIERS
CONFRONTING LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
AND ASSESS HOW THE STATE CAN
PARTNER WITH THEM. SO THAT ALL
OF CALIFORNIA CAN ENJOY THE
BENEFITS OF THE STATE'S
CONTINUED ECONOMIC PROGRESS. NOW
SO LET'S GO AHEAD AND JUMP INTO
THE COMMITTEE AND- HERE FROM THE
LEGISLATIVE ANALYST'S OFFICE. WE
HAVE CAROLINE CHIU CHIEF DEPUTY
LEGISLATIVE ANALYST. AND FROM
THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. WE HAVE
MEGAN KIRBY DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR
HOUSING POLICY AND JENNIFER
SEGER WHO'S THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR
FOR STATE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.
WELCOME AND WE'RE SO HAPPY TO
SEE YOU HERE IN PERSON. THANK
YOU. GOOD MORNING CHAIRMAN
MEMBERS MY NAME IS CAROLYN CHIU
FROM THE LEGISLATIVE ANALYST'S
OFFICE ALL PRE PRESENTING FROM
HAND OUT I THINK THE SURGEON IS
PASSING OUT RIGHT NOW- AND FOR
THOSE- IN THE AUDIENCE ARE
ADDITIONAL COPIES AND FOR THOSE-
WATCHING ONLINE. AT THE WEBSITE
SHOULD BE EXITING THE HEAD OUT
TO BE ON OUR WEBSITE AT L. A. O.
DOT CA DOT GOV. SO IS THE CHAIR
MENTIONED- I WAS ASKED THIS
MORNING TO GIVE A BRIEF OVERVIEW
OF STATE INFRASTRUCTURE SPENDING
INCLUDING- AT A HIGH LEVEL HOW
THE STATE'S SUPPORTS LOCALS AND
SOME- CATEGORIES OF
INFRASTRUCTURE SPENDING. SO
STARTING INTO THE HAND OUT
TWENTY TO THE FIRST PAGE HOW DO
WE DEFINE INFRASTRUCTURE
SPENDING INFRASTRUCTURE
SPENDING. IS I SPENDING TO
SUPPORT THE DESIGNING PLANNING
AND CONSTRUCTION OF A MAJOR
CAPITAL ASSETS THIS CAN ALSO
INCLUDE THE REHABILITATION. AND
RENOVATION OF THOSE ASSETS. THE
RESPONSIBILITY FOR DIFFERENT
TYPES OF INFRASTRUCTURES VARIES
BY THE LEVEL OF GOVERNMENT. TO
SOME EXTENT THE STATE'S
INFRASTRUCTURE- SPENDING IS
GUIDED BY THE STATE'S FIVE YEAR
INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN BUT THERE
ARE SIGNIFICANT A SPENDING THAT
HAPPENS OUTSIDE OF THAT PLAN AS
WELL. IN AREAS OF STATEWIDE
INTEREST THE STATE PROVIDE
SUPPORT TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
LARGELY THROUGH PROVIDING
FUNDING THROUGH REVENUE SOURCES
ARE BOND ISSUANCE- TO HELP LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS PAY FOR CRITICAL
INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS. A
HIGHLIGHT A COUPLE OF EXAMPLES
AND ALL- TOUCH BACK ON THE
LEADER AND IN MY PRESENTATION AS
WELL. THE FIRST IS
TRANSPORTATION AND
TRANSPORTATION THE STATE
PROVIDES A PORTION OF THE
REVENUES FROM THE STATES- EXCISE
AND SALES TAXES ON DIESEL FUEL
TO HELP SUPPORT- STATE LOCAL
ROADS AND MASS TRANSIT THE STATE
ALSO PROVIDES A PORTION OF THIS-
TRANSPORTATION. IMPROVEMENT FEES
AS WELL TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS FOR
THOSE PURPOSES. FOR SCHOOLS THE
STATE HAS- AS- SORT OF A COST
SHARING AGREEMENT TO HELP
SUPPORT SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION IN
WHICH THE STATE GENERALLY PAYS
FOR ABOUT FIFTY PERCENT. OF
STATE SCHOOL BUT EXCUSE ME FOR
SCHOOL OF SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION
COSTS THIS PERCENTAGE CAN
INCREASE DEPENDING ON LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS YOU LOCAL SCHOOL
DISTRICTS ABILITY TO RAISE.
THEIR SHARE OF THE RESOURCES.
TYPICALLY THE STATE HAS
SUPPORTED US SCHOOLS A
CONSTRUCTION THROUGH THE
ISSUANCE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION
BONDS BACKED BY THE STATE. AND
HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS THE
STATE HISTORICALLY PROVIDED- A
TAX CREDITS TO- PRIVATE BUILDERS
TO SUPPORT AFFORDABLE HOUSING
CONSTRUCTION. A AND THE STATE
ALSO HISTORICALLY HAS ISSUED
BONDS EVERY SO OFTEN TO-
SUPPORT. THE CONSTRUCTION OF
AFFORDABLE HOUSING- BOTH BY
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND PRIVATE
ENTITIES. IN OTHER AREAS LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS ARE PRIMARY YOUR-
PRIMARILY RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR
INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS THIS
INCLUDES LOCAL PARKS- A POLICE
THE POLICE DEPARTMENTS- AND-
FIRE STATIONS. ALSO GO INTO A
LITTLE BIT MORE THERE ARE TWO
PRIMARY MECHANISMS FOR PAYING
FOR FINANCING- INFRASTRUCTURE
AND THAT IS CASH SO REVENUES
AVAILABLE AT THE TIME THE
PROJECT IS APPROVED. AND BONDS
BOTH A GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS
AND LEASE REVENUE BONDS. TURNING
TO THE NEXT PAGE THIS- FIGURES A
LITTLE BIT DATED IT'S FROM
TWENTY EIGHTEEN BUT IT GIVES YOU
THAT THAT STORY REMAINS THE SAME
AND IT GIVES YOU A SENSE OF-
WHICH LEVEL OF GOVERNMENT
BETWEEN THE STATE AND LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS IS RESPONSIBLE FOR
A- LARGE PROPORTION OF THE
STATE'S. KIND OF CRITICAL
INFRASTRUCTURE SO YOU CAN SEE
THE DIVISION OF RESPONSIBILITY
FOR TRANSPORTATION SCHOOLS
RESOURCES CRIMINAL JUSTICE
PRISONS AND JAILS AS WELL AS A
SORT OF A MISCELLANEOUS CATEGORY
THERE AT THE END SO AS YOU CAN
SEE. THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT
PORTION OF INFRASTRUCTURE THAT
THE STATE SUPPORTS AS WELL AS
THOSE THAT ARE SUPPORTED BY
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS. I TURN TO THE
NEXT PAGE PAGE THREE THIS- CHART
SHOWS YOU. AS A TEN YEAR PICTURE
OF FUNDING FROM THE STATE TO
SUPPORT INFRASTRUCTURE- AND BUY
A POLICY AREA THE TOTAL OVER
THIS TEN YEAR PERIOD IS A
HUNDRED BILLION DOLLARS THIS IS
PRE- PANDEMIC SPENDING JUST JUST
TO BE CLEAR AND ALL. WILL BACK
TO WHY THAT'S IMPORTANT- IN JUST
A MINUTE AS YOU CAN SEE MOST OF
THE STATE SPENDING TO SUPPORT
INFRASTRUCTURE ACTUALLY WENT TO
LOCALS AND SOME OF THE LARGEST
CATEGORIES WERE TRANSPORTATION
AND EDUCATION. TURNING TO THE
NEXT PAGE PAGE FOUR AND THIS
FIGURE BREAKS OUT THE FUNDS
SOURCE FOR INFRASTRUCTURE OVER
THAT SAME TEN YEAR PERIOD. AS
YOU CAN SEE THE LARGEST SOURCE
OF FINANCING FOR INTEREST
INFRASTRUCTURE HAS BEEN BOUGHT
OR WAS BONDS DURING THAT TIME-
IMPORTANTLY GENERAL OBLIGATION
BONDS AS I MENTIONED ARE PAID
AND BACKED BY THE GENERAL FUND
SO THIS BOND- CATEGORY. DOES
REFLECT TO SOME DEGREE GENERAL
FUND SPENDING AS WELL THE NEXT
LARGEST CATEGORY OUR SPECIAL
FUNDS SO THAT'S- LIKE THE EXCISE
AND SALES TAX ON DIESEL FUEL AS
WELL AS OTHER FEES THAT ARE.
LEVIED FOR SPECIFIC
INFRASTRUCTURE TYPES OF
PROJECTS- THIS PARTICULAR IN THE
RESOURCES AREA AND THEN A SMALL
SLIVER OF GENERAL FUND. I'M SORT
OF ON A YEAR BY YEAR BASIS WAS
PROVIDED FOR THINGS LIKE
DESIGNING AND PLANNING- FOR
INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS. TURNING
TO THE LAST PAGE- THE STORY
CHANGED A LITTLE BIT IN RECENT
YEARS- THIS FIGURE- SHOWS YOU
THE TOTAL CAPITAL OUTLAY
SPENDING THAT WAS ALLOCATED AS
PART OF THE TWENTY TWENTY TO
TWENTY TWENTY THREE BUDGET. AND
THIS- FIGURE IS QUITE UNIQUE
BECAUSE THIS FOR US- THIS WHAT
THIS FIGURE REPRESENTS IS QUITE
UNIQUE BECAUSE THIS REPRESENTS
GENERAL FUND SPENDING ON
INFRASTRUCTURE IN THAT LAST
BUDGET PACKAGE IT TOTALS. OVER
TWENTY FOUR BILLION DOLLARS SO
THAT'S QUITE SIGNIFICANT
RELATIVE TO RECENT HISTORY IN
TERMS OF STATE SUPPORTED CAPITAL
OUTLAY. NOW IN THE- WITH THE
RECENT SURPLUSES- THAT THE STATE
EXPERIENCED ONE OF THE KEY
FACTORS IN THE LEGISLATURE'S
DECISION MAKING WAS THE STATE
APPROPRIATIONS LIMIT. AND THE
STATE APPROPRIATIONS LIMIT
PLACED SIGNIFICANT CONSTRAINTS
ON WHAT THE STATE COULD ALLOCATE
THOSE SURPLUS FUNDS TOWARDS ONE
OF THE EXCLUDED CATEGORIES OF
SPENDING IS CAPITAL OUTLAY AND
SO THAT IS PART OF WHAT. DROVE
SOME OF THESE ALLOCATIONS
BECAUSE THE LEGISLATURE HAD SAID
SIGNIFICANT FLEXIBILITY TO
ALLOCATE REVENUES TOWARDS THESE
PURPOSES. THE OTHER NOTE ALL
MAKE ABOUT THIS FIGURE IS THAT
THE DEFINITION OF CAPITAL OUTLAY
FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE STATE
APPROPRIATIONS LIMIT IS BROADER.
THAN JUST INFRASTRUCTURE UNDER
THE STATE APPROPRIATIONS LIMIT
CAPITAL OUTLAY SPENDING INCLUDES
IMPROVEMENTS TO LAND- SO THIS.
FIGURE ESPECIALLY AND RESOURCES-
AND ENVIRONMENT REFLECTS ON
PROJECTS TO IMPROVE LAND EITHER
FOR FORCE MANAGEMENT FOR-
RESTORATION OF WETLANDS OR OR
DROUGHT MEDICATION- TYPES OF
ACTIVITIES WHICH WILL NOT
NECESSARILY- USUALLY INCLUDED IN
THE CATEGORY OF INFRASTRUCTURE.
SO SOME OF THE THINGS THAT ARE
HIGHLY JUSTIN THIS FIGURE ON
THAT THE STATE ALLOCATED FUNDS
TOWARDS THAT WERE PART OF THAT
CAPITAL OUTLAY PACKAGE OR THE
ENERGY PACKAGE. THE DROUGHT
PACKAGE SIGNIFICANT TRANSIT. AND
REAL AND ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION
PROGRAM NEEDS HOUSING AND
HOMELESSNESS PARTICULARLY IN THE
LAST BUDGET THE BRIDGE HOUSING
PROGRAM- AND THEN PRACTICE
PROVIDING GENERAL FUND REVENUE
TOWARDS SCHOOL FACILITIES- AND
STUDENT HOUSING AT THE
UNIVERSITIES. SO WHAT THAT'LL
CONCLUDE MY COMMENTS FROM HAPPY
TO ANSWER QUESTIONS. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH FOR THAT THOROUGH-
EXPLANATION VERY IMPORTANT TO
UNDERSTAND. HOW THINGS MAY HAVE
CHANGED BASED ON ON BUDGET.
BUDGET PRIORITY SO THANK YOU FOR
THAT. BUT NEXT WILL WE'LL HEAR
FROM MEGAN KIRBY A DEPUTY
DIRECTOR FOR HOUSING POLICY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND THANK
YOU TO MY COLLEAGUE FOR REMEMBER
REMINDING ME TO TURN ON MY
MICROPHONE AND IT'S DIFFERENT
WHEN YOU'RE HERE. I GOT A-
APOLOGIES FOR BEING A LOT OF
LITTLE OUT OF PRACTICE M. BUT
THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME HERE
TODAY AND AM. ESPECIALLY ON THIS
TOPIC IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE
TALK A LOT ABOUT AT AGE CD- ACD
IS COMMITTED TO A FUTURE WHERE
EVERY CALIFORNIAN CAN LIVE WORK
AND PLAY AND HEALTHY COMMUNITIES
OF OPPORTUNITY. AND ENSURING THE
STATE HAS ENOUGH HOUSING
AVAILABLE AT AFFORDABILITY
LEVELS NEAR JOBS AMENITIES AND
SERVICES IS CENTRAL TO THAT
VISION WHERE WE LIVE INFORMS THE
SCHOOLS THAT OUR CHILDREN CAN
ATTEND OUR COMMUTES TO WORK OUR
ACCESS TO SERVICES. AND HOW WE
PLAN FOR HOUSING INFRASTRUCTURE
IS DEEPLY INGRAINED IN THE
SUCCESS OF OUR TRANSIT
INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEMS THOSE
THAT REQUIRE SUFFICIENT DENSITY
OF HOUSEHOLDS TO FUNCTION AND
THRIVE SUSTAINABLY. NONE OF OUR
WORK HAPPENS IN A SILO FOR US TO
INCREASE HOUSING AVAILABILITY WE
MUST ALSO INVEST IN
INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WILL SUPPORT
THE CONSTRUCTION OF THOSE HOMES.
AND THE QUALITY OF THE LIFE FOR
THE PEOPLE LIVING IN THEM. OUR
INFRASTRUCTURE PARADIGMS DO YOU
NEED TO ADOPTED TIMES SO THAT WE
CAN FILL ALL OF OUR HOUSING
GOALS I IF YOU'VE BEEN REALLY
PROUD TO BE THE STEWARD OF MANY
PLANNING GRANT PROGRAMS OVER THE
YEARS THAT HAVE HELPED. LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS AND REGIONAL
GOVERNMENTS BEGIN THIS.
TRANSITION AND- UPDATE THEIR
PLANNING AROUND HOW WE- INSURE
WE HAVE SUFFICIENT
INFRASTRUCTURE AS WELL AS
HOUSING NEAR ALL THAT AND THE
SERVICES JOBS AND SCHOOLS AND
AMENITIES THAT PEOPLE NEED TO
LIVE A FULFILLING LIFE. AND SO
REAP TWO POINT NOW IS THE LATEST
ITERATION OF THOSE PLANNING
GRANT PROGRAMS THAT REGIONAL
EARLY ACTION PLANNING GRANT TWO
POINT NOW WE GOT TO HAVE A TWO
POINT NO BECAUSE WE HAD. SUCH A
SUCCESSFUL ONE POINT NOW. I'M
AND THAT IS A SIX HUNDRED
MILLION DOLLARS STATEWIDE
INVESTMENT THAT WILL ACCELERATE
INFILL HOUSING DEVELOPMENT. AND
REDUCE VEHICLE MILES TRAVELED
ARE DRIVING- AND AFFIRMATIVELY
FURTHER FAIR HOUSING. THIS
PROGRAM GROWS OUT OF THE SUCCESS
OF OUR PRIOR PLANNING GRANT
PROGRAMS LIKE S. B. TO. THE
LOCAL- EARLY ACTION PLANNING
GRANT PROGRAM. I THAT PROVIDED
GRANTS ALL FIVE THIRTY NINE
JURISDICTION IN THE STATE. THE
FIRST ITERATION OF THE REGIONAL
EARLY ACTION PLANNING GRANT
PROGRAM. THAT THAT- PROVIDE
FUNDS REGIONAL GOVERNMENT SAID
TO HELP SEED. ACTIVITIES AT THE
LOCAL LEVEL AND CREATE
EFFICIENCIES. THIS EXPANDS ON
THOSE PROGRAMS BY INTEGRATING
HOUSING AND CLIMATE GOALS AS
WELL AS AFFIRMATIVELY FURTHERING
FAIR HOUSING. ON THESE FUNDS FOR
THIS PROGRAM ARE VERY FLEXIBLE
THEY CAN BE USED FOR PLANNING
EFFORTS ARE IMPLEMENTING
EXISTING PLANS. ON THAT AS LONG
AS THEY RELATE TO THE
CONSTRUCTION OF HOUSING AND
INFRASTRUCTURE TO SUPPORT FUTURE
HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AND CLIMATE
SMART PLACES. MOST THE PROGRAM'S
FUNDING- ABOUT 85% OF FLOWS
DIRECTLY INTO THAT EIGHTEEN
METROPOLITAN PLANNING
ORGANIZATIONS OF THOSE REGIONAL
GOVERNMENTS- AND THOSE REGIONAL
GOVERNMENTS CAN SUB GRANT
PORTION OF THOSE FUNDS. TO LOCAL
ENTITIES WITHIN THEIR BOUNDARIES
LIKE CITIES COUNTIES
TRANSPORTATION AGENCIES. THE
REMAINING FUNDS ARE SPLIT
BETWEEN RURAL AND TRIBAL
APPLICANTS WHO CAN COMPETE 45%
OF THE FUNDS OR THIRTY MILLION
DOLLARS. AS WELL AND AS AN
ALLOCATION FOR HIGHER IMPACT
TRANSFORMATIVE PROJECTS THIS WAS
A NEW- PIECE OF THIS THIS
ITERATION OF THE REAP PROGRAM.
IN WHICH OUR WIDE RANGE OF
APPLICANTS WORLD TRIBAL COUNTIES
CITIES. ON AT ANY A LEGIBLE
APPLICANTS CAN APPLY WHO HAVE AN
INNOVATIVE IDEA OF HOW THEY ARE
GOING TO. ARMS BURKE SPUR
HOUSING DEVELOPMENT- AND
INFRASTRUCTURE- SO THERE'S A
THIRTY MILLION DOLLAR PIECE THAT
BUT ANYONE CAN APPLY FOR- WHO
HAVE WHO IS GOING ABOVE AND
BEYOND- THE BILL THE BASIC.
RULES OF THE PROGRAM. I'M SO
APPLICATIONS FOR THIS PROGRAM
ARE DUE AT THE END OF LAST YEAR
AND ARE CURRENTLY UNDER REVIEW
BY EACH CITY LED INTERAGENCY
TEAM- I THINK YOU'LL HEAR LATER
TODAY FROM THE SACRAMENTO REGION
ON WHAT THEY'RE DOING WITH
THEIR- REFUNDS IN THEIR PLANNING
GRANT PROGRAM- AND- THERE WAS. A
LOT OF INTEREST IN THIS PROGRAM-
THERE WERE SET ASIDE FOR THOSE
REGIONAL GOVERNMENTS BUT THE
OTHER TWO ASPECTS OF IT WERE
COMPETITIVE WE RECEIVED
APPLICATIONS FROM SIXTIES EVAN
APPLICANTS REQUEST A HIGH. AND
SIXTY ONE MILLION DOLLARS MORE
THAN THERE WAS FUNDING
AVAILABLE. APPLICANTS TO THE
COMPETITIVE WORLD TRAVEL
ALLOCATION REQUESTED MORE THAN
TWICE THE FUNDING AVAILABLE AND
HIGHER IMPACT TRANSFORMATIVE
APPLICANTS REQUESTED ALMOST FIVE
TIMES THE AVAILABLE AMOUNT OF
FUNDING. THIS OVER SUBSCRIPTION
IS IN PART DUE TO THE SUCCESS OF
OUR OUTREACH AND TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE EFFORTS. WE DID ONE
ON ONE TA MEETINGS WITH STATE
STAFF AT OUR STATE SEPARATE WILL
DO ONE ON ONE TA MEETINGS ALL
APPLICANTS AND- IN ADDITION WE
PROVIDED PROACTIVE OUTREACH AND
TA TO TRIBAL APPLICANTS
INCLUDING HELP WITH. APPLICATION
DRAFTING IDENTIFYING PROJECTS.
ECT ALSO REACHED OUT TO EVERY
SINGLE FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED
TRIBE IN THE STATE EARLY TO
SPREAD AWARENESS OF THE PROGRAM-
AND HOSTED TRIBAL CONSULTATION.
IF HE IS WORKING WITH THE OFFICE
OF PLANNING RESEARCH THE
STRATEGIC GROWTH COUNCIL AND
THEIR RESOURCES BOARD TO ENSURE
THAT WE'RE TAKING A MULTI
DISCIPLINARY APPROACH. TO THIS
PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT. THE ALSO BE
PART OF APPLICATION REVIEWS AND
AWARD DECISIONS. THROUGH THIS
PARTNERSHIP OUR INTER AGENCY
GROUP BRING SUBJECT MATTER
EXPERTISE AN INFILL HOUSING.
REDUCING DRIVING INFRASTRUCTURE
INVESTMENTS AND FURTHERING
EXISTING LOCAL AND REGIONAL
PLANS. MAN OF THESE
INFRASTRUCTURE- INVESTMENTS THAT
WE'VE HEARD REGIONAL GOVERNMENTS
TALK ABOUT THAT THEY WANT TO
SPEND THEIR MONEY ON INCLUDE
THINGS LIKE UPGRADING EXISTING
INFRASTRUCTURE AND PLANNING FOR
FUTURE INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS. AS
YOU MOVED INFILL DEVELOPMENT
SOMETIMES YOUR- UNDERLYING
INFRASTRUCTURE WASN'T READY FOR-
FOR THAT- APPROACH AND WE ARE
HEARING ALL THE TIME ABOUT LOCAL
AND REGIONAL NEEDS AROUND THIS
KIND OF INFRASTRUCTURE
UPGRADING. IT'S ALSO ABOUT
EXPAND WERE ALSO HAVING A LOT OF
REQUESTS AROUND EXPANDING ACTIVE
TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS
INCLUDING- BICYCLE AND
PEDESTRIAN PLANS- AS WELL
ACTRESS ACCESS TO ESTABLISH MORE
SEAMLESS REGIONAL TRANSIT
SYSTEMS BETWEEN AND ACROSS
COMMUNITIES. THERE ARE SOME
TYPES OF INFRASTRUCTURE
INVESTMENT THAT- ARE. INELIGIBLE
FOR REAP TWO POINT FUNDING
BECAUSE THEY DO NOT FURTHER THE
PROGRAM'S GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
SO THOSE WOULD BE THINGS THAT.
ARE NOT AND ARE NOT IN SERVICE
AT A REDUCING COMMUTING WORK ON.
A REDUCING THE EMPTY SO I'M
GOING TRANSIT EXPENSES ARE IN
INELIGIBLE. I'M THE WARDEN OUT
SPENCER CONVICTED IN THE SUMMER
BUT WE'VE BEEN SEEING A LOT OF
ENERGY FROM OUR REGIONAL LOCAL
PARTNERS IN APPLYING FOR THE
PROGRAM. I'M AND WE GET TO HEAR
YOU KNOW IT'S A FUN PART OF MY
JOB BUT I GET TO HEAR ABOUT
EVERYBODY'S REGIONAL PLANS AND
WHAT THEY WISH THEY COULD DO IF
THEY HAD A LITTLE MORE MONEY ON
THE TABLE SO. I AM VERY GRATEFUL
LEGISLATURE FOR GIVING US THIS
FUNDING AND THIS ABILITY TO WORK
WITH THESE REGIONAL GOVERNMENTS
AS WE HEAR. ABOUT WHAT THEY'RE
DOING- AROUND HIGH TRAFFIC
CORRIDORS AND REDUCING.
