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ARE HOLDING OUR COMMITTEE
HEARINGS HERE AND- ST BUILDING
SO WE ASK AGAIN ALL MEMBERS PART
OF THIS THAT ARE PART OF THIS
COMMITTEE BE PRESENT IN ROOM
TWELVE HUNDRED SO WE CAN
ESTABLISH A QUORUM. WITH
EIGHTEEN MEASURES ON TODAY'S
AGENDA AND WE ARE STARTING AS
YOU KNOW VERY LATE UNFORTUNATELY
WE'VE HAD SOME LITTLE BUDGET
THINGS TO DO SO I HOPE YOU ALL
UNDERSTAND- THE I KNOW I WOULD
SOME OF THE MEASURES ARE MANY
SUPPORTERS AND OPPONENTS DUE TO
CONSTRAINTS REGARDING THE LENGTH
OF HEARINGS AND TECHNOLOGY
CONSIDERATIONS WE'RE GOING TO
INSTITUTE TIME LIMITS ON
TESTIMONY THE TWO PRIMARY
WITNESSES FOR EACH SIDE WILL BE
ALLOCATED TWO MINUTES EACH. ALL
OTHERS WHO WOULD LIKE TO TESTIFY
MUST LIMIT THEIR COMMENTS TO
THEIR NAME AFFILIATION AND
POSITION ON THE MEASURES ONLY
PLEASE- AND SO WILL ESTABLISH A
QUORUM ONCE WE RECEIVE MORE
MEMBERS HERE IN THE ROOM RIGHT
NOW WE'LL START OFF WITH OUR
FIRST OF FILE ITEM WHICH IS
NUMBER ONE AB NINETY NINE BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER CONNELLY WELCOME
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING ON
TIME WE APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU
CHAIR MEMBERS GOOD AFTERNOON
IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE HERE. I
WANTED TO START BY JUST SAYING I
APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK AND
THOUGHT- YOU MADAM CHAIR AND
YOUR STAFF SPENT ON THIS BILL. I
WOULD LIKE TO ACCEPT THE
AMENDMENT RELATING TO CAL FIRE.
AND RESPECTFULLY NOT ACCEPT THE
AMENDMENT RELATING TO LOCAL
ORDINANCES. MY GOAL WITH THIS
BILL IS TO DECREASE PESTICIDE
USE BY CALTRANS. TECHNICALLY
SPEAKING CALTRANS HAS A POLICY
OF INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT OR
IPM AS WE'LL CALL IT. IN THIS
DISCUSSION SINCE NINETEEN NINETY
TWO. YET THEY'VE NOT MADE
MEANINGFUL REDUCTION IN THEIR
PESTICIDE USE. SO WITHOUT THE
LOCAL CONTROL LANGUAGE I DON'T
BELIEVE WE WILL MAKE THE
PROGRESS WE SHOULD ALL BE
EXPECTING. HOWEVER I UNDERSTAND
YOUR CONCERN OVER THE WORKLOAD
THIS MIGHT PLACE ON CALTRANS TO
HELP THEM IDENTIFY WHEN A LOCAL
JURISDICTION. MIGHT HAVE ADOPTED
AN IPM POLICY THAT CALTRANS WITH
AND HOW TO IMPLEMENT. IN ORDER
TO ADDRESS THAT CONCERN I WOULD
LIKE TO MANDATE AB NINETY NINE
TO SPECIFIED THAT A CITY OR
COUNTY MUST SUBMIT TO CALTRANS A
WRITTEN COPY OF THEIR IPM
POLICY. BEFORE THE LOCAL
ORDINANCE SECTION IS OPERABLE
AND AGAIN AS HUGE THANK YOU FOR
BRAINSTORMING WITH ME PERSONALLY
ON THIS YESTERDAY FOR OUR- STAFF
IS WORKING TOGETHER TO COME UP
WITH LANGUAGE WHICH HOPEFULLY
HAS BEEN SHARED. WITH THE
COMMITTEE IN RELATION TO THAT
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS THIS CHANGE
WILL PLACE A BURDEN ON THE
LOCALS TO INITIATE THIS PROCESS
INSTEAD OF HAVING CALTRANS
FIGURE OUT WHICH CITY AND COUNTY
HAVE ADOPTED IBM POLICY IS. A
REAL APPRECIATE THE WORK OF THIS
COMMITTEE AND YOUR DEDICATION
AGAIN TO THIS ISSUE. WITH ME TO
TESTIFY IN SUPPORT OF THIS BILL
I HAVE MAKING TOWN WITH HEALTHY
HIGHWAYS COALITION AND CINEMA
SAFE AG SAFE SCHOOLS. AND PADDY
CLEARY WITH CALIFORNIANS FOR
ALTERNATIVES TO TOXICS I WITH
YOUR PERMISSION I'D LIKE TO CALL
ON THEM TO TESTIFY THANK YOU
PLEASE COME FORWARD. CHAIR
GONZALEZ AND MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE. AB NINETY NINE WOULD
PUT THE RIGHT POLICY IN PLACE TO
CURTAIL CALTRANS UNNECESSARY
PESTICIDE USE. CALTRANS ADMITTED
IN THEIR NINETY TWO ER THAT AN
80% REDUCTION WAS POSSIBLE
LOOKING AT CALTRANS FREE DATA
IT'S CLEAR THAT THE STATE MAYBE
OR OVER PURCHASING AND OVER
USING DANGEROUS CHEMICALS ON
PUBLIC LAND. IT'S FITTING TO
QUOTE RACHEL CARSON THIS WEEK
WHICH IS THE SIXTY FIRST
ANNIVERSARY OF THE PUBLICATION
OF SILENT SPRING. FROM THIS BOOK
. THE IRONY OF THIS ALL OUT
CHEMICAL ASSAULT ON ROADSIDES IS
TWO FOLD. IT IS PERPETUATING THE
PROBLEM THAT SEEKS TO CORRECT
FOR AS EXPERIENCE HAS CLEARLY
SHOWN THE BLANKET APPLICATION OF
HERBICIDES DOES NOT PERMANENTLY
CONTROL ROADSIDE BRUSH. AND THE
SPRING HAS TO BE REPEATED YEAR
AFTER YEAR. AS A FURTHER IRONY
WE PERSIST IN DOING THIS DESPITE
THE FACT THAT A PERFECTLY SOUND
METHOD OF SELECTIVE SPRING IS
KNOWN WHICH CAN ACHIEVE LONG
TERM VEGETATION CONTROL AND
ELIMINATE REPEATED SPRAYING IN
MOST TYPES OF VEGETATION. THE
BEST AND CHEAPEST CONTROLS FOR
VEGETATION ARE NOT CHEMICALS BUT
OTHER PLANTS ONCE PROPERLY
TREATED AN AREA BECOME
STABILIZED REQUIRING NO RE
SPRAYING FOR AT LEAST TWENTY
YEARS. WHEN TAXPAYERS UNDERSTAND
THAT THE BILL FOR SPRING THE
TOWN ROAD SHOULD COME DO ONLY
ONCE A GENERATION INSTEAD OF
ONCE A YEAR THEY WILL SURELY
RISE UP AND DEMAND A CHANGE OF
METHOD. CARSON'S WORDS SHOW US
THAT WE ALREADY HAVE THE TOOLS
AND WITHIN WE NEED TO MANAGE OUR
ROADS WITH VERY LITTLE CHEMICAL
INPUT WE KNOW HOW TO USE GRAZING
ANIMALS AND CONTROLLED BURNING
TO REBALANCE INTEND OUR ROADSIDE
LANDS WE KNOW HOW TO PLANT
POLLINATOR HIGHWAYS TO OUT
COMPETE INVASIVES. FLORIDA D. O.
T. IS SAVING 30% ON THEIR
MAINTENANCE COSTS AND REALIZING
FIVE HUNDRED MILLION AND
ECOSYSTEM SERVICES BY DOING JUST
THAT. WHAT WE SEEM TO HAVE
FORGOTTEN IS HOW POWERFUL OUR
EFFORTS CAN BE WHEN THEY'RE
ALIGNED WITH NATURAL PROCESS
SEES INSTEAD OF FIGHTING AGAINST
THEM. IN CALTRANS REGIONAL ONE
THEY'VE USED VERY LITTLE OR NO
HERBICIDES FOR THIRTY FIVE
YEARS. CALTRANS AND KNOWS HOW TO
DO THIS THE ONLY THING THAT'S
KEPT US FROM MAKING THIS CHANGE
IS A LACK OF AWARENESS AND
LEADERSHIP. I THINK THE
ENLIGHTENED LEADERS WHO HAVE
CARRIED AB NINETY NINE TO THIS
COMMITTEE TODAY AND RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR YOUR AYE VOTE THANK YOU
THANK YOU VERY MUCH CONNECT
WITH. THE NEXT WITNESS PLEASE.
GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR GONZALEZ
AND MEMBERS I'M PATTY CLARY OF
CALIFORNIANS FOR ALTERNATIVES TO
TOXICS A REGIONAL ORGANIZATION
BASED IN ARCADIA SINCE NINETEEN
EIGHTY. MY BACKGROUND IN I. P.
SKEWS ME AND I PM THE BASIS FOR
AB NINETY NINE. INCLUDES FOR
YEARS MEMBERSHIP OF THE MOUTH OF
BROMIDE TECHNICAL OPTIONS
COMMITTEE. FOR THE MONTREAL
PROTOCOL PROCESSES THAT DEPLETE
THE OZONE LAYER. IN THIS VERY
COMPLICATED. I PM. ALTERNATIVES
PRACTICES WORLDWIDE. WE AIDID
ALTERNATIVES PROTECTANT OF HIGH
VALUE PRODUCTS SO MUCH ECONOMIES
OF MANY. NATIONS WERE BALANCED.
CRITICAL USE EXEMPTIONS FROM
ALPHA BROMIDE. COMPETING CAN'T
WERE COMPLETELY CANCEL BECAUSE
VIABLE ALTERNATIVES OVER TIME
WERE IDENTIFIED. THAT'S
COMPLICATED CHALLENGES MANAGING
CALTRANS ROADSIDE VEGETATION
MANAGEMENT MAY APPEAR. PRACTICAL
EXPERIENCE SHOWS THAT SOLUTIONS
CAN BE FOUND IF THERE IS
SIGNIFICANT. INCENTIVE TO DO SO
. HAVING IN PLACE AB NINE NINE
WILL PROVIDE THE NECESSARY
INCENTIVE FOR CALTRANS TO
MODERNIZE. REAFFIRM IS DECLARED
BUT FAILED I PM PROMISES OF THE
PAST. AND ADOPT A WORKING I PM
TO ACHIEVE REDUCTION OF ITS
SIGNIFICANT HERBICIDE USAGE.
REGARDING BUILDING CALTRANS
VEGETATION MANAGEMENT IPM THE
CALTRANS DISTRICT ONE ROADSIDE
VEGETATION MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
OF WHICH I WAS A MEMBER FOR
TWENTY ONE YEARS TRIAL POTENTIAL
VIABLE ALTERNATIVES WHICH COULD
BE USED. IN AN IBM PROGRAM BY
AYE BY CALTRANS FOR PROJECT FOR
PILOT PROGRAMS CALTRANS CAN LOOK
TO HUMBOLDT AND MENDOCINO
COUNTIES. WHERE IT HASN'T USED
HERBICIDES TO MANAGE VEGETATION
FOR THIRTY FOUR YEARS. AND DEL
NOR TRINITY AND LAKE COUNTIES
WERE CALTRANS HERBICIDE USE IS
VERY LIMITED. I URGE YOU TO VOTE
IN FAVOR OF AB NINETY NINE TO
MOVE THE TRANSITION TO
SUSTAINABLE VEGETATION CONTROL
STATEWIDE. IT'S FUTURE IS ONE OF
THE MOST VITALLY IMPORTANT
AGENTS OF OUR STATE AND FURTHER
CALIFORNIA'S LEADERSHIP IN
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION THANK
YOU THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND
THAT CONCLUDES YOUR LEAD
WITNESSES IN SUPPORT SO ASK
ANYONE ELSE WHO'D LIKE TO COME
FORWARD IN SUPPORT OF AB NINETY
NINE. BUT MADAM CHAIR AND
MEMBERS OBVIOUSLY SHOT HERE ON
BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS FOR THE COUNTIES OF
HUMBOLDT NAPA AND MARIN ALL IN
SUPPORT THANK YOU. GOOD
AFTERNOON MADAM CHAIR MEMBERS
CARE ROSS ON BEHALF OF THE MARIN
COUNTY COUNCIL OF MAYORS AND
COUNCIL MEMBERS AND SUPPORT.
HELLO MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS-
MONTHS AGAIN ON BEHALF OF THE
PESTICIDE ACTION NETWORK AND
CALIFORNIANS FOR PESTICIDE
REFORM AND SUPPORT THANK YOU.
FAME AND TURKEY'S DONE ON BEHALF
OF SAVE OUR GOATS WE HAVE A AN
ISSUE WITH ONE OF THE MOST
FEROCIOUS EATERS OF THESE TOXIC
WEEDS- THAT WE CAN ADDRESS IN
THIS LEGISLATURE HOPE THAT WE DO
BUT IN SUPPORT OF THIS BILL AB
NINE. THANK YOU ANYONE ELSE
WHO'D LIKE TO COME FORTH IN
SUPPORT OF AB NINETY NINE. OKAY
C. NINE WILL MOVE ON TO LEAD A
WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION- PLEASE
COME FORWARD. A GOOD AFTERNOON
MADAM CHAIR MEMBERS TAYLOR
RUSSIAN ON BEHALF OF WESTERN
PLANT HEALTH ASSOCIATION A
COALITION OF BUSINESS AND
AGRICULTURAL CESSATIONS I'LL BE.
PRESENTING FOR THE TOTALITY OF
THE OPPOSITION IN THE INTEREST
OF TIME- UNFORTUNATELY WE ARE
HERE IN OPPOSE POSITION TO AB
NINETY NINE. CONCEPTUALLY WE
AGREE WITH THE AUTHORS EFFORT TO
SPECIFY CALTRANS EXERCISE IBM.
IBM AS A SYSTEMS APPROACH THAT
REQUIRES THE USERS TO REVIEW THE
ISSUE AND SELECT WHAT TOOL OR
SUITE OF TOOLS WORKS BEST. AND
TO BE CLEAR PESTICIDES ARE A
PART OF THE IBM TOOL SET WHEN
NECESSARY. BUT RATHER THAN
FOLLOW I PM AS THE ANALYSIS
NOTES AB NINETY NINE GOES BEYOND
THE UC DEFINED AND ADOPTED
PRACTICE. BY PROHIBITING THE USE
OF PESTICIDES BOTH ORGANIC AND
CONVENTIONAL WITH AN AFFAIR WITH
VERY NARROW EXCEPTIONS- IN HIGH
FIRE SEVERITY ZONES. AND FOR
ADDRESSING INVASIVE PLANTS AND
EVEN IN THOSE EXEMPTION
CIRCUMSTANCES. ONLY IF NO OTHER
ALTERNATIVE HAS BEEN PROVEN
EFFECTIVE. WITH RESPECT TO THE
FIRST EXEMPTION WHAT WE
APPRECIATE- THE ALLOWED USES
HIGH FIRE SEVERITY ZONES. I WE
KNOW THAT THE ZONES ARE NOT THE
SOLE INDICATOR OF WILDFIRE RISK.
WITH THE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF
WEIGHT WHEN A RAINFALL NEW
VEGETATIVE GROWTH AND THE START
OF A VERY HOT SUMMER STARTING
THIS WEEKEND. AT THERE WILL BE
SIGNIFICANT NEW FUEL LOADS IN
AREAS THE STATE WHICH HAVE NOT
HISTORICALLY BEEN IDENTIFIED AS
HIGH FIRE RISK ZONES- AND- AND
WITHIN THOSE AREAS PASSED SITES
WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR USE
UNDER THIS BELT. AS AN EXAMPLE
OF WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THIS
RESTRICTION GOES INTO PLACE.
CALTRANS MAY HAVE TO RESORT TO
WEEDING I'M SORRY WHAT MOWING
WHICH MIGHT SPREAD WEED SEEDS
EXACERBATING THE PROBLEM.
KNOWING WE NEED TO BE DONE ON A
MONTHLY BASIS REQUIRING MORE
EQUIPMENT AND PUTTING MORE
CALTRANS CREWS WHICH IS ALREADY
AN INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS JOB. I'M
AT FOR THE RISK WHEN CONSIDERING
THE RISKS AND REALITIES. AB
NINETY NINE WOULD CONCEIVABLY
RESTRICT THE SAFER AND MORE
SUSTAINABLE APPROACH TO. PEST
MANAGEMENT. ON THIS BILL ALSO
SEEKS THE PASSAGE CAN ONLY BE
USED WHEN NO OTHER ALTERNATIVE
HAS BEEN PROVEN EFFECTIVE. AT IN
THE COALITION WE HAVE QUESTIONS
ABOUT KIND OF PROCESS WOULD BE
REQUIRED TO MAKE THIS DECISION-
AND WHO MAKES THAT DECISION.
FROM OUR PERSPECTIVE WE BELIEVE
THE LICENSED AND TRAINS CALTRANS
CREWS. I SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO
USE THEIR- PROFESSIONAL JUDGMENT
AND EXPERTISE TO SELECT THE BEST
AND MOST EFFECTIVE METHOD.
ADDITIONALLY AB NINETY NINE
STATES THAT CALTRANS WILL FOLLOW
THE POLICY BUT MUST DEVIATE FROM
THAT POLICY- IF A LOCAL
JURISDICTION HAS A MORE STRICTER
STANDARD- CALIFORNIA'S FIFTY
EIGHT COUNTIES AND FOUR HUNDRED
EIGHTY TWO CITIES- CONFORMANCE
WITH THE STANDARD. EVEN IF THE
CITIES AND COUNTIES REPORT TO
CALTRANS. WILL RESULT IN
SIGNIFICANT NEW RESOURCES NEEDED
FOR CALTRANS TO ADAPT. AND WE
QUESTION THE POINT OF A STATE
WIDE POLICY. I IF THE LAW
REQUIRES A PATCHWORK APPROACH.
FINALLY AB NINE NINE REQUIRES
CALTRANS PROVIDER. TWENTY FOUR
HOUR NOTICE IN ADVANCE OF PASSED
APPLICATIONS- IDENTIFYING
LOCATION AND THE TIME OF THE
APPLICATIONS. WE WANT TO KNOW
FOR THE COMMITTEE THAT THIS
LEGISLATURE APPROVED TEN MILLION
DOLLARS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF
HAS SAID REGULATION LAST YEAR TO
CREATE A STATEWIDE PESTICIDE USE
NOTIFICATION SYSTEM. AS WE
BELIEVE THAT'S REDUNDANT. AND WE
BELIEVE THE- AUTHOR AND OUR
COALITION WITH THE SAME THING
SAME THING THE SAFE JUDICIOUS
USE OF PEST MANAGEMENT TOOLS
USED BY CALTRANS THAT ARE THE
LOWEST RISK. OPTIONS WHEN
BALANCED WITH THE MOST EFFECTIVE
APPROACH TO MANAGING OUR PAST
LOADS- UNFORTUNATELY DON'T
BELIEVE WITHIN OUR EXEMPTIONS WE
CAN GET THAT WITH THIS BILL.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH
THAT CONCLUDES LEAD- TESTIMONY
IN OPPOSITION SO WE'LL- MOVE
FORWARD WITH ANYONE ELSE WHO'D
LIKE TO OPPOSE AB NINETY NINE
HERE IN THE ROOM. SORRY DENNIS
ARE GONNA. C. DISSOCIATION A
COVER GOING TO FEED IN
OPPOSITION. GOOD AFTERNOON ON MY
OWN BEHALF OF THE MID PENINSULA
REGIONAL OPEN SPACE DISTRICT
HERE WITH AN OPPOSE UNLESS
AMENDED POSITION OF SOME MINOR
AMENDMENTS TO ALLOW FOR THE FULL
SUITE. OF IBM- TREATMENTS I AND
I THINK THAT THE AUTHORS OFFICE
FOR CONTINUING TO WORK WITH US
THANK YOU FOR THAT WE CAN REMOVE
THAT. THANK YOU. NIKULIN ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
FORESTRY ASSOCIATION OF HOPE
WITH THE OPPOSE POSITION THANK
YOU. THANK YOU- NOT INSURE
MEMBERS MATTHEW CYBERLINK WE
HAVE THE CALIFORNIA AGRICULTURAL
COMMISSIONER AGAINST YOURS
ASSOCIATION OPPOSITION THANK
YOU. THANK YOU ANYONE ELSE WHO'D
LIKE TO. COME FORWARD IN
OPPOSITION AB NINETY NINE. OKC
NINE WILL MOVE OVER TO
MODERATOR. WE LIKE TO ENTERTAIN
ANYONE WHO'D LIKE TO SUPPORT. OR
OPPOSE AB NINETY NINE. OF COURSE
THEY DID AND IF YOU WISH TO MAKE
A COMMENT OR OPPOSITION. THAT'S
ONE ZERO. ZERO TWO FIVE HUNDRED
GO AHEAD. GET YOUR MEMBERS MY
NAME IS NO WHITLEY SPEAKING ON
BEHALF OF THE BREAST CANCER
PREVENTION PARTNERS WE'RE IN
SUPPORT OF THIS BILL. MODERATOR
CHRISTOPHER OTHERS OKAY GIVE
SEVERAL THAT HAVE JUST CUTE-
THERE LINE NUMBERS BEING RIGHT
NOW. ACTUALLY GO TO LINE EIGHTY
SEVEN. PLEASE GO AHEAD. HELLO
THIS IS ANDREA VENTURA WITH
CLEAN WATER ACTION IN STRONG
SUPPORT. ACTUALLY GO TO LINE
SEVENTY ONE. DAYS AGO AT. AND
THAT THE NEXT NIGHT EMMA
BEEKEEPER IN MONTEREY COUNTY AND
I'M IN STRONG SUPPORT. AFTER
LINE EIGHTY ONE PLEASE GO AHEAD
. AFTERNOON MATTHEW ALL OF
WESTERN GROWERS ASSOCIATION IN
OPPOSITION THANK YOU. EXETER
LINE SEVENTY SIX PLEASE GO AHEAD
. LANDRY PERSONNEL WITH FAMILIES
ADVOCATING FOR CHEMICAL TOPIC
FAMILIES ADVOCATING FOR CHEMICAL
AND TOXIC SAFETY IN STRONG
SUPPORT. EXETER LINE EIGHTY NINE
PLEASE GO AHEAD. LAURIE MCBRIDE
FROM REDWOOD CITY AND WILL HILLS
AREA OF SAN MATTEO COUNTY I'M IN
STRONG SUPPORT. BACK TO THE LINE
SEVENTY NINE PLEASE GO AHEAD.
SEVENTY NINE YOUR LINES OPEN
SEVENTY NINE IS LUKE CHAPMAN
RESIDENT AFFIRMATIVE REQUIRED
AND FROM BOTH. AT TO GO TO LINE
NINETY PLEASE GO AHEAD. ROGERS
EXECUTIVE RECORDS COUNTY
CONSERVATION ACTION IN STRONG
SUPPORT. BACK TO THE LINE ONE OH
TWO PLEASE GO AHEAD. CRISTINA
MOBILE WITH CALIFORNIANS AGAINST
WASTE AND SUPPORT. AFTER THE
LINE ONE OH SEVEN PLEASE GO
AHEAD. GREENWALD HE HAD A LITTLE
WILD STRONG SUPPORT. EXADATA
LINE NINETY ONE PLEASE GO AHEAD
. PAPER PRIMROSE WITH NONTOXIC
SCHOOLS IN MARIN COUNTY AND
STRONG SUPPORT. EXETER LINE
SEVENTY FIVE PLEASE GO AHEAD. I
DON'T CARE FRANK ACRE FORMER
SENATOR MAYOR FAIRFAX THE OWNER
OF GAZETEER WONDERING HILLS FOR
CALIFORNIA AND A LONG TIME
MEMBER OF THE DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL
COMMITTEE OF MARIA I URGE YOU
ALL YES VOTE HI PLEASE BOTH I
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. EXETER LINE
EIGHTY TWO PLEASE GO AHEAD.
PADDY PROTECT OUR WATERSHED SAN
MATEO COUNTY STRONGLY SUPPORT
THANK YOU. EXTRA LINE SEVENTY
SEVEN PLEASE GO AHEAD. YOUR DOOR
RUTLEDGE FINGER A MEMBER OF
PROTECT OUR WATERSHED SEVEN TAIL
COUNTY IN STRONG SUPPORT OF AB
NINETY NINE THANK. EXHORT A LINE
SIXTY EIGHT PLEASE GO AHEAD.
CARLUKE BRINK AND THE HONDA AND
AMATIL COUNTY. WATCHING SUPPORT
FOR THE EIGHTY TO NINETY NINE.
THANKS A LOT ONLINE SIXTY SEVEN
PLEASE GO AHEAD. FOMENTED THE
BEAUTIFUL AND DEMOCRATS ARE
MOUNTAINS WE WILL BE AVAILABLE
STRONG SUPPORT. EXADATA LINE
NINETY FIVE PLEASE GO AHEAD.
MICHAEL UP. COOPER AND THE TABLE
COUNTY STRONG SUPPORT. EXIT OUT
TO LINE SEVENTY FOUR PLEASE GO
AHEAD. FIND RENTON FROM SAN
MATTEO COUNTY I STRONGLY SUPPORT
THANK YOU. EXTRA LINE NINETY
EIGHT PLEASE GO AHEAD. D'ANDREA
MONTHS FROM WOODSIDE WITH
PROTECT OUR WATERSHED SAN MATTEO
COUNTY AND STRONG SUPPORT. EXTRA
LINE ONE TWELVE PLEASE GO AHEAD
. ONE TWELVE. HI WOULD YOU LIKE
TO SUPPORT OR OPPOSE AB NINETY
NINE PLEASE. PARDON ME THIS IS
ON A RESET A GRAND BONTA A.
COUNTY RESIDENT IN SUPPORT OF AB
NINETY NINE THANK YOU THANK YOU
. IT CURRENTLY NO ONE ELSE IN
THE QUEUE MADAM CHAIR THANK YOU
MODERATOR SO WE'LL TAKE IT BACK
TO THE DIETS BEFORE WE DO THAT-
I WANT TO THANK- THE ASSEMBLY
MEMBER WE HAD A GREAT CHAT- THE
OTHER EVENING ABOUT THIS I KNOW
THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT TO YOU
AND WORKING WITH OUR COMMITTEE
UNDERSTANDING THAT THERE. YOU
KNOW THERE WERE CONCERNS ABOUT-
THE BURDEN ON ON CALTRANS TO BE
ABLE TO IMPLEMENT THIS BILL SO
JUST TO BE CLEAR HERE- WE HAVE
ADDED A PROVISION TO SPECIFY
THAT A CITY COUNTY MUST SUBMIT
TO CALTRANS A WRITTEN POLICY OF
THEIR IPM POLICY AGAIN
PREVENTING CALTRANS FROM HAVING
TO MONITOR. THE VARIOUS
ORDINANCES- EVERY CITY AND
COUNTY OF THE STATE SO I THINK
YOU FOR BRINGING THAT FORWARD
AND SECONDLY A TECHNICAL
AMENDMENT THAT CLARIFIES HIGH
FIRE SEVERITY ZONES SHOULD BE
IDENTIFIED BY CAL FIRE NOT
CALTRANS WHICH WE THANK YOU FOR
TAKING AS WELL- SO WITH THAT I
WILL OPEN UP TO ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS CENTER BLIX PAYER. YES
THANK YOU THANK YOU TO THE OTHER
FOR THE BILL- I WANT TO SAY I
REALLY SUPPORT THIS BILL AND I
THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT AND
THE REASON FOR THAT IS THAT OUR
STATE'S LARGE AGENCIES NEED TO
BE ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERS. AND WE
NEED TO BE PROTECTING OUR
SENSITIVE ECOSYSTEMS. AND
MODERNIZING TO USE THE WORDS OF
ONE OF YOUR- LEAD WITNESSES I
THINK THE REALITY IS THAT I COME
FROM SAN DIEGO COUNTY AND WE HAD
A GREAT RELATIONSHIP WITH
CALTRANS AND I THINK THEY WERE
VERY RESPONSIVE. BUT ADDS A
LARGE AGENCY THEY'RE DOING WHAT
THEY HAVE ALWAYS DONE IN THE WAY
THEY HAVE ALWAYS DONE IT AND IF
WE WANT SOMETHING DIFFERENT WE
CAN'T EXPECT THAT THAT'S JUST
GOING TO HAPPEN ON ITS OWN. SO
HAVING- A STRICTER APPROACH TO
WHAT IT IS THAT WE ARE ALLOWING
THE CALTRANS RIGHT OF WAYS. I
THINK REALLY MAKES A LOT OF
SENSE. WHEN I COME FROM BEING
THE MAYOR OF THE CITY EVENTS
NEED US AND WE BANNED
NEONICOTINOIDS AND PESTICIDES
AND HERBICIDES. AND OUR PARKS
WENT ALL ORGANIC AND THERE IS A
TRANSITION PERIOD AND THERE ARE
TIMES WHEN YOU CAN'T KEEP TO
THAT EXACTLY- BUT BUT YOU BUT
YOU'RE WORKING TOWARD THAT AND
THEN WE'RE POSTING AND LETTING
THE PUBLIC KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON.
