GOOD MORNING. THE ASSEMBLY
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE IS
CALLED TO ORDER.
GOOD AFTERNOON AND WELCOME. THE
HEARING ROOM IS OPEN FOR
ATTENDANCE OF THIS HEARING AND
CAN BE WATCHED FROM A LIVE
STREAM ON THE ASSEMBLY'S
WEBSITE. ANY MEMBER OF THE
PUBLIC ATTENDING A HEARING IS
ENCOURAGED TO WEAR A MASK AT ALL
TIMES WHILE IN THE BUILDING. WE
ENCOURAGE THE PUBLIC TO PROVIDE
WRITTEN TESTIMONY BY VISITING
THE COMMITTEE WEBSITE. LEAST
NOTE THAT ANY WRITTEN TESTIMONY
SUBMITTED TO THE COMMITTEE IS
CONSIDERED PUBLIC COMMENT AND
MAYBE READ INTO THE RECORD OR
REPRINTED. WE WILL ALLOW TWO
MINUTES EACH FOR TWO PRIMARY
WITNESSES AND SUPPORT AND TO AN
OPPOSITION AND THESE WITNESSES
MUST TESTIFY IN PERSON IN THE
HEARING ROOM. ADDITIONAL WITNESS
COMMENTS WILL BE LIMITED TO YOUR
NAME, ORGANIZATION AND POSITION
AND THOSE CAN BE IN PERSON OR ON
THE TELEPHONE. WE'RE GOING TO
START WITH THE MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC OR HERE IN THE ROOM FOR
THAT PORTION OF TESTIMONY. TO
USE OUR TELEPHONE SERVICE. THE
NUMBER TO CALL IS 877966. TO 89
57. THE ACCESS CODE IS 13 15 1
27. IF YOU HAVE ANY HAVING ANY
PROBLEMS WITH THE MODERATED
PHONE SERVICE, YOU CAN CALL THE
COMMITTEE AT 916319 2093. OUR
STAFF WILL TRY TO ASSIST YOU.
FINALLY THE ASSEMBLY HAS
EXPERIENCED A NUMBER OF
DISRUPTIONS TO COMMITTEE AND
FLOOR PROCEEDINGS IN THE LAST
FEW YEARS, CONDUCT THAT IN ANY
WAY DISRUPTS, DISTURBS OR
OTHERWISE IMPEDES THE ORDERLY
CONDUCT OF THE PEOPLE'S BUSINESS
IN THIS HEARING IS PROHIBITED.
SUCH CONDUCT MAY INCLUDE TALKING
OR MAKING LOUD NOISES FROM THE
AUDIENCE, UTTERING LOUD
THREATENING OR ABUSIVE LANGUAGE
SPEAKING LONGER THAN THE TIME
ALLOTTED DISCUSSION OF MATTERS
NOT RELATED TO THE SUBJECT OF
THE PARTICULAR BILL. WE'RE
TRYING TO GIVE LONGER TESTIMONY
THAN IS ALLOWED IN THE PORTION,
WHICH YOU WERE TESTIFYING AND
ANY OTHER DISRUPTIVE ACTS. TO
ADDRESS ANY DISRUPTIVE CONDUCT.
I WILL TAKE THE FOLLOWING STEPS.
AN INDIVIDUAL TO DISRUPT OUR
HEARING PROCESS. I WILL DIRECT
THEM TO STOP AND WARNED THEM
THAT CONTINUED DISRUPTIONS MAY
RESULT IN REMOVAL FROM THE
BUILDING. IN ADDITION, I'LL ASK
THE OPERATOR WHEN WE'RE ON THE
WHEN WE ARE ON THE TELEPHONE
PORTION OF THE TESTIMONY THAT
ANYBODY WHO GIVES MORE THAN
THEIR NAME ORGANIZATION AND
THEIR POSITION SHOULD HAVE THERE
SHOULDN'T CUT OFF AND WE'LL GO
ON TO THE NEXT INDIVIDUAL. YOU
WILL ALSO DOCUMENT ON THE RECORD
THE INDIVIDUAL INVOLVED IN THE
NATURE OF THE DISRUPTIVE CONDUCT
AND WE MAY HAVE TO TEMPORARILY
RECESS. THE HEARING. THE CONDUCT
DOES NOT STOP. WE WILL REQUEST
THE ASSISTANCE OF THE SERGEANTS
AND ESCORTING THE INDIVIDUAL
FROM THE BUILDING. THANK YOU FOR
YOUR COOPERATION. WITH THAT WE
CAN BEGIN OUR HEARING. WE DON'T
HAVE A QUORUM YET, SO WE WON'T
CALL ROLL. WE HAVE TWO BILLS ON
CONSENT. SP 21 SP 8 94, WHICH
WILL COME BACK TO WHEN WE HAVE A
QUORUM. WE HAVE 10 HIGHWAY
NAMING ZAHN CONSENT. I'M NOT
GOING TO GO THROUGH THE NUMBERS
AND ONE JOINT RESOLUTION AGE 25.