INTEGRATING MORE COMPLETE
STREETS INTO THEIR COMMUNITY
ESTABLISHING SEWER SERVICE- TO
ALLOW FOR DENSITY AN INFILL
DEVELOPMENT THAT WOULDN'T HAVE
BEEN POSSIBLE OTHERWISE-
DIRECTLY INVESTING IN
INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS THAT
SUPPORT THE IMPLEMENTATION. OF
NEW HOMES- THOUSANDS OF NEW
HOMES. I AM ECT IS REALLY
EXCITED ABOUT EVERYTHING THAT
WE'VE SEEN COME THROUGH OUR DOOR
YOU KNOW OF COURSE WE WISH WE
COULD FIND EVERYTHING- BUT IT'S
OUR JOB PROBABLY MAKE THE HARD
DECISIONS ON. AND THAT THE TWO
COMPETITIVE PROGRAMS I AND THESE
INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS
REALLY ARE CRITICAL TO GETTING
HOUSING PRODUCTION OFF THE
GROUND I DON'T WANNA. UNDER
UNDER SELL THAT PIECE OF IT
BECAUSE YOU'RE GONNA HEAR FROM
MY COLLEAGUE ABOUT OUR INFILL
INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT PROGRAM.
THE PLANNING IS ESSENTIAL IF WE
DON'T START TO PLAN IN A
DIFFERENT WAY WE ARE NOT GOING
TO MEET OUR OTHER POLICY GOALS.
BUT THAT PLANNING NEEDS TO BE
FOLLOWED UP WITH IMPLEMENTATION
THAT WAS A BIG PART OF THAT THIS
ITERATION OF REPORT TO WHEN I
WAS TO BEGIN TO THINK. MOVE FROM
PLANNING TO IMPLEMENTATION- BUT
YOU STILL NEED THAT DIRECT
INVESTMENT IN PHILLIP
INFRASTRUCTURES WHILE. I'M TO
GET THIS HOUSING OFF THE GROUND
SO YOU'RE GONNA HEAR FROM MY
PARTNER JENNIFER SEEKER ON ON
THAT PIECE OF THE PUZZLE. THREE
GOOD. GOOD MORNING EVERYONE
THANK YOU FOR HAVING US HERE
TODAY. AND SAID THE DEPARTMENT
CURRENTLY ADMINISTERS TWENTY ONE
VARIOUS STATE FUNDED HOUSING AND
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS
THAT PROVIDE EITHER LOANS OR
GRANTS. TO SUPPORT THE
DEVELOPMENT OF RENTAL AND HOME
OWNERSHIP HOUSING. TODAY I WOULD
LIKE TO REALLY FOCUS IN ON ONE
OF THOSE PROGRAMS THAT IS
PRIMARILY TARGETED TO THE
IMPLEMENTATION ASPECT. OF
INFRASTRUCTURE DOLLARS THAT ARE
NEEDED TO UNLOCK CRITICAL
HOUSING SITE AND THAT'S OUR
INFILL INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT
PROGRAM. SO WHILE THE REAP
PROGRAM AS DISCUSSED BY MY
COLLEAGUE FOCUSES PRIMARILY ON
THE PLANNING ASPECT. AND THE
INFILL INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT
PROGRAM PROVIDES GRANT FUNDS FOR
INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS.
NECESSARY TO UNLOCK VACANT OR
UNDER UTILIZED COMMERCIAL OR
INDUSTRIAL INFILL SITES. REALLY
RECOGNIZING THAT THESE SITES
REPRESENT A SIGNIFICANT UNTAPPED
RESOURCE. FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF
NEW HOUSING ACROSS THE STATE AND
CAN ALSO CONTRIBUTE TO THE
STATE'S CLIMATE GOALS. THROUGH
THE REDUCTION OF VEHICLE MILES
TRAVELED AND REALLY CREATING A
SENSE OF PLACE FOR WORKING
FAMILIES. THE INFILL
INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT PROGRAM OR
THE AYE AYE G. PROGRAM AS WE
REFER TO IT WAS FIRST LAUNCHED
IN TWO THOUSAND SEVEN. AND TO
DATE EACH CDS SUCCESSFULLY
IMPLEMENTED TEN FUNDING ROUNDS
UNDER THE PROGRAM. AWARDING MORE
THAN ONE POINT THREE BILLION
DOLLARS IN INFRASTRUCTURE
FUNDING. AND GRANT DOLLARS WHICH
WILL RESULT IN THE CREATION OF
JUST OVER. TWENTY THOUSAND NEW
HOUSING UNITS STATEWIDE. THAT
PROGRAM'S PRIMARY OBJECTIVE IS
TO PROMOTE INFILL HOUSING
DEVELOPMENT IN THIS OBJECTIVE IS
ACCOMPLISHED BY PROVIDING
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS THAT ARE
PART OF OUR NECESSARY TO
FACILITATE THE CONSTRUCTION. OF
HOUSING. ELIGIBLE IMPROVEMENTS
INCLUDE. WATER OR SEWER OTHER
UTILITY SERVICE UPGRADES OR
IMPROVEMENTS STREETS ROADS
TRANSIT LINKAGES TRAFFIC
MITIGATION FEATURES SITE
PREPARATION OR DEMOLITION
SIDEWALKS STREETSCAPE
IMPROVEMENTS AS WELL AS THE DIP
DEVELOPMENT OF PARKS AND OPEN
SPACE. MOST RECENTLY IN TWENTY
TWO TWENTY THREE A NEW FOUR
HUNDRED MILLION DOLLAR TWO YEAR
INVESTMENT WAS IMPROVED TO BUILD
UPON THE EXISTING AYE AYE G.
PROGRAM. CREATING WHAT IS NOW
KNOWN AS THE CATALYTIC INFILL
INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT PROGRAM. I
LIKE TO THINK OF THIS IS THE
ORIGINAL ID PROGRAM ON STEROIDS
RIGHT. WHERE IS THE ORIGINAL IG
PROGRAM SUPPORTED THE
DEVELOPMENT OF MOSTLY SINGLE
SITE I'M DEVELOPMENT THE NEW
CATALYTIC COMPONENT FOCUSES
EXCLUSIVELY ON LARGE CATALYTIC
INVESTMENTS OF LAND FOR EXAMPLE
UNLOCKING THOSE LARGER SCALE
FORMER COMMERCIAL AND UNDER
UTILIZED SITES. THAT HAVE THE
GREAT POTENTIAL FOR HOUSING BUT
LACK THE INFRASTRUCTURE
NECESSARY TO FACILITATE HIGHER
DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS
WITH A MIX OF USES INCLUDING
AFFORDABLE AND MIXED INCOME
HOUSING. THE CATALYTIC IG
PROGRAM ALSO EXPANDED THE
ELIGIBLE USES OF THE GRANT FUNDS
TO INCLUDE FACTORY BUILT
HOUSING. IN COSTS RELATED TO THE
ADAPTIVE RE USE OF EXISTING
STRUCTURES TO FACILITATE THE
CONVERSION OF USES TO
RESIDENTIAL. BOTH OF THESE NEW
ALLOWABLE USES HELPED EXPEDITE
THE AVAILABILITY OF HOUSING AND
WORK TO REDUCE THE COST OF
TRADITIONAL NEW CONSTRUCTION. IN
NOVEMBER OF TWENTY TWENTY TWO WE
RELEASED A SOLICITATION FOR
CONCEPT PROPOSALS UNDER THE NEW
CATALYTIC AYE AYE G. PROGRAM
ANNOUNCING THE AVAILABILITY OF A
HUNDRED AND FIVE MILLION DOLLARS
IN FUNDS. THESE CONCEPT
PROPOSALS WERE TO HELP US BETTER
UNDERSTAND BOTH THE
OPPORTUNITIES THAT EXIST
STATEWIDE AS WELL AS THE NEEDS
AND THE SPECIFIC INFRASTRUCTURE
INVESTMENTS THAT ARE REQUIRED TO
HELP MOVE THESE PROJECTS FORWARD
. OF THE FUNDS THAT WERE
AVAILABLE 15% OF THOSE WERE
TARGETED TO SMALL JURISDICTIONS
AND WHILE THE PROGRAM HAS
THRESHOLD REQUIREMENTS FOR UNITS
TO BE CREATED AS A RESULT OF THE
INVESTMENT IN THE INFRASTRUCTURE
FUNDS. APPLICANTS HAVE TO PASS
AND TO MEET THOSE ARE AT THE
THRESHOLD REQUIREMENTS EITHER
THROUGH A SINGLE SITE SO YOUR
LARGE SCALE MEDIA UNDER UTILIZED
FOR A VACANT SHOPPING MALL OR
STRIP MALL OR THROUGH A
SCATTERED STATES APPROACH.
VARIOUS NONCONTIGUOUS PARCELS SO
ALLOWING. JURISDICTIONS TO
COMPETE FOR THESE FUNDS
DEPENDING ON THE INDIVIDUAL KIND
NEEDS AND IN THEIR COMMUNITY.
THE SIMILAR TO THE REAP PROGRAM
THERE WAS OVERWHELMING INTEREST
IN THE PROGRAM AND THE
DEVELOPMENT RECEIVED FIFTY FIVE
CONCEPT PROPOSALS FROM THIRTY
SIX LOCAL GOVERNMENTS OF EVERY
SHAPE AND SIZE ACROSS THE STATE.
AND THEY REQUESTED MORE THAN SIX
SEVEN HUNDRED AND SIXTY FIVE
MILLION IN INFRASTRUCTURE
FUNDING TO HELP ADVANCE THEIR
HOUSING OUTCOMES THIS IS ALMOST
AN EIGHT TO ONE OVER
SUBSCRIPTION. OF AVAILABLE FUNDS
. JUST LAST WEEK AT THE
DEPARTMENT INVITED EIGHTEEN
PROPOSALS FROM ELEVEN OF THESE
JURISDICTIONS TO PARTICIPATE IN
OUR PHASE TWO- OF THE AWARD
PROCESS THESE EIGHTEEN PROPOSALS
HAVE IDENTIFIED THE NEED FOR
MORE THAN THREE HUNDRED AND
EIGHTY MILLION. IN
INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDING AND HAVE
THE A POTENTIAL TO UNLOCK JUST
OVER NINE THOUSAND YOU HOUSING
UNITS. WITH THE AMOUNT OF FUNDS
AVAILABLE WE ANTICIPATE MAKING
AWARDS TO BETWEEN FOUR AND SIX
OF THESE COMMUNITIES. WORN OUT
SPENCER EXPECTED IN THE EARLY
SUMMER AND CONSTRUCTION ON THE
VARIOUS INFRASTRUCTURE
IMPROVEMENT SHOULD BE UNDER WAY
BY LATE SUMMER EARLY FALL WHICH
IS JUST WITHIN ONE YEAR OF THE
LAUNCH OF THE PROGRAM. SO WE'RE
REALLY EXCITED TO CONTINUE ON
THIS PROGRAM AND IT WAS A GOOD
LEARNING EXPERIENCE FOR US ALSO.
SEE THE NUMBER OF PROPOSALS THAT
WERE RECEIVED AND THE LEVEL OF
INTEREST IT REALLY SHOWS AND
KIND OF THE NEEDS. OF
INFRASTRUCTURE PARTICULARLY
RELATED TO HOUSING ACROSS THE
STATE SO HAPPY ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE VERY GOOD
WE'RE GOING TO BRING IT BACK TO
THE COMMITTEE I'M GOING TO ASK
THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS TO BE
BRIEF IN THEIR- QUESTIONS- I DO
WANNA MAKE SURE WE HAVE ENOUGH
TIME TO HEAR THE PAST THE LAST
PANEL. AND TO DO IT BEFORE THE
NOON HOUR SO- CENTER BAKER THANK
YOU I WILL BE BRIEF SO I
APPRECIATE WHAT YOU WHAT YOU ALL
SHARE THANK YOU FOR COMING
TODAY. I'M AT THERE SEEMS TO BE
A LOT OF MONEY SPENT ON
INFRASTRUCTURE AND ALLOCATION
FOR THE FUTURE AND ALSO
EXCITEMENT ABOUT- GRANTS AND
PLANNING OPPORTUNITIES YOU SEE
FROM LOCALS. I THINK IT'S
IMPORTANT TO THOUGH TO GROUND
THAT AND WHAT THE BACKGROUND
PAPERS SHARED WITH US WHICH IS
THAT. THE REPORT CARD FOR
CALIFORNIA'S INFRASTRUCTURE GAVE
US A C. MINUS FOR OVERALL
INFRASTRUCTURE. AND THERE WAS
ALSO. A REALLY GOOD EXAMPLE OF
IN SAN FRANCISCO- PUBLIC
RESTROOM. COSTING ONE POINT
SEVEN MILLION DOLLARS BUT TO
ACTUALLY BUILD AND THEN GO
THROUGH THIS REALLY ONEROUS
REGULATORY PROCESS WHICH- SOME
OF THE- PROCESS WAS ARSON CITY
CREATED SO MULTIPLE CITY
DEPARTMENTS PARKS AND REC AND-
ARTS DEPARTMENT AND ALL THESE
KINDS OF DIFFERENT COMMISSIONS.
BUT THEN SOME OF IT IS UTILITIES
AND COMING FROM BEING A MAYOR OF
A SILLY OF THE CITY THE
UTILITIES- REGULATORY PROCESS
WOULD SOMETIMES DELAY PROJECTS
FOR MONTHS AND MONTHS AND
MONTHS. AS WELL AS COASTAL
COMMISSION CITY AND COUNTY
APPROVALS. I'M IN SO I JUST
WANTED TO SEE IF YOU KNOW YOU
ARE FOCUSING ON HOW IS IT THAT
WEEK CAN. DELIVER MORE SO MISS
MISTER CAN BE YOU SAID PLANNING
IS ESSENTIAL. BUT NEEDS TO BE
FOLLOWED UP BY IMPLEMENTATION
AND I GUESS I WOULD JUST LIKE TO
SEE THAT THERE IS A- REALLY
CLEAR CONNECTION BETWEEN
PLANNING GRANTS. I AND THEN ALSO
BUILDING BECAUSE I THINK THERE
ARE A LOT OF CITIES THAT CAN GET
STUCK IN AN ANALYSIS PARALYSIS
SITUATION WHERE. THERE AREN'T
THERE'S IT'S VERY FUN TO START A
NEW STUDY AND TO GET A GRANT
FROM THE STATE TO STUDY THINGS.
BUT THEN IT'S LIKE ARE YOU
ACTUALLY GONNA BUILD OUT HOUSING
SO BOTH OF THESE YOU KNOW H. CD-
BOTH OF YOUR PRESENTATIONS ARE
EXCITED BUT IT'S LIKE WE REALLY
NEED TO SEE THE HOUSING AND THE
OTHER PROJECTS LIKE. THESE
PUBLIC RESTROOM SO DO YOU HAVE
ANY THOUGHTS ON THAT. AND YES
ABSOLUTELY AM I THINK I THINK
THAT'S ACTUALLY THE BEST PART
ABOUT THIS WORK IS. THAT THE
PLANNING GRANTS HERE HAVE TO ALL
BE SHOWING HOW THEY'RE
ACCELERATING HOUSING PRODUCTION
WHICH MEANS REALLY TAKING A HARD
LOOK AT THOSE GOVERNMENTAL
CONSTRAINTS THAT ARE PART OF
YOUR PROCESS SEES. AND YOU KNOW
THIS CAN'T THAT WAS A BIG PIECE
OF OUR WORK ON THESE PLANNING
GRANTS WAS TO NOT. FUND A STUDY
THAT GOES NOWHERE THAT WAS
PRETTY A PRETTY EXPLICIT
PROHIBITION IN THE PROGRAMMES
WAS WE ARE NOT GOING TO FUND A
STUDY. THAT IS A STUDY. ON DIET
WE ONLY FUNDED THINGS THAT WERE.
I'M SPECIFIC PLANNING DOCUMENTS
IN THE INTEREST OF A SPECIFIC
OUTCOME- AND YOU ALSO NEED TO BE
SHOWING THAT YOU ARE. DOING THAT
WORK YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT
SENATOR OF. OF EXAMINING YOUR
GOVERNMENTAL CONSTRAINTS LOOKING
AT HOW THEY ARE AND- IN THE WAY
OF HOUSING IN YOUR COMMUNITY.
AND AS PART OF THIS YOU KNOW WE-
A LOT OF A LOT OF THIS WORK CAME
OUT OF THE FACT THAT WE'VE
RAISED THE BAR SUBSTANTIALLY ON
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO SORT OF
CHANGE. CHANGE THE WAY OF DOING
THINGS AROUND HOUSING. I'M IN A
LOT OF THAT COMES INTO PLAY WITH
THIS HOUSING ELEMENT CYCLE WHICH
I KNOW YOU ARE VERY FAMILIAR
WITH- BUT A LOT OF THAT REQUIRED
A DEEP DIVE INTO GOVERNMENTAL
AND NON GOVERNMENTAL
CONSTRAINTS. AND EXAMINING AND
YOU HAD TO TELL US AS H. ET.
APPR ANYTIME YOU IDENTIFIED ONE
OF THOSE CONSTRAINTS WHAT YOUR
PROGRAM TO IT SPECIFICALLY
ADDRESSED THAT CONSTRAINT. AND
SO THAT WORK OBVIOUSLY. I ATE IT
IT IS NOT AN INSTANTANEOUS AND
MOVE IN SOME CASES. BUT I THINK
THAT THAT IS AN UNDERLYING GOAL
FOR ALL OF THIS WORK IN MY MIND
AND WHY WE DO THIS WORK IS WE
HAVE TO CHANGE THE WAY WE'VE
BEEN DOING BUSINESS AROUND
HOUSING. AND THAT STARTS AT THE
INFRASTRUCTURE LEVEL AS WELL SO.
DO THAT YOU KNOW I COULD NOT
AGREE MORE AND WOULD SAY. THAT
WE HAVE A SHARED GOAL IN THAT IN
THAT- QUESTION. YES AND I WOULD
JUST ADD TO THAT AS PART OF THE
CRITERIA THAT WE USE IN
ALLOCATING THESE FUNDS WERE
REALLY LOOKING FOR. AND YOUR
POLICIES THAT ADVANCE BOTH
ADAPTIVE RE USE INFILL
DEVELOPMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN.
APPROVED AT THE LOCAL LEVEL WERE
ALSO LOOKING AT READY THIS. OF
THE PROJECTS TO MOVE FORWARD SO
THAT IS A- SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF
THAT- SCORING CRITERIA THAT WE
USE IN ALLOCATING THE FUNDS.
CENTERS HERE TO. THANK YOU FOR
ALL THE INFORMATION THIS MORNING
I ONE OF THE QUESTIONS I HAVE IS
THERE'S A BIG DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN. INFILL REQUIREMENTS IN
URBAN AREAS. AND THEN ALSO THE
REQUIREMENTS FOR BUILDING
HOUSING OUT IN SUBURBAN AREAS.
THOSE ARE NEWER AREAS THAT ARE
WE'RE ADDING HOUSING NOT
REPLACING BUILDINGS WITH OTHER
HOUSING. WHAT PERCENTAGE OF THIS
INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT HELP.
IS BEING DIRECTED. TOWARD URBAN
AREAS VERSUS SUBURBAN AREAS
BECAUSE THE SUBURBAN AREAS. ARE
STRUGGLING MIGHTILY AND ONE OF
THEIR STRUGGLES IS. ONE OF THE
COMMENTS THAT I HEARD WAS
ONGOING TRANSIT NOT COMPATIBLE
WITH GOALS. IF YOU'RE IS A GOAL
FOR HOUSING THERE BETTER BE A
GOAL FOR PEOPLE TO DRIVE FROM
WHEREVER THEY'RE MOVING WAY OUT
TO THEIR THEIR JOBS AND THINGS
LIKE THAT. AND WE CAN'T JUST SAY
WE CAN'T WE HAVE TO STOP THAT SO
WHAT IS THAT BALANCE THAT HOW DO
WE FIND THAT BALANCE AND ARE YOU
GUYS ABSOLUTELY AWARE OF THAT
BALANCE THE NEED FOR YEAH
STRUCTURE I WOULD SAY THIS IS A
PLACE WHERE I THINK THERE HAS
BEEN. A SEA CHANGE AND I WOULD
LIKE TO SAY I THINK I'M PART OF
PUSHING THIS IS. IF WE ONLY
FOCUS ON GETTING HOUSING NEAR
TRANSIT WE HAVE WE HAVE FOUR GOT
A HUGE SOURCE OF ON THE
REDUCTION POTENTIAL AND YOU KNOW
SUBURBAN COMMUNITIES WITH JOBS.
I NEED NEED SUPPORT TO INTENSIFY
THEIR LAND USE YOU KNOW YOU ARE
NOT GOING TO PUT A SUBWAY IN THE
MIDDLE OF EVERY CITY BECAUSE
IT'S NOT TRANSIT READY YET AND
THAT TRANSIT READY NESS COMES
FROM HAVING A DENSITY OF
POPULATION THAT COULD SUPPORT
THAT TRANSIT SYSTEM. BUT IN THE
MEANTIME IF WE BUILD AND IF WE
ARE ABLE TO BUILD ADDITIONAL
HOUSING NEARED. VERY JOB RIGHT
SHOULD BE BERMAN COMMUNITIES
WE'RE GONNA REDUCE COMMUTES WE
ARE GONNA ALLOW PEOPLE THAT WORK
IN THAT COMMUNITY TO LIVE IN
THAT COMMUNITY- AND THEY'RE
GOING TO BE HUGE- BENEFITS FOR.
THAT ARE FAR REACHING AND SO I
THINK A BIG PART OF THIS WORK IS
IT KNOWLEDGE AND THAT. AND
CLIMATE CHANGE IS NOT GOING TO
BE TEN CITIES IN CALIFORNIA WE
ARE ALL GOING TO BE CHANGING.
THE WAY THAT WE BUILD TO ALLOW
PEOPLE TO HAVE MORE ACCESS TIME
TO JOBS AND SERVICES AND REDUCE
THOSE COMMUTES FOR. YOU KNOW
MANY PLACES WHERE PEOPLE ARE.
WORK BUT ARE NOT ABLE TO LIVE IN
THOSE COMMUNITIES AND I'LL SAY
LIKE WITH THE RURAL TRIBAL SET
ASIDE PART OF THE REASON WE WENT
TO THAT MOVE WAS WE WANT TO HAVE
A DIFFERENT SHAPE PROGRAM. FOR
WHICH DOESN'T BE SUB HE'S A LOT
OF THAT. HAPPENS WITHIN THE
REGIONAL THE LARGE REGION- PIECE
BUT ON THE RURAL TRIBAL WE RAN
THE PROGRAM DIFFERENTLY IT WAS
A- MUCH SIMPLER APPLICATION IT
WAS REALLY ABOUT WHERE YOU
STARTING FROM. YOU KNOW WHERE
ARE THE JOBS IN YOUR COMMUNITY.
WHERE ARE PEOPLE WORKING WHAT
COULD. I WHAT COULD. IT JUST
GETTING FROM WHERE YOU ARE TO
THE NEXT STEP LOOK LIKE AND YOU
KNOW THAT MIGHT BE MORE BASIC
SEWER. WATER INFRASTRUCTURE THAT
MIGHT BE- YOU KNOW. AT IT
LOOKING AT WHERE THE FARMWORKER
COMMUNITIES ARE IN YOUR
COMMUNITY AND ARE THERE WAYS TO-
IMPROVE TRANSIT ACCESS OR
IMPROVE. AND IMPROVE HOUSING
SITUATIONS THERE AND SO. I'M I
THINK. I THINK THERE HAS BEEN A
MOVEMENT HERE TO REALLY
RECOGNIZING THAT IF WE'RE GOING
TO BUILD IN A SMARTER CLIMATE.
SMART WAY WE NEED TO NOT JUST BE
THINKING ABOUT. TEN TEN PLACES
WILL BE THINKING ABOUT FIVE
HUNDRED THIRTY NINE CITIES AND
COUNTIES THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA
AS WELL AS- MANY OF OUR TRIBAL
GOVERNMENTS AND HOW THEY ARE.
AND WHAT THEY'RE HOUSING AND
INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS ARE
CELEBRATING AND THAT'S A
CHALLENGE YOU GUYS HAVE THE
WHOLE STATE TO LOOK AT YES.
PRESENTS AN AREA AND THEY HAVE.
YOU KNOW THEIR UNIQUE. PROBLEMS
AND ISSUES AND- YOU WERE TALKING
ABOUT BASIC INFRASTRUCTURE. AND
SUBURBAN AREAS WITH CITIES THAT
WERE LESS THAN THIRTY YEARS OLD
THIRTY FIVE YEARS OLDER HAVE
DIFFERENT NEEDS. THEY NEED MUCH
MORE BASIC INFRASTRUCTURE.