AND THE REALITY OF HAVING A CITY
CITIES THAT ARE STRICTER WITH
STATE AGENCIES THAT AREN'T. CAN
MAKE IT A REALLY UNCOORDINATED
SYSTEM AND- AND OF COURSE THE
PUBLIC DOESN'T KNOW WHEN YOU'RE
IN THE RIGHT OF WAY OF CALTRANS
OR WHEN YOU'RE ON A CITY STREET
OR- OR EVEN THEN WHEN YOU'RE IN
AN H. AWAY. OUTSIDE WALK OR THE
WHOLE VARIETY OF WAYS THAT WE
MAINTAIN WHAT. WHAT PEOPLE
PERCEIVED TO BE PUBLIC SPACES-
SO IT IT MAKES A LOT OF SENSE TO
ME THAT WE WOULD DO THIS AND I'M
GRATEFUL THAT YOU BROUGHT IT
FORWARD AS A BILL. I JUST WANT
TO SAY THAT I REALLY HOPE THAT
AS WE HAVE MORE AND MORE AND
MORE HIGH FIRE SEVERITY ZONES.
THAT WE DON'T ALLOW THE
EXCEPTIONS TO SWALLOW THE RULE.
SO EVEN IN HIGH FIRE ZONES I
THINK THAT WE CAN HAVE A
MANAGEMENT PRACTICE THAT WOULD
ALLOW FOR THIS- GREATER NATURAL
SPECIES DIVERSITY. BETTER
CONTROL OF INVASIVE SPECIES. AND
ALL OF THE TOOLS THE MOWING
WEEDING HAND REMOVAL GOATS ALL
THE DIFFERENT WAYS THAT WE-
MANAGE WHAT GROWS. ON OUR LAND
IS SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO DO
AND HIGHS OF FIRES OWNS AS WELL
AS- AS LOWER FIRE ZONES. AND IT
ALSO STRIKES ME AS I WAS
LISTENING TO THE TESTIMONY THAT.
THERE ARE EVERY STATE IN THIS
COUNTRY IS MANAGING THEIR
FREEWAY RIGHT OF WAYS. USING
STATE AGENCIES AND WE HERE HAVE.
WHAT WAS DESCRIBED IN THE STAFF
REPORT AS WILD VEGETATION THAT.
TURNS DRY AND BECOMES AN AMPLE
FUEL FOR FIRES OR SIR COULD
SERVE AS A VECTOR FOR INNOVATION
INVASIVE SPECIES. BUT YOU THINK
ABOUT OTHER STATES ON THE EAST
COAST OR EVEN NORTHERN CAL A
NORTHERN OREGON AND WASHINGTON.
THAT HAVE HUGE AMOUNTS OF RAIN
AND WILL AND GRASS GROWING IN
TREES GROWING IN. THE JUST THE
AMOUNT OF VEGETATION THAT THEY
ARE HAVING TO MANAGE COMPARED TO
THE SEASONALITY OF US HAVING
SOME GREEN AND THEN A LOT OF DRY
THAT WE HAVE TO MANAGE. IT'S
JUST NOT THAT MUCH OF A BURDEN I
REALLY FEEL LIKE OUR CALTRANS
STATE AGENCY SHOULD BE ABLE TO
MANAGE THAT. AND WE SHOULDN'T
FEEL LIKE THAT'S AN OVERWHELMING
AMOUNT. TO DO TO MANAGE THE DRY
BRUSH- AND SO I RECOGNIZE HOW
MUCH SPACE THEY HAVE AND I ALSO
REALLY VALUE CALTRANS SPACE I
THINK. IT IS THE WILDERNESS THAT
MANY OF US DRIVE THROUGH AND WE
LOOK OFTEN HAVE A REALLY NICE
EXPERIENCE. OF THE AESTHETICS
AND WHEN THE CALTRANS RIGHT OF
WAYS ARE ARE ARE NOT WELL
MAINTAINED WITH WITH TRASH OR
OTHER THINGS OR OR JUST IN
GENERAL NOT WELL MAINTAINED WITH
THEIR WEEDS AND BRUSH. IT'S
SIGNIFICANTLY LESS GOOD AND
THAT'S OUR RESPONSIBILITY SO WE
ARE. THE STATE AND WE SHOULD
MAKE SURE THAT OUR AGENCIES ARE
IN LINE WITH OUR ENVIRONMENTAL
POLICIES. SO I VERY MUCH ARE
SUPPORTED AND WHEN IT COMES THE
TIME ON THE COMMISSION. THANK
YOU. OKAY THANK YOU SO MUCH OF
IT SENATORS THERE TO. SO I
WASN'T GOING TO SAY ANYTHING.
BUT NOW I HAVE TO- SO I LIVE
INLAND FROM CENTER BLAKE SPEERS
AREA. AND AND- I HAVE ABOUT. SEE
THE FIFTEEN THE TWO FIFTEEN
CORRIDORS- IT. THE ENTIRE
DISTRICT ESPECIALLY STARTING NOW
AND THEN THROUGH NOVEMBER. IS A
HIGH FIRED. DANGER AREA- THE
FREEWAYS ARE. A CONSTANTLY
NEEDING TO BE- MAINTAINED BY
CALTRANS AND THEY HAVE A HARD
ENOUGH TIME. NOW TRYING TO
MAINTAIN THOSE THOSE- RIGHT AWAY
IS THERE IS NO GOATS THAT GET TO
GO ON TO THE FREEWAYS. ON THE
SIDES OF THE FREEWAYS OR THE
MEDIANS. AND A LOT OF TIMES THE
FIRES ARE STARTED BY CARS THAT.
COME OFF OF THE FREEWAY AND GET
INTO THE HIGHER BRUSH AND THEN
IT SPREADS AND GOES UP INTO THE
COMMUNITIES- SO YOU KNOW I
HESITATE WHEN WE'RE TALKING
ABOUT LIMITING. WHAT CALTRANS
DOES EVERYWHERE- BECAUSE THIS
WORKS IN SOME AREAS BECAUSE IN
AREAS LIKE MINE IT DOESN'T. AND
AND WHEN THEY NEED TO USE ALL
THE TOOLS IN THEIR TOOL BOX TO
ENSURE THAT OUR COMMUNITIES.
STAY SAFE AND- THEY STAY BROWN.
BECAUSE OTHERWISE. THEY THEY
JUST TURN INTO WHAT LOOKS LIKE
MARS AFTER THE FIRES. SO SO
EITHER I THAT'S MY CONCERN WITH
THIS IS. IS THAT IT DOES LIMIT
CALTRANS. IT MAY WORK IN AREAS-
LIKE- MAKE MY GOOD COLLEAGUE
FROM ENCINITAS- BUT IT CERTAINLY
DOESN'T WORK IN MY ENTIRE
DISTRICT. AND AND SO I HESITATE
TO HAVE THOSE TOOLS TAKEN AWAY
FOR AND I THINK WE'LL HAVE WE
HAVE A FEW ANSWERS FROM CENTER
THANK YOU. FOR RAISING THAT AND
I WOULD SUBMIT THAT THAT'S THE
VALUE OF THIS BILL IS IT'S NOT A
ONE SIZE FITS ALL IT'S ACTUALLY.
VERY DIRECTED AND NARROW. TOWARD
COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE DEVELOPED
IPM AND- COME UP IN A THOUGHTFUL
WAY WITH RESTRICTIONS SO TO
SPEAK. THAT MAY NOT MAKE SENSE
EVERYWHERE SERVED THIS PURPOSELY
DOES NOT IMPOSE A ONE SIZE FITS
ALL APPROACH I WOULD I WOULD
PUSH BACK THOUGH. ON THE
SUGGESTION THAT THAT SOMEHOW AND
NEGATIVE- THERE WAS THERE WAS
PUT FORTH BY THE OPPOSITION-
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IBM. DID
SPIT THERE'S NOT A LOT OF
VARIATION- AND I THINK LOCALS
ARE LEADING THE WAY- AND AT THE
SAME TIME THIS ALLOWS FOR THE
RECOGNITION THAT- OTHER AREAS
MAY HAVE DIFFERENT NAMES AS WELL
. THANK YOU SENATOR DELHI. THANK
YOU. THIS IS ACTUALLY A VERY OF-
THAT I OUT DO A LOT OF WORKING
QUITE FRANKLY I THINK I'M THE
ONLY. STATE SENATOR THAT HAS A-
APPLICATORS PERMIT AND I
ACTUALLY. WE ARE CERTIFIED
ORGANIC ON OUR FARM- WHICH WAS
SOMETHING VERY HARD TO DO AND
IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO DO AT THE
SAME TIME SO I WANTED TO MAYBE
NOT SO MUCH FOCUS ON FIRE
BECAUSE THAT SEEMS TO BE. A LOT
OF THE TALK BUT I WANT TO TALK
ABOUT NOXIOUS WEEDS AND STILL
OTHERS PERSON THAT HAS- NOW
REPRESENTING FIFTEEN COUNTIES
AND SEVERAL STATE HIGHWAYS AND
FEDERAL HIGHWAYS GOING THROUGH
MY DISTRICT- NOXIOUS WEEDS ARE
SOMETHING THAT THOSE OF US WHO
FARMED. ORGANICALLY HAVE A VERY
HARD TIME CONTROLLING AND YOU
THERE'S DIFFERENT WAYS TO DO
THAT THERE'S- THERE'S-
COMPETITION. THERE'S HAND
WEEDING WHICH IS VERY EXPENSIVE
THERE'S NEVER ENOUGH. SHEEP OR
GOATS WHEN YOU'RE TRYING TO GET
THEM IN THE TIME FRAME THAT YOU
TO GET INTO SO YOU WON'T WANT TO
THINK ABOUT THIS AS A STATEWIDE-
YOU KNOW PROPOSAL. THAT THAT THE
TOOLS THAT ARE AVAILABLE IN THE
TIME THAT YOU HAVE TO DO IT IN
IS A VERY NARROW WINDOW. SO BY
THE TIME THAT THE WE IS.
FLOWERING IN AN AGGRESSIVE-
YOU'RE NOT GONNA BE WE'D NOTHING
I CAN DO NOTHING'S GONNA EAT IT
IT NEEDS AN APPLICATION WITH THE
HERBICIDE AND SO- TO DO BEST
PRACTICES THAT'S WHAT THIS IS
THIS IS ASSUMING THIS BILLS. I
HAVEN'T READ THE WHOLE THING
RIGHT SO I JUST WANTED TO
CAUTION THE FACT THAT- IF YOU
HAVE. THAT I COULD NAME OFF A
WHOLE LIST OF NOXIOUS WEEDS THAT
ARE ALL ALONG I FIVE AYE DRIVE
AYE FIVE EVERY WEEK THERE'S-
MORNING GLORY THERE'S- GO AHEAD
GO GRASS WE CALL IT GO HEAD TO
STICK YOUR TIRE GET TRANSFERRED
ALL OVER THE PLACE AND SO.
CONTROLLING THOSE THE ALONG THE-
FREEWAYS IS VERY AND VERY
ADVANTAGEOUS TO EVERYBODY THIS
OUT OFF OF THOSE FREEWAYS AND
THE AND THE- THE WEEDS CAN BE
TRANSFORMED REALLY EASY- JUST A
MATTER OF PULLING OFF THE ROAD
YOU CAN GRAB- GO GRASS IS ONE OF
THE THINGS THAT WE REALLY FIGHT-
IN OUR- CROSS BECAUSE THE SAME.
SEAT SIZES AS AN RA SEED- AND
IT'S VERY HARD TO GET OUT AND
IT'S A NOXIOUS WEED AND WITHOUT
HERBICIDES IT'S VERY DIFFICULT
AND TIMING. SO I'M I'M CONCERNED
ABOUT YES WE WANT TO DO BEST
PRACTICES WE KNOW THAT WE WANT
TO BE SENSE OF THE ENVIRONMENT.
BUT TO ASK THESE AGENCIES TO DO
IT IN THAT WINDOWS THAT THEY
NEED TO GET IT DONE AND- IS NOT
IT'S NOT PRACTICAL TO THINK THAT
WE'RE GONNA. MOW OR GRADES OR
HAND WE'D- ALL ALL THESE AREAS
THERE THERE HAS TO BE THE
ABILITY TO BE ABLE TO USE
HERBICIDES. TO MANAGE THOSE
PASSED SO I I'M GOING TO. VOTE
NO ON THE BILL TODAY- I DO.
UNDERSTAND WHERE YOU'RE TRYING
TO GO BUT I THINK THAT TO THE-
COMMON. APPROACH OR THE ABILITY
TO BE ABLE TO DO WHAT WE'RE
TRYING TO DO HERE IS- A VERY
SMALL WINDOW IT'S CAN BE HARD TO
CHEAT. THANK YOU BEFORE- WE MOVE
ON WE'RE GONNA ESTABLISH A
QUORUM AT THIS TIME MADAM
SECRETARY PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
CENTERS GONZALEZ HERE GONZALEZ
HERE NEW LOW. HELLO HERE ALAN
ARCHULETA YOUR FIRST LETTER HERE
BAKER. LEGSPINNER HERE THANKS
FOR HERE CORTESE. DOLLY DOLLY
HERE DON. START HERE LIMÓN.
LIMON HERE MCGUIRE NEWMAN. WHEN
HERE CIERTO. CIERTO HERE NUMBER
BOB. OKAY I THINK WE'VE
ESTABLISHED A QUORUM THANK YOU
VERY MUCH- WOULD YOU LIKE TO
RESPOND TO THAT OR WOULD YOU
LIKE TO RESPOND YOUR CLOTHES.
SURE I WOULD BE HAPPY TO AND I
CAN HIT IT FEAR OF THE OTHER
POINTS OF THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL
OR FOCUS ON THAT OKAY SURE YEAH-
SIR JUST TO BE CLEAR AND- JUST
TOOK OFF A FEW OF THE THINGS I
HEARD. THIS POLICY IS CONSISTENT
WITH OUR UC IPM STANDARDS. ARE
IT WOULD NOT REQUIRE- CALTRANS
TO RESORT TO MONNING QUOTE
UNQUOTE THERE ARE SEVERAL WAYS.
ARE DEAD- THE GOAL CAN BE
ACCOMPLISHED INCLUDING THE USE
OF. HERBICIDES IN AND- THOSE
SITUATIONS- BY. THE APPROACH
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT WILL BE
SAFER WE'VE HEARD SAFETY AT
EVERY TURN AS A SAYS MAYOR-
THROUGH THE PROCESS IN FACT I
WOULD ARGUE THAT. ARE THE
CALTRANS WORKERS WILL BE SAFER
BY NOT BEING EXPOSED TO TOXIC
CANCER CAUSING CHEMICALS- PLUS
AS MENTIONED THERE ARE NUMBER OF
WAYS TO ACHIEVE. OUR IBM SOME OF
WHICH WE'VE HEARD TODAY AGAIN TO
EMPHASIZE. LOCALS ARE LEADING
THE WAY ON IBM THIS IS A
TARGETED NARROW APPROACH TO
BUILD ON THAT PROGRESS IT
ACTUALLY- ARGUABLY WOULD BE MORE
COSTLY FOR CALTRANS- TO HAVE TO
GO STATEWIDE. ALL AT ONCE WE ARE
AN ESTIMATE THERE ABOUT SIX TO
EIGHT COUNTIES DOING THIS RIGHT
NOW SO IT'S ALMOST A- A PILOT IF
YOU WILL RIGHT NOW AND I THINK
THE RIGHT. BALANCE APPROACHING
AND DICE IT WILL NOT REQUIRE
SIGNIFICANT NEW RESOURCES WE
KNOW CALKINS TRANSACTION DO THIS
THEY'RE DOING IT IN. HUMBOLDT
COUNTY RIGHT NOW. AND WE KNOW
THIS NOT IN THE ALLEGED HOW MUCH
WERE APPROACH QUITE THE CONTRARY
. CHECK THE COMMENTARY ON THE
IMPORTANCE OF ADDRESSING HIGH
FIRE NOXIOUS WEEDS- THE NEXT
STOP FOR THIS BILL WILL BE- AT
THE SENATE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
COMMITTEE- WE LOOK FORWARD TO
CONTINUING CONVERSATIONS WITH
STAKEHOLDERS. AND WITH THAT I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AND I HAVE
A THANK YOU ASSEMBLY MEMBER AND
I KNOW YOU'LL BE TAKING THESE
AMENDMENTS AND THAT CORRECTS THE
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY COUNTY SO
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING OPEN
RECEPTIVE TO OUR MEMBERS. AND
FOR TAKING THE AMENDMENTS AND SO
WE HAVE A MOTION BY SENATOR
BLAKE SPEIR. OKAY AND WE'LL GO
AHEAD AND TAKE THE ROLL CALL
PLEASE. THE MOTION IS TO PASS TO
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY COMMITTEE
GONZALEZ. HI GONZALEZ HI NEIL NO
THE LOW NO ALLEN ARCHULETA ALL
RIGHT EXCELLENT HI BAKER LAKE
SUPERIOR THANKS I CORTESE DOLLY.
DOLLY NO DOT. DOT I LIMON. LIMÓN
HI MCGUIRE NEWMAN WHEN. WHEN NO
CIERTO. UMBERG WILL HA. FIVE TO
THREE OKAY FIVE TO THREE WILL
LEAVE THE BILL ON CALL THANK
ASSEMBLY MEMBER. ALL RIGHT NEXT
TO MOVE ON THERE SHE IS- FILE
ITEM THREE EIGHTY FOUR SEVENTY
THREE ASSEMBLY MEMBER
AGUIAR-CURRY WITH THE EASIEST
FELL ON THE FILE TODAY- I'M
SINGLE I KNOW MY- WELCOME. NO
ONE THIRD OF THIS BILL I'M SURE
THAT'S RIGHT WELL YOU KNOW THANK
YOU CHAIRMAN GONZALEZ AND
MEMBERS AND I'M HERE TO PRESENT
AB FOUR SEVEN THREE WHICH WILL
UPDATE THE RULES GOVERNING THE
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN OTHER
DEALER FRANCHISEES. AND THE
MANUFACTURE FRANCHISE OR IS
UNDER THE CALIFORNIA NEW MOTOR
VEHICLE FRANCHISE LOVE. YOU KNOW
WE HAVE MET WITH YOUR STAFF THE
MANUFACTURES AND THEIR
ASSOCIATION REPEAL REPEATEDLY
AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO. WE
FEEL WE HAVE MADE SIGNIFICANT
PROGRESS IN UNDERSTANDING EACH
OTHER'S POSITIONS EXCHANGING
LANGUAGE AND HAVE ALREADY TAKEN
SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF AMENDMENTS
DUE TO THE PRODUCE DURING THE
PROCESS. THERE ARE SEVERAL OF A
COMPLEX ISSUES THAT WE NEED FOR
THE NEGOTIATION REFINEMENT AND
WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH
THE OPPOSITION. AND WE HAVE
AGREED TO REMOVE THE MOST
CONTENTIOUS ISSUE DEALING WITH
TIME ALLOCATIONS FOR WARRANTY
AND RECALL WORK FROM THE BILL
WHICH SHOULD SIMPLIFY OUR
DISCUSSIONS. KNOCK ON WOOD. AB
FOUR SEVEN THREE REPRESENTS THE
LATEST IN NECESSARY PERIODIC
UPDATES TO THE MOTOR. VEHICLE
FRANCHISE LAW. TO BREAK THIS
BILL DOWN IN THE SIMPLEST OF
TERMS AB FOUR SEVEN THREE IS
ABOUT FAIRNESS. GLOBAL
AUTOMAKERS ARE MASSIVE
MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS ARE
IN A MUCH STRONGER POSITION TO
NEGOTIATE OF THEIR AGREEMENTS
WITH LOCAL DEALERSHIPS. EVEN AS
CAR SALES FELL DURING THE SUPPLY
CHAIN ISSUES AUTOMAKERS HAVE
INCREASED THEIR PRICES AND
PROFIT MARGINS AS A RESULT IN
THE THIRD QUARTER OF TWENTY
TWENTY TWO DOMESTIC
MANUFACTURERS REPORTED. THIRTY
TWO BILLION IN PROFITS THE MOST
SINCE TWO THOUSAND SIXTEEN. I DO
NOT PROVIDE THIS INFORMATION AS
AN ATTACK. HOWEVER I WANT YOU
AND YOUR COLLEAGUES TO
UNDERSTAND THE DYNAMICS BETWEEN
CALIFORNIA'S CAR DEALERS IN THE
FRANCHISE STORES. DEALERS ARE
IMPORTANT LOCAL BUSINESSES IN
ALL OF OUR DISTRICTS- WALLY IT
DEPENDENT OF AUTO MANUFACTURERS
FOR THE SUPPLY OF CARS TO SELL
AND THE PARTS USED IN REPAIRS.
THIS IS WHY WE NEED TO REBALANCE
FROM TIME TO TIME. SIMPLY STATED
. ASKING OUR DEALERS TO WORK IT
OUT WITH THEIR MANUFACTURE
PARTNERS IS ASKING THEM TO BITE
THE HAND THAT FEEDS THEM. LIKE
ANY COMPLEX LAW GOVERNING A
DYNAMIC INDUSTRY PERIODIC
UPDATES OF THE FRANCHISE LAW ARE
NEEDED TO ADDRESS CHANGING
BEHAVIORS AND CONDITIONS. AND
THE LEVEL PLAYING FIELD IN THE
RELATIONSHIP. WE ARE PREPARED TO
ANSWER MEMBERS QUESTIONS ABOUT
THE BILL THE GIVEN YOUR FULL
GENTLE I WILL FOCUS MY OPENING
REMARKS ON A FEW PROVISIONS. ONE
OF THE BIGGEST PROVISIONS
REMAINING IN THE BILL PROTECTS
FRANCHISEES FROM THE DIRECT
COMPETITION AT THE HAND OF THE
FRANCHISE OR- THIS PROVISION IS
MEANT TO KEEP MANUFACTURERS FROM
CREATING OR ACQUIRING COMPANIES
THAT WILL REMAIN IN THEIR
CONTROL AND DIRECTLY COMPETE
WITH THE FRANCHISEES. AS THE
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY CHANGES IT
IS IMPORTANT TO EXPAND THE
LANGUAGE THAT IS CURRENTLY IN
EXISTING CODE BECAUSE HER
PROTECTIONS ARE LIMITED TO CARS
THAT ARE THE SAME LINE MAKE. BUT
AS CALIFORNIA TRANSITIONS TO
ELECTRIC VEHICLES MANUFACTURERS
MAY NOT USE THE SAME LINE. OF
LINE MAKE ANYMORE AND SHIP SAILS
AWAY FROM THE DEALER FRANCHISE
MODEL. THIS LEAVES CONSUMERS
WITHOUT LOCAL DEALERSHIPS
AVAILABLE TO SERVICE THEIR
VEHICLES AND WILL RESULT IN THE
LOSS OF JOBS AND SMALL
BUSINESSES IN OUR DISTRICTS.
THIS PROTECTION DOES NOT HINDER
INNOVATION OR INVESTMENT IN THE
EEVEE SPACE. MANUFACTURERS ARE
FREE TO INVEST IN THE RE START
UPS HOWEVER THEY CANNOT USE THE
START UPS TO UNDERMINE THE
FRANCHISE SYSTEM AND OUR LOCAL
DEALERS. WE HAVE ALREADY AMENDED
THIS PIECE OF THE BILL TO MAKE
SURE THAT CONSUMERS CAN GET
SOFTWARE UPDATES TO SERVICER
BEIT CALLS OVER. THE AIR. WE
ALSO AMENDED THE BILL TO MAKE
SURE THAT THE NEW COMPANIES. CAN
BE INTEGRATED INTO THE FRANCHISE
MODEL AND ASSURE YOU IN THE
JUDICIARY COMMITTEE CHAIR WE ARE
WORKING WITH OUR OPPONENTS TO
REDUCE OUR DIFFERENCES AND WE
WILL KEEP WORKING. ON THIS IS
ISSUE. ANOTHER IMPORTANT
PROVISION THE BILL PROVIDES
NEEDED PROTECTION FOR CONSUMERS
BY SPECIFYING. THAT AUTO
MANUFACTURERS CAN ONLY CHARGE
CONSUMERS SUBSCRIPTION FEES FOR
VEHICLE FEATURES THAT REQUIRE
ONGOING WORK AND COST OF THE
MANUFACTURE. THAT IS FAIR.
UNFORTUNATELY MANUFACTURERS PLAN
TO USE I'M GOING SUBSCRIPTION
PRICING FOR AUTOMOTIVE
AUTOMOTIVE FEATURES. THAT ARE
ALREADY BUILT INTO THE CAR. COST
NOTHING TO ACTIVATE AND REQUIRE
NO ADDITIONAL WORK ON BY THE
MANUFACTURE HIDING THE ACTUAL
CONSUMER COSTS. MEMBERS THINK
ABOUT IT. THINK ABOUT HOW THE
AIRLINE INDUSTRY HAS EVOLVED TO
CHANGE IF NEW FEE FOR EVERY
ASPECT OF TRAVEL LUGGAGE FEES
SEAT SEAT FEES BOARDING FEES HE
REFUSED TO SIT NEAR YOUR FAMILY
WHEN YOU'RE ON. WHEN FROM YOUR
FAMILY OR THE NEW JUNK FREE
STANDARD. I'M GOING COSTS FOR
AUTOMOBILES ESPECIALLY FOR
FEATURES THAT IMPROVE SAFETY
SHOULD NOT BE HIDDEN. AS ALLAH
CART ITEMS WHEN A CONSUMER HAS
ALREADY PAID FOR THEM AS THEY
DRIVE OFF THE LOT. DISCLOSURES
DO NOT SOLVE THIS PROBLEM IT IS
UNREASONABLE IT IS UNREASONABLE
TO EXPECT A CONSUMER TO FULLY
GRASP THE ADDITIONAL COST DURING
A PROCESS OF SIGNING DOZENS OF
DOCUMENTS DURING A PURCHASE. IN
THE INTEREST OF TIME WILL STOP
AT THAT BUT I'M OF COURSE HAPPY
TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS WITH
RESPECT TO THOSE AND OTHER
ISSUES. I WANT TO THANK YOU
MADAM CHAIR WITH ME TODAY TO
TESTIFY IN SUPPORT OF AB FOUR
SEVEN THREES KITTENS DOWN HOPE
OF THE CALIFORNIA NEW. CAR
DEALERS ASSOCIATION AN ANTI
BENTO OF CNC DA IS ALSO VERY
AVAILABLE TO ANSWER TECHNICAL
QUESTIONS THANK YOU WELCOME OVER
THE CHAIR WILL HAVE ONE PRIMARY
WITNESS OKAY. GO RIGHT AHEAD BUT
I'M SURE MEMBERS CAN STAND UP ON
BEHALF THE CALIFORNIA NEW CAR
DEALERS ASSOCIATION SPONSORS OF
AB FOUR SEVEN THREE. FIRST I'D
LIKE TO REITERATE. THE
COMMITMENT OF THE AUTHOR TO
BUILD UPON THE HOURS AND TO GO
SHE ATION. AND THE MANY CHANGES
THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN MADE TO
THIS BILL. AB WE- MOST NOTABLY
THE REMOVAL OF TIME THE WARRANTY
ISSUE WHICH WAS THE FOCUS OF THE
OPPOSITION'S CONCERNS RESCUE
SERVED ON THE OTHER ISSUES THAT
REMAIN IN THE BILL CMCT A WILL
CONTINUE TO WORK WITH OUR AUTO
MANUFACTURER PARTNERS. TO RESORT
TO RESOLVE THE MANY ISSUES TO
THE BEST OF OUR ABILITY. THE
AUTHORS SUMMARIZE THE BILL IN
THE AMENDMENTS WHILE SO I'LL
FOCUS MY COMMENTS ON THE NUMBER
ONE PRIORITY FOR THE DEALERS. OF
THE REMAINING ISSUES THAT IN THE
BILL WHICH IS COMPETITION
CURRENT LAW PREVENTS ANY
FRANCHISE MANUFACTURE OR THEIR
AFFILIATES. FROM COMPETING WITH
FRANCHISEES IN THE SAME LINE
MAKE. UNFORTUNATELY A LOOPHOLE
IN CURRENT LAW. ALLOWS
MANUFACTURERS TO SIMPLY
REBRANDING LINE MAKE OR CREATE A
SPIN OFF SUBSIDIARY THAT SELLS
DIFFERENT LINE MAKES. AND
CIRCUMVENT THE FRANCHISE. LONG
TIRELESS SERIOUSLY JEOPARDIZING
THE DEALER BUSINESS WITHIN THAT
NETWORK. I WOULD ASK THE
COMMITTEE MEMBERS TO KEEP IN
MIND THAT INDIVIDUALS CHOOSING
TO INVEST AND OPERATE. THESE
FRANCHISED DEALERSHIPS IN YOUR
COMMUNITIES DO SO WITH THE VERY
REASONABLE. EXPECTATION THAT
THEIR OWN FRANCHISE ORES. WILL
NOT DIRECTLY COMPETE WITH THEM.
