THERE YOU GO. GOOD AFTERNOON,
EVERYBODY. WE'RE GOING TO START
THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE.
SUBCOMMITTEE AND I'LL CALL IT
THE ORDER. UM JUST A FEW
HOUSEKEEPING ITEMS. THE HEARING
ROOM IS OPEN FOR ATTENDANCE OF
THIS HEARING, AND IT CAN BE
WASHED 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 AROUND THE
BUILDING, ENCOURAGE THE PUBLIC
TO PROVIDE WRITTEN TESTIMONY BY
VISITING THE COMMITTEE WEBSITE.
PLEASE NOTE THAT ANY WRITTEN
TESTIMONY SUBMITTED TO THE
COMMITTEE IS CONSIDERED PUBLIC
COMMENT AND MAYBE READ INTO THE
RECORD OR REPRINTED. WHO ALLOWED
TWO MINUTES EACH FOR TWO PRIMARY
WITNESSES AND SUPPORTING
OPPOSITION AND THESE WITNESSES
MUST TESTIFY IN PERSON IN THE
HEARING ROOM. ADDITIONAL
WITNESSES, COMMENTS WILL BE
LIMITED TO YOUR NAME,
ORGANIZATION AND POSITION AND
THEY CAN EITHER BE IN PERSON OR
ON THE TELEPHONE. WE'LL START
WITH THOSE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC
WHO ARE HERE IN THE ROOM TO USE
OUR TELEPHONE SERVICE. THE
NUMBER TO CALL IS 87769 AGAIN.
THAT'S 8776928957. AND THE
ACCESS CODE IS 1850 1100 AGAIN.
THAT'S 18 50 1100. IF YOU'RE
HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE
MODERATED PHONESERVICE, YOU CAN
CALL THE COMMITTEE AND 916319
2093. OUR STAFF WILL TRY TO HELP
. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE BEGINNING
THAT BEGINNING IN AUGUST, THIS
COMMITTEE WILL NO LONGER BE
ACCEPTING PUBLIC COMMENT OVER
THE TELEPHONE AGAIN. NOTE THAT
THE BEGINNING AND OUR BLACK
BEGINNING IN AUGUST, THIS
COMMITTEE WILL NO LONGER BE
ACCEPTING PUBLIC COMMENT OVER
THE TELEPHONE. FINALLY THE
ASSEMBLY HAS EXPERIENCED A
NUMBER OF DISRUPTIONS TO THE
COMMITTEE AND FOR PROCEEDINGS IN
THE PAST FEW YEARS. CONDUCT THAT
DISRUPTS, DISTURBS OR OTHERWISE
IMPEDE THE ORDERLY CONDUCT OF
THE HEARING IS PROHIBITED. SUCH
CONDUCT, MAYBE TAKING OR MAKING
TALKING OR MAKING LOUD NOISES
FROM THE AUDIENCE, UH, UTTERING
LOUD THREATENING OR ABUSIVE
LANGUAGE SPEAKING LONGER THAN
SIMULATED EXTENDED DISCUSSION ON
MATTERS NOT RELATED TO THE
SUBJECT OF THE BILL AND OTHER
DISRUPTIVE ACTS. TO ADDRESS ANY
DISRUPTIVE CONDUCT. I WILL TAKE
THE FOLLOWING STEPS EVEN
EVIDENTLY, VISUAL DISRUPTS OUR
HEARING PROCESS. I WOULD DIRECT
THEM TO STOP AND WARNED THEM
THAT CONTINUE TO SUBSTANCE MAY
RESULT IN THE REMOVAL FROM THE
BUILDING. WAS I WILL ALSO
DOCUMENT ON THE RECORD THE
INDIVIDUAL INVOLVED IN THE
NATURE OF THE DISRUPTIVE
CONDUCT. I MAY TEMPORARILY
RECESSED THE HEARING. IF THE
CONTACT IS NOT STOP, I WILL
REQUEST THE ASSISTANCE OF THE
SERGEANTS IN OR ESCORTING THE
INDIVIDUAL FROM THE BUILDING.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION
WITH THAT WE WILL BEGIN OUR
HEARING. SO TODAY WE HAVE
ACTUALLY. AUTHORS. DO YOU HAVE
WE NEED SENATORS TO COME DOWN
AND PRESENT THEIR BILLS IF THEY
SO CHOOSE, UM, AS WELL AS THE
MEMBERS, THE ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
THAT HAVE AGREED TO PRESENT THIN
IT BILLS ON BEHALF OF, UM THE
SENATORS THAT THEY'VE THEY'RE
WORKING. THEY'RE LOOKING TO
ASSIST THAT WOULD BE LEAD CORA
AND WORD SO WE'LL TAKE ANYBODY
AT THIS MOMENT.
WILL ALSO TAKE MEMBERS TO
ESTABLISH A QUORUM T.
OKAY?
JUST FOR THOSE IN THE AUDIENCE
AND THOSE WATCHING ON STREET ON
ONLINE FILE ITEM TWO. SB 12 49
ARCHULETTA. THAT BILL HAS BEEN
PULLED. BY THE AUTHOR.
ALL RIGHT. J. GONZALEZ Ó. THANK
YOU READY WHENEVER YOU'RE I'M
ASSUMING YOU WE WILL DO. OH,
WE'RE DOING 12 51 WHILE I'M 10.
PLEASE PROCEED WHENEVER YOU'RE
READY. HELLO. CAN YOU HEAR ME?
OKAY, ALRIGHT. THANK YOU, MR
CHAIR AND MEMBERS AND HERE TO
PRESENT SP 12 51, WHICH WILL
CREATE ZERO MISSION EQUITY
ADVOCATE IN THE GOVERNOR'S
OFFICE OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT. OF VEHICLES AS YOU
KNOW, INCLUDING PASSENGER
VEHICLES, BUSSES AND TRUCKS ARE
ESSENTIAL TO REDUCE OUR STATE'S
GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS AND AIR
POLLUTION IN CALIFORNIA. ARE
CURRENTLY NOT VERY EQUITABLE. IN
CALIFORNIA WHITE HIGHER INCOME
HOUSEHOLDS ARE FAR MORE LIKELY
TO OWNS THE ZERO EMISSION
VEHICLES AND LOWER INCOME
HOUSEHOLDS OF COLOR. THIS S
ESPECIALLY TRUE IN COMMUNITIES
THAT ARE OVERBURDENED BY
EMISSIONS AND HAVE THE MOST NEED
FOR ZERO EMISSION VEHICLES. THE
AGENCIES HAVE TAKEN SOME STEPS
TO ADDRESS A ACCESS INEQUITIES
BUT TO DECENTRALIZED NATURE, THE
DECENTRALIZED NATURE OF THESE
EFFORTS AND THE DIFFERENCES IN
AGENCY. SPECIFIC GOALS HAVE LED
TO INEFFICIENCY OF EQUITY
INVESTMENT. THIS WILL S B 12 51
WILL TACKLE THIS ISSUE BY
CREATING A ZERO EMISSION EQUITY
ADVOCATE THAT WILL SERVE AS A
CENTRALIZED ENTITY TO PUT EQUITY
FRONT AND CENTER FINALLY
TESTIFYING IN SUPPORT OF THE
BILL. TODAY I HAVE JORGE DAMI
FROM THE L, A CLEAN TECH
INCUBATOR. HI, JORGE. AND MAGALY
SANCHEZ HALL FROM EMERGED. THANK
YOU. I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN I
VOTE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
PLEASE PROCEED WHEN READY. GREAT
THANK YOU SO MUCH. GOOD
AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS JORGE DAME
AND THE GOVERNMENT RELATIONS
MANAGER FOR L. A CLEAN TECH
INCUBATOR. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK
THE COMMUNITY FOR ALLOWING ME TO
BE HERE AND THANK YOU, SENATOR
GONZALEZ FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND
WORKING HAND IN HAND. WITH LACEY
AND OUR ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
ALLIES TO, UM COME UP WITH SP 12
51. UH AS CALIFORNIA WORKS TO
ACHIEVE HIS CRITICALLY IMPORTANT
GOALS TO TRANSITION CARS, TRUCKS
AND BUSSES TO ZERO MISSIONS AND
AS A STATE INVEST SIGNIFICANT
FUNDING TO SUPPORT THIS
TRANSITION. UH IT'S ESSENTIAL
THAT THE STATE SET AND EQUITY
AGENDA FOR THE DEPLOYMENT OF Z E
VEHICLES THAT SUPPORTING
INFRASTRUCTURE AND THE RELATED
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT SP 12 51
WOULD CREATE THE OFFICE OF THE
ZERO EMISSION VEHICLE EQUITY
ADVOCATE. TO FACILITATE
CONNECTIONS AMONG COMMUNITY
GROUPS AND AGENCIES. ALIGNED
EQUITY DEFINITIONS, PLANNING A
METRICS ACROSS AGENCIES AND
PROGRAMS AND EVALUATE STATE
PROGRAMS AND FUNDING FOR
EQUITABLE XEV DEPLOYMENT.
PROVIDING REGULAR DATA REPORTS
AS WELL AS UH, AS WELL AS THE
STATE ACHIEVING AN EQUITABLE XEV
DEPLOYMENT. UM, EXISTING WELL,
EXCUSE ME TODAY WE HAVE MULTIPLE
THAT FUNDING PROGRAMS THAT ARE
AWARDED ON THE FIRST CONFERENCE
OR BASIS, WHICH ARE SUBSCRIBED
TO WITHIN SECONDS OR MISSING AN
OPPORTUNITY TO REFINE THESE
PROGRAMS TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE
CREATING IMPACT AND HIGHLY
POLLUTED COMMUNITIES. WE'LL HEAR
FROM MY COLLEAGUE HERE IN A
LITTLE BIT. UM SO THIS IS JUST
ONE EXAMPLE OF THE TYPE OF
RECOMMENDED RECOMMENDATION THAT
COULD BE MADE BY THE ZEV EQUITY
ADVOCATE TO ENSURE THAT THE
INVESTMENTS WE'RE MAKING AS A
STATE IS SPENT IN WAYS THAT ARE
EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT. AND
LACEY AND OUR ALLIES.
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR MY VOTE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU.
YOU DON'T HAVE TWO MINUTES.
THANK YOU, JORGE. AND THANK YOU
, UH, COMMITTEE MEMBERS. MY NAME
IS MAGALI SANCHEZ HALL. AND I AM
AN ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
ADVOCATE AND ALSO AN ACTIVIST
AND A LONGTIME RESIDENT OF
WILMINGTON'S CALIFORNIA, WHICH
I'M PRETTY SURE YOU'RE AWARE
WHERE IT IS. I AM THE FOUNDER OF
EMER EMERGE. IN A MEMBER OF
COMMUNITIES FOR A BETTER
ENVIRONMENT AND COALITION FOR
SAFE ENVIRONMENT. I WANT TO
THANK SENATOR GONZALES FOR YOUR
LEADERSHIP AND PARTNERSHIP,
WORKING IN BACK WITH
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE GROUPS AND
ADVOCATES TO DEVELOP THE 12
SENATE BILL 12 51. I AM HERE
TODAY TO URGE THE COMMITTEE TO
SUPPORT SB 12 51, WHICH WILL
CREATE A ZERO EMISSIONS VEHICLE
EQUITY ADVOCATE WITHIN THE
GOVERNOR'S OFFICE. AS CALIFORNIA
MOVES STORES ITS AMBITIOUS CDVA
GOALS WE NEED TO HOLD THE STATE
ACCOUNTABLE FOR ENSURING WE ARE
ALSO ADVANCED IN EQUITABLE
POLICIES. CALIFORNIA IS A WORLD
LEADER IN THE C V MARKET.
HOWEVER LOW INCOME HOUSEHOLDS
AND HOUSEHOLDS OF COLOR ARE FAR
LESS LIKELY TO AN CVS, THEN
WHITE, HIGHER INCOME HOUSEHOLDS.
COMMUNITIES LIKE MINE HAVE
SUFFERED THE WORDS FROM THE
TOXIC POLLUTION PRODUCED BY
DIRTY CARDS AND TRUCKS AND THE
OIL FIELDS AND REFINERIES THAT
HAVE SUSTAINED THEM AS WELL. YET
OUR COMMUNITIES ARE BEING
LARGELY EXCLUDED FROM THE
BENEFIT OF THE STATE'S
TRANSITION TO ZERO MISSIONS,
TRANSPORTATION IN. WELL MINTON,
FOR EXAMPLE, OUR COMMUNITY HAS
NOT SEEN THE BENEFIT OF THE CV
INCENTIVE PROGRAMS AT ALL. WE
NEED AN OFFICE OF THE OF CV
EQUITY ADVOCATE TO ENSURE OUR
PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION OF
THE TRANSITION IS EQUITABLE AND
NEEDS TO LONG TERM ACCESS FOR
COMMUNITIES THAT CAN AND THIS
SERVED TO BENEFIT THE MOST FROM
ELECTRIFICATION. AS WE 12 51
WILL ADDRESS THE CURRENT
INEQUITY AND CV DEPLOYMENT BY
CREATING THE OFFICE OF THE CV
EQUITY ADVOCATE. IN ADDITION TO
WHAT HER HEAD SHARE THE OFFICE
WILL PROVIDE ENVIRONMENTAL
JUSTICE ADVOCATES LIKE MYSELF
WITH A CLEAR POINT OF CONTACT
FOR ENSURING THAT THE
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE IS
PRIORITIZED CONSISTENTLY IN THE
TRANSITION. IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND
WRAPPING UP? YES SURE. SO JUST
MAKE IT MORE OF AN EFFICIENT AND
EFFECTIVE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL
JUSTICE ADVOCATES US AS
OURSELVES AND ALSO PROVIDE AN
INDEPENDENT VOICE TO EVALUATE
CALIFORNIA'S PROGRESS TOWARDS
EQUITY. ACHIEVING THE STATE. UH
STATE CV GOALS. UH DON'T DIS
ACTIONS AS WE 12 51 WILL ENSURE
THAT THE STATE MOVING FORWARD
EFFECTIVE COMMUNITY CENTER CV
EQUITY GOALS IN THE MOST
EFFICIENT AND TRANSPARENT
MANIMAL MANNER POSSIBLE. THANK
YOU AGAIN FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO
PROVIDE THIS TESTIMONY. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. WE WILL NOW MOVE
TO OPPOSITION. DO WE HAVE ANY
OPPOSITION? WE DON'T HAVE ANY
LIST. YOU DON'T HAVE YOU LISTED,
BUT PLEASE COME FORWARD. YOU
HAVE TWO MINUTES EACH. UP TO TWO
PEOPLE. BUT GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR
AND MEMBERS. NICK CHAPPIE HERE
ON BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
TRUCKING ASSOCIATION. FIRST OFF
, I WANT TO THANK THE ALTAR AND
THE BILL SPONSORS FOR MEETING
WITH US. UM AND FOR THE RECORD,
WE WANT TO MAKE CLEAR WE'RE NOT
OPPOSED TO THE EQUITY GOALS
OUTLINED IN THE BILL. BUT WE ARE
SEEKING CLARIFICATION THAT THE
EQUITY PLAN PROCESS SHOULD NOT
RESULT IN FLEETS BEING EXCLUDED
FROM TAXPAYER FUNDED INCENTIVE
PROGRAMS IN WAYS NOT OTHERWISE
DIRECTED BY THE LEGISLATURE. AND
WE'LL CONTINUE WORKING OR
TALKING IN AND WORKING WITH THE
AUTHOR AND SPONSORS TO SEEK
CLARIFICATION. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. SEEING NO OTHER
OPPOSITION. WE WILL NOW GO TO
ADDITIONAL PUBLIC TESTIMONY HERE
IN THE ROOM, SO IF YOU ARE IN
SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION, PLEASE
COME FORWARD. UM AND B TWO S ARE
APPRECIATED. EVEN STANDS THERE
WITH BROWN SEEN ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA HYDROGEN COALITION
AND SUPPORT THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
SEEING NO ONE ELSE IN THE ROOM.
WE WILL NOW GO TO THE TELEPHONE
FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO, UH
EXPRESS THEIR SUPPORT OR
OPPOSITION. TO S B 12 51.
OPERATOR. PLEASE PROCEED. THANK
YOU, MR CHAIR IF YOU WOULD LIKE
TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENTS
PLEASE PRESS 10 AT THIS TIME
THAT COMMAND AGAIN ONE THEN
ZERO. THE ONE MOMENT FOR OUR
FIRST PUBLIC COMMENTS. AND FIRST
WE'LL GO TO LINE 190. GOOD
AFTERNOON CHAIR MEMBERS.
PRISCILLA CURIOUS ON BEHALF OF
THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA IN
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. IN THE NEXT
WE'LL GO TO LINE 1 93. THIS IS
MIMI KHALILI WITH GLOBAL
SOLUTIONS. HERE AND SUPPORT FOR
THE FRESNO METRO BLACK CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE. AND NEXT WE'LL GO
TO LINE 1 91. GOOD AFTERNOON
COMMISSION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH
. PEAT MARSH, LONG BEACH,
CALIFORNIA, OWNER OF VICTOR
GREEN POWER AND MATERIALS IN
SUPPORT. LINE 1 13. HELLO JACOB
EVANS. FRONTLINE DEFENSE AND
SUPPORT OF THE BILL. THANK YOU.
THE LINE 1 77. WILLIAM PALLISTER
WITH CHARGING STATIONS IN SAN
DIEGO SPEAKING AND ENTHUSIASTIC
SUPPORTERS S PEOPLE 51. AND WE
HAVE TWO MORE COMMENTS COMING
THROUGH ONE MOMENT, PLEASE.
WHILE WE PROVIDE THEM WITH LINE
NUMBERS. IN LINE UP 1 98. SORRY.
I'LL JUST BE 11 MOMENT, PLEASE.
IN LINE 1 98, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
LINE 1 98, YOUR MIC IS OPEN.
HEY, MR CHAIR. WE HAVE NO
FURTHER COMMENTS AT THIS TIME.%
THANK YOU. OPERATOR WILL BRING
IT BACK TO THE COMMITTEE. IF
THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS, SCHOLAR
I JUST WANT TO THANK THE SENATOR
FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD. THIS
IS AN ISSUE THAT I KNOW WITH NEW
TECHNOLOGY SOUGHT WITH HYBRID
VEHICLES WOULD HAVE YOU HAVING A
DEBATE WITH SOLAR PANELS RIGHT
NOW, IN GENERAL, THE TYPICALLY
THE EARLIER IMPLEMENTED
AMENDMENT IMPLEMENTATIONS WITH
EITHER BUSINESSES OR WITH THE
WEALTHIER FAMILIES AND
INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES AND
IN SAN JOSE, WE'VE REALLY BEEN
PUSHING HARD TO TRY TO EXPAND
ACCESS TO ZERO EMISSION
VEHICLES, INCLUDING THE
INFRASTRUCTURE FOR IT INTO ALL
PARTS OF SAN JOSE, INCLUDING THE
SAN JOSE AND OTHER WORKING
CLASS. COMMUNITIES IN MY
DISTRICT, SO I THINK THIS IS A
CRITICALLY IMPORTANT ADVOCATE TO
HAVE PUT IN PLACE SO THAT IT'S
NOT AN AFTERTHOUGHT, BUT IT'S
ACTUALLY A CORE PRINCIPLE AND
VALUE AS WE DETERMINE HOW WE'RE
GOING TO CONTINUE TO EXPAND
ACCESS TO ZERO EMISSION VEHICLES
IN OUR STATE AND CERTAINLY
APPRECIATE THE EFFORT OF THE
SENATOR, AND I DON'T THINK ABOUT
BUT WHEN WE DO, I'M SURE WE'LL
PUT THAT FORWARD. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. I DO ALSO WANT TO
ACKNOWLEDGE AND APPRECIATE THE
FACT THAT YOU'RE WORKING TO TRY
TO PROVIDE SOME GEOGRAPHICAL
DIVERSITY WHEN IT COMES TO THIS
TYPE OF INFRASTRUCTURE. I DID
WANT TO ASK IF YOU IF YOU COULD
ADDRESS THE OPPOSITION IN TERMS
OF WHAT WITH THIS IMPACT, OR DO
YOU ENVISION THIS IMPACTING
FLEETS OR THE INCENTIVE
STRUCTURE THAT WILL THAT WOULD
ENCOURAGE A FLEETS TO
TRANSITION? THANK YOU, MR CHAIR
, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING
WITH THE OPPOSITION. UM OUR
FRIENDS IN THE TRUCKING
ASSOCIATION. I THINK THE ISSUE
IS WITH CARB IN THE H VIP RULE.
