GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE. THIS
HEARING OF THE COMMITTEE ON
AGRICULTURE IS CALLED TO ORDER.
WE'LL BE STARTING AS A
SUBCOMMITTEE. GIVEN THAT WE'RE
WAITING FOR MEMBERS TO, COME,
AND THEN ALSO, WE'RE HOPEFULLY
WAITING ON SOME AUTHORS TO COME
AND PRESENT. BUT BEFORE WE
BEGIN, I'D LIKE TO COVER JUST A
FEW LOGISTICS FOR ALL THOSE WHO
WILL BE PROVIDING COMMENTS.
TODAY. WE ASK THAT YOU PLEASE
STATE YOUR NAME AND THE
ORGANIZATION YOU REPRESENT, AND
IF YOU SUPPORT OR OPPOSE THE
BILL BEING CONSIDERED, ANY
MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC MAY ALSO
SUBMIT WRITTEN, WRITTEN COMMENTS
TO OUR COMMITTEE THROUGH EMAIL.
EMAILS MAY BE SENT TO THE
ADDRESS FOUND ON THE COMMITTEE'S
WEBSITE, WHICH IS AGRI DOT
COMMITTEE AT ASSEMBLY CA.GOV.
TODAY WE HAVE SEVEN BILLS ON THE
FILE, THREE BILLS ARE ON CONSENT
AND WE WILL HE'LL HEAR THE BILL
PRESENTATIONS IN FILE ORDER. IF
THE AUTHOR OF THE NEXT BILL ON
THE FILE IS NOT IN THE ROOM, WE
WILL IMMEDIATELY MOVE TO THE
NEXT BILL ON THE FILE. AND SINCE
AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, SINCE WE
DON'T HAVE A QUORUM, WE WILL
OPEN THE HEARING AS A
SUBCOMMITTEE TO ALLOW THE BILL
PRESENTATIONS. ONCE WE HAVE
AUTHORS IN THE ROOM, IF WE DON'T
HAVE A QUORUM BY THE END OF THE
PRESENTATION OF THE BILL, WE
WILL BE THEY WILL BE PLACED ON
CALL UNTIL WE DO SO. JUST, FOR
INFORMATION. SO SINCE WE DON'T
HAVE ANY AUTHORS RIGHT NOW IN
THE ROOM. SO HOPEFULLY WE'LL GET
SOME, SHORTLY. I DID WANT TO
SHARE A FUN FACT. I THINK I
STARTED THIS, YOU KNOW, THE
FIRST IN THE FIRST COMMITTEE,
BUT FOR ALL OF THOSE THAT DON'T
KNOW, JUNE IS NATIONAL DAIRY
MONTH, NATIONAL DAIRY MONTH
FIRST BEGAN IN 1937 AS NATIONAL
MILKMEN TO PROMOTE DRINKING MILK
TO US CONSUMERS, A COUPLE FUN
FACTS, MILK IS THE ONLY FOOD
THAT YOU CAN ACTUALLY SURVIVE ON
ALONE. IT'S PRETTY NIFTY, RIGHT?
IT HAS ALL IT HAS EVERY NUTRIENT
THAT YOU NEED. ALSO A COW TURNS
GRASS INTO MILK WITHIN 2 TO 3
DAYS, DEPENDING ON ON THE BREED.
A COW CAN MAKE BETWEEN 25 TO 20
TO 25 TO 40L LITERS OF MILK PER
DAY. AND OBVIOUSLY ALL 50 STATES
IN THE US HAVE DAIRY FARMS. I
WILL SAY THAT I REPRESENT A
DISTRICT THAT HAS, MANY DAIRY
FARMS AND VERY PROUD OF THAT. SO
WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING YET. SO
WE WILL WAIT HERE PATIENTLY.
TODAY IS A VERY BUSY DAY, AND SO
YOU GUYS CAN IMAGINE, SENATORS
ARE I KNOW, ARE RUNNING, TO
DIFFERENT COMMITTEES. BUT AS
SOON AS THE FIRST SENATOR COMES,
WE WILL BEGIN WITH BILL
PRESENTATIONS.
WELCOME. SENATOR RUBIO. WE ARE
OPERATING AS A SUBCOMMITTEE. AS
YOU KNOW, FOLKS ARE RUNNING
AROUND. BUT SINCE YOU ARE THE
FIRST AUTHOR TO BE HERE, WE
WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO PRESENT,
FILE ITEM NUMBER SIX, A SENATE
BILL 1419, SENATOR RUBIO, PLEASE
PROCEED WHEN YOU ARE READY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MADAM
CHAIR, THERE WE GO. THANK YOU.
SO MUCH, MADAM CHAIR. AND
MEMBERS OF THIS COMMITTEE, IT'S
AN HONOR TO BE HERE PRESENTING
SB 1419. IT'S A BILL THAT WILL
ESTABLISH THE FOOD DESERT
ELIMINATION ACT OF 2024 TO HELP
ADDRESS FOOD INSECURITY FOR,
COMMUNITIES WITH LOW INCOME
HOUSEHOLDS. AND IT WILL TACKLE
THE MOST VULNERABLE IN TERMS OF
MAKING SURE THAT THEY HAVE
ACCESS TO. GOOD. NUTRITIOUS,
NUTRITIOUS MEALS. SO TODAY I
WANTED TO SHARE THIS BECAUSE
IT'S CRITICALLY IMPORTANT FOR
ME, IN PARTICULAR IN SOME OF OUR
COMMUNITIES, AS WE KNOW, NOT
EVERYONE HAS, GOOD NUTRITION IN
THEIR SUPERMARKETS NEARBY. AND
SO THIS WILL ENSURE THAT WE HAVE
THIS ESTABLISHED SO THAT WE CAN
INCENTIVIZE THE, SO WE CAN
INCENTIVIZE PEOPLE TO COME TO
OUR LOW INCOME COMMUNITIES,
ESPECIALLY HAVE ACCESS TO
HEALTHY, FRESH FOOD OPTIONS BY
ESTABLISHING THE FOOD DESERT
ELIMINATION GRANT FOR GROCERY
STORES, SPECIFICALLY IN AREAS OF
RISK OF BECOMING A FOOD DESERT.
