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�i¢ �� Legislative Bill Action ............................................................... The following are summaries of just a few of the legislative bills that are currently being acted upon by the League of California Cities. For more information about these and other bills, please visit the League website to access information about legislation, policy issues and related develop ments. You can track information on bills (www.cacities.org/billsearch), locate legislators and legislative committees, send letters to legislators or the media through the online Advocacy Center (www.cacities.org/advocacycenter), research League policy positions, access useful related links, and much more. REVENUE AND TAXATION Liisa Lawson Stark/Dan Carrigg; Status: Governor's Desk; Position: Request for Signa- AB 1690 (Laird). Municipal services: Uni- ture. versity of California: Legislative Analyst. This measure would require the Legislative Analyst to AB 1507 (Pavley) Cardiac Health. Automatic conduct a study of the University of California's External Defibrillators. Health Studios. Re- current campus long-range devetopment planning quires that health club facilities purchase and process and report back to the Legislature with install Automatic External Defibrillators (AEDs), as possible proposals to reform the process. well as train personnel in their use, and provides immunity from civil damages to any employee, AB 1690 will allow legislators to gain a better member of a board of directors of a health club, or understanding of how the University of California the health club itself, provided the health club uses growth plans consider the impacts on cities and an AED consistent with the terms of the bill. counties. This will help as future policies are considered regarding the ongoing growth on these Health clubs that choose to continue the campuses and their cooperation with local govern- installation of AEDs past the January 1, 2012, ments. Staff: Jean Korinke; Status: Governor's sunset date must continue to train personnel and Desk; Position: Request for Signature. maintain the devices in addition to receiving continued immunity from civil damages. Staff: TRANSPORTATION, COMMUNICATIONS AND Liisa Lawson Stark/Dan Carrigg; Status: PUBLIC WORKS Governor's Desk; Position: Request for Signa ture. AB 1329 (Wolk). Design-Build Contactions: Cities. Authorizes cities residing in the Yolo and AB 1051 (Benoit) Pocket Bikes. Restric- Solano Counties to enter into design-build con- tions. Requires a manufacturer of a finro-wheeled tracts until January 1, 2011, subject to the condi- motorized vehicle ("pocket bike") to affix a sticker tions and requirements currently applicable to indicating that the operation of a pocket bike on a design-build contracts in Alameda, Contra Costa, sidewalk, roadway, highway, bikeway, bicycle path Sacramento, Santa Clara, Solano, Sonoma, and or trail, equestrian trail, hiking or recreation trail, or Tulare Counties. on public lands available to off-highway motor vehicle use, is prohibited. AB 1329 would limit city design-build contract- ing to projects for the erection of structures, but This bill also authorizes a peace officer to excludes the construction of roads, bridges, and remove and seize a pocket bike that is found to be other transit and non infrastructure. Staff: operating in violation of this bill for a minimum of Continued on Page 6 Visit the League's Official Website--www.cacities.org PRIORITY FOCUS/PAGE 5