WELCOME. TO THE ASSEMBLY LOCAL
GOVERNMENT COMMUNITY HEARING ON
JUNE 8TH. UM I'D LIKE TO REMIND
THE PUBLIC THAT FOR THIS AND
FUTURE HEARINGS, TESTIMONY WILL
BE IN PERSON. WE ARE AS WE ARE
NO LONGER USING MODERATED
TELEPHONE SERVICE. WE ALSO
ACCEPT WRITTEN TESTIMONY THROUGH
THE POSITION LETTER PORTAL ON
THE COMMITTEE'S WEBSITE. LET'S
COVER SOME OF THE GROUND RULES
FOR APPROPRIATE CONDUCT. THE
ASSEMBLY HAS EXPERIENCED
NUMEROUS DISRUPTIONS IN THE PAST
AND ON THE FLOOR AS WELL, UM,
CONDUCT THAT DISRUPTS, DISTURBS
OR OTHERWISE IMPEDE. THE EARLY
CONDUCT OF THE HEARING IS
PROHIBITED. SUCH CONDUCT MAY
INCLUDE TALKING OR MAKING LOUD
NOISES FROM THE AUDIENCE,
UTTERING LOUD THREATENING OR
ABUSIVE LANGUAGE SPEAKING LONGER
THAN TIME ALLOTTED, EXTENDED
DISCUSSION OF MATTERS NOT
RELATED TO THE SUBJECT OF THE
HEARING OR THE BILL. AND ANY
OTHER DISRUPTIVE ACTS. TO
ADDRESSING A DISRUPTIVE CONDUCT.
I WILL TAKE THE FOLLOWING STEPS.
IF AN INDIVIDUAL DISRUPTS OUR
HEARING PROCESS, I WILL DIRECT
THEM TO STOP AND WARN THEM THAT
THE CONTINUED DISRUPTIONS MAY
RESULT IN THE REMOVAL FROM THE
CAPITOL BUILDING. I WILL LSO
DOCUMENT ON THE RECORD, THE
INDIVIDUAL INVOLVED AND THE
NATURE OF THE DISRUPTIVE
CONDUCT. I MAY TEMPORARILY
RECESSED THE HEARING. AND OF
CONDUCT DOES NOT STOP. I WILL
REQUEST THE ASSISTANCE OF A
SERGEANT AND ESCORTING THE
INDIVIDUAL FROM THE HEARING
ROOM. SO THIS AFTERNOON. WE HAVE
11 ITEMS ON THE AGENDA. SEVEN OF
THESE ITEMS ARE PROPOSED FOR
CONSENT. WE HAVE ITEM NUMBER
THREE. SB 9 69 BY SENATOR LAIRD.
ITEM NUMBER FOUR. SB 11 30 BY
SENATOR MCGUIRE. ITEM NUMBER
FIVE SB 11 77 BY SENATOR
PORTANTINO. ITEM EIGHT SP 14 44
BY SENATOR ALLEN ITEMS 9 10 AND
11 SPS 14 90, 14 91 AND 14 92 BY
THE GOVERNANCE AND FINANCE
COMMITTEE. WE WILL HEAR ALL
OTHER BILLS IN ORDER ON THE
AGENDA UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED.
IN ADDITION, ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
CHOLERA WILL BE STEPPING IN FOR
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S THREE OF US
TODAY FOR TODAY'S HEARING. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
WE'LL TAKE UP TO PRIMARY
WITNESSES AND SUPPORT AND UP AND
UP TO TWO PRIMARY WITNESSES AND
OPPOSITION. THESE WITNESSES WILL
HAVE THREE MINUTES EACH TO
PROVIDE THEIR TESTIMONY. ALL
SUBSEQUENT ITNESSES SHOULD
STATE THEIR NAME THEIR
ORGANIZATION, THE POSITION ON
THE BILL ONLY WE DO NOT HAVE A
QUORUM. UM AND OUR FIRST BILL
TODAY, LET'S SEE. DO WE HAVE
ANYBODY HERE TO PRESENT YET?
WELL, HOW ABOUT THAT? I GUESS
WE'RE ALL GOING TO BE ON PAUSE
FOR A MINUTE HERE. SO AS SOON AS
SOMEONE WALKS IN THE DOOR, WE'RE
ATTACKING THEM TO GET THIS STUFF
DONE. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR
PATIENCE.
WE HAVE SUCCESSFULLY FOUND A
PRESENTER. GOOD AFTERNOON. GOOD
AFTERNOON. DON'T RUSH DROPPING
THINGS. YOU'RE WITH THE ON TIME
LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE JUST
TO SAY TO BE HERE. YEAH, UM UH,
THIS IS ITEM NUMBER ONE. SP 656,
SENATOR. EGGMAN AND WHEN YOU'RE
COMFORTABLY MORE THAN HAPPY TO
START WHEN IT'S GOOD, THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. AND THANK YOU FOR A
NICE TO BE BACK WITH EVERYBODY.