YOU'RE NOT GONNA TAKE ALL THE
ROADS OUT OF LA YEP RIGHT WELL
WE JUST NEED TO GET TO WHERE WE
HAVE THE ROADS THE INTERCONNECT
WE'VE HAVE THE- ROADS THE WATER
THE ENERGY DISTRIBUTION AND
FLOOD CONTROL. SO THAT WE CAN
ACTUALLY BUILD UPON THOSE THINGS
TO GET TO WHERE PEOPLE WANT US
TO BE SUNDAY YEP IS WITHOUT
THOSE THINGS WE DON'T EVEN HAVE
JOBS. I DON'T HAVE THE RIGHT
JOBS. TO GET TO HELP PEOPLE BUY
HOUSES AND COME THE SO THEY WIND
UP HAVING TO COMMUTE YEP SO JUST
YOU KNOW I'M I'M JUST SAYING
DON'T LEAVE US BEHIND. THAT'S
RIGHT AND MAKE SURE THAT THIS IS
. WE'RE TREATED DIFFERENTLY THAN
OTHER AREAS JUST LIKE YOU'RE
TALKING ABOUT THE TRIBAL LANDS
BECAUSE- WE ARE DIFFERENT- WE
ARE DIFFERENT STAGES OF GROWTH
AND- WE ARE STILL GETTING
HAMMERED. ABOUT NEEDING TO
BUILD. WE CAN'T BUILD HOUSES WE
DON'T HAVE THE INFRASTRUCTURE.
THANK YOU THANK YOU. SENATOR
DRAWS A THANK YOU THANK YOU ALL
VERY VERY MUCH- OF REMISS TO. I
JUST WANT TO UNDERSTAND THE
OVERVIEW OF THE- INFRASTRUCTURE
RESPONSIBILITIES THAT WE HAVE IS
AS THEY RELATE TO THE LOCAL
AREAS. IN IN IN THIS INFORMATION
THAT YOU PROVIDED FOR US. IS
THAT INFRASTRUCTURE THAT- COSTS
THAT ARE REALLY- COVERING
TRANSPORTATION SCHOOLS HOUSING-
BUT THEN THERE'S OTHER.
INFRASTRUCTURE THAT THE STATE'S
INVOLVED WITH SO I JUST WANT TO
KNOW. YOU KNOW BROADBAND WATER
ALL THOSE OTHER. I'M NOT SURE
HOW THAT ALL FITS INTO THE
INFORMATION THAT YOU PROVIDED-
IF THERE'S A QUICK ANSWER
OTHERWISE YOU KNOW YOU CAN
PROVIDE THAT IN ANOTHER WAY TO
US THANK YOU. SURE I'M HAPPY TO
FOLLOW UP AS WELL BUT- IN TERMS
OF A QUICK ANSWER I'M WEEK COMES
TO WATER THAT WOULD BE INCLUDED
IN IN THE RESOURCES CATEGORY ON
THAT FIGURE IN PAGE THREE AND
SO. THIS IS THIS FIGURES ONLY
REPRESENTING. STATE SUPPORTED
INFRASTRUCTURE SO WHEN IT HAS
THE LOCAL PORTION ON THE FIGURE
THAT'S REPRESENTING THE AMOUNT
OF STATE FUNDING THAT'S GOING TO
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS FOR THESE
PARTICULAR POLICY PURPOSES- AND
YOU REFERENCE BROADBAND AS WELL
BROADBAND. AND IS ONLY A RECENT-
GENERAL FUND AND FEDERAL FUND ON
EXPENDITURE THAT THE STATE'S
BEEN SUPPORTING SO EAT CORRECT
IT'S NOT REPRESENTED HERE BUT BE
HAPPY TO GET YOU THOSE NUMBERS
IT'S ABOUT. I THINK SIX BILLION
DOLLARS IN RECENT YEARS BETWEEN
FEDERAL AND STATE FUNDS- TOWARD
THOSE PROJECTS ARE THERE ARE
OTHER. BIG AREAS LIKE WATER
BROADBAND THAT ARE. INCLUDED
THAT BUT YOU KNOW I CAN IDENTIFY
OR ARE THEY IN A SEPARATE PART
OF OUR BUDGET. I'M NO THIS
FIGURE A REALLY REPRESENTS THE
REALLY THE VAST MAJORITY OF
STATE SUPPORTED INFRASTRUCTURE
SPENDING FROM THAT TIME PERIOD
WHICH IS 200-072-2000 AND
SIXTEEN SEVENTEEN SO IT IS PRE
PANDEMIC HILLS IS ALL BUT DEAD
SO AS YOU POINT OUT. IT'S
MISSING SOME OF THOSE BIG
CATEGORIES THE STATE HAS STARTED
TO INVEST IN WITH GENERAL FUND
RESOURCES BROADBAND AND
PARTICULARLY HOUSING AND
HOMELESSNESS AS WELL IT'S NOT
REALLY REPRESENTED HERE- BECAUSE
AT THE TIME OF. THIS WHEN THAT
WHEN WE PUT TOGETHER THIS
INFORMATION- THAT YOU KNOW THE
STATE'S MAIN MECHANISM FOR
SUPPORTING THAT TYPE OF
INFRASTRUCTURES THROUGH THAT
THAT STATE TAX CREDIT WHICH AT
THAT TIME WAS ABOUT A HUNDRED
MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH- IF
THERE NO OTHER QUESTIONS THAT
MIGHT MINOR ARE ARE REAL ALL
MAKE REAL BRIEF- THANK YOU VERY
MUCH FOR BEING HERE TODAY THIS
IS REALLY HELPFUL INFORMATION-
IT WOULD BE HELPFUL IF YOU COULD
PROVIDE A MAP ON BOTH OF THESE-
THE- TO GRANT PROGRAMS ANY CD
THAT YOU TALKED ABOUT- MY
CONCERN IS. WITH ACCESS FOR
RURAL COMMUNITIES THE I. G. HAS
BEEN PHENOMENALLY SUCCESSFUL BUT
HAS EXCLUDED MUCH OF RURAL
CALIFORNIA AND THAT'S THE
COMPLAINT THAT I HEAR OVER AND
OVER AGAIN HOPEFULLY IT'S
CHANGED OVER TIME SO THAT IT IT-
IT'S RELEVANT TO SMALLER
COMMUNITIES- AND- THE- THE
REGIONAL. EARLY ACTION PLANNING
GRANT PROGRAM- IS. INTRIGUED ME-
BUT WHENEVER YOU TELL ME THAT
IT'S- TRYING TO MEET OUR CLIMATE
GOALS THAT'S A BIG RED FLAG FOR
ME BECAUSE MY EXPERIENCE. WHEN I
SERVED IN THE IN MY
ADMINISTRATION AND I WAS ON THE
STRATEGIC GROWTH COUNCIL AND THE
FIRST- GRANT PROGRAM. UP FOR
CLIMATE CHANGE RELATED TO
HOUSING- THE EFFORT ABOUT
HOUSING SUSTAINABLE. IS HEAVILY
WEIGHTED TOWARDS REDUCING
GREENHOUSE GAS AS OPPOSED TO
ACHIEVING OTHER GOALS IN RURAL
AREAS AND- AND THEN WHEN- YOU
TALK ABOUT. THE PARTNERSHIP
BETWEEN OPR AIR RESOURCES ANY CD
IS PHENOMENAL BUT IF YOU DON'T
INCLUDE CLUED GO BIZ- YOU'RE
MISSING THE JOBS PORTION OF IT
WHICH IS THAT IF GOBIZ CONTINUES
TO SEED JOBS IN URBAN CENTERS.
AND THEN RURAL AND SUBURBAN
COMMUNITIES ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR
HOUSING THOSE WORKERS AND THEN
YOU HOLD US RESPONSIBLE BECAUSE
I HAVE- SUBURBAN AND RURAL PARTS
OF THE COMMUNITY. TO REDUCE
GREENHOUSE GAS IT REDUCE EMTS-
WHICH BY THE WAY WAS NEVER
INTENDED FOR RURAL CALIFORNIA
DOESN'T WORK IN RURAL
CALIFORNIA. THEN YEAR IT'S A
PERVERSE DISINCENTIVE- FOR. A
PERVERSE DISINCENTIVE THAT
INCREASES THE COST OF HOUSING IN
RURAL AREAS SO I JUST PUT THAT
OUT THERE- YOU CAN'T. ANSWER IT
IN TERMS OF THE SOLUTIONS RIGHT
NOW BUT I JUST WANT US TO BE
AWARE THAT YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY
RIGHT MRS MISS KIRK ME IS THAT-
WE NEED TO START LOOKING AT HOW
WE CHANGE THE PARADIGM THAT
WE'RE LOOKING THROUGH- AND IF
YOU'RE GOING TO EXTEND. PUBLIC
TRANSPORTATION DOWN TO THE
SUBURBAN AND RURAL COMMUNITIES
AND THEN SAY OKAY ALONG THE
TRANSIT LINES YOU HAVE TO
INCREASE DENSITY THAT WORKS
GREAT. BUT IF YOU'RE GONNA SAY
YOU GOT TO INCREASE DENSITIES
AND YOU'RE NOT GOING TO GET ANY
TRANSIT INFRASTRUCTURE AND- BY
THE WAY WE'RE NOT GOING TO FIX
OUR ROADS. BECAUSE THAT IS
GROWTH INDUCING AND BMT DOESN'T
ALLOW YOU TO DO THAT THEN IT'S
REALLY HURTING OUR ABILITY TO
CREATE AFFORDABLE HOUSING SO- I
WANT TO BE ABLE TO GET ON TO THE
NEXT OUT SO I DON'T HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS BUT I REALLY
APPRECIATE THE INFORMATION AND-
MORE MAYBE MORE MORE DISCUSSION
ON. SOME OF THAT WOULD BE WOULD
BE REALLY HELPFUL. SO THANK YOU
VERY MUCH TO THIS PANEL. WE'RE
GOING TO MOVE ON TO OUR SECOND
PANEL WHICH IS LAYING THE
FOUNDATION ACCESSING CURRENT
ASSESSING CURRENT LOCAL
GOVERNMENT INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS
MET LIKE TO. INVITE MATT
MACHADO. DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC
WORKS COUNTY OF SANTA CRUZ MIKE
MILLER CITY ENGINEER CITY OF
TULARE. AND ROBERT GRANT HIM
GENERAL MANAGER RANCHO
CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICT.
WELCOME AND YEAH I DO THINK WE
HAVE SOMEONE ON. OKAY MATT
MICHAEL MILLER WILL BE ON ON
THE- DO WHATEVER. SO MAYBE WE
START WITH MATT MACHADO. WELCOME
THANK YOU THE MORNING CHAIR
MEMBERS- AREA- MY NAME IS NOT
MUCH AUDIBLE I AM HERE FROM
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY. I I HAVE A
COUPLE HATS THERE I'M A DEPUTY
CHAU DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS
AND DIRECTOR OF PLANNING. AND SO
I HAVE A UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE ON
THE TOPIC THAT YOU'RE DISCUSSING
TODAY SO. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO
SHARING SOME OF OUR PERSPECTIVE
AND I THINK OURS PERSPECTIVE IS.
SIMILAR IN ALL FIFTY EIGHT
COUNTIES- I'VE SEEN IT FIRST
HAND OUT. AS A AS A AS MY
CAREERS DEVELOP SO- THE EXAMPLES
I SHARED TODAY I DO BELIEVE
REPRESENT ALL OF OUR STATE- I'M
A STAR BY JUST STATING A FEW
OBVIOUS THINGS THAT YOU ALL ARE
TALKING ABOUT THAT- WE STRONGLY
BELIEVE THAT. SUCCESSFUL HOUSING
NEEDS ADEQUATE INFRASTRUCTURE
WHICH INCLUDES TRANSPORTATION
PARKS AND UTILITIES JUST WHAT
YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT TODAY-
INADEQUATE INFRASTRUCTURE IS A
FINANCIAL BURDEN ON NEW HOUSING
AND CAUSES SIGNIFICANT
SIGNIFICANT DELAYS TO BUILDING
HOUSING. OUR OWN C. I. P. IS AN
INDICATION OF OUR NEEDS. AND OUR
TRANSPORTATION OF FLOOD CONTROL
AREA WE HAVE SIX HUNDRED MILLION
DOLLARS OF NEEDS TODAY AND OUR
PARKS AREA WE HAVE THIRTY FIVE
MILLION DOLLARS IN THESE IS JUST
IN OUR- TIER ONE C. I. P. AND
THEN IN UTILITIES WE HAVE ABOUT
A TWENTY FIVE MILLION DOLLAR
NEED- AND THIS IS TO SUPPORT OUR
HOUSING- PLANS. ONE OF THE
LARGEST CONTRIBUTING FACTORS TO
THIS- LACK OF FUNDING IS OUR
LOCAL DISASTERS- WE'VE BEEN
SUBJECT TO A LOT OF FLOOD AND
FIRE AS- MANY COUNTIES IN OUR
STATE. THESE LOCAL DISASTERS ARE
REALLY DEPLETING OUR RESOURCES
AND REDUCING OUR INVESTMENT. IN
OUR MUCH NEEDED INFRASTRUCTURE
WHICH IS THERE TO SUPPORT
HOUSING. SO JUSTIN SANTA CRUZ
COUNTY IN TWENTY SEVENTEEN WE
HAD SOME STORM DAMAGE IT WAS-
OUR DAMAGE WAS A HUNDRED FORTY
MILLION DOLLARS JUST TO PUBLIC
INFRASTRUCTURE. AND THEN A
TWENTY TWENTY WE HAD TO SEIZE
YOU FIRES. WE HAD TWENTY MILLION
DOLLARS OF PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE
DAMAGE. AND THEN JUST THIS YEAR
TWENTY TWENTY THREE AND THE
NUMBERS ARE STILL GROWING JUST
TODAY EVEN- BUT RIGHT NOW WE'RE
MORE THAN SIXTY MILLION DOLLARS
IN PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE DAMAGE
. AND SO THIS IS REALLY AN
IMPACT TO OUR OWN RESOURCES.
ADDITIONALLY THESE DISASTERS
ALSO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF
HOUSING UNITS. AND ARE TWENTY
TWENTY SEIZE YOU FIRES WE LOST
OVER NINE HUNDRED HOMES. AND
THEN IN THIS TWENTY TWENTY THREE
THE STORM DAMAGE SEASON RIGHT
NOW- WE HAVE OVER TWO HUNDRED
HARM HOMES DAMAGED AND THE
NUMBERS RISING TODAY. SO THIS IS
A SIGNIFICANT BURDEN ON US. AND
IT REALLY DIMINISHES OUR ABILITY
TO BUILD HOUSING- WE OURS. WE
HAVE RECEIVED SIGNIFICANT
FUNDING FROM FEMA AND FEDERAL
HIGHWAYS. BUT THAT FUNDING IS
SLOW. AND IS RATHER INCOMPLETE.
OFTENTIMES OUR LOCAL MATCHES
MORE THAN 20% AND SO IF YOU ADD
UP THOSE NUMBERS AND YOU LOOK AT
THE LOCAL MATCH. AND HAVE TO
WAIT MANY YEARS TO RECEIVE THAT-
FEDERAL FUNDING IT'S A
SIGNIFICANT- STRUGGLE FORCE. THE
YEARS OF DELAY ACTION AS A COST
TO US WE ACTUALLY HAVE TO BORROW
MONEY TO FUND THE DISASTER
RELIEF. THE DISASTER REPAIR AND
WE ACCRUED NEGATIVE INTEREST AND
IS SIGNIFICANT. AND SO- AS A
STATE YOU KNOW WE'RE HERE TO ASK
FOR SOME ASSISTANCE IN THAT AREA
ALL EXPLAIN A COUPLE AREAS WHERE
I THINK THE STATE CAN HELP LOCAL
AGENCIES AND COUNTIES IN
PARTICULAR. WITH REGARD TO THAT
NEGATIVE INTEREST IF THE STATE
WERE ABLE TO. PROVIDE SHORT TERM
LOANS SO THAT THE COUNTIES CAN
REBUILD IN A WAY FOR FEDERAL-
FUNDING THAT WOULD BE A
SIGNIFICANT ADVANTAGE TO US. AND
I THINK IT WOULD BE A BENEFIT TO
INFRASTRUCTURE AND HOUSING
TOGETHER. I WILL END ON A COUPLE
POTS COULD I COULD I YES THAT'S
GROW QUICK- MY APOLOGIES FOR
INTERRUPTING- IS WHEN YOU SAY
SHORT TERM LEARN LOAN COULD YOU
GIVE A TIME FRAME- HOW LONGER
TAKE YOU TO GET REIMBURSED BY
FEMA AND IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE
LOOKING FOR. YES THAT'S EXACTLY
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR AND WHAT
WE'RE SEEING TODAY IS ABOUT A
TWO YEAR. TWO YEAR TIME FRAME
FOR A FEMALE IN FEDERAL
HIGHWAYS- TO SECURE. I AM GOING
TO END ON A COUPLE POSITIVES- WE
ARE VERY APPRECIATIVE OF THE
STATE LEGISLATIONS EFFORTS ON A
COUPLE BILLS THAT ARE IN ACTION
RIGHT NOW. AB FOUR HUNDRED. AND
SB SEVEN THOSE SIX ARE HELPFUL
TO US. BOTH OF THOSE ARE EFFORTS
TO IMPLEMENT PROJECTS
STREAMLINED PROJECTS DESIGN
BUILD PROGRESSIVE DESIGN BUILD
AND THOSE EFFORTS ARE HELPFUL SO
THANK YOU FOR THAT- I GUESS THE
LAST THING I WOULD END IS
ANOTHER AREA IT WOULDN'T BE
NECESSARY LEGISLATION BUT IT
WOULD CERTAINLY BE COORDINATION
WITH- WITH THE STATE. OF THAT
STATE- NATURAL RESOURCE
AGENCIES- WE COULD REALLY USE
SOME HELP STREAMLINING THOSE AT
FIRST ESPECIALLY WITH REGARD TO
DISASTER REPAIR. I WE UNDERSTAND
NEW CAPITAL PROJECTS HAVE TO GO
THROUGH. A PROCESS. BUT
EMERGENCY REPAIR HAVING TO GO
THROUGH THE SAME PROCESS IT
REALLY DELAYS AND IS VERY COSTLY
TO GET AIR EVER STRUCTURE BACK
OPEN SO THAT WE CAN- IMPROVE OUR
HOUSING SITUATION SO. THANK YOU
FOR YOUR TIME TODAY. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH VERY MUCH FOR YOUR
PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS THAT'S
EXACTLY. WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR
SHE GOT. I MOVING TO ROBERT
GRANT HIM AND THEN WE'LL GO TO
THE- INTERNET. THANK YOU. GOOD
MORNING CHAIR CARRIER. VICE
CHAIRS AS HERE TO- AND MEMBERS
OF THE COMMITTEE IT'S REALLY AN
HONOR TO BE HERE AND I
APPRECIATE THE TIME- SO JUST A
QUICK INTRODUCTION ROB GRANT
THEM ON THE GENERAL MANAGER OF
THE RANCHO CALIFORNIA WATER
DISTRICT IN SOUTHWEST RECYCLE
ANY- IT'S A BEAUTIFUL PART OF
THE STATE WE'RE VERY HONORED TO
SERVE THAT COMMUNITY- JUST TO.
OUR AREA WE SERVE A HUNDRED
FIFTY SQUARE MILES- IN THAT A
ONE POINT TWO BILLION DOLLARS IN
ANNUAL ECONOMIC ACTIVITY WE
SERVE RESIDENTIAL COMMERCIAL
INDUSTRIAL AND AG WHICH IS PART
OF THE COMMUNITY THE HERITAGE OF
THE COMMUNITY- OUR MISSION IS
TO. DELIVER RELIABLE WATER
WASTEWATER SERVICES AND IT
REALLY DOES INTERSECT WELL WITH
WITH THE STATE'S MISSIONS TWO
POINT FIVE MILLION HOMES NEW
HOMES PROVIDING HOUSING ACROSS
THE STATE. THE 10% WATER SUPPLY
SHORTAGE AT THE GOVERNOR
IDENTIFIED IN TWENTY TWENTY TWO
WATER SUPPLY STRATEGY. MEETING
THE CARBON NEUTRALITY BY TWENTY
FORTY FIVE. BUT IN THAT DOING SO
IN A PRACTICAL WAY HOW DO WE HOW
DO WE ACHIEVE THAT METRIC WITH
COMPETING INTERESTS AS WE'RE
LOOKING AT. E. V. X. CETERA CAN
WE CONTINUE TO DO OUR JOB AND
HOW MIGHT WE DO THAT SO THAT IS
A REQUEST OF THE OF THE
LEGISLATURE- AS A SPECIAL
DISTRICT. IN A WATER WASTEWATER
IT'S NOT A MARGIN AS WE HAVE SAN
FRANCISCO AND LA AND WE HAVE
CENTRAL VALLEY AND WE HAVE URBAN
RURAL. COASTAL INLAND AND SO BUT
WE ALL HAVE- UNIQURE YET
ALIGNING OBJECTIVES WE NEED TO
KEEP OUR UP A KEEPER
INFRASTRUCTURE TO REALLY
CRITICAL AND THAT'S THE CORE OF
WHAT WE DO. WE ALSO NEED A PLAN
FOR GROWTH MANY TIMES DOING IN
ADVANCE OF GROWTH OCCURRING IN
BIRD THAT COST BURDEN. MEETING
THE REGULATIONS OPERATIONALLY
BUT ALSO TRYING TO GAIN
EFFICIENCIES ONE THING THAT I'D
LIKE FOR YOU TO HEAR IS THAT
WE'RE REALLY GOOD PARTNERS WE'RE
GOOD PARTNERS WITHIN OUR OWN
COMMUNITY WE'RE GOOD PARTNERS
ACROSS THE WATER WASTEWATER
SECTOR. AND WE ARE GOOD PARTNERS
WANT TO CONTINUE TO BE GOOD
PARTNERS. WITH THE STATE IN
TRYING TO ACHIEVE THOSE GOALS.
ENTER ENTER OF IDENTIFYING WITH
THE FUN GAP IN- THE LAST TIME
THE STATE WATER RESOURCES
CONTROL BOARD DID A SURVEY THEY
DEFIED NEXT TWENTY YEARS JUST
LOCAL INFRASTRUCTURE NOT EVEN
WATER SUPPLY. HAS BEEN A HUNDRED
BILLION DOLLARS SO IT JUST IN
CONTEXT- YOU KNOW THE SRF
PROGRAM STATE WHAT STATE
REVOLVING FUND LOAN PROGRAM. IS
A PHENOMENAL RESOURCE IT'S BEEN
A BILLION DOLLARS A YEAR SO
CALLED TWENTY PERCENT. LAST
YEAR'S REQUEST FIVE POINT SIX
BILLION AND THAT GETS TO THE
FUNDING GAP THAT WE'RE TALKING
ABOUT- TODAY IN PRE SHOULD THE
SUPPORT. I'M SO WHERE DOES OUR
FOLDERS ARE FUNDING COME FROM.
RATES FOR US PROPERTY TAXES.
THERE'S A PRACTICAL LIMITATION
TO RAISING RATES AND WHAT WE CAN
WHAT THE PUBLIC CAN AFFORD AND
SO HOW DO WE ACHIEVE THAT. WE
ALSO HAVE DEVELOPER IMPACT FEES
AS DEVELOPERS CONTRIBUTE THEIR
FAIR SHARE TO BUILDING THAT
INFRASTRUCTURE IN THAT CAPACITY-
IN LOANS AND GRANTS. AND SO WHEN
WERE WERE FORTUNATE COULD TO GET
GRANTS AND THE IDEA OF THE
INTRUM FINANCING WHETHER IT'S
FROM. FEDERAL FUNDS FEMA OR EVEN
JUST STATE REVOLVING FUND LOANS
IN THAT PROCESS ESPECIALLY FOR
THOSE THAT HAVE LESS COULD
FINANCIAL CAPACITY. THAT BRIDGE
GAP IS REALLY CRITICAL
CONSIDERATIONS WE APPRECIATE
THAT- PARTNERSHIP. ONE THING
THAT. CAN WATER AGENCIES IN
GENERAL WE CAN'T JUST LOOK
WITHIN OUR OWN SERVICE AREAS WE
NEED TO LOOK AND ARE ACTING WELL
BEYOND OUR BOUNDARIES. AND
THAT'S THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING
TODAY AND THAT'S YOU KNOW AND
PRECIADO THE AND I REALLY DO
APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT. IN TERMS
OF SB THREE SIX SIX AND LOOKING
AT THOSE WATER SUPPLY
REQUIREMENTS ACROSS THE ENTIRE
STATE. BUT A HIGHLY TOO THICK TO
PROJECTS I THINK THEY'RE WORTHY
OF NOTE- IN THIS LESSON
RIVERSIDE COUNTY WESTERNERS I
COUNTY. WE'RE WORKING WITH OUR
PARTNER AGENCIES AND REGIONAL
PLANNING. ADDITIONAL GROUNDWATER
STORAGE STORM WATER CAPTURE
POTENTIALLY DO SELL PROJECTS
OVER AT CAMP PENDLETON- AND THEN
WORKING ACROSS THE COUNTY LIGHTS
OUR STUDENTS- SAN DIEGO COUNTY.
