WELCOME GOOD AFTERNOON TO THE
ASSEMBLY LOCAL GOVERNMENT
COMMITTEE HEARING. I WOULD LIKE
TO REMIND THE PUBLIC THAT FOR
THIS AND FUTURE HEARING HEARINGS
, TESTIMONY WILL BE IN PERSON.
WE ARE NO LONGER USING THE
MODERATED TELEPHONE SERVICE. WE
ALSO ACCEPT WRITTEN TESTIMONY
THROUGH THE POSITION LETTER
PORTALS ON THE COMMITTEE'S
WEBSITE. I WOULD LIKE TO ALSO GO
OVER SOME OF THE GROUND RULES.
THE ASSEMBLY HAS EXPERIENCED A
NUMBER OF DISRUPTIONS TO
COMMITTEE AND FOR PROCEEDINGS IN
THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS.
CONDUCT THE DISRUPTS, DISTURBED
OR OTHERWISE IMPEDE. THE ORDERLY
CONDUCT OF THE HEARING IS
PROHIBITED. SUCH CONDUCT MAY
INCLUDE TALKING OR MAKING LOUD
NOISES FROM THE AUDIENCE,
UTTERING LOUD AND THREATENING OR
ABUSIVE LANGUAGE SPEAKING LONGER
THAN THE TIME ALLOTTED, EXTENDED
DISCUSSION OF MATTERS NOT
RELATED TO THE SUBJECT OF THE
HEARING OR BILL. AND ANY OTHER
DISRUPTIVE ACTS. TO ADDRESS ANY
DISRUPTIVE CONDUCT. I WILL TAKE
THE FOLLOWING STEPS. INDIVIDUAL
DISRUPTS OUR HEARING PROCESS. I
WILL DIRECT THEM TO STOP AND
WARN THEM THAT CONTINUED
DISRUPTIONS MAY RESULT IN
REMOVAL FROM THE CAPITOL
BUILDING. I ALSO DOCUMENT ON THE
RECORD THE INDIVIDUAL INVOLVED
IN THE NATURE OF THE DISRUPTIVE
CONDUCT. I MAY TEMPORARILY
RECESSED THE HEARING. IF THE
CONDUCT IS NOT STOP, I WILL
REQUEST THE ASSISTANCE OF THE
SERGEANTS AND SCORING THE
INDIVIDUAL FROM THE CAPITOL
BUILDING. SO TODAY WE HAVE SIX
ITEMS ON THE AGENDA. ONE OF
THESE ITEMS IS PROPOSED FOR
CONSENT. ITEM NUMBER ONE SP 20
BY SENATOR RUBIO. WE WILL HEAR
ALL OTHER BILLS IN ORDER SHOWN
ON OUR AGENDA UNLESS OTHERWISE
NOTED. WE WILL TAKE UP TO
PRIMARY WITNESSES IN SUPPORT AND
UP TO TWO PRIMARY WITNESSES AND
OPPOSITION. THESE WITNESSES WILL
HAVE THREE MINUTES EACH TO
PROVIDE THEIR TESTIMONY. ALL
SUBSEQUENT WITNESSES SHOULD
STATE THEIR NAME THEIR
ORGANIZATION. AND THE POSITION
ON THE BILL. UM WE DON'T HAVE A
QUORUM YET, NOR DO I HAVE A
PRESENTER. SERGEANTS BRING
AGAINST SOME PRESENTERS HERE,
PLEASE.
OKAY IT APPEARS WE HAVE A
QUORUM. SO ALL THIS WOULD, UM,
TAKE THE ATTENDANCE. UM
SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
CURRY CURRY PRESIDENT DICKSON
DICKSON, PRESIDENT BURNER. CHICO
PRESIDENT RAMOS GRIEVOUS
WALDRON. WALTON PRESIDENT WILSON
WILSON PRESS IT OKAY, WE DO HAVE
A KORMA STUDENTS. WE GET A
PRESENTER AND WELCOME TO THE ON
TIME COMMITTEE. UM WHY DON'T WE
GO AHEAD AND DO THE CONSENT
CALENDAR HAVE EMOTION? OKAY?
OKAY WELL, I'D LIKE TO GIVE HIM
ONE OF THEM. I THINK IT WAS
PARTICULAR. MAYBE WALDRON.
WHAT'S THAT? OH, THAT WOULD BE
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WS. OKAY?
AGUIAR-CURRY AGUIAR-CURRY. AYE
DICKSON DICKSON. I BURNER IROM
MOST RIVAS WALDRON WALTER AND I.
WILSON WILSON. AYE. 50 RIGHT
NOW. WE HAVE 50 ON THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. NOW WE SIT.
ALL RIGHT. WELCOME SENATOR
NEWMAN. THIS IS FILE ITEM NUMBER
THREE SP 617. AND WHEN YOU GET
COMFORTABLE, SENATOR FEEL FREE
TO GO FORWARD. YOU MADE ME FEEL
VERY COMFORTABLE, MADAM CHAIR.
SURE. THANK YOU. I HOPE I DIDN'T
KEEP YOU FOLKS WAITING. I
APOLOGIZE, MADAM CHAIR AND
MEMBERS. THANK YOU FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY PRESENTED SPS 6 17,
WHICH WOULD GRANT LOCAL
TRANSPORTATION AGENCIES THE
AUTHORITY TO USE PROGRESSIVE
DESIGN, BUILD, CONTRACTING AND
BUILDING BUILDING MAJOR
TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS SUCH AS
ROADS, RAPID TRANSIT LINES AND
RAIL LINES. BEFORE I BEGIN, I'D
LIKE TO THANK THE CHAIR AND HER
STAFF FOR THEIR WORK ON THIS
BILL AND ACCEPT THE COMMITTEE'S
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS. LOWERING
THE PROJECT CAP FROM 15 TO 10
FOR TRANSPORTATION AGENCIES.
PROGRESSIVE DESIGN BUILD IS A
CONTRACTING MODEL IN WHICH A
SINGLE ENTITY IS HIRED TO
COMPLETE BOTH THE DESIGN AND
CONSTRUCTION OF THE PROJECT AT
THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE STAGE, THE
EARLY COLLABORATION AND
TRANSPARENCY BETWEEN THE AGENCY
AND THE JOINT DESIGNING
CONSTRUCTION TEAMS HELPS TO
ENSURE DESIGNS ARE PRACTICAL
INSTRUCTABLES AND ECONOMICALLY
AS THE TEAM'S WORK COOPERATIVELY
TO MAXIMIZE VALUE AND INNOVATION
WITHIN THE PROJECT'S BUDGETARY
CONSTRAINTS. UNDER PROGRESSIVE
DESIGN BUILD AGENCIES ARE
EMPOWERED TO UTILIZE
QUALIFICATIONS BASED SELECTION
PROCESS CONSIDERING AFFIRMS
DEMONSTRATED EXPERTISE AND TRACK
RECORD IN BUILDING SIMILAR
PROJECTS AT SIMILAR SCALE, AND
WHEN IT COMES TO PRICE AGENCIES
ARE ABLE TO NEGOTIATE A
GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE WHEREIN
THE CONTRACTOR BECOMES LIABLE
FOR COST OVERRUNS AND SCHEDULE
DELAYS, NOT THE TAXPAYERS, AS A
RESULT, FORGETS TO DESIGN BUILD
OFFERS AGENCY STRATEGIES TO
CONTROL COSTS. REDUCE RISK AND
EXPEDITE DELIVERY SCHEDULES.
UNDER CURRENT STATUTE, HOWEVER,
AGENCIES ARE PROHIBITED FROM
UTILIZING PROGRESSIVE DESIGN
BUILD WITHOUT LEGISLATIVE
APPROVAL. THAT APPROVAL WAS
GRANTED TO THE DIRECTOR OF
GENERAL SERVICES IN 2021 AND TWO
LOCAL WATER AGENCIES IN 2022, AS
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PERIOD
PREPARES TO DISPERSE THE LARGEST
FEDERAL INFRASTRUCTURE
INVESTMENT IN OVER A GENERATION.
IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT THE STATE
GRANT OUR TRANSPORTATION
AGENCIES THE FLEXIBILITY TO USE
CONTRACTING METHODS THAT MAKE
OUR PROJECTS MORE COMPETITIVE
FOR FEDERAL FUNDING. SP 6 17
PROVIDES AGENCIES AND OTHER TOOL
IN THE TOOLBOX TO CONTROL COSTS,
REDUCED RISK AND GET PROJECTS
BUILT FASTER WITH ME TO TESTIFY
TODAY, OR KEITH DONE ON BEHALF
OF THE SELF HELP COUNTIES
COALITION IN ALCHEMY GRAHAM ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA TRANSIT
ASSOCIATION, I AM RESPECTFULLY
ASKING FOR YOUR VOTE TODAY.
