WELL TO THE ASSEMBLY LOCAL
GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE HEARING
HERE ON MAY FOURTH TWENTY TWENTY
TWO I WOULD LIKE TO REMIND THE
PUBLIC THAT THIS FOR THE FOR
THIS IN FUTURE HEARINGS
TESTIMONY WILL BE IN PERSON WE
ARE NO LONGER USING A MODERATED
TELEPHONE SERVICE. WE ALSO
ACCEPT WRITTEN TESTIMONY THROUGH
THE POSITION LETTER PORTAL ON
THE COMMITTEE'S WEBSITE. SO NOW
WILL COVER THE GROUND RULES FOR
APPROPRIATE CONDUCT THE ASSEMBLY
HAS EXPIRED THIS EXPERIENCE A
NUMBER OF DISRUPTIONS TO
COMMITTEE IMPLORE PROCEEDINGS IN
THE LAST FEW YEARS. CONDUCT THAT
DISRUPTS DISTURBS OR OTHERWISE
IMPEDE THE ORDERLY CONDUCT OF
HEARING IS PROHIBITED. SUCH
CONDUCT WILL AND MAY INCLUDE
TALKING AMID LOUD NOISES FROM
THE AUDIENCE. UTTERING LOUDON
THREATENING OR ABUSIVE LANGUAGE
SPEAKING LONGER THAN THE TIME
ALLOTTED. EXTENDED DISCUSSION OF
MATTERS NOT RELATED TO THE
SUBJECT OF THE HEARING OR BILL
AND ANY OTHER DESTRUCTIVE ACTS.
TO ADDRESS ANY DISRUPTIVE
CONDUCT I WILL TAKE THE
FOLLOWING STEPS IF AN INDIVIDUAL
DISRUPTS OUR HEARING PROCESS I
WOULD DIRECT THEM TO STOP AND
WARN THEM THAT CONTINUED
DISRUPTIONS MAY RESULT IN
REMOVAL. FROM THE CAPITOL
BUILDING. I WILL ALSO DOCUMENT
ON THE RECORD THE INDIVIDUAL
INVOLVED IN THE NATURE OF THE
DISRUPTIVE CONDUCT I MAY
TEMPORARILY RECESS. IN IF THE
CONDUCT DOES NOT STOP I RECOUP
REQUESTED ASSISTANCE OF THE
SERGEANTS IN ESCROW AN
INDIVIDUAL FROM THE CAPITOL
BUILDING. I WE HAVE TWELVE ITEMS
TODAY ON THE AGENDA TO OF OUR
AGENDA ITEMS ARE PROPOSED FOR
CONSENT. ITEM NUMBER FOUR TWENTY
FIVE OH FIVE BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER
GRAYING. ITEM TWELVE AB TWENTY
NINE FIFTY SEVEN BY THE
COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
IN ADDITION ASSEMBLY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER BOERNER HORVATH WILL BE
PRESENTING ITEM TWO AB TWO TWO
SEVEN ONE ON BEHALF OF ASSEMBLY
MEMBER GIPSON. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
KALRA WILL BE PRESENTING ITEM
NUMBER SEVEN A. B. TWO SIX TWO
FIVE ON BEHALF OF ASSEMBLYMEMBER
TING. AND ASSEMBLY MEMBER
GRAYSON WILL PRESENT HIS BILLS
FIRST STARTING WITH ITEM FIVE AB
TWENTY FIVE THIRTY SIX FOLLOWED
BY ITEM SIX AB TWENTY SIX SIXTY
EIGHT. WE'LL HEAR ALL OTHER
BILLS IN THE ORDER SHOWN ON THE
AGENDA UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED WE
WILL TAKE UP TO TWO PRIMARY
WITNESSES IN SUPPORT AND TWO
PRIMARY WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION.
THIS WITNESSES WILL HAVE THREE
MINUTES EACH TO PROVIDE
TESTIMONY. ALL SUBSEQUENT
WITNESSES SHOULD STATE THEIR
NAME THEIR ORGANIZATION THE
POSITION ON THE BILL ONLY- WE
WILL START BY- WILL OPERATE AS A
SUB COMMITTEE UNTIL WE GET A
QUORUM THIS MORNING. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER GRAYSON WOULD YOU LIKE TO
PROCEED. GOOD MORNING MADAM
CHAIR MEMBERS AB TWENTY FIVE
THIRTY SIX WILL ESTABLISH FOR
RHEUMATOLOGY STANDARDS WILL
STUDIES THE LOCAL AGENCIES
USUALLY AFTER THE FEES THAT THEY
IMPOSE ON ABOUT THE- LEVEL OF
THESE TO PAY FOR THE SERVICES
NEEDED TO SUPPORT NEW HOUSING
AND TO OFFSET THE IMPACTS OF
REFORM. ON THESE VIEWS TO MAKE
UP A SUBSTANTIAL PORTION OF THE
COST TO BUILD NEW HOUSING
CALIFORNIA IN ORDER TO ACTUALLY
LOCAL JURISDICTIONS MUST CONDUCT
NEXUS STUDIES THESE STUDIES LOOK
AT THE END. THAT INCLUDED ALL
THE HAS ON THE STRUCTURE AND
ALTHOUGH IN FACT THESE ARE VERY
IMPORTANT. FOR LOCAL AGENCIES.
WHERE'S THE GP'S AND THE STUDIES
. PROVIDE BETTER. AND
SPECIFICALLY THIS IS A REQUIRES
LOCAL AGENCY. THE ACTUATION THE
ABOUT THE V. OR PASS THE- RIDER
SO LEVY AGENCIES LASSEN ARE. OR
REASON EXIST FEES OR CHARGES
ADDITIONAL THE EVALUATION MUST.
THE FEES AND DEMONSTRATE THE FEE
OR CAPACITY CHARGE FALLS WITHIN
A REASONABLE COST BASED. ON SAID
STUDY. WITH THAT THIS BILL HAS
NO OPPOSITE AND ONE TIME IS
APPROPRIATE WOULD RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR AN AYE VOTE. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH OF THEIR OTHERS IN THE
AUDIENCE TO SUPPORT THE BILL.
THE STORE. STEPHEN STANDS THERE
WITH BROWN SEEN ON BEHALF OF
HOUSING ACTION COALITION IN
SUPPORT THANK GOD FOR HIS WORK
ON THIS ISSUE. THANK YOU IS
ANYONE ANYWHERE ELSE IN THE
AUDIENCE IN SUPPORT OF THE BILL.
SO ANYONE HERE OR THERE ANY
WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION TO THE
BILL AGAIN THIS IS AB TWENTY
FIVE THIRTY SIX GRAYSON. SAYING
NONE- WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE
WILL WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION
ONCE WE GET A QUORUM. WHAT'S
MOTION- HAS BEEN RECEIVED A
SECOND I WOULD RESPECTFULLY ASK
RIVAL THANK YOU VERY MUCH MR
GRAYSON. THANK YOU FOR CAME WITH
THE COMMITTEE IN THE LOCAL
AGENCIES TO REACH A COMPROMISE
ON THE SCOPE OF YOUR BILL YOUR
BILL PROVIDES REASONABLE
GUARDRAILS FOR THE PROCESS OF
ADOPTING NEW FEES AND CHARGES
I'M PLEASED TO SUPPORT YOUR BILL
TODAY WHAT DO THAT COMES TIME.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH THANK YOU
VERY MUCH ALL RIGHT LET'S GO ON
TO ITEM NUMBER SIX- THIS IS A B.
TWO SIX SIX EIGHT. AND THIS IS A
DO PASS RECOMMENDATION PLEASE
BEGIN THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR
MEMBERS ONCE AGAIN I AM
PRESENTING IT AB TWENTY SIX
SIXTY EIGHT WHICH WILL ALLOW
QUALIFIED HOUSING DEVELOPMENT
PROJECTS TO. EFFECTIVELY
STREAMLINED HOUSING DEVELOPMENT
AS INTENDED UNDER CURRENT LAW SB
THIRTY FIVE WAS A LANDMARK
EFFORT TO INCREASE OUR HOUSING
SUPPLY BY STREAMLINING THE
APPROVAL PROCESS FOR HOUSING
PROJECTS IN LOCALITIES THAT ARE
FAILING TO MEET THERE ARE H. IN
A GOALS. IS KNOWN AS RENO GOALS
UNDER SB THIRTY FIVE LOCAL
JURISDICTIONS MUST ESTABLISH
OBJECTIVE STANDARDS AND
STREAMLINED APPROVALS FOR
DEVELOPMENTS THAT MEET THOSE
STANDARDS HOWEVER AMBIGUITIES IN
THE LAW HAVE BEEN EXPORTED TO DE
RAIL DESPERATELY NEEDED HOUSING
PROJECTS THAT ARE ACROSS THE
STATE. AB TWENTY SIX SIXTY EIGHT
MAKES ONE CLARIFYING CHANGED TO
ADDRESS AN EMERGENT LOOPHOLE IT
CLARIFIES THAT IF THE PROJECT
APPLICATION HAS ENOUGH
INFORMATION TO DEMONSTRATE THAT
IT MEETS THE OBJECTIVE STANDARDS
THEN THE JURISDICTION MUST NOT
DETERMINED THAT THE PROJECT
CONFLICTS WITH THE OBJECTIVE
STANDARDS ON THE BASIS THAT
APPLICATION MATERIALS WERE NOT
INCLUDED. WITH THIS CHANGE AB
TWENTY SIX SIXTY EIGHT WILL
ENSURE THAT QUALIFYING HOUSING
DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS CAN BE
EFFECTIVELY STREAMLINED AS
INTENDED AND WITH ME TODAY TO
THE CHAIR IS WITNESS MICHAEL
LANE WHISPER. WELL SIR AND
PLEASE BEGIN. THANK YOU MADAM
CHAIR MEMBERS MICHELENA SPUR A
PUBLIC POLIC THINK TANK IN THE
SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA SB THIRTY
FIVE HOUSING APPROVAL
STREAMLINED IS BEEN TREMENDOUS
BOON TO THE PRODUCTION OF
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND IS
HELPING TO BRING NEW HOMES
ONLINE MORE QUICKLY AND
EFFICIENTLY WHILE RESPECTING
LOCAL ZONING OBJECT DESIGN AND
DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS AB TWENTY
SIX SIXTY EIGHT WILL ENSURE THAT
THE REVIEW AND APPROVAL PROCESS
STAYS FOCUSED ON DOCUMENTS THE
DEMONSTRATOR PROJECT CONFORMS
WITH THOSE OBJECTIVE STANDARDS.
AND AVOIDS DILATORY PAPER CHASES
UNRELATED AND NOT GERMANE TO THE
MODERATE MODIFICATION REQUESTS
AND CODIFYING THIS CONCEPT THAT
EXISTS IN A CITIES SB THIRTY
FIVE GUIDELINES ALREADY THIS
CURRENT LOCATION WILL ENSURE
THAT SB THIRTY FIVE FUNCTION AS
A LEGISLATURE INTENDED WE
RESPECTFULLY REQUEST NAY VOTE.
THANK YOU IS THERE ANY OTHER-
PEOPLE HERE IN THE AUDIENCE AND
SUPPORT. STEVEN CHANDLER WITH
BROWN STAIN ON BEHALF OF HOUSING
ACTION COALITION IN SUPPORT
THANK YOU. FOR MANY DAYS IS A
LIGHT HAS PUBLIC AFFAIRS HERE IN
SUPPORT TODAY ON BEHALF OF
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY CALIFORNIA
CENTRAL PROPERTIES AND CERVICAL.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH ANYONE ELSE
IN SUPPORTING OTHER WITNESSES.
AND WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION. ALL
RIGHT SEEING NONE- AGAIN WE'LL
HAVE TO ENTERTAIN HIM MESSAGES
LIKE TO CLOSE. WITH RESPECT FAST
WHEN I VOTER APPROPRIATE TIME
OKAY I'LL JUST LET IN THANK YOU
FOR YOUR CONTINUED WORK ON THIS-
IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT WE FIND
THE STREAMLINED DEVELOPMENT
APPROVAL PROCESS CREATED BY SB
THIRTY FIVE HELLO I AM PLEASED
TO SUPPORT YOUR BILL TODAY THANK
YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR MANAGER
OKAY- HOME LOOKING TO SEE WHO'S
IN THE UDIENCE SO WE MIGHT BE
ABLE TO TAKE UP RIGHT NOW SINCE
SOME OF OUR PRESENTERS ON HERE.
MISTER RANDALL YOU'VE BEEN
WAITING- LET ME GO AHEAD AND
TAKE ITEM NUMBER. TEN TWENTY
SEVEN EIGHTY. THANK YOU MADAM.
CHAIR AND MEMBERS FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT ON AB
TWENTY SEVEN EIGHTY. AB TWENTY
SEVEN EIGHTY WOULD ALLOW THE
CITY OF SELMA WHICH IS IN MY
DISTRICT TO FORM AN ENHANCED
INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCING
DISTRICT OR E. I. F. T. E. R. F.
D.'S PROVIDES CITIES WITH
ADDITIONAL TOOLS TO FUND HOUSING
CONSTRUCTION. SOCIAL SOCIAL
SERVICE CENTERS AND CLIMATE
RESILIENCE PROJECTS.
UNFORTUNATELY SINCE THE TWENTY
FIFTEEN DEADLINES FOR COMPLETE
DISSOLUTION OF REDEVELOPMENT
AGENCIES THE PREDECESSORS TO III
FT'S SOME CITIES ARE BARRED FROM
EVER REFORMING AN E. I. F. T.
THE CITY OF SELMA IS ONE OF
THOSE CITIES. AND NEW LEADERSHIP
HAS RE ENGAGED TO ADDRESS
REMAINING ISSUES RELATED TO
DISSOLUTION. THIS BILL
RECOGNIZES THIS EFFORT IT
INCLUDES GUARD RAILS TO ENSURE
PROPER REPAYMENTS AND IT ALLOWS
FUTURE GENERATIONS TO BENEFIT
FROM THE ECONOMIC BOON THAT THE
I. FT'S CAN BRING TO
DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES. I AM
JOINED TODAY BY FOR NON THOUGH
SANTIAGO CITY MANAGER OF THE
CITY OF SELMA AS WELL AS DECENCY
AGAIN CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER OF
THE CHRIS COM COMPANY. GREAT
THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND IF YOU'D
LIKE TO BEGIN. THANK YOU MADAM
CHAIR MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY I
AB TWENTY SEVEN EIGHTY WILL
ALLOW THE CITY OF SELMA TO
UTILIZE EVERY TOOL AVAILABLE TO
ENSURE ADEQUATE INFRASTRUCTURE
TO SUPPORT AFFORDABLE HOUSING
WHICH WILL IN TURN ALLOW THE
CITY OF SELMA TO BEING A
REGIONAL HOUSING NEEDS
ALLOCATION. AND CONTRIBUTE TO
THE RESOLUTION OF THE STATE'S
HOUSING CRISIS THANK YOU. SEGAN
WITH CHRIS COME COMPANY WE'VE
HAD THE PLEASURE OF REPRESENTING
THE CITY OF SOME OF FOR A NUMBER
OF YEARS AND THIS HAS BEEN A HOT
BUTTON TOPIC- DURING THAT TIME
AND JUST WE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST
AN AYE VOTE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH
ARE THERE ANY OTHER WITNESSES IN
SUPPORT IN THE ROOM. SEEING NONE
IS THERE ANYONE IN OPPOSITION TO
THE BILL. WELCOME THANK YOU
STOCK OFTEN HOWARD JARVIS
TAXPAYERS ASSOCIATION AB TWENTY
SEVEN EIGHTY WOULD AUTHORIZE
CITIES SO MUCH INITIATE
PARTICIPATE IN GOVERNOR
FINANCING HIGH ENHANCED
INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCING
DISTRICT ACTING AS THE SUCCESSOR
AGENCY TO OUR SOME REDEVELOPMENT
IS CONDITIONS ARE MET IF SOME IS
ALLOWED TO REOPEN NEGOTIATIONS
IN RECEIVED CLEARANCE TO CREATE
AN E. I. F. T. OTHER
JURISDICTIONS WILL SURELY FOLLOW
AND MORE EASY I FT'S. OF OTHER
LOCAL DIRECTORS SUCCESSFULLY
FOLLOW AND MORE UNITED WILL BE
CREATED. D. I. F. THESE
REPRESENT A FAR BROADER
REDEVELOPMENT SCOPE THAN
TRADITIONAL FT'S A SCOPE WE
BELIEVE TO BE OVERLY EXPANSIVE.
THE IFT IS ALSO DON'T REQUIRE
VOTER APPROVAL TO FORM. AND AB
ONE ONE SIX TWENTY NINETEEN.
ELIMINATED ANY VOTER APPROVAL
REQUIREMENT FOR E. I. F. E.
BONDS. FURTHER EFT BONDS ARE NOT
THE SAME AS LOCAL GOVERNMENT
ADDITION BONDS GO BONDS ARE
BACKED BY THE FULL FAITH AND
CREDIT OF MUNICIPALITIES GENERAL
FUND. YEAH OF THE BONDS HAVE NO
SUCH ASSURANCES THIS CREATES A
MUCH GREATER RISK FOR THE BOND
HOLDERS AND TAXPAYERS RESULT IN
HIGHER INTEREST RATES AND THUS
LESS MONEY FOR PROJECTS. THIS
LEGISLATORS YOU EVERYTHING IN
ITS POWER TO ENSURE THAT THE
ABUSES THAT WERE SO INHERENT
WITH THERE IS ALREADY A PROGRAM
NOT BE REPEATED. WE FEEL AB
TWENTY SEVEN EIGHTY IS A STEP
BACKWARDS AND WE ASK THAT YOU
VOTE NO. THANK YOU. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH IS THERE ANYONE ELSE
IN OPPOSITION TO THE BILL. ALL
RIGHT SEEING NONE- WE DON'T HAVE
A QUORUM AS YOU CAN SEE YOUR
QUESTIONS. NO QUESTIONS OKAY- NO
OPPOSITION- WILL ENTERTAIN A
MOTION WHEN PEOPLE WE GET A
QUORUM AS YOU CAN SEE WOULD YOU
LIKE TO CLOSE WHEN THE TIME IS
APPROPRIATE I RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR AN AYE VOTE GREAT THANK YOU
VERY MUCH MR AMBULANCE. ALL
RIGHT I SEE- MISTER KALRA. AND
YOU WILL BE PRESENTING- TO BILLS
I BELIEVE TODAY. ONE WILL BE
ITEM SEVEN AB TWENTY SIX TWENTY
FIVE DO YOU MIND STARTING WITH
MISTER TING'S BILL FIRST. AND IT
WILL BE FOLLOWED BY ITEM NUMBER
NINE. AB. TWENTY SEVEN SIXTY
THREE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH MADAM
CHAIR AND COLLEAGUES I AM
PRESENTING AB TWENTY SIX TWENTY
FIVE ON BEHALF OF ASSEMBLYMEMBER
TING TING WOULD LIKE TO THANK
COMMITTEE STAFF FOR ALL THEIR
WORK ON THIS BILL WILL BE
ACCEPTING THE COMMITTEE
AMENDMENTS. AB TWENTY SIX TWENTY
FIVE WOULD EXEMPT A STANDALONE
ENERGY STORAGE PROJECTS FROM
SUBDIVISION MAP ACT REQUIREMENTS
PROJECTS WOULD ONLY BE ELIGIBLE
FOR THIS EXEMPTION IF THEY
UNDERGO SEEKER OF YOU FIRST. THE
SUBDIVISION MAP ACT REGULATES
AND CONTROLS THE DESIGN OF LAND
DIVISIONS BY CITY OR COUNTY
CURRENT LAW EXEMPTS CERTAIN
RENEWABLE ENERGY DEVICES
INCLUDING WIND SOLAR AND BIOGAS
PROJECTS FOR THE REQUIREMENTS OF
THE SMA DESPITE THE EXISTING
EXEMPTIONS FOR THESE RENEWABLE
RESOURCES STANDALONE ENERGY
STORAGE. VICTOR REQUIRED. AB
TWENTY SIX TWENTY FIVE WOULD
EXPAND THIS EXEMPTION TO INCLUDE
LAND USES FOR STANDALONE ENERGY
STORAGE DEVICES. ALLOWING THESE
PROJECTS TO COME ONLINE IN THE
TIMELIER MANNER. IN DOING SO
THIS BILL LINE'S ENERGY STORAGE
DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS WITH THE
EXISTING SMA EXEMPTIONS FOR
NOBLE RESOURCES. END USERS A
STEAK IN A SHEET OF OUR ENERGY
WELL LIABILITY NEEDS. HERE TO
TESTIFY IN SUPPORT IS CHEN NO
POLICY DIRECTOR FOR THE
CALIFORNIA ENERGY STORAGE
ALLIANCE. RIGHT WELCOME. AQ THE
MORNING CARE EGGMAN MORE-
COMMITTEE MEMBERS NAME IS
JANELLE ON THE POLICY DIRECTOR
FOR THE CALIFORNIANS STORAGE
ALLIANCE. AND THANK YOU FOR
GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO
SPEAK HERE TODAY I'LL PROVIDE.