MEMBERS COMPARED TO THE REST OF
THE NATION, CALIFORNIA HAS THE
LARGEST NUMBER OF SUPPLEMENTAL
NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
RECIPIENTS, WITH THE PANDEMIC
INCREASING IN NUMBERS IN APRIL
OF 2023, FOLLOWING AND
RESCINDING THE SUPPLEMENTAL SNAP
ALLOTMENT FOR FOOD INSECURITY
JUST GREW EXPONENTIALLY. IN
OCTOBER 2023, MORE THAN ONE AND
FIVE FAMILIES BECAME NOW FOOD
INSECURE. WHILE FOOD INSECURITY
IS THE INABILITY TO AFFORD
NUTRITIONALLY ADEQUATE AND SAFE
FOOD, IT INCLUDES LIMITED OR
UNCERTAIN ACCESS TO FOOD SUPPLY
AS WELL. AND ACCORDING TO THE
2022 USDA DATA, 10.5% OF
CALIFORNIAN HOUSEHOLDS AND THAT
IS 4.1 MILLION HOUSEHOLDS, OR
11.8 MILLION RESIDENTS, ARE IN
FOOD DESERTS, MY COMMUNITY
HAPPENS TO BE ONE OF THOSE. AND
THIS BILL WILL ADDRESS THE
INCENTIVIZING OF COMMUNITIES TO
ESTABLISH GROCERY STORES THAT
WILL PROVIDE HEALTHY, FRESH
FOOD. SO THIS BILL WILL ALSO
CREATE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
WHICH ARE DESPERATELY NEEDED IN
SOME OF OUR COMMUNITIES. TODAY
WITH ME, I HAVE TWO INCREDIBLE
LEADERS, LETICIA GARCIA WITH THE
CALIFORNIA GROCERS ASSOCIATION,
WHO'S THE BILL SPONSOR? AND MY
SECOND WITNESS HERE WITH ME IS
STEPHANIE ESTRADA. SHE'S
REPRESENTING THE CITY OF SAN
JOSE. SO I'LL START WITH YOU.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, CHAIR AND
COMMITTEE MEMBERS STEPHANIE
ESTRADA WITH CRUZ STRATEGIES ON
BEHALF OF THE CITY OF SAN JOSE.
AND WE'RE IN SUPPORT OF SB 1490
19. WE APPRECIATE THE AUTHOR FOR
PUTTING FORTH THIS IMPORTANT
MEASURE. FOOD INSECURITY IS A
SIGNIFICANT AND PERSISTENT ISSUE
FOR SAN JOSE'S LOW INCOME
RESIDENTS AND FAMILIES, WHICH
WAS EXACERBATED THROUGHOUT THE
COVID 19 PANDEMIC. IN ADDITION
TO INCREASING COSTS FOR FOOD AND
EVERYDAY ESSENTIALS, SB 1419
WILL MAKE MODEST INVESTMENTS
THAT WILL BRING LONG TERM
GROCERY STORES TO LOW INCOME
COMMUNITIES LIKE EAST AND EAST
AND SOUTH SAN JOSE SB 1419 IS
JUST ONE IMPORTANT PIECE OF THE
PUZZLE, AND FOR THOSE REASONS,
WE SUPPORT SB 1419. THANK YOU.
COOL THANK YOU. CHAIR MEMBERS.
THE TC GARCIA WITH THE
CALIFORNIA GROCERS ASSOCIATION
IS PROUD SPONSORS OF THIS BILL.
AND WE WANT TO THANK THE SENATOR
FOR CHAMPIONING THIS ISSUE AS
WELL, YOU KNOW, THROUGH COVID,
WE SAW A LOT OF FOLKS BECOME
FOOD INSECURE. AND WE THINK WITH
THIS BILL, YOU KNOW, WE WILL BE
ABLE TO BRING HEALTHY AND
AFFORDABLE FOODS TO PEOPLE IN
THOSE UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES,
OTHER STATES HAVE ALREADY
ADOPTED SIMILAR MEASURES LIKE
THIS, AND THEY HAVE PROVED VERY
SUCCESSFUL. THEY HAVE PROVEN
VERY SUCCESSFUL. AND EVEN HERE
IN CALIFORNIA IN 2016, WE HAD A
PROJECT WITH THE CALIFORNIA
ENDOWMENT TO ESTABLISH THREE
GROCERY STORES AT IN THE LOS
ANGELES AND SAN DIEGO AREA THAT
ARE STILL RUNNING TODAY. SO, YOU
KNOW, THIS IS A GREAT INVESTMENT
FOR THE COMMUNITIES TO BRING NOT
ONLY LARGE SCALE GROCERS, BUT
ALSO SMALL SCALE AS WELL. AND,
YOU KNOW, WE'RE CONSTANTLY BEING
ASKED BY LOCAL AND STATE
ELECTEDS ON HOW WE CAN BRING
GROCERY STORES INTO A COMMUNITY.
AND IT'S NOT AS EASY AS 1ST MAY
THINK BECAUSE THESE ARE VERY
LARGE INVESTMENTS RANGING
BETWEEN 7 TO $15 MILLION JUST TO
OPEN UP A STORE WITHOUT ACTUALLY
INCLUDING LABOR COSTS, SO, YOU
KNOW, THIS BILL WILL ATTRACT
INVESTMENTS INTO COMMUNITIES AND
IT WOULD ALSO BRING, YOU KNOW,
MORE ECONOMIC OPTIONS, ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT IN THOSE
COMMUNITIES, CREATING JOBS AND
ALSO BRINGING OTHER BUSINESSES
THAT CAN BE CAN BE THERE FOR
THOSE ANCHOR STORES. AND SO THIS
IS FOR THESE REASONS WE SUPPORT
THIS BILL AND WE REQUEST AN AYE
VOTE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR
THAT, IS THERE ANYONE IN
OPPOSITION TO THIS BILL YOU CAN
COME FORWARD. AT THIS TIME, I'M
SEEING THAT THERE'S NONE AT THIS
TIME. WE WILL OPEN IT UP FOR
PUBLIC COMMENT, DO WE HAVE
MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE THAT
WOULD LIKE TO REGISTER THEIR
SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION FOR THIS
BILL? IF SO, PLEASE COME TO THE
MIC. STATE YOUR NAME. WHETHER
YOU SUPPORT OR OPPOSE THIS BILL.