LOOKING EXPANDING RECYCLE WATER
MAXIMIZING EVERY DROP THAT WE
HAVE. AND SO WE ARE REALLY
LOOKING AT HOW DO WE EXPAND WHAT
WE DO AND DO A BY SHARING COSTS
WERE IN A REALLY GOOD TRYING TO
ACHIEVE THIS FINANCIAL GAPS- SO
IN CLOSING I JUST. I THANK YOU
FOR THE TIME TODAY AND I'D LIKE
TO YOU TO CONSIDER THIS IS A ON
GOING PARTNER SO THANK YOU. IT'S
GREAT THANK YOU VERY MUCH
APPRECIATE YOUR TESTIMONY HERE
TODAY. NOW I'D LIKE TO ASK THE
MODERATOR IF YOU COULD PLEASE
OPEN THE LINE FOR MICHAEL
MICHAEL MILLER CITY ENGINEER
CITY OF TULARE. YES GOOD
MORNING. THANK YOUR CENTER COME
CAVIAR- AND MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE MY NAME'S MICHAEL
MILLER AND I'M THE CITY ENGINEER
FOR THE CITY OF TULARE. CITY
TELLER WAS FOUNDED IN EIGHTEEN
SEVENTY TWO AND INCORPORATED IN
EIGHTEEN EIGHTY EIGHT. WE'RE
LOCATED ON HIGHWAY NINETY NINE
BETWEEN FRESNO AND BAKERSFIELD.
WE HAVE A POPULATION OF AROUND
SEVENTY THOUSAND AND IT'S
GROWING AT A RATE OF ABOUT 2%
PER YEAR. SO WE'RE TRADITIONALLY
A FARMING COMMUNITY AND EVEN
THOUGH OUR ECONOMY IS
DIVERSIFYING WE STILL RELY
HEAVILY ON THE AGRICULTURAL
INDUSTRY. IN PARTICULARLY THE
PROCESSING OF DAIRY PRODUCTS.
SOME OF OUR MAJOR INDUSTRIES OUR
LAND THE LAKES KRAFT CHEESE
HAAGEN DAZS AND SAPUTO CHEESE.
AND AS A CITY WE'RE VERY PROUD
OF OUR TIES TO AGRICULTURAL AND
GRATEFUL THAT THESE- COMPANIES
ARE CHOSEN TO MAKE TO LARRY ARE
THEIR HOME. FOR ALSO HOME TO THE
WORLD AG EXPO THE LARGEST
OUTDOOR AGRICULTURAL EXPO IN THE
WORLD- WITH OVER TWELVE HUNDRED
SENATORS IN ATTENDANCE OF MORE
THAN A HUNDRED THOUSAND PEOPLE A
YEAR. I WON THE CONSEQUENCES
THOUGH OF HAVING THESE
INDUSTRIES LOCATED IN THE CITY
AS THEY GENERATE A LOT OF TRUCK
TRAFFIC- WHICH RESULTS IN
SIGNIFICANT WEAR AND TEAR ON OUR
ROADWAYS AND LIKE MANY LOCAL
AGENCIES THROUGHOUT THE STATE
WE'RE STRUGGLING. KEEPING UP
WITH THE NEEDS TO. KEEP OUR OUR
ROADS AND STREETS- WITH THE
CURRENT LEVEL OF FUNDING
AVAILABLE TO US FROM STATE GAS
TAX REVENUES AND- OUR LOCAL
TRANSPORTATION SALES TAX
MEASURE. WE'RE JUST NOT ABLE TO
MAINTAIN A RULING THAT WORK AT
ITS CURRENT CONDITION- THE
PERFORMANCE- OUR OVERALL
PAVEMENT CONDITION INDEX WHICH
IS A- PERFORMANCE MEASURE USED
TO QUALIFY THE CONDITION OF OUR
ROADS. HAS CONTINUOUSLY DROPPED
OVER THE PAST FIFTEEN YEARS. AND
AS VEHICLES ARE BECOMING MORE
EFFICIENT AND WE'RE SEEING THE
TRANSITION TO ELECTRIC VEHICLES
PROGRESS. WE ANTICIPATE THAT THE
FUNDING RECEIVED FROM STATE GAS
TAX REVENUES WILL CONTINUE TO
DECREASE SENDING US IN THE WRONG
DIRECTION. SO ONE THING I WOULD
SUGGEST OR- STATE POLICYMAKERS
IS THE- TO CONSIDER THE NEED TO
RESTRUCTURE HOW REVENUES ARE
GENERATED- FOR THE- GAS TAX
PROGRAM AND HOW THEY ARE
DISTRIBUTED TO LOCAL AGENCIES-
CURRENTLY WE'RE ALSO STRUGGLING
WITH SIGNIFICANT CONSTRUCTION
COST ESCALATION AND INABILITY TO
OBTAIN CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS IN
A TIMELY MANNER. IN PARTICULAR-
TRAFFIC SIGNAL EQUIPMENT IS
TAKING. TEN TIMES. THE AMOUNT OF
TIME IT USED TO TAKE TO GET IT'S
JUST NOT AVAILABLE OUT THERE FOR
WHATEVER REASON. I ONE OF THE
OTHER ISSUES THAT WE'RE DEALING
WITH IS- OUR WATER SUPPLY AND
DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM YOU KNOW WE
ARE AN AGING CITY A LOT OF OUR
INFRASTRUCTURE HAS BEEN IN AND-
OUT IN THE GROUND FOR A VERY
LONG TIME AND IT'S IN NEED OF.
REPLACEMENT GIVEN THE PAST
COUPLE MONTHS IT CAN FEEL
STRANGE TO MENTION DROUGHT THAT
WE ALL KNOW THAT THAT THE
DROUGHT CONDITIONS THAT WE'RE
EXPERIENCING. TODAY TOOK MANY
MANY YEARS TO DEVELOP AND IT'S
NOT GOING TO CHANGE OPEN
OVERNIGHT. AT THE CITY TULARE
RELIES ENTIRELY ON GROUND WATER
EXTRACTION FOR OUR POSSIBLE
WATER. AND AS GROUNDWATER LEVELS
HAVE DROPPED WERE FINDING THE
LIKELIHOOD OF ENCOUNTERING
CONSTITUENTS OF CONCERN. IN OUR
WATER INCREASING. TREATING
GROUNDWATER TO REMEDIATE THESE
CONSTITUENTS IS VERY COSTLY BOTH
IN THE COST TO INSTALL THE
EQUIPMENT AND THE SUBSEQUENT
COST OF ONGOING MAINTENANCE OF
THAT EQUIPMENT. AND IF THIS
BECOMES AN ISSUE THAT WE HAVE TO
DEAL WITH THROUGHOUT OUR WATER
SYSTEM THE BURDEN ON OUR RATE
PAYERS WOULD BE CRIPPLING TO
THEM. SO FUNDING ASSISTANCE
THROUGH GRANT PROGRAMS WILL BE
CRITICAL TO LOCAL AGENCIES TO
ADDRESS THESE TYPES OF ISSUES. I
CAN BRINGS ME TO ANOTHER POINT
ABOUT GRANTS UNFORTUNATELY WE
OFTEN FIND THAT THE TIME LINES
ASSOCIATED WITH THE GRANT
FUNDING ARE TOO FAR OUT TO
ADDRESS THE NEEDS. WHICH
TYPICALLY HAVE A DEGREE OF
URGENCY- APPLICATION PROCEDURES
ARE TEDIOUS AND TIME CONSUMING
ESPECIALLY FOR LOCAL AGENCIES
WITH LIMITED STAFFING AND
CONSULTING BUDGETS TO APPLY FOR
GRANTS. WE'RE USUALLY GOING UP
AGAINST LARGER AGENCIES THAT ARE
FAR BETTER EQUIPPED TO PUT
TOGETHER SUCCESSFUL
APPLICATIONS. SO TOO OFTEN WE
OPT NOT TO EXPEND THE EFFORT TO
APPLY FOR GRANTS AND SEEK OTHER
LOCAL FUNDING OPTIONS. WHICH
COULD HAVE BEEN USED TO ADDRESS
OTHER NEEDS. SO I WOULD URGE
POLICY MAKERS TO STREAMLINE
GRANT DELIVERY TIMELINES
APPLICATION PROCEDURES- AND FIND
WAYS TO MAKE THE MORE AVAILABLE
TO SMALLER LOCAL AGENCIES. A
GOOD EXAMPLE FOR US IS- OUR
LOCAL MPO TULARE COUNTY
ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS-
RECEIVE SOME TRANSPORTATION
FUNDING DIRECTLY FROM THE STATE
AND DISPERSES THE LOCAL LEVEL-
WE'RE ABLE TO DO OUR APPLICATION
PROCESS DIRECTLY THROUGH THEM-
THEY HAVE THE STAFFING AVAILABLE
AND RELATIONSHIPS TO WORK
DIRECTLY WITH US TO PUT TOGETHER
SUCCESSFUL. APPLICATIONS AND IT
JUST WORKS VERY VERY WELL. SO
THAT'S ALL I HAVE AT THIS
MOMENT. READ TO ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE. MISSED
MILLER VERY QUICKLY THAT LAST
STATEMENT THAT YOU MADE- THE
GRANTS TO THE MPO AND THEN YOU
THEY RE GRANT WHAT ARE THOSE
GRANT. FUNDS GENERALLY IN WHAT
AREA- ARE THE GRANT FUNDS DO DO
THAT DID DO THE NPOS RECEIVE THE
MONEY AND THEN DISPERSE THEM. AS
THE CONGESTION MITIGATION AND
AIR QUALITY C. MAC PROGRAM- SAFE
ROUTES TO SCHOOLS THOSE TYPES OF
PROJECTS THE ATP GRANTS. THEY
PLAY A LARGE ROLE IN- HELPING US
. AND DISBURSING THOSE FUNDS
OKAY THANK YOU VERY MUCH I
APPRECIATE THAT IT'S A REASON
THAT I ASK FOR YOUR-
DISTRIBUTION MAPS THAT SHOW
WHERE WHERE THE RESOURCES OF
GONE BECAUSE I THINK. I'VE I
FIND FOUND IT VERY TELLING TO
SEE THOSE MAPS AND TO REALIZE
THAT. YOU KNOW IN A TEN YEAR
PERIOD- IT'S THE BIG CITIES THAT
HAVE GOTTEN A MAJORITY OF THE
FUNDS AND- WE'RE TRYING TO. BE
FAIR ABOUT THIS IT'S NOT FAIR SO
I APPRECIATE YOUR STATEMENT AND
WE'LL WE'LL WE'LL LOOK AT HOW
THOSE. HOW THE MPO GETS THESE
THESE RESOURCES BECAUSE THAT WAS
THE WHOLE PURPOSE OF SETTING UP
THE MPO. WAS TO BE ABLE TO DO
SOME FUNCTIONS AT THE LOCAL
LEVEL TO PRIORITIZE- REGIONALLY
SO THANK YOU FOR THAT SO I'M
GONNA BRING AT THAT THE AT BACK
TO THE- OUR COMMITTEE TO SEE IF
ANYONE HAS ANY QUESTIONS OF
THIS- THIS PARTICULAR PANEL.
LOOKS LIKE- YOU'RE YOU'RE YOU'RE
IN LIKE IT'S GOOD IT'S GOING TO
BE EASY I HOPE YOU HAVE ONE NO
SORRY ABOUT THAT SENATOR SAY
ARAMBULA THINGS- THE REGULATORY
PROCESS THAT YOU HAVE TO GO
THROUGH TO BE ABLE TO GET
PROJECTS ON THE GROUND AND DONE.
DO YOU FIND THAT THOSE ARE
CREATING A SIGNIFICANT. ARE NOT
SIGNIFICANT. HURDLE IN ACHIEVING
THE GOALS OF YOUR ORGANIZATION
YOUR RESPECTIVE ORGANIZATIONS.
YEAH SO FOR SANTA CRUZ AREA
ABSOLUTELY THAT'S A THAT'S A
HUGE HURDLE FOR US- AND YOU KNOW
IT DEPENDS IN YOUR AREA WE'RE
CENTRAL COAST. WE HAVE. AMOUNT
IS REGION WE HAVE COASTAL
COMMISSION AREAS THE COASTAL
ZONE- AND WE HAVE A LOT OF WATER
WAYS AND SO IT'S VERY VERY
CHALLENGING IT'S CHALLENGING FOR
ALL PROJECTS- AND AS I MENTIONED
EARLIER I THINK. YOU KNOW
DISASTER RECOVERY. IT SHOULD
HAVE TO BE THAT DIFFICULT YOU
HAD AN EXISTING ROAD THAT
COLLAPSED ALL YOU WANT TO DO IS
PUT THE ROAD BACK. AND WHEN YOU
HAVE TO JUMP THROUGH ALL THOSE
HOOPS. FOR STORM DAMAGE REPAIR
IT'S ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES.
BUT YES IT'S A IT'S A HUGE
HURDLE FOR US AND WE LOVE TO GET
INTO THE DETAILS OF THAT WE
COULD. SPEAK TO ALL THE
DIFFERENT STEPS AND LEVELS OF
CHALLENGE BUT- TO ANSWER
QUESTION YES IT'S A BIG BIG
CHALLENGE FOR SAID THAT WOULD
PROBABLY BE ANOTHER WHOLE
MEETING. EASILY AT THE- AND I
ABSOLUTELY AGREE AND
PARTICULARLY IN IN RESPONSE TO
THE DISASTER AND EMERGENCY
RESPONSE- WE'RE VERY GRATEFUL
FOR SB TWENTY THREE WHICH IS
ATTEMPTING TO STREAMLINED- YOU
KNOW JUST IN THE WATER
WASTEWATER INDUSTRY. WE HAVE YOU
KNOW VERY WELL INTENDED INTENDED
NOW SAY IT THAT WAY REGULATIONS-
BUT THEY'RE NOT YOU BIG ADDRESS
THEY'RE NOT CONSISTENT ACROSS
THE REGION. AND SO AND SAN DIEGO
COUNTIES IN SOUTH RIVERSIDE
COUNTY WE HAVE ONE MISTER
REGIONAL BOARD IT'S VERY
DIFFERENT DIRETOR FOR ACTIONS
JUST GOING NORTH TO THE SANTA
ANA REGIONAL BOARD. AND SO THE
CHALLENGES ARE ARE TRULY LOCAL
AND- AND TRYING TO STREAMLINE AS
WE GO FORWARD WE'RE VERY
GRATEFUL FOR THE THOUGHTS AND I
UNDERSTAND THE CHALLENGES AND IN
TRYING TO GET STREAMLINING AS
WELL SO. CLOSE IMAGE
COMMEMORATING ONE LEAVE HIM OUT.
NO WOULD JUST AGREE- IT. FULLY
UNDERSTAND THE NEED FOR
ACCOUNTABILITY AND- BUT IT DOES
SEEM LIKE OF THE REPORTING
REQUIREMENTS AND BECOME MORE
ONEROUS EVERY YEAR AND- JUST.
MAKES IT MORE DIFFICULT. THANK
YOU. CENTER BLAZER YES THANK YOU
I'M IN THE BACKGROUND PAPER THIS
PROVIDED THE IT REFERENCED THIS
SB NINE NINE ONE FROM NEWMAN
WHICH WAS IN TWENTY TWENTY TO
PROVIDING. LOCAL GOVERNMENTS THE
AUTHORITY TO USE PROGRESSIVE
DESIGN BUILD FOR WATER PROJECTS
AND IT TALKS ABOUT HOW THERE'S
AN OFF ROAD OFF RAMP PROCESS
THAT IS NEW- COMPARED TO THE
PREVIOUS WAYS PROJECTS RESULT
AND I WAS WONDERING IF YOU FIND
THAT EXCITING THINK IT'LL BE
USED OR- IS IT. SORT OF SMALL
WHAT IS YOUR ASSESSMENT SO- I'LL
I'LL PUT IT THIS WAY WE'RE VERY
GRATEFUL FOR THE FLEXIBILITY
THAT PROVIDE SERVICES AND
DEPENDING ON THE TYPE OF
PROJECT. WE WILL GO
TRADITIONALLY THE DESIGN BUILD
YOU KNOW AND DESIGN THEN HIRE A
CONTRACTOR- DECIDED BILL EXCUSE
ME IN THE DESIGN BUILD BUT-
PROGRESSIVE DESIGN BUILD REALLY
DOES PROVIDE ADDITIONAL
FLEXIBILITY PROVIDES OFF RAMPS-
IN IT'LL BE- INDIVIDUAL AGENCY
DECISION ON WHETHER THEY USE IT.
BUT THE FACT THAT WE ARE WE DO
HAVE MORE OPTIONS IS ALWAYS
HELPFUL AND SO WE'RE GRATEFUL TO
THAT. GOOD COMPLETELY AGREE WE
ACTUALLY DO WATER AND SEWER IN
SANTA CRUZ AS WELL AND
COMPLETELY AGREE WITH
FLEXIBILITY THANK YOU. THANKS
VERY GOOD THANK YOU VERY MUCH
WILL WILL WILL FOLLOW UP ON SOME
OF THE EFFICIENCY- ISSUES
BECAUSE I THINK- FOR FROM
SPEAKING FOR MYSELF I'M VERY
COMMITTED TO HAVING US DO THINGS
BETTER THAT WE'VE SET SOME TIME
TO SET UP THESE- THESE PROCESSES
BECAUSE SOMEBODY. FRANKLY
SCREWED UP AND WE'RE TRYING TO
AVOID IT IN THE FUTURE BUT- BUT
THEN THE PROCESS IS BECOME.
ONEROUS AND BURDENSOME AND
YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT WHEN WE
HAD AN EMERGENCY SOMETIMES YOU
JUST GOT TO GO IN AND FIX IT AND
THEN TO BE HAMSTRUNG DOESN'T
MAKE ANY SENSE. SO I DO
APPRECIATE IT SO THANK YOU VERY
MUCH FOR BEING HERE TODAY. SHARE
YOUR TESTIMONY VERY HELPFUL- AND
YOU GAVE US A LOT OF REALLY GOOD
IDEAS SO REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
AND THANK YOU AS WELL MISTER
MILLER FOR BEING. PRESENT WITH
US HERE TODAY. WE'RE GONNA MOVE
ON TO OUR- THIRD PANEL. WE HAVE
FIVE WITNESSES- I'D LIKE TO CALL
THEM UP TO PLEASE COME FORWARD.
SUPERVISOR EDDIE CRANDELL FROM
LAKE COUNTY. ARNOLDO RODRIGUEZ
CITY MANAGER FOR THE CITY OF
MADERA UNDERSTAND HE'S GOING TO
BE ON THE LINE. K. LASAGNE. BIG-
DEPUTY EXECUTIVE FOR THE
SACRAMENT SACRAMENTO AREA
COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS CAROL KIM
BUSINESS MANAGER MANAGER FOR THE
SAN DIEGO COUNTY BUILDING AND
CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL. AND
CHRISTOPHER SULLIVAN THE
PRECONSTRUCTION PROJECT MANAGER
FOR SUN. WELCOME THANK YOU SO
MUCH FOR JOINING US HERE TODAY
WE'LL START OFF WITH SUPERVISOR
EDDIE CRANDELL FROM LAKE COUNTY
. WONDER IF UP THERE WE GO. OF
CHAIR WTO AND- COMMITTEE MEMBERS
THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME HERE I'M
VERY HUMBLED AND HONORED TO COME
HERE ON BEHALF OF LAKE COUNTY- I
SERVE A DISTRICT THREE OF LAKE
COUNTY- IF YOU'RE NOT FAMILIAR
IT'S RIGHT ABOUT NAPA VALLEY-
MORE SURREALLY BASED AROUND A
LAKE. WE HAVE SIXTY FIVE
THOUSAND. CITIZENS THAT LIVE IN
LAKE COUNTY. AND I WANTED TO YOU
KNOW I WANTED TO STATE THAT THE
PANEL BEFORE I FEEL LIKE- EVEN
THOUGH I WORKED ON A LOT OF THIS
I FEEL LIKE THEY SAID EVERYTHING
THAT. SO I'M JUST GONNA GO ON TO
A SPUS OTHER SPECIFICS IN
REGARDS TO WHAT WE STRUGGLE WITH
IN LAKE COUNTY- WITH THE WITH
THE ASSISTANCE OF OUR PUBLIC
WORKS- WATER RESOURCES DIRECTOR.
PUBLIC SERVICES DIRECTOR AND
OUR- SPECIAL DISTRICTS
ADMINISTRATOR THEY HELP ME KIND
OF COME UP WITH A LOT OF THIS
STUFF AND SO- I WANTED TO
HIGHLIGHT THAT- YOU KNOW- WHERE
IT STATES THAT YOU KNOW WITH.
REGARD TO- WEATHERING THE STORM.
YOU KNOW- WE KNOW ALL OF THE YOU
KNOW THE ISSUES WITH WILDFIRES
LAKE COUNTY'S BEEN STRICKEN WITH
EIGHT YEARS AT LEAST WITH
CONTINUOUS WILDFIRES- AND NOW
YOU KNOW WE DID ASK FOR A WATER
SINCE WE'RE IN A DROUGHT AND NOW
IT'S LIKE MOTHER NATURE'S LIKE
HERE YOU GO. YOU KNOW SO NOW
WE'RE WE'RE IN A SITUATION WHERE
FLOODS ARE MORE LIKELY INTO
TRIBUTARIES ARE REALLY FULL
SEDIMENT AND VEGETATION AND THEN
WORSE. YOU KNOW- STRUGGLING WITH
THE PERMITS AND SO A LOT OF OUR
RESOURCES ARE ALWAYS. A TRIAGE
TO THE MOST RECENT EMERGENCY-
WITH STAFF- BEING A STRUGGLE WE
ALL KNOW THAT WHOLE DYNAMIC SO
I'D LIKE TO. YOU KNOW GO ON TO
WHERE IT STATES HOW WE CAN
BETTER PREPARES LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS AND I'M INTERPRETING
THAT AS US IS COUNTIES. ONE OF
THE THINGS WE DID AS A COUNTY
WITH REGARD TO THE WILDFIRES IS
WE'VE- CREATED WHAT'S CALLED THE
LAKE COUNTY RISK REDUCTION AT
THE ALREADY WHICH IS. IN ESSENCE
LIKE A GPA THAT HAS- COMPRISED
OF THE COUNTY OF LAKE BOARD OF
SUPERVISOR LAKE COUNTY WATERSHED
PROTECTION DISTRICT SUPERVISOR.
OF FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT WITH
FIRE CHIEFS- PUBLIC WATER
SYSTEMS AND CORPORATE CITIES
SEVEN. NAY WHICH ARE THE- IT IN
LAKE AS WELL. AND SO IT IT'S
COMMITTED TO A NUMBER OF
DIFFERENT INITIATIVES WHICH
REVOLVE AROUND WILDFIRE BUT I
WILL SAY THE LAST THING ABOUT IT
IS. IT INTENDS TO PURSUE GRANT
FUNDING AND DONATIONS ALONG WITH
PROSPECTIVE ALLIANCES WITH
CALIFORNIA EARTHQUAKE AUTHORITY
BLUE RIBBON COMMISSION AND LOCAL
TRIBES. IN SO BLUE RIBBON
COMMITTEE IT'S THE SECOND
MISSION BUT IT'S COMMITTEE AND
AS YOU KNOW IT'S EIGHTY SEVEN OH
SEVEN WHICH WAS IMPLEMENTED IN
TWENTY SEVENTEEN- YOU KNOW AND
SO- CECILIA AGUIAR-CURRY OUR
ASSEMBLY WOMAN HAD HELPED. GET
THAT- BLUE RIBBON COMMITTEE
WHICH IS REHABILITATION OF CLEAR
LAKE. AND SO THAT THE SOLUTION
THAT I ONE OF THE SOLUTIONS THAT
I HAVE IS THAT THAT THAT'S WHAT
LAKE COUNTY HAD HAD- IMPLEMENTED
BUT THE STRUGGLE IS. OF COURSE
KEEPING SOMEONE ON STAFF. IN
OBTAINING THE GRANT FUNDING. NOW
ONE OF THE OTHER SOLUTIONS I
HAVE AN INTIMATE I WAS ELECTED
OFFICIAL AS YOU ALL KNOW I DON'T
LIKE TO COME WITH RIGHTS AND NO
SOLUTION- I DON'T KNOW MY
SOLUTION HAS BEEN ALREADY. SAID
AND I HEARD WITH THE- WITH
REGARDS TO YOU- WHAT IS IT'S
REAP- IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S VERY
SIMILAR. IN MY PREVIOUS SERVICE
I WAS A TRIBAL CHAIRMAN FOR THE
ROBINSON RANCHERIA POMA INDIANS
WHICH IS IN MY DISTRICT. AND IN
THAT WE HAVE WHAT'S CALLED
TRIBAL SET ASIDE. NOW TRAVEL SET
ASIDE- WAS ALWAYS REALLY- WE
WERE REALLY GRATEFUL FOR THAT
AND IF THERE WAS ANOTHER. TRIBE
THAT RECEIVED IT WE FELT LIKE WE
HAD AN OPPORTUNITY UNLESS IT WAS
A BIGGER TRIBE HAS THE
RESOURCES. LIKE PECHANGA GREAT
MEN ALL THEM'S LIKE WHAT YOU
GUYS HAVE THE RESOURCES. WHICH
IS REALLY SIMILAR TO RURAL
COUNTIES. AND URBAN COUNTIES AND
SO. IT WHEN I CAME TO THIS
POSITION I REALIZE WOW THIS IS
SO SIMILAR. IN SO IF THERE WAS-
SOMETHING ALONG THE LINES WHERE.
