THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON
GOVERNANCE AND FINANCE WILL COME
TO ORDER WHEN THAT THANK YOU ALL
FOR YOUR YOUR PATIENCE MOST OF
US WERE HERE UNTIL ALMOST NINE
O'CLOCK LAST NIGHT DOING THAT
JUDICIAL BURKE- SERVING ON THE
JUDICIARY COMMITTEE AND MISTER
CHAIR YOU DID A FINE JOB- BUT
WE'RE ALL EXHAUSTED THIS MORNING
SEVERAL BUT YOUR PATIENCE WILL
BE WILL BE REQUIRED- THE SENATE
COMMITTEE- ON GOVERNANCE AND
FINANCE CONTINUES TO WELCOME THE
PUBLIC IN PERSON AND VIA THE
TELECONFERENCE SERVICE. FOR
INDIVIDUALS WISHING TO PROVIDE
PUBLIC COMMENT TODAY'S
PARTICIPANT NUMBER. 877-226-8163
AND THE ACCESS CODE IS. SIX NINE
FOUR EIGHT NINE THREE ZERO. WE
ARE HOLDING OUR COMEDIC
COMMITTEE HERE IN ROOM TWENTY
TWO HUNDRED OF THE- STREET
BUILDING AND ASK ALL MEMBERS OF
THE COMMITTEE DUE TO BE PRESENT
SO WE CAN ESTABLISH OUR QUORUM
AND BEGIN OUR HEARING. WE HAVE
FIFTEEN BILLS ON TODAY'S AGENDA
WITH ONE PROPOSED FOR CONSENT
THE CONSENT ITEM TODAY IS ITEM
NUMBER FOURTEEN S. B. EIGHT
EIGHTY TWO GOVERNANCE AND
FINANCE COMMITTEE OMNIBUS BILL.
ITEM NUMBER SIX S. B. FOUR FIFTY
EIGHT BY SENATOR GONZALEZ AND
ITEM NUMBER FIFTEEN. S. C. A.
FOUR BY SENATOR SEYARTO WAS
PULLED FROM THE AGENDA BY THE
AUTHORS AND WILL BE RESET FOR
HEARING AT A FUTURE DATE. WE CAN
HAVE. WAIT NOW WE'RE GOING TO
HEAR FROM OUR FIRST AUTHOR WILL
BEGIN GOING RIGHT DOWN THE
AGENDA CENTER AMBER. THE FLOOR
IS YOURS THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR-
AND YOU ARE CORRECT THANK YOU
FOR COMING AND BEING UP TO SPENT
ON THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE DEATH
MARCH YESTERDAY. BOB I'M HERE TO
PRESENT SB THIRTY FOUR AND S. B.
TWO TWO NINE THE PREDICATE AND
CATALYSTS FOR BOTH THESE BILLS
IS A SCENARIO THAT OCCURRED. ALL
OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS IN THE
CITY OF ANAHEIM IN CONNECTION
WITH THE SALE OF ANAHEIM
STADIUM- THROUGH THE OF TEAM
FORMALLY KNOWN AS THE ANAHEIM
ANGELS. AND WHAT THAT WAS ABOUT-
WAS THE FORMER MAYOR AND FOR THE
MOST PART FORMER CITY COUNCIL IN
MY VIEW ARE COLLUDING WITH- THE
ANGELS TO SELL THE PROPERTY FOR
HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS
LESS THAN ITS FAIR MARKET VALUE.
THE PURPOSE LEASES I UNDERSTAND
OF SURPLUS LANDS ACT IS IT
LEASED TWO FOLD ONE TO MAKE SURE
THE TAXPAYERS GET THEIR DUE WITH
RESPECT THE SALE OF ANY PUBLIC
PROPERTY AND THUS THAT'S WHY
IT'S REQUIRED TO BE PUT OUT. FOR
BID SO THAT THE MARKETPLACE CAN
DETERMINE WHAT THE FAIR MARKET
VALUE IS AND THEN SECONDLY TO
PROVIDE WHEN YOU'RE SELLING
GOVERNMENTAL PROPERTY- A PORTION
25% AS IS- REQUIRED THE SURPLUS
LANDS ACT. FOR AFFORDABLE
HOUSING. IN THE SALE OF ANAHEIM
STADIUM OF BOTH THOSE PROVISIONS
AGAIN IN MY VIEW WERE WERE
VIOLATED- AND- THAT BECAME THE
SUBJECT OF AN FBI INVESTIGATION
THUS FAR TWO PEOPLE CONNECTED
HAVE PLEADED GUILTY IN THE
STILL. INVESTIGATION AS TO THE
FORMER MAYOR AND HIS
INVOLVEMENT. THE PURPOSE OF
THESE TWO BILLS IS TO PREVENT
THAT SCENARIO FROM HAPPENING
AGAIN AT LEAST AS IT PERTAINS TO
THE COUNTY OF ORANGE THIS THESE
BILLS RIGHT NOW ONLY PERTAIN TO
THE COUNTY OF ORANGE- I
UNDERSTAND THAT- WE OF. HAVE
BEEN DISCUSSING THE VARIOUS
ASPECTS OF THE BILL ONE OF THE
ISSUES IS WHAT WHAT IS THE
CONNECTION BETWEEN THE SURPLUS
LANDS ACT. AND LEASES VERSUS
SALE OF PROPERTY- LAST NIGHT. I
GOT FEEDBACK FROM THE COMMITTEE
AFTER A DEATH MARCH- AND I'VE
TALKED TO THE CHAIR AND- I
UNDERSTAND WE STILL HAVE SOME
ISSUES TO WORK OUT BUT I WOULD
REQUEST THAT WE PASS. BOTH SB
THIRTY FOUR IN S. B. TWO TWO
NINE OUT OF COMMITTEE- SO THAT
WE CAN CONTINUE TO WORK ON- I
KNOW THAT THE CHAIR WILL HOLD US
ACCOUNTABLE. TO MAKE SURE THAT
THAT- WE DO COME TO SOME A CORD-
JUST BRIEFLY- WHAT THIS DOES IS
IF EIGHT CD NOTICES OF
VIOLATIONS SURPLUS LANDS ACT.
THEY COULD BASICALLY ISSUE THAT
NO IN THE CITY HAS TO CORRECT
WITHIN SO DAYS- ALSO. ONCE THE
AGREEMENT IS SIGNED THERE'S GOT
TO BE IN ESSENCE A FOURTEEN DAY
PERIOD FOR REVIEW. IN THE
SITUATION OF THE UNITED STATED
PREVIOUS SITUATION. REASONS THAT
I STILL DON'T UNDERSTAND- AFTER
THE DEAL WAS SIGNED IT WAS
ALMOST IMMEDIATELY APPROVED BY
CITY COUNCIL THEN IMMEDIATELY
SUBMITTED TO THE COURT TO
RESOLVE A LAWSUIT- LOTS OF
SPECULATION I WON'T SPECULATE
ANY FURTHER PUBLIC BUT- IT WAS
A- UNIQUE SCENARIO AND THAT'S
WHAT. THE SB TWO TWO NINE IS
DESIGNED TO AT LEAST PROVIDE FOR
A PERIOD OF PUBLIC SCRUTINY WITH
THAT- I HAVE UP WITH ME. MR
INDER DAWSON FROM THE CALIFORNIA
HOUSING PARTNERSHIP TESTIFY IN
SUPPORT. WELCOME MR DAWSON HELLO
. HERNANDEZ IN THE CALIFORNIA
HOUSING PARTNERSHIP THE
PARTNERSHIP IS A PRIVATE
NONPROFIT CREATED BY THE STATE
IN NINETEEN EIGHTY EIGHT WITH
THE PUBLIC MISSION OF INCREASING
THE SUPPLY. OF AFFORDABLE
SUSTAINABLE HOUSING FOR LOW
INCOME HOUSEHOLDS. WE'RE HERE IN
SUPPORT OF SB THIRTY FOUR AND SB
TWO TWO NINE. SH I DO BOTH OF
THEM SORRY. NO JUST THE FIRST
ONE IS THIRTY FOUR SB THIRTY
FOUR SB THIRTY FOUR. A BILL THAT
PROHIBITS ORANGE COUNTY AND
CITIES FROM PROCEEDING WITH
DISPOSE OF SURPLUS LAND IF
EIGHTEEN RECEIVE IF YOU RECEIVED
A NOTICE OF VIOLATION FROM A CD
. PUBLIC AGENCIES ONLY END AND
SOMETIMES THEY WANT TO SELL IT
IF IT BECOMES SURPLUS THE
SURPLUS LAND ACT. OR SLA GOVERNS
HOW TO DISPOSE OF IT HCD IS THE
AGENCY IN CHARGE OF THE ESSAY
GUIDELINES TO PROCEDURES. HI THE
SLA REQUIRES THAT A RIGHT OF
FIRST REFUSAL IS GIVING TO OTHER
GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND
NONPROFIT AFFORDABLE HOUSING
DEVELOPERS. AS A SENATOR TALKED
ABOUT ANAHEIM CITY WAS INVOLVED
IN ISSUE ITS FINANCIAL STADIUM.
AND WAS ISSUED A NOTICE OF
VIOLATION IN TWENTY TWENTY ONE
AND THE BILL ANALYSIS DOES A
GOOD JOB OF TALKING ABOUT IT.
SERVICE PROPERTIES GENERAL ARE
IMPORTANT A SOURCE OF COST
EFFECTIVE PLAN FOR AFFORDABLE
HOUSING AS WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO
ESTABLISH REASONABLE TAX. BY
STOPPING LOOK AT MISS FROM
PROCEEDING WITH DISPOSITION
WHILE UNDER EIGHTY VIOLATION.
FOR THIS BILL LIKE TO ASK FOR
I'VE- THANK YOU THANK YOU SO
MUCH. ARE THERE ANY OTHER
WITNESSES THAT WOULD LIKE TO
TEST FOR IN SUPPORT OF THIS
BILL. SO PLEASE COME FORWARD.
ANY WITNESSES IN ROOM TWENTY TWO
HUNDRED. SING NINE WILL MOVE ON
TO WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION IS
THERE ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO
SERVICES LEAD WITNESS IN
OPPOSITION. WELCOME SIR. THANK
YOU MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS ERIN
AVERY WITH THE CALIFORNIA
SPECIAL DISTRICTS ASSOCIATION.
RESPECTFULLY WITH AN OPPOSE
UNLESS AMENDED POSITION. AND
CONFINEMENT MY REMARKS JUST TO
SB THIRTY FOUR AT THIS TIME.
WHAT WE UNDERSTAND THE AUTHOR'S
DESIRE FOR ADDITIONAL
TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY.
THE CONCERN WITH SB THIRTY FOUR
IS THAT IT. WOULD SET A
PRECEDENT BY INCLUDING LEASES IN
THE DEFINITION OF DISPOSE- UNDER
THE SURPLUS LAND ACT FOR THE
FIRST TIME. WE THINK THIS GOES
AGAINST WHAT IS THE CLEAR AND
ESTABLISH LEGISLATIVE INTENT.
THAT AS OF TODAY WE SAYS ARE NOT
INCLUDED IN THAT DEFINITION AND
WE THINK THAT IS A CLEAR FROM A.
B- OF FOURTEEN EIGHTY SIX. FROM
TWENTY NINETEEN THAT WAS
ASSEMBLYMEMBER TING'S BILL- AND
THAT BILL INITIALLY PROPOSED TO
INCLUDE LEASES IN THE DEFINITION
OF DISPOSE THERE WAS A BROAD
LOCAL GOVERNMENT COALITION- THAT
OPPOSE THAT BILL- IN ALTERNATELY
LEASES WERE STRUCK FROM THE BILL
AND- IT WAS THE- IT WAS CAPTURED
WITHOUT LEASES. SO WE THINK THAT
THIS INJECTS CONFUSION- AND
AGAIN GOES AGAINST PRECEDENT AND
ESTABLISHES A NEW PRESIDENT- BY
INCLUDING LEASES BUT ONLY IN
THIS VIOLATIONS SECTION SO-
THAT'S THE MOMENT WE'RE SEEKING-
I WOULD NOTE THAT THIS BILL IS
SIMILAR TO WHAT. LAST YEAR'S SB
THREE SIXTY ONE AGAIN BY SENATOR
UMBERG- AND LEASES A WERE
INITIALLY- IN THAT BILL AS WELL
AND- CSTA ALONG WITH OTHERS
OPPOSED UNLESS AMENDED FOR THAT
REASON- AND LEASES ALTERNATELY
WERE STRUCK FROM THAT BILLS WELL
SO WE'RE ASKING FOR NO VOTE.
TODAY THANK YOU THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. GOOD MORNING HOW ARE NOT
TO CAN CAN TANA FOR THE M.
IRVINE RANCH WATER DISTRICT- WE
ARE OPPOSED AND WAS SUBMITTED
FOR THE REASONS VERY CLEARLY
STATED BY CSTA. THANK YOU THANK
YOU SO MUCH. IS THERE ANYONE
ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO TESTIFY
IN HEARING ROOM TWENTY TWO
HUNDRED. SAYING THEN WE'LL MOVE
ON TO THE TELECONFERENCE LINE
AND ASKED THE MODERATOR. SORRY
WHAT'S UP OKAY ZERO EXCUSE ME
JUST A SECOND I MISSED- MOVEMENT
IN THE ROOM. HI LATIF ALEXANDER
WITH THE ASSOCIATION OF
CALIFORNIA HEALTHCARE DISTRICTS
AS WELL AS THE URBAN COUNTIES OF
CALIFORNIA IN OPPOSITION UNLESS
AMENDED. RIGHT THANK YOU ANYONE
ELSE. YES AND I HAVE TO GO
SLOWER TODAY. SING AND NO OTHER
MOVEMENT IN THE ROOM WILL MOVE
ON TO WITNESSES VIA THE
TELECONFERENCE LANE MISTER
MODERATOR NOW IT'S YOUR TURN.
MATAMATA.
WELL THAT'S KIND OF HOW MY BRAIN
FEELS I THINK WE NEED TO SEE IF
THERE'S ANYBODY BLANCA EUROPA
BEFORE IT. OBVIOUSLY THERE ARE
SPACES LEFT LOT. LINE TEN YOU
NEAR WE CAN HEAR NOISE BUT NOW
NO ONE TALKING WE'RE GOING TO
MOVE ON A FAST. IF YOU HAVE NO
COM. YOU MIGHT WANT TO PULL THE
- YES. YOU ARE COMING IN THE-
AGAIN FIGHT. OKAY GEN FIVE ON
THE AGENDA ITEM NUMBER ONE. NEXT
WITNESS A PLACE. NO ONE ELSE IS
QUEUED UP ON THE PHONE LINES
VERY GOOD- WILL BRING THAT. THE
BILL BACK TO THE COMMITTEE ANY
COMMENTS QUESTIONS CONCERNS. YES
SENATOR THANK YOU YEAH I'M JUST
TRYING TO UNDERSTAND THE- CSTA
AND OTHERS IN OPPOSITION- THIS
ISSUE LIKE SO IF THERE IS A
NINETY NINE YEAR LEASE PROPOSAL
AND HCD ISSUES A NOTICE OF
VIOLATION BECAUSE THEY FEEL
THEIR SOME PART OF THE HOUSING
LAW THAT'S NOT BEING PROPERLY
ACCOUNTED FOR. AND THE VIOLATION
NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED WITHIN
SIXTY DAYS OR THE LEAST NINETY
NINE YEAR LEASE COULDN'T PROCEED
WHAT'S THE PROBLEM WITH
INCLUDING LEASES I GUESS I'M NOT
I'M NOT REALLY UNDERSTANDING
THAT PART. I'M NOT THE RIGHT
PERSON TO ASK THE QUESTION
SHOULDN'T CELEBRATE SHOULD I
JUST JUST JUST RESPOND A NINETY
NINE YEAR LEASES EQUIPMENT OF A
SALE AND CERTAINLY SHOULD BE
INCLUDED WITHIN THE- DEFINITION
OF SALES- UNDER THE SURPLUS LAND
ACT MIGHT BE. SO HERE HERE'S THE
CHALLENGES THIS IS ONE OF THE
THINGS THAT WE HAVE BEEN
DISCUSSING BUT DIDN'T COULDN'T
REACH A CONCLUSION ON IS THAT-
THE LEGISLATION THAT HAS BEEN
PASSED AND SIGNED IS NOT INCLUDE
LEASES. RIGHT HCD HAS
INTERPRETED THAT INCLUDES LEASES
AND HAS MADE SOME SOME KIND OF
RULINGS ON SLA- THAT SURPLUS
LAND ACT WHICH CONFUSES CITIES.
AND THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO
BECAUSE YOU CAN BE FINED FOR A
VIOLATION. OF THE SURPLUS LAND
ACT PLUS IT'S EMBARRASSING AND
SO- WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON. WHAT
NUMBER OF YEARS WOULD CONSTITUTE
A BET A NIECE FOR WHICH YOU'D
WANT THE SURPLUS LAND ACT. TO BE
OPERATIVE AND I HAVE A BILL
THAT'S WORKING ON THAT THERE'S
AN ASSEMBLY BILL IT'S COMING
THAT WORKS ON IT FROM A
DIFFERENT ANGLE AND SO.
ULTIMATELY WE'RE GOING TO HAVE
TO COME TOGETHER AND FIGURE OUT
WHAT THE SOLUTION IS- IS IT
NINETY NINE YEARS IS IT THIRTY
FIVE IS IT FIFTY IS IT TWENTY
FIVE- WE'RE JUST TRYING TO GET
IT RIGHT AND WHAT MAKES IT
COMPLICATED IS THAT THERE WAS
SOME ILLEGAL CONDUCT AND PEOPLE
ARE GOING TO JAIL AND SO WE WANT
TO MAKE SURE. WE GET IT RIGHT
OKAY WELL I'LL JUST STATE FOR
THE RECORD AS THIS IS BEING
NEGOTIATED IN THE FUTURE. THAT
FROM MY PERSPECTIVE I WOULD LIKE
TO. TO NOT THIS INCENTIVIZE
LEASING SO RIGHT TO SAY THAT I
WOULD PREFER THAT PUBLIC LAND BE
MAINTAINED IN PUBLIC OWNERSHIP.
AND THAT LEASES BE PROMOTED
INSTEAD OF A SURPLUS LAND ACT
THAT MOVES PUBLIC PROPERTY AND
PRIVATE PROPERTY HANDS BECAUSE-
IT'S MUCH HARDER AND MORE
EXPENSIVE THAN. AS THE PUBLIC
SECTOR IS TRYING TO SOLVE
PROBLEMS THAT EMERGE IN THE
FUTURE TO RE ACQUIRE. LAND SO I
WOULD HOPE THAT THERE WOULD BE
AN ANALYSIS OF HOW TO CREATE THE
STRUCTURE THAT DOESN'T DIS
INCENTIVIZE LEASE. SO IT'S
EXACTLY WHAT CREATING CLARITY
AND ALSO MAKING SURE THAT THE
GOALS OF THE SURPLUS LAND ACT
PARTICULARLY AROUND HOUSING
DEVELOPMENTS. ARE FOLLOWED. IS
IMPORTANT SO I'LL JUST LEAVE IT
AT THAT. THANK YOU. REGAN BUT
I'M HAPPY TO SUPPORT THE BILL
TODAY. VERY GOOD- SEEING NO
FURTHER- CENTER WILL ALLOW YOU
TO CONCLUDE AND- YEAH THANKS-
THIS CONCLUSION WILL APPLY TO
BOTH BILLS- SO- CENTER BLISTER.
YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY CORRECT- THAT
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
GOVERNMENTS BASICALLY PRESERVE
PROPERTY FOR PUBLIC USE PUBLIC
SPACE A TO THE EXTENT THERE
NECESSARY AND USEFUL THERE ARE
SOME PROPERTIES THAT. ARE NO
LONGER USEFUL AND SHOULD BE
DISPOSED OF WHETHER IT'S BY
LEASE OR BUY SALE IF THAT
HAPPENS IF THE LOCALITY OF THE
MUNICIPALITY OF THE COUNTY MAKES
A DECISION TO GO AHEAD
DISPOSABLE. IT IT'S MY VIEW AND
I THINK THE VIEW OF SURPLUS
LANDS ACTED SHOULD BE PUT OUT TO
BID SO WE KNOW RATHER THAN
HAVING A GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY.
BASICALLY THE GOSHI EIGHT SORT
OF- POTENTIALLY- BEHIND THE
SCENES TO SELL PROPERTY WE
WANTED TO BE A BIT WE WANTED TO
BE OPEN WE WANT TO GET THE
HIGHEST VALUE POSSIBLE WE ALSO
WANT TO. PROVIDE SOME OF
AFFORDABLE HOUSING. PORTION OF
IT- AS IS THE CHAIRS POINTED OUT
YOU KNOW WHAT THAT IS- IN MY
VIEW NINETY NINE YEARS IS THE
EQUIVALENT OF A SALE. ONE YEAR
IS A LEASE SO SOMEWHERE IN THE
MIDDLE LICENSE I THINK LIES THE
SWEET SPOT SADLY I THINK THE
BEHAVIOR. OF THE FORMER MAYOR
AND MOST OF THE FORMER COUNCIL
IN ANAHEIM PROVIDES A ROAD MAP
AS TO HOW TO CIRCUMVENT. THE ACT
IN AND BASICALLY DO EXACTLY WHAT
HAPPENED WHICH IS CELEBES A
PROPERTY DISPOSAL PIECE PROPERTY
OF HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF
DOLLARS LESS THAN ITS FAIR
MARKET VALUE. IN UNDERMINE THE
PROVISION OF THE ACT PROVIDES
FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND WHAT
WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS WE'RE
TRYING TO CORRECT IT- WITH THE
NEXT BILL WE'RE TRYING TO
PROVIDE. A FOURTEEN DAY-
TRANSPARENCY PERIOD. WITH THAT
THAT'S MICHAEL SLAUGHTER JINGLE
THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND- THE-
LOOKING FOR A MOTION. FOR ALL
YEAH THAT'S RIGHT WE DON'T WE
DON'T HAVE PARK SHEESH SEE WHAT
I MEAN OKAY SO WELL- WE'LL TAKE
THIS SEVEN UNDER ADVISEMENT AND
I'LL- I'LL MAKE THAT THE COMMENT
WHICH IS THAT I'M GONNA-
SUPPORTED. BUT WITH THE
UNDERSTANDING WILL BRING IT BACK
IF IT NEEDS TO BE BROUGHT BACK
IF WE DON'T GET THIS WHOLE ISSUE
ABOUT LEASES- CONCLUDED SOME.
PER SHARE YOUR TESTIMONY HERE
TODAY I'M MORE WORK WE'RE GONNA
MOVE ON TO YOUR SECOND BILL-
WHICH IS BASED ON THE SAME SET
OF FACTS WHICH IS. SB TWO TWENTY
NINE- AND ALLOW YOU TO MAKE A
PRESENTATION IF YOU'D LIKE TO
ADD THAT SIMPLY PROVIDES FOR A
FOURTEEN DAY PERIOD FROM THE
TIME OF THE- EXECUTION OF THE
LEASE OF THE SALE. FOR THE CITY
COUNCIL TO APPROVE IT SO THAT
THERE'S SOME TRANSPARENCY PUBLIC
COMMENT PUBLIC SCRUTINY. VIRGIN
I'VE A VERY GOOD AND YOUR LEAD
WITNESS. AGAIN I'LL JUST SAY
THAT SB TWO TWO NINE AND SHARES
OF THE PUBLIC IS ENGAGED AND
WHEN A VIOLATION ACTUALLY OCCURS
AND SO THAT THERE'S INCREASE
TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY
THANK YOU. VERY GOOD. GOING TO
SEE IF THERE'S ANYONE ELSE IN
SUPPORT OF THE BILL IN ROOM
TWENTY TWO HUNDRED. ANYONE IN
SUPPORT. SAYING NINE LIKE TO
INVITE- WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION.
AND YOU MAY SERVE AS A LEAD
OPPOSITION IN THIS IF YOU'D
LIKE. I THANK YOU AGAIN MADAM
CHAIR ONCE AGAIN ERIN AVERY WITH
THE CALIFORNIA SPECIAL DISTRICTS
ASSOCIATION- RIGHT HELD NOT
REPEAT MY COMMENTS. ABOUT
LEASES- IT'S THE SAME ISSUE WITH
THIS BILL THOUGH AS WELL
RESPECTFULLY- AND WE DO IT FOR
THAT REASON HAVE AN OPPOSE
UNLESS AMENDED POSITION I DO
WANT TO ADDRESS ONCE WHEN ONE
ISSUE THAT CAME UP IN
DISCUSSIONS WITH RESPECT TO LONG
TERM LEASES. I THINK THERE IS AN
INTERESTING DISCUSSION TO BE HAD
AROUND LONG TERM LEASES. I JUST
THINK THAT THIS THIS BILL IS NOT
THE VEHICLE FOR THAT. THIS BILL
IS DEALING WITH VIOLATIONS
NOTICES OF VIOLATION FROM EACH
CD AND DOESN'T ATTEMPT TO DEFINE
WHAT TYPES OF LEASES- WOULD OR
SHOULD BE INCLUDED. SO IT'S JUST
ADDING FUEL TO THE FIRE AND THIS
CONFUSION- AND AS OF RIGHT NOW
AS OF AS OF HOW THE SURPLUS LAND
ACT IS WRITTEN TODAY. LEASES ARE
NOT INCLUDED IN THE DEFINITION
OF DISPOSE. OF IT SO THAT'S THE
CONCERN WITH THIS BILL IN
PARTICULAR- ARE. FOCUSING ON A
COUPLE OF COMMENTS THAT ARE
UNIQUE TO SB TWO TWO NINE- IN
ADDITION TO THE LEASE ISSUE OUR
COALITION IS ASKING FOR
ADDITIONAL FLEXIBILITY- IN THE
MEETING PROCEDURES- THAT ARE
REQUIRED UNDER THIS BILL. AGAIN
ACKNOWLEDGING THE AUTHORS- WELL
PLACED DESIRE FOR ADDITIONAL
TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY-
WE ARE ASKING FOR ADDITIONAL
FLEXIBILITY AROUND THE FORMAT-
THAT THESE NOTICES OF VIOLATION
NEED TO BE CONSIDERED- BY A
LOCAL AGENCY. WE'RE ASKING FOR
AN OFFRAMP THIS BILL REQUIRES
THIS PUBLIC MEETING TO OCCUR
EVEN IF THE LOCAL AGENCY DECIDES
THEY'RE NOT GOING TO PROCEED
WITH THE TRANSACTION AFTER
GETTING THIS NOTICE OF
VIOLATION. SO WE'RE LOOKING FOR
AN OFFRAMP THERE. AND THEN SOME
ADDITIONAL FLEX FLEXIBILITY
AROUND THE NOTICES OF THE LOCAL
AGENCY NEEDS TO PROVIDE.
CURRENTLY THE BILL AS WRITTEN
REQUIRES- POSTING ON THE LOCAL
AGENCIES WEBSITE NOT ALL LOCAL
ENTITIES MAINTAIN WEBSITE SO
WE'RE ASKING FOR A LITTLE BIT OF
FLEXIBILITY THERE. AND AT THIS
TIME RESPECTFULLY ASKING FOR
NOBLE THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. OTHER WITNESS IN A- AGAIN
P. ARE NOT TAKING TANA FOR THE
IRVINE RANCH WATER DISTRICT
OPPOSE UNLESS AMENDED FOR THE
REASONS OUTLINED BASED CSTA WITH
A PARTICULAR FOCUS ON THE LEASE
ISSUE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. ALEXANDER HERE WITH THE
ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA
HEALTHCARE DISTRICTS AS WELL AS
URBAN COUNTIES OF CALIFORNIA
BOTH ARE OPPOSED UNLESS AMENDED
. GOOD IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO
WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK IN
OPPOSITION TO THIS BILL IN ROOM
TWENTY TWO HUNDRED. SEEING NO
MOVEMENT WILL GO TO THE
TELECONFERENCE LINE AND ASK A
MODERATOR IF YOU COULD SEE IF
THERE'S ANYBODY ON THE LINE THAT
WOULD LIKE TO TESTIFIED. EITHER
IN OPPOSITION OR IN SUPPORT- IF
YOU'D LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT ON
THE PHONE LINES PLEASE PRESS ONE
THEN ZERO. THEN ON ISSUED UP
THIS CONTINUE. THE GOOD. WE'LL
BRING IT DOWN. BACK TO THE
COMMITTEE. QUESTIONS CONCERNS AS
SENATOR. SO WHAT'S THE STATUS OF
THESE REQUESTS THAT WERE MADE
AROUND IT SEEMS LIKE IT ALMOST
DOESN'T NEED TO BE STATED THAT
IF AN APPLICATION IS WITHDRAWN
THEN YOU WOULDN'T HAVE TO HAVE A
PUBLIC HEARING I MEAN. THAT AT.
BUT I'M AS THE ANSWERS SO RIGHT
SO THAT THE BILL WILL BE AMENDED
TO DEAL WITH SOME OF THOSE
ISSUES- YES THERE'S NO NEED TO
HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING. IF WELL-
LIMIT LET ME CARRY OUT THAT I
SUPPOSE IT DEPENDS UPON THE
REASON FOR WITHDRAWAL- THE CLEAR
COULD BE POTENTIALLY A REASON
THAT- THERE SHOULD BE A PUBLIC
HEARING- IN ORDER TO SHED LIGHT
ON WHY THE DEAL WAS ENTERED INTO
AND NOW WHY THE DEAL. HAS THIS
THAT WHY THE GOVERNMENTAL
ENTITIES DECIDED NOT TO-
COMPLETE THE TRANSACTION BUT WE
WILL CONTINUE TO WORK ON THOSE
ISSUES- ISSUE OF WEBSITES MY
GUESS IS. PROBABLY A SPECIAL
DISTRICT THEY CAN'T AFFORD A
WEBSITE PROBABLY DOES NEED TO
SELL SOME PROPERTY LEASING
PROPERTY I DON'T KNOW- BUT- THE
PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT. IS WHAT WAS
LACKING HERE AND I DO BELIEVE
THAT AGAIN THIS WHOLE SCENARIO
PROVIDE A ROAD MAP FOR ENTITIES.