GOOD AFTERNOON, JARED MOSS, ON
BEHALF OF THE CITY OF LONG BEACH
AND THE CITY OF RIVERSIDE,
SUPPORT. GREAT. THANK YOU, DO WE
HAVE ANY MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE WITH QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS? THANK YOU, MADAM
CHAIR. I JUST WANT TO THANK THE
CALIFORNIA GROCERY ASSOCIATION
FOR STEPPING UP AND HELPING OUR
COMMUNITIES. AND TO THE SENATOR
ALSO FOR BRINGING THIS GREAT
BILL. I THINK WE WOULD MOVE THIS
BILL ALREADY, BUT WE'RE STILL IN
A SUBCOMMITTEE. WHAT DID WE.
YES, ALMOST THERE. THANK YOU.
BEFORE YOU CLOSE, SENATOR, I
JUST WANT TO APPRECIATE YOU
BRINGING THIS BILL FORWARD,
OBVIOUSLY, ONCE WE HAVE AN
ESTABLISHED QUORUM, WE WILL BE
ABLE TO MOVE THE BILL. BUT I DID
JUST WANT TO MAKE A FEW COMMENTS
BECAUSE SIMILARLY TO KIND OF THE
ISSUES THAT YOU'VE REPRESENTED,
ESPECIALLY FOR THE URBAN
COMMUNITIES I REPRESENT A
DISTRICT THAT IS RURAL AND
ACTUALLY KNOWN TO BE PART OF THE
BREADBASKET OF THIS WORLD, AND
YET THERE IS FOOD INSECURITY AND
ALSO FOOD DESERTS, IN FACT, WHEN
I WAS A CITY COUNCIL MEMBER IN
THE CITY OF FRESNO, I ALSO
PROPOSED POLICY TO TRY TO
INCENTIVIZE GROCERY STORES TO
COME INTO THESE TYPES OF
NEIGHBORHOODS BY DOING AN
INCENTIVE OF ELIMINATING IMPACT
FEES TO TRYING TO REDUCE COSTS,
TO TRY TO ATTRACT GROCERY
STORES. I DO ALSO JUST WANT TO
SHARE THAT. I'M APPRECIATIVE
THAT YOU'VE NOT ONLY FOCUSED ON
HAVING THE KIND OF BIGGER
GROCERY STORES, BUT I REPRESENT
A LOT OF SMALL COMMUNITIES THAT
MAYBE DON'T SUPPORT KIND OF THE
TRADITIONAL GROCERY STORES. SO
INCLUDING SOME OF THE SMALLER
FOOTPRINT GROCERY STORES, I
THINK ARE VERY CRITICAL,
ESPECIALLY TO THE SMALL CITIES
AND SMALL RURAL, AND INCORPORATE
AREAS THAT I REPRESENT IN THE
CENTRAL VALLEY. SO THANK YOU FOR
PUTTING THAT DETAIL INTO YOUR
BILL, SO, SENATOR RUBIO, IF
YOU'D LIKE TO, CLOSE AND I KNOW
THAT IT SEEMS LIKE SUCH A SIMPLE
CONCEPT, RIGHT? A GROCERY STORE
IN OUR COMMUNITIES, BUT IT'S
NECESSARY. AND I THINK ALWAYS
THE MISCONCEPTION IS SOMETIMES
WE DO THINK OF THE CENTRAL
VALLEY OF HAVING LIKE, WE DON'T
HAVE ANY GROCERY STORES, AND YET
I HAVE SUCH A DENSE, YOU KNOW,
85,000 RESIDENTS IN ONE OF MY
COMMUNITIES, AND WE DON'T HAVE
ANY OPTIONS, YOU KNOW? AND SO
THERE'S ALWAYS A MISCONCEPTION
OF, MORE DENSE COMMUNITIES
HAVING ALL THESE GROCERY STORES.
AND THAT'S NOT THE REALITY. BUT
ON TOP OF NOT HAVING GROCERY
STORES, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT THEY'RE ALSO HAVE ACCESS TO
HEALTHY FOODS. AND THIS IS WHY
THIS BILL IS SO IMPORTANT. SO
THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU. GREAT.
SO AS SOON AS WE HAVE A QUORUM,
WHICH WE JUST NEED ONE MORE
MEMBER, WE WILL MOVE THE BILL.
BUT KNOW THAT THE RECOMMENDATION
IS TO MOVE THE BILL TO
APPROPRIATIONS. THANK YOU.
SENATOR HURTADO AND AG
CHAIRWOMAN FOR THE SENATE. IF
YOU WANT TO COME ON UP. SO WE
WILL MOVE FORWARD WITH FILE ITEM
TWO, SENATE BILL 1367 BY SENATOR
HURTADO, WHO IS ALSO OUR SENATE
AG. CHAIRWOMAN, THIS IS, YOU
KNOW, THE SECOND BILL, BEING
HEARD OR THE FIRST BILL OF TWO
BILLS THAT YOU HAVE THAT YOU
WILL BE PRESENTING. SO, SENATOR,
PLEASE PROCEED WITH YOUR BILL
WHEN YOU'RE READY. WELL, GOOD
AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR, AND
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE, FIRST
AND FOREMOST, CONGRATULATIONS. I
DON'T THINK I'VE HAD THE
OPPORTUNITY TO CONGRATULATE YOU
ON BEING THE CHAIR OF AG, FOR
THE ASSEMBLY ON THE RECORD. AND
SO I WANT TO TAKE THAT
OPPORTUNITY TO SAY
CONGRATULATIONS AND, HAPPY TO
BE, HERE TODAY TO TALK TO YOU
ABOUT A BILL THAT WE'RE PUSHING
FORWARD. SB 1367. AND SO, SB
1367 IS THE SAFE ANIMAL FEED
EDUCATION PROGRAM. AND WHAT IT'S
LOOKING TO DO IS EXTEND THE
SUNSET OF THE EXISTING PROGRAM
FROM JANUARY 1ST, 2025 TO
JANUARY 1ST, 2031. SO IN 2004,
ASSEMBLY BILL 1071 EXPANDED THE
USE OF FUNDS FROM THE TONNAGE
ASSESSMENT FOR COMMERCIAL FEED
TO INCLUDE RESEARCH AND
EDUCATION OBJECTIVES. THE. THESE
RESEARCH AND EDUCATION GOALS ARE
ACHIEVED THROUGH CFA'S SAFE
ANIMAL FEED EDUCATION PROGRAM
FOR FEED HANDLERS AND MILLS. THE
SAFE PROGRAM PROVIDES
EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES, TRAINING
PROGRAMS, OUTREACH
OPPORTUNITIES, IF THE SUNSET IS
NOT EXTENDED, THE FUNDS
ALLOCATED FOR THE SAFE PROGRAM
WILL CEASE. THE PASSAGE OF SB
1367 WOULD ALLOW FOR FURTHER
PROTECTION OF THE SAFE PROGRAM
AND CONTINUE THE UNIQUE
COLLABORATION BETWEEN SAFE, THE
COMMERCIAL FEED INDUSTRY AND
RESEARCHERS. THIS BILL HAS
RECEIVED BIPARTISAN SUPPORT
THROUGHOUT THE COMMITTEE PROCESS
, AND I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN
AYE VOTE ON THIS MEASURE TODAY.