AND SO I DON'T WANT TO, YOU
KNOW, SUBSCRIBE TO THAT
NECESSARILY. I WANT TO BE ABLE
TO SUBSCRIBE TO ENSURING THAT
YOU KNOW, PASSENGER LIGHT DUTY
VEHICLES AS WELL AS MEDIUM HEAVY
DUTIES, BUSSES, AND WE ALL HAVE
THIS EGGS OF EQUITY ADVOCATE.
THAT CAN BE AN EQUITY ADVOCATE
FOR ALL FOR ALL OF THE DIFFERENT
TYPES OF TRANSPORTATION MODES
AND GEOGRAPHICALLY UNDERSERVED
COMMUNITIES, ESPECIALLY
COMMUNITIES OF COLOR THAT I
REPRESENT. SO THE EQUITY EQUITY
ADVOCATE FOR ALL. TRUE, THANK
YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT, UM
SEEING NO OTHER QUESTIONS. I
DON'T KNOW IF THAT WAS YOUR
CLOTHES, OR I INVITE YOU TO
CLOSE IF YOU LIKE. THAT WOULD BE
MY COUSIN. WANT TO THANK MR ADAM
AND MRS SANCHEZ HALL AS WELL
FROM AMERICA FROM FOR BEING HERE
TOO. SO WITH THAT, I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR VOTE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE DON'T
HAVE A QUORUM JUST YET, BUT I
DID ALSO WANT TO SINCE YOU'RE
HERE. I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE YOUR
BILL AND CONSENT THAT CREATES AN
OFFICE OF FREIGHT. IF SO, WHICH
, IF YOU WOULD ALLOW ME TO BE A
CO AUTHORIZED CERTAINLY
APPRECIATE THAT AS WELL. I WOULD
WELCOME THAT. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK
YOU FOR THE WITNESSES. ALL
RIGHT, UM SENATOR MAN. PLEASE
PROCEED. YOU WILL BE PRESENTING
FILE 15 SB 11 61. THANK YOU, MR
CHAIR COLLEAGUES. I WANT TO
START BY ACCEPTING THE
AMENDMENTS PROPOSED BY THE
CALIFORNIA TRANSIT ASSOCIATION,
AS OUTLINED IN YOUR COMMITTEE
ANALYSIS, AND I WANT TO THANK
THE STAFF FOR THEIR HARD WORK ON
THIS BILL AND THEIR ASSISTANCE.
SB 11 61 IS A BILL THAT SEEKS TO
INCREASE WRITERS SAFETY ON
PUBLIC TRANSIT. BY ADDRESSING
THE ALL TOO PERNICIOUS AND
UBIQUITOUS PROBLEM OF STREET
HARASSMENT AT TRANSIT STOPS AND
ON TRANSIT VEHICLES. PUBLIC
TRANSIT IS A LIFELINE FOR MANY
PEOPLE TO GET TO THEIR PLACES OF
WORK TO SURVIVE TO JUST GET
AROUND. AND YET TOO OFTEN, THOSE
WHO ARE DEPENDENT ON PUBLIC
TRANSIT DO NOT FEEL SAFE WHILE
RIDING ON OR WAITING FOR
TRANSIT. THIS DISPROPORTIONATELY
AFFECTS VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES.
WOMEN MINORITIES, SENIORS,
INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES
WHO ARE MOST LIKELY TO
EXPERIENCE STREET HARASSMENT ON
TRANSIT. SB 11 61 WOULD PROMOTE
SAFE RIDERSHIP ON PUBLIC TRANSIT
BY REQUIRING CALIFORNIA'S 10
LARGEST TRANSIT OPERATORS TO ONE
RECOGNIZED STREET HARASSMENT AS
A SAFETY CONCERN IN THEIR PUBLIC
TRANSIT SYSTEMS. TO GATHER AND
ANALYZE DATA ABOUT RIDERS AND
THEIR EXPERIENCES WITH STREET
HARASSMENT AS THEY USE PUBLIC
TRANSIT AND THREE TO DEVELOP AND
IMPLEMENT A PLAN BASED ON THE
DATA THEY'VE ACCUMULATED. AS
WELL AS COMMUNITY CONSULTATION.
UH UTILIZING NON CRIMINALIZATION
APPROACHES TO ADDRESS STREET
HARASSMENT ON THEIR SYSTEMS.
ADDRESSING STREET HARASSMENT AND
TRANSIT IS AN ISSUE OF EQUITY.
WE HAVE TO ENSURE THAT ALL
RIDERS HAVE A SENSE OF AUTONOMY
AND THE CONFIDENCE TO GET TO
THEIR JOBS, HOMES AND LOVED ONES
SAFELY. SB 11 61 WOULD REDUCE
AND PREVENT STREET STREET
HARASSMENT ON TRANSIT. AND MAKE
PUBLIC TRANSIT SAFE SPACES FOR
EVERYBODY. BY REDUCING AND
PREVENTING STREET HARASSMENT. SO
HERE TODAY, I HAVE WITH ME TO
TESTIFY AND SUPPORT ANY LEE
WOULD STOP ÁP. I HATE AND ALEX
AMADEO WITH L. A METRO. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. PLEASE PROCEED.
WHEN YOU'RE READY. YOU HAVE TWO
MINUTES TWO MINUTES EACH.
GOOD AFTERNOON. OH GOOD
AFTERNOON, MR CHAIR AND MEMBERS
OF THE COMMITTEE. MY NAME IS
ANNIE LEE AND I'M THE DIRECTOR
OF POLICY AT CHINESE FOR
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION, A COMMUNITY
BASED CIVIL RIGHTS ORGANIZATION
LOCATED IN SAN FRANCISCO'S
CHINATOWN AND ONE OF THE CO
FOUNDING PARTNERS OF STOP ÁP. I
HATE I AM PLEASED TO TESTIFY IN
SUPPORT OF SB 11 61, WHICH WILL
INCREASE RIDER SAFETY ON PUBLIC
TRANSIT WERE TOO OFTEN, STREET
HARASSMENT OCCURS. WE ARE PROUD
TO JOIN WITH L. A METRO AS A CO
SPONSOR OF THIS BILL. SINCE THE
START OF THE PANDEMIC STOP, ÁP I
HATE HAS RECEIVED MORE THAN
11,000 REPORTS OF HATE INCIDENTS
FROM A PS FROM ACROSS THE
COUNTRY, INCLUDING MORE THAN
4300 REPORTS IN CALIFORNIA
ALONE. ABOUT HALF OF THESE
INCIDENTS OCCURRED IN PUBLIC
SPACES SUCH AS PUBLIC SIDEWALKS,
PARKS AND TRANSIT. TO GIVE YOU A
SENSE OF WHAT OUR COMMUNITY IS
EXPERIENCING. HERE ARE A COUPLE
OF THEIR STORIES, IN THEIR OWN
WORDS. MY APOLOGIES FOR THE
PROFANITY. FIRST. THE DUDE WAS
HARASSING ME AT THE COLMA BART
STATION AND CALLED ME A ASIAN
CORONA AND GOT ON THE SAME TRAIN
BUT WASN'T SATISFIED AND
FOLLOWED ME CAR TO CAR, SO I GOT
OFF OF GLEN PARK AND HOPPED ON
ANOTHER TRAIN FOR MY SAFETY AND
OTHERS. SECOND I WAS WAITING FOR
A BUS AT NIGHT AFTER A CONCERT
AT THE HOLLYWOOD BOWL. A MAN
NEAR THE STOP STARTED REPEATEDLY
SCREAMING, KONICHIWA AND TOKYO
AT ME. I TRIED TO MOVE AWAY FROM
THE MAN AND MAKE SURE THAT MY
BACK WAS AGAINST THE WALL. WAIT
FOR A BUS WAS 20 TO 30 MINUTES,
SO I USED THE RIDESHARE APP TO
GET HOME INSTEAD. WE KNOW THAT
STREET HARASSMENT ON TRANSIT
DOES NOT ONLY IMPACT A P I S BUT
ALSO AFFECTS BLACK AND LATINA
WOMEN AND GIRLS AS WELL AS THE
LGBTQ COMMUNITY. THIS BILL HAS
BIPARTISAN AND COMMUNITY
SUPPORT, INCLUDING FROM TRANSIT
AGENCIES LIKE BART AND SFM. TA.
THERE'S NO OPPOSITION TO THE
BILL. WE AT STOP ÁP I HATE ASK
FR YOUR I VOTE ON SB 11 61,
WHICH WILL MAKE PUBLIC TRANSIT
SAFER FOR EVERYONE. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU FOR THAT TESTIMONY,
PLEASE PROCEED. YOU HAVE TWO
MINUTES. GOOD AFTERNOON. THANK
YOU. CHAIR AND KIND OF MAKE TO
THE COMMITTEE FOR HOLDING THIS
HEARING. THANK YOU TO SENATOR
MAN FOR AUTHORING THIS BILL. MY
NAME IS ALEX AMADEO, GOVERNMENT
RELATIONS OFFICER AT L. A METRO.
L A METRO BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS
PROUD TO BE A CO SPONSOR OF SB
11 61 ALONG WITH STOP ÁP. I HATE
METRO IS LEADING THE WAY IN
ADDRESSING THE SAFETY CONCERNS
OF VULNERABLE POPULATIONS WHO
RELY ON OUR TRANSIT SYSTEM TO GO
ABOUT THEIR DAILY LIVES, AND IT
IS IMPERATIVE THAT OUR RIDERS
CAN TRAVEL SAFELY AND ARE FREE
OF HARASSMENT ON THEIR JOURNEYS.
METRO HAS TAKEN THE LEAD IN
ADDRESSING THIS ISSUE BY PUTTING
INTO PLACE ARE WOMEN AND GIRLS
GOVERNING COUNCIL BY DEVELOPING
THE COMPREHENSIVE TRANSPORTATION
REPORT TITLED HOW WOMEN TRAVEL.
THIS REPORT FOCUSES ON THE
VARIOUS CONCERNS THAT WOMEN IN
PARTICULAR FACE RIDING OUR
SYSTEM, BUT THESE CONCERNS ARE
UNIVERSAL ACROSS DIFFERENT
DEMOGRAPHICS AND OUR SOCIETY.
METRO'S IMPLEMENTING THE
RECOMMENDATIONS IN THIS REPORT
AND CONTINUING THE WORK OF THE
GOVERNING COUNCIL. WE BELIEVE
THAT THIS WORK CREATES A MODEL
FOR HOW TRANSIT AGENCIES CAN
ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF VULNERABLE
POPULATIONS. SB 11 61 CREATES A
FRAMEWORK BY WHICH THAT CAN
HAPPEN. THE BILL REQUIRES THE 10
LARGEST TRANSIT AGENCIES TO
SURVEY THEIR RIDERS ON
HARASSMENT. THEY FACE AND
REQUIRES AGENCIES TO PUT DATA
DRIVEN MEASURES INTO PLACE TO
ADDRESS THESE ISSUES. WE BELIEVE
THIS FRAMEWORK IS NOT ONLY
APPROPRIATE BUT CREATIVE
STANDARD FOR HOW TRANSIT
AGENCIES CAN ADDRESS THE GROWING
CONCERN OF HARASSMENT AGAINST
VULNERABLE POPULATIONS IN
SOCIETY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. I DON'T HAVE ANY
OPPOSITION LISTED. BUT IF
THERE'S ANYONE THAT WANTS TO
SPEAK IN OPPOSITION, PLEASE COME
FORWARD. OH, WE HAVE OH, NO. NO.
HE THREW ME OFF THERE. UM SO SEE
NO OPPOSITION. WE WILL NOW MOVE
TO PUBLIC TESTIMONY IN THE ROOM.
UM SUPPORT OPPOSITION. PLEASE
COME FORWARD. UM AND STATE, YOUR
NAME ORGANIZATION AND YOUR
POSITION. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR
AND MEMBERS. MICHAEL PIMENTEL,
EXECUTIVE RECTOR OF THE
CALIFORNIA TRANSIT ASSOCIATION.
WE REPRESENTED 85 TRANSIT RAIL
AGENCIES AND STATE, INCLUDING
THE 10 AGENCIES THAT WOULD BE
IMPACTED BY THIS BILL. I JUST
WANT TO START OFF BY
ACKNOWLEDGING THE IMPORTANCE OF
THIS BILL TO CALIFORNIA'S
TRANSIT INDUSTRY. IN WELL, TODAY
WE DO HAVE A SUPPORTIVE AMENDED
POSITION. I DO ALSO WANT TO
ACKNOWLEDGE THE AMOUNT OF WORK
THAT THE AUTHOR AND THE SPONSORS
HAVE SPENT WITH US, UM, TO
ADVANCE THE SPILL IN A WAY THAT
IS CONSTRUCTIVE. THEY'RE
ULTIMATELY MEETS THE NEEDS OF
THE ADVOCACY COMMUNITY. IN THE
TRANSIT INDUSTRY. AND SO THE
ONLY AMENDMENT THAT WE ARE
PURSUING AT THIS TIME IT'S ONE
THAT'S OUTLINED WITHIN OUR
LETTER, AND THAT IS TO STRIKE
THE CURRENT PROHIBITION IN THE
BILL THAT WOULD LIMIT THE USE OF
DOLLARS FROM THIS BILL. FOR
ENHANCING TRANSIT SECURITY
WHETHER THAT'S THROUGH POLICE ON
INTERVENTION OR THROUGH PRIVATE
SECURITY, AND SO WE'LL CONTINUE
TO WORK PRODUCTIVELY WITH THE
AUTHOR AND THE SPONSOR MOVING
FORWARD. BUT AGAIN WANT TO BE
HERE TO SHOOT SHOW ARE
SUPPORTIVE, AMENDED POSITION
TODAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. GOOD
AFTERNOON, MR CHAIR AND MEMBERS
OF THE COMMITTEES AND TOAST
SERUM SANTANA AND STRONG SUPPORT
REPRESENTING CHINESE FOR
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION. THANK YOU.
GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS
CAROLINE NGUYEN. I'M HERE ON
BEHALF OF THE /C STUDENT
ASSOCIATION. AND WE ARE IN
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. MADAM CHAIR
MEMBERS, ANDREW ANTWI ON BEHALF
OF LOS ANGELES MAYOR ERIC
GARCETTI. IT'S UNFORTUNATE THAT
WE EVEN NEED A BILL LIKE THIS.
BUT AS UH, GREAT IDEA. WE
SUPPORT IT. WE'D LIKE TO BE
HELPFUL GOING FORWARD. THANK YOU
, MR. CHAIR. MATT ROBINSON WITH
THIS WAS SHOCKING OR INTO THE
SMELTER AND LAYING ON BEHALF OF
THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN
FRANCISCO, AS WELL AS THE SAN
FRANCISCO MUNICIPAL
TRANSPORTATION AGENCY AND
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. AFTERNOON
BROWN SAP ON BEHALF OF CAL
CHAMBER IN SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
AND CAN WE PLEASE OPERATOR GO TO
THE PHONE LINES FOR SUPPORT AND
OPPOSITION TO SB 12 51. 11 61.
WHO WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE PUBLIC
COMMENTS, PLEASE PRESS 10 1ST.
WE'LL GO TO LINE 2 14. COLIMA
WAS ALIGNED TO A GIRLS AND WE
PROBABLY SUPPORT SB 1161 TO
ENSURE THAT GIRLS IN GENDER
EXTENSIVE YOUTH COMPLETELY
ACCESS TRANSPORTATION. THANK
YOU. IN 185. HELLO I LIVE IN
COSTA MESA, CALIFORNIA AND
ORANGE COUNTY. AND MY NAME IS
MARK VUKCEVIC'S AND I PROUDLY
SUPPORT THIS BILL. LINE 2 15. 9
TO 15. YOUR MIC IS OPEN. LINE 2
13. THANK YOU. MY NAME IS,
SHAKIR SAID YOU'RE THEN CALLING
ON BEHALF OF SOUTH ASIAN NETWORK
DÍAS IN LOS ANGELES AND I
STRONGLY SUPPORT SB 11 61. THANK
YOU. LINE 1 80. HI AMANDA CRUISE
WITH THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT IN
SUPPORT. LINE 2 10. HI MY NAME
IS ANDREW MANURE. I REPRESENT
THE THAI COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
CENTER IN LOS ANGELES. AND I
STRONGLY SUPPORT THIS BILL.
THANK YOU. LINE 1 75. GOOD
AFTERNOON. THIS IS HUANG WHEN
REPRESENTING 80 EQUITY ALLIANCE
AND WE ARE IN STRONG SUPPORT OF
THE BILL. THANK YOU. PLANE TWO.
OH, EIGHT. MY NAME IS LAURIE
FONG. I'M THE PRESIDENT OF THE
SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS ASSOCIATION
. THEY WOULD ORGANIZATION FOR
SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS ACROSS THE
STATE TO SUPPORT API STUDENT.
WE'RE SUPPORTING SB 11 61 PUBLIC
TRANSIT IS OFTEN STUDENTS, JUST
NAME AND POSITION, PLEASE.
OPERATOR CAN YOU MOVE ON,
PLEASE? THANK YOU. THANKS FOR
CALLING. SURE LINE 209. THIS HAS
BEEN A ZAPATA ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA COMMISSION ON ASIAN
AND PACIFIC ISLANDER, AMERICAN
AFFAIRS AND SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
AND WE HAVE NO FURTHER COMMENTS
AT THIS TIME. WITH THAT WE'RE
GOING TO GO BACK TO THE
COMMITTEE FOR QUESTIONS AND
COMMENTS. VICE CHAIR PH. THANK
YOU, SENATOR FOR THIS BILL,
CERTAINLY AS A MEMBER OF THE API
COMMUNITY UH CERTAINLY, ANY
TIME WE CAN ADDRESS THE
HARASSMENT OR RACISM THAT IS
THAT IS NOW KIND OF TARGETED OUR
COMMUNITY. I THINK THIS IS
SOMETHING THAT WE UNFORTUNATELY
WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH. I DO WANT
TO ASK A QUICK QUESTION IN
REGARDS TO THE REQUESTED
AMENDMENTS IN TERMS OF SOME OF
THE FUNDING NOT BEING ABLE TO BE
USED FOR SECURITY OR LAW
ENFORCEMENT IS THAT IS WAS THAT
SOMETHING BY DESIGN OR SOMETHING
? THAT YOU WERE? YOU'RE WORKING
WITH THE OPPOSITION. TO ADDRESS
SO MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THAT
WAS SOMETHING THAT THE ADVOCATES
AND SPONSORS OF THE BILL
STRONGLY SUPPORTED. DEFERRED.
ANNE JUST A MOMENT. UM I THINK
IT WAS ALSO MEANT TO TRY TO
PROVIDE A DECRIMINALIZED
AGNOSTIC APPROACH TO THIS
PROBLEM. CERTAINLY TRANSIT
AGENCIES CAN USE OTHER SOURCES
OF FUNDING FOR SECURITY FOR
POLICE, BUT I THINK MANY
ADVOCATES FELT LIKE IT WAS
IMPORTANT THAT WE ADOPT NOT
ADOPT A CRIMINALIZATION APPROACH
BASED APPROACH TO THIS PROBLEM,
BUT I'LL DEFER TO ANY THANK YOU.
FOR THAT QUESTION. THE
COMMUNITIES THAT ARE MOST AT
RISK OF STREET HARASSMENT ON
TRANSIT ARE ALSO THOSE WHO
SOMETIMES FEEL LEAST ASSURED BY
POLICE AND LAW ENFORCEMENT
SPECIFICALLY FOR COMMUNITIES OF
COLOR, AND THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY.
INCREASED POLICE PRESENCE
DOESN'T ALWAYS ENGENDER A
FEELING F INCREASED SECURITY,
BUT RATHER ONE OF HEIGHTENED
SCRUTINY AGAINST THEM. SB 11 60
ONES FUNDING PROHIBITION IS IN
LINE WITH THE NATIONAL MOVEMENT
AWAY FROM RELYING ON POLICE AS
THE SOLUTION FOR ALL OF
SOCIETY'S PROBLEMS. INDEED MANY
TRANSIT AGENCIES IN CALIFORNIA
ALREADY RECOGNIZED THAT TRANSIT
POLICE CANNOT SOLVE AND SHOULD
NOT SOLVE EVERY PROBLEM IN THE
TRANSIT SYSTEM, AND THAT'S WHY
THEY'RE THINKING OF INNOVATIVE.
