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LEGISLATIVE POLICY COMMITTEE
REGULAR MEETING – CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
13220 CENTRAL AVENUE
CHINO, CA 91710
TUESDAY, JANUARY 9, 2024
2:30 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 New State Laws, Status of Tracked State Legislation, and Proposed Amendments to City Legislative Policy. Receive reports on the status of State legislation being tracked by the City of Chino and new State laws effective 2024. Discuss and provide direction on proposed amendments to City of Chino Legislative Policy.
Staff Report by: Vivian Castro, Deputy City Manager, and Jason Gonsalves, Joe A. Gonsalves and Son.
ADJOURN
The next Regular 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, January 5, 2024, 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.
Natalie Gonzaga, City Clerk
M E M O R A N D U M
CITY OF CHINO
ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT
COMMITTEE MEETING DATE: JANUARY 9, 2024
TO: LEGISLATIVE POLICY COMMITTEE
FROM: VIVIAN CASTRO, DEPUTY CITY MANAGER
SUBJECT: REVIEW OF NEW STATE LAWS, STATUS OF TRACKED STATE LEGISLATION, AND PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO CITY LEGISLATIVE POLICY.
RECOMMENDATION
Receive reports on the status of State legislation being tracked by the City of Chino and new State laws effective 2024. Discuss and provide direction on proposed amendments to City of Chino Legislative Policy.
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
BACKGROUND
On October 18, 2022, the City Council adopted a revised City of Chino Legislative Policy and created the Legislative Policy Committee of the City Council, outlining its associated tasks, purpose, and procedures.
ISSUES/ANALYSIS
Throughout 2023, the City Council’s Legislative Policy Committee met and directed staff to present official positions on introduced legislation to the entire City Council. With the City Council’s concurrence, staff and the City’s legislative advocate, Joe A. Gonsalves & Son, issued signed position letters and engaged with State agencies, the League of California Cities, legislative committees and staff, as well as State Senator Rubio and Assembly Member Rodriguez’s offices, to advocate on behalf of the City. These advocacy efforts included two City of Chino-sponsored bills, AB 250 (Rodriguez) and SB 536 (Rubio).
AB 250 (Rodriguez), authorizing the California Transportation Commission to relinquish to the City of Chino all or a portion of State Route 83 within the city’s jurisdiction, was signed into law.
SB 526 (Rubio), which would authorize the Director of General Services to sell or lease the Herman G. Stark Youth Correctional Facility site to the City of Chino, remains in the Senate.
City staff and Jason Gonsalves tracked and recommended positions on several proposals as measures were amended and moved through the legislative process.
The first year of the 2023-2024 session of the California Legislature concluded on September 14, with the Governor’s deadline to sign bills on October 14.
The Legislature reconvened on January 3, 2024, kicking off the 2024 Legislative session. As the second year of a two-year session, during the month of January, the Legislature will focus on passing all two-year bills out of their houses of origin (Assembly Bills out of the Assembly and Senate Bills out of the Senate) by January 31, 2024. In addition, all new legislative proposals must be submitted to Legislative Counsel for drafting by January 19, 2024. The last day to introduce bills is Friday, February 16, 2024.
New Laws in 2024
In 2023, the California legislature passed 1,046 bills, with Governor Newsom signing 890 into law.
A report on new 2024 state laws of significance to the City is provided in Attachment 1.
The City of Chino tracked 25 bills and submitted position letters to the legislature and Governor on several of these measures, with Gonsalves & Son advocating for these bills on the City’s behalf. A report on the status of state legislation tracked in 2023 is provided in Attachment 2.
Major Issues for 2024
Crime is anticipated to be a priority item for the legislature in 2024, with a new Select Committee on Retail Theft created by Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas. Other ongoing issues that impact local government are housing and homelessness, as well as the State’s estimated $68 billion budget deficit, which will undoubtedly be at the forefront of legislative priorities during the 2024 legislative session.
2024 California State Legislative Deadlines
Jan. 1 Statutes take effect.
Jan. 3 Legislature reconvenes.
Jan. 10 Budget must be submitted by Governor.
