SO THEY'RE ON THE FLOOR. WELCOME
TO THE ASSEMBLY. NATURAL
RESOURCES COMMITTEE HEARING. WE
HAVE SEVEN BILLS ON THE AGENDA
TODAY. PLEASE NOTE, SB 312
WIENER HAS BEEN PULLED BY THE
AUTHOR. THE FOLLOWING FOUR
MEASURES ARE PROPOSED FOR
CONSENT. ITEM TWO. SB 504 DODD.
ITEM FIVE SB 104 SIX. LAIRD.
ITEM SEVEN SB 1361 BLAKE SPEAR
AND ITEM EIGHT SB 1520 BY THE
SENATE NATURAL RESOURCES AND
WATER COMMITTEE. YES, MA'AM. I
SEE A QUORUM IS PRESENT. MADAM
SECRETARY, CAN WE CALL THE ROLL?
BRIAN HERE, BRIAN, HERE. FLORA.
FLORA. HERE. BAUER-KAHAN
FRIEDMAN. FRIEDMAN, HERE. HOOVER
HOOVER. HERE. COLLURA. MATHES.
MURATSUCHI PELLERIN. PELLERIN.
HERE. WICKS WOOD. WOOD. HERE.
WOOD WE HAVE A MOTION TO MOVE
THE CONSENT CALENDAR BY MR.
WOOD. A SECOND BY MISS PELLERIN.
MADAM SECRETARY, CAN WE CALL THE
ROLL? CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS SB
FIVE FOUR DODD. SB 1046 LAIRD.
SB 1361 BLAKE SPEER, SB 1520.
SENATE NATURAL RESOURCES AND
WATER COMMITTEE BRIAN AYE, BRIAN
. AYE. FLORA. FLORA. AYE.
BAUER-KAHAN. FRIEDMAN OAN.
FRIEDMAN. AYE. HOOVER A. HOOVER.
AYE. COLLURA. MATHEWS
MURATSUCHI. PELLERIN PELLERIN.
AYE. WICKS. WOOD. WOOD AYE. SIX
MEMBERS VOTING. THE CONSENT
CALENDAR HAS BEEN ADOPTED. IF
YOU ARE SENATOR BLAKE SPEER,
SENATOR CABALLERO OR SENATOR
OKUBO, PLEASE MAKE YOUR WAY TO
ROOM 447.
COME OVER AND. DO YOU WANT ME TO
SEE IF WE CAN?
DO. YEP. LET'S DO IT, MAN. AT
LEAST THE REPUBLICANS KNOW. IS
THERE A REPUBLICAN? YEAH, YEAH,
LET'S DO IT. HÌNH DODD. YOU'RE
NOBODY WANTED A BRIEFING, SO I
SAID, I GUESS I DON'T KNOW. NO.
SO I JUST READ.
THAT'S DEFINITELY BETTER. I CARE
SO MUCH LESS. I FEEL LIKE I
PASSED IT. YEAH. YEAH. REALLY.
YEAH. 2000. AND THAT'S KIND OF.
BACKWARDS AND. EVERYBODY'S SO
BAD RIGHT NOW. OKAY SERIOUSLY.
LIKE YEAH.
YEAH. YEAH SO.
OH, MY. YEAH, I CAN DO THAT. OH
YOU WANT TO DO THAT? YOU CAN DO
THAT. YEAH. I MEAN, YOU DON'T
WANT. THE OTHER STEPS ON I GOT
IT. THE OTHER NUMBER I CAN JUST
CALL. HERE I CAN JUST TELL. I'LL
TAKE IT OUT. LET OUR VICE CHAIR,
YOU KNOW.
SEND IT TO ALL OF US. SO YEAH.
SO.
YEAH WELL. OKAY.
SO THERE. SIR, THIS IS FOR.
SENATOR. WELCOME. FOR SB 1175.
READY WHENEVER YOU ARE. OKAY.
MR. CHAIR, MEMBERS. CURRENT
REGULATIONS ALLOW LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS TO APPLY FOR WAIVERS
FOR SOME OR ALL OF THE SB 1383
COLLECTION REQUIREMENTS FOR
AREAS THAT ARE HIGH AT A HIGH
ELEVATION IN SPARSELY POPULATED,
POPULATED AND OR RURAL. HOWEVER,
THESE WAIVERS ARE NOT BASED ON
WELL ESTABLISHED BOUNDARIES SUCH
AS CITY OR COUNTY LINES, BUT ON
CENSUS TRACTS, WHICH ARE
GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS. CURRENTLY
USED ONLY FOR CENSUS PURPOSES.
PURPOSES HIS. THE RESULT IS THAT
THE BOUNDARIES OF AREAS ELIGIBLE
FOR A WAIVER MAKE LITTLE SENSE
FOR THE PURPOSES OF DISPOSING OF
ORGANIC WASTE. FOR EXAMPLE, ONE
OF MY COMMUNITIES, RUNNING
SPRINGS, IS AN UNINCORPORATED
TOWN IN SAN BERNARDINO IN THE
SAN BERNARDINO MOUNTAINS. IT
SPLIT BETWEEN TWO CENSUS TRACTS,
ONE WITH LOW POPULATION WAIVER
AND ONE WITH AN ELEVATION
WAIVER. THIS MEANS THAT
NEIGHBORS LIVING LITERALLY
ACROSS THE STREET FROM EACH
OTHER HAVE TO COMPLY WITH
DIFFERENT COLLECTION
REQUIREMENTS, WHICH POSES
LOGISTICAL CHALLENGES FOR WASTE
MANAGEMENT ENTITIES. DUE TO
THESE CHALLENGES, MANY
HOUSEHOLDS IN THE SAN BERNARDINO
MOUNTAINS HAVE LOST REGULARLY
SCHEDULED ORGANIC WASTE PICKUP.
GIVEN THAT MUCH OF THIS REGION
IS DESIGNATED AS A VERY HIGH
FIRE HAZARD ZONE, REGULAR
DISPOSAL OF HIGHLY FLAMMABLE
ORGANIC WASTE, SUCH AS PINE
NEEDLES IS ONE OF THE MOST
UTMOST IMPORTANCE TO BETTER
ENSURE COMMUNITIES CAN DESIGN
EFFICIENT WASTE MANAGEMENT
ROUTES, SB 1175 WILL REQUIRE
CALRECYCLE TO CONSIDER
ALTERNATIVES IN ADDITION TO THE
CENSUS TRACKS. WHEN DECIDING THE
BOUNDARIES OF A JURISDICTION
ELIGIBLE FOR A WAIVER. THESE
ALTERNATIVES INCLUDE ESTABLISHED
BOUNDARIES OF CITIES AND CENSUS
DESIGNATED PLACES, AS WELL AS
BOUNDARY MAPS SUBMITTED BY LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS WHO DEVELOPED THE
WASTE MANAGEMENT ROUTES.