WE CAN BE LOOKED AT LIKE A RURAL
SET ASIDE I THINK THAT WOULD BE
A MORE STREAMLINED TO DOING SO I
DO LIKE THE IDEA OF LOANS THAT
WAS MENTIONED IT BEFORE. IT WAS
MENTIONED BEFORE. AND SO I THINK
THAT'S- WITH THE IT WOULD. IT
WOULD. INSURE THE- I'M SORRY.
WELL IT WOULD IT WOULD ENSURE.
YEAH I LOST IT SO I'M JUST GONNA
SAY. IT WOULD IT WOULD GIVE. THE
RURAL COUNTIES A BETTER
OPPORTUNITY TO. YOU KNOW- OBTAIN
SOME FUNDING TO TAKE CARE OF
THESE THINGS AND THE REST IS
BASICALLY. HAS ALREADY BEEN SAID
SO I DON'T WANT TO GO TOO FAR
INTO AND I WANT TO GET MY
COLLEAGUES AND I OPPORTUNITY TO
SPEAK AS WELL SO. THANK YOU SO
MUCH. APPRECIATE THAT IN THE
RURAL SATISFIED MAKES A LOT OF
SENSE SO. SHEET THAT THEY CAN
COMPETE AGAINST EACH OTHER AS
OPPOSED TO THE BIG CITIES. I'M
NEXT I LIKE TO. TURN THE MICHAEL
RIDDICK CASEY LISANTI MP DEPUTY
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THANK YOU
CHAIR CABALLERO AND MEMBERS OF
THE GOVERNANCE AND FINANCE
COMMITTEE I AM CASEY LIVES ON-
DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR
PLANNING AND PROGRAMS AT THE
SACRAMENTO AREA COUNCIL OF
GOVERNMENTS ARE SAY COG- WE ARE
VERY PROUD TO HOST. THE TO BE
THE REGION THAT HOSTS THE STATE
CAPITAL OF CALIFORNIA- WHAT I DO
WANT TO- TO LAY OUT FOR YOU. IS
THAT WE ARE AT TWO AND A HALF
MILLION PERSON REGION- AND 80%
APPROXIMATELY OF OUR LAND AREA
IS IN AGRICULTURE AND FORESTS
ADJUSTED- TO GROUND US AND I
THINK ALL OF THE COMMENTS THAT
YOU'VE BEEN HEARING SO FAR
TODAY- ABOUT 20% THEN. OF OUR
REGION'S LAND AREA IS I WOULD
SAY SUBURBAN FIRST. AND THEN A
LITTLE BIT OF URBAN WHICH YOU
SEE IN DOWNTOWN SACRAMENTO AND
THEN OUR RURAL COMMUNITIES. AT
SIX CITIES AND TWENTY TWO COUNTY
SO- VERY MUCH- EVERYTHING THAT
I'VE BEEN HEARING TODAY HAS
RESONATED WITH OUR EXPERIENCE.
YOU'RE PROBABLY FAMILIAR WITH
SAY COG- GIVEN OUR ROLE IN
REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AND
HOUSING PLANNING IN THE
SACRAMENTO REGION AND TODAY I'M
HONORED TO BE HERE TO TALK TO
YOU. ABOUT OUR EFFORTS TO
PROMOTE LOCATION EFFICIENT
COMMUNITY REVITALIZING GROWTH.
BY HELPING OUR MEMBER AGENCIES
PLAN AND IMPLEMENT THE OTHER
NECESSARY INFRASTRUCTURE IN
ADDITION TO TRANSPORTATION. TO
SUPPORT HOUSING DEVELOPMENT. IN
THE SACRAMENTARY. ACHIEVING OUR
STATE GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTION.
WILL MEAN INTENSIFYING HOUSING
DEVELOPMENT IN EXISTING
COMMUNITIES THAT IS A VERY LARGE
PART OF OUR STRATEGY. WITH THE
SUPPORT OF ALL TWENTY EIGHT
CITIES AND COUNTIES OF SAY COG
WE'VE CREATED THE GREEN MEANS GO
PROGRAM. WHICH I WILL TALK ABOUT
I'VE GOT SOME HANDOUTS FOR THAT.
THAT PROGRAM IS TO ACCELERATE
INFILL DEVELOPMENT AND REDUCE
DRIVING. TWENTY SIX OF OUR
TWENTY EIGHT JURISDICTIONS SO
THOSE JURISDICTIONS ARE RURAL
URBAN AND SUBURBAN JURISDICTIONS
TWENTY SIX OF THEM HAVE
DESIGNATED GREEN ZONES. THAT CAN
ACCOMMODATE HOUSING CONSISTENT
WITH OUR REGIONAL SUSTAINABLE
COMMUNITIES STRATEGY.
DESIGNATING MEANS THAT THEY HAVE
LOCALLY IDENTIFIED AREAS WHERE
THEY HAVE POLICIES IN PLACE THEY
HAVE AT VARIOUS LEVELS OF
PLANNING. TO ENCOURAGE INFILL
HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AND TO THOSE
AREAS IN OUR SUSTAINABLE
COMMUNITIES STRATEGY IF THAT
GROWTH OCCURS WILL ACTUALLY
REDUCE DRIVING REDUCE VEHICLE
MILES TRAVELED OVER THE TIME
PERIOD OF OUR PLAN. IN
DESIGNATING GREEN MEANS GO THE
FEEDBACK THAT WE HEARD OR BEEN
DESIGNING IT ACTUALLY- THE
FEEDBACK WE HEARD FROM DELL
GALLOPERS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
ALIKE. WITH THAT IN OUR REGION
THE NUMBER ONE HURDLE TO
ADVANCING CLIMATE SMART HOUSING
WAS THE COST TO UPGRADE WATER
SEWER DRAINAGE. AND THE OTHER
UNDERGROUND INFRASTRUCTURE
UPGRADES THAT ARE NEEDED TO
DEVELOP AN INFILL AREAS. THESE
GREEN ZONES ARE AREAS ALONG
SMALLER TOWN MAIN STREETS. THEY
ARE OLDER SUBURBAN COMMERCIAL
CORRIDORS OF WHICH OUR REGION
HAS. A VAST AMOUNT- THERE
THROUGHOUT OUR SIX COUNTY REGION
THE INFRASTRUCTURE IN THESE
GREEN ZONES TODAY CAN BE OVER
FIFTY YEARS OLD AND THEY WERE
ORIGINALLY BUILT TO SUPPORT
SINGLE STORY LOW INTENSITY
COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS. SOMETIMES
EVEN LOWER INTENSITY INDUSTRIAL
BUILDINGS AND LOTS AND LOTS OF
PARKING SO THEY ARE NOT READY
FOR THAT MIXED INFILL HOUSING
THAT WE ARE TRYING TO BRING
ONLINE. MAKING THAT HOUSING
GROWTH AND COMMUNITY REVISE LIKE
REVITALIZATION PENCIL OFTEN
REQUIRES ALL UPGRADES TO THAT-
AND WE ESTIMATE THAT THAT'S
ABOUT FOUR HUNDRED MILLION
DOLLARS A PUBLIC INVESTMENT IN
INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADES THAT'S
NEEDED TO CATALYZE THE INFILL
DEVELOPMENT THAT'S ENVISIONED IN
ALL OF THESE COMMUNITIES ACROSS
OUR REGION. WHILE THE NUMBER IS
DAUNTING- OUR EARLY INVESTMENTS
ARE SHOWING SOME PROMISE AND
THIS IS WHERE I WANT TO HARKEN
BACK TO REAP TO POINT OUT. SAY
CALLED IS INVESTING OUR REAP TWO
POINT OH DOLLARS INTO FUNDING IN
OUR GREEN SOUNDS- AND I ALSO
HAVE A HAND OUT FOR YOU THAT
HIGHLIGHTS. WHAT WE ARE DOING
WITHOUT FUNDING SO TWENTY SIX
POINT FOUR MILLION DOLLARS OF
OUR INVESTMENT IS GOING INTO
CAPITAL PROJECTS IN LOCALLY
DESIGNATED GREEN ZONES- THE ONES
THAT ARE RECEIVING THE FUNDING
OUR- HAVE SEVENTY NINE HUNDRED
ACRES OF INFILL OPPORTUNITY. AND
OF THAT ROUGHLY FIVE THOUSAND OF
THOSE ACRES ARE HIGH DENSITY
MEANING THAT THEY ARE DESIGNATED
. FOR THIRTY UNIT DWELLING UNITS
PER ACRE MORE. THE TOTAL HOMES
WITHIN THOSE GREEN ZONES THAT
HAVE RECEIVED FUNDING. IS NEARLY
ELEVEN THOUSAND HOMES AND BASED
ON HOUSING ELEMENT INVENTORIES
THAT WOULD MEAN THIRTY SEVEN
HUNDRED MODERATE INCOME UNITS.
AND SEVENTY TWO HUNDRED LOWER
INCOME UNITS THAT COULD COME
ONLINE WITH ADDITIONAL
INVESTMENT. SO WE CONSIDER REAP
TWO POINT OH A DOWN PAYMENT WITH
REAL NEAR TERM BENEFITS. WE ARE
CONCERNED HOWEVER THAT MANY
STATE PROGRAMS AS YOU'VE HEARD
EARLIER TODAY AREN'T WELL
CALIBRATED FOR THE HOUSING
INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS IN THE SAY
**** REGION. OF WE ARE INLAND
CALIFORNIA MARKET. AND BECAUSE
OF THAT- THOSE PROGRAMS DON'T
WORK A LOT OF TIMES THAT THE
FUNDING PROGRAMS WANT TO BE THE
FIRST MONEY INTO A CORRIDOR OR
DISTRICT. AND WE REALLY WE NEED
I'M SORRY THEY WANT TO BE THE
LAST MONEY AND- AND WE ARE
SEEKING FOR- FOR THE SPENDING
PROGRAMS TO BE THE FIRST MONEY
AND TO REALLY. AGAIN CATALYZE
ATTRACT. WORK WITH LOCAL EFFORTS
OF LOCAL FUNDING TO BRING IN AND
THE DEVELOPMENT THAT WE WANT TO
SEE. BECAUSE THE FUNDING
PROGRAMS RIGHT NOW WANT TO BE
THE LAST MONEY INTO A
DEVELOPMENT THAT MEANS THAT CASH
STRAPPED LOCAL GOVERNMENTS. THEY
NEED TO DO THE UP FRONT PLANNING
AND INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADES TO
ATTRACT A DEVELOPER WHICH AGAIN
IS VERY DIFFICULT TO DO IN AN
INLAND- CALIFORNIA MARKET. IT'S
ALSO DIFFICULT WHEN YOU HAVE A
STAFF STRAPPED LOCAL GOVERNMENT
TRYING TO DO WITH THAT OUT REACH
. SO ALL OF THIS IS NOT POSSIBLE
WITHOUT CATALYZED A CATALYST
FUNDING FROM THE STATE-
ULTIMATELY AS WELL LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS NEED TOOLS TO
FINANCE ON GOING INFRASTRUCTURE
UPGRADES IN THESE AREAS BECAUSE
WITHOUT EVEN THE CATALYST ALONE
IS IMPORTANT. BUT THERE WILL BE
AS WE'VE HEARD THE NEED FOR
MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR AND
HONESTLY ONGOING UPGRADES THAT
WE NEED TO DO WITH THEIR
COMMUNITIES OF OFF. SO I HAVE AS
I SAID PROVIDED SOME BACKGROUND
MATERIALS I JUST WANT TO. MAKE
SURE TO SHOW WHAT THEY ARE ABOUT
THE PROGRAM ITSELF AS WELL AS
HOW WE ARE. WORKING WITH THE
STATE TO FIND THREE READ TO
POINT OUT THE FIRST SET OF
PROJECTS THANK YOU. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH- THANK YOU FOR THAT
THE HANDOUTS AS WELL. MISTER
SOLOMON. HI THANKS FOR HAVING ME
MY NAME'S CHRIS SULLIVAN- I AM
WITH SOME CONSTRUCTION AND I'M
ALSO THE LEGISLATIVE CHAIR FOR
THE DESIGN BUILD INSTITUTE OF
AMERICA WESTERN PACIFIC REGION-
THE DESIGN BUILD INSTITUTE OF
AMERICA IS MADE UP. OF GENERAL
CONTRACTORS DESIGNERS AND WE
CALL OWNERS WHICH SHOULD BE. ON
THE GOVERNMENT SIDE AS WELL- AND
IT'S ADVOCACY FOR DESIGN BUILD-
I HAD A LITTLE BIT ABOUT ME I
HAVE- BILLS A PRACTICING
ARCHITECT FOR TWELVE YEARS
BEFORE I WENT TO INTO
CONSTRUCTION AND I'VE BEEN IN
CONSTRUCTION FOR ANOTHER TWELVE
YEARS. I SPENT PROBABLY 90% OF
MY CAREER WORKING ON WHETHER
IT'S FEDERAL STATE LOCAL AND
CITY GOVERNMENT- PROJECTS- WITH
I'M FAMILIAR WITH ALL SORTS
DELIVERY METHODS ALL SORTS OF
CONTRACTS AND PROCUREMENT
METHODS FROM THOSE AGENCIES-
I'VE I'VE PRIMARILY WORKED IN
THE SOUTHWEST MOSTLY CALIFORNIA
SUMMONERS ON SOME NEVADA. AND A
QUICK SANTORA COMPANY I WAS WERE
A HUNDRED THIRTY FIVE HUNDRED
AND THIRTY THREE YEAR OLD
CONSTRUCTION COMPANY WERE ONE OF
THE BIGGEST IN THE COUNTRY.
THANK YOU VOTE DO ABOUT TWO
BILLION A YEAR- WE ABOUT TWO
THOUSAND EMPLOYEES- AND
THROUGHOUT THE SOUTHWEST ON THE
AREA WE DON'T GO IS THE
NORTHEAST- WE HAVE FOUR
DIVISIONS. THE ABILITY GROUP
WHICH IS VERTICAL CONSTRUCTIONS
OF BUILDINGS WE HAVE A
TRANSPORTATION DIVISION WHICH
HAS ROADS BRIDGES THE LIKE. AND
WE HAVE INDUSTRIALISED AS WASTE
WATER TREATMENT PLANTS AND-
SEMICONDUCTORS MINING
MANUFACTURING THINGS LIKE THAT
WE ALSO HAVE A RENEWABLE WHICH
DOES LARGE FORMAT BB. I SO WITH
ALL OF THAT THE POINT IS THAT
I'VE I'VE HAD A LOT EXPECTS
EXPERIENCE WORKING WITH-
AGENCIES AND GETTING THINGS
BUILT- AND WHAT I JUST WANNA
SHARE SOME OBSERVATIONS- AND ONE
OF THE THINGS I'VE SEEN WHETHER
IT'S- ON THE FEDERAL SIDE OR THE
STATE OR THE LOCAL SIDE. IS THAT
THERE'S PROCESSES IN PLACE TO
PREVENT NEPOTISM RIGHT IT'S
TAXPAYER DOLLARS AND THESE
PROCESSES EXIST TO PREVENT-
FROM. JUST GIVING A CONTRACT TO
YOUR BODY WHICH I THINK
SEPARATES US THE UNITED STATES
FROM OTHER PLACES WHICH IS A
REALLY GREAT THING AS A TAXPAYER
I APPRECIATE THAT. AND AS A
CONTRACTOR A CONTRACTOR I
APPRECIATE THAT BECAUSE THE
MARKET IS FAIR I CAN COMPETE
RIGHT- THAT THE CONSEQUENCE TO
THOSE WHETHER IT BE FROM PUBLIC
CONTRACTING CO TO THE FEDERAL
THAT THE FARMERS WHICH IS A
GIANT BOOK LIKE THIS. OR THE
EDUCATION CODE. IS THAT IT'S
THOSE PROJECTS BECOME A VERY BIG
SHIP THAT IS THAT'S. VERY HARD
TO STEER IT'S VERY HARD TO MOVE-
BILL IS A LOT OF. AND SO IN A-
MATH OF HIS- BUILD I CALL HER
DID WE WERE WHERE I COME FROM.
YOU IDENTIFY A PROBLEM HERE YOU
GO OUT FOR FUNDING ON YOUR SIDE
FOR A VERY LENGTHY PERIOD
USUALLY A YEAR COULD BE TWO
YEARS SOMETIMES FIVE YEARS. THEN
ONCE THE PHONE IS AVAILABLE
YOU'RE GOING TO DESIGN DESIGN
TAKES USUALLY AT LEAST A YEAR TO
GET SOMETHING DESIGNED. THERE'S
AGENCY REVIEWS IS QUITE A
PROCESS AND THEN I COME IN WAY
OVER HERE. AT THE VERY END RIGHT
WHERE I PUT A NUMBER TO IT AND I
DID IT. AND THEN IT GOES I'M
GOING BUILD WELL THE TIME HAS
PASSED THE NEED THAT WAS WAY
OVER HERE AS LIKELY CHANGED.
RIGHT SO- BY THE TIME I GET TO
HEAR. IF I IF THERE'S A CHANGE
NEEDS TO BE MADE. AND THE CHANGE
COSTS MONEY AS IT OFTEN DOES YOU
HAVE TO SOMETIMES GO ALL THE WAY
BACK TO THE BEGINNING OF THAT
PROCESS IS EXTREMELY
INEFFICIENT- THE- OTHER THING
THAT WE'VE NOTICED NOW AND YOU
MAY BE AWARE. THERE'S
GLOBALIZATION AND THE CHANGING
MARKETS RIGHT SO EVERYTHING IS
SORT OF TIED TOGETHER NOW. TO
THE POINT WHERE IF THERE'S A
PANDEMIC OR A WAR OR EVEN THOUGH
IF I SHOULD GET STUCK IN A CANAL
SOMEWHERE. THE SUPPLY CHAIN
BECAUSE OF WHICH IT GETS MIND IN
ITALY AND PROCESSED IN CHINA AND
THEN COMES. CLOSE TO NEW YORK I
MEAN EVERYTHING GET STOCK. AND
SUDDENLY EVERYTHING STOPS. AND
SIX PRICES SKYROCKET. I WERE
SEEN. IN A- IN HUGE MARKETS
SWINGS AMOK WITH NO SEEN EVER
BEFORE. I STILL WILL TRIPLE
DOUBLE. I THINK SOMEONE MADE
MENTION EARLIER THAT GERMAN FROM
TO LARRY THAT YOU KNOW THERE'S
THINGS THAT WE THERE'S LEAD
TIMES ON THINGS THAT WE CAN'T
GET SO WHEN I BUILT A NEW
BUILDING RIGHT NOW. I CAN'T GET
SWITCH GEAR WHICH IS ELECTRICAL
BOX GOES ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE
BUILDING IT'S GOT A ONE YEAR
LEAD TIME. SO WE'RE TRYING TO
RENT SWITCH HERE TO PUT ON THE
BUILDINGS TO GET THEM
OPERATIONAL. UNTIL WE CAN GET
THE ACTUAL STUFF AND THAT'S
WHERE WE'RE AT RIGHT NOW- AND-
THIS IS THE CONSEQUENCE OF ALL
OF THIS IS THAT TO DO. BECAUSE
OF THE SLOW MOVING WAY THAT THAT
ANY SORT OF FEDERAL FUNDS OR
STATE OR LOCAL FUNDS WORK.
THAT'S NOT A RISK TO THE
CONTRACTOR SO WHEN WE SEE RISK
WE PUT MONEY ON IT WHICH AGAIN.
SPICE COSTS EVEN MORE- SO TO
COMBAT THESE. THINGS TO HELP
MAKE UGH BASICALLY THE
GOVERNMENT MORE NIMBLE- THERE
IS- SOME ENABLING LEGISLATION
DESIGNED BUILDINGS BEEN AROUND I
THINK TWENTY MAYBE THIRTY YEARS
NOW- BUT DESIGN BUILD. AT IT
DOES IMPROVE THAT PROCESS- WHERE
PEOPLE ARE NOW I AM. DESIGNING
AND BUILDING AT THE SAME TIME.
HOWEVER I GIVE YOU THE PRICE
STILL AT THE AT THE VERY EARLY
STAGES. AND SO I CAN'T TWEAK
THAT PRICE AGAIN WITHOUT GOING
BACK TO THAT TO THAT ORIGINAL
ALL THE WAY BACK TO THE
PROCUREMENT SIDE- SO. WHAT WOULD
PROGRESSIVE DESIGN BUILD WHICH
IS SORT OF THE NEXT EVOLUTION OF
THAT MAKES IT MORE NIMBLE TO
WHERE THERE IS. DURING THAT
DESIGN PHASES DURING THE
CONTRACTORS WORKING WITH
EVERYONE. REAL TIME AND PRICING
IS THERE REAL TIME SO THAT WE
CAN STEER IT SO THAT IF THE NEED
ARISES ARE CHANGES. WE CAN BE
NIMBLE AND SAY WELL THAT'S GOING
TO COST TEN MILLION DOLLARS BUT
IF WE DO IT THIS WAY IT'S FIVE
MILLION AND WE CAN ADJUST TO THE
MARKET IN A REAL TIME WAY. I
ALSO GIVES I THINK SOMEONE
MENTIONED EARLIER TO THERE'S AN
OFFRAMP SO IF THE IF THE PRICE
BECOMES. TOO PROHIBITIVE THERE
IS AN OFFRAMP TO EITHER SHELVE
THE PROJECT OR GO TO A GENERAL
CONTRACTOR AND I THINK THAT
PRESERVES. THAT IDEA THE
NEPOTISM THAT YOU KNOW JUST
PILING ON MONEY AS IT TO
SAFEGUARD. AND I THINK THAT'S
THAT'S REALLY BENEFICIAL AS
WELL. AS A REALLY TO ME
PROGRESSIVE DESIGN BUILD- IT
COMBINES THE BEST OF ALL OF
THOSE THINGS TO GET TO GET TO
MAKE THE GOVERNMENT. MORE NIMBLE
WHICH IS REALLY BENEFICIAL FOR
SOMEONE FROM FROM MY WORLD- SO.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH APPRECIATE YOUR AFTER.
YOUR TESTIMONY HERE TODAY WILL
MOVE ON TO THE TELECONFERENCE
LINE. AND- WE HAVE A COUPLE OF
PARTICIPANTS ON THE
TELECONFERENCE AND IF WE COULD
START WITH ARNOLDO RODRIGUEZ.
CITY MANAGER CITY OF MADERA.
YEAH GOOD MORNING GOOD MORE.