Jan. 12 Last day for policy committees to hear and report to fiscal committee’s fiscal bills introduced in their house in the odd-numbered year.
Jan. 19 Last day for any committee to hear and report to the Floor bills introduced in that house in the odd-numbered year.
Last day to submit bill requests to the Office of Legislative Counsel.
Jan. 31 Last day for each house to pass bills introduced in that house in the odd-numbered year.
Feb. 16 Last day for bills to be introduced.
Proposed Amendments to City of Chino Legislative Policy During 2023, the Legislative Policy Committee reviewed and adopted positions on numerous bills.
Some of these were referred to the Committee for consideration by staff, while others were flagged by the League of California Cities and various municipal government and professional associations.
On several occasions, the City’s existing policy requirement indicating that official City positions must be considered by the Legislative Policy Committee first created undue delays in providing timely City input on critical legislative issues. City Staff recommends that the current policy be amended to authorize staff, to adopt an official City position, and act in a timely manner, as appropriate, when an item is determined to correspond with the City’s legislative platform The proposed amendment to the City of Chino Legislative Policy is in Attachment 3. 1 New Laws 2024
AB 40 Rodriguez, D HTML PDF
Emergency medical services.
Bill information
Summary: This bill requires the Emergency Medical Services Authority to develop and implement an electronic signature, an audit tool, and other changes related to ambulance patient offload time. It also requires every local EMS agency to develop a standard for offload time, and for every general acute care hospital with an emergency department to develop a protocol for offload time also. The bill also imposes penalties for violations of the act or regulations. Finally, this bill specifies that no local agencies or school districts are required to be reimbursed for costs mandated by the state. (Based on 10/13/2023 text)
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AB 50 Wood, D HTML PDF
Public utilities: timely service: customer energization.
Bill information
Summary: This bill would require electricity companies to make sure that they are energizing their customers in a timely manner.
The bill would require companies to prove that they have energized 80% of customers with applications that were deemed completed by January 31, 2023. It would also need companies to update their distribution planning processes so that they will be able to meet the goal of timely electricity service. Finally, the bill would make it a crime if any of the above rules are violated. (Based on 10/07/2023 text) Current
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AB 84 Ward, D HTML PDF
Property tax: welfare exemption: affordable housing.
Bill information
Summary: This bill aims to expand the "welfare exemption" property tax relief available to those property owners who use their property exclusively for rental housing and related facilities and are owned by certain types of non-profit entities.
Specifically, the bill expands this exemption to properties financed with qualified 501(c)(3) bonds and also requires that these properties meet legal restrictions that tier rental rates for lower-income occupants. In addition, the bill includes legislative findings related to the protection of public access to meetings and writings that hold the government accountable. The bill also includes a requirement for the state to reimburse local agencies for certain property tax revenues lost as a result of the bill's tax levy. This bill would take effect immediately. (Based on 10/11/2023 text)
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2 AB 129 Committee on Budget, HTML PDF
Housing.
Bill information
Summary: Coordinated homelessness action plan and to notify HCD within 10 days of approving an amendment Summarize:
Existing state and federal law established programs to provide assistance to people struggling with homelessness. This bill would expand eligibility for state funding, exempt some land from certain requirements, grant a penalty for misuse of land, and changed how funding goes to homeless initiatives. It also requires public stakeholder meetings before a regionally coordinated homeless action plan can be completed and requires participants to report their plans to the Department of Housing and Community Development. (Based on 07/10/2023 text) Current
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AB 361 Ward, D HTML PDF
Vehicles: photographs of bicycle lane parking violations.
Bill information
Summary: This bill would allow local agencies to install automated forward facing parking control devices on city-owned or district-owned parking enforcement vehicles for the purpose of taking photographs of parking violations occurring in bicycle lanes. It would also require the designated employee or law enforcement agency to review the photographs and issue a notice of violation to the registered owner of a vehicle within 15 calendar days. Photographic records would be confidential, and available only to public agencies to enforce parking violations. There would also be a requirement for the local agency to report on the system's effectiveness and impact on traffic outcomes every two years. The bill contains legislative findings that demonstrate the interest protected by the limitation and the need for protecting that interest. (Based on 10/08/2023 text)
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AB 400 Rubio, Blanca, D HTML PDF
Local agency design-build projects: authorization.