TESTIFYING IN SUPPORT OF THE
BILL IS JOHN KENNEDY, SENIOR
POLICY ADVOCATE WITH THE RURAL
COUNTY REPRESENTATIVES OF
CALIFORNIA. THANK YOU. GOOD
AFTERNOON, JOHN. GOOD AFTERNOON,
JOHN KENNEDY. WITH CRC. WE
REPRESENT 40 OF THE STATE'S 58
COUNTIES. OUR LARGEST BEING
SONOMA. JUST ABOUT 500,000
RESIDENTS. SO WE'VE BEEN TRYING
TO IMPLEMENT SB 1383 FOR A
NUMBER OF YEARS NOW. ONE OF THE
BIG CHALLENGES THAT WE FACED IS
HOW WE DO COLLECTION AND A LOT
OF THE SPARSELY POPULATED RURAL
AREAS. SO AS THE SENATOR
MENTIONED, THERE ARE A COUPLE OF
DIFFERENT EXEMPTION PATHWAYS FOR
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS. THERE'S A
HIGH ELEVATION WAIVER PROCESS
THAT GETS AT SOME THINGS.
THERE'S A RURAL EXEMPTION FOR 19
RURAL COUNTIES, BUT EVERYONE
ELSE HAS TO WORK WITH THE LOW
POPULATION WAIVER FOR CITIES.
IT'S CLEAR IT'S A POPULATION OF
7500 OR LESS. AND 5000 TONS OF
TRASH OR LESS FOR UNINCORPORATED
AREAS. IT'S A POPULATION DENSITY
METRIC. SO WHAT WE DEAL WITH IS
WE HAVE TO HAVE FEWER THAN 75
RESIDENTS PER SQUARE MILE IN
ORDER TO SATISFY AND QUALIFY FOR
THIS WAIVER. THAT HAS BEEN A
CHALLENGE IN SOME REMOTE
JURISDICTIONS WHERE YOU HAVE
LARGE CENSUS TRACTS WITH A VERY
HEAVILY AND DENSELY POPULATED
ANCHOR IN A MUNICIPALITY, BUT
THEN THE REST OF THE CENSUS
TRACT IS VERY SPARSELY
POPULATED. RURAL HARD TO GET TO
NARROW ROADS, AND MANY OTHER
LOGISTICAL CHALLENGES FOR OUR
SOLID WASTE ENTITIES. SO WE
SUPPORT THIS BILL BECAUSE IT
PROVIDES SOME ADDITIONAL
FLEXIBILITY BOTH FOR CALRECYCLE
AND FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS. THE
CENSUS TRACT MIGHT NOT BE THE
BEST FIT, BUT MAYBE CENSUS
BLOCKS ARE A BETTER FIT, AND
MAYBE THERE'S SOME OTHER MAP
BASED ON THE JURISDICTION, THIS
COULD CUT BOTH WAYS. IT COULD
MEAN SOME PEOPLE FALL OUT OF THE
WAIVERS AS WELL, BUT WE THINK
IT'S IMPORTANT TO HAVE THAT
FLEXIBILITY FOR LOCALS, FOR
COUNCIL TO MAKE THEIR TÍNH 83
WORK BETTER AND PRESENT FEWER
HEADACHES. SO THANK YOU FOR THE
INDULGENCE. THANK YOU FOR THE
BILL AND URGE YOUR I VOTE. THANK
YOU. ARE THERE ANY PERSONS HERE
IN THE COMMITTEE ROOM WHO WOULD
LIKE TO REGISTER THEIR SUPPORT
FOR THE BILL? HELLO ADA, WELDER
WITH THE CALIFORNIA. ADA WELDER
WITH THE CALIFORNIA STATE
ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES AND
SUPPORT. MELISSA SPARKS KRANZ
WITH THE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA
CITIES AND SUPPORT. NICOLE
WATERMAN ON BEHALF OF SAN
BERNARDINO COUNTY IN SUPPORT.
JEAN HURST HERE TODAY ON BEHALF
OF THE RIVERSIDE COUNTY BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS IN SUPPORT. IF ANY
PERSONS IN THE HEARING ROOM WHO
WOULD LIKE TO REGISTER THEIR
OPPOSITION TO THIS BILL, SEEING
NONE, WE'LL TURN IT BACK TO
COMMITTEE MEMBERS. ANY
QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, CONCERNS BY
COMMITTEE MEMBERS. WE HAVE A
MOTION BY MR. FLORA. SECOND, A
SECOND BY MR. WOOD, WOULD YOU
LIKE TO CLOSE? THANK YOU, MR.
CHAIR. I JUST WANT TO, JUST
BEFORE I, I NEGLECTED TO THANK,
MY STAFF, MY TEAM MEMBER, NIKKI
TAYLOR, FOR WORKING DILIGENTLY
ON THIS ON THIS PARTICULAR BILL,
IN LOOKING FOR THE BEST, OPTIMAL
WAY OF ADDRESSING SOME OF THE
CONCERNS AND THE ISSUES THAT WE
HAD IN OUR DISTRICT. SO I'M
GRATEFUL FOR HER, I ALSO WANT TO
THANK ALL THE STAKEHOLDERS. AND,
JUST IN CLOSING, SB 1175 WILL
PROVIDE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS WITH
MORE OPTIONS AS THEY WORK TO
MEET THE STATE'S AMBITIOUS
EMISSION REDUCTION GOALS. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN AYE
VOTE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK ON
THIS MEASURE, MADAM SECRETARY,
CAN WE CALL THE ROLL? THE MOTION
IS DUE. PASS TO APPROPRIATIONS.
BRIAN. HI, BRIAN. AYE, FLORA.
FLORA AYE. BAUER-KAHAN.
FRIEDMAN. FRIEDMAN AYE. HOOVER.
HOOVER. AYE. KALRA COLLURA. AYE.
MATHIS. MURATSUCHI. PELLERIN
PELLERIN. AYE. WICKS. WOOD WOOD.
AYE THAT BILL HAS SEVEN. THAT
BILL IS OUT, BUT WE'LL LEAVE IT
OPEN.
SENATOR CABALLERO, WOULD YOU
LIKE TO GO Þ. YOU GOT HERE
FIRST, BUT I. I WILL LET YOU ALL
DECIDE. YOU'RE THE LAST TWO
BILLS. THANK YOU. SENATOR, THEN
THIS IS SB 768. YES, YES. AND,
BIG THANK YOU TO SENATOR BLAKE.
BLAKE SPEAR FOR LETTING ME GO
AHEAD. SO THANK YOU FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT SB 768.