I DO HAVE WITH ME TODAY IN
SUPPORT OF SB 1367, ANNALEE
AUGUSTINE, REPRESENTING THE
CALIFORNIA GRAIN AND FEED
ASSOCIATION. THANK YOU. GOOD
AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR AND
MEMBERS. ANNALEE AUGUSTINE, ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA GRAIN
AND FEED ASSOCIATION, WE
REPRESENT PRODUCERS OF FEED AND
NUTRIENTS FOR CALIFORNIA'S
LIVESTOCK FARMERS AND COMPANION
PET OWNERS. WE'RE PROUD TO
SPONSOR SB 1367, WHICH EXTENDS
THE AUTHORITY FOR THE SECRETARY
OF THE DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND
AGRICULTURE TO DESIGNATE FUNDING
FOR THE SAFE PROGRAM. THERE IS
CURRENTLY A TONNAGE ASSESSMENT
CHARGED PER TON OF COMMERCIAL
FEED SOLD, AND THE DEPARTMENT
CAN DEDICATE A PORTION OF THAT
TOWARDS THIS RESEARCH AND
EDUCATION. THAT'S THE ONLY
FUNDING RIGHT NOW THAT GOES
TOWARD THE SAFE PROGRAM.
SPECIFIC EXAMPLES OF WHAT THE
SAFE PROGRAM PROVIDES IS
INDUSTRY WORKSHOPS, FOOD SAFETY
PLAN CONSULTATIONS AND VOLUNTARY
LABEL REVIEWS. THIS HAS BECOME
INCREASINGLY IMPORTANT AS THE
AMOUNT AND DIVERSITY OF ANIMAL
FEED COMMODITIES USED IN
CALIFORNIA HAS INCREASED
SUBSTANTIALLY OVER THE LAST
DECADE. SB 1367 ALSO EXTENDS THE
SUNSET ON THE AUTHORITY FOR THE
DEPARTMENT TO SET THE LICENSING
FEE FOR THE COMMERCIAL FEED
REGULATORY PROGRAM BETWEEN $100
AND $600. THIS SUPPORTS THE
REQUIRED SAMPLING QUALITY
ASSURANCE, INSPECTIONS AND THE
NEEDED RESPONSES TO CONSUMER
COMPLAINTS AND ACTUAL
ENFORCEMENT OF THE LAWS. IF NOT
EXTENDED, THEN THE DEPARTMENT
WOULD LOSE THE ABILITY TO SET
THAT FEE BETWEEN 100 AND $600,
AND THEN MONEY COULD THEN
POSSIBLY BE PULLED FROM WHAT IS
NOW COLLECTED THROUGH THE
TONNAGE ASSESSMENT, AND
THEREFORE ALSO IMPACT IN THE
REDUCED AMOUNT FOR THE SAFE
PROGRAM. FOR THESE REASONS, WE
ARE PROUD TO SUPPORT THIS BILL.
THANK YOU TO THE SENATOR, AND
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR AYE
VOTE. THANK YOU, IS THERE ANYONE
HERE IN OPPOSITION AT THIS TIME
SINCE THERE'S NONE, WE WILL OPEN
IT UP FOR THE PUBLIC. DO WE HAVE
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT WOULD
LIKE TO REGISTER THEIR SUPPORT
OR OPPOSITION FOR THIS BILL?
GREAT. SEEING NONE, DO ANY
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE HAVE
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? SEEING
NONE, SO WE OH, WE JUST HAVE A
QUORUM. OKAY. SO AWESOME. LET
US. YEAH. LET'S FIRST ESTABLISH
QUORUM. SO, MADAM SECRETARY, IF
YOU COULD PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
SORIA HERE. ALANIS AGUIAR-CURRY.
CONNOLLY. ERWIN SANCHEZ TO HERE.
VÆ HERE. WOULD GREAT. SO NOW WE
DO HAVE A QUORUM, THERE IS A
MOTION. I BELIEVE. AND WAS THERE
A SECOND? PERFECT, SENATOR WOULD
YOU LIKE TO CLOSE ON YOUR BILL?
THANK YOU. AND I RESPECTFULLY
ASK JUST FOR AN AYE VOTE. GREAT
SO WE DO HAVE A MOTION AND A
SECOND. THE MOTION ON THE BILL
IS TO PASS TO APPROPRIATIONS.
MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL ON SB 1367. HURTADO. MOTION
TO PASS TO APPROPRIATIONS. SORIA
Ã SORIA. AYE ALANIS. ALANIS.
AYE. AGUIAR-CURRY CONNOLLY.
CONNOLLY. AYE. IRWIN SANCHEZ.
SANCHEZ. AYE TO MØT TO NOT
VOTING VIA VÆ. VALLAPUDUA. I
WOULD. THANK YOU SO MUCH. SO THE
BILL HAS FIVE VOTES. WE WILL
LEAVE IT ON CALL. SO THAT OTHER
MEMBERS CAN ADD ON, BUT WE CAN
MOVE ON, SENATOR, TO FILE ITEM
THREE. I'LL DO IT RIGHT AFTER.