RE TESTIMONY HERE IN SUPPORT OF
THE BILL TO HIGHLIGHT HOW THE
BILL IS HELPFUL TO CALIFORNIA.
CEASAR THE CALIFORNIA STORAGE
LINES WHERE THE SPONSOR OF THIS
IMPORTANT BILL- WERE A- CLEAN
ENERGY TRADE ORGANIZATION-
INSURING THAT THE STATE- THE
CHIEFS IT'S MASSIVE NEEDS FOR
GRID CONNECTED ENERGY STORAGE-
THIS IS A- CHALLENGE BEFORE US
TODAY CHIEF OUR LIABILITY ANDY
CARD IS A SHINGLES. AND SO WE'RE
HOPING TO LEAD THE WAY HERE IN
CALIFORNIA- THROUGH THIS BILL SO
SEIZE UP. FOR A TRADE
ASSOCIATION REPRESENTING OVER A
HUNDRED TEN MEMBERS AND THE
ENERGY STORAGE ECO SYSTEM- AND
WE'RE SPONSORING AB TWENTY SIX
TWENTY FIVE BECAUSE- IT REALLY-
CONNECTS WITH. ARE ARE
SIGNIFICANT NEED TO- YOU KNOW
DEPLOY. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
ENERGY STORAGE- TO AND ONE OF
THE CHALLENGES OF DEPLOYING THAT
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF ENERGY
STORAGE IS TO ACQUIRE THE LAND
AND WORK WITH APPROPRIATE LEVELS
OF GOVERNMENT AUTHORITIES. TO
RESPONSIBLY DEVELOP- ENERGY
STORAGE PROJECTS. AND MANY OF
THESE ENERGY STORAGE PROJECTS
ARE CONTAINERIZED ARE
STANDARDIZED AND THEY CAN BE
INSTALLED PRETTY QUICKLY AND SO.
THE GRANTING OF THE SUBDIVISION
MAP BACK EXEMPTION FOR ENERGY
STORAGE PROJECTS WILL FOLLOW THE
PATH. OF OTHER CLEAN ENERGY CPO
SOLUTIONS LIKE WIND AND SOLAR.
AND THE PROP OF THE PROCESS
PROPOSED BY MISTER KING WITH THE
RECENT A MAN'S ENSURES THAT
STORAGE PROJECTS ARE PROPERLY
REVIEW THROUGH A DISCRETIONARY.
PERMITTING PROCESS AND SO WE
EXPECT WE ASK FOR NAY VOTE FOR
THIS BILL THANK YOU THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. IS THERE ANYONE. THE
THIRTEEN AB TWENTY TWO FIVE.
GOOD MORNING MADAM TURN CARRY
LAYING ON THE KERN COUNTY OF
SURPRISE AND SUPPORT THIS
MORNING THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
GOOD MORNING MELISSA CORTEZ ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA WIND
ENERGY ASSOCIATION INSUPPORT.
ANYONE ELSE IN SUPPORT. ARE
THERE ANY WITNESSES IN
OPPOSITION TO THE BILL. ST JOHN
THE QUEEN THE QUESTIONS OF THE
COMMITTEE OKAY- WOULD YOU LIKE
TO CLOSE UNTIL WE GET A QUORUM
WILL BE UNABLE TO BUT
RESPECTFULLY ASK WHEN I WAS
APPROPRIATE TIME ON BEHALF
ASSERTING GREAT THANK YOU
ASSEMBLY MEMBER FOR STEPPING UP
AND HELPING MISTER TEAM TODAY-
HE'S WORKED REALLY HARD WITH OUR
COMMITTEE TO ADDRESS THE
CONCERNS RAISED BY THE OPPONENTS
OF. THE BILL WILL HELP EXPEDIA
IT THE DEVELOPMENT OF ELECTRICAL
ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS WHILE
STILL ENSURING THAT THE PROJECT
POTENTIAL IMPACTS ARE FULLY
ANALYZED IT. IS THERE A SUPPORT
HIS TODAY. SO DO THAT WHEN WE-
COME BACK OKAY. ALL RIGHT LET'S
MOVE ON TO YOUR- BILL MISTER
KALRA ITEM NUMBER NINE AB TWENTY
SEVEN SIXTY THREE. THANK YOU SO
MUCH I'LL BE ACCEPTING THE
COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS AND
APPRECIATE THE TIME AND EFFORT
OF COMMITTEES STAFF AB TWENTY
SEVEN SIXTY THREE WOULD
AUTHORIZE A SANTA CLARA VALLEY
TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY TO USE
JOB ORDER CONTRACTING FOR
ROUTINE WORK SUCH AS CLEANING
GRAFFITI OR FIXING EXPOSED
WIRES. THAT MAY SPAN OVER A TWO
YEAR CONTRACT. THIS WILL BENEFIT
BEACH YANG IN REGARDS TO THE
MAINTENANCE OF ITS FACILITIES
INCLUDING IS LIGHT RAIL SYSTEM
TO ENSURE THEY REMAIN IN A STATE
OF GOOD REPAIR FOR THE BENEFIT
OF ITS WRITERS. UTILIZING J. O.
C. FOR CERTAIN UNPLANNED OF
FORESEEABLE MAINTENANCE PROJECTS
WILL SAVE TIME AND ADDITIONAL
ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS ASSOCIATED
WITH PUTTING OUT A BIT. OF ALL
THE WHILE REMAINING COMPETITIVE
IN NATURE AND IN FULL COMPLIANCE
WITH THE APPLICABLE FEDERAL AND
STATE LAWS. PERTAINING TO
PROCUREMENT. JUST AS IN THE
TRADITIONAL PROCUREMENT PROCESS.
BJ WOULD SOLICIT BIDS ABOUT IT
RESPONSES IN A WORK CONTRACT OF
THE LOWEST RESPONSIVE AND
RESPONSIBLE BIDDER. CURRENTLY
MANY FEDERAL AGENCIES GOAL
DISTRICTS AND COUNTIES USE J. O.
C. TO COMPLETE REPAIR WORK THAT
IS NEEDED MORE FREQUENTLY AND
FALLS. IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST.
AB TWENTY SEVEN SIXTY THEY
SPECIFICALLY EXCLUDED NEW
CONSTRUCTION AND PLACES MONETARY
LIMITS ON THE CONTRACTS. WE ARE
ALSO WORKING WITH ASK ME AND OUR
LOCAL BUILDING TRADES TO ADD
CLARIFYING LANGUAGE TO ENSURE
THE BILL DOES NOT CONFLICT WITH
EXISTING COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
OR PROJECT LABOR AGREEMENTS. TO
SUPPORT TESTIFYING IN SUPPORT OF
THE BILL IS ERIN QUIGLEY SENIOR
POLICY ANALYST FOR GOVERNMENT
RELATIONS AT VGA AND WE HAVE CAN
RUN SEED DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF RAIL
AND FACILITIES HERE AS WELL TO
ASSIST WITH TECHNICAL QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING CHAIR
AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE- ON
BEHALF OF THE SECULAR RALLY
TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY VTA I
WOULD LIKE TO THANK ASSEMBLY
MEMBER KALRA FOR AUTHORING AB
TWENTY SEVEN SIXTY THREE. WHICH
WOULD AUTHORIZE VTA TO UTILIZE
JOB ORDER CONTRACTING. FOR
REHABILITATION OF OUR FACILITIES
WHICH WE CURRENTLY USE DESIGN
BUILD. BUILD BUILD CONTRACTING
PROCESSES FOR. THIS TYPE OF WORK
INTO IS ANTICIPATED FOR ANY- VTA
JOB ORDER CONTRACT WOULD
INCLUDE. A RANGE OF ACTIVITIES
RELATED TO REHABILITATION OF
EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE.
INCLUDING ITEMS THAT HAVE
CRITICAL IMPACTS TO LIGHT RAIL
OR BUS OPERATIONS AND SAFETY. IF
NOT PERFORMED IN A TIMELY
FASHION. THESE ARE MAJOR
CAPITAL. ACTION ACTIVITIES OUT.
BROWN OF REGULAR MAINTENANCE
PERFORMED BY VTA PERSONNEL AND
COVERED BY COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
AGREEMENTS. ETAS LABOR SYSTEMS
THIRTY YEARS OLD REQUIRES A
PROGRAM FOR REGULAR REGULAR
REHABILITATION AND SOME OF THIS
WORK ADDRESSES OF FAILURES OF
TRANSIT SYSTEM COMPONENTS
CRITICAL TO THE FUNCTIONING OF
THE TRANSIT NETWORK. OFTEN THE
SYSTEM COMPONENT FAILURES COME
UP UNEXPECTEDLY REQUIRE
IMMEDIATE ATTENTION EXAMPLES OF
THIS MIGHT INCLUDE THINGS LIKE
BROKEN RAIL- EMBEDDED CONCRETE
CROSSING THE CROSSINGS OR
OVERHEAD CATENARY ELECTRICAL
WIRE REPLACEMENT- IN FACT AT VCA
HAS RECENTLY EXPERIENCED ISN'T
INSTANCES WHERE WE'VE HAD- SOME
OF THESE CUT TYPES OF FAILURES
THAT RESULTED IN- DELAY- SLOW
ZONES WITHIN OUR TRANSIT
NETWORK. AND A JOB ORDER
CONTRACT WOULD HAVE ELIMINATED
MONTHS OF DELAY TO COMPLETING
THOSE CUT TYPE OF REPAIRS.
SOMETIMES IS WORKING- CAN BE
DELAYED FOR MONTHS OR EVEN UP TO
A YEAR- IT WHILE WE GO THROUGH
THE NORMAL BIDDING PROCESS. IS
NEARING THE PROJECT OF THIS.
ADVERTISEMENT IN THE WORD OF A
CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT SO- THE- I
JUST WANTED OFFERED TO- BT IS
COMMITTED TO WORKING WITH THE
AUTHOR ON AMENDMENTS TO THE BILL
INCLUDING CLARIFYING LANGUAGE
THAT THAT THIS AUTHORIZATION
WOULD NOT BE IN CONFLICT WITH
ANY COLLECTIVELY BARGAINED WORK.
AND WE'RE THANKFUL FOR ASSEMBLY
MEMBER KALRA THAT HE WAS WILLING
TO AUTHORED AB TWENTY SEVEN
SIXTY THREE AND FROM FOR THE
INPUT FROM OUR KEY STAKEHOLDERS
AND FUTURE AMENDMENTS. I JUST
WANT TO THANK THE COMMITTEE FOR
YOUR TIME CONSIDERATION THANK
YOU VERY MUCH APPRECIATE THAT.
ANYONE ELSE IN THE ROOM I WOULD
LIKE TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF
BILL. MORNING MADAM CHAIR AND
MEMBERS PAT WHALEN ELLISON WILL
SNAP IS HERE ON BEHALF OF
GUARDIAN THE INVENTOR OF JOB
ORDER CONTRACTING. LOOKING
FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THE
AUTHOR AND SPONSORS ON SOME
TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS BUT VERY
MUCH IN SUPPORT. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH ANYONE ELSE WOULD LIKE TO
SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF THE BILL.
SEEING NONE OF THOSE ORANYONE
IN THE AUDIENCE ONE SPEAK IN
OPPOSITION TO THE BILL. OKAY
SEEING NINE ARE THERE ANY
QUESTIONS OF- COMMITTEE OKAY-
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE SPYGLASS
DR WITH PUPPY TIME OKAY- IN THIS
PROGRAM WILL GIVE YOU AN INNER
LAYER TEN EMOTION BUT I WANT TO
THANK YOU FOR WORKING WITH THE
COMMITTEE TO LINE THE AT THE
THIS THE THIRTY WITH. FOR V.
THQ'S JOB ORDER CONTRACTING WITH
SIMILAR AUTHORIZATIONS IN
EXISTING LAW WITH THE AMENDMENTS
I AM PLEASED TO SUPPORT YOUR
BILL TODAY. VERY MUCH DOUBLING
UP HERE FOR THIS MEETING SHARE
THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT- LET'S DO ITEM NUMBER. THREE TWENTY FOUR FORTY NINE
WELCOME IS RUBIO. THANK YOU
MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE-
FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT A
MEASURE RELATING TO THE BROWN
ACT AB TWO TWO FOUR FOUR NINE IS
BEFORE YOU AND AFTER TWO YEARS
OF DISCUSSION AND LESSONS
LEARNED THROUGH THE PANDEMIC
WHICH WE HOPE- HAS GUIDED US. TO
A MODEST MODERNIZATION OF THE
BROWN ACT ARE IN RESPONSE TO A
IN OUR NECESSITY THROUGH THE
PANDEMIC THE USE OF REMOTE
PARTICIPATION BY BOTH LOCAL
REPRESENTATIVES AND THEIR
CONSTITUENTS DEMONSTRATED A
NOVEL OPPORTUNITY FOR REVIEW OF
THE FUNDAMENTAL WAY OUR LOCAL
BODIES MEET. REMOTE TESTIMONY
TELECONFERENCE AND WEBCAST THING
ALLOWED ACCESS FOR THE PUBLIC TO
THEIR LOCAL REPRESENTATIVES WHEN
THEY OTHERWISE WOULD NOT HAVE.
NOT HAVE BEEN. THREE SIX NINE OF
LAST YEAR CODIFIED THE VALUE OF
REMOTE TESTIMONY IN EMERGENCIES
AND DEMONSTRATED THE VALUE OF
PERMITTING REMOTE PARTICIPATION
AS- OF MANDATED. UNFORTUNATELY
THERE ARE STILL UNIQUE
CIRCUMSTANCES THAT MAY PREVENT A
MEMBER FROM PARTICIPATING IN
PERSON. THAT MAY FALL OUTSIDE OF
AN EMERGENCY IN WHICH THEY MAY
HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PARTICIPATE
VIA AUDIO VISUAL MEANS. AB TWO
FOUR FOUR NINE WEAPON PERMIT A
MEMBER OF A LOCAL BODY TO
PARTICIPATE IN A BROWN ACT
MEETING REMOTELY WITHOUT POSTING
THEIR LOCATION PUBLICLY
CIRCUMSTANCES. WOULD BE
INAPPROPRIATE OR UNREALISTIC. IN
ORDER TO UTILIZE THE FLEXIBILITY
A SPECIFIC SET OF LIMITATIONS ON
TRANSPARENCY OUR GUIDE GUARD
RAILS MUST BE MET BEFORE THE
MEMBER CAN PARTICIPATE. FIRST IF
A MEMBER IS PARTICIPATING
REMOTELY THE MEETING WILL NOT
PROCEED UNLESS A QUORUM OF AN IN
PERSON NUMBERS ARE PRESENT AT
THE REGULARLY POSTED MEETING
LOCATION. SECOND A MEMBER
PARTICIPATING REMOTELY MUST
PARTICIPATE ONLY THROUGH BOTH
AUDIO AND VISUAL MEANS NOT
EITHER OR- WE SHOULD REMEMBER.
DEBATING THE PUBLISHER ALSO
NOTIFIED OF MEANS TO PARTY
REMOTELY ENSURING BOTH THE
MEMBER IS ACCESSIBLE TO THE SAME
FLEXIBILITY. IS PROVIDED.
ASSURING THAT THE FLEXIBILITY IS
PROVIDED TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
WITH THESE LIMITATIONS IN MIND I
WANT TO BE CLEAR OUR INTENT WITH
THAT THIS MAN IS TO AFFORD LOCAL
REPRESENTATIVES IN MODERN AND
MODEST DEGREE OF FLEXIBILITY
WHILE RETAINING THEIR
REQUIREMENTS. TO SERVE THEIR
CONSTITUENTS. THIS MEASURE
ENSURES THE PUBLIC CAN SEE HEAR
AND ENGAGE THE REPRESENTATIVES
THROUGH MODERN ARE AVENUES WHILE
STILL ENSURING THE GENERAL
PUBLIC HAS IN PERSON MEETINGS.
OF THE BODY OF WHICH-
TRADITIONAL PARTICIPATION IS
RETAINED OUR OFFICE AND SPONSORS
PROACTIVELY REACHED OUT TO THE
PUBLIC ACCESS ACCESSIBILITY
ORGANIZATIONS SEEKING THEIR
CONCERNS. IN GOOD FAITH. F. IN A
GOOD FIT FOR TO INSURE THIS
MEASURE STILL MEETS THE SPIRIT
OF THE BROWN ACT I'M COMMITTED
TO A SERIES OF AMENDMENTS TODAY.
ON THE- ON THE RECORD TO EASE
CONCERNS AND DEMONSTRATE WE ARE
INVESTED IN WORKING WITH THIS
OPPOSITION IT WITH THE
OPPOSITION TO RESOLVE THEIR DULY
NOTED ISSUES CONTINUED IN THE
MEASURE. CONTAINED IN THE
MEASURE FIRST I AM COMMITTING TO
ADDING A DISCLOSURE SECTION.