WE HAVE ONE HIGHWAY NAMING AND
TWO BILLS TO DISCUSS TODAY. I DO
SEE MR BLOOM IN ATTENDANCE, SO
WE WILL BEGIN WITH A CR 1 77
WILL BEGIN AS A SUB AS A
SUBCOMMITTEE UNTIL WE RECEIVE
UNTIL WE HAVE A QUORUM. THANK
YOU, MR BLOOM. YOUR WITNESSES
MAY ALSO COME UP AND HAVE A SEAT
AT THE TABLE AND YOU MAY EITHER
SIT AT THE TABLE OR SPEAK AT THE
PODIUM. WHATEVER IS YOUR
PLEASURE. AND WHENEVER YOU'RE
READY, YOU MAY PROCEED. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I
AM PLEASED TO BE HERE PRESENTING
A CR 1 77 A RESOLUTION THAT
REQUESTS THE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION TO REMOVE THE
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS
TRANSCONTINENTAL HIGHWAY
DESIGNATION FROM THE RELEVANT
PORTION OF INTERSTATE 10. IN
CALIFORNIA. THE COLUMBUS HIGHWAY
DESIGNATION WAS ESTABLISHED BY
THE LEGISLATURE IN 1976 TO
RECOGNIZE COLUMBUS AS A
DISTINGUISHED PIONEER WHO
DISCOVERED AMERICA. SUBSEQUENTLY
A HIGHWAY SIGN WAS ERECTED IN
SANTA MONICA IN MY DISTRICT TO
COMMEMORATE AND MEMORIALIZE
COLUMBUS, BUT I LEARNED TODAY
THAT THAT SIGN APPEARS TO HAVE
DISAPPEARED. NOBODY SEEMS TO
KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO IT. BUT
THE DESIGNATION REMAINS AND WE
KNOW, OF COURSE, THAT COLUMBUS
DID NOT DISCOVER AMERICA AND
ACTUALITY, CALIFORNIA HAS BEEN
HOME TO OVER 154 NATIVE AMERICAN
GROUPS. OVER 20,000 YEARS. THE
ARRIVAL OF COLUMBUS CONSEQUENTLY
IGNITED CENTURIES OF OPPRESSION
, ISOLATION AND LOSS OF HOMELAND
AND HERITAGE TOWARDS THE NATIVE
PEOPLE OF THE AMERICAS. THIS
HISTORY OF VIOLENCE AND
MISTREATMENT OF INDIGENOUS
PEOPLE OF CALIFORNIA IS NOT
SOMETHING WE SHOULD BE PROUD OF
, AND SHOULD CERTAINLY NOT BE
MEMORIALIZED AND COMMEMORATED.
IN RESPONSE AND IN RECOGNITION
OF THE NATIVE AMERICAN
COMMUNITIES, DIVERSITY AND
CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE STATE,
CALIFORNIA AS WELL AS THE CITY
AND COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, HAVE
TAKEN STEPS TO FORMALLY
APOLOGIZE. OR PAST
TRANSGRESSIONS. RESTORATIVE
JUSTICE EFFORTS HAVE ALSO
INCLUDED RENAMING HOLIDAYS AND
PARKS, REMOVING STATUES AND
INCREASING AWARENESS SUCH AS
EXPANDING NARRATIONS. AND
OBSERVING NATIVE AMERICAN
HERITAGE MONTH AND INDIGENOUS
PEOPLES DAY. A CR 1 77 IS A
SIMPLE BUT IMPORTANT STEP IN OUR
CONTINUED EFFORTS TO CORRECT THE
HISTORICAL RECORD AND REEVALUATE
OUR OUR PRIORITIES AND VALUES.
WHILE THE PHYSICAL SIGN NO
LONGER EXISTS IN SANTA MONICA,
THE DESIGNATION EXISTS ON STATE
RECORDS AND IS RECOGNIZED BY MAP
SERVICES. BY REMOVING THE
DESIGNATION. THE STATE IS TAKING
AN ACTIVE ROLE IN PROMOTING
CULTURAL SENSITIVITY. AND
EMPATHY FOR INDIGENOUS PEOPLE.
WITH ME TESTIFYING AND SUPPORT
TODAY ON BEHALF OF THE CITY AND
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES IS JOEY
WILLIAMS. THANK YOU BEFORE WE GO
TO YOUR WITNESS. I BEG YOUR
PARDON. WE'RE GOING TO PAUSE FOR
A MOMENT TO TAKE ROLE TO
ESTABLISH A QUORUM. HAVE A REAL
CALL, PLEASE. FRIEDMAN. HERE
FRIEDMAN HERE SANG ALONG HERE,
BERMAN. CUNNINGHAM. DAILY. DAILY
HERE, DAVIES. DAVIES HERE.
GIBSON TO ALL OVER HERE. B. PLEA
HERE, MEDINA. MEDINA HERE,
NAZARIAN. NGUYEN. OH, DONALD
WARD. WIX WIX HERE. WE HAVE A
CORN. MR BERMAN. BERMAN. HERE
BERMAN HERE PERFECT NINE. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. OKAY THANK YOU.
SO MUCH FOR THAT SERVED AND YOU
MAY PROCEED FOR YOUR TWO MINUTE
TESTIMONY. GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM
CHAIR AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS YOU AND
SHARE THE WISE CRITICAL THAT THE
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS TRANS
CANADA HIGHWAY DESIGNATION BE
REMOVED AS PROPOSED IN A CR 177
. MY NAME IS JOEY WILLIAMS. I'M
GONNA PAY YOU FROM THE CURRENT
VALLEY INDIAN COMMUNITY. THE
NEWER PEOPLE TESTIFYING ON
BEHALF OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF
LOS ANGELES, I'M HONORED TO
SERVE AS A LOS ANGELES CITY
COUNTY. NATIVE AMERICAN UNION
COMMISSIONS. LEAD APPOINTEE
CARES FIRST COMMUNITY INVESTMENT
ADVISORY BOARD. I'M ALSO THE CO
VICE CHAIR FOR ALLOCATING
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS BACK. FOR
RACIAL JUSTICE THROUGH
INVESTMENTS TO YOUTH JOB
TRAINING, SMALL BUSINESS
DEVELOPMENT AND SUPPORTIVE
HOUSING SERVICES AND
ALTERNATIVES TO INCARCERATION.