WHO WISH TO IN ESSENCE
CIRCUMVENT THE REQUIREMENT THAT
YOU PUT PROPERTY OUT TO BID. A
ONE YEAR LEASE OR A- TEN YEAR
LEASE FOR A TWO MILLION DOLLAR
PIECE OF PROPERTY- NO IN MY VIEW
THE NOT GO THROUGH THE SURPLUS
LANDS ACT. OF PROCESS. A HUNDRED
MILLION DOLLAR PIECE OF PROPERTY
WITH A FIFTY YEAR LEASE DOES
NEED TO GO THROUGH THAT'S JUST
AGAIN WE HAVEN'T COME TO THE
PLACE WHERE WE'VE WHERE WE'VE
REACHED AGREEMENT ON THIS. BUT I
THINK BOTH THE CHAIR AND I
RECOGNIZE THAT THAT AT SOME
POINT IN TIME A LEAST BECOMES A
SALE. AND SHOULD BE SUBJECT TO
THE SURPLUS LANDS ACT IN TERMS
OF THE INTENT WITH RESPECT TO
LEASES- ASSEMBLY MEMBER SAYING I
THINK EVENTUALLY WE'LL HAVE A
BILL HERE AND- HE CAN EXPRESS
HIS OWN POINT OF VIEW AS TO
WHETHER OR NOT. HE THINKS THAT
LEASES SHOULD BE PART OF THE
SURPLUS LAND ACT. MY EXPECTATION
IS THAT HE WILL SAY YES. OKAY
YEAH WELL SO I'M HAPPY TO
SUPPORT THIS TODAY I MEAN.
WHATEVER IT THE NOTICING THAT AN
AGENCY WOULD DO IF IT'S A- SMALL
WATER DISTRICT THAT HAS ONE
MEETING A YEAR AND THEY
NORMALLY. PUBLISHED IN THE
NEWSPAPER IT'S WHATEVER THE
NORMAL NOTICING AS I WOULD
SUPPORT THAT- AND THEY DON'T
HAVE A WEBSITE AND THEN ALSO
THIS ISSUE OF. IF THE
APPLICATION WITH IS WITHDRAWN
JUST LIKE IN ANY APPLICATION
SETTING I DON'T THINK THAT
SHOULD BE PUNITIVE LIKE BECAUSE
YOU PUT OUT AN IDEA THAN A CD
SENT A NOTICE OF VIOLATION. NOW
YOU STILL HAVE TO HOLD PUBLIC
HEARINGS I THINK IT'S YOU KNOW
TO ME IT MAKES SENSE TO FOLLOW A
NORMAL PROCESS WHERE IF AN
APPLICATION FOR A PROJECT IS
WITHDRAWN THEN THERE'S AND THERE
WOULD BE NO NEED FOR A MEETING.
BECAUSE THERE'S NOTHING TO TALK
ABOUT. BUT THAT WOULD JUST YOU
KNOW I'M HAPPY TO SUPPORT IT
TODAY. WE WILL TAKE IT THANK
YOU. M. B. POINT WELL TAKEN- ANY
OTHER COMMENTS. MY ONLY COMMENT
IN REGARDS TO THAT MAKE EXAMPLE
OTHER I DO AGREE WITH YOU.
OTHERWISE I THINK THERE'S GOT TO
BE A PUBLIC NOTICE. THAT THE
SALE IS THE SAILOR THE LEASE OR
WHATEVER IT HAS BEEN- IS NOT
GOING. IT'S GOING TO BE
TERMINATED WHATEVER THE
LANGUAGES- FROM THE CONTRACT. SO
THAT IT'S VERY CLEAR TO THE
PUBLIC WHEN IT WHAT HAPPENED. SO
WE AT WE ARE IN DISCUSSIONS
ABOUT THIS AND AGAIN THIS IS- A
BILL THAT WE'VE AGREED TO BRING
BACK THIS IS AN AREA THAT. THAT
A LOT OF WORK IS BEING DONE IN
AND WE'LL BRING IT BACK IF IT
DOESN'T- SATISFIED WITH WHAT
WE'VE DISCUSSED HERE TODAY SO-
THANK YOU SENATOR AND BURKE WILL
ALLOW YOU TO CONCLUDE. THANK YOU
THANK YOU VERY MUCH THANK YOU
FOR YOUR WORK ON THIS THANK YOU
TO CASSIE ROYCE ALSO FOR. ALL
HER WORK SO. VENTURE THANKS
THANK YOU VERY MUCH CENTER. ON
THE NEXT ITEM IS ITEM NUMBER
THREE WHICH IS BY SENATOR HER
TITLE AND- I'VE BEEN ASKED TO
PRESENT THAT BILL SHE'S. SHE
SHE'S NOT HERE SO WE'RE GOING TO
SKIP RIGHT OVER IT MOST WILL
TAKE IT UP AT THE END SO ANYBODY
THAT'S HERE FOR- THAT ITEM
NUMBER THREE S. B. TWO SIXTY TO.
MOVE ON TO. ITEM NUMBER FOUR
WHICH IS SB THREE TWENTY NINE BY
SENATOR DODD. GOOD MORNING MADAM
CHAIR AND MEMBERS WELCOME. OF
FIRST I WOULD LIKE TO THANK- THE
CHAIRWOMAN AND COMMITTEE STAFF
FOR THEIR WORK ON THIS BILL. I
WILL BE ACCEPTING THE COMMITTEES
RECOMMEND RECOMMENDED AMENDMENTS
ARE DETAILED. ON PAGE THREE OF
THE ANALYSIS. SB THREE TWENTY
NINE UPDATES THE BASE
COMPENSATION AMOUNTS FOR CITY
COUNCIL MEMBERS IN GENERAL LAW
CITIES. THESE AMOUNTS HAVE NOT
BEEN RAISED BY THE LEGISLATURE
SINCE NINETEEN EIGHTY FOUR. CITY
COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE THE HEART
ONE OF THE HARDEST JOBS OF
CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT AND ALL
TOO OFTEN THEY DO THIS JOB WITH
VERY LITTLE FINANCIAL
COMPENSATION. NO ONE RIDES FOR
CITY COUNCIL TO GET RICH. BUT
THE LOW LEVELS OF PAY MAKE IT
MUCH HARDER FOR THEM TO BALANCE
THEIR CAREERS AND PERSONAL
OBLIGATIONS WITH THE CALLING TO
SERVE THEIR COMMUNITIES. AS
MENTIONED THE LEGISLATURE IS NOT
RAISE THE BASE PAY AMOUNTS FOR
CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS SINCE
NINETEEN EIGHTY FOUR. IN MY
DISTRICT IN IN MUCH OF OUR STATE
WE'VE SEEN THE COST OF LIVING.
INCREASE DRAMATICALLY SINCE
THEN. IT'S TIME FOR THOSE
AMOUNTS- CAUGHT UP TO THE
PRESENT. ECONOMIC REALITY
ESPECIALLY WITH THE RAPID
INCREASE IN INFLATION THAT WE'VE
SEEN RECENTLY. RAISING THE PAY
WILL MAKE IT EASIER FOR MEMBERS
OF OUR MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES
TO SERVE WE KNOW THAT THE
INCREASING COST OF HOUSING
TRANSPORTATION CHILDCARE AND
OTHER BASIC NECESSITIES FALLS
HARDEST ON THOSE COMMUNITIES. WE
NEED TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR
PEOPLE FROM ALL INCOME LEVELS
AND BACKGROUNDS TO SERVE. CITY
COUNCIL SHOULD WE BE REFLECTIVE
OF THE COMMUNITIES THEY
REPRESENT AND I BELIEVE RAISING
THE COMPENSATION IS AN IMPORTANT
STEP. TO ACHIEVING THAT
EQUITABLE OUTCOME I WOULD LIKE
TO INTRODUCE- IT ROHNERT PARK
MAYOR SAMANTHA RODRIGUEZ TO
SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF THIS BILL.
WELCOME WARNING. I AM COMING TO
SHARE I AM A FIRST GENERATION
FIRST LEFT IN THAT AND THE
CURRENT YOUNGEST COUNCIL MEMBER.
TO SERVE NOT ONLY FOR COUNTY BUT
FOR OUR CITY. AND I AM IN
SUPPORT OF THIS BECAUSE- I
CURRENTLY MAKE ABOUT FOUR
HUNDRED DOLLARS A MONTH TO BE
OF. WHAT MANY WOULD FIND A FULL
TIME COUNCILMEMBER AND MAYOR FOR
OUR CITY. WITH THAT I ALSO
JUGGLE BEING A FULL TIME- PUBLIC
EMPLOYEE THROUGH THE STATE. AND
MOST RECENTLY A FULL TIME
STUDENT SO AS WE KNOW. IT'S VERY
DIFFICULT TO JUGGLE- I ACTUALLY
SENATOR DODD OFFICE ACTUALLY SAW
ME WORKING ON THE WAY HERE AND
WORKING BEFORE WE CAME HERE. AND
I DO THINK IT'S IMPORTANT
BECAUSE IT HELPS. IN SOME AYE
BUT ABILITY- FOR APPROPRIATE
REPRESENTATION FOR COMMUNITIES I
AM HONORED TO SERVE ON MY
COUNCIL WE ACTUALLY REFLECT.
WHAT OUR DEMOGRAPHICS LOOK LIKE
AND WE HAVE MULTIPLE MEMBERS
THAT ARE ALSO JUGGLING WORK WITH
THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES AND HOW
MUCH THEY CARE FOR THEIR
COMMUNITIES SO I WOULD HOPE
THAT- WE COULD ALSO SUPPORT THIS
BILL. TO PROVIDE THAT FOR MANY
OF THE CITIES AND I'M COUNCIL
MEMBERS TO CONTINUE ESPECIALLY
GIVEN THAT IT WAS NOT CHANGED.
BEFORE SINCE BEFORE I WAS BORN-
SUCKS THAT'S A BIT OF TIME AND
SO I WOULD LIKE. TO DO THIS AND
I'M ALSO SOMEBODY WHO IS NOT-
ONCE I FINISH MY TERM. I WILL
NOT BE CONTINUING SO THIS IS NOT
EVEN SOMETHING THAT I COULD
POTENTIALLY BENEFIT FROM BUT I
DO THINK IT'S IMPORTANT SO THAT
OTHERS CAN CONTINUE TO DO THE
INCREDIBLE WORK THAT IS DONE AT
THE CITY COUNCIL LEVEL. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING
HERE TODAY PRECIADO IT GIVEN
YOUR BUSY SCHEDULE. SIR ANYONE
ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO TESTIFY
IN SUPPORT. IN ROOM TWENTY TWO
HUNDRED. THE MORNING CHEN
MEMBERS JOHNNY PINA WITH THE
LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES. OUR
SPONSORS OF THIS LONG OVERDUE
OVERDUE BILL AND I'M A- HAPPY TO
MAKE MYSELF AVAILABLE FOR ANY
QUESTIONS THANK YOU. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. GOOD MORNING MADAM
CHAIR AND MEMBERS ROGER DICKENS
ON BEHALF OF CIVIC WELL FORMALLY
LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMISSION AND
SUPPORT. THANKS THANK YOU. GOOD
MORNING CARE RASA BEHALF FOR THE
MARIN COUNTY COUNCIL OF MAYORS
AND COUNCILMEMBERS IN STRONG
SUPPORT AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH
FOR YOUR EFFORTS ON THIS. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. IS THERE ANYONE
ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK IN
SUPPORT IN ROOM TWENTY TWO
HUNDRED. SEEING NOW NO MOVEMENT
I'LL ASK AND SEE IF THERE'S
ANYBODY THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK
IN OPPOSITION. THEY WOULD LIKE
TO SERVICE THE LEAD WITNESS.
SEEING NO MOVEMENT IS THERE
ANYBODY WHO JUST WANTS TO SAY I
OPPOSE. VERY GOOD WILL GO ON TO
THE TELECONFERENCE LINE MISTER
MODERATOR IF YOU COULD QUEUE UP
IN THE INDIVIDUALS THAT WOULD
LIKE TO SPEAK. IN SUPPORT OR IN
OPPOSITION OF THIS BILL. SB.
THIRTY THREE TWENTY NINE. AS A
REMINDER PRESS ONE ZERO IF YOU
HAVE A COMMENT. SIX YEAH ONE
MOMENT I WOULD LINE NUMBER FORTY
.
ONE MOMENT. NINE FORTY NINE
EUROPA PLEASE GO AHEAD. GOOD
MORNING LADIES AND GENTLEMEN- I
AM DEFINITELY IN FAVOR OF THE-
AS THE- GIVEN THE COMMUNITY I DO
WELL WOULD LIKE TO SEVERAL ONE
OF THESE PROVISIONS ARE- TELL
COUNCIL- THAT. ITSELF THERE IS A
BIG THE. A GOOD SIGN CREEK THANK
YOU THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOU
TO- ELSE WOULD LIKE TO. ANOTHER
THE FOR TO START THINKING GOOD
WILL BRING BACK TO THE COMMITTEE
SAID RIPLEY YES THANK YOU THANK
YOU SENATOR FOR BRINGING US I
THINK REALLY- THE OF WHAT IS
RECCA FOR SOMEBODY WHO IS
SERVING OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY IS
IT'S UNQUESTIONABLY HIGHER THAN
WHAT THEY ARE CURRENTLY BEING
PAID AT EVERY LEVEL AND I THINK
THAT IT'S IMPRACTICAL SOME OF
THE THINGS THAT WERE SUGGESTED-
IN THE COMMENTS ARE ARE JUST
HIGHLY IMPRACTICAL TO SUGGEST
THAT A GENERAL LAW CITY WOULD
THEN BECOME A CHARTER CITY SO
THEY COULD RAISE PAY. I MEAN
THESE ARE JUST AND EVEN BRING
PUTTING SOMETHING ON THE AGENDA
TO EVEN DISCUSS WHAT IS FAIR
IMMEDIATELY BECOMES A POLITICAL
FIRESTORM AND NEARLY EVERY
COMMUNITY AND I THINK THE
QUESTION OF WHETHER SOMEBODY
SHOULD BE PAID SEVERAL CENTS FOR
EVERY HOUR WORKED OR A COUPLE
MORE SENSE I MEAN AT IT REALLY
THE REALITY IS THAT. WHAT YOU'RE
SUGGESTING THE AMOUNT GO UP TO
IS STILL VERY LOW FOR WHAT THE
WORK IS. SO I FULLY SUPPORT THIS
I THINK IT'S GREAT THAT YOU'RE
YOU BROUGHT IT FORWARD. AND I
ALSO THINK IT'S JUST REALLY
IMPORTANT THAT WE CREATE THE
POSSIBILITY OF A REALLY HIGH
QUALITY PIPELINE OF ELECTED
OFFICIALS. AND WHAT'S THE
REALITY IS THAT IT'S A VERY
NARROW GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO CAN
MANAGE THIS WITH OUR LIFE RIGHT
NOT HAVING A FULL OTHER JOB. TO
HAVE TO HAVE- BE RETIRED FROM A
JOB THAT HAD A PENSION TO HAVE
BE INDEPENDENTLY WEALTHY THE
VARIOUS DIFFERENT TO BE MARRIED
TO A SPOUSE WHO HAS A HIGH
PAYING JOB. YOU KNOW IT'S NOT
THERE ARE LOTS AND LOTS OF
PEOPLE WHO WOULD REALLY BE GOOD
AND SERVING IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT
BUT BECAUSE OF THE MONEY THERE
IT IS COMPLETELY CLOSED TO THEM.
BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO SUPPORT
THEIR FAMILIES SO IT'S REALLY
IMPORTANT THAT WE DO DO THIS AND
I AND I AM GRATEFUL THAT YOU
BROUGHT UP FOR IT SO I WILL MAKE
THE MOTION SAYS TO- MOVE IT TO
THE NEXT LEVEL. THANK YOU VERY
GOOD THERE IS A MOTION NEAR THE
COMING. QUESTIONS SENATORS HERE
. TOUGH SO DOES THIS. THANK YOU
FOR BRINGING THE BILL. I KNOW
THIS. ADDRESSES SOME. SOME REAL-
ISSUE OUT THERE FOR CITY
COUNCILS AND- THAT COUNCIL
MEMBERS. BUT DOES THIS AND THAT.
DURING THE PROCESS OF DOING THIS
DID THAT COUNCILS AND SELF HAVE
TO TAKE ACTION. STILL TO- MOVE
THEIR COMPENSATION UP TO
WHATEVER THIS LIMIT IS IF THEY
WANT TO. WORK AND THEY SAID IT.
THEY CAN STILL SET. THE
COMPENSATION. CORRECT I THINK
THEY CAN. YOU KNOW I I'M THAT'S
A TECHNICAL QUESTION I'M
PROBABLY NOT THE BEST PERSON
THAT IT'S ONE OF THE AMENDMENTS
THAT RELIGIOUSLY I REQUESTED. IS
THAT DUMB. IT REQUIRES THAT THE
CITY COUNCIL BE TAKEN UP AT TWO
SEPARATE. REGULAR AND OPEN
MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OKAY- AND THEN- MAKE. MAKING.
THE M. THE NEW. FINE IF THEY GO
BEYOND WHAT THE BILL ALLOWS.
GETTING BETTER CHAIR FOR HAVING.
WITH BY BILL AN EMPTY I DIDN'T.
THAT A- WHEN WAS LOOKING AT IT.
IS MY CONCERN IS THAT ARE.
CITIES YOU KNOW OBVIOUS
DIFFERENCE OF CITIES. SOME CITY
ARE SOME. AND HAVE A VERY. VERY
FEW ISSUES TODAY WITH WITH THEIR
COUNCIL OR- OR COMMIT. AND IN SO
- I THINK GIVE SENSE FOR CITIES
WHERE CAN. MEMBERS BECOME VERY-
THE THIS WORKS- TO REPEAT HAVE
PAID THAT DAY WILL THEM- NEED.
BETTER NAVIGATE THAT I MEAN-
WHERE IS- THE SMALLER CITIES AND
SMALL RULE CITY THAT. IT REALLY
DOESN'T TAKE A LOT OTHER THAN-
YOU KNOW MINISTER. STUFF AND
COUPLE OF. OR EVEN ONCE A MONTH-
WOULD WOULD. PROBABLY NOT
WARRANT THAT THAT CITY HAVING TO
PAY OUT. THAT MUCH SO- SO YEAH I
THINK THIS PROBABLY WORKS. FOR
THE CITIES SO THANK YOU FOR THE
SENATE WITH. THANK YOU TO YOU
SENATOR FOR DOING- THIS
IMPORTANT WORK- IT IS NEVER EASY
TO RAISE COUNCIL SALARIES AND
THAT'S JUST THE BOTTOM LINE AND
IT IT. IT'S THE REASON THAT THIS
HASN'T BEEN TOUCHED IN SUCH A
LONG TIME IS IT BECOMES
IMMEDIATELY POLITICAL- SO TO THE
EXTENT THAT THEY'RE STILL GOING
TO HAVE TO HOLD MEETINGS- IT IT
IT AT LEAST PROVIDES PROVIDES
SOME PARITY- FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE
REALLY I HAVE YET TO MEET A CITY
THAT DOESN'T HAVE A LOT ON THEIR
AGENDA JUST BECAUSE OF
WHATEVER'S GOING ON IN THEIR
COMMUNITY AND SO. THIS IS REALLY
IMPORTANT SO THE ALLOW YOU TO
CONCLUDE YET AT IT JUST TO BE
CLEAR NOBODY'S GONNA GET RICH
EVE THE AUTHOR OF THIS THIS
INCREASE- WHEN I WAS A COUNTY
SUPERVISOR I WAS OFF AND STUFF
AND- TALKING THE CITY COUNCIL
MEMBERS- WHAT THEIR RATE RATE OF
PAY WAS THAT I WAS WHEN I SAW
THIS OPPORTUNITY I THOUGHT IT
WAS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY RUN.
RESPECTFULLY ASK YOUR AYE VOTE
THANK YOU SO MUCH- WHEN WE GET A
QUORUM WILL TAKE YOUR BILL UP
WITH THAT DO PASS AS AMENDED
RECOMMENDATION THANK YOU MADAM
CHAIR AND ALSO TO THE COMMITTEE
STAFF APPRECIATED. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. LOOKING AROUND AND I
DON'T SEE ANY. OF THE AUTHORS
THAT COME UP NEXT SO I DO HAVE.
SENATOR HER TITUSVILLE. A PAST
COUPLE QUESTIONS. WHICH.
ALL RIGHT THE NEXT ITEM UP IS I
REMEMBER THREE WHICH IS S. B.
TWO SIXTY TWO. I SENATOR PER
TANTO. AND SENATOR KABIRU WILL
BE PRESENTING ON HER BEHALF.
WHENEVER YOU'RE READY SENATOR.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH- MISTER VICE
CHAIR I WILL BE PRESENTING S. B.
TWO THIRTY ONE ON BEHALF OF
SENATOR HURTADO WHO ACCEPTS THE
AMENDMENTS SUGGESTED BY THE
COMMITTEE IN THE- WE'RE DOING TO
TWENTY I MEAN THIS IS TO SIXTY
TWO TO SIXTY TWO OKAY THANK YOU
YEAH. YEAH AT LEAST WE'RE ON THE
SAME PAGE. THAT'S GOOD. SO
MEMBERS THIS YEAR'S WINTER
STORMS HAVE BEEN DEVASTATING FOR
CALIFORNIANS ACROSS THE STATE
JANUARY FLOODING LEAD DUE TO THE
STATE OF EMERGENCY DECLARATIONS
BY BOTH GOVERNOR KNEW SOME AND
PRESIDENT BIDEN. LIVES WERE LOST
AND ECONOMIC DAMAGE IS ESTIMATED
IN THE BILLIONS IN MARCH AN
ATMOSPHERIC RIVER BATTERED
CALIFORNIA RESULTING IN MORE
FLOODING MORE EMERGENCY
DECLARATIONS MORE ECONOMIC
DEVASTATION AND MORE LOSS OF
LIFE. YET DESPITE UNRELENTING
STORMS AND THE NOTABLY WHAT
SEASON NEARLY A QUARTER OF
CALIFORNIA IS STILL CONSIDERED
TO BE IN A DROUGHT IN CALIFORNIA
DROUGHT HAS BECOME COMMONPLACE
IN TWO TWENTY TWENTY ONE ALONE
DROUGHT DROUGHT RESULTED IN ONE
POINT TWO BILLION DOLLARS IN
DIRECT COSTS TO THE AGRICULTURAL
INDUSTRY AND IT REALLY GOES
UNREPORTED. THAT HUNDREDS OF
ACRES WERE ALLOWED TO BE TO LIE
FALLOW BECAUSE IT WAS NO WATER
IN ORDER TO PLANT A CROP AND
CREATE A HARVEST WHICH REALLY
HAS A DETRIMENTAL IMPACT ON
RURAL CALIFORNIA. FARM WORKERS
ARE DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED
BY THE DROUGHT AND BY INCREASED
CLIMATE INSTABILITY FROM FLOODS
TO DROUGHT WILDFIRE AND EXTREME
HEAT. WHEN FLOODS HIT FARMLAND
AND DAMAGE CROP CROPS LIKE
LETTUCE BROCCOLI AND
STRAWBERRIES FARMWORKERS ARE
AFFECTED CONVERSELY WHEN FARMERS
FACE PROLONGED DROUGHT AND ARE
FORCED TO REDUCE PLANTING OR
FOLLOW THEIR LAND. FARMWORKERS
SEE A REDUCTION IN THEIR HOURS
AND THEIR ABILITY TO FIND WORK.
TO COMBAT THE FINANCIAL
UNCERTAINTY FARMWORKERS FACE
SENATOR HER TADO HAS INTRODUCED
SB TWO SIXTY TWO. THE CALIFORNIA
FARMWORKER DROUGHT AND FLOOD
RESISTANT PILOT PROJECT
ACCORDING TO THE PUBLIC POLICY
INSTITUTE OF CALIFORNIA OVER
HALF OF FARMWORKERS HAVE INCOMES
2100% BELOW THE FEDERAL POVERTY
LEVEL WITH HIGHER PROPERTY
POVERTY RATES AMONG UNDOCUMENTED
WORKERS. THE PILOT PROJECT UNDER
THE DIRECTION OF THE DEPARTMENT
OF HUMAN SERVICES WOULD PROVIDE
WHEN THE DOLLARS PER MONTH TO
HOUSEHOLDS WHO MEET. VERY
SPECIFIC ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
THIS CAN ENSURE FUNDS GO TO THE
FARMWORKERS WHO NEED THEM THE
MOST CALIFORNIA FARMWORKERS PLAY
A CRITICAL ROLE IN HELPING TO
FEED THE WORLD. SB TWO SIXTY
THREE TO THROUGH THE
ESTABLISHMENT OF THE CALIFORNIA
FARMWORKER DROUGHT AND FLOOD
RESISTANCE PILOT PROJECT WILL
PROVIDE. THESE FARMWORKERS THE
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE THEY NEED
WITH ME TODAY TO OFFER TESTIMONY
IS AT NINE AT NINE THIS
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR THE
CALIFORNIA PHARMACARE FOUNDATION
. MISTER HERNANDEZ. WELCOME.
THANKS FOR JOINING US TODAY.
OKAY MY FIRST SENTENCE FIND THIS
JUST TRYING TO HAVE A LOOK UP AT
IT YOU CAN TELL YEAH IT. IT'S
LIKE ON RECORD ON YEAH GOOD
OKAY. OF ANY HAVE ON AND ON THE-
EXIT DIRECTOR CALL FARMER
FOUNDATION. WANT TO SHOW OUR
GRATITUDE FOR SENATE ALSO AND
GERMAN OF KALAYAAN FOR
DISCUSSING TWO TWO SB SIX TO THE
TWO IS NEEDED TODAY MORE THAN
EVER. OF CLIMATE TO AND OUR
FORMER TO POPULATE. WHETHER IT'S
TOO EXTREME DROUGHT OR WHETHER
IT'S THROUGH EXTREME FLOODING
AND STORMS LIKE WE HAVEN'T SEEN
IN THE PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS. SB
SIX TO SIXTY TWO WILL PROVIDE A
PILOT PROGRAM THAT WOULD BRING
DEMOCRATS AIDED FOR FARMWORKERS
ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE WHICH IS AND
SO DIRE NEED RIGHT NOW AND HAS
BEEN. ENTIRELY FOR THE PAST
COUPLE YEARS. AGRICULTURE IS
CHANGING IF YOU DRIVE DOWN THE
FIVE YOU DRIVE ON THE NINETY
NINE YOU LOOK TO YOUR LEFT LOOK
TO YOUR RIGHT. YOU'RE NOT SEEING
HIGH LABOR INTENSIVE COMMODITIES
YOU'RE SEEING MORE OF TREE NUTS
YOU'RE SEEING LESS LABOR
INTENSIVE COMMODITIES ARE
PHARMACIES AND SHORTENING BY THE
YEAR. BEFORE THE CENTRAL VALLEY
FARMWORKERS CAN WORK FORTY EIGHT
TO FIFTY WEEKS ANOTHER WORKING
ON AVERAGE THIRTY FIVE TO THIRTY
SEVEN WEEKS. THAT MEANS A LOSS
OF INCOME. YOU COUPLE THAT WITH
CLIMATE CHANGE WITH EXTREME
FLOODING AND EXTREME HEAT.
THEY'RE LOSING EVEN MORE INCOME
AND AT THE END OF THE DAY WHEN
WE GO TO THE TO THEM AND ASK
THEM. WHAT IS IT THAT THEY NEED
IT'S ALWAYS ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
IT'S THE NEED TO BE ABLE TO PAY
RENT TO BE ABLE TO PAY BASIC
UTILITIES. AND TO BE ABLE TO
PROVIDE FOOD FOR THE FOOD- FOR
THE- CHILDREN AND PUT FOOD ON
THEIR TABLES. SO ONCE AGAIN
WE'RE ASKING FOR SUPPORT AND I
ON S. B. TWO SIXTY TWO. IT'S
MUCH NEEDED AND THE POPULATION
THAT FEEDS THE WORLD AND THAT
FILLED THE WORLD DOING THE
PANDEMIC. IS IN MUCH NEED OF AID
AND IN THIS MOMENT AND THE
LEGISLATURE CAN. DO ITS PART BY
PROVIDING THEM WITH ECONOMIC
ASSISTANCE. THROUGH THIS
PROGRAM. THANK YOU. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH FOR COMING TO TESTIFY
TODAY ARE THERE ANY OTHER-
PRIMARY WITNESSES. IF NOT- IF
THERE ARE A WITNESS IN THE ROOM
WHO WOULD LIKE TO COME AND- STAY
THEIR SUPPORT FOR THE BILL.