GREAT WELCOME. PLEASE BEGIN. ALL
RIGHT. THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON
, MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS
ALCHEMY GRAHAM, LEGISLATIVE AND
REGULATORY ADVOCATE WITH THE
CALIFORNIA TRANSIT ASSOCIATION
ON BEHALF OF OUR MORE THAN 220
MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS. I'M HERE
TODAY TO VOICE OUR SUPPORT FOR
AND PROUD CO SPONSORSHIP OF SP 6
17. OUR AGENCIES HAVE UTILIZED
DESIGN BUILD PROCUREMENT METHODS
FOR YEARS, FOR EXAMPLE, THE COW
TRAIN ELECTRIFICATION PROJECT,
BUT HE'LL TRANSIT IN OCTUS
HYDROGEN FUELING STATIONS AND
MONTEREY SALINAS TRANSIT
OPERATIONS AND MANAGE
MAINTENANCE FACILITY ARE ALL
EXAMPLES OF RECENT DESIGN BUILD
PROJECTS WITH THE PROGRESSIVE
DESIGN BUILD PROCUREMENT METHOD
. TRANSIT AGENCIES WOULD BE
GIVEN MORE FLEXIBILITY AND
CONTROL AS IT ALLOWS THEM TO
COLLABORATIVELY WORK WITH THE
DESIGN BUILD TEAM FROM THE VERY
BEGINNING OF THE PROJECT
DEVELOPMENT PROCESS AND
EFFECTIVELY REDUCE THE NUMBER OF
DELAY. LAYS DOWN THE LINE. IF
PLANS CHANGE, AND THE AGENCY
WOULD PREFER TO ADJUST THE
CONTRACTOR EXPLORE OTHER
OPTIONS. THEY'RE FREE TO DO SO
WITHOUT JEOPARDIZING THE DESIGN
OF THE PROJECT, WHICH
EFFECTIVELY SAVES THEM TIME AND
MONEY. UNDER SB 6, 17, OR
AGENCIES WERE ABLE TO CONTINUE
PRODUCING SUCCESSFUL
TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE
PROJECTS WITH THE ADDED BENEFITS
OF FLEXIBILITY, COST SAVINGS AND
RISK PRODUCTIONS IN SCHEDULE
DELAYS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU,
MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU. KEITH
DONE. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE
SELF HELP COUNTIES COALITION,
THE 25 LOCAL SALES TAX COUNTIES
THAT TAX THEMSELVES TO HELP
BUILD AND MAINTAIN OUR STATE'S
INFRASTRUCTURE AS WELL AS OUR
LOCAL STREETS AND ROADS. THE
AUTHOR IN OUR CO SPONSOR OF HAVE
LAID OUT THE BENEFITS OF
PROGRESSIVE DESIGN BUILD, I
WOULD UNDERSCORE THE FACT THAT
WE HAVE A HISTORIC OPPORTUNITY
TO GO AFTER FEDERAL FUNDS, THE
MORE COMPETITIVE THAT WE CAN BE
AND GET PLANS DONE EARLY AND
HAVE SHORTER TIME FRAMES MORE.
OPPORTUNITY WILL HAVE TO COLLECT
THOSE RESOURCES. I'M HERE TO
ANSWER ANY TECHNICAL QUESTIONS
AND WOULD ASK FOR YOUR I VOTE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH OTHER OTHER
WITNESSES IN SUPPORT OF THE
BILL, PLEASE COME FORWARD. GOOD
AFTERNOON, HEIDI HANNEMANN ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA SPECIAL
DISTRICTS ASSOCIATION AND
SUPPORT THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR AND
MEMBERS TAP ON BEHALF OF THE
ORANGE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION
AUTHORITY AND SUPPORT. GOOD
AFTERNOON. ALYSSA STILL HI. I'M
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
ASSOCIATION OF RECREATION AND
PARK DISTRICTS AND ALSO THE CITY
OF BELMONT AND SUPPORT THINKING.
MADAM CHAIR BETWEEN ER STEVE
BAKER WITH AARON READING
ASSOCIATES FOR THE PROFESSIONAL
ENGINEERS IN CALIFORNIA
GOVERNMENT. I WANT TO THANK
SENATOR NEWMAN AND THE SPONSORS
FOR INCLUDING AN AMENDMENT TO
INCLUDE THE APPROPRIATE
INSPECTION ROLE TO MAKE SURE
THAT THE STATE IS INSPECTING ITS
FACILITIES. AND WITH THAT WE'RE
NEUTRAL ON THE BILL. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. ALRIGHT. ARE THERE
ANY WITNESSES AND OPPOSITION TO
THE BILL? ANY WITNESSES AND
OPPOSITION SEEING NONE. ARE
THERE ANY QUESTIONS OF THE
COMMITTEE? YES. REMEMBER WILSON?
THANK YOU, SENATOR NEWMAN FOR
BRINGING THIS BILL FORWARD AND
DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. JUST
WANTED TO KNOW THAT COMMENT OUT
OF THE OPPORTUNITY AS A LOCAL
LEADER OVER 12 YEARS TO VOTE ON
SIX. PROGRESSIVE DESIGN BUILD
PROJECTS, INCLUDING WHEN WE
ADDED IN THE LANGUAGE. REGARDING
WATER. UM AND ON SOME OF THE
AGENCIES THAT I SAT ON, AS WELL
AS ACTUALLY BE A PART OF TWO AD
HOC COMMITTEES REGARDING THAT. I
ALSO HAVE A SELECT COMMITTEE ON
TRANSPORTATION AND EMERGENCY
PREPAREDNESS AND RECOGNIZING THE
INFLUX OF AS YOU NOTED
INFRASTRUCTURE DOLLARS AND HOW,
UM THOSE WILL BE A VERY
APPEALING FOR TRANSPORTATION
PROJECTS BECAUSE IF WE'RE DOING
TRANSPORTATION AND EMERGENCY
PREPAREDNESS COMBINED AND
PRIORITIZING OUR TRANSPORTATION
PROJECTS RELATED TO THAT. WHEN
YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT EMERGENCY
PREPAREDNESS, THE NEED TO GET
PROJECTS DONE QUICKLY. UM AND
THIS ALLOWS FOR GREATER
EFFICIENCY IN THAT, INCLUDING
THE APPEAL OF A FIXED COST AND
KNOWING YOUR COST GOING IN WHICH
WE KNOW A TRANSPORTATION
PROJECTS. UM, THEY TEND TO BE A
BIT MORE WILD IN COMPARISON TO
EVEN WHEN WE BUILD A BUILDING,
SO I THINK THIS WOULD BE
EXTREMELY HELPFUL. AND SO I JUST
WANTED TO NOTE THAT I REALLY
APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING THAT
FORWARD TO INCLUDE
TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS THAT'S
VERY APPEALING TO ME, AND I
WOULD LIKE TO MOVE THE BILL.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S THERE ANY OTHER
QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMITTEE?
COMMENTS, SAYING NONE. WE HAVE
EMOTION BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
WILSON. THE SECOND BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S PACHECO. OKAY
UM, WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE? I
JUST LIKE TO ASK
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WILSON TO COME
WITH ME TO WHEN I DO MY FLOOR
STATEMENT BECAUSE SHE DID IT
BETTER THAN I EVER WILL. BUT I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR VOTE
TODAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
SENATOR NEWMAN APPRECIATE THAT.
YOU WORK WITH OUR COMMITTEE TO
GET THE MODEST, VERY MODEST
REVISIONS. I'LL BE SUPPORTING
YOUR BILL. TODAY, THE MOTIONS DO
PASS AS AMENDED TO
APPROPRIATIONS SECRETARY PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL. CURRY CURRY. I
DIXON EXTENT I BOERNER HORVATH
RAMOS RIVERS, WALDRON. ADRIN I.
WILSON. WILSON. I. THANK YOU.
MEMBERSHIP THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU. ALRIGHT
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S CAVALLERO,
WE'RE GOING TO GO TO FILE NUMBER
FOUR. SP 706 WELCOME, SENATOR.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM
CHAIR. GOOD AFTERNOON AND THANK
YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO
PRESENT SB 706. I WOULD LIKE TO
THINK THAT THE CHAIR AND
COMMITTEE STAFF FOR THEIR
THOUGHTFUL ANALYSIS AND I WILL
BE TAKING THE COMMITTEE
AMENDMENTS. SB 706. PROGRESSIVE
DESIGN BUILD OR PD PDB DELIVERY
METHOD TO BUILD INFRASTRUCTURE
PROJECTS. PDB ALLOWS LOCAL
AGENCIES TO COLLABORATE WITH ONE
ENTITY TO COMPLETE THE DESIGN,
DRAWINGS AND CONSTRUCTION FOR A
PROJECT. THIS ALLOWS THEM TO
WORK TOGETHER TO DETERMINE THE
FINAL COST AND SCHEDULE FOR THE
FOR THE PROJECT. THE APPROACH
ALLOWS FOR EARLIER NEGOTIATIONS
BETWEEN THE LOCAL AGENCIES AND
THE CONSTRUCTION TEAMS, WHICH
HELPS TO ENSURE PROJECTS MEET
AGENCY NEED COST CONTROLS AND
REMAIN ON SCHEDULE AND IF YOU
EVER HAD TO LOOK AT THIS CHANGE
ORDERS AFTER A PROJECT HAS BEEN
BUILT, YOU KNOW HOW FRUSTRATING
IT IS. TO GET TO THE END AND
FIND OUT IT COST YOU A WHOLE
HECK OF A LOT MORE THAN YOU
THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO COST AND
UM, AND THAT SOME OF IT COULD
HAVE BEEN AVOIDED THIS TYPE OF,
UM UH, PROCUREMENT METHOD HELPS
TO AVOID ALL OF THAT. IT ALLOWS
LOCAL AGENCIES FOR ANY PROJECT
THAT WILL BENEFIT FROM THIS
PROCUREMENT TOOL TO MAINTAIN HE
SAFEGUARDS FOR THE AUTHORITY,
LIMITING EACH AGENCY USED TO 10
PROJECTS WHICH MUST EXCEED $5
MILLION. THESE GATES SAFEGUARDS
ENSURE THAT LOCAL AGENCIES USE
THIS AUTHORITY ON PROJECTS THAT
ARE MOST LIKELY TO BENEFIT FROM
THIS COLLABORATIVE APPROACH. SO
WITH ME TODAY TO TESTIFY IN
SUPPORT IS J. BRANDON DECKER,
FORMER PRESIDENT OF DESIGN BUILD
INSTITUTE OF AMERICA, WESTERN
PACIFIC REGION, AND NAJI ZARIF,
DEPUTY DIRECTOR. SAN JOAQUIN
COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS WELCOME,
GENTLEMEN. BEGIN. THANK YOU.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR AND
DISTINGUISHED MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE. UH, AS THE SENATOR
SAID, MY NAME IS BRANDON DECKER.