I'VE COMMITTED OVER THE LAST 15
YEARS TO ORGANIZING AND BRINGING
NATIVE PEOPLE, PEOPLE OF COLOR
AND YOUNG PEOPLE AND
DISENFRANCHISED COMMUNITIES OFF
THE SIDELINES INTO THE BIG FIGHT
FOR GOOD JOBS. QUALITY EDUCATION
AND ENDING MASS INCARCERATION
AND POLICE BRUTALITY AS MEMBER
BLUE MENTIONED 1976, THE
LEGISLATURE DESIGNATED THE
PORTION OF INTERSTATE 10 AND
CALIFORNIA AS A CHRISTOPHER
COLUMBUS TRANSCONTINENTAL
HIGHWAY. OUR COMMITTEE KNEW THIS
WAS NOT AN INDIVIDUAL TO
VENERATE AND FAST FORWARD TO
TODAY TO SOCIETY AT LARGE, I
BELIEVE, AS WELL AS THE SAME I'M
PROUD TO RESIDE IN THE CITY AND
COUNTY THAT HAS REMOVED
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS DAY AS A
HOLIDAY AND REPLACED IT WITH
INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY A CITY
AND COUNTY THAT REMOVED A
PROMINENTLY FEATURED STATUE AS
WELL OF COLUMBUS. A CITY AND
COUNTY THAT ACKNOWLEDGES ITS
ROLE AND CREATING A SAFE AND
SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL
RESIDENTS, UM, AND TAKES ACTIONS
TO DO SO. OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS
IN LOS ANGELES AND THE CITY AND
THE COUNTY I'VE SPOKEN TO
ACKNOWLEDGE THE IMPORTANCE OF
REMOVING DESIGNATION FROM
HIGHWAY THAT BISECTS OUR CITY
AND COUNTY AND THAT NATIVE
FAMILIES AND CHILDREN UTILIZE ON
A DAILY BASIS, MYSELF INCLUDED.
THE BLATANT ATTACK ON HUMANITY
AND THE WORTHINESS OF NATIVE AND
INDIGENOUS PEOPLES. THREE YEARS
AGO, GOVERNOR BROWN MADE A BOLD
MOVE IN FORMALLY APOLOGIZED T
NATIVE PEOPLES FOR ACTS OF
GENOCIDE AND OTHER ATROCITIES
COMMITTED BY THE STATE AGAINST
NATIVE PEOPLES ESTABLISHED THE
TRUTH, CALIFORNIA TRUTH AND
HEALING TO INVESTIGATE THE
TRUTH. IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO
COLLECTIVELY HELL. THERE CAN BE
NO HEALING WITHOUT TRUTH TELLING
ME THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE TODAY.
AND I PETITION YOU TO KEEP THE
LANGUAGE AND TRUTH TELLING THAT
IS CURRENTLY IN THE BILL. THANK
YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. I
GREATLY APPRECIATE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS YOU AND
THANK YOU TO OUR CHAMPIONS
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S BLOOM HERE AND
THE SECOND MEMBER OF RAMOS AND
WE URGE YOU TO SUPPORT THE
REMOVAL OF THIS DESIGNATION. BY
VOTING I ON A CR 177. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH, AND WE HAVE NO
OPPOSITION ON FILE. SO WITH THAT
WE WILL SEE IF THERE'S ANYBODY
IN THE HEARING ROOM WHO WANTS TO
TESTIFY FOR OR AGAINST SEEING
NON OPERATOR. CAN YOU PLEASE
OPEN UP THE PHONE LINES FOR ER 1
77 FOR TESTIMONY, BOTH FOR OR
AGAINST THE PROPOSAL. YOUR
COMMENTS IN SUPPORT OR
OPPOSITION OF A CR 1 77 PLEASE
PRESS ONE THAN ZERO THAT COMMAND
AGAIN. 1 10 0. END WE HAVE A
COMMENT FROM LINE 2 42. YOU
MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS ALCHEMY
. GRAHAM ON BEHALF OF THE COAST
SPONSOR CITY OF LOS ANGELES AND
SUPPORT OF ER 1 77. THANK YOU.
AND WE HAVE ONE MORE COMMENT.
COMING THROUGH ONE MOMENT,
PLEASE. WHILE WE PROVIDE THEM
WITH THEIR LINE NUMBER.
TO SEE ONE MOMENT, PLEASE. AND
WE HAVE A COMMENT FROM LINE. 2
44. GOOD AFTERNOON. THIS IS
CALVIN HEDRICK AND THE
CALIFORNIA NATIVE VOTE PROJECT
IN SUPPORT. THANK YOU. AND NEXT
WE'LL HEAR FROM LINE 2 41. HELLO
MY NAME IS DISCOVERED TO THE
WINDOWS. I AM A GUEST ON TONGA.
LANCE WAS BORN IN TANGA LANCE
AND ASKING FOR SUPPORT OF THE CR
1 77. THANK YOU. AND MADAM
CHAIR. THERE ARE NO FURTHER
COMMENTS AT THIS TIME. THANK
YOU. WE'LL GO BACK TO THE.
SEEING NONE. I REALLY APPRECIATE
MR GLOOMY BRINGING THIS FORWARD
. I APPRECIATE YOUR WITNESS
COMING TO STATE THE IMPORTANCE
OF MEASURES LIKE THIS, AND THIS
BE SUPPORTING IT TODAY. WE HAVE
EMOTION. I HAVE A MOTION AND A
SECOND. CAN WE HAVE A ROLL CALL,
PLEASE? THIS YEAR. 1 77 TO BE
ADOPTED. FRIEDMAN FRIEDMAN, I
PH. PHÊN NOT VOTING. BERMAN
BERMAN. I CUNNINGHAM DAILY DAILY
. I DAVIES DAVIES, I GIBSON
CHOLERA. PULVER. I LI LEE I
MEDINA. MEDINA. I NAZARIAN.
