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- I . k& Legislative Bill Action ................................ ............................... The following are summaries of just a few of the legislative bills that are currerAy being acted upon by the League of California Cities. For more information about these and other Lills, please visit the League website's new "Issues and Advocacy" page ( www.cacities.ora/ issuesandadvocacv) — a one -stop location to access information about legislation, policy issues and related developments. You can track information on bills (www.cacities.org /legtracking), locate legislators and legislative committees, send letters to legislators or the media through the online Advocacy Center, research League policy positions, access useful related links, and much more. REVENUE AND TAXATION SB 114 (Torlakson). Financial Assistance. Relocation of Vehicle Dealers and Big Box Retailers. Local government agencies would be prohibited from offering incentives to lure big box retailers or vehicle dealers to their area from another jurisdiction in their local market area. Frequently, cities are placed in an awkward situation when a large retailer comes calling with an opportunity to generate large sales tax rev- enues in exchange for special incentives to help the retailer move from another local city or county. SB 114 eliminates that situation. Staff: Jean Korinke, Status: Governor's Desk, Position: Request for Signature. TRANSPORTATION, COMMUNICATIONS AND PUBLIC WORKS AB 1022 (Oropeza). Automated Enforce- ment Systems. AB 1022 revises the red light camera law by establishing guidelines for selec- tion of a location, ensuring that the equipment is regularly inspected and certifying that the equip- ment is properly installed and functioning. Addi- tionally, it allows local governments to contract out technical activities relating to the operation of automated systems. Finally it specifies that the minimum yellow light change intervals relating to designated approach speeds provided in the Traffic Manual of the State Department of Trans- portation are mandatory minimum yellow light intervals. The interval may exceed the minimum. AB 1022 as amended, will allow local govern- ments the ability to place enforcement cameras within their cities. This bill will afford local govern- ments the flexibility needed to ensure public safety by improving the operation of red light camera systems, providing greater guidance and public control over the systems' use. Furthermore, these changes will improve motorists' confidence in the camera systems and their use and result in improved driver behavior and traffic safety. Staff: Natasha Fooman, Status: Governor's Desk, Position: Request for Signature. 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 by a vote of 25 -12. Staff: Natasha Fooman, Status: In Assembly for Concurrence; Position: Support. SB 966 (Alarcon). Prevailing Wages on Public Works. Contractor's Cost. SB 966 as amended on August 26, still does not eliminate the problem of the previous version of the bill. The bill still makes the public agency liable when it does not explicitly require the developer to pay prevailing wages even though the public agency is unsure if they are legally required. However, the impact of that problem is lessened for redevelopment agen- cies and therefore they have removed their opposi- tion based on new amendments. SB 966 would PAGE 8 /PRIORITY FOCUS Visit the League's Official Web Site-- www.cacities.org