NOW'S THE TIME TO DO THAT. THERE
IS NONE ANY OPPOSITION WITNESSES
. DOESN'T LOOK LIKE ANYBODY
SCRAMBLING TO THE MICROPHONE
RIGHT NOW. ANYBODY IN THE ROOM
WHO WOULD LIKE TO STATE THEIR
OPPOSITION FOR THE BILL. GIVEN
THAT I DON'T SEE ANY MOVEMENT
WE'RE GOING TO. MOVE ON TO THE
PHONE LINES. AS A REMINDER IF
YOU HAVE A COMMENT PLEASE PRESS
ONE THEN ZERO. NO COMMENTS- ONE
MOMENT I HAVE A LINE NUMBER.
FORTY YEAH.
THE OPERATOR IS THERE ANYBODY.
ONE OKAY YES WE JUST HAVE TO GET
A LINE NUMBER ONE MOMENT THANK
YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. I'M FORTY
THREE OPEN PLEASE GO AHEAD. YES
I WOULD LIKE TO BE IN COURT MY
NAME IS PLATA BELIEVE AND- WITH
CLIMATE CHANGE WE ALL KNOW THAT
WELL I AM JUST YEAR I'M SORRY
JUST YOUR NAME AND YET WHETHER
YOU SUPPORT OR OPPOSE THE BILL-
THE COURT. THANK YOU THANK YOU
MA'AM ABOUT EIGHT THIRTY OR.
ANYBODY ELSE DON'T SKEWED ON THE
PHONE LINES ALL RIGHT WE'RE
GONNA BRING ABOUT THE DIET AND
WE'RE TAKE ONE QUICK BREAK ON
THE DIS ESTABLISH A QUORUM. I
BELIEVE WE HAVE ENOUGH NOW.
SENATORS CABALLERO HERE COLORADO
PRESENTS TO HERE SEYARTO
PRESENTLY EXPERIENCE HERE LAKE
SUPERIOR PRESIDENT AND DOLLY
LASSELL. WOULD ALSO PRESENT
GLAZER SKINNER. YEAH SKINNER
PRESIDENT WIENER YOU HAVE A
QUORUM. GREAT THANK YOU- SO NOW
WE'RE GONNA BRING IT BACK TO THE
DIET FOR DISCUSSION QUESTIONS.
IF WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS
BILL IT'S NOT THE KIND OF HELP.
YOU HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT. WHICH
GROUP THE BILL OKAY. RIGHT YES
ABSOLUTELY WE HAVE A QUORUM YOU
CAN MOVE THE BILL SO THE BILL
HAS BEEN MOVED BY SENATOR
SKINNER WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR AYE
VOTE HI THANK YOU. MOTION IS TO
PASS AS AMENDED TO
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE CENTERS
CABALLERO. CABALLERO I SEYARTO
SEYARTO NO. LAKE SUPERIOR LEG
SPINNER I DOLLY RUSSELL. RUSSELL
I GLAZER SKINNER. SKINNER AYE
WIENER. FORTY ONE. SO WE'RE
GONNA KEEP THAT BILL OPEN- FOR
OTHER. MEMBERS WHEN THEY COME IN
. AND I'M GONNA TURN THE GAVEL
BACK OVER TO THE MAN MADAM CHAIR
THANK YOU. THANK YOU SENATOR
SEYARTO- WE'RE GONNA MOVE ON TO
THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS
ITEM NUMBER FIVE SENATOR
PORTANTINO. HE'S HERE. EUROPE
FLOORS HERE SIR. THANK YOU ARE
MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS I WANT
TO START BY THANKING THE CHAIR
AND HER STAFF FOR WORKING
CLOSELY WITH MY OFFICE ON THE
AMENDMENTS IN FRONT OF US TODAY
. REST BEFORE ELEVEN- THE
AMENDMENTS CLARIFY THE BILL ONLY
APPLIES TO THE LOS ANGELES
NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCILS REQUIRES
CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL BEFORE USE
REQUIRES TWO THIRDS OF A
NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL TO APPROVE
BEFORE USE. REQUIRES
NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCILS NOTIFY.
NOTIFICATION TO THE CITY
REQUIRES A QUORUM OF THE
NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL MEMBERS
PARTICIPATE FROM WITHIN THE CITY
ALLOWS THE CITY TO OVERRIDE A
NAY A NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL'S
DECISION TO MAKE HEARINGS REMOTE
. MYERS AT NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCILS
TRIED TO MAKE A REASONABLE A
COMEDY BE A COMBINATION OF PINE
REQUEST AT LEAST FORTY EIGHT
HOURS IN ADVANCE OF A MEETING
FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO
NEED ASSISTANCE TO PARTICIPATE
IN THE MEETING. AND LASTLY THE
AMENDMENTS. AMENDMENT STEMS FROM
LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE COVERT
NINETEEN PANDEMIC I DO TO COVERT
NINETEEN PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY
AUDIO AND VIDEO TELECONFERENCING
MORE WIDELY USED TO CONDUCT
PUBLIC MEETINGS IN LIEU OF IN
PERSON. WHAT THAT DID
FUNDAMENTALLY IS IT ACTUALLY
BROUGHT MORE PEOPLE INTO THE
PUBLIC PROCESS WE SAW
PARTICIPATION INCREASED WE SAW
QUORUMS- EASIER TO GET AND IN
PARTICULAR WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD
COUNCILS THESE ARE VOLUNTEERS
THAT MEET ALL THROUGHOUT THE
CITY OF LOS ANGELES AND REC
CENTERS AND LIBRARIES IN BACK
ROOMS- AND SO BY HAVING. THE
OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PUBLIC TO
PARTICIPATE REMOTELY PUBLIC
PARTICIPATION SHOT THROUGH THE
ROOF WHICH IS GOOD FOR DEMOCRACY
THE MORE PEOPLE INVOLVED THE
BETTER IT IS FOR ALL OF US.
SADLY THE GOVERNOR'S EMERGENCY
ORDER THAT GAVE THESE-
NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCILS THE
ABILITY TO MEET REMOTELY SUNSET
IT. AND SO NOW THERE'S A
SCRAMBLE TO TRY TO KEEP- FRANKLY
MODERN PUBLIC PARTICIPATION-
JERMAINE AND PERTINENT AND
RELEVANT TO THESE NEIGHBORHOOD
COUNCILS AND I CAN I WANT TO
EMPHASIZE. THESE ARE VOLUNTEER.
BODIES AND THEIR- IMMEDIATE TO
THE PUBLIC IN THOSE
NEIGHBORHOODS AND SO IT MAKES
SENSE TO GIVE THEM THE
FLEXIBILITY TO CONTINUE TO MEET
REMOTELY- I APPRECIATE THAT THE
CHAIR IN THE COMMITTEES-
SAFEGUARDS IN THAT BECAUSE WE
DON'T WANT TO DO ANYTHING THAT.
HAS ANY APPEARANCE THAT WERE NOT
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC BECAUSE THIS
ACTUALLY INCREASES PUBLIC
PARTICIPATION. M. AND SO WITH
THAT WE HAVE MICHAEL SCHNEIDER
WHO IS HERE TO TESTIFY ON BEHALF
OF STREETS ROLLIN IS A
NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL MEMBER
HIMSELF. AND I'D LIKE TO GO TO
HIM AS MY PRIMARY WITNESS. VERY
GOOD MR SCHNEIDER WELCOME. THE
FLOOR IS YOURS. NO IT'S NOT.
RIGHT THERE PERFECT. GOOD
MORNING. MY NAME IS MICHAEL
SNYDER I'M THE VICE CHAIR OF MID
CITY WEST WHICH IS ONE OF NINETY
NINE NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCILS IN
THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES. TODAY
HOWEVER I AM HERE AS FOUNDER
STREETS FOR ALL WHICH THE PROUD
SPONSOR OF US BEFORE ELEVEN.
THIS BILL WOULD ALLOW
NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCILS TO
CONTINUE TO MEET VIRTUALLY
WITHOUT A STATE OF EMERGENCY
BEING DECLARED. DURING THE
COVERED EMERGENCY WHEN HE MET ME
ASSUME. OUR BOARD MEETINGS ONE
FROM ONLY A FEW PEOPLE IN
ATTENDANCE TO A BUSY MEETINGS
OVER FIFTY. WE WERE NOT ALONE
AND SEEN THIS TREND. AS
EVIDENCED BY THE LETTER WE
SUBMITTED SIGNED BY
REPRESENTATIVES FROM TWENTY TWO
OTHER NEIGHBORHOOD NEIGHBORHOOD
COUNCILS. PAST EFFORTS BY THIS
BODY AMENDING THE BROWN ACT TO
PERMIT VIRTUAL MEETING SIMPLY
DON'T WORK WELL. FOR LA'S UNIQUE
NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL SYSTEM.
CURRENT LAW WOULD REQUIRE A
VOLUNTEER BOARD MEMBER TO
PUBLICIZE THEIR HOME ADDRESS AND
OPEN UP THE LIVING ROOM TO THE
PUBLIC. BEYOND THAT HYBRID
MEETINGS WOULD REQUIRE COSTLY I.
T. SET UPS THE NEIGHBOR COUNCILS
HAVE NEITHER THE BUDGET NOR THE
TECNOLOG TECHNICAL EXPERTISE TO
INSTALL AND MAINTAIN. IN SHORT
CURRENT LAW MEANS THE END OF
VIRTUAL PARTICIPATION OPTIONS
FOR BOARD MEMBERS AND THE
GENERAL PUBLIC FOR LA'S
NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCILS. I'D LIKE
TO OFFER SOME VERY QUICK POINTS
ON THE BENEFITS OF THE STUFF.
THE NEIGHBOR ACCOUNT OF THE
REPRESENTS WHERE SOMEONE WORKS
MAY BE DIFFERENT FROM THE ONE
REPRESENTS WHERE THEY LIVE OR
WHERE THEIR KIDS GO TO SCHOOL.
BY ALLOWING PERMANENT VIRTUAL
MEETINGS TO ENSURE THE MEMBERS
OF THE PUBLIC CAN MAKE THEIR
VOICE HEARD WITHOUT THE BURDEN
OF HAVING TO PHYSICALLY GET TO A
LOCATION A CERTAIN TIME. WE HAVE
SEEN AN INCREASE IN
PARTICIPATION. FROM
COUNCILMEMBER COUNCILMEMBERS
MOST CRUCIALLY CITY STAFF. WITH
VIRTUAL MEETINGS BECAUSE IT'S
EASIER FOR THEM TO ATTEND IT'S
EASIER FOR US TO GET WORKED ON.
CARS POLLUTE AND WASTE PEOPLE'S
TIME SITTING IN TRAFFIC NOT
REQUIRING THE PUBLIC BOARD
MEMBERS ARE CITY STAFF TO ATTEND
IN PERSON MEETINGS IN LOS
ANGELES. A CITY THAT IS OVER
FIVE. HUNDRED SQUARE MILES.
REDUCE VEHICLE MILES TRAVELED
THE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS.
INSTEAD OF SPENDING. MUCH OF A
VERY SMALL BUDGET ON RENT LABOR
COUNCILLOR BEEN ABLE TO INCREASE
THEIR FUNDING OF PROJECTS THAT
BENEFIT THEIR COMMUNITY. LASTLY
VIRTUAL MEETINGS AND MORE
EQUITABLE. TO THOSE THAT DON'T
HAVE A CAR. A MEMBER OF THE
PUBLIC SHOULD NOT HAVE TO HAVE
ACCESS TO A CAR OR CHILD CARE IT
CETERA. TO BE ABLE TO
PARTICIPATE OR SERVE ON A
NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL. I ASK YOUR
SUPPORT ON THIS CRITICAL BILL
THAT WOULD STRENGTHEN LOCAL
DEMOCRACY. IN THE CITY OF LOS
ANGELES THANK YOU. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE
IN ROOM TWENTY TWO HUNDRED THAT
WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK IT'S PART.
MONEY MANAGER MATT ROBINSON WAS
SHANKARAN TUITION I WAS RELYING.
ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF LOS
ANGELES IN SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
GOOD MORNING MADAM CHAIR. REID
THREE GOVERNMENT RELATIONS ON
BEHALF OF SOLANO COUNTY WATER
AGENCY AND SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
L. A. GOOD MORNING CATHERINE
BRANDENBURG WITH THE BRANDENBURG
ROOF REPRESENTING CINEMA CLEAN
POWER IN SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
GOOD MORNING AMY COST WITH
FORMING STRATEGIES ON BEHALF OF
SAN DIEGO COMMUNITY POWER IN
SUPPORT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IS
THERE ANYONE ELSE IN ROOM TWENTY
TWO HUNDRED THAT WOULD LIKE. TO
TESTIFY. SABRINA PRIMARY WITH
THE CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF
COUNCILS OF GOVERNMENTS WE'RE
SUPPORTIVE OF THE- VERSION OF
THE BILL THAT IS IN PRINT NOW
BUT FROM THE SOUNDS OF THE
AMENDMENTS WE'D HAVE TO REMEMBER
SUPPORT. ANYONE ELSE. SEEING NO
MOVEMENT IN THE ROOM WHERE ONE
ASK ANYBODY IN OPPOSITION OF THE
BILL TO PLEASE COME FORWARD AND
STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD.
GOOD MORNING MADAM CHAIR MEMBERS
OF THE COMMITTEE MY NAME IS
BRITNEY BAR SAUDI AND THE
GENERAL COUNSEL OF THE
CALIFORNIA NEWS PUBLISHERS.
ASSOCIATION RESPECTFULLY AND AN
OPPOSE UNLESS AMENDED POSITION
WHILE WE GREATLY RESPECT SENATOR
PORTANTINO'S WILLINGNESS TO TAKE
AMENDMENTS IN THE ADDITIONAL
GUARDRAILS- THAT ARE BEING
PLACED AND DO THAT THIS
COMMITTEE'S WORK- WE ARE WE
STILL REMAIN HAVING CONCERNS.
WITH THE TREND OF BILLS THAT
WE'VE SEEN SO FIRST OF ALL I
GUESS I'LL TAKE A STEP BACK LAST
YEAR THIS COMMITTEE DID A
SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF WORK ON AB
TWO FOUR FOUR NINE. WHICH HAS
BEEN IN PRINT IN EFFECT FOR MERE
MONTHS AND PROVIDED ADDITIONAL
FLEXIBILITY FOR MEMBERS OF LOCAL
BODIES TO PARTICIPATE REMOTELY
WITHOUT HAVING TO COMPLY WITH
THE TRADITIONAL TELECONFERENCING
PROVISION. THE BILL SHOULD BE
GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO PLAY
OUT BEFORE MAKING ADDITIONAL
CHANGES TO THE BROWN ACT AS THIS
AND SEVERAL OTHER BILLS NOTED IN
THE ANALYSIS LOOK TO MAKE
CHANGES TO THE CROWN ACT. GIVEN
THAT THERE ARE SIX BILLS. THAT
WOULD ALL TRYING TO CREATIVELY
SO THERE'S DIFFERENT CATEGORIES
OF LEGISLATIVE BODIES STILL
LIVES BEHIND IN EACH OF THOSE
BILLS AND THEN THEY ALSO ALL
HAVE DIFFERENT REQUIREMENTS FOR
TELECONFERENCING PROVISIONS. AND
WHILE WE'RE STILL EARLY IN THE
PROCESS THAT TYPE OF CONFUSION
OR THOSE TYPE OF CONFLICTS WITH
LEAD TO GREATER CAN CALL
CONFUSION FOR MEMBERS OF LOCAL
BODIES AS WELL AS THE PUBLIC
ALIKE. AND SO WITH THAT I WILL
RESPECTFULLY OF. THE COMMIT TO
CONTINUING TO WORK WITH THE
AUTHOR'S OFFICE TO ADDRESS OUR
REMAIN CONCERNS AND- THANK YOU.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SCOTT
COOPER WITH THE HOWARD JARVIS
TAXPAYERS ASSOCIATION WE ALSO
HAVE AN OPPOSE UNLESS AMENDED
POSITION- I WON'T TAKE UP TOO
MUCH MORE OF YOUR TIME BECAUSE I
THINK THAT- BERNIE I HAD POINTS
VERY IMPORTANTLY BUT I JUST
WANTED TO STATE. YOUR DIGITAL
ACCESS IS IMPORTANT WE SUPPORT
VERY SUPPORTIVE OF VISUAL ACCESS
BUT WE DON'T FEEL LIKE IT SHOULD
BE THE ONLY POINT OF ACCESS WE
FEEL IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO BE
ABLE TO MEET AND INTERACT WITH
YOUR- ELECT REPRESENTS A PERSON
LIKE FOR DOING RIGHT HERE RIGHT
NOW- YOU KNOW THE- THE AND- THE
INABILITY ADDRESS. TO ADDRESS
REPRESENTS A PERSON COULD HAVE A
CHILLING EFFECT ON TRANSPARENCY
YES A LOT OF PEOPLE JOIN THROUGH
MEANS BUT HOW MANY OF THEM
ACTUALLY SPEAK- YOU KNOW AND
TRANSPARENCY REALLY IS A
TAXPAYER ISSUE OBVIOUSLY THE
LESS WE KNOW THE LESS WE CAN. WE
CAN CONFRONT OUR GOVERNMENT WE
FEEL IF THEY'RE ACTING
EFFICIENTLY OR OR EVEN IN
SUPPORT OF BILLS THAT WE FIND A
VERY IMPORTANT- I WOULD ALSO
MENTION THAT. WE FEEL LIKE THIS
IS REALLY A LOCAL PROBLEM IN
NEED OF A LOCAL SOLUTION THE WAY
THE BILL AS CURRENTLY. WRITTEN
IT WOULD AFFECT EVERYONE- WE
LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THE
AMENDMENTS AND WE'LL YOU KNOW
WE'LL CONSIDER THEM WANT WHEN
THEY'RE AND PRINT. BUT YOU KNOW
ALL THESE POSITIONS ARE ELECTED
AND THEY DO HAVE BUDGETS AND I
THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO HAVE AS
MUCH TRANSPARENCY AS POSSIBLE
WHEN DEALING WITH PEOPLE'S
MONEY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE IN
THE ROOM IN ROOM TWENTY TWO
HUNDRED THAT WOULD LIKE TO
TESTIFY IN OPPOSITION.
GOOD MORNING RUTH DAWSON WITH A
CELL YOU CALIFORNIA ACTION AND
RESPECTFUL OPPOSITION THANK YOU
. HELLO JENNY LAREAU WITH THE
FIRST AMENDMENT COALITION.
RESPECTFULLY OPPOSE UNLESS
AMENDED- I'D ALSO LIKE TO READ
ON THE OTHER GROUPS TO JOIN US
AND OUR OPPOSITION AS NOTED IN A
LETTER WE SUBMITTED TO THIS
COMMITTEE. THAT INCLUDES
CALIFORNIANS AWARE. THE
CALIFORNIA BROADCASTERS
ASSOCIATION. AND THE LEADERSHIP
COUNSEL FOR JUSTICE AND
ACCOUNTABILITY. THANK YOU THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. IS THERE MIGHT
ANYONE ELSE IN ROOM TWENTY TWO
HUNDRED. C. NINE WILL MOVE ON TO
THE TELECONFERENCE LINE. MISTER
MODERATOR IF YOU COULD KEEP
INDIVIDUALS WENT WANT TO TESTIFY
EITHER IN OPPOSITION OR IN
SUPPORT. AS A MATTER PRESS ONE
ZERO FOR YOUR COMMENT. NINE
SEVENTY FIVE YOU'RE OPEN. LEGAL
COUNSEL. THANK SEVENTY FIVE YEAR
OPEN POLITICAL SUBACUTE NINE
SIXTY FOUR YEAR OLD. THE. YOU
HEAR ME. YOUR LINE IS OPEN THIS
WEEK IN. OKAY MY NAME IS LIMA
MARIN I'M APARTMENT WITH A
FAMILY AREA NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL
IN LOS ANGELES. I'M BIG INTO
PART OF AT THE BILL FOR ELEVEN.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AT THE
PARTY AT THE I THINK YOU THANK
YOU FIVE SEVENTY NINE SEVENTY
FOR YOUR OPEN. GOOD MORNING MY
NAME IS KATHY KLEINER AND I AM
PRESIDENT THE VAN NUYS
NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL I STRONGLY
SUPPORT BEFORE. THANK YOU. NEXT
PLAY LIKE YEAR OPEN. HELLO
MISTER GALLAGHER AND I AM ONLY A
FEW FEET AND NEIGHBORHOODS-
WALKED QUORUM OF CHILDCARE IS I
EXAMPLE DROPPED OUT OF MEMBER
JUST ENJOY. MA'AM MA'AM PLEASE
JUST. FOUR ONE ONE YEAH I'M I'M
GOING. WHAT THE OTHER. PEOPLE
MUST GIVE ME A MINUTE NINE TWO I
. THEM WHO THEY'RE CALLING ON
BEHALF OF AND IT. THESE RIVER
HEARD THAT THE- WHITNEY THE
WITNESS. I TWENTY NINE YEAR WITH
. HI MY NAME IS LAURA I AM THE-
OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL- AND
I AM CALLING IN VERY STRONG
SUPPORT OF THAT BEFORE ELEVEN
BUT I THINK YOU CAN YOU TO
VERIFY. THANK YOU. MY THIRTY
SEVEN YEAR OPEN. BUT DALY I'M
PRESIDENT OF THE NORTHRIDGE EAST
NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL AND SUBJECT
TO SEEING THE FURTHER MEMBERS I
AM SUPPORTING FOR ELEVEN THANK
YOU. FIVE FIFTY SEVEN YEAR OPEN
. HI MY NAME IS JONATHAN IT'S A
VERY- THE PRESIDENT OF THE
VOIGTS NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL I'M
VERY GRATEFUL TO HAVE THIS
TELECONFERENCE BEEN OPTION TO
URGE MY- YOUR IPHONE AT THE FOUR
ONE ONE THANK YOU. MY NINETY ONE
YEAR OPEN. BY NINETY ONE EUROPE
WITH. HI THIS IS PETER FIELD
CHAIRPERSON OF XBOX COUNCIL AND
HELPING HUNDREDS WEBER CALLING
IN SUPPORT OF IT FOUR ONE THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. FIVE THIRTY YEAR
OLD. MY NAME IS ANN ROGAN I AM A
FOR MEMBER ANY CAMP I AM THAT'S
NOT IN THE OF AB FOUR ONE ONE
YOU THANK YOU. FIVE THIRTY SIX
EUROPE WITH. MY NAME IS CONNIE
KAY I'M IN THE DARK HIGHLAND
PARK NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL AND I
SUPPORT SB FOUR ONE ONE THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. FIVE SEVENTY
NINE YOU OPENED. MY NAME IS ANNE
MARIE HOLMAN ON COMMUNICATIONS
DIRECTOR FOR THE CITY OF LOS
ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF
NEIGHBORHOOD EMPOWERMENT WHICH
THE COURTS L. A. UNIVERSITY
COUNSEL SYSTEM I'M CALLING IN AS
AN INDIVIDUAL TO SPEAK IN STRONG
SUPPORT OF S. B. FOUR ONE ONE.
THREE PRESERVE THE I THINK YEAH
THANK YOU VERY MUCH THANK YOU
VERY MUCH NEXT TIME THIRTY ONE
YEAR OPEN. FIVE THIRTY ONE
PLEASE GO AHEAD. FIVE THIRTY
EIGHT EUROPA. YEAH KAREN PURDUE
I'M A PREVIOUS BOARD MEMBER OF
THE NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL VOICING
MY STRONG SUPPORT FOR SENATE
BILL FOUR ONE ONE ADVOCATED FOR
THE BANK YOU VERY MUCH YOU KNOW
AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH
APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS HERE
TODAY. MY FORTY YEAR OPEN. GOOD
MORNING MY NAME IS JIM JOYNER
REGINALD AND EAGLE ROCK AND I
STRONGLY SUPPORT THIS THANK YOU
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. FIVE FIFTY
THREE EUROPA. GOOD MORNING MY
NAME IS ALEX GRAHAM THE
PRESIDENT IN A NEIGHBORHOOD
COUNCIL AND I'M SUPPORT BEFORE
LEFT THANK YOU THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. I FOURTEEN YEAR OPEN.
HELLO MY NAME IS DENNIS MILLER
ON REPRESENT ON OF WHAT CHESTER
AREA- DISTRICT ELEVEN- IN
SUPPORT OF THE OF. SB FOURTEEN
WORK. GOT IT THANK YOU. NINE
SEVENTEEN EUROPA. GOOD MORNING
MY NAME IS JOHN VON GUNDY AND I
AM A SEVEN YEAR MEMBER OF THE
SOMEONE TO HUNDRED NEIGHBORHOOD
COUNCIL I'M CALLING IN STRONG
SUPPORT BECAUSE SB FORTY ELEVEN
WELL IN THE EVENING CARE ACT
THIS INTERESTING VERY MUCH FOR
YOUR TESTIMONY TODAY I'M THIRTY
TWO YEAR OLD. GOOD MORNING THIS
IS KATE FLATTISH L. A. D. D. I.
S. H. SHARE OF THE YOLO COUNTY
IN HOME SUPPORTIVE SERVICES
ADVISORY COMMITTEE I'VE CØNG
WITH STRONG SUPPORT FOR THE BILL
AS WRITTEN TO APPLY AT THE STATE
LIKE YOU CAN BODIES THE
PLAINTIFF MEMBERS ANYTHING VERY
MUCH. MY FIFTY NINE YEAR OPEN.
NINE FIFTY NINE PLEASE GO AHEAD
. MY NINETY YEAR OPEN. GERALD
SMITH FROM THE FROM AND TO HAVE
THE NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL AND I
STRONGLY SUPPORT SB FOUR ELEVEN
THANK YOU SENATOR PORTANTINO.
THANK YOU. MY NINETY FIVE YEAR
OLD THAT. THE MORNING JOHNNY
PINA WITH THE LEAGUE OF
CALIFORNIA CITIES IN SUPPORT OF
THE DEMOCRATS THANK YOU. MY
THIRTY THREE YEAR OPEN. GLORIA
KELLMAN AND MEMBER OF THE ENCINO
NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL SPEAKING
FOR MYSELF AND I NEED SUPPORT OF
SB FOUR ONE ONE THANK YOU THANK
YOU. RIGHT FORTY THREE OPEN.
CLYDACH BELIEVE BEING YOUR
DIRECTOR OF THE HISTORIC
HIGHLAND PARK NEIGHBORHOOD
COUNCIL SPEAKING AS AN
INDIVIDUAL IN STRONG SUPPORT OF
FC FORTY ELEVEN THANK YOU THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. LIKE SIXTEEN
EUROPA. ONCE AGAIN MY SIXTY YEAR
OPEN. HELLO YOU'RE ON HELLO
THERE YOU YOU'RE ON. HI CAN YOU
HEAR ME NOW WE CAN HEAR YOU- I'M
SORRY THANK YOU MY NAME IS CAROL
HUTCHINSON I'M A BOARD MEMBER
WITH THE FOR MONDAY HUNDRED
NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL. IN LOS
ANGELES AND I'M A VERY STRONG
SUPPORT SB FOUR ELEVEN AND THANK
YOU SENATOR PORTANTINO THANK YOU
SO MUCH. I'D EIGHTY THREE YEAR
OLD WITH. FIVE EIGHTY THREE OPEN
. MY NINETY FOUR YEAR OLD. THIS
IS JOANNE D'ANTONIO THE GREATER
VALLEY GLAM NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL
THAT NO LONGER MEET. BECAUSE WE
HAVE NO PLACE TO ME IN SUPPORT
OF S. B. FOUR ONE ONE. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. FIVE FIFTY EIGHT
JOKERIT. MY NAME IS LEANDRO I'M
A MEMBER OF THE HISTORIC
HIGHLAND PARK NEIGHBORHOOD
COUNCIL AND I AM IN SUPPORT OF
SB FOUR ELEVEN THANK YOU THANK
YOU. I FIFTY TWO YOGA. YEAH HI
JENNIFER GETTY I AM
PARLIAMENTARIAN OF THE MID CITY
NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL AND CO
CHAIR OF NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL
BUDGET OUT OF KIDS ANGLE YOU ON
BEHALF OF MYSELF I AM IN SCHOOL
WRONG. AGREEMENT WITH AT FOUR
ELEVEN DUE TO EQUITY VERY MUCH
THANK YOU VERY MUCH WE HAVE
EIGHTEEN MORE MEMBERS I WANT TO
MAKE SURE WE CAN GET THROUGH
THEM SO THE LONGER YOU TALK. THE
SHORTER I'M GONNA END UP CAUGHT
CUTTING IT I DON'T WANT TO COME
WITH A DROP OF. MY TWENTY EIGHT
YEAR OPEN. LET I TWENTY ONE YEAR
OPENS. WHAT'S GIVE MY TWENTY ONE
YEAR OLD WITH. MY FORTY FOUR
YEAR OPENED. HELLO MY NAME IS
THERESA SAPPHO I AM THE
SECRETARY OF THE HISTORIC HOME
PARK NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL
DIGGING ON MY OWN CAPACITY IN
SUPPORT OF SB FOUR ONE ONE THANK
YOU THANK YOU. FIVE EIGHTY SEVEN
EUROPA. TONY BRASWELL PRESIDENT
NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL VALLEY
VILLAGE IN STRONG SUPPORT OF SB
FOUR ONE ONE THANK YOU THANK YOU
. FIVE SIXTY FIVE YEAR OLD WITH
. HI MY NAME IS RICHARD LONG THE
PRESIDENT OF THE EAGLE ROCK
NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL SPEAKING IN
STRONG SUPPORT FOR SB FOUR
O'CLOCK THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
NINE TWENTY TWO EUROPA. I TWENTY
TWO PLEASE GO AHEAD. TWENTY FIVE
YEAR OPEN. HELLO YES. YOU'RE ON
. HELLO YES YOUR LINE IS OPEN.
