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/2.,47' 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. The League encouragesyou to review the bills on its Web site at www. cacities.org/ legtracking and contact the appropriate committees to demonstrate your support or opposition of issues. Your assistance is appreciated. TRANSPORTATION, COMMUNICATIONS AB 468 (Firebaugh). State Property Access. A.~B AND PUBLIC WORKS 468 recognizes the need to provide Californians with a higher degree of access to all communications technol- AB 1839 (Campbell). Indemnity. Public Agency. ogy, Its general goal is to create the means to develop AB 1839 limits the conditions under which a design this access, However, this bill also gives wireless professional would be required to indemnify a public communication entities authority to negotiate an agency for negligence and willful misconduct, which is agreement to construct wireless communications the normal tort rule, and hence provides for no indem- facilities that would be exempt from being subject to nification of public agencies. This bill was pulled from local zoning ordinances or regulations. This is an Committee, but may be heard this coming week. unacceptable consequence to cities. Staff: Amy Brown, Staff: Natasha Fooman, Status: SenJud, Position: Status: SenApps, Position: Oppose. Oppose. AB 2333 (NakanO), Transportation Funding. HOUSING AND LAND USE AB 2333 passed the Senate Transportation Committee AB 2292 (Durra), State Preemption of Local on Tuesday, August 6, with an amendment which Authority. Residential Density. AB 2292 exposes a removes the statement with regard to benefits among city to lawsuits for reducing, requiring, or permitting the four urbanized SCAG Counties of Los Angeles, the reduction of a parcel's residential density to a lower Orange, San Bernardino, and Riverside, as a guiding residential density that is below the level used to policy in,the aviation program of the regional transpor- determine compliance with the housing element, unless ration plan adopted by the SCAG Regional Council, The the city or county makes written findings supported by rest of the bill stays as it is: Staff: Natasha Fooman, substantial evidence. AB 2292 undermines local control, Status: SenApps, Position: Oppose. and would handcuff local governments, developers, and property owners with threats of lawsuits for down- 1.1001NO FOI OALIIIIOIA'$ lilT TO zoning or rezoning residential property to reflect FILL l F'OSITIO0 Il YOll ITYP market needs. Western City Magazine's job opportunity section is The bill passed the Senate Local Government the source for job seekers looking for positions in Ioca Committee on a 4-1 vote, over the objections of local government, According to our reader survey, the job government groups. The bill continues to enjoy the opportunity section is the best read section of our support of a coalition led by legal aid advocates and the magazine! California Association of Realtors. When you place an ad in Western City Magazine, it The building industry and property owner groups, will be posted at no additional charge on our website, which receives over 60,000 hits per month, however, do not appear to fully appreciate the leverage that this legislation will provide local governments to Call to place your recruitment ad today! ensure that local affordable housing goals are complied (800) 262-180.1 or visit our website with. From a practical perspective, local governments www. Westemcity.com. will be reluctant to grant developer requests to down- zone or rezone residential prope~y because they Visit the League's Official Web $ite--www.cacities.org PEIOEITY FOCUS/PAGE 7