IF THE FRANCHISE ORES BREACH
THAT EXPECTATION WHICH WE ARE
STARTING TO SEE IN THE REAL
WORLD TODAY. THEN THE EXISTENCE
OF THE DEALERSHIPS THAT HAVE
INVESTED SO MUCH IN OF. IN THEIR
BUSINESSES IN YOUR COMMUNITIES
IS CALLED INTO QUESTION. WE ARE
GRATEFUL THAT MANY AUTO
MANUFACTURER PARTNERS. HAVE
INDICATED THEY HAVE NO INTENTION
OF COMPETING WITH FRANCHISE
DEALERS IN THIS MANNER. BUT SOME
INTEND TO DO JUST THAT
UNFORTUNATELY. AND PRECISELY
WHAT IS IN THIS BILL IS SEEKING
TO ADDRESS BY PREVENTING
FRANCHISE MANUFACTURES. FROM
SPINNING OFF BRANDS COMPETING
DIRECTLY WITH THEIR DEALER. IF A
COMPANY IS NOT AN AFFILIATE OF A
FRANCHISE OR MANUFACTURE DEFINED
UNDER CURRENT LAW AB FOUR SEVEN
THREE DOES NOTHING. TO PREVENT
THEM FROM VERTICALLY INTEGRATING
AND SELLING DIRECT TO CONSUMER
AS TESLIN RIVI AND HAVE DONE IN
CALIFORNIA TODAY. NOR DOES AB
FOUR SEVEN THREE PREVENT A
SUBSIDIARY OR AFFILIATE FROM
USING THEIR ESTABLISHED DEALER
NETWORK. ESTABLISHED FRANCHISE
DEALER NETWORK OF THE
MANUFACTURE PARENT COMPANY TO
SELL THE REBRANDED VEHICLES IN
CALIFORNIA. IN SOME AB FOUR
SEVEN THREE TAKES A MEASURED
APPROACH TO RESOLVING WHAT AT
WHAT IS A SERIOUS THREAT TO
DEALERS IN THE BUSINESSES IN
YOUR COMMUNITY. C. N. C. A.
RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR AYE
VOTE ON EIGHTY FOUR SEVEN THREE.
WITH ME AS CMCT IS CHIEFLY
AUTHOR AN OFFICER AT THE BENTO
TO ANSWER ANY TECHNICAL
QUESTIONS THANK YOU. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT THAT
CONCLUDES YOUR LEAD WITNESSES IN
SUPPORT SO WE'LL MOVE ON TO
OPPOSITION WE'VE GOT THE AUTO
ALLIANCE THEY LIKE TO COME
FORWARD- WITH THAT TESTIMONY
PLEASE. SENATOR ACTUALLY. MADAM
CHAIR MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
JOHN MOFFETT ON BEHALF OF THE
ALLIANCE FOR AUTOMOTIVE
INNOVATION- WE JUST LIKE TO
THANK THE COMMITTEE IN THE CHAIR
FOR WORK THE AUTHOR IN THE
SPONSORS FOR THE AMENDMENT TAKEN
IN THIS COMMITTEE- AS AS NOTED
THAT. THAT IS AN IMPORTANT ISSUE
THAT IS NOW RESOLVED AND WE
APPRECIATE THAT BUT THERE ARE
MANY ISSUES THAT REMAIN IN THE
BILL- THE A LOT OF TIME IS BEEN
SPENT ALREADY ON COMPETITION
COMPETITION OUT IN THE MARKET
PLACE. AND WE LIKE OUR DEALER
BUSINESS PARTNERS BELIEVE IN A
LEVEL PLAYING FIELD AND
COMPETITION OUT THE CALIFORNIA
MARKET PLACE. AND NEW AUTO SALES
AND NEW AUTO MANUFACTURING IS A
COMPETITIVE BUSINESS. THE
CHALLENGES WE DON'T HAVE A LEVEL
PLAYING FIELD FOR COMPETITION IN
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
MANUFACTURE SUPPORT THE
FRANCHISE DEALER SYSTEM THAT WE
HAVE. IT'S TURNED OUT TO BE A
VERY GOOD SYSTEM BOTH FOR OUR
DEALERS AND FOR US. BUT THERE
ARE AUTOMAKERS SELLING CARS
DIRECTLY TO CONSUMERS IN THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA RIGHT NOW.
AND THEY ARE NOT USING A
FRANCHISED DEALER SYSTEM. THAT'S
A BIG ISSUE AND THAT'S GOING TO
BE AN ONGOING ISSUE AND
SOMETHING THAT NEEDS LOTS OF
DISCUSSION AND AT SOME POINT IS
GOING TO NEED TO BE ADDRESSED
HERE IN THE STATE. BUT I WILL
SAY THERE IS ONE DISCRETE PART
OF THE NON COMPETITION LANGUAGE.
THAT'S IN THE BILL THAT IS BRAND
NEW AND HAS NEVER BEEN A PART OF
THE COMPETITION LANGUAGE IN THE
FRANCHISE LAW. AND THAT'S
COMPETITION OVER SERVICE AND
WARRANTY SERVICE THAT IS NEVER
BEEN THERE THAT IS NEW AND WE
THINK HAS SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS
BEYOND. NEW VEHICLE SALES IN
LINE MAKE AND ALL OF THOSE
THINGS MANY FLEETS INCLUDING
GOVERNMENT AGENCIES DO THEIR OWN
WARRANTY WORK. AND ARE
REIMBURSED BY THE MANUFACTURE
FOR DOING THAT WARRANTY WORK THE
BILL AS DRAFTED RIGHT NOW RULES
WILL CREATE A MONOPOLY THAT ALL
OF THAT WORK NOW HAS TO GO TO
DEALERS. WE THINK THAT NEEDS TO
BE ADDRESSED MOVING FORWARD IN
ADDITION TO A NUMBER OF OTHER
ISSUES WE THINK THE- THE
SUBSCRIPTION PROVISIONS OF THE
BILL ARE ARE PREMATURE. AND YOU
KNOW MORE THAN HAPPY TO TALK
ABOUT THAT AND MANY OF THE OTHER
ISSUES AS THE BILL CONTINUES TO
MOVE FORWARD. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH CONCLUDES SUPPORT
IN OPPOSITION LEAD WITNESSES
WILL MOVE FORWARD IF ANYONE ELSE
WOULD LIKE TO SUPPORT OR OPPOSE.
AB FOUR SEVENTY EXCUSE ME FOR
SEVENTY THREE PLEASE COME
FORWARD. THANK YOU GOOD
AFTERNOON TAYLOR RUSSIAN ON
BEHALF OF CARMAX IN SUPPORT.
JAMES A BARBIE HALF THE
CALIFORNIA MOTORCYCLE DEALERS
ASSOCIATION AND SUPPORT THANK
YOU. PETER RODRIGUEZ NELSON
MARKSTROM HALF ENTERPRISE AND
OPPOSITION. MADAM CHAIR MEMBERS
THEO PASS ON BEHALF OF FORD
STILL OPPOSED THANK YOU. CHAIR
AND MEMBERS KURT CAMPBELL CHAU
ON BEHALF OF SCALP MOTORS AT
WITH AN OPPOSE UNLESS AMENDED
POSITION THANK YOU. JR MEMBERS
JONATHON FELDMAN WITH BMW IN
OPPOSITION. LEANING BACK CLUB
INSTANT ON BEHALF OF VOLKSWAGEN
GROUP IN OPPOSITION. ELECTING
WITH THE SILICON VALLEY
LEADERSHIP GROUP IN OPPOSITION.
LAWRENCE GATE ON BEHALF THE
CALIFORNIA MANUFACTURERS AND
TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION
OPPOSITION. AND SHARON SENATORS
CLIFF COSTA ON BEHALF OF GENERAL
MOTORS AND RESPECTFUL OPPOSITION
THANK YOU THANK YOU ANYONE ELSE
WHO'D LIKE TO COME FORWARD IN
SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION. OKAY
SYNONYMOUS OVER TO MODERATOR
WHICH- QUEUE UP ANYONE WHO'D
LIKE TO SUPPORT OR OPPOSE AB
FOUR SEVENTY THREE PLEASE. OF
COURSE LATER GERMAN IF YOU WISH
TO MAKE A COMMENT SUPPORT OR
OPPOSITION PLEASE THAT'S ONE
ZERO. THE DEADLINE ONE SEVENTEEN
PLEASE GO AHEAD. WALKER ON
BEHALF OF THE MOTORCYCLE
INDUSTRY COUNCIL THE ACTUAL P.
VEHICLE INSTITUTE OF AMERICA AND
THE RECREATIONAL OFF HIGHWAY
VEHICLE ASSOCIATION. HELLO
MATHEMATICS ADDITION THANK YOU.
IT'S CURRENTLY NO ONE ELSE IN
THE QUEUE MANAGER OKAY WILL-
FIRST I'D LIKE TO THINK OF THE
ASSEMBLY MEMBER AND HER TEAM AS
WELL AS ALL OF THE PARTIES
INVOLVED I WILL TELL YOU I THINK
I'VE SPENT. A GREAT DEAL ON THIS
BILL AS WELL JUST ENSURING THAT
WE ACTUALLY HAD SOME SORT OF-
ALIGNMENT IN SOME OF THE
LANGUAGE AND I KNOW IT'S NOT
PERFECT CERTAINLY- BUT I ALSO
WANT TO THANK THAT NICK DARA NEW
CAR DEALERS ASSOCIATION AS WELL
AS ALL OF THE MANUFACTURERS WHO
I'VE- CONNECTED WITH DIRECTLY-
IN GETTING TO SOME PLACE THAT
FEELS- SOMEWHAT GOOD I KNOW
AGAIN IT'S NOT PERFECT IN THERE
STILL CONVERSATIONS GOING BUT I
WOULD. STILL URGE THAT ALL
PARTIES COME TO THE TABLE I
THINK THIS BECAME A LOT LATER
THAN HISTORICALLY- FROM FROM MY
FROM MY UNDERSTANDING SO- AS WE
NEED THE WARRANTY TIME GREAT
ISSUE WAS THE BIGGEST ISSUE AND
I THINK- HAVING THE DEALERS COME
FORWARD AND MAKE THAT CONCESSION
WAS HUGE- I THINK- IN ADDITION
TO THAT. AS THE REMAINING ISSUES
ARE STILL ON THE TABLE
INCENTIVES AS YOU MENTION. IN
THE CHARGING COMPETITION WHICH I
BELIEVE THE COMPETITION PIECE
ABSOLUTELY AS I THINK MISTER
MOFFETT SAID AT IT'S A IT'S A
LARGER ISSUE THAT THIS-
COMMITTEE MAY HAVE TO DEAL WITH
AT SOME POINT. LATER DOWN THE
ROAD THE DIRECT. DIRECT TO
CONSUMER ISSUE WHICH I THINK IS
IT. IS A MEGA ISSUE FOR ANOTHER
DAY THAT MIGHT BE MORE
APPROPRIATE- BUT OVERALL I THINK
THAT- YOU KNOW MY TEAM AS WELL
PUTTING IN THE TIME AND EFFORT
TO ENSURE THAT WE GOT- PARTIES
TO THE TABLE I THINK IS A BIG
FEAT IN AND OF ITSELF AND I
THINK YOU AGAIN FOR DOING THAT.
AGAIN STILL MORE MUCH MORE WORK
TO BE DONE AND I'D LOVE TO
CONTINUE TO STAY UPDATED ON HOW
THE DISCUSSIONS ARE CONTINUING
AT ALL LEVELS. SO WITH THAT I
WILL ENTERTAIN ADDITIONAL
QUESTIONS WE HAVE SENATOR ARCH
LET IN THE CENTER PLEASE BEAR.
THANK YOU. MADAM CHAIR. IN A
COURSE OF. MEMBER AS A CO AUTHOR
I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU IN THE
CHAIR AND- THE COMMITTEE.
WORKING SO DILIGENTLY- IS IT
IT'S AN ALL OUT EFFORT BECAUSE
WE'VE GOT. TO ENTITIES THAT I
KEEP TELLING THEM AND I MET WITH
BOTH SIDES. LET'S GET TO THE
FIFTY YARD LINE AND I THINK
WE'RE THERE. AND THE OPPOSITION
THAT YOU'VE WORKED WITH
OBVIOUSLY ARE LISTENING. AND I'D
LIKE JUST TO SHARE WITH YOU
THAT. IN THE CITY OF SIRI DOES
THAT IS ONE OF THE LARGEST NEW
CAR DEALERSHIPS. IN THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA WHICH WAS ONCE MY
DISTRICT. WE RE GESTURED AND I
PICKED UP THE CITY OF INDUSTRY
WHICH IS ANOTHER. AREA WITH NEW
CAR DEALERSHIPS THOUSANDS UPON
THOUSANDS. OF EMPLOYEES ACROSS
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA WORKING
IN THE DEALERSHIPS. AND I
APPRECIATE THE OWNERSHIP. OF
THESE DEALERS BECAUSE OF THE
FACT THAT THEY WORK DILIGENTLY
WITH THEIR EMPLOYEES THEIR
FAMILIES- WELL PAID JOBS AND-
AND I THINK THAT THE FRANCHISE
JORDAN FRANCHISEES IN THIS CASE.
ARE GETTING CLOSER AND CLOSER.
BUT I ALSO WANT BORN OUT. THAT
WE HAD CAN'T FORGET. THE HUMAN
FACTOR IN THIS AND THAT IS THE
JOBS THAT ARE HERE CALIFORNIA.
WE WANT TO KEEP THAT TOGETHER SO
I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR THE
WORK YOU'VE DONE AND I'M PROUD
TO BE A CO AUTHOR NOW MOVE IT AT
THE APPROPRIATE TIME. THANK YOU
CENTER BLIX PAYER. THANK YOU-
WELL I WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE
AUTHOR FOR THE EFFORTS TO
RESOLVE THE DISPUTE HERE
BECAUSE- WE TRIED TO SOLVE
PROBLEMS AND SO- I REALLY
APPRECIATE THE EFFORT THERE. AND
ALSO TO THE CHAIR OF THE
COMMITTEE AND THE STAFF FOR
WORKING ON THIS I'VE I'VE HAD
SEVERAL MEETINGS ABOUT THIS
TOPIC TO AND I THINK THE BILL
PROBABLY IS BETTER THAN IT WAS.
I'M NOT ABLE TO SUPPORT IT TODAY
AND I JUST WANT AND I WANT TO
EXPLAIN WHY. I THINK ONE OF THE
THINGS THAT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE
HERE AND THIS IS. THIS IS-
BASICALLY- PARAPHRASED FROM THE
COMMITTEE CONSULTANT REPORT BUT-
BUT IT BOTH THE MANUFACTURERS
AND THE CAR DEALERSHIPS. ARE
MAKING RECORD BREAKING PROFITS
SO IT'S NOT THAT ONE IS MAKING
MONEY ANY OTHER IS SOMEHOW
DISADVANTAGE THEY'RE BOTH MAKING
RECORD BREAKING PROFITS. AND IT
SAYS IN HERE THAT THE RECORD
PROFITS FOR THE INDUSTRY ARE THE
RESULT OF CONSUMERS PAYING AN
AVERAGE OF 20% MORE FOR CARS
THAN IN TWO THOUSAND NINETEEN.
SO WE'RE WE'RE IN AN INDUSTRY
WHERE THERE IS A LOT OF MONEY
THAT IS BEING- THAT IS GOING
FROM CONSUMERS TO THIS INDUSTRY.
AND THEN IT GOES ON TO TALK
ABOUT HOW. THE MANUFACTURER'S
RELATIONSHIP WITH THEIR DEALERS
IS GOVERNED BY FRANCHISE
AGREEMENTS SOMETIMES THESE
FRANCHISE AGREEMENTS- BREAKDOWN
AND PERIODICALLY BUSINESS ISSUES
ARISE. AND THEN IT SAYS THIS
PUTS THE LEGISLATURE IN THE
POSITION OF RESOLVING BUSINESS
DISPUTES. BETWEEN FORTUNE FIVE
HUNDRED COMPANIES AND WEALTHY
INDEPENDENT BUSINESSES. AND THEN
UNFORTUNATELY THIS BILL IS NOT
AN ISOLATED CASE AND I GUESS
PHILOSOPHICALLY I DON'T WANT TO
BE IN THAT POSITION WITH THIS
WITH WITH A BILL LIKE THIS. I IT
DOESN'T FEEL LIKE THE RIGHT
PLACE FOR US TO BE IN THE MIDDLE
OF THIS DISPUTE- AT AND I'M VERY
CONCERNED ABOUT SOME OF THE
THINGS THAT THE OPPOSITION
TESTIMONY SAID LIKE. CREATING
NEW DEALER MONOPOLIES ON
WARRANTY WORK THAT VERY MUCH
CONCERNS ME IT ALSO CONCERNS ME
THAT- THE EEVEE DIRECT TO
CONSUMERS- WOULD BE WOULD BE
HUNG UP IN THIS AND THAT IT'S
NOT THIS ISN'T A SECONDARY ISSUE
THAT NEEDS TO BE. ADDRESSED
LATER AT A DIFFERENT BILL OR IN
THE FUTURE BUT IS A CURRENT
CURRENT ISSUE AT THIS MOMENT-
AND THAT WE WOULD BE MAKING A
DECISION THAT WOULD
SUBSTANTIALLY AFFECT THIS
BUSINESS- I THINK IT'S ALSO
IMPORTANT TO KNOW THAT. WHILE
THERE HAVE BEEN THESE
NEGOTIATIONS THIS BILL APPLIES
TO ALL MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS
YOUR RESPECTIVE OF THE TERMS OF
THEIR FRANCHISES OR THE
RELATIONSHIP THAT THEY CURRENTLY
HAVE SO SOME OF THEM. HAVE GOOD
WORKING RELATIONSHIPS AND
OTHERS. DON'T BUT BUT SO ALL OF
THESE THINGS CONCERN ME AND I'M
NOT ABLE TO SUPPORT THIS AND
I'LL JUST SAY THAT. I KNOW AS A
COURTESY WE SOMETIMES LAY OFTEN
DON'T VOTE NO BUT WHEN THINGS
DON'T GET ENOUGH VOTING
COMMITTEE THEN. THEY CAN GO ON
TO CONSENT ON THE FLOOR AND I
DON'T. WANT THIS BILL TO GOING
TO CONSENT SO I WILL BE VOTING
NO TODAY BUT JUST WANTED YOU TO
KNOW THAT AND I DO APPRECIATE
ALL THE EFFORTS THAT HAVE GONE
INTO IT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU SENATOR ALAN. WELL I
GUESS I'M GONNA DO A BIT OF A
MERE OF WHAT. CENTER BREAKS
PAYER IS DOING WHICH IS WHICH IS
TO SAY I I'M ACTUALLY THE
JUDICIARY COMMITTEE WHICH IS
GOING TO BE HEARING THIS BILL
NEXT WEEK IF IT GETS OUT- SO I
AM WILLING TO VOTE FOR TODAY.
LARGELY IN- IN IN REFLECTION OF
HOW MUCH PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE
SO FAR. YOU KNOW FOLKS FROM BOTH
SIDES OF THIS BUILDING MEETING
WITH EACH OF US INCESSANTLY FOR
THE LAST TWO WEEKS AND I'VE
NOTICED A GREAT DEAL PROGRESS. I
THEY THEY GOT US TO THE POINT
WHERE- YOU WILL GREAT DEAL MORE
PROGRESS THAN THAN THAN THERE
THAN THAN I'D SEEN AT THE VERY
BEGINNING- AND SO I'D LIKE TO.
KIND OF. RESPECT THAT PROGRESS-
BUT- BUT STILL THERE ARE A LOT
OF OUTSTANDING ISSUES I THINK.
AYE CAPTAIN DOES A GOOD JOB OF
BRINGING THEM UP OTHERS HAVE AS
WELL. I'M AND I'M I'M HOPEFUL
I'M HOPEFUL THE BILL TO MAKE.
ADDITIONAL PROGRESS BEFORE. THE
BILL COMES TO JUDICIARY AND I'M
CERTAINLY RESERVE MY RIGHT. TO
VOTE ONE WAY OR ANOTHER THERE
BASED ON THE PROGRESS THAT. THAT
I SEE THE CHARITIES THAT WE SEE-
OVERNIGHT COMMITTEE I KNOW IT'S
BEEN A TOUGH ISSUE THERE'S LOTS
OF ISSUES IF. YOU'RE TRYING TO
RESOLVE THEIR THEIR SEVERAL.
STANDALONE ISSUES. THE FRANCHISE
ISSUE. OBVIOUSLY THERE WAS THE-
THAT THE TIME GUIDES ISSUE THAT
THAT. YOU KNOW IT'S BEEN BEEN
ADDRESSED- AND THEN THE STAND ON
ISSUE OF- THAT THAT. WE KNOW THE
FOLKS FROM SCOUT HAVE YOU V.
ISSUES ITS ADDRESS. ITSELF I
KNOW YOU ENABLE WORKING HARD TO
GET TO A RESOLUTION. AND- I'M
HOPEFUL YOU'LL BE CLOSER TO IT-
BY BY NEXT WEEK. THANK YOU
SENATOR NEWMAN. INTEGUMENT THANK
YOU TURN AROUND YOU YOU. FAIRLY
WELL. ARTICULATED MY POSITION AS
WELL SO. I SHARE YOUR- CONCERNS
BUT ALSO UNITES YOUR GENERAL.
TAKEN I'M WANT TO SUPPORT THE
BILL TODAY I DO I DO THINK- IS
JUST ONE. OF SEVERAL ISSUES
OUTSTANDING THE ONE OF WHICH IS.
RENDERING CLARITY AROUND-
COMPETITION IN THE DEALER
FRANCHISE RELATIONSHIP- AND WHAT
CONSTITUTES AN INDEPENDENT.
PARTICIPANT ARTWORK AND OR NOT
WRITING AND SO WE PROBABLY NEED
SOME LANGUAGE. THAT MAKES CLEAR-
UNTIL WE CONSIDERED. AN
INDEPENDENT PLAYER BUT- I DO
THINK THAT'S A LEGAL ISSUE FOR
THE MOST PART AND BEEN SO WITH
THAT I'M- I'M GLAD TO SUPPORT
THE BILL TODAY- WITH MY HOPE
THAT WITH THE DEAL. YOU KNOW I
KNOW THE AUTHOR WILL CONTINUE
WORKING. WITH ALL PARTIES TO GET
CLARITY ON ON THE OUTSTANDING
ISSUES THANK YOU. OKAY I DON'T
THINK THERE'S ANY OTHER
QUESTIONS OR COM SENATOR DODD.
YES I AGREE WITH THAT SENATOR
BLAKE SPIRIT MANY OF HER
COMMENTS AND ALSO MY COLLEAGUES
TO MY RIGHT HERE- THE- YEAH WHAT
WHAT ARE THE THINGS WE HEAR
ABOUT THESE BILLS EARLY- YOU
HAVE PEOPLE COME IN YOUR OFFICE
THAT'S GIVE YOU A CO AUTHOR- I
DID SO I WILL BE SUPPORTING. THE
BILL TODAY BECAUSE I BELIEVE THE
AUTHOR WILL CONTINUE TO. WORK ON
THIS BILL BUT I DO HAVE THE
ISSUES AROUND SCOUT IN THE ISSUE
AROUND- YOUR THE WARRANTY. WITH
APPLE IS ON WARRANTY CONCERN ME
I THINK THE YOU'LL WE CANNOT
CONTINUE TO GO DOWN THE PATHWAY.
IF TECHNOLOGY'S GOING TO GET US
TO A PLACE WHERE CONSUMERS PAY
LESS FOR SOMETHING OR COMPANIES
CAN PAY LAST BECAUSE THEY HAVE A
LOT OF MASSENET BY THIRTY OR
FORTY TRUCKS WHICH PROBABLY ART
FACTORY DIRECT. IT SO I'D REALLY
THINK WE NEED TO BE LOOKING AT
THOSE THINGS SO THAT CALIFORNIA
ISN'T THE HIGHEST PRICED- YOU'RE
A LEADER IN THE COUNTRY ON EVERY
SINGLE. COMMODITY WE DO AND I
KNOW I FEEL CONFIDENT THE AUTHOR
WILL CONTINUE WORK ON THE BILL
AND ALL SPORTS TODAY. AN ADULT.
I JUST LIKE TO THAT TO HAVE AS
ALL OF US HAVE BEEN- BOTH SIDES
HAVE BEEN TO OUR OFFICES FOR A
LONG TIME- I WAS LOOKING FOR
FARE- MEDINA DAY THAT'S REALLY
WHAT I AM FOCUSED ON I WANT TO.
THANK THE AUTHOR FOR WORKING
DILIGENTLY AND THE CHAIR- ON THE
MEMBERS SO FAR I'LL BE
SUPPORTING THE BILL TODAY- AND
WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS WHEN IT
COMES OUT A JUDAS WITH THE
REMAINING ITEMS THAT ARE. STILL
OUT THERE. HEY THAT CONCLUDES
DISCUSSION I AGAIN WANT TO THANK
YOU ASSEMBLY MEMBER I KNOW THIS
WAS NOT EASY FOR ANY OF US YOU.
HEARD THE MEMBERSHIP LOUD AND
CLEAR WE STILL WANT THE PARTIES
TO COME TOGETHER AND DISCUSS
HAVING AT THE END OF THE DAY AS-
MANY OF MY COLLEAGUES HAVE
MENTIONED THAT YOU KNOW. WE'RE
FOCUSED ON THE CONSUMERS AS WELL
I MEAN THAT'S WHAT A LOT OF THIS
WE GET TIED INTO THIS BUT AT THE
END OF THE DAY WE WANT TO ENSURE
THAT IT'S THE BEST OUTCOME FOR
CONSUMERS. AND HOPEFULLY WITH
AGREEMENTS THAT MAKES SENSE AND
THEN LOOKING AHEAD ABSOLUTELY I
THINK I SHOULD THE CONCERN ON
THE SCOUT ISSUE IN THE DIRECT TO
CONSUMER ISSUE WHERE. WE HAVE TO
TALK ABOUT AT SOME POINT- AND SO
I KNOW YOU'RE COMMITTED TO THAT
AS WELL AND- WE LOOK FORWARD TO
CONTINUING. OUR WORK TOGETHER
BUT WITH THAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO
CLOSE I SURE WOULD. THANK YOU
AND I REALLY APPRECIATED ONCE
COMMENT THEY ARE IMPORTANT. YOU
KNOW MEMBERS- I TOOK ON THIS
BILL. BECAUSE MY OWN LOCAL
DEALER. HAS BEEN TELLING ME FOR
YEARS ABOUT THE PROBLEMS. AND
THIS BILL IS HOPEFULLY GOING TO
SOLVE SOME OF THOSE. AND WE'VE
ALREADY TAKEN LOTS OF
AMENDMENTS. AND THEN. I WILL
UNDOUBTEDLY CONTINUE WORKING
WITH ALL OF YOU. TO MAKE SURE WE
GET A BUSINESS BALANCED AS
POSSIBLE- YOU KNOW THIS BILL.