I'M A PRINCIPAL WITH CANNON
DESIGN, AND I'M THE IMMEDIATE
PAST PRESIDENT OF THE DESIGN
BUILD INSTITUTE OF AMERICA'S
WESTERN PACIFIC REGION,
REPRESENTING ARE NEARLY 2000
MEMBERS STRONG. CANON DESIGN.
WE'VE EMBRACED DESIGN BUILD OVER
THE YEARS. QUITE HONESTLY, IT'S
WHAT OUR CLIENTS A COUNTY CITIES
AND MUNICIPALITIES. WANT
PROGRESSIVE DESIGN BUILD, MAKES
FOR AN EVEN MORE NIMBLE AND COST
EFFECTIVE PROCUREMENT. IT'S NOT
NEW, BUT THIS BILL IS IMPORTANT
BECAUSE WE NEED TO BE SURE THAT
THE MUNICIPALITIES ARE
AUTHORIZED TO UTILIZE THIS
METHOD AND WE CAN DELIVER AS A
REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DB, A
WESTERN PACIFIC REGION. WE
APPLAUD YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT. SP
706 GIVES AGENCIES SPECIFIC
AUTHORITY TO USE PROGRESSIVE
DESIGN BUILD MORE WIDELY BY
PERMISSIVE LEE PROVIDING
COUNTIES, CITIES AND SPECIAL
DISTRICTS THE AUTHORITY TO DO
SO. CURRENTLY PROGRESSIVE DESIGN
BUILD IS BEING USED SUCCESSFULLY
UP AND DOWN THE STATE BY
AGENCIES WHO ARE CURRENTLY
PERMITTED TO DO SO BY LAW.
PROGRESSIVE DESIGN BUILD
DELIVERY ALLOWS PUBLIC AGENCIES
TO COMPLETE PUBLIC PROJECTS. UH
PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS MORE
QUICKLY AND AT A LOWER COST,
ALLOWING PUBLIC DOLLARS TO
PROVIDE GREATER BENEFITS TO THE
GENERAL PUBLIC. THIS IS AN
EXCITING MOMENT FOR THE DESIGN
BILL. UH PROJECT DELIVERY AS
IT'S EVOLVED OVER THE PAST
SEVERAL YEARS. TO BE ONE THAT IS
CONSIDERED NOT AN ALTERNATIVE
FORM OF DELIVERY ANYMORE, BUT
MORE WIDELY USED THAN THAN THE
MORE TRADITIONAL DESIGN. BED,
BUILD DELIVERY. IN THE LATEST
FMI REPORT SPONSORED BY THE
DESIGN BUILD INSTEAD OF AMERICA
. IT WAS STATED THAT BY THE YEAR
2025 47% OF ALL CAPITAL PROJECTS
PUT IN PLACE IN THE WESTERN
REGION WILL USE WE'LL USE DESIGN
, BUILD PROJECT DELIVERY, AND
NEARLY 85% OF ALL PROJECTS WILL
BE USING SOME FORM OF DESIGN,
BUILD OR ALTERNATIVE FORM OF
DELIVERY. YOU TOOK A CHANCE ON
HIS 30 YEARS AGO, ALLOWING
DESIGN BUILD DELIVERY TO BE MORE
WIDELY USED, AND THAT DECISION
IS PROVEN TO BE A GREAT ONE AS
IT'S TRANSFORMED THE WAY
PROJECTS ARE BEING DELIVERED IN
THE STATE TODAY. THANK YOU FOR
YOUR CONFIDENCE AND DESIGN BUILD
OVER THE LAST FEW DECADES, AND
WE ASK YOU FOR YOUR I VOTE FOR S
P 76 TODAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR AS A
SENATOR, INDICATED NAGY ZARIF,
DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR SIMON KING
COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC
WORKS, AND ALSO THE CHAIR OF THE
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE FOR
THESE CALIFORNIA ENGINEERS
ASSOCIATION, CALIFORNIA ON
BEHALF OF SEAQ AND THE
CALIFORNIA STATE ASSOCIATION OF
COUNTIES. I'M HERE IN SUPPORT OF
SENATE BILL 706 AND THE PROPOSED
AUTHORITY AND FLEXIBILITY IT
PROVIDES TO LOCAL AGENCIES. THIS
BILL HAS BEEN HAS BEEN NOTED,
WILL ALLOW COUNTIES, CITIES AND
SPECIAL DISTRICTS TO USE THE
PROGRESSIVE DESIGN BUILD PROCESS
TO ATTRACT MORE PROPOSALS FOR
THEIR PROJECTS AND SIGNIFICANTLY
REDUCE THE COST OF RESPONDING TO
RPS COMPARED TO OTHER
CONTRACTING METHODS, IN ADDITION
TO OFFERING THE ADVANTAGE OF A
REDUCED PROJECT SCHEDULING
COSTS, IT ALSO INCREASES THE
PARTNERSHIP. BETWEEN THE AGENCY
AND THE CONTRACTOR THROUGH THE
DESIGN PROCESS, WHICH ULTIMATELY
LEADS TO MORE PREDICTABLE
PROJECT OUTCOMES. UH AND FEWER
FREE OF RISK ASSOCIATED WITH
CHANGE ORDERS, PARTICULARLY AS
NOTED THOSE ASSOCIATED WITH
UNKNOWN SITE CONDITIONS, THE
ABILITY TO ENGAGE THE
CONTRACTING COMMUNITY AT THE
EARLIEST FEASIBLE POINT
ELIMINATES MANY OTHER RISKS THAT
BOTH THE OWNER AND THE
CONTRACTOR FACING A TYPICAL
DESIGN BID BUILD PROCESS. AND AT
THE SAME TIME, THE OFF RAMPS
THAT ARE BUILT INTO THE PROCESS
TO ALLOW FOR AN AWARDING AGENCY
OR LOCAL AGENCY TO CHANGE
COURSES AS NEEDED TO PURSUE
OPTIONS THAT ARE MOST EFFECTIVE
AND MOST COST OF COST EFFICIENT
FOR THEM. SO THIS IS EARLY
COORDINATION IN THE SAFEGUARDS
PROVIDED BY SB 706 AND THE
EXPANSION TO PROJECTS BEYOND
WATER PROJECTS WILL HELP ENSURE
THAT THE PROJECTS AGENT MEET
AGENCIES NEEDS COST CONTROLS AND
REMAIN ON SCHEDULE AND ALIGN
WITH C X GOALS OF IMPROVING GOOD
GOVERNANCE THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS
AND COLLABORATION WITH THE
PRIVATE SECTOR ON BEHALF OF SEAQ
AND SISAK. WE RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR YOUR I VOTE TODAY. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH THERE. OTHER WITNESSES
IN SUPPORT. NICOLE WARD HERMAN
ON BEHALF OF SAN BERNARDINO
COUNTY AND ORANGE COUNTY AND
SUPPORT JEFF NEAL ON BEHALF OF
SAN DIEGO COUNTY AS A CO SPONSOR
IN CONTRA COSTA COUNTY AND
SUPPORT MELISSA STILL HIGH ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
ASSOCIATION OF RECREATIONAL PARK
DISTRICTS IN THE CITY OF VELMA,
AND SUPPORT GOOD AFTERNOON, KYRA
ROSS ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF
SAN MARCUS IN SUPPORT. TOP ON
BEHALF OF THE ORANGE COUNTY
TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY AND
SUPPORT HEIDI HANNEMAN,
CALIFORNIA SPECIAL DISTRICTS
ASSOCIATION AND SUPPORT.
JONATHAN CLAN BEHALF OF THE
METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT OF
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND SUPPORT
. GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR AND
MEMBERS TIFFANY FAN ON BEHALF OF
THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF
ENERGY SERVICE COMPANIES OR NAY,
ESKO. WE HAVE A SUPPORTIVE
AMENDED POSITION ON THIS BILL.
UM WE BELIEVE A REQUEST
AMENDMENTS FURTHER THE AUTHOR'S
INTENT, CLARIFY STATUE AND WOULD
GO A LONG WAY AND HELP THEM
PROTECT THE GREAT WORK. TESCO'S
DO SO JUST WANT TO THANK THE
AUTHOR, HER STAFF THE COMMITTEE
AND STAFF FOR THE DISCUSSIONS WE
HAD AND LOOK FORWARD. TO
CONTINUE THE CONVERSATION. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. JOHN YAJUN, WITH
SITE LOGIC SUPPORT HAS AMENDED
IN ALIGNMENT WITH NASCAR
RECOMMENDATIONS. THANK YOU.
DESIREE HOUSE WITH SOUTHLAND
IMMENSE SUPPORT IF AMENDED,
ALONG WITH NANCY THOSE
RECOMMENDATIONS. GOOD AFTERNOON,
KRISTIN OLSEN ON BEHALF OF
ENERGY HERE, SUPPORTIVE, AMENDED
AS WELL ALIGNED WITH THE
COMMENTS FROM NASCAR. HI MY
KOZLOWSKI OF JOHNSON CONTROLS
ALSO SUPPORTIVE, AMENDED ON
BEHALF OF JOHNSON CONTROLS AND
AS A CITY COUNCILMAN IN THE CITY
OF FULSOME SUPPORT GENERALLY,
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MADAM
CHAIR MEMBERS, STEVE BAKER WITH
AARON READING ASSOCIATES FOR THE
PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS IN
CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT ONCE
AGAIN, WE'RE A TWEENER ON THIS
WERE NEUTRAL ON THIS BILL. WE
WANT TO THANK SENATOR CABALLERO
AND THE COMMITTEE FOR WORKING
OUT AMENDMENTS. CURRENT LAW HAS
A VARIETY OF AUTHORIZATION FOR
STATE AGENCIES TO DO DESIGN
BUILD AND PROGRESSIVE DESIGN
BUILD. WE'VE WORKED OUT A
VARIETY OF STATE WORKER
PROTECTIONS AND PUBLIC
PROTECTIONS. IN THAT STATE
AUTHORITY. WE JUST WANT TO MAKE
SURE THAT THE LOCAL AGENCIES
AREN'T USING THAT IF THEIR
AUTHORITY TO DO STATE WORK, AND
SENATOR CABALLERO IS BUILT
ACHIEVES THAT. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. ARE THERE ANY
WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION TO THIS
BILL? THEY'RE CALLED TWEENERS.
