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&- /,Z Legislative Bill Action ............................................................... AB 1295 (Bermudez). Fireworks. Sale. Disposal. AB 1295 seeks to expand the sale of fireworks for one week each year pursuant to a AB 260 (Bermudez). State Fire Marshal. license issued by the State Fire Marshal, if autho- Fire Response Time. Reports. As amended on rized by a city or county. Addit!onally, AB 1295 April 13, 2005, AB 260 would compare fire tR!part- establishes the State Fire Marshal Dangerous ment fire suppression incident reports to a nation- . Fireworks Management Fund for the purpose of ally recognized fire protection standard relative to covering the disposal costs associated with any NFPA 1710 - a voluntary standard produced by the fireworks seized. National Fire Protection Association. . However, earlier this week, the author proposed The League agrees that a reliable revenue amendments to the bill to strike reference to a source for enforcement and disposal of fireworks is comparison of fire department data t.o the contro- " needed: However, extending the sale of fireworks versial NFPA 1710 standard, w~ich is oppose<! qy '. .for"one week a year is a public safety concern for most local ju'!..sdictib!,~'~n" <?~I,ifórn(a" . '. , .,. ,cities throughout California. Staff: Uisa Lawson . '"" " : .,' ". ~ :%~,,> St~rk;, Status: failed Passage in AsApps, 5-25-05; The League's original position on t.heb,II~~s' .P0sition: Oppose ~nless Amended. "oppose unless amended' tq rem.l;>ve any refer~ncß" '. . to a comparison of fire depàrthlenf 'data to: a stão~- . ", AC~ 16' (Gordon). Taxation to Supplement dard interpreted as NPPA 171'0. . After meeting with' Public Safety Funding. Approval by Elector- the author, and taking in to consideration the ate. ACA 16 would allow a locãl government to proposed amendments (which addressed our impose/extend, or increase any special tax for the concerns with comparison to NFPA 1710), the purpose of providing supplemental funding for League took a neutral position on the bill. sheriff, police, or fire protection services. Specifi- cally, ACA 16 would allow local governments to impose a special tax if approved by 55 percent of . voters, instead of the two-thirds margin currently required by the California Constitution. PUBLIC SAFETY While local officials understand the value in making fire department data available, the Assem- bly Appropriations Committee was aware that it could be anticipated that local jurisdictions would seek reimbursement from the state for complying with the requirements in the bill. AS 260 failed passage in the Assembly Appro- priations Committee on May 25, 2005, due to estimat.ed costs ofthemandaie requirements in the bill, which include: Significant state-reimbursable on going costs to local fire departments of almost $7 million for increased reporting requirements. ,. Significant on-going costs of $540,000 from the General Fund to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CDF) and $144,000 from the General Fund to the St~te Fire Marshal for staff to compile, analy;æ, and publish data. Staff: . Liisa Lawson Stark; Status: ' Failed Passage in AsApps, 5-25-O5;.Position: Neutral. ,- - . ACA 16 takes a positive step towards providing local governments with the authority they need to provide a level of public safety service that commu- nities require and allows cities to raise revenues cQnsisteilt with local priorities. ~t2ff: Lii~a Lawson Stark; Status: AsmFlr; Position: Sup- port. PAGE 12/PRIORITV FOCUS Visit the League's Official Web Siteuwww.cacities.org