TODAY THIS IS SMALL DISTRICT
BILL SB 6 56 THAT WILL PROVIDE
STOCKTON'S EAST WATER DISTRICT
WITH THE FLEXIBILITY TO ADJUST.
ITS AGRICULTURAL WATER RATES AND
REDUCE RELIANCE ON THE EASTERN
SIDE. ONE KING GROUNDWATER
BASIN. AND DRILLING WATER
SUPPLIES. AS YOU KNOW, WE'RE ALL
TRYING TO MAINTAIN OUR
GROUNDWATER BASEMENT. UM AND, UH
, WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO HAVE
AN INCREASE INCREASE IN RATES
RATES. SINCE 1979 WHICH THEN
REQUIRES, BUT THERE'S NO THERE'S
NO BENEFIT FOR PEOPLE TO USE A
SURFACE WATER, SO THIS WOULD
THEN ALLOW THE RATES TO BE
RAISED FOR USERS WHO ARE IN
AGREEMENT. TO BETTER ABLE TO
CONTROL OUR GROUNDWATER BASIN TO
USE SURFACE WATER WHEN WE HAVE
IT AND TO BE ABLE TO SAVE OUR
GROUNDWATER AND REPLENISH OUR
AQUIFERS, AND I WOULD
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR VOTE
WHEN THE TIME IS CORRECT. DO YOU
HAVE ANY SLEAZY HERE? THANK YOU,
SENATOR. EDMUND JEANS, ALESCI,
GENERAL COUNSEL FOR STOCKS AND
EAST WATER DISTRICT AND AS
MENTIONED SINCE THE LEGISLATURE
IMPOSED THE RATE CAP ON I CAN
HEAR YOU WITH FINN. FOR SINCE
THE LEGISLATURE IMPOSED THE CAP
OVER 40 YEARS AGO. WE AVE NOT
BEEN ABLE TO RAISE OUR
AGRICULTURAL, GROUNDWATER OR
SURFACE WATER RATES, WHICH IS
ESSENTIAL FOR CAPITAL PROJECTS
TO PUT SURFACE WATER TO USE IN
THE DISTRICT. AH EVERY OTHER
DISTRICT IS ABLE TO DO THIS, AND
NOW THAT WE'RE FACING THE
REQUIREMENTS OF THE SUSTAINABLE
GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT ACT, IT'S
ESSENTIAL THAT WE BE ABLE TO PUT
EXISTING SURFACE WATER SUPPLIES
TO USE IN THE BASIN. TO REACH
SUSTAINABILITY. WE HAVE PLANS IN
PLACE TO DO THAT. WE JUST NEED
THE FUNDS TO MAKE IT POSSIBLE.
UM OUR CONSTITUENTS REALIZED THE
IMPORTANCE OF THIS WHILE IT'S
NOT IN YOUR PACKET, WE DID
RECEIVE A SUPPORT LETTER. YES I
CAN HEAR YOU FROM THE SAN
JOAQUIN COUNTY FARM BUREAU.
WHICH REALLY LETS YOU KNOW THAT
THIS IS A LOCALLY SUPPORTED
PIECE OF LEGISLATION. SO I'M
HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS,
AND INTERIM GENERAL MANAGER
JUSTIN HOPKINS OF THE DISTRICT
IS ALSO HERE TO ANSWER
QUESTIONS. GREAT THANK YOU. A T
AND T OPERATOR IF YOU COULD JUST
HOLD ON, PLEASE. WE HAVE ANY
OTHERS IN SUPPORT OF THIS BILL?
MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS SYLVIA
SALAS SHAH ON BEHALF OF THE
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FOR THE
CAN'T COUNTY OF SAN JOAQUIN AND
ON BEHALF OF THE SOUTH SAN
JOAQUIN IRRIGATION DISTRICT.
ALSO IN STRONG SUPPORT. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH OTHERS
IN SUPPORT. GOOD AFTERNOON,
MARCUS DETWEILER WITH THE
CALIFORNIA SPECIAL DISTRICTS
ASSOCIATION. ALSO IN SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.
UM IS THERE ANYONE HERE IN
OPPOSITION OF THE BILL? SING.
NONE. UM IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS?
THE COMMITTEE. ALRIGHT SEEING
NONE OF, UH WE DON'T HAVE A
QUORUM YET. OKAY? WOULD YOU LIKE
TO CLOSE? JUST SAY THIS IS THE
ONE WATER BILL THAT YOU'LL BE
ABLE TO VOTE FOR WITHOUT A BUNCH
OF FIGHTS AND I ASKED FOR YOUR
VOTES. I AM AMAZED. I MUST
ADMIT, SO THANK YOU FOR BRINGING
THE BILL FORWARD AND CONTINUE TO
BE A STRONG ADVOCATE FOR YOUR
CONSTITUENTS, AND I'LL BE
SUPPORTING YOUR BILL TODAY, AND
WHEN WE GET THE OPPORTUNITY, WE
WILL MAKE SURE WE GET A VOTE AND
GET THIS UP FOR YOU. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
SECRETARY, PLEASE TAKE THE ROLL.