IN 2013, THE LEGISLATURE PASSED
AND THE GOVERNOR SIGNED SB 743
BY SENATOR STEINBERG. THAT BILL
ESTABLISHED A SPECIAL
ADMINISTRATIVE AND JUDICIAL
REVIEW PROCESS. PROCESS UNDER
SEQUA FOR THE CITY OF
SACRAMENTO. YOU KNOW, WE ALL
WANT STADIUMS, AND WE ALL WANT
THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO
BRING PEOPLE. BUT IT WAS A
SPECIAL, PROCESS THAT WOULD
ALLOW THEM TO DO AN INFILL
PROJECT, WITHOUT HAVING TO USE A
LEVEL OF SERVICE ANALYSIS FOR
TRAFFIC FOR CEQA, BECAUSE
THERE'S NO WAY YOU CAN MITIGATE
A HEAVILY CONGESTED DOWNTOWN
AREA IF YOU'RE GOING TO BE
BUILDING. AND SO, IN ADDITION,
THE BILL ALSO TASKED THE
GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF PLANNING
AND RESEARCH TO DEVELOP NEW CEQA
GUIDELINES TO REPLACE THE
CURRENT CRITERIA. AND THAT WAS
THE LEVEL OF SERVICE. WHAT WHAT
WAS HAPPENING UNDER THE LEVEL OF
SERVICE IS THAT CITIES AND
COUNTIES IN BUILDING INFILL
PROJECTS WERE BUILDING MORE
LANES AND BIGGER STREETS IN
ORDER TO ACCOMMODATE MORE
TRAFFIC, AS WELL AS, PUTTING
TURNS AND TURNS IN, IN THE
TRAFFIC SIGNALS. AND WHAT THAT
WAS DOING IS KEEPING EVERYBODY
AT THE INTERSECTION A LOT
LONGER, AGGRAVATING THE TRAFFIC
AND CREATING MORE POLLUTION. AND
SO WHAT OPR DID IS THEY DEVISED
ANOTHER METHODOLOGY TO SATISFY
CEQA, AND THAT'S THE VEHICLE
MILES TRAVELED, VEHICLE MILES
TRAVELED AS A MEASURE OF HOW
MANY VEHICLE TRIPS ARE GENERATED
BY A PROJECT. AND IT MUST NOW BE
ACCOUNTED FOR IN THE
CONSTRUCTION OF ANY NEW
DEVELOPMENT. REGARDING OF WHERE
IT IS LOCATED. SO WITH PROJECTS
WITH HIGH VMT, THE DEVELOPER MAY
BE ASSESSED A MITIGATION FEE OR
BE REQUIRED TO BUILD AN
AMENITIES OR DESIGN FEATURES
THAT REDUCE VEHICLE MILES
TRAVELED, SUCH AS IMPROVING OR
INCREASING ACCESS TO TRANSIT,
ADDING BICYCLE LANES, PROVIDING
RIDE SHARE OPTIONS, AND
PROVIDING TRANSIT PASSES. WHILE
MANY OF THE PROJECTS AMENITY ARE
NOT A DIRECT FEE, THEY STILL
READ RESULT IN AN INCREASED COST
TO DEVELOPERS. FOR EXAMPLE, A
PROPOSED VMT MITIGATION FEE
RANGED FROM 50,000 TO $2 MILLION
PER NEW HOME FOR A RECENT
HOUSING PROJECT OUT OF SAN
DIEGO. THIS FACED SIGNIFICANT,
SIGNIFICANT OPPOSITION AND WAS
ULTIMATELY NOT APPROVED. BUT IT
JUST GIVES YOU AN IDEA OF THE
EXTRA COST PER UNIT OF BUILDING
HOUSING. WHEN YOU'RE USING A VMT
, EVEN IN AN URBAN AREA. SO
CALIFORNIA'S HOUSING CRISIS IS
NOT JUST A SUPPLY ISSUE, IT'S
ALSO AN AFFORDABILITY ISSUE. AND
IF YOU'RE GOING TO ADD A VMT
COST TO EVERY SINGLE HOME, IT
CAN BE COST PROHIBITIVE, TO BE
CLEAR, INCREASING PUBLIC
TRANSPORTATION AND BICYCLE
ACCESSIBILITY ARE ADMIRABLE,
ADMIRABLE GOALS FOR THE
ENVIRONMENT. THE PROBLEM IS, IS
THAT WE'RE PLACING THE ONUS ON
DEVELOPERS TO DO THIS WITH THE
VMT METRIC, WHICH WILL DRIVE UP
THE COST. FURTHERMORE, IT'S
DIFFICULT FOR DEVELOPERS IN SOME
AREAS TO MITIGATE FOR VMT, AND
WHAT CONCERNS ME IS REPRESENTING
A RURAL AREA, TO REQUIRE A VMT
IN AN AREA THAT IS NOT CONGESTED
AND WHERE PEOPLE ARE MOVING TO
FROM HIGH COST REGIONS IN THE
STATE MEANS THAT YOU'RE, YOU'RE
PENALIZING THE VERY PEOPLE THAT
WELL, FIRST, YOU'RE PENALIZING
THE COMMUNITIES THAT ARE TRYING
TO BUILD HOUSING FOR THEIR OWN
WORKFORCE. AND ARE HAVING AN
INFLUX OF PEOPLE MOVING FROM
FARTHER AWAY. BUT ALSO, YOU'RE
PENALIZING THE PEOPLE THAT WILL
EVENTUALLY BUY THOSE NEW HOMES
IN IN THE REGION. SO VMT HAS THE
CAPACITY TO DISCOURAGE MUCH
NEEDED HOUSING AND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT IN OUR STATE'S RURAL
AND SUBURBAN COUNTIES. WHICH IS
WHY, I'VE AUTHORED THIS BILL.
THE IDEA BEHIND THE STUDY IS TO
ANALYZE WHAT ARE OTHER MEASURES
WE CAN DO TO MAKE SURE THAT
WE'RE WE'RE MEETING OUR CEQA
NEEDS, BUT THAT IT CAN ALSO,
HELP TO MITIGATE THE IMPACTS
THAT YOU WOULD HAVE BECAUSE OF
THE LONGER COMMUTES YOU DON'T
STOP PEOPLE FROM COMMUTING
BECAUSE, IT'S A HIGHER COST. YOU
JUST MAKE THEM GO FURTHER AND
FURTHER. MY DISTRICT HAS CHANGED
SIGNIFICANTLY OVER THE YEARS
BECAUSE OF THE COMMUTERS FROM
THE SILICON VALLEY, AND THEY'RE
COMING BECAUSE OF THE PRICE OF
HOMES THERE. THEY CAN FINALLY
AFFORD TO LIVE IN THEIR OWN
PLACE, BUT VMT HAS CREATED A
REAL STRESS AND STRAIN ON RURAL
COMMUNITIES. SO THE IDEA BEHIND
THIS STUDY IS TO HAVE THE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, IN
CONJUNCTION WITH SOME OF THE
DEPARTMENTS THAT ARE MOSTLY
CONNECTED TO THIS DEPARTMENT OF
HOUSING. OPER, DO AN ANALYSIS OF
ARE THERE OTHER WAYS FOR US TO
MEET OUR CLIMATE GOALS, AND IS
THERE A DIFFERENT WAY OF LOOKING
AT TRAFFIC RATHER THAN VMT? SO,
WITH ME TODAY ARE LEAD
WITNESSES, MARK NEUBERGER FROM
THE CALIFORNIA STATE ASSOCIATION
OF COUNTIES AND JOHN KENNEDY
FROM THE RURAL COUNTY,
REPRESENTS OF CALIFORNIA.