Bill information
Summary: This bill makes changes to the definition of "local agency" related to the use of a special procurement process called "design-build" for public works projects over $1 million. Currently, a specific types of agencies responsible for the construction of transit projects are able to use the design-build process. The bill changes the definition to allow additional joint powers authorities responsible for the construction of transit projects to use the design-build process, and also extends the date by which this authorization expires to 2031. By doing this, the bill expands the crime of perjury, and requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs it mandates. (Based on 09/22/2023 text)
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AB 480 Ting, D HTML PDF
Surplus land.
Bill information
Summary: ject to the surplus land disposal procedures in effect on December 31 2019 Summarize: This bill would modify the definition of "exempt surplus land", which is land that a local agency does not have to follow the regular disposal procedures for, to better suit certain land disposition and development agreements. It would also require land to be 3 put up for an open competitive bid and include certain restrictions, such as affordable housing regulations, and it would impose penalties on local agencies who dispose of their land without following these procedures. The bill also provides exceptions for land located on tribal trust lands and for land that is owned by a public-use airport. (Based on 10/11/2023 text)
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AB 519 Schiavo, D HTML PDF
Affordable Housing Finance Workgroup: affordable housing: consolidated application and coordinated review process.
Bill information
Summary: Existing law requires the Department of Housing and Community Development to promote the development of affordable housing in the state. It also creates the California Housing Finance Agency and the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee to help finance affordable housing. This bill would require the Department of Housing and Community Development, California Housing Finance Agency, and the California Debt Limit Allocation Committee to jointly form a workgroup to develop recommendations for streamlining the process developers must take to obtain grants, loans, tax credits, and other subsidies for building affordable housing and to create a consolidated application and review process for these developers. The workgroup must report recommendations to certain committees of the Legislature on or before July 1, 2026 and the reviewing entities must create a plan to update state-administered programs on or before January 1, 2027. (Based on 10/11/2023 text) Current
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AB 557 Hart, D HTML PDF
Open meetings: local agencies: teleconferences.
Bill information
Summary: This bill would allow for local government agencies to hold teleconference meetings during declared states of emergency and beyond, without having to comply with the usual requirements. This will allow members of the public to observe and provide comment, as well as address the legislative body during the meeting. The bill would also extend the period for a legislative body to make certain findings to 45 days for continued teleconferencing. The bill would make findings that it is in furtherance of public access to government meetings and writings. (Based on 10/08/2023 text)
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AB 701 Villapudua, D HTML PDF
Controlled substances: fentanyl.
Bill information
Summary: The bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the City of San Diego This bill would make additional changes related to fentanyl. This bill will increase the penalties and fines for violations involving fentanyl and other related substances. It would also require the defendant to know the nature of the drug in order to be fined or imprisoned. Additionally, the bill would provide special provisions for the City of San Diego, and no reimbursement is required for related costs. (Based on 10/08/2023 text) Current
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AB 744 Carrillo, Juan, D HTML PDF
4 California Transportation Commission: data, modeling, and analytic software tools procurement.
Bill information
Summary: The California Transportation Commission in the Transportation Agency is responsible for deciding which transportation projects to fund and for how much. This bill wants the Commission to come up with a plan by July 1, 2025 to buy and use special data modeling and analytical software so that state agencies can better track things like congestion, air quality, and affordable housing. This plan should also give access to the data they procure and provide a way to fund these activities. (Based on 10/08/2023 text) Current
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AB 764 Bryan, D HTML PDF
Local redistricting.
Bill information
Summary: This bill would make numerous changes to existing law concerning redistricting.This bill would require counties, county boards of education, cities, school districts, community college districts, and special districts that elect their governing boards using district-based elections to comply with uniform requirements related to redistricting. This would include stipulations about holding public workshops and hearings, maintaining an accessible internet webpage, and adopting a redistricting public education and outreach plan. The bill would also provide that district boundaries must be adopted no later than 204 days before the next regular election in years ending with 2. Lastly, the bill would provide special circumstances for adopting new district boundaries before the following federal decennial census. (Based on 10/07/2023 text)
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AB 894 Friedman, D HTML PDF
Parking requirements: shared parking.