NGUYEN. OH, DONALD WARD. WEEKS.
WEEKS. 80. THANK YOU. ZERO THAT
FILLS OUT THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
UNITED SEE MR MCGUIRE SO WE WILL
GO TO THE PERSON.
CAN PROCEED WHEN READY. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR AND
COLLEAGUES. THANK YOU FOR
ALLOWING ME TO PRESENT SENATE
BILL 14 88 TODAY ON BEHALF OF
SENATOR GLASER, WHO HAS BEEN
WORKING ON THIS ISSUE FOR MANY
YEARS. THIS BILL WOULD CLARIFY
AND EXPAND THE AUTHORITY OF
BART'S INSPECTOR GENERAL AND
GIVE THE OFFICE MORE PROTECTION
FROM IMPROPER INTERFERENCE IN
ITS WORK AREA. VOTERS CREATED
THE INSPECTOR GENERAL, WHICH
GIVES THE BART BOARD THE PUBLIC
AND THE SYSTEMS WRITERS AND
INDEPENDENT SET OF EYES AND EARS
TO MONITOR THE AGENCY'S SPENDING
. AN OPERATIONS CENTER. GLASER
WORKED CLOSELY WITH FORMER STATE
AUDITOR ELAINE HOWELL. THE
CRAFT. THIS BILL, WHICH REQUIRES
THE OFFICE TO CONDUCT ITS WORK
IN CONFORMITY WITH GOVERNMENT
AUDITING STANDARDS, PUBLISHED BY
THE CONTROLLER GENERAL OF THE
UNITED STATES AND NATIONAL
STANDARDS, PUBLISHED BY THE
ASSOCIATION OF INSPECTORS,
GENERAL. CENTER GLAZER HAS BEEN
WORKING WITH BART TO RESOLVE
THEIR CONCERNS AND PLANS TO
PRESENT AMENDMENTS IN THE
JUDICIARY COMMITTEE. IF THE BILL
PASSES TODAY, I RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR AN I VOTE AND WITH ME TODAY
AND SUPPORTED THE BILL ARE DEBRA
, I BELIEVE, OR DEBORAH ALLEN, A
MEMBER OF THE BART BOARD OF
DIRECTORS, DIRECTORS AND KEVIN
CHRISTIANSEN, ON BEHALF OF THE
ASSOCIATION OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT
AUDITORS. I ALSO HAVE CENTER
GLACIERS CHIEF OF STAFF DANIEL
WEINTRAUB WITH ME HERE TO HELP
ANSWER ANY TECHNICAL QUESTIONS.
YOU MAY HAVE. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. THANK YOU. THAT YOU HAVE
EMOTION AND YOUR WITNESSES WILL
HAVE TWO MINUTES. YOU WILL HAVE
TWO MINUTES APIECE AND WE'RE WE
ARE GOING TO BE TIMING THEM.
THANK YOU. AND IF THERE'S THE
OPPOSITION WITNESSES ARE IN THE
ROOM, UM YOU WILL BE COMING UP
NEXT. YOU MAY PROCEED WHENEVER
YOU'RE READY. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY
NAME IS KEVIN CHRISTENSEN ARMS.
I'M SORRY. CAN YOU SPEAK INTO
THE MICROPHONE REALLY CLOSE.
THANKS. IS THAT BETTER? ALRIGHT.
GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME AGAIN IS
KEVIN CHRISTENSEN, SPEAKING FOR
THE ASSOCIATION OF LOCAL
GOVERNMENT AUDITORS AND SUPPORT
OF SENATE BILL 14. 88 ALGA IS A
PRIMARY PROFESSIONAL
ORGANIZATION FOR LOCAL
GOVERNMENT AUDIT AGENCIES THAT
INCLUDES TRANSIT AGENCIES AND
INSPECTOR GENERAL'S ACROSS THE
UNITED STATES AND CANADA. WE
BELIEVE THAT S B 14 88 BRINGS
THE DUTIES AND AUTHORITIES OF
THE BART INSPCTOR GENERAL IN
CLOSER ALIGNMENT WITH AL GHOUS
GUIDELINES. THE U. S COMPTROLLER
GENERAL'S GOVERNMENT AUDITING
STANDARDS AND THE ASSOCIATION OF
INSPECTORS GENERAL GUIDANCE FOR
INVESTIGATION. WE'D ALGA HAVE
LEARNED THROUGH REQUESTS FOR
ASSISTANCE FROM AUDITORS ALL
OVER THE US AND CANADA THAT
UNFORTUNATELY MANAGEMENT AND
EVEN SOMETIMES LEGISLATORS DO
ATTEMPT TO PREVENT AUDITORS AND
INSPECTORS GENERAL FROM
OBTAINING THE INFORMATION NEEDED
TO COMPLETE THEIR WORK. WE'D
LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT FIVE KEY
PROVISIONS IN S B 14 88, WHICH
ARE IN LINE WITH AUDITING
STANDARDS AND CALIFORNIA
LEGISLATION. SECTION ONE
REQUIRES THE OFFICE HAVE THE
INDEPENDENCE NEEDED TO CONDUCT
AUDITS AND CONFORMITY WITH
GOVERNMENT AUDITING STANDARDS.