OKAY HELLO THIS IS TREVOR MILLER
RESIDENT OF WESTCHESTER IN
STRONG SUPPORT. OF SB FOUR
ELEVEN. THANK YOU. MY TWENTY
SEVEN YEAR OLD WITH. GOOD
MORNING THIS IS IRIS ONE THREE
BOARD MEMBER OF THE TARZANA
NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL IN LOS
ANGELES AND I'M STRONG SUPPORT
OF THIS BEFORE ELEVEN THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. I FIFTY
ONE YEAR OLD WITH. HI THIS IS
DANNY GEGEN FORM OR NEVER
CURRENT STAKEHOLDER HOLLYWOOD
HILLS WEST NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL
IN STRONG SUPPORT THANK YOU VERY
MUCH SENATOR PORTANTINO. THANK
YOU. LIKE THIRTY FOUR YEAR OLD
WITH. THE MORNING MAKING THE
JUMP HOUSTON FOR MEMBER CANDID
NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL SPEAKING AT
THE INDIVIDUAL SPENDING IN
STRONG SUPPORT OF S. BEFORE
ELEVEN THANK YOU THANK YOU. MY
NINETY FIVE YEAR OLD WITH. I
WANT TO STUDY A MAN PRESIDENT
FOR TWENTY YEARS THE HOLLYWOOD
HILLS WEST NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL
WE ARE IN SUPPORT OF- JANET
COULD PORTANTINO'S. SENATE BILL
. FOUR ELEVEN AND THANK YOU VERY
MUCH THANK YOU. FIVE SIXTY SIX
EUROPA. ARCS OF THAT SHOW A
RESIDENT IN SUPPORT OF THE BILL.
THANK YOU. MY NINETY TO EUROPE
WITH. WELL TOWARDS APRIL WHO
FULL YEAR IT NEEDS. OKAY IS
WRONG. OF THE S. B. LES. MIKE
SIXTY ONE EUROPE WITH. WHAT'S
YOUR MIND SIXTY ONE YEAR OPEN.
NINE SIXTY SEVEN YEAR OPEN. GOOD
MORNING THIS IS CAROLINE G. ON
PARK. I AM A GOVERNING BOARD
MEMBER WITH THE SILVER LAKE
NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL SPEAKING AT
AN INDIVIDUAL AND I AM
INSTRUCTED PORT. THANK YOU. LINE
ONE ZERO THREE ZERO BIDS. HI MY
NAME IS JOY GREEN LINE ON BOARD
MEMBER OF TARZANA NEIGHBORHOOD
COUNCIL IN LOS ANGELES WHEN I'M
DRUNK REPORT S. B. FOUR ONE ONE.
THANK YOU. NINE FORTY TWO YEAR
OLD WITH. YES HELLO- MY NAME IS
KATHY WAYNE'S I AM THE DELAWARE
EVERGAGE FOR NEIGHBORHOOD.
ALTHOUGH AND I AM IN STRONG
SUPPORT AT EIGHT EIGHT FOUR ONE
ONE THANK YOU. MY THIRTY ONE
YEAR OPEN. YEAH MY THIRTY ONE
EUROPEN THAN ME. YES SIR YES.
YEAH I WAS NEVER GIVEN A LINE
NUMBER SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT
NUMBER I WAS ALL GOOD YOU'RE ON
. OKAY THANK YOU THIS IS THE
CURTAINS AND I AM THE SECRETARY
AND- ADMINISTRATOR OF THE-
NORTHWEST SAN PEDRO NEIGHBORHOOD
COUNCIL DOWN IN LOS ANGELES AREA
AND I AM ENTHUSIASTICALLY STRONG
SUPPORT OF. SB FOUR ELEVEN
SUBJECT TO THE MBANK YOU THANK
YOU VERY MUCH APPRECIATE IT. MY
TWENTY HR OPEN. HELLO MY NAME IS
THE LORD BE THOU I'M A MEMBER OF
THE ATWATER VILLAGE NEIGHBORHOOD
COUNCIL AND I AM IN STRONG
SUPPORT OF IT AT THE FOR A LOT.
THANK YOU. I'M EIGHTY THREE YEAR
OLD THE TH TH. I DID GATHER
DAVID FOR THE ELECTORAL THEY
WERE COUNCIL IN STRONG SUPPORT
OF SB FOUR ELEVEN THANK YOU
SENATOR PORTANTINO. THANK YOU.
FIVE SEVENTY FIVE YEAR OLD WITH
. THANK SEVENTY FIVE YOU'RE OPEN
. FIVE ONE ZERO FOUR YEAR OLD.
ONE MOMENT FOR ONE ZERO FOUR. MY
ONE ZERO FOUR YOU ARE NOW OPEN.
HELLO YOUR YES WE CAN HEAR YOU.
I THEIR FINAL CAN PRESS IN THE
OLYMPIC PARK NEIGHBORHOOD
COUNCIL HERE'S AN INDIVIDUAL IN
ORDER TO BE- ELEVEN YEARS NAY
FOR ELEVEN. YEAH THANK YOU. AND
ONE MOMENT WE HAVE ONE MORE. MY
ONE OH SIX EUROPA. YEAH. MY ONE
OH SIX EUROPA. MY NAME IS PAMELA
CALIFORNIA I OPPOSE. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. I'M TWENTY TWO YEAR
OPEN. NO ONE ELSE IN THE QUEUE
PLEASE CONTINUE. GOOD THANK YOU
VERY MUCH SO LET ME LET ME-
FIRST OF ALL THANKS- CENTER
PORTANTINO FOR HIS WORK WITH
THIS COMMITTEE- I AND I WANT TO
BE VERY CLEAR JUST IT KIND OF
STRUCTURE THAT THE DISCUSSION IS
THIS IS ABOUT THE BROWN ACT- AND
IT'S ABOUT CHANGES TO THE BROWN
ACT IT'S NOT ABOUT WHETHER YOU
CAN HAVE TELECONFERENCING AS
PART OF YOUR YOUR YOUR FORMAT.
IT'S ABOUT WHETHER. BOWL THAT
HAVE BEEN ELECTED- TO A BOARD
HAVE TO ACTUALLY SHOW UP OR
WHETHER THEY CAN DO
ELECTRONICALLY AND THEN IF THEY
DO IT ELECTRONICALLY DO THEY
HAVE TO POST THEIR LOCATION AND
MAKE IT AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC
UNTIL WE MADE SOME ADJUSTMENTS
TO THE BROWN ACT LAST YEAR-
BECAUSE I THINK WE LEARNED SOME
LESSONS- GOING TO THE THROUGH
THE PANDEMIC- BUT BUT I JUST
WANT TO SAY AS AS- AS THE CHAIR
OF. GOVERNANCE AND FINANCE AND
HAVING SERVED IN LOCAL
GOVERNMENT DEBT ONE OF THE
HARDEST THINGS THAT I'VE EVER
HAD TO DO IS TO SHOW UP TO A
COUNCIL MEETING WHEN PEOPLE ARE
REALLY ANGRY AND WHERE THEY WANT
TO BE HEARD. AND AND PUBLIC
HEARINGS BECOME REALLY IMPORTANT
BECAUSE YOU MAY HAVE AN IDEA OF
WHAT YOU THINK SHOULD HAPPEN
WHEN YOU GO IN BUT WHEN YOU'RE
WHEN YOU'RE ON A DÍAS WITH
PEOPLE YOU CAN COME UP WITH
DIFFERENT SOLUTIONS AND- AND SO
THIS IS THIS IS THE REASON
THERE'S A LOT OF RESTRICTIONS.
THAT WE PUT ON THIS- PARTICULAR
BILL BECAUSE I HAVE A QUESTION
ABOUT HOW FAR WE WANT TO EXPAND
THE EXCEPTIONS TO THE BROWN ACT.
UP PARTICULARLY SINCE LA SET UP
THESE NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCILS AND
THEN DOESN'T SUPPORT THEM WITH.
LOCATIONS TO MEET AT STAFF TO BE
THERE AND- AND THAT THAT THE
ACCOUTREMENTS OF GOVERNMENT AND
I'M I'M CONCERNED ABOUT GOOD
GOVERNMENT SO I REALLY WANT IT-
LAUDS THE OCT THE AUTHOR- CENTER
PORTANTINO FOR WORKING SO
CLOSELY WITH THE COMMITTEE- AND-
AND- TAKING THE AMENDMENTS AND-
AND REALLY TRYING TO STRUCTURE
THIS IS AN EXCEPTION RATHER THE
RULE. THE RULE SUB CENTER WIENER
I CAN SEE YOU WANT TO. SPEAK AND
THEN WE'LL GO THROUGH THE
COMMITTEE YEAH THANK YOU VERY
MUCH OUR MANAGER AND I REALLY
WANTED SEX SECOND- REITERATE
SOME OF YOUR COMMENTS VERY VERY
THOUGHTFUL AND I AGREE WITH YOU-
AND I APPRECIATE THE COMMITTEE
WORKING SO HARD ON AMENDMENTS.
TO THIS BILL. AND ITS BROADER
FORM I WOULD NOT HAVE SUPPORTED-
THIS- I WITH HAS ITS- WILL
SUPPORT IT AND THEIR- FOR I
PREACH. THE AUTHOR BEING HAVE
ENOUGH FLEXIBILITY AND WORKING
TO SOLVE OF A LOCAL A ISSUE
WITHOUT CREATING THIS WHOLE
STATEWIDE STRUCTURE. AND I'LL
TELL YOU WHY I'M- BY ALTHOUGH
I'LL BE VOTING FOR THIS TO TODAY
WHY OF HESITATION I MEAN CLEARLY
IF PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BE TO
SPRING AS A PUBLIC OFFICIAL OR
WHATEVER. REMOTELY WE WOULD NOT
WANT TO HAVE TO DISCLOSE
PEOPLE'S HOMES AND THAT'S WHAT
THE SENATE DID THIS IS WHAT I.
ABSOLUTELY AGREE THAT THAT WOULD
BE VERY VERY INAPPROPRIATE TO
FORCE PEOPLE TO DISCLOSE- THEIR
THEIR HOME ADDRESSES ITS CAN BE
DANGEROUS AND JUST. VERY
PROBLEMATIC. BUT WE HAVE TO
BECAUSE THERE'S A COST. TO DOING
THIS- WALL VIRTUAL MEETINGS AND
DOING THINGS TO REALLY
FACILITATE SOME- VIRTUAL PUBLIC
MEETINGS WERE IMPORTANT PUBLIC
DECISION TO BE MADE. THAT CAN
EXPAND ACCESS IN SOME WAYS I
WON'T DISPUTE THAT AT ALL. IT
ABSOLUTELY DEGRADES THE PUBLIC
PROCESS IT IS A WORSE PUBLIC
PROCESS WHEN EVERYONE'S JUST
TOTALLY PHYSICALLY SEPARATE.
SITTING IN FRONT OF THEIR
COMPUTER NOT INTERACTING WITH
EACH OTHER IN ANY WAY- IT'S ALSO
PEOPLE RAISING THEIR HAND ON
ZOOM AND ONE PERSON- YOU KNOW-
ENGAGING AT A TIME- AND- YOU
KNOW WHAT WHEN- YOU KNOW WE'RE
WE'RE ALL. IN PERSON OR A LOT OF
CITY COUNCILS OR IN PERSON AND
IS A BETTER PROCESS. THAT WAY
AND I KNOW SOME PEOPLE DISAGREE
WITH ME- BUT I'VE HAVING.
PARTICIPATED IN BOTH I AM I
REALLY BELIEVE. THAT THAT IS THE
CASE I'M NOT I DON'T OBJECT TO
HAVING FLEXIBILITY- AND AGAIN I
KNOW THERE ARE ADVANTAGES- TO
HAVING- THESE VIRTUAL. PUBLIC
MEETINGS THERE ARE REAL
DOWNSIZING WE HAVE TO
ACKNOWLEDGE THE DEGRADATION I
THINK OF THE PROCESS- YOU CAN
HAVE A MAKE YOU CAN HAVE IN
PERSON WERE YOU HAVE THE
DECISION MAKERS. IN PERSON. OR
YOU HAVE THE OPTION OF PEOPLE
SHOWING UP IN PER- AND YOU STILL
HAVE REMOTE POP TESTING LIKE WE
TODAY SENATE HAS WE NOT WE NOW
REQUIRE LEAD WITNESSES TO BE
PHYSICALLY HERE. AND THERE'S A
REASON FOR THAT B. IT IS A
BETTER. PROCESS WE HAVE THE LEAD
WITNESSES HERE AND YOU CAN HAVE
THAT- ENGAGEMENT ON. I YOU KNOW.
CLEARLY L. A. SHOULD BE DOING
MORE TO SUPPORT THESE
NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCILS MAKES IT A
PLACE TO LIVE TO MEET. AND I
WANNA BUT SPEAKING VOICE IN THE
ONE READ I WAS THE PRESIDENT OF
MY NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION SAN
FRANCISCO. ON THE NEIGHBORHOOD
ASSOCIATIONS IN TERMS OF- PLAN
PORTABLE AND DOING WORK IN THE
COMMUNITY. BUT IT IS NOT THE
SAME AS THE L. A. NEIGHBORHOOD
COUNCILS I'VE- BOOKED THE
HOUSING WORK THAT I'VE DONE OVER
THE LAST SEVEN YEARS RIGHT I'VE
HAD. I'VE LEARNED A LOT ABOUT L.
A. NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCILS I AM
THEIR VERY POWERFUL IMPACTFUL
BODIES. I'M AND SO THEY'RE NOT
LIKE YOUR TYPICAL NEIGHBOR HOOD
GROUP THAT SORT OF YOU KNOW
INFORMALLY MEETING AND DOING
SOME WORK IN THE- COMMUNITY
THESE ARE- THESE ORGANIZATIONS.
ZERO COUNCIL TO HAVE REAL
IMPACT. ON WHAT HAPPENS IN THEIR
COMMUNITY BALLOT MEN ON HOUSING
ON POLICY AND- INFLUENCING THE-
THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBER- AND SO
THIS THESE ARE REAL PUBLIC
BODIES. THAT HAVE A. REAL IMPACT
AND NOT. THAT CAN BE FOUND TODD.
UP VOTE BY. WE NEED TO
ACKNOWLEDGE I'M NOT WHY THIS MAN
THE FONG THING I WANT. I WANT TO
SAY AND WHY. THIS PATIENT AT
THIS LEVEL IS IMPORTANT
NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS WITH
L. A. NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL. SAN
FRANCISCO NEIGHBORHOOD
ASSOCIATION OR ANYTHING ELSE.
THESE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION
HISTORICALLY HAVE BEEN OLDER
WHITER AND MORE HOMEOWNER THE
GENERAL POPULATION THAT'S NOT
TRUE OF EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD
GROUP. THAT DIE AND THEIR
NEIGHBOR GROUPS THAT DON'T FIT
THAT BUT THAT THEY HISTORICALLY
HAVE NOT ALWAYS REPRESENTED THE
FULL COMMUNITY- AND YET THEY
HAVE A REAL IMPACT AND THAT'S
WHY THE PARTICIPATION. IN MY
VIEW IS SO IMPORTANT SO VOTING
FOR THE BILL- WITH THOSE
RESERVATIONS. CENTER BLIX PAYER
. SUBSIDY OKAY WELL SHE'S GONE-
IT ANYONE SENT DRAWS A- YEAH-
THANK YOU SENATOR FOR PROPOSING
THIS- I AS CHAIR OVERSEEING THE
JUDICIAL COUNCIL THESE ISSUES OF
IN PERSON OR REMOTE- HAVE COME
UP. MANY MANY TIMES- OVER THE
LAST THREE YEARS AND WE REALLY
HAD TO GRAPPLE WITH. DURING THE
PANDEMIC AS WE GETTING OUT OF
THE PANDEMIC. YOU KNOW HOW TO-
LEARN FROM WHAT WORKED WHAT WAS
STILL. IMPORTANT FOLLOW THE LAW
BUT YOU KNOW BEGAN TO. CERTAINLY
MAKE MAKE CHANGES THAT AND A LOT
OF THESE WERE VERY UNCOMFORTABLE
WITH IN SOME WAYS BUT WE SEE
TRIED TO MOVE FORWARD I
APPRECIATE THAT THERE'S SOME
GUARD RAILS HERE THERE'S A
THERE'S A SUNSET. AND RIGHT
RIGHT SUPPORT THE BILL- ALTHOUGH
YOU KNOW AGAIN WE'RE
EXPERIMENTING WITH THIS PROCESS-
AND WE'RE MORE THAN ANYTHING
LOOKING FOR THE DEMOCRATIC-
PROCESS FOR DEMOCRACY TO BE
UPHELD IN SPECIALLY AT THE
LOWEST- OF NEIGHBORHOOD LEVEL
SO. I APPRECIATED YOU VERY MUCH
. I ANYBODY ELSE. THERE OTHER
COMMENTS I MAKE JUST A COUPLE
COMMENTS- IN A- EIGHT EIGHT ONE
QUESTION THOUGH ON ON THE
NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCILS ARE THEY
ELECTED OR THEY APPOINTED SO.
THERE L. LACTATE BUT THEIR
VOLUNTEERS AND THEY'RE ADVISORY
. AND I CLOSER DISTINCTIONS THAT
NEED TO BE. UNDERSTOOD THEY ARE
ELECTED THEY DO RUN IN DISTRICTS
. THEY CAN THE INTERESTING THING
AT AS THE LEAD WITNESS
MENTIONED. THEY DON'T HAVE TO
LIVE IN THE DISTRICT THAT THE
RUNNING PART THEY CAN HAVE A
BUSINESS IN THAT DISTRICT OR BE
A RESIDENT AND THAT'S ALSO
GERMANE BECAUSE IF YOU LIVE SAY
IN VENICE BEACH BUT YOUR ON THE
HOLLYWOOD NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL
BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE YOUR SMALL
BUSINESSES. THAT CREATE AN
ADDITIONAL HARDSHIP IN LA FOR
PARTICIPATION AND SO BUT AGAIN
THERE ARE ELECTED VOLUNTEER AND
ADVISORY. OKAY SO MY CONCERNS A
LINE A LITTLE BIT WITH THE
CHAIRS CONCERNS IN THE EROSION
OF THE PUBLIC PROCESS BECAUSE
SHE IS ABSOLUTELY RIGHT. THERE
IS NOTHING LIKE BEING IN ON THE
DIETS WITH A ROOM FULL OF PEER
TO PEER CONSTITUENTS THEIR
MANNERS HORNETS. AND AND REALLY
WHEN YOU'RE WHEN YOU'RE- ON A
ZOOM MEETING YOU CAN'T FEEL THAT
IS MUCH AND YET SO AND THAT CAN
CREATE EVEN MORE ANIMOSITY LIKE
YOU'RE TRYING TO HIDE. AND SO I
REALLY HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT THIS
I THINK- THIS TYPE OF PROCESS
SHOULD BE RESERVED FOR UNIQUE
SEPARATE CIRCUMSTANCES THAT
IMPEDE THE PROCESS. OF GETTING
URGENT AGENCY BUSINESS DONE LIKE
APPROVING A- A- BUDGET ORDER OR
RETAIN ENSURING THAT PEOPLE ARE
GETTING PAID THAT THE VENDORS
THAT HAVE BEEN YOU KNOW
SERVICING THE CITY OR WHATEVER
GETTING PAID- SO THAT'S MY
CONCERNS WITH THE BILL IS I
DON'T WANT TO A ROAD THAT
PROCESS. BECAUSE THERE'S VALUE
IN THAT AND- WHEN YOU SIGN UP.
TO TWO OR COMPETE WITH OTHER
PEOPLE. TO HAVE THIS IS. TO HAVE
THIS OPPORTUNITY TO REPRESENT
PEOPLE I THINK YOU NEED TO SIT
IN FRONT OF THEM REPRESENT THEM-
I DO LIKE THE ACCESS THAT PEOPLE
HAVE- THROUGH- THE YOU KNOW NEW
TECHNOLOGY- SO THEY CAN
PARTICIPATE- WRITTEN VIA REMOTE-
BUT THAT'S FOR. I THINK THE
CITIZENS NOT. NOT THE
REPRESENTATIVES SO- WITH THAT-
I'LL BE WITH YOU CAN GO AHEAD
AND CLOSE. THANK YOU MR VICE
CHAIR NO I. I THINK WHAT WE HAVE
HERE IS A UNIQUE SITUATION. THIS
IS AN LA SPECIFIC ISSUE. IN A
SENSE THAT THESE NINETY PLUS
NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCILS MEET.
THROUGHOUT AND GIANT ORMUS CITY
IN REC ROOMS IN LIBRARIES AND
OFTEN TIMES THEY DON'T EVEN HAVE
A PHYSICAL PLACE TO MEET. AGAIN
THERE ARE. VOLUNTEERS THEIR
ADVICE I IS A RE AND THEY MEET
IN THE NEIGHBOR. AND REP. THOSE
NEIGHBORHOODS AND IT'S
COUNTERINTUITIVE BUT
PARTICIPATION INCREASED. WHEN
THEY WENT REMOTE. SIGNIFICANTLY
INCREASE DEMOCRACY GOT BETTER.
NOT BLACKS- AND I THINK THAT'S
AN IMPORTANT PIECE TO UNDERSTAND
AND WITH THE SAFEGUARDS. THE
CITY OF LA HAS TO VOTE TO
APPROVE THAT SO AGAIN TO GO TO
THE POINT OF WHETHER THIS IS A
LOCAL CONTROL ISSUE. YOU DON'T
GET MORE LOCAL CONTROL THAN
HAVING TO HAVE THE APPOINTING
BODY THE CITY OF LA. ACTUALLY
PROACTIVELY HAVE TO EMBRACE AND
APPROVE THIS THE NEIGHBORHOOD
COUNCILS THEMSELVES HAVE TO NOT
JUST IN A SIMPLE MAJORITY HAVE
TO HAVE TWO THIRDS OF THE
NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL. TO APPROVE
THIS AND THEN IF IT HAPPENED IF
THEIR MEETINGS ARE DURING
REGULAR BUSINESS HOURS THEY HAVE
TO BE ACCOMMODATED FOR IN PERSON
MEETINGS IF THEY HAPPEN IN THE
NIGHTS AND WEEKENDS. THEY HAVE
TO MAKE AN EFFORT TO ACCOMMODATE
THE PUBLIC SELF THE AMENDMENT TO
RECOGNIZE THE UNIQUE NATURE OF
NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCILS AND PUT
PRUDENT SAFEGUARDS BUT OVERALL.
THIS WILL ALLOW THE PUBLIC TO
PARTICIPATE MORE CREATE EASIER
OPPORTUNITIES FOR QUORUM AND
FRANKLY I BELIEVE SERVE THE
DEMOCRATIC PROCESS SIGNIFICANTLY
IN A VERY UNIQUE CIRCUMSTANCE SO
WITH THAT I WOULD RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR AN AYE VOTE. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH DO I HAVE A MOTION.
THE MOBILE ARE THERE BILLS MOVE
BY SENATOR DORADO AND THIS IS
DUE PASS AS AMENDED TO JUDICIARY
. SENATORS CABALLERO SEYARTO NO
THERE ARE TWO OH NO LAKE
SUPERIOR DAWALY. RUSSELL RUSSELL
I GLAZER SKINNER. SKINNER I
WINNER. WINNER I THREE TWO ONE.
OKAY THAT HAS THREE VOTES RIGHT
NOW AND WE'LL HOLD IT OPEN FOR
OTHER MEMBERS TO VOTE ON WHEN
THEY ARRIVE THANK YOU. OKAY ALL
RIGHT NEXT UP ON THE DOCKET WE
HAVE SB SEVEN SIXTY NINE BY
SENATOR GONZALEZ. SORRY. IT WAS
A CUTTING INCREDIBLE HOW HE'S
NOT CUTTING IN FRONT OF YOU
THAT'S OKAY. OKAY MAY PROCEED
THANK YOU MR CHAIRMAN MEMBERS
I'M HERE TODAY TO PRESENT SB
SEVEN SIX NINE WHICH WOULD
REQUIRE LOCAL OFFICIALS TO
COMPLETE FISCAL AND FINANCIAL
TRAINING REQUIREMENTS. I'D LIKE
TO BEGIN BY ACCEPTING THE
COMMITTEES RECOMMENDED
AMENDMENTS AND I WANT TO THANK
THE COMMITTEE FOR THEIR WORK ON
THIS BILL. UP OVER THE PAST FEW
YEARS THE CALIFORNIA STATE
AUDITOR HAS REPEATEDLY
RECOMMENDED THAT LOCAL OFFICIALS
RECEIVED TRAINING ON THEIR
FISCAL AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
DUTIES. IN CALIFORNIA LOCAL
OFFICIALS ARE ENTRUSTED WITH
TAXPAYER MONEY AND HAVE
AUTHORITY OVER BUDGETING
PROCUREMENT MANAGEMENT AND
INVESTMENTS AND PENSIONS YET
THERE ARE NO REQUIREMENTS THAT
THESE OFFICIALS RECEIVED
TRAINING ON BEST PRACTICES ON
HOW TO MANAGE THE SUBSTANTIAL
FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES. AS A
FORMER CITY COUNCIL MEMBER FROM
LONG BEACH MYSELF I UNDERSTAND
HOW MUCH WORK IS INVOLVED WITH
RUNNING A LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND I
REALLY WISH I ACTUALLY HAD THIS
TRAINING- THAT COULD A QUICK ME
AND MANY OF OTHER LOCAL
OFFICIALS ACROSS THE STATE WITH
SKILLS. TO FULFILL THEIR DUTIES
TO THE BEST OF THEIR ABILITIES
AS AMENDED SB SEVEN SIXTY NINE
WILL ENCOURAGE RESPONSIBLE
GOVERNING AND PREVENT FISCAL
MANAGEMENT BY APPLYING TRAINING
REQUIREMENTS FOR LOCAL OFFICIALS
IN CITIES THAT HAVE BEEN
DESIGNATED AS HIGH RISK BY THE
CALIFORNIA STATE AUDITOR OR WHEN
A CITY COUNTY OR SPECIAL
DISTRICT RECEIVES NOTICE FROM
THE- STATE COMPTROLLER THAT
THEIR ANNUAL FINANCIAL
TRANSACTION REPORT. IS LATE OR
NOT EVEN SUBMITTED AT ALL OF
THIS TRAINING WILL BE REQUIRED
ONCE EVERY TWO YEARS AND WILL BE
MADE AVAILABLE FOR LOCAL. AGENCY
EMPLOYEES. SIMILAR TO THE ETHICS
TRAINING REQUIREMENTS FOR LOCAL.
GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS NOW HERE TO
SPEAK IN- TODAY ABOUT SEVEN
SIXTY NINE WE HAVE NICK
CALYPSO'S FROM THAT CASE
CALIFORNIA STATE AUDITOR'S.
OFFICE I WANT TO THANK THEM FOR
BEING HERE THIS NEARLY-
IMPLEMENTS ONE OF THE
RECOMMENDATIONS ARE NOT OF
COURSE- ON RECORD AS FORMALLY
SUPPORTING BUT I THINK YOU AND-
ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT MISTER
CHAIR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU FOR COMING TODAY AND-
YOU MAY PROCEED WITH YOUR-
TESTIMONY. I CAN MORNING FIRSTLY
COMMITTEE OUT MY NAME'S NUCLEAR
TESTS I'M OUT OF PRINCIPLE WOULD
STAY ORDERS OFFICE. OUR OFFICE
IS NOT GENTLY TAKE POSITION ON
PROPOSED LEGISLATION BUT WE
CAN'T TELL YOU THAT THIS. BILL
WOULD PARTIALLY IMPLEMENT ONE OF
OUR RECOMMENDATIONS. JUST GIVE A
LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND- BACK
IN TWO THOUSAND TWENTY TWO. WE
MADE A RECOMMENDATION FOR CITY
COUNCIL MEMBERS. TO PROVIDE. TO
RECEIVE ONGOING TRAINING IN
FINANCIAL BUDGETING AND CITY
OPERATIONS. I WHEN WE DID AUDITS
OF SEVERAL. LOCAL GOVERNMENTS WE
DID FIND THAT MANY OF THEM HAD
PROBLEMS IN THE OR ADEQUATELY
OVERSEEN THE FINANCES AND
BUDGETING. SO WE BELIEVE THAT
THIS TRAINING WOULD HELP ADDRESS
SOME OF THE PROBLEMS THAT WE'VE
SEEN IN SOME UP TO SOME OF OUR
ARTISTS. SB SEVEN SIXTY NINE AS
AMENDED WOULD PARTIALLY
IMPLEMENT A RECOMMENDATION BY
REQUIRING SUCH TRAINING FOR CITY
COUNCIL MEMBERS UNDER CERTAIN
CIRCUMSTANCES. I'M AVAILABLE FOR
ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE.
OKAY THANK YOU. DO YOU HAVE ANY
OTHER LEAD WITNESSES. IF NOT
THEN ANYBODY IN THE ROOM WOULD
LIKE TO COME TO THE MICROPHONE
AND SUPPORT THE BILL. EIGHT YOUR
SUPPORT. WARNING TURN MEMBERS IS
FROM THE RECITERS. INTO SMILES
ARE LYING ABOUT THE CALIFORNIA
ASSOCIATION OF COUNTY TREASURER
TAX COLLECTOR'S AND SUPPORT
THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU.
ANYBODY ELSE. SINCE I DON'T SEE
ANYBODY SCRAMBLING UP HERE.
WE'RE GONNA GO TO OPPOSITION ARE
THERE ANY OPPOSITION WITNESSES
THAT WOULD LIKE TO TESTIFY.