NON CRIMINALIZATION APPROACHES
TO CHALLENGES, INCLUDING
HOMELESSNESS, ADDICTION AND
WRITERS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING
MENTAL HEALTH CRISES. SIMILARLY
OUR BILL, WHICH IS ABOUT STREET
HARASSMENT, NOT ABOUT VIOLENT
CRIME, IS TRYING TO ENCOURAGE
TRANSIT AGENCIES TO THINK OF
ALTERNATIVE WAYS TO ADDRESS THIS
NONCRIMINAL YET NEVERTHELESS
VERY IMPORTANT ASPECTS OF THE
WRITER EXPERIENCE AND AS SENATOR
MIN STATED TRANSIT AGENCIES CAN
STILL SUPPORT THEIR TRANSIT,
POLICE, PRIVATE SECURITY OTHER
LAW ENFORCEMENT JUST WITHOUT SB
11 61 FUNDING IF YOU DON'T IF
YOU WOULD ALLOW ME TO FOLLOW UP
WHAT TYPE OF STRATEGIES IF NOT
MEAN SETTING ASIDE THAT THE
SECURITY SIDE I MEAN, WHAT? WHAT
HAVE OTHER TRANSIT AUTHORITIES
DONE? WHAT TYPE OF STRATEGIES
EXIST? IT'S A GREAT QUESTION, SO
WE KNOW THAT SB 11 61 CAN WORK
AS WE'VE ALREADY SEEN
INITIATIVES LIKE IT WORKS. SO,
FOR EXAMPLE, BART HAS LAUNCHED A
NOT ONE MORE GIRL CAMPAIGN,
WHICH IS A MULTI PRONGED
CAMPAIGN TO STOP HARASSMENT ON
ITS SYSTEMS. IT INCLUDES A
PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN, WHICH
WAS A LOT OF POSTERS DEFINING
WHAT HARASSMENT IS. DESIGNS AND
CHOSEN BY YOUTH IN THE COMMUNITY
. THEY HAVE ALSO EMPLOYED
UNARMED TRANSIT AMBASSADORS AND
UNARMED CRISIS INTERVENTION
SPECIALISTS WHO RIDE THE TRAINS
AND IN THEIR PRELIMINARY DATA,
THEY HAVE SHOWN THAT WRITERS ARE
REPORTING INCREASED FEELINGS OF
SAFETY ON BART AFTER THE LAUNCH
OF NOT ONE MORE GIRL. THANK YOU
FOR THE INFORMATION. THANK YOU,
MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU, MR
DALEY. I WANT TO COMMEND MY
ORANGE COUNTY COLLEAGUES,
SENATOR MEN FOR BRINGING AN
IMPORTANT NECESSARY BILL
FORWARD. IT'S A CHALLENGING
SUBJECT. UM AND I THINK WITH
YOUR AH! STEERING THE SHIP HERE.
I THINK IT WILL. UH, THINGS CAN
ONLY GET BETTER WE WANT. TRANSIT
RIDERS TO HAVE NO EXCUSE NOT TO
RIDE. PUBLIC TRANSIT. AND SO
THIS IS A VERY WORTHY BILL. I
APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING IT
FORWARD. QUÊ MR MEDINA. YES I
ALSO WANT TO COME IN THE SENATOR
FOR BRINGING THIS BILL. I AGREE
WITH MY COLLEAGUES THAT THE
SAFETY OF EVERYONE WRITING
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION IS OF SO
MUCH IMPORTANCE. SO I THANK YOU
FOR THIS, UH, BRINGING THE BILL
FORWARD. UM AND RECOGNIZE THAT
HARASSMENT ALSO COMES. NO, NOT
NOT ONLY SOMETIMES, UH, FROM THE
PUBLIC, BUT BUT I WOULD ASK YOU
TO MAKE SURE THAT THE TRANSIT
AGENCIES THEMSELVES, UM LOOK AT
THEMSELVES. I HAD A CASE IN MY
DISTRICT IN RIVERSIDE, WHERE I
HAD TO CALL IN THE TRANSIT
AGENCY FOR ONE OF THE RACIAL
THINGS THAT THEY SAID TO THEIR
OWN PASSENGERS ON A ON A TRAIN.
SO UH, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT NO
ONE SHOULD HAVE TO EXPERIENCE
AND SO AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR THE
BILL AND WISH YOU MUCH SUCCESS.
FACING NO OTHER COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS. WOULD YOU LIKE TO
CLOSE? I RESPECTFULLY ASK YOU TO
VOTE. THANK YOU. WHEN WE HAVE A
QUORUM, WE WILL BE HAPPY TO TAKE
A VOTE. I AM SUPPORTIVE OF THE
BILL TODAY, AND I APPRECIATE YOU
BRINGING IT FORWARD. HEY SENATOR
ARCHULETTA. YOU CAN PROCEED WHEN
YOU'RE READY, SIR. YOU'RE HERE
WITH SP 12 91. THANK YOU, MADAM
CHAIR AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS.
IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU ALL BELIEVE
ME. UM TODAY. I'M PRESENTING
SENATE BILL 12 91 RELATED TO
HYDROGEN FUELING STATIONS. AND
AS YOU KNOW, THE GOVERNOR AND
ALL OF US ARE WORKING FORWARD TO
CLEAN AIR AND HAVING THE
AVAILABILITY OF GOING FORWARD
WITH WHAT WE NEED TO DO HERE IN
CALIFORNIA. SO I WOULD LIKE TO
START BY ACCEPTING THE COMMITTEE
SUGGESTED AMENDMENTS AT
REFLECTED IN THE ANALYSIS. WHEN
PASSED. SENATE BILL 12 91 WILL
DIRECT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO
ADAPT THEIR EXISTING
ADMINISTRATIVE APPROVAL PROCESS
WHERE THE PERMITTING OF ZERO
ADMISSION VEHICLES CHARGING
INFRASTRUCTURE TO INCLUDE
HYDROGEN FUELING INFRASTRUCTURE
, WHILE ALLOWING FOR DENIALS OF
THOSE PERMITS, BASED ON ONLY ON
DEMONSTRATED HEALTH OR SAFETY.
AH IMPACTS HISTORICALLY,
DEVELOPERS OF HYDROGEN RETAIL
FUELING INFRASTRUCTURE HAVE BEEN
DENIED PERMITS BY FOR A VARIETY
OF REASONS, HAVING LITTLE OR
NOTHING TO DO WITH DIRECTLY, UH,
WITH THE INSTALLATION. AH AS AN
EXAMPLE ONE STATION IN SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA, FOR EXAMPLE, WAS
DENIED A PERMIT UNTIL THEY
AGREED TO PAY FOR A TRAFFIC
LIGHT TO BE INSTALLED DOWN THE
STREET FROM THE PROPOSED STATION
, WHILE ANOTHER ONE WAS DENIED
APPROVAL UNTIL THIS STATION
DEVELOPER AGREED TO PAY FOR AN
ART INSTALLATION. IN ORDER TO
MEET CALIFORNIA'S FUTURE CLEAN
TRANSPORTATION GOALS, INCLUDING
THE TRANSPORTATION OF ZERO
ADMISSION VEHICLES. SALES BY
2035. WE MUST INCREASE THE
AVAILABILITY OF FUELING
INFRASTRUCTURE. BOTH FOR BATTERY
ELECTRIC AND FUEL CELL ELECTRIC
VEHICLES. STUDIES HAVE FOUND
THAT BOTH OF THESE ZERO EMISSION
VEHICLES WILL BE ESSENTIAL IF WE
ARE GOING TO MEET OUR GOALS. AS
WE HAVE ALL INDICATED WE CAN AND
SHOULD. IT SHOULD ALSO GO
WITHOUT SAYING THAT CALIFORNIA
CONSUMERS ARE NOT LIKELY TO
ADOPT ZERO EMISSION VEHICLES,
ESPECIALLY AT THE RATE WE WANT
TO NEED AND WANT THEM TO SUCCEED
IF THE RIP DIRECTORS WIT
CHARGING AND FUELING
INFRASTRUCTURE IS NOT WIDELY
AVAILABLE. TO THAT END SENATE
BILL 12 91 CREATES A PATH TO
EASE THE ASSIST THE INITIAL
PERMITTING PROCESS FOR RETAIL
HYDROGEN, FUELING STATIONS THAT
WILL SUPPLY FUEL TO THE
CALIFORNIA'S GROWING NUMBER OF
HYDROGEN FUEL CELL ELECTRIC
CARS. WELL THIS BILL PRESERVES
LOCAL AUTHORITY TO DENY A PERMIT
BASED ON SAFETY ORPUBLIC
HEALTH. THE MEASURE REQUIRES
LOCAL OFFICIALS TO DISCLOSE
CONCERNS AND OFFER SOLUTIONS
DURING THE PERMITTING PROCESS.
IN DOING SO, SENATE BILL 12 91
WILL INCREASE AND EASE
PERMITTING REQUIREMENTS WITHOUT
SACRIFICING LOCAL CONTROL WHILE
ENSURING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE
INSTALLATION OF AN ELECTRIC
CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE. AND
RETAIL HYDROGEN FUELING STATION
IN ORDER TO KEEP PACE WITH
CALIFORNIA'S AMBITIOUS
TRANSPORTATION. DECARBONIZATION
GOES. THIS BILL HAS NO KNOWN
OPPOSITION AS RECEIVED
BIPARTISAN SUPPORT FOR THESE
REGIONS. I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
YOUR VTE AND WITH ME TODAY I
HAVE TO TESTIFY AND SUPPORT OF
THE BILL IS THERESA COOK.
REPRESENTING THE CALIFORNIA
HYDROGEN COALITION. MAYBE YEAH.
GOOD AFTERNOON. SHARON MEMBERS
THERESA COOK ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA HYDROGEN COALITION.
IT HAS BECOME A JOY TO SPEND MY
MONDAY AFTERNOONS WITH YOU ALL.
UM, ANOTHER WONDERFUL HYDROGEN
BILL. WE WANT TO THANK SENATOR
ARCHULETTA FOR HIS LEADERSHIP.
ON THIS. THIS IS OUR FIRST STEP
OF WORKING TOGETHER WITH LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS TO CO BUILD HYDROGEN
STATIONS. UM, YOU KNOW, SAFELY
AND QUICKLY SPENT TWO DAYS AT
THE AIR BOARD MEETING LAST WEEK
AROUND THE SCOPING PLAN WHERE WE
ARE GOING TO NEED 3000 HYDROGEN
STATIONS BY 2045. SO IT'S 100
AND 50 STATIONS YEAR UNTIL WE
GET THERE, SO WE'VE GOT A LOT OF
WORK TO DO YOU KNOW, ALL OF US
IN THE ZERO EMISSION VEHICLE
COMMUNITY. AND WANT TO THANK
SENATOR ARCH LETTER FOR THIS
VERY IMPORTANT STEP AND ASK FOR
YOUR I VOTE. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. IS THAT YOUR ONLY WITNESS
TODAY? YES, MA'AM. I DO NOT HAVE
ANY WITNESSES ON FILE, SO I'LL
ASK IF THERE'S ANYBODY IN THE
ROOM WISHING TO VOICE EITHER
SUPPORT, OR, UH, UM OPPOSITION
TO THE BILL. PLEASE COME UP TO
THE MICROPHONE. OKAY SEEING
NONE. OPERATOR CAN YOU PLEASE
OPEN UP THE PHONE LINES FOR
SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION FOR SP 12
91. TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT
TODAY. PLEASE PRESENT 10 AT THIS
TIME. THAT COMMAND AGAIN ONE
THEN ZERO. IN ONE MOMENT,
PLEASE. WELL, WHAT WE PROVIDE
THEM WITH LINE NUMBERS.
I'LL JUST BE ONE MORE MOMENT,
PLEASE. IN LET'S GO TO LINE 1
68. GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR
AND MEMBERS MIKE WEST ON BEHALF
OF THE STATE BUILDING AND
CONSTRUCTION TRADES, COUNCIL AND
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. AND WE HAVE
NO FURTHER COMMENTS AT THIS
TIME. THANK YOU. WE'LL BRING IT
BACK TO THE COMMITTEE. I DON'T
SEE ANYBODY WISHING TO SPEAK.
BUT I WANT TO THANK YOU AND YOUR
STAFF ARE WORKING WITH US ON
MAKING SURE THAT WE WERE ABLE TO
STREAMLINE THE PERMITTING FOR
THE HYDROGEN STATIONS, BUT ALSO
MAKE SURE THAT REASONABLE SAFETY
CONCERNS CAN BE ADDRESSED. UM,
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE
DISRESPECTFULLY? ASK FOR YOUR I
VOTE. THANK YOU SUPPORTING THE
BILL TODAY, AND WHEN WE HAVE A
QUORUM, WE WILL TAKE A VOTE.
VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. COMMITTEE
MINUTES. I SEE SENATOR NEWMAN.
AND YOU MAY PRESENT SP 9 42 WHEN
YOU ARE READY. GOOD AFTERNOON.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR AND
MEMBERS. I AM PLEASED TO PRESENT
SB 9 42 BEFORE YOU THIS
AFTERNOON BEFORE I BEGIN. I
WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE
COMMITTEE STAFF FOR THEIR HARD
WORK AND ACCEPT THE COMMITTEE'S
AMENDMENTS AS LAID OUT IN RN 22
16 4 80. WHEN IMPLEMENTED, SP 9
42 WILL PROVIDE CALIFORNIA
PUBLIC TRANSIT AGENCIES THE
AUTHORIZATION AND FLEXIBILITY TO
UTILIZE FUNDS UNDER CALIFORNIA'S
LOW CARBON TRANSIT OPERATIONS
PROGRAM, OFTEN REFERRED TO AS L.
C. TOP IN SUPPORT OF FREE OR
REDUCED FARE TRANSIT PROGRAMS ON
A LONGER TERM BASIS. THAN
CURRENTLY ALLOWED UNDER PREVIOUS
LEGISLATION. THE APPLICATION OF
L C TOP FUNDS IN THIS MANNER
WILL PROVIDE FOR LONG TERM
SUSTAINABILITY AND BENEFITS OF
FORWARD THINKING TRANSIT
PROGRAMS SUCH AS FREE AND
REDUCED FAIR YOUTH RIDERSHIP
PROGRAMS, WHICH EXPAND ACCESS TO
PUBLIC TRANSIT AND CREATE
LIFELONG TRANSIT RIDER AS WELL,
REDUCING GREENHOUSE GAS
EMISSIONS. L C TOP WAS
ORIGINALLY CREATED IN 2014 UNDER
THE PROVISIONS OF SB 8 62, WHICH
ESTABLISHED A COMPLEMENTS A
COMPREHENSIVE PACKAGE OF
PROGRAMS TARGETING GHG EMISSION
REDUCTIONS IN CALIFORNIA. USING
SOME OF THE FUNDS GENERATED BY
THE STATE'S GROUNDBREAKING CAP
AND TRADE PROGRAMS. THESE
PROGRAMS INCLUDE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING AND SUSTAINABLE
COMMUNITIES, TRANSIT AND INNER
CITY REAL CAPITAL INVESTMENT AND
OPERATING PROJECTS IN HIGH SPEED
RAIL L. C TOP IS ADMINISTERED BY
CALTRANS AND IS FUNDED THROUGH A
CONTINUOUS APPROPRIATION OF 5%
OF GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTION
FUNDS GENERATED BY CAP AND
TRADE. FOR THE 2021 FISCAL YEAR.
APPROXIMATELY $82 MILLION IS
SLATED FOR ALLOCATION TO L. C TO
AS NOTED ONE OF THE FOUNDATIONS.
FOUNDATIONAL GOALS OF L. C DUB
IS THE PROVISION OF CALIFORNIA
TRANSIT AGENCIES OF OPERATING
AND CAPITAL INVESTMENT
ASSISTANCE TO SIMULTANEOUSLY
IMPROVED MOBILITY WHILE REDUCING
PHDS WITH AN EMPHASIS ON SERVING
AND ENHANCING DISADVANTAGED
COMMUNITIES. TODAY'S BILL BUILDS
ON SB 11 19 PASSED IN 2018,
WHICH CONTAIN CONTAIN PROVISIONS
ALLOWING TRANSIT AGENCIES TO
INVEST LLC TOP FUNDS PURSUANT TO
ADHERING TO THE OVERALL
STATUTORY REQUIREMENT OF
PROVIDING A BENEFIT. TO
DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES IN
THREE SPECIFIC AREAS. THOSE
THREE AREAS INCLUDE FIRST
FUNDING TRANSIT FARE SUBSIDIES,
INCLUDING STUDENT TRANSIT PASSES
, SECOND FUNDING TRANSIT
CONNECTIONS TO MAJOR EMPLOYMENT
AREAS. EDUCATION CENTERS ARE
MEDICAL FACILITIES FOR RESIDENTS
OF DISADVANTAGE OR LOW INCOME
COMMUNITIES AND THIRD FUNNY
TECHNOLOGY IMPROVEMENTS, WHICH
REDUCE EMISSIONS OF GREENHOUSE
GASSES, INCLUDING UTILIZATION OF
L. C TOP FUNDS FOR THE PURCHASE
OF ZERO EMISSION BUSSES. AND
FUELING INFRASTRUCTURE UNDER THE
PROVISIONS OF SB 11 19 TRANSIT
AGENCIES CAN ONLY USE L. C DUB
FUNDS FOR A FIVE YEAR PERIOD IF
THE POPULATION USING THE REDUCED
OR FREE FAIR PAST DOES NOT
CHANGE. ADDITIONALLY AGENCIES
ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT LENGTHY
ALLOCATION REQUESTS EACH YEAR,
MEANING THAT THEY ARE
EFFECTIVELY LIMITED IN THEIR
ABILITY TO CONTINUE TO
ADMINISTER AND APPROVED PROGRAM
EVEN IF THE POPULATION SERVED
HAS NOT CHANGED UNDER SP 9 42.
THE PROGRAM WILL REDUCE THE
ADMINISTRATIVE BURDENS
ASSOCIATED WITH SETUP. WHILE
STILL MAINTAINING REQUIREMENTS
TO DO SO TO DO RIGOROUS EMISSION
REDUCTION ANALYSIS AND OTHER
REPORTING ON AN ANNUAL BASIS,
THEREBY EXPANDING THE BENEFITS
OF THE PROGRAM WHILE STILL
ENSURING ADMINISTRATIVE RIGOR.
OVER THE PAST DECADE, ESPECIALLY
DURING THE PANDEMIC. TRANSIT
AGENCIES THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA
HAVE STRIVED TO DEVELOP AND
IMPLEMENT FREE AND REDUCED
TRANSIT FARE PROGRAMS.
UNFORTUNATELY A LACK OF
AVAILABLE FUNDING FOR
MAINTAINING PROGRAMS ON A LONG
TERM BASIS HAS STYMIED THOSE
EFFORTS. IN ORANGE COUNTY, FOR
EXAMPLE, THE ORANGE COUNTY
TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY HAS
SUCCESSFULLY OPERATED AN L. C.
TOP FUNDED YOUTH RIDE FREE
PROGRAM ALLOWING YOUNG RIDERS
AGES 18 AND UNDER. TO ACCESS ALL.
ORANGE-COUNTY-REGISTER-TOO-SOON-COUNTY-VOTE-CENTERS. ONE TO WELL OVER 12,000 RIDERS
IN DECEMBER OF LAST YEAR,
SERVING AS COMPELLING EVIDENCE
THAT THE PROGRAM IS SUCCEEDING.
IN ITS NAME OF CULTIVATING A
GENERATION OF NEW AND HOPEFULLY
LIFELONG RIDERS IN THE WAKE OF
THE PANDEMIC. THAT'S PROMISING
YOUTH RIDERSHIP PROGRAM IS ALSO
PROVIDED A SECONDARY BENEFIT OF
SUPPORTING ECONOMIC RECOVERY,
PARTICULARLY AMONG LOW INCOME
AND DIVERSE POPULATIONS.