SIMPLY SAYS THAT AUTOMAKERS WHO
HAVE EXISTING FRANCHISES CANNOT
CREATE A SPIN OFF COMPANY TO GO
AROUND THEIR DEALERS AND- I WANT
TO JUST ADDRESSES CORRECTLY. THE
OPPOSITION CLAIMS THE SCOUT IS
SEPARATE COMPANY BUT IT IS OWNED
BY VOLKSWAGEN RUN BY EXECUTIVES
WHO COME DIRECTLY. FROM
VOLKSWAGEN AND IS FUNDED BY
VOLKSWAGEN. AND THE KEY HERE IS
THAT VOLKSWAGEN HAS THE COULD
HAS CONTROL OVER SCOTT. CAN USE
SCOUT TO MAKE. ITS DEALERS
OBSOLETE. AND AS CALIFORNIA
TRANSITIONS TO FULLY ELECTRIC.
VEHICLES WILL REMEMBER THIS BILL
DOES NOT PREVENT AUTOMAKERS FROM
INVESTING IN NEW AND EXCITING.
VEHICLE START UPS. AND YOU KNOW
WE KNOW THAT THERE'S A COMPANY
OF FOUR PREVIOUS INVEST IN
REVIENT THAT BUT IS NOT KNOWN AT
REVIENT. AND AS A RESULT REVEALS
DIRECT TO CONSUMER SALES ARE NOT
IMPACTED BY THIS BILL. AND I
LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING
WORKING WITH ALL OF YOU.
CONTINUE THE CONVERSATION SO I
HOPE YOU DON'T GET BURNED OUT
ALONG THE WAY- THE OF THE
OPPOSITION TODAY I'M ASKING YOU
TO SUPPORT. TO SUPPORT YOUR
LOCAL BUSINESSES AND THEIR
EMPLOYEES WHO WORK EVERY DAY. TO
MAKE SURE ALL OF OUR COMMUNITIES
CAN ACCESS AND SERVICE MOTOR
VEHICLES. YOU KNOW WHEN THE BEEN
NICE THAT ALL THE DEALERS COULD
LINE UP. HERE BUT THEY WON'T.
THINK ABOUT IT. WITHOUT A
SCREWDRIVER. THANK YOU ASSEMBLY
MEMBER WE HAVE A MOTION BY
SENATOR ARCHULETA. MADAM
SECRETARY PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
THE MOTION IS TO PASS AS AMENDED
TO THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE
SENATORS GONZALEZ HI GONZALEZ I
NEED OF. ALLEN ALLEN AYE
ARCHULETA AYE ARCHULETA AYE
BAKER. BAKER I LAKE SUPERIOR.
THANKS FOR KNOW CORTEZ C. COULD
HAS THE I. DALI. DALI I DODD.
DOT I LIMÓN. MCGUIRE NEWMAN.
NEWMAN AYE WHEN. WHEN I SEYARTO
. NUMBER BOB. NINETY ONE OKAY
NINE TO ONE LEAVE THE BILL ON
COUGHING VINCE THINKING THANK
YOU FOR ALL YOUR HELP THANK YOU.
ARE RIGHT NEXT WE HAVE FILE ITEM
EIGHT AB SIX FORTY FIVE BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER FRIEDMAN WELCOME
. THANK YOU. MS CHAIR AND
MEMBERS I WANT TO START BY
SAYING THAT I ACCEPT ALL THE
COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS. THE
AMENDMENTS ARE DESCRIBED IN THE
ANALYSIS ON PARAGRAPH SEVEN
EIGHT AND TEN. AND SPECIFIED
WITH A MOCK UP OF THE AMENDMENTS
THAT HAVE BEEN PROVIDED FOR MY
OFFICE TO COMMITTEE STAFF. THIS
IS THE FIRST TIME THAT A SPEED
CAMERA BILL IS PASSED WITH
BIPARTISAN SUPPORT. OUT OF
EITHER HALF OF THE HOUSE OF THE
ASSEMBLY. WITH THE SUPPORT OF
BOTH THE CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR OF
THE ASSEMBLY TRANSPORTATION
COMMITTEE. THIS IS BEEN A BILL A
BILL THAT WE HAVE WORKED ON NOW
FOR THREE YEARS. AND THERE ARE A
LOT OF CONCERNS THAT HAVE BEEN
BROUGHT UP- THROUGHOUT THE LAST
COUPLE OF YEARS ABOUT THIS BILL
. AND I UNDERSTAND THAT BECAUSE
WE ALL SAW THE FAILURE OF THE
RED LIGHT CAMERA PROGRAM IN
CALIFORNIA. AND WE WANTED TO
MAKE VERY SURE THAT WE DIDN'T
FOLLOW ALONG THE SAME PATH AND
LEAD TO THE SAME FAILURE WE WANT
TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ADDRESS ALL
OF THE CONCERNS THAT HAVE BEEN
BROUGHT UP AROUND SPEED CAMERAS
ALL OF WHICH BY THE WAY ARE
LEGITIMATE CONCERNS. AND WE'VE
BEEN WORKING WITH STAKEHOLDERS
UP AND DOWN THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA WITH EVERY SINGLE
INTEREST GROUP ON A WAY TO CRAFT
THIS BILL THAT CAN GIVE THE
CITIES THAT WANT TO PILOT THE
SIX CITIES THE TOOLS THAT THEY
FEEL THAT THEY NEED. TO SAVE
LIVES AND SLOW DOWN THIS
INCREASINGLY BAD TREND. OF
SPRUCE STREET RACING. AGREED
JUST RECKLESS DRIVING. AND THE
SPIRALING DEATHS THAT WE'VE SEEN
FOR PEDESTRIANS AND CYCLISTS
ACROSS THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
SO I WOULD LIKE TO ACTUALLY GO
THROUGH THE CONCERNS ABOUT THE
BILL AND HOW THIS BILL SEEKS TO
ADDRESS ALL OF THOSE CONCERNS.
FIRST WE HAVE HEARD CONCERNS
FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT THAT SPEED
CAMERAS ARE GOING TO REPLACE
THEM. I CAN TELL YOU IN MY
COMMUNITY THAT THERE'S PLENTY
FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT TO DO.
BESIDES WRITE TRAFFIC TICKETS
BUT WE NEGOTIATED WITH PORAC.
AMENDMENTS TO LIMIT CAMERAS. TO
BE ABLE TO COVER 25% ONLY OF THE
HIGHEST INJURY ST SINNERS
JURISDICTION. ANOTHER WORDS AT
LESS THAN 1% OF STREETS AND
REMEMBER THIS IS A PILOTED THAT
WE AGREED WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT
TO LIMIT TO SIX CITIES. CONCERNS
WERE RAISED THAT THIS BILL WOULD
TARGET LOW INDIVIDUALS LOW
INCOME INDIVIDUALS AND HARM THEM
. SO WE TOOK AMENDMENTS TO LOWER
FINES AND PROVIDE EVEN LOWER
FINES. BASED ON PEOPLE'S INCOME.
SO UNLIKE A TRADITIONAL SPEEDING
TICKET WHICH CARRIES A MINIMUM
FINE OF TWO HUNDRED AND THIRTY
EIGHT DOLLARS THAT ESCALATES
VERY QUICKLY BASED ON HOW FASTER
GOING. AND A POINT ON YOUR
LICENSE AND THE POTENTIAL FOR A
MISDEMEANOR FAILURE TO APPEAR IN
COURT. THE FIND IN THIS BILL
STARTED ONLY FIFTY DOLLARS WE'RE
GOING ELEVEN MILES AN HOUR OVER
THE SPEED LIMIT. AND YOU HAVE TO
BE GOING AT LEAST ELEVEN MILES
HOUR OVER THE SPEED LIMIT TO GET
A TICKET FROM THESE CAMERAS NOT
LESS THAN THAT AT LEAST ELEVEN
MILES AN HOUR OVER. SO THAT WE
REALLY ARE GOING AFTER PEOPLE
WHO ARE REALLY SPEEDING. AND
THAT FIFTY DOLLAR FINE IS
REDUCIBLE IF YOU'RE LOW INCOME.
A MIDDLE CLASS DRIVER WOULD HAVE
TO RECEIVE FIVE SPEEDING TICKETS
BEFORE IT COSTS MORE THAN A
SINGLE TICKET ISSUE BY A POLICE
OFFICER. THOSE LIVING UNDER THE
POVERTY LINE MUST BE OFFERED
EITHER AN 80% REDUCTION IN THAT
FIFTY DOLLAR FINE OR COMMUNITY
SERVICE. AS WELL AS A PAYMENT
PLAN CAPPED AT TWENTY FIVE
DOLLARS A MONTH LOW INCOME
DRIVER WOULD HAVE TO RECEIVE
TWENTY FIVE TICKETS. BY A POLICE
OFFICER BUT BY A SPEED CAMERA
BEFORE COST MORE THAN AS A
TRADITIONAL SPEEDING TICKETS
GIVEN BY AN OFFICER. UNDER THE
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS FAMILIES OF
FOUR MAKING LESS THAN SIXTY NINE
THOUSAND DOLLARS A YEAR MUST BE
OFFERED A 50% REDUCTION IN THE
FINE. THOSE FAMILIES WOULD HAVE
TO RECEIVE TEN TICKETS WITH THE
SPEED CAMERA BEFORE COST MORE
THAN ONE TICKET ISSUED BY A
POLICE OFFICER. CONCERNS HAVE
BEEN RAISED THAT CAMERAS COULD
BE FOR GENERATING REVENUE RATHER
THAN IMPROVING SAFETY. THE SPEED
TRAP- ARGUMENT. WE AMENDED THIS
BILL TO PROTECT RESIDENTS FROM
CAMERAS BEING PLACED IN AREAS TO
GENERATE REVENUE. UNDER THIS
FIVE YEAR PILOT PROGRAM IF THE
CAMERAS ARE NOT REDUCING
VIOLATIONS BY 20% WITHIN THE
FIRST TAKE EIGHTEEN MONTHS. IN
OTHER WORDS IF THEY DON'T
DECREASE THE NUMBER OF CARE OF.
OF TICKETS THEY'RE GIVEN A SPEED
FEEDBACK SIGN HAS TO BE
INSTALLED. AND A CITY HAS TO
START PLANNING CONSTRUCTION OF
CRAPPY. TRAFFIC CALMING MEASURES
TO SLOW CARS DOWN BEFORE THEY
CAN CONTINUE USING THE PROGRAM.
IF CONSTRUCTION HAS NOT BEGUN IN
TWO YEARS THE CITY'S CAN NO
LONGER USE THE CAMERA AND THAT
LOCATION. REVENUES GENERATED BY
THE TICKETS FROM THIS IN THIS IS
VERY IMPORTANT REVENUES
GENERATED BY THE TICKETS GIVEN
BY THESE CAMERAS. HAVE TO BE
USED TO ADMINISTER THE PROGRAM
ONLY IN PAPER TRAFFIC CALMING
MEASURES. ACROSS THE CITY TO
MAKE STREETS SAFER THEY CAN'T BE
PUT INTO THE GENERAL FUND IT
CAN'T BE USED FOR ANY OTHER USE.
IT HAS TO BE USED TO SLOW CARS
DOWN. CITIES ARE PROHIBITED FROM
USING THE REVENUE TO BACKFILL
EXISTING EXPENDITURES THAT
THEY'VE ALREADY I'M- A PLAN FOR
TRAFFIC CALMING MEASURES. AT THE
CITY DOES NOT SPEND THE MONEY ON
ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS WITHIN
THREE YEARS. THE REMAINING
REVENUE MUST BE SENT TO THE
STATE FOR THE ACTIVE
TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM TO GIVE
OTHER CITIES A CHANCE TO BUILD
PROJECTS. TO ENHANCE PEDESTRIAN
AND CYCLIST SAFETY. THIS BILL
ALLOWS CITIES TO USE A LIMITED
NUMBER OF CAMERAS BASED ON THE
CITY'S HIGH INJURY NETWORK ONLY.
THE CAMERAS CAN ONLY BE PLACE TO
PROTECT OUR CHILDREN IN SCHOOL
ZONES. ON THE STREETS WITH IN A
JURISDICTION WITH THE HIGHEST
NUMBER OF INJURIES AND DEATHS.
USING A MATHEMATICAL FORMULA
DEVELOPED BY CALTRANS AND IN
AREAS THAT HAVE HAD AT LEAST
FOUR CALLS FOR SPEED CONTEST AND
SIDESHOWS. IN OTHER WORDS THOSE
AREAS WHERE PEOPLE ARE STREET
RACING. CONCERNS HAVE BEEN
RAISED AT THE CAMERAS WHAT
IMPACT PRIVACY AND CREATE A
SURVEILLANCE STATE. WE TAKE THAT
VERY SERIOUSLY WE DON'T WANT TO
DO THAT. WE TOOK AMENDMENTS SO
THAT THE CAMERAS CAN ONLY TAKE
PICTURES OF A PERSON'S LICENSE
PLATE. THERE'S NO FACIAL
RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY AND USED
IN THIS BILL. AND THE PICTURES
OF MUST BE JUST RIGHT. SIXTY
DAYS AFTER THE FINAL DISPOSITION
OF THE VIOLATION IF THERE'S A
VIOLATION OR FIVE DAYS AFTER
TAKEN. IF THEY CAPTURE IF THE
IMAGES DO NOT RESULT IN A
VIOLATION SO WE DON'T HANG ON TO
THE STATE- I TELL YOU OF A LOT
MORE TO WORRY ABOUT. FROM THE-
OB OF PARKING TICKETS THAT ARE
BEING GIVEN IN THOSE READERS
THAT IN THIS BILL BECAUSE
THEY'RE SO HEAVILY RESTRICTED.
AND AGAIN THE INFORMATION
CAPTURE CAN ONLY BE USED TO
ENFORCE SPEED LIMITS. THERE IS
NO- ALLOWANCE OF ANY FACIAL
RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY. CONCERNS
HAVE BEEN RAISED THAT THE
CAMERAS WILL CREATE GOTCHA
MOMENTS. YET AGAIN SPEED TRAPS
WE TOOK AMENDMENTS REQUIRING
THAT. THE EXACT ADDRESSES OF
WHERE THE CAMERAS WOULD BE
PLACED A REQUIREMENT FOR SIGNAGE
INDICATING THE CAMERAS IN PLACE.
AT A THIRTY AND THIRTY PUBLICITY
AT A PUBLICITY CAMPAIGN BEFORE
THE PROGRAM CAN TAKE A BACK. A
SIXTY DAY WARNING PERIOD BEFORE
WE USE THE CAMERAS. AND NOW WITH
THE SENATE AMENDMENTS THE FIRST
TICKET THAT YOU GET FROM THESE
CAMERAS HAVE TO BE A WARNING. SO
OUR GOAL IS NOT TO BE PUNITIVE
NOT TO ISSUE MORE FINES IT'S
JUST TO SLOW THE TRAFFIC DOWN.
CONCERNS HAVE BEEN RAISED THAT
THE CAMERAS WOULD TARGET PEOPLE
OF COLOR. WE TOOK A MEMBERS
REQUIRING THAT THE CAMERAS ARE
EVENLY PLACE THROUGHOUT A CITY
NOT CONCENTRATED IN ANY ONE
AREA. EVEN WHILE WE NOTE THAT
THE PEOPLE PRIMARILY BEING
KILLED BY TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS.
ARE PEOPLE OF COLOR. NOW SPEED
CAMERAS WORK. IT'S WHY THE
NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY
BOARD AND THE CENTER FOR DISEASE
CONTROL AND NOW THE UNITED
STATES DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION AND U. S.
CONGRESS ARE ALL ADVOCATING. FOR
CITIES TO USE SPEED CAMERAS TO
SAVE LIVES. ACCORDING TO THE
NTSB SPEEDING IS A FACTOR IN 31%
OF ALL TRAFFIC FATALITIES. IF WE
WANT TO SLOW DOWN THIS
INCREASING AMOUNT OF DEATHS WE
ARE SEEN. FOR PEDESTRIANS AND
CYCLISTS WE HAVE GOT TO SLOW
DOWN TRAFFIC. SLOWING CARS DOWN
IS IMPERATIVE. A PEDESTRIAN
STRUCK AT TWENTY MILES AN HOUR
HAS A 90% CHANCE OF SURVIVAL.
THE NUMBER DROPS TO ONLY 20% IF
THE CAR IS TRAVELING AT FORTY
MILES PER HOUR. IT CAMERAS HAVE
BEEN PROVEN EFFECTIVE AT SLOWING
THEM TO A SLOWING DOWN DRIVERS
AND REDUCING COLLISIONS AND
FATALITIES. A TWO THOUSAND. AND
FIVE SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF
FOURTEEN STUDIES OF SPEED SAFETY
SYSTEMS IN CANADA EUROPE
AUSTRALIA NEW ZEALAND. FOUND
CRASH REDUCTIONS OF FROM FROM
FIVE TO SIXTY NINE PERCENT. AN
INJURY REDUCTIONS OF 12% TO
SIXTY FIVE PERCENT. AND FATALITY
REDUCTIONS OF SEVENTEEN TO UP
271% AND SPEED SAFETY SYSTEM
LOCATIONS. AFTER PROGRAM
IMPLEMENTATION. BEYOND SAVING
LIVES SPEED CAMERAS ARE
INCREDIBLY EFFECTIVE IN
INCREASING COMPLIANCE WITH SPEED
LIMITS. NEW YORK CITY SPEED
CAMERA PROGRAM HAS SEEN A 73%
DECREASE AND SPEEDING. NEARLY
HALF OF DRIVERS WHO RECEIVED A
SPEEDING TICKET IN BOTH NEW YORK
CITY IN CHICAGO NEVER RECEIVED A
SECOND TICKET OVER THE COURSE OF
AT LEAST THREE YEARS OF THE
CAMERAS OPERATING. I REMEMBER
HERE WE'RE GIVING THEM WARNINGS
FOR THE FIRST TICKET. ANOTHER
19% OF THOSE IN NEW YORK NEVER
RECEIVED A THIRD TICKET IN
CHICAGO MORE THAN 80% OF DRIVERS
NEVER RECEIVED MORE THAN THREE
TICKETS. SPEED CAMERAS WILL SAVE
LIVES AND INCREASE COMPLIANCE
WITH THE LAW TO MAKE THINGS
SAFER FOR EVERYONE ON THE ROAD.
I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE MY
WITNESSES JEFFREY TIME WHEN
DIRECTOR TRANSPORTATION FROM SET
UP FROM. SFMTA AND PASTOR
PATRICIA STRONG FARGAS WITH SAFE
FOR OF FAITH FOR SAFER STREETS.
THANK YOU SOMEONE MEMBER MY NAME
IS JEFFREY TIME WHEN I'M THE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE SAN
FRANCISCO MUNICIPAL
TRANSPORTATION AGENCY. AND IN
THIS ROLE I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR
THE SAFETY OF ALL STREET USERS
ON THE STREETS OF SAN FRANCISCO.
THIS LAST YEAR IN THE UNITED
STATES WE FACED THE HIGHEST
NUMBER OF PEDESTRIAN FATALITIES
SINCE NINETEEN EIGHTY ONE WITH
FATALITIES UP SEVENTY SEVEN
PERCENT- JUST IN TWO THOUSAND
TEN THROUGH TWO THOUSAND TWENTY
TWO. SIMILARLY IN SAN FRANCISCO
WE FACE THE DEADLIEST YEAR SINCE
TWO THOUSAND FOURTEEN WITH
FATALITIES UP 28% DURING COVERT.
AMONG THESE FATALITIES SPEED WAS
THE MOST COMMON FACTOR
CONTRIBUTING TO THE- TO THE
CRASH AND TO THE SEVERITY OF
THAT CRASH. THE STAGGERING LOSS
OF LIFE IS A PREVENTABLE
TRAGEDY. AS A CITY WE ARE USING
ALL OF THE TOOLS CURRENTLY
AVAILABLE TO US. ALL OVERSTREET
CAPITAL PROJECTS ARE FOR SAFETY
AND WE PRIORITIZE RESOURCES ON
THE 12% OF OUR STREETS- THAT
FACE THE SIXTY EIGHT PERCENT. OF
SEVERE INJURY AND FATAL CRASHES
. INDIVIDUALLY THESE PROJECTS.
HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL AND THEY'VE
CUT. A BIKE AND PEDESTRIAN
SEVERE INJURIES BY ABOUT A THIRD
BUT IT IS SIMPLY NOT ENOUGH. IN
SAN FRANCISCO PEOPLE HIT BY CARS
ARE DISPROPORTIONATELY BLACK
BROWN SENIORS AND PEOPLE WITH
DISABILITIES. WE ARE GRATEFUL
THAT AB SIX FORTY FIVE BREAKS
NEW GROUND ON EQUITY INCLUDING
PRIVACY PROTECTIONS FINDS
GRADUATED BY INCOME AND A SHIFT
FROM CRIMINAL TO CIVIL FINES.
CITIES ALL OVER THE WORLD IN
AROUND THE US HAVE DEMONSTRATED
THE SAFETY BENEFITS OF SPEED
SAFETY CAMERAS WE IMPLORE YOU TO
SUPPORT THIS LIMITED PILOT
PROJECT FOR THE DEADLIEST
STREETS IN SIX CALIFORNIA CITIES
THANK YOU. THANK YOU MISTER
TOMLIN. AND WELCOME MISS FARGAS
. HELLO EVERYONE. SOME SENATOR
GONZALEZ SOME IN YOUR AREA. AND
I CAME TO SPEAK ON A. B. SIX FOR
FIVE. AND AS I WALKED IN THIS
ROOM A CHRISTIAN CAME TO MY
MIND. HI ARE YOU HERE. WHAT ARE
YOU DOING ANY. SIDE CAN TO
ANSWER THAT QUESTION FOR YOU. I
REPRESENT EIGHT HUNDRED HOUSES
OF WORSHIP. IN SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA. I'M A COP. COCHAIR
OF PAPER SAFER STREETS. I'M A B.
P. A BAPTIST MINISTERS
CONFERENCE AND IF YOU KNOW THAT
THEY DON'T DO WOMEN TOO MUCH BUT
NOW I'M A VP OF A BAPTIST
MINISTERS CONFERENCE. I ALSO
REPRESENT WORLD IMPACT. BUT ALSO
REPRESENTS FAMILIES THAT HAVE
LOST LOVED ONES. AND SOUTH LA.
STAKEHOLDER WHERE WE HAVE MORE
COLLISIONS AND MORE DEATHS ON
OUR STREETS. IN FACT MONDAY
MORNING. AND IF ANYONE ELSE CAN
VOUCH FOR THIS IF YOU SAW IT ON
TV. FIVE BODIES WERE LAYING ON
THE FREEWAY FROM SPEED. MISSING
FROM THEIR KITCHEN TABLE. SAFETY
AND ENFORCEMENTS ARE MISSING
FROM OUR STREETS. SCHOOL ZONES
HELP PHASE 65% OF DRIVERS
SPEEDING OVER AT SIX MILES PER
HOUR OVER THE SPEED LIMIT AND
THIS GOES ON. AND TWENTY TWENTY
ONE ALONE FOUR THOUSAND TWO
HUNDRED AND FIFTY EIGHT
CALIFORNIANS LOST THEIR LIVES TO
TRAFFIC COLLISIONS EIGHT TEN
POINT 7% INCREASE FROM THE
PREVIOUS YEAR. I DON'T KNOW
WHAT'S GOING TO BE IN TWENTY
TWENTY TWO. BUT IT'S COUNTING IN
TWENTY TWENTY THREE. IT HAS
BECOME THE WILD WILD WEST ON THE
STREETS OF LOS ANGELES AND OTHER
AREAS AND THE CITIZENS ARE BEING
THE VICTIM. AND HELD CAPTIVES
UNDER SPEEDERS TAKEOVERS
COLLISIONS HIT AND RUN. I CAME
THAT'S WHY I'M HERE TO TESTIFY
THE NEED FOR CHANGE AND CARE
ABOUT PEOPLE LIVE. SOME SAY
INFRASTRUCTURE IS THE ANSWER
WELL. I HAVE A WITNESS TO THAT
IT TOOK ME TEN YEARS AND FOUR
DEATHS BEFORE I COULD GET JUST A
SIMPLE PEDESTRIAN LIGHT. WE'RE
IN THE PROCESS IN STOP THE LATE
TRYING TO GET MORE PEDESTRIAN
LIGHTS BUT IT'S BURIED IN
BUREAUCRACY. THE COMMENT NOT
ENOUGH FUNDS SO WE'RE PRAYING
THAT NO ONE ELSE GETS KILLED
WILL POUR A SIMPLE LIGHT COULD
BE PUT IN PLACE. WHY AM I HERE
WELL I'M GLAD YOU ASKED ME THAT
. DO ANY ONE CARE. WELL WE DO
I'M NOT IS THAT ENOUGH. A GROUP
OF PASTORS AND PARISHIONERS OF
SEVEN CALIFORNIA HAVE AGREED
WITH THIS SB SIX FOUR FIVE.
LIVES ARE IMPORTANT ONLY WAY TO
CHANGE SPEEDING. THESE SPEEDING
DRIVERS IS A BEHAVIOR CHANGE.
NUMBER ONE THEY HAVE THE
KNOWLEDGE THAT THEIR SPEEDER.
THEY HAVE DONE KNOWLEDGE THAT
THEY KILL PEOPLE THAT TO OUR
KNOWLEDGE. THAT IS WRONG. AND
THEY HAVE TO BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR
THEIR ACTIONS. THE ONLY WAY THAT
CAN HAPPEN IS THAT THEY REALIZE.
THAT THEIR LICENSE PLATE WAS ON
A SPEED CAMERA. HOW DO I KNOW
THE CAMERA CAN CHANGE WELL AS-
IT WAS STATED NEW YORK AS 50%
REDUCTION IN CRASHES 70%
DECREASE IN SEVERE INJURY AND
25% DECREASE IN PATHOLOGY.
PORTLAND OREGON AS FOR THE
DEPARTMENT SINCE REDUCTION IN
TRAFFIC TELETUBBIES CHICAGO
ILLINOIS SAID SPEED 2% REDUCTION
IN PATHOLOGY AND SEVERE INJURY
CRASHES SCOTTSDALE ARIZONA 63%
REDUCTION IN SINGLE VEHICLE
CRASHES 48% REDUCTION IN SIDE
SWIPE CRASHES OVER ALL 54%
DECREASE IN FAT FERTILITY IS
WASHINGTON DO YOU THINK. 70%
DECREASE IN PENTEL. MONTGOMERY
COUNTY MARYLAND 39% REDUCTION IN
THE LIKELIHOOD OF CRASHES
CHARLOTTE NORTH CAROLINA 20%
REDUCTION. CAMERAS HELP SAVE
LIVES. WHY AM I HERE. DOES THE
TEST THE PIE LET'S SAVE LIVES.
