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INFORMATIONAL TAKE UP ITEMS FOR
DISCUSSION BEGINNING WITH ISSUE
NUMBER EIGHTEEN FRANCHISE
APPLICATION COMPLAINT WORKLOAD
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL
PROTECTION AND INNOVATION. IT
HAS THE AUDIO BETTER.
GOOD MORNING PLEASE PROCEED
WHENEVER YOU'RE PREPARED. GOOD
AFTERNOON MR CHAIRMAN AND
MEMBERS MY NAME IS SOPHIA SMITH
AND I AM THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER
OF ADMINISTRATION AT THE
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL
PROTECTION AND INNOVATION. WITH
ME TODAY ARE SHEILA OLIVER
DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF ASKERAN
MORTGAGE LENDING. COLLEEN
MONAHAN ACTING DEPUTY
COMMISSIONER OF LEGAL GEORGIA
BORIC CHIEF OF OUR INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY OFFICE AND NICOLE
HE'S A TAMI DEPUTY COMMISSIONER
OF LEGISLATION. IN REGARDS TO
THE FRANCHISE APPLICATION AND
COMPLAINT WORKLOAD BCP. AB SIX
SEVENTY SIX. EIGHT TWO THOUSAND
TO TWENTY TWO BILL BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER HOLDEN GIVES THE
DEPARTMENT AND EXPANDED ROLE TO
STOP ILLEGAL FRANCHISES OVERSEE
FRANCHISE TRANSFERS AND REGULATE
A BROADER SCOPE OF FRANCHISE
OFFERS AND SALES THE DEPARTMENT
APPLICATIONS COMPLAINTS AND
ENFORCEMENT WORKLOADS WILL
INCREASE THE FBI HAS TO DRIVERS
OF NEW WORKLOADS IN THIS
PROGRAM. THE FBI CURRENTLY
RECEIVED OVER TWENTY TWO
THOUSAND APPLICATIONS ANNUALLY
AND AS A RESULT OF THIS NEW LAW
325% WILL REQUIRE FURTHER
INVESTIGATION AND THE FBI
ANTICIPATES TWENTY FIVE TO FIFTY
ADDITIONAL FRANCHISE
REGISTRATION APPLICATIONS
ANNUALLY WITH ONE POINT THREE
MILLION DOLLARS I'M GOING FUNDS
AND FIVE POSITIONS THE
DEPARTMENT WILL ENSURE FRANCHISE
APPLICATIONS ARE REVIEWED
REVIEWED BY THE DEADLINE. ENSURE
COMPLAINTS ARE REVIEWED FOR
COMPLIANCE UNDER THE NEW LAW AND
CONDUCT INVESTIGATIONS AND TAKE
ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS BASED ON THE
NEW LAW WITH ME TODAY IS- COLIN
MONAGHAN AND SEE IF YOU HAVE ANY
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS WE'D BE
ABLE TO ANSWER. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH AND PRIOR TO THAT- WE'RE
JOINED BY THE DISTINGUISHED-
CENTER NEAR LOS OF STOPS QUORUM
. SENT BILLION PRESENT. SENATORS
. THE NEW YORK. FORMS AND STUFF
THANK YOU. TO HAVE ANY.
TESTIMONY WELCOME NO HERE TO
ANSWER BECAUSE IF HAVE A HAD TO
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OF MY THIS ITEM WILL BE HELD
OPEN IT'LL BRING US. THE PART OF
ALCOHOLIC CONTROL ISSUE NUMBER
NINE ADMIN SUPPORT FOR PROGRAM
UP. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
GOOD MORNING WELCOME PLEASE
PROCEED YOUR POINT A GOOD
MORNING CHAIRMAN MEMBER OF THE
COMMITTEE MY NAME IS ERIC RADHA
I'M THE DIRECTOR FOR THE
DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE
CONTROL WITH ME HERE TODAY IS
RAINY DEEMS CHIEF OF
ADMINISTRATION FOR ABC. THANK
YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO
PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW OF OUR
PROPOSAL TODAY. THE PROPOSAL
BEFORE YOU HAS TWO MAJOR
COMPONENTS FIRST IT REQUEST
NINETEEN POSITIONS PROVIDE
ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT TO A. B.
C.'S ACTIVELY INVOLVING PROGRAM
OPERATIONS SECONDLY IT INCLUDES
A REQUEST TO TRANSFER THE
BALANCE OF FUNDS FROM THE
LICENSE RENEWAL FEE WAIVER
PROGRAM WHICH ENDED LAST MONTH.
DIRECTLY INTO THE A. B. C. FIND
UNDER THIS PROPOSAL THE TRANSFER
OF UNUSED GENERAL FUND OF THE A.
B. C. FUND WOULD OCCUR OVER A
THREE YEAR PERIOD AND IT WOULD.
KEEP THE A. B. C. FUND SOLVENT
IN THE SHORT TERM. FIRST
REGARDING THE PROPOSAL FOR
POSITIONS- THIS VISIT THIS
PROPOSAL IS ROOTED IN THE
COMMITMENT TO CONTINUE THE MAJOR
POSITIVE CHANGES CURRENTLY IN
MOTION AT A. B. THESE CHANGES
PRIMARILY FROM OUR INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY PROJECT CALLED
BUSINESS MARGINALIZATION RBS
PROJECT. AS WELL AS A PROGRAM
PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT
INITIATIVES BOTH OF THESE
PROJECTS WERE INITIATED FOUR
YEARS AGO UNDER THE TWENTY
NINETEEN. TWENTY BUDGET ACT. WE
MADE TREMENDOUS PROGRESS ON
MODERNIZING OUR TECHNOLOGY IN
ENHANCING ONLINE SERVICES FOR
STAKEHOLDERS MOST NOTABLY.
RECREATED SEVEN DIFFERENT ONLINE
PORTALS FOR SEVERAL- SEVERAL OF
OUR KEY PROGRAMS. AND WORKING ON
FINAL PIECE OF OUR PROJECT- BY
DEVELOPING ONLINE SERVICES FOR
BUSINESSES TO BE ABLE TO FILE
THEIR APPLICATIONS ONLINE. THE
INDUSTRY AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS-
HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR LONG TIME
FOR THESE ONLINE SERVICES IN
THEIR PLEASED WITH THE POSITIVE
MOMENTUM- IS ILLUSTRATED IN THE
RECENTLY CONDUCTED SURVEY OF OUR
STAKEHOLDERS. SINCE HAVING
MULTIPLE ONLINE SERVICES AND
DIFFERENT HOSTING ENVIRONMENTS
INCREASE SECURITY RISKS FOR
DEPARTMENT. ABC IS REQUESTING
POSITIONS UNDER THIS PROPOSAL TO
HELP ENSURE INFORMATION
SECURITY. IN THESE NEW
ENVIRONMENTS AS WALLS AND
PROTECT- CYBER THREATS FROM
ENTERING THE WORK FORCE IN THE
TELEWORK SPACE. THE DEPARTMENT
IS ALSO MAKING PROGRESS
IMPROVING SERVICES IN OUR
LICENSING AND ENFORCEMENT
PROGRAMS UNDER THE PERFORMANCE
IMPROVEMENT INITIATIVE. AND
UNDER THIS PROPOSAL REQUESTING
POSITIONS THAT WILL PROVIDE IT
SUPPORT IN BUILDING A RELIABLE
REMOTE DIGITAL BASED- WORK FORCE
FOR LICENSING REPRESENTATIVES
AND AGENTS AS A ROUTE. OUT IN
THE FIELD CONDUCTING LICENSING
AND COMPLIANCE CHECKS. LASTLY
THE DEPARTMENT HAS MADE PROGRESS
WITH THIS COMMUNICATION EFFORTS.
IN UNDER THIS PROPOSAL THE
DEPARTMENT IS REQUESTING A
POSITION THAT WILL HELP EVALUATE
OUR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AS WELL
AS OUR PROGRAMS POLICY AND
REGULATIONS THROUGH THE LENS OF
ECONOMIC AND DEMOGRAPHIC EQUITY
. IN SUMMARY THERE'S BEEN A LOT
OF POSITIVE MOMENTUM THAT ABC-
THERE'S STILL WORK TO BE DONE
AND THE ADDITION OF THESE
NINETEEN POSITIONS WILL HELP US
ADDRESS INFORMATION. SECURITY
REST IN OUR RAPIDLY GROWING
ONLINE PRESENCE. RIGHT I. T.
SUPPORT AS WE ADAPT TO THE
REMOTE DIGITALLY- WORK FORCE
RATHER THAN THE PRE PANDEMIC
PAPER BASED OFFICE CENTER
WORKFORCE. YOU KNOW PROVIDE A
PROGRAM GROWTH IN AREAS OF
COMMITTEE OUT REACH PUBLIC
AFFAIRS AND COMMUNICATIONS- A
SECOND LEAD REGARDING THE POPE
THE PROPOSAL FOR FUNDING. I A.
B. C. UNDER THE CODE NINETEEN
PANDEMIC WITH THE RESERVE OF
ABOUT EIGHT MILLION AN ABC FONG.
BUT THE PANDEMIC DISRUPTED OUR
LICENSING REVENUE AND THIS
DESTRUCTION PROVED TO BE MORE
THAN THE FUND COULD HANDLE.
UNFORTUNATELY THE PANDEMIC HAD A
SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE
RESTAURANT AND HOSPITALITY
INDUSTRY IN ON THOUSANDS OF A.
B. C. LICENSEES. THE PANDEMIC
ALSO PREVENTED THE ALLOWANCE OF
SPECIAL EVENTS THERE FOR
THOUSANDS OF DAILY LICENSES IN
CATERING FIRM THAT PERMITS WERE
NOT ABLE TO BE ISSUE THROUGHOUT
THE STATE FOR NEARLY TWO YEARS.
COLLECTIVELY THIS TOTALED A
TWENTY SIX POINT TWO MILLION
DOLLAR LOSS OF ANTICIPATED
DEPARTMENT REVENUE IN THE YEARS
TWENTY NINETEEN TWENTY AND
TWENTY TWENTY TWENTY ONE. AN
ATTEMPT TO ADDRESS A SHORTFALL
THE DEPARTMENT REDUCE
EXPENDITURES WHEREVER POSSIBLE
SUCH AS REDUCING OUR GRANT
PROGRAM THE LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT BY HALF EACH YEAR
SINCE THE PANDEMIC. BEGAN THE
TYPICAL APPROACH RESOLVING THIS
OF FUND BALANCE ISSUE WOULD BE
TO PROPOSE- TRAILER BILL
LANGUAGE INCREASED LICENSE FEES
TO SUFFICIENTLY COVER- THIS
IMPACT. HOWEVER IN THIS
PARTICULAR CASE THE DESTRUCTION
AND LICENSING REVENUES IS DUE TO
THE INDUSTRY BEING SIGNIFICANTLY
IMPACTED BY THE PANDEMIC. RATHER
THAN PLACING ADDITIONAL COST
PRESSURES ON LICENSEES THAT
MANAGED TO FINANCIALLY SURVIVE
THE PANDEMIC. THE DEPARTMENT IS
PROPOSING THAT THE UNUSED FUNDS
FROM THE FEE WAIVER PROGRAM BE
TRANSFERRED IN THE A. B. C. FUND
OVER A THREE YEAR PERIOD.
THEREBY ENSURING THAT SOLVENCY.
IN DOING SO WOULD BE CONSISTENT
WITH THE INTENT OF THE FEE
WAIVER PROGRAM IN SUPPORT THE
LICENSE BUSINESSES IT WAS
CREATED FOR. THIS WOULD BE THE
ORIGINAL THIS WOULD ALLOW THE
ORIGINAL PLAN FOR THE FUNDING OF
OUR PROGRAM IMPROVEMENTS TO GET
BACK ON TRACK. THIS CONCLUDES MY
OVERVIEW OF THE PROPOSAL- WE CAN
ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY
HAVE OR BE COULD SPEAK FURTHER
AND PRESENT SUMMARIES OF THE
POSITIVE CHANGES THIS PROPOSAL
WOULD CONTINUE TO BRING. A WERE
ALSO TO PREPARE DO- PRESENTING
SPECIFIC COMPONENTS OF THE
EXPENDITURE SIDE OF THE
PROPOSAL- AS WELL AS DETAILS OF
THE A. B. C. CONDITION. A. B. C.
FINE THANK YOU. THANK YOU ARE
THEIR COMMENTS FROM LA- OR
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE. THANK YOU
MISTER CHAIR SENATORS INSURANCE
WITH THE L. A. L. LARA REGARDING
THIS FOR- WE RECOMMEND THAT THE
LEGISLATURE REJECT THE PROPOSED
POSITIONS AND THE GENERAL FUND
TRANSFER- WE ARRIVED AT THIS
RECOMMENDATION REALLY BASED ON
TWO KEY POINTS. OF THE FIRST IS
THAT THE A. B. C. FUND IS
CURRENTLY AND BALANCED AND SO
THE EXPENDITURES OUT OF THE FUND
ARE EXCEEDING REVENUES INTO THE
FUND. AND SO WHILE WE BELIEVE
THAT THE PROPOSED EXPENDITURE OF
PETITIONS TO HAVE MERIT- THE
INCREASE IN EXPENDITURES TO
SUPPORT THESE PROPOSED POSITIONS
WOULD CAUSE THE FUND TO BE
INSOLVENT. AND SO GIVEN THIS
CURRENT CONDITION AND THE FACT
THAT THERE ARE CERTAIN UNKNOWNS
RIGHT NOW AROUND CERTAIN
EXPENDITURES SUCH AS EMPLOYEE
COMPENSATION INCREASES- WERE
HESITANT THAT THAT COULD SWING
THE FUND FURTHER INTO BALANCE.
AND BALANCE AND INSOLVENCY AND
WE THINK INCREASING EXPENDITURES
FOR THESE PROPOSED POSITION
SHOULD BE RESERVED FOR THOSE
THAT ARE FILLING KIND OF A
CRITICAL IMMEDIATE NEED TO
MAINTAIN EXISTING SERVICE AND
PROGRAM LEVELS. IN OUR VIEW WE
FIND THAT THE PROPOSED
EXPENDITURES DO NOT RISE TO THAT
LEVEL AT THIS TIME. AND THEN THE
SECOND POINT WE'D LIKE TO JUST
MAKE IS THAT TO SUPPORT THE
PROPOSED EXPENDITURES AND THE
POSITIONS FOR THE EXPENDITURES
AND TO STABILIZE THE FUND IN
LIGHT OF SOME OF THE SOME
CERTAINTY. THE DEPARTMENT IS
PROPOSING TO TRANSFER FORTY
EIGHT POINT FIVE MILLION DOLLARS
IN UNSPENT GENERAL FUND TO THE
ABC FUND SO THE THESE ON SPEND
FUNDS WHAT OTHERWISE REFER TO
THE GENERAL FUND AT THE END OF
THE FISCAL YEAR. AND SO
EFFECTIVELY WE ARE VIEWING THESE
AS KIND OF A NEW GENERAL FUND
EXPENDITURE AND AS YOU ALL ARE
AWARE OF THE STATE IS FACING A
BUDGET PROBLEM. AND SO NEW
BUDGET EXPO GENERAL FUND
EXPENDITURES ARE COMING AT THE
EXPENSE OF OTHER LEGISLATIVE
PRIORITIES WHETHER THOSE BE TO
BUY DOWN THE CURRENT BUDGET
PROBLEMS. OR TO FUND OTHER
PRIORITIES THAT ARE SLATED TO BE
REDUCED. AND SO FOR THESE
REASONS WE WOULD RECOMMEND
REJECTING THE PROPOSED POSITIONS
AND THE TRANSFER WE THINK IT'S
IMPORTANT IN THE NEAR TERM TO.
MAKE SURE THAT WE HE THE ABC
FUND EXPENDITURES LOWER- AND SO
WE CAN GET BETTER CLARITY AROUND
WHAT ONGOING REVENUES AND
EXPENDITURES WILL BE. IN THE
FUTURE AND THEN AT THAT TIME WE
COULD CONSIDER A PROPOSAL LIKE-
THE LEGISLATURE COULD CONSIDER
PROPOSAL LIKE THIS. AT THAT
TIME. I DO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE
AND SET THAT ASIDE- THAT WE
ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE ABC FIND-
COULD FACE INSOLVENCY EVEN
WITHOUT. THESE PROPOSED
POSITIONS AND THAT- SPECIFICALLY
IF CERTAIN REVENUE PROJECTIONS
DON'T HOLD OREGON IF CERTAIN-
AND ANTICS FINISHERS ARE HIGHER
THAN ANTICIPATED- SUCH AS THE
EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION. ABC FUND
MAY NEED NEAR TERM SUPPORT SO IN
THE EVENT THAT THAT HAPPENS IN
TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE WE WOULD
ALSO RECOMMEND FOR THE- CONSIDER
ADOPTING PROVISIONAL LANGUAGE
THAT WOULD AUTHORIZE A GENERAL
FUND LOAN. IN THE EVENT THAT
THIS IS NEEDED TO KEEP THE ABC
SOLVENT THE LEGISLATURE COULD
WORK WITH THE DEPARTMENT TO
DETERMINE WHAT APPROPRIATE SIZE
AND PAY BACK PERIOD WOULD BE FOR
THE LOAN. FOR THE TWENTY THREE
TWENTY FOUR PERIOD. AND I'LL
PAUSE THERE AND I'M HAPPY TO
ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY
HAVE. THANK YOU. IT WE HAVE ANY.
REASON DATA SET- THAT TO
INDICATE A RETURNED TO ANYTHING
RESEMBLING A NORMAL TREND AND
RENEWAL APPLICATIONS- IN TERMS
OF THE PRIMARY REVENUE SOURCE.
IN THE DEPARTMENT. OKAY PROBABLY
BE A GOOD IDEA THE QUESTIONS
ABOUT THE FUTURE REVENUES. YEAH
AND IN THE LAST HAVE WE SEEN- A
SOMEWHAT OF WHAT IS THE CURRENT
TREND IN TERMS OF- APPLICATIONS
FOR RENEWALS OF LICENSES THAT
EXIST AND NEW APPLICATIONS. THE
WE'VE BEEN WATCHING THIS VERY.
SINCE IT. BEGAN AS THE DIRECTOR
MAY WE NEED- THE ENDEMIC WITH A
FAIRLY LOW POINT DOWN- SO WHAT
WE SAW ON THE- WAS THAT. DROP TO
UNDER PERCENT OF THEIR NORMAL-
LEVELS WE'RE LOOKING AT HOW OF
TWO THOUSAND NINETEEN AND ONE OF
OUR BASELINE- AFRICA VOLUMES.
APPLICATIONS AND EVERYTHING FROM
YOU TO TRANSFER THE- THAT
DROPPED UNDER PERCENT AND THE AS
AT STARTED- THOSE OFF ON. CASH
BACK UP. A BIT NORMAL EVEN
SLIGHTLY DATED ONE LET'S LIKELY
SOMETHING DONE ANSWER. BUSINESS
THAT. RIGHT RIGHT A OFF NAME
SALARY IT IS THE SENSE OF THE
DECREASED A LITTLE BIT AND OFF.
AND THERE SO IT'S A LITTLE
DIFFICULT TO TELL FROM ONE SIDE
OF THE EQUATION EXACTLY WHAT'S
GOING TO HAPPEN AS FAR AS THE-
AS THE OVERALL VOLUME OF
LICENSES AND FUTURE BETA JEFF
OCCUPATIONS WE HANDLE BUT I
THINK YOU'RE GOING- IN THE IN
THE IS. OVERALL ARE AT THE OTHER
COMPONENTS THAT. TO DATE WITH
THE ZERO FOR ALMOST TWO IS THOSE
- AS PERMISSION FOR AREA BANKS
WHETHER THEY'RE NOT. ON WAITING
CATER- OF TO LIKE WITH ALAMEDA
THAT ALL THAT RENDON MADE AFTER
WAY IS WRONG- THAT HAS RECOVERED
TO ACT HIGH YOU SEE ABOUT SO
PERCENT OF- BUT THOUSAND
NINETEEN MY- WORSE TO ME IN OUR
PROJECT HERE. IT'LL RECOVER ASIA
THAT WORK AS A TEAM TO GO IN
TEACHERS HAVEN'T COME IN THE WAY
OF THE SITE.
IN FACT OUR TECHNICAL ROAD IS
ABOUT ONE BOMB ON SCIENCE CENTER
YEAR SET THERE NOW GAP THAT TWO
YEARS OF WHERE THERE WASN'T
ROUTE THERE'S PROBABLY A GAP OF
ABOUT 4% BETWEEN WHAT WE
ANTICIPATED RUNNING FOR RENEWALS
AND WEBER ACTUALLY GETTING RIGHT
NOW WE ARE THOSE SEEN APPLYING-
A FREE OUR LICENSEES WHICH IS A
FIVE. WOULD IT BE A OR NOT TO
SUGGEST THAT THERE NEED TO BE A
REAL VALUE OF THE FOR. RATHER
STRUCTURE FOR THE AGENCY GIVEN
SOME OF THE MORE PERMANENT SHIPS
IN THE INDUSTRY AND IN THE
MARKET FOR THE INDUSTRY IN THE
NATURE OF. THE INDUSTRY OR WOULD
THAT BE. PREMATURE INACCURATE TO
CHARACTERIZE IT THAT WAY. AND
THIS IS AND I WOULD I WOULD
THINK THAT IS TO MAKE SURE THAT
HE MIGHT AND STAY- I THINK WE
ONE OF OUR MAJOR DOESN'T EXACTLY
WHICH IS THE MAIN. IT IS
OPERATING DIFFERENTLY- IN
ASININE GOING. MEDIUM OVER OF
OUR. THE THESE THAT TIME WHERE
THE SAME THING IN IN MANY CASES
ACTION SIX EIGHT APPLICATION
ACTUALLY THREE. I BOTH DID THAT
HIGHS IS THAT THE ROAD WILL AT
WHAT I ACTUALLY TO PROCESS AND-
SB OF ALL A SET OF THESE BASS ON
THAT. SO THAT IS A FULL STILL
BALLS WHY- SO THE QUESTION WOULD
BE WHETHER- THE OF OUR PRO
BEFORE FINANCING EDUCATION WHICH
IS WHY PRIMARY FOR TOOLS.
INDISCRETION AND AWESOME AND SO
THEY ARE ONGOING PROGRAM
INCLUDING MUSIC- CAN'T BE
INVITED BY ARROGANCE. BUT IS
ACTUALLY. SO THE GENERAL FUND
ALLOWS US. RAISE YOUR ALLOWS US
NOT TO PASS ON ACTUAL IT NEEDS A
TO OUR- AS A IN THE USED AT. WE
ARE HAVE TO PASS ACTION DID NOT
OKAY ABOUT. THANK YOU FOR
MEMBERS THE COMMITTEE SENATOR
CALL. THANK VERY MUCH-
APPRECIATE THE- PRESENTATION HE
TODAY I GUESS- IN I LOOK AT THIS
AND I SEE AND IN THE RECORD IS
IN- OPEN AND I IT IT WILL BE
HELD OPEN. BUT YOU YOUR **** FOR
POSITION AND THAT JUST UP. FOR
THOSE POSITIONS ON IS THE NEED.
I WELL I THINK DID MANAGE
SUPPORT IN LICENSES ENFORCEMENT
AND EDUCATION BUT THE BIG ONE
IS- IT'S THE MODERNIZATION AND
THE ABILITY OF EMPLOYEES TO
TELEWORK AND SO I'M I'M- ONE OF
THE THINGS THAT THAT'S REALLY
IMPORTANT TO ME IS THAT WE LOOK
AT WHAT'S THE COST TO TELL TO
TELL DO TELEWORK. FROM A REAL
PRACTICAL PERSPECTIVE- THE WORK
. INFORMATION HAS TO BE
PROTECTED WHICH MEANS THAT THE
STATE SHOULD OWN THE EQUIPMENT
THAT THEY'RE WORKING ON AND THEY
SHOULDN'T BE USING THEIR OWN
EQUIPMENT IF THEY'RE GOING TO BE
DOING. WORK THAT HAS DATA ON IT
THAT IS- IT PEOPLE'S PERSONAL
DATA LICENSING THOSE KINDS OF
THINGS- BUT ALSO- ARE ARE THE
SAVINGS THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TO
RENT SPACE- AND YOU'RE GIVING
SOMEONE A COMPUTER TO BE ABLE TO
TAKE IT AND THEN CAN MONITOR THE
WORK PRODUCT TO MAKE SURE THAT.
IT'S GETTING DONE OR IS IT MORE
COST EFFICIENT TO JUST KEEP
PEOPLE WORKING IN AN OFFICE
WHERE. THEY CAN ACCESS
INFORMATION I MEAN I'VE DONE
BOTH RIGHT AND FRANKLY YEAH I
GET WAY MORE DONE IN THE OFFICE
THEN WITH ALL THE DISTRACTIONS
OF BEING HOME- BUT- BUT I'M I'M
NOT SAYING THAT'S TRUE OF
EVERYBODY. IT I'M JUST SAYING
THAT IF WE'RE GONNA WE'RE GONNA
MOVE TO THIS MODEL. THAT I DON'T
THINK THAT IF IT COSTS MORE TO
TELL THAT TELEWORK FROM HOME
WHATEVER WE'RE CALLING IT- I
DON'T THINK IT'S FAIR TO PUT
THAT ON THE LICENSEES. M. IT ALL
ALL THE ALL THE REVENUE THAT YOU
USE IS LICENSE- REVENUE AND AS I
SEE THE WORK THAT WE'VE DONE
OVER THAT PAST NUMBER OF YEARS
IS WE'VE MADE IT. EASIER TO LESS
COMPLICATED IN TERMS OF
DIFFERENT RULES FOR DIFFERENT
LICENSE HOLDERS RIGHT SO TO ME
THE PROCESS IS GOTTEN A LITTLE
BIT EASIER TO MANAGE FROM MY
PERSPECTIVE. BUT YOU KNOW I
COULD BE WRONG SO I'M I GUESS
I'M JUST STRUGGLING WITH.
GETTING LOOKING AND THAT THE L.
A. O. SAID NOW THE YOU PROBABLY
NEED THESE POSITIONS BUT AND
THEN THEY GAVE THEIR REASON I
JUST HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT
WHETHER WE NEED SIXTEEN
POSITIONS. THIS YEAR AND THEN
NINETEEN POSITIONS NEXT YEAR
WHEN THE FUND IS OUT OF BALANCE-
WHERE WILL BE- TAKING THIS
ACTION THAT YOU REQUEST WOULD.
PUT IT. MORE AT RISK AND- AND
WE'RE WE'RE IN THIS STAGE WHERE
WE'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT ARE
ALL OF THE LICENSE IS COMING
BACK- AND I CAN TELL YOU FROM MY
CALLS I GET. I GET CALLS FROM
PEOPLE ALL THE TIME LOOKING FOR
LICENSES SO I DON'T SEE A
DIMINUTION OF PEOPLE ASKING FOR
LICENSES. AS AS A MATTER OF FACT
I SEE PEOPLE THAT WANT MORE
LICENSES BECAUSE IT IT'S A-
BECAUSE PEOPLE LIKE TO DRINK. SO
IT'S GOING TO MAKE IT
COMPLICATED SENTENCE BUT DID
THEY MADE THE BOTTOM LINE IS
PEOPLE LIKE TO DRINK WHEN YOU GO
OUT AND HAVE DINNER YOU WANT TO
BE ABLE TO HAVE A DRINK- SO I'M
WONDERING IF YOU CAN. ADDRESS
THE ISSUES OF THAT INCREASED
WORKLOAD. I JUST HAVE SOME REAL
CONCERNS ABOUT THAT I UNDERSTOOD
AND THE COSTA BENEFITTED
TELEWORK IS A COMPLICATED
EQUATION I WON'T BE ABLE TO
SOLVE FOR YOU. RIGHT NOW HOWEVER
I DO WANT TO CLARIFY THAT. THERE
ARE THERE ONLY AT. TWO OR THREE
POSITIONS IN THIS PROPOSAL
BETTER REALLY SUPPORTING THE
INFRASTRUCTURE OF MOVING- TO
TECHNOLOGY THAT THAT CAN SUPPORT
A MORE REMOTE WORKFORCE RIGHT-
AND SO THAT'S NOT. THAT'S NOT
THE MAJORITY OF THIS SO FOR
INSTANCE OUR OUR INFORMATION
SECURITY THERE IS SOME TELEWORK
COMPLICATION THAT THAT THAT GETS
INTO THAT WORKLOAD. BUT THE VAST
MAJORITY OF THAT- AT IT
INFORMATION SECURITY WORKLOAD IS
DRIVEN BY THE FACT THAT. WE WENT
FROM BEING A DEPARTMENT THAT HAD
NO PUBLIC FACING APPLICATIONS
OTHER THAN A WEBSITE. TWO ONE
THAT HAS SIX POP BOB PUBLIC
FACING- APPLICATIONS INCLUDING
THINGS THAT THE INDUSTRY HAS
LONG ASKED FOR LIKE THE ABILITY
TO DO AN APPLICATION ONLINE. IN
A PREVIOUSLY DAY WALKED AND THEY
BUILD OUT OUR FORMS THEY WALKED
AND WE TOOK IT FROM THEN WE PUT
IT INTO OUR LICENSING SYSTEM. TO
THAT AND THEN THE RBS SYSTEM
WHICH HAS GROWN OUR USER BASE
AND YOU KNOW BY HUNDREDS OF
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE- DOES HAVE
COMPLICATED OUR- OUR TECHNOLOGY
ENVIRONMENT. SO NOW WE HAVE
APPLICATIONS HOSTED IN- IN THE
CLOUD. AT THE DATA CENTER IT'S A
MUCH MORE COMPLICATED
ENVIRONMENT THAN WE HAD FIVE
YEARS AGO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE
THAT'S WHAT THESE POSITIONS ARE
ARE PRIMARILY. FOR- SOME OF
THESE OTHER POSITIONS ARE FOR
YOU KNOW EQUITY IMPROVING WHERE
WE'RE PUSHING OUR PROGRAM
SUPPORT WE'RE REALLY TRYING TO
REVAMP- AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF
THE ADDITIONAL CAPACITY THAT
THEN NINETEEN TWENTY PROPOSAL
GODDESS. AS FAR AS SWORN
MANAGEMENT AND DISTRICT OFFICES
AND SO. WE HAVE THE PUBLIC
AFFAIRS IN EQUITY POSITION
REALLY TRYING TO HELP THOSE WARM
MANAGERS IN DISTRICTS THROUGHOUT
THE STATE. I DELIVER OF A
PROGRAM THAT IS- MINDFUL. OF
EQUITY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO MOVE
FOR LEAD TO GET BACK TO YOUR
POINT ABOUT. AND EFFICIENCY OF
TELEWORK- TWO ONE OTHER POINT I
WANT TO MAKE IS THAT A LOT OF
OUR STAFF WORK IN THE FIELD
RIGHT THEY'RE GOING OUT TO
LICENSEES TO LOOK AT THE
PREMISES TO DO INVESTIGATIONS-
AS WELL AS AGENTS IN THE FIELD.
RIGHT SO THERE IS THAT'S A
LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN IF WE HAD
A LARGE HEADQUARTERS WITH
EVERYONE THERE AND THEN
TELEWORKING RIGHT SO THERE IS
SOME EFFICIENCY FROM THEM BEING
ABLE TO WORK FROM HOME TRAVEL TO
THEIR SITE AND BACK. RATHER THAN
HAVING TO COME INTO AN OFFICE
AND THEN TRAVEL SOMEWHERE- SO.
WE SEE SOME VALUE THE BIGGEST
VALUE THAT WE HAVE CAPTURED
ALREADY IS GOING TO ONLINE
HEARINGS WHERE RATHER THAN
SENDING AGENTS LICENSING
REPRESENTATIVES. ALE JAY'S AND
ATTORNEYS. TRAVELING OFF
SOMEWHERE AND THEN HAVE A CASE
AT ALL RIGHT BEFORE IT STARTS.
J. HUGE EFFICIENCY THAT THAT
THAT TELEWORK IN ONLINE APPROACH
IS REALLY HELPED. VERY GOOD WELL
I AM IT WE CAN CONTINUE TO HAVE
SOME OF THESE CONVERSATIONS IT
SEEMS TO ME THAT. THAT THAT WITH
THOSE EFFICIENCIES I GUESS
THAT'S THE QUESTION I HAVE IS IN
IN TERMS OF THE TECH PEOPLE
WHETHER THERE'S ARE TEMPORARY TO
SET UP THE SYSTEM OR WHETHER
THEY ITS ONGOING THAT NEEDS.
KIDS EVERYBODY KEEPS REPLICATING
AND WITHIN THEIR OWN DEPARTMENTS
RIGHT. AND WHAT WE WERE TRYING
TO DO AT ONE POINT AS HAVE- THAT
DEPARTMENT OF TECHNOLOGY HAVE
THAT. ABILITY TO COME IN AND TO
HELP DEPARTMENTS RATHER THAN
HAVING EVERY DEPARTMENT. HAVING
THEIR- OWN STAFF THAT NO THEIR
SYSTEM BUT NOTHING ELSE ABOUT.
THE REST AND SO- WE GET WITH
THIS THIS IS GOING TO BE IT'S
AYE IT SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING
THAT'S GOING TO BE HELD OPEN
BUT- I APPRECIATE WHAT YOU'RE
SAYING AND I APPRECIATE THE-
CHANGES THAT ARE COMING THAT WE-
WE HAVE TO. BE ABLE TO ADJUST TO
. MISTER CHAIR AT A FEW COMMENTS
INOCENCIO WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF
FINANCE- IN AN EFFORT TO PROVIDE
ECONOMIC RELIEF TO LICENSEES.
HARDEST HIT BY THE COBA NINETEEN
PANDEMIC. SUCH AS RESTAURANTS
BARS AND OTHER SPECIALLY
LICENSEES ABC WAS AUTHORIZED TO
WAIVE LICENSE. RENEWAL FEES FROM
MARCH TWENTY TWENTY ONE. THREE
FEBRUARY TWENTY TWENTY THREE.
NINETY THREE MILLION DOLLARS IN
GENERAL FUND WAS APPROPRIATED TO
ABC TO BACK FILL THE ABC FUND.
TO OFFSET THE ESTIMATED. TOTAL
REVENUE LOSS FROM THE TWO YEAR
THE RIVER PROGRAM. AT THE
CONCLUSION OF THE FEE WAIVER
PROGRAM FORTY EIGHT POINT FIVE
MILLION IS ESTIMATED TO REMAIN
OF THE ORIGINAL APPROPRIATION.
THIS GOVERNOR'S BUDGET PROPOSAL
ALIGNS WITH THE ORIGINAL INTENT
OF THE FEE WAIVER PROGRAM BY
AVOIDING A SIGNIFICANT FEE
INCREASE TO AN INDUSTRY ALREADY
RECOVERING. FROM THE ECONOMIC
IMPACTS OF THE COPA NINETEEN
PANDEMIC. DO THE TRANSFER OF THE
REMAINING GENERAL FUND BACK FILL
A FORTY EIGHT. POINT FIVE
MILLION TO THE ABC FIND. THIS
TRANSFER WILL HELP TO. AN WILL
HELP THE DEPARTMENT TO BECOME
SOLVENT WHEN IT HAS FACED OVER
TWENTY SIX MILLION DOLLARS. IN
REVENUE LOSS BETWEEN NINETEEN
TWENTY AND TWENTY TWENTY ONE-
THE DEPARTMENT COULD NOT HAVE
PREDICTED THIS LOSS AND IT WILL
ALLOW ABC TO CONTINUE ITS
PROGRAM IMPROVEMENT AND MODDERS
MODERNIZATION EFFORTS. THE
PROPOSED PLAN TO PHASE AND FORTY
EIGHT POINT FIVE MILLION DOLLARS
OF GENERAL FUND TRANSFERRED.
THROUGH TWENTY FIVE TWENTY SIX
WILL HAVE. THE BENEFIT OF
ALLOWING FOR REASSESSMENT OF THE
LEVEL OF NEED. FOR RESOURCES IN
FUTURE YEARS. AS WELL AS ADAM IT
WILL ALLOW ABC TO AVOID A FEE
INCREASE THAT WOULD OTHERWISE
PUT THE BURDEN OF THE REVENUE
LOSS BACK ONTO THE LICENSEES WHO
ARE ALREADY. FACING AN ECONOMIC
AND UNCERTAINTY. PLANNING FOR A
FEE INCREASE NOW. I WOULD BE
INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT AS THERE
ARE THOSE UNCERTAIN COSTS.
ONGOING COSTS INCLUDING.
EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION INCREASES
THAT HAVE NOT YET BEEN
NEGOTIATED. AT THIS WILL MAKE
IT. DIFFICULT TO DETERMINE WHAT
THE FEE INCREASE SHOULD BE. TO
ADDRESS THE SUGGESTION AT. FOUR
TO AUTHORIZE A GENERAL FUND
LOAN. THIS TO KEEP THE A. B. C.
FUND SOLVENT I WOULD NOTE THAT
ALONE WOULD STILL REQUIRE. WOULD
STILL NEED TO BE RECOVERED
THROUGH FEE INCREASES. THE LOAN
WOULD CREATE PRESSURE ON FUTURE
FEES. AND WOULD REQUIRE
LICENSEES TO PAY AGAIN FOR THE
REVENUE LOSS AT THE ABC FIND.
FACED AS A RESULT OF THE
PANDEMIC. I AND CONTRAST THE
GENERAL FUND TRANSFER WOULD
AVOID THE NEED FOR STATUTORY FEE
INCREASE IN THE FORESEEABLE
FUTURE. THEN ABC'S NINETEEN
TWENTY PUT MODERNIZATION
PROPOSAL WAS A POSITIVE TURNING
POINT FOR THE DEPARTMENT. AND IT
AFFECTED EVERY PROGRAM AREA. THE
CONTINUED SUCCESS OF THESE
PROPOSALS INCLUDING THE
RESPONSIBLE BEVERAGE SERVICE
PROGRAM A. B. C. NEEDS TO
MAINTAIN ITS EXISTING SERVICES
AND PROGRAMMABLE AND THAT
LARGELY DEPENDS ON THE POSITIONS
REQUESTED IN THIS PROPOSAL. A.
B. C. IS STILL A LARGELY PAPER
BASED DEPARTMENT AND IS IT
POSITIONS- ARE CRUCIAL TO THE
DEPLOYMENT OF NEW TOOLS SUCH AS-
TABLETS FOR FIELD AGENTS. AND
WEB BASED SUPPORT IS ESSENTIAL
IS ESSENTIAL FOR UPDATING AND-
SERVING CONSUMERS AND LICENSEES
. THE RESPONSIBLE BEVERAGE
SERVICE PROGRAM HAS ENABLED ABC
TO FOCUS ON COMMUNITY OUTREACH.
AND COMMUNICATION POSITIONS- IN
THIS PROPOSAL HONOR ARE
NECESSARY FOR ABC TO ENGAGE WITH
CONSUMERS. AND THE HUNDREDS OF
THOUSANDS OF ALCOHOL SERVERS TO
KEEP THEM INFORMED ABOUT THE
CURRENT LAWS AND REGULATIONS. S.
THANK YOU AND I'M HAPPY TO
ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. TO THE
DEPARTMENT FOR COMMENT AND I
APOLOGIZE TO MY COLLEAGUES SAY
OVERLOOKED APARTMENT A COUPLE
TIMES ALREADY THIS MORNING THE
CAFFEINE HAS NOT KICKED IN YET.
SO WITH THAT WILL COME BACK TO
SENATOR NEELAM- ONE SPECIFIC
QUESTION HOW MANY EMPLOYEES DOES
A. B. C. CURRENTLY HAVE-
ROUGHLY. THIRTY ONE. FIVE
HUNDRED TWENTY OKAY. AND IT IS.
THE POINT OF CONTACT IS THAT
PRIOR TO OUR PROPOSAL IN
NINETEEN- TWO THOUSAND NINETEEN
TWENTY. ABC WITH THE SAME SIZE
AS IT WAS IN NINETEEN FIFTY FIVE
WHEN IT WAS ESTABLISHED. FIVE
HUNDRED TWENTY IN NINETEEN FIFTY
FIVE FIVE HUNDRED TWENTY NOW.
TWENTY NOW- WE CAN ADDED ABOUT
SIXTY SEVEN POSITIONS OVER THERE
IN OUR IN OUR BIG CHANGE AND-
OVER THE LAST WEEK. OKAY I.
ASIDE FROM ASSISTANCE FROM THE
GENERAL FUND WHICH ARE GOING TO
BE LOANS AS I UNDERSTAND IT AND
SO THEREFORE. THE INSIDIOUS
THING ABOUT LOANS IS YOU GOT TO
PAY HIM BACK- SO ALLOWING FOR
THE- NOT SURE I UNDERSTAND YOUR
LONG TERM PLAN. FOR ONGOING
SUSTAINABLE SOLVENCY FOR THE
AGENCY. SO I CAN I CAN WATCH
WHAT THE PREVIOUS TO THE GENERAL
FUND PROPOSAL IN IS A TRANSFER
SAID IT WOULD NOT BE PAID. PAID
BACK THAT IS WHAT WE ARE
PROPOSING DALY I WAS SUGGESTING
POTENTIALLY ALONE- A MUCH
SMALLER ONE- AND- SO WHAT WE'RE
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IS THAT WE
PUT TOGETHER A PLAN. FOUR YEARS
AGO AT THIS BIG INFLECTION POINT
WE'RE TRYING TO PUSH FORWARD-
THESE POSITIVE CHANGES- THAT
OVERHAUL OF THE FEE STRUCTURE
INCREASED OUR REVENUE BY ABOUT
THIRTY PERCENT. IN THE IDEA WAS
TO GET THE REVENUES OF. YES IT.
YEAH A RIGHT BECAUSE COVE IT
HAPPENED JUST SIX MONTHS LATER
RIGHT SAID THAT DISRUPTED OUR
PLANS BUT- BUT THAT THAT IS THE
ORIGINAL PLAN DOES THAT WE
REVAMPED- THAT STRUCTURE IN THE
IN INCREASED OVERALL REVENUES BY
THIRTY PERCENT. AND THAT THAT
REVENUE STREAM WOULDN'T WOULD
ROUGHLY MATCH WHAT THE
EXPENDITURES WERE AND THEN THEY
WOULD GROW TOGETHER- THE
REVENUES WOULD GROW BECAUSE WE
GET VOLUME GROWTH BUT AND THEN
WE ALSO HAVE- THE AUTHORITY TO
INCREASE FEES ANNUALLY. THROUGH
AN ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESS REPORT
PROVIDE NOTIFICATION TO THE
LEGISLATURE AND THEN WE CAN
INCREASE FEES ANNUALLY BY THE
CONSUMER. PRICE INDEX. SO
BETWEEN CPI AND GROWTH. I OUR
PROJECTION IS THAT THAT WE CAN
CATCH UP. WHEN THERE IS- A
DISCREPANCY BETWEEN REVENUES AND
EXPENDITURES AND SO THAT'S PART
OF WHAT'S GOING ON HERE THE
OTHER BIG PART OF WHAT'S GOING
ON HERE IS THAT THERE ARE SOME
ONE TIME COSTS THAT ARE
HAPPENING. NEXT YEAR- AND BUDGET
YEAR PLUS ONE- THERE ARE THINGS
THAT WE STE RESTRUCTURED AND
MOVED TO- TO THESE YEARS AS WE
ARE TRYING TO GET THROUGH THIS
CODE PERIOD- AND SO THERE IS A
BIT OF A BUMP IN THE NEXT TWO
FISCAL YEARS. THAT A ONE TIME
INFUSION OF GENERAL FUND MONEY
TO ADDRESS I TAKES CARE OF.
RIGHT AND THAT'S PART OF THE
COMPLICATION THAT FINANCE
MENTIONED ABOUT HOW DO YOU SIZE
A A. P. INCREASE TO ADDRESS THIS
ISSUE. IS THAT WE HAVE THIS ONE
TIME BUMP WE HAVE TO GET OVER SO
IF WE HAVE TO DO THAT THROUGH A
FEE INCREASE WE WOULD HAVE TO
HOPE WE'D HAVE TO SHOOT HIGH.
AND THEN ARGUABLY IN THE FUTURE
WE COULD FORGO CPI INCREASES TO
MAKE UP BUT- HAVING TO OVER
ESTIMATE UP FRONT RIGHT NOW AT
THIS POINT IN TIME GIVEN THE
INDUSTRY. DOESN'T SEEM LIKE THE
BEST OPTION FOR US. SO HAS- YOU
DISCUSSED WHEN I INDICATED YOU
ANTICIPATE WHAT HAPPENED. YOU
COULDN'T ANTICIPATE THE PANDEMIC
WHICH IS- UPSET- EVERYTHING AND
EVEN AS ITS TRANCE TRANSITION TO
AN ENDEMIC AND- THINGS ON THE
MARKET PLACE. RETURNING TO A
NORMAL WHATEVER THAT NORMALLY IS
IT MIGHT NOT BE WHAT WAS NORMAL
COUPLE YEARS AGO- BUT BASED UPON
WHAT YOU'VE SAID YOU'RE- IF YOU
ARE. ANTICIPATED PROJECTIONS AT
THIS POINT DON'T PAN OUT. YOUR
PLAN B. IS TO INCREASE RATES. DO
I CONCLUDE THAT CORRECTLY. THAT
WOULD BE THE TYPICAL- CREDIT.
YEAH. THANK YOU SIR ALL RIGHT
FOR THE QUESTIONS THIS ITEM WILL
BE HELD OPEN AND THEY'LL TAKE US
TO- THE NEXT ISSUE WHICH IS
ISSUE NUMBER TWENTY UNDER THE
IPC. POLITICAL REFORM EDUCATION
PROGRAM.
GOOD MORNING AND WELCOME PLEASE
PROCEED WITH YOUR PREFERRED.
THANK YOU AND GOOD MORNING- MY
NAME IS LINDSAY MCCONNELL I'M
SENIOR LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL AT
THE FEC WITH ME TODAY IS CLEANER
WHEN YOU MOVED TO MY CHEST A
LITTLE BIT CLOSER AGAIN THANK
YOU. AGAIN LIVES IN A CONDO
SENIOR LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL WITH
THE F. PPC WITH ME TODAY IS
CLEAN A WEST OUR EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR. FOR BACKGROUND ON THIS
ITEM THE POLITICAL REFORM ACT
GOVERNS A GOVERNMENTAL ETHICS
INCLUDING IN THE AREAS OF
CAMPAIGN FINANCE CONFLICTS OF
INTEREST LOBBYING DISCLOSURE A
POST GOVERNMENT GOVERNMENTAL
EMPLOYMENT AND GIFTS THE ACT ACT
GRANTS THE COMMISSION BROADER
THIRTY TO ADMINISTER AND
IMPLEMENT THE ACT. AND THE
RESPONSIBILITY TO EDUCATE
OFFICIALS ON THEIR DUTIES AND TO
ENFORCE THE ACT AS PART OF ITS
DUTY TO EDUCATE THE F. PPC HAS
DEVELOPED VARIOUS PROGRAMS
MATERIALS AND RESOURCES TO HELP
OFFICIALS COMPLIED WITH THEIR
DUTIES INCLUDING IN PERSON AND
ONLINE TRAININGS A DETAILED
CAMPAIGN MANUALS. FACT SHEETS
AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS
AS WELL AS EMAIL AND PHONE
ADVICE SERVICES AS PART OF ITS
DUTY TO ENFORCE THE ACT THE F.
PPC HAS ALSO DEVELOPED FOR
VARIOUS INTERNAL PROGRAMS AND
PROCEDURES FOR MANAGING AN
INCREASINGLY COMPLEX AND HIGH
VOLUME CASELOAD. TO CONTINUE TO
IMPROVE THE COMMISSION'S WORK IN
EDUCATING OFFICIALS AND IN
ENFORCEMENT OF THE ACT THE
COMMISSION LAUNCHED A PILOT
PROGRAM KNOWN AS THE POLITICAL
REFORM EDUCATION PROGRAM OR
PREP. THE PROGRAM COMBINES THE
OFFICIALS EXCUSE ME THE
COMMISSION'S DUTIES TO ENFORCE
AND EDUCATE BY OFFERING A
TRAINING AND EDUCATION OPTION IN
LIEU OF AN ENFORCEMENT ACTION
AND MONETARY PENALTIES FOR
INDIVIDUALS WHO COMMIT LOWER
HARM VIOLATIONS AND HAVE LESS
EXPERIENCE WITH THE POLITICAL
REFORM ACT. IN ITS CURRENT
LIMITED PILOT PROGRAM FORM THE
PROGRAM INCLUDES ONE COURSE ON
STATEMENTS OF ECONOMIC INTERESTS
THE PROGRAM SO FAR HAS BEEN VERY
SUCCESSFUL SINCE JUNE OF LAST
YEAR FIFTY ONE INDIVIDUALS HAVE
COMPLETED THE PROGRAM AND
SIXTEEN ARE CURRENTLY ENROLLED.
THIS BUDGET REQUEST IS FOR FOUR
HUNDRED FIFTY FIVE THOUSAND IN
THE FISCAL YEAR. TWENTY FOUR
TWENTY THREE TWENTY FOUR AND
FOUR HUNDRED TWENTY ONE THOUSAND
AND SUBSEQUENT BUT EIGHT YEARS
THIS INCLUDE THREE. WHICH WOULD
THE COMMISSION TO EXPAND THE
PROGRAM TO ADDITIONAL SUBJECTS
THANK YOU I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY
QUESTIONS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH
ARE THERE ARE COMMENTS FROM THE
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE. CHARLES
ALL DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE NO
COMMENTS AT THIS TIME A CUE FROM
L. L. ALL RIGHT WE'LL BRING IT
BACK. ON THE ENFORCEMENT SIDE
VOLUME CASELOAD WHAT WHAT KIND
OF PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL. KNOWN
VIOLATIONS AND REMEDIES FOR
THESE VIOLATIONS ARE WE TALKING
ABOUT THAT WOULD BE REFERRED TO
THE EDUCATION PROGRAM. IMAGE
DOES REPRESENT YOUR TOTAL
ENFORCEMENT WORKLOAD. IN A
PERCENTAGE BUT IT'S ABOUT- A
HUNDRED TO TWO HUNDRED CASES PER
YEAR. THANK YOU QUESTIONS FROM
MEMBERS. OF THE LA- NO THEY DID
ST DECATUR NOW. A CENTER CUT
AREA. SO AS I UNDERSTAND THE
REQUEST IT'S- IT'S THREE
POSITIONS FOR THAT AD EDUCATION
PROGRAM ESSENTIALLY. AND SO- ARE
THESE THREE PERMANENT POSITIONS
YES THEY WILL BE THREE PERMANENT
POSITIONS OF FOR THE THIS
PARTICULAR PROGRAM A TO ALLOW IT
TO EXPAND TO OTHER SUBJECTS
BEYOND THE CURRENT PILOT STAGE.
BUT THERE I'M ASSUMING THERE-
FULL TIME EMPLOYMENT YES. AND SO
HOW MANY PROGRAMS WILL YOU HAVE
I THINK IT'S A GREAT IDEA AND I
AND I REALLY LIKE THE IDEA THAT-
RATHER THAN A FINE OF A HUNDRED
DOLLARS OR SOMETHING THAT'S
FAIRLY MINIMAL THAT PEOPLE TAKE
HAVE A PROGRAM THAT TEACHES THEM
YOU KNOW WHAT THEIR VIOLATION
WAS AND HOW TO. HOW TO OVERCOME
AND I'M JUST WONDERING- AT THEY
NEED FOR FULL TIME EMPLOYEES
WENT TO PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN
CREATED- IF THERE ARE A HUNDRED
TO TWO HUNDRED PEOPLE TAKING
THAT THAT THAT CLASS- IT'S NOT
THOUSANDS. WHICH IS A BLESSING
WHICH IS A GOOD THING BUT- BUT
IT'S- IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE THE
WORKLOAD WOULD SUPPORT IT. AT
THE NUMBER OF COURSES FOR
LOOKING AT ABOUT EIGHT TO TEN
THIS COVERS AND CAMPAIGNS BASED
OF PAYMENTS LOVING LATE FATHER
LATER PORTER ADVERTISING MASS
MAILINGS IS NUMBER OF COURSES
AND WHAT IT INCLUDE INCLUDE-
BEYOND JUST THE NORMAL DAY TO
DAY OPERATIONS. IS DEVELOPING
THOSE COURSES AND KEEPING THEM
UPDATED SO EVERY YEAR THERE WILL
BE UPDATES DEPENDING ON
STATUTORY REGULATORY CHANGES-
SO. IT INCLUDES I THINK THOSE
BOTH COMPONENTS AT BOTH
COMPONENTS OF THE DAY TO DAY
OPERATIONS HELPING INDIVIDUALS
THROUGH THE PROGRAM AS WELL AS
MAKING SURE THE MATERIALS ARE
UPDATED. AND ACCURATE. AND I'D
LIKE TO ADD SOMETHING GOING OUT
WEST- OF THE OTHER THINGS THAT
WE ANTICIPATE IS AS IMPORTANT
DIVISION GETS MORE USED TO
MAKING THE REFERRALS IT'LL BE A
QUICKER PROCESS AS OPPOSED TO
THE NUMBERS THAT WE HAVE ARE
BASED ON ENFORCEMENT CASES THAT
OCCURRED. SO WE DO ANTICIPATE
THE NUMBERS GOING UP OF
PARTICIPANTS AS THEY GET
TRANSFERRED OVER TO THE PROGRAM
AS OPPOSED TO BEING ENFORCEMENT
BECAUSE THERE ARE MORE THE LOWER
PRIORITY CASES SO. THAT
SOMETIMES THEY THEY DON'T GET
THE ATTENTION THAT THEY NEED
RIGHT AWAY AND THIS IS A WAY TO
EXPEDITE THOSE SO WE DO
ANTICIPATE THE NUMBERS GOING UP
. YEAH I GUESS- I DON'T HAVE ANY
OPPOSITION TO IT I JUST IT THREE
M. M. FULL TIME EMPLOYEES SEEMS.
LIKE IT'S NOT ENOUGH WORK FOR
THEM BUT- MAYBE WE CAN GET A
REPORT AFTER WERE YOU KNOW ASK
THINGS PROGRESS AS THE PROGRAM'S
PROGRESS. GET AN IDEA OF WHAT
YOU'RE YOU'RE SEEING AND-
WHETHER THAT. THAT'S IT IT MAKES
SENSE OR NOT. AND I AND I DON'T
MEAN TO DENIGRATE EDUCATION
PROGRAMS THEY THEY THEY DO TAKE
TIME AND THERE. THERE'S A WHOLE
LOT INVOLVED IN IT BUT WENT TO
GET IT SET UP. IT SHOULD MOVE
FAIRLY. SMOOTHLY IN. THANK YOU.
J. THAT. CENTER CUBBY HOUSE NEAR
. THANK YOU SURE- DID NOT A
QUESTION IS TO A- THE- AS I
RETURN TO THE LEGISLATURE AFTER
A BRIEF- TWELVE YEAR ABSENCE OF
. ONE OF THE EXERCISES I WAS NOT
LOOKING FORWARD TO WAS- FILLING
OUT FORMS SEVEN HUNDRED FORMS-
I'M SURE THAT YOU CAN APPRECIATE
THAT. BUT IT'S NOT BECAUSE OF
THE OF THE PC I HAVE FOUND YOUR
ORGANIZATION ALWAYS TO BE
HELPFUL AND- VERY REASONABLE
AND- AT TIMES. WHEN I MADE
MISTAKES IT WAS- POLITELY
POINTED OUT WITHOUT- ANY
PARTICULAR FANFARE AND- THE HELP
IS VERY GOOD SO I COMPLIMENT YOU
FOR THAT. BUT A PARTICULAR ON
THIS PARTICULAR RECOMMENDATION I
CAN'T SUPPORT IT BECAUSE- IT'S
AN ADDITIONAL. FEATURE TO WHAT
YOU'RE DOING WHICH I WOULD
CLASSIFY AS A NICE TO HAVE BUT
NOT NECESSARILY IN NEED TO HAVE
IN THE CONTEXT OF A VERY
CHALLENGED- GENERAL FUND AND
PERHAPS BECOMING MORE CHALLENGED
SO. THEY'RE JUST GONNA HAVE TO
BE AREAS WHERE WE DO NOT- GRANT-
AUGMENTATION AND IN MY OPINION
THIS IS ONE OF THEM. CAN I MAKE
ONE PITCHER SURE SO- WE FEEL
THERE IS A NEED TO HAVE NOT
BECAUSE IT'S A EDUCATIONAL
PROGRAM AND IT'S A GREAT THING
AND IT IT'S GOING TO REALLY HELP
A LOT OF PEOPLE. BECAUSE ONE
THING THAT THE COMMISSION HAS
IDENTIFIED IS THAT THE NEED TO
CHANGE CHANGE THE WAY THAT WE
HAVE ON FORSMAN CASES BECAUSE AS
YOU KNOW THE ENFORCEMENT
WORKLOAD HAS GONE UP
EXPONENTIALLY OVER THE PAST TEN
YEARS THE NUMBER OF REFERRALS
HAS ALMOST TRIPLED. AND THE
NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS STALEY GETS
HIGHER IN ELECTION YEARS SO THE
THING THAT THE COMMISSION IS
REALLY FOCUS ON RIGHT NOW IS
FINDING NEW WAYS TO HANDLE
ENFORCEMENT CASES THAT EXPEDITE
THAT AND I WOULD SAY THAT THAT
IS A NEED BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT IT
YOU KNOW CAUSES INTEGRITY IN
ELECTIONS AND IN OUR PUBLIC
OFFICIALS AND- AND HAS THE GREAT
. SIDE EFFECT OF THE LEADING
ENFORCEMENT FOCUS ON THE SERIOUS
VIOLATIONS AND THAT AND THAT'S
REALLY WHAT EVERYBODY WANTS
ENFORCEMENT TO DO SO FOR US WE
SEE IT AS A NEED BECAUSE THIS IS
THE WAY THAT WE'RE GOING TO USE
OUR RESOURCES THE BEST WAY
POSSIBLE IN ORDER TO ADDRESS AN
ISSUE THAT WE'VE IDENTIFIED. I
APPRECIATE THAT AND I FULLY
UNDERSTAND THAT- AND I WOULDN'T.
DEBATE THE POINTS THAT YOU MADE
IT I'VE I WOULD GO BACK TO THE
ISSUE OF A CHALLENGE BUDGET.
THANK YOU SIR OF THE COMMITTEE
WILL RETURN THIS ITEM AFTER
PUBLIC COMMENT THANK YOU THAT'LL
OF US ON THE ISSUE ITEM NUMBER
TWENTY ONE. OF THE PRIVACY
PROTECTION AGENCY CONSUMER
PRIVACY IMPLEMENTATION.
HELLO GOOD MORNING AND WELCOME
PLEASE PROCEED WITH YOUR
PREFERRED. GOOD MORNING CHAIRED
PADILLA AND MEMBERS OF THIS
SUBCOMMITTEE. MY NAME IS ASHLEY
SOLTANI UNDER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
OF THE CALIFORNIA PRIVACY
PROTECTION AGENCY. HERE WITH ME
IS MY DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF POLICY
LEGISLATION. VOTE RAIN MAHONEY
AND DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF
ADMINISTRATION. BONDS IN AMERICA
WE'RE ALSO JOINED BY MEMBERS OF
IT- I- AND DEAL WITH. OUR AGENTS
MISSION IS TO PROTECT THE
PRIVACY OF CALIFORNIANS WERE
TASKED WITH IMPLEMENTATION AND
ENFORCEMENT OF THE NATION'S
FIRST COMPREHENSIVE CONSUMER
PRIVACY LAW THE CALIFORNIA
CONSUMER PRIVACY ACT. THIS IS
THE AGENCIES SECOND TIME
APPEARING BEFORE THIS COMMITTEE
FIRST TIME IN PERSON. BY WORK BY
WAY OF BACKGROUND. THE AGENCY
WAS CREATED IN TWENTY TWENTY ONE
AFTER CALIFORNIA VOTERS VOTED TO
APPROVE PROPOSITION TWENTY FOUR
THE CPRE WHICH AMENDS AND
EXTENDS THE CCPA OF TWENTY
EIGHTEEN. THE CCPA AS AMENDED
GIVES CALIFORNIA CONSUMERS THE
RIGHT TO ACCESS DELETE AND
CORRECT ACCESS TO THE CORRECT
AND STOP THE SALE OF PERSONAL
INFORMATION. AMONG OTHER
PROTECTIONS. THIS IS A PAID IS
NOT APPLY TO ALL BUSINESSES IT
PROTECTS CALIFORNIA CONSUMERS BY
IMPOSING OBLIGATIONS ON CERTAIN
BUSINESSES THAT SPECIFICALLY. I
HAVE OVER TWENTY FIVE MILLION
DOLLARS IN GROSS ANNUAL REVENUES
SELLER SHARE PERSONAL
INFORMATION OF A HUNDRED
THOUSAND OR MORE CALIFORNIANS
THIS WAS INCREASED FROM FIFTY
THOUSAND FROM. THE PREVIOUS YEAR
. OR DRIVE 50% OR MORE OF THEIR
ANNUAL REVENUE FROM THE SITE
SALE OR SHARING OF PERSONAL
INFORMATION. THE STATUTE
APPROPRIATE FROM THE GENERAL
FUND TEN MILLION DOLLARS EACH
YEAR FOR EXPENDITURES TO SUPPORT
THE OPERATIONS OF THE AGENCY.
AGENCIES GOVERNED BY A FIVE
MEMBER BOARD THAT CONSISTS OF
EXPERTS IN PRIVACY TECHNOLOGY
AND CONSUMER RIGHTS. AND THOSE
MEMBERS APPOINTED BY THE
GOVERNOR THE LEGISLATURE AND THE
ATTORNEY GENERAL. AND DID I
AGENCIES THREE KEY
RESPONSIBILITIES. FISHING
REGULATIONS IN FURTHERANCE OF
THE CCPA ENFORCEMENT OF THE CCPA
THROUGH ADMINISTRATIVE
ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS WHICH BEGINS
ON JULY FIRST OF THIS YEAR. AND
WE SHARE THAT ENFORCEABILITY
WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.
AND FINALLY PROMOTING PUBLIC
AWARENESS OF CONSUMERS RIGHTS
AND BUSINESSES RESPONSIBILITIES
UNDER THE CCPA. I'D LIKE TO HAVE
A THREE ACCOMPLISHMENTS. BY OUR
AGENCY SINCE I LAST BEFORE THIS
UP BEFORE SINCE OUR LAST
APPEARED BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE
. ONE STAFFING- FOR
APPROXIMATELY TWO MEMBERS WHEN
WE APPEARED HERE LAST AT THE
BEGINNING TWENTY TWENTY TWO TO
NEARLY TWO DOZEN NOW WHICH IS
ABOUT HALF OF OUR EXPECTED COMP
COMPLEMENT UNDER OUR EXISTING
APPROPRIATION. TWO DEVELOPMENT
OF FILING OF OUR FOR SUBSTANTIVE
RULEMAKING PACKAGE WITH THE
OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW.
AND THREE OUR FIRST PUBLIC
AWARENESS CAMPAIGN I'LL TOUCH ON
EACH IN DETAIL. HIRING SO
MISSISSIPPI HAS BEEN EXPANDING
SIGNIFICANTLY SINCE TWENTY TWO
TWENTY THREE HAS BROUGHT ON AT
THE AS THE AGENCY'S EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR AND FIRST EMPLOYEE IN
OCTOBER OF TWENTY TWENTY ONE.
AND WE'VE SINCE GROWN TO OVER
TO- DOZEN FULL TIME AND
TEMPORARY STAFF BY OCTOBER
TWENTY TWENTY TWO OF THIS YEAR.
APPLE FILLING C. A. LEVEL
POSITIONS AND EXECUTIVE TEAM HAS
BEEN AGENCIES A PRIORITY AND THE
AGENCY HIRED A DEPUTY DIRECTOR
OF ADMINISTRATION AND GENERAL
COUNSEL. A DEPUTY POLICY
LEGISLATION AND MOST RECENTLY A
CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER THIS
FISCAL YEAR. OUR **** FOCUS NOW
IS ON HIRING OUR PUBLIC AFFAIRS
DEPUTY. AND IMPORTANTLY THE
CHIEF ENFORCEMENT SO THAT THEY
CAN BEGIN AND- BEING INVOLVED IN
HIRING THEIR OWN STAFF. WERE
ACTION IN A PROCESS OF
INTERVIEWING FOR THOSE
CANDIDATES- AT THE MOMENT. AN
ADDITIONAL ON A RULEMAKING ON
FEBRUARY FOURTH. SORRY ON
FEBRUARY FOURTEENTH OF THIS YEAR
THE AGENCY FOUND ITS FIRST
SUBSTANTIVE RULEMAKING PACKAGE
WITH THE OFFICE ADMINISTRATIVE
LAW WHICH NOW HAS THIRTY
BUSINESS DAYS TO REVIEW. THE
AGENCY IS GRATEFUL FOR STRONG
PUBLIC RESPONSE PURSUANT TO A
RULEMAKING AND THE MANY VIEWS
SHARED WITH US DURING THE POP UP
PROCESS. IN ADDITION ON FEBRUARY
TENTH THE SYSTEM CPA ALSO ISSUED
AN INVITATION FOR PRELIMINARY
COMMENTS ON OUR PROPOSED RULE
MAKING ON THE TOPICS OF
CYBERSECURITY AUDITS. PRIVACY
RISK ASSESSMENTS AND AUTOMATED
DECISION MAKING AND WILL BE
RECEIVING PRELIMINARY COMMENTS
UNTIL MONDAY MARCH TWENTY
SEVENTH. LAST THEIR STATUTE ALSO
DISK DIRECTS OR AGENCY TO
PROMOTE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF
CONSUMERS RIGHTS AND BUSINESSES
OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE LAW. THE
AGENCY EMBARKED ON ITS FIRST
INITIAL PUBLIC AWARENESS AND
CONSUMER EDUCATION CAMPAIGNS
LAST YEAR THIS CONSISTED OF A
MIX TRUST RURAL RADIO AND
STREAMING AUDIO CAMPAIGN IN TWO
LANGUAGES. DESIGNED TO RAISE
AWARENESS ABOUT THE AGENCY'S
MISSION ANSWERING COURAGE
PARTICIPATION IN ART RULEMAKING.
WE'VE ALSO BEEN CONTINUE
UPDATING OUR EDUCATIONAL
MATERIALS ABOUT CONSUMERS RIGHTS
. AND BUSINESSES OBLIGATIONS ON
OUR WEBSITE. LASSEN THE BUDGET
REQUEST. IN ORDER THREE TWENTY
FOUR B. C. P. WE REQUEST SEVEN
POSITIONS- AND ARE AT FOUR
TWENTY THREE TWENTY FOUR AND
ONGOING TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL
STAFF RESOURCES NECESSARY TO
ALLOW THE AGENCY TO DEVELOP ITS
ENFORCEMENT. AND INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY DIVISIONS PURSUANT TO
A STATUTORY RESPONSIBILITIES.
THE AGENCIES REQUESTED FIVE
POSITIONS FOR ENFORCEMENT
ACTIVITIES WILL WHICH WHICH WILL
REQUIRE EXPERT TASK STAFF THAT
CAN UNDERSTAND INTERPRET AND
RESPOND TO CONSULATE CHANGING
BUSINESS TECHNICAL. AND SOCIAL
ENVIRONMENT. AND WITH RESPECT TO
IT STAFF STATUS IS REQUESTED TO
POSITIONS. THAT THESE WILL
PROVIDE FOR SPECIALIZED IT
RESOURCES TO SUPPORT THE
ENFORCEMENT BUT ALSO THE
CONSUMER COMPLAINTS FUNCTION
THAT WERE TASKED WITH. THE
RESOURCES REQUEST AN RBC PEOPLE
ALLOW THE AGENCY TO PERMANENTLY
HIGHER FOR KEY FUNCTIONS
NECESSARY TO FULFILL OUR MISSION
TO PROTECT CALIFORNIA CONSUMERS.
USING OUR EXISTING APPROPRIATION
OF TEN MILLION DOLLARS FOR THE
GENERAL FUND. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
TIME AND I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR
QUESTIONS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH
ARE THEIR COMMENTS FROM
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE. ENTER
HONG DEPARTMENT FINANCING
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS THANK YOU
COMMENTS FROM L. L. ALL RIGHT
WE'LL BRING IT TO. THE
SUBCOMMITTEE- OBVIOUSLY A NEWLY
MINTED AGENCY WITH AN IMPORTANT
UNIQUE MISSION- THAT'S PLAYED A
LEADING ROLE HERE AND ACROSS THE
NATION CONGRATULATIONS ON THE
WORK YOU'RE ABOUT TO DO-
CONTINUE TO BE DOING AND-
OBVIOUSLY A LOT OF ATTENTION. ON
MATTERS- THAT DEPENDING ON YOUR
POSITION THERE MAY NOT BE-
SOMETHING THAT THE AGENCY CAN
ADDRESS THAT ARE PRESSING
IMPORTANT. FIRST AND FOREMOST
CAN YOU COMMENT- AND- THE
AGENCY'S JURISDICTION WITH
REASON REGARDING CONTENT ON
SOCIAL MEDIA WEBSITES AND
APPLICATIONS- AND FOLLOWING THAT
I IT I HAVE A COUPLE MORE
QUESTIONS. THANK YOU FOR THE
QUESTION- AND IT'S HARMS ARE
EMERGING FOR SOCIAL MEDIA ARE
IMPORTANT ISSUE- MUCH OF THE-
SOCIAL MEDIA ECOSYSTEM FUNCTIONS
ON THE USE OF PERSONAL DATA. AND
ARE THESE PROTECTIONS IN THE LAW
WILL ALLOW CONSUMERS GREATER
TRANSPARENCY IN CONTROL OF THEIR
PERSONAL AND DATA AS WELL AS
IMPOSED AT A MINIMIZATION
REQUIREMENTS ON BUSINESSES THAT
HANDLE. SOCIAL DATA SO WE
BELIEVE THAT. THESE PROTECTIONS
WILL HELP IMPROVE MITIGATE SOME
OF THE HARMS HOWEVER OUR STATUTE
DOES NOT ADDRESS. THE REGULATION
CONTENTS AND MAY NOT BE.
APPROPRIATE FOR- TAKING DOWN
INAPPROPRIATE CONTENT AND SO
THEY ARE GAPS WITH THE LAW AND-
THE USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA. YOUR
TESTIMONY IS BASICALLY THAT
THERE ARE AREAS IN THE ENABLING
STATUTE THAT ARE DON'T ADDRESS
IT DIRECTLY BUT THEY DON'T
SPECIFICALLY PRECLUDE OR EXCLUDE
EITHER SAT WITH THAT BE
ACCURATE. THAT THAT IS AFTER
THAT TIME WITH RESPECT TO THE
ELEMENTS AND- STAND UP BUDGET
THAT DEAL WITH INVESTIGATIONS
PER SE THE STATUTE DOES ALLOW
YOU TO INITIATE NOT JUST
RESPOND. TO INVESTIGATE REQUEST
AS I UNDERSTAND IT. WHAT WE
ANTICIPATE IN TERMS OF CONNIE OF
THE QUANTITY OF MAJOR
INVESTIGATIONS- AND WHAT KIND OF
CAPACITY IN THE INVESTIGATIVE
BUS BUDGET. WHAT KIND OF
INVESTIGATIVE CAPACITY DOES THAT
GIVE THE AGENCY QUANTITATIVELY.
THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION- SO- IN
TERMS OF OUR INVESTIGATIVE
CAPACITY ENFORCEMENT CAPACITY
THE STATUTE DOES ALLOW US TO
INITIATE INVESTIGATIONS IN
RESPONSE TO EITHER CONSUMER
COMPLAINTS OR RESEARCH THAT WE
DO. IN HOUSE I JUST AS
BACKGROUND I'M A TECHNOLOGIST
I'M NOT A LAWYER I WAS
PREVIOUSLY THE CHIEF
TECHNOLOGIST OF THE FEDERAL
TRADE COMMISSION WHERE I BUILT
THE- KIND OF OFFICE OF
TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH AND
INVESTIGATION WHERE WE HELP
INITIATE. I WORKED ON SOME OF
THE BIGGEST- INVESTIGATIONS WITH
THAT AGENCY- WE'VE MODELED OUR
ENFORCEMENT TEAM- AFTER WHAT
WE'VE SEEN OTHER STATE AGENCIES
A SISTER AGENCIES. DO WITH THEIR
INITIAL STAFFING ONCE THEY'VE
BEEN GRANTED NEW ENFORCEMENT
AUTHORITIES- THIS IS AGENCIES
LIKE THE DEPARTMENT JUSTICE WHEN
THEY CAME INTO ENFORCING THE
CCPA OF TWENTY EIGHTEEN AS WELL
AS OTHER. AGENCIES LIKE THE FBI
AND- SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS WE
DON'T BECAUSE WE HAVE NOT YET
BEGUN ENFORCEMENT WE DON'T HAVE
METRICS YET ON WHAT ARMED FORCES
CAPACITY WILL BE- BUT WE
ANTICIPATE- AND WE PLAN TO
IMPLEMENT STRONG. METRICS IN
TERMS OF WORKLOAD ANALYSIS TO
UNDERSTAND WHAT ARE ON FORCING
CAPACITIES CAN BE- AS WELL AS
TAKE DIRECTION FROM THE BOARD AS
WE'VE NOT YET RECEIVED THAT
GUIDANCE ON. WHAT ARE
ENFORCEMENT PRIORITIES SHOULD
BE. IT'S INTERESTING BECAUSE TO
THE DEGREE THAT THE AGENCY MAY
DECIDE TO SELF INITIATE-
INVESTIGATIVE SCOPE IN AREAS
THAT MAY GO TO CONTENT OR AS IT
ADDRESSES CONSUMER PROTECTION.
THIS CAN BE A BIG DIALOGUE
AROUND THAT BOTH IN THIS
BUILDING AND BUILDING IN
WASHINGTON DC IS YOU WILL KNOW-
IN THINKING ABOUT THAT AND IT
MAY BE A LITTLE PREMATURE YOU
KNOW WE HAVE EXAMPLES ON THE
FEDERAL LEVEL OR FTC ONE AFTER
FACEBOOK- THERE WAS A- RECORD
ASSESSMENT. THERE I THINK AND
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS BILLION
DOLLARS AND THERE WAS SOME. SORT
OF POSTMORTEM ABOUT THE FACT
THAT. LOOKING AT THE STRUCTURE
OF THAT ASSESSMENT AUTHORITY AT
THE FEDERAL LEVEL. EVEN AS MUCH
LARGER THAN THE KIND OF
ASSESSMENT AUTHORITY WE HAVE
HERE IN THIS AGENCY THAT YOU'RE
STARTING OUT WHICH WHICH I THINK
OR TWENTY FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS
PER VIOLATION. UP TO SEVENTY
FIVE HUNDRED IF IT INVOLVES
CHILDREN. IN TERMS OF THE
CONTENT- YOU KNOW THERE'S A LOT
OF CONVERSATION AT THAT LEVEL
THAT IT WAS JUST COST OF DOING
BUSINESS BECAUSE OF THE SCOPE
AND SIZE OF THE BUDGET OF THE
ENTITY INVOLVED IT WAS SIMPLY
ABSORBED- NEVER MIND RECOUPING
ANY ELEMENT OR- YOU KNOW ANY
PORTION OF THE COST INVOLVED
ACTUALLY EXERCISING ENFORCEMENT
- HOW ARE WE LOOKING AT THAT IN
YOUR AGENCY YOU KNOW THAT WE'RE
JUST. GETTING STARTED BUT- ARE
WE ALREADY THINKING ABOUT
REVISITING THAT. STRUCTURE IF WE
END UP IN A SCENARIO WHERE THE
AGENCIES UNDERTAKING. PROTECTION
ENFORCEMENT WITH. THESE VERY
LOW- SORT OF ASSESSMENT
PARAMETERS. I WONDER WHAT OUR
THINKING WILL BE IN THE FUTURE
ABOUT WHETHER IT JUST BE GETS
ABSORBED. BY THE ALLEGED OF
VIOLATING ENTITY- AND WHETHER
IT'S EVEN SUFFICIENT TO RECOVER
A PERCENTAGE OF COSTS CAN YOU.
CAN KIND OF ADDRESS THAT.
QUESTION THAT YOU THAT IS A
GREAT QUESTION I DO RECOGNIZE
THAT THE END A NUMBER OF THE
PERSON INDUSTRY WERE RECKITT
REGULATING OUR YOU KNOW THE SIZE
OF NATION STATES AND THEREFORE
WILL HAVE- YOU KNOW. RESOURCES
THAT GO BEYOND AGENCY AS I SAID
THE BOARD HAVE NOT EXPRESSED
THEIR ENFORCEMENT PRIORITIES AND
SO- I'M NOT YET PREPARED TO
SPEAK. ON WHAT HOW THEY INTEND
TO ADDRESSES I DO- ENVISIONED
THAT GUIDANCE FROM THE BOARD AND
THE LEGISLATURE WILL BE CRUCIAL
IN HELPING IDENTIFY KIND OF THE
SCALE AND TOPICS THAT WE
ADDRESS. AS AN AGENCY UNDER OUR
LAW- I WILL ALSO ADD THAT IN
ADDITION TO THE PRIVACY
PROTECTIONS THE STATUE DOES
REQUIRE BUSINESSES TO PROVIDE
MEANINGFUL INFORMATION WITH
REGARDS TO HOW AUTOMATED
DECISIONS ARE MADE. AS WELL AS
HOW CONSUMERS CAN EFFECTUATE OR
OBJECT- ESSENTIALLY OPT OUT OF
AUTOMATED DECISION MAKING AND
THAT HAS I THINK AND THAT'S AN
AREA THAT WE'VE- AS I MENTIONED.
INVITED COMMENTS TO IT'S A VERY
COMPLICATED AREA BUT IT TOUCHES-
YOU KNOW ALGORITHMIC TARGETING-
YOU KNOW NEWS FEED RANKING AND
TOUCHES OF NUMBER OF AREAS THAT
I THINK OVERLAP WITH SOME OF THE
CONCERNS AND- WITH RIGHTS
DISCRIMINATION BUT IN- INS. AS
WELL AS SOME THE OTHER HARMS
THAT OCCUR- IN SOCIAL MEDIA SO
WE LOOK FORWARD TO OUR RULE
MAKING IN THAT AREA AND
FEEDBACK. AND THEN- ULTIMATELY
HOW WE ADDRESS YOU KNOW HOW WE
APPROACH ENFORCEMENT WILL BE.
REALLY GUIDED BY THE BOARD AND.
THE DIRECTION OF THE OF THE
PUBLIC. THANKS FOR THAT TO THIS
OKAY EARLIER. TO OF THE ISSUE.
ENFORCEMENT HOW DO YOU
DELINEATES- THE ENFORCEMENT
RESPONSIBILITIES BETWEEN YOUR
AGENCY AND THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
AND- WHAT ARE. EITHER OR BOTH OF
YOU DOING TO AVOID. DUPLICATIVE
WORK. THAT'S A THAT'S A GREAT
QUESTION SO- WE HAVE
ADMINISTRATIVE ENFORCEMENT OF
JUST OUR ACT OF THE CPA- AND WE
SHARE- THAT AUTHORITY WAS THE
DOJ HAS CIVIL ENFORCEMENT OVER
THE ACT AS WELL AS QUITE A BROAD
MANDATE OF OTHER. PRIVACY LAWS
AND GENERAL UCL PROTECTIONS- WE
ARE IN CLOSE CONTACT CON IN A
PAST LIFE I WORKED FOR FORMER
ATTORNEY GENERAL- HARRIS- AND
I'D QUITE CLOSE WITH THAT
OFFICE- HEY AND WE INTEND TO
WORK CLOSELY AND WE DO A PLAN TO
COORDINATE BOTH AGENCIES HAVE.
PER- JEOPARDY AS COMMENTS HAVE
LIMITED RESOURCES- AND SO WE
EXPAND WE EXPECT TO COORDINATE
CLOSELY AND MAKE SURE THAT- WE
ARE WE ARE. NOT FOR EXAMPLE-
MISUSING RESOURCES OR LOOKING AT
THE SAME ENTITIES ARE
UNNECESSARILY- WE ARE YOU KNOW
WE REGULARLY. DO MEETING BECAUSE
WITH TO EVEN PRIOR TO
ENFORCEMENT ACTION WHAT THEY'RE
WHAT THEY'RE THINKING AN AGENDA
ARE AND I DO EXPECT MOVING
FORWARD- THAT WE WORKS
CONTINUANCE AND CLOSE
COLLABORATION I'LL ALSO ADD THAT
THEY HAVE A PROVISION IN THE LAW
THAT ESSENTIALLY ALLOWS THE
ATTORNEY GENERAL. TO STEP IN AND
TAKE OVER ANY OF OUR
INVESTIGATIONS SO- THERE IS A
PROVISION SO THAT THERE'S NOT
NECESSARILY DOUBLE JEOPARDY BY
TWO AGENCIES- THANK. CENTER
CENTER COPYRIGHT. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH- SO. MY ONE OF THE THINGS
I'M CONCERNED ABOUT IS- KIND OF
FAIRNESS IN THAT REGULATORY
PROCESS. MINTZ MY UNDERSTANDING
IN THAT. INTERESTED IN WHAT L.
A. O. IN THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT-
BELIEVE ABOUT THIS BUT- MY
READING A PROPOSITION TWENTY
FOUR WHICH WAS THE- THAT.
PROPOSITION THAT SET THIS ALL
UP- IT IT IT IT BASICALLY SAYS
IT ENFORCEMENT THAT THE
REGULATION SHOULD BE FINISHED BY
JULY FIRST TWENTY TWENTY TWO
AND- ENFORCEMENT SHOULD BEGIN A
YEAR LATER JULY FIRST TWENTY
TWENTY THREE. BUT THE IT YOU
KNOW THE PROBLEM WITH
PROPOSITIONS IS THEY SOMETIMES
ARE UNREALISTIC. AND- AND THEN
AGAIN OF COURSE IT WAS VERY
DIFFICULT TO SET UP BUT AGENCY
AND THEN START THE RULE MAKING
PROCESS AND THEN GET IT DONE BY
THE JULY TWENTY FIFTH JULY FIRST
TWENTY TWENTY TO MEET YOU CAN'T
PASS PROPOSITION AND THEN WITH.
WITHIN A NUMBER OF MONTHS HAVE
THE REGULATIONS IN PLACE. SO IT
LOOKS LIKE THE REGULATIONS ARE
GOING TO GO INTO EFFECT IN APRIL
OF THIS YEAR TWENTY THREE AND-
AND SO THEN TO START ENFORCEMENT
. THREE MONTHS LATER DOESN'T
SEEM TO MAKE A LOT OF SENSE TO
ME SO IS THIS SOMETHING WE NEED
TO CHANGE IN- WELL. DO YOU
BELIEVE IT'S WISE TO CHANGE IT
SO THAT IT'S VERY CLEAR TO THE
INDUSTRY THAT. THEY'RE GOING TO
HAVE SOME TIME TO IT TO MAKE THE
ADJUSTMENTS THAT THEY'RE GOING
TO NEED IN ORDER TO COMPLY WITH
THE NEW REGULATIONS. AND GIVE
THEM A PERIOD OF TIME IN ORDER
TO DO THAT SO THAT WERE ASSURING
THEM AND I KNOW YOU HAVEN'T SET
UP THE- THEN FORCE MEANT UNIT
YET. SO- IT WOULD BE. PROBABLY
PRETTY DIFFICULT TO START DOING
ENFORCEMENT IF YOU DON'T HAVE
THE UNIT THERE BUT I ALSO THINK
IT'S FAIR TO THE BUSINESS
COMMUNITY FOR THEM TO KNOW. WHAT
YOUR EXPECTATIONS ARE SO- IS
THAT SOMETHING WE CAN DEAL WITH
IN THE BUDGET. THAT'S A GREAT
QUESTION AND I APPRECIATE YOUR
CONSIDERATION- YOU KNOW FOR THAT
JULY TWENTY SIXTH TWO JULY
TWENTY TWENTY TWO BUDGET WE WERE
AT THE AS I MENTIONED TWO OR
THREE STAFF MEMBERS. TO DO
UNDERTAKE THAT ROLE MAKING WE
HAD THE GOOD FORTUNE THAT THE
BOARD PRIOR TO MY APPOINTMENT IN
OCTOBER IN SEPTEMBER OF TWENTY
ONE BEGAN A PRE RULEMAKING-
PROCESS WHEREBY WE RECEIVE SOME
NINE HUNDRED PAGES OF PUBLIC
COMMENT THAT WE HELPED INFORM.
TO DEVELOP THE REGULATIONS AND
THEN WE HELD- WE BEGIN WE
INITIATED OUR RULE MAKING IN
JULY OF TWENTY TWENTY TWO-
WITHOUT- WITHOUT OUR INITIAL
PACKAGE AND HELD. MULTIPLE
HEARINGS WORKSHOPS INFORMATIONAL
SESSIONS- OF A PUBLIC AWARENESS
CAMPAIGN AND RECEIVED THOUSANDS
OF PAGES OF COMMENT. THE BOARD
FELT THAT THIS WAS THE RIGHT
BALANCE TO STRIKE WITH REGARDS
TO RECEIVING PUBLIC INPUT- ON A
VERY COMPLICATED AREA AS WELL AS
PROVIDING TIMELY- GUIDANCE- I'LL
ALSO ADD THE BOARD HAVE BEEN
SENSITIVE TO THIS ISSUE OF THE
TIGHTENING OF THE REGULATIONS
AND IN OUR- AND IF- PRIOR TO OUR
FINAL PACKAGE BEING FILED WITH
THE OFFICE OF MINISTER OF LAW.
HAVE ESSENTIALLY GUIDED ARE
DIRECTED AGENCY TO ADD A
PROVISION- LAYING OUT THAT WE
MAY CONSIDER THE AMOUNT OF TIME
THE REGULATIONS HAVE BEEN. IN
PLACE- WENT AND WITH REGARDS TO-
INITIATED AN ENFORCEMENT ACTION
OR PROVIDING A COMPANY THE
ABILITY TO CURE THE VIOLATION.
AND THE ATTORNEY GENERAL IN THE
PAST HAS. ALL OF THEIR MATTERS
HAVE BEEN- WITH THE EXCEPTION OF
ONE HAVE BEEN- PROVIDED THE
THIRTY DAY CURE PERIOD THAT
BUSINESSES COULD ESSENTIALLY
COME INTO COMPLIANCE- NOT. YOUR
QUESTION ABOUT KIND OF- YOU KNOW
MY MESSAGE TO THE SMALL BUSINESS
. AS THAT YOU KNOW THE AGE HAS
PRIOR ROOM. ENFORCEMENT AND
PUBLIC AWARENESS AND I HOPE
REALLY IS THAT WITH THE ADOPTION
OF THIS PACKAGE WHICH WE HOPE TO
BE. AT THE END OF MARCH MESSAGE
APRIL OF THIS YEAR THAT WE ARE
THEN ABLE TO USE OUR PUBLIC
AWARENESS FUNCTION TO HELP-
ESSENTIALLY CONSUMERS AS WELL AS
BUSINESSES KNOW. WHAT THEIR
OBLIGATIONS ARE UNDER THE LAW
AND DR VOLUNTARY COMPLIANCE- TO
THE POINT THAT WE CAN
ESSENTIALLY GOD THOSE BUSINESSES
THAT MEET THOSE THRESHOLDS OF
OVER TWENTY FIVE MILLION DOLLARS
OR SELLING OR SHARING. A HUNDRED
THOUSAND OR MORE. CONSUMERS DATA
THAT WE CAN HELP THEM COME INTO
THE BONTA COMPLIANCE PRIOR TO
ANY- ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITY THE
BOARD HAVE NOT DIRECTED WE'VE
NOT SET OUR ENFORCEMENT
PRIORITIES AS OF YET AS I SAID
BUT I DO KNOW THE BOARD ARE
SENSITIVE TO THIS ISSUE. WE
SHOULD ALL OF THAT- IT THE-
SOUND TO ME LIKE THE BOARD IS
BANNED- VERY SENSITIVE. TO IT
BUT I ALSO THINK THAT- FROM MY
FROM MY PERSPECTIVE PERSONALLY
IS THAT- WE DO A DISSERVICE TO
OUR BUSINESS COMMUNITY WHEN WE
DON'T GIVE HIM ENOUGH TIME TO AT
LEAST KNOW AND UNDERSTAND- AND
WHILE- RIGHT. RIGHT TO CURES ARE
ALWAYS GREAT M. IT SUPPORT THEM
A HUNDRED PERCENT- JUST.
ALLOWING THEM THE ABILITY TO SEE
IT TO KNOW THAT THEY'VE GOT A
YEAR IN WHICH TO. SPEND MONEY TO
CHANGE THEIR PRACTICES- IS THE
WISE THING TO DO SO I'M HOPING
THAT THAT THAT BUDGET LANGUAGE
WILL ALLOW THEM THAT THAT THAT
TIME SO. THAT JUST FROM MY
PERSPECTIVE AND I REALLY
APPRECIATE WHAT WHAT YOU SAID.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU OF THE
SUBCOMMITTEE WILL RETURN TO
THIS- ITEM AFTER PUBLIC COMMENT
THANK YOU BOTH VERY MUCH. IT'LL
BRING US TO A ISSUE NUMBER
TWENTY TWO. UNDER THE DEPARTMENT
OF VETERAN AFFAIRS. YON PHIL
ROOF REPLACEMENTS.
GOOD MORNING WELCOME PLEASE
PROCEED WITH YOUR PREFERRED. HI
GOOD MORNING- GOOD MORNING CHAIR
GOING MEMBERS OF THE
SUBCOMMITTEE MY NAME IS THOMAS
MARTIN I AM CHIEF OF FUTURE
OPERATIONS AND PLANNING FOR. OUR
VETERANS HOMES WITH CALVET- WITH
ME IS ANDREW TAYLOR HE'S- A
MANAGER IN OUR OUR RESEARCH
PLANNING UNIT- BEFORE IS A- THE
BUDGET PROPOSAL FOR- TO FIX SOME
CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE
CHALLENGES- AT OUR YOUNG FILL
VETERANS HOME- I'M GONNA GO AND
TURN IT OVER TO ANSWER FOR ANY
AND FOR A SUMMARY OF THAT THE
REQUEST AND THEN AFTER THAT
WE'LL BE HAPPY HAPPY TO ANSWER
ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE. OKAY
COME EVERYONE- AS THOMAS MY
NAME'S ENTERED OUR I'M- RESEARCH
AND STRATEGIC STRATEGIC PLANS-
CALVET HOMES DIVISION- AS PRICE
PLAN CALVET IS ESSENTIALLY
REQUESTING APPROXIMATELY FIFTEEN
POINT EIGHT MILLION TO REPLACE
FIVE ROOFS AT THE OUTDOOR
VETERANS HOMES. I THE OTHER
VETERANS HOME SORRY- THE
REQUESTED- FARMING TATIAN WILL
COVER- CONSTRUCTION AND THE TGS
PROJECT MANAGEMENT COSTS
ASSOCIATED FEES RETURN REGARDS
THESE FIVE ROOFS- SPECIFICALLY-
THE FIBERS AND QUESTIONS THREE
ARE RESIDENTIAL- BUILDINGS
WHERE- PRESENTS LIVE AT OUR DOM-
RESIDENTS IT'S A INDEPENDENT
LIVING- THOSE THREE BUILDINGS-
THE ROOFS ON THEM DATE BACK
ALWAYS PASSED BACK TO NINETEEN
TWENTY NINE IN THE LINCOLN
WASHINGTON WILSON HALL'S- THAT.
SENSATA TERRITORY IT'S A- CLAY
TILE ROOFS- AS CENTER THERE-
STARTING TO BECOME LOOSE AND
FALL- WHICH IS M. ONE HANDED
DANGER REGARD SABRINA CLAY TILE
ROOF ROOFING FALLING- FOR
RESIDENTS AND STAFF BUT ALSO
IT'S CAUSING LEAKS THROUGHOUT
THE BUILDING- IS BECAUSE LEAKS
IN OUR RESIDENTS ROOMS- WE HAD
INSTANCE IN TWO THOUSAND
NINETEEN IN FACT WERE FIRE
MARSHALL- CITED A HOME FOR A-
FIRE AND LIFE SAFETY VIOLATION.
BECAUSE OF THE DAMAGE TO A FIRE
DOOR FROM- CENSORED BECAUSE OF A
LEAK TO THE BUILDING- SO IT'S A
IT'S A KNOWN ISSUE THERE- IN
ADDITION- THERE'S THE LINCOLN
THEATRE IT'S A TWELVE HUNDRED.
SEAT THEATER AT THE HOME WAS
BUILT IN NINETEEN FIFTY SEVEN-
THE ROOF THERE AND I HAS-
PULLING ON THE TOP IT HAS HAD
DAMAGE TO SOME ACOUSTIC CEILING
TILES IS WHAT IS. A AS WELL AS A
WOODEN PANELS- INTO. THERE ALSO
THAT. ARMS CHAPEL WHICH IS AND-
NINETEEN EIGHTY. ITS THE-
BUILDING. ON THE- HAS- CEDAR A
ROOF THAT IS HIM AS OLD AS THE
BUILDING ITSELF- THEY'RE
SENSUALLY THE PLAN FOR THE HOME
IS TO HOPEFULLY USE. FAYYAD
CHAPEL FOR A GROUP THERAPY ARE
RECREATIONAL USE HOWEVER- EVERY
TIME IT RAINS IT LEAKS- IT'S NOT
USABLE AS CURRENT WITH THE
CURRENT ROOF- SO THESE ARE KNOWN
ISSUES THAT WE'VE KNOWN FOR AT
THE HOME FOR A WHILE- BACK IN
FISCAL YEAR TWO THOUSAND TWENTY
ONE TWENTY TWO- YOU KNOW BASED
ON RECOMMENDATIONS FROM
RECEPTION MAX PARTS OF THE HOME
A PLAN OPS- WE HAD ANY ANY FIRM-
LOOK AT POTENTIALLY DOING SOME A
WORKING DRAWINGS- PRELIMINARY
PLANS TO LOOK AT THE HOME. OR
LOOK AT THESE PARTICULAR
STRUCTURES BECAUSE WE KNEW ABOUT
THE LEAKING- HIGHLIGHTING- HOW
MUCH THEY NEED TO BE RE. LACED
IS- YOU KNOW THIS PASSED THE-
RON NEW YEARS AND WE HAD THE-
STORMS THROUGHOUT THE- NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA ALL FIVE OF THESE
ROOFS. HAVE LEAKS THROUGHOUT.
THE STORMS I THINK- WE HAVE
IDENTIFIED THEM AS CRITICAL AND
I THINK THE CURRENT- LEAKING
THAT WE'RE STILL EXPERIENCE OF
THEM SHOWS THAT THEY ARE- MORE
THE- MORE CRITICAL STRUCTURES
THAT NEED TO BE REPAIRED AT THE
HOME SO ESSENTIALLY RELY TO
REQUEST YOUR SUPPORT. FOR THIS
PROPOSAL- HOPE THAT IN A PRIVATE
BETTER CARE IMPROVE SERVICES
ENHANCE LIVING ENVIRONMENT FOR
RESIDENTS. THROUGH THIS OUR
RECOMMENDATION- AND- IF YOU HAVE
ANY QUESTIONS. FEEL FREE TO ASK
THANK YOU. THANK YOU THANK YOU
VERY MUCH ARE THERE ANY
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS FROM
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE. AT THEIR
FRIENDS OR DEPARTMENT FINANCE-
NO ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS AT THIS
TIME BUT HAPPY TO ANSWER
ANYTHING RISE. THANK YOU L. L.
ALL RIGHT. ARE THE QUESTIONS
FROM MEMBERS. CENTER KABIR.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH I'M YOU KNOW
LOOKING AT THIS AND- OKAY MAYBE
WE NEED TO WE NEED TO DO A TOUR
THE FACILITY GOING AND TAKE A
LOOK AT IT IT'S LOCATED ON SIX
HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN ACRES AND-
AND- THE COST TO REPLACE THE
ROOF. IS SO SIGNIFICANT THAT I'M
WONDERING IF IT JUST MAKES SENSE
TO- REDO THE FACILITY. AND TO
USE IT TO REDUCE THE HOMELESS
VETERANS THAT WE HAVE ON THE
STREETS IN OTHER WORDS ADD
EXTRA. EXTRA SERVICES AN EXTRA
OPPORTUNITIES FOR HOUSING THERE
BUT THAT'S NOT THE SUBJECT OF
WORK WHY WE'RE HERE TODAY I JUST
IT JUST SEEMS TO BE FOR GONNA
SPEND FIFTEEN MILLION DOLLARS TO
REDO A ROUGH ART IT'S NOT REDO
OF ROUGH IT'S REDO THE ROOFING.
OF ON A NUMBER OF- A NUMBER OF A
- OF BUILDINGS IT SOUNDS LIKE-
WE OUGHT TO BE THINKING A LITTLE
BIT BIGGER. I MEAN WE'RE
STRUGGLING BECAUSE WE CAN'T FIND
ENOUGH PLACES TO PUT HOMES AND-
AND YET WE HAVE THESE EXISTING
FACILITIES ALREADY AND WE DO
HAVE RESOURCES FOR VETERANS
HOUSING- THAT. THAT WE COULD
LOOK BUT ANYWAY THAT'S- IT JUST
IT'S A LOT OF MONEY IT'S A IT'S
A BEAUTIFUL FACILITY I'VE SEEN
THE PICTURES OF IT BEFORE I'VE
REVIEWED- I REQUEST FOR.
IMPROVEMENTS CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENTS- FOR THE FACILITY
AND SO I'M JUST WONDERING IF
THERE'S A- I'M I'M UP FRONT
ANOTHER USE THAT WE COULD ADD TO
IT THAT WOULD. MEAN IT'S YA JAAN
FELL RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE IN
NAPA. TO ME IT'S DOESN'T GET
MUCH BETTER THAN THAT. HI I I'M
SURE EVERYONE IN APPLE WOULD
AGREE WITH THAT STATEMENT- SO-
WHAT THAT FIRST ALL SAVED
CERTAINLY MORE THAN MORE THAN
HAPPY TO- TO. DO ANY A TOWARDS
OUR OF VISITS WITH THEM WITH YOU
OR YOUR STAFF FOR AN EXTENDED TO
THE OTHER- SO COMMITTEE MEMBERS
AS WELL- YES SO THAT THAT WEEK
WE CAN CERTAINLY WE CAN
CEREMONIES FOR TRIP OR OR ASKING
MORE SPECIFIC QUESTIONS. ABOUT
THAT THE- THE WITH WITH REGARDS
TO THE THREE RESIDENTIAL
BUILDINGS STATE THEY ARE IN USE
WE DO HAVE RESIDENTS IN THOSE
BUILDINGS NOW- AND THAT'S THAT'S
PART OF WHAT MAKES IT A LITTLE
BIT PRESSING FOR US IS BECAUSE
WE HAVE WE HAVE RESIDENTS. IN
THOSE BUILDINGS- AND- I ONE OF
THEIR OF THEM WITH A WITH THAT
GOOD SO AND- FOR THEM- THE ROOFS
ARE LEAKING. YOU KNOW PROBABLY
BE LEAKING TODAY- THE PART TO IT
IS THAT THE LONGER THAT- THE
LONGER THAT YOU WAIT OBVIOUS
THAT CAN DRIVE MORE COSTS EITHER
BECAUSE WE HAVE TO DO TEMPORARY
FIXES. OR BECAUSE JUST
CONSTRUCTION COSTS RISE
NATURALLY OR BECAUSE THERE'S
MORE DAMAGE- BLANCA LIKE ANDROID
MENTIONED- THERE'S DAMAGE THAT'S
DONE TO OTHER INFRASTRUCTURE IN
THE BUILDING BECAUSE OF THE LEAK
SO- SO JUST ON THAT OUT THERE
AS- THAT'S PART OF THAT THE
TIMELINE CHALLENGE THAT THAT
WE'RE LOOKING AT- I COULDN'T
SPEAK TO THE TO THE COST. A LOT
MORE ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW- FROM
FOLKS MORE MUCH MORE QUALIFIED
THAN ME. BUT- BUT AGAIN WE WILL
BE HAPPY TO HAVE MORE
CONVERSATIONS ON THAT FRONT AS
WELL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH
APPRECIATE THAT AND I AM I
RECOGNIZE YOUR HERE FOR THIS
SPECIFIC- REPAIR I JUST THINK
THAT WE MIGHT WANT TO THINK A
LITTLE BIT BRIGHTER ABOUT
WHETHER WHETHER THE AS THEIR
NEEDS WE HAVE FOR VETERANS. AND-
AND THAT THAT. AS WE STRUGGLE TO
FIND PROPERTY. ALL OVER THE
STATE TO BE ABLE TO HOUSE THE
HOMELESS AND- AND PEOPLE WHO ARE
LIVING IN SICKENING
SIGNIFICANTLY OVERCROWDED
SITUATIONS- LOOKING AT OTHER
OPPORTUNITIES TO DO THINGS A
LITTLE BIT DIFFERENTLY THIS.
WHAT I'M INTERESTED IN SO. LOOK
FORWARD HAVING THOSE DISCUSSIONS
THANK YOU MISTER CHAIR. YOU
CENTER CAREER CENTER NILA. DO I
GATHER BY YOUR TESTIMONY THAT
THERE'S- THESE ARE THE ORIGINAL
ROOFS AND THERE'S NOT BEEN ANY
WORK DONE ON THESE ROOFS. ON
THE- WILSON WASHINGTON AND
LINCOLN I'D- TAKE ALL ONE OF
THEM IN PARTICULAR COULD BE ALL
THE WAY BACK TO NINETEEN TWENTY
NINE NOT SURE BUT IT COULD.
TECHNICALLY BE THAT PAY ALLEN
WERE LOOK AT NINETEEN TWENTIES
NINETEEN THIRTIES POTENTIAL WITH
THE CLAY TILE ROOFS. WITH THE
THREE RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS.
MMHM. INTERESTING THANK YOU ARE
AT THIS ITEM WILL BE HELD OPEN
AND THAT WILL- BRING US OVER TO
ISSUE TWENTY THREE- CALVET
ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD PROJECT
. ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES IN SCOPE
INCREASE THANK YOU OF. WELCOME
PROCEED WITH YOUR- CELL GOOD
MORNING EVERYONE- MY NAME'S
CARLA CHAVEZ ON THE CHEAP PART
OFFICER FOR THAT PART OF THAT
THE- AFFAIR AND ALSO THE CARE
PROJECT DIRECTOR. SELL OUR
PROPOSAL HERE TODAY IN FRONT OF
YOU IS FOR A TWO POINT FIVE
ROUGHLY MILLION DOLLAR INCREASE
FOR THE FOURTH YEAR OF OUR
PROJECT. AS REQUIRED BY. THE I.
T. PROJECT APPROVAL- THE MOMENT
AND WE'VE SOLD WE ARE MOVING
ALONG WITH THE NEW PROPOSED
SCHEDULE WE HAVE SUCCESSFULLY
IMPLEMENTED OUR OUR FIRST TWO
HOMES THAT BEING- WEST LA IN OUR
VENTURA HOME- WE DID HAVE A LOT
OF LESSONS LEARNT FROM OUR- WEST
LA IMPLEMENTATION THAT WE WERE
ABLE TO APPLY TO OUR VENTURA
IMPLEMENTATION. WHICH HAS
MANAGED THAT I IMPLEMENTATION GO
EXTREMELY WELL AND SUCCESSFUL SO
THE PROJECT IS MAKING GREAT
STRIDES AS WE MOVE FORWARD. NOW
AS DESCRIBED IN OUR PROPOSAL
THAT THE PROJECT HAS BEEN
DELAYED BY THIRTEEN MONTHS DEEP
IN ADDITIONAL THIRTEEN MONTHS TO
CALVET ONE AND THEN ALSO THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE E.
PRESCRIBE FUNCTIONALITY THAT
ALSO PUSHED THOSE THINGS- SOME
OF THE PAST FORWARD. IN ALSO AS
PART OF TRUNCATED REQUIREMENTS
THAT WERE FOUND AS PART OF THE
ORIGINAL CONTRACT- WE NEEDED
ADDITIONAL TIME TO GO BACK IN
THAT REQUIREMENTS AND DO SOME
ADDITIONAL TESTING AND SYSTEM
CONFIGURATIONS. TO MAKE SURE
THAT ALL THOSE MISS TRUNCATED
REQUIREMENTS WERE ADDED AND
COMPLETED. SO AT THIS TIME I'D
LIKE TO OPEN UP TO ANY QUESTIONS
YOU MAY HAVE. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH ARE THERE TO COMMENTS
QUESTIONS DLF. AND THE FRIENDS
AWAKE AND BERMAN IF I- NOTICE
FROM BUT HAPPY TO ANSWER. THANK
YOU FROM LA. ALL RIGHT WILL BE
IT TO THE MEMBER. SAN CABALLERO
. MISTER CHAIR JUST- IT SOUNDS
TO ME- OTHER THAN THE CO DELAY-
WHICH- IN OUR WEEK. I UNDERSTAND
COMPLETELY AT THE PROJECT IS
FUNCTIONING AS IT WAS. INTENDED
AND IT WITH ITS WITHIN BUDGET
THIS IS JUST A PART OF THE
REGULAR FUNDING CYCLE OF THAT
ABOUT PROJECT CORRECT THIS PART
OF US ARE I. T. APPROVAL WE NEED
TO ASK FOR PLAN BEING ON A
YEARLY BASIS. SO THIS IS FAR FOR
IF YOU'RE IN L. ENABLE OUR PHASE
THREE WHICH WILL BE ABLE TO
COMPLETE- THE REST OF OUR HOMES.
VERY GOOD THANK YOU I APPRECIATE
THAT AND I APPRECIATE PROJECTS
THAT. ARE FUNCTIONING AS A SAID
THEY WERE GONNA FUNCTION NUMBER
ONE INTO THAT ARE WITHIN THE
BUDGETS THAT WERE INITIALLY
PROPOSED AND SO CONGRATULATIONS
ON THAT ON A PROJECT IT LOOKS
LIKE IT'S GOING IN THE RIGHT
DIRECTION. THANK YOU IT'S A
GREAT TEAM EFFORT BETWEEN ALL OF
US TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT'S
HAPPENING. ABSOLUTELY THANK YOU
. THANK YOU L. RUSSIAN. ALL
RIGHT YOU VERY MUCH OF THESE.
WILL RETURN THIS ITEM AFTER
PUBLIC COMMENT THANK YOU THANK
YOU WON'T AND THAT DOES BRING US
TO PUBLIC COMMENTS OF COMMITTEES
APPRECIATES AND VERY MUCH
WELCOMES- PARTICIPATION BY
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC- WE WILL
TAKE COMMENTS FROM MEMBERS OF
THE PUBLIC PRESENT IN THE
HEARING ROOM AS WELL AS THOSE-
WISHING TO DIAL IN- AS A
REMINDER TODAY'S PARTICIPANT
NUMBER IS EIGHT SEVEN SEVEN. TWO
TWO SIX. EIGHT ONE SIX THREE.
AND THE ACCESS CODE IS SEVEN ONE
EIGHT. SEVEN SEVEN EIGHT IN THE
INTEREST OF RESPECTING
EVERYONE'S PARTICIPATION IN TIME
WHEN YOU ARE RECOGNIZED- PLEASE
STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD
AND YOUR TIME WILL BE LIMITED TO
ONE MINUTE. AND AGAIN- WELCOME.
GOOD MORNING. AGIP DHEA AND
MEMBERS OF THE BOARD MY NAME IS
EDWIN LOMBARD I'M A SMALL
BUSINESS OWNER AND OVER.
REPRESENT A NUMBER OF BLACK
SMALL BUSINESSES THROUGHOUT THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA- THE
PHARMACY PROTECTION AGENCY HAS
FAILED TO MEET ITS- MANDATE
UNDER PROPOSITION TWENTY FOUR
INCLUDING BALANCING THE NEED OF
SMALL BUSINESSES. AND SERIOUSLY
CONSIDERING THEIR CONCERNS AND-
AS EVIDENCE AS- A BY AND BY AN
ABSENCE OF. AGENCY OUTRAGE TO
THE SMALL BUSINESS COMMUNITY AND
IGNORING OUR SMALL BUSINESS
QUESTIONS. I'VE BEEN TO A NUMBER
OF BOARD MEETINGS. DATING BACK
TO OCTOBER OF TWENTY TWENTY ONE-
WHEN. A AGENCY BRAND NEW AGENCY
DOES CREATING A BRAND NEW
REGULATION MRS IS DEADLINES. IT
CREATES A PROBLEM FOR OUR SMALL
BUSINESSES TO BE ABLE TO
COORDINATE THEMSELVES IN A WAY
WHERE WE ARE NOT BEING
PENALIZED. I'VE BEEN TOLD BY
THIS AGENCY THAT WE'RE NOT GOING
TO BE AFFECTED BY THE RULE
MAKING HERE BECAUSE OUR SMALL
BUSINESSES AREN'T LARGE ENOUGH
THEY DON'T FIT THAT CRITERIA
WELL I'VE SAID THIS BEFORE AND
I'LL SAY IT AGAIN WHAT CORPORATE
AMERICA HAS A COAL. WE CATCH
PNEUMONIA. MEANING THAT AS THEIR
CHANGING THE WAY THEY DO THINGS
AND THEY PUSH THESE REGULATIONS
DOWN TO US IT WE CAN'T FUNCTION
ONLINE AS SMALL BUSINESSES. WE
HAVE TO GO OUT OF BUSINESS.
BECAUSE OF KOBE WE LEFT BRICK
AND MORTAR I WENT ONLINE AND WE
DEPEND VERY HEAVILY ON THAT NOW
IN ORDER FOR US TO STAY ALIVE
AND BE VIABLE. NOT ONLY SMALL
BUSINESSES WOULD ABOUT BLACK
CHURCHES. THEY NOW DO MOST OF
THEIR SERVICES ONLINE TO COLLECT
ALL THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS ONLINE
THEY DO MOST OF EVERYTHING THEY
DO ONLINE NOW. THIS REGULATION
COULD HAVE A DEVASTATING EFFECT
ON HOW WE DO BUSINESS SO WE'RE
ASKING THAT YOU AT LEAST GET
THEM TO MOVE THE DATE OF.
ENFORCEMENT TO JANUARY ONE
TWENTY TWENTY FOUR SO THAT IS
AMPLE TIME FOR US TO RAMP UP
AND- MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE DOING
THINGS THE PROPER WAY. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. GOOD
MORNING MEMBERS MR CHAIRMAN
AGAIN I'M ITEM SEVENTEEN OH
THREE- THE PRIVACY PROTECTION
ACT- JOINT COMMITTEE PRESIDENCY
OF CALIFORNIA'S BACK CHAMBERS OF
COMMERCE- YOU KNOW WE REPRESENT
ABOUT A HUNDRED TWENTY FIVE OVER
A HUNDRED TWENTY FIVE. THE VERSE
AND HISPANIC CHAMBERS THROUGHOUT
THE STATE MORE IMPORTANTLY
REPRESENTING THE INTERESTS OF A
OVER EIGHT HUNDRED THOUSAND
HISPANIC. BUSINESS OWNERS AND
ENTREPRENEURS. APPROXIMATE ONE
AND FOR CALIFORNIA BUSINESSES IN
CALIFORNIA ARE LATINO OWNED
GOVERNOR NEWSOM SAID IT BEST
WHEN HE NOTED IN AN ADDRESS TO
THE LATINO COMMUNITY FOUNDATION.
IT IS WHY WE NEED EACH AND
EVERYONE OF YOU TO COME BACK
STRONGER BECAUSE THE LATINO
SUCCEED IN OUR STATE. ARE TRULY
FOR OUR DOES FLOURISH DESPITE
YEARS OF HARDSHIP REPEATED
CLOSURES UNCERTAINTY CALIFORNIA
HISPANIC OWNED BUSINESSES REMAIN
AN INTRICATE PART OF THE STATE
ECONOMY DUE TO THE SIGNIFICANT
PART OF THEIR ABILITY TO
INNOVATE AND ADAPT. A DIGITAL
PRESENCE. THE IMPORTANT ROLE OF
DIGITAL PLATFORMS HAVE PLAYED IN
KEEPING HISPANIC BUSINESS ON
BUSINESSES AFLOAT CANNOT BE
UNDERSTATED IT'S THESE PLATFORMS
THAT HAVE ALLOWED. OUR
BUSINESSES BUSINESS OWNERS TO
BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH THEIR
CUSTOMERS AND COMMUNITIES THE
STATE'S NEW PRIVACY IT AGENCY
HAS REPEATEDLY MISSED ITS
STATUTORY REQUIRED DEADLINES
FIRST IT MISS MISS LAST JULY'S
DEADLINE. TO COMPLETE THE ROLE
MAKING THEN IT FOLLOWED AND THEN
ALLOWED COMPLIANCE TO TAKE
EFFECT ON JANUARY ONE WITH
IDENTIFYING THE REGULATIONS THAT
BUSINESSES MUST COMPLY WITH NOW
AFTER THIS CPPA MISSED ITS OWN
DEADLINE IT WANTS BUSINESSES TO
MAKE UP THE DIFFERENCE. AT THE
EXPENSE OF HISPANIC OWNED
BUSINESSES AGENT I'M SORRY THE
AGENCY WAS WAS LATE- BY NINE
MONTHS YET ENFORCEMENT IS
SLATED. TO BEGIN ON JULY ONE
GIVEN THIS IS ONLY A FEW MONTHS
TO COMPLY WITH REGULATIONS. THAT
AREN'T THAT ARE STILL NOT FINAL.
TOM ON BEHALF CALIFORNIA THE WE
ARE ASKING SIMPLE RESPONSE
LEGISLATION AND WORK WITH
LEGISLATURE VIA BUDGET TRAILER.
BILL LANGUAGE TO EXTEND THE
UPCOMING JULY ONE TWENTY TWENTY
THREE ENFORCEMENT DEADLINE FOR
ONE YEAR. PROPOSITION TWENTY
FOUR REQUIRED WHEN YOU'RE
COMPLAINTS PERIOD IT IS ONLY
FAIR THAT CPPA. CORRECT THIS
AFTER MISSING ITS OWN DEADLINES
NUMBER STEPS ARE BEING PASSED ON
TO OUR SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS AND
THIS IS NOT THEY CANNOT THIS
CANNOT FALL ON THEIR BACKS SO I
LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH
THE- C. S. C. P. A. THE
LEGISLATURE. INCORRECTNESS
EXPECTED MUCH. ANY OTHER PUBLIC
COMMENTATOR PRESENT IN AND THE
HEARING ROOM IF NOT WE'LL MOVE
TO THE MODERATOR. AND IF YOU
COULD PROMPT THE INDIVIDUALS IT
MAY BE WAITING TO PROVIDE PUBLIC
TESTIMONY. AND ADVISED THE CHAIR
AS TO HOW MANY FOLKS WE HAVE IN
THE QUEUE. AT LEAST JIM IF YOU
WISH TO ASK A QUESTION PLEASE
PRESS ONE THEN ZERO YOUR
TELEPHONE KEYPAD. YOU MAY
WITHDRAW YOUR QUESTION AT ANY
TIME BY PRESSING ONE ZERO AGAIN.
IF USING A SPEAKERPHONE PLEASE
PICK UP THE HANDSET BEFORE
PRESSING THE NUMBERS. INDUSTRIES
HERE WE DO HAVE ONE QUEUING UP
TO SMALL OR GATHERED LINE NUMBER
.
AND IT THE SPEAKER COULD JUST
TAKE THEIR NAME FOR THE RECORD
WHEN THEY'RE READY THEIR TIME
WILL BE LIMITED TO ONE MINUTE.
OKAY IN THIS TERRIBLE SICK WE
HAVE TO. IN Q. HERE WE'LL START
WITH ONE NUMBER SEVENTEEN. M.
PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME. THE
MORNING CAPITALIZE MEMBERS OF
THE BOARD MANY IN THE COUNTRY
HOW CAN YOUR PUBLIC POLICY
MANAGER WITH THE CALIFORNIA
ASIAN PACIFIC CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE YOU WE REPRESENT AND
ADVOCATE FOR OVER SIX HUNDRED
THOUSAND ASIAN AMERICAN AND
PACIFIC ISLANDER OFTEN KNOWN AS
API. SMALL BUSINESSES THROUGHOUT
STATE YOU WERE SIX HUNDRED
THOUSAND EIGHT AND THAT NOTHING
AND HOW JANUARY AND AT. HUNDRED
EIGHTY BILLION IN ANNUAL REVENUE
THE BUSINESS BECAUSE WE WERE OUR
VITAL HELP CLOSE AND FIX THAT AT
THE LARGEST ECONOMY IN WORLD THE
STATE AGENCIES PROCESS AND PROP
TWENTY FOUR HAD BEEN WITH THAT
CONFUSION WELCOME ENGAGEMENT AND
LACK OF IT OF. THAT RUN COUNTER
TO THE PROMPT THAT ADVANCE OUR
STATE AT THE AT POWER HOUSE MANY
THAT MIGHT BACKWARD TRYING IN
THE VOTER APPROACH PROPERTY HAVE
WORKED MARLENA AND- IN A STATE
OF HER. AWAITING REGULATIONS I
COULD HAVE WIDE RIGHT EFFECTS ON
THERE ARE. WITH NO TIME TO THAT
BEFORE COMPLY. AT THE GROWING
MINORITY GROUP IN THE S. THE CAL
HAVING LARGER SHARE OF EIGHT
POPPING THE COUNTRY. IN FRONT OF
OUR COMMUNITY ON BUSINESS IT
NOTHING. OTHER OWNER VALUE
CUSTOMER PRIVACY RIGHT AND WHICH
COMMUTING CRANK ACROSS TWENTY.
BUT THE WANT YOU TO A WAY THAT
DOES NOT ADDRESS A HEAVY BY
PENALTIES I. PUSHING THE OUT OF
THAT THAT CALIFORNIA AB I OWN
MALKIN DESERVE BETTER. DOES YOUR
ARE ON LIKE KICKS THE
ENFORCEMENT THAT FOR U. S. TO
TRY TWO FOUR. ARE BETTER NEED
TIME ADAPT CAN YOU READ. THANK
YOU YOU VERY HIGH THERE AT THE
TO COST- WE LOOK FORWARD WORKING
COULD MAKE THE TOP. THANK YOU
FOR YOUR TIME THANK YOU.
BACK ON WHAT THE DETAILS ARE.
EVEN BE ORGANIZATIONAL OR
OPERATIONAL STRUCTURE BY WHICH
HE L. B. THANK MEET OUR- PUBLIC
OR PRIVATE INFORMATION. IS EVEN
TO BE MANAGED- I'M I'M BACK AT
WHEN IF PUBLIC TO BE. INFORMED
WHETHER ADVERTISEMENT A PUBLIC
NOTIFICATION GOING FORCED TO.
WAIT FOR WHAT YOU NEED COMPANY-
ENABLED IT BUSINESS AND HELP OUR
ARE WE GOING ARE WE ARE PROBABLY
GOING TO BE ABLE TO ENGAGE. ON.
BILL SIMPLE. THANK GOODNESS THAT
. ONE HUNDRED. A MOMENT IN A LOT
OF THIS IS NOT CAL. ON EVEN
AWARE OF THESE REQUIRE FOR OR
DID BOOK OR THAT THE B. EVEN IF
THE- I THINK THAT A BIT OF A- OF
THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED
BETWEEN. THE BUT GOALS ARE OF
DRIVING THE DRIVING THIS IN
AFTER AND WHERE THE ACT STICK
I'M NOT GOING TO BE MORE A YEAR
IF I. DIFFERENT IT CAN BE OPENED
AND TO READ THE OUT CECILIE FOR
THE ARE. OF THE ACTUAL BEING
COMPLY.
IN BUSINESS AT EVERY LEVEL SO
THAT PEOPLE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY
TO RESPOND IT ONLY JEFF HOW BEST
TO YOU KNOW HOW BEST TO COMPLY.
AT BUSINESSES THAT THAT THAT ARE
CONCERNED REPRESENTING THE BLACK
CHAMBER AND THE MANY OF OUR
MEMBERS WHO ARE NOT BLACK THANK
YOU SURPRISE HAD IN CONTENT ID.
THANK YOU THANK YOU MISTER CHAIR
THERE IS ONE MORE IN Q. ALL
RIGHT AGAIN TO REMIND THE
SPEAKERS WE ARE VERY INTERESTED
IN YOUR TESTIMONY AND INPUT
PLEASE LEAVE YOUR COMMENTS TO
WOMEN. AND WE'RE GONNA LIGHT
NUMBER EIGHTEEN PLEASE TAKE YOUR
NAME. HELLO MY NAME IS MCKENZIE
AND I AM THE OWNER AND CEO OF
WILD FOR MARKETING. MY BIGGEST
CONCERN IS OTHER EIGHT BLOCKS
MALL BUSINESS THAT RUNS ALL OF
MY BUSINESS ONLINE. IS LIKE
EVERYBODY WAS ALL STATING WE DO
NOT HAVE ANY INFORMATION ON THE
CPPA AND WHAT IT WILL DO TO OUR
BUSINESSES. KARAPETYAN MEMBERS
OF THE BOARD AS A LEADER IN THE
MARKETING AND ADVERTISING
INDUSTRY I AM HERE TODAY TO
EXPRESS MY CONCERN ABOUT THE
COST AND COMPLIANCE DEADLINES
UNDER THE PPA REGULATION. THEY
ARE FLOW THROUGH ONLINE
ADVERTISEMENTS BUT THE CPPA OF
NEW REGULATIONS HAVE CREATED A
CONFUSING AND CHAOTIC
ENVIRONMENT FOR BUSINESS OWNERS
LIKE MYSELF. MANY SMALL
BUSINESSES ARE NOT EVEN AWARE OF
THESE REGULATIONS LET ALONE
THEIR NEED TO COMPLY WITH THEM.
AND THERE HAVE. ACTIVE ACTIVE
LIKE MINE. I'M A BUSINESS OWNER
I AM RESPECTFULLY ASKING THAT
THE LEGISLATOR INTERVENE TO
ENSURE THAT CALIFORNIA
BUSINESSES. DON'T SUFFER ANY
FURTHER THROUGH THE PROCESS. WE
ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND HOLDING
THE CPPA CANNIBAL AND
COLLABORATING TO DELAY THE
ENFORCEMENT OF THE PPA
REGULATION THANK YOUNG. THANK
YOU. MISTER CHAIR WE HAVE NO ONE
ELSE WHICH YOU AT THE START.
THANKS TO THE MODERATE
APPRECIATE YOUR ASSISTANCE WILL
BRING IT BACK TO THE SUB
COMMITTEE TO TAKE UP THE ITEMS
DOCKETED FOR ACTION. I WILL TAKE
THESE ITEMS IN ISSUE GROUPS
BEGINNING WITH ISSUES ONE TWO
FOUR AND NINE THROUGH SEVENTEEN.
NINE OR TEN MOTION. SO MOVED.
THE MOTION IS TO MOVE- EXCUSE ME
TO APPROVE AS REQUESTED BUDGETED
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL- CENTERS BY
THE END. HI YEAH HI GO YEAH HI
HOW ARE YOU KNOW HIGH HEELS HI
HELLO HI THANK YOU THOSE ITEMS
ARE THE EYES ARE THREE THE STERN
. WELL THEN WE TO ISSUE- THREE
FIVE THROUGH EIGHT AND ALSO
ENTERTAINING MOTION. SO MOVED.
THE MOTION IS TO OF AS- RE.
PLEASE THE ROLL. CENTERS FOR THE
END. OF ISLAND YEAH HI THERE ARE
YOU KNOW ON THE LONG NO THE
LOCAL. IT DOES ITEMS ARE OUT
EYES ARE TO THE NAYS. ONE AND
THAT WILL BRING US TO THE
DISCUSS ITEM ISSUE. I'M SORRY
NECK- GROUPING IS ISSUE TWENTY
ONE AND TWENTY THREE ALSO IN
MOST. THE MOVE. MOST TO APPROVE
AS AND BUT PLEASED THE ROLL.
TWENTY TWENTY ONE AND TWENTY
THREE OF A CONDUCTOR TWENTIETH
WILL COME YES SIR COME BACK TO
LAST YEAR SIR. THIS IS ITEMS
ISSUES TO ONE AND TWO THREE.
CENTERS BY THE END I. HI HI. HI
THE LITTLE I. THANK YOU. THOSE
ITEM- THOSE IT I ARE OUT THE AYE
OF THE EYES ARE. THREE THAT ZERO
WILL COME TO A NUMBER TWO IN
ORDER TO MOTIONS. MOVE THE
RECOMMENDATION. THE MOTION IS TO
APPROVE THIS BUDGET AND WE-
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. CENTERS
FOR ANTI BY THE HI FI W. DON'T
MIND ME LOW YEAH NEELAM.
THE SUBCOMMITTEE IS ADJOURNED. I
CAN GET. I KNOW WELL I JUST
CHECKING BECAUSE I AM I WAS TO
GO TO SALINAS ON THE TRAIN. AND
IN THE- MY HAS CALLED AND SAID
YOU KNOW WHAT THEY'RE
RECOMMENDING NO ON THE ROAD. AND
FLOODING AND WE TO DRIVE AGATE
AREAS RIGHT SO. YOU KNOW ANYWAY
READ I DID I DID TO STAY A HERE
FOR THE THAT WAY I DON'T HAVE
TO. NOT TO BE ON THE ROAD I
DON'T HAVE.