UNFORTUNATELY HOWEVER, WHILE THE
INITIAL PILOT PROGRAM QUALIFIED
TO UTILIZE LCD FUNDING, THE
EXISTING STATUTORY RESTRICTIONS
NOTED EARLIER RENDER ELSIE TOP
AND END SUSTAINABLE SOURCE OF
ONGOING FUNDING, IRRESPECTIVE OF
THE INITIAL SUCCESS OR LONG TERM
PROSPECTS AND BENEFITS OF THE
PROGRAM. WITH PASSAGE OF SB 9 42
, CALIFORNIA TRANSIT AGENCIES
WILL BE AUTHORIZED TO USE L C
TOP FUNNIES FOR THE FUNDING OF
FREE OR REDUCED FARE TRANSIT
PROGRAMS AND TO CONTINUE TO USE
THOSE FUNDS TO MAINTAIN THOSE
PROGRAMS ON AN ONGOING BASIS.
UNDER THE AMENDMENTS I HAVE
ACCEPTED TODAY ALLOCATION
REQUEST WILL BE PROVIDED EVERY
THREE YEARS RATHER THAN YEARLY.
PROVIDED THAT THE POPULATION OR
OR OTHER ELEMENTS OF THEIR
PROGRAM HAVE NOT CHANGED. AND SO
DOING NINE SB 9 42 WILL PROVIDE
MULTIPLE SIMULTANEOUS BENEFITS,
REDUCING GREENHOUSE GASSES
EXPANDING MASS TRANSIT
UTILIZATION BY CREATING LIFELONG
RIDERS, REDUCING ONGESTION ON
OUR STREETS AND OFFERING AN
AVENUE FOR ECONOMIC IMPROVEMENT
TO FAMILIES THAT HAVE BEEN
NEGATIVELY IMPACTED BY THE
PANDEMIC OVER THE PAST TWO VERY
CHALLENGING YEARS. WITH ME TO
HERE TO TESTIFY TODAY ARE MORE
ATOP REPRESENTING THE ORANGE
COUNTY TRANSIT AUTHORITY. AND MR
MICHAEL PIMENTEL, EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR OF THE CALIFORNIA
TRANSIT ASSOCIATION. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR I VOTE
TODAY. THANK YOU FOR THAT VERY
COMPREHENSIVE PRESENTATION. SO
SORRY. IF THERE IS ANYTHING LEFT
FOR YOUR WITNESSES TO SAY
THEY'RE WELCOME TO NUMBERS
WAITING MEMBERS WAITING. I FEEL
OKAY ABOUT THIS. SO YOU ARE
SMARTER BECAUSE OF THIS, SO I
APOLOGIZE. THANK YOU, MADAM
CHAIR AND MEMBERS. I'M WEARING
TOP HERE ON BEHALF OF THE ORANGE
COUNTY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY
. I'M HAPPY TO BE HERE AS A CO
SPONSOR OF SB 9 42 AND FIRST
WANT TO SAY THAT WE'RE VERY
GRATEFUL TO YOU AND YOUR STAFF
WHO WORKED CLOSELY WITH US TO
IMPROVE UM, APPROVED THE BILL
WITH THE AMENDMENTS THAT ARE
MORE JUST ACCEPTED AND
IDENTIFIED IN YOUR ANALYSIS. UM
THE L C TOP PROGRAM IS A
STATEWIDE PROGRAM. IT'S FORMULA
BASE, WHICH PROVIDES FUNDING
ANNUALLY. THE TRANSIT AGENCIES
THROUGHOUT THE STATE FOR O C. T.
A AS WE HEARD. WE HAVE USED
THESE FUNDS TO FUND AMONG OTHER
THINGS FREE AND REDUCED TRANSIT
FARE PROGRAMS WITHIN THE COUNTY.
MOST RECENTLY WE USED THE L. C.
TOP FUNDS TO FUND OUR YOUTH RIDE
FREE PROGRAM. ALLOWING THOSE 18
AND UNDER TO RIDE ARE FIXED
ROUTE BUSSES FOR FREE. THE YOUTH
RIDE FREE PROGRAM IS A KEY PART
OF OUR STRATEGY TO IMPROVE
MOBILITY, REDUCE CONGESTION AND
CUT GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS. IN
ADDITION, PROGRAMS SUCH AS THESE
WILL HELP BRING RIDERSHIP LEVELS
BACK TO THOSE PRIOR TO THE
PANDEMIC. AND VOTING TO CONTINUE
THIS SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM. THE CTA
BOARD OF DIRECTORS NOTED THAT
ELSIE TOP FUNDS ARE VITAL TO ITS
CONTINUATION. UNFORTUNATELY
CURRENT LAW DOES NOT ALLOW FOR
THE USE OF L. C TOP FUNDS LONG
TERM. REGARDLESS OF THE SUCCESS
OF THE PROGRAM, SP 9 42 WILL
CLARIFY THAT ONGOING USE OF L C
TOP FUNDS FOR FREE AND REDUCED
FARE PROGRAMS IS AUTHORIZED
AGENCIES WILL STILL BE REQUIRED
TO REPORT ON METRICS ASSOCIATED
WITH THEIR PAST PROGRAMS. AND
DEMONSTRATE CONSISTENCY WITH L.
C TOP STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS FOR
REDUCING GREENHOUSE GASSES.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, AND WE
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR VOTE.
THANK YOU. YOUR NEXT WITNESS.
MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS. MICHAEL
PIMENTEL, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF
THE CALIFORNIA TRANSIT
ASSOCIATION, A PROUD CO SPONSOR
OF SB 942 HERE, I'M JUST GONNA
JUMP RIGHT TO IT AND SAY THAT
THIS BILL WOULD SUPPORT OUR
INDUSTRY'S EFFORTS TO EXPAND
ACCESS TO A BROADER BASE OF THE
TRANSIT COMMUNITY WHILE ALSO
PROTECTING THE FINANCIAL HEALTH
OF TRANSIT AGENCIES IN THE
IMPORTANT DATA COLLECTION
EFFORTS AT THE STATE OVERSEAS AS
PART OF THE L. C TOP PROGRAM. SO
WITH THAT I DO WANT TO THANK YOU
FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION THIS
AFTERNOON AND SPECIFICALLY TO
YOU, MADAM CHAIR INTO YOUR STAFF
WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE
EFFORTS TO ADDRESS THE
COMMITTEE'S CONSIDERATIONS AS
PART OF THE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS
ENCOURAGE YOUR I VOTE. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I
DON'T HAVE ANY OPPOSITION ON
FILE, SO WE WILL SEE IF THERE'S
ANYBODY IN THE ROOM. WHO WANTS
TO COME FORWARD AND SPEAK FOR OR
AGAINST SP 9 42. THANK YOU.
MADAM CHAIR, MATT ROBINSON WAS
SHOT AT HER ANTI SCHMELZER AND
LANG ON BEHALF OF THE MONTEREY
SALINAS TRANSIT DISTRICT. THE
SAN MATEO COUNTY TRANSIT
DISTRICT AND THE SAN JOAQUIN
REGIONAL TRANSIT DISTRICT ALL IN
SUPPORT. OKAY IS THERE ANYBODY
ON THE PHONE LINES EITHER FOR OR
AGAINST SB 9 42 OPERATORS, YOU
CAN OPEN THE PHONE LINES. THANK
YOU IF YOU ARE IN SUPPORT OR
AGAINST SB 942, PLEASE PRESS
ONE, FOLLOWED BY ZERO AT THIS
TIME. TO STATE YOUR POSITION AND
WE WILL GO TO LINE 1 65, YOU ARE
OPEN. GOOD AFTERNOON, STEVE
WALKS ON BEHALF OF THE ALAMEDA
CONTRA COSTA TRANSIT DISTRICT,
THE METABOLIC TRANSPORTATION
AUTHORITY IN THE CALIFORNIA
ASSOCIATION FOR COORDINATED
TRANSPORTATION ALL IN SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. LINE 2 21, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR
MEMBERS. ROSS BUCKLEY ON BEHALF
OF THE SAME BIRTHDAY, OKAY,
TRANSMISSION AUTHORITY IN
SUPPORT. LINE 1 85, YOU ARE
OPEN. SO EVERYONE MARK
VUKCEVIC'S FROM ORANGE COUNTY
AND SUPPORT AND AS A FINAL
REMINDER, 10 IF YOU ARE IN
SUPPORT OR IN OPPOSITION TO SB
942 LINE, 1 80, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
1 80 EUROPAN, PLEASE. I MUTE.
ONE MORE SHOT LINE WITH THE
SENTENCE. DISCO BAY AREA RAPID
TRANSIT DISTRICT AND SUPPORT.
AND WE HAVE NO OTHER
PARTICIPANTS QUEUED UP AT THIS
TIME. THANK YOU. I'LL TAKE IT
BACK TO THE COMMITTEE. IF
THERE'S ANYBODY WHO HAS
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR THE
AUTHOR I WOULD JUST SAY I
APPRECIATE YOUR BRINGING THE
BILL FORWARD. I APPRECIATE YOUR
WILLINGNESS TO TAKE THE
AMENDMENTS. UM I DO THINK IT'S
IMPORTANT THAT WE DO REMOVE
BARRIERS THAT ARE DIFFICULT TO
ADMINISTER FUNDS FROM AGENCIES.
BUT AT THE SAME TIME THESE FUNDS
WERE SET UP ORIGINALLY
SPECIFICALLY TO REDUCE
GREENHOUSE GREENHOUSE GASSES,
AND WE REALLY CAN'T MAKE
ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT OUR WRITERS
AND, UH, YOU KNOW, WHILE CERTAIN
POPULATIONS ARE VERY SENSITIVE
TO PRICE AND CERTAINLY ARE
ENCOURAGED TO RIDE TRANSIT BY
FREE PASSES OTHERS TELL US THAT
THERE'S OTHER THINGS THAT ARE
MORE MORE IMPORTANT TO THEM LIKE
SAFETY, UM, GETTING BACK TO THE
PREVIOUS BILL OR FREQUENCY OF
SERVICE, SO IT'S IMPORTANT THAT
AGENCIES ALSO PUT THEIR
INVESTMENTS IN THE LIMITED
RESOURCES THEY HAVE, WHERE
THEY'RE GOING TO CREATE THE MOST
BENEFIT FOR WRITERS AND ALSO IN
THIS CASE, REDUCED GREENHOUSE
GAS EMISSIONS THE MOST SO I
WOULD ENCOURAGE FOR THIS AGENCY
AND ALL OTHERS TO BE VERY
SERIOUS ABOUT DISCUSS ABOUT
CREATING METRICS AND BEING ABLE
TO MAKE THAT CASE, UH, FOR
FUTURE ROUNDS OF FUNDING WITH
THAT, I'LL CERTAINLY BE
SUPPORTING THE BILL TODAY WHEN
WE HAVE A QUORUM. WE WILL TAKE A
VOTE. AND THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
ARE YOU GONNA OFFER ME THE
CHANCE TO CLOSE YES. IF YOU
THOUGHT MY STATEMENT WAS
COMPREHENSIVE, WAIT TILL YOU
HEAR MY CLOTHES. I RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR MY VOTE. THANK YOU,
MANAGER. THANK YOU. UM OKAY? FOR
ANY TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
MEMBERS WHO MAY BE WITHIN
EARSHOT. WE DO NEED ONE MORE
MEMBER TO ESTABLISH A QUORUM AND
I WOULD APPRECIATE SOMEONE ELSE
COMING DOWN TO HELP US AT LEAST
ESTABLISH A QUORUM SO WE CAN
DISPOSE OF SOME OF THESE BILLS.
WITH THAT NEXT TO THE FILE
ORDER. I SEE SENATOR ALLEN. HI
THERE. EVERYBODY APPRECIATE
HAVING THE OPPORTUNITY TO
PRESENT THIS BILL. SB 12 58.
FIRST WANT TO THANK THE CHAIR
AND THE COMMITTEE STAFFER
WORKING SO CLOSELY WITH US ON
THIS POLICY. I ACCEPT THE
SUGGESTED AMENDMENTS THAT ARE
OUTLINED ON PAGE FOUR. OF THE
ANALYSIS. YOU KNOW, AS EVERYBODY
ON THIS COMMITTEE KNOWS, WE'VE
ADOPTED SOME AMBITIOUS GOALS IN
OUR CONTINUED EFFORTS TO COMBAT
THE THREATS POSED BY CLIMATE
CHANGE, INCLUDING REDUCING GHG.
EMISSIONS THROUGH STATEWIDE
ADOPTION OF ZERO EMISSION
VEHICLES BY 2035. REQUIRING THAT
ALL AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES IN
CALIFORNIA B ZERO EMISSION BY
2030. ZERO MISSION AUTONOMOUS
RIDESHARE SERVICES ARE AN
EMERGING INDUSTRY THAT CAN HELP
TO ACHIEVE HELP US ACHIEVE OUR
ELECTRIC VEHICLE AND GREENHOUSE
GAS REDUCTION TARGETS BY
EXPANDING PUBLIC ACCESS TO ZERO
MISSION. TRANSPORTATION, BUT
SOME STATEWIDE PROGRAMS HAVE NOT
YET EVOLVED. TO ACCOMMODATE
THESE NEW A V TECHNOLOGIES AND
EVALUATING THEIR EFFICIENCY.
SORRY SORRY IN VALUING THEIR
EFFICACY IN HELPING THE STATE
MEET VEHICLE ELECTRIFICATION
TARGETS. A NATIONAL CENTER FOR
SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION AND
UC DAVIS REPORT ON ELECTRIC
VEHICLES IN TRANSPORTATION
NETWORK COMPANY FLEETS. TNCS
FLEETS FINDS THAT TNCS OPERATED
VEHICLES TRAVEL A GREATER
AVERAGE OF MILES AND PERSONAL
ELECTRIC VEHICLES. AND THE
EMISSIONS BENEFITS OF
ELECTRIFYING A VEHICLE IN A TNCS
FLEET ARE NEARLY THREE TIMES
GREATER THAN THAT OF A PRIVATELY
OWNED TV BECAUSE, OF COURSE,
THEY DRIVE SO MUCH MORE. FROM
2018. THE LEGISLATURE PASSED 18
21 27, WHICH IS REQUIRES THE C
E. C TO CONDUCT A BIENNIAL
ASSESSMENT OF THE STATE'S
RENEWABLE REFUELING
INFRASTRUCTURE. AND WITH THE
COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS, THIS BILL
IS GOING TO UPDATE OUR BILL.
THIS ONE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT
TODAY. 12 58 WILL UPDATE THIS
ASSESSMENT TO CONSIDER THE
INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS OF A V
RIDESHARE FLEETS. THE A B 21 27
REPORT HAS ALREADY PROVIDED
USEFUL DATA TO INFORM POLICY
DECISIONS AT THE C E. C AND IN
THE LEGISLATURE THIS BELL THIS
BILL AIMS TO EXPAND ON THAT
ASSESSMENT. INFRASTRUCTURE
CONSIDERATIONS FOR FUTURE WORK
IN THIS SPACE. AND HERE WITH ME
TODAY IS JOSE ALVARADO FROM
CRUZ. CHAIR MEMBERS. MY NAME IS
ALVARADO, MANAGER. GOVERNMENT
AFFAIRS FOR CREWS WERE
AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE COMPANY BASED
IN SAN FRANCISCO AND THE ONLY
AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE COMPANY THAT
CAN CHARGE A FAIR FOR THE RIGHT
HILL SERVICES IN CALIFORNIA. UH
FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU, SANDRA
ALLEN, FOR ALL YOUR WORK ON THE
BILL TO YOUR STAFF AND THE
COMMITTEE STAFF AS WELL FOR
THEIR AMENDMENTS CHARGING
BEHAVIOR AND NEEDS AND
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE
ESSENTIALLY MANAGE SLATES. ARE
VERY DIFFERENT FOR PERSONALLY
OWNED VEHICLES AS AND DATA
STRONGLY SUGGEST THAT SHARED TV
FLEETS, INCLUDING FROM
AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES, RIGHT,
HELEN DELIVERY AND OTHER USES,
WELL, TINA GROW IN CALIFORNIA.
INCORPORATING DISEASES AND TWO
CCS REPORTING PROJECTIONS FOR
CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS
THROUGH 2030 UNDER THE BIANNUAL
MAYBE 21 27 ASSESSMENT IS FAR
POLICY. AND I RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR MY VOTE. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. WE HAVE NO OPPOSITION ON
FILE. IS THERE ANYBODY IN THE
ROOM WHO WOULD LIKE TO ADD?
THERE. THOSE OR SUPPORT
POSITIONS. COME UP TO THE MIC.
COLLECTING WITH THE SILICON
VALLEY LEADERSHIP GROUP IN
SUPPORT. IS THE MICROPHONE ON. I
JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE
CAN RECORD AND THAT ANYONE ELSE
WHO'S LISTENING CAN HERE IT IS.
OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY SAYING NO
ONE ELSE IN THE ROOM. OPERATOR,
CAN YOU PLEASE OPEN THE PHONE
LINES FOR SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION
OF S B? 12 58 ACTUALLY,
OPERATOR, CAN YOU PLEASE PAUSE
SO THAT WE CAN TAKE ROLE TO
ESTABLISH A QUORUM? CAN WE HAVE
A ROLL CALL, PLEASE? FRIEDMAN
HERE, HERE HERE. PHÊN HERE,
BERMAN. BERMAN HERE, CUNNINGHAM
DAILY. DAVIES. GIBSON. KALRA.
WHILE WE'RE HERE, LEE LEE HERE,
MEDINA. MEDINA HERE. NAZARIAN.
NGUYEN. WHEN HERE, O'DONNELL
O'DONNELL HERE, HOARD. WEEKS. WE
HAVE A WE HAVE EIGHT WE HAVE
CORN. RIGHT OKAY. OPERATOR THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. IF WE CAN NOW
OPEN UP THE PHONE LINES FOR SB
12 58 FOR SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION.
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR IF YOU
ARE IN SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION TO
SB 942, PLEASE PRESS ONE FILED
BY 01 FOULED BY ZERO. 91 21, YOU
ARE OPEN. BE A NEAT TALKING ON
BEHALF OF TEXT THAT AND SUPPORT.
LINE 7 24, PLEASE GO AHEAD. ON
BEHALF OF THE ELECTRIC PEOPLE
CHARGING ASSOCIATION AND SUPPORT
OF SB 12. AND WE DO HAVE ONE
MORE SHOULD BE WITH US
MOMENTARILY. IT'S THEY GET THEIR
LINE NUMBERS. OR GIVE A FINAL
REMINDER OF THAT PERSON IS
QUEUING UP, GO AHEAD AND HIT
ONE, FOLLOWED BY ZERO IF YOU ARE
IN SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION. AND
LYING TO 22. YOU ARE OPEN. 2 22,
ARE YOU MUTED? ONE MORE SHOT
LINE TO 22. YOUR LINE IS OPEN TO
TESTIFY. CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES,
WE CAN. OKAY THIS IS HARDLY
LAMBA OF CLIMATE FUTURES. AYE.
VOICE SUPPORT FOR BILL NUMBER 12
58. THERE ARE NO OTHER
PARTICIPANTS QUEUED UP AT THIS
TIME. THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE'LL
GO BACK TO THE COMMITTEE IF
ANYBODY HAS QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS I DON'T KNOW. THANK
YOU. I JUST QUESTION I KNOW THIS
BILL HAS BEEN HEAVILY AMENDED.
AS I UNDERSTAND, LOOKING AT THE
DOCUMENTATION IN FRONT OF ME.
BUT I JUST WONDER WHERE THIS IS
GOING BECAUSE I'M NOT A GUY THAT
WANTS TO BUILD ELECTRIC CHARGING
INFRASTRUCTURE WITH PUBLIC
MONEY. OR A PRIVATE
TRANSPORTATION COMPANY THAT
THAT'S NOT WHERE YOU'RE GOING
WITH THIS BILL, IS IT SENATOR.