WELCOME BACK, JOHN. OKAY HELLO.
GOOD AFTERNOON AGAIN JOHN
KENNEDY WITH CRC. WE'RE PLEASED
TO BE HERE TODAY TO SUPPORT SB
768, FIRST I'D LIKE TO PROVIDE A
LITTLE BIT OF CONTEXT, FOR THIS
BILL AND THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN
RURAL AND URBAN AREAS. SO WE'VE
GOT FIVE COUNTIES WITH OVER 2
MILLION RESIDENTS EACH, BUT WE
ALSO HAVE EIGHT COUNTIES WITH
UNDER 20,000 RESIDENTS, WE HAVE
SEVEN COUNTIES WITH A POPULATION
DENSITY OVER 1000 PEOPLE PER
SQUARE MILE. 18 COUNTIES WITH
UNDER 25 PEOPLE PER SQUARE MILE,
AND NINE COUNTIES WITH UNDER TEN
PEOPLE PER SQUARE MILE. SO WHILE
VMT MAY BE A VERY USEFUL METRIC
TO EVALUATE TRANSPORTATION
IMPACTS AND MITIGATE THOSE
IMPACTS IN DENSE URBAN AREAS
AROUND A LOT OF TRANSIT, IT'S
REALLY POORLY SUITED FOR
APPLICATION IN RURAL
JURISDICTIONS, WE SUPPORTED
PREVIOUS LEGISLATION THAT WOULD
HAVE, FOCUSED THESE VMT METRICS
TO THOSE TRANSIT AND TRANSIT
PRIORITY AREAS. WE RECOGNIZE
THIS BILL IS NOT THAT TODAY, BUT
IT PROVIDES SOME USEFUL METRICS
AND TOOLS FOR RURALS. SO, IN
RURAL AREAS, OUR COMMUNITIES,
OUR BUSINESSES, OUR POPULATIONS
ARE LOCATED MUCH FARTHER APART,
PARTLY DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE
FEDERAL AND STATE GOVERNMENTS
OWN A LOT OF OUR JURISDICTIONS.
THE DOMINANT LOCAL ECONOMIES ARE
INDUSTRIES LIKE AG, WHERE
POPULATIONS ARE INTERSPERSED
AMONG VERY LARGE OPEN AREAS,
DEDICATED TO PRODUCTIVE USE. SO
THIS MAKES VMT A REALLY
MISLEADING METRIC IN SOME CASES,
THAT'S NOT REALLY HELPFUL FOR
MEASURING MUCH LESS MITIGATING
TRANSPORT IMPACTS. OPRAH EVEN
ADMITTED IN 2018 THAT THERE ARE
FEWER OPTIONS AVAILABLE FOR
REDUCING VMT IN RURAL AREAS,
THAT'S A HUGE UNDERSTATEMENT.
CALTRANS SB 743 PROGRAM
MITIGATION PLAYBOOK REALLY IS
UNWORKABLE IN RURAL AREAS. ALL
OF THE MITIGATION OPTIONS, ARE
FOCUSED ON TRANSIT, ON
TELECOMMUTING, ON ROAD DIETS, ON
PARKING. AND NONE OF THESE WORK
IN IN OUR COMMUNITIES. AND I CAN
GO INTO THE REASONS WHY, IF
YOU'D LIKE, COMING UP ON TWO
MINUTES. YES, I WILL, I'LL SUM
UP. WE SUPPORT THE AUTHOR
AUTHOR'S EFFORTS HERE. WE
SUPPORT EFFORTS TO HAVE THE
TRANSPORTATION AGENCY EVALUATE
VMT, ANALYZED DIFFERENCES IN HOW
VMT IS DEALT WITH IN URBAN,
SUBURBAN, AND RURAL AREAS, AND
INCREASE PREDICTABILITY BY
CLARIFYING WHAT PROJECTS ARE
PRESUMPTIVELY CONSIDERED TO
INCREASE CAPACITY, WHAT INDUCED
VEHICLE MILES TRAVELED, AND WHAT
IS EXEMPT FROM THE VMT ANALYSIS
ALTOGETHER. SO URGE YOUR AYE
VOTE TODAY. APPRECIATE IT. AND
THAT WAS 230. I WAS A LITTLE
GENEROUS WITH THAT ONE. BUT NEXT
WITNESS I'LL MAKE MY BRIEF MARK
NEWBERGER CALIFORNIA STATE
ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES, THE
VOICE OF THE STATE'S 58
COUNTIES. I WANT TO THANK THE
AUTHOR FOR SPONSORING THIS BILL
THAT WE SUPPORT, AS WELL AS THE
COMMITTEE FOR HEARING IT. I, WE
COMPLETELY AGREE WITH CRC'S
COMMENTS PROVIDED AND JUST WANT
TO ADD ADDITIONAL PERSPECTIVE.
WE FEEL THE STATE'S
TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM MUST BE
FULLY INTEGRATED WITH PLANNED
LAND USE TO SUPPORT THE
LIFESTYLE DESIRED BY PEOPLE AND
COMPATIBLE WITH THE ENVIRONMENT.
BY CONSIDERING THE PROJECT'S
IMPACT, WE BELIEVE THAT THE
STUDY PROVIDED BY THIS BILL WILL
ALLOW FOR A BETTER UNDERSTANDING
OF HOW VMT HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTED
AND HOW IT'S IMPACTING THE
UNIQUE CHALLENGES THAT THE
STATE'S 58 COUNTIES ARE FACING
IN BUILDING IN MODERNIZING THEIR
TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM. THAT WAS
INCREDIBLE. VERY WELL DONE. DO
WE HAVE ANY WITNESSES HERE IN
THE HEARING ROOM WHO WOULD LIKE
TO REGISTER THEIR SUPPORT FOR
THIS MEASURE? HI THERE. MEGAN
MEKELBURG HERE ON BEHALF OF
VALLEY CLEAN AIR NOW AND
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO
MUCH. HI. MARK WATTS
REPRESENTING RIVERSIDE COUNTY
TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION IN
FAVOR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
MARK HELLO, WALID HAJJAJ WITH
THE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES
IN SUPPORT. THANK YOU. AUDREY
RITECHECK FROM CRUZ STRATEGIES
ON BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
BUILDING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION,
WE DON'T HAVE A FORMAL POSITION
RIGHT NOW, BUT WE THANK THE
AUTHOR FOR THE BILL, AND WE'RE
CONTINUING TO WORK WITH HER ON
SOME AMENDMENTS TO CLARIFY THE
IMPACTS ON HOUSING. SO THANK
YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ARE
THERE ANY PERSONS IN THE HEARING
ROOM WHO WOULD LIKE TO REGISTER
THEIR OPPOSITION TO THIS
MEASURE? SEEING NONE, WE'LL TURN
IT BACK TO COMMITTEE MEMBERS.
QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, CONCERNS.
WE'LL START WITH BAUER-KAHAN, I
JUST WANT TO THANK THE SENATOR
FOR THIS WORK. I THINK, YOU
KNOW, I LIVE IN A MORE URBAN
COMMUNITY, BUT WHAT WE'VE SEEN
IN MY COMMUNITY IS A
DISPLACEMENT OF THE VERY FEW
JOBS WE HAVE IN MY COMMUNITY TO
BUILD MORE HOUSING BECAUSE OF
THE VALUE IN THOSE HOUSES. AND
NOW THOSE FOLKS ARE COMMUTING
FURTHER AND FURTHER AS YOU WERE
MENTIONING, IS HAPPENING IN YOUR
COMMUNITY. AND I'VE ALWAYS
THOUGHT THAT WE SHOULD BE
INCENTIVIZING THE BUILDING OF
JOBS IN COMMUNITIES LIKE YOU'RE
IN YOURS IN MIND IN ORDER TO
REDUCE THE VMT THAT THAT'S
ACTUALLY THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAY
TO DO IT, AND NOT JUST STOP
BUILDING AT ALL. AND I THINK
THIS ANALYSIS WILL HOPEFULLY
MOVE US IN THAT DIRECTION WHERE
IT SORT OF PRIORITIZES WHAT THE
COMMUNITY NEEDS. SO IF YOU'RE
BUILDING A GIANT APPLE CAMPUS,
YOU HAVE TO BUILD HOUSING NEAR
IT. AND IF YOU'RE BUILDING IN MY
COMMUNITY, YOU CAN PUT MORE JOBS
IN AND PEOPLE CAN COMMUTE LESS
AND THAT THAT'S REALLY WHAT'S
GOING TO MOVE THE BALL FORWARD
AS IT RELATES TO VMT AND THE
CLIMATE IMPACTS. SO I THINK THIS
IS REALLY THOUGHTFUL AND I HOPE
IT REALLY CHANGES THE GAME.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER FRIEDMAN. THANKS, I AGREE
WITH ASSEMBLY MEMBER BAUER-KAHAN
THAT IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT THAT
WE COMBINE THE HOUSING WITH THE
OTHER LAND USES THAT WILL REDUCE
VMT. I I'M GOING TO SUPPORT THE
BILL TODAY, BUT I ALSO WANT TO
JUST, YOU KNOW, CAUTION THAT I
THINK VMT IS STILL AN INCREDIBLY
IMPORTANT METRIC BECAUSE IT'S
THE ONLY THING THAT WE HAVE TO
REALLY QUANTIFY WHETHER THE
PROJECTS THAT WE'RE BUILDING IN
SOME OF THESE RURAL AREAS OR FOR
FARTHER FLUNG AREAS ARE SPRAWL
PROJECTS, AND I UNDERSTAND THAT
PEOPLE ARE DRIVING A LOT IN A
LOT OF THESE AREAS, BUT WE'RE
ALSO TRYING TO MITIGATE THAT BY
USING THESE IMPACT FEES TO
CREATE MORE TRANSIT. AND WHEN I
WAS IN, I DID A TRANSIT TOUR, I
DID A TRANSPORTATION TOUR IN
FRESNO AND WENT TO FARM
COMMUNITIES WHERE PEOPLE WERE
VERY CLEAR IN SAYING THAT THEY
WANTED MORE PUBLIC
TRANSPORTATION, THAT THEY WERE
ELDERLY. A LOT OF THEM DIDN'T
OWN CARS. THEY WERE REALLY
ISOLATED. THERE WAS ONE BUS THAT
WENT EVERY DAY FROM THESE LITTLE
TEENY TOWNS INTO FRESNO, WHICH
IS WHERE THEIR DOCTORS WERE, AND
THEY COULDN'T ACCESS WHAT THEY
NEEDED IN TERMS OF FOOD AND
MEDICAL CARE, BECAUSE THERE
HADN'T BEEN THE KIND OF
INVESTMENT IN PUBLIC
TRANSPORTATION THAT THEY REALLY
NEEDED. SO, IT'S MORE IMPORTANT
THAT WE THINK ABOUT VMT IN A LOT
OF THESE AREAS THAN IN OUR URBAN
AREAS, WHERE PEOPLE, IN MANY
CASES, CAN WALK TO MORE THINGS
AND HAVE MORE ALTERNATIVE WAYS
OF GETTING AROUND. SO, YOU KNOW,
I UNDERSTAND, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE
MOVING FURTHER AWAY, NOT BECAUSE
THEY NECESSARILY WANT TO.
SOMETIMES THEY DO, BUT SOMETIMES
THEY HAVE TO. IT HAPPENS IN LOS
ANGELES. IT HAPPENS ALL OVER OUR
STATE BECAUSE OF THE HOUSING
CRISIS. BUT WE ALSO CAN'T JUST
SAY, HEY, THAT'S JUST THE PRICE
FOR PEOPLE LIVING FURTHER AWAY.
WE'VE GOT TO ACCOMMODATE THEM.
AND STILL FIND WAYS TO REDUCE
VMT. IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR
THE CLIMATE. IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT
PEOPLE'S CHOICES. THIS IS ABOUT
THE FIRES THAT WE'RE HAVING
EVERY YEAR, THE EXTREME HEAT
THAT WE'RE SEEING AND WE ALL
HAVE TO TAKE THIS VERY, VERY
SERIOUSLY. AND RECOGNIZE THAT
ALL OF OUR CLIMATE GOALS ARE
BASED ON A SUBSTANTIAL REDUCTION
IN VMT. OTHERWISE WE CAN'T MAKE
THE KIND OF IMPACT THAT WE NEED
ON CLIMATE CHANGE TO HAVE AREAS
WHERE WE CAN STILL GROW CROPS
AND WHERE PEOPLE CAN STILL LIVE
SAFELY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
MR. FRIEDMAN, ASSEMBLY MEMBER
WOOD. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. AND
THANK YOU, SENATOR CABALLERO,
FOR BRINGING THIS BILL FORWARD.