OKAY UH, ANY QUESTIONS OF THE
COMMITTEE? YES, SOME REMEMBER
WILSON. THANK YOU, SENATOR.
CAVIAR OH, AS I WAS NOTING ON
SENATOR NEWMAN'S BELL, HAVING
HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO AS A
LOCAL LEADER VOTE ON SIX.
PROGRESSIVE DIVINE DESIGN BUILD
PROJECTS AS WELL AS CIT AS AD
HOC COMMITTEE, YOU KNOW, ON TWO
OF THEM GOING THROUGH THE
PROCESS FROM BEGINNING TO END
AND PRESENTING TO MY BOARD TO BE
ABLE TO YOU KNOW, UM, SUPPORT
GOING, YOU KNOW, GOING WITH THAT
PARTICULAR? UM BETTER. UM I WAS
TALKING WITH THOSE THAT ARE
SUPPORT ON AN AMENDED AND
HEARING THEIR CONCERNS. ONE OF
THE THINGS THAT I FOUND IN THOSE
SIX OCCASIONS IS THAT THEY WERE
ALWAYS AMENDMENTS TO THE
CONTRACT. SO I DON'T KNOW IF
IT'S APPROPRIATE FOR YOU TO
ANSWER THE QUESTION, OR, UM, FOR
THEM TO ANSWER THE QUESTION IN
REGARD TO THE ADDITIONAL
AMENDMENT LANGUAGE WHY THEY WERE
TRYING SEEKING TO INCLUDE THAT
AS IN TERMS OF, UM, ALSO
INCLUDING HAVING A WHOLE NEW
CONTRACT, WHICH HADN'T BEEN NOT
THAT I'VE DONE EVERY TYPE OF
PROJECT, BUT IN THE SIX PROJECTS
THAT I WAS INVOLVED IN, IT WAS
PURELY AN AMENDMENT WHEN YOU GOT
TO THE BILL POCKET PROCESS,
WHICH DETERMINED UM NOT ONLY THE
FINAL COST ADJUSTED FOR THE
FINAL COST BASED ON THE DESIGN
AS WELL, AS YOU KNOW, TIMING,
TIMELINES AND THINGS LIKE THAT,
AND ISSUES THAT MAY HAVE COME UP
GIVING, YOU KNOW ADDITIONAL OFF
RAMPS, BUT NEVER A WHOLE NEW
CONTRACT, BECAUSE TYPICALLY WHEN
YOU DO A WHOLE NEW CONTRACT,
THAT IS WHEN YOU GO OUT TO BUILD
AGAIN, AND SO I WASN'T SURE WHY
THOSE EMINENCE WERE NECESSARY.
SO I WANTED TO HEAR POTENTIALLY
FROM THEM TO FIND OUT WHY, AND
THEN POTENTIALLY WHY YOU FELT
LIKE THOSE AMENDS WEREN'T
NECESSARY IN THE BILL. UM EITHER
ORDER, ACTUALLY, IT WOULD IF YOU
WANT TO UNDERSTAND. HOW THAT
WOULD HAPPEN. IT PROBABLY WOULD
BE ADVISABLE TO HAVE THEM TALK
ABOUT IT. BUT WHAT HAPPENED
PROCEDURALLY IS THAT THE BILL
WENT THROUGH THE SENATE WITHOUT
ANY COMMUNICATION FROM THEM IN
REGARDS TO AMENDMENTS UNTIL IT
CAME OVER HERE, AND IN WHICH
CASE WE DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH TIME
TO SIT, HAVE A DISCUSSION AND
GET IT INCLUDED IN THE IN THE
COMMITTEE. UM ANALYSIS, SO I'M
I'M ALWAYS IN THE CHAIR CAN
ATTEST TO THIS. I WORKED MY BILL
. HARD WORK MY BILLS HARD AND
I'M ALWAYS WILLING TO CONSIDER,
UM, AMENDMENTS AND FRANKLY, IF
IT IF IT'S A PRACTICAL AMENDMENT
THAT MAKES IT WORK BETTER. I'M
MORE THAN HAPPY TO DO IT, AND I
WOULD DO IT IN IN CONJUNCTION
WITH THE CHAIR SO THAT IT'S NOT
A IT'S NOT A JAILBREAK. CHANGING
SOMETHING AFTER THE FACT. THANK
YOU. AND IF IT'S OKAY TO HEAR
FROM LIKE I SAID IT WAS CONTRARY
TO THE WHAT I HAD EXPERIENCED,
BUT NOT THAT I'VE EXPERIENCED
EVERYTHING. SO IF IT IS IT, OKAY
TO HEAR FROM THE THOSE THAT ARE
SUPPORTING AMENDED IT. THANK YOU
FOR THE QUESTIONS. REMEMBER
AGAIN? TIFFANY FAN. WE HAVE
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ENERGY
SERVICE COMPANIES. SO UM, FIRST
TO THE AUTHORS POINT? YES WE ARE
NEW TO WEIGHING IN ON THE BILL.
UM WE JUST STARTED, UM, BEING
ENGAGED IN CALIFORNIA
LEGISLATION GENERALLY THREE
WEEKS AGO, SO THAT DOES LINE UP
WITH YOUR TIMELINE. SO WE ARE
NOODLING IN ON THIS BILL, AND
THIS IS OUR FIRST REQUEST OF THE
AUTHOR. SO IT'S ALL NEW, AND WE
UNDERSTAND HER REASONING TO NOT
ACCEPT OUR REQUEST AT THIS TIME
BECAUSE OF THE FAST MOVING
LEGISLATIVE PROCESS, AND THEN
SHE WAS SOME OF HER WILSON'S
QUESTION. UM SO OUR AMENDMENT
REQUESTS RELATED TO A WHOLE NEW
CONTRACT IS IN DIRECT RESPONSE
TO AN F PPC ADVICE LETTER. UH
ONE OF THE CITY'S RECEIVED AFTER
DOING DESIGN BUILT WORK WITH AN
ENERGY SERVICE COMPANY. THEY
WANTED TO DO A SEPARATE CONTRACT
FOR CONSTRUCTION PIECE WHEN
THEY'RE ALREADY DONE THE DESIGN,
ENGINEERING PIECE AND SO THE FBC
ADVICE LETTER HAD SAID, UM,
BECAUSE YOU HAD ALREADY HAD A
RELATIONSHIP PREVIOUS TO THE
SECOND CONTRACT. THE SECOND ONE
DID NOT COMPLY WITH GOVERNMENT
CODE SECTION 10 90, WHICH IS A
CONFLICT OF INTEREST CODE. OKAY
SO IT'S PARTICULARLY RELATED IF
I UNDERSTAND IT CORRECTLY
BECAUSE OF THE FTP SEE GUIDANCE
OF SAYING THAT YOU NEEDED TO
HAVE SECOND CONTRACT IN
PARTICULAR YOUR INDUSTRY. NOT
THAT THIS IS APPLICABLE TO ALL
OTHER INDUSTRIES, BUT IN REGARD
TO YOUR INDUSTRY AND CONFLICT OF
INTEREST, YOU COULDN'T DO AN
AMENDMENT TO THE DESIGN CONTRACT
YOU NEEDED TO SEPARATE CONTRACTS
FOR THE PROGRESSIVE DESIGN BUILD
IS THAT ACCURATE? ALMOST SO
CURRENT STATUE CURRENTLY ALREADY
ALLOWS AMENDMENTS TO CONTRACTS.
OUR REQUEST IS TO ALLOW FOR
COMPLETELY SEPARATE ADDITIONAL
CONTRACTS, RIGHT, I GOT THAT,
BUT THAT'S RELATED TO THE, UH,
PVC ADVICE LETTER. YES. BASED ON
A GOVERNMENT CODE? YES OKAY.
THANK YOU. UNDERSTAND AND THEN
TEST TO CLARIFY WITH THE AUTHOR.
SO THIS IS SOMETHING YOU'RE
STILL ENTERTAINING BUT WOULD BE
ENTERTAINING PRIOR TO THE FLOOR
. IF YOU FELT LIKE IT WAS
REASONABLE AND NEEDED TO BE
ADDED. NOT AT THIS TIME, CORRECT
. I MEAN, I THINK WHAT WE NEED
TO DO IS FIGURE OUT IF OUR CODE
IS WRITTEN IN ERROR. THAT SUCH
THAT IT WOULD TRIGGER A CONFLICT
OF INTEREST. ISSUE FROM THE PPC
I TO ME LOOKING AT FROM THE
LEGAL PERSPECTIVE. I'M NOT SURE
THAT'S THE SOLUTION, BUT
LEADERLESS TO SAY. UM I WANT TO
FIX IT. OKAY THE PROGRESSIVE
DESIGN BUILT TO WORK. AND IF
WE'VE GOT SOME DISAGREEMENTS IN
THE CODE SECTION, WE MAY NEED TO
FIGURE OUT AND WE HAD TO CLEAN
UP THE CODE. I'D TAKE IT TO
JUDICIAL AND SAY WHAT? WHAT
SHOULD WE DO WITH THIS SO THAT
WE'RE NOT RUNNING AFOUL OF THE F
PPC? NONE OF US WANT TO BE
THERE. UH OR, UM CONTRACTS. UM
DISPUTE IN ANOTHER MORE THAN
HAPPY TO KIND OF RUN IT THROUGH
THE TRAPS ALONG WITH THE CHAIR.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. HAPPY TO
MOVE THE BILL AND THANK YOU FOR
ASKING THAT QUESTION BECAUSE ANY
OTHER QUESTIONS ON THE COMMITTEE
OKAY, IF SEEN NONE. UM WE HAVE A
MOTION BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
WILSON. HAVE A SACRIFICE
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S BURNER. WOULD
YOU LIKE TO CLOSE? RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR YOUR I VOTE AND THANK
YOU FOR THE CONVERSATION, RIGHT?
