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Action 9A Leglslatlv. Bill Page 39 ................................................................ young and older skateboarders can demonstrate the uniqueness of each city, doesn't take into their artistic skateboarding skills. For many youth, account the many varied street sweeping pro- the parks are a safe place to ptay or hang out. grams that exist, and doesn't give authority to Increasingly, the age level of skateboarders in local governing bodies to provide services as skateparks has become lower. demanded by city residents. While cities are interested in providing a safe . S8 1404 holds cities to specific main- place for the youth to play, the potential liability tenanee times without taking into account cities face for injuries by skateboards performing In other issues that may interfere with street public skateparks continues to be a concern. sweeping. Although cities require that helmets and pads be worn, the liability issue has at times put a chill on . sa 1404 has the potential to set a the ability and willingness of cities to expand slippery slOpe and could create a tendency to existing or build new skateparks. disregard other posted perking restrictions and laws. Interested cities should write the Governor and request that he sign 5B 1179 and write Senator S8 1404 passed off of the Assembly Floor on Morrow for his wiHlngness to stick with the issue August 17, 2006 and is headed to the Governor's and move ahead with the bDl. Staff: Yvonne Hunter. desk. We encourage cities to write the governor Status: Governor's Desk. Position: Request and request his veto on a bill that imposes Sacra- Signature. menta judgments on cities. Staff: Liisa Lawson Stark; Status: To Governor; Position: Oppose. TRANSPORTATION SO 1'" (Machado). Vehicles. Parking Violations. Street Cleaning. S8 1404 adds Section 22507.6 to the Vehicle Code to specify that a person is not in violation of a local ordinance if they park in an area with posted restrictions for street cleaning or sweeping, unless street cleaning occurs during the posted time period. The League Stay Up-To-Date on Bills That is opposed to this measure for several reasons: sa 1404 Is unnecessary and attempts to May Impact Your City . interfere with a city's authority to provide www.cacities..ora/bjllsearch services to residents. Under current law, cities Become a regular user of the League's have the right to provide and manage services online Legislative Tracking System. The within their jurisdictions, and resolving any local League's website is your gateway to all the issues should be left up to the entities responsible infonnation you need: bills sorted by subject for providing purely local services. areas, showing the bill history, current SB 1404 attempts to strip away authority status, committee analyses, votes, and . much more. You can even view League to enforce local ordinances for services that a letters of support or opposition, and access city has the right to provide. Regulation of the League lobbyist working on the bill. street sweeping, as proposed in S8 1404, would be a one-size-fits.all approach that doesn't reflect Visit the League" Official Web8lte-www.cacitles.org PRIORITY FOCUS. PAGE 11 August 18, 2006 . Issue t33