I'M WE KNOW WE WANT. WE WANT
THIS TO BE OBVIOUSLY SOMETHING
THAT'S ACCESSIBLE TO EVERYONE,
AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WAS,
UM YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE MANY
THINGS THAT WE WORKED ON IN
COMMITTEE WITH AMENDMENTS. I
JUST HEARD A LOT ABOUT RIDE
SHARES, ETCETERA. I JUST GET A
LITTLE CAUTIOUS, BUT I JUST
THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING THAT
APPRECIATE IT. OKAY ANY OTHER
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? OKAY
WELL, I REALLY APPRECIATE UM YOU
, MR ALLEN WORKING WITH THE
COMMITTEE AND I'M VERY MUCH
HOPEFUL THAT AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES
ARE GOING TO PROVIDE A LOT OF
SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS IN THE
FUTURE. BEING A BIG STEP OVER
THE DRIVERS THAT WE CURRENTLY
HAVE ON THE ROAD, SO I VERY MUCH
LOOK FORWARD TO THE AUTONOMOUS
VEHICLE, REVOLUTION AND FUTURE
AND I DO THINK THAT DOING A DEEP
DIVE INTO WHAT THE NEEDS ARE
BOTH FINANCIAL AS MY COLLEAGUE
SUGGESTED, AS WELL AS ON THE IN
PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE SIDE IS
VERY APPROPRIATE AS THE INDUSTRY
IS JUST AT THE VERY BEGINNING
WHAT IT'S GOING TO DO SO WITH
THAT I'LL BE SUPPORTING THE
BILL. TODAY. ANYBODY WOULD LIKE
TO MAKE A MOTION. WE HAVE A
MOTION AND A SECOND. CAN WE HAVE
A ROLL CALL, PLEASE? THE SPEED
12 58 DO PASS AS AMENDED TO
APPROPRIATIONS. FRIEDMAN
FRIEDMAN. I PHÊN MONNING. AYE,
BERMAN. CUNNINGHAM. DAILY.
DAVIES. GIBSON. CHOLERA. CALLER.
I LI REALLY? I MEDINA. MEDINA. I
NAZARIAN. NGUYEN. WHEN I O
DONNELL. O'DONNELL I AWARD
WEEKS. 70 THANK YOU MEMBERS.
THANK YOU, 70. WE'LL LEAVE THE
ROLE OPEN FOR ABSENT MEMBERS,
SENATOR PORTANTINO HERE. FOR SP
9 32. YOU CAN PROCEED WHEN
YOU'RE READY. THANK YOU, MADAM
CHAIR AND MEMBERS PLEASED TO
REPRESENTING SP 9 32. A BILL,
WHICH SEEKS TO SAVE LIVES IN
CALIFORNIA STREETS AND ROADS.
MEMBERS DESPITE DECADES OF
RHETORIC ON THE NEED FOR SAFE
STREETS, MOST CALIFORNIA STREETS
HAVE GROWN MORE DANGEROUS IN
RECENT YEARS, ACCORDING TO
NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY
ADMINISTRATION, UM IN 2021 SAW
NEARLY 20% INCREASE IN TRAFFIC
FATALITIES IN THE FIRST SIX
MONTHS COMPARED TO BOTH 2020 AND
2019. SOME CALIFORNIA CITIES
LIKE DATA AND HOW TO ADDRESS THE
EPISODE. EPIDEMIC OF TRAFFIC
VIOLENCE, PARTICULARLY REGARDING
DEATH AND SERIOUS INJURIES TO
PEDESTRIANS, CYCLISTS AND OTHER
HUMAN POWERED TRANSIT USERS. IN
CERTAIN CITIES WHERE THE MOST
DANGEROUS STREETS AND CARTER'S
HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED. NO PLAN
EXISTS TO REMEDY THESE DEADLY
SITUATIONS, EVEN IN CITIES THAT
HAVE DEVELOPED PLANS LIKE LOS
ANGELES VISION ZERO AND MOBILITY
PLAN 2035 MEANINGFUL CHANGE THAT
WOULD SAVE LIVES HAVE YET TO BE
IMPLEMENTED. SB 9 32 REQUIRES A
COUNTY OR CITY TO IDENTIFY,
PRIORITIZE AND IMPLEMENT SAFETY
IMPROVEMENTS BY DEVELOPING
EVIDENCE BASED STRATEGIES TO
DEVELOP SAFETY MEASURES THAT ARE
INTENDED TO ELIMINATE TRAFFIC
FATALITIES AND PROVIDE FOR A
VERY LIMITED PRIVATE RIGHT OF
ACTION. TO ENCOURAGE LOCALS TO
MAKE THE CHANGES IDENTIFIED IN
THEIR PLANS. MY STAFF AND I HAVE
BEEN WORKING AS WELL AS THE
COMMITTEE STAFF AND OTHERS.
WE'VE BEEN WORKING CLOSELY WITH
A BROAD COALITION OF BIKE SAFETY
ADVOCATES ACROSS THE STATE. AND
WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO DO SO
IS THIS BILL CONTINUES TO MOVE?
WE CAN HELP REDUCE TRAFFIC
VIOLENCE. WE JUST HAVE TO BE
BOLD ENOUGH TO DO IT.
UNFORTUNATELY, UM MY SPONSOR.
STREETS OF ROCK COULD NOT MAKE
IT UP FROM LOS ANGELES FOR TASTE
TODAY'S HEARING, BUT I WANTED TO
NOTE FOR THE COMMITTEE THAT
THEIR TIRELESS DEDICATION TO
CREATING SAFER STREETS AND
LIVABLE CITIES IS COMMENDABLE
AND THIS BILL THAT THEY HELPED
CRAFT AND INSPIRE WILL
ACCOMPLISH THOSE GOALS.
OBVIOUSLY MANY OF YOU KNOW, I
BECAME A BIKE RIDER IN THE PAST
18 MONTHS AND IT CAN BE QUITE
DANGEROUS OUT THERE. UM NOW I
DON'T KNOW IF SOME OF IT IS MY
FAULT, BUT I KNOW ABOUT HALF THE
TIME. IT'S MY FAULT ABOUT HALF
THE TIME IT'S BEEN EITHER THE
DESIGN OF THE ROADS OR THE CARS
OR TRUCKS THAT GET TOO CLOSE. WE
GOT TO DO SOMETHING. AND THIS
BILL, I THINK TAKES US IN A BOLD
STEP FORWARD AND WITH
RESPECTFULLY ASKED FOR AN I VOTE
WHEN APPROPRIATE. THINKS WE HAVE
A MOTION AND A SECOND. UM YOU
DON'T HAVE A SPONSOR HERE WITH
US, BUT IS THERE ANYBODY IN THE
ROOM WHO WANTS TO STEP FORWARD
AND OR EITHER FOR SUPPORT OR
OPPOSITION TO THE BILL. OH, I'M
SORRY. SORRY WE DO HAVE
OPPOSITION ON FILE. SO IF YOU'D
LIKE TO COME UP TO THE TABLE OR
AND YOU'LL HAVE TWO MINUTES. AND
I BEG YOUR PARDON? I DIDN'T
REALIZE. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR
MEMBERS, DAMON KANSEN WITH THE
LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES. WE
DO APPRECIATE THE AUTHOR AND THE
SPONSORS. UM ATTEMPT IN IN
TRYING TO ADDRESS UH UM UM,
THESE DANGEROUS SITUATIONS ON
STREETS AND WE WANT TO WORK WITH
YOU WITH YOU. AND IN TRYING TO
COME UP WITH A MEANINGFUL,
HOLISTIC WAY OF DOING SO, BUT WE
REMAIN ADAMANTLY OPPOSED TO THE
PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION. UM SP 9
30 TO 9 32 DOES A COUPLE OF
THINGS PERSON. FOREMOST IT
CREATES THIS NEW LEGAL LIABILITY
FOR CITIES AND COUNTIES FOR NOT
UPDATING THEIR CIRCULAR ELEMENT.
THERE CAN BE SEVERAL REASONS FOR
A CITY NOT TO UPDATE THEIR
ELEMENT, LACK OF FUNDING NATURAL
DISASTER, SUCH AS A FIRE, WHICH
COULD BE DEVASTATING TO A
COMMUNITY EVEN CREATE SOME OUT
MIGRATION. UM AND. THE THOSE
THESE ARE WHY THE ELEMENTS ARE
TEND TO BE MORE ASPIRATIONAL IN
NATURE. SO IN THIS REGARD, WE
FEEL THAT THE BILL IS TOO
PRESCRIPTIVE FOR CIRCULATION
ELEMENT BE MORE APPROPRIATE
LOCAL STREETS AND ROADS SAFETY
PLAN. ADDITIONALLY SENATE BILL 9
32 UPENDS DESIGN IMMUNITY IN THE
TORT CLAIMS ACT THAT PROHIBITS
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS FROM BEING
SUED FOR NEGLIGENCE. THIS HAS
BEEN IN STATUTE FOR DECADES. SP
9 32 CREATES A NEW MANDATORY
DUTY AND THUS ESTABLISHES
DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR LOCAL
STREETS AND ROADS THAT WILL
CAUSE INSURANCE COMPANIES TO
DROP LIABILITY COVERAGE FOR
CITIES. FOR BEING ELEVATED INTO
A VERY HIGH RISK CATEGORY.
CITIES WILL BE ENJOINED IN
EXISTING LAWSUITS STEMMING FROM
INJURIES BY COLLISIONS AND
REGARDLESS OF NEGLIGENCE OR
CRIMINAL CONDUCT, SUCH AS DRUNK
DRIVING OR TEXTING WHILE
DRIVING. THIS BILL WILL FORCE
TAXPAYERS TO PAY THE JUDGMENT OR
THE AWARD TO THE PLAINTIFF. WHO
SUSTAINED INJURIES BY THE DRUNK
DRIVER IN THIS PARTICULAR
EXAMPLE, WAS NOT ABLE TO PAY SO
THEY SUE THE CITY. UNDER THE
PROVISIONS OF THIS BILL. THIS
BILL ENSHRINES AND CODIFIES THIS
PRACTICE INTO STATE LAW. WE DO
AGREE WITH THE COMMITTEE AND
KNOWLEDGE IS ANALYSIS. THAT IS
THAT SUGGESTS THAT IT MAY BE
MORE APPROPRIATE TO SOLICIT
LOCAL INPUT AND PLANNING
INCORPORATED IN THE STATES
ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION PLAN,
WHICH DOES NOT REQUIRE TO BE
UPDATED. RATHER THAN CREATING
NEW PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION.
ASIDE FROM THE TIMELINES SET
FORTH AND SENATE BILL 9 30 TO
THIS BILL DOES NOT CONTAIN A
FUNDING MECHANISM TO COVER THE
COSTLY EXPENSES OF MAKING THE
MASSIVE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS.
FOR THESE REASONS. WE
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR A NO VOTE
IN OUR OPPOSED UNLESS AMENDED.
THANK YOU. OKAY. NOW, IF THERE'S
ANYBODY ELSE IN THE ROOM,
WISHING TO VOICE THEIR
OPPOSITION OR SUPPORT, PLEASE
COME TO THE MICROPHONE. SEEKING
AN OPERATOR. CAN YOU PLEASE OPEN
THE PHONE LINES FOR SB 9 30 TO
SUPPORT AND OPPOSITION? COMMENTS
IN SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION TO SB 9
32 PLEASE PRESS 10. THAT COMMAND
AGAIN, ONE THAN ZERO. AND FIRST
WE'LL GO TO LINE 1 79. GOOD
AFTERNOON, SHERIFF FRIEDMAN,
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
CHRISLEY ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA STATE ASSOCIATION OF
COUNTIES, ALSO TODAY ON BEHALF
OF THE AMERICAN PLANNING
ASSOCIATION, CALIFORNIACHAPTER
URBAN COUNTIES OF CALIFORNIA. IN
THE RURAL COUNTY REPRESENTATIVES
OF CALIFORNIA WITH AN OPPOSING
LESS AMENDED POSITION FOR THE
REASONS STATED BY THE LEAGUE OF
CALIFORNIA CITIES. THANK YOU.
LINE 2 29. STEPHANIE AND CHAIR
FRIEDMAN AND THE COMMITTEE. MY
NAME IS MARK BOOKS OF ITS
REPRESENT REPRESENTING THE
SPONSOR OF THIS BILL STREETS FOR
ALL WE'RE PROUD TO SPONSOR THIS
BILL, AND WE'RE ALSO HAPPY TO
CONTINUE WORKING WITH THE
OPPOSITION ON THIS BILL FOR THE
NOTES. THAT POINTS NOTED, THANK
YOU. LINE 2 23. THIS IS WARREN
WELLS WITH MARIN COUNTY BASIL
COALITION AND SUPPORT. THANK
YOU. LINE 2 19. GOOD AFTERNOON
CHAIR AND MEMBERS. THIS IS EDWIN
BARBONE ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF
ONTARIO AND OPPOSITION. THANK
YOU. LINE 2 30. GOOD EVENING
CHAIR MEMBERS KIRA ROSS ON
BEHALF OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS
IN OPPOSITION. ALIGN TO 31. GOOD
EVENING, MR CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF
THE COMMITTEE SHARING INVOLVE IS
ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF RANCHO
PALOS BIRTHDAYS IN OPPOSITION,
FOR THE REASONS STATED BY KELL
CITIES, THANK YOU. LINE 2 28.
GOOD INDIAN SHARING MEMBERS,
ERIC TURNER ON BEHALF OF THE
CITY OF DOWNEY AND TOWN OF APPLE
VALLEY. RESPECTFULLY OPPOSED
UNLESS AMENDED. THANK YOU. LINE
1 81. THANK YOU. JORDAN. PLANET%
CARVAJAL ON BEHALF OF COLOR
PLAYING IN B AND SUPPORT. THANK
YOU. LINE 202. HELLO MY NAME IS
LIBYAN, AKLAN. I'M A RESIDENT OF
OAKLAND CALLING AND SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. IN LINE OF 1 65. GOOD
AFTERNOON, SIR STEVE WALLA.
CONTACT THE CALIFORNIA BICYCLE
COALITION AND SUPPORT. AND WE
HAVE NO FURTHER COMMENTS AT THIS
TIME. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE
WILL GO BACK TO THE COMMITTEE.
REWARD. GREAT I WANT TO THANK
THE AUTHOR FOR BRINGING FORWARD
THIS BILL. I HAD SOME QUESTIONS
, I GUESS. AND MAYBE IF WE COULD
JUST ASK THEM IN THE CONTEXT OF
HOW THIS WOULD ACTUALLY PLAY
OUT, BECAUSE I REMEMBER FROM MY
TIME ON CITY COUNCIL. UM FOR ALL
THE THINGS THAT WE TRIED TO DO,
SOMETIMES WITH THE BEST GOOD
FAITH EFFORTS. THAT THE LAWSUITS
THAT WERE IMPOSED ON US AND
SOMETIMES WITH THE PAYOUTS BEING
IN THE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS WAS
VERY, VERY FRUSTRATING BECAUSE I
THINK THE CITIES OFTEN ACT IN
THEIR BEST FACE EFFORTS. UH AND
THEN. TO HAVE THAT OBVIOUSLY SET
YOU BACK A LOT FOR OTHER GOALS
THAT YOU WOULD RATHER SPEND
THOSE FUNDS TOWARD AND I'M
WONDERING. I AGREE WITH SO MUCH
OF THE BILL THAT YOU WANT TO
REQUIRE, YOU KNOW, MULTIMODAL
OPPORTUNITIES AND A LOT OF THESE
CIRCULATION ELEMENT UPDATES, AND
I LIKE WHERE THAT'S GOING AND I
KNOW YOU NEED SOME TEETH ON THAT
BECAUSE CITIES DON'T ALWAYS MOVE
ON THE TIMELINE. THAT YOU WANT
TO SEE HAPPEN? UM, BUT I'M
WONDERING IF ESPECIALLY, UM,
HERE FOR A TIMELINE THAT REALLY
IS GETTING FORWARD TO 25 2025 TO
2028. IF WE'RE IN A DOWNTURN
KIND OF A YEAR, AND THE MONEY IS
NOT THERE FOR THEM TO ACTUALLY
BE ABLE TO IMPLEMENT THE
PROJECTS THAT THEY'RE TALKING
ABOUT. TALK TO ME A LITTLE BIT
MORE ABOUT HOW YOU HOW YOU SEE
THIS BEING FAIR, I GUESS FOR
CITIES FIRST OF ALL, UM, IT'S
THE RIGHT QUESTION TO ASK, UM
AND ALSO YOUR YOUR COMMENTARIES
APPROPRIATE AS WELL. THERE NEEDS
TO BE SOME TEETH. AND THAT'S
WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO. WE'RE
BASICALLY SAYING CITIES. IF
YOU'RE IF YOU'VE ADOPTED THESE
PLANS, USE YOUR DATA TO
HIGHLIGHT THE SITUATIONS THAT
NEED THE MOST CARE AND THEN TAKE
BASICALLY 10 YEARS TO COMPLETE
THE IMPLEMENTATION OF YOUR
CIRCULATION ELEMENT. AND IF YOU
LOOK AT THE ANALYSIS WHERE YOU
HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO DIG TO
DECREASE BY 20% WITHIN THE FIRST
FIVE YEARS, SO WE'RE TRYING TO
USE DATA. THE PINPOINT WHERE
THOSE PROBLEMS SPOTS ARE AND
HAVE AN APPROPRIATE AMOUNT OF
TIME TO ADDRESS THEM. AT WHICH
TIME YOU'VE IDENTIFIED THE
PROBLEM. YOU HAVE TIME TO
ADDRESS THE PROBLEM AND THEN YOU
STILL DON'T ADDRESS THE PROBLEM.
THAT'S WHERE THE PRIVATE RIGHT
OF ACTION KICKS IN. SO WE'VE
BEEN TRYING TO BE SENSITIVE TO
WHEN YOU HAVE AN EXISTING PLAN,
GIVING TIME TO ADOPT THAT WHEN
YOU HAVE SOMETHING THAT YOU
TIMEFRAME TO AUGMENT IT. TO GIVE
TIME FOR THAT. WE'RE TRYING TO
HIT THAT SWEET SPOT. AND SO
THAT'S THE THEORY HERE, AND THE
TIMELINES HAVE BEEN SET OUT NOW,
IF SOMEBODY WANTS TO HAVE TO
TWEAK THEM OR OPEN TO THAT
CONVERSATION, BUT THE THEORY OF
IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM HAVE A
PRUDENT AMOUNT OF TIME TO
ADDRESS IT USED DATA TO SEE IF
IT STILL EXISTS, AND THEN THE
PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION. WE
THINK THAT'S A GOOD THEORY. I
AGREE AND FROM PLANNERS,
BACKGROUND AND PLAYER'S
PERSPECTIVE EXACTLY WHAT WE DO
RIGHT. AND IF YOU THINK ABOUT
THESE DOCUMENTS IS INTENDED TO
BE ON THE 20 SOMETIMES UP TO
INAPPROPRIATELY A 30 YEAR TIME
HORIZON. UM THESE ARE ARE MEANT
MEANT TO BE IMPLEMENTED OVER A
PERIOD OF TIME. AND AS RESOURCES
ALLOW, UM AND SO WOULD IT BE
FAIR TO SAY THE YOUR YOUR THIS
WHERE THIS BILL TO BE
IMPLEMENTED SO LONG AS WE ARE
SEEING PROGRESS TOWARDS THAT
BILL BECAUSE I ALSO DON'T WANT
THEM TO NO THROW UP THEIR HANDS
OR OR DUMB DOWN THE PLANNING OF
A CIRCULATION ELEMENTS SO THAT
THEY THINK IT'S A LOT MORE
REASONABLE IN A 10 YEAR TIME
PERIOD. UM HOW, UM WHAT? WHAT
ARE THE GUARANTEES THERE THAT I
GUESS THAT ARE AS LONG AS THE
CITY IS SHOWING PROGRESS TO
EVERY EXTENT POSSIBLE THAT IT
WILL BE. UM NOT NOT NOT, IT
WOULD NOT FALL PREY TO, UM,
FRIVOLOUS. LAWSUIT ACTIVITY. I
DON'T THINK WE HAVE ADDRESSED
THE SORT OF GOOD FAITH ASPECT OF
IT, BUT I CERTAINLY WILL LOOK AT
THAT. AND AGAIN IF YOU HAVE
GIVEN YOUR EXPERIENCE ON THE
CITY COUNCIL OF YOU WANT TO YOU
KNOW, LOOK AT THAT MORE. YOU
KNOW, OBVIOUSLY, AT THIS
COMMITTEE, WE'RE NOT GOING TO
DRILL DOWN ON IT RIGHT NOW. BUT
IF YOU IF YOU HAVE SOME
COMMENTS, I VALUE YOUR OPINION
WOULD LOVE TO WORK WITH YOU ON
THAT AND EVERYTHING, BECAUSE I
LOVE WHERE THIS IS HEADED AND
EVERYTHING. I JUST WANT TO MAKE
SURE THAT ESPECIALLY ACROSS 530
CITIES. WE'RE NOT CREATING
OPPORTUNITY THAT YOU KNOW, MIGHT
BE BILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF
UNNECESSARY IMPACT. RATHER THOSE
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS GO INTO
ACTUALLY BUILDING THESE PROJECTS
OUT SUPPORT TODAY AND MANAGERIAL
HAPPY TO MAKE A MOTION TO THAT
END, AND I LOVE TO WORK WITH YOU
ON IT GOING FORWARD.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S OKAY, SO THAT
WAS A MOTION. DO WE HAVE OTHER
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? HOW DO WE
HAVE A SECOND? BILL. HERE. WE
HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE? YOU
KNOW, I THINK THE POINT IS, IF
YOU KNOW THERE'S A PROBLEM. YOU
HAVE THE TIME AS THE ASSEMBLY
MEMBER ARTICULATED TO FIX IT.