OKAY WE'LL MOVE ON TO FILE ITEM
THREE, SENATE BILL 1448, THE
SECOND BILL BY SENATOR HURTADO,
ALSO THE AG CHAIRWOMAN, SENATOR,
PLEASE PROCEED WITH YOUR BILL
WHEN YOU ARE READY. THANK THANK
YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I'M HERE TO
PRESENT SB 1448, A BILL THAT
WILL INCREASE ACCESS TO LAND AND
MARKETS FOR SMALL AND
UNDERSERVED FARMERS. ACCESS TO
LAND IS A SIGNIFICANT HURDLE FOR
SMALL, UNDERSERVED AND LIMITED
RESOURCES. FARMERS LAND ACCESS
IS MULTIFACETED AND COMPLEX,
WITH A COMBINATION OF HISTORICAL
DISCRIMINATION AND THEFT PAIRED
WITH TODAY'S INCREASING PRESSURE
OF HEDGE FUNDS AND PRIVATE
INVESTMENT COMPANIES RAPIDLY
PURCHASING AGRICULTURAL LAND
ACROSS CALIFORNIA, LOCAL AND
REGIONAL FOOD SUPPLY CHAINS HAVE
BEEN DRASTICALLY UNDERFUNDED AND
UNDER-RESOURCED, LEAVING SMALL
FAMILY FARMERS TO DEVELOP NEW
SUPPLY CHAINS WITH LITTLE TO NO
FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO INVEST IN
THE INFRASTRUCTURE NECESSARY FOR
SUSTAINABLE TRANSFORMATION. SB
1448 ADDRESSES ESSENTIAL EQUITY
ISSUES FOR TWO IMPORTANT
EXISTING PROGRAMS AND WOULD
IMPLEMENT THE FOLLOWING REFORMS
ONE. IT WILL CLARIFY THAT THAT
TASK FORCE MEMBERS MAY RECEIVE A
REASONABLE PER DIEM USING
EXISTING OR PRIVATE FUNDS.
SIMILAR TO OTHER TASK FORCE AND
COMMITTEE USES. IT WILL ENSURE
THAT THE AGRICULTURAL LAND
EQUITY TASK FORCE REPORT IS MADE
PUBLIC. IT ALSO STREAMLINED THE
FARM TO COMMUNITY FOOD HUB
PROGRAM ADVISORY COMMITTEE BY
REDUCING THE NUMBER OF COMMITTEE
MEMBERS, BEING LESS
PRESCRIPTIVE, AND ALLOWING FOR
MEMBERS OF EXISTING CDFA
COMMITTEES TO SERVE AND IT
EXTENDS THE SUNSET FOR THE FARM
TO COMMUNITY FOOD HUB PROGRAM TO
ENSURE IT HAS SUFFICIENT TIME TO
COMPLY WITH REPORTING
REQUIREMENTS. WITH ME HERE TO
TESTIFY IN SUPPORT, I HAVE BETH
SMOKER, POLICY DIRECTOR OF THE
CALIFORNIA FOOD AND FARMING
NETWORKING NETWORK. SORRY ABOUT
THAT. MICHAEL GERARD, PRINCIPAL
AND FOUNDER WITH REGENERATIVE
REGENERATIVE STRATEGIES
CONSULTING. GOOD AFTERNOON,
CHAIR AND MEMBERS, THANK YOU,
MICHAEL. JARED, ON BEHALF OF THE
COMMUNITY ALLIANCE WITH FAMILY
FARMERS, CAF REPRESENTS OVER
8000 SMALL AND HISTORICALLY
UNDERSERVED FAMILY FARMS. CAF IS
THE SPONSOR OF SB 1448, FIRST,
WE'D LIKE TO THANK THE AUTHOR
FOR HER LEADERSHIP ON BEHALF OF
SMALL FAMILY FARMERS AND WORK ON
LAND EQUITY. WE WOULD ALSO LIKE
TO THANK THE CHAIR AND THE
COMMITTEE STAFF FOR THEIR WORK
ON THIS BILL. FINALLY, I WOULD
LIKE TO THANK THE MAJORITY
LEADER FOR HER LEADERSHIP
CREATING THE AGRICULTURAL LAND
EQUITY TASK FORCE. TWO YEARS
AGO, THIS BILL AIMS TO ADDRESS
TWO OF THE BIGGEST CHALLENGES
SMALL BEGINNING AND HISTORICALLY
UNDERSERVED FAMILY FARMERS FACE.
THE ACCESS TO LAND AND MARKET
INFRASTRUCTURE. SB 1448 TAKES
IMPORTANT STEPS TO SUPPORT THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FARM
COMMUNITY FOOD HUB PROGRAM AND
THE AGRICULTURAL LAND EQUITY
TASK FORCE. WE ARE VERY HAPPY TO
SEE THAT THE BUDGET, THE
LEGISLATURE WILL ADOPT REVERSES
THE GOVERNOR'S PROPOSED CUTS TO
THE FARM TO COMMUNITY FOOD HUB
PROGRAM AND WE BELIEVE THE
STREAMLINING PROPOSED IN SB 1448
TO THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE WILL
HELP CDFA HIT THE GROUND RUNNING
TO IMPLEMENT THIS IMPORTANT
PROGRAM, WHICH WILL CREATE NEW
FOOD HUBS TO SUPPORT SMALL
FAMILY FARMS AND PROVIDE LOCALLY
PRODUCED FOOD TO FOOD BANKS,
SCHOOLS AND OTHERS. IN OUR
COMMUNITY. FINALLY, THE BILL
AUTHORIZES THE AGRICULTURAL LAND
EQUITY TASK FORCE TO PROVIDE
STIPENDS TO PUBLIC MEMBERS AT
LEVELS THAT, COMPARED TO WHAT
OTHER AGENCIES DO. OFTEN, SMALL
FAMILY FARMERS DON'T HAVE THE
RESOURCES TO BE ABLE TO
PARTICIPATE IN STATE TASK FORCES
WITHOUT COMPENSATION. SB 1448
WILL ENSURE ROBUST PARTICIPATION
IN THIS IMPORTANT TASK FORCE.