GOOD MORNING OF. MY NAME'S
DONALD ARRIVED. IS CAL OF THE
STATE I. SERVANTS CITY MAN. FOR
STATEMENT. THE FIRST SIXTEEN
YEARS OF CAREER I SPEND. PLAN SO
A LOT OF YEAR. THAT HAVE BEEN
DISCUSSED TODAY. HI MOM GOT I
FEEL LIKE I NEED TO MANALI. OF
SOME OF THE CHALLENGES THAT A
LOCAL LEVEL SO. CONDITIONAL TO
CONTACT THE CITY MADERA. FOR
SIXTY SIX. PEOPLE LOCATED AT THE
HEART OF CALIFORNIANS SAN
JOAQUIN VALLEY. WHILE WE'RE
OBVIOUSLY ONE OF THE MOST
FINANCIALLY- CAN DISTRESSED
AREAS AND NOT ONLY IN THE STATE
IN THE COUNTRY. SO A LOT OF THE
ITEMS THAT HAVE BEEN DISCUSSED
TO DATE. DATE THEY DIRECTLY
IMPACT THE CITY MADERA. SOME OF
THE ISSUES THAT I'LL BE TALKING
ABOUT TODAY ARE SPECIFIC TO
MADERA HOWEVER I THINK THAT A
LOT OF OTHER REGIONS WITHIN THE
STATE. CAN DIRECTLY RELATE TO
THEM ESPECIALLY IN THE SALINAS
VALLEY COACHELLA VALLEY IN THE
SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY. I SCRATCHING
FROM KERN COUNTY ALL THE WAY TO
CHICO- SO A COUPLE OF THINGS ONE
OF THE BIGGEST CHALLENGES THAT I
SEE. AS WE'RE GROWING AS A STATE
IS WE HAVE A LOT OF AGING
INFRASTRUCTURE IN OUR
COMMUNITIES- I WISH I COULD SAY
I WOULD ARGUE WE COMMUNITY
WITHOUT BUT AS I SPEAK WITH MY
COLLEAGUES FROM THE STATE. THEY
THEY FEEL THE SAME WAY. SOME OF
THAT INFRASTRUCTURE IS
CONTROLLED AT THE LOCAL LEVEL
HOWEVER SOME OF IT IS NOT. FOR
EXAMPLE- COMPETING SERVES THE
CITY MADERA I UNDERSTAND THAT
THERE'S A UTILITY COMPANIES.
THAT PROVIDE SOME- CAN SERVE
OTHER AREAS- ANOTHER BIG
CHALLENGE IS THAT WE HAVE
INCREASING. OUR EXPENSES BUT OUR
REVENUES HAVE NOT KEPT PACE WITH
INFLATION OR SIMPLY THE COST OF
DOING BUSINESS- ON. DEVELOPMENT
ACTIVITIES I WAS HAS BEEN ROUTED
TO EARLIER CAN. MITIGATE
EXISTING DEFICIENCIES IN HER
PURSE STRUCTURE SO WILD I THINK
A LOT OF NEW CONSTRUCTION WELL
FINANCIALLY TAKE CARE OF ITSELF
BECAUSE- CRTS WILL NOT LOSE
DISTRICTS. THE CHALLENGE THAT A
LOT OF US BASED IS THAT OF MOST
OF THE NEIGHBORHOODS THAT WERE
BUILT PRIOR. TO TWO THOUSAND.
ALL ARE NOT SUBJECT TO MALIBU
RCM. SO ALL OF OUR HOUSE STOCK
OLDER. I CENTER VALLEY AND WE
CANNOT- TAX ARE WE HAD A TO
RAISE BEES- COMPASSIONATE.
RELIGION THAT WE HAVE IS THAT IT
CAN. DEEP AREAS SUCH AS MEDINA
AND CENTRAL VALLEY. TEND TO BE
THE MOST IN. BECAUSE IT'S OFF.
MMHM SO. A COUPLE OF THE- THAT
YOU WANT HIGHLIGHT TERMS OF.
SOME DRINKING. CAN JUST KIND
WERE EXPRESS RIGHT NOW. FOR
EXAMPLE IN AGAIN PGM. LACKS THE
COULD. TO ADD. YOU SO WHY. WE
UNDERSTAND THAT SOME OTHER
COMMUNITY- THERE'S A LACK THE-
WHEN PGK. THEIR HERE IN THE CITY
MADERA WEEK. ADD ADDITIONAL USER
SPECIFIC JUST FOR USERS AGENCIES
NOTIFY US WE HAVE MEANT THE C.
P. U. C. I BASE CAMP CANNOT
ADDITIONAL- CAN YOU. SO RIGHT
NOW THE CITY WE ARE AND IS. WE
FOR THE MOST PART HAVE KNOWN
JUST THE- WITH EXAM OF ONE OR
TWO BILLS THAT ARE- CONSTRUCTED
RIGHT NOW WE CANNOT AT ANY. SO
YOU HAVE ONE OF MOST I CAN TO.
REGIONS IN THE STATE OF. AND WE
CANNOT GROW IN WE CANNOT CREATE
JOBS IN THE CITY AND THAT'S
EXTREMELY FRUSTRATING THERE'S
WATER FRUSTRATION THE COMMUNITY-
SITE SELECTORS HAVE ALL BUT
IGNORED US TO THIS POINT THEY
ARE NO LONGER EVEN CONTACTING
US. ABOUT A YEAR AGO IT WAS
STILL WHEN YOU EXPECT TO HAVE
CAPACITY RIGHT NOW WE ARE
TELLING PEOPLE BY THE END OF
TWENTY TWENTY FIVE OPEN MARKET
TWENTY TWENTY SIX. KEEPING OUR
FINGERS CROSSED. THE OTHER
CHALLENGE THAT WE HAVE WHILE
IT'S NOT NECESSARILY A CITY
ISSUE- THE HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY
SUFFERING- WE'VE RECENTLY LOST
ARE ONLY A FEW HEALTHCARE
HOSPITAL- OR DAHLE. ARKANSAS
ADULT THE CIVIC. IN WELL ARE
HOSPITAL WITH A HUNDRED SIX. WE
FONG BANKRUPTCY- IN PAST WE-
THEY CLOSED ON EVE. AND TOLD
THAT CHIU. THAT'S GOING TO BE
PRESSING I THINK A LOT OF US
COLLECTIVELY THROUGHOUT THE
STATE THAT'S SOME OF THE PRIVATE
INFRASTRUCTURE IN TERMS OF THE
PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE WE
OBVIOUSLY HAVE WATER CHALLENGES-
WE ARE MORE THAN WELCOME HAVE
RECHARGE BASINS BUT THEY'RE
EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE- IN CENTRAL
VALLEY A LOT LIKE THE CITY. TO
LARRY AS WAS MENTIONED EARLIER
WE. RELY 1100% ON OUR POSSIBLE
WATER FROM GRANT. THE JUNGLE
CATEGORY TO CLEAN UP WITH. AS
THOUGH I WATER TABLE. IT
OBVIOUSLY. MORE TO PUMP. AND
TREAT ALL. WHICH IS IN INCREASE
FAR RIGHT. AND WHAT WATER- CAN
YOU SOLD RAW HAD BEEN- OVER THE
COUPLE. PER A CHALLENGE THAT
HAVE THE WE CAN DO TO DO IT AT A
FAST RATE. THAT WILL REQUIRE IT
THE OTHER CHALLENGED WERE HALF.
IS WE ARE BEING TO COULD.
ADDITIONAL GROUP IN TERMS OF UP
GROUND CAN'T- TO THAT WE HAVE
ADEQUATE PRESSURE. TO THE
STATE'S AND ALSO FOR OUR
SUPPRESSION- THOSE SYSTEMS ARE
EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE FOR EXAMPLE
WE ARE CURRENTLY ON. IN THE IN
THE PROCESS OF DESIGNING A
TWENTY MILLION DOLLAR ABOVE
GROUND WATER STORAGE TANKS. AND
THAT'S EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE FOR A
COMMUNITY OF SIXTY SIX THOUSAND
PEOPLE THAT AGAIN. MARCH WE
PUBLISHED. IN TERMS OF WASTE- I
DON'T THINK WE IT IS B. HELLO
CITY IN THIS. A LOT OF ROOM FOR
STRUCTURE THAT BACK TO NINETEEN
OR PRIOR THAT WOULD AGAIN IS
BASS BUT THE HOUSE STOCK NOT
ONLY IN MADERA. BUT I THINK A
STATE IT'S A GREAT OUT OF PACE
THANK YOU BE REPLACE- JUST R.
TWO MONTHS AGO ACTUALLY ON
JANUARY THIRD. OF THE CITY'S
ONLY TRY MAIN WITH- CARRIES
APPROXIMATELY FIVE GAL OF ROSS
PER DAY. COLLAPSE INTO AREAS- WE
WERE EXTREMELY FORTUNATE THAT WE
WERE ABLE TO AVERT A DISASTER.
BUT AGAIN THAT- AND NOW ONE OF
WHICH WATER LINE WAS CONSTRUCTED
IN NINETEEN SEVENTY SEVEN SO
WHILE IT SOUNDS LIKE IT'S A LONG
TIME AGO- AGAIN NINETEEN SEVENTY
SEVEN NOT THAT LONG AGO- AND- IN
TERMS OF WASTE WATER I THINK
THERE'S A LOT OF CITIES LIKE
MADERA THAT WE ARE MORE THAN
WILLING TO CONSTRUCT RECYCLED
WATER WASTEWATER TREATMENT
PLANTS. THE CHALLENGES ARE COST
PROHIBITIVE AND YOU NEED A LOT
OF TECHNICAL. EXPERTISE AND A
CITY LIKE MADERA WE'RE NOT IN A
POSITION TO RETAIN THAT OR TO
RECRUIT. SOMEONE TO ASSIST US
WITH THAT. SOME OF THE DRAINAGE-
AND THIS WAS ALLUDED EARLIER. I
THINK THE PAST COUPLE DAYS OR-
SOME OF US ARE ARE ARE ARE. FOR
THAT WE'RE STILL DROUGHT WE'VE
BEEN IN A IN THE- LONG TIME-
WHILE I EAT DRINK OUR- IT'S BEEN
A VERY GOOD REMOTE THAT. THAT WE
NEED A SUPPORT GROUP- AND
OBVIOUSLY TO TAKE A EIGHT FROM
SEPARATE THE STATE LAW BUT I
THAT THE LOOK LEVEL WE CAN DO
LOT OF BIG TO. WITH THAT BEING
THOUGH IT GOING TO COME DOWN TO
COST- THE ANYTHING THAT I THINK
THREE. OF A- THAT WE HAVE ON
AND- ORIGIN PERSONAL. BY TWO
WATER WILL MY- I THIS IS A
ENORMOUS LOSS IT AGAIN THE CAR
OF BUSINESSES. I'M HERE. WE
EXTREME LUCKY WE ONLY HAVE
BUSINESS MISSING BECAUSE IT HAVE
BEEN TAKEN. MORE BY THE
CHALLENGER IS OUR RESPONSES
EXTREME LABOR- WE'VE DEPLOYED
SITTING- TWENTY SEVEN AROUND THE
CLOCK- AND AGAIN WHILE WE WERE
FORTUNATE WE CAN DO THAT. IT'S
EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE AND AGAIN WE
HAVE NOT BEEN- WE HAVE NOT
EXPERIENCED THE SAME LEVEL OF
BRAIN- AS SOME OF OUR
SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. HAVE
HERE LOCALLY- SOME OF THE ROADS
AS WE OBVIOUSLY CAN THIS WAS- IT
IT WAS A LOOK AT YOUR DURING OF
JUST ROADS OVER. BUT WITH THE
STE WE'RE GOING TO BE- A LOT
MORE RESOURCE THAT WERE- THE ARE
CURRENTLY NO TO US TO REPAIR THE
POTHOLES AND THE DAMAGE. THAT'S
UPGRADING REPLY BRIDGES- PORTION
OF CITY MADERA WE NOT HAD HOW
WITH BEING SAID WELL WE HAVE A
LOT OF DATA. ARE WE LIKE BRIDGE
. ARE WE LACK A LOT OF SIDEWALKS
GUTTERS STREET MY- ON ESPECIALLY
BY PASSED. THEY GET THESE OF ANY
THAT CONSTRUCTOR CA TWENTIES ALL
THE WAY THROUGH THE SEVENTIES
ALL ARTICLES THOSE- AND
RESOURCES SO WHEN WE TALK ABOUT
THE PROPERTY SCHOOL ONE ONE ONE
BE GOOD PARTNERS. IT CHALLENGES
ME YOU'RE GOING TO THE
NEIGHBORHOODS VERY CHALLENGING
YOU HAVE- TREES THAT WE HAVE TWO
PARALLEL LINES- I DO TOO AB ONE
CABLE. SO THAT'S JOHN. THE OTHER
ITEM IS THAT. FOR SIDEWALK
REPAIR IS NONEXISTENT- WHILE
THERE ARE GRANTS. FOR NEW
SIDEWALKS- THERE ARE NONE
THEY'RE THEY'RE BUILT OFFER. TO
PREPARE- AND SO GOING BACK TO
NEW COMMUNITIES OR C. GREENFIELD
DEVELOPMENT VERSUS AND CAL GRANT
BILL DEVELOPMENT TAKE CARE OF
ITSELF AS PART OF THE PROCESS
THE CHALLENGE WE HAVE I THINK
FOR A LOT OF US ARE IN THIS
FALL- IS EXISTING NEIGHBORHOODS
LIKE. AND RT PASSED BY CRIED- WE
RECENTLY APPLIED FOR AND WERE
WHAT HAPPENED MILLION DOLLARS IN
CDBG FUNDING. ARE WE WERE
ENTITLED EIGHTY RECEIVED A FIVE
MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR. SO FOR
ONE YEAR WE TOOK HALF OF THAT
ADDRESS FOR SIDEWALK REPAIR AND
LOOK AT THE ROOTS THE CHALLENGES
WE PROBABLY HAVE TO MULTIPLY
THAT SEVERAL TIMES OVER. HE
TRIED TO SIMPLY REPAIRS SOME OF
THE BUCKLED SIDEWALKS WE HAVE.
IN OUR COMMUNITY. SOME OF THE
OTHER CHALLENGE THAT THAT
SOMEBODY'S UPON THINGS FOR THIS
AND PROBABLY LAW OVERDUE THE
CHALLENGE AND THE ONLY JOHN BUT
I WITH THEM IS THEY DO WE TO
INCREASES IN RATES OPERATE
SENATE BILL THIRTEEN EIGHTY
THREE OVER- THE CHALLENGE WITH
THAT I SEE. EIGHT LEAD TO A DRY
INCREASE IN. ARM ORDERING. SO
COUPLE THINGS WE'RE TALK ABOUT
LONG NEIGHBORHOODS SUCH AS MY-
EVERY TIME WE TRY TO DO SOME. IT
NEEDS TO ONE THING AND I-
INCREASE IN RATES AND AACHEN
DISTURB OVERVIEW- USE ALL
PICTURED. TO EIGHTEEN WE SOLID
WASTE WE HAVE Y. WE WATER
DRAINAGE INTRIGUED BE R. CITY
MADERA THIS PAST SUMMER WE
PREPARE A PROPER TO STUDY. ARM
Z. MADERA WE SEE TWENTY MILLION
DOLLARS IN FIND WE ALLOCATED ONE
HUNDRED PER AND THAT USED TO AND
WASTE OUR AND WATER- SO WE ARE-
SO AGAIN A HUNDRED OF THE WENT
TO. HOLDEN FIRST. NOT TO ADDRESS
YOU GROWTH AREAS BUT YOU'RE
GOING TO BE OVER OF THE CAN THAT
AGAIN HAVE. STRUCTURE EVEN WITH
RATES STILL INCREASING WE HAD
NOT THAT WHICH WOULD INCREASE-
CLOSED NINE OF I RECALL- WE WILL
MITIGATED A LOT OF THE- BUT
AGAIN- SB THIRTEEN A THREE WHAT
HAS THE LARGEST. OF AND NOW
BECAUSE FOR THE- SO A LOT'S BEEN
TALK ABOUT GRAINS. I THOSE ARE
AXLE. THE CHANNEL BURKE LIKE OUR
THE TIME TO- ANY OTHER
CHALLENGES THAT SOME GREAT TO
REFER PRE. AND A THAT THAT'S
SOMETHING THAT'S TO FOR CAN BE
SUCH AS- I THEREFORE UP AT TIMES
NOT ALWAYS BUT SOMETIMES SIMPLY
NOT ELIGIBLE. OF PRE PLANNING
AND WE WANT TO DO IT IS DON'T
HAVE BE SO. I SWEAR YEAR WE CAN
ONLY APPLY A COUPLE GRANTS TO
AGAIN ARE TRYING TO. BOB ONE
THING THAT I WOULD. IS THAT AT
THE STATE FORWARD. I SOME RIGHT
ARE VERY AT DOING OTHER NOT SO.
IS AT THE B. CLEARER FRONT OF
YOUR PREFERRED GRANTS WERE.
GRANTS ODYSSEY MADERA WE MISS
APPLY FOR A- OPERABLE- OF FIVE
MILLION DOLLARS ONLY THIRTY FIVE
MILLION WAS AWARDED TO THE
STATE. THIRTY MILLION ONE TO
LONG BEACH FOR CAPITAL WELL- IT
WAS WRITTEN PROJECT THE
REMAINING FIVE OR SO MILLION OFF
REPLY GRANT- BUT THE BIG
CHALLENGES IS I THINK WILL
COMMUTER SUCH AS- SIMPLY DON'T
HAVE THE TECH. EXPERTISE TO
COMPETITIVE IN TERMS THESE GRAN
AT OFF GO TO SOME OF THE MORE
CANDID COMMITTEE ARE SOME OF THE
COSTA- A COUPLE THINGS ADAM AND
BUT I DID JUST WANT. PARKS
MUSTARD GUESS IF YOU COULD DO A
QUICK THAT BE GREAT. ABSOLUTELY
WE ARE STATE HIGHWAYS WILL
CAPACITY MAINTENANCE RAYOVAC
GREAT SEPARATION ARE THAT THE
BUYER COMMUNITIES IN PARTICULAR
OLDER UNDER REPRESENTED
COMMUNITIES HOUSING AND SCHOOLS.
POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS ARE
PREVENTABLE LONGER MATCHING
FUNDS. ARE HAVING THE STATE ARE
PROVIDE DIRECT TECHNICAL
EXPERTISE UNDERSERVED
COMMUNITIES- AND THEN YOUR
FRIENDS COULD POTENTIALLY BE
FORMULA BASED. ARM AND THE
FORMULA BASIS CAN COME UP USING
HER FORMULAS OR ANY OTHER TYPE
OF FOUR MILLION SO WITH BACK
THANK YOU VERY. SINCE YOU'RE
LOCATED IN MY DISTRICT I HAVE A
COMPLETE LIST. OF EVERYTHING
THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT WE'VE
TALKED ABOUT THIS IN THE IN THE
PAST SO IT'S NOT NEW NEW TO ME
AND I APPRECIATE YOUR TESTIMONY
HERE TODAY- OUR NEXT- WITNESS.
OR A PRESENTER IS CAROL KIM THE
BUSINESS MANAGER FOR THE SAN
DIEGO COUNTY BUILDING AND
CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL
WELCOME. THANK YOU SO MUCH AS
THANK YOU SENATORS AND I
APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
SPEAK ON BEHALF OF OUR LABOR
UNIONS AND THE FOLKS WHO
ACTUALLY BUILDING THIS
INFRASTRUCTURE IN A LOT OF
PLACES ACROSS THE STATE. AND AS
THE LEADER OF A LOCAL BUILDING
TRADES COUNCIL MY FOCUS AND
CONCERNS ARE LARGELY AROUND JOB
QUALITY IN THE LABOR STANDARDS
THAT ALLOW WORKERS. WHO ARE ON
THESE INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS TO
HAVE GOOD QUALITY JOBS WHICH OF
COURSE SUPPORT A MORE RESILIENT
ECONOMY OVERALL. AND BUT I THINK
WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THIS
PARTICULAR TOPIC ON AN ISSUE
THESE ISSUES WE SHOULD ALL BE
CLEAR THAT THE ENTIRE ECONOMY
INCLUDING PUBLIC SAFETY PUBLIC
HEALTH. RESILIENCE TO EXTREME
WEATHER AND OTHER CLIMATE CHANGE
ALL OF THIS RELIES ON FUNCTIONAL
INFRASTRUCTURE SO IT'S A
COMPOUNDING INVESTMENT THAT GOES
BEYOND JOBS AND THAT'S AN
OPPORTUNITY TO ALSO CHOOSE. A
MORE RESILIENT ECONOMY IN THE
MEANTIME. I THINK THAT ALL OF
THE PEOPLE HAVE SPOKEN TODAY
HAVE KIND OF HIT A LOT OF THE-
THE THINGS I'M GOING TO MENTION
BUT I'M GONNA JUST SEVEN TO BE
CONCISE. AND ESSENTIALLY WE NEED
TO MOVE FORWARD WITH URGENCY TO
ADDRESS PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE-
WE WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THINGS
LIKE WATER PROJECTS INCLUDING
STORMWATER COLLECTION. THESE
HAVE BEEN THESE ARE TAKING YEARS
TO MOVE FORWARD AND- IT'S A IT'S
A REAL PROBLEM AND WE'RE SEEING
IT RIGHT NOW IN A LOT OF PLACES
IT'S- POURING RAIN HERE IN SAN
DIEGO AND DEFINITELY HAS A LOT
OF FLOODING AND ALL KINDS OF
OTHER OTHER CONCERNS. THE
COMBINATION OF FEELING
INFRASTRUCTURE MORE EXTREME
WEATHER AND UNDER FUNDING MEANS
TOO MANY LOCALITIES ARE CHASING
THEIR TAILS JUST TO KEEP UP WITH
PATCHES. TO KEEP THE
INFRASTRUCTURE BARELY USABLE.
WHEN SERIOUS INVESTMENT IN
UPGRADES TO MAKE THAT CRUMBLING
INFRASTRUCTURE WORK RIGHT AND
HOLD UP TO STORMS IN THE FIRST
PLACE WOULD BE SAFER AND MORE
COST EFFECTIVE. IT'S SIMILAR TO
THE INCREDIBLE EXPENSE OF BEING
POOR THAT MANY OF US HAVE HEARD
ABOUT YOU CAN'T EVER SCRAPE
ENOUGH TOGETHER TO FOR QUALITY
FURNACE NECESSARY BASICS. SO YOU
ULTIMATELY END UP SPENDING MORE
ON FOR THE MADE LOW QUALITY
STUFF GAPS. AND I THINK OUR
LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES ARE
REALLY STRUGGLING WITH THAT AND
A LOT OF THAT HAS TO DO WITH
THINGS THAT THEY OF ALL MENTION
WHICH- IS A- THE PLAN. AND I
THINK WE ALSO NEED TO NOTE THAT
WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE NEED FOR
ALL OF FOR THE GREATER HOUSING
DEVELOPMENT WHICH IS TAKING UP A
LOT OF DISCUSSION ON THESE
PANELS THIS PANEL ON THE ONES
BEFORE ME. THE LACK OF MODERN
ROBUST INFRASTRUCTURE MEANS THAT
LOCALLY OUR GOVERNMENTS ARE ALSO
COPING. WITH HIGH AMOUNTS OF
RESIDENT AND CONSTITUENCY PUSH
BACK AGAINST DENSIFICATION. AND
THE DEVELOPMENT OF. NEEDED
HOUSING THE ADVOCACY OF NIMBY
ACTIVISTS IS REAL AND CREATES
BARRIERS A POLITICAL WILL TO
DRIVE CHANGES IN TERMS THAT WE
NEED. AND THAT'S LARGELY. DUE TO
THE FACT THAT THEY ALWAYS BLAME
INFRASTRUCTURE WE DON'T HAVE THE
INFRASTRUCTURE TO SUPPORT MORE
PEOPLE IN THIS COMMUNITY AND-
YOU KNOW THEY'RE NOT COMPLETELY
WRONG WE KNOW THAT THE
INFRASTRUCTURE IS COMING AT SOME
POINT. BUT TO BE ABLE TO DEVELOP
AN AD HUNDREDS SOMETIMES
THOUSANDS AND THEN TENS OF
THOUSANDS OF BOOKS INTO A NEW.
NEIGHBORHOOD CANNOT. OFTEN
REALLY FEEL LIKE WE'RE PUTTING
THE CART BEFORE THE HORSE AND
THE LOCAL RESIDENTS DEFINITELY
FEEL THAT AND BELIEVE IT. AND IF
THEY PUT THE PRESSURE ON LOCAL
ELECTED OFFICIALS. AND
POLICYMAKERS TO NOT MAKE THE
CHOICES THEY NEED. TO GET THAT
HOUSING BILLS AND BILLS WELL.