SECTION TWO AS ABUSE IN
REFERRING TO FRAUD, WASTE AND
ABUSE. SECTION THREE ENSURES THE
INSPECTOR GENERAL HAS ACCESS TO
EMPLOYEES AND RECORDS AND THE
AUTHORITY NEEDED TO PERFORM ITS
AUDITS. SECTION FOUR REQUIRES
MANAGEMENT RESPONSES TO FINDINGS
AND RECOMMENDATIONS WITHIN A SET
TIME FRAME AND SECTION FIVE
GIVES THE INSPECTOR GENERAL
AUTHORITY OVER THE OFFICES,
EMPLOYEES AND AUTHORITY AND
AUTHORITY TO HIRE CONSULTANTS,
INCLUDING INDEPENDENT COUNSEL
WHEN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST
EXISTS. THIS PROVISION IS
CONSISTENT WITH THE CALIFORNIA
STATE GOVERNMENT CODE GUIDING
THE WORK OF THE CALIFORNIA STATE
AUDITOR. IN ALL COUNTY ORDERS
AND CONTROLLERS. WE BELIEVE THIS
BILL STRENGTHENS THE
INDEPENDENCE OF THE BART
INSPECTOR GENERAL AND PROVIDES
THE POWER AND AUTHORITY
NECESSARY TO EFFECTIVELY CARRY
OUT ITS MISSION. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.
THANK YOU NEXT WITNESS FOR TWO
MINUTES. GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR
AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS. I'M
DEBORAH ALLEN, ONE OF NINE
ELECTED MEMBERS OF THE BART
BOARD OF DIRECTORS. I SUPPORT
SENATE BILL 14 88 AND I ASK FOR
YOUR SUPPORT SPENT OVER 30 YEARS
AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT ROLES
AS A CPA AUDITOR AND SHE
FINANCIAL OFFICER HAVE ALSO
SERVED ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT
BOARD. MAKING GOVERNMENT
DECISION MAKERS AND, UH, HOLD
ACCOUNTABLE TO TAXPAYERS AND
PROMOTING FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY
AND BEST PRACTICES AT ALL LEVELS
. THAT'S WHY I'VE WORKED HARD ON
THE FORMATION, DEVELOPMENT AND
OVERSIGHT OF BART'S OFFICE OF
INSPECTOR GENERAL, AND THAT'S
WHY I'M HERE TO ASK FOR YOUR
SUPPORT OF SB 14 88 TO FURTHER
CLARIFY THE AUTHORITY OF THE
BART I G. PRIOR TO CREATION OF
THE OFFICE IN 2019. THERE WAS
VERY LITTLE INDEPENDENT
OVERSIGHT OF HOW BART SPENT ITS
ANNUAL BUDGET OF NOW ALMOST $3
BILLION. IT'S BEEN AN UPHILL
BATTLE THESE PAST THREE YEARS AS
SMART SENIOR MANAGERS HAVE
WORKED TO DIMINISH THE AUTHORITY
OF THE I G. SOME PROGRESS HAS
BEEN MADE, BUT MORE IS NEEDED.
RECENT HEADLINES ABOUT A
CONFLICT OF INTEREST FINDING BY
THE I G AND $40 MILLION BARK
CONTRACT. IT'S JUST ONE OF
EXAMPLE OF WHY A ROBUST
INDEPENDENT OFFICE OF INSPECTOR
GENERAL IS CRITICAL. SB 14 80.
IT WAS MODELED AFTER NATIONAL
AUDITING STANDARDS AND PROVIDES
OUR BAR I G THE SAME TOOLS GIVEN
THE OTHER IGS IN OUR STATE,
CALTRANS L. A METRO AND THE
STATE AUDITOR'S OFFICE. WITH
THIS BILL, THE ROLE OF THE I G
WILL BE CLARIFIED UNDER WIDELY
ACCEPTED INDUSTRY STANDARDS,
ALLOWING HER TO FULFILL HER
MISSION. UNIMPEDED AS ELECTED
OFFICIALS. WE HAVE A
RESPONSIBILITY TO PROVIDE
ASSURANCES TO THE PUBLIC THAT
THEIR BAREA TRANSIT DOLLARS ARE
BEING SPENT WISELY. THIS BILL
HELPS DO THAT. I ASK FOR YOUR
YES VOTE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
AND WE DO HAVE TWO WITNESSES AND
OPPOSITION BECAUSE WITNESSES
IMPORTANT IF YEAH, IF YOU WANT
TO JUST COME TO THE SIDE OF THE
TABLE. GREAT AND YOU WILL EACH
HAVE TWO MINUTES. IF YOU CAN
JUST INTRODUCE YOURSELVES. BEGIN
YOUR TESTIMONY WHEN YOU'RE
READY. THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON
CHAIR FRIEDMAN AND MEMBERS. MY
NAME IS ROBERT RAYBURN, AND I AM
AN ELECTED MEMBER OF THE BOARD
OF DIRECTORS. I'M HERE TODAY ON
BEHALF OF THE DISTRICT. AND THE
REASONS BARK COMMUTE. CONTINUES
TO OPPOSE SENATE BILL 14 88
UNLESS AMENDED. LET ME START BY
THANKING THE AUTHOR, INSPECTOR
GENERAL AND BART STAFF FOR
COORDINATING AND INITIAL SET OF
AMENDMENTS THAT SEEK TO ADDRESS
SEVERAL OF BART'S CONCERNS.
THESE INCLUDE LANGUAGE TO
CLARIFY ONLINE, THE WORK OF THE
I G AND THE CONFLICT WITH THE
ORIGINAL JURISDICTION OF
INDEPENDENCE OF BART'S OFFICE OF
CIVIL RIGHTS AND THE OFFICE OF
THE INDEPENDENT POLICE AUDITOR.