EVERY YEAR. CURRY CURRY
PRESIDENT LACKEY. BLOOM. YEAH.
PRESENT BURNER HEART BACK. ASK
KAWARA. EXTERNAL PRESIDENT RAMOS
ALMOST PRESIDENT ROBERT REVIS
REPEL PEOPLE PRESENT. YOU HAVE A
POOR THANK YOU. WE HAVE A
QUORUM. NEXT WILL BE P ITEM
NUMBER TWO SB 9 38, SENATOR
HERZBERG. PLEASE JOIN US.
EVERYBODY. HI. THIS MEASURE
DEALS WITH LAUGH, COZ KIND OF.
THE FRONT PAGE OF EVERY
NEWSPAPER ACROSS THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA. OKAY? NOT REALLY.
EXACTLY I HAVE NEVER SEEN A
STORY ABOUT A LAFCO EXCEPT IN
THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY WHEN WE
HAVE A SPECIAL REORGANIZATION.
BUT BASICALLY, YOU KNOW, IN THIS
COMMITTEE AND I CHAIRED A PART
OF THIS COMMITTEE AND THE OTHER
HOUSE FOR A WHILE. UM WE ALWAYS
ARE DEALING WITH THE GROWTH AND
THE INNER DYNAMICS OF LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS. THERE'S NOW 5276
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS IN CALIFORNIA
AND SO JUST REAL QUICKLY, PAT
BROWN YEARS AGO PUT TOGETHER
WITH WITH, UM JACK KNOX AND
DOMINANT CORTEZ WAS JACK KNOCKS
AT THE TIME AND LATER DOMINANT
CORTEZ E. AN EFFORT TO COME UP
WITH THIS IDEA OF THIS LAFCO
PROCESS WHERE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
BASICALLY ADJUDICATE THE SPHERES
OF INFLUENCE. AND WHAT HAPPENS
IN A NUTSHELL. AND THEN I HAVE
EXPERIENCED THIS. UM IS THAT IS
THAT WHEN YOU COME TO THESE
COMMITTEES, SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE
ISSUES IN THEIR LOCAL
GOVERNMENT, TIME AND TIME AGAIN
THAT IT BECOMES THE COMMITTEE OF
EXCEPTIONS. BECAUSE THERE'S SOME
NEW EMERGENCY OR WHATEVER, SO
BACK IN 98 OR WHATEVER IT WAS
WHEN WE HAD THE SPECIAL
ORGANIZATION IN LOS ANGELES
COUNTY. THANK YOU APPRECIATE IT
JUST REAL QUICKLY. SO I WENT AND
LOOKED AT THIS THING LIKE A
DUMMY AND I WENT TO THE 179
PAGES RESULT IN THE IN A FOUR
YEAR EFFORT TO REWRITE THIS
THING FROM TOP TO BOTTOM. AND IT
WAS PRETTY COHERENT. AND THEN
SINCE THEN IT'S BEEN A LOT OF
CHALLENGES. NOW LITTLE HOOVER
COMMISSION COMES ALONG WITH THE
LAUGH COZ AND MAKES A WHOLE HOST
OF NEW RECOMMENDATIONS. SO THIS
IS NOT JUST A BILL COMING OUT OF
THIN AIR HERZBERG, CHINA. DO
SOMETHING I'M CARRYING IT
BECAUSE, OF COURSE, IT'S NOW
CALLED THE KNOX CORTEZ HERZBERG
ACT FROM 2000. AND SO THE IDEA
IS, IT'S A COLLABORATION OF
EVERYBODY TO MAKE SOME OF THOSE
ADDITIONAL CHANGES IN THAT
PROCESS. WE'VE GOT A COUPLE OF
WITNESSES HERE. FROM CAL LAFCO.