DOESN'T APPEAR TO BE ANY ANYBODY
ELSE IN OPPOSITION IN THE ROOM
WOULD LIKE TO JUST COME UP AND
STATE THAT YOU OPPOSE. IF NOT
WE'RE GONNA GO TO THE PHONE
LINES. SO EIGHTEEN T. OPERATOR
WE HAVE ANYBODY ON THE PHONE
REMINDER. A REMINDER TO THE
PHONE LINES IF YOU HAVE A
COMMENT PLEASE PRESS ONE THEN
ZERO. NO COMMENTS FROM THE PHONE
LINES ALL RIGHT WE WILL BRING IT
BACK TO THE DIETS OF ANY
QUESTIONS MANY OF THE MEMBERS.
WE HAVE WE HAVE A MOTION BY
DORADO TO MOVE THE BILL. ALL
RIGHT AND WITH THAT I GUESS-
NOBODY HAS ANY QUESTIONS- MY- SO
GOVERNMENT FINANCE IT'S LIKE A
WHOLE SEMESTER CLASS. AND IN
SCHOOL AND- AND ALSO. YOU KNOW
AS WE PUT ON MORE AND MORE OF
THESE TRAININGS- BECAUSE THAT'S
NOT THE YOU KNOW IT'S WE HAVE
THE SEXUAL HARASSMENT WE HAVE
WORKED BATES VIOLENCE WE HAVE
ETHICS WE HAVE- A PRETTY SOON
THEY'RE THEY'RE IN THIS MODE OF
TRAINING ALL THE TIME AND- AND-
NOT BEING ABLE TO DO THEIR JOB.
BUT I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR
THEM TO KNOW THE BASICS. BECAUSE
COUNCIL MEMBERS COME FROM ALL
WALKS OF LIFE. AND AND IT IS
IMPORTANT FOR THEM TO UNDERSTAND
THOSE BASICS SO I SEE THE POINT
IN IN IN THE BILL AND I SEE THE
POINT THE RECOMMENDATIONS- BY
THE STATE- SO. SO ANYWAY- BUT
THAT'LL LET YOU CLOSE YEAH THANK
YOU MISTER CHAIRMAN I THINK YOU
SAID IT PERFECTLY ONE EMPOWER
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO DO- THEIR
DUTIES AT THE BEST OF THEIR
ABILITY ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES
TO FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SO THANK
YOU. ALL RIGHT. AND WITH THAT
I'M GOING TO TURN THE GAVEL BACK
OVER. IS THE CHAIR- YOU CAN GO
AHEAD AND- OKAY UNLESS YOU JUST
IT JUST TO CONFIRM THAT YOUR BE
TAKING THE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS
YES CORRECT GREAT. AND YOU'VE
CONCLUDED YES I HAVE THANK YOU
MATT THANK YOU SO MUCH OKAY WELL
WE'LL TO- WE DO HAVE A MOTION.
WE ALREADY GOT A VERY GOOD WE
HAVE A MOTION AND THE MOTION IS
TO PASS AS AMENDED TO
APPROPRIATIONS. THE ROLE PLACE.
SENATORS CABALLERO I CABALLERO I
SEYARTO. ALL RIGHT CERAKOTE I
LAKE SUPERIOR DOLLY LASSELL.
DURACELL I GLAZER SKINNER. CAN
AYE WIENER. WIENER I. FIVE ZERO.
THE VOTE IS FIVE TWO ZERO WILL
PUT THAT ON CALL FOR THE ABSENT
MEMBERS MOVING ON INTO IT ON THE
AGENDA SENATOR BAKER IS HERE.
ITEM NUMBER EIGHT. SB. FIVE
THIRTY SEVEN. WELCOME THANK YOU
CAPTION INSURE KABIRA MEMBERS.
THANK UP 2% SB FIVE THREE SEVEN.
A BILL THAT WILL INCREASE
ACCESSIBILITY TO MULTI
JURISDICTIONAL CROSS COUNTY
BOARD MEETINGS AND ENCOURAGE
PARTICIPATION. ALLOWING
APPLICABLES MULTI JURISDICTIONAL
COURTS TO CHOOSE TO PUT CONVENE
REMOTELY. WHAT A START OFF BY
THANKING THE COMMITTEE CHAIR
CONSULTANT JONATHAN PEARSON FOR
THE WORK THEY'VE DONE WITH OUR
OFFICE TO GET TO A PLACE TO
AGREEMENT ON THE BILL. WITH THAT
SAID I'M CONCEPT IN THE
COMMITTEE MEHMET'S AT TO THE
BILL. THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS
MULTI JURISDICTIONAL BOARD TO BE
MEETING REMOTELY AND BENEFIT
FROM THE OPPORTUNITY MEET
VIRTUAL SPACES FOR BOTH
CONSTITUENTS AND- BOARDS. AB
THREE SIXTY ONE. RIVAS CODIFIED
THE BILL TO BE REMOTELY SHOW THE
POSITIVE IMPACT ON MULTI
JURISDICTIONAL BODIES BUT AB
THREE SIXTY ONE EXPIRING IN
FEBRUARY TWENTY TWENTY THREE.
MULTI JURISDICTIONAL BOARD TO
BEGIN TO FEEL THE IMPACT OF
TRANSITIONING BACK TO IN PERSON
MEETINGS. THEY'VE ALREADY HAD
ISSUES WITH MEMBERSHIP RETENTION
AND- CONCERNED ABOUT A DROP IN
PUBLIC ATTENDANCE- CIVICALLY FOR
MULTI JURISDICTIONAL BODIES
COVERING LARGE AREAS. YOU CAN
OFTEN BE DIFFICULT FOR BOARD
MEMBERS AND THE PUBLIC TO TRAVEL
GREAT LENGTHS TO ACTIVELY
PARTICIPATE IN A MEETING. THE
DISTANCE DISINCENTIVE ISIS
PARTICIPATION FROM COMMUNITY
MEMBERS PERSPECTIVE LEGISLATIVE
BODY MEMBERS AND CITIZENS
ATTEMPTING TO BECOME. CIVICALLY
INVOLVED. S. B. FIFTY S. B. FIVE
THREE SEVEN ENCOURAGES
PARTICIPATION. ALLOWING MULTI
JURISDICTIONAL PORTS WITH
APPOINTED MEMBERS AND THESE ARE
NOT SAY CITY COUNCIL WITH
ELECTED MEMBERS THESE REPORTS
WITH APPOINTED MEMBERS. TO
CONVENE AN HYBRID SETTINGS
ALLOWING THOSE MOST IMPACTED TO
JOIN. REMOTELY THIS BILL ALSO
COLLECTS DATA ON ATTENDANCE OF
REMOTE MEETINGS. AND REQUIRES A
DATE TO BE POSTED AGENCIES
WEBSITES INCREASING AVAILABLE
DATA AND EVIDENCE ON THE
BENEFITS. OF WE HOPE TO SHOW
BENEFIT REMOTE MEETINGS. THE
GATEWAYS PROVIDE THIS BILL OFTEN
IMPORTANT UPDATE TO FACILITATE
ATTENDANCE AND ACTIVE
PARTICIPATION IN MULTI
JURISDICTIONAL AGENCY MEETINGS
WHILE CREATING GUARDRAILS TO
PRESERVE THE INTENT OF THE PROUD
BROWN ACT. AND TO DATE. I'VE TO
BUT WITNESSES ALLEN AFTER THE
BEAR AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT
DISTRICT AND DONNA COLSON FROM
PENCIL CLEAN ENERGY THANK YOU.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH SENATOR. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH GOOD MORNING MADAM
CHAIR AN HONORABLE COMMITTEE
MEMBERS MY NAME IS DONNA COLSON
I AM THE VICE MAYOR BURLINGAME
AND VICE CHAIR PENINSULA CLEAN
ENERGY WHICH IS PROUD TO SPONSOR
SB. FIVE THIRTY SEVEN WE ARE
SPONSORING THIS BILL BECAUSE FOR
THE LAST THREE YEARS WE'VE SEEN
SIGNIFICANT INCREASED
PARTICIPATION FROM OUR BOARD AND
CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
REPRESENTED BY SAN MATTEO COUNTY
ALL TWENTY OF ITS CITIES AND THE
CITY OF LOS BANOS. THE VIRTUAL
MEETING FORMAT HAS ALLOWED
PEOPLE TO PARTICIPATE WHO WOULD
HAVE OTHERWISE MISSED MEETINGS
DUE TO DISTANCE. WORK AND FAMILY
OBLIGATIONS ROAD CLOSURES AND
EVEN EXTREME WEATHER. WE HAVE A
DIVERSE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND
WE VALUE THE CONTRIBUTION OF
EVERY MEMBER AT EVERY MEETING
AND WE WANT TO MAKE IT AS EASY
AS POSSIBLE TO PARTICIPATE. WHEN
GOVERNOR NEWSOM ISSUED HIS
COVERED NINETEEN EXECUTIVE ORDER
ALLOWING FOR VIRTUAL PUBLIC
MEETINGS PCIE MOVED QUICKLY. TO
ENSURE CONTINUITY OF OUR BOARD
MEETINGS CONTINUE TRANSPARENCY
AND EASY PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.
WE SUCCESSFULLY HELD THIRTY
SEVEN VIRTUAL BOARD MEETINGS AND
DOZENS OF SUB COMMITTEE MEETINGS
ALL WITH NEARLY 1100%
PARTICIPATION. A DRAMATIC
INCREASE OF OUR IN PERSON
ATTENDANCE LEVELS. NO MEMBERS OF
THE PUBLIC FILED COMPLAINTS AND
OUR BOARD WAS GRATEFUL
ESPECIALLY WHEN PEOPLE WERE
SICK. AND PEOPLE WHO TOOK PUBLIC
TRANSIT OR RODE THEIR BIKE. WELL
AS VENICE IS OUR GREATEST
CONCERN THE GEOGRAPHIC REALITIES
OF OUR COUNTY MEAN THAT MANY OF
OUR DIRECTORS MAKE LONG LATE
NIGHT COMMUTE. FOR MEETINGS AND
HAVE NO OPTION TO ATTENDING
MEETINGS DUE TO WORK OR FAMILY
CARE CONSTRAINTS. OUR EXPERIENCE
HAS PROVEN THAT VIRTUAL MEETINGS
WORK WELL FOR ALL PARTIES.
INVOLVED WE HAVE SEEN INCREASED
ACCESS MORE DIVERSE
PARTICIPATION AND MORE INTEREST
IN SERVING ON THE BOARD AND ON
SUB COMMITTEES. NEARLY EVERYONE
OF OUR TWENTY THREE BOARD
MEMBERS HAS JOINED A WORKING
COMMITTEE BRINGING A WIDE RANGE
OF TALENTS AND PERSPECTIVES. ON
BEHALF OF PENINSULA CLEAN
ENERGY. BOARD OF DIRECTORS I AM
GRATEFUL TO SENATOR BACKER FOR
AUTHORIZING SB. FIVE THIRTY
SEVEN AND I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST
YOUR AYE THAT TODAY. WE THINK IT
WILL MAKE A GREAT DIFFERENCE IN
THE LIVES OF MANY PEOPLE TO
VOLUNTEER ON A REGIONAL BOARDS
AND COMMITTEES AND ULTIMATELY
HELP US PROVIDE EXCELLENT
SERVICE TO OUR CONSTITUENTS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH MEDICARE
THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING CHAIR
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE MY
NAME'S ALAN ABS AND THE
LEGISLATIVE OFFICER WITH THE BAY
AREA AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT
DISTRICT AND FOR THOSE WHO ARE
NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE ATM D.
WERE NINE COUNTY REGIONAL
AGENCY- ON THE SOUTH AND SANTA
CLARA COUNTY. ALL THE WAY TO THE
NORTH AND CINEMA COUNTY- WE HAVE
AN APPOINTED BOARD OF DIRECTORS
EACH OF THE NINE COUNTIES- GETS
TO A POINT- SEVERAL SIT CITY
COUNCIL MEMBERS MAYORS ARE
COUNTY SUPERVISORS. WE HAVE A
BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF TWENTY
FOUR APPOINTED OFFICIALS. TO
BOARD MEETINGS A MONTH AND WHEN
YOUR- APPOINTED TO THE BAY AREA
E. Q. M. D. YOU'RE IN FOR A BUSY
LIFE BECAUSE NOT ONLY DO YOU
HAVE- TWO TIMES A MONTH THE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETINGS. BUT
IT MEANS YOU'RE ALSO GOING TO BE
APPOINTED TO SEVERAL OF OUR
SEVEN STANDING COMMITTEES THAT
DEAL WITH- OF FINANCE AND
ADMINISTRATION CLIMATE CHANGE.
STATIONARY SOURCES MOBILE
SOURCES GRANTS AND INCENTIVES
THINGS LIKE THAT IN ADDITION TO
THAT- FOR OUR NON BOARD. OF FOR
OUR NON- BOARD OF DIRECTORS WE
HAVE- COMMUNITY ADVISORY GROUPS
THAT MEET UNDER THE BROWN ACT
THAT REPRESENT DISADVANTAGED
COMMUNITIES NAY B. SIX SEVENTEEN
COMMUNITIES IN THE BAY AREA. AND
THEN ALSO A TECHNICAL ADVISORY
COMMITTEE THAT WERE THAT
REPRESENTS PROFESSIONALS- IN AIR
QUALITY OUTSIDE OF THE DISTRICT
THAT PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS TO
OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS. PRIOR TO
THE PANDEMIC- SO IF YOU'RE BOARD
MEMBER THE ATM DO YOU MIGHT BE
SCHEDULED FOR FORTY MEETINGS A
YEAR IN ADDITION A LOT OF THESE
BOARD MEMBERS ALSO DO REGIONAL
AGENCIES LIKE M. T. C. A. BAG B.
C. D. C. AND A LOT OF OTHER-
MEETINGS- THAT SPANNED SEVERAL
DIFFERENT COUNTIES- PRIOR TO THE
PANDEMIC- ARE BOARD MEMBERS ON
AVERAGE WERE ABLE TO ATTEND.
ABOUT TWENTY FOUR BOARD MEETINGS
IN COMMITTEE MEETINGS A YEAR
WHEN WE WENT TO REMOTE
CONFERENCING- DURING THE
PANDEMIC. THE AVERAGE
ATTENDANCE- FOR A- FOR A
APPOINTED OFFICIAL OVER THE
COURSE OF THE YEAR ROSE. TO
THIRTY FIVE TO THIRTY SIX
MEETINGS A YEAR. AND SO- ON DOWN
WE HAD BETTER PARTICIPATION FROM
OUR BOARD MEMBERS- THAT THAT-
RATHER THAN MAKING THE TRIP TO
DOWNTOWN SAN FRANCISCO FOR
MEETINGS- AND WE'RE LOOKING TO.
TRY TO HAVE THAT BALANCE GOING
FORWARD WHERE WE CAN YOU KNOW
HAVE THAT HIGH LEVEL
PARTICIPATION FROM OUR BOARD
MEMBERS- BUT STILL HAVE THE- THE
PUBLIC BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE.
AND- AND YOU KNOW. HAVE THE HAVE
THAT DECISION MAKING THAT- THAT
IS- SOME OF THE UP. MEMBERS HAVE
STATED YOU KNOW HAVE THAT IN
PERSON BUT ALSO BE ABLE TO HAVE
THAT A TENDENCY THAT
PARTICIPATION AND SO WITH THAT
WE SUPPORT SENATOR BACKER- SB
FIVE THIRTY SEVEN. APPRECIATE
IS- LEADERSHIP IN TRYING TO
STRIKE THAT BALANCE AND- LOOK
FORWARD TO SUPPORTING THE BILL
THANK YOU. VERY MUCH. IS THERE
ANYONE ELSE IN THE IN THE ROOM
IN ROOM TWENTY TWO HUNDRED THAT
WOULD LIKE TO. SPEAK IN SUPPORT.
THANK YOU- CATHERINE BRANDENBURG
WITH THE BRAND NAME OF GROUP ON
BEHALF OF CINEMA CLEAN POWER IN
SUPPORT. AMY BROWN ON BEHALF OF
THE CITY OF SAN CARLOS IN
SUPPORT. DON GILBERT FOR THE
CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY CHOICE
ASSOCIATION IN SUPPORT. SABRINA
BRIBERY WITH THE CALIFORNIA
ASSOCIATION OF COUNCILS OF
GOVERNMENTS IN SUPPORT. HI ELLEN
MEDILL WITH SAN DIEGO COMMUNITY
POWER IN SUPPORT. TESTING IS
HE'S GONNA HAVE TO SHOW YOUR
INTEREST MALES ARE LAYING I'M
REPRESENTING SAN MATTEO CITY
COUNCIL SOLUTION GOVERNMENTS THE
SECOND SUPPORT THANK YOU. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH ANYONE ELSE IN
ROOM TWENTY TWO HUNDRED. SING
THEN I'M MOVE ON TO THE
OPPOSITION IS OR ANY OPPOSITION
TO TWENTY TWO HUNDRED IN ROOM
TWENTY TWO HUNDRED. WELCOME AND
YOU CAN SERVICE LEAD. YOU'D LIKE
THANK YOU GOOD MORNING MADAM
CHAIR MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE-
HOW WILL THE DEJA VU HERE BUT
I'LL TRY AND KEEP IT SIMPLE- SO
WE HAVE AN OPPOSE UNLESS AMENDED
POSITION ON. THIS BILL. WE
RESPECT THE AUTHOR'S WILLINGNESS
TO WORK WITH US AND THAT
COMMITMENTS THESE COMMITTED TO
TAKING IN HOWEVER OUR
OVERARCHING CONCERNS WITH THE
BROWN ACT STILL REMAIN- YEAH
PRETTY BARS HIGH GENERAL COUNSEL
CALIFORNIA'S PUBLISHERS
ASSOCIATION- LAST YEAR WE WORKED
VERY HARD WITH. LARGE GROUP OF
STAKEHOLDERS TO COME TO A
REASONABLE COMPROMISE ON AB TWO
FOUR FOUR NINE WHICH DOES ALLOW
FLEXIBILITY FOR ISSUES LIKE
CHILD CARE FAMILY. EMERGENCIES
CONTAGIOUS IS SHOES AND WE FEEL
THAT THAT BILL SHOULD BE ALLOWED
TO STAND FOR MORE THAN MERE
MONTHS- TO PLAY OUT AND SEE WHAT
WE CAN LEARN FROM THE PANDEMIC.
ALSO LIKE TO ADD THAT WE FULLY
SUPPORT REMOTE ACCESS IN FRONT
IN FACT MANY MEMBERS OF OUR
COALITION SPONSORED A BILL THAT
WOULD HAVE PROVIDED REMOTE
ACCESS FOR THE PUBLIC- HOWEVER
THIS TREND OF BRENDA OF BILLS
ONLY PROVIDES THAT ACCESS FOR
THE PUBLIC. IF THE LEGISLATURE
THOUGH MEMBERS OF THE BODY ARE
ABLE TO HAVE THAT SAME
FLEXIBILITY AND NOT PARTICIPATE
REMOTELY WE'RE ALL FOR DIVERSITY
INCOME AND INCLUSION. BUT WE
FEEL THAT THE FOCUS NEEDS TO BE
ON INCREASING PUBLIC
PARTICIPATION INSTEAD OF
FLEXIBILITY FOR THE MEMBERS THAT
CHOOSE TO SERVE- AGAIN AS WE
ALSO MENTIONED EARLIER SIX BILLS
UP THIS YEAR ON THE BROWN ACT
ALL OF THIS BILL WOULD CREATE A
DIFFERENT DEFINITION OF
LEGISLATIVE BODY FOR THE
PURPOSES OF COMPLYING WITH THE-
TELECONFERENCING PROVISIONS
OUTLINED. THAT AND WE ALSO HAVE
TO FOR NINETEEN LAST YEAR WITH
TELECONFERENCING PROVISIONS AND
THEN THE TRADITIONAL
TELECONFERENCING PROVISIONS IN
THE BROWN ACT. SO WE FEEL THAT
THESE BILLS CONTINUE TO ADVANCE
THAT THERE WILL BE GREATER
CONFUSION FOR THE GOVERNMENT AND
THE PUBLIC. AND WITH THAT ALL.
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR A NO VOTE
BUT COMMITTEE CONTINUE TO
WORKING WITH AUTHORS OFFICE
THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
SKOK OFTEN HOWARD JARVIS
TAXPAYERS ASSOCIATION ALSO
OPPOSED UNLESS AMENDED YOU KNOW
HAPPY TO WORK WITH WITH THE
AUTHOR- AND- I APPRECIATE THE
IMMINENCE MCCARTY WORKING- ON
THEM YOU KNOW THEY ARE. AS AS
PRETTY SECOND ASIA- SO I WON'T
TAKE UP TOO MUCH YOUR TIME IT
SEEMS LIKE THE BODY IS FULLY
AWARE OF OUR OUR ISSUES WITH
THIS AND JUST HOW IMPORTANT IT
IS TO HAVE IN PERSON. PHYSICAL
MEETINGS ON WE'RE FULLY FULLY
SUPPORTED ALL ACCESS FOR PEOPLE
YOU KNOW. THAT HARD ARE
SPECTACULAR ASSOCIATIONS A TWO
HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND
MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION OUR
MEMBERS ARE TYPICALLY OLDER WE
FULLY UNDERSTAND THE NEED FOR.
DIGITAL ACCESS FOR THE PUBLIC-
WE JUST BELIEVE THAT THERE
SHOULD BE A QUORUM IN PERSON WE
THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO
HOOKED TO TRANSPARENCY
TRANSPARENCY TO TAXPAYERS
CONCERNED THANK YOU. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH IS THERE ANYONE ELSE
WHO WOULD LIKE TO TESTIFY IN
OPPOSITION ROOM TWENTY TWO
HUNDRED. GOOD MORNING REACHED
AUSTIN WITH- WITH A SILLY
CALIFORNIA ACTION RESPECTFULLY
OPPOSE UNLESS AMENDED THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. HI GINNY LORO WITH
THE FIRST AMENDMENT COALITION
RESPECTFULLY OPPOSE UNLESS
AMENDED- AND I'D LIKE TO READ AS
OTHER. ORGANIZATIONS ALSO PUSH
OUR POSITION. THOSE
ORGANIZATIONS ARE CALIFORNIANS
AWARE. THE CALIFORNIA
BROADCASTERS ASSOCIATION. AND
THE LEADERSHIP COUNSEL FOR
JUSTICE AND ACCOUNTABILITY.
THANK YOU THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE IN ROOM
TWENTY TWO HUNDRED THAT WOULD
LIKE TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION.
SING THEN WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE
TELECONFERENCE LINE AND INVITE
ANYONE ON THE LINE WOULD. LIKE
TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION OR IN
SPORT PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND
YOUR AFFILIATION AND WHETHER
YOU'RE IN SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION
. AS A REMINDER FOR THE PHONE
LINES IF YOU HAVE A COMMENT
PRESS ONE THEN ZERO. ONE MOMENT.
EIGHTY FIVE YEAR OPEN. MORNING
AGAIN JONNY GREENWOOD LEAVE
CALIFORNIA CITIES AND AFFORDABLE
. NINE THIRTY ONE YEAR OPEN-
THIS IS THE CHRISTENSEN
NORTHWEST SOME P. DROVE
NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL- IT. KIND
OF HARD FOR ME TO SAY ONE WAY OR
THE OTHER FOR SURE BECAUSE- A
POINT WAS MADE EARLY ON THAT
THIS WAS ONLY FOR- APPOINTED AND
NOT ELECTED SO IF ONE OF THE
AMENDMENTS. ADDS THE ELECTED TO
IT THEN. I WILL SAY I AM OPPOSED
TO THIS SUBJECT TO ANY FURTHER
AMENDMENTS. THANK YOU APPRECIATE
THAT. FIVE THIRTY TO EUROPE WITH
. ONE THIRTY TWO PLEASE GO AHEAD
. HELLO THIS IS KATE LAVISH
CHAIR OF THE YOLO COUNTY IN HOME
SUPPORTIVE SERVICES ADVISORY
COMMITTEE IN SUPPORT. THANK YOU
. MY SEVENTY SIX YEAR OPEN
PLEASE GO AHEAD. GOOD MORNING
MADAM CHAIR MEMBER THIS IS STILL
A BANNER COOLEY WITH THE LOS
ANGELES COUNTY SANITATION
DISTRICT AND BEFORE. AND NO ONE
ELSE IS A QUEUE OF THE PHONE
LINES PLEASE CONTINUE VERY GOOD
WILL BRING IT BACK TO THE
COMMITTEE FOR COMMENTS AND-
CONCERNS. CENTERS THEY ARE
TALKING. OKAY SO THANK YOU FOR
BRINGING YOUR BILL FORWARD IT'S
SEMI ASSEMBLY SOMEWHAT SIMILAR
TO THE ONE WE JUST HEARD I HAVE
A LOT OF THE SAME CONCERNS
ABOUT- ABOUT THAT- DESERVE BUT
THESE ARE AGENCY THESE AGENCIES
THAT ARE REFERENCE IN THIS ARE
ARE MADE UP OF PUBLIC OFFICIALS
THAT ARE ELECTED. IN SOME CASES
YES IN SOME CASES I'VE SAT ON
ALMOST EVERY BOARD RIVERSIDE
COUNTY AND THEY ARE ELECTED
OFFICIALS AND IN FROM THE CITY
COUNCIL'S WE SELECT SOMEBODY WHO
VOLUNTEERS TO DO THAT AND
USUALLY IT'S BUILT AROUND DO YOU
HAVE THE TIME TO GO AND PUT INTO
THIS. AND THEN WE KIND OF SPREAD
THEM OUT SO THAT NOT ONE PERSON.
GETS OVER IMPACTED. AND- BECAUSE
I'VE BEEN IN THAT POSITION WHERE
YOU'RE TRYING TO GO TO ALL THESE
BOARDS AND- BUT WE HAD TO GET IT
DONE. I THINK IT'S PART OF. WHAT
GOES WITH. YOU'RE WANTING TO
REPRESENT PEOPLE IS BEING IN
FRONT OF THEM. AND EVEN ON THESE
AGENCY BOARDS THEY MAKE SOME
VERY IMPORTANT DECISIONS THAT
AFFECT. THE ENTIRE COUNTY. AND
IT'S IMPORTANT FOR PEOPLE TO BE
ABLE TO GO AND ADDRESS THEIR
DICK D. ELECTED PART OF IT- BUT
IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT FOR PEOPLE
HAVE THAT DIGITAL ACCESS WHICH
IS INCREASING MOST MOST CITY
COUNCILS NOW HAVE THAT.
AVAILABLE FOR- FOR CITIZENS SO
THEY CAN GET THE CITIZEN
PARTICIPATION 2100% IF THEY
DON'T HAVE A BOARD
PARTICIPATION. OF A YOU KNOW AT
LEAST EIGHTY OR 90% FOR YOU KNOW
ALL OF THEIR TIME FOR EACH OF
THE MEMBERS THEMSELVES. THEY
SHOULD PROBABLY RECONSIDER BEING
ON THE BOARD. BECAUSE THAT'S
WHAT THAT'S WHAT THEY SIGNED UP
FOR. AND SO I THINK IT'S
IMPORTANT- TO MAINTAIN ACT- FOR
OUR CITIZENS- MAINTAIN THE
ABILITY FOR THEM TO ADDRESS US
IN PERSON. AT A BOARD MEETING.
AND FOR US TO BE ABLE TO FEEL
YOU KNOW. FIELD WRATH OR- OR IF
THEY'RE THEY'RE HAPPY WITH HIS
THAT'S FINE TOO BUT- SO ANYWAY-
I HAVE THE SAME CONCERNS WITH
HIS BILL- THAT I HAD WITH THE
OTHER I DON'T WANT TO ROAD THAT
PROCESS. THANK YOU. SO I THINK
THE- WE ALL MADE OUR COMMENTS
AND IN REGARDS TO THAT- CENTER
PORTANTINO'S BELL- VERY
CONCERNED WITH THAT ERODING THEM
BROWN ACWORTH CARMINE'S- YOU-
TAKEN SOME AMENDMENTS THAT.
PROVIDE SOME. PARAMETERS AROUND
IT AND I UNDERSTAND THAT SOME OF
THESE GPAS OR HAVE A BIGGER
JURISDICTION THEN JUST TO CITY
OR ONE COUNTY SO I'M IT'S FOR
THAT REASON THAT DAD DIED I WAS
WILLING TO SUPPORT. UP OF FORTY
MILE ONE WAY- EIGHT. I GUESS YOU
COULD SAY- REQUIREMENT IS AS
PART OF THE ABILITY TO.
PARTICIPATE REMOTELY BUT- BUT I
DO HAVE SOME CONCERNS ABOUT
ABOUT WRITING THE BROWN ACT AND
I THINK WE'VE HAD A FAIRLY
ROBUST CONVERSATION ABOUT IT SO
I'M PREPARED TO ENTERTAIN A
MOTION I WILL ACTUALLY- ALLOWED
YOU TO CONCLUDE IN THEM WILL
TAKE MOTION. SURE THANK YOU I
APPRECIATE ANOTHER SET A
PREVIOUS DISCUSSION ON A
PREVIOUS MEASURE- BUT YOU CAN
APPRECIATE YOU WORKING. WITH US
I WILL JUST SAY- YOU KNOW WE CAN
WE TO TAKE AMENDMENTS INCLUDE
THINGS LIKE A PHYSICAL QUORUM OF
MEMBERS AND IN IN ONE LOCATION.