AND THEN YOU HAVE THE DATA TO
SHOW THAT YOU DON'T. THERE
SHOULD BE SOME ACCOUNTABILITY AT
THE END OF THE DAY, AND THAT'S
ALL WE'RE TRYING TO DO, BECAUSE
TRAFFIC FATALITIES HAVE
INCREASED. TRAFFIC HAS
INCREASED. AS WELL AS. THE
NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO ARE WALKING
AND BIKING AND RUNNING TO A BUS
STOP. YOU KNOW THAT THAT COMMON
SPACE IS MORE DANGEROUS TODAY
THAN IT WAS YESTERDAY. AND WHAT
WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS MAKESURE
THAT TOMORROW IT GETS LESS
DANGEROUS. MORE PEDESTRIAN, MORE
BIKE, MORE MASS TRANSIT FRIENDLY
AND THAT'S THE GOAL AND I WOULD
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN I VOTE.
THANK YOU. I LIKE YOUR BILL VERY
MUCH, AND I'M REALLY GLAD THAT
YOU BROUGHT IT FORWARD AND
CERTAINLY WILL BE SUPPORTING IT
TODAY WITH THAT. CAN WE HAVE A
ROLL CALL, PLEASE? A SPAIN 9 32
FREE DO PASS TO APPROPRIATIONS.
FRIEDMAN FRIEDMAN. I PHÊN PHÊN
KNOW BERMAN. CUNNINGHAM. DAILY.
DAVIES. DAVIES NOTE. GIBSON
COBRA. ALRIGHT, I LI LEE I
MEDINA. MEDINA. I NAZARIAN.
NGUYEN. WHEN NOT VOTING. SO,
DONALD O'DONNELL I AWARD BOARD.
I WICKS. 7 TO 7 TO WILL LEAVE
THE ROLE OPEN. PERHAPS THAT
MEMBERS I SEE MR REBECCA HERE
FOR SP 9 17. AND PROCEED WHEN
YOU'RE READY. GOOD AFTERNOON,
MADAM CHAIR MEMBERS. THANKS FOR
OPPORTUNITY. PRESENT SP NINE
WITH SEVEN THE SEAMLESS TRANSIT
TRANSFORMATION ACT. WE SHOULD
HAVE A WORLD CLASS TRANSIT
SYSTEM IN THE BAY AREA, BUT FOR
YEARS NOW WE'VE SEEN THE BUSSES
ARE STUCK LONGER. IN TRAFFIC
TRAINS RUNNING LESS FREQUENTLY.
PEOPLE ARE FRUSTRATED WITH LACK
OF FAST AND AFFORDABLE OPTIONS.
SP NINE WAS SEVEN TAKES MAJOR
STEPS TO INSTITUTIONALIZE A
SEAMLESS AND RESILIENT TRANSIT
SYSTEM IN THE NEAR TERM. TO MOVE
FORWARD CONVERSATIONS WE'VE BEEN
HAVING FOR DECADES AND FINALLY
BUILD IN SOME STRUCTURE AND
ACCOUNTABILITY AROUND
INTEGRATION. RATHER THAN THE AD
HOC WAY PROGRESS HAS MADE UP TO
NOW. I'LL QUICKLY RUN THROUGH
SOME OF THE MAJOR PROVISIONS
FIRST, STANDARDIZED WAYFARING
AND MAPPING RIGHT NOW, MAPS AND
SIGNAGE ARE VERY FRAGMENTED
MAKES IT HARDER FOR WRITERS TO
KNOW HOW TO MAKE CONNECTIONS.
SECOND REAL TIME TRANSIT DATA.
AND THIS WILL IMPROVE THE RIGHT
EXPERIENCE. WRITERS KNOW WHEN
THE NEXT BUS IS ACTUALLY
ARRIVING. AND WHAT ARGUMENTS SEE
OF THAT BUS LOOKS LIKE THIRD
IDENTIFYING CONNECTED NETWORK
PLAN TO BE ABLE TO FOCUS OUR
INVESTMENTS AND GET BUSSES
MOVING FASTER. AND FORTH A FAIR
INTEGRATION PILOT PROGRAMS.
THESE WILL INCLUDE NO COST
TRANSFERS, A COMMON FARE FOR
REGIONAL SERVICE AND PILOTING A
MULTI AGENCY PASSED SO SOMEONE
COULD BUY A DAY PASS AND GET
ACCESS TO ALL OF THE BAY AREA
TRANSIT. IMAGINE THAT. MTC IS
ALREADY ALLOCATED PORTION OF
FUNDING THAT WOULD BE NEEDED TO
IMPLEMENT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS
BILL. AND WE BUILD HIM BACKSTOPS
ENSURE NO AGENCIES WILL BE ASKED
TO TAKE ON SIGNIFICANT UNFUNDED
MANDATES BEEN WORKING EXTREMELY
CLOSELY WITH A NUMBER OF TRANSIT
AGENCIES VERY PLEASED TO REPORT
THEY'RE ABLE TO REACH AGREEMENT
ON THEIR REMAINING CONCERNS, AND
THE LANGUAGE IMPRINT REFLECTS
THOSE AGREEMENTS. BUT THESE
AGREEMENTS IN PLACE PARTS BOARD
LAST WEEK TOOK A SUPPORT
POSITION ON THE BILL, AND WE
EXPECT SOME OTHER AGENCIES WILL
FOLLOW SUIT SOON WITH ME TO
TESTIFY AND SUPPORTER ALEX
TORRES WITH BARRY COUNCIL AND
REBECCA ALONG WITH MTC. THANK
YOU. YOU NEED TO PUSH THE LITTLE
BUTTON. THEN YOU EACH HAVE TWO
MINUTES. THANK YOU. EXCELLENT
THANK YOU SO MUCH. MADAM CHAIR
AND MEMBERS, ALEX TORRES,
DIRECTOR OF STATE GOVERNMENT
RELATIONS WITH THE BARRIER
COUNCIL WERE CLEARS. PLEASE
COSPONSOR. SB 9 17 THE SEAMLESS
TRANSIT TRANSFORMATION ACT AND
WORK WITH A COALITION OF
ACTIVISTS. UM LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
, A LOT OF DIFFERENT
STAKEHOLDERS THAT ARE IN SUPPORT
OF THIS MEASURE. THE BARRIER
COUNCIL FOUNDED BART OVER 75
YEARS AGO, AND WE'VE CONTINUED
TO SUPPORT THE INFRASTRUCTURE
INVESTMENTS CRITICAL TO THE BAY
AREA. THIS IS A MOMENT OF
UNPRECEDENTED CHALLENGE AND AT
THE TIME AND THE TIME HAS COME
TO CHANGE THE WAY WE THINK ABOUT
TRANSIT POLICY. OVER THE PAST
YEAR, THE COUNCIL HAS CONDUCTED
A MONTHLY SURVEY TRACKING
EMPLOYER ATTITUDES ABOUT RETURN
TO THE OFFICE AND SOME OF THOSE
FINDINGS SHOW. 70% OF EMPLOYERS
ANTICIPATE EMPLOYEES BACK IN THE
OFFICE THREE DAYS WEEK OR FEWER
EMPLOYERS ANTICIPATE THAT TWO
THIRDS OF EMPLOYEES WILL BE IN
THE OFFICE, UH, ON ANY GIVEN DAY
, ABOUT ONE QUARTER OF THE
WORKFORCE WILL REMAIN FULLY
REMOTE, AND 50% OF EMPLOYERS
THINK THEIR EMPLOYEES WILL
OPERATE ON NONTRADITIONAL WORK
HOURS. AS OUR SURVEY DATA SHOWS
PATTERNS HAVE SHIFTED. NOW NOW
OUR TRANSIT SYSTEM MUST QUICKLY
ADAPT FOR ITS VERY SURVIVAL. TO
ATTRACT WRITERS. TRANSIT MUST
BETTER SERVE A GREATER RANGE OF
TRAVEL PATTERNS, NOT JUST
COMMUTE TRIPS. PART OF THIS IS
MAKING TRANSIT, MORE SEAMLESS
USER FOCUSED AND CONNECTED
ACROSS OUR REGION. THE
STRATEGIES OF FARE INTEGRATION
WAY FINDING INTEGRATION AND
SERVICE INTEGRATION, WHERE
UNANIMOUSLY AGREED TO IN OUR
REGIONS BLUE RIBBON TASK FORCE.
CARPOOLING COMPLETED BY MTC
INDICATES THAT THESE POLICIES
ARE OVERWHELMINGLY POPULAR AMONG
THE PUBLIC. AS THE 1917 IS
CRITICAL BECAUSE IT HOLDS US ALL
ACCOUNTABLE. DELIVERING ON THE
GOALS AGREED TO IN OUR REGIONS,
TRANSIT RECOVERY PLANNING AND
MAKES TRANSIT AGENCY
PARTICIPATION INTEGRATION
MANDATORY. WITHOUT ME WITHOUT SB
9 17. OUR REGION WILL BE VERY
CHALLENGED AND DELIVERING AN
INTEGRATED SYSTEM AS ANYONE
AGENCY CAN HOLD UP PROGRESS.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. URGE
YOUR SUPPORT TODAY REALLY
APPRECIATE THE SENATOR AND HIS
STAFF'S WORK AS WELL AS THE
COMMITTEE WORK ON THIS. THANK
YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON AND THANK
YOU. CHAIR. FRIEDMAN VICE CHAIR
FONG AND MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO
SPEAK TO YOU TODAY. MY NAME'S
REBECCA LONG AND I'M HERE ON
BEHALF OF MTC, THE REGIONAL%
TRANSPORTATION PLANNING AGENCY
FOR THE BAY AREA. MTC SUPPORTS
SB 917, AND WE'RE GRATEFUL TO
SENATOR BECKER FOR CARRYING THIS
BILL AND FOR WORKING TIRELESSLY
THROUGH THE DETAILS WITH US AND
THE REGION'S MANY TO TRANSIT
OPERATORS TWO DOZEN IN IN SOME
WE BELIEVE SB 9 17 WILL ENSURE
THE BAY AREA CONTINUES TO MAKE
PROGRESS BUILDING A MORE
INTEGRATED AND WRITER FOCUS
TRANSIT SYSTEM AT A TIME WHEN
FISCAL CONSTRAINTS MIGHT TEMPT
AGENCIES TO TURN IN INWARD. AND
FOREGO CONNECTIVITY
IMPROVEMENTS. SP 9/17 PROVISIONS
ARE DESIGNED TO HELP RESTORE THE
TRANSIT RIDERSHIP LOST DUE TO
COVID 19 AND ADDRESS
LONGSTANDING BARRIERS TO AN
INTEGRATED TRANSIT NETWORK THAT
IT EXISTED WELL BEFORE THE
PANDEMIC. FOLLOWING THE
RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE BLUE
RIBBON TRANSIT RECOVERY TASK
FORCE CONVENED BY MTC IN
RESPONSE TO THE PANDEMIC. THE
BILL AIMS TO ADDRESS WHAT
WRITERS CARE ABOUT MOST HAVING A
SYSTEM THAT'S FASTER, MORE
RELIABLE, EASIER TO NAVIGATE AND
WITH SIMPLER AND MORE AFFORDABLE
FARES. AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT THE
BILL WILL ACHIEVE IS A FAIR
WAIVER FOR THE SECOND TRIP WHEN
A PERSON NEEDS TO CHANGE BUSSES,
REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE BUSSES
RUN BY A DIFFERENT AGENCY. THE
BILL ESTABLISHES THIS AS A PILOT
FOR THE PERIOD THAT FUNDS HAVE
ALREADY BEEN SECURED. ANOTHER
EXAMPLE OF A DIRECT BENEFIT WILL
BE SHARED DATA STANDARDS FOR
REAL TIME TRANSIT SO RIDERS CAN
COUNT ON ACCURATE, RELIABLE REAL
TIME INFORMATION ABOUT WHEN
THEIR BUS TRAIN OR FERRY WILL
ARRIVE IN SUMMARY SB 917
DELIVERS KEY WRITER PRIORITIES
WHILE ACKNOWLEDGING THAT
SUFFICIENT RESOURCES ARE
ESSENTIAL TO SUCCESSFUL OUTCOMES
IN CLOSING, I RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR YOUR VOTE. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. WE HAVE NO
OPPOSITION ON FILE. IS THERE
ANYBODY IN THE ROOM WHO WOULD
LIKE TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST SB
9 17. GOT THIS DOWN NOW. THANK
YOU, MADAM CHAIR MATT ROBINSON
ON BEHALF OF THE SAN MATEO CITY
COUNTY ASSOCIATION OF
GOVERNMENTS. AS THE SENATOR
KNOWS WE HAVE A SUPPORT AND
CONCEPT POSITION, BUT I BELIEVE
WITH THE LATEST SOUND OF SET OF
AMENDMENTS WILL GO AHEAD AND BE
MOVING TO A FULL SUPPORT AND
THEN ON BEHALF OF A COUPLE OF
HIS TRANSIT SYSTEMS, THE SAN
MATEO COUNTY TRANSIT DISTRICT
AND CULTURING WE DON'T HAVE
POSITIONS BUT JUST A MASSIVE
AMOUNT OF KUDOS TO THE SENATOR.
TO NICOLE HERE FOR ALL THE WORK
THAT THEY PUT IN WITH THE
TRANSIT GENERAL MANAGERS ON THIS
BILL. THANK YOU. STEVEN SANDLER
, WITH BROWN SEEN ON BEHALF OF
THE HOUSING ACTION COALITION AND
SUPPORT THANK YOU. OPERATOR CAN
YOU PLEASE OPEN THE PHONE LINES
OR SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION TO SB 9
17. FOR COMMENTS IN SUPPORT OR
OPPOSITION TO SB 9 17 PLEASE
PRESS ONE THAN ZERO THAT COMMAND
AGAIN 10 1ST, WE'LL GO TO LINE 2
25. SHARING MEMBERS NATE SOLO ON
BEHALF OF THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY
FERRY. WANT TO THANK THE SENATOR
FOR THE RECENT AMENDMENTS AND
WITH WITH THOSE AMENDMENTS,
SERVICES, KOBE FAIRIES NOW AND
SUPPORT THANK YOU. BLIND 204.
THANK YOU, CHAIR AND MEMBERS
TRAVELED CHAIR OF THE ALAMEDA
COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY WITH A
SUPPORT POSITION. THANK YOU.
LINE 2 18. THIS IS JONATHAN
CASTS FROM SPUR ONE OF THE HILL
CO SPONSORS SPEAKING IN SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. LINE 205. MRS GERALD
GLACIER LIVING IN THE BAY AREA,
THE SECOND MOST DENSELY
POPULATED METROPOLITAN AREA WITH
27 INDEPENDENTLY MANAGED TRANSIT
AGENCIES SUPPORTING. LINE 2 32.
AH JACK SWEARINGEN, CHAIR OF
FRIENDS OF SMART, OVERRUN AREA
RAIL TRANSIT. WE SUPPORT THE
BILL. PLANE 95. MARLEY SMITH
CALLING ON BEHALF OF SILICON
VALLEY LEADERSHIP GROUP, WHICH
IS SPONSORING AND PROUD OF
SUPPORT. SB 9 17. PLANE, 1 88.
THIS IS NICARAGUA ON BEHALF OF 3
50 BAY AREA IN SUPPORT OF THE
BILL. LINE 1 81. LINE 1 81, YOUR
MIC IS OPEN. MAN IN CHAIR
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE DURING
PLAYING THAT CARVAJAL ON BEHALF
OF CALIFORNIAN BE IN SUPPORT.
LINE 2 39. YOU WON'T DO IT. LINE
2 39, YOUR MIC IS OPEN. HELLO.
WE CAN HEAR YOU. HI MY NAME IS
ALLISON WILLIAMS IN ALGORITHM TO
CALIFORNIA. I AM IN SUPPORT OF
SP 917. LINE 1 72. CATHERINE AND
PENINSULA FOR EVERYONE INSTRUCTS
THE COURT. LINE 2 35. THIS IS
MIKE SCARONI ON BEHALF OF
LIVABLE SUNNYVALE IN SUPPORT.
LINE 1 94. WELL THIS IS IAN
GRIFFITHS, POLICY DIRECTOR FOR
STEVEN BAY AREA, ONE OF THE CO
SPONSORS OF THIS BILL, AND WE
ARE IN SUPPORT. LINE 2 33. HI
THIS IS NEIL WILLIAMS FROM SAN
FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA AND I'M
STRONG SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
FLYING ON 1 87. HI THIS IS CYRUS
HALL AND ROSES, SAN FRANCISCO
AND A MEMBER OF THE SAN
FRANCISCO TRANSIT RIDERS. AND
I'M CALLING SUPPORT SP 917.
THANK YOU. LINE 1 56. MY NAME IS
ALAN WILLIAMS FROM SAN JOSE, AND
SIT ON TWO LOCAL TRANSIT WORKING
GROUPS REPRESENTING MY DOWNTOWN
NEIGHBORHOOD CALLING IN FAVOR OF
SP 917. SINCE TRANSIT AGENCIES
OTHERWISE DON'T HAVE ANY
INCENTIVE TO INTEGRATE AFFAIRS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR TAKING
THIS ON. LINE 2 34. THIS IS KYLE
HAZAN. I LIVE IN SAN MATEO IN
SUPPORT. LINE 2 36. TÌM THIS IS
CATHERINE DU MONT. UH SAN MENLO
PARK RESIDENT AND I'VE BEEN
WAITING 65 YEARS FOR INTEGRATED
TRANSPORTATION IN THE BAY AREA.
THANK YOU. LINE 2 37. HI THIS IS
LIZ AIMS. I'M ONE OF NINE
ELECTED BART DIRECTORS. AYMAN
STRONG SUPPORT. THANK YOU. FLY
IN 1 95. HI THIS IS ANDREA
TORBINSKY. I LIVE IN THE
BERKELEY HILLS AND I'M
AFFILIATED WITH NORTH BERKELEY
NOW, AND I AM STRONGLY IN
SUPPORT OF THE BILL. THANK YOU.
LINE 2 40. THIS IS RACHEL
HOLOGRAPH FROM OAKLAND. I BELONG
TO SEAMLESS BAY AREA STRONGLY
SUPPORT THE BILL. THANK YOU.
LINE 202. HELLO THIS IS SYLVIA
BACHMANN. I'M A RESIDENT OF
OAKLAND AND MEMBER OF THE BAY
AREA, AND I LIKE THIS STUFF.
LINE 2 23. THIS IS WAR AND WELLS
AND PLAIN DIRECTOR WITH THE
MARINE CAME BY TO A COALITION
FROM SUPPORT. LINE 2 41. HI THIS
IS REBECCA SALTZMAN, PRESIDENT
OF THE BAR BOARD, AND I'M
CALLING EXPRESS THE BARB BOARD'S
UNANIMOUS SUPPORT FOR THIS BILL
AND APPRECIATE SENATOR REBECCA
FOR THE AMENDMENT. LINE 2 42.