I'M SO IT WOULD BE MUCH BETTER
TO BE ABLE TO SECURE FUNDING AND
PROACTIVELY STRUCTURE
PRIORITIES. VIA STATE AND LOCAL
GOVERNMENT THEN WAIT FOR ALL OF
THESE THINGS TO HAPPEN- AND SLOW
THINGS DOWN EVEN FURTHER. AND I
WANT TO JUST NOTE TOO THAT ONE
OF THE THINGS THAT WE OFTEN SEE
HERE LOCALLY AND I KNOW AND
OTHER PLACES. ONE OF THE
BARRIERS IS THE FACT THAT THE
LACK OF PLANNING AND A LACK OF
ABILITY TO ACTUALLY APPLY FOR
THESE GRANTS AND GET THESE
THINGS THESE PROJECTS MOVING
AND- AND CONSTRUCTED. MEANS THAT
WE END UP- SOMETIMES WITH
LAWSUITS THAT FORCED GOVERNMENTS
TO DO THAT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO
ACTUALLY ENGAGE IN THE WORK. AND
IN THAT PROCESS AND- WE ALSO SEE
THAT WORK HAPPENING ENDED
BASICALLY. THE COURTS DECIDING
HOW THESE IN PERFECT- PROJECTS
GOING TO BUILT OR WHEN WHERE
IT'S- IN REALLY SO. WAYS WAY
THAT DON'T MAKE SENSE FOR THE
LOCAL. LANDSCAPE ETCETERA AND
THE TIMING THAT'S NECESSARY. SO
WE SHOULDN'T BE PRIORITIZING THE
TYPES OF BOT PROJECTS OR EVEN
OVERALL BUDGETING NEEDS BASED ON
WHAT LAWSUITS COME FIRST RIGHT.
AND IF LAWSUITS GO THROUGH
BEFORE THE FUNDING DOES WE COULD
SEE CATASTROPHIC BUDGET IMPACTS
AT THE MUNICIPAL LEVEL ALL OVER
THE PLACE. BECAUSE THOSE DOLLARS
WILL BE REQUIRED TO BE PULLED
OUT OF GENERAL FUNDS ETCETERA.
AND THE OTHER LAST THING I WOULD
NOTE IS AND THERE SEEMS TO BE A
REASONABLE AMOUNT OF FUNDING
THAT'S AVAILABLE THAT GETS LEFT
ON THE TABLE BECAUSE AGAIN. THE
LACK OF CAPACITY AROUND PLANNING
. A REALLY. AT THE LOCAL AGENCY
LEVEL IS A IS A REAL PROBLEM AND
A REAL BARRIER- FOR INSTANCE.
THERE'S A LOT OF AVAILABLE
FUNDING FOR INDOOR AIR QUALITY
IN SCHOOLS RIGHT NOW- WHILE OUR
UNIONS ARE WORKING WITH OTHER
LABOR GROUPS TO DRIVE
APPLICATIONS FOR THAT FUNDING.
AND AGAIN GET THOSE PROJECTS
MOVING THE IT'S THE PLANNING
THAT'S REQUIRED TO GET THOSE
DOLLARS CONVERT INTO ACTUAL
INFRASTRUCTURE THAT HAPPENS
WITHIN THE AGENCIES THEMSELVES
THAT REALLY- ARE NOT BEING AT.
OUR THE BARRIER AT THE FACT THAT
WE CAN'T DO THAT WORK. AND THEN
ALSO FROM A PURELY JOBS LIKE
JOBS AND- MANAGEMENT. INTERRUPT
YOU RIGHT COULD YOU COULD YOU
THE X. HOW HOW WORKS THIS IS
NEW. NEW INFORMATION AND I'D
LIKE TO MAKE SURE WE UNDERSTAND
- THE- YEAH I'M NOT SURE I COULD
I COULD EXPLOIT I COULDN'T
REPEAT WHAT YOU WERE SAYING BUT
IT HAD TO DO WITH INDOOR AIR
QUALITY FOR SCHOOLS. AND THE
LACK OF SOMETHING THAT LEADS TO
THAT IS IT THE LACK OF PLANNING.
THE LACK OF AGENCY CAPACITY TO
DO THE PLANNING WHICH INCLUDES
THE GRANT WRITING TO KNOW THAT
THE GRANTS EXISTS TO DO THE
GRANT WRITING TO ACTUALLY BE
ABLE TO STRUCTURE THE PROJECTS
FOR THE GRANTS THAT ALLOW THEM
TO. SUCCESSFULLY WITH THE
FUNDING THAT KIND OF THING THAT
AT THE SCHOOLS IS WHAT YOU'RE-
WHAT A LOOK AGENCY LOOK. AT SO
THERE'S THAT THAT OF CAN- AND
THEN KNOW JUST FROM GOING BACK
TO I WAS LAST MY LAST IS THAT
FROM LIKE. FROM A JOBS AND
MANPOWER AND I'M GONNA SAY MAN
WOMAN IN PERSON POWER BECAUSE
WE'RE TRYING TO BE VERY
INCLUSIVE AND BRING MORE FOLKS
AND- WE NEED WE NEED WHEN WE
KNOW AHEAD OF TIME THAT THESE
PROJECTS ARE FUNDED AND ARE
KEYED INTO THE- AND- WHEN WE ARE
KEYED INTO THE PLANNING PROCESS
AND PHASING FOR THIS WORK. IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS AND OUR LOCAL
GOVERNMENT AGENCIES WE CAN ALSO
PROJECT FOR THE TRAINING AND
APPRENTICESHIP CAPACITY NEEDS
THAT NEED TO HAPPEN TO MAKE SURE
THAT THEY'RE NOT SKILLED AND
TRAINED WORKERS READY TO
ACTUALLY CONSTRUCT THESE
PROJECTS LOCALLY. AND OF COURSE
TO BE ABLE TO BRING MORE PEOPLE
FROM UNDERREPRESENTED IMPACTED
COMMUNITIES INTO THESE REALLY
GOOD CAREER OPPORTUNITIES SO
THERE'S- THERE'S A LOT OF. THE
GOOD NEWS IS THERE'S A LOT OF
OPPORTUNITY HERE THE BAD NEWS IS
THAT A LOT OF CHALLENGES THAT
ARE REALLY ABOUT AND MORE
CAPACITY BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE
OF GOVERNMENT THAT ALLOWS THAT
WILL ALLOW US TO ACTUALLY
SUCCESSFULLY. KNOW ABOUT THESE
FUNDS APPLY FOR THE FUNDS A MOVE
THE PROJECTS QUICKLY AND TAMP
DOWN RESIDENT AND COMMUNITY
CONCERNS REGARDING. YOU KNOW
DISRUPTIONS AND AN ON SOME THE
OTHER CHALLENGES THAT EXIST. AND
ALLOW US TO BUILD THE HOUSING IN
THE INFRASTRUCTURE NECESSARY TO
KEEP ALL OF OUR- OUR
NEIGHBORHOODS AND- CITIES AND
ERIC REGION'S. SUCCESSFUL AND
HEALTHY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
YOUR TEST. TODAY A VERY-
INSIGHTFUL AND I APPRECIATE. THE
COMMENT THAT YOU MADE IN REGARDS
TO. THE LACK OF THE MODERN
INFRASTRUCTURE. LEADING TO THE
RISE OF THE NIMBY MOVEMENT AND
THEN- PUTTING US BEHIND THE
EIGHT BALL RIGHT BECAUSE WE'RE
TELLING THEM. LOCAL GOVERNMENT
DO IT AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
SAYING YEAH BUT YOU'RE NOT
STANDING UP IN FRONT OF. PEOPLE
THAT PEOPLE AT A COUNCIL MEETING
SO- THANK YOU FOR THAT- THAT
INSIGHT. SO MANY SEE IF WE HAVE-
ANY QUESTIONS OF THE PANEL. FROM
THE COMMITTEE. ANY QUESTIONS. I
HAD A I HAD A COUPLE OF
QUESTIONS I MEAN I THINK THE- A
WHEN I WHEN I HEARD YOU YOU SAY-
MISS KIM IS THAT- IN REGARDS TO
FOR EXAMPLE THE INDOOR AIR
QUALITY FOR SCHOOLS- IF THAT
GRANT HAD INCLUDED TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE TO HELP. SCHOOLS FILL
OUT AN APPLICATION THAT THAT
WOULD HAVE BEEN HELPFUL SO THAT
YOU DON'T END UP WEEK BECAUSE WE
SEE THIS WITH. RURAL
COMMUNITIES- THAT HAVE- LIMITED
. REAP RESOURCES IN THEIR
BUDGETS AND I HAVE ONE COMMUNITY
WHEN CITY IN MY DISTRICT. THAT
THEIR BUDGET IS SEVEN HUNDRED
AND FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS AND
FOUR HUNDRED OF IT GOES TO FOR A
CONTRACT WITH THE SHERIFF TO
PATROL EVERY ONCE IN AWHILE.
THEY DON'T HAVE ENGINEERS ON
STAFF IT'S A MATTER OF FACT THEY
HAD VERY LIMITED- STAFFING. TO
BE ABLE TO. FIND THE GRANTS DO
IT A GRANT APPLICATION AND THEN
MONITOR IT WHICH MEANS THE
ANSWER ANY PHONE CALLS AND BE
AVAILABLE AND SO- HAVING THAT
TECHNICAL M. EXPERTISE. A. AS
PART OF THE GRANT PROPOSAL IS
REALLY REALLY IMPORTANT ONE OF
THE REASONS I'VE BEEN ASKING FOR
MAPS OF HOW GRANTS AND OF GOING
OUT TO SO THAT WE CAN GET A
BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT
COMMUNITIES ARE ACTUALLY GETTING
THE GRANT FUNDS. AND MY
OBSERVATION AND MANY OF THESE-
GRANTS IS THAT IS THAT THEY'RE
THEY'RE BETTER RESOURCE
COMMUNITY SAID GET THE GRANTS
AND THAT THE LESSER RESOURCE
COMMUNITIES DON'T GET THE GRANTS
AND SO- I APPRECIATE THAT
COMMENT ABOUT THE- ABOUT THE-
INDOOR AIR QUALITY- YES IT'S A
GOOD EXAMPLE. IT'S A GOOD
EXAMPLE OF THE KIND OF THING
THAT WE SEE EVERYWHERE AND WE DO
NEED MORE. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
AND WE ALSO BEYOND THAT- THE
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FROM THE
OUTSIDE IS HELPFUL BUT AS YOU
NOTED YOU KNOW EVEN HAVING
SUPPORTS SOMEBODY EARLIER-
MENTIONED CATALYST GRANTS AND
PLANNING GRANTS AND THOSE KINDS
OF PLANS GRANTS THAT WILL
ACTUALLY. PROVIDE RESOURCES FOR
INTERNAL STAFF THAT CAN ACTUALLY
DO THIS WORK ON BEHALF OF THOSE
AGENCIES WILL BE REALLY HELPFUL
BECAUSE- THEY'RE NOT IT'S NOT
JUST THE INDOOR AIR QUALITY. OF
FUNDING THAT'S OUT THERE WE'RE
TALKING ABOUT ALL KINDS OF
INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDING THAT
COULD BE- APPLIED FOR AND BOUGHT
IN AND DEPLOYED SUCCESSFULLY FOR
COMMUNITIES. THAT JUST LOOK WITH
ESPECIALLY IN SMALL AREAS AS
SMALL CITIES AS YOU'VE NOTED AS
WELL AS SMALL OTHER OTHER
SMALLER PUBLIC AGENCIES. SUCH AS
WATER DISTRICTS SUCH AS- AS
SCHOOL DISTRICTS SUCH AS THOSE
TYPES OF AREAS- AND COMMUTE AND-
PUBLIC GOVERNMENT. ENTITIES THEY
JUST LACK OF THAT THOSE
RESOURCES. ABSOLUTELY CENTER
BREAKS PAYER. YES THANK YOU I
THANK YOU TO THIS PANEL OF FOR
SPEAKING TODAY A LOT OF REALLY
INTERESTING THINGS AND- IT'S
GREAT MISTER CRANDALL THE WITH
THE CONNECTIONS YOU ARE MAKING
BETWEEN THE LEADERSHIP
EXPERIENCES YOU'VE HAD IN THE
PAST. WITH YOUR TRAVEL
EXPERIENCE AND NOW AS A COUNTY
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS I'M SURE
THOSE INSIGHTS HAPPEN ALL THE
TIME AND IT'LL BE GREAT TO SEE
WHAT YOU'RE ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH
GIVEN THOSE THOSE ROLES- I
WANTED TO JUST- ALSO RECOGNIZE
MISS KIM- SHE'S A BRIGHT LIGHT
IN OUR COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO AND
IT'S GREAT TO HAVE HER HERE. AT
THIS PANEL THANK YOU FOR COMING
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT SHE SAID
THAT I THINK WAS IS REALLY
IMPACTFUL- IS THE REALITY THAT.
IF WE FORCE LAWSUITS TO DRIVE
WHAT WE SPEND GENERAL FUND MONEY
ON THAT IT REALLY UP AND ALL OF
THE PLANNING PROCESS AND ALL OF
THE PRIORITIZING AND- AND IT
BASICALLY ALLOWS. ONE PARTICULAR
CRISIS TO DRIVE ALL ALL SORTS OF
OTHER DECISIONS ABOUT THE WAY
THAT CITIES AND COUNTIES SPEND
MONEY- AND SO AND THIS YOU SEE
THIS IN THE HOMELESSNESS AREA
PARTICULARLY I THINK. SO TRYING
TO SET UP OUR STATE SYSTEMS SO
THAT OUR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS ARE
BETTER ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH THE
GOALS BUILD HOUSING BUILD
INFRASTRUCTURE- THAT THEY WANT
TO DO- AND STREAMLINE THAT
PROCESS IS JUST SO IMPORTANT AND
I THINK WE MIGHT BE SEEING MORE
AND MORE OF THAT LITIGATION- IF
WE DON'T. REALLY TRY TO GET IN
FRONT OF THAT SO I APPRECIATE
YOU BRINGING THAT UP. MISS KIM.
WHY WHEN IT I WANT TO AGREE WITH
YOU- WHERE WE'VE SEEN IT. UP
PLAY OUT IN IN MANY. MANY
REGIONS OF THE STATE IS IN
SICKLE INDICATION WHERE-
COMMUNITY SPEND YEARS GOING
THROUGH A SECRET ANALYSIS AND
THEN- IT. IS A SEQUEL LAWSUIT IS
FILED IT UP AND ALL OF THE
PLANNING THAT WENT ON FOR YEARS.
AND FORCES- FORCES. LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS SPEND MONEY. AND
IT'S IN MINT MANY TIMES IT'S NOT
REALLY. NECESSARY SO- CENTER
DRIES UP THANK YOU THANK YOU
MADAM CHAIR. JUST A QUESTION FOR
MISS KIM- YOU MENTIONED WITH
REGARDS TO THE WORK FORCE AND
HAVING SUFFICIENT WORK FORCE.
READY AND AVAILABLE. OF A TO
CARRY ON THE WORK OF THE OF THE
INFO BUILDING THE
INFRASTRUCTURE- AND I'VE HEARD.
FROM FOLKS IN THAT THERE IS A
QUOTE UNQUOTE SHORTAGE OF
SKILLED AND TRAINED- OF ALL
CONSTRUCTION WORKERS IN CERTAIN
PARTS OF THE STATE WHICH OF
COURSE THEN BECOMES THE REASON
WHY- CERTAIN LABOR STANDARDS
WOULD. NOT BE INCLUDED IN THOSE
INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS SO THE
HOW HOW WOULD YOU ADDRESS THAT
HOW WOULD YOU RESPOND TO THAT
AND ALSO- HOW DO WE DO. THE
PLANNING FOR THE WORK FORCE
THAT'S GOING TO BE NEEDED FOR
ALL OF FOR ALL OF THESE WHAT
WHAT IS WORK TOP WHAT CAN WE DO.
TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THE
WORKFORCE AND WE PLAN FOR THE
WORK FORCE HOW HOW DO WE DO THAT
EUROPEAN THANK YOU. THANK YOU
FOR THE QUESTION THE SENATOR- SO
I WOULD NOTE THAT. THE YOU KNOW
THERE ARE ACTUALLY. I DON'T
THINK THERE'S A SHORTAGE OF
SKILLED AND TRAINED WORKERS AS
IT IS I BELIEVE THAT THEY EXIST
THERE'S JUST A SHORTAGE OF
SKILLED AND TRAINED WORKERS WHO
ARE WILLING TO WORK FOR. AND LOW
PAYING JOBS NON PREVAILING WAGE
JOBS JOB SETTINGS DON'T INCLUDE
HEALTHCARE ETCETERA- SO WHEN
CONTRACTORS AND DEVELOPERS OFTEN
SAY AND CLAIMS AND MAKE THE
CLAIMS THAT THEY'RE JUST WORKER
SHORTAGES EVERYWHERE AND YOU
KNOW THAT'S WHY WE NEED TO WATER
DOWN THE STANDARDS. IT'S
ACTUALLY NOT THAT IT'S THAT
THERE'S WORKER SHORTAGES WITH A
FOR PEOPLE WILLING TO WORK FOR
THOSE FOR WHAT THEY'RE WILLING
TO PAY AND SO THAT'S SOMETHING
THAT WE'RE SEEING IN ALL
INDUSTRIES EVERYWHERE INCLUDING
YOU KNOW. RESTAURANTS AND A
HOSPITALITY IT'S ADDRESS SAID
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT YOU KNOW
IT'S A RESURGENCE OF WORKERS I
THINK UNDERSTANDING WHAT THEY'RE
THE VALUE OF THEIR LABOR
ETCETERA BUT AS TO AND ENSURING
THAT MORE PEOPLE HAVE
OPPORTUNITY TO TRAINING AND
MEANING FULL TRAINING THAT'LL
ACTUALLY BE TO PORTABLE
CREDENTIALS THAT ALLOW THEM TO
WORK AS JOURNEYMEN. ACROSS THE
COUNTRY AND LOCALLY ETCETERA I
THINK YOU KNOW THAT THE FACT
THAT WE IF WE ARE ABLE TO AGAIN.
PROJECT WHAT KINDS OF WORK WHAT
KINDS OF PROJECTS HOW MANY JOBS
ETCETERA- WHAT SCOPES THEY ARE
WHAT TRADES WERE GONNA NEED IT
THE WE CAN ACTUALLY. REALLY WORK
CLOSELY AND HAND IN GLOVE WITH
OUR LOCAL COMMUNITIES ARE LOCAL
GOVERNMENT AGENCIES ARE STATE
AGENCIES AND EACH OTHER. TO BE
ABLE TO BRING IN FOLKS INTO OUR
PARTNERSHIP PROGRAMS AND GET
THEM TRAINED UP. AND THE BIG
THING THAT I THINK THAT WE NEED
TO ALWAYS REMEMBER IS THAT
APPRENTICESHIP STARTS FOR THE
JOB. AND IT ENDS WITH THE JOB.
IF YOU DON'T HAVE A JOB TO
DISPATCHING OPPONENTS TO AND YOU
HAVE TO BE PREVAILING WAGE JOBS
THEN. YOU DON'T ACTUALLY- YOU
CAN'T ACTUALLY HAVE AN
APPRENTICESHIP SO IT'S NOT JUST.
COURSEWORK AS AS YOU ALL KNOW
THE SO THE FACT IS THAT- WE WANT
TO BRING IN PEOPLE IF WE CAN'T
GUARANTEE THAT WE CAN- EDUCATE
THEM TRAIN THEM AND JOURNEY THEM
OUT OF THEIR APPRENTICESHIP
PROGRAMS. IN A TIMELY. MANNER
BECAUSE WE ARE INTO OF COURSE WE
WILL THE INTERESTS OF WORKERS
DIRECTLY- WE DON'T XRP. FOR DO
NOT A- JUST TO QUALIFY US FOR
PREVAILING WAGE PUBLIC WORKS
JOBS- AND CONTRACTS WE ACTUALLY.
HAVE THOSE FOR THE REASON OF
MAKING SURE THAT THERE ARE WE'RE
JUST WE'RE TRAINING THE NEXT
GENERATION OF SKILLED
CONSTRUCTION WORKERS. AND WE
WANTED MAKING SURE THAT THOSE
PEOPLE HAVE. OPPORTUNITIES
DURING ALL THE WAY THROUGH THEIR
APPRENTICESHIP AND ABLE TO
COMPLETE THEIR APPRENTICESHIP
PROGRAMS IN A TIMELY MANNER. SO
THAT IF YOU START FOR A
MECHANICAL TRADE APPRENTICESHIP
THAT SAYS YOU'RE GOING TO BE
FINISHED IN FIVE YEARS WILL
FINISH IN FIVE YEARS IF YOU
START WITH AN IRON WORKERS ARE
PUNISHABLE SAYS YOU'RE FINISHED
IN FOUR YEARS WILL BE FINISHED
IN FOUR YEARS- REFERS IN THREE
AND A HALF OKAY THREE AND A HALF
YEARS. LABOUR'S INTO DEFINITELY
TWO YEARS BUT THE WHOLE POINT
BEING THAT. WE DON'T WANT YOU TO
COME INTO AN APPRENTICESHIP
PROGRAM AND- STAY LIKE A FOURTH
PERIOD PENANCE FOR SEVEN YEARS
AND NEVER ACTUALLY MOVED THROUGH
IT BECAUSE THERE'S NOT ENOUGH
PREVAILING WAGE ON THE JOB
TRAINING HOURS TO BE ABLE TO GET
YOU. ON THROUGH THE PROGRAMMING
SO. AND GRADUATE OUT SO. ALL
THIS TO SAY- IT'S- YOU KNOW. IN
TERMS OF SUPPORT ONE WE NEED TO
KNOW WHAT JOBS ARE AVAILABLE AND
WHETHER OR NOT. PLA'S ARE IS. A
TREMENDOUS TOOL FOR THAT BECAUSE
IF WE HAVE PROGRAMMATIC PLA'S IN
PLACE. WITH OUR- OUR VARIOUS-
PUBLIC AGENCIES THAN WE CAN
ACTUALLY TRAIN A PLAN FOR. THE
NUMBER OF PROJECTS THAT ARE
COMING DOWN THE PIPE AND KNOW
HOW MANY WORKERS. WILL NEED TO
BE WHAT OPPORTUNITIES WE HAVE TO
BRING A NEW WORKERS FROM AN
IMPACTED COMMUNITIES. AND THE
OTHER COMPONENTS TO IS THAT- WE
CAN ALL THAT THE FUNDING THAT'S
COMING THROUGH THE STATE
CURRENTLY A FOR PROGRAMS LIKE H.
R. C. C. GRANTS FOR INSTANCE THE
HIGH ROAD CONSTRUCTION CAREER
GRANTS. THOSE ARE AN INCREDIBLY
VALUABLE HERE IN SAN DIEGO- WE
HAVE HAD A LOT OF SUCCESS WITH
OUR H. R. C. C. FUNDED. MCTV
GRANTS AND THOSE ARE THE MULTI
CRAFT CORE CURRICULUM GRANTS
WHICH ALLOW US TO- AGAIN IT'S
THEIR FRIENDSHIP READINESS
GRANTS AND THEY ALLOW US TO
BRING IN FOLKS- GIVE THEM
EXPERIENCE AND EXPOSURE TO THE
CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY ALLOW.
RIGHT YOU CAN USE THEM TO ALL
THE TRADE AND THOSE THINGS ARE
CONTINUE. AND THE FUNDING AND
RESOURCES FOR THOSE TYPES OF
PROGRAMS ARE ALSO A HUGE ASSET
AND- REALLY HELP US. ADDRESS
THOSE NEEDS. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. UP FOR THOSE FOR THOSE
COMMENTS- I EAT I JUST WANT TO
SAY- TO SUPERVISOR- CRANDALL
YOU- YOU TALKED ABOUT RURAL SET
ASIDES- I'M- A BIG FAN OF RURAL
SET ASIDES- IF YOU SEE A GRANT
PROGRAM. WHERE YOU FEEL LIKE
THERE THAT. THE THIS THERE THERE
NEEDS TO BE SET ASIDE
PARTICULARLY IN THAT GRANT BUT
PRO. AT PROCLAIM. IT I WOULD
APPRECIATE IT IF YOU WOULD
CONTACT THE COMMITTEE AND I SAY
THAT BECAUSE- WE HAVE
ESTABLISHED WELL WE HAVE THE-
BUT MANY MANY GRANT PROGRAMS.
AND- ALTHOUGH WE HAVE OUR
FAVORITES AMONG OUR SET AMONG.