Bill information
Summary: This bill would require local governments to review and approve new development plans in accordance with new rules. This includes allowing entities with underutilized parking to share that parking with the public, local agencies, or other entities if they submit a shared parking agreement. The agreement must include a parking analysis done by a professional planning association. Additionally, the local agency must notify all property owners within 300 feet of the shared parking spaces and hold a public meeting if requested. Furthermore, the bill requires state and other public funds to be used to examine the feasibility of shared parking agreements when used to develop a parking structure or surface parking. Finally, this bill would apply to all cities, including charter cities and would not require reimbursement to local agencies and school districts. (Based on 10/11/2023 text) Current
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AB 976 Ting, D HTML PDF
Accessory dwelling units: owner-occupancy requirements.
Bill information
Summary: The Planning and Zoning Law allows cities to create accessory dwelling units, which are small living spaces on the same lot as primary dwellings. Currently, cities can require rentals for more than 30 days, but this bill would only allow 30 days or longer. Also, beginning in 2025, cities could require that an owner of the accessory dwelling unit occupies the unit. However, this bill would stop cities from making this requirement. (Based on 10/11/2023 text) 5 Current
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AB 1132 Friedman, D HTML PDF
Solar energy systems: permit fees.
Bill information
Summary: This bill would extend a provision, currently set to expire on 2025, that limits permit fees that a city or county may charge for residential and commercial solar energy systems. By extending this provision, the state will impose a local program and require cities and counties to stay in line with solar energy regulations. The state will not have to reimburse local agencies or school districts for any cost associated with this program. (Based on 10/07/2023 text) Current
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AB 1166 Bains, D HTML PDF
Liability for opioid antagonist administration.
Bill information
Summary: This law allows people to provide emergency medical or nonmedical care without worrying about being held liable for civil damages, except in cases of gross negligence, willful or wanton misconduct. The bill seeks to further protect those who are providing emergency treatment at the scene of an opioid overdose or suspected overdose by allowing them to administer an opioid antagonist without fear of being held liable for civil damages. It also protects those who provide the opioid antagonists used during an overdose from being liable for civil damages. (Based on 07/21/2023 text)
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AB 1332 Carrillo, Juan, D HTML PDF
Accessory dwelling units: preapproved plans.
Bill information
Summary: This bill would make it easier for people to build accessory dwelling units (like granny flats). It would require all local agencies to develop a program for pre-approving plans for accessory dwelling units. It would also allow for local agencies to charge a fee for pre-approvals. Additionally, the local agency would be required to post approved plans on their internet website and approve or deny applications for detached accessory dwelling units within 30 days. The aim of this bill is to address a matter of statewide concern and would apply to all cities, including charter cities. (Based on 10/11/2023 text)
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AB 1418 McKinnor, D HTML PDF
Tenancy: local regulations: contact with law enforcement or criminal convictions.
Bill information
Summary: , This bill attempts to protect people from being penalized as the result of a law enforcement contact. It would prevent local governments from penalizing people, such as landlords or tenants, who have been contacted by a law enforcement agency or have a criminal conviction. Also, it would protect tenants from being evicted or punished because of another tenant's law enforcement contact or criminal conviction. The bill would affect all cities, including charter cities, and contain remedies for violations. (Based on 10/08/2023 text) 6 Current
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AB 1448 Wallis, R HTML PDF
Cannabis: enforcement by local jurisdictions.
Bill information
Summary: The Control Regulate and Tax Adult Use of Marijuana Act (AUMA) and the Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act (MAUCRSA) give people the license to do commercial adult-use cannabis activity and regulate the licensure of commercial medicinal and adult-use cannabis activities. MAUCRSA also creates penalties for those engaging in commercial cannabis activity without a license. This bill changes those penalties so that the agency bringing the action is reimbursed for the costs of bringing the action and 50% of the remainder is paid to the county or city involved, and the other 50% is deposited into the General Fund. (Based on 10/13/2023 text) Current
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AB 1467 Alanis, R HTML PDF
Nevaeh Youth Sports Safety Act.