UM WE'VE GOT PAMELA MILLER,
WHO'S BEEN AROUND FOR A LONG
TIME AND ALSO MARCUS DEBT WATER,
NO RELATIONSHIP TO THE FAMOUS
DETWEILER, WHO WAS THE CHIEF
CONSULTANT FOR MANY YEARS OF THE
SENATE. LOCAL GOVERNMENT
COMMITTEE WORKED ON THIS IN 2000
WITH ME TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT
OF BACKGROUND, BUT I JUST WANT
TO GO TO HISTORICAL CONTEXT. AND
WHY WE'RE DOING THIS AND WHY
IT'S SO IMPORTANT AS WE CONTINUE
TO MONITOR AND CHANGE IMPROVING
UPDATE THIS VERY DIFFICULT
RELATIONSHIP AMONG VARIOUS LOCAL
JURISDICTIONS AND SPHERES OF
INFLUENCE. PLEASE. GOOD
AFTERNOON CENTERED AFTERNOON TO
SEE YOU. THANK YOU. GOOD
AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR MEMBERS
OF THE COMMITTEE. I'M PAMELA
MILLER. I'M HERE TODAY ON BEHALF
OF THE CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF
LOCAL AGENCY FORMATION
COMMISSIONS OTHERWISE KNOWN AS
CALLE LAFCO, REPRESENTING
GLAFCOS AROUND THE STATE. WE
FIRST WANT TO START BY THANKING
YOU, SENATOR HERZBERG FOR
AUTHORING THIS LEGISLATION,
WHICH, AS YOU INDICATED, HAS
BEEN LONG IN THE MAKING, AND IT
IS REALLY CRITICAL TO LAUGH COZ
AND YOUR STAFF AS WELL. AND
MADAM CHAIR. WE ALSO WANT TO
GIVE A HUGE SHOUT OUT TO YOUR
STAFF IN PARTICULAR, JIMMY
MACDONALD. HE HAS WORKED WITH US
FOR THE PAST 3.5 YEARS ON THIS
PIECE OF LEGISLATION AS PART OF
THE WORKING GROUP. AND FOR HIS
DETAILED ANALYSIS AND FOR
ASSISTING US WITH THE TECHNICAL
AMENDMENTS. SO SP 9 38
REPRESENTS, AS THE SENATOR
INDICATED A COLLABORATIVE THREE
YEAR EFFORT TO CLEAN UP
CONSOLIDATE AND CLARIFY EXISTING
STATUTORY PROVISIONS. ASSOCIATED
WITH CONSOLIDATIONS AND
DISSOLUTION, AS WELL AS CODIFY
THE CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH A
LAUGH COME MAY INITIATE
DISSOLUTION OF DISTRICT AT THE
25% PROTEST THRESHOLD. THE
OVERARCHING GOAL OF THESE
CHANGES IS TO ENSURE THAT LAUGH
COZ HAVE THE TOOLS THEY NEED
THAT THEY HAVE THE TOOLS THEY
NEED TO CARRY OUT THEIR
STATUTORY OBLIGATIONS TO ENSURE
ORDERLY AND FUNCTIONING LOCAL
GOVERNMENT SERVICES. AND TO
CREATE GREATER CONISTENCY IN
THE STATUTE. THE RESTRUCTURING
OF THE EXISTING PROTEST
PROVISIONS. LANGUAGE CREATES A
MORE USABLE STATUTORY FRAMEWORK
BY HAVING ALL THE PROTEST CODE
SECTIONS. UH IN ONE MAIN
SECTION, WHICH SIMPLIFIES THE
READING. AND AS THE ANALYSIS
POINTS OUT THE NEW PROTEST
PERCENTAGE PROCESS ADDRESSES A
LONGSTANDING DETERRENT FOR LAUGH
COAST TO INITIATE ACTION. EVEN
IF MEANINGFUL EFFICIENCIES IN
THE PROVISION OF PUBLIC SERVICES
COULD BE ACHIEVED OR IF A
DISTRICT IS FAILING TO MEET ITS
STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS. FURTHER
THE BILL ADDS A LEVEL OF
ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY
FOR BOTH LAUGH COZ AND DISTRICTS
BY SPOTLIGHTING DETERMINATIONS
MADE IN A MUNICIPAL SERVICE
REVIEW, ALLOWING THE DISTRICT A
MINIMUM 12 MONTH REMEDIATION
PERIOD. REQUIRING THE DISTRICT
TO PROVIDE A STATUS UPDATE
REPORT AT THE MIDPOINT OF THAT
REMEDIATION PERIOD AND ADDING
SEVERAL ADDITIONAL LAFCO PUBLIC
HEARINGS TO THE PROCESS. VERY
OPEN, VERY TRANSPARENT PROCESS
THAT WAS CREATED HERE. AND IT'S
IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THIS
PROCESS CAN ONLY BE USED FOR
DISSOLUTION. AND UNDER THE
SPECIFIC CONDITIONS AS CODIFIED
IN 56 375.1, SO IT'S A VERY
NARROW SET OF CONDITIONS. IT'S
ALSO IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THE
10% PROTEST THRESHOLD STILL
EXISTS FOR ALL OTHER LAFCO
INITIATED ACTIONS, INCLUDING
DISSOLUTION, LAFCO MAY CHOOSE TO
USE THE 10% THRESHOLD FOR
DISSOLUTION. IF IT FEELS THAT
IT'S THE BEST PROCESS FOR THE
SITUATION BASED ON LOCAL
CIRCUMSTANCES AND CONDITIONS.
THIS IS SIMPLY ANOTHER TOOL IN
THE LEFT COTE TOOLKIT. WE WANT
TO CALEB C REALLY WANTS TO
THANK ALL OF THE STAKEHOLDER
MEMBERS OF THE WORKING GROUP FOR
THEIR TIRELESS EFFORTS IN
GETTING HERE TODAY. IT WAS A
LONG THREE YEAR PROCESS AND WE
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR VOTE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OKAY GOOD.
AFTER TWO AFTERNOON, MADAM
CHAIR, ANOTHER TIMELY MEMBERS OF
THE ASSEMBLY LOCAL GOVERNMENT
COMMITTEE. MY NAME IS MARCUS
DETWEILER. I'M THE, UM, WITH THE
CALIFORNIA SPECIAL DISTRICTS
ASSOCIATION ON BEHALF OF 1200
SPECIAL DISTRICTS AND AFFILIATE
ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT THE
STATE. PROVIDING MILLIONS OF
CALIFORNIANS WITH ESSENTIAL
VITAL LOCAL SERVICES, INCLUDING
FIRE PROTECTION, WATER AND
WASTEWATER, SANITATION, PARKS,
LIBRARIES, ETCETERA. SIESTA IS A
PROUD SUPPORTER OF SB 9 38,
WHICH WILL SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE
THE AMOUNT OF CROSS REFERENCES
IN STATUTE RELATED TO THE
CONDUCTING AUTHORITY FOR LAUGH
COAST TO IMPLEMENT THE
REORGANIZATION ACTIONS OF
SPECIAL DISTRICTS. ADDITIONALLY
SB 9 38 WOULD CREATE A NEW VOTER
PROTEST THRESHOLD FOR THE
DISSOLUTION OF SPECIAL DISTRICTS
THAT MEET SPECIFIED CRITERIA. SB
9 38 WOULD THEREFORE PROVIDE
GLAFCOS WITH AN IMPORTANT NEW
TOOL AIMED AT PROVIDING LOCAL
RESIDENTS WITH THE MEANS TO
ADDRESS AND REMEDIATE CONDITIONS
THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED IN
CONCERT WITH THOSE COMMUNITIES.
AND THE SPECIAL DISTRICTS THAT
THEY OVERSEE OAN GOVERN AND
OTHERWISE RELY UPON FOR THE
DELIVERY OF THESE ESSENTIAL
LOCAL SERVICES. IT IS
PARTICULARLY FITTING THAT THIS
PIECE OF LEGISLATION IS BEING
BROUGHT FORWARD TODAY. BY THE
FORMER SPEAKER, UH, SENATE
MAJORITY LEADER EMERITUS AND
FAVORITE SON OF SAN BERNARDINO
VALLEY, ROBERT HERTZBERG, FOR
WHOM THE STATUTES ARE NAMED. AH
WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE
SENATOR, THE THIS COMMITTEE
LAFCO AND AS WAS MENTIONED
BEFORE THE ASSEMBLY, LOCAL
GOVERNMENT PRINCIPAL CONSULTANT
JIMMY MACDONALD. FOR THEIR
TIRELESS WORK ON THIS ISSUE, AND
WE RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR I
VOTE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
ANYONE ELSE IN SUPPORT OF THE
BILL? THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR
JEAN HURST HERE TODAY ON BEHALF
OF THE URBAN COUNTIES OF
CALIFORNIA. THE RURAL COUNTY
REPRESENTATIVES OF CALIFORNIA
AND MY COLLEAGUES AT THE
CALIFORNIA STATE ASSOCIATION OF
COUNTIES AND SUPPORT. JULIA HALL
WITH THE ASSOCIATION OF
CALIFORNIA WATER AGENCIES HERE
IN SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU
ANYONE ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE AND
SUPPORT THE BILL? DURING
OPPOSITION TO THE BILL. ALRIGHT,
SEEING NONE. ARE THERE ANY
QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMITTEE?
OKAY WOULD YOU LIKE IS THERE A
METHOD WE HAVE EMOTION? EXCUSE
ME OF EMOTION BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S AMOS AND A
SECOND BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
CHOLERA. WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE
? THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR
PATIENTS, AND IT'S IT IS OFTEN
AN ISSUE. AS I SAY, DOESN'T I
WAS JUST JOKING. MAKE THE FRONT
PAGE. BUT IT'S FUNDAMENTAL TO
THE OPERATION OF GOVERNMENT. AND
I THANK YOU FOR CONSIDERATION.
RESPECTFULLY YESTERDAY BOAT AND
DID YOU ACCEPT THE AMENDMENTS ON
THE BILL DID AND IT WASN'T THE
AMENDMENT OF A COUPLE OF CO
AUTHORS ADDED TO THE SCREWS THAT
CORRECT GOING TO MAKE SURE I
HAVE AMENDMENTS ON THE BILL.
CORRECT YEAH. THINK ONE WAS
CHAIR OF THIS COMMITTEE. I%
BELIEVE I THINK WE'RE SET. THIS
ALLIANCE SAID YOU ACCEPT HIM.
THAT'S ALL I NEED TO HEAR. GOOD
UM UH, LET'S SEE HERE. SO YOU
CLOSE, SO THANK YOU, SENATOR.
FOR OFFERING THE BILL AND THANK
YOU TO EVERYONE WHO HAS WORKED
ON THIS SO HARD FOR THE LAST
FOUR YEARS TO REACH CONSENSUS ON
AN ISSUE THAT HAS BEEN
CONTENTIOUS SINCE BEFORE BECAME
LAW. WITH THE AMENDMENTS. I'M
HAPPY TO SUPPORT YOUR BILL TODAY
AND ASKED TO BE A ADDED AS A CO
AUTHOR. THANK YOU SO MUCH MOTION
IS DUE PAST AS AMENDED
SECRETARY. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
CURRY CURRY. I LACKEY. BLOOM
BLOOM I BOERNER HORVATH HOW
ABOUT CHOLERA? ALRIGHT I RAMOS
RAMOS, I ROBERT RIVAS. VOEPEL I
HAVE SIX. THANK YOU. OKAY THE
VOTE IS 60 AND, UH, LET'S SEE.
THAT BILL IS OUT. BILL IS UP.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, AND I JUST
IF I COULD, AS A MATTER OF
PERSONAL PRIVILEGE, INCREDIBLE
COMMITTEE SECRETARY YOU HAVE THE
AFTERNOON FOR MANY YEARS AND SHE
IS UNBELIEVABLE. 42 YEARS.
BELIEVE ME, 42 YEARS. SHE'S
GREAT. SO MUCH MANTRA. THANK YOU
HAVE A GOOD DAY, EVERYONE.
ALRIGHT NEXT. LET'S SEE WHO WE
HAVE HERE. ITEM NUMBER SEVEN.
OKAY SENATOR. SB 1405 SENATOR
OCHOA BOARD. WELCOME. HOW ARE
YOU? FABULOUS. LAUGHING. WE'RE
ALL HAPPY HERE TODAY. BEGIN
NEVER COMFORTABLE, GO AHEAD AND
BEGIN. MY FIRST TIME HERE, SO
EXCITED TO BE IN YOUR PRESENCE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM CHAIR
AND MEMBERS. THE COMMUNITY OF
LAKE AIRHEAD IS A UNIQUE
MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY LOCATED IN
THE SUMMER AND DINO MOUNTAINS
THAT IS FAIRLY ISOLATED AT 5000
FT IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. THE
DEVELOPMENT OF APPROXIMATELY
10,000 PARCELS THAT'S AROUND THE
LAKE. AH AROUND LAKE ARROWHEAD
IS KNOWN AS ARROW WOULDOVERHEAD
WOODS. CURRENTLY THE COVENANT
CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS
REFERRED TO SEC NRS ARROWHEAD
WOODS ARE ENFORCED BY THE
ARROWHEAD WOODS ARCHITECTURAL
COMMITTEE, KNOWN AS A BLACK
WHICH WAS ESTABLISHED BY A GROUP
OF CONCERNED LAKE ARROWHEAD
RESIDENTS IN 1923 TO PRESERVE
THE UNIQUE GLORIOUS SCENERY OF
LAKE ARROWHEAD. BECAUSE IRAQ WAS
FORMED BEFORE THE DAVIS STERLING
COMMON INTEREST DEVELOPMENT ACT
. IT WAS NOT FORMED AS AN H AWAY
AND THEREFORE DOES NOT HAVE THE
AUTHORITY TO CHARGE FEES TO
COVER COSTS OF THEIR OPERATIONS.
THE ONLY REVENUE THE
ORGANIZATION RECEIVES IS FROM
APPLICATION FEES AND PENALTIES
FOR LACK OF COMPLIANCE, WHICH
ARE OFTEN DIFFICULT FOR A WORK
WHICH IS AN ARM PROFIT TO
COLLECT. WITH 10,000 PARCELS
ENFORCEMENT IS A MAJOR CHALLENGE
IN A WORK ONLY HAS ONE FULL TIME
IN ONE PART TIME STAFF PERSON.
AS A RESULT, REVENUE REVENUE
GENERATION IS UNCERTAIN IN ANY
GIVEN YEAR AND COST INCREASES
AND LEGAL CHALLENGES MAKE IT
DIFFICULT TO ANTICIPATE COST FOR
THESE REASONS THEY ARE FACED
WITH THE FINANCIAL CRISIS. THAT
IS WHY THEY HAVE REQUESTED THAT
THE LAKE ARROWHEAD COMMUNITY
SERVICE DISTRICT KNOWN AS L, A
CSD, TAKE OVER THE ENFORCEMENT
OF THE SEA CNRS IN ARROWHEAD
WOODS. L. A CSD IS ONE OF THE
FEW LOCALLY ELECTED AGENCIES IN
THE AREA. THEY CURRENTLY PROVIDE
WATER SERVICE TO THE PROPERTIES
IN ARROWHEAD. WOOD AND THEIR
STAFF ARE ALREADY IN THE FIELD,
VISITING PROPERTIES ON A DAILY
BASIS. THIS PUTS THEM IN A
UNIQUE POSITION TO MONITOR AND
ENFORCE COMPLIANCE IN A MUCH
MORE COMPREHENSIVE AND EFFICIENT
MANNER. TO ACCOMPLISH THIS L A
CSD NEEDS TO BE PROVIDED THE
AUTHORIZATION TO ADD THE
ENFORCEMENT OF THE C, C AND R TO
ITS POWERS. GOVERNMENT CODE
SECTION 61105 ACKNOWLEDGES THAT
THERE IS A UNIQUE CIRCUMSTANCE
THAT EXISTS IN CERTAIN
COMMUNITIES THAT JUSTIFY THE
ENACTMENT OF SPECIAL STATUTES.
FOR SPECIFIC DISTRICTS, AND WE
BELIEVE THOSE CIRCUMSTANCES
EXIST IN THIS CASE. IN
RECOGNITION OF THE UNIQUE
CIRCUMSTANCES LIKE ARROWHEAD
COMMUNITY S B. 14 0 BY ADDS THAT
THE LAKE ARROWHEAD COMMUNITY
SERVICES DISTRICT TO THE LIST OF
COMMUNITY SERVICE DISTRICTS IN
GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 61105.
THAT ARE AUTHORIZED TO ENFORCE
SEE CNRS. JOINING ME TO TESTIFY
AND SUPPORT AND HELP ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS IS CYRUS DEVERS ON
BEHALF OF THE LAKE ARROWHEAD
COMMUNITY SERVICE DISTRICT.
THANK YOU. I'M HERE. BEST BEST
IN KRIEGER. WE REPRESENT THE
SPONSORS OF THE LEGISLATION.
THIS IS A UNIQUE, VERY UNIQUE
SITUATION. I WOULD ALMOST GO SO
FAR AS TO SAY ONE OFF, UM, MIGHT
BE STRETCHING A LITTLE BIT. BUT
FOR THAT REASON THE LEGISLATION
IS REQUIRED. AND PRIMARILY HERE
TO ANSWER QUESTIONS. IF ANY OF
THE MORE INTERESTING ASPECTS OF
THIS BILL COME UP, SO THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. IS THERE ANY OTHER
PEOPLE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK IN
SUPPORT OF THE BILL? GOOD
AFTERNOON, MARCUS DETWEILER ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA SPECIAL
DISTRICTS ASSOCIATION AND
SUPPORT THANK YOU ANYONE ELSE,
SAYING NONE OF THEIR ANYONE HERE
IN OPPOSITION OF THE BILL?
SAYING NONE. ARE THERE ANY
QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMITTEE?
FROM K. WE HAVE A MOTION BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S RAMOS SECOND
BIBLE BOERNER HORVATH. OKAY.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE? THANK
YOU. THIS BILL WILL ENSURE THAT
THE TRANSITION CAN OCCUR IN THE
CCS PUT IN PLACE BY THE
RESIDENTS OF ARROWHEAD WOODS CAN
CONTINUE TO BE ENFORCED
EFFICIENTLY. I RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR AN I VOTE. GOOD BILL FOR
YOU. CONGRATULATIONS I WILL BE
SUPPORTING YOUR BILL. TODAY THE
MOTIONS DO PASS SECRETARY PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL. AGUIAR-CURRY
CURRY, I LACKEY BLOOM BLOOM I
BOERNER HORVATH HARD THAT I
CHOLERA. KARA I RAMOS RAMOS I
ROBERT REVIS VOEPEL. PROPEL NOT
VOTING YOU HAVE FIVE SAVERS.
OKAY THE VOTE IS 5 TO 0, AND
THAT BILL IS OUT. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. ENJOY THAT WALK BACK.
OKAY? NEXT WE'LL HAVE UP ITEM
NUMBER SIX. SB 13 54, SENATOR
JONES WELCOME. CHAIR. AND
MEMBERS. I THINK THIS WILL BE
HOPEFULLY RATHER QUICK. SENATE
BILL 13 54 AUTHORIZES A CITY OR
COUNTY TO USE THE DESIGN BUILD
CONTRACTING PROCESS FOR
PROJECTS. TO COMPLY WITH FEDERAL
REGULATIONS, CREATING
ACCESSIBILITY FOR ALL GOVERNMENT
STRUCTURES AS A PRACTICAL,
PRACTICAL USE OF TAXPAYER
DOLLARS AND HAVING THE FREEDOM
TO USE THE DESIGN BUILD PROCESS
WILL HELP THOSE TAXPAYER DOLLARS
GO FURTHER. AND HELP PROJECTS BE
COMPLETED FASTER. SB. SB 13 54
CREATES A MORE EFFICIENT THANK
YOU AFFORDABLE WAY TO INCREASE
THE NUMBER OF A D, A COMPLIANT
GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS IN
CALIFORNIA. GREAT DO YOU HAVE
ANY OTHER ONES? ANYBODY TO SPEAK
IN SUPPORT OF YOUR BILL? ME?
WELL, THAT THAT WORKS THAT WORKS
FOR US. UM, IS THERE ANYONE HERE
IN THE AUDIENCE? ANYONE THAT
OPPOSES THE BILL. SEEING NONE.
UM, ANY QUESTIONS OF THE
COMMITTEE? PRETTY QUIET
COMMITTEE TODAY. UM, THIS IS WHY
I MISS BEING IN THE ASSEMBLY.
YOU GUYS WERE JUST LIKE LET'S
GET IT DONE. YEAH. WE REVIEW
THEM SO MUCH WITH THE OKAY, SO
WE HAVE A MOTION BY SOMETHING
MEMBER BOERNER HORVATH AND MY
SECOND BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S LAPEL
. AND WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE?
RESPECTFULLY ASKED FOR I VOTE.
THANK YOU. OKAY, SECRETARY. I'M
REALLY HAPPY TO SUPPORT YOUR
BILL TODAY. TO HELP COUNTIES AND
CITIES COMPLETE THE IDEA
PROJECTS AS QUICKLY AND AS
EFFICIENTLY AS POSSIBLE. THANK
YOU FOR BRINGING IT FORWARD AND
MOTION IS DUE PAST SECRETARY
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
AGUIAR-CURRY AYE LACKEY. BLOOM.
UM I BOERNER HORVATH HARVEST I
CHOLERA. POWER I RAMOS RAMOS I
ROBERT RIVAS PURPLE. 50 HEY, WE
HAVE THE VOTE IS 5 TO 0 AND THAT
BILL IS UP. OKAY WELL, THANK
YOU, EVERYONE. WE'RE GONNA MOVE
ON TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR. I
KNOW I'LL DO IT, BUT I HAVE TO
DO CONSENT CALENDAR. OKAY WE
HAVE A MOTION BY SOUTHERN MEMBER
BOERNER HORVATH AND WHO ELSE WAS
THE SECOND? ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
CHOLERA HAS THE SECOND.
AGUIAR-CURRY CURRY. I LACKEY
BLOOM BLOOM I BOERNER HORVATH
AYE KALRA. HOWEVER I RAMOS RAMOS
, I ROBERT RIVAS VOEPEL I 60.
OKAY THAT'S HOW, UH, THE VOTE IS
6 TO 0. THAT BILL IS OUT. WE'RE
GONNA GO BACK TO HER
PRESENTATIONS WE'VE ALREADY HAD
AS ITEM NUMBER ONE SP 656. THEY
NEED EMOTION, SIGMUND. OKAY WE
HAVE EMOTIONAL ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
BOERNER HORVATH AND SECOND BY
ASSEMBLING PROMISE LARA. AH! I'M
RUSSELL. OKAY? SECRETARY CALLED
THE RULE. YEAH WE HAVE A MOTION
BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S CHOLERA AND
THEN A SECOND BY SOMETHING
MEMBER RAMOS. AGUIAR-CURRY
CURRY. I LACKEY. BLOOM I
BOERNER HORVATH WELL, HOW ABOUT
I CHOLERA? POWER. I RAMOS. RAMOS
I, ROBERT RIVAS PURPLE. PURPLE I
HAVE 60. OKAY. BILLS UH, THE
VOTE IS 6 TO 0. THAT BILL IS
OUT. WILL MOVE TO ITEM NUMBER
TWO SB 9 38 HERTZBERG. I THINK
THAT WE HAVE A MENTION OF THAT
ONE. YES, WE DID. AND DO WE HAVE
ANYONE MISSING? WE HAVE RIVAS,
OKAY, ALL OF THEM. OKAY, BUT WE
HAVE LOST. NOTHING. I THINK YOU
SAID I. THAT WAS JONES BILL. I
DIDN'T HEAR YOU SAY ANYTHING. I
CALLED YOUR NAME YOU SAY. SURE.
YEAH. WE GOTTA WAIT FOR EVERYONE
ELSE. YOU DON'T HAVE TO. YEAH,
WE ALREADY HAVE. OKAY? OKAY.
WHERE ARE WE LEFT NOW? ALL THE
BILLS AROUND, I BELIEVE.
OKAY WE'LL LEAVE THE ROLE OPEN
FOR ABSENT MEMBERS TO ADD ON
WILL DO THAT FOR FIVE MINUTES.
AND SEE WHERE THAT TAKES US.
BERG LACKEY MACKEY. AYE. SP 13
54 JONES LACKEY A LACKEY? AYE.
SB 14. OH, FIVE. BOB. BLACKY?
AYE. CONSIDERED CALENDAR.
BLACKIE BLACKIE? AYE. OKAY AND
WE WILL WAIT A LITTLE BIT LONGER
TO GET THE LAST ALBUM. SO THANK
YOU VERY MUCH, MR. LUCKY FOR
YOUR PATIENTS.
OKAY WE'LL TAKE UP THE BILLS
THAT UM FOR OUR DANCE
SECRETARY, PLEASE PROCEED.