AND YOU MAY BE IN A SITUATION
WHERE YOU WANT TO BOARD WAS ABLE
TO DEFEAT UP BUT I THINK THERE'S
NO QUESTION THAT YOU KNOW WHEN
YOU THINK OF THE OBLIGATIONS WE
JUST HEARD ABOUT FROM THE- AIR
QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT FOR
EXAMPLE OF. OF YOU KNOW FORTY
MEETINGS- PLUS YOUR ON C. SACK
PLUS SHERON THE CITY'S OWN OF
BASICALLY VOLUNTEER BASIS- THAT
IT'S NEVER GOING TO RESTRICT FOR
CERTAIN PEOPLE REGISTERED PEOPLE
CERTAIN TIMES OUR LIFE THEY MORE
FLEXIBILITY THEY'RE GONNA
VOLUNTEER FOR MORE THOSE OTHER
PEOPLE- ARE JUST NOT BECAUSE
THERE'S JUST NO WAY THEY'RE
GOING TO BE ABLE TO GET. TO
THOSE- TO THOSE MEETINGS AND
REALLY FILLED APPLICATION
THEY'RE SIGNING UP FOR SO. I'M
AGAIN I THINK THIS IS YOU KNOW
THAT'S WHAT WE TRIED WE TRIED TO
LIMIT THIS. AND IN MANY CASES
YES YOUR ELECTED THEN APPOINTED
BUT WE'LL START WITH CITIZENS
ADVISORY BOARDS AND OTHER THINGS
SAY IN THE CASE OF. THE
PENINSULA CLEAN ENERGY SO THAT'S
WHY WE THINK THIS IS SO
IMPORTANT AND YOU KNOW REALLY DO
THE SEARCHING FOR FOLKS MY
DISTRICT AND I RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR. AN AYE VOTE TO KEEP THIS
MOVING TODAY. IS THERE A MOTION
. SOME OF. SENATOR ALSO MOVES
MOVES THE BILL. THE MOTION IS TO
PASS AS AMENDED TO JUDICIARY
THROW PLACE. CENTERS CABALLERO
HI CABALLERO I SEYARTO. J. R.
TONO SUPERIOR. THANK PRAYER I
DOLLY TO WRESTLE. LAST I GLAZER
SCAN. SKINNER I WIENER. WE I BY
TWO ONE. WE'RE GONNA PUT THAT ON
CALL FOR THE ABSENT MEMBERS WILL
MOVE ON TO FILE ITEM NUMBER NINE
SB FIVE EIGHTY SIX BY CENTER
EGGMAN. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
PATIENCE CENTER. COURSE AND YOU
PLEASE NO I AM NOT. TALK ABOUT
THE BROWN ACT AT ALL TODAY IF
YOU WERE SO HAPPY I AM TALKING
ABOUT FLOODS. FLOOD PROTECTION
IT'S EASY IT'S EASIER RIGHT
THAT'S EASIER THAN THE BROWN
ACT- SO S. B. A FIVE EIGHTY SIX
AND THESE BILLS ARE GONNA MAYBE
SEEM LIKE THEY'RE CONFLICT BUT
I'LL TELL YOU HOW THEY'RE NOT.
M. SB FIVE EIGHTY SIX IS A BILL
THAT SEEKS TO UPDATE. ADEQUATE
PRAGUE STANDARDS- AFTER AFTER
KATRINA IN TWO THOUSAND FIVE.
THE PERSON THEN. REPRESENTING MY
AREA- WE'RE BUT CONCERNED ABOUT
FLOODING IN THE CENTRAL VALLEY
AND EARTHQUAKES AND THINGS LIKE
THAT SO THEY SAID WELL YOU
CAN'T. UNLESS YOU SHOW ADEQUATE
PROGRESS IN SKIN YOU GOT TO BE
FINISHED BY THIS DATE ARBITRARY
DATE OF TWENTY TWENTY FIVE THEN
YOU KNOW YOU YOU CAN'T CONTINUE
TO BUILD THAT ANYONE WHO DRIVES
DOWN- I FIVE OR NINETY NINE HAS
SEEN THE AMOUNT OF DEVELOPMENT
WE'VE HAD IN THE LATER VERY THE
MENTEE GARY ALL OF THAT AREA. IS
BEHIND IS KIND OF THE AREA THAT
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT BEHIND THESE
BIG FOR TRACKS- AND AS YOU KNOW.
IN ORDER TO WORK WITH THE FEDS
BEDS PUT MONEY STATES PUT UP
MONEY BUT THEN THE LOCAL
COMMUNITY HAVE TO PUT UP AND
IT'S GENERALLY DONE THROUGH-
DEVELOPMENT FEES. SO IF YOU STOP
DEVELOPMENT YOU STOP WITH
DEVELOPMENT FEES FUNDING AND
FUNDING COMING IN TO BE ABLE TO
MEET ADEQUATE PROGRESS. SO I'VE
DONE A COUPLE BILLS TO TRY TO
EXTEND THE DATE. AND SO NOW
WE'RE JUST COMING BACK AND WE'RE
SAYING THESE COMMUNITIES ARE
WORKING HARD THEY DON'T WANT TO
BE UNDER WATER NOBODY WANTS TO
BE UNDER WATER. AND LET THEM
LET'S JUST TAKE AWAY THAT
ARBITRARY DATE. AND LET'S JUST
HAVE THEM CONTINUE TO WORK
TOWARDS ADEQUATE PROGRESS. THERE
WERE NO IS WORKING WITH THE
CORPS OF ENGINEERS COULD BE VERY
DIFFICULT- BUT UNLESS YOU HAVE A
PROGRESS A PROCESS IN PLACE.
YOU'RE NEVER GOING TO GET THERE.
SO THAT'S WHAT THIS BILL DOES IS
JUST TO PRACTICALLY SAY. LET'S
LET'S GET RID OF THE ARBITRARY
DATE- CONTINUE TO WORK TOWARD
THAT TWO HUNDRED YEAR. FLOOD
STANDARD- WITH FOR PROTECTION.
AND WITH ME HERE TODAY IS SCOTT
SHAPIRO FROM THE GENERAL COUNSEL
FOR THE SAN JOAQUIN AREA FLOOD
MANAGEMENT. WELCOME MITCHELL.
THE GENERAL COUNSEL FOR THE SAN
JOAQUIN AREA FLOOD CONTROL
AGENCY. WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THE
LEADERSHIP THAT SENATOR SHOWN ON
THIS ISSUE. WE HAVE FOUND AS
HAVE THE OTHER FLOOD AGENCIES IN
THE VALLEY. THAT THE WAY WE ARE
ACHIEVING THE MOST IS BY
BRINGING STATE FEDERAL AND LOCAL
DOLLARS TOGETHER. OVER TWO POINT
FIVE BILLION DOLLARS OF FEDERAL
MONEY HAS COME INTO OUR REGION
FOR FLOOD PROTECTION. IN THE
LAST FIVE YEARS. WITH THE
ABILITY TO BRING ANOTHER BILL
BILLION AND A HALF OVER THE NEXT
FIVE YEARS. WHAT WE ARE TRYING
TO DO IS ALIGN OUR TIMING TO
THAT OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
IN DOING SO ALLOWS US TO
CONTINUE TO BRING THAT MONEY AN
WHICH MEANS THAT LOCAL AND STATE
RESOURCES ARE AVAILABLE FOR
OTHER THINGS IN ADDITION TO
PAYING FOR. NEED FOR PROTECTION
WE APPRECIATE YOUR CONSIDERATION
OF THE BILL THANK YOU. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE
IN ROOM TWENTY TWO HUNDRED THAT
WOULD LIKE TO TESTIFY IN
SUPPORT. THANK SOMETHING UP THE
CITY OF STOCKTON INSTANCE
IMPORTANT THANKFUL TO THE AUTHOR
. THANK YOU. AMY BROWN ON BEHALF
OF THE CITY OF WEST SACRAMENTO
AND WEST SACRAMENTO AREA FLOOD
PROTECTION AGENCY THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. MORNING MADAM CHAIR
BOB REED WITH THREE GOVERNMENT
RELATIONS ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA'S CENTRAL VALLEY
FLOOD CONTROL ASSOCIATION IN
SUPPORT. IS THIS FROM THEIR
OFFICIAL URINE TO SHELTER LANG
I'M REPRESENTING THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS SAN JOAQUIN IN
STRONG SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. OR ANYONE ELSE IN
ROOM TWENTY TWO HUNDRED. SINGMAN
MOVE ON TO- COMMENTS IN
OPPOSITION TO ANYBODY THAT WOULD
LIKE TO TESTIFY IN OPPOSITION TO
THE BILL. SING THEN WILL MOVE TO
TELECONFERENCE LINE IS OR
ANYBODY ON THE TELECONFERENCE
LINE THAT WOULD LIKE TO TESTIFY
IN SUPPORT OR IN OPPOSITION OF
THE BILL. FOUR COMMENTS IN
SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION TO U. S.
B. FIVE EIGHT SIX PLEASE PRESS
ONE AND THEN ZERO AT THIS TIME.
AND- MADAM CHAIR WE HAVE NO
COMMENT. VERY GOOD WILL BRING
THE MATTER BACK TO THE
COMMITTEE. COMMENTS CONCERNS
MOTIONS. SO THERE IS A MOTION
WILL ALLOW YOU TO CONCLUDE. THAT
JUST LOOK FORTY RIVAL THANK YOU
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I MAKE SURE
THERE WAS A TECHNICAL YES MA'AM
MEMBERS THE GUY WAS OKAY. VERY
GOOD. THAT MOTION IS TO PASS AS
AMENDED TO APPROPRIATIONS. THE
REAL PLACE. SENATORS CABALLERO
HI CABALLERO AYE SEYARTO HI
SEYARTO I LAKE SUPERIOR. LEG
SPINNER I DOLLY TO WRESTLE GOOD
ALSO I GLAZER SKINNER SKINNER
AYE WIENER. WIENER I. SIX TWO
ZERO. SIX ZERO WILL PUT IT ON
CALL- MOVE ON TO FILE ITEM
NUMBER TEN- SB SIX THIRTY EIGHT
CENTER EGGMAN THANK YOU VERY
MUCH AND STAYING ON- FLOOD
PROTECTION. AS WE CONTINUE TO
WORK TOWARDS ADEQUATE PROGRESS
SB SIX THIRTY EIGHT IS A SIX
BILLION DOLLAR FLOOD BOND
PROVIDING CRITICAL FUNDING. FOR
MUCH NEEDED AB FLOOD
INFRASTRUCTURE THROUGHOUT OUR
STATE WE HAVEN'T HAD A FLOOD
BOND WE'VE HAD A LOT OF WE
HAVEN'T HAD WATER BOND SINCE-
FOR YOU KNOW FOR BENEFICIAL USE
BIG PROJECTS GOING ON BUT WE
HAVEN'T ANYTHING ON FLOODS. AT
LEAST SINCE NINETEEN A TWO
THOUSAND AND SIX SO THIS SUDDEN
SO WE NEED TO BE. PROACTIVE AND
NOT REACTIVE THERE IS WITH STATE
HIGHWAY NINETY NINE HAS SHUT
DOWN FIVE IS SHUT DOWN DUE TO
OUR LACK OF INFRASTRUCTURE
AROUND FLOOD PROTECTION- THIS
FOCUSES A LOT ON THE CENTRAL
VALLEY WHERE ARE OUR MAJOR WATER
PROJECTS TO LIVE. MUCH OF OUR
AG- LIVES AND THE TWO MAIN
ARTERIES THAT CONNECT THE STATE
HIGHWAYS NINETY NINE AND FIVE
AND ALL THE COMMUNITIES AROUND
THERE. SO WE NEED SWIFT AND BOLD
INVESTMENTS IN CALIFORNIA TO BE
ABLE TO MEET. THE NEEDS GOING
FORWARD AND WITH ME HERE TODAY
IS BOB READ ON BEHALF OF. THE
CENTRAL VALLEY FLOOD CONTROL
ASSOCIATION. THANK YOU. MR VICE
CHAIR MEMBERS- BOB REAP ON
BEHALF OF THE CENTRAL VALLEY
FLOOD CONTROL ASSOCIATION- WE
KNOW THAT IN CALIFORNIA WE
ALWAYS HAVE DROUGHT YEARS AND
WHAT YEARS AND THEY TÍNH THEY
SEEM TO BE MORE EXAGGERATED HERE
RECENTLY- THROUGH THE EFFECTS OF
CLIMATE CHANGE. CALIFORNIA THE
CENTRAL VALLEY FLOOD CONTROL
BOARD RECENTLY UPDATED THAT THE
TWENTY TWENTY TO UPDATE TO THE
CALIFORNIA CENTER VALLEY FLOOD
PROTECTION PLAN. AND THEY NOTED
THAT CALIFORNIA NEEDS TO BE
SPENDING ABOUT FIVE HUNDRED AND
FIFTY MILLION DOLLARS PER YEAR-
IN CAPITAL INVESTMENTS FOR ITS
FLOOD CONTROL SYSTEM THAT'S
THAT'S THE CENTRAL VALLEY. WE
ALSO HAVE NEEDS ON THE COASTAL
AREAS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AS
WELL. THE GENERAL FUND IS THE AS
A MEMBERS NO IS NOT A RELIABLE
FUNDING SOURCE FOR A LOT OF
INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT IT
GOES HIGH IT GOES LOW- AND WE
REALLY NEED TO GET INTO THE
HABIT. OF INVESTING IN THESE
FACILITIES ON ONGOING AND
REGULAR BASIS. THIS LEGISLATION
WILL PROVIDE FUNDING FOR THE
NEXT DECADE OF INVESTMENT IN NOT
ONLY THE STATE PLAN A FLOOD
CONTROL FACILITIES IN THE
CENTRAL VALLEY BUT IT ALSO
PROVIDES A SIGNIFICANT FUNDING
FOR A MULTI BENEFIT FLOOD
PROJECTS THAT WILL- ASSIST THE
ENVIRONMENT- IMPROVE ECOSYSTEM
AND ADDRESS. THREATEN ENDANGERED
FISHERY SPECIES IN THEIR
RECOVERY IT ALSO INCLUDES
SIGNIFICANT FUNDING FOR STATE
SUBVENTION SUPPORT FOR URBAN
PROJECTS THROUGHOUT THE STATE
OUTSIDE OF THE CENTRAL VALLEY.
AND FINALLY- TO OTHER AREAS THE
BILL WILL INVEST IN DELTA-
LEVEES AND SPECIAL PROJECTS-
THAT SYSTEM IS VERY IMPORTANT
NOT ONLY FOR THE LOCALS THE
FARMERS A LEGACY COMMUNITIES BUT
IT ALSO PROTECTS. THE STATE
HIGHWAYS. INFRASTRUCTURE FOR
ENERGY AND WATER INFRASTRUCTURE
PARTICULARLY FOR PROTECTING
WATER QUALITY FOR THE CENTRAL
VALLEY PROJECT IN THE STATE
WATER PROJECT- THE BILL ALSO.
INCLUDES ONE BILLION DOLLARS FOR
DAM SAFETY AFTER THE TWENTY
SEVENTEEN DISASTER AT LAKE
ORVILLE WITH THE FLOODWAY- THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA AT THE
DIRECTION OF THE LEGISLATURE.
LOOKED AT ALL OF THESE SIMILAR
TO DAY ARMS IN CALIFORNIA WE
HAVE A LIST OF HIGH HAZARD
INSIGNIFICANT- FACILITIES THAT
REQUIRE INVESTMENT IN THE CENTER
EGGMAN SPAWN WILL PROVIDE A 50%
STATE MATCH TO BRING THOSE
FACILITIES. UP TO SAFETY
STANDARDS- WE'D ASK FOR YOUR
SUPPORT FOR THE BILL TODAY AND
BE PLEASE ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS
THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE THANK YOU.
PRETTY GOOD IS THERE ANY OTHER
PRIMARY WITNESSES. IF NOT. NOT
PER OTHER OTHER PEOPLE IN IN
SUPPORT OF THE BILL ALL RIGHT
THANK YOU IF YOU ARE NOT TAKING
TOWN ON BEHALF OF THE IRVINE
RANCH WATER DISTRICT AND YUBA
WATER AGENCY IN SUPPORT HIM
PARTICULARLY APPRECIATIVE OF THE
DAM SAFETY FUNDING COMPONENT OF
THE MEASURE THANK YOU. A GOOD.
MAYBE WE ARE CALIFORNIA ALLIANCE
FOR JOBS AND SUPPORT A GROUP
LARGE COMMENTS THANK YOU. JAMIE
MINOR ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA STORM WATER QUALITY
ASSOCIATION IN SUPPORT-
APPRECIATE THAT RECOGNITION HAVE
STORM WATER AND THE IMPORTANCE
I'M IN CONNECTION WITH FLOOD
PROTECTION. THANKS GOOD MORNING
THAT'S ALL LOSS ON BEHALF OF
SERRANO WATER DISTRICT IN ORANGE
COUNTY- IN SUPPORT SPECIFICALLY
OF THE DAM SAFETY FUNDING THANK
YOU. GOOD MORNING DON GILBERT
FOR THE LITTLE EGG BURKE JOINT
POWER AUTHORITY AND SUPPORT
THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING AGAIN
SCOTT SHAPIRO GENERAL COUNSEL
FOR THE SAN JOAQUIN AREA FLOOD
CONTROL AGENCY IN SUPPORT. AND
MR VICE CHAIR ON BEHALF OF- THE
OTHER CLIENTS AGREED GOVERNMENT
RELATIONS- IN SUPPORT EL DORADO
IRRIGATION DISTRICT ELSINORE
VALLEY MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT
SUTTER BUTTE FLOOD CONTROL
AGENCY SOLANO COUNTY WATER
AGENCY AND THE VALLEY ATWATER
COALITION THANK YOU VERY GOOD
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND THANK
YOU ALL FOR COMING INTO
TESTIFIED TODAY. SO NEXT WE'LL
GO TO OPPOSITION IS THERE ANY
PRIMARY OPPOSITION WITNESSES AT
ONE A TESTIFYING AS MAIN
WITNESSES THEN APPEAR TO BE ANY
SO ANYBODY IN THE ROOM WANT TO
COME UP AND OPPOSE. ALL RIGHT.
WELL WE'LL GO TO THE PHONE LINES
THEN EIGHTEEN T. OPERATOR. IF
YOU CAN GET A ANYBODY ON THE
PHONE IT WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS.
EITHER THEIR CONTENT OR
DISCONTENT WITH THE BILL. NAME
ASSOCIATION AND- WHO YOUR I'M
SORRY WHO YOU'RE WITH. IF YOU'RE
AN INDIVIDUAL THAT'S FINE TOO
AND WHETHER YOU OPPOSE OR
SUPPORT THE BILL. IF YOU CAN
JUST LIMIT YOUR CAR INSTEAD THAT
. OR COMMENT IN SUPPORT OR
OPPOSITION SB SIX THIRTY EIGHT
PLEASE PRESS ONE OF THE IMPERO
AT THIS TIME. AND WE HAVE A
COMMENT FROM LINE. ONE TWENTY
ONE. NUMBER THIS IS ERIN EVAN ON
BEHALF OF VALUE WATER AND CLEAR
VALLEY WATER DISTRICT BUT
CRITICS AMENDED POSITION WITH
LIKE THAT THANK YOU FOR THE DAM.
IF THE FUNDING ENCOURAGE
AMENDMENT FOR GEOGRAPHIC BALANCE
WHAT ACTION FUNDING THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. AND WE HAVE NO
FURTHER COMMENT AT THIS TIME. IF
THERE ARE NO FURTHER COMMENTS I
WILL BRING IT BACK TO THE DÍAS
FOR ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR
DISCUSSION. DON'T LET ME BE THE
ONLY ONE. WE HAVE A MOTION TO
MOVE THE BILL. AND WITH THAT I'D
JUST HAVE I JUST WANT TO MAKE A
COMMENT ABOUT THIS. SO THE LAST
THREE DAYS. WE'VE BEEN LOOKING
AT. THREE BILLS FOR FORTY SEVEN
BILLION DOLLARS IN DEBT. IN THE
FORM OF BONDS. LAST YEAR WE HAD
A NINETY SEVEN HAVE BILLION
DOLLAR SURPLUS. WE COULD EASILY
HAVE PRIORITIZED BECAUSE HE SAID
THINGS SHOULD JUST BE A PRIORITY
FOR GETTING BONDS. OR PRESENTING
BONDS TO THE PUBLIC. THEY SHOULD
BE A PRIORITY TO GET DONE
PERIOD. WE ARE SEEING ALL THE
IMPACTS OF NOT SPENDING MONEY ON
OUR INFRASTRUCTURE. ALL OVER THE
STATE. BECAUSE OF THE RAINS THAT
HAD COME IN. AND ALSO THE
DROUGHT THAT HAD GONE ON. WE
HAVE WATER INFRASTRUCTURE THAT
NEEDS TO BE FIXED. WE HAVE FLOOD
CONTROL INFRASTRUCTURE THE NEED
TO BE FIXED WE HAVE ROAD
INFRASTRUCTURE THAT NEEDS TO BE
ADDRESSED. WE HAVE ALL SORTS OF
THINGS THAT SHOULD BE PRIORITIES
FOR THE STATE. BUT THEY
SHOULDN'T BE JUST PRIORITIES TO
ACCUMULATE BONDS. EIGHT IS THERE
IS A PERSON IF YOU'RE DOING YOUR
PERSONAL FINANCES THE WORST
THING YOU CAN DO WHEN YOU HAVE A
BUNCH OF DEBT AND YOU'RE FACED
WITH THE DEFICIT IS PILE ON MORE
DEBT. SO THIS STATE NEEDS TO BE
A LOT BETTER AT. AT PRIORITIZING
JUST THESE KIND OF PROJECTS IS
THESE PROJECTS ARE HIGH PRIORITY
PROJECTS. AND TO NOT HAVE
ADDRESS THEM LAST YEAR ONE WEEK
WHEN WE SHOULD HAVE PUT MONEY TO
THAT FIRST BEFORE WE FIGURED OUT
WHERE TO PUT ALL THE OTHER
MONEY. AND NOW WE'RE SHORT AGAIN
- THAT TO ME IT SHOWS A LACK OF
PRIORITIES BY THE STATE. AND SO
WE NEED TO GET BETTER AT THAT
BECAUSE I YOU KNOW I WOULD I
WOULD LOVE TO SPEND A LOT OF
MONEY ON THESE PROJECTS. AND WE
SHOULD. BUT ACCUMULATING FIFTY
BILLION DOLLARS OF DEBT TO DO
THESE VARIOUS PROJECTS NOT THIS
ONE THIS IS SIX AND A HALF.
FIRST ONE COULD EASILY BEEN
ABSORBED LAST YEAR- IT IS A
SCHOOL ONE COMING UP FIFTEEN
POINT FIVE BILLION. IN THE LAST
YEAR'S TWENTY OUR LAST YESTERDAY
WAS A TWENTY FIVE BILLION DOLLAR
ASK SO I AM KIND OF A GOING TO
BE THE PERSON THAT YOU JUST
WON'T DO BONDS UNTIL WE START
PRIORITIZING. I KNOW IT IS NOT
GOING TO COUNT BUT THAT'S WHERE
I STAND AND- SO IT IS NOTHING
AGAINST THESE PROJECTS IN YOUR
PASSION FOR GETTING THEM DONE
BECAUSE I HAVE THAT SAMPSON
PASSION. I JUST WANT TO GET IT
DONE THE RIGHT WAY. THANK YOU.
WITH THAT- WE HAVE A MOTION BY.
SENATOR SKINNER I BELIEVE IT IS
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE. JUST AT
THE STATE THANK YOU MISTER CHAIR
FOR THOSE THOSE COMMENTS I MEAN
I THINK WE CAN ALL HAVE
PHILOSOPHICAL CONVERSATIONS
ABOUT HOW WE THINK WE OUGHT TO
DO THINGS. BUT I DON'T THINK ANY
OF US ARGUE- THAT THEY NEED TO
BE DONE. AND SO- THIS BILL
BEFORE YOU TODAY IS NOT FIFTY
BILLION IT'S ONLY SIX POINT
FIVE- AND DEALING WITH- FLOOD
THAT WE KNOW KILL PEOPLE LAST
YEAR PEOPLE DIED IN THE FLOODS
LAST YEAR. TO BE ABLE TO PROTECT
COMMUNITIES PROTECT OUR
INFRASTRUCTURE AND MAKE SURE WE
HAVE SOME DAM SAFETY I ASK FOR
YOUR VOTE. YES WE NEED DAM
SAFETY FOR SURE. SO WITH THAT-
MENEM SECRETARY GO AND CALL.
MOTION IS TO A FOR. COMMITTEE
SENATORS CABALLERO SEYARTO NO
THEY ARE NO PLAY BETTER. THANKS
I DAHLE. DID ASAL. DURACELL I
PLAYED. SKINNER ENTER I WIENER.
WIENER I'M FOR ONE. ALL RIGHT
THAT BILL IS STILL. AND WE'LL
LEAVE IT UP FOR ADDITIONAL.
VOTES LATER AS MEMBERS ARRIVE.
IF YOU HAVE ANY OTHER KNOWN WE
HAVE GLAZER. G. LIKE TO PRESENT.
CENTER GLAZER. ALL RIGHT NEXT UP
ON THE DOCKET WE HAVE S. B.
TWENTY EIGHT. BY SENATOR GLAZER
. I HOPE YOU WEREN'T STANDING
OUTSIDE THE DOOR WHEN I JUST.
WHEN I MADE MY COMMENTS ABOUT
THE LAST BILL- ANYWAY GO AHEAD
YOU MAY BE SEATED AT MISTER
CHAIRMAN THANK YOU AND MEMBERS I
DID NOT HEAR YOUR COMMENTS AYE
AYE. AS MANY COLLEAGUES NOW I'M
I'M DOUBLE BOOKED IT. EDUCATION
WHICH IS MEETING AT THE SAME
TIME. ALL THE GIANTS FOR NOT
BEING HERE EARLIER- AS SENATE
BILL TWENTY EIGHT- FOR AGAIN
PRECIADO COMMITTEES WORK THE
STAFF'S WORK ON ON THE MEASURE.
AUTHORIZES A FIFTEEN POINT FIVE
BILLION DOLLAR BOND ON THE
TWENTY FOUR BALLOT FOR
FACILITIES THAT INCLUDE K.
THROUGH TWELVE THROUGH HIGHER
EDUCATION. SPECIFICALLY NINE
POINT FIVE BILLION FOR PRESCHOOL
THROUGH GRADE TWELVE. AND TWO
BILLION DOLLARS EACH FOR THE
COMMUNITY COLLEGES THE CSU IN
THE UC. I THE LAST K. THROUGH
TWELVE AND HIGHER EDUCATION.
BOND TOGETHER PASSED IN TWO
THOUSAND SIX. HOWEVER BY TWO
THOUSAND TWELVE ALL OF THOSE
FUNDS ARE ESSENTIALLY EXHAUSTED.
AT THIS BOND IS CRITICALLY
IMPORTANT TO BRING ALL OF OUR
PUBLIC SCHOOLS INTO THE TWENTY
FIRST CENTURY. AND ENSURE
STUDENTS HAVE A SAFE PLACE TO
LEARN. READY TO THE PUBLIC
POLICY INSTITUTE OF CALIFORNIA
ABOUT TWO THIRDS OF STATES
SCHOOL FACILITIES ARE MORE THAN
TWENTY FIVE YEARS OLD- SHOWS
THAT WOULD COST OVER A HUNDRED
SEVENTEEN BILLION DOLLARS.
HUNDRED SEVENTEEN BILLION TO
MODERNIZE THE SCHOOLS AND
COLLEGES IN THE NEXT DECADE. NOW
WE DID HAVE A SIMILAR MEASURE TO
THIS AND THIS AND THIS BILL IS
BASED ON THAT FOR THE MARCH
TWENTY TWENTY BALLOT BUT HE CAME
UP JUST SHORT. BUT IF YOU LOOK
AT THE RESULTS OF THIS LAST
ELECTION- NOVEMBER OF TWENTY TWO
YOU'LL SEE THAT 71% OF THE VOTE.
OF THE OF THE HUNDRED ONE LOCAL
SCHOOL BOND MEASURES WERE PASSED
BY VOTERS- SAID. THE BILL BEFORE
YOU IS AN EXTENSION OF THE
COMPROMISES THAT OCCURRED IN
TWENTY TWENTY. I KNOW THAT THERE
ARE STILL MANY CONVERSATIONS AND
DISCUSSIONS TO HAVE WITH
LEADERSHIP. CERTAINLY WITH THE
GOVERNOR. TO FASHION THIS
MEASURE IN A WAY THAT WORKS FOR
ALL STAKEHOLDERS INVOLVED SO THE
BILL BEFORE YOU IS A STARTING
POINT- SO AS THE- LEGISLATIVE
YEAR MOVES AHEAD. POWERS THAT BE
WANT TO. CREATE A SETTLEMENT ON
EXACTLY THE PROPOSAL. GOING
FORWARD THIS VEHICLE WILL BE
ALLOWED TO WHAT TO DO THAT.
WITHOUT A RESPECTFULLY ASK YOUR
SUPPORT AT THE APPROPRIATE TIME
I DO A FOLKS. TO PUT FOLKS HERE
AND SUPPORT TO TESTIFY JASON.
MURPHY FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF
CALIFORNIA. AND IT'S A TENDER.
OF MOLLY FOR THE CALIFORNIA
STATE UNIVERSITY. MURPHY GOOD
MORNING MISTER CHAIR MEMBERS
JASON MURPHY ON BEHALF OF
UNIVERSITY CALIFORNIA HERE DAY
IN STRONG SUPPORT OF THIS BILL.