Bill information
Summary: The Nevaeh Youth Sports Safety Act requires youth sports organizations to ensure their athletes have access to an AED (Automated External Defibrillator) during any official practice or match. The AED must be administered by a medical professional, coach or other designated person who holds certification and meets any other qualifications required by federal and state law. The Act will go into effect January 1, 2027. This is an addition to existing law which already requires youth sports organizations to provide coaches, administrators, and game officials with annual education and materials relating to the use of an AED and other concussions/sudden cardiac arrest prevention protocols. Tackle football programs are also required to receive coach certification in first aid, cardiopulmonary resuscitation and AED protocols. (Based on 06/29/2023 text)
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AB 1484 Zbur, D HTML PDF
Temporary public employees.
Bill information
Summary: The Meyers-Milias-Brown Act authorizes public employees to form and join employee organizations and requires certain matters to be considered when it comes to employee-employer relations. This bill would impose requirements on temporary employees of public employers who are performing the same or similar type of work that's done by permanent employees to be automatically included in the same bargaining unit and would require public employers to participate in collective bargaining to establish certain employment conditions for them. If the bill's provisions are violated, it would be processed as an unfair practice charge. If passed, the bill would impose new duties on local agencies, and the state would not be required to reimburse them. (Based on 10/10/2023 text) Current
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AB 1490 Lee, D HTML PDF
Affordable housing development projects: adaptive reuse.
Bill information
7 Summary: This bill requires local officials to prioritize the funding of adaptive reuse projects in order to build more affordable housing in existing developed areas with public infrastructure. The bill adds to the Housing Accountability Act, which makes it illegal for local agencies to disapprove or condition a housing project that is intended to be used for very lowincome, low-income, or moderate-income households, so long as it complies with objective, quantifiable written development standards. This bill requires these housing developments to have 100% of their units be dedicated to lower income households, with 50% of the units being dedicated to very low-income households. Local agencies would be required to determine if the proposed development meets these standards within a specific timeframe and would be prohibited from prohibiting an adaptive reuse model for an affordable housing project on the basis that it is an adaptive reuse project. A local source of funding would have to include adaptive reuse as an eligible project. The state will have to cover the cost for these changes, as they are a matter of statewide concern, not municipal affairs. (Based on 10/11/2023 text)
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AB 1572 Friedman, D HTML PDF
Potable water: nonfunctional turf.
Bill information
Summary: This bill would encourage reuse of water and make restrictions about how water is used. It would require water management plans to consider the water-related needs of disadvantaged communities and owners and occupants of affordable housing. Specifically, it would prohibit the use of potable water for the irrigation of nonfunctional turf located on certain properties, and require owners of these properties to certify their compliance. The bill would also ask the State Water Resources Control Board to create a form for certification and would also allow public water systems, counties or cities to enforce these provisions. Finally, it would require the Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development to support businesses that provide services that help with compliance. (Based on 10/13/2023 text)
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AB 1594 Garcia, D HTML PDF
Medium- and heavy-duty zero-emission vehicles: public agency utilities.
Bill information
Summary: Executive Order No N-79-20 seeks to transition medium- and heavy-duty vehicles in California to zero-emission vehicles by 2035 for drayage trucks and by 2045 where feasible. The bill related to this executive order also requires any state regulation that seeks to require or otherwise compel the procurement of medium- and heavy-duty zeroemission vehicles to authorize public agency utilities, such as local publicly owned electric utilities, community water systems, and wastewater treatment providers, to purchase replacements for traditional utility-specialized vehicles that are at the end of their life in order to maintain reliable service and respond to major foreseeable events. (Based on 10/08/2023 text)
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AB 1637 Irwin, D HTML PDF
Local government: internet websites and email addresses.
Bill information
Summary: The California Constitution allows cities and counties to make laws and regulations that do not conflict with general laws. The California Public Records Act requires a local agency to make public records available to the public, including (by 2029) posting them on an internet website with a “gov” or “cagov” domain name. This bill would also require local agencies to use a “gov” or “cagov” domain name for employee email addresses. Furthermore, it would require the 8 state to reimburse local agencies for any costs mandated by this bill, as determined by the Commission on State Mandates. (Based on 10/08/2023 text)
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ACA 13 Ward, D HTML PDF
Voting thresholds.