CATION ALL IN OVER THE AGE OF
EIGHTEEN PRESENT WITH REPRESENT.
AT THE REMOTE MEETING. AND THE
GENERAL NATURE OF THE MEMBERS
RELATIONSHIP WITH SUCH
INDIVIDUALS SECOND I AM
COMMITTING TO A SERIES OF
CLARIFYING AMENDS WITH THE
DEFINITIONS OF REMOTE
PARTICIPATION. TO WAIT
TELEPHONIC SERVICE AND
WEBCASTING AS REQUESTED BY
STAKEHOLDERS. THIRD I AM
COMMITTING TO IT ADDING A SUNSET
TO THE MEASURE OF JANUARY FIRST
TWENTY TWENTY EIGHT. IN ADDITION
TO THESE CHANGES I AM COMMITTED
TO CONTAINING OUR CONVERSATION.
ON AND OF THE REASONING ARE JUST
THE TIP OF A MEMBER PART.
REMOTELY AS WELL AS THE LIMIT-
TO THE VOLUME. OR NUMBER OF
TIMES A MEMBER CAN UTILIZE THE
FLEXIBILITY. THE OPPOSITION HAS
BEEN CLEAR THAT THESE CHANGES
WILL NOT NEUTRALIZE THEIR
CONCERNS AND OUR- OUR IN OUR
ENTIRETY BUT I HOPE THAT BY
MOVING THESE THIS BILL FORD WITH
MY- COMMITMENTS TODAY. AND WE
CONTINUE TO COORDINATE- WE CAN
ALSO REACH A RESOLUTION THAT
AFFORDS A MODEST MODERNIZATION
TO THE BROWN ACT THAT STILLS. OF
HOLD OUR LOCAL AND IF TO THE
EXITS OF THE STANDARDS ARE
CONSTITUENTS DESERVE HERE TODAY
TO TESTIFY IS A JODY ROBERTO
BOARD PRESIDENT FOR THREE VALUES
MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT AND
CHRISTY FOR A ON THE- ON THEIR
BEHALF- FOUR OUT THERE HERE FOR
TECHNICAL QUESTIONS. THANK THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. THE MONEY OF
CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE ON JODY REFERRED-
PRESIDENT OF THREE VALLEYS
MINNESOTA WATER DISTRICT AND- I.
AM IN STRONG SUPPORT OF AB TWO
FOUR FOUR NINE FOR PERSONAL
REASONS- I DO BELIEVE THIS IS A
WOMEN'S ISSUE AND I WANT TO SHOW
SHARE A PERSONAL STORY THAT
AFTER I JOINED THE BOARD. I
RECEIVED A LETTER FROM AN
INMATE- FROM A LOCAL PRISON ARE
PROFESSING HIS LOVE FOR ME AND-
ASKING FOR HELP AND MONEY YOU'RE
SO JEALOUS OF THE TILES. AND IT
WAS VERY HIS IS MY FIRST TIME
BEING ELECTED BEING ELECTED-
CHENEY ANY BORDER ORGANIZATION
AND HAVING- THIS LETTER JUST. IS
REALLY FRIGHTENING AND- YOU KNOW
LIKE WE MIGHT YOUR CONTENT TO
THE PLEASE BUT THE FACT IS THAT
YOU KNOW HAVING- OUTSIDERS
STRANGERS HAVE THE ABILITY TO
ACCESS SOMEONE LIKE ME- YOU KNOW
MANY EMOTIONAL AT A AT A ON A
BUSINESS TRIP OR EVEN HERE IN
SACRAMENTO IS VERY FRIGHTENING
AND- SO WHEN THIS BILL CAME I
WAS VERY EXCITED ABOUT IT AND-
YOU KNOW I. I REALLY- FEEL
STRONGLY FOR WOMEN AND FOR
MOTHERS I'M ALSO A MOTHER A
GRANDMOTHER AND YOU KNOW I MAY
HAVE YOU KNOW I MAY NEED TO TAKE
CARE OF FAMILY MEMBERS AND
HAVING THE FLEXIBILITY TO. TO
TAKE CARE OF OUR FAMILY OUR
REMOTELY HAVE IN OUR QUORUM AT
OUR BOARD I THINK IS VERY
IMPORTANT SO I WITH THAT I DO
ASK- FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF AB TWO
FOUR FOUR NINE THANK YOU I WANT
TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR- STORY. IT
MEANS A LOT TO ALL OF US THANK
YOU THANK YOU. CHRISTY FOR HERE
ON BEHALF OF THREE VALLEYS
AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY
TECHNICAL QUESTIONS THANK YOU.
GREAT THANK YOU VERY MUCH IS
THERE ANYONE ELSE IN THE ROOM
FOR WITNESSES IN SUPPORT OF THE
BILL. PLEASE CONTACT YOUR NAME
YOUR AFFILIATION. GOOD MORNING
MADAM CHAIR MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE PAUL DEAN'S OFFICE ON
BEHALF OF THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY
WATER ASSOCIATION AND THE CITY
OF CUPERTINO AND SUPPORT. GOOD
MORNING MADAM CHAIR MEMBERS
ANTHONY MILLION ON BEHALF OF SAN
GABRIEL VALLEY MUNICIPAL WATER
DISTRICT AND MAKES A- TICKET
SUPPORT THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING
CHAIRMAN MEMBERS ERIC TURNER
ASSOCIATES ON BEHALF OF EASTERN
MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT IN
SUPPORT. GOOD MORNING VANESSA
GONZALEZ ON BEHALF OF THE
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION
OF GOVERNMENTS IN SUPPORT THANK
YOU. GOOD MORNING SUCH OVER WITH
LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL
DISTRICT IN SUPPORT. GOOD
MORNING MAGGIE MANSON FOR AND
ONE EMPIRE UTILITIES AGENCY AND
CUCAMONGA VALLEY WATER DISTRICT
IN SUPPORT. MORNING MADAM CHAIR
MEMBERS JEFF NEAL WITH THE
CALIFORNIA STATE ASSOCIATION OF
COUNTIES ALSO IN SUPPORT. GOOD
MORNING MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS
SHERMAN'S OFFICE ON BEHALF OF
THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES
AND SUPPORT. GOOD MORNING ROSIE
THOMPSON WITH METROPOLITAN WATER
DISTRICT OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
IN SUPPORT. GOOD MORNING JOHNNY
PINA WITH THE LEAGUE OF
CALIFORNIA CITIES WITHOUT
SUPPORT AND- CONCEPT THE
POSITION THANK YOU. MORNING
MADAM CHAIR MEMBERS GREGORY
KRAMER ON BEHALF OF DISABILITY
RIGHTS CALIFORNIA IN SUPPORT.
GOOD MORNING AGAIN CAROLING
ABOUT THE SOLANO COUNTY BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS AND SUPPORT. GOOD
MORNING SIR TO CAT ON BEHALF OF
THE RURAL COUNTY REPRESENTATIVES
OF CALIFORNIANS SUPPORT. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH IS THERE. THE
WOULD LIKE TO THE NEW WITNESSES
IN SUPPORT. SEEING NONE OTHER
ANY WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION. IF
YOU'D LIKE TO SIT AT THE TABLE
SINCE YOU'RE OR IS IT EASIER FOR
YOU TO STAND. ARE OR IS A SEASON
HERE- ARE BY BRITNEY SOMETIME
AGO. FOR BACK UP IN HER JOB IS
TO ASSOCIATION- A TWO FOUR NINE
AS WRITTEN WOULD FUNDAMENTALLY
ALTER THE BROWN ACT OF PROVIDING
EXPRESS AUTHORIZATION TO MEMBERS
OF THE LEGISLATIVE BODIES TO
TELECONFERENCE INTO PUBLIC ME
FROM PRIVATE LOCATION. FIGHT OR
ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC AT ANY
TIME WITHOUT A COMPELLING REASON
WE UNDERSTAND A TEMPER
ACCOMMODATIONS MAY BE NECESSARY
SUCH AS DURING THE COPA NINETEEN
PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY BUT THIS
BILL WOULD EXCISE LONG SENATE
DEMOCRATIC PROTECTION AFFORDED
BY REQUIRING ENTIRELY JUST BODY
TO DIRECTLY FACE THE PUBLIC. WE
MUST BE MINDFUL BEFORE MAKING
SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES TO THE LAWS
OF INSURED THE MARKERS YET THE
LOCAL GOVERNMENT LEVEL FOR
GENERATIONS THERE MANY EXAMPLES
OF REMOTE HEARINGS INCREASING
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN MANY
RESPECTS THERE ARE STILL MANY
LESSONS TO BE LEARNED AS WE
CONTINUE TO MOVE OUT OF THE
CUPBOARD NINETEEN PANDEMIC. TO
BE CLEAR. COME UP JUST. FOR THE
PUBLIC HOWEVER AB TWO FOUR FOUR
NINE TIED TO EXPAND ACCESS. TO
REMOVAL OF EXISTING REQUIREMENTS
FOR THOSE WHO HAVE SOUGHT AND
AGREED. TO PUBLIC SERVICE AND
LOCAL GOVERNMENT. WE GREAT WE
GREATLY APPRECIATE THE BILL HAS
INCORPORATE MANY OF THE
PROVISIONS THAT WERE. AT THE
RESULT OF DISCUSSION ON AB THREE
THREE NINE. AND EIGHTY THREE SIX
ONE LAST YEAR. INCLUDING
REQUIRING MEMBERS TO BE ON
CAMERA PROVIDING TELEPHONE
TELEPHONIC ACCESS FOR THOSE WHO
DO NOT HAVE A STABLE INTERNET
CONNECTION. ADDRESSING
TECHNOLOGICAL DISRUPTIONS AND
OTHERS. HOWEVER THOSE BILLS
DIFFERED IN THAT AB THREE THREE
NINE. LIKE SPENT. FOR THE PUBLIC
IN A- SIX MONTH ALLOWANCES
LEGISLATIVE BODIES ARE CONFINED
TO STATES OF EMERGENCY AND
REQUIRED A VOTE EVERY THIRTY
DAYS TO CONTINUE. WE'RE ALSO
VERY GLAD TO SEE THAT THE QUORUM
MUST BE IN THE SAME PHYSICAL
LOCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THIS
BILL. BUT IT IS ESSENTIAL TO
NARROW CIRCUMSTANCES IN WHICH
MEMBERS OUTSIDE OF A QUORUM CAN
PARTICIPATE REMOTELY. SO THE
SAME MEMBERS CANNOT AVOID
PHYSICALLY OCCURRING WITHOUT
CIRCUMSTANCES THAT JUSTIFY IT.
WHAT WE GREATLY APPRECIATE THE
AUTHOR AND SPONSORS WILLINGNESS
TO ENGAGE IN PRODUCTIVE
PRODUCTIVE CONVERSATIONS THAT WE
HOPE LEAD TO A BILL THAT WE ALL
CONSUME. WE SUPPORT. WE MUST
RESPECT THE PROPOSED AB TWO FOUR
FOUR NINE AS WRITTEN TODAY.
FINALLY I WOULD LIKE TO ADD THAT
THERE ARE SEVERAL BILLS
CURRENTLY CIRCLING THE CAPITAL.
THAT SEEKS REFORM BROWN A BIG
LOOKING AXE. WE WOULD ASK BODIES
CONSIDER. HEARING ALL THESE
BILLS LIVING TOGETHER FOR THE
COMMON GOOD THANK YOU. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. WELCOME GOOD MORNING
MADAM CHAIR MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE BRITNEY BAR SAUDI I'M
THE GENERAL COUNSEL FOR THE
CALIFORNIA NEWS PUBLISHERS
ASSOCIATION- WE REPRESENT OVER
EIGHT HUNDRED AND FIFTY
PUBLICATIONS IN THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA HERE WITH A
RESPECTFULLY OPPOSE UNLESS
AMENDED POSITION TODAY- I WANT
TO START BY THINKING THE AUTHOR
AND THE SPONSORS OF THIS BILL
FOR YOUR WORK SO FAR AND FOR THE
PRODUCTIVE CONVERSATIONS THAT
WE'VE HAD. ON THIS MATTER AND
FOR CORPORATION AND THE PIECES
THAT WERE DISCUSSED- AS A RESULT
OF THE CONVERSATIONS WE'VE HAD
OVER THE LAST COUPLE YEARS- ON
THIS MATTER AND WE CAN- WE ARE
COMMITTED TO CONTINUING TO WORK
ON THIS AND TO TRY AND- NARROWLY
TAILOR THE BILL- TO CERTAIN
CIRCUMSTANCES. INVOLVED HEY- YOU
KNOW A THERE ARE A FEW POINTS
WE'D LIKE TO ADDRESS AS WELL-
pPROVISIONS FOR TELECONFERENCING
AND FLEXIBILITY UNDER THE BROWN
ACT AS WRITTEN- IT DOES REQUIRE
THE NOTICE OF THE LOCATION OF
WHERE THE MEMBER IS
PARTICIPATING IN FROM- AND SO
THAT YOU KNOW WE CAN APPRECIATE-
EXPERIENCE AMERICANS AREN'T YOU
KNOW ABSOLUTELY- BUT THE PROBLEM
WHERE WE SIT WHERE WE DIFFER. IS
THAT THE PRESUMPTION THAT YOU
HAVE TO DISCLOSURE HOME ADDRESS
FOR EXAMPLE IS BASED ON THE FACT
THAT YOU SHOULD BE TAKING A
COMMITTEE MEETING OR BOARD
MEETING FROM YOUR HOUSE OR FROM
A PLACE WHEN YOU'RE TRAVELING
OBVIOUSLY CIRCUMSTANCES ARISE
AND WE WANT TO BE MINDFUL OF
THAT AND FIND WAYS. TO ADDRESS
THOSE SUCH AS AN UNFORTUNATE
SOFTBALL ACCIDENT THE NIGHT
BEFORE HEARING. YOUR L. BUT- YOU
KNOW AND WE'VE ALSO HAD
CONVERSATIONS WITH THEIR
DISABILITY RIGHTS FOLKS- YOU
KNOW IT AND MEMBERS TRYING TO
FIND WAYS WHERE WE CAN KIND OF
FINE TUNE- THE NEED FOR
ACCOMMODATION VERSUS CONVENIENCE
AND FLEXIBILITY- AND WE LOOK
FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO HAVE
THOSE CONVERSATIONS EIGHT AM
ALSO AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY
TECHNICAL QUESTIONS I KNOW
THEY'RE TWO BILLS UP TODAY THAT-
DIRECTLY CONFLICTED INVOLVES THE
SAME SECTIONS SO HAPPY TO DO SO
THANK YOU. MUCH THIRTY ONE IS
THERE ANYONE IN OPPOSITION OF
THE BILL. OKAY SEEING NONE- GOSH
I WISH WE HAD A QUORUM I
APOLOGIZE- WOULD YOU LIKE TO
CLOSE LIKE ALL YOUR QUESTIONS
EXCUSE ME ASSEMBLY MEMBER. OKAY
FIRST ALL I WOULD LIKETO SAY
THAT- THIS IS AN IMPORTANT TOPIC
AND I THINK ONE THING THAT MADE
THIS VERY- EVIDENT WAS THE
COVERT EXPERIENCE THAT WE JUST-
WE WENT THROUGH AND- I. I'LL GET
TO THE BOTTOM OF IT FIRST AND
THEN I'LL GIVE YOU SUPPORT OF
DETAILS. I WILL BE SUPPORTING
YOUR BILL WHEN IT'S APPROPRIATE
TO DO SO BUT WITH RESERVATIONS.
AND SOME OF THEM HAVE BEEN
ALREADY BEEN VOICED- TODAY. BUT
AS A- A FORMER BOARD MEMBER AND
LOCAL GOVERNMENT FOR FIFTEEN
YEARS. I WILL TELL YOU THAT-
IT'S IMPORTANT. THAT ENGAGEMENT
ENGAGEMENT NOT BE REPLACED AND I
HERE'S MY FEAR AND- THERE ARE
OTHER AUTHORS IN HERE THAT HAVE
SIMILAR- BILLS THAT. THEY SHOULD
HERE I'LL I'LL REPEAT THEM ONCE
AGAIN BUT THIS IS REALLY MY FEAR
IS THAT SOME PEOPLE ARE GOING
TO- MAKE THIS THERE THERE GO TO
PRACTICE. AND I THINK THAT THAT
IS. ROBBING THE PUBLIC OF THE
PERSONAL ENGAGEMENT ENGAGEMENT
THEY THEY DESERVE BECAUSE LET'S
BE HONEST WHEN YOU HAVE A FULL.
BOARDROOM IT'S NOT A GOOD THING
FOR YOU AS A BOARD MEMBER IT
MEANS THAT THERE ARE SOME VERY-
CIRCUM. THANKS AMONGST THOSE
BOARD MEMBERS AND I FEAR THAT
SOME BOARD MEMBERS KNOWING THAT
THAT WOULD OCCUR WHICH USED THE
TECHNOLOGY PATHWAY. WHICH IS
ROBBING THE PUBLIC OF THEIR
OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE FACE TO
FACE AND I THINK THAT THAT IS A
DISSERVICE. AND I DON'T THINK
THAT THAT IS SERVING DEMOCRACY
AT ITS BEST. SO IF THERE'S A WAY
THAT THIS BILL COULD- OUTLINED
THE FACT THIS IS NOT A GO TO
PRACTICE. THEN BECAUSE I
CERTAINLY THINK THERE ARE
OPPORTUNITIES AND CIRCUMSTANCES
THAT SUPPORT AND WE'D BE HEARD
ONE TODAY. THAT- ON A CASE BY
CASE BASIS THIS NEEDS TO BE AT
AN OPTION THAT'S AVAILABLE
HOWEVER. BUT IF THERE AREN'T
SOME GUARD RAILS I BELIEVE THAT
THIS WILL BE- ABUSED AND I THINK
THAT THE- THE PUBLIC WILL BE THE
ONES TO PAY THE PRICE AND I
THINK THAT'S BAD PRACTICE SO.