LINE 2 42, YOUR MIC IS OPEN. I
TV MARKET. JOHNNY FROM SEVEN
CISCO POINT OF SUPPORT. IN LINE
TO 47. GOOD AFTERNOON, STEPHANIE
ESTRADA WITH CRUZ STRATEGIES ON
BEHALF OF THE CITY OF SAN JOSE
SPORT. AND WE HAVE NO FURTHER
COMMENTS AT THIS TIME. THANK
YOU. WE'LL BRING IT BACK TO THE
COMMITTEE. FACING NO QUESTIONS
OR COMMENTS. I WANT TO THANK
YOU. I KNOW THIS IS SOMETHING
THAT'S BEEN A LONG TIME IN THE
WORKS, AND WE ALWAYS SUPPORT
EFFORTS TO MAKE TRANSIT WORK
BETTER FOR WRITERS, AND THIS
WILL CERTAINLY DO THAT. WOULD
YOU LIKE TO CLOSE? THREE. SHE
ATE ALL THE COMMENTS AND
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR MY VOTE. WE
HAVE A MOTION. AND A SECOND. WE
HAVE REAL CALL, PLEASE. SB 9 17
DO PASS TO APPROPRIATIONS.
FRIEDMAN FRIEDMAN. I PHÊN
MONNING. AYE, BERMAN.
CUNNINGHAM. DAILY. DAVIES
DAVIES, I GIBSON KALRA. KALRA. I
LI FLEA, MEDINA. MEDINA. I
NAZARIAN. NGUYEN. WHEN I O
DONNELL. WARD. WARD WICKS.
WEEKS. I 90. THANK YOU VERY MUCH
. THE BILL IS OUT. WE'LL LEAVE
THE ROLE OPEN FOR ABSENT
MEMBERS, SENATOR DODD YOU ARE
HERE FOR SB 10 50. YOU CAN
PROCEED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. WE
HAVE A MOTION. AND A SECOND. I
THINK THAT CALLS FOR I
RESPECTFULLY ASK YOUR I VOTE.
BEAUTIFUL THANK YOU. AND YOU DO
HAVE TWO WITNESSES HERE SO THEY
CAN MAYBE EXPLAIN THE BILL
BRIEFLY AND LET US KNOW WHY WE
SHOULD VOTE FOR IT. GOOD
AFTERNOON AND THANK YOU, CHAIR
FRIEDMAN, VICE CHAIR FONG AND
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO YOU
TODAY AND FOR SENATOR DODD FOR
AUTHORING. SB 10 50. MY NAME IS
REBECCA LONG AND I'M WITH MTC.
THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION
PLANNING AGENCY FOR THE BAY AREA
. MTC SUPPORTS SB 10 50 AS IT
WILL HELP FUND IMPROVEMENTS TO A
HIGHLY CONGESTED STRETCH OF
STATE ROUTE 37 BETWEEN VALLEJO
AND SEARS POINT THAT CONSISTS OF
A SINGLE LANE IN EACH DIRECTION
WITH NO TRANSIT ALTERNATIVES FOR
THOSE WHO WOULD RATHER DRIVE.
EXCUSE ME, WHO WOULD RATHER NOT
DRIVE ALONE. THEY CURRENTLY
TAKES DRIVERS MORE THAN AN HOUR
AND A HALF TO TRAVEL. WHAT
SHOULD TAKE LITTLE OVER 20
MINUTES HOME FROM WORK. THIS
DELAY IMPOSES A MAJOR COST ON
MOTORISTS, MANY OF WHOM ARE
LOWER INCOME IN THE FORM OF
WASTE OF TIME AND EXTRA FUEL
CONSUMPTION WHILE STUCK IN
TRAFFIC. BY ALLOWING TOLLING ON
THE CORRIDOR. THE BILL WILL HELP
GENERATE MATCHING FUNDS TO
IMPROVE THESE CONDITIONS, WHILE
ALSO LIMITING THE GROWTH IN
VEHICLE MILES TRAVELED AND
GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS THAT
WOULD OTHERWISE RESULT FROM
SIMPLY WIDENING THE ROAD. BY
RESTRICTING AN ADDED LANE TO HIV
VEHICLES DURING THE COMMUTE
HOURS AND REWARDING THOSE WHO
CARPOOL WITH A 50% TOLD DISCOUNT
. THE PROJECT WILL FURTHER
FACILITATE PUBLIC TRANSIT AND
MOVE MORE PEOPLE THROUGH THE
CORRIDOR PER HOUR. SB 10 50 ALSO
BREAKS NEW POLICY GROUND
REQUIRING A TOLL DISCOUNT FOR
LOW INCOME HOUSEHOLDS TO HELP
OFFSET THE FINANCIAL IMPACT.
ANOTHER URGENT GOAL OF SB 10 50
IS TO PROVIDE MATCHING FUNDS TO
SUPPORT THE CORRIDORS. LONG TERM
RESILIENCE IN THE FACE OF SEA
LEVEL RISE, WHICH IS A MAJOR
CONCERN IN THE CORRIDOR. WHILE
THE MOBILITY PROJECT I JUST
DESCRIBED IS ON TRACK TO BEGIN
CONSTRUCTION WITHIN A FEW YEARS
. THE ULTIMATE SEA LEVEL RISE,
RESILIENT PROJECT WILL TAKE
LONGER TO DESIGN CONDUCT
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW. AND
AMASSED THE FUNDS. IT IS
CURRENTLY ESTIMATED TO COST AT
LEAST $5 BILLION. SO WHAT IS, UH
, MOST IMPACTFUL ABOUT SB 10 50
IS IT WILL PROVIDE THOSE
MATCHING FUNDS TO HELP SECURE
SOME OF THOSE ADDITIONAL FUNDS
FOR THAT ULTIMATE PROJECT. IN
CLOSING. I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
YOUR VOTE. THANK YOU NEXT
WITNESS TWO MINUTES. GOOD
AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR MEMBERS
OF THE COMMITTEE VINCENT MÀ,
WITH THE SOLANO TRANSPORTATION
AUTHORITY HERE IN SUPPORT OF SB
10 50 SB 10 50 PROVIDES A
FUNDING SOURCE TO SUPPORT THE
DEVELOPMENT OF STATE, THE STATE
ROUTE 37 INTERIM PROJECT. UH
WHICH WOULD PROVIDE CONGESTION
RELIEF MITIGATES IRRELEVANT SEA
LEVEL RISE AND ADD A TRANSIT
OPTION, WHICH CURRENTLY DOES NOT
EXIST. STATE ROUTE. 37 IS THE
MAIN EAST WEST ARTERY CONNECTING
THE FOUR NORTH BAY COUNTIES OF
SONOMA, SOLANO, NAPA AND MARIN.
IT SERVES AS A VITAL DISASTER
EVACUATION AND RECOVERY ROUTE IN
THE EVENT OF THE EMERGENCY
CLOSURE OF THIS RICHMOND SAN
RAFAEL BRIDGE. SOLANO COUNTY IS
HOME TO MULTIPLE EQUITY PRIORITY
COMMUNITIES, AREAS OF PERSISTENT
POVERTY AND HISTORICALLY
DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES.
THEREFORE WE ARE ESPECIALLY
SENSITIVE TO THE EQUITY CONCERNS
AS IT RELATES TO ANY TOLLS.
HOWEVER WE ALSO KNOW THAT A NO
BUILD OPTION IS NOT CURRENTLY
VIABLE AS ESTIMATES PROJECT THAT
AT THE CURRENT RATE OF SEA LEVEL
RISE WILL PLACE MANY VALLEJO
NEIGHBORHOODS UNDERWATER. RISING
SEA LEVEL, COUPLED WITH THE
SETTLING OF STATE ROUTE 37 BY 2
TO 6 INCHES PER YEAR, SUBJECTS
THE MAJORITY OF STATE ROUTE 37
TO PERSISTENT FLOODING. AND
RENDER IT UNUSABLE. DURING
MULTIPLE PUBLIC OUTREACH EVENTS
, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC DID
EXPRESS CONCERNS OVER TOLLING
YET THEY ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT
THE NEED FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDING
UH, THAT THEY UNDERSTAND THE
NEED FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO
PROTECT THEIR HOMES AND IMPROVED
ACCESS TO JOBS. COMMUTERS ALONG
STATE ROUTE 37 TO SPEND
APPROXIMATELY 10 WEEKS A YEAR
SITTING IN TRAFFIC. THIS EQUATES
TO ALMOST FOUR YEARS OVER 20
YEAR PERIOD THAT IT WOULD TAKE
TO COMPLETE THE ULTIMATE
PROJECT. APPROXIMATELY 25% OF
STATE ROUTE. 37 USERS ARE
VALLEJO RESIDENTS ARE TRAVELING
FROM AFFORDABLE HOMES IN VALLEJO
TO HIGHER PAYING JOBS IN THE
WESTERN BAY AREA. ABOUT 23% OF
ALL TRAVELERS ON STATE ROUTE 37
ARE CONSIDERED LOW INCOME. AND
THOSE WHO ARE COMPLETELY TRANSIT
DEPENDENT ARE BEING UNFAIRLY
ELIMINATED FROM EMPLOYMENT
CONSIDERATION BECAUSE THERE'S
CURRENTLY NO WAY FOR THEM TO
TAKE ANY SORT OF TRANSIT ACROSS
37 TO THOSE HIGHER PAYING JOBS.
THE INTERIM PROJECT WOULD OPEN
UP NEW EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
FOR THOSE WHO NEED IT. THE MOST
EDITION OF FINISH UP, PLEASE.
YOU'RE OVER YOUR YOUR TIME
APOLOGIZE EDITION OF NEW TRANSIT
OPTIONS PAIRED WITH HIV AND
TOLLING WOULD INCENTIVIZE
TRAVELERS TO SEEK ALTERNATIVE
MODES AND ADDRESS. THAT'S WHAT
WE MEAN BY FINISHING UP. THREE
SHE ATE IT. SENATOR DODD, MADAM
CHAIR IN MY HASTE TO, UH RESPECT
THE MOTION. I DID NOT SAY THAT,
UH I CERTAINLY APPRECIATE THE
CHAIR AND THE CONSULTANTS
WORKING WITH ME ON THIS AND I
WILL BE ACCEPTING THE
RECOMMENDED AMENDMENTS TO ADD
TRANSPARENCY AND ADDITIONAL
PUBLIC INPUT. BY REQUIRING THE
CTC TO APPROVE A TOLL
APPLICATION FOR STATE ROUTE 37
BEFORE TOLD LIKE IT COULD BE IT
AGAIN. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
APPRECIATE THAT. OKAY IS THERE
ANYBODY IN THE ROOM WISHING TO
AVOID VOICE THEIR SUPPORTER
OPPOSITION TO SB 10 50. AND COME
UP AND. JUST NAME ORGANIZATION
IN POSITION, PLEASE. JAMES
CAMERON WITH THE SONOMA COUNTY
TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY. WE
SUPPORT THE BILL. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. OPERATOR CAN YOU PLEASE
OPEN THE PHONE LINES FOR SUPPORT
OR OPPOSITION TO SB? 10 50. TO
SPEAK IN SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION
PRESS ONE, THEN ZERO AT THIS
TIME. WE WILL OPEN UP LINE 1 65.
OPERATOR. WE HAVE ANOTHER. WE
HAVE ANOTHER LINE IN. Q ONE
MOMENT WHILE WE PROVIDE THEIR
LINE NUMBER.
WE'LL OPEN UP LINE 1 82. THIS IS
ARIANNA RECORD ON BEHALF OF
CINEMA, LAND TRUST AND SUPPORT
OF SB 10 50. MADAM CHAIR THERE.
NO FURTHER LINES IN. Q. THANK
YOU WITH THAT. WE'LL TAKE IT
BACK TO THE COMMITTEE. ANY
QUESTIONS? COMMENTS MR. FONG
JUST HAVE A QUICK QUESTION. UM,
I'M LOOKING AT THE MAP OF 37
THIS THIS IS CLEARLY A MAJOR
CORRIDOR. IS THERE A WAY? I
MEAN, IF SOMEONE WERE UNABLE, OR
I MEAN, YOU MENTIONED THAT
THERE'S A BALANCE TO THOSE, UH,
CONCERNED ABOUT, UH, THE TOLL IS
THERE A WAY FOR SOMEONE TO GET
TO WHERE THEY NEED TO GO IN THE
INTERIM. IF THEY DIDN'T THEY
COULDN'T. HEY, THE TOLL OR IF
THERE WAS IF IT WAS PRICE
SENSITIVE. ABSOLUTELY. THE YOU
KNOW, RIGHT RIGHT NOW THEY CAN
COME FROM 37 TO 29 TO 1 21 TO 1,
16 AND BYPASS THAT TOLL. OKAY I
JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THIS
WASN'T JUST CREATED 37 INTO A
COMPLETE TOLL TOLL LANE OR TOLD
FACILITY AND THEN THERE WAS NO
WAY TO DO THAT. THANK YOU. HEY I
DON'T SEE ANYONE ELSE. I
APPRECIATE YOU WORKING WITH US
ON THE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS.
YOU'RE ONE OF THE, UM EXAMPLES
IN THE STATE OF WHAT CLIMATE
CHANGE IS GOING TO DO TO A LOT
OF OUR INFRASTRUCTURE AND THE
EXPENSE OF FIXING IT AND ALSO
TRYING TO UNDERSTAND THE BEST
WAY TO DO THAT TO BE RESILIENT,
AND I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE ARE
HUGE PROBLEMS RIGHT NOW WITH
CONGESTION AND WITH THE ROAD.
AND ALLOWING FOR THE CTC TO TAKE
A LOOK BOTH AT THE TOLLING
AUTHORITY BUT ASO TO SEE
WHETHER WE CAN FIND A WAY TO
JUMP TO HOPSCOTCH YOU TO THAT
ULTIMATE SOLUTION RATHER THAN
SPENDING MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ON
A TEMPORARY SOLUTION. AND ALSO
TO HELP PROVIDE TRANSIT TO FOLKS
THAT THEY DO HAVE THAT OPTION AS
WELL. I'M CERTAINLY LOOKING
FORWARD TO HELPING EXPLORE ALL
OF THOSE AND HELP GET THE
RESOURCES INTO YOUR COMMUNITY.
AND YOU HAVE A GREAT CHAMPION,
OF COURSE AND SENATOR DODGE. SO,
THANKS SO MUCH FOR BRINGING THIS
FORWARD. WE HAVE A MOTION IN A
SECOND. I BELIEVE IF WE COULD
HAVE A ROLL CALL WOULD
APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. SP 10
50 DO PASS AS AMENDED TO
APPROPRIATIONS. FRIEDMAN
FRIEDMAN. I PHÊN PHÊN NO.
BERMAN. SPENDING HAM. DAILY
DAILY. AYE. DAVIES DAVIES, I
GIBSON KALRA. COLBERT I LI LI I
MEDINA. MEDINA. I NAZARIAN.
NGUYEN. O'DONNELL. WARD. FORD I
WIX WIX. AYE. 80. I'M SORRY, 81.
THAT. THE ONE THAT BILL IS OUT.
WE'LL LEAVE THE ROLE OPEN FOR
ABSENT MEMBERS. NOW WE'RE GOING
TO HAVE MEMBERS. THANK YOU. AND
NOW WE'RE GOING TO HAVE MR LI
PRESENTS S B 12 26.
REALLY? THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR
MEMBERS TODAY. I'M PRESENTING
THAT SET OF BILL 12 26 ON BEHALF
OF SENATOR ZERO, SO THIS BILL
WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE STATE
MEETING AT ZERO EMISSION GOALS
BY FACILITY PUBLIC PRIVATE.
NONPROFIT PARTNERSHIPS THROUGH A
JOINT POWERS AUTHORITY STRUCTURE
WITH A MISSION TO CREATE AND
FINANCE GREEN PUBLIC
TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE
PROJECTS. CALIFORNIA IS A LEADER
IN THE GLOBAL EFFORT TO ADDRESS
THE DEVASTATING IMPACTS OF
CLIMATE CHANGE, INCLUDING
ESTABLISHING AMBITIOUS EMISSIONS
REDUCTION GOALS TO REDUCE
TRANSPORTATION BASED EMISSIONS,
WHICH ARE AMONG THE MOST
SIGNIFICANT SOURCES SO THE STATE
NEEDS TO CONTINUE TO BUILD A
CRITICAL GREEN PUBLIC.
TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE,
LOCAL AND CITIES HAVE LOOKED
INTO PROMOTING ADOPTING NEW
IDEAS AND TECHNOLOGIES OF GREEN
TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS. LOS
ANGELES IS AN EXAMPLE OF THE
ROLLOUT OF TRANSPORTATION
INNOVATION FOR NON GOVERNMENT
SPACES WITH THE L. A STREET CAR,
AERIAL TRAM AND MONORAIL PROJECT
PROPOSALS. THE NONPROFIT FILTH
AND PHILANTHROPIC SECTOR HAVE
ALREADY BECOME INVOLVED IN
FUNDING AND OPERATING SEVERAL
SEVERAL PREVIOUSLY, GOVERNMENTS
DOMINATE PUBLIC SERVICES FROM
HOUSING, SOCIAL SERVICES, BUT
NOT YET. PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION A
TRUE PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP
TO REALIZE THE ROLE OF CRITICAL
GREEN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
PROJECT CAN BE FACILITY BY
ALLOWING NON PROFITS. A ROLE ON
JOINT POWERS. AUTHORITIES. THIS
WHILE THE PUBLIC SECTOR
CONTINUES TO SUPPORT TO HOLD THE
PROJECT, DEVELOPMENT
ACCOUNTABLE, AND NONPROFIT AND
PRIVATE ENTITY CAN TAKE ON
ELEMENTS OF MANAGEMENT
FUNDRAISING ADVOCACY ACTIVITIES
, AS IS THE CASE WITH HOSPITALS
AND PROJECTS, SOURCES.
HOMELESSNESS ALSO CARRIED BY NGO
GROUPS THROUGH NGP THROUGH JPS
JOINT POWER AUTHORITY LAW
TYPICALLY IS USED TO AUTHORIZE
TWO OR MORE PUBLIC AGENCIES
THROUGH CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENT TO
JOIN THE EXERCISE. COMMON POWERS
. LEGISLATION HAS EXPANDED
ABILITY FOR PRIVATE PARTIES
BECOME PART SUCH AGREEMENTS AS
HAS BEEN DONE FOR HOSPITALS AND
HOMELESS SERVICE PROVIDERS. SP
12 26 ADOPTED A SIMILAR MODEL TO
PREVENT PUBLIC PRIVATE BUILD OUT
OF GREEN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION.
AH AS HUMBLY ASK FOR YOUR VOTE
TODAY. THANK YOU. THERE'S A
MOTION AND A SECOND. YOU HAVE A
WITNESS. WHENEVER YOU'RE READY.
TWO MINUTES, PLEASE. GOOD
AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR MEMBERS,
MARCUS DETWEILER WITH THE
CALIFORNIA SPECIAL DISTRICTS
ASSOCIATION. CSD A ORGANIZATION
REPRESENTS APPROXIMATELY 1200
SPECIAL DISTRICTS AND AFFILIATE
ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT THE
STATE. THEY PROVIDE CALIFORNIANS
MILLIONS OF CALIFORNIANS WITH OF
WIDE VARIETY OF ESSENTIAL LOCAL
SERVICES, INCLUDING BUT NOT
LIMITED TO FIRE PARKS AND
RECREATION LIBRARIES AND OF
PARTICULAR IMPORTANCE TO TODAY'S
CONVERSATION. PUBLIC
TRANSPORTATION. CSD A IS A PROUD
SUPPORTER OF SENATE BILL 12 26,
WHICH IS A THOUGHTFUL STEP
FORWARD IN ADVANCING
CALIFORNIA'S AMBITIOUS CLIMATE
CHANGE AGENDA. SPECIAL DISTRICTS
AS WELL AS LOCAL OTHER ELEMENTS
OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT OVERSEE
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN PUBLIC
INFRASTRUCTURE AND PUBLIC
SERVICE DELIVERY, MAKING THEM
NATURAL PARTNERS AND
CALIFORNIA'S FIGHT TO ADDRESS
THE DISASTROUS EFFECTS OF
CLIMATE CHANGE. TO THAT END
SENATE BILL 12 26 WOULD ALLOW
SPECIAL DISTRICTS AS WELL AS
OTHER LOCAL GOVERNMENT ENTITIES
TO ENTER INTO JOINT POWERS.