Bill information
Summary: This measure would provide that any proposed constitutional amendment or a statewide initiative measure must be approved by the majority of the people voting. If the measure includes provisions to increase the number of votes needed to pass a state or local measure, then the votes in favour of the measure must be equal or higher than the highest approval requirement. This measure would apply to measures from January 1, 2024. Additionally, a local governing body would be allowed to hold an advisory vote to get the opinion of the people. Finally, the measure would state that if any part of it is not valid, the remainder of the measure would not be affected. (Based on 11/02/2023 text)
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SB 4 Wiener, D HTML PDF
Planning and zoning: housing development: higher education institutions and religious institutions.
Bill information
Summary: This bill would make it easier for certain development projects to get approval. It would require local governments to approve projects on certain land owned by an independent institution of higher education or religious institution if the project meets certain criteria. This includes that 100% of the project's units are affordable to lower income households, and that the project is located close to a public transit stop or car sharing vehicle. The bill also prohibits local governments from imposing certain kinds of requirements on these projects, such as more parking than necessary. Finally, the bill would prevent the California Environmental Quality Act from applying to these projects. (Based on 10/11/2023 text)
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SB 14 Grove, R HTML PDF
Serious felonies: human trafficking.
Bill information
Summary: This bill adds human trafficking of a minor to the definition of a serious felony under California law. This means that if someone is convicted of a serious felony, including human trafficking of a minor, they could be subject to the Three Strikes Law, which increases punishments for certain felonies. Even though this bill creates a new state-mandated local program, the California Constitution does not require state reimbursement for the costs associated with it. (Based on 09/25/2023 text)
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SB 20 Rubio, D HTML PDF
9 Joint powers agreements: regional housing trusts.
Bill information
Summary: The Joint Exercise of Powers Act authorizes two or more public agencies to join together to exercise their common powers. This bill would allow two or more local agencies, as well as a federally recognized tribal government, to create a regional housing trust. This trust would help fund housing to assist the homeless and those of extremely low, very low, and low income. The trust would be led by a board of directors, consisting of at least five people, and would be allowed to fund projects, accept financing and funds, and issue bonds. They would also be required to follow certain financial reporting and auditing requirements. (Based on 09/01/2023 text) Current
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SB 29 Glazer, D HTML PDF
The Political Reform Act of 1974: Fair Political Practices Commission: political reform education program.
Bill information
Summary: The Political Reform Act of 1974 is a law that requires the reporting of campaign contributions and expenditures and sets up other record-keeping requirements. The Fair Political Practices Commission is responsible for upholding the Act and if someone breaks the law, they are subject to criminal penalties and a $10 per day fine. This bill would create a Political Reform Education Program which would give people an alternate way to handle any minor violations without administrative proceedings. Eligibility requirements would include lack of experience with the Act and minimal public harm from the violation. To participate in the program, people would have to pay a fee to the General Fund. The bill would also exempt program participants from additional penalties and say that it furthers and helps the purposes of the Act. (Based on 10/10/2023 text)
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SB 55 Umberg, D HTML PDF
Vehicles: catalytic converters.
Bill information
Summary: This bill requires core recyclers that accept or sell used catalytic converters to maintain records of their purchases and sales, and would allow payment by check, credit card, or any other traceable payment other than cash. It would also prohibit dealers and retailers from selling new and used cars with converters that aren't marked with the car's vehicle identification number. Until 2025, vehicles purchased from a dealer licensed in another state and without a warranty service facility in California would be exempt from this requirement. Breaking this law would be an infraction punishable with a fee. (Based on 10/13/2023 text)
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SB 329 Dodd, D HTML PDF
Cities: city council members: compensation.
Bill information
Summary: This bill changes the way a city can decide how much to pay its city council members. Currently, the city council can pass an ordinance allowing them to earn a salary based on the population of the city, but only up to a maximum amount. Under this bill, the maximum amount can be increased beyond that to an amount based on either 5% for each year since the last salary adjustment, or equal to inflation since January 1, 2024, up to a maximum of 10%. Any 10 such salary increase must be done in an open session at least two regular meetings of the city council. (Based on 06/29/2023 text)
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SB 386 Newman, D HTML PDF
Elections.