THANK YOU, SENATOR. ONE THING I
DO KNOW ABOUT SENATOR CAVIAR.
OH, SHE WANTS IT TO WORK RIGHT
THE FIRST TIME AND NOT THE
SECOND OR THIRD TIME, SO I
APPRECIATE YOU CONTINUING. WANT
TO HAVE THAT CONVERSATION AND
WE'LL GET EVERYBODY ON THE
SUPPORT SIDE GOING FURTHER.
HOPEFULLY I'LL BE SUPPORTING
YOUR BUILDING IT AS AMENDED AND
THE MOTIONS TO DO PASS AMENDED
TO APPROPRIATIONS. MANY
SECRETARY CURRY CURRY, I,
DICKSON DICKSON. I
BOERNER HORVATH. I. RAMOS RAMOS
I REBA'S WALDRON. WALDRON I
WILSON? I SAID OKAY, BILL 71. 17
70 EXCUSE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OKAY? WHAT
OKAY? I GET A CALL.
WE'RE LOOKING FOR SOME OTHERS.
DO YOU WANT TO GO BACK IN TIME?
ALRIGHT WE'RE GONNA DO SOME
HOUSEKEEPING HERE. SECRETARY.
EXCEPT CALENDAR. ZERO. BURNER.
RAMOS. RUBBLE SIDE. MOVING ON.
TO SP 6 17 BURNER. RAMOS RAMOS.
AYE. 16. AND THAT'S IT. OKAY?
DONE WITH HOUSEKEEPING. ALRIGHT
LET'S GO ON WITH ITEM NUMBER TWO
SP 593, SENATOR WEINER WELCOME.
MHM. FEEL FREE TO START. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM
CHAIR COLLEAGUES. I'M HERE TO
PRESENT SP 5 93, WHICH IS A SAN
FRANCISCO DISTRICT BILL. UM THAT
, UM WILL OPEN UP FUNDING TO
REPLACE MORE THAN 5800 UNITS OF
LOW AND MODERATE INCOME HOUSING
THAT WERE DEMOLISHED. DURING THE
HORRIFIC TIME PERIOD IN SAN
FRANCISCO HISTORY AND NEVER
REPLACED DURING, UH WHAT WAS
CALLED URBAN URBAN RENEWAL,
WHICH IS ACTUALLY URBAN
DEMOLITION AND DISPLACEMENT OF
COMMUNITIES OF COLOR AND SAN
FRANCISCO REALLY TERRIBLE TIME
FROM THE FIFTIES TO SEVENTIES,
WHEN IT WAS THIS VIEW THAT THERE
WAS QUOTE UNQUOTE BLIGHTED
NEIGHBORHOODS SIMPLY NEEDED TO
BE BULLDOZED, FUNDED BY THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IN SAN
FRANCISCO, THESE NEIGHBORHOODS
FOR IT WAS THE FILLMORE.
DISTRICT PARTS OF THE WESTERN
EDITION WITH WITH A LARGE, UH
BLACK COMMUNITY AS WELL AS THE
JAPANESE AMERICAN COMMUNITY, AS
WELL AS PARTS OF SOUTH AMERICA
WITH A LARGE FILIPINO COMMUNITY.
AH SAN FRANCISCO DEMOLISHED A
SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF HOMES WHO
ARE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, SAN
FRANCISCO HAS A LEGAL OBLIGATION
TO REPLACE THOSE DEMOLISHED
HOMES. MANY OF THEM WERE NEVER
TO PLAY REPLACED ENORMOUS NUMBER
OF LOCAL BUSINESSES. FAMILIES
WERE PUSHED OUT. AND
UNFORTUNATELY, REDEVELOPMENT
ENDED BEFORE SAN FRANCISCO WAS
ABLE TO MEET ITS OBLIGATION. AND
ALTHOUGH IT HAD REBUILT A
CERTAIN NUMBER, THERE WERE 5800
REMAINING UNITS, SO THIS BILL
WILL AUTHORIZE SAN FRANCISCO
THROUGH OUR SUCCESS
REDEVELOPMENT SUCCESSOR AGENCY
TO USING TAX INCREMENT FUNDING
BUT ONLY THE CITY AND COUNTY OF
SAN FRANCISCO'S PORTION OF THAT
SO IT WON'T TAKE MONEY FROM
SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE BARRED
COMMUNITY COLLEGE OR ANYWHERE.
ANYONE ELSE WILL ALLOW US TO
ENGAGE IN THAT FINANCING TO BE
ABLE TO ACTUALLY BUILD THESE
HOMES AND TO START UM REALLY
HEALING THE HARM THAT WAS DONE
DURING THE REDEVELOPMENT ERA IN
SAN FRANCISCO, SO I RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR YOUR I VOTE WITH ME TO
TESTIFY. UH IS MADDIE SCOTT FROM
FREEDOM WEST HOMES AS WELL AS DR
VERONICA HUNNICUTT WITH THE
CITIZEN ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
SHE'S THE CHAIR OF CITIZEN
ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR THE
HUNTERS, PART SHIPYARD, UH, AND
TORQUE, AND THOR KOSOWSKI, WHO'S
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE SAN
FRANCISCO OFFICER, COMMUNITY
INVESTMENT INFRASTRUCTURE. WHO
WILL BE HERE TO ANSWER TECHNICAL
QUESTIONS ALONG WITH JIM
MORALES, WHO IS THE LEGAL
COUNSEL FOR OC, I THANK YOU.
GREAT WELCOME. FEEL FREE TO
START. THANK YOU. THANK YOU,
MADAM CHAIR. AND COMMITTEE
MEMBERS. MY NAME IS MADDIE.
SCOTT. I, UM AND THE PRESIDENT
OF FREEDOM WAS HOUSING
COOPERATIVE, AND I'M ALSO A
RESIDENT OF THE FILM OR
COMMUNITY IN A RESIDENT OF
FREEDOM WEST HOUSING COOPERATIVE
, WHICH I'M VERY PROUD MEMBER OF
AND GLAD TO BE PART OF THAT
COMMUNITY HAVE LIVED THERE FOR
OVER 50 YEARS AND RAISED MY
THREE CHILDREN THERE. UM AND IT
WAS MY FIRST TIME. TO BE ABLE TO
PURCHASE MY HOME. AT THE HANDS
OF GOVERNMENT SPONSORED URBAN
RENEWAL. THEY BULLDOZE OUR HOMES
IN THE SEVENTIES. THEY PICKED UP
OUR VICTORIAN HOUSES THAT
DESCENT WERE DILAPIDATED AND
MOVED THEM TO PACIFIC HEARTS TO
THE RICH NEIGHBORHOOD.
DEVASTATED OUR COMMUNITY
ECONOMICALLY. IT ALSO. DESTROYED
800 BUSINESSES, PROMINENT BLACK
BUSINESSES THAT WERE FLOURISHING
AND THRIVING IN OUR COMMUNITY
THAT ECONOMICALLY SOUND. SO WE
LOST OUR HOMES. WE LOST OUR
BUSINESSES. AND I LOST MY
YOUNGEST SON. TO GUN VIOLENCE.
WHAT THOUSANDS OF OTHER MOTHERS
IN THAT COMMUNITY. FREEDOM WEST
COOP WAS BUILT BY BETHEL AND THE
CHURCH. TO LET LOW INCOME
FAMILIES LIKE MINE HAVE A PLACE
OF DIGNITY TO LIVE AND BE HOME
ON THIS FOR THE FIRST TIME. BUT
THE VERY FIRST TIME BUT AT THE
RISK OF LOSING IT, WE CAN
REBUILD IT. IT WAS A PLACE
FREEDOM. THIS IS THE PLACE OF
DIGNITY TO LIVE AND TO BE
HOMEOWNERS. BUT WE'RE NOW AT THE
REST OF LOSING IT. NOW IS THE
CHANCE THAT WE CAN, RIGHT THE
WRONGS OF THE PAST WITH THIS
LEGISLATION. SB 5 93, THANKS TO
SENATOR SCOTT WIENER. THE BLACK
POPULATION HAS BEEN DEVASTATED,
DECLINED FROM 13% TO UNDER 5% TO
DATE. I URGE YOU TO HELP US.
WOULD REPARATIONS. I HELP. I
PRAY THAT YOU WOULD HONOR THE
JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION, WHICH IS
A NOW A FEDERAL HOLIDAY. THAT
STOLE THIS PROPERTY FROM US IN
THE FIRST PLACE. I HEARD YOU THE
PAST IT TO REBUILD OUR COMMUNITY
ENABLE THE REMAINING LOW INCOME
FAMILIES OF COLOR AND SAN
FRANCISCO TO STAY. AND FOR
OTHERS TO BE ABLE TO MOVE BACK.
WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT. WE NEED
YOUR VOTE AND WE NEED YOUR
VOICES. I SPEAK ON BEHALF OF
THOUSANDS IN MY COMMUNITY. AND
THOUSANDS WHO LIVES HAVE BEEN
LONG GONE. WHO VOICES ACQUIRING
OUT. TO WRITE THE RULES OF THIS
INJUSTICE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. WELCOME. GOOD
AFTERNOON SHARE. AGUILAR CURRY
AND MEMBERS OF THE ASSEMBLY
LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE. MY
NAME IS DR VERONICA HONEYCUTT.