I VERY MUCH APPRECIATE WHAT
YOU'RE TRYING TO DO, I THINK
IT'S ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF ONE SIZE
DOES NOT FIT ALL. AND WHEN I
THINK OF THE RURAL COMMUNITIES
THAT I REPRESENT, WE DON'T I
WOULD BE GREAT IF WE HAD THE
KIND OF TRANSIT THAT THE MEMBER
FROM BURBANK IS TALKING ABOUT,
BUT WE DON'T, WE HAVE SOME
REGIONAL BUSSES THAT THAT MAYBE
GO AROUND THE COMMUNITY
SOMETIMES, SOMETIMES NOT. AND
IT'S A HUGE IT'S A HUGE
CHALLENGE FOR US. SO,
RECOGNIZING THAT MORE AND MORE
PEOPLE ARE, BECAUSE OF THE HIGH
COST OF HOUSING, BECAUSE OF THE
LACK OF HOUSING SUPPLY, ANOTHER
ISSUE, OBVIOUSLY, ARE STRUGGLING
, STRUGGLING TO FIND A PLACE TO
LIVE. SO, SUPPORT YOU ON THIS
AND APPRECIATE YOUR EFFORTS ON
BEHALF OF RURAL COMMUNITIES.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WOULD YOU
LIKE TO CLOSE? THANK YOU VERY
MUCH, MR. CHAIR, AND THANK YOU
FOR ALL THE COMMENTS. I AGREE
WITH EVERYTHING THAT HAS BEEN
SAID. AND, ONE OF THE THINGS I
THOUGHT ABOUT DOING, QUITE
FRANKLY, AND YOU MENTIONED SOME
MORE, IS THAT IS TO ALIGN GO-BIZ
AND THE INFUSION OF MONEY THEY
PUT IN PROJECTS WITH WHERE WE
HAVE HOUSING BUT NO JOBS. AND,
THAT IS INCENDIARY BECAUSE THEN
PEOPLE START SAYING, WAIT A
MINUTE, I'VE GOT BIG PROJECTS
THAT ARE COMING DOWN THE QUÊ AND
I WANT TO BE FUNDED IN MY
DISTRICT, YOU RAISE A REALLY
GOOD POINT, WHICH, WHICH, WHICH
IS THE OTHER PIECE THAT I'VE
BEEN TRYING TO STRUGGLE WITH IS
THAT THE WAY THAT WE FUND
TRANSPORTATION IS BY REGIONS AND
BY THE TYPE OF TRANSPORTATION
THAT'S OFFERED. SO BART IS
SEPARATE FROM THE TRAIN, WHICH
IS SEPARATE FROM THE BUS, WHICH
IS I MEAN, THEY'RE ALL SEPARATE,
RIGHT? AND I'VE BEEN DYING FOR
BART TO EXTEND THEIR SERVICE,
BUT THEY CAN'T EVEN MAKE THEY
CAN'T EVEN PROVIDE SERVICE TO
THE ENTIRETY OF THEIR REGION.
BART HASN'T GONE PAST PAST
SOUTH, PAST MILPITAS, FOREVER.
EVER. AND I'M WAITING FOR IT TO
SOME POINT TO GET TO SANTA CRUZ
AND TO MONTEREY, AND WE'VE BEEN
WAITING FOR THE ACE TRAIN TO
COME FROM THE BAY AREA OVER TO
MERCED, AND WHEN THAT HAPPENS,
THAT'LL BE FANTASTIC. BUT IT
SEEMS TO ME THAT WE SHOULD HAVE
OUR WE SHOULD SET OUR PRIORITIES
AS IF WE REALLY WANT TO DO
CLIMATE CHANGE USING
TRANSPORTATION AS THE
MITIGATION. WE OUGHT TO BE
FUNDING THE INFRASTRUCTURE IN A
WAY THAT GOES WAY BEYOND WHAT
THE LOCALS CAN AFFORD TO PAY.
AND SO, THIS, YOU KNOW, IT IT IT
WOULD BE GREAT TO GET TOGETHER A
GROUP THAT SAYS, HOW CAN WE
START TO SET PRIORITIES AND THEN
FUND THEM, AND, AND, AND SEE HOW
THAT WORKS. BUT IN THE, IN THE
INTERIM, I JUST THINK WE NEED
MORE INFORMATION. VMT WAS ALWAYS
DESIGNED FOR URBAN CENTERS, AND
IT WORKS REALLY WELL, AND I
DON'T DISAGREE WITH THE INTEREST
IN OF CONSTITUENTS IN, IN SMALL
RURAL COMMUNITIES WANT TO
WANTING TO BE ABLE TO GET THERE
ARE NO THERE ARE NO BIG STORES
IN MOST OF THESE COMMUNITIES.
THERE ARE NO PHARMACIES, THERE
ARE NO DOCTORS. AND SO WHEN THEY
HAVE TO SEEK THAT SERVICE,
SOMEBODY HAS TO DRIVE THEM 30
MILES. AND THE AS IS, MY GOOD
FRIEND FROM NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
SAID, SOMETIMES THAT PUBLIC
TRANSPORTATION COMES AND
SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T, AND
SOMETIMES IT'S SUPPOSED TO COME
AT A CERTAIN HOUR AND IT JUST
DOESN'T. AND SO PART OF IT IS
TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT DO WE
DO IN THE MEANTIME, WHEN I HAVE
COMMUNITIES THAT ARE DESPERATE
FOR HOUSING AND THEY'RE LIVING
UNDER THE REQUIREMENTS, WE HAVE
SAID TO GROW UP, NOT OUT,
THEY'VE INCREASED DENSITIES, BUT
THEY CAN'T GET PEOPLE TO COME IN
BECAUSE THE COST OF DOING IT IS
TOO HIGH. THAT'S THAT'S WHEN I
GET CONCERNED. SO, THAT'S WHAT
THIS REPORT IS, IS, IS ABOUT.
AND I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR
I VOTE. WELL, I THINK YOU'VE
MADE IT PRETTY PLAIN FOR ALL OF
US. AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THE
CONVERSATION FROM MY COLLEAGUES
UP HERE ON THE DAIS. I THINK,
THAT'S HOW GOOD POLICY IS MADE.
AND EVEN FURTHER, WHEN WE STUDY
THE ISSUES THAT, HAVE NUANCE TO
THEM. SO THANK YOU FOR BRINGING
THIS FORWARD. THIS BILL HAS A
DUE PASS. MADAM SECRETARY, CAN
WE CALL THE Þ? WE NEED A MOTION.
MR. WOOD AND A SECOND MISS
BAUER-KAHAN. MADAM SECRETARY,
CAN WE CALL THE ROLL? THANK YOU.
