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q. � -ID Legislative Bill Action ................................ ............................... storage facility operator or keeper who violates the above requirement from imposing any storage charges for the vehicle. Specifically AB 625 requires the towing service responsible for the tow to be under contract with the city or county for the re- moval of illegally parked vehicles. The author seeks to remedy this situation by requiring that the towing company and /or storage facility be notified in writing about the special event and its anticipated level of attendance 48 hours prior to its occur- rence. The supporters of the bill include the California Tow Truck Association and the Office of the Sheriff, San Bernardino County. Staff: Natasha Fooman, Status: Re- referred to AsApps; 4/7, Position: Review and Comment. AB 872 (Strickland). Vehicles. Speed Limits. Divided Urban Highways. AB 872 in- creases a local agency's ability to set speed maxi- mum speed limits on specified types of urban streets, and has been more fully described in past priority focus editions. Staff: Natasha Fooman, Status: Re- referred to AsApps; 4/7, Position: Support. AB 894 (Firebaugh). State highways. Rail- road Bridges. Graffiti Removal. AB 894 requires the department to renegotiate existing agreements with railroads relative to maintenance of railroad bridges that cross state highways in order to require graffiti removal from those bridges, with the cost of graffiti removal to be borne by the rail operator operating on the bridge. According to the author, railroad bridges over state highways are frequent targets for vandalism, particularly graffiti, causing such overpasses to become a "blight to the surrounding community." While it is unclear who would be responsible for the actual graffiti removal on overpass structures, this bill does require the railroad operator to bear the cost. Supporters of the AB 894 include the City of Commerce, City of Cudahy and City of Maywood. California Railroad Industry is on record opposing AB 894 Staff: Natasha Fooman, Status: AsTrans, Position: Support. AB 327 (Runner). Vehicles. Parking. Per- sons with Disabilities. Violations. AB 327 increases the minimum fine for violating provisions relating to parking privileges for persons with disabilities to $500. The author points out that current punishments for abusing disabled placards were established in 1992 and are increasingly failing to serve as an effective deterrent. She believes that the relatively low level of minimum. fines encourages scofflaws to take their chances when faced with otherwise limited parking opportu- nities. Raising the minimum fine will not only serve as a deterrent but will also generate local revenues and encourage rigorous enforcement of existing restrictions. Staff: Natasha Fooman, Status: AsApps, Position: Support. SB 780 (Torlakson). Vehicles. Violations. Automated Enforcement Systems. SB 780 revises the definition of automated enforcement system' to delete the requirement that the system be designed to obtain a clear photograph of the driver of the vehicle. SB 780 requires those viola- tions to be cited as civil violations, subject to a civil penalty of not more than $200 and a specified administrative adjudication process. The sponsor of the bill is California Police Chiefs. Staff: Natasha Fooman, Status: SenJud.; Hrg. 4/22, Position: Review and Comment. SO 966 (Alacron). Contractor's Costs. $@ 96 authorizes a contractor to recover from an awarding body any increased costs incurred by the contractor as a result of (1) any decision that classifies, after the time at which the awarding body accepts the contractor's bid, a project as a "public work," as provided, or (2) a change, after the time at which the awarding body accepts the contractor's bid, in the prevailing wage rate. SB 966 defines "increased costs" to include, but not be limited to, wages that are required to be paid to the contractor's workers and penalties for which the contractor is liable. The sponsor of the bill is the Associated General Contractors. Staff: Natasha Fooman, Status: SenLbrBlndRel; Hrg. 4/9, Posi- tion: Review and Comment. AB 852 (Lieber). Prevailing Rate of Per Diem Wages: Determinations. AB 852 requires the Director of Industrial Relations to determine and provide the prevailing rate of per diem wages to the state or a political subdivision that agrees by contract with a private entity that the entity's em- ployees in performing the contract, receive the PAGE 10 /PRIORITY FOCUS Visit the League's Official Web Site --www.cacities.org