UH AND I REPRESENT VARIOUS
STAKEHOLDERS, INCLUDING A BABY
HUNTERS POINT COMMUNITY, THE
CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO
AND VARIOUS COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATIONS. I HAVE WORKED ON
AFFORDABLE HOUSING, WORKFORCE,
DEVELOPMENT, EDUCATION AND
COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT
INITIATIVES FOR OVER 50 YEARS.
AND I AM HERE TO ASK YOU. PLEASE
VOTE YES. ON SB 5 93. I WOULD
LIKE TO THANK SENATOR WIENER FOR
PRESENTING THIS BILL FOR
APPROVAL. SB 5 93 IS A LONG
AWAITED ACTION TO CORRECT
DISCRIMINATION AND INJUSTICE
THAT HAS DECIMATED AFRICAN
AMERICAN LIVES IN SAN FRANCISCO
, AND THE SUFFERING CONTINUES TO
THIS DAY. NOW WHEN I WAS A YOUNG
GIRL IN THE FILM OR WESTERN
EDITION AREA, AND BY THE WAY IT
WAS A DIVERSE COMMUNITY. I
REMEMBER THE SMITHS, THE BLACK
COUPLE WHO OWNED THE DRY
CLEANING ESTABLISHMENT ON
FILLMORE STREET. THE GERMAN DELI
WHERE MY FAMILY BOUGHT HOG HEAD
CHEESE. THE REXALL DRUGSTORE,
FILMER AND GARY, WHERE MY FAMILY
PURCHASED MEDICINE FROM BEN. A
JAPANESE PHARMACISTS. THE
YUGOSLAVIAN BAKERY WHERE WE ATE
PASTRIES, HELEN'S RESTAURANT
WHERE WE PURCHASED DELICIOUS
CHINESE FOOD. NEW HOUSE
CLOTHING. WHICH FEATURED PLUS
SIZES FOR WOMEN AND ON DORADOS,
WHICH FEATURED OXTAILS, PIG FEET
, FROG LEGS AND RABBIT FOOD THAT
FOLKS OF COLOR COULD AFFORD.
THIS IS WHAT WE LOST. AND IN
ADDITION, GONE WHERE THE KINSHIP
GROUPS AND EXTENDED FAMILIES
GONE, WHERE THE BIRACIAL AND
MULTI ETHNIC COMMUNITIES OF
RESIDENTS WHO WORK TOGETHER TO
MAKE LIFE BETTER FOR EACH OTHER.
WE LOST THIS. BECAUSE THE
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY FOR AFRICAN
AMERICANS AND WORKING CLASS
PEOPLE OUT OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD
AND DIDN'T REBUILD THOSE HOMES.
SENATOR WEINER HAS THROUGH THIS
BILL HELPED TO EASE SAN
FRANCISCO'S ONGOING HOUSING
CRISIS. EVERYONE IN SAN
FRANCISCO STANDS TO BENEFIT FROM
SB 5 93. ESPECIALLY LOW INCOME
WORKERS, AFRICAN AMERICANS AND
AT RISK FAMILIES. PLEASE SAY YES
TO SB 5 93 LET US REBUILD OUR
COMMUNITY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. UM ARE
THERE ANY OTHER WITNESSES IN
SUPPORT OF THE BILL? GOOD
AFTERNOON. MADAM CHAIRMAN
MEMBERS OF THIS EXTINGUISHED
COMMITTEE. MY NAME IS BOBBY SISK
. I'M WITH BETHEL A M E CHURCH
IN SAN FRAN CISCO. WE ARE
CELEBRATING 171 YEARS IN THE
CITY AS THE OLDEST AFRICAN
AMERICAN CHURCH IN SAN
FRANCISCO. 53 YEARS AGO, BETHEL
A. M E CHURCH SPONSORED AND
BUILT FREEDOM WEST HOMES IN A
RESPONSE TO THE DEVASTATION OF
THE COMMITTEE OF THE COMMUNITY.
WE SOLICIT YOUR YES VOTE. AND WE
THANK YOU VERY MUCH IN ADVANCE
FOR YOUR SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. WE'LL ASK THE GUY FOR
THE CALIFORNIA AFRICAN AMERICAN
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND SUPPORT
THANK YOU. MARK'S DIVERS WITH
THE CALIFORNIA HOUSING
PARTNERSHIP AND SUPPORT THANK
YOU. NICCOLO DELUCA. I'VE BEEN
ASKED TO READ A COUPLE OF GROUPS
AND SUPPORT GROW. THE RICHMOND
HOUSING ACTION COALITION, LOW
INCOME INVESTMENT FUND NONPROFIT
HOUSING ASSOCIATION OF NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA OR THEIR NEIGHBORS
HERE, FRANCISCO PROGRESS IN THE
VALLEY FRANCISCO FOUNDATIONS
FRANCISCO HOUSING ACCELERATOR
FUND, SOUTH SIDE FORWARD, THIRD
BAPTIST CHURCH, SAN FRANCISCO
AND YOUNG COMMUNITY DEVELOPERS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU.
I THOUGHT KOZLOWSKI, THE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE
SUCCESS REGENCY IS SENATOR
WEINER INTRODUCED ME MYSELF IN
GENERAL HERE FOR TECHNICAL
QUESTIONS, BUT I'M ALSO HERE TO
LEND SUPPORT ON BEHALF OF THE
MAYOR OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF
SAN FRANCISCO, LONDON BREED AND
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS WHO
VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO FORWARD
THIS TO THE STATE. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ARE THERE
ANY WITNESSES AND OPPOSITION?
ALRIGHT SEEING NONE. ARE THERE
ANY QUESTIONS OF THE COMMITTEE?
ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S. WILSON IS
SECOND BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
BURNER. WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE
SENATOR? RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN
I VOTE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND
THANK YOU TO THE SPONSORS FOR
COMING TODAY. THAT'S ALL WE'RE
NOT INTIMIDATING, WERE ACTUALLY
REALLY NICE GROUP THAT WANT TO
DO MAKE CHANGE. SO I REALLY
APPRECIATE YOU COMING TODAY AND
TELLING YOUR STORY. UM THANK
YOU, SENATOR. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
COMMITMENT AND HARD WORK TO
REMEDY SOME OF THE LEGACY. LAND
USE DECISIONS MADE SAN FRANCISCO
SO AS WE ALL KNOW OUR DÍAS.
WE'RE NOT PERFECT. THEY HAD SOME
BUMPS IN THE ROAD. HOWEVER WELL,
WE CAN HAVE LONGER CONVERSATION
ABOUT BRINGING BACK SOME OF THE
BENEFITS OF REDEVELOPMENT. I
APPRECIATE YOUR BILLS APPROACH
TO ENSURE THE DEVELOPMENT OF
THESE REPLACEMENT HOUSING UNITS
WHILE PROTECTING THE FUNDING TO
SCHOOLS AND OTHER TAXING
ENTITIES, AND I'LL BE VOTING AND
SUPPORTING YOUR BILL TODAY. THE
MOTION IS DUE PASSED TO THE
HOUSING AND COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE SECRETARY
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
AGUIAR-CURRY CURRY. I DIXON.
DICK SAID NO BURNER. CHECK HØI
RAMOS RAMOS RIVAS WALDRON.
WALDRON I, WILSON SAID. I. WHERE
MY HUSBAND BUILDS OUT 60. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU COLLEAGUES.
EXCUSE ME.
SENATOR PADILLA, ARE YOU HERE?
OH, THERE YOU ARE. PLEASE
PROCEED. THANK YOU, MADAM. THANK
YOU, MADAM. SHARING MEMBERS.
PLEASURE TO BE WITH YOU IN 2% SB
713 IS MANY OF YOU KNOW THE
CALIFORNIA STATE DENSITY BONUS
LAW PRESCRIBES A SET OF
CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH CERTAIN
INCENTIVES CAN BE PROVIDED TO
BUILD OR DEVELOPERS TO PRODUCE
MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNDER
CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES. ONE OF
THE MANY TOOLS WE'VE USED IN THE
STATE TO ADVANCE THAT ALSO
WITHIN THE DENSITY BONUS LAW IS
A SET OF PRESCRIBED
CIRCUMSTANCES THROUGH WHICH
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS CANNOT ENACT
ORDINANCES OR POLICIES OR
OTHERWISE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
THAT WOULD HAVE THE IMPACT OF
EITHER DISINCENTIVIZE NG OR, IN
FACT PRECLUDING OR MAKING OR
FRUSTRATING THE DEVELOPMENT OF
AFFORDABLE HOUSING. SB 7 13 HERE
SIX TO CLARIFY THAT FOR PURPOSES
OF WHAT IS CONSIDERED A
DEVELOPMENT STANDARD. THAT
DEFINITION WILL NOW ALSO
EXPLICITLY INCLUDE STANDARDS AND
ORDINANCES, WHETHER THEY'RE
DERIVED CONSTITUTIONALLY, OR BY
LOCAL POLICE POWER THAT ARE
ADOPTED BY PLEBISCITE. IN OTHER
WORDS, LOCAL VOTER INITIATIVES
WILL BE INCLUDED UNDER THIS BILL
IN THE DEFINITION OF DEVELOPMENT
STANDARDS THAT ARE SPECIFICALLY
PROHIBITED FROM BEING ADOPTED BY
A LOCAL JURISDICTION. AH TO
FRUSTRATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF
AFFORDABLE HOUSING OR TO GET
AROUND THE STATE DENSITY BONUS
HOUSING LAW. UH, AND WITH THAT,
I KNOW THAT I DO HAVE A WITNESS
WITH ME TODAY. AND THAT IS DANTE
GOLDEN FROM THE SAN DIEGO
HOUSING FEDERATION AND FOLLOWING
MY WITNESS'S TESTIMONY, I WOULD
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR MY VOTE.
