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9A HOT BILLS from page 5 . ... ...... ......... . ....... .. II" .. II ... .. .... .... .. to ... ... ......... .. .j;ilage 34 League and others. The goal of the bill is to This bill continues to meddle with the standard streamline local approval processes to co-Iocate for "blighf in determining a redevelopment area by antennas, towers and telecommunications requiring findings that each blight factor is signifi- devices on existing structures. With August 10 cantly worse in the blighted area than the rest of amendments that allow a local agency to limit to the city. Ironically, this will make blight findings less than 10 years the term of a permit for public most difficult in large and less affluent communi- safety reasons or substantial land use concems, ties. the league has removed its opposition to the bill. SB 1322 (Cedillo), as amended August 7. EMPLOYEE RELATIONS Housing. League pOSition: Oppose. AB 3026 (Lieber), as amended August 16. This bill would require agencies to identify by- Workers Compensation: Peace Officers. right zoning in the housing element for emergency League position: Oppose. shelters and expand application ofthe anti-NIMBY law to special needs facilities housing seven or This is another "gut-and-amend." which we more people. There is no limit on the size. A alerted cities to last week. This bill would sub- special needs facility includes social rehabilitation stantively exempt local agency peace officer facilities and adult day program facilities. employees from the managed medical care provisions that were included in the 2004 workers' AB 2511 (Jones), as amended August 7. compensation reforms contained in SB 899 Land use: Housing. League position: Opo. (Poochigian). In addition, the bill contains provi- pose. sions that could significantly increase extended leave benefits for local agency peace officer This bill would impose sandions on local employees. The bill would mandate huge costs governments who fail to file annually a yet~to-be- upon local agencies that we believe are claimable completed form with the California Department of as reimbursable state mandates. Housing and Community Development describing their compliance on their housing element. We urge cities to write to their senator to ask for a NO vote on this measure. Also, PUBLIC SAFETY write your assemblymember with the same message and write the Governor to urge a AS 1405, (Evans)- as amended August 14. veto if the bill is passed by the Legislature. local Fire Department Staffing Standards. League position: Oppose. This bill is on the Senate floor and could be brought up at any time. (It may first be sent This is a classic example of uend-of-session to the Senate Labor and Industrial Relations gut-and-amend. U Until August 14, this bill dealt with Committee for a quick hearing prior to being re- disaster relief, and was parked on the Senate floor, sent to the Senate floor - but this would happen without coming up for hearing. quickly, perhaps all within one day.) Visit www.cacities.orQ/billsearch and look up AB 3026 But on August 14, it was amended to increase to view both a joint league/local agency letter and the data reporting requirements of local fire agen- a sample letter. cies, and requiring that the State Fire Marshall compare that data to NFPA 1710- a voluntary LAND USE AND HOUSING standard produced by the National Fire Protection Association. SB 1206 (Kehoe), as amended August 8. Redevelopment League position: Oppose. Continued on Page 7 PAGE 6 - PRIORITY FOCUS Visit the League', OffIcial Website--www.cacities.org August 18,2006 . Issue #33 .---...... ._n _.._