LIVES IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN
FINE. A LOT. IS WHAT WE COME TO
DO AND THAT'S WHY WE ELECT YOU
TO HELP US SAVE LIVES THANK YOU
THANK YOU MISS FARGAS. AND I
WILL SAY I'M VERY- PROUD THAT
YOU'RE A CONSTITUENT OF MINE SO
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR TESTIFYING
I APPRECIATE THAT- SO THAT
CONCLUDES LEAD WITNESSES IN
SUPPORT SO WE'LL MOVE ON TO LEAD
WITNESS WELL ACTUALLY WILL OKAY
SO I SEE PEOPLE MOVING FORWARD
SO WE'LL TAKE ON ANYONE ELSE
LIKE TO COME FORWARD IN SUPPORT
OF AB SIX FORTY FIVE PLACES I
THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR STEVE CRUZ
ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF SAN
JOSE ONE OF THE PROUD PILOT
CITIES THE PROGRAM AND THAT
PLEASED TO SUPPORT THE BILL AND
HOPEFULLY. GET SUPPORT FROM THIS
COMMITTEE TODAY THANK YOU. THANK
YOU MADAM CHAIR MATT ROBINSON WE
SHUDDER INTO SMILES AND LANG- ON
BEHALF OF SAN FRANCISCO MAYOR
LONDON BREED IS A CO SPONSOR THE
BILL AS WELL AS SAN FRANCISCO
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS IN SUPPORT
THANK YOU. HELLO THIS A MADAM
CHAIRMAN MEMBER SYLVIA SALI SHOT
HERE ON BEHALF THE CITY OF LOS
ANGELES IN SUPPORT AND ALSO ON
BEHALF OF THE CITY OF WEST
HOLLYWOOD IN SUPPORT THANK YOU.
MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS DAMIAN
KEVIN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF
STREETS ARE FOR EVERYONE ALSO
SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF MARIN
COUNTY BICYCLE COALITION NO
ROCKING NINETIES MOVE SANTA
BARBARA COUNTY CAL BIKE SANTA
MONICA SPOKE ACTED SAN GABRIEL
VALLEY. SILICON VALLEY BICYCLE
COALITION SAN DIEGO. BICYCLE
COALITION SAYS STATION
PEDESTRIAN BICYCLE PROFESSIONALS
CONNOR LYNCH FOUNDATION SANTA
MONICA SAFE STREETS ALLIANCE.
SPUR LIVES LIVABLE CITIES SO CAO
FIGHT LEAN. LIFT BY CALTRAIN.
AREA COUNCIL BAHATI FOUNDATION.
I KIDS SAFE SAN FRANCISCO
BERKELEY PATH WONDERS
ASSOCIATION WEST HOLLYWOOD
BICYCLE COALITION. LIVABLE
COMMUNITIES INITIATIVE STREETS
FOR PEOPLE TEND ALLOWING
COMMUNITY BENEFIT DISTRICT
INVESTING IN PLACE. ABUNDANT SAN
FRANCISCO HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
JAPANTOWN TASK FORCE THE LEGAL
AMERICAN CYCLISTS LOS ANGELES
WALKS. SOUTH PASADENA ACTIVE
STREETS GLOBAL GOVERNMENT
AFFAIRS. FOR CREWS CLIMATE
ACTION SANTA MONICA FAMILIES FOR
SAFE STREETS SAN DIEGO. ALL IN
SUPPORT GUINNESS WORLD RECORD
FOR MOST ORGANIZATIONS
REPRESENTED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH
. LIKE YOUR RIGHTS ON BEHALF OF
THE CITY OF GLENDALE CO SPONSOR
THE BILL VERY THANKFUL TO THE
AUTHOR FOR HER MULTIPLE YEARS OF
EFFORTS ON THIS ISSUE. THANK YOU
. MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS NICOLO
DELUCA HERE WE HAVE THE CITY OF
OAKLAND AND SUPPORT VERY
GRATEFUL FOR THE- AUTHORS- WORK
AND- THE CITY OF BERKELEY ALSO
IN SUPPORT THANK YOU. MADAM
CHAIR MEMBERS AMY BROWN ON
BEHALF OF THE CITY OF LONG BEACH
IN SUPPORT. VENTURE MEMBERS
DUNCAN MCFETRIDGE ON BEHALF OF
THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION
COMMISSION AND SPORT THANKS
THANK YOU ANYONE ELSE WOULD LIKE
TO COME FORWARD AND SUPPORT
OKAY- NOW WILL MOVE ON TO
OPPOSITION I BELIEVE WE HAVE-
SOMEONE HERE FROM THE C. L. U.
THANK YOU BACCA KRAMER MATTER ON
BEHALF OF ACLU CALIFORNIA ACTION
AND RESPECTFUL OPPOSITION TO AB
SIX FORTY FIVE. WE APPLAUD THE
AUTHORS GOAL OF ELIMINATING
TRAFFIC FATALITIES CAUSED BY
SPEEDING HOWEVER WE HAVE
CONCERNS ABOUT THE WAY AB SIX
FORTY FIVE TRIES TO SOLVE THE
PROBLEM. AND WHILE WE APPRECIATE
THE AUTHOR'S EFFORTS TO INCLUDE
SOME PRIVACY AND EQUITY
PROVISIONS THERE ARE OTHER
EFFECTIVE WAYS OF ELIMINATING
SPEED BASED TRAFFIC FATALITIES.
SUCH AS THE TRAFFIC CALMING
MEASURES HIGHLIGHTED IN THE BILL
WHICH DO NOT HAVE AB SIX FORTY
FIVE INHERENT PRIVACY IN EQUITY
PROBLEMS. YET RATHER THAN CENTER
THESE THE BILL INSTEAD RELIES ON
SURVEILLANCE AUTOMATED
ENFORCEMENT AND INCREASED
TICKETING. WE RECOGNIZE THAT OUR
TRAFFIC CALMING MEASURES COST
MONEY HOWEVER AB SIX FORTY FIVE
ALSO HAS COSTS. INSTEAD OF
CITIES AND COUNTIES IN PAYING
THE BILLS THOUGH SB SIX FORTY
FIVE TRANSFERS THE BURDEN TO
VULNERABLE CALIFORNIANS.
AUTOMATED ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS
OFTEN DISPROPORTIONATELY TARGET
DRIVERS AND COMMUNITIES OF COLOR
AND COMMUNITIES EXPERIENCING
POVERTY. WHEN ENDING ROCHESTER'S
AUTOMATED TICKETING THROUGH
SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM FOR EXAMPLE
THE MAYOR NOTED IT WAS A PROGRAM
THAT QUOTE DISPROPORTIONATELY
AFFECTED THE POOREST OF CITY
RESIDENTS. AND WAS QUOTE COUNTER
TO OUR EFFORTS TO REVERSE
ROCHESTER'S TROUBLING RATES OF
POVERTY. IN CLEVELAND BLACK
DRIVERS RECEIVED 61% OF SPEED
CAMERA TICKETS DESPITE MAKING UP
ONLY 38% OF DRIVERS. AND WE HAVE
SEEN IN OTHER CITIES THAT THE-
THAT THE PROGRAMS THAT START
SMALL END UP BALLOONING WITH ONE
CITY AVERAGING A TICKET EVERY
ELEVEN SECONDS. AB SIX FORTY
FIVE SURVEILLANCE ENABLED
AUTOMATED ENFORCEMENT BASED
SOLUTIONS WILL RECREATE THE SAME
PROBLEMS WE HAVE SEEN ACROSS THE
COUNTRY. AND GO AGAINST THE
RECENT REFORMS TO CALIFORNIA'S
TICKETING LAWS TO REDUCE THE
WELL DOCUMENTED ECONOMIC HARM
CAUSED BY MASTICATING EVEN WHEN
THE TICKETS ARE OF A LOWER
PRICE. THE NEED FOR REDUCING
SPEED BASED TRAFFIC COLLISIONS
DOES NOT WARRANT THE CREATION OF
A NEW MECHANISM FOR GOVERNMENT
COLLECTION OF LARGE AMOUNTS OF
DATA ON CALIFORNIANS. AND WE
HAVE SEEN AND OTHER SURVEILLANCE
CONTACTS THAT DESPITE PROBE
ADMISSIONS ON SHARING
INFORMATION COLLECTED FROM THESE
SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGIES THEY
STILL GET SHARED. FOR EXAMPLE
YOU MIGHT HAVE SEEN THE PLETHORA
OF ARTICLES THAT CAME OUT JUST
BEFORE FLOOR SESSION LAST MONTH
WHERE ACLU AND ELECTRONIC
FRONTIER FOUNDATION SENT LETTERS
TO OVER SEVENTY LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCIES IN CALIFORNIA. WHO
DESPITE THE LOBBYING VERY CLEAR
THE AUTOMATED LICENSE PLATE
READER INFORMATION CANNOT BE
SHARED OUT OF STATE WE'RE STILL
SHARING ALE PR INFORMATION WITH
STATES THAT CRIMINALIZE
ABORTION. HUNDRED BEHALF OF THE
FORESEEABLY HARM TO COMMUNITIES
WE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOU
PURSUE TRAFFIC CALMING MEASURES
DIRECTLY AND ASK YOUR NOVO ON
EIGHTY SIX FORTY FIVE THANK YOU
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
TESTIMONY SO WE'D LIKE TO
WELCOME ANYONE ELSE WOULD LIKE
TO POSE SB SIX FORTY FIVE PLEASE
. GOOD EVENING HI TRACY WAS
AMERICA ON BEHALF OF OAKLAND
PRIVACY IN OPPOSITION WE
APPRECIATE THE AUTHOR'S EFFORTS
WITH THIS BILL BUT WE ARE STILL
OPPOSED TO SPEED CAMERAS THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. MADAM CHAIR
MEMBERS RAINY PERRY THERE READ
NECESSITY IT'S ON BEHALF OF POOR
ACT WERE IN OPPOSITION. THANK
YOU ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO COME
FORWARD IN OPPOSITION OKAY SEE
NON MODERATOR- WOULD LIKE TO
QUEUE UP ANYONE WHO'D LIKE TO
SUPPORT OR OPPOSE SB SIX FORTY
FIVE PLEASE. OF COURSE PLAYED IN
GERMANY WHICH MAY COME IN
SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION PLEASE
PRESS ONE ZERO. GOING TO LINE
ONE OH EIGHT PLEASE GO AHEAD.
ONE ONLY ONE ONE AWAY- MY NAME
IS JEANETTE LEBLANC AND WEBER
READ THE MOTHER OF A CHILD WHO
WAS KILLED BY A SPEEDING DRIVER
AND ANALEIGH. IN STRONG SUPPORT
OF AB FORTY FIVE. EXETER LINE
ONE OH ONE PLEASE GO AHEAD. I
GET AFTERNOON JUST DEFAULT ON
BEHALF OF THE COUNTY TO COUNTY
CHRISTIAN COMMISSION ALAMEDA
CONTRA COSTA TRANSIT DISTRICT IN
SUPPORT. THE OTHER LINE ONE OH
FOUR PLEASE GO AHEAD. MICHAELEEN
WAS BURNED STRONG SUPPORT. EXTRA
LINE NINETY FOUR PLEASE GO AHEAD
. CANADA'S CORONADO WITH LOS
ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
IN SUPPORT. ACTIVO LINE ONE
TWENTY FOUR PLEASE GO AHEAD.
THIS IS MARK SPACE CO DIRECTOR A
POLICY FOR STREETS FOR ALL ONE
OF THE SPONSORS OF THE BILL THE
STRONG SUPPORT. EXETER LINE ONE
TWENTY NINE PLEASE GO AHEAD. THE
BICYCLE COALITION IN SUPPORT.
EXTRA LINE ONE TWENTY THREE
PLEASE GO AHEAD. SPEAKING FOR
SAFER STREETS LA AND NATIONAL
MOTORS ASSOCIATION AND
RESPECTFUL OPPOSITION. THE LION
ONE OH FIVE PLEASE GO AHEAD. AND
YOUR NEIGHBOR'S PROPERTY BUBBLE
OF THE SENATE HEALTH COUNTY ON
BEHALF OF UNITED BE ABLE OF
MOTOR VEHICLES OF CALIFORNIA IN
STRONG OPPOSITION THANK YOU.
AFTER A LINE OF ONE OH SIX
PLEASE GO AHEAD. THE KILLINGS
OPEN. EXTERNAL CAROLINE ONE
TWENTY TWO PLEASE GO AHEAD. ONE
TWENTY YOUR LINE IS OPEN PLEASE
CHECK MAKE SURE NOT I'M YOU.
EXTERNAL DEADLINE ONE TWENTY
EIGHT PLEASE GO AHEAD. YES THIS
ROSEMARY COMMITTEE VICE MAYOR
THAT THE ANALYSTS SAY IN A COURT
. X. WILL GO TO LINE ONE THIRTY
PLEASE GO AHEAD. WHAT POINT.
HELLO MA'AM WOULD LIKE TO- FIND
OUT IF YOU'D LIKE TO SUPPORTER
OPPOSE AB SIX FORTY FIVE PLEASE
. YEAH HELLO I'M PROVISIONS HAS
A DOOR FROM DISCO DISHED IT FIND
OTHER ORDERS I STRONGLY SUPPORT
THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT AS FOR THE
LINE ONE NINETEEN PLEASE GO
AHEAD. THANK YOU. RATHER THAN
ACTING IN RETALIATES FROM
SUPPORT. AND THERE'S CURRENTLY
NO ONE ELSE IN THE QUEUE MAP
SHARE OKAY THANK YOU MODERATOR
SO- FIRST I'D LIKE TO BEGIN BY
SAYING THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO
THE TO THE AUTHOR I KNOW YOU'VE
BEEN WORKING ON THIS FOR QUITE
SOME TIME AS YOU MENTIONED THREE
YEARS- I THINK IF ANY COMMITTEE
N. AT THE SENATE REALLY IS
DEVOTED TO EQUITY THINK THIS IS
ONE OF THE COMMITTEES THAT
CERTAINLY HAS BEEN WORKING ON.
ADDING ADDITIONAL AMENDMENTS TO
ENSURE THAT- TO THE OPPOSITION'S
POINT THAT WE AREN'T YOU KNOW
GOING OUT AFTER THESE A DRIVERS
WHO ARE PREDOMINANTLY BLACK AND
BROWN AND IN UNDERSERVED
COMMUNITIES IN THAT IS VERY VERY
IMPORTANT TO THIS. TO THIS CHAIR
OF COURSE TO THIS- COMMITTEE ON
INTO MANY OF THE MEMBERS AS I'M
SURE YOU'LL HEAR FROM- IT ALSO
INCLUDES WE'VE ADDED PROVISIONS
TO ADOPT- THIS OF THIS BILL IN A
PUBLIC HEARING IN A PUBLIC
SETTING. ENSURING THAT THE
CAMERAS ARE PLACED IN
GEOGRAPHICALLY DIVERSE
COMMUNITIES REPORTING BACK SO
THERE ARE A NUMBER OF ELEMENTS
THAT HAVE BEEN ADDED. OF COURSE
AS YOU MENTION FIRST VIOLATION
IS A WARNING- SO PEOPLE KNOW
THAT WHAT IS ACTUALLY HAPPENING
FIRST AND FOREMOST. AND AGAIN
ALL WITH THE OUTCOME OF
INSURING. AGAINST TRAFFIC SAFETY
I THINK HERE IN LONG BEACH WE
JUST ENCOUNTERED I THINK FOR NOW
OVER. AS MISS FARGAS MENTION.
ARE NOW OVER FIFTY DEATHS.
PRIMARILY THOSE ARE PEDESTRIAN
DEATHS AND SO I DON'T HAVE I
CAN'T GO BACK HOME AND SAY WELL.
WE DIDN'T GET ANOTHER SPEED
CAMERA- BILL OR AT LEAST TRY FOR
IT BACK HOME BECAUSE WHAT AM I
GONNA SAY TO THOSE FAMILIES. AND
I THINK TO MISS FARGAS IS POINT
MR TOMLINSON POINT AND TO YOUR
POINT IS. ACT ABSOLUTELY RIGHT I
MEAN WE'VE WE'VE DONE ALL THE
TRAFFIC COMING WE CAN DO AND
MANY OF THESE CITIES. WE NEED
ONE MORE TOOL IN OUR TOOLBOX TO
INSURE THAT WE ACTUALLY GET THE
DATE AND WE DO THE RIGHT THING.
I FEEL THAT THIS IS ONE STEP IN
IN THAT DIRECTION SO. WITHOUT A
WILL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH YOU
ON THIS BILL AT I WOULD LOVE TO
JUST SEE WHERE THIS CONTINUES TO
GO OBVIOUSLY WILL GET THE DATA
BACK AND LEARN. FROM OF THESE
BEHAVIORS AND SEE WHERE WE CAN
GO TO REDUCE FATALITIES AND
INJURIES AT THE- AT THE BEST-
WITH THAT I WILL OPEN IT UP TO
QUESTIONS SENATOR NEWMAN. THANK
YOU MA'AM JERRY I WANT TO
PROVIDE THE CHAIR'S COMMENTS AND
COMMEND THE AUTHOR- I DON'T
THINK ANYBODY DOES TRAFFIC
CALMING AND VEHICLE SAFETY
MEASURES AS WELL AS THIS AUTHOR-
AND I APPRECIATE EVEN WORKING ON
THIS LONG AND HARD BUT ALSO VERY
THOUGHTFULLY. I'M AND I WOULD
AGREE THERE IS A PROBLEM RIGHT
TO MISS VARGAS THANK YOU- YOU
ELOQUENTLY DESCRIBED IT. AND H.
THERE'S A CONSTANT THEME OF MANY
THE BILLS WERE DISCUSSING CARS.
AND TRUCKS CONTINUE TO GET
BIGGER. AND FASTER. BIGGER AND
FASTER- AND EAT YOU KNOW. THAT
TAKES THE FORM OF SHIPS USING
ANY SAFETY. ISSUES ALL OVER
CALIFORNIA PROTECTING CITIES.
AND SO I DO THINK THAT THERE IS
NOT ONLY A VALUE BUT A NEED FOR
THE DETERRENCE THAT COMES. WITH
THE ENFORCEMENT THAT CAMERAS CAN
BRING- AND I DO APPRECIATE YOU
DOING THIS TO LIVE REALLY AS A
PILOT- THAT YOU WERE MORE THAN
WILLING TO LOOK AT THE DATA AT
THE END OF THE PILOT I THINK
THAT. THAT YOU GIVE EVERYBODY
THE COMFORT THAT THIS IS. THESE
ARE BUNCH OF QUESTIONS THAT ARE
NOT ONLY DESERVING RESTORATION
BUT ONCE WE HAVE ANSWERS. WE CAN
IN AN OBJECTIVE WAY. TAKE NEXT
STEPS- IF THAT'S WARRANTED I DO
I DO HAVE ONE VERY QUICK
QUESTION ABOUT THE LICENSE PLATE
PROVISION- HOW DO YOU ACCOUNT
FOR THAT. SITUATION WHERE SOME
UNIX ASSERTION THAT. THAT WAS MY
CAR BUT I WAS NOT DRIVING IT.
WELL THE REASON WE MOVED TO THIS
VIOLATION AWAY FROM THE CURRENT
VIOLATION IN LAW. TO THE SAME
SECTION IN CODE WHERE PARKING
TICKETS LIFE SO IF YOU THINK
ABOUT LIKE A PARKING TICKET IT'S
NOT AN EXCUSE TO SAY. HEY MY KID
PARK THE CAR THERE- NOT ME YOU
STILL HAVE TO PAY IT AND IT'S
THE SAME IDEA WITH THIS AND
THAT'S WHY THERE'S NO TICKET NO
POINTS IN ANYONE'S LICENSE
PLATE. WHY IT'S A NOMINAL FINE
IN FACT THE FIRST ONE'S A
WARNING. SO THAT IF YOUR CHILD
IS DRIVING IN THEIR SPEEDING YOU
GET THAT FIRST TICKET. IT'S A
WARNING AND YOU CAN MAYBE TAKE
THE KEYS AWAY. SO THAT'S WHY
THERE'S NO FACIAL RECOGNITION
TECHNOLOGY WE CAN'T BOTH NOT
USED FACIAL RECOGNITION
TECHNOLOGY AND THEN SORT OF CARE
WHO'S DRIVING. SO THAT WAS THE
TRADE OFF THAT WE MADE. AND IF I
MAY SAY I'M JUST TO THE IS STILL
USE- ARGUMENT BY THE WAY. BEING
ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE IS
YOU KNOW YOU ISN'T ON. PLACE FOR
ME TO AND I. PLACE BECAUSE
USUALLY I'M ON THE SAME SIDE
WITH THEM. BUT THE- CONCERN THEY
HAD ABOUT. THE OF LAW
ENFORCEMENT SHARING THIS LICENSE
PLATE I WANT TO JUST POINT OUT
AGAIN. THAT IN OUR BILL IT'S THE
IT'S THE PROBABLY THE ONLY TIME
IN LAW RIGHT NOW WHERE YOU HAVE
TO PURGE THAT DATA WITHIN FIVE
DAYS IT HAS TO BE. DELETED SO-
IN SOME WAYS WE'RE SETTING THIS
IS A NEW STANDARD OF NOT
MAINTAINING THEM. THE
INFORMATION WHERE IS NOW IF YOU
GET A- IF YOU GET A- PARKING
TICKET IN PASADENA THEY'RE USING
LICENSE PLATE READERS. THEY MAY
BE KEEPING THAT. DATA
INDEFINITELY AND IN THIS BILL WE
MAKE THEM DELETED. APPRECIATE
THAT I WILL STAY AT A PAST DUE
IN AND I'M GLAD TO. SUPPORT THE
BILL TODAY. THANK YOU KNOW WILL
SAY THAT MANY OF THE PRIVACY
CONCERNS WILL BE DEALT WITH IN
THE NEXT COMMITTEE WHICH WILL BE
JUDICIARY SO. SENATOR BOXER.
THANK YOU I JUST BRIEFLY BECAUSE
I KNOW WE'RE RUNNING LATE HERE
BUT I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE AND
SAY THAT. I AM PERSONALLY
CONCERNED ABOUT VEHICLE VIOLENCE
AS I KNOW SO MANY ARE. AND THE
AFFECT ON PEDESTRIANS AND
STUDENTS AND OLDER PEOPLE AND
MINORITIES AND ALL THE
CATEGORIES THAT. YOU LISTED- THE
THEY'VE KEPT. VEHICLE VIOLENCE
AS IS CATASTROPHIC FOR FAMILIES.
AND WE COULD BE DOING BETTER. SO
THIS. TO ME THIS BILL IS. IS
REALLY GREAT AND I APPRECIATE.
ALL YOUR EFFORTS TO ADDRESS THE
MANY CONCERNS THAT PLAGUE THE
RED LIGHT CAMERA- PROGRAMS THAT
WE HAD AND IT IT FEELS
SUFFICIENT. THE THINGS THAT
YOU'VE DONE AND I THINK IT'S
STRIKES THE RIGHT BALANCE AND
I'M HAPPY TO SUPPORT IT AND I
WOULD MOVE IT IF YOU NEED IT.
THANK YOU KNOW MOVE ON TO OUR
VICE CHAIR CENTER CONY LOW.
THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR. YEAH SO
MANY TIMES WE- RECOGNIZE THE
SAME PROBLEM. IN THIS EXERCISE
OF. PUBLIC POLICY THAT WE DO. WE
RECOGNIZE THE SAME PROBLEM WE
AGREE THAT THAT'S A PROBLEM AND
WE DEVELOPED ENTIRELY DIFFERENT
SOLUTIONS. AND I THINK THIS IS A
GOOD EXAMPLE OF IT- I HAVE
SIGNIFICANT. CONCERNS ABOUT THIS
APPROACH BUT- AS I'VE STATED IN
OTHER HEARINGS. I AM APPALLED.
AT THE DRIVING HABITS THAT HAVE.
DEVELOPED IN MY OBSERVATION
SINCE THE PANDEMIC AND I DON'T
KNOW WHY. BUT THE BEHAVIOR OF
DRIVERS ON THE ROADS. IS AS I
SAID APPALLING. IT'S DANGEROUS.
IT SCARES ME QUITE FRANKLY. JUST
THIS MORNING DRIVING IN THERE
WAS A LOT OF TRAFFIC AND I HAD
TO SLOW DOWN TO GET IN THE RIGHT
LANE TO GET AN EXIT. AND A CHEVY
CAMARO NO OFFENSE ON THE- THE
BRAND OF CARS THE DRIVER. CAME
UP REALLY FAST BEHIND NAY WOULD
HAVE HIT ME BUT RAPIDLY- TURNED
INTO THE LANE TO THE LEFT AND
THEN HONKED AT ME. THAT IS AND
NOW I'M RECOGNIZING THAT THE
AGGRESSIVE IN HORRIBLE DRIVERS
DON'T EVEN REALIZE THAT THEY'RE
AGGRESSIVE AND HORRIBLE DRIVERS
. SO I AGREE WITH THAT. THIS
BILL ELIMINATES MOST OF THE
ROADS WHERE I SEE THIS HAPPEN.
IT DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY AREAS
PATROLLED BY THE CHP- THAT'S
UNINCORPORATED AREAS AND-
FREEWAYS WHAT HAPPENED TO ME
THIS MORNING WAS ON THE FREEWAY.
AND ON THE FREEWAY IS WHERE I
NOTICE A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF
THIS AGGRESSIVE AND DANGEROUS
DRIVING. I AND THEN IN MY-
OBSERVER OBSERVATION ALSO
UNINCORPORATED ERRORS BECAUSE
WHEN I'M NOT IN THE CITY'S
SACRAMENTO THAT'S WHERE I
USUALLY AM. SO WE ELIMINATE A
SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF THIS
DANGEROUS DRIVING- IN. I BELIEVE
THAT WHAT WE NEED IS MORE
ENFORCEMENT. THE THAT THE
CONSEQUENCES OF A TICKET GIVEN
UNDER THIS. APPROACH ARE QUITE
FRANKLY NOT ENOUGH. AND YOU JUST
MENTIONED THE RECORDS ARE
ELIMINATED NO POINTS ARE ADDED-
THE OFFENDER GETS A LITTLE
NOTICE IN THE MAIL. AND HAS TO
PAY A FINE. THAT'S NOT A
PARTICULARLY INTIMIDATING
EXPERIENCE TO BE STOPPED BY A
COP AND PULLED OVER. AND HAVE A
COP ESPECIALLY BE IRRITATED
BECAUSE OF THE NATURE OF THE
DRIVING OUT THERE IS A FAR MORE
CONSEQUENTIAL EXPERIENCE FOR A
DRIVER THESE DRIVERS THE ONE
THIS MORNING THOUGHT THAT HE
WAS- SHE WAS RIGHT NOT ME. THEY
THINK THEY'RE RIGHT IN DRIVING
THAT WAY. THERE NEEDS TO BE MUCH
MORE SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES TO THE
SORT OF DRIVING THAT I'M SEEING
AND I DON'T SEE THIS APPROACH
EVEN IF IT WERE APPLIED IN THE
C. H. P. AND FORCED AREAS IT
ISN'T THE CONSEQUENCES ARE NOT
ENOUGH WE NEED MORE ENFORCEMENT.
I KNOW THAT COST MONEY I KNOW WE
HAVE A BUDGET PROBLEM BUT WE
NEED MORE ENFORCEMENT. I DON'T
BELIEVE THAT THIS APPROACH IS
THE RIGHT APPROACH. SENATOR
BAKER- THANK YOU UP THE CHURCH'S
DEFINITION OF TIME I WANT GOING
ALL THE PIECES OF THE BILL I
JUST- SAID YOU YOU KNOW I'VE
SHARED SOME CONCERNS AS WELL-
AND- ABOUT THE IMPLICATIONS OF
ENFORCEMENT AND- GIVES HIM
CONCERNS APPROX OPPOSE THE NORTH
IN THE BE SUPPORTING A BILL LIKE
THIS- BUT I DO. APPRECIATE THE
ARGUMENTS THAT WERE MADE
APPRECIATE THAT THIS IS A PILOT.
AND I APPRECIATE THE EFFORTS BY
THE- AUTHOR THIS ISN'T YOU KNOW
AS WALKIE WITH AS MANY ACRONYMS
AS SOME OF YOUR OTHER
TRANSPORTATION BILLS THAT I
LOVE. BUT I WILL SUPPORT THIS-
TODAY AND- BEFORE DISCUSSING OUR
FOURTH. OKAY ANY OTHER QUESTIONS
OR COMMENTS- AND I KNOW- ONE
OTHER- COMMENT I'LL MAKE IS THAT
I WOULD HOPE THAT THE CITIES.
