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�A �I I Legislative Bill Action ............................................................... The following are summaries of just a few of the leaislative bills that are curcen�ly being acted upon - . by the League of California Cities. For more inform�tion about these and other 5ill��lease vlsit - the League website's new "Issues and Advoeacy:' page (www.caeities.orai ' issuesandadvocacv) — a one-stop location to access information about legislation, policy issues and related developments. You can track infortnation on bilis (www.cacities.org/legtracking), locate legislators and Iegislative committees, send letters to legislators or the media through the online Advocacy Center, research League policy positions, access useful related links, and much more. ENVIRONMENTAL which the League's Centrel Valley and South San Joaquin Valley Divisions should review and debate SB 999 (Maehado). Air Quality. San and in which they should become engaged. Tradi- Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control Distriet. As tionally, on regional bilis like this, the statewide amended May 3, SB 999 would make significant League does not take a position until the cities and changes to the composition of the governing board divisions involved adopt a position. Staff: Yvonne of the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control Hunter; Status: AsApps; Position: Review and District, including both the number of and type of Comment. city representation on the board. Curcently, the eleven member goveming board consists of one HOUSING AND LAND USE county supervisor from each of the eight counties in the district and three city representatives, repre- senting small, medium and large cities, rotating AB 2702 (Steinberg). Housing: second between the northern, central and southern part of units. Passes Assembly Appropriations o� a the district. 13-7 Vote: AB 2702, legislation sponsored by the California Association of Realtors and housing The proposed new governing board wouid advocacy groups which mandates numerous consist of the fifteen members representing the standards for local second unit ordinances, passed following: � the Assembly Appropriations Committee on • Seven members appointed by the supervisors Wednesday. The measure now moves to the of Fresno, Kern, Merced, San Joaquin, Stanislaus Assembly Floor where it must be voted on before and Tulare counties; May 28". • Five city members, appointed by the city councils of Fresno (two members), Bakersfield, The Appropriations Committee vote was as Modesto and Stockton; follows: Ayes: Chu, Berg, Calderon, Corbett, • Three public members with specified qualifica- Correa, Firebaugh, Goldberg, Leno, Negrete tions. McLeod, Oropeza, Ridiey-Thomas, Wesson and Wiggins; Noes: Bates, Daucher, Keene, Nation, The author's office indicates that the new Pavley, Runner, and Yee; Not Voting: Haynes. governing board structure was designed to reflect Members voting "No" should be thanked. An "Aye" the current demographics of the valley which is vote on this measure should result in a conversa- becoming more urbanized and less agriculturally tion with the legislator, since legislators will have based. The author's office also indicates that they another opportunity to vote on the Assembly Floor. are willing to talk with cities to explore altemative governing board structures that could involve The legislation remains severely flawed. Poli- smaller and medium sized cities, but still maintain cies in this bill such as those limiting local ability to the goal to reflect the evolving new demogrephics prohibit absentee-landlord dupiexes to be created of the Valley. ; in single-family neighborhoods, reducing parking standards, dictating irrational minimum lot and unit No hearing date has been set for SB 999. sizes regardless of lot dimensions have already Interested cities should review the bili carefuily and provoked a reaction from residents. Furthermore, _ send their comments to the author. This is an issue the mandated densities for housing on school sites Visit the League's fficial eb ite--www.caaties.org PRIORITY FOCUS/PAGE 7