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LEGISLATIVE POLICY COMMITTEE
REGULAR MEETING – CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
13220 CENTRAL AVENUE
CHINO, CA 91710
MAY 24, 2023
OPEN SESSION – 3:00 PM
AGENDA
ROLL CALL
Mayor Eunice M. Ulloa and Mayor Pro Tem Karen C. Comstock.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
This is the time and place for the general public to address the Legislative Policy Committee about subjects that do not appear elsewhere on the agenda. Due to Brown Act requirements, action will not be taken on any issues not on the Agenda.
NEW BUSINESS
1. Review of Bills Tracked by the City of Chino. Receive a report of bills currently being tracked by the City of Chino and consider additional bills for City Council consideration at the June 6, 2023 Regular City Council Meeting.
Report by: Jack Morgan, Assistant to the City Manager and Jason Gonsalves, Joe A. Gonsalves and Son.
RECOMMENDATION: 1) Receive a report of tracked legislation and discuss official City positions to be recommended to the City Council at the June 6, 2023 Regular City Council Meeting.
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ADJOURN
The next Meeting of the Legislative Policy Committee will be held as needed in these Council Chambers with at least 72 hours’ notice per the requirements of the Ralph M. Brown Act.
I, Natalie Gonzaga, City Clerk of the City of Chino, hereby declare that on Friday, May 19, 2023, this agenda was posted on the south window of Chino City Hall and this agenda together with all of the agenda reports and related documents were posted on the City’s website at www.cityofchino.org by myself or under my direction.
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Natalie Gonzaga, City Clerk.
Revenue: Expenditure:
Transfer In: Transfer Out:
M E M O R A N D U M
CITY OF CHINO
ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT
LEGISLATIVE POLICY COMMITTEE MEETING DATE: MAY 24, 2023 TO: EUNICE M. ULLOA, MAYOR AND KAREN C. COMSTOCK, MAYOR PRO TEM FROM: JACK MORGAN, ASSISTANT TO THE CITY MANAGER
SUBJECT: REVIEW OF TRACKED LEGISLATION AND UPDATES.
RECOMMENDATION
1) Receive a report on tracked legislation and discuss official City positions on new pieces of legislation to be recommended to the City Council at the June 6, 2023 Regular City Council Meeting.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no direct fiscal impact associated with this action.
CITY OF CHINO MISSION / VISION / VALUES / STRATEGIC ISSUES:
The recommendation detailed above furthers the City’s values and strategic issues that serve as key pillars on which identified priorities, goals, and action plans are built, by fostering:
• Positive City Image
• Exemplary Leadership
• Public Service Excellence through Internal and External Partnerships LEGISLATIVE POLICY COMMITTEE MEETING DATE: MAY 24, 2023 SUBJECT: RECEIVE A REPORT ON TRACKED LEGISLATION AND DISCUSS OFFICIAL
CITY POSITIONS ON NEW PIECES OF LEGISLATION TO BE RECOMMENDED TO THE CITY COUNCIL AT THE JUNE 6, 2023 REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
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BACKGROUND
On April 4, 2023, per the Legislative Policy Committee’s (“LPC”) direction, staff presented official positions on introduced legislation to the entire City Council. With the City Council’s concurrence, staff and Gonsalves and Son (“Gonsalves”) issued signed position letters and engaged with State agencies, the League of California Cities, as well as State Senator Rubio and Assembly Member Rodriguez’ offices.
From May 30 – June 2, the California State Senate and State Assembly will be holding floor sessions. It is required that each house pass bills introduced in the house of origin by June 2.
Thereafter, starting on June 5, committee meetings may resume to review bills introduced in the first house.
ISSUES/ANALYSIS
As the California State Senate and California State Assembly hold floor sessions, it is necessary to review where each tracked piece of legislation stands today and consider positions on new pieces of legislation. Provided below is a summary of tracked pieces of legislation as well as new bills to consider.