ANYWAYS THAT'S WHERE I STAND AND
I WILL BE SUPPORTING WHEN IT'S
OPPORTUNITY TODAY. BUT IT'S A
BIG BUT- IF- THERE ISN'T SOME
KIND OF GUARD RAILS PUT IN I
WILL BE ABLE TO SUPPORT IT. WHEN
IT MAKES SUPPORT. THANK YOU
MISTER LUCKY ANY OTHER COMMENTS
YES ASSEMBLY MEMBER VOEPEL- I
SHARE MY COLLEAGUES COMMENTS. IN
I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE. THAT
A QUORUM HAS TO BE ESTABLISHED
IN PERSON. CORRECT I'D I'D GET
THAT I I'D LIKE THE LANGUAGE
HERE NOW I'M NOT QUITE IS
CONCERNED ABOUT IT BEING A WAY
OUT FOR BOARD MEMBERS BECAUSE
IT'S STILL AN ELECTED BOARD
MEMBER. AND I GUARANTEE YOU THAT
IF I SAW PAT OF SOMEONE BUGGING
OUT ON ALL THESE ISSUES NEXT
CAMPAIGN. THERE'S THE HIPPIES. I
MEAN THAT THAT'S IS THE WAY IT
WORKS IN REAL LIFE SO. THAT'S
OKAY AND THEN JUST A GOING TO
PERSONAL ORDER THE HOWARD JARVIS
GUY- SPEAK SO RAPIDLY I'M REALLY
LOSING ABOUT ONE OUT OF THREE OF
YOUR WORDS SO IF YOU COULD SLOW
IT DOWN A LITTLE BIT EITHER THAT
I'M GONNA HAVE TO BUY A HORSE
BECAUSE IT'S LIKE AN AUCTION YOU
KNOW. THANK YOU BETTER. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH ANY OTHER COMMENTS
ZERO OKAY- AND THE ONE WE CAN
ENTERTAINMENT THANK YOU AND I
SHARE YOUR CONCERNS I WAS LL
WATER BOARD MEMBER FOR EIGHT
YEARS AND THOSE OF YOU ON THE
WATER BOARD KNOW THAT THE
PARTICIPATION FROM THE PUBLIC
AND WATER DISTRICT. MINIMAL SO
SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER FOR THIRTEEN
YEARS AND THE PARTICIPATION
THERE IS OVERWHELMING SOMETIMES
SO I COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND YOUR
CONCERN THAT'S WHY AND WE'RE
WORKING WITH THE OPPOSITION AND-
TO ANSWER ASSEMBLY MEMBER PALS-
OR COMMENT IS- SPECIFIC. MP I
JERRY ABOARD MEMBER WAS NOT AT.
MAYES THE ACT AMOUNT OF TIMES
AND WAS REMOVED THERE IS A
PROVISION THAT THEY CAN BE
REMOVED FOR NOT PARTICIPATING OR
NOT EVEN A CALLING IN. SO EIGHTY
ODD COUNCIL MEMBER WAS REMOVED
FROM THE CITY OF THE POINT THIS
BUT JUST LAST YEAR BECAUSE OF
THAT AND SO I COMPLETELY
UNDERSTAND- AND THAT'S WHY I'M
COMMITTING TO WORKING WITH THE
OPPOSITION AND I WANT TO THANK
THE COMMITTEE. WE'VE BEEN
WORKING WITH THROUGH THIS FOR
TWO YEARS UPS AND DOWNS BUT I
THINK WE WERE TO A POINT WHERE
YOU KNOW OUR I THINK WE'RE ALL
REASONABLE AND I THINK THAT-
THAT- HAVING THAT FLEXIBILITY
AND I'M SORRY FOR YOUR FOR. THE
IN THREE I KNOW THAT. TWO OF
THOSE RIGHT NOW I INCLUDING ONE
THAT- SAID THAT THEY WANTED TO
KILL ME SO I WAS ON ON DEATH
WATCH WATCH FOR A FEW MONTHS
WHERE THE CHP IS PATROLLING MY
HOME NOW I AND I KNOW THAT THE
CHAIR HAS RECENT ARE CURRENTLY
GOING THROUGH SOMETHING SIMILAR
SO I REALLY APPRECIATE AND KNOW
THAT WE DO UNDERSTAND WE ALL GOT
WEEK I DON'T KNOW IF THE GUYS DO
BUT I KNOW FOR SURE THE WOMEN
HAVE GONE THROUGH THIS- A LOT
AND SO IN THOSE YOU KNOW THOSE
ARE THE CIRCUMSTANCES ARE VERY
COMPELLING. AND BUT I AGAIN I'M
COMMITTING TO WORK WITH THE AND
BURKE AT THE I CHAIR HAS DONE IN
THE TO HAS ON TO BE A TO GET TO
THIS POINT A COUPLE TIMES WE
DIDN'T EVEN THINK THAT WE'RE
GOING TO GET HERE SO I DO
APPRECIATE THE ENGAGEMENT BUT
KNOW THAT- FOR ME AS IT IS. NOW
MIKE IF YOU'RE AS AN ELECTED
OFFICIAL. TO PARTICIPATE BUT WE
WORKING TOWARDS MAKING SURE
THOSE CARD. ARE IN PLACE THAT-
THAT THIS ARE. ARE THEY ISSUE
THAT YOU UP. I SOME MEMBER LACK
- ARE NOT PRESS- BUT AGAIN I
THINK ALSO THE- BILLBOARD THE
CURRENT THE BOARD IN PLACE ALSO
SHOULD HAVE AN OPTION AND MAYBE
THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN PUT
ON THERE THAT THE- BOARD. THE
SITTING. BOARD CAN HAVE AN
OPTION OF SAYING. YES OR NO SO
WOULD LEAVING OUT TO THOSE
SPECIFIC PARTS BUT THAT'S
SOMETHING THAT WERE UNWILLING TO
EXPLORE. AND ABSOLUTELY WORKING
THROUGH THIS AGAIN I WANT TO
THANK ALL OF YOU AND YOU FIVE.
FOUR FOR THE SPONSORSHIP BUT
ALSO FOR THE ENGAGEMENT AND KNOW
THAT. THIS IS NOT A JOB.
OBVIOUSLY GIVE US ALL A SOLVE
ALL THE ISSUES BUT I'M ALWAYS
WILLING TO WORK WITH ALL OF YOU
TO MAKE SURE THAT WE- HAVE A
PRODUCT. PRODUCT THAT DOES NOT-
THING I DON'T. THINK THANK YOU
VERY MUCH AND- ASSEMBLY MEMBER.
AND THANK YOU. AND YOUR SPONSORS
FOR THE HARD WORK. WE'RE TRYING
TO GET TO WHERE WE WANT TO BE-
THESE ALL HAVE BEEN CONDUCTED IN
GOOD FAITH AND I APPRECIATE THE
EFFOR YOU HAVE MADE TO ENGAGE
WITH ME. AS WELL AS THE
OPPOSITION TO EXPLORE OPTIONS
FOR AMENDING YOUR BILL TO GAIN
OUR SUPPORT. UNFORTUNATELY I
STILL CANNOT SUPPORT THE BILL
THAT'S IN PRINT TODAY. WELL WE
AGREE ON HELPING MAKE OUR LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS MORE ACCESSIBLE FOR
THE PUBLIC WE STILL DIFFER ON
THE DEGREE TO WHICH MORE
FLEXIBILITY SHOULD BE PROVIDED
FOR THE- FOR MEMBERS OF LOCAL
GOVERNING BODIES TO ATTEND
MEETINGS REMOTELY. I AGREE WITH
THAT MANDATING OF A LOCAL BODY
COULD FACILITATE ACCESS BY MORE
PEOPLE. HOWEVER NOT REQUIRING
REMOTE PRODUCED BY NOT RE HIRING
REMOTE PARTICIPATION TO MEET ANY
KIND OF STANDARD GROUP RESERVE
RISES. FROM ACCOMMODATION TO
CONVENIENCE AND I DON'T BELIEVE
THAT MEETS THE SPIRIT OF THE
BROWN ACT. WELL YOUR BILL IS AT
LEAST REQUIRES A QUORUM AND
THANK YOU SO MUCH TO BE PRESENT
IN PERSON AT THE LOCATION IN THE
JURISDICTION OF THE LOCAL AGENCY
AB TWENTY FOUR FORTY NINE.
ALLOWS REMAINING GOVERNING BOARD
MEMBERS TO PARTICIPATE REMOTELY
FOR ANY REASON. FROM ANY
LOCATION INDEFINITELY. THIS
RAISES A QUESTION THAT I'VE HAD
. THE SPECTER OF LOCAL GOVERNING
BOARDS STARTING WITH THE YEAR
WITH THE SIGN UP SHEET TO LAY
OUT WHICH MEETINGS THEY WILL
ATTEND IN PERSON WHICH ONES THEY
WILL NOT A QUORUM CAN EASILY
BECOME THE MAXIMUM THAT THE
MINIMUM. ATTENDANCE IN PERSON IN
PERSON THIS RAISES SUCH
POTENTIAL UNINTENDED
CONSEQUENCES AS THE BOARD NOT
BEING ABLE TO MEET AT ALL. IF A
MEMBER OF A BODY WHO DID NOT
SCHEDULE THEMSELVES. REEM SHE
HAS.
I BELIEVE YOU HAVE THE BEST
INTENTIONS AND I KNOW YOU'RE
GOING TO CONTINUE TO WORK N IT
I SIMPLY DON'T BELIEVE THIS IS
THE BEST PRACTICE FOR LOCAL
GOVERNING BODIES WHETHER- MAYBE
ACCOMMODATIONS TO GAME THERE ARE
TOO MANY BENEFITS TO POTENTIALLY
LOSE AT NINE FORTY CANNOT
SUPPORT THE BILL TODAY. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH ASSEMBLY MEMBER.
THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR. OKAY NEXT
IS A TO USE HERE. DEGREE OF NEXT
. IN ORDER- IF YOU DON'T I WILL
GO WITH ASSEMBLY MEMBER LEVINE
HE'S BEEN WAITING HERE FOR A
WHILE DO YOU WANT TO GO. IT
DOESN'T MATTER WHICH GIVE YOU TO
WRESTLE IT OUT. GOOD MORNING
THANK YOU VERY MUCH MADAM CHAIR
AND MEMBERS AB TWENTY SIX FORTY
SEVEN WOULD ALLOW THE ONLINE
POSTING OF SUPPLEMENTAL
SUPPLEMENTAL DOCUMENTS
DISTRIBUTED TO A LOCAL AGENCIES
LEGISLATIVE BODY. LESS THAN
SEVENTY TWO HOURS BEFORE AN OPEN
MEETING TO SATISFY REQUIREMENTS
OF THE BROWN ACT MANY OF US HERE
TODAY INCLUDING MYSELF. BEGAN
OUR PUBLIC SERVICE CAREERS AND
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS THE WEEKLY
BINDERS WE REVIEWED PRIOR TO OUR
MEETINGS CONTAIN VOLUMINOUS
AMOUNTS OF INFORMATION DATA AND
RELEVANT REPORTS TO HELP US MAKE
INFORMED DECISIONS ABOUT THE
NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITIES.
SOMETIMES SUPPLEMENTAL
SUPPLEMENTAL DOCUMENTS WHICH
MIGHT INCLUDE ADDITIONAL PUBLIC
COMMENTS RELATED TO AN AGENDA
ITEM CORRECTIONS TO MEETING
MINUTES UPDATED STAFF REPORTS
REVISED POWER POINT PRESS- OTHER
NOT PRIMARY DOCUMENTS ARE SHARED
WITH A LOCAL GOVERNMENT BODY
WITHIN THE BROWN ACCESSING TO
OUR- PUBLIC POSTING WINDOW. A
RECENT COURT CASE IN PLASTER
COUNTY CHALLENGED THE COUNTY'S
AUTHORITY TO MAKE THE
SUPPLEMENTAL DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE
TO THE PUBLIC ONLINE WITHIN
SEVENTY TWO HOURS OF A VOTE AND
INSTEAD REQUIRED LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS TO MAKE HARD COPIES.
OF THE SUPPLEMENTAL DOCUMENTS
AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC AFTER
NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS. SO THIS
DECISION'S BEEN FISCALLY
IMPRACTICAL AND NEXT TO
IMPOSSIBLE TO COMPLY WITH DURING
THE PANDEMIC OFFICES ARE CLOSED
ON THE WEEKEND OR AT NIGHT SO AB
TWENTY SIX FORTY SEVEN MEANS IS
THE FOUNDATIONS. OF THE BROWN
ACT REQUIRING THAT PRIMARY
AGENDA DOCUMENTS BE MADE
AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC AT LEAST
SEVENTY TWO HOURS BEFORE AN
AGENDA IS ITEM IS VOTED ON BUT
WILL ALLOW SUPPLEMENTAL
DOCUMENTS TO BE MADE AVAILABLE
TO THE PUBLIC. IMMEDIATELY
ONLINE AND AVAILABLE IN HARD
COPY FORM AT A LOCAL GOVERNMENT
OFFICE ON THE VERY NEXT BUSINESS
DAY. CONSTANT THAT THE PUBLIC IS
KEPT INFORMED AND ENGAGE ON
DECISIONS BEING MADE BY LOCAL
GOVERNMENT MAXIMIZES
TRANSPARENCY BY REQUIRING
SUPPLEMENTAL DOCUMENTS BE MADE
PUBLICLY AVAILABLE ONLINE AND
PROVIDES REASONABLE PUBLIC
ACCESS TO SUPPLEMENTAL DOCUMENTS
DURING. STANDARD BUSINESS HOURS
AND MEMBERS THIS MEASURE HAS NO
OPPOSITION I RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR AN AYE VOTE. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH ASSEMBLY MEMBER- WHEN THIS
ISN'T SUPPORT PLEASE BEGIN. GOOD
MORNING CHEN MEMBERS. JOHNNY
PINA WITH THE LEAGUE OF
CALIFORNIA CITIES HERE TODAY TO
TESTIFY IN SUPPORT- AND ALSO
TESTIFYING ON IN SUPPORT ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA SPECIAL
DISTRICTS ASSOCIATION OUT I WANT
TO START BY IF THE TYPE SYSTEM
LAW. LARA CAN EXACTLY WHAT WHAT
THAT'S MEANT FOR LOCAL AGENCIES.
UNDER EXISTING LAWS BEEN STATED-
AGENCIES CAN SHARE DOCUMENTS
WITH THE LEGISLATIVE BODY WITHIN
SEVENTY TWO HOURS OF THE AGENDA
ITEM. NEEDING IF THOSE DOCUMENTS
ARE ALSO MADE AVAILABLE TO THE
PUBLIC AT THE SAME TIME- AS WAS
STATED AGAIN THAT THESE ARE NOT
NEW AGENDA ITEMS RATHER
SUPPLEMENTAL ITEMS SUCH AS-
PUBLIC. BUT THE COMMENTS THAT
WERE. WRITTEN THAT ARE AFTER THE
AGENDA PACKET WAS SENT OUT-
STAFF REPORT. CORRECTIONS AND-
OTHER SUPPLEMENTAL DOCUMENTS
SUCH AS POWER POINTS THAT MAY
HAE NOT BEEN READY BY THE TIME
THE AGENDA WAS SENT OUT. ON THE
COURT SIDE WERE THE COURTS HAVE
RECENTLY OUT RULED THAT OUT WHAT
THAT MEANS TO MAKE PHYSICAL OR
TO MAKE PUBLICLY AVAILABLE- IS
NARROWLY DEFINED AS- BEING
AVAILABLE IN A PHYSICAL. THE
IMPACT. THAT WHAT ARE WITH CITY
STAFF WHEN THE BUILDINGS ARE
CLOSED SUCH AS OVER THE WEEKENDS
OR AFTER HOURS- STAFF HAS TO
WAIT. UNTIL THE OFFICE IS OPEN
AGAIN TO SHARE THOSE DOCUMENTS-
WITH THE BODY IN THE PUBLIC KIND
OF LEAVING THOSE DOCUMENTS- IN
THE HANDS OF THE CITY STAFF WHEN
. IT IT WOULD- OUT THERE WILL BE
A TO BE SHE WITH THE LEGISLATIVE
BODY AND THE PUBLIC AT THE EXACT
SAME TIME- FOR EXAMPLE IF THE
CITY COUNCIL HAS A MEETING ON.
MONDAY NIGHT IN THE AGENDAS WERE
POSTED ON A THURSDAY OR FRIDAY-
THAT LEAVES A LARGE PORTION OF
THE SEVENTY TWO HOUR PERIOD
BEFORE MEETING OVER THE WEEKEND
AND CITY UP CLOSE. IF MEMBERS OF
THE PUBLIC EMAIL SOMETHING TO
THE STAFF. AT CANNOT BE
DISTRIBUTED OVER THE WEEKEND TO
THE COUNCIL OR CONCURRENTLY
POSTED ON THE CITY WEBSITE-
RATHER THEY HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL
MONDAY MORNING. WHEN THE OFFICES
OPEN TO SHARE. THOSE DOCUMENTS-
THIS BILL BUT WHAT CLIP
CLARIFIED THE SUPPLEMENTAL
DOCUMENTS CAN IN FACT. BE POSTED
ONLINE ORDER JUST TO SATISFY THE
BROWN ACTS- ALLOWING FOR THAT.
SHARING AND POSTING SOONER- BUT
REDUCING. FILLETS OF THE PUBLIC
IN THE LETTER I JUST NEED A BODY
WILL BE BETTER INFORMED- TO
ENGAGE IN THEM. HEATING AND FOR
THIS REASON I URGE YOUR SIS.
THIS SUPPORT OF THIS BILL THANK
YOU VERY MUCH ARE THERE OTHERS
IN SUPPORT OF AB TWENTY SIX
FORTY SEVEN PLEASE JOIN US AT
THE- I'M TERRY MEMBERS SOCIAL
HER WHAT'S LOS ANGELES UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT IN SUPPORT. GOOD
MORNING SHARING GONZALEZ ON
BEHALF OF THE CITY CLERK'S
ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIANS
SUPPORT THANK. GOOD MORNING
CAMERA CHILD ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF PUBLIC
AUTHORITIES FOR HSS IN SUPPORT.
GOOD MORNING CARE ROSS ON BEHALF
OF THE MARIN COUNTY COUNCIL OF
MAYORS AND COUNCILMEMBERS IN
SUPPORT. GOOD MORNING SIR TO CAT
ON BEHALF OF THE RURAL COUNTY
REPRESENTATIVES OF CALIFORNIA IN
SUPPORT. GOOD MORNING MY ALLEYS
AND ON BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
CHARTER SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION
SPORT. THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR
MEMBERS THEIR BRIDGE ON BEHALF
OF THE ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA
HEALTHCARE DISTRICTS IN SUPPORT. WINNING JEFF NEAL ON BEHALF OF
THE CALIFORNIA STATE ASSOCIATION
OF COUNTIES AND ALSO ON BEHALF
OF THE URBAN COUNTIES OF
CALIFORNIANS SUPPORT. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH- ANYONE ELSE IN
SUPPORT OF THE BILL. SEEING NONE
IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION TO THE
BILL. SEEING NONE IS THERE ANY
QUESTIONS THE COMMITTEE. SEEING
THEM WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE
UNTIL WE CAN GET A QUORUM WE
WILL BE YEAH I THINK I DO- AGAIN
REALLY APPRECIATE- FEEDBACK FROM
THE COMMITTEE- TO WORK ON THIS
AND MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN
PERFECT THIS OVER TIME IT'S
EARLY DAYS IN IN THE LEGISLATIVE
PROCESS BUT I MEAN WE'VE HEARD
FROM A LOT OF DIFFERENT
ORGANIZATIONS- AND ASSOCIATIONS
ABOUT THE NEED FOR THIS- I KNOW
AS A LOCAL CITY COUNCIL MEMBER.