FOR ALL THESE REASONS, CAF IS
PROUD TO SPONSOR SB 1448 AND
URGES YOUR AYE VOTE. THANK YOU.
GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIR AND
MEMBERS. MY NAME IS BETH SMOKER.
I'M THE POLICY DIRECTOR AT THE
CALIFORNIA FOOD AND FARMING
NETWORK. WE HAVE 50 MEMBER
ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS DIVERSE
FOOD SYSTEM SECTORS SUCH AS
ANTI-HUNGER, SUSTAINABLE
AGRICULTURE, FARM WORKER, LOCAL
ECONOMIES. WE'RE ACCOUNTABLE TO
A STEERING COUNCIL OF GRASSROOTS
LEADERS AT THE FRONTLINE OF FOOD
SYSTEM INJUSTICES AND I'M HERE
TO TESTIFY IN SUPPORT OF SB
1448. OUR NETWORK BELIEVES THAT
STRONG REGIONAL FOOD AND FARMING
ECONOMIES ARE NEEDED IN ORDER TO
ADVANCE JUSTICE AND EQUITY
THROUGHOUT THE FOOD SYSTEM. THIS
WAS CLEARLY DEMONSTRATED DURING
THE PANDEMIC, WHEN NATIONAL AND
GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAINS BROKE DOWN
AND REGIONAL FOOD SYSTEMS
STEPPED IN TO TRY AND RESPOND.
BUT THESE REGIONAL FOOD SYSTEMS
NEED OUR SUPPORT. WE'RE LOSING
OVER 1500 SMALL FARMS A YEAR,
AND THE CHALLENGES FACING SMALL
FARMERS ARE OVERWHELMING AND
MAKE THE SIMPLE ACT OF GROWING
FOOD ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE. THE
REALITIES OF THE CLIMATE CRISIS,
THE CLIMATE CRISIS AND
DISINVESTMENT IN LOCAL FOOD
SUPPLY CHAINS DISPROPORTIONATELY
AFFECT CALIFORNIA'S SMALL AND
LOCAL FOOD PRODUCERS. MEANWHILE,
THE COST OF LAND CONTINUES TO
RISE, CONSOLIDATION CONTINUES TO
INCREASE, AND THE UNFORTUNATE
REALITY IS THAT IT'S NOT ONLY
CHALLENGING FOR SMALL FARMERS TO
KEEP FARMING, BUT IT'S
IMPOSSIBLE TO ENTER INTO THIS
INDUSTRY. BOTH FOOD SYSTEM
INFRASTRUCTURE, SUCH AS
COMMUNITY FOOD HUBS AND ACCESS
TO AGRICULTURAL LAND FOR SMALL
FARMERS ARE TWO KEY COMPONENTS
FOR BUILDING UP OUR REGIONAL
FARMING SYSTEMS. FORTUNATELY,
THE STATE HAS PROGRAMS STRIVING
TO WORK ON BOTH OF THESE ISSUES
IN 2021. AS MY COLLEAGUE
MENTIONED, AND CAF WORKED WITH
THE LEGISLATURE TO PASS AB 1009,
WHICH CREATED THE FARM TO
COMMUNITY FOOD HUBS PROGRAM TO
ADDRESS GAPS IN SUPPLY CHAIN
INFRASTRUCTURE. AND
UNFORTUNATELY, THOUGH, DUE TO
ADMINISTRATIVE CHALLENGES, THAT
PROGRAM HAS YET TO BE STOOD UP,
THE FOLLOWING YEAR, OUR NETWORK
WAS PART OF A COALITION THAT
ADVANCED THE ESTABLISHMENT OF
THE AG LAND EQUITY TASK FORCE TO
DEVELOP MEANINGFUL POLICY
SOLUTIONS TO ADDRESS THE
CHALLENGES AROUND LAND ACCESS IN
CALIFORNIA. AND WHILE THIS TASK
FORCE IS FULLY FORMED, IT ALSO
NEEDS LEGISLATIVE REFORM TO MEET
ITS FULL POTENTIAL. SB 1448
ADDRESSES BOTH OF THESE
CHALLENGES AND PUTS THE STATE ON
THE RIGHT TRACK TO ADDRESSING
SUPPLY CHAIN NEEDS AND LAND
CRISIS FOR SMALL FARMERS. FOR
ALL THESE REASONS, THE
CALIFORNIA FOOD AND FARMING
NETWORK RESPECTFULLY ASKS FOR
YOUR AYE VOTE. THANK YOU BOTH
FOR YOUR TESTIMONY, IS THERE
ANYONE IN OPPOSITION HERE?
GREAT. AT THIS TIME, WE WILL
OPEN IT UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.
DO WE HAVE MEMBERS OF THE
AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO
REGISTER THEIR SUPPORT OR
OPPOSITION OF THE BILL? PLEASE
STATE YOUR NAME AND WHETHER YOU,
YOUR ORGANIZATION, WHETHER YOU
SUPPORT OR OPPOSE REBECCA MARCUS
ON BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
CERTIFIED ORGANIC FARMERS
CALIFORNIA CLIMATE AND
AGRICULTURE NETWORK, THE UNION
OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS, AND THE
CARBON CYCLE INSTITUTE ALL IN
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. SEEING NO
ONE ELSE, DO WE HAVE ANY MEMBERS
OF THE COMMITTEE THAT HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? WE HAVE A
MOTION AND A SECOND, SENATOR
HURTADO, WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE
ON YOUR BILL? THANK YOU, MADAM
CHAIR, I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR A
NINE VOTE. GREAT. SO THE MOTION
ON THE BILL IS DUE PASSED TO
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE. THERE
IS A MOTION AND A SECOND. MADAM
SECRETARY, IF YOU COULD PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL ON SB 1448.
HURTADO. MOTION DO PASS TO
APPROPRIATIONS. SORIA. AYE.
SORIA. AYE ALANIZ. ALANIZ I
AGREE. ARCURI CONNOLLY.
CONNOLLY. AYE. IRWIN IRWIN. AYE.
JONES-SAWYER. SANCHEZ NOT
VOTING. SANCHEZ. NOT VOTING TO
BE A B. VALLAPUDUA I WOULD HAVE
511. SO WE HAVE A VOTE RIGHT NOW
OF FIVE MEMBERS, WE WILL LEAVE
IT ON CALL UNTIL THE OTHER
MEMBERS JOIN THE COMMITTEE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
SO RIGHT NOW, WE WILL DISPOSE OF
OUR CONSENT CALENDAR. SO,
MEMBERS, THERE ARE THREE BILLS
PROPOSED FOR TODAY'S CONSENT
CALENDAR FILE. ITEM FOUR SB 1117
BY LAIRD BILL. ITEM FIVE, SB
1186 BY SENATOR OCHOA BOGUE AND
FILE ITEM SEVEN, SB 1522, ALSO
BY THE SENATE ACT COMMITTEE, ARE
THERE ANY QUESTIONS? CONCERNS
FROM MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
SEEING NONE. THERE IS A MOTION
TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
IS THERE A SECOND? THERE IS A
SECOND. MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL ON THE CONSENT
CALENDAR, ALL BILLS ARE DUE
PASSED TO APPROPRIATIONS. SORIA.
I SORIA I, ALANIZ. ALANIZ I
AGUIAR-CURRY CONNOLLY. CONNOLLY
I IRWIN. IRWIN I SANCHEZ, I
SANCHEZ. I TO VÆ. VALLAPUDUA HI.
I WOULD. SIX VOTES WITH SIX
VOTES. THE CONSENT CALENDAR IS
APPROVED. NOW WE'LL WELCOME, OUR
NEXT SENATOR PRESENTING ITEM
ONE, YES. I'M SORRY. MR. BILL,
SECOND. RESPECTFULLY WELCOME,
SENATOR GROVE. LOOKS LIKE OUR
COMMITTEE MEMBERS ARE EAGER, TO
SUPPORT THE BILL. WE'LL PROCEED
WITH, FILE ITEM NUMBER ONE,
SENATE BILL 1270 BY SENATOR
GROVE, SENATOR, PLEASE PROCEED
WITH THE BILL WHEN YOU'RE READY.
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. AND
THANK YOU. I'M HERE TO PRESENT
SB 1270, WHICH MODERNIZES THE
STRUCTURE, THE FEE STRUCTURE FOR
THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF
FOOD AND AGRICULTURE MARKET
ENFORCEMENT BRANCH SO THAT THE
BRANCH CAN MEET CURRENT
OPERATIONAL COSTS. THE CDFA
MARKET ENFORCEMENT BRANCH
PROVIDES SEVERAL SERVICES TO
FARMERS THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA, INCLUDING CONDUCTING
INVESTIGATIONS FILED BY GROWERS
AND LICENSEES, VERIFYING THE
ACCURACY OF TRANSACTIONS, AND
ALSO CONDUCTING OVERALL SWEEPS
OF VOLUME CHECKS AND EDUCATING
THE INDUSTRY ON LICENSING
REQUIREMENTS AND BRANCH
SERVICES. IT'S 100% INDUSTRY
FUNDED. THE BRANCH IS SUPPORTED
BY THE AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRY
PROTECTIONS AND THEY COVER ABOUT
$40 BILLION OF CALIFORNIA'S
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES. THE
BRANCHES, LIKE I SAID, 100%
INDUSTRY FUNDED. SB 1250 1270
WOULD MODERNIZE THE FEE
STRUCTURE AND THE MARKET
ENFORCEMENT BRANCH, UPDATING THE
LICENSE APPLICATION FEES AND
REVISING COMPLAINT FEES ON A
TIERED BASIS BASED ON THE VOLUME
OF THE COMPLAINT WITH ME HERE
TODAY TO TESTIFY IN IN SUPPORT
OF SB 1270 IS CHRISTOPHER
REARDON, ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA FARM BUREAU. MADAM
CHAIR MEMBERS CHRIS REARDON IS
CALIFORNIA FARM BUREAU. I'M HERE
IN SUPPORT OF THE CALIFORNIA
DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND AG'S
MARKET ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM.
PROPOSED FEE STRUCTURE.
CALIFORNIA'S AGRICULTURAL
ECONOMY IS NOT ONLY VITAL TO OUR
STATE'S ECONOMY, BUT ALSO THE
NATION'S FOOD SECURITY. CFA'S
MARKET ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM
SERVES AS A VITAL SAFEGUARD,
PROTECTING BOTH PRODUCERS AND
CONSUMERS FROM FRAUDULENT
PRACTICES, UNFAIR COMPETITION,
AND MARKET MANIPULATION. BY
DILIGENTLY ENFORCING THE LAWS
AND REGULATIONS, THE PROGRAM
UPHOLDS A LEVEL PLAYING FIELD,
FOSTERING TRUST AND RELIABILITY
WITH AN AGRICULTURAL COMMUNITY.