I THANK THE SENATOR FOR HIS
LEADERSHIP IN THIS AND THIS
EFFORT ALSO I THINK THE
COMMITTEE CONSULTANT FOR THE
GREAT AND THOROUGH ANALYSIS OF
THIS BILL- THE UNIVERSITY
CALIFORNIA OF COURSE IS
MENTIONED IN THE HOUSES ARE-
CAPITAL FINANCIAL PLAN. FOR
TWENTY TWENTY ONE TWENTY TWENTY
SEVEN- MENTIONS OVER TWENTY
THREE BILLION DOLLARS IN. UNMET
NEED- TEN BILLION AT LEAST OF
WHICH- IS ELIGIBLE FOR A STATE
SUPPORT WILL BUILDINGS AND
STRUCTURES- CAMPUS LABS.
CLASSROOMS INFRASTRUCTURE AND SO
FORTH THAT THESE TYPES OF FUNDS
WOULD BE AVAILABLE TO SPEAK
SPENT ON- I WOULD JUST ALSO
MENTION THE U. VERSE CALIFORNIA
REALIZES THAT. STATE CALIFORNIA
IS NEVER GOING TO BE ABLE TO
ADDRESS ALL OF UNIVERSITIES
NEEDS THIS IS BUT A DOWN PAYMENT
ON A STARTING POINT. AND WE'RE
HERE AGAIN STRONG SUPPORT
PROJECT YOU'RE A SPORTS DAY
THANK YOU THANK YOU NEXT WITNESS
PLEASE. GOOD AFTERNOON ARE GOOD
MORNING MR CHAIRMAN MEMBERS SO
TENDER MOLLY HERE ON BEHALF OF
THE CSU CHANCELLOR'S OFFICE AS
PLEASURE TO BE HERE AND JOIN
WITH ARE YOU SEE COLLEAGUES IN
STRONG SUPPORT OF THIS MEASURE
AND WOULD LIKE TO THANK. SENATOR
GLAZER FOR HIS STRONG LEADERSHIP
ON THIS ISSUE- AS WE ALL KNOW OF
THE INFRASTRUCTURE CHALLENGES
ARE QUITE DIRE ACROSS ALL OF
OUR- SEGMENTS OF HIGHER PUBLIC
HIGHER EDUCATION. AND THAT
INCLUDES THE CSU. OUT WHERE MORE
THAN HALF OF OUR FACILITY SPACES
FORTY YEARS OR OLDER. AND A
THIRD ARE OVER FIFTY YEARS OLD
OUR FIVE YEAR CAPITAL OUTLAY
PLAN REFLECTS MORE THAN TWENTY
SIX POINT NINE BILLION IN
ACADEMIC AND SELF SUPPORT
INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS. AND
SEVEN POINT EIGHT BILLION IN
CRITICAL FACILITY RENEWAL NEEDS.
AS WAS RECENTLY NOTED BY THE L.
A. L. OUR BACKLOG FOR ACADEMIC
FACILITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE
GREW BY TWO POINT FOUR BILLION.
OR 60% JUST OVER THE PAST FIVE
YEARS ALONE. AND SO- WE BELIEVE
THAT SB TWENTY EIGHT PROVIDES
VERY CRITICAL FUNDING FOR OUR
CAMPUSES TO EXPAND STUDENT
CAPACITY IN OUR CLASSROOMS AND
LABS. ADDRESSES CRITICAL FIRE
SAFETY AND SEISMIC DEFICIENCIES
AND WILL HELP MODERNIZE AND
CONSTRUCT THE SAUDIS TO KEEP
PACE WITH CURRENT TECHNOLOGY AND
WORKFORCE NEEDS. ARTS FOR THESE
REASONS WE RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
YOUR I. BOATS THANK YOU SO MUCH
THANK YOU VERY MUCH BOTH OF YOU
FOR COMING TO TESTIFIED TODAY.
IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE IN THE
ROOM WHO WOULD LIKE TO GO TO THE
MIKE AND EXPRESS THEIR SUPPORT
FOR THE BILL. IF THERE'S NOBODY
ELSE IN THE ROOM THAT WOULD LIKE
TO SUPPORT OUR EXPRESS THEIR
SUPPORT WE'RE GONNA GO TO
OPPOSITION AREAS THERE AND
ANYBODY IN THE ROOM. WHO WISHES
TO OPPOSE THIS AND WANTS TO BE A
PRIMARY WITNESS THAT MEANS YOU
GET A COUPLE OF MINUTES TO SPEAK
INCIDENT YESTERDAY. COME FORWARD
. GOOD AFTERNOON MR CHAIRMAN
RESEARCH RODRIGUEZ BUT NELSON
MARKS ARE ON BEHALF OF THE
ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND
CONTRACTORS OF CALIFORNIA. AS A
POLICY MATTER WE'RE NOT OPPOSED
TO THE POLICY AND SB TWENTY
EIGHT- WE ARE IN FACT SUPPORT OF
THE SISTER BILL IN THE ASSEMBLY
EIGHTY TWO FORTY SEVEN BY
SOMETHING MEMBER MURATSUCHI. OUR
CONCERN WITH SB TWENTY IT'S
REALLY THE INCLUSION OF PROJECT
LABOR AGREEMENTS ARE PLA'S. FOR
ASSISTED BUILDERS AND
CONTRACTORS WE HAVE COULD HURT
THE PLA'S ACROSS THE BOARD
BECAUSE IT WILL EXCLUDE.
CALIFORNIA WORKERS AND WHO WANT
TO BE PART OF THESE PROJECTS-
SCHOOL PROJECTS RATHER BREAD AND
BUTTER OF WHAT SOCIAIS BUILDERS
AND CONTRACTORS DEAL. IN
CALIFORNIA BUT UNFORTUNATELY
PLA'S AND ALLOW US TO USE OUR
WORK FORCE. THAT IS OF GREAT
CONCERN SO HAPPY TO CONTINUE
CONVERSATIONS WITH THE AUTHOR'S
OFFICE- BUT WE ARE RESPECTFULLY
OPPOSE TODAY. THANK YOU VERY
GOOD THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE OPL
. WOULD LIKE TO COME UP AND
STATE SO. NOBODY RUSSIAN TO THEM
. SO I GUESS THAT WE WILL GO TO
THE PHONE LINES EIGHTEEN T.
OPERATOR CAN YOU DIAL UP PEOPLE
TO SEE HOW MANY PEOPLE WOULD
LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS. AND FOLKS
ON THE PHONE WE WOULD LIKE YOUR
NAME. THE ORGANIZATION YOU
REPRESENT. AND WHETHER YOU
SUPPORT OR OPPOSE THE BILL. AND
THAT'S PRETTY MUCH IT. SO IF-
YOU CAN GET THE PEOPLE ON THE
LINE THAT BE GREAT. OR COMMENTS
IN SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION TO U.
S. B. TWENTY EIGHT THE PRESS ONE
OF THEM ZERO AT THAT TIME. AND
WE HAVE ONE PERSON QUEUING UP
ONE MOMENT PLEASE WHILE WE
PROVIDE THEM WITH THEIR LINE
NUMBER.
IT WILL NOW HEAR FROM LINE ONE
TWENTY FIVE. SH HI THERE WITH
KEY FIGURES BEYOND THE HALF OF
THE RIVERSIDE COUNTY
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS AND
THAT TWENTY THREE RIVERSIDE
COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
SUPERINTENDENT IN SUPPORT. THANK
YOU. AND WE HAVE NO FURTHER
COMMENT AT THIS TIME. ALL RIGHT
WITH THAT WE WILL BRING IT BACK
TO THE DIETS. ANY COMMENTS.
PERHAPS A MOTION. MOVED BY
SENATOR DORADO. AND THEN MY
COMMENTS FROM BEFORE STAND.
MISTER GLAZER WOULD YOU LIKE TO
CLOSE I DIDN'T HEAR YOUR
COMMENTS FOR THE FOR THAT SURE
THE COMMITTEE DID SO THAT'S
PROBABLY SUFFICIENT ENOUGH- JUST
TO SAY THAT STUDENTS- IT'D BE
QUICK WITH THE CLASSROOMS
LIBRARIES AND LABS THAT PREPARE
THEM TO BE FUTURE LEADERS OF OUR
STATE WITHOUT A RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR AN ITEM. THANK ALL RIGHT IN
THE MOTION IS TO MOTION AS TO
PASS TO APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE
SENATORS CABALLERO. SEYARTO THEY
ARE TOLD NO PLAY EXPERIENCE.
THANKS AYE DOLLY DO WRESTLE
GRASSO I GLAZER GLAZER AYE
SKINNER SKINNER AYE WIENER
WIENER I'M- FIVE TWO ONE. FIVE
TWO ONE SO WILL HOLD THE BALL
BILL OPEN. WE'RE GONNA HOLD THAT
OPEN FOR OTHER AT MEMBERS DAD ON
. NEXT UP WE HAVE SENATOR DORADO
. WITH S. B. TWO TWO SEVEN. SOME
OF.
GREAT THE GENERAL WHEN YOU'RE
READY I THANK YOU MR VICE CHAIR
I WANT TO BEGIN BY THANKING THE
STAFF FOR THEIR ANALYSIS AND
ACCEPTING THE SUGGESTED
AMENDMENTS TO ADDRESS REPORTING
REQUIREMENTS. OF SECTION FORTY
ONE OF THE REVENUE AND TAXATION
CODE SOME PAGE FOUR OF THE
COMMITTEE ANALYSIS OF THIS BILL
HAS NO KNOWN OPPOSITION AND IS A
LATINO CAUCUS PRIORITY. FEDERAL
LAW EXCLUDES OVER ONE MILLION
CALIFORNIANS FROM UNEMPLOYMENT
INSURANCE BENEFITS WHEN THEY
TEMPORARILY LOSE WORK. YET
EMPLOYER TAXES ON THE LABOR OF
UNDOCUMENTED WORKERS CONTRIBUTE
AN ESTIMATED FOUR HUNDRED EIGHTY
FIVE MILLION DOLLARS EACH YEAR.
TO OUR UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE
SYSTEM EVEN THOUGH THOSE SAME
WORKERS NEVER SEE A CENT OF THE
BENEFITS THIS DISPARITY HURTS
EMPLOYERS AS WELL AS WORKERS
THAT MONEY IS SUPPOSED TO HELP
SUSTAIN INDUSTRIES HELP WORKERS
GET BACK TO WORK WHEN JOBS
BECOME AVAILABLE. AND WITHOUT
UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS OUR
ECONOMY SUFFERS MISSED PAYCHECKS
SPIRAL INTO MISSED RENT CHECKS
MISSED CAR PAYMENTS AND THE
INABILITY TO PROVIDE EVEN BASICS
LIKE FOOD FOR THEIR FAMILIES.
MODELED ON SUCCESSFUL PROGRAMS
IN NEW YORK AND COLORADO SB TWO
TWO SEVEN CREATES A PROGRAM TO
PROVIDE UNEMPLOYED WORKERS WERE
EXCLUDED FROM THE UNEMPLOYMENT
INSURANCE DUE TO IMMIGRATION
STATUS WITH A THREE HUNDRED
DOLLAR PER WEEK BENEFIT FOR UP
TO TWENTY WEEKS. THESE PROGRAMS
HAVE PROVIDED US WITH THE PROVEN
AND THE TESTED MODEL THAT CAN
WORK RIGHT HERE IN CALIFORNIA
HERE WITH ME TODAY TO SPEAK IN
SUPPORT OF THE PROPOSAL OUR
ANDREAS AMMA BE SCCA- FROM CIPC
AND CARMEN ESTRADA MEMBER OF
MAINTENANCE COOPERATION TRUST
FUND. RIGHT. WELCOME THANK YOU
GOOD MORNING MR CHAIRMAN MEMBERS
OF THE COMMITTEE MY NAME IS
ANDREA THIS GUY AND I AM HERE ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
IMMIGRANT POLICY CENTER WHICH IS
A MEMBER OF THE SAFETY NET FOR
ALL COALITION. YESTERDAY WAS TAX
DAY I WANT TO REMIND THE
COMMITTEE THAT CALIFORNIA IS
HOME TO ONE POINT ONE MILLION
UNDOCUMENTED WORKERS WHO
CONTRIBUTE THREE POINT SEVEN
BILLION AND STATE AND LOCAL
TAXES EVERY YEAR. ADDITIONALLY
THROUGH EMPLOYER TAXES ON THEIR
LABOR UNDOCUMENTED WORKERS
CONTRIBUTE HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS
OF DOLLARS TO CALIFORNIA'S
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE SYSTEM
EVERY YEAR YET THEY NEVER SEE A
CENT OF THESE UNEMPLOYMENT
BENEFITS WHEN THEY TEMPORARILY
LOSE THEIR WORK SIMPLY DETER
IMMIGRATION STATUS. DURING THE
PANDEMIC UNDOCUMENTED WORKERS
ARE EXCLUDED FROM THOUSANDS OF
DOLLARS OF UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS
AND STIMULUS PAYMENTS FORCING
THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES TO
EXHAUST THEIR LIFE SAVINGS AND
ACCUMULATE GREATER DEBT AND
COMPROMISED OUR HEALTH JUST TO
FOR THEIR NECESSITIES. NOW WILL
STILL REELING FROM THE HARDSHIPS
OF THE PANDEMIC MANY
UNDOCUMENTED WORKERS ACROSS OUR
STATE ARE ONCE AGAIN LEFT WITH
LITTLE TO NO ECONOMIC SUPPORT.
AFTER BEING TEMPORARILY
DISPLACED DUE TO THE RECENT
HISTORIC AND CATASTROPHIC STORMS
. WELL CALIFORNIA'S UNDOCUMENTED
WORKERS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DUE TO
FEDERAL RESTRICTIONS. SB TWO TWO
SEVEN WOULD CREATE A SEPARATE
STATE FUNDED EXCLUDED WORKERS
PROGRAM WHICH I PROVIDED
DOCUMENTED WORKERS WITH UP TO
THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS PER WEEK.
FOR UP TO TWENTY WEEKS OF
UNEMPLOYMENT THIS AMOUNT IS IN
LINE WITH WHAT UNDOCUMENTED
WORKERS WOULD RECEIVE IF THEY
WERE ELIGIBLE FOR UNEMPLOYMENT
INSURANCE. AND GO RIGHT BACK
INTO LOCAL ECONOMIES TO SECEDE
COMMUNITIES. THE PROGRAM IS
MODELED AFTER SUCCESSFUL
PROGRAMS IN OTHER STATES
INCLUDING NEW YORK COLORADO
OREGON AND WASHINGTON. AND I WAS
JUST ONE EXAMPLE OF ITS
POTENTIAL SUCCESS 20% OF SURVEY
PARTICIPANTS IN NEW YORK'S
EXCLUDED WORKERS FIND APPLIED
FOR AND I TEND TO FILE THEIR
TAXES AS A RESULT OF THE PROGRAM
. AS TWO TWO SEVEN ONE SURE
THERE ARE. IN OUR STATE RISEN
ENOUGH TO SUSTAIN THE NEXT DATE
OF EMERGENCY AND ABLE TO SUPPORT
ALL WORKERS IN CALIFORNIA
REGARDLESS OF IMMIGRATION
STATUS. FOR THESE REASONS I
RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR AYE
VOTE. NO PASTA TO MY COLLEAGUE-
CARMEN WHO WAS SPEAKING SPANISH
AND THEN I'LL QUICKLY TRANSLATE.
OKAY MISTER STRADA. MARC IS. BUT
I WANT. EVERYONE THOSE ON THE
LIST BY. AT THE THEN SO YOU.
THAT I THOUGHT THAT I THINK WHAT
YOU COULD THE NOT TO THAT SOME
OF CANDLES. ITALIANS PART A LOT
OF SAYS YOU ME. HELLO CHUCK THAT
ARE HARDER TO IN THE IS.
I MEAN WHAT I DON'T LIKE LAST.
YEAR TWENTY THREE MINUTE VIDEO.
I THINK THAT A LADY PZL. LEARN
THE MEDICAL PANEL YEAH MUST. BE
. YOU MAY BE ALL ME ONE TICKET
THIRTY THAT THE BENEFITS NOT
GONNA. LAST BUT THAT HE'S LEVEL
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IF THEY MY TEMPLATE- FOURTEEN
FIFTY IN A YOUR. THE PDF FOR ON
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THE MORE YEAH WHAT IF FOR THE
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COMPANY THAT THE BILL. YES EQUAL
MORE. AMONG YOUR- HEY MOTHER
JONES DATE BACK BEFORE. THE
WOMAN THIS COULD HAPPEN.
THIS TIME OF THE SIMPLE LEVELS
NINETEENTH FORTY FORTY THOUGHT.
THE COMPANY THAT WHO FOUND. IF
YOU HAVE THOSE FINDING IT ON THE
SERVER THE FIFTH YOU TO. LET'S
BE THE KEYBOARD AM I HAVE
ORDERED IS SEVEN TWENTY FOUR AT
THEY'VE THAT THAT WOULD THAT BUT
I THOUGHT. SHE SAYS MY NAME IS
KHAN MINISTER AND I LIVED IN THE
S. FOR A THIRTY. I AM A SINGLE
MOTHER OF U. S. CITIZENS AND I'M
I'M OF AN C. T. I. FOR THE PAST
TWENTY YEARS I WORKED IN A
JANITOR COME CLEANING OFFICES IN
THE GREATER AREA BUT APRIL I WAS
A BREATH LAID OFF WITH NO REASON
GIVEN NOC NET TO FOR ON. DO YOU
KNOW IMMIGRATION I CANNOT APPLY
APPLY FOR A INSURANCE AND
SUSTAIN FAMILY JUST LIKE ME OVER
A MILLION AND CAL. WORK HARD
MAKING THE STATE THE WORLD'S
FOURTH LARGEST ECONOMY WE ARE
CALLED ESSENTIAL WORKERS BUT
WHEN WE FACE UNEMPLOYMENT THERE
ISN'T A SYSTEM TO SUPPORT US.
OUR COMMUNITY NEEDS AN
UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS PROGRAM
FOR EXCLUDED IMMIGRANT WORKERS I
ASK THAT YOU VOTE IN SUPPORT OF
SB TWO TWO SEVEN THE SAFETY NET
FOR ALL WORKERS ACT. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH WHICH IS IN
MY GLASS YES AND YOU'RE A-
PURSUE THE. IN WILL MOVE ON TO
OTHER SUPPORT WITNESSES. HELLO
CHAIRING COMMITTEE RITA MEDINA
WITH YOUR CLARA AND IN STRONG
SUPPORT OF SB TWO TWO SEVEN.
FIFTEEN FOUR YOUR FOR YOUR-
BUSINESS NUMBER FOUR OF. THE
THIRD FOR YOUNGER LA. LOVE
PROPOSED OF THE- CONFIRM. THE
CENTERS WE THE WITH THE SET THE
C. AS IN A- WHICH I GET A YES.
HOWEVER I'M SEAN TAYLOR- I'M
FROM. OF AND I AM INTO SUPPORT
OF THE BILL S. TWO SO. GOOD HI
EVERYBODY I MY NAME'S ABOVE OUR
OWN I FROM AND I AM IS SUPPORTER
S. SB TWO TWO SEVEN. THANK YOU.
GOOD MORNING CHEN MEMBERS JAMES
MICHAEL WITH THE AMERICAN FOR OF
STATE COUNTY WITH EMPLOYEE ASKED
ME IN SUPPORT. THANK YOU IS THIS
FULLER SHIRE AND REGIONAL ARE
LYING. SERVER CUPBOARDS IN
STRONG SUPPORT THANK YOU VERY.
WHEN ASKED US THAT THOSE WE HAVE
NEXT UP WITH GOOD OKAY KAMALA
ENOUGH THEY'RE MOSTLY THAT I
MEAN THEY THEY MUST NHÀ ENORMOUS
THAT MY YOU SOLELY OUT OF PRISON
TENTH HE- EASY. IBM ASSIST. YES
BITTERNESS YES. CAN LINDA WAY
WITH WEST CENTER ON LAW AND
INTO. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IS
THERE ANYBODY ELSE IN ROOM TWO
THAT WOULD TO SPEAK INTO THAT IS
NOT SPOKEN. SINGMAN WOMAN ON TO
OPPOSITION IS OR A IN ROOM
TWENTY HUNDRED THAT WOULD LIKE
TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION AND ACT
AS A LEAD WITNESS. IF NOT
ANYBODY AT ALL BUT LIKE TO SPEAK
IN OPPOSITION. SINGMAN WILL MOVE
ON TO THE TELECONFERENCE LINE
AND OPEN THE LINE INVITE ANYONE
WHO WANTS TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OR
IN OPPOSITION TO PLEASE DO SO.
OR COMMENT IN SUPPORT OR
OPPOSITION TO S. B. TWO TWO
SEVEN PLEASE PRESS ONE THEN ZERO
AT THIS TIME AND RIGHT NOW IT'S
JUST YOUR NAME AND YOUR
IDENTIFICATION AND WHETHER
YOU'RE IN SUPPORT OR OPPOSE. AND
FIRST WE WILL HEAR FROM LINE.
ONE NINETEEN. MORNING THEN THE-
WARD ALDERMAN ON BEHALF OF THE
CHILDREN ARE NOT SHIFT INTO OF
ATHLETES WHO. THANK YOU. LINE
ONE POINT EIGHT. THANK YOU
MEMBERS ASH WALKER ON BEHALF OF
THE COW OF MONTEREY BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS AND SHAUN SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. LIKE EIGHTY NINE. I
DOWNTURN. MEMBER MY THE PLAN
ANYTHING ALONG WITH THAT THE
MONEY UP. CENTER I'M CALLING
COUPLE OF PORT OF THE AT
PROBABLY INSTRUCTOR OF ANY COULD
SEVEN THANK YOU THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. LINE ONE TWO. THE MORNING
CARE BUT AT THE GET ON ON BEHALF
OF THE ECHO IN THE- ORDER IN
PART HINGED THE COR IN. THANK
YOU. LINE. ONE THIRTY. GOOD
MORNING CHARACTERS CAR FROM
OTHER WITH THE STATE NET FOR
COLLEGE. I WORK STRONG SUPPORT
OFFICE THE V. TWO TWO SEVEN
THANK YOU FOR MUCH THANK YOU.
LINE. SEVENTY THREE. KAREN
MEMBER- MY NAME IS NEXT ONE
CALLING BEHALF RACE CHILD
POVERTY WE'RE ALSO A MEMBER OF
THE STATEMENT COLD. IN SUPPORT
OF S. TWO TWO SEVEN THANK YOU
THANK. LINED POINT TWO. GOOD
MORNING EVERYONE MY NAME IS
DANIELA IN CAR GETS A OF S. TWO
TWO WITH CALIPH AMERICAN POLICY
IN. BROCCOLI. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. A LINE OF ONE TWENTY. ONE
OF OPENING IS LONG TIME AND ALSO
ME GOING ON NEXT A NUMBER LOCAL
COME. EFFECT BUT ENOUGH I ACTION
RELATED DISABILITY THAT NOT
OPPOSE YEAH INPUT ABOUT YOUR THE
S. THE SCENE BABYSIT THE WHAT
HAPPENED A FEW WHICH THE LAST.
SYSTEM.
IT'S JUST ANOTHER THIS WHICH I
COULD ASK YES. SUPPORT AGAIN.
LINE. ONE THIRTY NINE. RIGHT ONE
THIRTY NINE YOUR MIKE IS OPEN.
THANK YOU KAREN MEMBERS MICHELLE
TRAN WILL WORK WITH THE
CALIFORNIA COMMISSION ON THE
STATUS OF WOMEN AND GIRLS IN
STRONG SUPPORT AT EIGHTY TWO
SEVEN. THANK YOU. LINE. ONE
FORTY. GOOD MORNING ON A HAVE TO
LIVE WITH UNITED WITH A
CALIFORNIA AND A MEMBER OF THE
SAFETY NET FOR ALL COALITION IN
STRONG SUPPORT THANK YOU SO
MUCH. YOU LINE. ONE FORTY TWO.
GOOD MORNING SHANE GUSMAN ON
BEHALF OF THE TEAMSTERS UNITE
HERE AND THE MACHINE ALL IN
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. LINE. ONE
THIRTY TWO. HELLO BRIAN ENTERED
WITH THE INLAND COALITION FOR
IMMIGRANT JUSTICE CALLING IN
WHICH STRONG SUPPORTER AT THE
TWO TWO SEVEN. THANK YOU. LINE.
ONE TWENTY NINE. HELLO THIS IS
KATHY CHAPPELL STAFF ATTORNEY
WITH THAT SAID IT LEGAL SERVICES
IN LOS ANGELES ALSO PART OF THE
SAFETY NET FOR ALL COALITION
CALLING IN STRONG SUPPORT FOR SB
TWO TWO SEVEN. THANK YOU. LINE.
ONE FORTY ONE. GOOD MORNING BUT
I WANT OTHER WITH CLEAN CAR WASH
WORKERS FOUNDER I'M CALLING IT
PART OF THE THINKING FOR ALL.
AND STRONG SUPPORT OF THAT TWO
TWO SEVEN THANK. THANK YOU. LINE
ONE FOR EIGHT. I'M NOT ABOUT
EITHER ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA H. COLLISION IN
STRONG SUPPORT. THANK YOU. ALL
RIGHT ONE THIRTY FIVE. NUMBER OF
THE LOCAL FOREIGN ECONOMIC
OPPORTUNITIES AND DEMOCRATIC
LUCK BUT IT'S ON THE LIST OUT
THAT YOU KNOW WHAT IF YOU BUT I
IS DOES LOOK AT THE THAT THE.
YEAH YES SUPPORT. LINE ONE FIFTY
ONE. HELLO AT YOUR WITH ALL THE
ARE CALLING IN STRONG QUARTER SB
TWO SEVEN. THANK YOU. LIKE A ONE
FOUR. GOOD MORNING TERM ON
BEHALF OF THE PERSON ACTS
NETWORK- LOOK AT THE GUN SUPPORT
THANK YOU CAN. THANK YOU. FIND.
ONE FORTY. LINE ONE FORTY. AND I
AM A PRO MODEL FROM THE CYNICAL
PROMISE AND I'M IS THE TWO TWO
SEVEN. THANK YOU FOR MUCH. LINE
. ONE FIFTY. HELLO THE NUMBER IS
AND MY LOCAL BUT I HELLO TO THE
NEW LOCAL YOU. STATES OFFENSE
BECAUSE BEFORE YEAH YES THE
YOUNG LOCAL PARK THE I FULLY
YOUNG THE CIVIL TO THAT BUT AT
ALTHOUGH THE STORY AMONG THE AND
PUT UP FOR YOU. HEY IF THIS IS
BOTH UNITS IN MUCH OF DIRECTOR.
THANK YOU. LINE. ONE THIRTY
THREE. BOTH ARE WITH THE
COMPONENT ON THE GOVERNOR'S
NEWLY CENTER AND I'M CALLING
TRUMP STRONG SUPPORTER SB TWO TO
SEVEN IF YOU THANK YOU. WHY A.
ONE LINE EIGHTY ONE YOUR MIKE
IT'S OPEN. I DID LEGAL AND DAM
YEAH RUSSIAN WILL DELIVER A
NINETEEN THEIR WORK AND I'M IN
STRONG SUPPORT OF THE L. B. TWO
TWO SEVEN AND ON BEHALF OF MANY
DAY LABORERS AND HOSPITAL
WORKERS BECAUSE THIS THE STATE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH THANK YOU
THANK YOU. END OF LINE. ONE
FIFTY FOUR. GOOD AFTERNOON
SHARING COMMITTEE MEMBERS MY
NAME IS KAYLA GOMEZ I'M CALLING
ON BEHALF OF DENTURES AND THE
CENTRAL COAST AND THAT'S PART OF
THE SAFETY NET FOR ALL COALITION
TO EXPRESS STRONG SUPPORT OF SP
TWO TWO SEVEN THANK YOU. VERY
MUCH. ANALYTE ONE TWENTY FOUR.
GOOD MORNING TEACHER MEMBERS
AMOUNT THAT THE OF A MEMBER OF
ASSEMBLY FIT CALIFORNIANS
REPRESENTING COURT THANK
SHOPPERS ACROSS THE EIGHT IN THE
TRUMP TOWARD IN WE NEED TO. AND
YOU THANK YOU VERY. WE HAVE NO
COMMENTS AT THE TIME. WHICH
ISN'T AS GOOD AS HIS DOLLARS
THESE IS TOTAL THIS THE ONE YEAR
OLD IT AS IT. GAVE HIM NO THEY
GO YES SOME PLUS SAID- BELLAMY
IS IBM MANY THAT HE THEY SEEK
MORE IN TO BUT TO SEE IN IN LESS
I SAW MUCH AS A AS GOOD AS YES.
I'M GONNA BRING THAT DISCO BACK
TO COMMITTEE- FOR CA QUESTIONS
OR. SENATOR SKINNER. FROM THANK
YOU- MADAM TEAR AND- SIR DRAWS A
REALLY APPRECIATE YOU BRING THIS
- WE KNOW THAT- WE'VE BEEN DOING
MUCH TRY TO ADDRESS. THE ED.