PEACE FOR SEAT. GOOD AFTERNOON.
SHARON AND MEMBERS OF OUR
ORGANIZATION REPRESENTS THE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING TRADE SECTOR
IN THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY AND MORE
THAN 75 ORGANIZATIONAL MEMBERS
ACROSS THE STATE. WE ARE AT THE
PROUD SPONSOR OF SB 7 13. THIS
BILL IS A COMMON SENSE,
STATUTORY UPDATE TO STATE
DENSITY BONUS LAW THAT CLARIFIES
THAT A LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND
THEY'RE NOT MAY NOT APPLY ANY
DEVELOPMENT CENTERED THAT
PRECLUDES A PROJECT SEEKING HIS
STATE DENSITY BONUS EVEN IF THE
STANDARD IS ADOPTED BY THE LOCAL
ELECTORATE THROUGH LOCAL
INITIATIVE OR REFERENDUM POWER.
THIS LEGISLATION IS CONSISTENT
WITH LAWS GOVERNING STATE
PREEMPTION PROVIDES GREATER
CERTAINTY TO DEVELOPERS
CONSIDERING PROJECTS THAT
UTILIZE THE STATE INCENTIVE
PROGRAM. AND IT'S WHY THE
COALITION SUPPORTING THIS BILL
HAS MADE UP OF AFFORDABLE
HOUSING DEVELOPERS, MARKET
DEVELOPERS AND PRO HOUSING
ADVOCATES. FURTHERMORE THE
PRECARIOUS CAPITAL STACKS
AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPERS
HAVE TO CONSTRUCT TO FINANCE A
PROJECT COUPLED WITH THE DELAYS
, AMBIGUITY AND CONFUSION THAT
EXISTS IN CURRENT LAW WHEN
THERE'S A CONFLICT BETWEEN THE
VOTER APPROVED INITIATIVE AND
AGENCY BONUS LAW. CAN DRIVE UP
COSTS FOR OUR MEMBERS AND LEADS
TO A LOSS OF FUNDING FROM ANY
ONE OF OUR FUNDING STREAMS. THIS
IS A COMMON SENSE, BILL AND WE
LOOK FORWARD TO HOPEFULLY HAVING
YOUR SUPPORT TODAY. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU ANY WITNESSES AND
SUPPORT PLEASE COME FORWARD
MARKS DIVERS WITH THE CALIFORNIA
HOUSING PARTNERSHIP AND SUPPORT
THANK YOU. REMEMBER DEAN RAFAEL,
WITH CAPITAL ADVOCACY ON BEHALF
OF THE CALIFORNIA LIFE SCIENCES
HERE IN SUPPORT OF SB 713. THANK
YOU. MADAM CHAIR MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE YOU'RE GONNA PUT IN A
CARBON HARD ON BEHALF OF
CALIFORNIA. UM, BE IN SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANY
WITNESSES AND OPPOSITION PLEASE
COME FORWARD. S¼ NONE WILL BRING
IT UP HERE AND HE COMMITTEE
COMMENTS. NONE. I HAVE ONE
QUESTION IF I MAY IS, UH, IS A
RESTRICTION OUT OF VOTER. AH
VOTED ELECTORATE VOTED. HOUSING
OR DENSITY BONUS RESTRICTIONS.
THIS PERSPECTIVE OR RETROACTIVE
. THIS IS PERSPECTIVE. IT'S
CLEAR. WELL NO IN THE SENSE THAT
IT CLARIFIES THE EXISTING LAW.
IT MAKES THE STATUTORY IT
PROVIDES A STATUTORY
CLARIFICATION THAT THE GUIDANCE
THAT HAS BEEN ISSUED BY THE
DEPARTMENT TO LOCAL
JURISDICTIONS ON THIS QUESTION
CONSISTENT WITH EXISTING
JUDICIAL REVIEW OF THE QUESTION
IS, IN FACT. THE INTENT, SO IT
WOULD BE IT WOULD BE RETROACTIVE
. IT WOULD. IT WOULD JUST SOME
CITIES HAVE LOT BECAUSE SOME
CITIES HAVE VOTED THOSE IN PRIOR
YEARS. RIGHT I MEAN, I THINK THE
I THINK THAT THERE ARE OTHER
EXCLUSIONS THAT WOULD APPLY IN
THE CASE OF COMPLETED PROJECTS
AND OTHER REMEDIES WOULD BE
AVAILABLE TO FOLKS WHO ARE
AGGRIEVED BY THAT I WOULD
IMAGINE, BUT IN THE CASE OF THE
STATUTE IS SIMPLY CLARIFIES WHAT
THE DEPARTMENT IS ISSUING AS
GUIDANCE AND WHAT THE LIMITED
AMOUNT OF REVIEW HAS SAID THE
LAW MEANS AND IT WOULD INCLUDE,
UH RESTRICTIONS THAT ARE ADOPTED
BY POPULAR VOTE. OKAY VERY GOOD.
ANY OTHER COMMITTEE COMMENTS?
SECOND. SECOND ALL RIGHT. WE
HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE AND A
SECOND. I'LL VOTE ANY OU I'M
USED TO DOING IT OR LIKE AHEAD.
THE MOTION IS DUE PASS TO THE
FLOOR. I FORGOT TO DO AN
AUTHOR'S CLOSING STATEMENT. BUT
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR LIVE.
OH, THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.
THANK YOU. THE MOTION IS DUE
PASS TO THE FLOOR. DIXON I
BOERNER HORVATH. HØI RAMOS
RAMOS, I, RIVAS WALDRON. ADRIN
I. WILSON. WILSON I AS FAR.
VOTERS 50 AND IT'S TO PASS. THE
BILL IS OUT. THE BILL IS OUT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU,
MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU MEMBERS.
RIGHT? YEAH PEOPLE CAN ADD UP,
ALL RIGHT. DO WE HAVE? WE NEED
AN AUTHOR ON SENATE BILL 7 69.
SALAS.
I AM NOT. YES YOU MAY WE COULD
DO ADD ONS NOW START. ALRIGHT
WE'RE DOING IT FOR THOSE WHO ARE
HERE TO DO AN ADD ON SO WE'RE
SINCE WE'RE WAITING. CLERK WILL
CALL THE ROLL. SB 6 17 BURNER.
THE NEWMAN BOTH YES. BOEHNER I
FOOD IS NOW 70. LET'S GET THAT
AT ALL. THAT'S IT FOR YOU. OKAY,
SHE'S BACK. ONE MORE. WE'RE
WAITING FOR SENATOR GONZALEZ.
ONCE YOU POST KIDNEY.
BERNARD NEEDS TO GO ON THE
CONSENT. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S BURNER
AND WE'RE GONNA DO SOME
HOUSEKEEPING. MAYBE YOU WANT TO
VOTE ON SOMETHING HERE.
CHALLENGER'S. BOERNER HORVATH.
AYE. OKAY, 70. AND THEN I HAVE
TO BE A SPILLED OVER. ESPACE 7
13. AGUIAR-CURRY CURRY. AYE. 60.
OKAY. OPEN. OKAY, WE'RE GONNA
LEAVE THE ROLE OPEN FOR ADAMS.
LIKE HE SAID, YES.
RIGHT? THAT'S FOR A START. WE
HAVE A VOTE CHANGE. AND THAT IS
ON. FILM NUMBER ONE IS IT HERE?
SB 713. YES I WOULD CHANGE MY NO
VOTE TURNOUT. FOREIGN VOTED?
YES. EXCUSE ME. MY YES. VOTE TO
ARE NOT VOTING. WALDRON. NO,
THAT'S DIXON DIXON FROM I TO
KNOW. NO VOTING, NOT VOTING.
THAT WAS SB 713. IT'S 50. OKAY,
UM. WE'RE GONNA DO SOME
HOUSEKEEPING. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
REYES REVERSE. WHAT WHAT DO.
HEY. HEY BUDDY. IT'S NOT YOUR
LAST DAY IN. LOOK AT THAT. WE'RE
GONNA DO SOME HOUSEKEEPING ON,
UM A COUPLE OF THE BILLS HERE.
AND UM, I WILL BE PRESENTING IN
A MINUTE OF THE LAST BILL IF WE
CAN'T GET THE AUTHOR HERE. OKAY,
GO AHEAD. CONSENT CALENDAR.
RIVAS RIVAS. AYE. PACIFIC 80. SP
5 93. GRIEVOUS RIVERSIDE. BUILDS
OUT 71. ASKED ME 6 17 REVERSE.
RIVERSIDE. BUILDS OUT 80. SB 7
13. RIVAS SIDE. FILLS OUT SIX.
SB 706 RIVAS. AYE. BILLS OUT. 80
. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE ONE BILL
LEFT. AND AS SOON AS WE GET THE
LETTER, I'LL DO IT.
HOW ARE YOU? OKAY SIR, WHICH IS
OKAY, WE'RE READY TO PROCEED.