THE MOTION IS DUE. PASS TO
APPROPRIATIONS. BRIAN. HI,
BRIAN. HI, FLORA. HI, FLORA. I
BAUER-KAHAN BAUER-KAHAN. I
FRIEDMAN FRIEDMAN I HOOVER
HOOVER I CHOLERA CHOLERA I
MATHIS MURATSUCHI MURATSUCHI I
PELLERIN PELLERIN I WICKS. WOOD
WOOD I THE BILL HAS NINE. IT'S
OUT BUT WE'LL LEAVE IT OPEN.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SENATOR
BREAKSPEAR. ALSO ON BEHALF OF
ALL THE UCLA ALUMNI, WHO WATCHED
YOU DO THE ADJOURNMENT FOR BILL
WALTON, THANK YOU FOR DOING
THAT. WELL, THANK YOU FOR
WATCHING. I APPRECIATE THAT YOU
CAN BEGIN. WELL, HELLO, CHAIR
AND COLLEAGUES. THANK YOU. YES,
THANK YOU FOR COMING UP. I'M
PLEASED TO PRESENT TO YOU SB
689, WHICH WILL REDUCE DELAYS IN
THE BUILDING OF BIKE LANES,
DEDICATED TRANSIT LANES OR
PEDESTRIAN WALKWAYS ALONG
CALIFORNIA'S COASTLINE. AND
ALREADY DEVELOPED AREAS. THE
BILL DOES TWO THINGS. FIRST, IT
STATES THAT A NEW TRAFFIC STUDY,
WHICH CAN BE COSTLY AND TIME
CONSUMING, IS NOT NECESSARY FOR
A LOCAL COASTAL PROGRAM OR LCP
AMENDMENT. WHEN A LOCAL
GOVERNMENT IS CONVERTING AN
EXISTING MOTORIZED VEHICLE LANE
INTO A DEDICATED BICYCLE LANE,
TRANSIT LANE, OR PEDESTRIAN
WALKWAY. SECONDLY, IT ALLOWS FOR
THE AMENDMENT TO THE LCP TO BE
PROCESSED UNDER A DE MINIMIS
STANDARD IN CERTAIN
CIRCUMSTANCES. REYES. DURING MY
TIME AS THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF
ENCINITAS, WE BUILT SEVERAL
PROTECTED BIKE LANE PROJECTS
WHICH WERE TIME CONSUMING AND
EXPENSIVE BECAUSE OF ADDITIONAL
REQUIREMENTS IN THE COASTAL
ZONE. SOME PROJECTS WERE
REDESIGNED SPECIFICALLY TO AVOID
THE COASTAL COMMISSION PROCESS,
AND WE DON'T WANT THE REGULATORY
PROCESS TO BE DRIVING DECISION
MAKING ABOUT WHAT GETS BUILT.
THAT'S REALLY THE TAIL WAGGING
THE DOG. IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US
AS POLICY MAKERS TO ENSURE GOOD
GOVERNANCE AND ELIMINATE HURDLES
THAT MAY PREVENT OR PROLONG THE
CONSTRUCTION OF VERY IMPORTANT
ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS.
MY TEAM AND I HAVE HAD
PRODUCTIVE CONVERSATIONS WITH
THE COASTAL COMMISSION AND WE
ARE NOW ON THE SAME PAGE, WHICH
I'M GRATEFUL FOR AND ON HOW TO
ACHIEVE THIS OBJECTIVE WITH ME.
TODAY I HAVE SEAN DRAKE ON
BEHALF OF THE COASTAL COMMISSION
AND MAURA TOP ON BEHALF OF THE
CITY OF SAN DIEGO. THANK YOU,
SENATOR. GOOD AFTERNOON, MR.
CHAIR, AND MEMBERS, SEAN DRAKE
WITH THE CALIFORNIA COASTAL
COMMISSION, THE COASTAL
COMMISSION SUPPORTS SB 689,
WHICH WOULD ADD LANGUAGE TO THE
COASTAL ACT, STREAMLINING THE
PROCESS FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO
CREATE DEDICATED BIKE,
PEDESTRIAN OR TRANSIT LANES ON
ROADWAYS IN THE COASTAL ZONE.
AND IT WOULD DO THIS IN TWO
WAYS. I'LL BE BRIEF, FIRST, THE
BILL WOULD SPECIFY THAT IF A
LOCAL COASTAL PROGRAM AMENDMENT
IS NEEDED AS PART OF CONVERTING
PART OF A ROADWAY INTO A BIKE,
PEDESTRIAN, OR TRANSIT LANE, THE
COMMISSION WILL APPROVE THAT
AMENDMENT MINISTERIALLY UPON A
FINDING THAT THE PROJECT WOULD
PROVIDE PUBLIC ACCESS BENEFITS
WITHOUT SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCING
PUBLIC ACCESS OPPORTUNITIES. THE
PROCESS, THE COMMISSION WOULD
USE IS AN EXISTING PROCESS FOR
MINISTERIAL APPROVAL OF LCP
AMENDMENTS. SB 689 WOULD EXPAND
THE UTILITY OF THAT PROCESS BY
PROVIDING THE COMMISSIONER WITH
GREATER FLEXIBILITY TO FIND THAT
AMENDMENTS FOR BIKE, PEDESTRIAN
AND TRANSIT LANES QUALIFY AS DE
MINIMIS. THE OTHER PIECE IS TO
ESTABLISH THAT WHEN A LOCAL
GOVERNMENT APPLIES TO THE
COMMISSION FOR A PERMIT OR FOR A
LOCAL COASTAL PROGRAM AMENDMENT
TO CONVERT A VEHICLE LANE INTO A
BIKE, PEDESTRIAN, OR TRANSIT
LANE, A TRAFFIC STUDY IS NOT
REQUIRED. THIS PROVIDES THE
COMMISSION AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
WITH GREATER FLEXIBILITY TO
THINK ABOUT COASTAL ACCESS
BEYOND CIRCULATION, AND TO THINK
ABOUT WHAT ELSE IS IMPORTANT AS
PART OF PROVIDING THE PUBLIC
WITH EQUITABLE AND MEANINGFUL
ACCESS TO OUR COAST. TO CONCLUDE
, WE WANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT MANY
BIKE, PEDESTRIAN, AND TRANSIT
LANE PROJECTS IN THE COASTAL
ZONE CURRENTLY DON'T REQUIRE A
COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT OR A
LOCAL COASTAL PROGRAM AMENDMENT,
BUT THERE ARE SOME CIRCUMSTANCES
WHERE, DUE TO THE SPECIFIC
LANGUAGE OF A COMMUNITY, AS LCP
OR THE FEATURES OF A PROJECT,
THEY MAY BE NECESSARY. SO THIS
BILL WOULD STREAMLINE THE
APPROVAL OF THOSE PROJECTS, IN
PARTICULAR, AND REALLY HELP TO
FURTHER PROMOTE PUBLIC COASTAL
ACCESS, MINIMIZE VEHICLE MILES
TRAVELED, AND MITIGATE THE
IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON THE
COAST. WE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST
AN AYE VOTE. THANK YOU, MR.