YOU KNOW WE HAD MEETINGS ON
MONDAY NIGHTS. I DIDN'T HAVE
TIME ON MONDAY TO REVIEW. EVERY
SINGLE LETTER THAT CAME IN ABOUT
SOMETHING. IF I GOT IT ALL ON
MONDAY WHICH IS ESSENTIALLY IF
WE DON'T DO THIS BILL. WOULD JAM
UP PUBLIC OFFICIALS. BUT IF WE
DO THIS BILL WOULD ALLOW AS SOON
AS PUBLIC OFFICIALS GOT. LETTERS
ABOUT AN OBJECT. THAT WOULD BE
MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC
RATHER THAN NOT JUST THE PUBLIC
OFFICIALS NOT GETTING THESE
DOCUMENTS. BUT THE ENTIRE PUBLIC
COULD NOT GET ACCESS TO THESE
DOCUMENTS. FOR ALL OF THAT TIME
SO EVERYONE GETS JAMMED UP AND I
THINK THAT MY EXPERIENCE IS-
THAT THIS. BILL WOULD ACTUALLY.
BE FAR MORE DEMOCRATIC BY
ALLOWING MORE PEOPLE TO HAVE
GREATER ACCESS TO INFORMATION AS
SOON AS THAT INFORMATION BECOMES
POSSIBLE. BUT ALSO RESPECTING OF
THE FACT THAT. THERE IS A NEED.
EVEN IN- YOU KNOW L. A. U. S. T.
SEVEN HEARN TWENTY SQUARE MILE.
DISTRICT SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT
SOMEWHERE THERE DOES DOES NEED
TO BE LIKE. THERE IS A PHYSICAL
CAL. AND ALL OF THERE ARE VERY
FEW PEOPLE WHO WILL ACTUALLY BE
WAITING FOR THAT PHYSICAL COPY
THERE THAT THERE IS A NEED FOR
THAT SOMEONE TO BE ABLE TO FIND
IT. IN THAT ONE SPOT- BUT THAT
UNDER THIS BILL MORE PEOPLE
WOULD HAVE ACCESS THIS
INFORMATION. AVAILABILITY OF
POSTING IT ONLINE THANK YOU SO
MUCH FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION
YOU'VE GOT MY COMMITMENT MADAM
CHAIR TO CONTINUE WORKING
THROUGH THESE ISSUES. OKAY THANK
YOU VERY MUCH OF ASSEMBLY
MEMBER- WE'VE DISCUSSED MY
RESERVATIONS ABOUT SUPPORTING
YOUR BILL TODAY BASED ON MY
CONCERN THAT MANY CALIFORNIANS
STILL LACK. OR HAVE ANY INTERNET
SERVICE THAT'S ONE OF MY BIG
ISSUE SO PUTTING THOSE PUT THOSE
FOLKS AT A DISADVANTAGE OVER
EVERYONE ELSE IS NOT SOMETHING I
CAN SUPPORT BUT I APPRECIATE
YOUR COMMITMENT TO WORK TO
RESOLVE THIS IT. WHAT CONCERNS.
POSSIBILITY THAT THIS NEW
FLEXIBILITY COULD RESULT
AGENCIES RELEASING DOCUMENTS
AFTER BUSINESS HOURS AND NOT
MAKING THEM ACCESSIBLE UNTIL
MOMENTS BEFORE THE NEXT MEETING.
I KNOW YOU WILL CONTINUE TO
FOCUS AND TRY TO FIX THIS AND I
APPRECIATE- THAT WE LOOK FOR IN
MAKING SURE THERE'S NO POTENTIAL
UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES BEFORE
YOU REACH THE ASSEMBLY FLOOR SO
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU.
A GREAT DAY EVERYONE. THANK YOU
OKAY LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE WE
ESTABLISH A QUORUM. SECRETARY
AGUIAR-CURRY HERE AGUIAR-CURRY
PRESIDENT MACKY I'M HERE MACKEY
PRESENT LOOM HERE WILL PRESENT
BOERNER HORVATH. RAMOS
THREE OF US HERE THREE OF US
PRESIDENT ROBERT RIVAS
ROBERT RIVAS PRESENT VOEPEL YOUR
HELP AS IT. THANK YOU WE HAVE A
QUORUM- NEXT WHAT DO ITEM NUMBER
ONE ASSEMBLY MEMBER LEE WELCOME. THANK YOU. THANK YOU MADAM
CHAIR AND MEMBERS- TODAY FOR
YEAH BRING TO YOU NINETEEN FORTY
FOUR AB NINETY FORTY FOUR BILL
TO UPDATE THE BROWN ACT LAST
YEAR I BROUGHT A BILL THAT WOULD
REQUIRE JURISDICTIONS TO INCLUDE
PUBLIC WITH TELECONFERENCE
OPTION SOMETHING THAT WE KNOW IT
HAS WORKED THE LAST TWO YEARS
THIS TIME I COME BACK WITH THE
UPGRADED BILL WHICH IS NOW OFTEN
MEASURE THAT ALLOWS THE PUBLIC
CONTINUING THAT ACCESS OF REMOTE
ACCESS BUT ALSO MAKING IT
POSSIBLE FOR FOLKS TO ELECTED
FOLKS WHO ALSO USE ROUTE
TELECONFERENCING OPTIONS THAT IS
STILL PROVING SUCCESSFUL. OVER
THE COURSE OF ENDEMIC WHICH IS
LAST TWO YEARS MEMBERS OF
BRADDOCK BODIES AND PARTICIPATE
REMOTELY AND SHOWN EFFECTIVE
LEADERSHIP WHILE KEEPING
THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILIES
HEALTHY AND SAFE WE'VE SEEN A
GREAT DEAL EVIDENCE THAT
TELECONFERENCE HAS INCREASED
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AT THESE
MEETINGS SEPARATE SEVERAL CITY
COUNCILS HAVE NOTED AN- INCREASE
IN PARTICIPATION SINCE REMOTE-
PUTS PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO
PARTICIPATE. IN MEETINGS
REMOTELY AND BOSTON UNIVERSITY
STUDY FOUND THAT IN PERSON
MEETINGS EXCLUDE THOSE WHO HAVE
A HARDER TIME ATTENDING. THERE
ARE MANY MEMBERS A PRODUCT
BODIES WHO HAVE FAMILIES THAT
MAYBE IMMUNO COMPROMISED OR MAY
NEED TO SELL CONFERENCE OR
PRIVATE LOCATION THAT CANNOT
BABY CANNOT BE MADE ACCESSIBLE
TO PUBLIC. THERE'S SO MANY
CONCERNS EXISTING LEGISLATION
AND TO KNOW THE AND UNDER
CURRENT LAW. THE CITY COUNCIL
MEMBER OR CANCER VISOR CHOSE TO
TELECONFERENCE ALL THE TIME FROM
FROM MONTANA OR NEW YORK. WOULD
HAVE TO DO. THINK THERE WERE.
THAT THE CURRENT LAW ALLOWS THAT
KIND OF ABUSE THIS ALLOWS PEOPLE
WITH VALID REASONS INVALID
WORKING CLASS NEEDS TO BE ABLE
TO PARTICIPATE WHETHER THEY'RE
MEMBERS OF PUBLIC OR MEMBERS OF
PRODUCTS BODY.THE BILL'S
PERMISSIVE AS AND IT'S OFTEN AND
OUR CARS BROWN ACT BODIES. TO
ALWAYS OFTEN IF LEGISLATIVE
BODIES CHOOSE OFTEN THEY MUST
ALSO COMMIT TO INCREASE ACCESS
FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC
PROVIDING A LIVE STREAM OF THE
MEETING AND REMOTE PARTICIPATION
OPTION FOR THE PUBLIC TO ADDRESS
THE BODY THROUGH AN AUDIO VISUAL
PLATFORM LIKE SAID. OR CALL IN
NUMBER THE BILL OPENS DOORS FOR
PEOPLE HAVE HISTORICALLY. BEEN
PRECLUDED FROM SERVING LOCAL
OFFICE ALSO ENHANCING
OPPORTUNITIES FOR MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC TO ENGAGE THEIR LOCAL
GOVERNMENT WITH THAT I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR AYE
VOTE AND TODAY I'M JOINED BY
DANE HUTCHINGS REPRESENTS CYDIA.
CITY OF REDWOOD CITY. RECLAIMER
REPRESENTING TO. RIGHTS CAL.
WELCOME IT'S SO NICE TO SEE SOME
NEW FACES MCING FOR AWHILE BY
THE END I SEE IT HERE- GOOD
MORNING SURE MEMBERS DANE
HUTCHINGS- TESTIFYING IN SUPPORT
TODAY- I'VE AB NINETEEN FORTY
FOUR IN BEHALF OF THE CITY OF
REDWOOD CITY MAYBE NINETEEN
FORTY FOUR WOULD ALLOW MEMBERS
OF LOCAL LEGISLATIVE BODIES TO
VIRTUALLY ATTEND PUBLIC MEETINGS
WITHOUT MAKING THEIR PRIVATE-
ADDRESSES PUBLIC UPON THE
DETERMINATION BY MAJORITY VOTED
LEGISLATIVE BODY. ADDITIONALLY
THE BILL REQUIRES LOCAL AGENCIES
THAT HOLD REMOTE MEETINGS TO
IDENTIFY ANY MEMBER DOUBLE
PARTICIPATING MEETING REMOTELY
ON THE AGENDA. ELECTING TO
ENGAGE REMOTE MEETINGS A LOCAL
AGENCY IS REQUIRED TO PROVIDE TO
A TELECONFERENCING VIA TELEPHONE
OR VIDEO CONFERENCE TO ENABLE
INCREASED ACCESS FOR THE PUBLIC.
THIS BILL ALSO PLACES A SUCH
PROVISION TO ALLOW FOR MORE
THOUGHTFUL ENGAGEMENT AND POLICY
MODIFICATIONS IF NEEDED. FOR
YEARS LOCAL AGENCIES HAVE TRIED
TO ADVANCE MEASURES THAT
MODERNIZE THE BROWN ACT IN AN
EFFORT TO NOT ONLY EMBRACE
ADVANCES WE HAVE MADE IN
TECHNOLOGY BUT TO BETTER REFLECT
ON HOW LOCAL GOVERNMENTS CAN
ENGAGE WITH THEIR CONSTITUENTS.
OPPONENTS OF THIS MEASURE THE
SAME THAT OF PUSH BACK AGAINST
ANY ATTEMPT TO ADOPT THIS
SEVENTY THREE YEAR OLD LAW USING
WHAT. GOES INTO MAKING A SIR.
ACCESS WILL HAMPER TRANSPARENCY
AND ALLOW LOCAL AGENCIES MAKE
DECISIONS UNCHECKED. HOWEVER
OVER THE PAST TWO AND A HALF
YEARS WE HAVE- WE WERE FORCED
INTO REMOTE MEETINGS DUE TO THE
KEVIN NINETEEN GLOBAL PANDEMIC
IT BECAME CLEAR THAT THE SKY DID
NOT FALL. IN FACT ONE OF THE
MOST SURPRISING IMPACTS OF THE
PANDEMIC HAS BEEN THE ABILITY OF
BUSINESS BEING CONDUCTED
REMOTELY. AND THE PEOPLE'S
BUSINESS IS NO EXCEPTION. AND
REMOTE PARTICIPATION OPTIONS
MAKE IT FAR EASIER FOR MEMBERS
TO OF THE PUBLIC TO ENGAGE WITH
THEIR LOCAL OFFICIALS ARE
PARTICULAR HEALTH AND SAFETY OF
BOTH PUBLIC OFFICIALS. AND THEIR
CONSTITUENTS. THE PAST FEW YEARS
HAVE DEMONSTRATED THAT PUBLIC
PARTICIPATION OF LEGISLATIVE
MEETINGS IS NOT ONLY POSSIBLE
INTERMENT WROTE SETTING. CAN
ACTUALLY LEAD TO GREATER TURNOUT
INCREASED CIVIC PARTICIPATION.
NOT JUST FOR THE PUBLIC. BUT IN
BETTER ENGAGE A NEW GENERATION
AFTER LEADERS. IN TWO THOUSAND
NINETEEN THIS COMMITTEE AND THE
LEGISLATURE OVERWHELMINGLY
APPROVED ASSEMBLY BILL NINE
THIRTY ONE. A BILL THAT AIMS TO
INCREASE DIVERSITY ON CITY
BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS. AT THAT
TIME IT WAS ACKNOWLEDGED THAT
REMOVING BARRIERS FOR WOMEN AND
THE LGBT COMMUNITY TO SERVE ON
THESE LEGISLATIVE BODIES AS A
PATH TO OTHER LEADERSHIP
OPPORTUNITIES IN GOVERNMENT SUCH
AS SERVING ON COUNCILS. COUNTY
BOARDS OR EVEN STATE OFFICE. AB
NINETEEN FORTY FOUR ALLIANCE
WITH. POLICY GOAL BY THE
REMOVING BARRIERS FOR THOSE WHO
TRADITIONALLY FACE OBSTACLES IN
INTERACTING WITH THEIR LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS SUCH AS WORKING
FAMILIES. INDIVIDUALS WHO WORK
MULTIPLE JOBS. OR PEOPLE WITH
DISABILITIES. AB NINETEEN FORTY
FOR COURAGE IS COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT BREAKS DOWN BARRIERS
THAT LEAD TO GREATER INCLUSION
AND DIVERSITY AND LOCALLY
APPOINTED SUB COMMITTEES AND
COMMISSIONS. AND GIVES VOICE TO
THE TWO OF. MEGAN PERSON.
REDWOOD CITY HAS BEEN TO A
PROACTIVE APPROACH TO SEEKING
MORE- DIVERSE CANDIDATES FOR
THEIR VERY SPORTS COMMISSIONS
RECENTLY THE CITY THROUGH THE
CITY CLERK'S OFFICE AND IN
CONJUNCTION WITH THE CITY'S
EQUITY AND INCLUSION OFFICER.
CONDUCTED VARIOUS OUTREACH
EFFORTS INCLUDING A LISTENING
SESSION COMMUNITY SURVEY WITH
THE GOAL OF SECURING AN
APPLICANT POOL- REPRESENTATIVE
OF THE LIVED EXPERIENCE AND
EXPERTISE OF THE COMMUNITY BOTH
SURVEY RESPONDENTS AND LISTENING
SESSION PARTICIPANTS WERE ASKED
TO IDENTIFY- POSSIBLE BARRIERS
PREVENTING MORE COMMUNITY
MEMBERS FROM APPLYING TO SERVE
ON THESE BODIES- THE MOST COMMON
RESPONSES INCLUDED WORKING
FAMILY OBLIGATIONS CONFLICTING
WITH MEETINGS AND IN AN EASE
ABOUT RETURNING TO. IN PERSON
MEETINGS. THESE RESPONSES ONLY
HIGHLIGHT THE OVER ARCHING THEME
OF AB NINETEEN FORTY FOUR WHICH
IS TO PROMOTE MORE DIVERSITY
ACCESSIBILITY AND TRANSPARENCY
IN OUR PUBLIC PROCESS WHILE
PROTECTING PUBLIC HEALTH AND
SAFETY OF BOTH OUR LOCAL ELECTED
OFFICIALS. AND APPOINTED
OFFICIALS AND PEOPLE THEY SERVE.
WHILE THE OPPOSITION CLAIMS THAT
REMOTE MEETINGS DO NOT GUARANTEE
INCREASE DIVERSITY ONE THING IS
FOR SURE TAKING AWAY ANOTHER
POINT OF ENTRY WILL CERTAINLY
NOT ADVANCE THE GOAL OF MORE
DIVERSITY ON OUR BOARDS AND
COMMISSIONS. REDWOOD CITY
SUPPORT REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY
OPEN GOVERNMENT AND THE RIGHT OF
THE PEOPLE TO ENGAGE WITH THEIR
ELECTED OFFICIALS THE CITY'S
PLEASED TO SUPPORT THIS MEASURE
AND APPRECIATES THE AUTHORS
LEADERSHIP ON THIS ISSUE. ALL
VOICES SHOULD HAVE ACCESS TO
PARTICIPATE IN DISCUSSIONS WERE
DECISIONS OF THE PUBLIC
CONSEQUENCES ARE BEING MADE. WE
ASKED THE COMMITTEE TO ALLOW AB
NINETEEN FORTY FOUR TO ADVANCE
TODAY THUS ALLOWING ALL
STAKEHOLDERS TO CONTINUE TO WORK
TOWARDS GREATER DIVERSITY EQUITY
AND INCLUSION AND THE GOVERNOR
AND TATIAN. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK. MORNING
MADAM CHAIR. GREGORY ON BEHALF
OF DISABILITY RIGHTS CALIFORNIA
AND ONE IN SUPPORT OF ASSEMBLY
BILL NINETEEN FORTY FOUR. THIS
BILL ENSURES THAT LIVE STREAMS
OF MEETINGS ARE- REQUIRED IN
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC CAN
ADDRESS THEIR ELECTED OFFICIALS
THROUGH A COLANDER VIDEO OPTION
AMONG OTHER PROVISIONS. BY
ALLOWING FOR REMOTE
PARTICIPATION OPTIONS OUTSIDE OF
A DECLARED STATE OF EMERGENCY
THIS BILL ENHANCES OPPORTUNITIES
FOR DEMOCRATIC PARTICIPATION AND
LOCAL GOVERNMENT WHICH IS NEEDED
NOW MORE THAN EVER. DISABILITY
RIGHTS CALIFORNIA STRIVES TO
ELIMINATE PHYSICAL AND STATUTORY
BARRIERS FOR CALIFORNIANS WITH
DISABILITIES TO PARTICIPATE IN
PUBLIC MEETINGS AND
TELECONFERENCE. TELECONFERENCING
UTILIZED EARLY ON IN THE
PANDEMIC REALLY BROUGHT
UNPARALLELED ACCESS TO THESE
FORMS FOR DISABLED PEOPLE. WE
WORK WITH COMMUNITIES WHERE
THESE BARRIERS IMPEDE OUR
MEMBERS FROM TRAVELING TO
MEETINGS- THAT ARE TYPICALLY
HELD DURING WORK HOURS. AND WE
BELIEVE IT'S RESPONSIBILITY OF
GOVERNMENT TO ENHANCE
OPPORTUNITIES FOR MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC TO MAKE THEIR VOICES
HEARD IN POLICY AND POLICY
DECISIONS THAT AFFECT THEM. AND
TRANSPORTATION IS ALWAYS BEEN A
BARRIER FOR DISABLED PEOPLE- TO
PARTICIPATE IN PUBLIC MEETINGS.
TRANSIT SYSTEMS ARE STILL NOT
FULLY ACCESSIBLE DISABLED
MOTORISTS FACE BARRIERS IN
FINDING PARKING AND MAKING THEIR
WAY INTO HISTORIC AGREEMENT
BUILDINGS THAT WERE COMPLETED.