OURSELVES IN TERMS OF WHICH ONES
ARE LOCAL COMMUNITIES HAVE BEEN
ASKING FOR- IF YOU'VE GOT A NEED
AND- DO YOU SEE THAT RURAL
COMMUNITIES ARE GETTING THERE
FOR SURE IF YOU WOULD LET US
KNOW THAT WOULD BE REALLY
TERRIFICALLY. IMPORTANT BECAUSE
THEN WE CAN WE AS PART OF OUR
BUDGET EXERCISE WE CAN MAKE SURE
THAT THERE IS A RURAL CARVE OUT-
AND- AND HELP HELP FROM THE
LOCAL LEVEL TO BE WOULD BE
REALLY GREAT IF YOU'RE WILLING
TO DO THAT I AM OUT OF HERE. I'D
BE TERRIFIC SO THAT WOULD BE
GREAT AND THEN- FOR MISSILE IS
ON THE- I WAS- I FOUND IT
INTERESTING THAT- I WOULD SAY
THAT THE SACRAMENTO SACRAMENTO
REGIONAL AREA IS- IN TERMS OF
THE CENTRAL VALLEY. IS ONE OF
THE BETTER RESOURCE TO NPOS AND-
AND THAT THE EVIDENCE SOME
REALLY FANTASTIC WORK OVER THAT
THE PAST NUMBER OF YEARS. BUT I
WAS INTRIGUED BY YOUR- STATEMENT
THAT THE STATE THAT- THAT EATING
YOU FIND IT REALLY. HARD TO GET
THE- THE FIRST DOLLARS AS
OPPOSED TO THE LAST DOLLARS IN
SO HAVE ANY OF THE NEW STATE
PROGRAMS. BEEN BENEFICIAL FOR
THAT BECAUSE THAT'S ONE OF THE
COMMENTS THAT I'VE HEARD FROM
THE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS IN MY
REGION. REAP TWO POINT OH IS THE
FIRST PROGRAM FOR THE
INFRASTRUCTURE WE'RE TALKING
ABOUT RIGHT LIKE THE WATER THE
SEWER ETCETERA- THAT'S THE FIRST
PROGRAM THAT HAS PROVIDED THE
FLEXIBILITY TO BE FIRST MONEY
IN. AND OUT SO THAT'S WE'RE
TRYING TO DEMONSTRATE THE VALUE
OF THAT WITH IT- WE HAVE HAD
ONGOING CONVERSATIONS WITH EACH
CD HOPING THAT OTHER PROGRAMS
THEY HAVE FOR INFILL. CAN MOVE
TOWARDS- FIRST DOLLAR IN OKAY
THAT'S THAT'S HELPFUL BECAUSE MY
EXPERIENCE WITH THE I. I. G. IS
THAT IT MOSTLY GOES TO THE BIG
CITIES. AND AND SO WE'VE BEEN
TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO
CRAFT SOLUTIONS IT'LL THAT'LL
PROVIDE THE CATALYST- FOR.
GETTING THE INFRASTRUCTURE IN
THAT WE NEED TO ACTUALLY BUILD.
THE HOUSING THAT WE NEED AND SO.
IF THAT ENDS UP WORKING WELL LET
US KNOW SO THAT WE CAN IT'S OF
OBVIOUSLY A FUND THAT. YOU KNOW
I WE DON'T ALWAYS HAVE THE
RESOURCES TO PUT INFRASTRUCTURE
MONEY OUT THERE BUT WHEN WE CAN
IT'S BECOMES REALLY REALLY
IMPORTANT SITE I APPRECIATED IF
YOU COULD. STAY IN CONTACT WITH
US AND LET US KNOW HOW THAT
WORKS. YES IN TERMS OF THE
ENTIRE REGION ABSOLUTELY YES IF
I MAY ADD ONE OTHER BECAUSE WE
ASK OUR- AT LOCAL AGENCIES EVERY
TIME AND I IT CALL COMES OUT
LIKE IF THEY'RE LOOKING AND WHAT
ARE THE ISSUES AND SO IN
ADDITION TO THAT- FIRST MONEY.
IT'S A CHICKEN AND EGG SITUATION
IN ADDITION TO THAT WHAT WE'VE
ALSO HEARD IS THAT- THERE'S AT
THREE HUNDRED HOUSING UNITS
MINUTE MINIMUM WHICH IS
CHALLENGING. IN WHAT ARE MOSTLY
OUR SUBURBAN AND OUR SMALLER
COMMUNITIES IF THEY'RE TRYING TO
BUILD IN AN AREA- THAT'S THAT'S
LOOKING AT. THREE HUNDRED UNITS
BASICALLY SAYS YOU HAVE TO HAVE
A PRETTY STRONG MARKET ALREADY
AND THAT'S- THAT'S THE CHALLENGE
OF THE OF THE INLAND MARKET THE
SMALLER MARKETS. WELL IT AND I
APPRECIATE THAT BECAUSE IN IN
MANY OF THIS SMALLER COMMUNITIES
THEY'RE LOOKING AT TEN TO TWENTY
UNITS IS WHAT THEY- WHAT THEY'D
LIKE TO GET STARTED. AND AS YOU
KNOW. THAT CONTROLS WITH THE YOU
GET THE GROCERY STORE THE
PHARMACY IN YOUR IN YOUR
COMMUNITY- AND SO JUST GETTING
THAT STARTED BECOMES REALLY
REALLY IMPORTANT AND HAVE. TO
HAVE A THREE HUNDRED. MINIMUM
THAT MEANS NONE OF MY- MY
SMALLER CITIES WHICH WOULD
ACTUALLY BE ABLE TO ACCESS THOSE
RESOURCES SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.
AND MISTER CENTER WANT TO SAY
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR-
VERY ELEGANT EXPLANATION OF THE
DIFFERENT- PROCESS SEES THAT THE
STATE HAS USED. AND LOCAL
GOVERNMENT AS WELL- THAT
SOMETIMES. IS DIFFICULT FOR
PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND BUT YOU
MADE A VERY VERY UNDERSTANDABLE
AND I GUESS THE- THE QUESTION I
HAVE SINCE YOU HAVE THAT THEY
LOOK NATIONWIDE IS IT ARE MORE
COMMUNITIES. IN TERMS OF
GOVERNMENT AGENCIES LOOKING
TOWARDS- THE DIFFERENT IS- BUILD
MODELS IN TERMS OF CONTRACTING.
AND IS IT YOU KNOW IT'S
SOMETHING THAT THE STATE I TO
CONSIDER AS WELL. YES THE ANSWER
THE SHORT ANSWER IS YES I'M
SORRY I SAID- ONE DVR HAS A
NATIONAL BRANCH AS WELL AND I
SIT IN ON THOSE AND THERE'S
LEGISLATION WE TRACK ACROSS THE
COUNTRY- PROGRESSIVE DESIGN
BUILD. THE NAME PROGRESSIVE IS
SORT OF POLITICALLY CHARGED HAS
NOTHING TO DO WITH ANYTHING
OTHER THAN IT'S A PROGRESSION
OF- AND SO THAT'S- THAT THAT'S
THE THING WE COMBAT EYES IT'S
UNFORTUNATE BUT- IT IS IT IS
TAKING OFF BECAUSE- BECAUSE IT.
ALLOWS THAT FLEXIBILITY IT
REALLY COMBINES. SEEM AT RISK
WHICH IS ANOTHER ANOTHER FORM
AND DESIGN BUILDS UP TO TAKE THE
BEST OF BOTH WORLDS- AND SO YES
WE ARE SEEN IT NATIONWIDE- EVEN
THE THAT THAT THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT IS IT STARTED TO LOOK
AT VERSIONS OF IT- THEY CALL IT
THEY ALWAYS NAME IS SOMETHING
ELSE AND HAVEN'T. THE WHOLE
TOTALLY DIFFERENT DOING IT BUT
THEY'RE EVEN LOOKING BACK
BECAUSE THEY THEY HAVE THE SAME
PROBLEMS. AS AS FAR AS THE LEAD
TIMES AND EVERYTHING ELSE SO
PROVIDING THAT FLEXIBILITY AND
GOING FORWARD YOU KNOW THE
GLOBAL OF THE MARKETS ARE
CHANGING FACT IS PROBABLY GONNA
GET WORSE I HAD IT PROVIDING
THAT FLEXIBILITY. TO A PROJECTS
TO A SOURCE OF MONEY I THINK
IT'S GOING TO BE CRITICAL. IT'S
GREAT THANK YOU FOR THAT AND
THANK YOU FOR YOUR YOUR
TESTIMONY HERE TODAY. AND THEN-
LASTLY- MR RODRIGUEZ SAID- IN
TERMS OF THE- THE STATE RESEARCH
THAT THAT ARE OF- MIGHT MIGHT.
IS WHETHER IT WHAT'S THE
GREATEST NEED THAT YOU SEE
BECAUSE- I MEAN IT. THE
DIFFICULTIES YOU'RE BEING ASKED
TO DO. EVERYTHING THAT THE STATE
ONCE- AS A PRIORITY AND- AND
YOU'RE JUST STRUGGLING TO GET
YOUR WASTE WATER TREATMENT
FACILITY UP AND RUNNING SO IF
YOU. IF YOU HAD A MAGIC WAND AND
COULD MAKE SOMETHING HAPPEN TO
IT WHAT WOULD BE THAT. THE
SYSTEM OR THE PROGRAM THAT YOU
WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO ACCESS
RESET RESOURCES FROM AND- AND-
HOW CAN WE BE HELPFUL THE TO
MAKE. MAKE THAT HAPPEN. THANK
YOU CHAIR I THINK IF YOU WOULD
HAVE ASKED ME THIS- THREE MONTHS
AGO I WANTED TO DO A HOSPITAL.
YOU WOULD HAVE ASKED ME IN IN IN
JANUARY I WANTED TO DO- MORE
FUNNY GRADING. SPECIFIC TO SEWER
LINES. YES ME TODAY I'M GONNA
SAY DRAINAGE. BECAUSE OF SOME OF
THOSE STORMS WERE HAVING. I
THINK WHEN THEY AT THE STATE
HOLISTICALLY I'M SAY ONE THE
BIGGEST. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE IS
WATER. SPECIFICALLY THE CENTRAL
VALLEY SIGMA- I THINK IF THERE
COULD POTENTIALLY BE FUNDING. TO
HELP DEVELOP AND FIND- WASTE
WATER TREATMENT PLANTS TO GIVE
PURPLE PIPE IN THE GROUND I
THINK THAT SOLVES A LOT OF
PROBLEMS. AND I THINK IT GOES TO
THE ROOT A LOT OF THINGS WE'RE
TALKING ABOUT BUILDING THE
ECONOMY ENSURING. LONG TERM
WATER SUPPLIES. ARE BEING
PROGRESSIVE WHEN IT COMES TO
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. ARE
INSURING WE HAVE PORTABLE WATER
FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS- I THINK
THAT THAT TO ME- IS PROBABLY THE
MOST IMPORTANT THING WE CAN DO
IS A STATE. ENSURING OR LONG
TERM WATER SUPPLY- AND I THINK-
HAVING PURPLE PIPE THE WATER
COMMUNITIES SOLVES A LOT OF
POTENTIAL ISSUES. THAT I SEE
COMING OUT. THANK YOU THAT I.
THE REST OF BECAUSE- THAT THAT
IT YEAH MONTH IT SEEMS TO BE
ANOTHER. DISASTER HER ON THE
RADAR SCREEN THAT WE'RE THAT
WE'RE DEALING WITH AND SO I
TRULY APPRECIATE YOUR AT THAT AT
THE GROUND LEVEL. WELL THANK YOU
VERY MUCH TO THIS PANEL FOR YOUR
TESTIMONY HERE TODAY I THINK
IT'S BEEN REALLY INSTRUCTIVE NOW
WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO PUBLIC
COMMENT SO IF YOU'D LIKE TO-
MOVE AHEAD. PLEASE GO AHEAD AND
DO THAT- ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE
TO MAKE A COMMENT ON TODAY'S
SUBJECT I WANT TO ASK YOU TO.
PLEASE COME TO THE MIKE IN ROOM
. TWENTY TWO HUNDRED TWENTY TWO
HUNDRED. YES SIR. AND WELCOME.
YOU COULD STATE YOUR NAME AND
I'LL GIVE YOU A MINUTE TO MAKE
YOUR COMMENT GRANGER CABALLERO
FACED HER ZERO. CENTER DRAGO.
BOTELER ON BEHALF OF THE DESIGN
BUILD INSTITUTE OF AMERICA THANK
YOU FOR HOSTING THIS HEARING
TODAY VERY INFORMATIVE
APPRECIATED. I ALSO WANT TO
BRING AND- TO NOTE FOR EVERYBODY
THAT'S IN THE AUDIENCE AND THOSE
THAT HAVE. ATTENDED TODAY THERE
MAY BE MEMBERS OF THE LEAGUE OF
CITIES OR C. SACK OR IN OUR CASE
THE DESIGN BUILD INSTITUTE IN
AMERICA. THANK YOU FOR TAKING ON
S. B. SEVEN OH SIX TO AUTHORIZE
PROGRESSIVE DESIGN BUILD IN THE
STATE- WE ALL THESE GROUPS STAND
READY TO. THE NURSE SUPPORT TO
YOU AND HOPEFULLY ADD TO THE-
PURPOSE OF THIS HEARING THAT IS
TO MAKE BETTER ALTERNATIVE
DELIVERY METHODS AND- WE STAND.
WE STAND WITH YOU TO BRING THAT
CHARGE FORWARD. THANK YOU THANK
YOU VERY MUCH APPRECIATE IT. THE
M. IF I COULD CERTAINLY ME JUST
MAKE A AND ANNOUNCEMENT BECAUSE
I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT- ANY
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT ARE
NOT HERE IN THE ROOM ALSO HAVE
AN OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE-
IF YOU COULD PLEASE CALL AND NOW
YOU'LL DIAL. THAT THIS TOLL FREE
NUMBER. EIGHT SEVEN SEVEN TWO
TWO SIX EIGHT ONE SIX THREE. AND
THEN WHEN PROMPTED PLEASE USE
THIS ACCESS CODE. SIX NINE FOUR
EIGHT NINE THREE ZERO. OKAY
WE'RE READY FOR YOU SIR. THANK
YOU MADAM CHAIR MEMBERS MY NAME
IS ERNIE FREE I'M SPEAKING TODAY
BOTH ON BEHALF OF MY
ORGANIZATION THE CALIFORNIA
SPECIAL DISTRICTS ASSOCIATION.
AS WELL AS THE CALIFORNIA
MUNICIPAL UTILITIES ASSOCIATION.
I WANT TO THANK OF THE COMMITTEE
AND THE COMMITTEE STAFF. FOR
TAKING TIME OUT OF YOUR DAY. TO
HEAR ABOUT THESE CRITICAL ISSUES
AROUND- INFRASTRUCTURE THAT ARE
FACED BY LOCAL GOVERNMENTS. ALSO
WANT TO THANK THE COMMITTEE
STAFF. UP FOR WORKING WITH CSTA
AND CMU WAY. TO ALLOW ONE OF OUR
MUTUAL MEMBERS- THE RANCHO
CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICT TO
PARTICIPATE AS A PANELIST TODAY-
AS MR GRANTHAM SAID. WE RELIEVE
YOURSELVES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
AS PARTNERS WITH THE STATE AND
ACHIEVING THE STATE SCHOOLS- AND
STREAMLINING AND FUNDING
APPROPRIATELY CRITICAL
INFRASTRUCTURE. IS REALLY KEY TO
MAKING THAT HAPPEN SO WE LOOK
FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO WORK
WITH THE COMMITTEE TO IDENTIFY
THOSE EFFICIENCIES AND
OPPORTUNITIES FOR FUNDING. AND
THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR TIME
THANK YOU THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD
LIKE TO GIVE PUBLIC TESTIMONY IN
ROOM TWENTY TWO HUNDRED. IF NOT
WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO THE-
TELECONFERENCE LINE MISTER
MODERATOR OUR MODERATOR IF YOU
COULD- PLEASE PROMPT.
INDIVIDUALS WHAT IS JOURNALISM
ARE DONE SO WHEN YOU LOOK LIKE A
COMMENT PRESS ONE ZERO ON YOUR
PHONE'S KEYPAD. TO BE PROVIDED
WITH YOUR LINE NUMBER WHEN YOU
HEAR LINE NUMBER CALLED. TAKE
YOUR AND AFFILIATION. THE
LEGISLATIVE RECORD. WE WILL GO
FIRST TWO LINE NUMBER TWELVE.
NINE TWELVE GO AHEAD PLEASE.
SORRY ABOUT THAT LINE TWELVE
SEMI ONE MOMENT. SURE OKAY YOUR
LINE IS NOW OPEN PLEASE GO AHEAD
. A GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR
SENATORS AND STAFF MY NAME IS
DAVID FOUND IN YOUR PLANNER WITH
THE CITY OF WEST HOLLYWOOD.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME THE
DISCUSSION ON CHALLENGES OF
LOCAL INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDING.
WE'VE IDENTIFIED A FAIRLY SIMPLE
OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE VALUE
CAPTURE MORE FEASIBLE FOR LOCAL
TRANSIT FUNDING BY ALIGNING
STATE LAW WITH NEWLY GENEROUS
FEDERAL SET YOUR ALARMS. BUT NOW
ALLOW A LONGER SEVENTY FIVE YEAR
TERM BUT THEN PROJECT. AS WE
WORK TO DEVELOP. A MULTI BILLION
DOLLAR LOCAL FUNDING PACKAGE FOR
THE NORTHERN EXTENSION OF THE
METRO CARE LINE WHICH WILL ONE
DAY BE THE HIGHEST POPULATE
RELIANT NATION. WORKERS DOING
LEGISLATION TO ALLOW STATES
VALUE CAPTURE TOOLS LIKE
ENHANCED INFRASTRUCTURE
FINANCING DISTRICTS TO TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF THIS LONGER TERM.
BUT WE DON'T YET HAVE AN AUTHOR.
YEAH SURE A PROPOSAL WITH YOUR
COMMITTEE AND TO PARTNER WITH
YOU ALL CAN BE STATE LAW ANGELES
WITH THE NEW FEDERAL LOAN FOR
THE- ALONG TERM GLORIA. WILL
GOVERNMENTS AND ALONG TIME.
PROTECT AGREEMENT RIGHT FROM
TRANSIT TO THE BILL UP. AFTER
LUNCH CONSTRUCTION AREA. IF YOU
ARE ANY COLLEAGUE MIGHT BE. IN
I'M TRYING TO MAKE COST AND
FEDERAL. MORE FEASIBLE LOCAL GOT
AROUND STATE. PLAYED WITH PLEASE
REACH OUT TO US. THANK YOU FOR
YOUR IN THE AREA APPRECIATE THE
QUESTION THANK. THANK YOU SOME
APPRECIATE IT. LINE FOR. PLEASE
GO AHEAD. AND ONE. RESIDENT OF
LOS ANGELES COUNTY. MIGHT BE
LISTENING ALL MORE. I BEEN
DEALING WITH- INTEREST PROJECTS
RATHER THAN THE INTO THE- IT'S
NOW GOING. FOR PAPA. AND ALL
THIS TALK THE MONEY. MONEY AND
NOW. NUMBERS I'D LIKE TO REMIND
EVERYBODY HERE THIS MORNING WITH
ALL THE TALK OF THE NUMBERS
ALONE. NUMBERS PEOPLE. YOU TO
STABILIZE. THEY WILL COME.
REALLY YOU WANT TO BE ALL. HAVE
THAT ARE. HE INCLUDED IN THIS
PROJECT. FOR INSTANCE. OBJECT
THAT THEY WANT TO COME TO MY
NEIGHBORHOOD. TAKE HIM A COUPLE
YEARS AGO AND NOW THEY'RE OUT
LOOKING FOR MONEY. AT LEAST
CHANGE THE PROJECT COMPLETELY.
NOT EVEN INCLUDE THE- WHAT IS.
INCLUDE COMMUNITY THAT'S WHAT
MAKES UP THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
AND YOU'RE GOING IF YOU'RE NOT
GOING TO INCLUDE COMMUNITY THAN
WHAT YOU REALLY BUILDING FOR.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR
TESTIMONY APPRECIATED VERY MUCH
. WE HAVE NO ADDITIONAL
RESPONDENTS IN QUEUE AT THIS
TIME VERY GOOD A MINUTE BRING IT
BRING IT BACK TO THE COMMITTEE
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS COMMENTS
YES SENATE. THERE TOO I JUST
HAVE A KIND OF A FINAL COMMENT
KIND OF SUMMARIZING WHAT I'VE
HEARD TODAY. AND- YOUR BOTTOM
LINE IS INFRASTRUCTURE IS REALLY
REALLY IMPORTANT- IT IS THE KEY
TO JOBS ANSWERING THE ISSUES
THAT WE HAVE THE JOBS POVERTY
HEALTH ENVIRONMENT AND
SHELTERING PEOPLE. AND WE NEED A
SUBSTANTIAL INVESTMENT. PROBABLY
SUBSTANTIALLY MORE THAN WE'RE
MAKING TODAY TO BE ABLE TO DO
THAT BUT IN ADDITION TO THAT WE
ALSO NEED TO WORK ON THE
PROCESS- BECAUSE THE PROCESS
THAT WE HAVE CREATED- MAKES IT
DIFFICULT. TO BUILD ANYTHING-
AND- LET ALONE THE
INFRASTRUCTURE WE NEED TO BUILD
UPON THOSE THINGS SO- YOU KNOW I
HOPE GOING FORWARD THAT WE HEAR
PEOPLE LOUD AND CLEAR. ABOUT THE
DIFFICULTIES THEY ARE HAVING OUT
THERE- ON THE GROUND TRYING TO
GET PERMITS TRYING TO GET THINGS
PUSH THROUGH IN A IN A- FISCALLY
RESPONSIBLE MANNER FOR THESE
LOCAL AGENCIES AND COMMUNITIES-
BECAUSE- YOU KNOW THOSE ARE THE
THINGS WE IF WE WOULD WORK ON
THOSE- THERE'D BE A LOT OF OTHER
ISSUES THAT WE KEEP FIRING.
ARROWS AT THAT ARE NEVER GOING
IN THERE THEY'RE GOING TO GO
AWAY IF WE WOULD JUST TAKE CARE
OF SOME OF THE BASE. BASE
INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS LIKE YOU
KNOW WATER FLOOD- ENERGY
DISTRIBUTION ROADS THINGS LIKE
THAT. AND- AND SO- I REALLY
APPRECIATE EVERYBODY'S INPUT
TODAY. AND- IN GIVING US THE AND
OPTICS OF WHAT'S GOING ON THE
REAL BROWN THEN I'D ALSO
ENCOURAGE OTHER AGENCIES STATE
AGENCIES ETCETERA- THEY THEY
TALK ABOUT NOT OPERATING IN A
SILO. NOW WOULD ENCOURAGE THEM
TO NOT OPERATE IN A SILO-
BECAUSE JUST BECAUSE THEY'VE
SOLVED. AND MET THEIR GOALS
DOESN'T MEAN ANYBODY ELSE'S
MEETING THERE'S SOMETHING'S.
SENATOR DRUGS OKAY YEAH I WOULD
THINK YOU MA'AM- FOR PICKING
THIS AS ONE OF THE SUBJECTS FOR
AN OVERSIGHT HEARING- IT'S THE
FIRST TIME I'VE HEARD. THESE
KINDS OF PRESENTATIONS FROM UP
ON HIGH STATE LEVEL- TO SO MANY
LOCAL LEVELS AND IT'S REALLY
NICE. IT FEELS GOOD TO HEAR
THAT. NOT IN THE CONTEXT OF
HERE'S A PARTICULAR BILL BUT
OVER SO AYE AYES WHY THANK YOU
THINGS VERY GOOD. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH APPRECIATE APPRECIATE THAT
COMMENT- FIRST LET ME THANK THE
MODERATOR FOR- BEING ON THE LINE
AND HELPING US AND THEN I WANT
TO THANK THE PANELISTS THANK YOU
VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TESTIMONY
TODAY IT'S BEEN. REALLY HELPFUL
AND I APPRECIATE YOU TAKING THE
TIME TO COME AND TO SPEAK AT THE
HEARING AND TO SHARE YOURS YOUR
STORIES- AS THAT SENATOR ALSO
SAID IT'S NOT IT IS REAL NICE.
TO HEAR IT NOT IN THE CONTEXT OF
A BILL- BUT TO HEAR ABOUT THINGS
THAT WE CAN. MAKE THE STATE MORE
EFFICIENT AND HELP YOU BE MORE
EFFICIENT AS WELL- IF YOU
WEREN'T ABLE TO TESTIFY VIA THE
TELECONFERENCE ORVIS PLEASE
SUBMIT YOUR COMMENTS OR
SUGGESTIONS IN WRITING TO THE
SENATE GOVERNANCE AND FINANCE
COMMITTEE OR VISIT OUR WEBSITE.
YOUR COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS
ARE IMPORTANT TO US WE WANT TO
INCLUDE YOUR TESTIMONY IN THE
OFFICIAL HEARING RECORDS- A BIG
THANK YOU AND WE APPRECIATE YOUR
PARTICIPATION AGAIN THANKS
EVERYBODY FOR THE PATIENCE AND
COOPERATION. WE HAVE INCLUDED
THE AGENDA THE SENATE.
GOVERNANCE AND FINANCE COMMITTEE
IS ADJOURNED. THANK THANK YOU.