OKAY. GREAT GOOD AFTERNOON. UM
GOOD AFTERNOON. FIRST OFF. UM,
I'M PRESENTING FOR SENATOR
GONZALEZ, AND SHE IS ACCEPTING
THE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS. OF
SENATE BILL 7 69, WHICH WILL
REQUIRE LOCAL OFFICIALS TO
COMPLETE FISCAL AND FINANCIAL
TRAINING REQUIREMENTS. OVER THE
OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS, THE
CALIFORNIA STATE AUDITOR HAS
REPEATEDLY RECOMMENDED THAT
LOCAL OFFICIALS RECEIVED
TRAINING ON THEIR PHYSICAL AND
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT DUTIES IN
CALIFORNIA. LOCAL OFFICIALS ARE
INTERESTED WITH TAXPAYER MONEY
AND HAVE THE AUTHORITY OVER
BUDGETING, PROCUREMENT,
MANAGEMENT AND INVESTMENTS AND
PENSIONS THAT THERE'S NO
REQUIREMENTS THAT THESE
OFFICIALS RECEIVED TRAINING. ON
BEST PRACTICES OR HOW TO MANAGE
HIS SUBSTANTIAL FINANCIAL
RESPONSIBILITIES. AS A FORMER
CITY COUNCIL MEMBER MYSELF. ME,
TOO. I UNDERSTAND HOW MUCH WORK
IS INVOLVED WITH RUNNING A LOCAL
GOVERNMENT AND BELIEVE IN THE
IMPORTANCE OF EQUIPPING THESE
OFFICIALS WITH THE SKILLS AND
TRAINING TO FULFILL THEIR
DUTIES. SB 7 69 WILL ENCOURAGE
RESPONSIBLE GOVERNING AND
PREVENT FISCAL MISMANAGEMENT BY
APPLYING TRAINING REQUIREMENTS
FOR LOCAL OFFICIALS. IN CITIES
THAT HAVE BEEN DESIGNATED AS
HIGH RISK BY THE CALIFORNIA
STATE AUDITOR OR WHEN A CITY
COUNTY OR SPECIAL DISTRICT
RECEIVES NOTICE FROM THE STATE
CONTROLLER THAT THEIR ANNUAL
FINANCIAL TRANSACTION
TRANSACTION REPORT IS LATE OR
NOT SUBMITTED. THIS TRAINING
WILL BE REQUIRED EVERY ONCE
EVERY TWO YEARS AND WILL BE MADE
AVAILABLE FOR LOCAL AGENCY
EMPLOYEES SIMILAR TO THE ETHICS
TRAINING REQUIREMENTS FOR LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS. HERE TODAY TO SPEAK
ABOUT SB 7 69 IS MAYBE IF YOU'D
LIKE TO SPEAK CHRIS HAPPILY
CHRIS APPLEGATE RIGHT FROM THE
CALIFORNIA STATE AUDITOR'S
OFFICE. THANK YOU FOR AND I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR I VOTE.
THANK YOU. WILL YOU PLEASE
PROCEED. GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIR
AND MEMBERS. MY NAME IS CHRIS
APPLEGATE. I'M THE CHIEF OF
LEGISLATIVE AND GOVERNMENT
AFFAIRS FOR THE CALIFORNIA STATE
AUDITOR. WE DON'T HAVE A
POSITION ON SB 67 69, BUT IT
DOES REPRESENT A PARTIAL
IMPLEMENTATION OF ONE OVER THE
RECOMMENDATIONS AS BACKGROUND IN
2022. WE ISSUED A REPORT RELATED
TO THE CITY OF COMPTON AS PART
OF OUR LOCAL HIGH RISK AUDIT
PROGRAM. THEY RECOMMENDED BASED
ON DEFICIENCIES THAT WE SAW WITH
CITY COUNCIL OVERSIGHT AND THAT
REPORT AS WELL AS SEVERAL
PREVIOUS AUDITS OF OTHER CITIES
, THE LEGISLATURE SHOULD
CONSIDER REQUIRING ALL
INDIVIDUALS WHO SERVE ON THE
CITY COUNCIL TO PARTICIPATE IN
RECURRING TRAINING RELATED TO
MUNICIPAL FINANCE, BUDGETING AND
THE COUNCIL'S ROLE IN OVERSEEING
CITY OPERATIONS. WE BELIEVE
REQUIRING THIS TRAINING WILL
HELP IMPROVE THE GOVERNANCE OF
CITIES THROUGHOUT THE STATE. UH
THE BILL PARTIALLY IMPLEMENTS
OUR RECOMMENDATION BY REQUIRING
THAT TRAINING IN SOME
CIRCUMSTANCES AND I'M HAPPY TO
ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER
WITNESSES IN SUPPORT? HERE COMES
SOME PEOPLE. ALCHEMY GRAHAM ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
ASSOCIATION OF COUNTY TREASURERS
AND TAX COLLECTORS AND SUPPORT
AND WANT TO THANK THE AUTHOR AND
HER STAFF FOR TAKING OUR
AMENDMENTS. ADRIANA CHAMPAGNE
TOMORROW WITH THE LEAGUE OF
WOMEN VOTERS OF CALIFORNIA AND
SUPPORT THANK YOU. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH ANY, UH, WITNESSES IN
OPPOSITION, PLEASE COME FORWARD.
SEE NONE. OH, DID YOU WANT NO
WELCOME UP TO THE DIET. ANY
COMMENTS FROM COMMITTEE MEMBERS?
YES I'LL MAKE SURE TO SEND MY,
UM UH, REMARKS TO SENATOR
GONZALEZ. BUT JUST WANT TO SAY
PUBLICLY I THINK THIS IS A
REALLY GREAT AND AMAZING BILL,
HAVING SERVED, UM, AND
GOVERNMENT FINANCE AS WELL AS
COMING WITH THE FINANCE BACK
DOWN TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT WAS
REALLY KEY AND BEING EFFECTIVE
IN THIS AREA, AND THERE WAS
DEFINITELY A DEFICIENCY AMONGST
COUNCIL MEMBERS. NOT ONLY IN MY
CITY AND IN MY AND THE COUNTY IN
REGARD TO THIS AREA, AND
ALTHOUGH THE LEAGUE OF
CALIFORNIA CITIES OR CAL CITIES,
AS IT'S KNOWN, DOES PROVIDE THAT
TRAINING TO MEMBERS AT THEIR
ANNUAL TRAININGS, IT IS OPTIONAL
AND MANY PEOPLE DO. BUT MANY
PEOPLE DO NOT. UM AND IT IS PART
OF OUR JUDICIARY, RESPONSIBILITY
AND UNDERSTAND HAVING AN
UNDERSTANDING OF THAT. AND YOU
DON'T GET THAT UNLESS YOU'RE AN
EX, YOU KNOW, ARE TRAINED IN
THAT FIELD. SO THIS IS REALLY
IMPORTANT. THE SAME THING WITH
ETHICS. THE SAME THING WE DO IS
SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND ALL OF
THAT STUFF. I THINK THIS IS JUST
AS VITALLY IMPORTANT. AND SO
WITH THAT I'D LIKE TO MOVE THE
BILL. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? OH I
DIDN'T HEAR IT OVER HERE. YEAH.
OKAY EVERYBODY CAN MOVE IT. UM
ANY QUESTIONS? I DO HAVE ONE
QUESTION. I THINK IT'S A GREAT
IDEA. GREAT I HAVE SHARED OUR AT
THE LOCAL LEVEL. THEIR CITY
COUNCIL OUR FINANCE COMMITTEE
FOR FIVE YEARS AND I TOTALLY
AGREE WITH THE COMMENT. I JUST
WANT TO UNDERSTAND. AND I DON'T
KNOW IF YOU KNOW THAT BECAUSE I
KNOW YOU'RE NOT THE AUTHOR, BUT,
UH, WHAT KIND OF TRAINING ARE WE
TALKING ABOUT? WHAT KIND OF, UM
UH, OBJECTIVE FINANCIAL
INFORMATION, UH, MATERIAL OR
EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL WILL BE
PROVIDED. HOW DO WE KNOW HOW
THAT'S GOING TO BE SO I WILL
COMMENT BRIEFLY ON JUST WHAT OUR
RECOMMENDATION WAS. WE DON'T
HAVE A POSITION ON THE BILL. AND
SO I WOULD NORMALLY DEFER TO THE
AUTHOR HERE. OUR RECOMMENDATION
WAS PROVIDED TRAINING ON
MUNICIPAL FINANCE, BUDGETING AND
THE COUNCIL'S ROLE IN OVERSEEING
CITY OPERATIONS. BEYOND THAT, I
BELIEVE THAT THE BILL HAS
LANGUAGE RELATED TO, UM, WHO THE
LOCALS CAN CONSULT WITH WHEN
PROVIDING THAT TRAINING, BUT
THAT'S THE LIMITATION OF OUR
RECOMMENDATIONS ON
UNFORTUNATELY, DON'T BILL IN
FRONT OF ME. WHO CAN THEY
CONSOLE IT? DO WE KNOW WE HAVE
WE HAVE THE Ó. AND JUST AS AN F
I ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S DIXON IS CAL
CITIES DOES A VERY THOROUGH
TRAINING AS A PART OF THEIR
ANNUAL LEGISLATION ON THIS
PARTICULAR SUBJECT, AND SO THAT
IS A GREAT AVENUE, AND THEY
PROVIDE THAT TO NEW COUNCIL
MEMBERS AS WELL AS EXISTING
MEMBERS. AND SO THERE IS THERE
ARE EXPERTS IN THIS FIELD. WHO
ARE GREAT AT BEING ABLE TO
PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION, AND
I'M SURE THAT THEY'LL BE
ACTIVELY ENGAGED IF THE BILL
MAKES IT INTO LAW. VERY GOOD.
OKAY THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ALRIGHT. ANY OTHER COMMENTS?
QUESTIONS? ALRIGHT, LET'S CALL
THE ROLL. AGUIAR-CURRY AYE,
COREY. I DIXON NOT VOTING. THANK
YOU. VOTING BURNER BURNER. I
PACHECO NG¯ÜI RAMOS RAMOS. I
RIVAS I WALDRON. SQUADRON KNOW
WILSON WILSON? AYE. 61. I MEAN,
THE 161 AND SO IT THE BILL IS
OUT. IT DOESN'T GO ANYWHERE.
DOES IT GO MOTION IS DUE PASS AS
AMENDED TO APPROPRIATION
APPROPRIATION. OKAY THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. WELL DONE. ARE WE
ADJOURNED OR WHAT?
WE ARE ADJOURNED.