CHAIR AND MEMBERS. MOIRA TOP
HERE ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF
SAN DIEGO, WE ARE A SPONSOR OF
THE MEASURE, WE DO, WE KNOW THAT
THIS BILL WILL MAINTAIN COASTAL
PROTECTIONS AND ENSURE BROAD
COASTAL ACCESS. BUT AGAIN, IT'S
INTENDED TO REALLY CUT DOWN ON
THE TIME AND TIME CONSUMING AND
BURDENSOME PROCESS THAT EXISTS
TODAY AND REPLACE IT WITH ONE
THAT IS STREAMLINED AND
PURPOSEFUL, AND JUST TO GIVE YOU
A KIND OF A HINT INTO KIND OF
WHAT BROUGHT US HERE, OVER THE
LAST SEVERAL YEARS, THE COASTAL
COMMISSION HAS BEGUN TO MANDATE
THAT LOCAL JURISDICTIONS AMEND
THEIR LOCAL COASTAL PLAN
PROGRAMS FOR PROJECTS THAT
MERELY RESTRIPE THE ROAD FOR
CONGESTION REDUCTION PURPOSES.
AND LCP AMENDMENT PROCESS CAN
TAKE 18 MONTHS OR TWO YEARS TO
COMPLETE. AND, OF COURSE, IT
COSTS OUR CITY RESOURCES. THESE
RESTRIPING PROJECTS DO NOT
EXTEND BEYOND THE CURRENT RIGHT
OF WAY OR HAVE ANY IMPACT ON
SURROUNDING FLORA OR FAUNA.
IMPROVING OUR BIKE LANE,
PEDESTRIAN AND TRANSIT NETWORKS,
ESPECIALLY ALONG THE CURVED
COASTAL ROADS, WILL ALSO LEAD TO
BETTER BIKE AND PEDESTRIAN
SAFETY AND LIKELY RESULT IN
FEWER FATALITIES ON OUR COASTAL
ROADS. SO AGAIN, SB 689 IS
INTENDED TO REDUCE COSTLY,
UNNECESSARY AND TIME CONSUMING
BUREAUCRATIC HURDLES WHICH HAVE
PREVENTED LOCAL JURISDICTIONS
LIKE THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO TO
PURSUE COMMON SENSE TRAFFIC
IMPROVEMENTS. THE MEASURE WILL
IMPROVE SAFETY FOR ALL MODES OF
TRAFFIC AND ASSIST US IN MEETING
OUR CLIMATE AND TRAFFIC SAFETY
GOALS. ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF
SAN DIEGO AND MAYOR TODD GLORIA,
WE RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR AYE
VOTE. ARE THERE ANY PERSONS IN
THIS HEARING ROOM WHO WOULD LIKE
TO REGISTER THEIR SUPPORT FOR
THIS MEASURE? CLIFTON WILSON, ON
BEHALF OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF
SAN FRANCISCO AND SUPPORT. THANK
YOU, MR. CHAIR. MEMBERS. AMY
BROWN, ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF
LONG BEACH AND SUPPORT. GOOD
AFTERNOON. SHARON GONSALVES, ON
BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD,
IN SUPPORT. MR. CHAIR MEMBERS
GENE HURST HERE TODAY ON BEHALF
OF THE SANTA BARBARA COUNTY
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. GOOD
AFTERNOON, KIARA ROSS, ON BEHALF
OF THE CITY OF SOLANA BEACH, IN
SUPPORT. GOOD AFTERNOON, WALEED
HAJJAJ WITH THE LEAGUE OF
CALIFORNIA CITIES IN SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. ERIN GILBERT FOR THE
CITY OF ENCINITAS AND SUPPORT.
GOOD AFTERNOON. SYLVIA SOLIS
SHAH HERE ON BEHALF OF THE CITY
OF SANTA MONICA CACTI, THE
CALIFORNIA CITY TRANSPORT
INITIATIVE AND ON BEHALF OF THE
SAN FRANCISCO MUNICIPAL
TRANSPORTATION AGENCY, ALL IN
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO
MUCH. ARE THERE ANY PERSONS IN
THE HEARING ROOM WHO WOULD LIKE
TO REGISTER THEIR OPPOSITION TO
THIS MEASURE? SEEING NONE, WE'LL
TURN IT BACK TO COMMITTEE
MEMBERS. QUESTIONS? COMMENTS?
CONCERNS. IS THAT A MOTION BY
MISS FRIEDMAN OR MISS PELLERIN?
EARLIER MOTION BY MISS FRIEDMAN
AND A SECOND BY MR. CARRA. WOULD
YOU LIKE TO CLOSE? I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR I
VOTE. THANK YOU. YOU KNOW, IT'S
A REALLY, OUTSTANDING DAY WHEN
YOU ARE FINDING SOMETHING IN THE
COASTAL COMMISSION THAT IS
BLOCKING PROGRESS FROM HAPPENING
AS QUICKLY AS IT CAN. AND YOU
COME TO THE TABLE AND WE COME TO
A SOLUTION THAT WORKS FOR ALL
PARTIES, IT MAKES MY JOB
SIGNIFICANTLY EASIER, MADAM
SECRETARY, CAN WE CALL THE ROLL?
THE MOTION IS DUE. PASS TO
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE. BRIAN
I BRIAN, I FLORA, I FLORA, I
BAUER-KAHAN FRIEDMAN FRIEDMAN I
HOOVER HOOVER I CHOLERA CHOLERA
I MATHIS MURATSUCHI KHÎI
MURATSUCHI I PELLERIN I PELLERIN
I WICKS WOULD WOULD I THANK YOU
THANK YOU, SENATOR. THANK YOU
SENATOR. CAN WE, MADAM
SECRETARY, CAN WE LIFT THE CALL
FOR ABSENT AUTHORS? AND I
BELIEVE MISS WICKS IS ON HER WAY
UP RIGHT NOW. SHE'S ON HER WAY.
SO WE CAN EITHER WAIT FOR HER OR
WE CAN GO AHEAD AND KNOCK OUT
MR. CARRA. NO PERFECT. I'M GOING
TO LIFT THE CALL ON THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. ABSENT MEMBERS.
BAUER-KAHAN BARUCH HAHN I
CHOLERA. CHOLERA I MURATSUCHI
MURATSUCHI I WICKS. WICKS. I HAS
TEN VOTES. PERFECT. THAT'S OUT.
LIFTING THE CALL ON SB 689.
BLAKE SPEAR. ABSENT MEMBERS.
BAUER-KAHAN BAUER-KAHAN I AND
WICKS. WICKS. I HAS TEN VOTES.
LIFTING THE CALL ON SB 768.
CABALLERO MOTION IS DUE. PASS TO
APPROPRIATIONS. ABSENT. MEMBER.
WICKS WICKS I HAS TEN VOTES.
FINAL ITEM SB 1175 OCHOA. BOW
MOTION IS TO PASS TO
APPROPRIATIONS. ABSENT MEMBERS
BAUER-KAHAN BAUER-KAHAN I AND
MURATSUCHI I MURATSUCHI I AND
WICKS. WICKS I TEN VOTES. YES
THIS CONCLUDES THE ASSEMBLY.
NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE.