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449 Legislative Committee Report 73 -3 - Councilman Henderson , Chairman paraphrased the written report of the Committee of their meeting of Tuesday , June 19, 1973 . (For full text SEE Clerk ' s File - Legislative Committee ) 1 . Regional Planning (A . B . 2040 ) . Committee felt that this Bill repre - sented an important advance toward recognition of need for cohesive and coordinated regional planning in the Bay Area . The Bill would repeal the District Planning Law and create the Bay Area Regional Planning Agency , whose functions would include those now held by the Metropolitan Transporta - tion Commission and the Bay Area Sewer Services Agency , The new agency would be required to prepare , adopt , maintain, review and revise a regional plan , with authority to effectuate the plan . ( Copies of the Bill , with summary prepared by Association of Bay Area Governments , and outline of recent amendments , were provided to Council . ) In recommending support of AB 2040 , Committee noted that local government has long supported concept embodied in the Bill , in that unique planning problems are created in the Bay Area by virtue of its highly urbanized character , number and variety of local entities and agencies , variety in geographical and natural characteristics , and relative compactness of the region itself , Committee believes that A . B . 2040 provides a means of dealing with these problems and recommended support . Councilman Rhodes commented on the composition of the Agency ' s Board , and Councilman Henderson advised that San Mateo County would have four repre .- sentatives , two being City Councilmen selected by the Mayors ' Selection Committee , and that the entire Board would be made up of Mayors , Supervisors and Council Members , fulfilling the idea of what Councilmen and Mayors feel it should be . In response to question as to why only the Bay Area is affected , Councilman Henderson noted that the 9-County area has distinctive characteristics , and further , there is the example of absence of regional planning in the Los Angeles Basin and it was hoped to avoid repetition of those problems in the San Francisco Bay area . City Manager added that one other reason is that the Bay Area is visited by more single -purpose agencies than any other area of the State . 2 . Alcoholism Prevention and Rehabilitation ( S . B . 204) . Would provide for state support and involvement in local alcoholism prevention and rehabilita- tion programs and provide for local preparation and administration of those programs . Substantial evidence exists that alcoholism is a major problem in our society , being the major cause of traffic accidents and a large contributor to all kinds of crimes . Further , a city is affected by this disease to the extent that it becomes a problem for a city in its capacity as an employer . Committee recommends support for S . B . 204 . 6/25/73 Reg . Mtg .