PROCEDURES OUTLINING THE
IMPLEMENTATION AND ENFORCEMENT
OF THE I. G S SUBPOENA AUTHORITY
AND A REQUIREMENT THAT THE I G
ADHERE TO ALL APPLICABLE HEARING
AND PROCUREMENT LAWS. WE EXPECT
THESE AMENDMENTS AND OTHERS. TO
BE TAKEN INTO POLICY COMMITTEE
WHILE DISCUSSIONS COTINUE
REGARDING TO SUBSTANTIVE ISSUES
. THE FIRST IS THE THRESHOLD FOR
THE REMOVAL OF THE I. G. THE
STANDARD CONTAINED IN THE BILL
IS FAR MORE STRINGENT THAN ANY
OTHER STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT
INSPECTOR GENERAL PARK BELIEVES
A HIGHER THRESHOLD FOR REMOVAL
IS NOT NECESSARY AND WOULD WE
WOULD RATHER SEE THE LANGUAGE
THAT THE I G ONLY BE REMOVED FOR
GOOD CAUSE. THE SECOND ISSUE
PERTAINS TO INVESTIGATIONS AND
AUDITS THAT INVOLVED REPRESENTED
BART EMPLOYEES. IT IS A
DISTRICTS PRIORITY TO FOSTER
PRODUCTIVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH
OUR LABOR PARTNERS, WHICH
INCLUDE RECORD TIME IS UP. THANK
YOU. AND WE HAVE THE NEXT
WITNESS, PLEASE. I'M SORRY. YOU
NEED TO PUSH THE BUTTON. THANKS
THANK YOU. CHAIR AMANDA CREWS
HERE WITH BART TO ANSWER ANY
TECHNICAL QUESTIONS. OKAY. I'M
GONNA LET YOU LET YOU CUT YOU
OFF MID SENTENCE. I DIDN'T
REALLY MEAN TO. SO IF YOU WANT
TO JUST FINISH UP SINCE SHE'S
NOT TAKING ANY TIME. THAT'S
FINE. THANK YOU. SO WE? WE WANT
TO FOSTER PRODUCTIVE
RELATIONSHIPS WITH OUR LABOR
PARTNERS. THE I G IS THE AUTHOR,
HOWEVER. UM AND THE AUTHOR VIEW
COMPLIANCE. AND EMPLOYEE LABOR
AGREEMENTS TO BE UNDUE INFLUENCE
, WHICH WOULD IMPAIR THE I G S
ABILITY TO CONDUCT FAIR AND
OBJECTIVE INVESTIGATION. PART
RECOGNIZES THE CONFLICT NG MEANT
TO FINISH UP. NOT NOT CONTINUE,
BUT OKAY. OKAY SO WE URGED THAT
THIS BILL, UH THE AMENDED TO
ADDRESS THESE TWO SPECIFIC THANK
YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IS
THERE ANYBODY IN THE HEARING
ROOM WISHING TO TESTIFY FOR OR
AGAINST THE BILL? SEEING NON
OPERATOR. CAN YOU PLEASE OPEN UP
THE PHONE LINES FOR TESTIMONY
FOR OR AGAINST SB 14 88.
COMMENTS IN SUPPORT OR
OPPOSITION TO SB 14 88, PLEASE
PRESS 10 THAT COMMAND AGAIN ONE
THEN ZERO. AND WE HAVE A FEW
COMMENTS COMING THROUGH. ONE
MOMENT, PLEASE, WILL WHILE WE
PROVIDE THEM WITH LINE NUMBERS.
AND FIRST WE'LL HEAR FROM LINE
227. HELLO MY NAME IS HARRIET
RICHARDSON AND I AM THE
INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR BART. AND
I SUPPORT THIS BILL. AND NEXT
WE'LL HEAR FROM LYON TO 45. GOOD
AFTERNOON. THIS IS LIZ AIMS AND
I'M AN ELECTED PART BOARD.
DIRECTOR. AND I SUPPORT THIS
BILL. IN THE LINE TO 52. HI. MY
NAME IS JEFF ZUCKER, PRESIDENT
OF SAN FRANCISCO AND I SUPPORT
THIS BILL. PLANE TO 39. GOOD
AFTERNOON. SHARON MEMBERS OF THE
ASSEMBLY. THANKS FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. MY NAME IS
CHRISTINE ADAMS. SWANBERG I'M A
LONGTIME LOCAL GOVERNMENT
AUDITOR AND THE AUDITOR.
ELECTORAL WASHINGTON, OREGON. I
JUST WANT TO EXPRESS MY
STRONGEST SUPPORT FOR PASSAGE OF
SENATE BILL 14 88. THIS
LEGISLATION REALLY STRENGTHENS
THE IDEAS, INDEPENDENCE,
OBJECTIVITY AND TRANSPARENCY AND
REALLY IS IN THE BEST INTEREST.
FOR THE PUBLIC AND THE
ACCOUNTABILITY OF PUBLIC
SERVICES. THANK YOU. AND NEXT
WE'LL GO TO LINE 2 38. GOOD
MORNING. THIS IS ANNE MARIE
HOGAN. I'M THE SENIOR ADVOCACY
RECORD. THE ASSOCIATION OF LOCAL
GOVERNMENT AUDITORS AND THE
RETIRED ELECTED CITY AUDITORS.
FROM A CITY IN MEMBER WICKS
DISTRICT, AND WE HAD ALGA ARE
FULLY IN SUPPORT OF THIS BILL.
AND MADAM CHAIR IN THERE ARE NO
FURTHER COMMENTS AT THIS TIME.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH WITH THAT.