BEFORE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT
. AS MEMBERS OF THIS COMMITTEE
ARE WHERE GOVERNMENT MEETINGS DO
NOT ALWAYS OPERATE ON A RIGID
TIME SCHEDULE MAKING IT
EXCEEDINGLY DIFFICULT FOR
DISABLED CALIFORNIANS. TO
BOUNCER HEALTH NEEDS WITH THEIR
DESIRE TO PARTICIPATE IN
GOVERNMENT. WE BELIEVE THAT
ASSEMBLY BILL NINETEEN FORTY
FOUR WILL ALSO BENEFIT DISABLED
ELECTED OFFICIALS. AND WOOD AND
POWER- DISABLED CALIFORNIANS TO
RUN FOR PUBLIC OFFICE WITHOUT
FEAR OF COMPROMISING THEIR
HEALTH OR WELL BEING. DISABLED
PEOPLE SHOULD HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE
VIRTUALLY AS ATTENDEES OR AS
POLICYMAKERS AND SHOULD BE
INVOLVED IN ALL DECISIONS
BECAUSE DECISION MAKING
POSITIONS AT ALL LEVELS OF
GOVERNMENT. WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE
THOSE PROVISIONS APPLY TO THE
LEGISLATURE BEYOND AS WELL BUT
FOR THESE REASONS WE ARE YOUR
SUPPORT OF ASSEMBLY BILL
NINETEEN FORTY FOUR. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH FOR TESTIMONY OF ANY
OTHERS THAT ARE IN SUPPORT. AB
NINETEEN FORTY FOUR. ALLEN ABS
WITH THE BAY AREA AIR QUALITY
MANAGEMENT DISTRICT IN SUPPORT
AND ALSO PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR
INDIVISIBLE CALIFORNIA THIRTY
SEVEN. INDIVISIBLE SAN FRANCISCO
INDIVISIBLE SACRAMENTO CITY OF
SUNNYVALE CALIFORNIA COUNCIL OF
THE BLIND TRANSPORTATION
AUTHORITY OF MARIN STANISLAUS
COUNTY OF GOVERNMENTS.
TRANSPORTATION AGENCY FOR
MONTEREY COUNTY OF ON MARTINEZ
BELTRAN CITY OF MORGAN HILL CITY
COUNCIL MEMBER ZACH HILTON CITY
OF GILROY CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS
THANK YOU. ERICA ROMERO ON
BEHALF OF RETHINK WAYS IN
SUPPORT. JEFF NEAL WITH THE
CALIFORNIA STATE ASSOCIATION OF
COUNTIES IN SUPPORT AND ALSO
EXPRESSING THE SUPPORT ON BEHALF
OF THE URBAN COUNTIES OF
CALIFORNIA. MORNING MADAM CHAIR
MATT ROBINSON ON BEHALF OF THE
SAN MATEO COUNTY TRANSIT
DISTRICT IN SUPPORT AS WELL AS
CALTRAIN IN SUPPORT ALSO ON
BEHALF OF THE SAMITY OF CITY
COUNTY ASSOCIATION GOVERNMENTS.
THEY HAVE REPORT WITH ONE
AMENDMENT REQUESTING THAT AS OF
THE BILL MOVE FORWARD. YOU MIGHT
CONSIDER URGENCY COSTS THANK YOU
. GOOD MORNING AGAIN CAROLINE ON
BOTH OF THE TULARE AND KERN
COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERSONIC
ORCHESTRA RISERS AND SUPPORT
THANK YOU. CAMERA CHILD ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
ASSOCIATION OF PUBLIC
AUTHORITIES FOR HSS IN SUPPORT.
GOOD MORNING MADAM CHAIR MEMBERS
OF THE COMMITTEE BALKANS FFICE
ON BEHALF OF THE CITY CUPERTINO
IN SUPPORT. GOOD MORNING AGAIN
SHERIN GONZALEZ ON BEHALF OF THE
CITIES OF MOUNTAIN VIEW BELMONT
RANCHO PALOS VERDES IN THE TOWN
OF HILLSBORO IN SUPPORT. THE
MORNING SUCH OVER WITH LOS
ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
IN SUPPORT. GOOD MORNING DOROTHY
JOHNSON WE HAVE THE ASSOCIATION
OF CALIFORNIA SCHOOL
ADMINISTRATORS PIECES APART.
GOOD MORNING JIM LIGHTS ON
BEHALF OF THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY
AREA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT IN
SUPPORT. GOOD MORNING VANESSA
GONZALEZ ON BEHALF OF THE CITY
OF SAN JOSE AND THE SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF
GOVERNMENTS IN SUPPORT- GOOD
MORNING STEVE WALK ABOUT THE
ALAMEDA COUNTY TRANSPORTATION
COMMISSION IN SUPPORT. GOOD
MORNING MY COLLEAGUES AND ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA CHARTER
SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION IN SUPPORT.
SENATE ACADEMY HALF OF THE RURAL
COUNTY REPRESENTATIVES OF
CALIFORNIA IN SUPPORT. JOHNNY
PINA WITH THE- BIGGEST CITIES IN
SUPPORT THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING
DATA NICKEL WITH READ GOVERNMENT
RELATIONS ON BEHALF OF THE
FOLLOWING CLIENTS WE'RE IN
SUPPORT OF THIS BILL DOESN'T
WATER AGENCY OLDER AUTO
IRRIGATION DISTRICT ELSINORE
VALLEY MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT
PALMDALE WATER DISTRICT TWENTY
BASIN WATER AGENCY RAIL AND
WATER DISTRICTS SOLANO COUNTY
WATER AGENCY. VALLEY COUNTY
WATER DISTRICT WILL THE VALLEY
WATER DISTRICT IN THE WATER
REPLENISHMENT DISTRICT OF
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA THANK YOU.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH IS THERE ANY
OTHER- WITNESSES IN SUPPORT.
SEEING NONE OF THE WITNESSES IN
OPPOSITION. CAN WE MAKE ROOM FOR
HER.
HELLO AGAIN SCOTT GOVERNOR
GEORGE TAXPAYERS ASSOCIATION
SLOW IT DOWN THIS TIME. I'M JUST
I'M JUST TRYNA GET OUT HERE TRY
TO KEEP THIS THING MOVING YOU
KNOW- AB NINETEEN FORTY FOUR
WOULD FUNDAMENTALLY TRANSFORM
THE BROWN ACT BY ABOLISHING
LONGSTANDING DEMOCRATIC
PROTECTIONS. THAT REQUIRE PUBLIC
MEETINGS BE HELD AND PUBLIC
VENUES WERE GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS
CAN BE SEEN AND ENGAGED BY THE
PUBLIC. IT WOULD CHANGE
REQUIREMENT OF A QUORUM BE
PRESENT DURING A TELECONFERENCE
ALLOWING GOVERNMENT BODIES TO
VOTE TO ALLOW THEMSELVES TO
TELECONFERENCE FROM OUTSIDE THE
JURISDICTION. INDEFINITELY AND
WITHOUT JUSTIFICATION IT WOULD
ENSHRINE IN STATUTE A GOVERNMENT
OFFICIALS ABILITY TO
TELECONFERENCE FROM PRIVATE
LOCATIONS NOT IDENTIFIED OR
ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC. WE
UNDERSTAND THAT TEMPORARY
ACCOMMODATIONS MAY BE NECESSARY
SUCH AS TO ADDRESS PUBLIC HEALTH
NEEDS DURING THE COVERT NINETEEN
PANDEMIC. AND AT THIS BILL
INCLUDES PROVISIONS THAT MAY
EXPAND ACCESS FOR MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC WHO WISH TO PARTICIPATE.
BUT WE FEEL THE COST TO
DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLES AND PUBLIC
PROTECTION IS TOO GREAT AN A. B.
NINETEEN FORTY FOUR AS WRITTEN.
FURTHER I WOULD LIKE TO ADD. AS
REPRESENT OF A TAXPAYERS
ASSOCIATION THAT WAS AB NINETEEN
FORTY FOUR HAS NO PHYSICAL FACT
THE REALITY IS THAT THE TRUE
COST OF EIGHTEEN NINETEEN OF AB
NINETEEN FORTY FOUR ARE UNKNOWN.
TRANSPARENCY AND PUBLIC
PARTICIPATION ARE VITAL TO
HOLDING GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABLE.
NUMEROUS STUDIES SHOW A
CORRELATION BETWEEN A LESS
ENGAGED AND INFORMED CITIZENRY.
AND HIGHER LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT
SPENDING AND DEBT. IF AB
NINETEEN FORTY FOUR MAKES IT
HARDER FOR THE PUBLIC TO HOLD
THE REPRESENTS ACCOUNTABLE
PUBLIC FINANCE WILL UNDOUBTEDLY
SUFFER THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME
PASS FOR YOUR NOTEBOOK TODAY.
THANK YOU OKAY MORNING MADAM
CHAIR PRETTY BURSA AND MEMBERS
OF THE COMMITTEE PRETTY BAR SITE
GENERAL COUNSEL FOR THE
CALIFORNIA NEWS PUBLISHERS
ASSOCIATION- IN STRONG
OPPOSITION TO AB NINETEEN FORTY
FOUR- AS WELL AS A COALITION
COMPRISED OF THE FIRST AMENDMENT
COALITION ORANGE COUNTY PRESS
CLUB LEADERSHIP COUNSEL FOR
JUSTICE AND ACCOUNTABILITY
PUBLIC ADVOCATES ACLU CALIFORNIA
ACTION THIS IS OF PROFESSIONAL
JOURNALISTS LOS ANGELES- THE
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SECTION OF
NATIONAL WRITERS UNION AND
CALIFORNIANS. AWARE YOU KNOW AS
WE DISCUSSED EARLIER- ON THE
BROWN ACT AT WE CAN APPRECIATE
THE NEED FOR ACCOMMODATION FOR
DIVERSE AIR FOR DIVERSITY AND
FOLKS WITH DISABILITIES AND HAVE
NO OPPOSITION TO A BILL THAT
DOES SOLELY THAT THE ISSUES HERE
IN NINETEEN FORTY FOUR IS THAT
THEY- DOES NOT TAKE INTO
CONSIDERATION THE LANGUAGE THAT
PRESENT IN AB TWO FOUR FOUR
NINE- AROUND TECHNOLOGY
DISRUPTIONS ROSE- REQUIRING A
QUORUM TO BE IN THE SAME
PHYSICAL LOCATION- AND THIS BILL
IS. SUBSTANTIALLY OVERBROAD. AND
WHEN IT COMES TO IT YOU KNOW AND%
I THINK IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO
NOTE THAT THE LEAGUE AND THAT
MEMBERS OF OUR GROUP YOU KNOW
WE'RE IN FULL SUPPORT OF AB
THREE THREE NINE LAST YEAR WHICH
SOUGHT TO EXPAND PUBLIC ACCESS.
HOWEVER THIS BILL DOES SO AT A
GREAT COST IT ONLY EXPANDS
ACCESS IF MEMBERS OF THE BODY OR
PROVIDE THE FLEXIBILITY WITHOUT
JUSTIFICATION. WITHOUT NEED TO
DISCLOSE WHERE THEY ARE TO
PARTICIPATE REMOTELY. AND IT'S
INCREDIBLY CONCERNING TO US THAT
WE MAKE CHANGES. THIS
SUBSTANTIAL WITH THE BROWN ACT
AS WE'RE STILL MOVING THROUGH
THE PANDEMIC AND EXITING OUT.
AND NOT REALLY ABLE TO FULLY.
TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THE
EXPERIENCE THAT WE'VE HAD OVER
THE LAST COUPLE YEARS THAT'S WHY
WE FEEL AN INFORMATIONAL HEARING
WOULD BE REALLY HELPFUL- YOU
KNOW ONE OF THE PROVISIONS OF
THE BROWN ACT IS THAT IT DOES
PROVIDE YOU KNOW REQUIRE BODY TO
COMPLY WITH THE AMERICANS WITH
DISABILITIES ACT. HOWEVER IT'S
KIND OF IT'S UNCLEAR HOW THAT
OVERLAPS NECESSARILY. UP ITS
MOST. AT ISSUE FOR MEMBERS OF
THE PUBLIC BUT IT DOESN'T
NECESSARILY DOESN'T SPECIFY THAT
MEMBERS OF THE BODY SHOULD BE
AVAILABLE TO HAVE THOSE SAME
PROVISIONS TAKEN INTO
CONSIDERATION- AND AGAIN WE HAVE
NO PROBLEM. WITH A BILL THAT
WOULD DO JUST THAT I ALSO THINK
IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE- THAT ARE
GROUPS AT YEAR PARTICULARLY THE
CALIFORNIA NEWS PUBLISHERS
ASSOCIATION- WE DID NOT OPPOSE
AB THREE SIX ONE LAST YEAR WHICH
SIDE TO DEAL WITH. A SPECIFIC
SET OF CIRCUMSTANCES IN AN
EMERGENCY SITUATION TO PROVIDE
FLEXIBILITY THAT IS A
MODERNIZATION OF THE BROWN ACT.
WE'VE ALSO- BEEN ABLE TO WORK
WITH MR LEVINE'S OFFICE AND THIS
COMMITTEE ON THE BILL THAT WE
ALSO JUST HEARD DEALING WITH
PROVIDING. UPDATED IT PACKETS ON
THE INTERNET ISRAEL AVAILABLE AS
SOON AS POSSIBLE WHILE STILL
MAINTAINING THE- ACCESS OF
PHYSICAL COPIES BEING AVAILABLE
FOR THOSE WHO DO NOT HAVE. THE
BROADBAND ACCESS IS NECESSARY
AND IS SO BIG YOU KNOW THAT'S
ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF US REMAIN
NEUTRAL ON BILL AND WORKING TO
FURTHER IN THE ACT WE'VE A-
WORKS CLOSELY ON THAT. UNDER
SOCIAL MEDIA RIGHT AND HOW THAT
COULD IMPACT THE BROWN ACTING
CONVERSATIONS AS WELL AND SO
IT'S NOT THAT WERE OPPOSED TO
UPDATE IN THE BROWN ACT IT'S
THAT WE WANT TO BE MINDFUL WHEN
DOING IT SO- AND- FOR THAT I
RESPECTFULLY URGE YOU KNOW FOLKS
. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE IN THE
AUDIENCE TO OPPOSE THE BILL.
SEEING NONE ARE THERE ANY
QUESTIONS OF THE- COMMITTEE. YES
ASSEMBLYMEMBER LUCKY AND THEN
FOLLOWED BY A SEVEN MEMBER
VOEPEL. YEAH FIRST OF ALL LET ME
SAY THAT- I TRULY DO SUPPORT
COMBINATION PUBLIC ACCESS SO.
THAT INTENTION OF THE BILL IS
CLEARLY SUPPORTABLE BUT I DO
HAVE SOME CONCERNS THAT I
MENTIONED EARLIER- YOU WEREN'T
HERE SO I WILL REPEAT THEM-
HAVING SERVED ON. A LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS FIFTEEN YEARS I'D I
UNDERSTAND A VERY CRITICAL PIECE
AND THAT IS WHEN A BOARD ROOM
FILLS IT MEANS PEOPLE ARE
FRUSTRATED WITH WHATEVER
CIRCUMSTANCE THAT HAS ARISEN.
AND I BELIEVE THAT THOSE PEOPLE
THAT ARE IN THAT BOARD ROOM
DESERVE THE RIGHT TO HAVE
PERSONAL ENGAGEMENT BECAUSE I
BELIEVE NOT IN PERSON. REESE'S
SIGNIFICAN ACCESS AND- IT'S A
EROSION AND IT EUROVISION TWO
ENGAGEMENT. AND SO MY FEAR AND I
CLEARLY I BELIEVE THERE ARE
CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES THAT
DESERVE- THIS KIND OF
ACCOMMODATION AND THAT-
TECHNOLOGY SHOULD BE UTILIZED-
THERE ARE CLEARLY THERE IS AN
EXAMPLE GIVEN EARLIER TODAY OF A
CLEAR EXAMPLE WHERE IT IS
DESERVED AND BUT MY FEAR IS THIS
MY FEAR IS WITHOUT ANY
GUARDRAILS WHICH I DON'T SEE ANY
GUARDRAILS. OF SIGNIFICANCE IN
YOUR BILL CURRENTLY. THAT- WILL
ALLOW SOME MEMBERS TO MAKE THIS
THEIR GO TO PRACTICE. AND
FEELING THAT- THEY'RE MEETING
THEIR OBLIGATION BY- JUST-
TUNING IN. YOU KNOW THROUGH
THEIR LAPTOP- IN WHEREVER
ENVIRONMENT THAT THEY EXIST AND
OR AVOIDING AVOIDING
CONFRONTATION OR ENGAGEMENT-
BECAUSE IT'S MORE COMFORTABLE TO
NOT BE FACE TO FACE WITH THOSE
WHO. HAVE A HOSTILE OR AT LEAST
OF A FRUSTRATED CIRCUMSTANCE AND
SO. IF YOU CAN FIND A WAY TO-
ADDRESS THAT AND MAKE THIS TO
WHERE IT'S NOT A- A CONVENIENCE
MY FOCUS IS ON THE LEGISLATIVE
BODY NOT NOT ACCESS BY THE
PUBLIC I THINK THAT'S A CLEARLY
JUSTIFIABLE ACCOMMODATION NEEDS
TO TAKE PLACE BUT THE
LEGISLATIVE BODY. I WORKED WITH
SO MANY THAT- I KNOW THAT SOME
WILL SEEK A PATH OF ABUSE AND I
THINK THAT THAT IS A DISSERVICE
AND I JUST WOULD HOPE THAT. THIS
MEASURE WOULD- PUT IN SOME GUARD
RAILS TO PREVENT MY CONCERN. IS
YOUR THOSE SAME CONCERNS- I HAVE
REALLY GOING OVER THIS BILL OKAY
I MEAN. JUST WORD FOR WORD. SAME
WAY WITH THE OTHER ONE- THE WHAT
REALLY. BOTHERS ME ON THIS BILL
IS. I'M OKAY IF YOU HAVE A PLACE
AND A QUORUM IN PERSON AND THEN
IF A MEMBER IS SICK AT HOME
EXCEPT A THEY CAN VOTE REMOTELY
I'M OKAY WITH THAT AS LONG AS WE
HAVE A MAJORITY OF WARM BODIES
OKAY IN PERSON. SO THE POINT OF
THIS BILL THAT REALLY GETS TO ME
IS THE LEGISLATIVE BODY HOLDS
ITS FIRST TELECONFERENCE MEETING
AFTER PASSAGE OF THE ACT THAT%
ADDED THIS SUBPARAGRAPH FOR THE
PURPOSE OF DETERMINING NOW
HERE'S THE MEAT. BY A MAJORITY
VOTE WHETHER MEMBERS WILL NOT BE
REQUIRED TO IDENTIFY THE ADDRESS
OF ANY PRIVATE LOCATION FROM
WHICH THE MEMBER ELECTS TO
TELECONFERENCE THIS
DETERMINATION REMAINS
APPLICABLES TO THE LEGISLATIVE
BODY IN TILL SUCH TIME AS A
LEGISLATIVE BODY VOTES
OTHERWISE. SO THE WAY I'M
READING THIS AND CORRECT ME IF
I'M WRONG IS. YOU DON'T KNOW
WHERE OF THOSE BOARD MEMBERS MAY
BE. YOU HAVE NO IDEA THEY COULD
BE SITTING WITH THEIR CRONIES.