ITS EFFORTS TO INVESTIGATE
COMPLAINTS, MONITOR COMPLIANCE,
AND TAKE ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS
AGAINST VIOLATORS, HELP MAINTAIN
A MARKET STABILITY, AND ENSURE
THAT ALL PARTICIPANTS,
REGARDLESS OF SIZE AND
INFLUENCE, ADHERE TO ETHICAL
STANDARDS. THIS COMMITMENT TO
FAIRNESS IS ESSENTIAL FOR THE
LONG TERM SUSTAINABILITY AND
GROWTH OF CALIFORNIA'S
AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRY. THIS
PROACTIVE APPROACH NOT ONLY
PREVENTS POTENTIAL ISSUES, BUT
ALSO CULTIVATES A CULTURE OF
COMPLIANCE AND ACCOUNTABILITY
AMONGST ALL INDUSTRY
PARTICIPANTS. WE THINK THIS IS
AN IMPORTANT MEASURE AND WOULD
URGE YOUR SUPPORT OF THIS
LEGISLATION. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
TESTIMONY. IS THERE ANYONE IN
OPPOSITION TO THE BILL? SEEING
NONE, IS THERE ANYONE ELSE IN
THE PUBLIC THAT WOULD LOVE TO
SHOW THEIR SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION
TO THE BILL? SEEING NONE
MEMBERS. SO WE DO. I BELIEVE NOW
HAVE HAD A MOTION EARLY AND A
SECOND, SENATOR GROVE, WOULD YOU
LIKE TO CLOSE? JUST RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR AND I VOTE I REPRESENT
THE TOP THREE FOOD PRODUCING
COUNTIES IN THE IN THE WORLD,
THERE ARE SIX TOP FOOD PRODUCING
COUNTIES IN THE WORLD HERE IN
CALIFORNIA. AND WE NEED TO MAKE
SURE THAT WE PROTECT THE
COMMODITIES THAT WE GROW. AND
CDFA IS VERY MUCH IN SUPPORT OF
THIS BILL, ALTHOUGH THEY CAN'T
REALLY BE HERE PUBLICLY TO
TESTIFY. WHEN YOU LOOK AT AN
ADMINISTRATIVE ISSUE. BUT, THE
FARM BUREAU AND OTHERS ARE ALSO
IN SUPPORT AND RESPECTFULLY
ASKED FOR AN AYE VOTE. THANK
YOU. SO THE MOTION ON THE BILL
IS TO PASS, TO APPROPRIATIONS.
MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL ON SB 1272. GROVE THIS ONE
IT DOES GO TO APPROVES. THERE'S
NO EXPENDITURE, THOUGH I WAS
CURIOUS. THAT'S WHAT IT'S Kò. I
GUESS PROCEDURE. I DON'T KNOW, I
JUST THOUGHT I'D ASK. IT'S YEAH,
IT'S ONE FOR INDUSTRY FISCAL.
OKAY BECAUSE IT'S 100% INDUSTRY
FUNDED OKAY. LIKE THERE'S NO,
TAXPAYER DOLLARS. IT'S PAID
BASED ON FEES FOR THE
AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRY. AND THAT
WILL BE THE ARGUMENT TO BE MADE
TO ASSEMBLY APPROVES. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THANK
YOU, ON SB 1270, GROVE MOTION DO
PASS TO APPROPRIATIONS. SORIA I
SORIA I ALANIZ. ALANIZ I
AGUIAR-CURRY AGUIAR-CURRY I
CONNOLLY. CONNOLLY, I IRWIN.
IRWIN I SANCHEZ. SANCHEZ. I TO
VILLA. Ã. VÆ. VALLAPUDUA I
WOULD. SEVEN WITH A VOTE OF
SEVEN ZERO. SENATE BILL 1270 IS
OUT OF COMMITTEE. THANK YOU. AND
WE WILL HOLD THE ROLL CALL OPEN
FOR OTHER ABSENT MEMBERS, SO WE
HAVE SB 1419 THAT WAS HEARD
DURING THE WHEN WE WERE A
SUBCOMMITTEE. SO WE WEREN'T ABLE
TO TAKE A MOTION OR A SECOND. SO
WE DO HAVE NOW A MOTION AND A
SECOND FOR SB 1419. MADAM
SECRETARY, CAN YOU PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL ON SB 1419? RUBIO
MOTION Dð PASS TO APPROPRIATION.
SORIA AYE. SORIA AYE. ALANIS.
AYE. ALANIS. AYE. AGUIAR-CURRY
AGUIAR-CURRY. AYE. CONNOLLY.
CONNOLLY. AYE. IRWIN. IRWIN. AYE
SANCHEZ. SANCHEZ. AYE TO. TO. ON
ON SB 1419. RUBIO 1419. SORRY
1419. WHAT IS IT? PLUS ONE SIX.
ITEM 566. ARE FOOD DESERTS
GRANTS FOR GROCERY STORES? Þ TO
I VÆ VÆ VALLAPUDUA. I WOULD. HOW
MANY? EIGHT. THE BILL HAS EIGHT
VOTES. IT GETS OUT OF COMMITTEE.
WE'LL LEAVE IT OPEN FOR. DO WE
HAVE ANY OTHER MEMBERS OR WOULD,
SEE IF ASSEMBLY MEMBER WOULD
MAKES IT TO ADD ON? WE WILL
DISPENSE OR GO THROUGH THE BILLS
AGAIN FOR THOSE ABSENT MEMBERS.
MADAM SECRETARY, IF YOU CALL THE
ROLL STARTING FROM THE BEGINNING
.
ON SB 1367, HURTADO,
AGUIAR-CURRY AGUIAR-CURRY. AYE.
IRWIN. IRWIN I WOULD. 77 SO IT
GETS OUT. YEAH. SB SO SB 1367
HAS SEVEN VOTES. WE WILL LEAVE
IT OPEN FOR ADDITIONAL ABSENT
MEMBERS THAT WILL JOIN US TO ADD
ON AND ON SB 1448 HURTADO
AGUIAR-CURRY AGUIAR-CURRY AYE.
TO. NOT VOTE TO NOT VOTING WOULD
. SB 1448 HAS SIX VOTES. WE IT
WILL BE OUT, BUT WE WILL LEAVE
IT OPEN FOR MEMBERS THAT ARE
ABSENT AND ON THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. AGUIAR-CURRY
AGUIAR-CURRY. AYE TO A TO I
WOULD. HAVE IT ON THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. THERE ARE EIGHT VOTES.
WE WILL ALSO WAIT. I BELIEVE
ASSEMBLY MEMBER WOOD IS THE ONLY
ONE LEFT TO ADD ON. THANK YOU,
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU
MEMBERS FOR BEING HERE, WE DON'T
HAVE THEM ON. NO OH, YES. WE
FORGOT THAT ONE. I'M SORRY. YEAH
ON SB 1270, GROVE TO NOT VOTING.
NO VOTING WOULD.
SHOULD I TELL? ARE YOU CALLING?
NOW. EARTHQUAKE! GOOD JOB TEAM,
GOOD JOB TEAM. MADAM CHAIR,
EFFICIENT. WHERE IS IT? I DIDN'T
GET ANY.
OKAY.
YEAH. CARRY.
SO. LOOKS LIKE WE WILL BE
ADJOURNING THE MEETING AT 212.
THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING. WE'RE
DONE. QUICK.