WOULD ENGAGE THE MEMBERS OF THIS
COMMITTEE AS WELL- AND THAT
THEY'LL DO THEIR DUE DILIGENCE
IN DOING THAT SO THAT YOU KNOW
WAY EVERYBODY FEELS ENGAGED. AND
THERE IS MORE PROACTIVE MEASURES
TO INCLUDE YOU KNOW THEIR
THOUGHTS AS WELL SO- WITH THE
SIX CITIES THAT SHOULD BE DOING
THAT- THEN THE LESS SO WITH THAT
OUT WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION BY
SENATOR BLAKE SPEIR AND WILL
ALLOW YOU TO CLOSE ASSEMBLY
MEMBER. THANK YOU I REALLY
APPRECIATE THE VERY THOUGHTFUL
DISCUSSION I APPRECIATE ALL OF
THE CONCERNS HAVE BEEN RAISED
NOT JUST IN THIS HEARING BUT FOR
THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS WORKING
ON THIS BILL WE WILL CONTINUE TO
WORK ON IT AS THE BILL HOPEFULLY
MOVES FORWARD TODAY. I WILL JUST
SAY THAT- I HAVE VERY RARELY
WORKED ON A BILL THAT'S HAD THIS
MUCH PUBLIC INTEREST. THIS MANY
PEOPLE FROM ACROSS CALIFORNIA
BEING VERY VERY ENTHUSIASTIC AT
THE CHANCE OF HAVING THEIR
CITIES FROM THE GET IT'S ONLY
SIX CITIES. HAVE ANOTHER TOOL TO
TRY BECAUSE LIKE ME THEY'RE
AFRAID FOR THEMSELVES THEY'RE
AFRAID FOR THEIR CHILDREN. MY
DAUGHTER JUST TURNED TEN LAST
WEEK SHE JUST GOT A BIKE FOR
CHRIS BURKE HANUKKAH- LAST YEAR
AND I'M SCARED EVERY TIME SHE
GOES OUT ON HER BIKE IN MY
NEIGHBORHOOD. OF SO I'M THIS IS
SOMETHING THAT I THINK WE SHOULD
BE TRYING TO WE WILL REFINE IT
WILL CONTINUE TO REFINE THE BILL
AS A MOVE TOWARD AND I'M SURE WE
WILL CONTINUE TO REFINE THE
PROGRAM. BUT GIVEN THAT WE'RE
GOING IN THE WRONG WAY IN TERMS
OF SPEEDING. AND IN TERMS OF
PUBLIC SAFETY I DO THINK IT'S
TIME THAT WE ADDED ANOTHER TOOL
TO THE TOOLBOX. WITHOUT I WOULD
REQUEST AN AYE VOTE THANK YOU.
THANK YOU ASSEMBLY MEMBER MADAM
SECRETARY PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
IT'S TO PASS AS AMENDED TO
JUDICIARY COMMITTEE. CENTERS
GONZALEZ HI GONZALEZ I. YOU LOW.
NILA NO. ALLEN ARCHULETA.
ACTUALLY I BAKER. BAKER I THANK
SPEAKER. THANKS I CORTESE.
CORTESE NO. DALI DALI NO. DODD
DOTD I LIMON. THE MÐI MCGUIRE.
NEWMAN NEWMAN AYE NGUYEN. WHEN
NO CIERTO. NUMBER BOB. SEVEN
FOUR SEVEN TO FOUR BELIEVE THE
BILL ON CALL THANK ASSEMBLY
MEMBER. THANKS FOR MOVE FORWARD
WITH A FILE ITEM NINE THAT IS-
EIGHTY SEVEN FIFTY TWO BY.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER BLANCA RUBIO.
THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR AND
SENATORS FOR ALLOW ME TO PRESENT
AB SEVEN FIFTY TWO RELATING TO
STATE HIGHWAY WORKER SAFETY ARE
CONSTRUCTION WORKERS ENGAGED IN
WORKING LONG ROADWAY AND
HIGHWAYS ARE FACED WITH NOT
INHERENT TO TRADITIONAL JOB
SITES THESE ARE RISKS INHERENT
TO BEING EXPOSED TO VEHICULAR
TRAFFIC. ADVANCES IN PERSONAL
CONDUCT TECHNOLOGY ESPECIALLY IN
THE CELLULAR PHONE SPACE HAVE
LED TO UNPRECEDENTED INCREASES
IN ROAD CONSTRUCTION SITE
VEHICULAR INTRUSIONS THE THREE
LARGEST CAUSES OF FATAL
ACCIDENTS ARE LANE DEPARTURE
SPEED MANAGEMENT AND IMPAIRED
DRIVING. IN TWENTY TWENTY OVER A
HUNDRED AND TWO THOUSAND WORK
ZONE CRASHES WERE ESTIMATED TO
HAVE OCCURRED RESULTING IN OVER
FORTY FIVE THOUSAND INJURIES AND
EIGHT HUNDRED AND FIFTY SEVEN
FATALITIES. BETWEEN TWENTY
THIRTEEN AND TWENTY TWENTY HI WE
CONSTRUCTION WORK ZONE
FATALITIES INCREASED OVER 45%
EVERY INJURY OR DEATH FOUR
WORKERS ALONGSIDE ROADWAYS AND
HIGHWAYS IS ONE TOO MANY.
EXISTING LAW PROVIDES THAT THE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION HAS
FULL CONTROL OF ALL STATE
HIGHWAYS AND AUTHORIZES THE
DEPARTMENT TO CONSTRUCT IMPROVE
AND MAINTAIN STATE HIGHWAYS.
CALTRANS HAS IDENTIFIED THE USE
OF POSITIVE PROTECTION DEVICES
AS AN EFFECTIVE STRATEGY TO
IMPROVE WORK ZONE SAFETY.
THROUGH THE USE OF POSITIVE
PROTECTION WHICH WILL PLACE A
PHYSICAL BARRIER BETWEEN THE
WORKERS AND THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC
THIS BILL WILL BRING AN
ADDITIONAL LAYER OF SAFETY TO
HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION. WORK ZONES
PREVENTING FURTHER INTRUSION
FROM VEHICLE VEHICLES INTO THE
CONSTRUCTION SITES POSITIVE
PROTECTION REDUCES THE RISK OF
VEHICLE INTRUSIONS INTO THE WORK
SPACE AND CAN BE COVERED UP 290%
BY THE HIGHWAY. SAFETY
IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM AND OTHER
FEDERAL FUNDS THIS BILL IS A
COMMONSENSE AND COST EFFECTIVE
METHOD OF SAFETY REFORM THAT
WILL PREVENT DEATH AND INJURIES.
OF WORKERS ON ROADS AND HIGHWAYS
HERE WITH ME TO TESTIFY I IS
BEVERLY YOU ON BEHALF OF THE
STATE BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION
TRADES COUNCIL AND JAMES. ARTHUR
WATCHER ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA STATE COUNCIL. OF
LABORERS THANK YOU. I'M MEMBERS
YEAR ON BEHALF STATE BUILDING
CONSTRUCTION TRADES. WE ARE A
PROUD SPONSOR OF AB SEVEN FIFTY
TO INCREASE SAFETY OF WORKERS IN
CONSTRUCTION ZONES. WILL LIKE TO
THANK THE AUTHOR FOR HARD WORK
ON THIS BILL TO CHAMPION A
PRACTICAL SOLUTION. CONSTRUCTION
SITES AS YOU KNOW ARE CURRENTLY
DANGEROUS. BUT WHEN LOCATED
ALONGSIDE BUSY HIGHWAYS THE
RISKS ARE MAGNIFIED DUE TO BEING
EXPOSED TO VEHICULAR TRAFFIC.
THAT IS WHY THE IMPLEMENTATION
OF PASTA PROTECTION MEASURES IS
CRITICAL TO ENSURE THEIR MEMBERS
RETURNED SAFELY HOME EVERY DAY.
THE RISK OF SEVERE INJURY OR
DEATH FOR INDIVIDUAL STRUCK BY
VEHICLE INCREASES WITH SPEED.
FOR INDIVIDUAL STRUCK BY VEHICLE
TRAVELING AT TWENTY THREE MILES
PER HOUR THE AVERAGE RISK OF
SEVERE INJURY IS TWENTY FIVE
PERCENT. AND THE RISK OF DEATH
IS TEN PERCENT. ASK THE SPEED
INCREASES TO FORTY SIX MILES PER
HOUR THE RISK OF SEVERE INJURY
IF INDIVIDUALS HAD REACHES
NINETY PERCENT. AND A FIFTY
MILES PER HOURS THE RISK OF
DEATH IS OUT SEVENTY FIVE
PERCENT. PASTA PROTECTION IS A
MEASURE OR DEVICE PLEASE BETWEEN
THE WORKER AND MOTORIZED TRAFFIC
THAT CONTAINS AN OR REDIRECTS
VEHICLES. THE SAFETY BARRIERS
REDUCE THE RISK OF VEHICLE
INTRUSIONS INTO THE WORKPLACE IS
COVERED. UP 290% BY THE HIGHWAY
SAFETY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM OTHER
FEDERAL FUNDS. IMPLEMENTING
PASTA PROTECTION IS INVESTMENT
RATHER THAN EXPENSE BY
PREVENTING INJURIES AND DEATHS
NOT ONLY DO WE SAVE CORPORATE
WORKERS ALSO THE STATE FROM
COSTLY LAWSUITS. IN TWENTY
NINETEEN CALTRANS PAID THIRTY
SEVEN MILLION TO SETTLE A
LAWSUIT UP HERE LIES ONE
CONSTRUCTION. WORKER AND LEFT
THE OTHER DISABLED. PASTA
PROTECTION CAN ALSO THE TO DO
CERTAIN TASKS. WITH A
SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION IN TIME
EQUIPMENT BY FIFTY TO EIGHTY
PERCENT. MOBILE BARRIERS REQUIRE
LITTLE TO NO SET UP. A KERRY
APPLICABLES POWER AND LIGHTING.
TO KEEP TRAFFIC MOVING UP HIS
OWN SPEEDS AND REDUCE ACCIDENTS.
THE GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE SAFETYNET
PROJECT HAS SAVED TWO TO FOUR
HOURS A SHIFT. BY USING MOBILE
BARRIERS WHICH PREVENT DELAYS
AND MOVE TRAFFIC ALONG. UNDER
THIS BILL PASTA PROTECTIONS WILL
BE UTILIZED ALONG RACIAL WORKS
OWNS PROJECTS WITH HIGH
ANTICIPATED OPERATING SPEEDS. IN
AREAS IN WHICH WORKERS ARE PLACE
ONE LANE FROM TRAFFIC WHERE THE
WORK SO WILL HAVE SIGNIFICANT
ROADSIDE HAZARDS AND OTHER
CIRCUMSTANCES APPROPRIATE FOR
WORKERS SAFETY UNLESS DEPARTMENT
DETERMINES THAT PASTA
PROTECTION. IS NOT REQUIRED.
PASTA PROTECTION MEASURES
ENSURES THAT NO WORKER SHOULD
PAY THE ULTIMATE PRICE FOR A
JOB. WE HAVE WITNESSED FAR TOO
MANY WORKPLACE ACCIDENTS THAT
COULD PROVE BEEN PREVENTED WITH
THESE COMMON SENSE SAFETY
MEASURES IN PLACE WE URGE AN AYE
VOTE THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH NEXT WITNESS PLEASE. THANK
YOU GOOD EVENING MADAM CHAIR AND
MEMBERS JAMES DIRECTOR OF THE
CALIFORNIA STATE COUNCIL LABORS
I ALSO WANT TO EXTEND OUR
GRATITUDE TO THE AUTHOR FOR HER
CONTINUED. LEADERSHIP ON THIS
IMPORTANT PROPOSAL- WE'RE THE
PROUD CO SPONSOR OF AB SEVEN
FIFTY TWO IN OUR ORGANIZATION IS
COMPRISED OF SEVENTY THOUSAND
MEN AND WOMEN THROUGHOUT THE
STATE. AND WE BUILD CALIFORNIA'S
ENERGY WATER AND TRANSPORTATION
INFRASTRUCTURE. RECENT INCREASES
IN FEDERAL AND STATE
TRANSPORTATION FUNDING- HAVE
CREATED MANY NEW OPPORTUNITIES
FOR WOMEN PEOPLE OF COLOR AND
FORMERLY INCARCERATED
INDIVIDUALS TO ENTER INTO THE
CONSTRUCTION TRADES. IN FACT
TRAFFIC CONTROL LANE DELINEATION
AND FLAGGING ARE THREE OF THE
FASTEST GROWING OCCUPATIONS FOR
WOMEN ENTERING THE CONSTRUCTION
FIELD. UNFORTUNATELY THIS IS
INHERENTLY DANGEROUS WORK AND
IT'S GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE
. THE NUMBER OF DEATHS AND
INJURIES ASSOCIATED WITH
SPEEDING TEXTING WHILE DRIVING
AND DRIVING UNDER UNDER THE
INFLUENCES- STEADY ON THE RISE.
OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS
CALIFORNIA HAS SUFFERED OVER SIX
HUNDRED FATAL CRASHES WITHIN
ACTIVE WORK ZONES. OVER SIXTEEN
HUNDRED WORK ZONE INJURIES. AND
AT LEAST TWENTY FIVE
CONSTRUCTION WORKER FATALITIES.
AB SEVEN FIFTY TWO ADDRESSES
THESE TROUBLING STATISTICS BY
PRIORITIZING WORKER SAFETY.
ALTHOUGH MANY CONTRACTORS
VOLUNTARILY EMPLOYED SIMILAR
SAFETY MECHANISMS INTO THEIR
HIVE HIGHWAY PROJECT PLANS. MANY
THE LACK OF A MANDATE TO DO SO
LEAVES MANY TO CUT CORNERS AND
THAT IS OFTEN AT THE EXPENSE OF
THE WORKERS. THIS BILL WILL BE
REQUIRED DEPOSIT PROTECTION AND
OR OTHER PROTECTIVE BARRIERS ARE
PUT IN PLACE AN ACTIVE ZONES
WHERE WORKERS ARE EXPOSED TO
OPERATING VEHICLES. WHERE THERE
ARE NO MEANS OF ESCAPE OR
ANTICIPATING OPERATING SPEEDS
ARE HIGH AMONG OTHER CRITERIA.
THE NEED FOR STRONGER POSITIVE
PROTECTIVE MEASURES ON HIGHWAY
WORK ZONES CANNOT BE UNDERSTATED
AND IMPLEMENTATION SHOULD NOT BE
DELAYED SO WE RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR YOUR AYE VOTE TODAY THANK
YOU. THANK YOU ANY OTHER
WITNESSES IN SUPPORT OF THE BILL
PLEASE COME FORWARD. THANK YOU
AND CHAIR KEITH DONE ON BEHALF
THE DISTRICT COUNCIL LINE
WORKERS AND SUPPORT. TELEMANN'S
IN ABOUT HALF THE AMERICAN
COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES
IN SUPPORT. GREAT THANK YOU
ANYONE ELSE WOULD LIKE TO
COMFORT AND SUPPORT TO CASEY
NONE WE DON'T HAVE ANY
REGISTERED OPPOSITION WHICH IS
GREAT- ANYONE ELSE WHO'D LIKE TO
COME FORWARD IN OPPOSITION. TO
THE BILL PLEASE COME FORWARD C.
NINE SO TAKE IT TO THE MODERATOR
MODERATOR D. OF ANYONE IN THE
QUEUE WOULD LIKE TO SUPPORT OR
OPPOSE AB SEVEN FIVE TWO PLEASE
. YEAH PLEASE IN GERMAN IF YOU
WISH TO MAKE A COMMENT SUPPORT
OR OPPOSITION. ONE WE CURRENTLY
HAVE KNOWN QUEUING UP AT THIS
TIME MADAM CHAIR OKAY THANK YOU
VERY MUCH WE'LL TAKE IT BACK.
SENATE ARCHULETA YES. THANK YOU
ASSEMBLY MEMBER FOR BRINGING
THIS FORWARD. OBVIOUSLY IN
CALIFORNIA WE'VE SEEN AN
EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF SPEED. WITH
THE VEHICLES WE HEARD IT- WITH
THE BIGGEST U. V.'S- PICKUP
TRUCKS- DRIVERS THAT ARE
COMPETING AGAINST ONE ANOTHER.
ON THE ROADWAYS AND FREEWAYS.
BUT LET'S FOR A MOMENT THINK
ABOUT THE FAMILIES WHO WERE. IN
THE STEPS OF THE CAPITOL NOT TOO
LONG AGO. ALL CALTRANS WORKERS
AND FAMILIES- HAVING A MEMORIAL.
FOR THE NUMBER OF. CALTRANS
WORKERS WERE KILLED ON THE
HIGHWAYS THIS IS SOMETHING WE
CAN'T FORGET. A FAMILY AFTER
FAMILY PLACING FLOWERS AT THE
STEPS OF THE CAPITOL REMINDED
ALL OF US THE CALTRANS WORKERS
THEY PUT THEIR LIFE ON THE LINE
EVERY TIME THEY PUT UP THE
BARRIERS AND REPAIR OUR WORK. A
REPAIR OUR ROADS AND THAT WORK
IS REQUIRED NO DOUBT BUT THE
PROTECTION IN THE BILL WILL
ENHANCE LIVES IN THEIR HANDS ALL
OF US TO SLOW DOWN AND I THINK
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO.
SO OBVIOUSLY WITH THE SUPPORT
THAT WE'VE HEARD THAT SUPPORT
THIS YEAR I THINK CALIFORNIA
WILL BE SAFE FOR THE DRIVERS
WILL BE KNOWLEDGE- FOR THEIR
SAFETY AND I THINK THAT- WE'RE
TALKING ABOUT SLOWING DOWN. AND
REDUCING THE SPEED ON THE
CONSTRUCTION SITE I THINK IT'S
SO VERY IMPORTANT AND I A WOULD
BE- HAPPY TO MOVE THE BILL WHEN
IT'S- WHEN IT'S APPROPRIATE
GREAT THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NO
OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS I TO
WANT TO THANK YOU FOR BRINGING
THE BILL FOR I THINK IT'S AN
ARCH ALETTA MINUTE IS VERY
SOMBER TO BE ABLE TO SEE. THE
MEMORIAL WITH HUNDREDS OF
WORKERS THAT WE'VE SEEN HAVE
PASSED AND SO ANYTHING EXTRA WE
CAN DO TO SUPPORT. ON THE WORK
FORCE ON OUR ROADS IS THE BEST
THING WE CAN DO SO. WITH THAT
I'LL TAKE THAT AS A MOTION
MOTION BY SENATOR ARCHULETA A
MADAM SO. WOULD YOU LIKE TO
CLOSE MY BANK YOU JUST
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR NIGHT. OKAY
THANK YOU MADAM SECRETARY PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL. TO PASS TO PROBE.
COMMITTEE SAN COMES. I FOUND I
KNEW LOW HI NEED I. ALLA.
ARCHULETA ARCHULETA I BAKER.
WICKS BIG SPARE I'D QUIT. CORTEZ
AYATOLLAH. DALI I. DONE DODD AYE
LIMÓN. MCGUIRE NEWMAN. NEWMAN
AYE NGUYEN. WHEN I SEYARTO. I'M
NUMBER BOB. NINE TWO. NINETY
EIGHT NINE ZERO LEAVE THE BILL
ON CALL THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT
NEXT WE'LL MOVE ON TO FILE ITEM
ELEVEN AB EIGHT TWO FOUR BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER CALDERON.
GOOD EVENING MADAM CHAIR AND
MEMBERS ASSEMBLY BILL EIGHT
TWENTY FOUR ESTABLISHES THE
HIGHWAY GREENING ACT WHICH WOULD
TASK CALTRANS WITH DEVELOPING A
STRATEGIC PLAN TO INCREASE
HIGHWAY GREEN WITH NATIVE PLANTS
BY AT LEAST 10% IN URBAN AREAS.
VEHICLE EMISSIONS ARE ELEVATED
TO MAJOR HIGHWAYS WERE FEEL OF
OPERATION CAR EXHAUST AND ROAD
DOES CONTRIBUTE TO POOR AIR
QUALITY. WE KNOW THAT LOW INCOME
CALIFORNIANS IN COMMUNITIES OF
COLOR DISPROPORTIONATELY INHALE
HIGH CONCENTRATIONS OF AIR
POLLUTION DUE TO THEIR CLOSE
PROXIMITY TO HIGHWAYS WITH THE
COST OF LIVING IS OFTEN MORE
AFFORDABLE. AS A RESULT THESE
COMMUNITIES ARE MORE LIKELY TO
SUFFER FROM INCREASED RATES OF
ASTHMA LUNG CANCER AND PREMATURE
DEATH. CLIMATE RESILIENT GREEN
POLICIES ARE IMPERATIVE. IN
UTILIZING PLANTS NATIVE TO
CALIFORNIA GREENING EFFORTS WILL
ALSO INCREASE CREASE DROUGHT
TOLERANCE AND REQUIRE MINIMAL
MAINTENANCE NEEDS. AB EIGHT
TWENTY FOUR SUPPORTS STATES
TRANSITION TO A SUSTAINABLE
FUTURE BY MITIGATING AIR
POLLUTION PROMOTING THE USE OF
NATIVE PLANTS AND COOLING VOTE
VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES YOUR
HIGHWAYS. THANK THANK YOU VERY
MUCH ASSEMBLY MEMBER ALRIGHT AND
YOU HAVE- A LEAD WITNESS IN
SUPPORT OF THE TIMER- DUE TO A
SCHEDULING CONFLICT AND WITNESS
WHO WILL BE HERE TODAY OKAY- NO
ALBUM AT ALL THAT'S ALRIGHT
THANK YOU SO MUCH ANYONE WHO'D
LIKE TO COME FORWARD IN SUPPORT
OF AB EIGHT TO FOUR PLEASE
COMPORT IN ROOM TWELVE HUNDRED.
OKAY SEE NONE- AND YOU DON'T
HAVE ANY REGISTERED OPPOSITION
ALSO GREAT SO ANYONE WHO'D LIKE
TO COME FORWARD IN OPPOSITION.
OKAY SEEN ON HERE IN THE ROOM
WILL MOVE TO THE MODERATOR
MODERATOR DO YOU HAVE ANYONE ON
THE IN THE QUEUE THAT LIKE TO
SUPPORT OR OPPOSE AB EIGHT TO
FOUR AT THIS TIME PLEASE. HM IF
YOU WISH MAKE COMMON IN SUPPORT
OR OPPOSITION PLEASE PRESS ONE
THEN ZERO. WE ON THE LINE ONE
NINETEEN PLEASE GO AHEAD. I SEEM
TO BE HAVING MINOR TECHNICAL
DIFFICULTIES ONE MOMENT.
ONE NINE ONE NINETEEN YOUR LINE
IS OPEN YEAH. IF YOU COVER
MATTERS NOT HAPPEN ACT AND YOUR
VALLEY- IN STRONG SUPPORT THANK
YOU. NEXT COMMENT PLEASE. WE
CURRENTLY HAVE NO ONE ELSE IN Q.
MESSENGER OKAY THANK YOU
MODERATOR- SO WE'LL TAKE IT BACK
FOR ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS
CENTER DOT I KNOWS THE VERY
CONTROVERSIAL BILL BUT I'D LIKE
TO MOVE IT. OKAY ABSOLUTELY NO
THIS WAS A TOUGH FILM CORRECT
CENTER ARCHULETA YES WELL THANK
YOU SIMPLY MEMBER- FOR BRINGING
THIS FORWARD- FOR THOSE DON'T
KNOW WE SHARE OUR DISTRICTS-
SIDE BY SIDE TO WEAR OFTEN WORK
TOGETHER AND IT'S I'M SO PROUD
OF THIS BILL- BECAUSE OF THE
FACT THAT WE'RE WE'RE LOCATED IN
L. A. COUNTY WE'VE GOT EVERY
CONCEIVABLE FREEWAY RUNNING
THROUGH YOUR DISTRICT MY
DISTRICT TOGETHER. AND SHOW-
HAVING GREEN HIGHWAYS BEING
FREEWAYS IS SO IMPORTANT PUBLIC
HEALTH AND I'M SO PROUD TO BRING
THIS FORWARD AND I'D LIKE TO. BE
A CO AUTHOR AND- AND- I AGREE
WITH THAT- I THINK ALL OF US
NEED TO SEEK GREENER PRETTIER-
FREEWAYS ALONG- ARE STATE
HIGHWAYS AND SO ON. THANK YOU
THANK YOU ALL RIGHT SO WE'LL
TAKE WHAT WE HAVE SENATOR DODD
MOTIONING AND I WANT TO THANK
YOU AS WELL FOR BRINGING THIS
FOR THIS IS A GREAT BILL SO.
SENATOR DAUGHTERS MOTIONED AND
MADAMS AS SECRETARY CAN YOU
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL BEFORE THAT
IF YOU'D LIKE TO CLOSE ASSEMBLY
MEMBER CALDERON WE'D LOVE TO
HEAR. YES I AM I WANT TO THANK
THE COMMITTEE FOR THEIR HELP-
WORKING WITH MYSELF ON THE ON
THE BILL I APPRECIATE IT AND
ALSO RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN AYE
VOTE. OKAY THANK YOU VERY MUCH
MADAM SECRETARY. TO PASS TO
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE
SENATORS GONZALEZ HI GONZALEZ I
NEED A- NEW LOW NO ALAN.
ARCHULETA ALL RIGHT FOR SURE HI
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. AYE COURTESY AYE TO. DALI DODD
. DOTD I LIMÓN. LIMÓN MCGUIRE.
NEWMAN NEWMAN AYE NGUYEN.
SEYARTO NUMBER BOB. SEVENTY TWO
ONE CALL OKAY SEVEN TWO TO LEAVE
THE BILL ON CALL THANK YOU
SOMEONE CAN MANAGER. ALL RIGHT
WELL WE'RE WAITING FOR THAT
DECISIONAL AUTHORS CAN WE PLEASE
TAKE THE CONSENT CALENDAR FIRST
AND FOREMOST SO WE'LL GO AHEAD
AND DO THAT AND THEN WE'LL MOVE
ON TO CENTER CORTESE- ALRIGHT SO
WE'VE GOT TEN. OF THE MEASURES
PROPOSED FOR CONSENT WOULD
ANYONE LIKE TO REMOVE ANYTHING
OFF CONSENT AT THIS TIME. OKC
NINE SO WE'VE GOT ITEMS TO ITEM
. 456-710-1215 SEVENTEEN
EIGHTEEN PROPOSED FOR CONSENT
CAN I GET EMOTIONAL CONSENT
SENATE- JOB. SENATOR DODD THANK
YOU MADAM SECRETARY PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL CONSENT CENTERS
GONZALEZ I AS WELL AS I A NEW
LOW. THE LOW AYE ALLEN
ARCHULETA. EXCELLENT HI BECKER.
BUY EXPERIENCE. PLACE WHERE I
CORTESE CORTEZ I DALI. DALI AYE
DODD DODD AYE LIMÓN. LIMÓN I
REQUIRE. NEWMAN NEW HI WHAT.
WHEN I SEYARTO. NUMBER BOB. I
THINK IT'S TEN OKAY JUST A
MOMENT ALL RIGHT WE'LL LEAVE
CONSENT OF ON CALL THANK YOU SO
MUCH WELCOME ASSEMBLY MEMBER
KALRA WE'VE GOT TO FILE ITEM
THIRTEEN AB TEN EIGHTY TWO
PLEASE. THANK YOU I'M MADAM
CHAIR I'D LIKE TO START OFF BY
ACCEPTING THE COMMITTEE
AMENDMENTS AND THANK THE
COMMITTEE STAFF FOR THEIR WORK
ON THIS BILL. AB TEN EIGHTY TWO
WOULD PROHIBIT POVERTY TOES WHEN
I VEHICLES TOWED AS A DEBT
COLLECTION MECHANISM. DUE TO
UNPAID PARKING TICKETS. THIS
BILL WOULD ALSO PROHIBIT THE
IMMOBILIZING THE VEHICLE IN THIS
CASE ARE SENDING JUST ONE UNPAID
PARKING TICKET TO THE DMV TO
PLACE A HOLD ON THE DRIVERS
REGISTRATION RENEWAL. LAST OF
THE BILL WOULD MAKE CHANGES THE
PARKING TICKET PAYMENT PLAN
PROGRAM GUIDELINES TO MAKE IT
MORE WORKABLE FOR LOW INCOME
CALIFORNIA'S THAT'S ENCOURAGING.
MORE PAYMENT OF ACCRUED TICKETS.
UNLIKE A PREVIOUS SIMILAR BILL-
AB FIVE SIXTEEN TWENTY NINETEEN
AB TEN YOU TO DOES NOT INCLUDE.
ANY CHANGES TO THE SEVENTY TWO
HOUR RULE WHICH I KNOW THAT
TIME- BECAUSE A LOT OF HARDAKER
FOLKS THIS MEANS A CITIES WILL
STILL HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO TOW
VEHICLES. THAT HAVE BEEN IDLE
FOR SEVENTY TWO HOURS OR MORE TO
ADDRESS SITUATIONS LIKE
ABANDONED VEHICLES. CITIES WILL
UP ALSO STILL HAVE USUAL DEBT
COLLECTION METHODS SUCH AS A
REFERRAL TO A COLLECTION AGENCY
. USING TOES TO COLLECT UNPAID
PARKING TICKETS AS A COSTLY
METHOD THAT DOES NOT MAKE OUR
STREETS SAFER AND DOES NOT
GENERATE REVENUE. AS THE
ANNOUNCES SITES A TWENTY TWENTY
TWO REPORT BY THE AUDITOR OF THE
CITY OF SAN DIEGO FOUNDER
TOLLING PROGRAM COSTS ABOUT ONE
POINT FIVE MILLION DOLLARS A
YEAR. THEY ALSO FOUND THAT 27%
OF ALL TOLLS A TOES RESULTED IN
A LIEN SALE LEADING TO
UNRECOVERABLE COSTS. TWENTY FOR
PARKING TICKETS IS NOT ONLY A
MONEY LOSER BUT IS ALSO LIKELY
UNCONSTITUTIONAL. IN A RECENT
CASE IN LOS ANGELES THE COURT
DENIED THE CITIES MOTION TO
DISMISS A LAWSUIT. ALLEGING THAT
LOS ANGELES LATE PARKING TICKET
TOES ARE UNCONSTITUTIONAL. AS A
RESULT THE CITY IMMEDIATELY
INSTEAD A MORATORIUM ON BOOTS
AND TOAST FOR FIVE OR MORE
UNPAID PARKING TICKETS.
ADDITIONALLY SAN FRANCISCO'S TOP
82% OF LATE PARKING TICKET TOES
RESPONSE LITIGATION IS NOW
BEFORE THE CALIFORNIA COURT OF
APPEALS. WHERE THE COURT IS
EXPECTED TO FALL EVERY OTHER
CALIFORNIA STATE AND FEDERAL
COURT IN HOLD OF THESE POVERTY
TOES ARE UNCONSTITUTIONAL
WARRANTLESS SEIZURES. EARLIER
THIS MONTH ISSUED A FAVORABLE
TENTATIVE RULING WHERE THE COURT
EXPRESSLY REJECTED THE CITY'S
ARGUMENT THEIR INTEREST IN
DETERRING PARKING VIOLATIONS AND
NON PAYMENT OF PARKING FINES.
JUSTIFIES WARRANTLESS SEIZURES
OF VEHICLES. CALIFORNIA'S BEEN A
NATIONAL LEADER IN ENDING
POLICIES THAT DISPROPORTIONATELY
PUNISH PEOPLE EXPERIENCING
POVERTY RECOGNIZING THAT THESE
LAWS DO NOT MAKE INDIVIDUALS
MORE LIKELY TO PAY. BUT INSTEAD
TROUT THEM IN THAT. VEHICLE TOWS
AND IMMOBILE SO YOU
MOBILIZATIONS RESULT AND
SNOWBALLING CONSEQUENCES. THAT
THREATEN PEOPLE STABILITY AND
WELL BEING AS WELL AS UNDERMINE
OUR STATE'S ECONOMIC EQUITY
GOALS. WOULD BE TO PROVIDE
SUPPORTING TESTIMONY IS A MARTYR
ROBERTS WHO HAS PERSONALLY
EXPERIENCED LOSS OF VEHICLE DUE
TO POVERTY TO PRACTICES IN
MARIN. AND REBEKAH MILLER SENIOR
LITIGATOR FOR WESTERN CENTER ON
LAW AND POVERTY SPONSOR OF THE
BILL. WELCOME GOOD AFTERNOON
MADAM CHAIR AND COMMITTEE
MEMBERS MY NAME IS MARTHA
ROBERTS AND I'M SPEAKING IN
SUPPORT OF AB TEN EIGHTY TWO. MY
CAR BEING TOWED LAST DECEMBER
WENT BEYOND EXTREME HARDSHIP. IT
MADE EVEN THE BASICS OF HUMAN
SUBSISTENCE TRULY IMPOSSIBLE. I
AM A SEVENTY ONE YEAR OLD WOMAN
LIVING ON A FIXED LOW INCOME AND
HAVE BEEN COPING SINCE CHILDHOOD
WITH PTSD AND ADD ADHD THE
CONTACT. MORE RECENTLY I'VE BEEN
TO ONE OF THE ROUGHEST PATCHES
IN FIFTY YEARS OF ADULT LIFE. MY
BROTHER WAS DIAGNOSED WITH LATE
STAGE CANCER AND I LOST TWO OF
MY CLOSEST LOVED ONES DURING THE
PANDEMIC. DURING THIS TIME I
ALSO HAD TO FIND HOUSING AND TO
MOVE. THE APARTMENT I FOUND IS
ON A STEEP HILL SO THE LATER
THAT MADE IT ALL UNBEARABLE. WAS
BEING FACED WITH THE IMPOSSIBLE
DECISION. WHETHER TO RISK
DRIVING MY UNREGISTERED CAR AND
GET TOWED OR NOT GO TO MEDICAL
APPOINTMENTS AND BUY GROCERIES.
AT THE SAME AT THE TIME I HAD
RECEIVED PARKING AND TRAFFIC
TICKETS THAT I COULD NOT AFFORD
TO PAY. RICKLY THE TICKETS WILL
UP TO TWENTY FOUR HUNDRED
DOLLARS I SHOULD MENTION IT WAS
NO COURT DURING COVERAGE- I
COULD NOT AFFORD BOTH THE
TICKETS AND REGISTRATION. SO I
PAID THE REGISTRATION AND SMOG
BUT THE DMV WOULD NOT GIVE ME A
STICKER. BECAUSE OF THE TICKETS
. SO I CONTINUED IN A CIRCULAR
BEHIND OF NEEDING TO DRIVE BUT
NOT WANTING TO RISK IT UNTIL MY
CAR WAS TOWED TWICE. BOTH TIMES
LEFT ME ON THE EDGE OF
DESTITUTION POTENTIALLY HOMELESS
AND APPLYING FOR HELP TO PAY MY
UTILITIES. AFTER THE SECOND TIME
MY CAR WAS TOWED I FINALLY HAD A
NERVOUS BREAKDOWN. COMING AFTER
MOVING THE DALLAS OF MY LOVED
ONES AND THE STRESS OF HAVING AN
UNREGISTERED CAR IT WAS ALL TOO
MUCH. PLEASE STOP THESE HARMFUL
AND COUNTERPRODUCTIVE TOES
PLEASE VOTE FOR AB TEN EIGHTY
TWO. AND CARE THANK YOU. GOOD
AFTERNOON MADAM CHAIR AND
MEMBERS- WESTERN CENTER IS
COSPONSORING AB TEN EIGHTY TWO
BECAUSE OUR- WORKING COALITION
WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO SEEM
THE DIRECT HARM OF POVERTY DOES
ON MANY OF THE COMMUNITIES THAT
WE SERVE. IN THIS INCLUDES
PEOPLE FLEEING INTIMATE PARTNER
VIOLENCE WHO NEED THEIR CARS FOR
SAFETY BUT OFTEN LOSE THEM BASED
ON TICKETS INCURRED BY THEIR
ABUSER LOW WAGE WORKERS WHO
CAN'T GET TO WORK WITHOUT A CAR
OR WORK USING THEIR CAR IN THERE
FOR A TOTAL MAKES IT EVEN HARDER
TO PAY THE TICKET. STUDENTS AND
PARENTS WHO CAN'T GET TO SCHOOL
WITHOUT A CAR AND SENIORS LIKE
MISS ROBERTS YOU CAN GET TO
MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS WITHOUT
THEIR VEHICLE. A CAR IS OFTEN A
FAMILIES ONLY ASSET AND TAKING
IT TO COLLECT UNPAID PARKING
TICKETS IS NOT IN KEEPING WITH
CALIFORNIA'S VALUES. FOR LOW
INCOME CALIFORNIANS WHO EVERY
DAY HAVE TO CHOOSE WHICH BASIC
NECESSITY TO PAY FOR UNPAID
PARKING TICKETS. CAN BE THE
START OF A FINANCIAL CRISIS THAT
QUICKLY SPIRALS AND CAN AND WITH
THEM LOSING THEIR VEHICLE. IN
ADDITION TO CAUSING GREAT HARM
TOWING VIDAK VEHICLES IS NOT A
COST EFFECTIVE WAY TO COLLECT
UNPAID DARK PARKING TICKETS.
TOGETHER WITH OUR PARTNERS W.
WESTERN CENTER ISSUED A REPORT
CALLED TOWED INTO DEBT SHOWING
THESE DEBT COLLECTION TOOLS.
OFTEN COST CITIES MORE THAN THEY
COLLECT WHICH WAS ALSO CONFIRMED
IN THAT SAN DIEGO STUDY THAT-
WHERE THEY AUDITED THEIR OWN
TOWING PROGRAM. STUDIES SHOW
THAT CITIES ACTUALLY COLLECT
MORE MONEY WHEN THEY ALLOW FINES
AND FEES TO BE PAID OVERTIME AND
REDUCE THEM BASED ON SOMEONE'S
ABILITY TO PAY. THAT'S WHY AB
TEN EIGHTY TWOS REFORMS TO
MAKING PARKING TICKET PLANS MORE
ACCESSIBLE ARE SO IMPORTANT.
TOWING SOLELY PER PARKING TICKET
THAT IS ALSO LIKELY
UNCONSTITUTIONAL A NUMBER OF
COURTS HAVE HELD THAT THE FOURTH
AMENDMENT DOESN'T ALLOW
WARRANTLESS TOES- FOR UNPAID
PARKING TICKETS- IT DOESN'T
ALLOW THEM UNLESS THERE'S A
STATE TOES UNLESS THERE'S A
SAFETY CONCERN AND DEBT
COLLECTION IS NOT ABOUT PUBLIC
SAFETY. WE URGE THIS COMMITTEE
SIDE VOTE THANK YOU THANK YOU
VERY MUCH RIGHT AND WE'LL MOVE
ON TO OPPOSITION AT THIS TIME.
ANYONE ANY LEAD OF WITNESSES. IN
OPPOSITION OF AB TEN EIGHTY TWO
PLEASE. OKAY MADAM CHAIR MEMBERS
MATTHEW CYBERLINK I'LL BE HAPPY
CALIFORNIA. I'M ABILITY IN
PARKING ASSOCIATION IN
OPPOSITION. C. MPAS OPPOSED AB
TEN EIGHTY TWO WHICH WOULD
LARGELY ELIMINATE MOST IF NOT
ALL THE TOOLS. OF THE LOCAL
AGENCIES CITIES SPECIAL
DISTRICTS I AND OTHER. ENTITIES
THAT ENFORCE PARKING HAVE AT
THEIR DISPOSAL THEY ACTUALLY
MAKE A COLLECTION OF PAYMENT-
WHEN ALL OTHER AVENUES BEEN
EXHAUSTED- AS THE AUTHOR POINTED
OUT THE OPTION TO REQUEST A DMV
HOLD. ON THE DRIVERS
REGISTRATION TO ADDRESS PAST DUE
OBLIGATIONS TO BE ELIMINATED I
KNOW THERE'S BEEN AND THEN THE
TO EXTEND THAT OUT TO TWENTY
TWENTY SEVEN BUT- THAT WOULD BE
COMING. THE ABILITY FOR LOCAL
AGENCIES TO BOOTER TOBY ICAL
WHICH WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE-
THAT'S BEEN ACCUMULATED FOR FIVE
MORE IN THE TICKET TO BE
ELIMINATED. AND CAPPING THE
TOTAL AMOUNT CITIES COULD
COLLECT. WOULD BE. TOPPED OUT AT
ONLY SIX DOLLARS OVER TWENTY
FOUR MONTHS- ELIMINATING ALL THE
OTHER. AMOUNTS DUE I WOULD BE
WOULD BE PART OF THE BILL THAT
WOULD- PRESENT CHALLENGES FOR
CITIES. AGAINST IT IS OFTEN A
TOWER MOBILE AS A VEHICLE CAN
ONLY BE EXERCISED. AFTER FIVE OR
MORE UNPAID DELINQUENT PARKING
TICKETS I IN EACH CASE A
CITATION WAS PLACED ON THE
VEHICLE THE TIME OF THE
VIOLATION. A COPY OF THAT
CITATION WAS SENT TO THE
RESIDENCE OF THE OWNER OR CAR
WITHIN A WEEK. AND A WARNING
NOTICE WAS SENT OUT TWENTY ONE
DAYS AFTER THAT INITIAL
ISSUANCE. ALL IN ALL A TOTAL OF
FIFTEEN DIFFERENT ATTEMPTS. TO
CONTACT SOMEBODY TO INSTIGATE
SOME SORT OF. ACTION ON THEIR
PART TO MAKE GOOD ON THE PARKING
TICKETS THAT THEY- RICK THAT
THEY RECEIVED AS PART OF THE
VIOLATION OF BEEN IGNORED- OR
LARGELY OF SILENCE. HAS HAS
BEEN. BETWEEN THE AGENCY AND THE
OTHER DRIVER. OF EACH STEP OF
THE PROCESS. AND ALL THOSE
FIFTEEN INTERACTIONS I EAT THE
DRIVERS URGED. TO APPLY FOR THE
A PAYMENT PROGRAM. ENROLLMENT AT
PAYMENT PROGRAM AND ACTIVITY IN
THAT THEN THE PAYMENT PROGRAM
AUTOMATICALLY. REMOVES YOU FROM
THE THREAT OF BEING TOWED IT
REMOVES YOU FROM THE THREAT OF
YOUR DMV. REGISTRATION BEING
HELD. AND ESSENTIALLY PUT YOU
INTO A PLACE WE CAN START
WORKING AWAY WHAT YOU DO- FOR
THE PARKING TICKETS HE DID
ACCRUE- THAT PAYMENT PROGRAM IS
CAPPED AT TWENTY FIVE DOLLARS A
MONTH PER THE STATUTES WE WORKED
ON WITH THE- PAST AUTHORS OVER
THE PAST FEW YEARS. I'M SO IT'S
NOT ONEROUS. AND IS DESIGNED TO
BE WORKABLE- AGAIN WE WORK
DILIGENTLY WITH OUR COMMUNITIES
AND STAKEHOLDERS OVER THE YEARS
TO ASSIST INDIVIDUALS TO ADDRESS
THESE ISSUES. AN EIGHTY TEN
EIGHTY TWO UNFORTUNATELY WILL
EFFECTIVELY NEUTRALIZE OUR
MUNICH MUNICIPAL PARKING
EFFORTS. AND FOR THESE REASONS
WE REQUEST A NO VOTE ON THIS
BILL THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
ANYONE WHO'D LIKE TO COME
FORWARD IN SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION
OF THE BILL PLEASE COME. GOOD
EVENING MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS
DAMON CONNOLLY CALIFORNIA
CITIES- WE- SYMPATHIZE WITH THE
AUTHOR'S INTENT- BUT REGRET
REGRETTABLY MUST TO OPPOSE THE
BILL- ECHO THE COMMENTS THAT
WERE MADE EARLIER. OBVIOUSLY
THIS BILL REMOVES ONE OF THE FEW
MECHANISMS THAT LOCALS HAVE TO
MANAGE THEIR STREETS. AND THE
ARBITRARY FIVE. TICKETS FOR
DEFINING EVENTUAL OFFENDER- IS
IN OUR EYES TOO HIGH AS WELL AS-
THE CAP OF SIX HUNDRED DOLLARS
WHICH UNFORTUNATELY. IN SOME
JURISDICTIONS MAKES IT MORE OF
AN INCENTIVE TO AVOID- PARKING-
PAYING FOR PARKING THEN- TO- TO-
USES MECHANISM TO AS A WORK
AROUND SO FOR THOSE REASONS WE
OPPOSE. THANK YOU SO MUCH SO
WILL. TAKE ANY OTHER OF FOLKS
WOULD LIKE TO COME FORWARD AND
SUPPORTER OPPOSITION PLEASE.
DANNECKER DHAMAAN BEHALF OF
LAWYERS COMMITTEE FOR CIVIL
RIGHTS OF THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY
AREA CO SPONSOR OF THE BILL AND
ON BEHALF OF ACLU CAL ACTION IN
SUPPORT. SYNDICATES THE ON
BEHALF OF WESTERN CENTER ALARM
POVERTY A PROUD SPONSOR IN
SUPPORT. ANYONE ELSE ELSE WHO'D
LIKE TO COME FORWARD OKAY WE'LL
TAKE IT TO THE MODERATOR
MODERATOR DO YOU HAVE ANYONE IN
THE QUEUE WOULD LIKE TO SUPPORT
OR OPPOSE AB TEN EIGHTY TWO
PLEASE. DAVID GERMAN IF YOU WISH
TO MAKE A COMMENT IN SUPPORT OR
OPPOSITION PLEASE PRESS ONE
ZERO. WILL BE GOING TO LINE ONE
OH EIGHT PLEASE GO AHEAD. FOR
ONE OH NINE APOLOGIES BUT- NINE
. THANK YOU A LEASE CONTRACT
FROM TRANSFERRED CONSULTING HERE
ON BEHALF OF THE CENTRE FOR
RESPONSIBLE LENDING IN SUPPORT
OF THE BILL. EXETER LINE ONE
THIRTY FOUR PLEASE GO AHEAD. HI
THIS IS MY VALLEY FEDERAL ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
PARTNERSHIP KIND OF ETHNIC
VIOLENCE IN SUPPORT. AND THERE'S
CURRENTLY NO ONE ELSE IN THE Q.
MESSENGER OKAY THANK YOU SO PAID
TAKE IT BACK TO MEMBERS. THE
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS AND- I'LL
START BY SAYING THANK YOU FOR
BRINGING THIS FORWARD I KNOW
IT'S TAKEN TAKEN ON A FEW
DIFFERENT ITERATIONS BUT- I KNOW
NONE THE LESS YOU'RE COMMITTED
TO ENSURING THAT- YOU KNOW-
FOLKS SEE SOME RELIEF FROM THIS.
FROM THIS ISSUE US SENATOR
CORTESE OKAY SENATOR CORTESE
MOVES THE BILL. WOULD YOU LIKE
TO CLOSE THANK YOU SIR IF I
COULD JUST RESPOND TO SUCH AS I
THINK THAT- THE BILL HAS BEEN
AMENDED IS MUCH MORE MODERATE
VERSION THAN. THE ONE THAT FROM
A COUPLE YEARS AGO AND EVEN THE
ONES EVEN FROM WHEN WE
INTRODUCED EARLIER. THIS YEAR
THE CITY CONTROL FOR VIOLATION
OF ANY ORDINANCE THEY PASS AS
LONG AS THEY HAVE THEY POST
SIGNAGE AS A DOUBLE FENCE THEY
CAN STILL TELL FOR SAFETY
REASONS AND WE REDUCE THE
NUMBER. REQUIRED FOR DMV HOLD
DOWN TO THREE TICKETS SO I THINK
SIX HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR INDIGENT
INDIVIDUALS- THAT CAP WILL
CERTAINLY COVER THREE PARKING
TICKETS AND THAT JUST ALLOWS
THEM TO PAY TWENTY FIVE DOLLARS
A MONTH UNTIL IT'S PAID OFF. AND
IF THEY HAVE UNPAID PARKING
TICKETS OF THAT HAS TO BE
RESOLVED WHEN THEY HAVE TO RE
REGISTER. SO THIS IS NOT A
MATTER OF FOLKS NOT BEING BUT
THEY'RE GETTING AWAY WITH. OF
HAVING PARKING TICKETS JUST
REALLY ABOUT ENSURING THAT WE'RE
NOT TAKING VEHICLES AWAY.
BECAUSE INDIVIDUALS- HAVE UNPAID
PARKING TICKETS ESPECIALLY
FAMILIES WHERE YOU HAVE. TO
THREE FOUR PEOPLE USING A CAR.
AND YOU TAKE THAT ONE- SOURCE OF
MOBILITY AWAY FROM THEM BECAUSE
MAYBE THE KIDS PICKED UP A
COUPLE TICKETS FOR SOMEONE ELSE
DID AND- NOW YOU'RE TRYING TO
PLAY CATCH UP AND THEN. THAT
DEBT SPIRAL OCCURS ONCE THEY
TAKE THE CAR AWAY NOW YOU CAN'T
GET TO WORK OR TAKE IT TO SCHOOL
AND WHAT HAVE YOU SO- I'M WITH
THAT. I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
YOUR I. BOATS THANK YOU FOR THE
CLARIFICATION WE HAVE A MOTION
BY SENATOR CORTESE MADAM
SECRETARY PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
TO PASS AS AMENDED TO THE PUBLIC
SAFETY COMMITTEE. CENTERS
GONZALEZ HI GONZALEZ I NEED OKAY
NO. NEITHER NO. ALLEN ARCHULETA
. BAKER BAKER I. LAKE SUPERIOR.
EXPIRY I COULD HE- COULD HE EYED
DAHLE. DODD DODD AYE LIMÓN.
RAMON I MCGUIRE. NEWMAN WHEN.
LOW WHEN NO CIERTO. UMBERG WILL
HUB. EXCELLENT I. SEVENTY TWO
SEVENTY TWO WILL LEAVE THE PHONE
CALL THANK YOU ASSEMBLY MEMBER.
OKAY OUR NEXT WE HAVE FILE ITEM
FOURTEEN THAT WOULD BE AB ELEVEN
SEVENTY FIVE FIVE ASSEMBLY
MEMBER QUIRK-SILVA WELCOME. THE
FACT. THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR GOOD
EVENING IT'S AT THE SEVENTH
INNING STRETCH. ALL RIGHT.
MEMBER I WAS AN ELEMENTARY
TEACHER. AT OUR ENERGY BACK
RIGHT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.
GOOD EVENING I'D LIKE TO BEGIN
BY ACCEPTING THE COMMITTEES
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO AND
SINCERELY THANK THE CHAIR AND
COMMITTEE STAFF FOR THEIR WORK
ON THIS BILL. AB ELEVEN SEVENTY
FIVE WOULD ALLOW A CITY OR
COUNTY OR BOTH A ONE YEAR WINDOW
OF OPPORTUNITY TO APPLY FOR A
TWO YEAR EXTENSION FOR ON
PREMISES SIGNS IN THE
REDEVELOPMENT AREAS FOR THE
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION. MY BILL IS
MODELED AFTER S. B. SIX EIGHTY
FOUR BY SENATOR HILL WHICH WAS
PASSED AND SIGNED INTO LAW IN
TWENTY THIRTEEN THAT BILL HAD A
SUNSET DATE OF JANUARY FIRST
TWENTY TWENTY THREE EIGHTY DATE
WHICH HAS NOW PASSED MEANWHILE I
ALL THE SIGNS IN REDEVELOPMENT
AREAS. ARE STILL RELEVANT FOR
LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND LOCAL
GOVERNMENT COFFERS. AND ONE OF
MY CITIES HAWAIIAN GARDENS ONE
OF MY SMALLER CITIES IN LOS
ANGELES THEY RELY HEAVILY ON THE
SIGN TO HELP THEM GET A BOTTOM
LINE CUSTOMERS INTO THEIR
GARDENS CAN SEE KNOWS. AB ELEVEN
SEVENTY FIVE ONLY APPLIES TO
EXISTING ADVERTISING DISPLAYS
THAT WERE CONSTRUCTED BEFORE
JANUARY FIRST TWENTY TWELVE.
WELL ESTABLISHED SIGNS PLAY A
CRUCIAL ROLE FOR CITIES AND
COUNTIES ATTRACTING BOTH LOCALS
AND VISITORS TO BUSINESS CENTERS
AND DESTINATION PLACES THE SIGN
SERVE AS BEACONS GUIDING
INDIVIDUALS. INTO RESTAURANTS
OUTLET SHOPS AND DISCOUNT
WHERE'S RICK WAREHOUSES
STIMULATING ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
AND DRIVING REVENUE. GENERATION
AND JUST A SMALL FACT ONE OF MY
CITIES THE SMALLEST CITY IN MY
DISTRICT HAWAIIAN GARDENS. UP
280% OF THE REVENUE COMES FROM
THIS GARDEN CASINO. MY BILL
PROVIDES MORE TIME FOR OUR LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS AND HELPS PROTECT
THEIR GENERAL FUND TAX REVENUE
DOLLARS WHICH OFTEN HELP. PAY
FOR COMMUNITY PROGRAMS AND
SERVICES THAT OUR MUTUAL
CONSTITUENTS RELY ON WITH ME
HERE TODAY IN SUPPORT OF THE
BILL AND HELP ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS THE COMMITTEE MAY HAVE
IS MISTER ED MANNING ON BE HELL
HALF OF THE GARDENS CASINO.
WELCOME MR MANY. THANK YOU MADAM
CHAIR MEMBERS AND THANK YOU TO
THE AUTHOR- THE AUTHOR- MISS
QUIRK-SILVA HIGHLIGHTED MOST OF
THE POINTS I WAS GOING TO MAKE
SO I'LL KEEP IT SHORT- BOTTOM
LINE IS THE SIGN IS CRITICALLY
IMPORTANT IN OUR CASE. AND THEIR
SITE SUCH SITES LIKE THIS
THROUGHOUT THE STATE- SOMEWHERE
BETWEEN FORTY AND SIXTY- THAT
ARE IN REDEVELOP FORMER
REDEVELOPMENT AREAS THAT ABOUT A
DECADE AGO WE DID AWAY WITH-
THESE SIGNS OR OTHERWISE
COMPLIANT WITH THE LAW IN TERMS
OF SIZE IT CETERA- BUT- BECAUSE
THE HILL BILL THAT THIS
LEGISLATURE PASS EXPIRED JANUARY
ONE- THEY- WERE DEEMED OUT OF
COMPLIANCE AND ARE SUBJECT TO A
TEN THOUSAND DOLLAR PER DAY
FINE. UNLESS THE SIGNS WERE-
ALTERED OR TAKEN DOWN- AND ON
BEHALF OF- ARE- MY CLIENTS-
BUSINESS- THE SIGN ON THE SIX OH
FIVE FREEWAY. NOT EXACTLY A
BEAUTIFUL AREA OF THE HIGHWAY-
PROMOTED THE HAWAIIAN GARDENS
CASINO- AND NOW JUST SAYS
WELCOME TO WINE GARDENS WHICH IS
A NICE SIGN BUT NOT EFFECTIVE
FOR- OUR BUSINESS OR THE CITY.