Bill Number Title Position / Status
SB 4 Planning and zoning: housing
development: higher
education institutions and
religious institutions
Oppose / Appropriations
Committee
SB 423 Land use: streamlined
housing approvals: multifamily
housing developments:
Oppose / Appropriations
Committee
AB 257 Encampments: penalties Support if amended / Twoyear bill AB 367 Controlled Substances:
Enhancements
Support / Reconsideration
Granted
AB 797 Local Government: Police
Boards
Oppose / Two-year bill
SB 31 Encampments: Sensitive
Areas: Penalties
Support / Two-year bill
SB 55 Vehicles: Catalytic Converters Support / Senate Floor SB 536 Surplus State Real Property:
Heman G. Stark Youth
Correctional Facility
Support / Senate
Governmental Organizational
Committee
LEGISLATIVE POLICY COMMITTEE MEETING DATE: MAY 24, 2023 SUBJECT: RECEIVE A REPORT ON TRACKED LEGISLATION AND DISCUSS OFFICIAL
CITY POSITIONS ON NEW PIECES OF LEGISLATION TO BE RECOMMENDED TO THE CITY COUNCIL AT THE JUNE 6, 2023 REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
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AB 40 Emergency Medical Services Support / Appropriations Committee
AB 55 Medi-Cal: Workforce
Adjustment for ground
ambulance transports
Support / Appropriations
Committee
AB 97 Firearms: Unserialized
firearms
Support / Appropriations
Committee
AB 250 State highways: State Route
83: reduction
Support / Assembly Floor
AB 474 State Threat Assessment
Center: Transnational
Criminal Organizations
Support / Appropriations
Committee
AB 1505 Seismic Retrofitting: Soft story
Multifamily Housing.
Support / Appropriations
Committee
AB 1303 California Emergency
Services Act: Disaster
Preparedness
Support / Appropriations
Committee
SB 316 Shoplifting: Increased
penalties for prior crimes
Support / Failed Passage in
the Public Safety Committee
SB 20 Joint Powers Agreements:
Regional Housing Trusts
Support / Senate Floor
SB 459 Domestic Violence:
Restraining Orders
Support / Senate Floor
SB 690 Domestic Violence Support / Appropriations
Committee
AB 1708 Theft Support / Reconsideration
Granted.
Other Bills to Consider:
With some bills no longer moving through the legislative process or being extended to two years, provided below are additional bills the LPC may want to consider and recommend official positions to the City Council on June 6, 2023.
Bill Number and (Author) Summary Change to Law
AB 1748 (Ramos) This bill would prohibit the County of Riverside, the County of San Bernardino, and any of the cities, joint powers authorities, or agencies with land use authority within those counties from approving the development or expansion of any logistics use, as defined, that is adjacent to sensitive receptors, as defined, unless the local agency imposes certain requirements, as LEGISLATIVE POLICY COMMITTEE MEETING DATE: MAY 24, 2023 SUBJECT: RECEIVE A REPORT ON TRACKED LEGISLATION AND DISCUSS OFFICIAL
CITY POSITIONS ON NEW PIECES OF LEGISLATION TO BE RECOMMENDED TO THE CITY COUNCIL AT THE JUNE 6, 2023 REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
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specified, including a minimum setback on the logistics use of 300 feet if the logistics use consists of 400,000 or more square feet of building space, including, but not limited to,
warehouses. By imposing new requirements on local
agencies, the bill would impose a state-mandated local
program.
AB 742 (Jackson) This bill would prohibit the use of an unleashed police canine by law enforcement to apprehend a person, and any use of a police canine for crowd control. The bill would prohibit law enforcement agencies from authorizing any use or training of a police canine that is inconsistent with this bill.
SB 719 (Becker) This bill would require a law enforcement agency, including the Department of the California Highway Patrol, municipal police departments, county sheriff’s departments, specified local law enforcement agencies, and specified university and college police departments, to, by no later than January 1,
2024, ensure public access , in real time, to the radio communications of that agency, as specified.
AB 1034 (Wilson) This bill would prohibit a law enforcement agency or law enforcement officer from installing, activating, or using any biometric surveillance system in connection with an officer camera or data collected by an officer camera. The bill would authorize a person to bring an action for equitable or
declaratory relief against a law enforcement agency or officer who violates that prohibition.
AB 480 (Ting) This bill would exempt a local agency, in specified instances, from making a declaration at a public meeting for land that is “exempt surplus land” if the local agency identifies the land in a notice that is published and available for public comment at least 30 days before the exemption takes effect.
SB 747 (Caballero) Current law authorizes a city, county, or city and county, with the approval of its legislative body by resolution after a public hearing, to acquire, sell, or lease property in furtherance of the creation of an economic opportunity, as defined. Existing law specifies the Legislature’s intent regarding those provisions.
This bill would authorize a city, county, or city and county, in addition to a sale or lease, to otherwise transfer property to create an economic opportunity. The bill would make related, conforming changes.