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Legislative Bill Action ................................ ............................... Public Safety Finance Agency an amount of their property tax revenues equal to 50% of the esti- mated first year income tax receipts. This amount of the property taxes shifted would become the base for the Public Safety Finance Agency for future property tax distributions. The property tax transferred from a city to the Public Safety Fi- nance Agency would be held in trust for that city to use on supplemental fire and police services according to the following, specific formula: 40% for fire protection services, 40% for police ser- vices, 20% for police and fire services in a ratio decided upon by the by the appropriate fire and police chief. The League is concerned about the loss of local control and accountability that would result from this bill. Cities will not have the ability to decide the allocation of the Public Safety Fi- nance Agency funds. Staff: Jean Korinke, Status: SenRules, Position: Oppose. TRANSPORTATION, COMMUNICATIONS AND PUBLIC WORKS AB 1625 (Benoit). Vehicles. Seat Belts. Fines. AB 1625 could potentially increase state and local revenue generated by penalty assess- ments and surcharges added to the base fines for seat belt use violations. AB 1625 increases the maximum penalty fine for an initial penalty from $22 to $65. It also increases the maximum penalty for repeat violators of the seat belt law from $55 to $140. Additionally the increase in fines could potentially act as a deterrent for none seat belt users. The bill passed out of Senate Judiciary on 8/19/03 by a vote of 5 -0. Staff: Natasha Fooman, Status: SenApps, Position: Support. SB 1048 (Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review). The Budget Act of 2003. SB 1048 assures that the California aviation fuel tax rev- enues will be used for its intended purpose. SB 1048 also facilitates and supplements FAA's proposal for a fiscal year 2003 grant program to California general aviation and reliever airports. SB 1048 repeal Item 2660 - 012 -0041 of Section 2.00 of Assembly Bill 1765, as amended in the Senate on July 27, 2003. Staff: Natasha Fooman Status: SenFlr, Position: Support. AB 299 (Lowen0al Vehicles. Taxicabs and Passenger Vehicle for Hire: Violations. Impoundment, Charter -Party Carriers of Pas- sengers. Advertisement as Taxicabs. AB 299 requires a magistrate, when presented with an affidavit from a peace officer establishing reason- able cause to believe that a vehicle is being oper- ated as a "for hire" taxicab or passenger vehicle in violation of local licensing requirements, to issue a warrant or authorize the peace officer to seize the vehicle in question. It also requires that the vehicle be impounded for a period up to 30 days, with the impounding agency notifying, within two working days, the legal owner of the vehicle. AB 299 will provide a state code empowering local authorities to impose up to a 30 day impound and will in- crease safety for all citizens. Staff: Natasha Fooman, Status: SenFlr, Position: Support. AB 453 (Yee). Public Works Contracts. Compensation of Contractors. AB 453 seeks to change California statutory and case law that have been in place for at least a century by providing that no payments pursuant to a contract with a public agency can be made if the contract is declared void. The rule of law as well as other competitive bidding laws exists to benefit and protect the taxpaying public, not for the benefit and enrichment of the bidder. These laws have been used and relied upon by both state and local agencies for decades. AB 453 states where a private party contracting with a public entity has acted in good faith, and where the contract in question is declare invalid because of a flaw in the bidding process, the contactor who performed under said contract, in good faith, should be entitled to be paid the reasonable cost of labor, equipment, materials and services, excluding any profit, provided by the contractor up to the date the contract is found invalid. Staff: Natasha Fooman, Status: SenFlr, Position: Oppose. SB 966 (Alarcon). Prevailing Wages on Public Works. Contractor's Cost. SB 966 would authorize a contractor to bring an action in a court of competent jurisdiction to recover from a PAGE 8 /PRIORITY FOCUS Visit the League's Official Web Site -- www.cacities.org