Title
HEARING - Consider Recommendations from the Legislative Program Committee meeting of
June 17, 2002, as follows: (EST. TIME: 15 MIN.)
a) Receive a brief update on the status of the State Budget, and a copy of a letter to Governor Gray
Davis, supporting the Budget Conference Committee's action to restore Williamson Act subvention
funding;
b) Oppose AB 2701 (Wyman, R-Phelan) which would exempt from sales and use tax the retail
sale of tangible personal property on Indian reservations;
c) Oppose SB 1975 (Johnson, R-Irvine), unless amended to require the statewide direct primary
election be held in June. In its current form, SB 1975 retains the existing presidential primary
election date of the first Tuesday in March, but moves the date of the statewide direct primary
election from March to August;
d) Oppose SB 362 (Soto, D-Pomona). SB 362 would prohibit the adoption of any retirement
benefits for some, but not all, general members or safety members or for any subgroup. Although
designed to insure equity in retirement benefits, SB 362 would limit the Board's ability to adopt
benefit as appropriate. Further, if in negotiations, one group is unwilling to accept a benefit level,
SB 362 would prohibit the Board from adopting the benefit for other groups that may want to
accept the benefit;
e) Support AB 2004, if amended to clarify that the employee is responsible for the full cost (the
intent is to minimize the cost to the employer to the extent the law allows) of purchasing additional
retirement service credit. (Correa, D-Santa Ana). AB 2004 would authorize a county board of
supervisors, in counties operating retirement systems under the County Employees' Retirement
Law of 1937 ('37 Act), to allow active members of the retirement system to purchase up to five
years of additional service retirement credit;
f) Oppose SB 1521 (Kuehl, D-Santa Monica). SB 1521 would require the Director of the
Governor's Office of Planning and Research (OPR) in conjunction with a Planning Advisory and
Assistance Council, and the Secretaries of Resources and Business, Transportation and Housing to
develop model planning practices and policies. This bill would then grant these same entities the
authority to extend judgment over cities and counties regarding whether a city's or county's
practices and policies are "substantially comparable." Should it be determined that a city or county
has failed to adopt an ordinance that is "substantially comparable" the local jurisdiction would not
receive a priority for any competitive grants awarded by a state agency, department, board or
commission, which would include state General Funds, federal funds or state bond monies
approved after January 1, 2004;
g) Support AB 363 if amended to include language proposed by the Public Attorney's
Associations (Steinberg, D-Sacramento). AB 363 makes legislative findings and declarations
regarding the competing interests of public agency attorneys and seeks to clarify how, and under
what circumstances, a public sector attorney may disclose a client confidence when it is necessary
to do so to protect the public interest
h) Support the annual renewal of the federal advocacy contract with Waterman and Associates, for the period of July 1, 2002 to June 30, 2003, for services as described in the attached proposal. The total amount of the annual contract shall not exceed $116,000. The total contract includes $9,000 per month for comprehensive advocacy on no more than five specific issues / projects plus monitoring and reporting on an additional three issues; $3,000 for reimbursable expenditures; and $5,000 for additional unanticipated issues/services that may be authorized if necessary. This would in effect be a continuation of the existing costs and level of services;
i) Support, in concept, the introduction of federal legislation, the California Affordable Quantity and Quality Water Act (CAL-AQQWA), by Senator Barbara Boxer, and authorize staff to convey conceptual support to the Senator. As proposed CAL-AQQWA would provide federal support for projects that recycle, reuse, and improve California's water supply. As proposed, the legislation would include support for an expedited feasibility study for the Santa Maria Valley Water Conservation District Twitchell Reservoir Sediment Removal. The Twitchell Reservoir would also be eligible for a competitive grant and loan program to be supported by funding included in the bill;
j) Support H.R. 4857 (Matsui) to amend part D of title IV of the Social Security Act to modify the calculation of the child support automation penalty and provide for the reinvestment of any such penalties.
COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR'S RECOMMENDATION: POLICY
Body
[Enter body here.]