WE'LL GO BACK TO THE COMMITTEE
FOR ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS.
RECOMMEND A LOT OF QUESTIONS FOR
THIS PARTICULAR PRESENTER. ADAM
CHAIR. OKAY UH, SEEING NONE OF
THIS BILL SIMPLY GIVES BARK THE
BARK INSPECTOR GENERAL POWERS
THAT WILL BRING IT IN LINE WITH
OTHER INSPECTOR GENERAL'S
THROUGHOUT THE STATE, AND I DO
APPRECIATE THE ACTUAL AUTHORS.
WORKING WITH BART TO ALLEVIATE
THE CONCERNS ABOUT THE BILLS,
AND I'LL BE SUPPORTING IT TODAY.
DO WE HAVE WE? I THINK WE HAD A
MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? OH,
I'M SORRY, MR COLLIER. DID YOU
HAVE A QUESTION? THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, MADAM. YOU'RE NOT A
QUESTION IN THE COMMENT. I DO
WANT TO THANK THE AUTHOR OF THE
AUTHOR'S OFFICE. THEY'VE BEEN
COMMUNICATED WITH OUR OFFICE ON
QUESTIONS CONCERNS, AND I KNOW
THAT THE BILL HAS MOVED IN A
POSITIVE DIRECTION BASED UPON
WORK WITH SOME OF THE OPPOSITION
. UM I STILL HAVE. I SHARE SOME
OF THE CONCERNS THAT THE UNIONS
HAVE IN TERMS OF
REPRESENTATIVES. MEMBERS UH AND
I'M A LITTLE HAVEN'T DONE AS
MUCH RESEARCH ON THE THRESHOLD
ISSUE, BUT GIVEN THE FACT THAT
IF THIS PASSES IT WILL GO TO
JUDICIARY WILL GIVE ME AN
OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE MORE CONTACT
WITH THE AUTHOR'S OFFICE AS WELL
AS SOME OF THE OPPOSITION
CONCERNS. AND SO I'LL HAVE. YOU
KNOW, I'LL VOTE FOR THIS TODAY
ABOUT WHEN IT COMES TO
JUDICIARY. HOPEFULLY SOME OF
THOSE CONCERNS AND QUESTIONS AND
DIALOGUE WITH THE AUTHOR'S
OFFICE CAN CONTINUE. OVER THE
COURSE OF THE NEXT WEEK. THANK
YOU. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION IN A
SECOND. IF THERE'S NO MORE
COMMENTS, WE HAVE A ROLL CALL,
PLEASE. SB 14 88 DO PASS TO
JUDICIARY FRIEDMAN AYE,
FRIEDMAN. I PH. MONNING AYE,
BERMAN BERMAN. I CUNNINGHAM
DAILY DAILY. I DAVIES DAVIES, I
GIBSON GIBSON. I KALRA. COBRA. I
LI REALLY NOT VOTING. MEDINA.
MEDINA. I NAZARIAN. WHEN OH,
DONALD O'DONNELL NOT VOTING.
WARD. BOARD. I WICKS. WEEKS. I
10 0. 10 0. THAT BILL IS OUT,
AND MR BERMAN HAS VERY, VERY
KINDLY AGREED TO PRESENT SP 307
BY MAGUIRE. NO GOOD DEED GOES
UNPUNISHED. GOOD AFTERNOON.
SHARON COLLEAGUES. SB 307, WHICH
IS LOOKING FOR A QUICK MOTION IN
A SECOND. IS A CRITICAL BILL
THAT SEEKS TO STOP ONE OF THE
LARGEST ENVIRONMENTAL THREATS
CALIFORNIA SEEN IN DECADES, A
PROPOSAL FROM A CLANDESTINE
OPERATION HIDING BEHIND IT ON
HIS LLC OUT OF WYOMING WANTS TO
SHIP MILLIONS OF TONS OF COAL
THROUGH NEVADA, ACROSS THE STATE
AND UP THE COASTAL COUNTIES OF
MARIN, SONOMA, MENDOCINO,
TRINITY AND HUMBOLDT. TO
OVERSEAS MARKETS THROUGH THE
PORTS OF HUMBOLDT. GIVEN THE
QUICK MOTION AND SECOND, I WILL
STOP THERE. UM AND, UH, HAPPY TO
ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. FOLKS
MIGHT HAVE AND I HAVE WITH ME,
DANIEL BARAD WITH THE SIERRA
CLUB. THANK YOU, MR BROAD. YOU
WILL HAVE TWO MINUTES. IF YOU
CAN PUSH THE BUTTON, PLEASE.
THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR
AND MEMBERS. IT'S GOOD TO SEE
YOU. DANIEL BRAD ON BEHALF OF
SIERRA CLUB, CALIFORNIA AND A
HALF MILLION MEMBERS AND
SUPPORTERS THROUGHOUT THE STATE.
IN STRONG SUPPORT OF SB 307 SP
307 BANS ANY STATE FUNDING FROM
GOING TO BUILD OUT A POTENTIAL
CALL STORAGE TERMINAL AT THE
PORTS OF HUMBOLDT. THIS BILL IS
KEY TO PROTECTING NORTH COAST
COMMUNITIES, WATERSHEDS
ECOSYSTEM. AND WILDLIFE FROM A
BILLION DOLLAR TOXIC PLAN THAT
WAS DEVELOPED IN SECRET BY COAL
COMPANIES IN THE MIDWEST TO SHIP
CALLED THROUGH THE NORTH COAST.