AND CONSULTING EACH OTHER AS THE
MEETING GOES ON. DIDN'T COME UP
WITH OTHER ARGUMENTS OR WHATEVER
IT THIS JUST LEAVES SAID SO
OPEN- IT'S LIKE A BASEBALL FIELD
WITH NO RULES SO THAT'S MY MAIN
CONCERN AND I REALLY DEVOTED A
LOT OF TIME BECAUSE I DIDN'T
WANT TO SHORT CHANGE YOU ON
ANALYSIS. MAYBE I SHOULD'VE I
DON'T KNOW. THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER MEMBER BOERNER HORVATH.
GOOD JOB- I WANT TO THANK YOU
FOR BRINGING UP FOR THE SPELL I
THINK THERE IS ABSOLUTELY EVEN
BEFORE THE PANDEMIC AND NEED TO
ADJUST THE BROWN ACT ON THIS I
HAVE TO SAY ONCE I WAS ELECTED
ASSEMBLY- I STILL HAVE ONE
COUNCIL. ASSEMBLY MEMBER LATIMES
WARNING AND I STILL COUNCIL
MEMBER AND I WAS UP HERE FOR
TRAINING AND WAS ONE OF MY LAST
COUNCIL MEETINGS AND I NEED TO
DIAL IN- YOU CAN'T POST YOU
DON'T KNOW YOUR HOTEL ROOM UNTIL
YOU CHECK IN SO I COULDN'T POST
MY HOTEL ROOM. AND IT'S A IT'S A
HOTEL ROOM I WOULDN'T WANT
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC RANDOMLY
COMING A HOTEL THAT DOESN'T FEEL
SAFE AS A WOMAN. AND SO WE
COULDN'T POST IT WE COULDN'T
NOTIFY SO THANK GOODNESS THE
LEAGUE OF CITIES STEPPED IN TO
MAKE IT WE CAN POSTED THAT HAVE
SOMEBODY WAIT DOWNSTAIRS BECAUSE
IT'S AN EVENING MEETING. AND
THAT HAVE SOMEBODY WAY
DOWNSTAIRS TO TEN PM WHEN I WAS
DONE- SO THERE'S AN ABSOLUTE
NEED FOR THIS- I THINK YOUR BILL
PROVIDES A QUORUM. OF THE
LEGISLATIVE BODY HAS TO BE
PRESENT WITHIN THE JURISDICTION
AND I THINK WHEN I UNDERSTAND
THAT I UNDERSTAND THAT MEETING
IN THEIR WATER. SOME OF MEETING
BUT WHEN I SERVED ON THE
PLANNING COMMISSION. WE ALSO HAD
TO MEMBERS WHO ARE GREAT MEMBERS
OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION. BUT
THEY TRAVEL FOR WORK. AND THEY-
BASICALLY BECAUSE OF THIS HOTEL
PROBLEM. WITHIN THE BROWN ACT.
THEY COULDN'T PARTICIPATE
REMOTELY IN MEETINGS AND THEY'RE
EMPLOYED WHICH WAS SO VALUABLE.
TO THE DIVERSITY ON OUR BOARD.
COULD IT BE TAKE INTO ACCOUNT
THEY'D HAVE TO MISS THE MEETING
AND WE DO HAVE A REQUIREMENT.
CAN ONLY A CERTAIN NUMBER
MEETINGS HERE WHEN YOU'RE ON THE
COMMISSION. BEFORE YOUR REMOVED.
AND SO YOU'RE SOLVING A PROBLEM
THAT I THINK ACTUALLY NEEDS TO
BE ADDRESSED. AND I THINK SOME
COLLEAGUES HAVE EXPRESSED. THE
NEED FOR GUARDRAILS MAYBE SOME
GUARDRAILS UNNECESSARY. BUT I
THINK ABSOLUTELY SHOULD KEEP
MOVING FORWARD AND ABSOLUTELY WE
SHOULD BE LOOKING AT HOW DO WE
LET PEOPLE. WHO MAYBE TO WORK.
YOU KNOW THAT THEY DO HAVE IF
THEY'RE ON A BORDER COMMISSION-
AND A AND A SMALL JURISDICTION
LIKE MY CITY- THAT THEY CAN WORK
AND STILL BE PARTICIPATING
ACTIVELY IN THE COMMUNITY. MAYBE
SEVEN CERTAIN NUMBER OF TIMES A
YEAR THAT THEY CAN DO THAT
THEIR- THEIR OTHER GUARD RULES
THAT WE CAN PUT ON THIS
ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY SO I'LL BE
SUPPORTING THE BOTTOM WITHOUT I
MOVED ABOUT. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
BLOW. HI AND I- WILL BE
SUPPORTING THE BILL TODAY HOPE
WILL CONTINUE TO WORK ON IT I
SHARE SOME OF THE CONCERNS
EXPRESSED TO A HUB OF BY MY
COLLEAGUES. THANK YOU. THE
SECOND. OKAY ANY OTHER COMMENTS
. OKAY SINGH NO OTHER WE HAVE A
MOTION BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
BERNHARDT AND THE SECOND BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER BLOOM WOULD YOU
LIKE TO CLOSE YES AT THANK YOU
FOR THE CONVERSATION MEMBERS I
DO APPRECIATE CONCERNS I JUST
WANT TO CLARIFY THAT ON PAGE
FOUR AND MY BILL WHICH IS
CODIFIED EXISTING LAW THANK
DURING HELL CONFERENCE AT LEAST
A QUORUM HAS TO PRESENT WITHIN
THE PHYSICAL BOUNDARIES OF THE
JURISDICTION THAT'S ALREADY
CURRENT LAW ABOUT
TELECONFERENCING AND AGAIN I
UNDERSTAND THE ANXIETY AND ANGST
ABOUT. NO PEOPLE MISS MISS USING
THE SYSTEM AND UNDER CURRENT LAW
RIGHT NOW GIVE THE EXAMPLE OF
NEW YORK MONTANA IF THEY REALLY
WANTED TO THEY COULD JUST GO OFF
SOMEWHERE ELSE POSTED AN ADDRESS
IN MONTANA AND SAY HERE DO I DID
IT I SATISFY THE REQUIREMENTS
AND I'LL BE HERE ALL YEAR THEY
CAN DO THAT THEY CAN'T DO THAT
WHAT'S THIS ALLOWS IS FOR PEOPLE
WITH REAL. IT EVERYTHING. ISSUES
AND BARRIERS TO BE ABLE TO
PARTICIPATE AT THE CORE OF IT. I
JUST LIKE I DID THE BILL LAST
YEAR IS ILLEGAL THREE THREE NINE
IT'S ABOUT PUBLIC OR IT'S GOT
ACCESS TO MARKS OR THE PUBLIC OR
THE OFFICIAL SITE IT'S A ACCESS
DEMOCRACY. AND I'M TAKING A
DIFFERENT APPROACH THIS YEAR C.
C. R. FROM THAT MY PREVIOUS BILL
TO THIS BILL THE SUPPORT OP LIST
HAS FLOPPED IT WAS VERY
INTERESTING. TO ME. OF BUT IT'S
STILL THE CORE IS MY INTENTION
TO MAKE SURE OUR DEMOCRACY
ACCESSIBLE NOT JUST TO THE
PUBLIC BEFORE PEOPLE WANT TO
PARTICIPATE IN SERVICE IT'S VERY
IMPORTANT TO BE ABLE DO THAT.
AND AS WE ARE TALKING ABOUT
PERHAPS EVEN ENDING A STATE OF
EMERGENCY- WHICH IS NOVEMBER
READ EVERY OF US LED ON THE BILL
SENATE BILL THREE SIX ONE WHICH
IS. OFTEN SYSTEM A LARGER
SECTIONS OF BENEFITTED FROM
TELECONFERENCING ON THE NEW
SYSTEM WILL BE ABLE TO DO AND
THAT'S WHY I THINK YOU HEARD
SOMEONE SAY THEY WANTED URGENCY
COSTS- BUT IT'S IMPORTANT TO
PRESERVE THAT. AND I DID SHARE
ALSO ONCE WITH THE CHAIR YOU
KNOW. DURING TWENTY TWENTY WHEN
I WAS ELECTED THERE'S SO MANY
SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER CITY COUNCIL
MEMBERS ELECTED. AND THEIR ONLY
EXPERIENCE ALMOST TWO YEARS.
ZERO RIGHT THEY DIDN'T WANT THAT
TO BE THE EXPERIENCE AND THEY
GLADLY GET SOME NEW WAY OUT A
HYBRID WAY TO COME BACK THE
DICE. BY TRULY BELIEVE THAT MOST
SELECT ALMOST THE VAST MAJORITY
ELECTED OFFICIALS LOCAL. OF ALL
SORTS WANT TO PARTICIPATE HE
JUST IN THOSE CONDITIONS WHEN IT
COMES TO FAMILY OR HEALTH OF THE
NEED TO USE THIS STATION BE. FOR
SURVEIL THE PRIVATE ADDRESS. AND
WITH THAT I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
YOUR IPHONE. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH- SO. ASSEMBLY MEMBER LEAGUE
WE HAVE ENGAGE IN EXTENSIVE
CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THIS BILL.
YOU KNOW WE GENERALLY AGREE ON
EFFORTS TO MAKE GOVERNMENT MORE
ACCESSIBLE. FOR THE PUBLIC AND
LAST YEAR I SUPPORTED AB THREE
THREE NINE FOR THAT REASON. I
THINK WE ALSO AGREE THAT
PROVIDING MORE FLEXIBILITY FOR
MEMBERS OF LOCAL GOVERNING
BODIES TO ATTEND MEETINGS
REMOTELY WITHOUT PROVIDING IN
PERSON. VISIBLE ACCESS FOR THE
PUBLIC MAY BE WARRANTED. IN
ADDITION- TO YOU AND ASSEMBLY
MEMBER RUBIO MANY OF OUR
COLLEAGUES AND ADVOCATES FOR
OPEN GOVERNMENT PREVAILED. UPON
ME TO EXAMINE THIS ISSUE FURTHER
. IT IS FOR THESE REASONS THAT I
SUPPORTED IN AB THREE SIXTY ONE
LAST YEAR AND I'M CONSIDERING
BILLS THIS YEAR THAT ATTEMPT TO
PROVIDE MORE ACCOMMODATION FOR
THE FOLKS WHO ABSOLUTELY NEED
IT. IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO
DEDICATE THEMSELVES TO THE
COMMUNITIES IN THESE ROLES.
HOWEVER WHAT YOU ARE PROPOSING
GOES SO FAR BEYOND ACCOMMODATION
. I'M LEFT TO WORRY ABOUT THE
FUTURE OF LOCAL GOVERNANCE. WE
DISAGREED WE DISAGREE IN A VERY
BASIC WAY ON HOW EXTENSIVE THESE
FLEXIBILITY SHOULD BE. YOU
PROPOSE IN AB IN NINETEEN FORTY
FOUR TO ALLOW GOVERNING BOARD
MEMBERS TO PARTICIPATE REMOTELY
FOR ANY REASON FROM ANY LOCATION
AS FREQUENTLY AS THEY LIKE FOR
THE NEXT SEVEN YEARS. WE KNOW
THAT MOST PEOPLE WHO CHOOSE TO
RUN FOR OFFICE ARE IN IT FOR THE
RIGHT REASONS AND WOULD
HOPEFULLY NEVER TAKE ADVANTAGE
OF THIS VERY BROAD
AUTHORIZATION. HOWEVER I AM
GRAVELY CONCERNED ABOUT THE
POTENTIAL UNINTENDED
CONSEQUENCES OF PROVIDING THIS
VERY EXPANSIVELY WAY FOR A
LOOKED AT LOCAL OFFICIALS. WE
SIMPLY RELIED ON A REAL BELIEF
IN HUMAN NATURE I DARE SAY THERE
WOULD BE A LOT LESS BILLS AROUND
HERE. AS THE BROWN ACT STATES IT
IS THE INTENT OF THE LAW THAT
THEIR ACTIONS BE TAKEN OPENLY.
AND THEIR DELIBERATIONS BE
CONDUCTED OPENLY. HOW OPEN IS
OUR GOVERNMENT IF IT'S
REPRESENTATIVES NEVER SHOW UP.
IN PERSON TO ENGAGE WITH THEIR
FELLOW REPRESENTATIVES IN THE
PUBLIC THEY HAVE ACTIVELY SOUGHT
TO SERVE. HOW DOES THIS PRACTICE
WHERE ARE ELECTED OFFICIALS DIAL
IN AN INTERFACE WITH THEIR
COLLEAGUES IN THE CONSTITUENTS
VIA VIDEO SCREEN. AFFECT PUBLIC
DISCOURSE AND DELIBERATION. THIS
IS FURTHER THE INTENT AND SPIRIT
OF THE BROWN ACT THE VERY
LANGUAGE OF WHICH PRESERVES ANY
MEETING OF A QUORUM OF OFFICIALS
FOR THE VERY MEETING. YOU'RE NOW
SAYING LOCAL ELECTED OFFICIALS
AND NEVER NEED TO ATTEND. DOES
THIS MAKE FOR GOOD GOVERNMENT.
THE BEST GOVERNMENT. THE BEST
THAT DIRECT DEMOCRACY PROMISES.
FOR ME THE ANSWERS ARE SO
TROUBLING AT BEST AN ACCEPTABLE
IT WORST FOR THIS REASON AND
BECAUSE THE ONLY REFINEMENT
YOU'VE MADE TO THIS BILL AFTER
HEARING ALL MY CONCERNS IS TO
ADD AN EXTRAORDINARILY GENEROUS
SEVEN YOUR SENSES. ARE WE
CASTING A NO VOTE TODAY-
SECRETARY PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
AGUIAR-CURRY NO. CARINO MACKEY
STATE LACKEY ABSTAINED BLOOM.
THE BLUE BURN. REMARKED THAT I
ALMOST THREE OF US HI
THREE OF US ROBERT RIVAS
ROBERT RIVAS CYBER PAL WILL TELL
NOW YOU HAVE FOUR TO. OF WE HAVE
FOUR TO A WAY FOR OUR ADDITIONAL
MEMBERS THANK YOU VERY MUCH
ASSEMBLY MEMBER LES PRIX SHAPE
THE WORK. YEAH ASSEMBLY MEMBER
BOERNER HORVATH WOULD YOU LIKE
TO DO ITEM NUMBER TWO AB. TWO
TWO SEVEN ONE. AND AS A REMINDER
OF THE ASSEMBLY WOMAN IS.
SCENTING ASSEMBLY MEMBER
GIBSON'S BILL AB.
TWO TWO SEVEN
ONE.
PLEASE BEGIN I'M SORRY I'M GOOD
MORNING MADAM CHAIR MEMBERS ON
BEHALF OF ASSEMBLY MEMBER GIPSON
I'D LIKE TO THANK THE COMMITTEE
CHAIR MEMBERS FOR ALLOWING ME TO
PRESENT AB EIGHT TWENTY TO
SEVENTY ONE ON HIS BEHALF I LIKE
TO ACCEPT THE COMMITTEE A MOMENT
AND THINK THE COMMITTEE STUFF
FOR THEIR WORK ON THIS BILL.
SECOND AB TWENTY TWO SEVENTY ONE
SIXTY SPENT L. A. MUCH OF THE
FLORIDA WERE BIT PREFERENCES TO
LOCAL SMALL AND MEDIUM
BUSINESSES. SPECIFICALLY THIS
BUT THESE BUSINESSES WOULD BE
ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE A 5%
PREFERENCE WHEN BIDDING ON
CONTRACTS. THIS BILL ALSO SEEKS
TO INCREASE THE MAXIMUM BID SET
ASIDE FOR SMALL BUSINESS
ENTERPRISE CONTRACTS ELIGIBLE
FOR THE PREFERENCE. FROM THREE
MILLION TO FIVE MILLION THE
CHANGE WOULD LINE LA METRO
STATUTORILY AUTHORIZED S. B. E.
SATISFIED WITH LA METRO'S
FEDERALLY APPROVED SMALL
BUSINESS. HOT PRIME SET ASIDE
POLICY. THERE ARE MANY SMALL
BUSINESSES THAT WOULD NORMALLY
NOT BE ABLE TO AFFORD A SEAT AT
THE TABLE AND PRIME
TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS. SINCE
TWENTY NINETEEN CURRENT LAWS
AUTHORIZED LA METRO TO DO MORE
BUSINESS WITH MEDIUM SIZED
BUSINESSES SMALL BUSINESSES AS
WELL AS DISABLED VETERAN
BUSINESS ENTERPRISE WITH. THIS
POLICY HAS LED TO MORE DIVERSE
CONTRACTS WITH ONE OF THE
LARGEST TRANSPORTATION
AUTHORITIES IN THE STATE AND
NATION. BUT THERE'S CURRENTLY
VERY LITTLE INCENTIVE LOCAL OF
THE- VERY BUT THERE'S CURRENTLY
VERY LITTLE INCENTIVE.
INCENTIVES FOR LOCAL BUSINESSES
WITH THESE TYPES OF CONTRACTS.
THIS BILL SEEKS TO BUILD ON THE
SUCCESS OF CURRENT PROGRAMS AND
PROMOTE MORE LOCAL PARTNERSHIPS
THE SMALL MEDIUM SIZE BUSINESSES
OR ENTITIES THAT ALSO PLAY A
LARGE NUMBER OF LOCAL WORKERS.
MOST INCLUDING A SIGNIFICANT
NUMBER OF WOMEN AND PEOPLE OF
COLOR. THE BILL HAS NO
OPPOSITION I RESPECTFULLY ASK
HER AYE VOTE AND JOINING ME
TODAY AS A WITNESS AND THEN
SUPPORT AND TO ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS RELATED TO THIS BILLS
MICHAEL TURNER. WITH L. A. METRO
THE SPONSOR. WELCOME MISTER
TURNER. THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR
AND MEMBERS AND- AMES MICHAEL
TURNER ON BEHALF OF THE LOS
ANGELES COUNTY METROPOLITAN
TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY. TONGUE
TWISTER OF A NAME I KNOW. A
OARD OF DIRECTORS- AND- HERE
OBVIOUSLY IN SUPPORT OF THE BILL
AND LIKE TO THINK THE CHAIR. AND
THE COMMITTEE FOR WORKING WITH
THIS AND THINK ASSEMBLY MEMBER
GIPSON FOR AUTHORING AND THANK
SOMEONE FOR. HER HER BREATH FOR
STEPPING IN TODAY. THIS IS AN
IMPORTANT BILL FOR METRO- JUST
TO PUT IT THINGS IN A LITTLE BIT
OF A CONTEXT. WE'RE SPENDING
ABOUT TWENTY FIVE BILLION
DOLLARS RIGHT NOW. TO REBUILD
THE TRANSIT INFRASTRUCTURE IN
LOS ANGELES COUNTY AND WE HAVE
ABOUT TWICE THAT. IN THE
ENVIRONMENTAL PROCESS SO THERE'S
A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF
INVESTMENT GOING INTO
INFRASTRUCTURE. THERE'S A LOT OF
WORK FOR THE MAJOR CONTRACTORS
IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY. BUT WE'VE
BEEN WORKING TO MAKE SURE. THAT
LOCAL SMALL AND MEDIUM SIZE
BUSINESSES CAN ALSO TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF THOSE
OPPORTUNITIES. OF THESE
BUSINESSES HAVE BEEN
SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED BY THE
PANDEMIC- ALTHOUGH WE'VE BEEN
ABLE TO KEEP OUR MAJOR
CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS GOING.
