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i Legislative Bill Action ................................ ............................... local agency any increased costs incurred by the contractor as a result of any decision that classi- fies, after the time at wh, h the awarding body accepts the contractor's bid, a project as a "public work." Under current law prevailing wages are required to be paid on local public projects that are "public works" - this is not in dispute. Unfortu- nately, this bill imposes on local agencies the cost for prevailing wages and penalties in circum- stances where, through no fault of the local agency, a construction contractor or subcontrac- tor fails to pay prevailing wages to its workers. This bill could cost local agencies millions of dollars a year in added costs and penalties that should have been paid by others. Staff: Natasha Fooman, Status: AsApps; Hrg -8/26, Position: Oppose. AB 625 (Spitzer). Towing. Storage Charge. This bill, a state mandate, could negatively impact a city's contracts with tow companies, and may require cities to change their current policies. Specifically, AB 625 would require: 1) A storage facility operator who holds a vehicle that is placed in storage (upon the demand of the registered owner or owner's agent) shall release the vehicle within one hour if the demand is made during the storage facility's normal business hours or within two hours if that demand is made after normal business hours, but during a time the storage facility operator or keeper is releasing vehicles, if the following conditions are apply: a) the vehicle was removed from a location within two miles of the venue of a special event for which a permit was obtained from a city or county and was removed up to six hours before, or six hours after, that event; b) the towing service responsible for the tow was under contract with the city or county for the removal of vehicles parked in violation of subdivision (n) of Section 22651; c) At least 48 hours prior to the occurrence of the special event, the towing service and, if different, the storage facility operator or keeper was informed in writing by the city or county about the special event and its hours of operation; 2) Additionally this bill requires a city or county to provide written notifica- tion to each affected towing service and storage facility operator or keeper at least 48 hours prior to the occurrence of a special event. For purposes of this subdivision, an affected towing service or storage facility operator or keeper is a service, operator, or keeper that is under contract with the city or county for removal, or storage, or both, of vehicles parked in violation of subdivision (n) of Section 22651. Also a special event is an event for which a permit was obtained from a city or county; and 3) Furthermore, this bill provides that a stor- age facility operator or keeper who is in violation of subdivision (1) may not impose any storage charges for the vehicle. Staff: Natasha Fooman; Status: SenApps; Hrg -8/26, Position: Oppose. HOUSING AND LAND USE AB 1426 (Steinberg). Sacramento Region. Affordable Housing Standard. This bill requires at least 10 percent of new building permits within the Sacramento region to be built for low and very low- income households. While the goal of the bill is laudable, it unfortunately fails to identify or provide funding to offset costs to local govern- ments. Affected local governments have esti- mated the total subsidy cost to the region at over $500 million over a five -year period, and higher when factoring in recent state - imposed prevailing wage requirements. The author waived presenta- tion of AB 1426 on Monday in the Senate Appro- priations Committee and the bill was placed on the suspense file. Assembly Member Steinberg's staff is currently meeting with builders and hous- ing advocate groups to generate realistic cost estimates, but — consistent with the pattern of these discussions — the affected local govern- ments are not invited to participate. The bill's prospects remain uncertain. If the development costs prove to be excessive, the California Build- ing Industry Association is expected to oppose the bill. Cities concerned with this legislation should send letters of opposition. Staff: Dan Carrigg, Status: SenApps—Suspense File, Position: Oppose. SB 18 (Burton). Traditional Tribal Cultural Sites. SB 18 incorporates language reminiscent of last year's SB 1828 (Burton). In its current form, the bill would require all lead agencies to Visit the League's Official Web Site-- www.cacities.org PRIORITY FOCUS/PAGE S