AGREEMENTS WITH PRIVATE FIVE OH
ONE C THREE NONPROFIT ENTITIES
WHERE THE PURPOSE OF THE
DEVELOPMENT OF GREEN
INFRASTRUCTURE. AH! AS LOCAL
INFRASTRUCTURE SPECIALISTS AND
SERVICE DELIVERY EXPERTS. THESE
ENTITIES ARE NATURAL PARTNERS IN
THE FIGHT TO ADDRESS CLIMATE
CHANGE. AND AS SUCH WILL BE ABLE
TO PARTNER WITH THESE TYPES OF
PROJECTS THAT WILL REDUCE
GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS AS WELL
AS VEHICLE MILES TRAVELED
TRAVELED CSD A ON WOULD LIKE TO
THANK SENATOR D'ORSO FOR THIS
MEASURE. AS WELL AS THE MEMBERS
OF THIS COMMITTEE FOR
CONSIDERING IT HERE TODAY AND A
SPECIAL THANK YOU TO
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S LEAVE FOR PINCH
HITTING TODAY AND WE
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR I
VOTE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. WE HAVE NO OPPOSITION ON
FILE. IF THERE'S ANYONE IN THE
ROOM WHO WOULD LIKE TO TESTIFY
FOR OR AGAINST SP 12 26? THIS IS
THE TIME THE PLACE. OKAY, SEEING
NONE. OPERATOR IF YOU COULD
PLEASE OPEN UP THE PHONE LINES
FOR SP 12 26. SPEAK ON SP 12 26
PRESS ONE, THEN ZERO AT THIS
TIME. WE'LL OPEN UP LINE 7 24.
NATALIE MAX ON BEHALF OF CAL
START AND SUPPORT. MADAM CHAIR.
THERE ARE NO OTHER LINES IN Q AT
THIS TIME. THANK YOU. WE'LL TAKE
IT BACK TO THE COMMITTEE.
NOTHING NO ONE WISHING TO SPEAK
. I APPRECIATE SENATOR DURAZO
BRINGING THIS BILL FORWARD AND
I'LL BE SUPPORTING IT. TODAY WE
HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. WE
HAVE ROLL CALL, PLEASE. SB 12 26
DO PASS TO APPROPRIATIONS.
FRIEDMAN FRIEDMAN. I PHÊN PHÊN
KNOW BERMAN. SENDING HIM DAILY.
DAILY I DAVIES DAVIES. NO,
GIBSON. CALDERON. ALRIGHT. I
LEE. GLEE MEDINA. MEDINA. I
NAZARIAN. NGUYEN. O'DONNELL.
WARD. BORN WICKS. WEEKS. I 72. 7
TO 2 WILL LEAVE THE ROLE OPEN,
PERHAPS, AND MEMBERS AND OUR
LAST BILL BEFORE THE CONSENT
CALENDAR IS SB 11 69, WHICH MR
WARD HAS KINDLY GOING TO BE
PRESENTING FOR US TODAY. WE HAVE
A BIPARTISAN MOTION AND A SECOND
. THANK YOU APPRECIATE THE
MOTION IN THE SECOND. THAT'S
HEARING MEMBERS ARE PROUD TO
PRESENT SB 11 69 ON BEHALF OF
CENTER HUESO HERE TODAY. THE
BILL SEEKS TO ANALYZE THE EQUITY
IMPACTS THAT ROAD PRICING
MECHANISMS SUCH AS TOLL ROADS
HAVE ON CALIFORNIANS. BY
REQUIRING THE CTC TO CONDUCT A
STUDY OF CALIFORNIA'S TOLL ROADS
AND THE ECONOMIC MOBILITY
IMPACTS ON TOLL USERS AND NEARBY
COMMUNITIES. SENATOR HUESO WOULD
LIKE TO THANK THE COMMITTEE AND
THE CHAIR FOR WORKING WITH HIS
OFFICE ON THE NEW VERSION OF THE
BILL, AND HE WILL BE ACCEPTING
THE COMMITTEE'S PROPOSED
AMENDMENTS TO EXPANDTHE SCOPE
OF THE PROPOSED STUDY. AH WITH
US TODAY WE HAVE OUR PRIMARY
WITNESS MICHELLE RUBALCABA ON
BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CHULA
VISTA, AND I WOULD RESPECTFULLY
REQUEST YOUR I VOTE. OKAY. YOU
MAY TESTIFY TWO MINUTES. THANK
YOU, MADAM. CHAIR MEMBERS,
MICHELE RUBALCABA FROM NIELSEN
MARK'S BAR ON BEHALF OF THE CITY
OF CHULA VISTA. WE DO WANT TO
THANK SENATOR WESSEL FOR
SPONSORING SB 11 69. THE BILL IS
AN IMPORTANT STEP TO A BETTER
UNDERSTANDING OF HOW STATE TOLL
ROADS AND THEIR CURRENT AND
FUTURE IMPACTS ON NEARBY
COMMUNITIES. AND EVEN THOUGH
THIS BILL WILL HAVE A STATEWIDE
BENEFITS SPECIFICALLY FOR THE
CITY OF CHULA VISTA, UH, THIS
BILL IS A PATH FORWARD FOR
LOWERING OR REMOVING TOLLS ON
THE ONLY TOLL ROAD IN SAN DIEGO
COUNTY S R 1 25. AS OUR 1 25 WAS
FINANCED THROUGH AN INNOVATIVE
PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP TO
DELIVER THIS IMPORTANT REGIONAL
ROADWAY EARLIER THAN PLANNED,
AND IT WAS NOT MEANT FOR
CONGESTION MANAGEMENT. NOR WAS
IT MEANT TO BE A TOLL ROAD
FOREVER IN 2011, THE REGIONAL
TRANSPORTATION AGENCY SANDBAG
TOOK ADVANTAGE OF A GREAT
OPPORTUNITY TO BUY THE TOLL ROAD
WITH THE STATE OF PUBLIC PURPOSE
OF REDUCING THE DEBT, ATTRACTING
/C USERS AND REDUCING
CONGESTION ON INTERSTATE 85 5.
TODAY CHULA VISTA CITY STREETS
ARE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED WITH
TRAFFIC DURING THE MORNING AND
AFTERNOON COMMUTES AND AS
DRIVERS HEAD TO THESE ADJACENT
FREEWAYS. UH FEW. MANY OF THESE
DRIVERS ARE CHULA VISTA
RESIDENTS, AND THEY REPRESENT
84% OF THE TOTAL NUMBER OF
DRIVERS ON S. R 1 25, SO ONE
COMMUNITY HOMEOWNERS AND
BUSINESSES PROVIDE ROUGHLY THE
$30 MILLION OUT OF THE TOLL
ROADS. CURRENT ANNUAL OPERATING
REVENUE OF 40 MILLION. UM AND
THEY'VE BEEN PAYING FOR MOST OF
THE CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE
OPERATION OF THIS LINK FOR THE
PAST 15 YEARS. WE CONTINUE TO
WORK LOCALLY WITH SAND AG IN A
UNIFIED WAY TO SEE HOW THE TOLL
REVENUE SHOULD BE USED AND
MANAGED. UM AND WE BELIEVE THAT
THIS BILL TODAY WILL RESULT IN
INFORMATION REGARDING THE
IMPACTS OF THESE TOLL ROADS.
INFORM US ON HOW TALL ROADS
INTERFACE AND FIT WITH THE
COMMUNITIES THAT THEY ARE
LOCATED IN. WE APPRECIATE YOUR
TIME, AND WE RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR MY VOTE. THANK YOU. I HAVE
NO OPPOSITION ON FILE. IF
THERE'S ANYBODY AT THIS TIME IN
THE ROOM WISHING TO SPEAK FOR OR
AGAINST THE BILL. PLEASE COME UP
SEEING NONE. OPERATOR CAN YOU
PLEASE OPEN THE PHONE LINES FOR
S FOR SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION FOR
SB 11 69. SPEAKING SUPPORTER,
OPPOSITION PRESS ONE, THEN ZERO
AT THIS TIME. MADAM CHAIR. WE
HAVE NO LINES QUEUING UP. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. WE'LL GO BACK TO
THE COMMITTEE. THANK YOU. WELL,
I APPRECIATE YOU PRESENTING THE
BILL FOR MR HUESO, AND I
APPRECIATE HIM WORKING WITH US
ON IT AND FOR SUPPORTING FOR-ACCEPTING THE AMENDMENTS, WE
MIGHT HAVE TO DO SOME ADDITIONAL
WORK ON THIS TO MAKE SURE THAT
WE KNOW EXACTLY WHAT KIND OF
TOLL ROADS ARE BEING STUDIED,
BUT THIS IS A REALLY GREAT FIRST
STEP. AND I APPRECIATE THE
WITNESS BEING HERE TODAY. WE
HAVE A MOTION IN A SECOND. WE
HAVE A ROLL CALL, PLEASE. A
SPEAR 11 69 DO PASS AS A MINUTE
TO APPROPRIATIONS. FRIEDMAN.
AYE, FRIEDMAN. I PHÊN MONNING.
AYE, BERMAN. CUNNINGHAM. DAILY.
DAILY I DAVIES DAVIES, I GIBSON
CHOLERA, CHOLERA I LI LEÓN
MEDINA. MEDINA. AYE. MISERY IN
NGUYEN. WHEN I O DONNELL. WARD.
TOWARD I WICKS. WEEKS. I. 11 0
11 0. THAT BILL IS OUT. CAN WE
PLEASE? WE HAVE SEVERAL BILLS ON
THE CONSENT CALENDAR TODAY.
COULD WE PLEASE HAVE A MOTION ON
THE CONSENT CALENDAR? AND WE'RE
ALSO GOING TO ADD, UM MR FONG AS
A CO AUTHOR OF SCR 75 BY GROVE,
SO THAT WILL BE PART OF THE
MOTION. OKAY SO WE HAVE A MOTION
AND A SECOND. AND CAN WE HAVE A
ROLL? CALL ON THE CONSENT
CALENDAR, PLEASE ITEMS, FRIEDMAN
AYE, FRIEDMAN. I PHÊN PHÊN. AYE,
BERMAN. CUNNINGHAM. DAILY. DAILY
I DAVIES DAVIES, I GIBSON KALRA.
COBRA. I LI LEE I MEDINA.
MEDINA. I NAZARIAN. NGUYEN. WHEN
I O DONNELL. WARD. FORD. I
WICKS. WEEKS. I 10 0. 10 0. THE
CONSENT CALENDAR IS ADOPTED. AND
WE PLEASE CALL THE UH, REST OF
THE ITEMS STARTING FROM THE TOP
FOR ABSENT MEMBERS TO ADD ON AND. FOLLOWED HIM ONE SP 12 58
BERMAN. I'M SORRY. CURRENT
CURRENT VOTE 70 BERMAN. FITTING
HAM. DAILY DAILY I DAVIES DAVIES
, I GIBSON GIBSON, I MEDINA.
MEDINA. AYE. MISERY IN WARD.
FORD I WICKS. AYE. 13 0 13 0.
THAT BILL IS OUT. FILE ITEM
THREE. SB 12 91. WE NEED A WE
HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ROLL
CALL, PLEASE. UH FRIEDMAN. HI,
FRIEDMAN. I PH PHÊN. AYE,
BERMAN. SENDING HAM. DAILY
DAILY. AYE. DAVIES DAVIES, I
GIBSON GIBSON. I KALRA. ALRIGHT,
I LI. LEE MEDINA MEDINA. I
NAZARIAN. NGUYEN. WHEN I
O'DONNELL WARD. WARD. I WEEKS. I. 11 0 11 0 THAT BILL IS OUT.
HIGHLIGHT AND FIVE SB 9 17
CURRENT VOTE 90. BERMAN.
CUNNINGHAM. DAILY DAILY. AYE.
GIBSON I NAZARIAN. OH, DONALD.
11 0 11 0. THAT BILL IS OUT.
WE'LL KEEP THE ROLL OPEN. FILE
ITEM. SIX. SB 10 50 CURRENT VOTE
81. BERMAN. BERMAN. I
CUNNINGHAM. GIBSON UPSON. AYE.
NAZARIAN. NGUYEN. WHEN NOT
VOTING. O'DONNELL. 10 1 10 1
THAT BILL IS OUT AND WE'LL KEEP
THE ROLL OPEN. FILE ITEM. SEVEN
SB 12 26 CURRENT VOTE SEVEN TO
BERMAN. BERMAN. I CUNNINGHAM.
GIBSON GIBSON. I NAZARIAN.
NGUYEN. WHEN NO O'DONNELL. 9393
THE BILL IS OUT. WE'LL LEAVE THE
ROLL OPEN. HIGHLIGHT OF NINE SB
11 04 WE NEED, UM, MOTION. I
MEAN, FILE ITEM NINE. 19 YEARS.
APOLOGIZE FOR THAT. FILE ITEM 10
SP 12 51. AH WE NEED EMOTION,
EMOTION AND WE HAVE A MOTION AND
A SECOND, OKAY? FRIEDMAN. HI,
FRIEDMAN. I PH PHÊN NOT
VOTING. BERMAN. BERMAN. I
CUNNINGHAM. DAILY NOT VOTING,
NOT VOTING. BABIES. DAVIES, NOT
VOTING. GIBSON. OKAY? CALDERON.
ULTRA I LI. LI. I MEDINA.
MEDINA. I NAZARIAN. NAZARIAN. I
WIN. WHEN NOT VOTING. O'DONNELL.
WARD. WARD I SIX WEEKS I.
GIBSON. I OKAY, SO THAT'S. 9090
THE BILL IS OUT. WE'LL LEAVE THE
ROLL OPEN. FILE ITEM 12 THIS B
11 69 CURRENT VOTE 11 0. BERMAN.
BERMAN. I CUNNINGHAM. BABIES.
I'M SORRY YOU ARE. YOU ARE AN
EYE ON THAT ONE. I APOLOGIZE,
GIBSON. TIPS AND I NAZARIAN.
NAZARIAN? AYE. O'DONNELL. 14 0
14 0. THE BILL IS OUT, WE'LL
LEAVE THE ROLL OPEN. FOLLOWED
HIM 13TH. SB 11 75. WE NEED A
EMOTION IN A SECOND. POWER. MY
SKIPPING THESE. AND. 11 61 WILL
NEED A MOTION SECOND IN THE
SECOND FOR 11 61. CAN WE HAVE A
ROLL CALL, PLEASE ITEM 16. I'M
SORRY, 15. BY LATE AND 15 SP 11
61. FRIEDMAN FRIEDMAN. I PHÊN.
FOLLOWING I BERMAN BERMAN
CUNNINGHAM. DAILY DAILY. I
DAVIES. DAVIES I GIBSON GIBSON.
I KALRA COBRA. I LI LEÓN MEDINA.
MEDINA. I NAZARIAN. MISSOURIAN I
WHEN I PUT DONALD WARD. WARD. I
WICKS. WEEKS. I. 13 0 13 0. THE
BILL IS OUT. LET'S LEAVE THE
ROLE OPEN ON THAT ONE. WE NEED A
MOTION FOR 9 42. WE HAVE A
MOTION. FOR A 2ND 2ND 2ND. CAN
WE HAVE A ROLL CALL, PLEASE. BY
ITEM. 16 SP NINE. 42 FRIEDMAN.
AYE, FRIEDMAN. I PHÊN. FUNG I.
BERMAN BERMAN CUNNINGHAM. DAILY
DAILY I DAVIES DAVIES. AYE.
GIBSON CHOLERA BALLROOM. I LI
LEE I MEDINA. MEDINA. I
NAZARIAN. CAESARIAN. I WIN. WHEN
I O DONNELL. SPORTS WARD. I
WEEKS. I. 13 0 13 0. THAT BILL
IS OUT. AND THEN IF WE CAN JUST
START AT THE TOP AGAIN FOR THE
BILLS THAT WE STILL HAVE MEMBERS
WHO NEED TO ADD ON TO YEAH, WE
STILL HAVE 9 32 SP 9 32 FILE
ITEM 1919 SP 9 32 CURRENT VOTES,
SIX TO BERMAN. BOURBON. I
CUNNINGHAM DAILY. NOT VOTING
DAILY, NOT VOTING. GIBSON. SP 9
30 TO KURT. GIBSON. AYE.
NAZARIAN. NAZARIAN. I WICKS.
WEEKS. I. 24. THAT'S 1
TO THE BILL IS UP. OKAY? ALL
RIGHT HERE. HIGHLIGHT IN ONE SB
12 58 CURRENT VOTE 13 0. BERMAN.
FIRM AND I CUNNINGHAM. MISERY IN
NAZARIAN? AYE. AND ABOUT 15 0 15
0 FINAL VOTE THE BILLS OUT. SEE
HERE FOR ITEM 3 14. 14 NOT 15.
VOTES. 18 ALTHOUGH. VIOLATE HIM.
THREE SP 12 91. CURRENT VOTE 11
0. BERMAN. FURMAN. AYE. SENDING
HIM DAILY. DAILY. I NAZARIAN.
NAZARIAN, I O DONNELL. OH,
DONALD, I. 15 0. IT'S 14 0
BECAUSE WE HAVE 15 COMMITTEE
MEMBERS. APOLOGIZE. SB 12 91.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. GOT YOU.
IT'S FILE ITEM. FIVE. SB 9 17.
CURRENT VOTE 11 0. BERMAN.
FURMAN. I CUNNINGHAM. NAZARIAN.
NAZARIAN? AYE. OH, DONALD
O'DONNELL? AYE. 14. 14 0 14 0.
THE BILL IS OUT. THANK YOU. BY
LATE UM SIX SB 10 50. CURRENT
VOTE 10 0. SENDING HAM. MISERY
IN MISSOURI AND I, O DONNELL.
O'DONNELL? AYE. 12-1. FINAL
VOTE. VIOLATE THEM. SEVEN SP 12
26 CARD VOTE 93. CUNNINGHAM.
NAZARIAN. NAZARIAN, I O DONNELL.
O'DONNELL? AYE. 11-3. 11-3 THAT
BILL IS OUT. THANK YOU. FOLLOW
HIM. 10 SP 12 51 90 GIBSON.
OKAY? WE HAD HIM RECORDED. ARE
YOU SURE THAT OH, I APOLOGIZE
HERE. I DO HAVE HIM. IT'S JUST
CUNNINGHAM, THE ONLY ONE THAT'S
MISSING AND O'DONNELL.
O'DONNELL, I 10. ZERO AND ZERO
THAT FILL US OUT. 12 51. I HAVE
YOU DOWN, MR NAZARIAN. FILE ITEM
12 SB 11 69. AH 14 0 CUNNINGHAM.
O DONNELL. O'DONNELL? AYE. 14
SORRY. IT'S 40. OH I DON'T HAVE
O'DONNELL ON HERE VOTED JUST
VOTED SO IT IS. YEAH, I HAVE A
DONALD SO WE HAVE 14. 14 14 0
THAT THERE'S OUT.
VIOLATING 15 11 61. PROMOTE 13.
TI 13 0. I HAVE O DONNELL.
O'DONNELL? AYE. CUNNINGHAM NEVER
VOTED. SO NOW IT SHOULD BE 13 0.
13. ARE YOU MISSING SOMEONE?
BESIDES CUNNINGHAM CUNNINGHAM
CUNNINGHAM IS THE ONLY ONE
THAT'S MISSING. SO THAT'S 14 0.
THE BILL IS OUT. THANK YOU. FILE
ITEM 16 SP 9 42 13 0. SENDING
HIM O'DONNELL. O'DONNELL. 14 0
14 0. THAT BILL IS OUT. SP 9 32
. NOW WE HAVE THE CONSENT
CALENDAR ABSENT MEMBERS.
CUNNINGHAM IS NOT HERE. CONSENT
ITEMS, BERMAN CUNNINGHAM. SORRY.
CONSENT ITEM. 10 0. I'M GOING TO
HOLD THAT OPEN FOR YOU HAVEN'T
CALLED MR O'DONNELL. OR DID YOU
JUST CALL ME? I WAS JUST GOING
ONLINE. BERMAN IS NOT HERE.
CUNNINGHAM IS NOT HERE. GIBSON.
RIGHT HERE IS ARIAN. LEFT
O'DONNELL OH, DONALD, I 11 0.
LET'S LEAVE THE ROLE OPEN FOR
JUST A MINUTE. I DON'T THINK
THAT THEY REALIZED THEY MISSED
THE CONSENT VOTE.
I KNOW.
BECAUSE. CUNNINGHAM.
OKAY ITEMS ON CONSENT. CURRENT
VOTE 11 0. BERMAN BERMAN. AYE.
PENDING HAM IS NOT HERE. GIBSON
IS NOT HERE. NAZARIAN IS ARIAN.
AYE. CENTER'S OUT MEETING
ADJOURNED. 18 0.