WE'VE HEARD A LOT FROM OUR LOCAL
SMALL BUSINESS PROJECTS THAT THE
PANDEMIC HAS HIT THEM HARD. AND
WE'RE CONTINUING TO LOOK FOR
WAYS THAT WE CAN. HELP THESE
BUSINESSES I WOULD NOTE THAT
THESE ARE PRIMARILY- A
DISADVANTAGE BUSINESSES THEY'RE
OWNED BY PEOPLE OF COLOR. AND
THAT WE'VE HAD A LONG WORKING
RELATIONSHIP WITH THE NUMBER OF
THESE. ARE BUSINESSES AND WE'RE
WORKING THROUGH THIS PROCESS TO
DO IT FURTHER ADVANCE THE
OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOCAL SMALL
BUSINESSES. THROUGH THIS BILL-
I'D LIKE I SAID WE'VE DONE A LOT
OF WORK WITH THE SMALL
BUSINESSES WE'VE LOOKED AT OTHER
AGENCIES. TO FIND PROGRAMS- THAT
WORK IN OUR BILL IS STRUCTURED
BASED ON THOSE. ON A LOT OF
THOSE PROGRAMS SO AGAIN THANK
EVERYONE FOR WORKING WITH US AND
THANK YOU FOR YOUR- SUPPORT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH BEFORE I GO
FOR THE DID WE GET THE- DO YOU
ACCEPT THE AMENDMENTS YES OKAY
THANK YOU I JUST DILEMMAS THAT.
ANYONE ELSE IN SUPPORT OF AB.
TWO TWO SEVEN ONE MISTER GIBSON.
ANY OPETH. TO THE BILL SEEING
NONE ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OF
THE COMMITTEE. SEEING NONE WOULD
YOU WE HAVE A MOTION BY
BOERNER HORVATH AND WE HAVE A
SKEWS ME BLOOM. SHE IS BEING-
AND SECOND BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
THREE OF US. WOULD YOU LIKE TO
CLOSE RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR A
VOTE THANK YOU AND THANK YOU
VERY MUCH FOR PRESENTING FOR
MISTER GIBSON TODAY WE
APPRECIATE IT- THIS IS A GOOD
BILL TO SUPPORT THE- THE L. A.
METRO CAN CONTINUE TO SUPPORT
LOCAL BUSINESSES IN L. A. COUNTY
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU
FOR WORKING WITH THE COMMITTEE
ON THE AMENDMENTS PLEASE
CONTINUE TO WORK ON THIS MISTER
GIPSON WHEREVER YOU ARE WITH THE
COMMITTEE AS YOU CONSIDER
AMENDMENTS- TO THE MEDIUM
BUSINESS EMPLOYEE THRESHOLD
MOVING FORWARD- SECRETARY. TO
THE RURAL MOTION IS TO PASS AS
AMENDED. AGUIAR-CURRY HI LARRY I
AM LUCKY HI JACKIE I WILL I WILL
I BOERNER HORVATH I HEARD THAT.
WELL THOSE ITEMS I RIVERSIDE
ROBERT RIVAS NUMBER RIVERSIDE
WILL TELL. HI HE BILLS EIGHT
ZERO THIS IS THE FIRST TODAY
EVERYBODY. OKAY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
A THREE OF US- ITEM NUMBER
ELEVEN AB TWO ZERO THREE NINE.
WELCOME ASSEMBLYMEMBER THANK YOU
MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS GOOD OF
I WANT TO BEGIN BY THANKING
ANGELA AND LIKE FROM THE
COMMITTEE FOR HER THOROUGH
EVALUATION OF THIS MEASURE AND
FOR WORKING CLOSELY WITH MY
STAFF ON THIS BILL- I'D ALSO
LIKE TO ACCEPT THE AMENDMENTS
PROPOSED BY THE COMMITTEE. AB
TWENTY THIRTY NINE WOULD
AUTHORIZE THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY
METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION
AUTHORITY TO USE JOB ORDER
CONTRACTING AS A PROJECT
DELIVERY METHOD THIS MEASURE
WOULD ALLOW FOR A MORE EFFICIENT
PROCUREMENT PROCESS TO ENABLE L.
A. METRO TO RAPIDLY AND
EFFICIENTLY ADDRESS SMALLER
CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS AT THEIR
PROPERTIES JOB ORDER CONTRACTING
IS A PROCUREMENT PROCESS THAT
ALLOWS GOVERNMENT AGENCIES TO
ISSUE SMALLER MORE
INDIVIDUALIZED CONSTRUCTION
CONTRACTS. A JOB ORDER CONTRACT
INCLUDES A CATALOG OF INDIVIDUAL
CONSTRUCTION TASKS TO BE
PERFORMED EACH HAD A PRE
ESTABLISHED PRICE AND WHICH
INCLUDES THE COST OF LOCAL
EQUIPMENT MATERIALS AND
PREVAILING WAGE LABOR COST. OF
JOB ORDER CONTRACTING HAS BEEN
USING CALIFORNIA FOR NEARLY
TWENTY YEARS AND IS PROVEN TO
SAVE TIME AND MONEY. AT THIS
TIME I WOULD LIKE TO TURN IT
OVER TO A MICHAEL TURNER WITH
THE LOS ANGELES METROPOLITAN
TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY.
WELCOME AGAIN THANK YOU. AND
AGAIN THANKS TO THE COMMITTEE
FOR WORKING WITH THIS AND
ASSEMBLY MEMBER REQUESTS FOR
CARRYING THE BILL- ASSEMBLY
MEMBER MENTIONED THIS IS-
IMPORTANT MEASURE FOR US HELPS
US STREAMLINE OF SPECIFIC TYPE
OF WORK THAT WE DO AT METRO AND
I WANT TO BE CLEAR THIS IS WERE%
USING JOB ORDER CONTRACTING WE
WILL BE USING JOB ORDER
CONTRACTING. IN THE SAME MANNER
THAT OTHER AGENCIES IN
CALIFORNIA USE IT WE WILL NOT BE
USING IT FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION AS
SPECIFIED IN THE BILL- AND WE
HAVE THANK THE COMMITTEE FOR
WORKING WITH US- TO CLARIFY
THAT. I WOULD ALSO NOTE THAT
THIS IS ANOTHER MEASURE THAT CAN
HELP WITH SMALL BUSINESSES IT'S
NOT DIRECTLY TIED IN THE BILL
BUT BUT ITS BASIC STRUCTURE DOES
ALLOW- OPPORTUNITIES FOR SMALL
BUSINESSES AND SO WE WILL
CONTINUE- TO ADDRESS THAT ISSUE
AND LOS ANGELES COUNTY. AND LAST
YEAR WE JUST WANT TO MENTION THE
PROCESS FOR USING IS THE SAME AS
WHAT WE WOULD USE OTHER TRANSIT
AGENCIES USE A WE DO HAVE A
SPECIFIED PRE QUALIFICATION
PROCESS. IN CALIFORNIA LAW WE
HAVE A LOT. OF OUR PROCUREMENT
CALIFORNIA LAW BUT THE PRE
QUALIFICATION IS SPECIFICALLY
ALSO IDENTIFIED IN CALIFORNIA
ALSO WE WILL BE USING THAT AS
WELL. THANK YOU IS THERE ANYONE
ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE- WITNESSES
IN SUPPORT. GOOD MORNING AGAIN
MET MADAM CHAIR MEMBERS PAT
WHALEN ELLISON WILSON ADVOCACY
HERE ON BEHALF OF GUARDIAN THE
INVENTOR OF JOB ORDER
CONTRACTING LOOKING FORWARD TO
WORKING WITH THE OFTEN SPONSORS
ON A FEW TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS
BUT- OTHERWISE IN SUPPORT AND IF
I MAY MADAM CHAIR SHOT OUT TO
MISS. THIS RIVAS A STAFF THEY'VE
BEEN REALLY SLOW ON THIS BILL
GREAT THANK YOU VERY MUCH WE
ALWAYS LIKE THOSE ACCOLADES.
THERE ANYONE ELSE IN SUPPORT
SAYING NINE IS THERE ANY
OPPOSITION. SEEING NO WITNESSES
IN OPPOSITION ARE THERE ANY
QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMITTEE-
ENTERTAINMENT MOST MOTION. HEY
WE HAVE A MOTION BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER- RAMOS SECOND BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER ROCKY. WOULD YOU LIKE TO
CLOSE. THANK YOU AND I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN AYE
VOTE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
WORKING WITH OUR COMMITTEE TO
LINE THIS AUTHORITY FOR
ELEMENTARY TO USE JOB ORDER
CONTRACTING WITH SIMILAR
AUTHORIZATION IN EXISTING LAW
WITH THE AMENDMENTS I'M PLEASED
TO SUPPORT YOUR BILL TODAY. US
SECRETARY THE MOTION IS TO PASS
AS AMENDED AGUIAR-CURRY HI.
THREE IRAQI. NEKI OD BLOOM.
BLOOM I'VE BOERNER HORVATH.
RAMOS RAMOS SIDE WAS RIVAS HI
RIVERSIDE ROBERT RIVAS NUMBER
THREE DISCIPLE CAL HI HELLO HI.
SEVEN ZERO YEAH WE KEEP THE ROLE
OPENING BELIEVE WE'RE MISSING
ONE PERSON THANK YOU VERY MUCH
THANK YOU. OKAY THAT IN OUR
MEETING TODAY WE WILL NOW GO
THROUGH THE BILL'S. NO I HADN'T
FORGOTTEN. I WOULD LIKE TO START
WILL START FIRST ONE. RIGHT TO
CENSOR CONTENT FIRST. YEAH YEAH
OUR FIRST WILL BE OUR CONSENT
CALENDAR WE NEED A MOTION WE
HAVE A MOTION BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
LACKEY IS SECOND BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER ROBERT RIVAS.
AGUIAR-CURRY HI THE IRAQI I
BERMAN WELL BOTH SIDES OF ST
LOUIS HI RIVERSIDE ROBERT RIVAS
ROBERT RIVAS I WILL TELL. HI
SINCE THE RIGHT NOW SEVEN ZERO
FOR OTHER. ALL RIGHT WE'RE GONNA
GO RIGHT DOWN LINE I NUMBER ONE
AB NINETY FORTY FOUR LEAVE THE
CURRENT VOTE IS. FOUR TWO THE
MOTION IS TO PASS. BOBBLES HI
LEVELS I HAVE. OF THOSE SURVEYED
BILLS OUT FIVE TO. DO NEXT WILL
BE ITEM NUMBER TWO AB TWO TWO
SEVEN ONE GIPSON. THE BOSTON
THOSE DO. RECENTLY EVERYTHING
ELSE IS A COMMONTHREAD SORRY NO
NO ONE SHOULD NEED A MOTION
FISTED HOURS WE VOTED FOR
GIPSON- THIS IS BLANK AS IT
RISKY YOU SKIPPED ONE THAT'S
RIGHT. SO SORRY WE GOT A LITTLE
BIT HERE. YEAH. FIVE THE NEXT
BILL IS ITEM NUMBER THREE AB TWO
FOUR FOUR NINE WE NEED A MOTION
. MOVES ABOUT OF. THERE WERE
MOTION BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
THREE OF US THE SECOND BY MISTER
LUCKY ASSEMBLY MEMBER LUCKY. THE
MOST UP TO FOUR FOUR NINE. THE
MOTION IS TO PASS AGUIAR-CURRY
NOW. SORRY NO LACKEY LACKEY I'D
- I KNOW I PROVIDE THEM RAMOS
RIGHT RIVERSIDE. THREE OF US HI
THREE OF US I. ROBERT RIVAS
WEBER RIVERSIDE HOTEL HELLO HI
SIX ONE OF BILLS- NO- SITS RIGHT
CURRENTLY AT SIX ONE LEAVE THE
ROLE OPEN. NUMBER ON PARLIAMENT
YEAH. OKAY ALL RIGHT NEXT IS
ITEM NUMBER FOUR OF THOSE
CONSENTS USING ITEM NUMBER FIVE
GRAYSON AB TWO FIVE THREE SIX WE
NEED A MOTION. WE HAVE A MOTION
BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER LACKEY SECOND
BY OUR ASSEMBLY MEMBER
ROBERT RIVAS. THE MOTION IS TO
PASS AGUIAR-CURRY FIVE. IRAQI I
NEKI OD BLOOM BLUE I
BOERNER HORVATH ROB LOS ROBLES
HI THREE OF US I RIVERSIDE
ROBERT RIVAS WEBER RIVERSIDE
VOEPEL HI WELL I THINK. RIGHT
NOW IT'S SEVEN ZERO WILL KEEP
THE ROLE OPEN. OF WE HAVE ITEM
NUMBER SEVEN A SKEWS ME SIX
GRAYSON AB TWO SIX SIX EIGHT
MILLION MOTION. MOVED BY THE
MEMBER ROBERT RIVAS SECOND BY
SOME MEMBERS NOTHING THE MOTION
IS TO PASS AGUIAR-CURRY HI. HI
LACKEY LACKEY I BLOOM WILL AYE
BERNHARDT. RAMOS FROM THE SIDE
OF THREE THIS HI THIS AYE
ROBERT RIVAS. ROBERT RIVAS I
WILL BE. WELL I THINK YOU A
BILLS ZERO KEEP ROLE OF FOR THIS
IN MA'AM I'D NUMBER OF SEE WE
ARE ON. THE IS ITEM NUMBER SAID
A. B. TWO SIX SEVEN FIVE
ASSEMBLY MEMBER TEAM MADE A
MOTION. BUT IT WILL MOTION MY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER RAUL RAMOS A
SECOND BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER LAKI.
MOTION IS TO PASS AS AMENDED
AGUIAR-CURRY HI. I. LACKEY
LACKEY I BLOOM. LOU I'VE
BOERNER HORVATH RAMOS HELLO SIDE
THREE OF US HI THE SITE WEBER
READ THIS OVER RIVERSIDE VOEPEL
I KNOW I SEVEN THREE. BILL SEVEN
ZERO- THE OFFICIAL NUMBER OKAY
NEXT IS ITEM NUMBER- EIGHT
TWENTY SIX FORTY SEVEN LEVINE.
OUR MOTION PLEASE- ASSEMBLY
MEMBER LACKING. A SECOND. THE
MOTION IS TO PASS AGUIAR-CURRY
NUMBERING. BOATING LACKEY LACKEY
I WILL WILL I BURN AMMAR THAT HI
THERE ARE BETTER APPLES. RAMOS I
WAS RIVAS NOT VOTE THREE OF US
DOT. RIVAS ROBERT I WILL PASS
HELLO HI. SIX BILLS OUT SIX ZERO
TWO I'D NUMBER NINE KALRA AB SO
SIX THREE- BILL WE A MOTION
PLEASE MOVE THE BILL WITH THE
BILL BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
THREE OF US. SECOND BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER BOERNER HORVATH. MOTIONS
CAN PASS AS AMENDED AGUIAR-CURRY
HI AGUIAR-CURRY HI. FIVE NINETY
I BALLOONS LITTLE AYE
BOERNER HORVATH BOERNER HORVATH
I LEVELS RAMOS I WAS RIVAS HI HI
ROBERT RIVAS WEBER RIVERSIDE
HOTEL VOEPEL HI THINK THE. BILLS
OUT EIGHT ZERO. WILL MOVE THE
ITEM NAY IT'LL OF A ASSEMBLY
MEMBER THREE OF US AB. TWENTY
THIRTY NINE- WE NEED IT LOOKS
LIKE I NEED THEM US USING LET'S
GO BACK THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
KEEPING THAT'S WHY YOU'RE FINE.
CHAIR OVER THERE. I DON'T NUMBER
TEN AB TWENTY SEVEN EIGHTY
ARAMBULA. WE NEED A MOTION. WE
HAVE A MOTION BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
RIVAS A SECOND BY SOME MEMBER
RAMOS. THE MOTION AS YOU PASS AS
AMENDED AGUIAR-CURRY HI. IRAQI
LACKEY NO BLOOM. HELLO I
REMEMBER WHEN I WELL. WELL I WAS
REMOVED I THIS AYE WEBER. NUMBER
REIMBURSABLE THE L. L. C. SIXTY
BILLS OUT SICK. ZERO SIX TWO SIX
TWO TWO. THANK YOU. OKAY WE HAVE
IS. THEY'RE GOING TO GO BACK.
ONE THING- LAST ONE HUNDRED
ELEVEN OF THREE OF US ROAD I GOT
YEARS THROUGH OKAY SO GET OKAY.
YOU KNOW. NO WE'RE GONNA GO BACK
YOU WERE GET CATCHING YOU ALL UP
RIGHT NOW I THINK THE REST OF
EVERYBODY ELSE. OKAY YEAH I
WOULD JUST HAVE TO GET THE FINAL
VOTES HERE. JUST GIVE US HAVE A
SECOND. THANK YOU EVERYBODY
THANK YOU. THE BOSTON. WHAT YOU
HAVE TO. THE RIVER DOOR. OKAY
RIGHT NOW WE HAVE- IRWIN SAYS
THE. CONSERVE OUR. OKAY READY
ASSEMBLY. OKAY HOLD ON HERE
THEY- SAID SENATE ARKANSAS. YES
HI OKAY LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR ADS
SAID. OKAY THIS WE HAVE TO FOR
NINE BLANKA. THAT'S ITEM NUMBER
THREE YEAH HI BOERNER HORVATH I
SEVEN MORE BILLS OUT SEVEN ONE.
LET'S SEE AB TWO SIX TWO FIVE
TAKING. TO PASS AS A NATIVE PER
FORTY SEVEN ZERO BOERNER HORVATH
BUT I THAT I. BILLS OUT. EIGHT
ZERO. AB TWO SIX SIX EIGHT
GRAYSON. THE MOST NOT VOTING
OKAY WHERE ARE THAT NOT VOTING.
THE BILL SEVEN ZERO. SEVEN ZERO.
HOW MAY BE A TWO FIVE THREE SIX
GRAYSON. OKAY I. THE BILLS OUT
EIGHT ZERO. AB. TWENTY EIGHT
THIRTY NINE THREE OF US
BOERNER HORVATH. I EIGHT ZERO
BILLS OUT. AND I THINK WE HAVE
EVERYBODY KNOW. THANK YOU TO MY
COMMITTEE THEY'VE DONE A GREAT
JOB ALL THIS TIME THANK YOU VERY
MUCH M. WITHOUT RELIGION THE
MEETING THANK YOU SO MUCH.