ROUTE PROPOSED IN THIS PLAN
WOULD RUN ALONG SOME OF THE MOST
ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE AREAS
IN CALIFORNIA, INCLUDING TWO
RIVERS THAT SUPPLY DRINKING
WATER FOR NEARLY ONE MILLION
PEOPLE. WE HAVE KNOWN FOR
DECADES THAT BURNING COAL HAS
HORRIFIC PUBLIC HEALTH IMPACTS
AND AS A MASSIVE CONTRIBUTOR TO
CLIMB THE CLIMATE CRISIS.
CALIFORNIA CANNOT BE A LEADER ON
CLEAN AIR AND CLIMATE AND ALSO
FACILITATE THE COMBUSTION OF
FOSSIL FUELS THROUGHOUT THE
WORLD AGAINST CR CLUB.
CALIFORNIA SUPPORTS SB 307, AND
WE RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR ABOUT
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I HAVE NO
WITNESSES REGISTERED AN
OPPOSITION. IS THERE ANYBODY IN
THE ROOM WISHING TO TESTIFY FOR
OR AGAINST SB 307? IF YOU ARE,
THEN PLEASE COME UP TO THE
MICROPHONE. SAY YOUR NAME AND
YOUR ORGANIZATION AND POSITION.
GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR AND MEMBER
STEVEN MYERS ON BEHALF OF SAVE
THE REDWOODS LEAGUE AND SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU SAYING NO
OTHER WITNESSES. CAN WE PLEASE
OPEN UP THE PHONE LINE TO
OPERATOR FOR SP 307? COMMENTS IN
SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION TO XB 307
PLEASE PRESS 10. THAT COMMAND
AGAIN. 1 10 0. IN LINE TO 51.
YOUR MIC IS OPEN. THANK YOU.
THIS IS ALEX LOOMER ON BEHALF OF
CALIFORNIAN TROUT AND TROUT
UNLIMITED AND STRONG SUPPORT.
AND WE HAVE NO FURTHER COMMENTS
AT THIS TIME. THANK YOU ANY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE
COMMITTEE? SEEING NONE. I DO
APPRECIATE THE AUTHOR'S WORK
OVER THE YEARS AND TRYING TO
ESTABLISH THE GREAT REDWOOD
TRAIL AND I DO HOPE THE SURFACE
TRANSPORTATION BOARD REJECTS
THIS UNWANTED ATTEMPT. AND I DO
THINK THIS BILL SENDS AN
IMPORTANT MESSAGE. WE HAVE
EMOTION. YEAH, OVER HERE. WE
HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. CAN
WE HAVE A ROLL CALL, PLEASE. OH,
I'M SORRY. DID YOU WANT TO
CLOSE? I JUST WANT TO NOTE THAT
THE CENTERS ASSUMING HIS STAFF
AND NOT HIMSELF, PUT TOGETHER
GREAT TALKING POINTS HERE. SHOUT
OUT TO THEM. THERE'S UH THEY
MENTIONED ZOMBIES AND ALL SORTS
OF OTHER STUFF THAT I'M GOING TO
SKIP. UM APPRECIATIVE ONE
SUPPORT. THANKS. OKAY. ROLL
CALL, PLEASE. SB 307 DO PASS TO
APPROPRIATIONS. FRIEDMAN
FRIEDMAN. I PH PHÊN NOT
VOTING. BOURBON BERMAN. I
CUNNINGHAM. SENDING HIM I DAILY
DAILY. I DAVIES DAVIES. I GIBSON
GIBSON, CULEBRA. CULEBRA. I LI.
REALLY I MEDINA MEDINA. I
NAZARIAN NGUYEN. WHEN I
O'DONNELL O'DONNELL? AYE. WARD.
WARD. I WICKS. WEEKS. I. 13 0 13
0. THAT BILL IS OUT. WE DO HAVE
ITEMS ON CONSENT MEMBERS. UH DO
IT. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A
SECOND ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
CAN WE HAVE A ROLL CALL, PLEASE?
ITEMS ON CONSENT. FRIEDMAN
FRIEDMAN I FONG FONG I BERMAN
BERMAN. I CUNNINGHAM CUNNINGHAM
. MY DAILY DAILY, I DAVIES
DAVIES I GIBSON GIBSON. AYE.
PAUL RYAN. ALRIGHT, I LI. REALLY
I MEDINA MEDINA. I NAZARIAN WHEN. WHEN I O'DONNELL O'DONNELL I
WARD WARD. I WICKS. WEEKS I 14 0
14 0 WITH THAT 12 HIGHWAY NAMING
FERRIES GET THEIR WINGS. CAN WE
PLEASE CALL ROLE FOR ABSENT
MEMBERS ON THE ITEMS THAT WE
HAVE ALREADY VOTED ON? CAN. FILE
ITEM ONE A CR 1 77. CURRENT VOTE
80 CUNNINGHAM. CUNNINGHAM. I
GIBSON. GIBSON. GIBSON I
NAZARIAN. WHEN. WHEN NEW AND
WHEN NOT VOTING, A O'DONNELL
O'DONNELL I AWARD BOARD. 12 0
FINAL VOTE 12 0 THAT PHIL IS
OUT. NEXT BILL, PLEASE. FILE
ITEM 11. SB 14 88 CURRENT VOTE
10 0 CUNNINGHAM. CUNNINGHAM. I
NAZARIAN. WHEN I. FINAL VOTE 12
00 THAT BILL IS OUT. LAST BILL,
PLEASE. VIOLATING 14 SP 307.
FIRST VOTE 13 0. WAITING ON
MISERY IN HE IS NOT HERE. YOU
ALREADY VOTED ON IT? YEAH. OKAY
WE HAVEN'T HEARD FROM ANYBODY
ELSE'S OFFICE. SO WITH THAT WE
ARE ADJOURNED.