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7A Page 5 Stephan Harvey, assistant director of the California Center for Public Health Advocacy came to talk with the committee about what cities are doing to promote healthy lifestyles. Members of the committee also discussed senior citizen fall prevention programs and a plan to explore the issue further in 2008. Employee Relations Dan Pellissier, secretary of the Califomia Foundation for Fiscal Responsibility, spoke to the Employee Relations Policy Committee about an initiative recently filed by the California Foundation for Fiscal Responsibility that would apply a defined benefits cap to all new state, local government, school district, university and special district employees beginning on July 1, 2009. The policy committee chose to establish a task force to take a closer look at the initiative. The committee also heard a presentation from Sara Rogers (health consultant to Sen. Kuehl) and Mia Orr (legislative aide in Sen. Kuehl's office) on SB 840 (Kuehl), a bill on single payer health care coverage. They discussed how the intent of the bill is to provide universal healthcare for all Californians while providing patients with the right to choose their own physician. Instead of taking a position on SB 840, the committee decided to establish a task force to begin developing League policy on health care. Environmental Quality The Environmental Quality Fiolicy Committee voted to remain neutral on the California Air Resources Board Off-Road Diesel Construction Equipment proposed regulations and requested information on related health impacts, The League's Transportation, Communications and Public Works Committee took up this issue as well, but came to a different conclusion (discussed below). Both committees' recommendations will go to the League board of directors later this month. Members of the committee voted to support proposed changes by the California Stormwater Quality Association to the California State Water Resources Control Board preliminary draft construction stormwater permit. The committee voted to request clarifying amendments to AB 1338 {Huffman}, legislation that addresses National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System stormwater permits which would be included as a part of a coastal city's Local Coast Program which is coastal city's guide to development in coastal zones done in partnership with the California Coastal Commission. Housing, Community & Economic Development SB 375 (Steinberg), a bill with significant impact for cities related to transportation and land use planning, was the focus of the majority of the Housing, Community and Economic Development Policy Committee meeting in anticipation of the Assembly Local Government committee hearing on Tuesday, July 3. The committee directed staff to continue to express concerns with Sen, Steinberg and the Assembly Local Government Committee. The bill moved through the Assembly Committee on Local Government this week and goes to the Assembly Committee on Transportation next week. Public Safety Jim Tilton, secretary of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, made a presentation to the public safety policy committee on issues facing the correctional system and the work the department is doing with cities to identify re-entry facilities to house prisoners prior to release. The Public Safety Policy Committee recommended that the League send a letter to the California Departments of Homeland Security and Commerce urging them to provide greater funding for California under the Public Safety Interoperable Communications Grant Program. This funding is 5