AND AND THERE ARE SIMILAR SIGNS-
THROUGHOUT THE STATE AND IN
PARTICULAR THE TWO YEARS WILL BE
BENEFICIAL TO LET US TRY TO COME
INTO COMPLIANCE WITH THE LAW. SO
HAPPY YES- ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS
AND ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT THANK
YOU. THANK YOU MR GONZALEZ. GOOD
EVENING MADAM CHAIR MEMBERS OF
THE COMMITTEE PULGAS OFFICE HERE
TODAY ON BEHALF OF THE CITIES OF
WEINGARTEN'S MIL PAETUS
SOUTHGATE IN SIGNAL HILL- I
WON'T REPEAT WHAT THE AUTHOR HAD
ALREADY SAID AND FOR SO LIKE TO
THANK HER FOR HER LEADERSHIP ON
THIS ISSUE- ONE THING I WANT TO
POINT OUT THIS DOES NOT ALLOW
FOR NEW SCIENCES ONLY AFFECTS
EXISTING SIGNS. AND IT'S REALLY
TO RETAIN THESE INVESTMENTS MADE
BY THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE
ENTITIES SO IN IN THE CASE FOR
HAWAIIAN GARDENS. THE KID THE
CASINO IN HAWAIIAN GARDENS MAKES
UP 70% OF THEIR GENERAL FUND
REVENUES. SO IT IS CRUCIAL AND
CRITICAL FOR THE CITY AND A LOT
OF THESE OTHER CITIES THAT HAVE
THE SAME SIGN SO- WE
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR AYE
VOTE THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND
IT LOOKS LIKE. YOU HAD
OPPOSITION BUT I THINK I DON'T
KNOW IF THEY'D LIKE TO COME
FORWARD CALIFORNIA OUTDOOR
ADVERTISING AND INDUSTRY THERE
MAY BE A CHANGE. YES I THANK YOU
MADAM CHAIR SO STEVE CREWS ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA STATE
OUTDOOR ADVERTISING ASSOCIATION.
AND WE DO HAVE AN OPPOSE UNLESS
AMENDED POSITION WITH THE
ACCEPTANCE OF THE MEMBERS BY THE
AUTHOR TO REDUCE IT TO TWO
YEARS. WE WOULD REMOVE
OPPOSITION NOW I WOULD SAY
DOESN'T ENTIRELY ELIMINATE
CONCERNS ABOUT THE LOSS OF
FEDERAL. DOLLARS FOR HAVING NON
COMPLIANT SCIENCE THE THERE'S A
COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE THAT WOULD
EXIST RELATIVE TO OUR MEMBERS
YOU HAVE TO HAVE. SIGNED TO
COMPLY WITH SIZE AND SPACING AND
LIGHTING. HOWEVER WE THINK THAT.
WITH TWO YEARS GIVEN TIME TO TRY
TO GET HIM TO COMPLIANCE IT DOES
MITIGATE THAT RISK SOMEWHAT SO
THEREFORE WOULD BE REMOVED THEIR
OPPOSITION TODAY. OKAY GREAT
THANK YOU VERY MUCH ANYONE ELSE
LIKE TO COME FORWARD IN SUPPORT
OR OPPOSITION OF THE BILL. GOOD
MORNING HERE ARE GOOD EVENING
CHAIR MEMBERS KURT BACHMANN WITH
THE CITY OF INGLEWOOD AND
SUPPORT THANK YOU. THANK YOU
ANYONE ELSE WOULD LIKE TO COME
FORWARD IN ROOM TWELVE HUNDRED.
OKC NONE- WILL MOVE TO THE
MODERATOR. ANYONE WHO'D LIKE TO
SUPPORT OR OPPOSE AB ELEVEN
SEVENTY FIVE PLEASE. HM IF YOU
WISH TO MAKE A COMMENT IN
SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION PLEASE
PRESS ONE AND ZERO. THAT'S
CURRENTLY KNOWN QUEUING UP HI
MADAM CHAIR OKAY THANK YOU WILL
TAKE IT BACK TO MEMBERS SEVEN-
ARCHULETA. THANK YOU SIMPLY
MEMBER FOR BRINGING THIS
FORWARD. AS I WAS SHIFTED OUT OF
HAWAIIAN GARDENS YOU WERE
SHIFTED IN. AND WHEN I WAS
SHIFTED IN AND I WAS ELECTED THE
FIRST THING I DID WAS- GET
MONEY. THAT WAS WHAT WE NEEDED
FOR THE PARK AND EVERYTHING ELSE
BECAUSE AS YOU MENTIONED SEVENTY
PERCENT. OF THE REVENUE COMES
FROM THE CASINO. IN A WINE
GARDEN THIS IS ONE OF. THE
HARDEST HIT. COMMUNITIES AFTER
THE PANDEMIC. AND IT WAS
IMPERATIVE THAT WE BROUGHT MONEY
INTO IT AND WE DID A FEW YEARS
BACK. NO I'VE I'VE REALLY HAPPY
THAT YOU JUMPED ON BOARD TO GET
THAT SIGNED PRIMARILY THERE FOR
AT LEAST FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS.
BECAUSE IT WILL BRING IN THE
REVENUE AND AS YOU DRIVE BY THE
FREEWAY AND IT DOES SAY- WELCOME
THE WHOLE AND GARDENS. BUT THAT
DOESN'T DO ANYTHING FOR THE
CASINO DOES IT DO ANYTHING FOR
THE COMMUNITY IN REALITY. WE
NEED TO GO AHEAD AND POST WHAT
THAT SIGN IS THEREFORE WELCOME
TO THE CASINO WELCOME TO A
GREAT- TIME OF ENTERTAINMENT. SO
I WILL. BE HAPPY TO BE A- A CO
AUTHOR AND- AND MOVE THE BILL. I
THINK WE'VE GOT A MOTION BY
SENATOR DAN ALI OWN TRIP YES I
THINK YES WE'RE GONNA FIGHT FOR
THE MOTIONS HERE US ALL MAKE
SURE OF COORDINATING CORRECTLY.
A SENATOR WENT THANK THANK YOU
MADAM CHAIR I WANT TO THANK THE
ASSEMBLY WOMAN WE FROM. WORKING
AT THIS TOGETHER AND- WHY I
THINK WE SHOULD ACTUALLY WE
STARTED OUT TEN YEARS NOW WE'RE
FIVE AND NOW WE'RE TO I'M- QUITE
DISAPPOINTED AT BEING TOO BUT I
GET THE I UNDERSTAND AND THE
COMPROMISED. BUT I THINK THOSE
NOT JUST LIKE A WINE GUARD I
HAVE OTHER CITIES IN MY
DISTRICT. THAT RELIES ON THE
SIGN ONE OF MY CDS A HUNDRED
PERCENT. OF THE REVENUE FROM THE
SIGN GO TO THE NON PROFITS. IN
THIS ROUND NOT JUST IN THAT CITY
BY THE SURROUNDING AREAS YOUR
TIME A SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND
DOLLARS. HAVE NOW JUST VANISH
AND HAS BEEN- AND SO THESE
NONPROFITS WITH AS THE BOYS AND
GIRLS CLUB WHERE THERE'S YOU
KNOW- ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN THEM
YEAH I'VE- I'VE GOT TWO MILITARY
BASES IN ORANGE COUNTY AS WELL-
AND I DO HAVE- CENTER ARCHULETA.
I ACTUALLY HAVE YOUR I HAVE A
WINE GARDEN- IDEA. AND SO I OF
AND SO IT'S NOT JUST. THE
NORTHERN PART OF MY DISTRICT BUT
THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PART OF
THE DISTRICT IS ALSO AFFECTED BY
THIS AND- I THINK IS THAT. AS WE
MOVE FORWARD. THIS IS AN RDA
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT A LOT OF
AREAS NOT JUST IN ORANGE COUNTY-
THAT NORTHERN PART OF MY
DISTRICT IN LA. BUT OTHER AREAS
AND LOS ANGELES WEATHER'S
INGLEWOOD- YES SOUTH GATE YOU
KNOW ALL THESE OTHER CITIES DO
YOU RELY ON THE SIGN. AND SO I
HOPE THAT WE COULD MOVE AS WE
MOVE FORWARD TO LOOKING FOR A
PERMANENT SOLUTION TO THIS
PROBLEM TO THIS ISSUE. AND SO-
THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR HARD
WORK AND EFFORTS ON THIS. THANK
YOU. ARE RIGHT ANY OTHER
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM
MEMBERS. CENTERS TO COMMENT I'M
REALLY SORRY THAT I'M GONNA MISS
MISTER MANNING AND MISTER CREWS
FIGHTING OVER THIS. IN IN TWO
YEARS. I KNOW IT'S SO
UNFORTUNATE. OKAY I'M SO THE
MANAGER DODD. OUR RIGHTS WE HAVE
A MOTION BY SENATOR DOLLY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER WOULD YOU LIKE
TO CLOSE JUST A RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR AN AYE VOTE. ALL RIGHT THANK
YOU MADAM SECRETARY PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL. MOTION IS TO PASS AS
AMENDED AND REFERRED TO THE
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS.
CENTERS GONZALEZ. AND DOLLARS I
KNEW LOW I FEEL AYE ALLEN.
ARCHULETA FOR JULY BAKER. LAKE
SUPERIOR. THANKS FOR AYE
CORTESE. CORTESE AYE DOLLY. DOT
DODD AYE LIMÓN. LIMON AYE
MCGUIRE. GARAI NEWMAN. WHEN I
WHEN. I WHEN I SEE OUR TO.
UMBERG WHAT. THAT'S ELEVEN
SUPPORT OKAY ELEVEN LEAVE THE
BILL. ON IT OKAY OKAY ELEVEN
ZERO WILL LEAVE THE BILL ON CALL
THANK YOU SOMEONE THANK YOU
MEMBERS OKAY. GO ON TO OUR FINAL
ITEM HERE FILE ITEM SIXTEEN AB
THIRTEEN EIGHTY FIVE BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER GARCIA- BUT PRESENTED BY
SENATOR CORTESE THANK YOU
SENATOR FOR. PINCH HITTING FOR
HIM.
THE COMMAND CHAIR AND- SANDERS
I'M PROUD TO PRESENT AB THIRTEEN
EIGHTY FIVE BUT HE CHANGES THE-
OUR CTC SALES TAX AUTHORITY FROM
ONE CENT TO ONE AND A HALF CENTS
PER DOLLAR GIVING RIVERSIDE
COUNTY VOTERS THE OPTION. TO
INCREASE LOCAL SALES TAX REVENUE
IN THE FUTURE- I DO NOT KNOW IF
WE HAVE A WITNESS HERE ABOUT
HEAVY DUTY YES ACTUALLY SELF
IDENTIFY THANK YOU AND MAYOR
WITH OUR CTC YES. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH GOOD EVENING CHAIRED
GONZALEZ AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS
I'M IN MAYOR THE EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR OF THE RIVERSIDE COUNTY
TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION ALSO
KNOWN AS OUR CTC THE SPONSOR OF
THIS BILL AND IT IS MY PLEASURE
TO BE HERE WITH YOU THIS
EVENING. OUR THANKS TO ASSEMBLY
MEMBER GARCIA FOR HIS ONGOING
SUPPORT FOR REGIONAL MOBILITY IN
FOR AUTHORING THIS BILL AND
THANK YOU SENATOR CORTESE FOR
PRESENTING THE BILL FOR US TODAY
WE APPRECIATE IT. RIVERSIDE
COUNTY IS THE FOURTH MOST
POPULOUS COUNTY IN THE STATE IN
THE TENTH MOST POPULOUS IN THE
COUNTRY WE'VE BEEN TASKED WITH
BUILDING MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED
AND SIXTY SEVEN THOUSAND HOUSING
UNITS BY TWENTY TWENTY NINE AND
OUR POPULATION IS EXPECTED TO
REACH THREE MILLION RESIDENTS.
BY TWENTY FORTY EIGHT UP FROM
TWO AND A HALF MILLION IN TWENTY
TWENTY TO. AS A SELF HELP COUNTY
ARE RESIDENTS OF TWICE ELECTED
TO TAX THEMSELVES TO INVEST IN
TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE
PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THANKS TO
THE VOTER APPROVED HALF CENT
SALES TAX MEASURE AA OR CTC FOR
NEARLY THIRTY FIVE YEARS HAS
GENERATED THOUSANDS OF JOBS. AND
EFFICIENTLY PROVIDED MORE THAN
FOUR POINT ONE BILLION DOLLARS
FOR ALL MODES OF TRANSPORTATION.
PROMISES MADE PROMISES KEPT.
EVEN SO OUR C. T. C. IN TWENTY
TWENTY IDENTIFIED OVER EIGHT
POINT EIGHT BILLION DOLLARS IN
NEEDED MOBILITY IMPROVEMENTS
OUTSIDE OF MEASURE RIGHT. AND AS
YOU KNOW PROJECT DELIVERY COSTS
AND HOW PEOPLE MOVE HAVE CHANGED
DRAMATICALLY SINCE THEN. AB
THIRTEEN EIGHTY FIVE UPDATES ARE
CTC SALES TAX AUTHORITY FROM ONE
CENT TO ONE AND A HALF CENT PER
DOLLAR. KEEPING OUR OPTIONS OPEN
IF WE ARE TO MATCH HISTORIC
STATE AND FEDERAL INVESTMENTS.
TO ADDRESS OUR INFRASTRUCTURE
NEEDS AND BUILD A TWENTY FIRST
CENTURY MULTI MODAL
TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM. IS
IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THIS BILL
DOES NOT CHANGE EXISTING MEASURE
RAY. AND IT STILL WOULD REQUIRE
A VOTE OF RIVERSIDE COUNTY
RESIDENTS TO APPROVE A NEW TAX
MEASURE IN THE FUTURE. THE
COMMISSION REPRESENTED BY
ELECTED OFFICIALS FROM THE BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS IN TWENTY EIGHT
CITIES SO THAT'S THIRTY THREE
ELECTED OFFICIALS ON OUR BOARD
HAS VOTED TO SPONSOR THIS BILL
THE TRANSPORTATION INDUSTRY IS
ALSO SUPPORTED. THANK YOU FOR
YOUR TIME TODAY I'M HAPPY TO
ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AND
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR
SUPPORT THANK YOU MAYOR.
PRECIADO IT- ANYONE ELSE WHO'D
LIKE TO COME FORTH IN SUPPORT OF
AB THIRTEEN EIGHTY FIVE PLEASE.
GOOD EVENING MADAM CHAIR MEMBERS
OF THE COMMITTEE KIANA VALENTINE
ON BEHALF OF THE COACHELLA
VALLEY ASSOCIATION OF
GOVERNMENTS ALSO IN SUPPORT.
GOOD EVENING CHAIR MEMBERS MARC
WATTS REFUSING TRANSPORTATION
CALIFORNIA SINCE SUPPORT AS WELL
THANK YOU. GIVING THEM CHAIR
KEITH ON BEHALF OF THE SELF HELP
COUNTIES COALITION AND POINT OUT
THAT EVERY MEMBER ON THIS DIESS
HAS GONE TO YOUR VOTERS TO ASK
FOR THE SUPERBOWL THE SAME
AUTHORITY ALSO HERE ON BEHALF OF
THE DISTRICT COUNCIL FIRE
WORKERS IN THE STATE COUNCIL OF
LABOUR'S ASKING FOR YOUR SUPPORT
. TELAMON THING ON BEHALF THE
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING
COMPANIES IN SUPPORT THANKS. ALL
RIGHT THANK YOU WILL MOVE ON TO
OPPOSITION I BELIEVE. CAL TAX
MAY BE AN OPPOSITION I DON'T.
KNOW IF ANYONE IS HERE FROM CAL
TAX OKAY. SCENE AND ANYONE IN
THE ELSE IN THE ROOM WOULD LIKE
TO OPPOSE THE BILL. OKAY CENA SO
MOVE ON TO THE MODERATOR OF
WHICH YOU QUEUE UP ANYONE WHO
WOULD LIKE TO SUPPORTER OPPOSE
EIGHTY THIRTEEN EIGHTY FIVE
PLEASE. THERE IS CURRENTLY NO
ONE IN THE CALL ON THE PHONE
SECURE. OKAY WELL THANK YOU SO
MUCH WE'LL TAKE IT BACK TO
MEMBERS FOR QUESTIONS SENATOR
NEWMAN. I WANT TO COMMEND THE
PRESENTER AND HIS PRESENTATION.
WOULD MORE PRINT MISS MERRY IT'S
NICE TO SEE YOU- AND I AND I
WANT TO YOU KNOW BE. COMMEND YOU
ALL FOR SOMEBODY HAS TO GO LAST-
YOU WENT LAST I'M GOING TO
SUPPORT THE BILL HAPPY TO MOVE
IT. OKAY THANK YOU SENATOR
NEWMAN VICE CHANCELLOR. THANK
YOU MADAM CHAIR- THIS IS A
FAMILIAR STYLE THING FOR ME WHEN
I WAS IN THE ASSEMBLY. I WOULD
GO BACK AND FORTH WITH OUR
POLICY CONSULTANT- THERE WOULD
BE ATTEMPTS BY LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
TO CIRCUMVENT THE- OF MAJORITY
S. SUPERMAJORITY VOTE
REQUIREMENT AND- IT. IN IN
VARIOUS WAYS BUT- THE ADVICE
WOULD ALWAYS BE- RECOMMENDATION
WOULD BE NO- THE REQUIREMENT IS
THAT THE- PEOPLE VOTE ON IT AND
AS WITH THE SUPERMAJORITY AS IS-
INDICATED. AND THEN- PROPOSALS
WOULD COME THROUGH WITH IT LIKE
THIS. AND THE RECOMMENDATION
WOULD BE NO. AND WE WENT BACK
AND FORTH ON THAT CONTINUALLY-
IF A LOCAL JURISDICTION WANTS TO
TAX ITSELF- UNDER THE RULES THAT
WE HAVE FOR A PASSING SUCH
MEASURES. WHY ARE WE WHY SHOULD
WE STAND IN THEIR WAY SO I DO
SUPPORT THE MEASURE. ALL RIGHT.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS
C. NINE WE HAVE A MOTION BY
SENATOR NEWMAN- SENATOR I KNOW
YOUR PINCH HITTING BUT WOULD YOU
LIKE TO CLOSE IT TO STOOD TO SAY
THAT THE MEASURE IS SUBJECT TO A
THIRTY TWO THIRDS VOTE OF THE
VOTERS IF IT'S PUT ON THE
BALLOT. IN A RESPECTFULLY ASK
YOUR AYE VOTE THANK YOU VERY
MUCH REPRESENTING MADAM
SECRETARY CAN YOU PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL. MOTION IS TO PASS IN A
RE REFER TO THE COMMITTEE ON
GOVERNANCE AND FINANCE CENTERS
GONZALEZ HI DOLLARS I KNEW LOW.
YOU LOW AYE ALLEN. WHICH LETTER
HI RICHARD I BAKER FIVE BAKER I
LAKE SUPERIOR. PLEASE SPARE AYE
CORTESE AYE CORTESE AYE DOLLY
DALI AYE DODD. DODD AYE LIMÓN.
LIMON AYE MCGUIRE MCGUIRE AYE
NEWMAN ALL RIGHT NEWMAN AYE WHEN
NO SEYARTO. VOTING STARTED NOT
VOTING AMBERG. UMBERG WHAT. ALL
I MEAN DOUBLE CHECK. ELEVEN
ELEVEN. ELEVEN TO ONE LEAVE THE
BILL ON CALL FOR ASSEMBLYMEMBER
GARCIA THANK YOU VERY MUCH ALL
RIGHT WE'LL TAKE IT BACK TO THE
TOP I WILL START WITH CONSENT
CALENDAR SO AGAIN MEMBERS IF YOU
CAN COME DOWN TO ROOM TWELVE
HUNDRED SO WE CAN COMPLETE OUR
AGENDA THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
WE'LL START OFF WITH THE CONSENT
CALENDAR FOR THE MEMBERS THAT
ARE HERE WE'VE GOT TEN ITEMS ON
CONSENT AGAIN THOSE ARE ITEMS.
TWO FOUR FIVE SIX SEVEN TEN
TWELVE. FIFTEEN SEVENTEEN AND
EIGHTEEN- MADAM SECRETARY CAN
YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
CONSENT CALENDAR CENTERS ALLEN.
BAKER HI BAKER AYE MCGUIRE.
MCGUIRE I SEE ARE TO. CERTAIN I
NUMBER BOB. BECAUSE OKAY HAS
TWELVE BELIEVE THAT ON CALL FILE
ITEM ONE WHICH IS AB NINETY NINE
BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER CONNELLY.
CURRENT VOTERS FIVE TO THREE
WITH THE CHAIR VOTING I IN THE
VICE CHAIR VOTING NO CENTERS
ALAN. BECKER BAKER I. CORTES C.
CORTEZ III. MCGUIRE MCGUIRE AYE
NEWMAN. SEYARTO CIERTO NO UMBERG
. HOBB. SEVENTY TWO IS BACK ON
CALL. SEVEN TWO TO THE BILL IS
ON A CALL STILL- WE'VE GOT FILE
AND THREE EIGHTY FOUR SEVENTY
THREE BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER
AGUIAR-CURRY. BOTH THE CURRENT
VOTE IS NINE TO ONE THE CHAIR
VOTING I CENTERS NERO. LIMÓN
RAMON I MCGUIRE. MCGUIRE AYE
ZERO TWO. ZERO TWO I NUMBER BOB
. TOLD TO ONE BACK ON CALL. OKAY
WE'LL LEAVE THE BILL ON CALL.
FILE ITEM. EXCUSE ME FOR ONE
EIGHT EIGHTY SIX FORTY FIVE
ASSEMBLY MEMBER FRIEDMAN.
CURRENT VOTED SEVEN TO FOUR
CHAIR VOTING AYE VICE CHAIR
VOTING NO CENTERS ALLEN. ALLEN
AYE MCGUIRE. MCGUIRE I. CIERTO
SATURNO NUMBER BOB TWO TEN TWO
FIVE BACK ON CALL OKAY WELL IF
THE BILL ON CALLS GOOD FILE ITEM
NINE EIGHTY SEVEN FIVE TWO
ASSEMBLY MEMBER RUBIO. CURRENT
VOTE IS NINE ZERO CHAIR VICE
CHAIR VOTING I'D CENTERS ALLEN
ALLEN I BAKER. I LIMON. LIMÓN
AYE MCGUIRE MCGUIRE AYE SEYARTO
CERTONA NUMBER BOB. WHAT HAVE I
. THE FOURTEENTH OKAY FOURTEEN
ONE OF BELIEVE THE BILL ON CALL
WE HAVE FILE ITEM ELEVEN AB
EIGHT TO FOUR BY S. WORK ON
THEIR OWN- VOTE IS SEVEN TO TWO
SEVEN. CHAIR VOTING AYE VERY
SURE VOTING NO SENATORS ALLEN
ALLEN AYE BAKER. BAKER AYE
MCGUIRE MCGUIRE AYE WHEN. CIERTO
SATURNO UMBERG. NUMBER GUY ONE
HUB BOB HI. SO IN ORDER. TO YEAH
THEY WERE TWELVE TO THREE OKAY
TWELVE TO THREE WILL LEAVE THE
BILL ON CALL. YEAH WE OFTEN OKAY
FILE ITEM THIRTEEN AB TEN EIGHTY
TWO BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER CHOLERA.
CURRENT VOTERS SEVENTY TWO
CHAIRMAN AND I VICE CHAIR VOTING
NO SENATORS ALLEN ALLEN AYE DALY
. MCGUIRE AYE MCGUIRE AYE NEWMAN
. SEYARTO SERTANEJO UMBERG. BOB
. BOB HI. TEN TO THREE OKAY TEN
TO THREE. AND LEAVE THE BILL ON
CALL WE HAVE FILE ITEM FOURTEEN
AB ELEVEN SEVENTY FIVE BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER QUIRK-SILVA-
VOTERS ELEVEN ZERO BOTH CHAIR
AND VICE CHAIR VOTING ICE
CENTERS ALLEN. ALLEN AYE BAKER.
AYE BAKER AYE SEYARTO THE SPENT
FIVE SERTA I'D AMBERG ALL RIGHT
NUMBER I BOB. BOB HI THAT'S
ABOUT SIXTEEN ZERO SIXTEEN ZERO
THE BILL IS OUT OKAY WE HAVE
FILE ITEM SIXTEEN AB THIRTEEN
EIGHTY FIVE BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER
GARCIA- THE CURRENT VOTE IS
ELEVEN TO ONE WITH BOTH THE
CHAIR THE VICE CHAIR VOTING HIGH
CENTERS ALLEN. ALLEN I. SEYARTO
UMBERG RIGHT NUMBER I WILL HAVE
. WE'LL HAVE I'D- THIRTEEN TWO
ONE THIRTEEN TO ONE LEAVE THE
BILL ON CALL. I REALLY WANT
EVERYBODY'S VOTED OKAY
EVERYONE'S VOTED SO THAT BILL IS
OUT. OKAY WE'LL START FROM THE
TOP WITH THE CONSENT CALENDAR
THINK WE'VE- GOT A FEW MEMBERS
THAT HAVE BOB STAYED OFF SO
WE'LL START WITH THE CONSENT
CALENDAR MADAM SECRETARY YEAH.
OKAY CONSENT CALENDAR SENATORS
ALLEN ALLEN I. NUMBER FIVE
NUMBER I BOB A HUB BY THAT SO
SIXTEEN ZERO SIXTEEN ZERO THE
CONSENT CALENDAR IS ADOPTED WILL
GO ON TO FILE ITEM ONE EIGHTY
NINETY NINE. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
CONNELLY. CURLESS A CURRENT
VOTERS SEVENTY TWO CENTERS
ALLEN. ALLEN AYE NEWMAN. UMBERG
ALL RIGHT NUMBER I BOB. BOB I.
SINCE TENDED TO TEND TO THE BILL
WE WENT AWAY FROM HIM AND I
DON'T KNOW IF HE WANTS TO I
DON'T. I THINK HE LEFT ROOM
OPENED OKAY. AND WE HAVE OF HIS
WE HAVE A TEN TO TWO ON THAT
YEAH OKAY TENDED TO THE BILL IS
OUT. ALL RIGHT FILE ITEMS THREE
EIGHTY FOUR SEVENTY THREE
AGUIAR-CURRY. CURRENT VOTE IS
TWELVE TO ONE CENTERS NATO.
UMBERG BOB. YEAH YES. HI BOB I.
SO THIRTEEN TO ONE THIRTEEN TO
ONE THAT BILL IS OUT. RIGHT FILE
ITEM. EIGHT EIGHT EIGHT SIX
FORTY FIVE FRIEDMAN. CURRENT
VOTERS TEND TO FIVE. SENATORS
AMBERG- ALL RIGHT. NUMBER I WILL
HAVE. OKAY SO ELEVEN TO FIVE
IT'S OKAY ELEVEN TO FIVE THE
BILL IS OUT. RIGHT FILE ITEM
NINE A. B. SEVEN FIVE TWO
ASSEMBLY MEMBER RUBIO I THINK
THAT'S ALREADY OUT CORRECT AND
NO AND WE STILL HAVE- A NUMBER
OF WAYS OKAY MY APOLOGIES NUMBER
GUY NUMBER. AMBER GUY. SEYARTO
NOTED HERE NOTIFY. HE OKAY SO
THAT SIXTEEN TO ONE ADULT
SIXTEEN ZERO YES OKAY THE BILL
IS SOMEHOW YES SIR OKAY THEN
WE'VE GOT FILE ITEM ELEVEN AB
EIGHT TO FOUR CALDERON. CURRENT
VOTERS TWELVE TO THREE SENATORS
WHEN. NCR DON'T KNOW SERVICE NO
OKAY THAT'S IT JUST WHEN OKAY.
TWELVE TO THREE YES SHE'S NOT
COMING BACK. I DON'T THINK IT'S
WORKING BETTER OKAY THREE TWELVE
TO THREE THE BILL IS OUT. ALL
RIGHT FILE ITEM THIRTEEN AB TEN
EIGHTY TWO KALRA. KERN VOTERS
TEND TO THREE CENTERS DOLLY
NEWMAN SURE. YEAH NUMBER ON.
WHICH ONE OF THE CALL. OKAY SO
THAT'S OUT TEND TEND TO THREE
THE BILL IS OUT. FILE ITEM
FOURTEEN AB ELEVEN SEVENTY FIVE
QUIRK-SILVA THAT WILL MISS OUT
THE BILL IS OUT OKAY AND THEN
FINALLY AB THIRTEEN EIGHTY FIVE
WHICH IS FILE ITEM SIXTEEN
ASSEMBLYMEMBER GARCIA THAT'S
ALSO AT PHYLLIS OUT OKAY GREAT.
THAT ATTACHED TO THAT ID
ADJOURNS ARE SENATE
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE THANK
YOU EVERYBODY BUDDY WE'LL SEE
YOU NEXT TIME. ALRIGHT.