DISPARITIES THAT YOU KNOW WE
HAVE MANY WORKERS IN CALIFORNIA
WHO DUE TO THEIR- STATUS AND
MANY OF THEM MAY HAVE APPLIED
FOR CITIZENSHIP EIGHT TEN TWELVE
YEARS AGO AND HAS NOT BEEN
PROCESS THAT'S THE KIND OF
BACKLOG. SO THESE PEOPLE ARE
WORKING ON OUR STATE THE PARENTS
PAY TAXES AND WE'VE BEEN TRYING
TO ADDRESS THESE DISPARITIES BY
OPENING UP MORE OF OUR PROGRAMS
TO. SUPPORT THEM GIVEN THAT THEY
ARE SUPPORTING OUR STATE
ECONOMICALLY. SO I THINK THAT
WHAT YOU HAVE DONE WITH THIS-
WITH YOUR BILL TO EXPAND THE ARE
EXTEND EXCLUDED WORKERS PROGRAM
IS EXACTLY DIRECTION WE SHOULD
BE GOING IN I THANK YOU FOR IT
AND I MOVED TO BILL. THERE IS A
MOTION- MY COMMENT IS A WEEK WE
JUST NEED TO GET THEM LEGALIZED
THE BOTTOM LINE THEY'RE PAYING
INTO THE PROGRAM AND WOULD MAKE
IT VERY EASY TO GET. TO THAT
MAKE SURE THEY'RE COVERED AND
SO- ICE I SALUTE AND SUPPORT
YOUR EFFORTS HERE- SENATOR-
THANK YOU- I AGREE THAT- THE
PATH TO CITIZENSHIP. FOR OUR
COUNTRY'S BEEN BROKEN FOR A LONG
TIME AND IT'S VERY FRUSTRATING
AND UNFORTUNATE AND THE
CONSEQUENCES ARE. OURS ARE
SEVERE FOR SO MANY AND I THINK
YEAH I JOIN WITH THE CHAIR AND I
KNOW MANY HERE. WHO WOULD WISH
OUR FEDERAL COUNTERPARTS WOULD
GET THEIR ACT TOGETHER. AND MAKE
THAT SYSTEM WORK. ON SENATOR I
JUST HAD A COUPLE BRIEF
QUESTIONS- I DO SEE THAT- IN THE
ANALYSIS ON STATE REVENUE
IMPACTS IT TALKS ABOUT A FOUR
POINT THREE MILLION DOLLAR- HIT.
AND I ASSUME THAT'S BECAUSE
WE'RE NOT MAKING THOSE BENEFITS
TAXABLE SO THAT'S THE- THAT'S
THE RESULT OF NOT. TAXING THOSE
BENEFITS THAT ARE PROPOSED AND
YOUR BILL. THE FIRST IS THAT
CORRECT AND SECONDLY- EITHER
OTHER GENERAL FUND IMPACTS THAT
ARE YOU AWARE OF- FOR YOUR
MEASURE- I'M NOT SURE YOUR FIRST
QUESTION BUT- IN TERMS OF YOUR
SECOND QUESTION. OF THE- THE-
THE MONEY IS THERE IN THE- THE
MONEY IS BEING CONTRIBUTED RIGHT
BY EMPLOYERS- WE WOULD HAVE TO
SET UP BECAUSE OF THE FEDERAL.
RULES WOULD HAVE TO SET UP A
SEPARATE KIND OF FUND OF THAT
EDT WOULD ADMINISTER. IN ORDER
FOR US TO BE ABLE TO DO JUST
LIKE OUR OTHER PROGRAMS ARE
DISABILITY PROGRAMS ARE PAID
FAMILY LEAVE PROGRAM THOSE ARE
STATE PROGRAMS- AND WE DON'T
HAVE ANY ANY RESTRICTIONS LIKE
THAT. BUT BECAUSE THERE IS A
COMBINED FEDERAL AND STATE- THEN
WE- HAVE THAT ISSUE SO WE HAVE
TO HAVE A SEPARATE. PROGRAM AND
FUN BUT STILL ADMINISTERED BY
EDT. OKAY SO- YOU'RE NOT
EXPECTING A GENERAL FUND
IMPACTED BE THOSE WHO CONTRIBUTE
TO THE FUND THE EMPLOYERS AND
EMPLOYEES WELL I THINK
TECHNICALLY WOULD HAVE TO. YOU
KNOW WE WERE STILL WORKING ON
THAT BUT I THINK THERE WOULD BE.
OF FUNDING FROM THE GENERAL FUND
BECAUSE WE CAN'T TAKE THE EDT
FUNDS FACILITIES. I SEE OKAY
YEAH- WHAT WE'RE WE'RE GOING
THROUGH THE BUDGET PROCESS RIGHT
NOW. TRYING TO GET THAT THAT'S
ALWAYS A CHALLENGE BUT LISTEN
YOU HAVE BEEN INCREDIBLE
CHAMPION FOR THE IMMIGRANT
COMMUNITY HERE IN OUR STATE
CAPITOL ADDED I CAN'T THINK OF
ANYBODY. WHO HAS BEEN. A BETTER
LEADER- AND MANY OF THE
PROPOSALS THAT YOU BROUGHT
FORWARD I'VE AGREED WITH THE
COUPLE I DON'T BUT- I CERTAINLY
ADMIRE YOUR GREAT LEADERSHIP IN
THE SPACE FOR A LOT OF REALLY
GOOD REASONS. I THINK THIS BILL
IS CAREFULLY TAILORED AND I
THINK THAT IT- IT PROVIDES-
BENEFITS FOR THOSE WHO HAVE
EARNED IT. AND- I THINK THE FACT
THAT THERE ARE. NO EMPLOYER
OPPOSITION IS AN INDICATION THAT
THEY RECOGNIZE THAT THEY'RE PAN
AND THEY'RE NOT HELPING THOSE
WORKERS THAT GET THOSE THOSE
BENEFITS AND I. ALSO THINK THAT
THE MEASURES IS BEEN PRUDENTLY
PREPARED WITH THE SUNSET AT WITH
THAT WITH THE DATA REQUEST AN
ANALYSIS THAT WE CAN KNOW HOW
IT'S WORKING. OVER THE NEXT FEW
YEARS AND SO WITH THAT I'M VERY
SUPPORT OF THE BILL TODAY THANK
YOU OF AT THE APPROPRIATE TIME.
THANK YOU. ANYMORE COMMENTS
CONCERNS SENATOR. YES JUST
BRIEFLY I APPRECIATE- THE
COMPASSION IN THIS AND- THE
TESTIMONY TODAY- I AS I
COMMUNICATED TO AUTHOR I'M NOT
GOING TO BE SUPPORTING INSTEAD
BUT I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK
YOU FOR. THE THOUGHTFULNESS
AROUND. OKAY ANYBODY ELSE. DOT
MISTER ROGERS WOULD YOU LIKE TO
CLOSE. I JUST THE RESPECTFULLY.
ASK FOR YOUR AYE VOTE AS YOU'VE
HERE HERE HEARD HERE TODAY.
IMMIGRANT WORKERS CARRY THE
BRUNT OF A LOT OF WHAT'S GOING
ON IN THE STATE. ON THE RISING
COST OF LIVING THEY DON'T HAVE
THAT SUPPORT. THAT OTHER
CALIFORNIANS HAVE THEY
CONTRIBUTE THEIR EMPLOYERS
CONTRIBUTE- WE MUST DO BETTER BY
THEM SO I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
YOUR VOTE. RIGHT WITH THAT WILL
GO AHEAD WITH. THAT WE'RE GOING
TO TAKE THE ROLE. MOTION IS TO
PASS AS AMENDED TO
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE
SENATORS CABALLERO. CONRADO ICE
HERE TO SEROTONIN- BLAKE SPEERS
. DOLLY DO ASAL I BUT ALSO A
GLAZER GLAZER AYE SKINNER.
SKINNER AYE WIENER WIENER I FIVE
TWO ONE. ALL RIGHT WILL HOLD
THAT BILL OPEN THANK YOU MR
OTHERS TO ADD OR OTHERS IN THE
COMMITTEE. RIGHT THAT BRINGS UP
SB FIVE SIXTEEN SENATOR SKINNER
. ONE IS A ONE IN CONCERT AND
THEN WE HAVE CONSENT. AND THEN
MOTION- THANK YOU MISTER CHAIR
MEMBERS- SB FIVE SIXTEEN
ESTABLISHES BASIC RIGHTS AND
PROTECTIONS. FOR PEOPLE WHO OWE
DEBTS TO PUBLIC ENTITIES WE HAVE
BETTER PROTECTIONS FOR PEOPLE-
DEBTS TO PRIVATE ENTITIES BUT
WE'VE NEVER ENACTED THEM IF YOU
OWE A DEBT TO FOR EXAMPLE LOCAL
GOVERNMENT OR STATE AGENCY. NO
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS OFTEN ASK OUR
FRANCHISE TAX BOARD OR THE
CONTROLLER TO COLLECT A DEBT ON
THE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS BEHALF
WHETHER THAT'S FOR EXAMPLE A
PARKING TICKET OR SOMETHING
ELSE. AND THE F. T. B. THEN HAS
THE AUTHORITY TO DEDUCT SUCH A
TAX REFUND YOUR SO YOU FILE YOUR
TAXES YOU DON'T GET TO REFUND
FULLY AND THAT'S BECAUSE THIS.
DEBTS THAT YOU OWED FOR IT TO A
LOCAL GOVERNMENT THAT THE LOCAL
GOVERNMENT ASSIGNED TO F. T. B.
R. DETECTED THAT WAY- BUT THE F.
B. CAN ALSO GARNISH WAGES. NOW
I'M. HAVE BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE
ANY PROTECTIONS IN PLACE IF YOU
OWE THE PUBLIC DEBT YOU HAVE NO
RIGHT OR THERE THERE'S NOT AN
OBLIGATION ON EITHER F. T. B. OR
THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT TO PROVIDE
YOU A RECEIPT OF THE DEBT THAT
YOU'VE PAID. FOR WHAT IS
REMAINING ON WHAT YOU STILL OWE.
THERE'S ALSO NOT ANY
DOCUMENTATION OF A CLEAR
ACCOUNTING AND I KNOW ANY OF YOU
WHO ANY OF US WHO HAVE HAD A
PARKING TICKET KNOW THAT. IF YOU
PAY IT WITHIN A CERTAIN TIME. IT
YOU KNOW IT'S ONE PRICE AND THEN
YOU'RE LATE IT'S A DIFFERENT
PRICE AND THEN MAYBE AFTER A
THIRD LATE IT'S FURTHER OUT A
WHOLE NOTHER PRICE. SO WHAT CAN
HAPPEN IS YOU CAN PAY THAT
TICKET WITHIN SAY THE FIRST
PENALTY PHASE. BUT LET LIKE
RIGHT ON THE DAY OF THAT
MEANWHILE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
ALREADY ASSIGNED IT TO F. T. B.
AND THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT DOESN'T
CONNECT BACK TO FTP THAT YOU
HAVE PAID IN THAT FIRST CASE.
AND THEN YOUR WAGES DEDUCTED BUT
YOU DON'T HAVE WHERE DO YOU HAVE
THE PROOF TO SHOW THAT HEY WAIT
A MINUTE I DID PAY THIS. SO WHAT
THIS BILL DOES IS PROVIDE
SIMILAR PROTECTIONS FOR PUBLIC
DEBTOR THAT EXIST FOR OUR POP UP
PRIVATE DINNERS. SO IT STOPS
DOUBLE COLLECTIONS WHEN THE
LOCAL GOVERNMENT IS ASSIGNED F.
TO BE YOUR CONTROLLER. THE ACT
DEBT COLLECTION RESPONSIBILITY.
REQUIRES A DETAILED RECEIPT
AFTER DEBT COLLECTION HAS
OCCURRED. ALLOWS THE DEBTOR TO
BE REIMBURSED AT THE SAME DEBT
HAS BEEN PAID TWICE TO DIFFERENT
AGENCIES. I'M INSURERS ARE YOU
CRIME JUSTICE FEES ARE NOT PART
OF THIS. POLICY THAT YOU WOULD
REFER THEM TO EITHER FTP OR THE
CONTROLLER. AND REQUIRES CLEAR
NOTIFICATION TO PUBLIC DEBTORS
OF HOW TO EXERCISE THEIR RIGHTS
UNDER THE LAW. NOW I'D LIKE TO
INTRODUCE LINDA AWAY FROM THIS
WHO IS A SENIOR POLICY ADVOCATE
AT THE CENTER. WESTERN CENTER ON
LAW AND POVERTY AS MY WITNESS.
GOOD MORNING LINDA WAY WITH
WESTERN CENTER ON LAW AND
POVERTY PLEASE TO SUPPORT SB
FIVE ONE SIX. WHICH WOULD
REQUIRE CERTAIN MINIMUM
STANDARDS FOR PEOPLE WHO- AND
PAY GOVERNMENT- DEBT. NAVIGATING
THE FRANCHISE TAX BOARD IS AN
INTIMIDATING AND CONFUSING
PROCESS. PARTICULARLY FOR LOW
INCOME CALIFORNIANS WHO ARE
UNLIKELY TO HAVE AN ADVOCATE OR
ATTORNEY. TO ADVISE THEM. AT
MINIMUM PEOPLE SHOULD HAVE BASIC
INFORMATION ABOUT THEIR DEBT AND
REPAYMENT OPTIONS SO THAT THEY
CAN MAKE A REALISTIC PLAN TO
ADDRESS THEIR DEBTS AND CONTEST
ANY COLLECTION ERRORS. SB FIVE
ONE SIX MAKES IMPORTANT CHANGES
TO THE INFORMATION PEOPLE
RECEIVE ABOUT THE REPLACEMENT
OPTION AND ABOUT WHAT INCOME IS
EXEMPT FROM COLLECTION. THE BILL
ALSO EXTENDS. EXISTING
PROTECTIONS FOR CONSUMER DEBT TO
GOVERNMENT ALL DAT. MET MOST
PEOPLE WHO HAVE DEBTS REFERRED
TO THE FRANCHISE TAX BOARD
CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY THE AMOUNT
WHEN IT WAS IMPOSED. COLLECTION
ACTIONS THAT LEAD CALIFORNIANS
WITHOUT ENOUGH INCOME TO PAY THE
RENT COVER FOOD TRANSPORTATION
OR MEET OTHER BASIC NECESSITIES
DR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES INTO
FINANCIAL AND SOCIAL.
INSTABILITY THIS IS WRONG AND
COSTLY TO THE STATE. SB FIVE ONE
SIX ENSURES THE FRANCHISE TAX
BOARD COLLECTION PRACTICES ARE
TRANSPARENT FAIR AND ACCURATE
AND WE URGE AN AYE VOTE THANK
YOU. ALL RIGHT THANK YOU ARE
THERE ANY OTHER PRIMARY
WITNESSES. THERE ARE NONE IS
EVERYBODY IN THE ROOM THAT WOULD
LIKE TO SUPPORT THIS BILL YOU
CAN COME UP AND STATE SO. ALL
RIGHT WE'RE GONNA GO TO
OPPOSITION WITNESSES TO HAVE
ANYBODY IN OPPOSITION TO THIS
BILL. FRANCHISE TAX BOARD NOPE
OKAY. SO ANYBODY IN THE ROOM
WITH OUT. IS THIS FULLER WAS
SHOT YOUR ENTRY SHELLS ARE LYING
ON BEHALF THE CALIFORNIA
ASSOCIATION. OF COUNTY TREASURER
TAX COLLECTOR'S AND RESPECTFUL
OPPOSITION THANK YOU. OKAY
ANYBODY ELSE IN OPPOSITION.
SINCE THERE DOESN'T APPEAR TO BE
ANY WILL GO TO THE PHONE LINES
EIGHTEEN T. OPERATOR IF YOU CAN
OPEN PHONE LINES. FOR ANYBODY
THAT WISHES TO EXPRESS THEIR
OPPOSITION OR SUPPORT. FOR S. B.
FIVE ONE SIX. ARE COMMON IN
SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION TO SB FIVE
ONE SIX PLEASE PRESS ONE AND
THEN ZERO AT THIS TIME. AND WE
HAVE NO COMMENT THERE'S NO ONE
IN THE QUEUE AND THERE'S NO
COMMENT SO WE'RE GONNA BRING IT
BACK TO THE DYESS ANYBODY FROM
THE DOES HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL
QUESTIONS CONCERNS. COMMENTS WE
HAVE A MOTION TO MOVE THE BILL
BY SENATOR DORADO WOULD YOU LIKE
TO CLOSE THIS THANK YOU AYE
ESTHER AYE VOTE. RIGHT SO WITH
THAT. GO AHEAD AND TAKE THE
ROLE. MOTION AS THE PAST TO
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE SENATORS
CABALLERO. SEYARTO HI THERE TO A
PLACE WHERE. THANKS I DOLLAR
GLASSELL PLAZA I. SKIN I CAN AYE
WIENER WIENER I. FIVE TWO ZERO.
ALL RIGHT THAT BILL IS ZERO. AND
WE'RE GONNA LEAVE IT OPEN FOR-
OTHERS TO ADD ON TO. SO THAT IT
THINK THAT BRINGS US TO THE
CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM WHICH IS
S. B. EIGHT EIGHT TWO. OUR
MOTION FOR THE CONSENT. SO WE
HAVE A MOTION BY DORADO FOR THIS
CONTENT CALENDARS CAN YOU MADAM
SPEAKER CALL THE ROLL MOTION IS
TO ADOPT THE CONSENT CALENDAR
SENATORS CABALLERO SEYARTO HI
THERE TELL AYE LAKE SUPERIOR.
LEG SPINNER I. DALI WRESTLE
DURACELL I GLAZER SKINNER.
SKINNER AYE WIENER WINNER I'M
FINE ZERO. THREE WELL WE CAN
MAKE A FAT FIRST PATH THROUGH-
AND OPEN UP. THE OTHER ITEMS SO
WE CAN HAVE PEOPLE OUT ON.
WILLIAM YEAH WE CAN. THE TO AND
DOES AND CAN OCCUR ABOUT. GOT IT
. OKAY WE'RE GONNA TAKE A
PROMOTION ON SENATOR- BERRIES
BILL SB THIRTY FOUR ITEM NUMBER
ONE. ANYBODY FOR. I HAVE A
MOTION TO APPROVE BY SENATOR
WIENER GOING TO TAKE THE ROLE.
MOTION IS TO PASS TO
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE
SENATORS CABALLERO SEYARTO NO
SEYARTO NO PLAY EXPERIENCE. LAKE
SUPERIOR I DOLLY TO WRESTLE
DURAZO I GLAZER. SKINNER SKINNER
AYE WIENER WIENER I FORTY ONE.
OKAY WE'RE GONNA HOLD THAT OPEN
UNTIL OTHERS ARE HERE TO ADD ON.
A NEXT UP- ITEM NUMBER TWO S. B.
TWO TWO NINE I'M BURKE. WE HAVE
A MOTION. OUR MOTION BY BLAKE'S
BEER. GREAT MOTION IS TO PASS TO
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE
SENATORS COVER. SEYARTO LAKE
SUPERIOR LEG SPINNER HI DOLLY
DID ALSO DOES SO I GLAZER.
SKINNER SKINNER AYE WIENER.
WIENER I FORTY ZERO. K. THAT
ITEM IS GOING TO BE HELD OPEN
FOR OTHERS TO ADD ON THAT BRINGS
THIS ITEM NUMBER FOR SB THREE
TWENTY NINE. BY DODD. WE HAVE A
MOTION. MOTION BY BREAKS HERE TO
KEEP THE READER. A LITTLE ABOUT
. WE'LL GET BACK. SENATOR MOTION
IS TO PASS AS AMENDED TO THE
SENATE FLOOR SENATORS CABALLERO
SEYARTO. I THINK THERE ARE TELL
AYE BLAKE'S BEER LEGSPINNER I
DAWALY DRESSEL BUT ALSO I GLAZER
. SKINNER SKINNER AYE WIENER
WIENER AYE. FIVE ZERO. RIGHT
THAT ITEM IS AT FIVE ZERO WE'RE
GONNA HOLDEN OPENED. TO YES YES
AND WHAT THE PRODUCT YES OKAY.
YEAH YOU KNOW WHAT. YEAH WE WILL
GO. OKAY YOU AND ALL OF YOU KNOW
I'VE ON NOW I'M SORRY I'M SORRY
ABOUT THAT.
SO WE'RE GONNA OPEN UP THE ROLE
AND HAVE OTHERS- ADD ON TO THE
BILL'S. SO OKAY. FILE ITEM
NUMBER ONE SB THIRTY FOUR DO
PASS TO APPROPRIATIONS A
SENATORS COVER IDEA IT'LL DOLLY
. DOLLY NO GLAZER. FORTY TWO.
NARAL STAY OPEN. NEXT BILL. FILE
ITEM NUMBER TWO SB TWO TWO NINE
TWO PASS TO APPROPRIATIONS
SENATORS COVER YODEL SEYARTO
DALI DALI NO GLAZER. FORTY ONE.
OKAY WE'LL LEAVE THAT ONE OPEN
AND WILL GO TO S. B. TWO SIXTY
TWO. FILE ITEM NUMBER THREE SB
TWO SIX TWO MOTION IS TO PASS AS
AMENDED TO APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE SENATORS. DALI DALI NO
GLAZER WIENER. WIENER I. BY TWO
TO RIGHT AND THAT STAYS OPEN. SO
WE'LL KEEP THAT ONE OPEN- NEXT.
NEXT BILL THREE TWENTY NINE SB
THREE TWENTY NINE FILE ITEM
NUMBER FOR SB THREE TWO NINE BY
SENATOR DODD AT MOTION IS TO
PASS A CEMENTED TO THE SENATE
FLOOR SENATORS CABALLERO DOLLY.
DOLLY I GLAZER. SIX TWO ZERO.
OKAY WE'LL KEEP THAT OPEN NEXT
UP WE HAVE ITEM FIVE S. BEFORE
ELEVEN. MOTION AS IT PASSES
AMENDED TO THE G. JUDICIARY
COMMITTEE SENATORS CABALLERO
LAKE SUPERIOR. THE BOOK. LAKE
SUPERIOR I DALI DALI NO GLAZER.
FORTY TWO. I WILL KEEP THAT ONE
OPEN WE'RE GOOD ITEM NUMBER
SEVEN. SB SEVEN SIXTY NINE BY
SARAH GONZALEZ MOTION AS IT
PASSES AMENDED TO APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE SENATORS LAKE SUPERIOR
. LAKE SUPERIOR I DALI DALI NO
GLAZER. SIXTY ONE. OKAY WE'RE
GONNA KEEP THAT ONE OPEN OR NEXT
UP WE HAVE SB FIVE THIRTY SEVEN
BY BECKER. MOTION IS TO PASS A
CEMENTED TO THE JUDICIARY
COMMITTEE SENATOR STALI. NUMBER
EIGHT FIVE TWO SEVEN RIVER NO
DOLLY NO GLAZER. FRIDAY TO.
RIGHT WILL KEEP THAT ONE OPEN-
ITEM NUMBER NINE SB FIVE EIGHTY
SIX EGGMAN. MOTION IS TO PASS AS
AMENDED TO APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE SENATOR DALI. DALI I
GLAZER. SEVEN ZERO. RIGHT WE'LL
KEEP WILL KEEP THAT ONE OPEN- WE
HAVE ITEM NUMBER TEN S. B. SIX
THIRTY EIGHT. MOTION IS THE PAST
TWO APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE
SENATORS COVER YOU AT ALL DALI
DALI I GLAZER. FIVE TWO ONE.
OKAY WE'LL KEEP THAT ONE OPEN TO
GO TO ITEM NUMBER ELEVEN S. B.
TWENTY EIGHT PAGE. MOTION IS THE
PASTOR PREPARATIONS COMMITTEE
SENATORS COVER DENTAL DOLLY. BY
THE ONE WILL KEEP THAT ONE OPEN
ITEM NUMBER TWELVE S. B. TWO TWO
SEVEN BI DIRECTIONAL. MOTION IS
TO PASS AS AMENDED TO
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE
SENATORS BLAKE SPEIR. DALI DALI
NO. I DO TOO. WE'LL KEEP THAT
ONE OPEN ITEM NUMBER THIRTEEN SB
FIVE SIXTEEN BY SKINNER. MOTION
IS TO PASS TO PUBLIC SAFETY
COMMITTEE SENATORS CABALLERO.
DALI DALI NO GLAZER. FIVE TWO
ONE. ALL RIGHT WE'RE GONNA KEEP
THAT BILL OPEN AND WE'RE GONNA
GO TO ITEM NUMBER FOURTEEN S. B.
EIGHT EIGHT TWO. MOTIONLESS ATOP
THE CONSENT CALENDAR SENATORS
CABALLERO DALI. DALI I GLAZER.
SIX TWO ZERO. YEAH WE'RE GONNA
KEEP THAT ONE OPEN ALSO. SO
WE'LL WAIT FOR ADDITIONAL
MEMBERS- MEMBERS OF YOU CAN MAKE
YOUR WAY UP HERE SO WE CAN CLOSE
THE ROLE THAT WOULD BE GREAT
THANK YOU.
I WE'RE GONNA OPEN OPEN ITEM
THIRTEEN AGAIN. FILE ITEM NUMBER
THIRTEEN SB FIVE SIXTEEN BY
SENATOR SKINNER MOTION IS TO
PASS TO PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEES
SENATORS GOVERNMENTAL. SEYARTO
I'M CHANGING MY ROACHES OPPOSE
SEYARTO NO NO YEAH. GLAZER. FOUR
TWO TWO WE'LL KEEP IT OPEN THANK
YOU.
ALREADY WILL- DO OUR. FIVE FINAL
ADD ONS TO THE BILL'S. REALLY
GET. OF FILE ITEM NUMBER ONE SB
THIRTY FOUR SENATOR- BURKE
MOTION IS TO PASS TO
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE
SENATORS GOING IT'LL HI
CABALLERO I GLAZER GLAZER AYE
SIX TWO TWO THAT BILL IS OUT
SIXTY TWO. FILE ITEM NUMBER TWO
SB TWO TWO NINE OF MOTION IS TO
PASS TO APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE
SENATORS CABALLERO HI CABALLERO
I SAY YOUR TO GLAZER GLAZER AYE
SIX TWO ONE THAT BILL IS OUT.
FILE ITEM NUMBER THREE SB TWO
SIX TWO MOTION IS TO PASS AS
AMENDED TO APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE SENATORS. GLAZER
GLAZER I. SIXTY TWO THAT BILL IS
OUT AS WELL. FILE ITEM NUMBER
FOUR SB THREE TWO NINE MOTION IS
TO PASS AS AMENDED TO THE SENATE
FLOOR SENATORS CABALLERO HI
CABALLERO I GLAZERS GLAZER AYE
EIGHT TWO ZERO. THE BILL IS OUT
. FILE ITEM NUMBER FIVE S. B.
FOUR ELEVEN MOTION IS TO PASS AS
AMENDED TO JUDICIARY COMMITTEE
SENATORS CABALLERO HI CABALLERO
I GLAZERS GLAZER AYE SIX TWO TWO
THE BILL IS OUT. FILE ITEM
NUMBER SEVEN S. B. SEVEN SIX
NINE MOTION IS TO PASS AS
AMENDED TO APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE SENATORS GLAZER.
GLAZER I. SEVEN TWO ONE THE BILL
IS OUT AS WELL. FILE IN A MEMBER
EIGHT SB FIVE THREE SEVEN MOTION
IS TO PASS AS AMENDED TO
JUDICIARY COMMITTEE. SENATORS
GLAZER GLAZER I. SIXTY TWO THE
BILL IS OUT. FILE ITEM NUMBER
NINE SB FIVE EIGHTY SIX MOTION
IS TO PASS AS AMENDED TO
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE SENATOR
GLAZERS. GLAZER AYE EIGHT TWO
ZERO. THAT BILL IS OUT. FILE
ITEM NUMBER TEN SB SIX THIRTY
EIGHT MOTION IS TO PASS TO
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE
SENATORS CABALLERO AYE CABALLERO
AYE GLAZER GLAZER AYE SEVEN TWO
ONE. THE BILL IS OUT. FILE ITEM
NUMBER ELEVEN S. B. TWENTY EIGHT
MOTION IS TO PASS TO
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE
SENATORS CABALLERO HI CABALLERO
AYE DOLLY. SIX TWO ONE ROSE OUT
. FILE ITEM NUMBER TWELVE S. B.
TWO TWO SEVEN MOTION IS TO PASS
AS AMENDED TO APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE SENATORS. LAKE
SUPERIOR. FIVE TWO TWO BUT BILL
IS OUT AS WELL. FILE ITEM NUMBER
THIRTEEN SB FIVE SIXTEEN MOTION
IS TO PASS TO PUBLIC SAFETY.
SENATORS CABALLERO HI CABALLERO
I GLAZER GLAZER AYE SIX TWO TWO.
THAT BILL IS OUT. FILE ITEM
NUMBER FOURTEEN MOTION AS A
DOCTOR CONSENT CALENDAR.
SENATORS CABALLERO AYE CABALLERO
AYE GLAZER PLEASE SIR I AM A.
TWO ZERO. THAT CONCLUDES TODAY'S
GOVERNANCE AND FINANCE SENATE
COMMITTEE HEARING THANK YOU ALL
FOR ATTENDING IF YOU WANTED TO
MAKE A PUBLIC COMMENT WE'RE
UNABLE TO DO SO YOU CAN GO ON TO
OUR WEBSITE ON THE SENATE
WEBSITE UNDER GOVERNANCE AND
FINANCE AND SUBMIT ANY COMMENTS
THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO MAKE WE'D
LIKE TO HEAR FROM YOU AND-
APOLOGIZE IF WE MISSED YOU
SOMEHOW. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
HELPING AS SIDE TODAY AND THIS
MEETING IS ADJOURNED.