Bill information
Summary: This bill makes changes to the procedures for filing petitions for initiatives, referendums, and recalls, as well as the submission of nomination papers for municipal office candidates. For petitions which have more than 500 signatures, elections officials can use random sampling to determine the number of valid signatures, and the time frame to complete the determination is extended by 30 days, except when it would cause a recall election to be ineligible for consolidation. For municipal office candidates, elections officials must post or publish specified election information at least 3 days before the nomination papers are due. The bill also repeals the requirement for ballots for presidential elections to contain specific instructions for voters, which would increase the duties of local elections officials resulting in a state-mandated local program. If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs must be made according to the statutory provisions. (Based on 10/13/2023 text)
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SB 423 Wiener, D HTML PDF
Land use: streamlined housing approvals: multifamily housing developments.
Bill information
Summary: This bill would make changes to the Planning and Zoning Law, which authorizes a streamlined ministerial approval process for multifamily housing developments that satisfy specific objective planning standards. Under the bill, the Department of General Services would be able to act in the place of a locality or local government. The bill would extend the operation of the streamlined ministerial approval process until January 1, 2036. It would also provide changes to the objective planning standards, such as revising the standard that prohibits a multifamily housing development from being subject to the streamlined ministerial approval process if it’s located in a coastal zone, and removing a prohibition on a development being located in a High Fire Severity Zone. The bill would also require a local government’s Planning Director or equivalent to determine that the development is consistent with the objective planning standards in order for it to be approved, as well as require a public meeting if the development is located in a census tract designated as a Moderate Resource Area, Low Resource Area, or Area of High Segregation and Poverty.
The bill would also prohibit design reviews and public oversight of the development, and would impose a statemandated local program. (Based on 10/11/2023 text) Current
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SB 459 Rubio, D HTML PDF
Domestic violence: restraining orders.
Bill information
Summary: Under this existing law, someone who has been attacked, stalked, or threatened can take legal action and ask a civil court to issue an order to forbid the person who has attacked, stalked, or threatened them from doing so again. This court order can be valid for up to 5 years, and the court can decide to renew it for 5 or more years, or permanently if it 11 is needed. This new bill would require the Judicial Council to create forms for people who already have a restraining order, to modify it if needed. (Based on 10/13/2023 text) Current
Text:
10/13/2023 - Chaptered
SB 616 Gonzalez, D HTML PDF
Sick days: paid sick days accrual and use.
Bill information
Summary: The Healthy Workplaces Healthy Families Act of 2014 requires employers in California to give paid sick days for certain reasons. It also includes provisions on how employees can use paid sick days. This bill would exclude railroad employers and their employees from the act's provisions, and make changes for CBA (Collective Bargaining Agreement) employees and certain individual providers of in-home supportive services. This includes extended accrual requirements, raising the limit from 24 to 40 hours or 3 to 5 days, and changing the conditions for the employer's policy to provide at least 5 days or 40 hours of sick leave or paid time off within 6 months of employment. It also increases accrual thresholds from 48 to 80 hours or 6 to 10 days. Lastly, the bill sets forth that the provisions shall preempt any local ordinance to the contrary. (Based on 10/04/2023 text) Current
Text:
10/04/2023 - Chaptered
SB 623 Laird, D HTML PDF
Workers’ compensation: post-traumatic stress disorder.
Bill information
Summary: Workers can receive compensation when injured while working. This includes medical treatment, disability indemnity and death benefits. Until January 1 2025, certain firefighting personnel and peace officers will be presumed by the law to have developed post-traumatic stress that arose from their work. However, this will be repealed in 2029 and the Commission on Health and Safety and Workers' Compensation will review claims filed for people who are not included in the presumption, such as public safety dispatchers. (Based on 10/08/2023 text) Current
Text:
10/09/2023 - Chaptered
SB 700 Bradford, D HTML PDF
Employment discrimination: cannabis use.
Bill information
Summary: The California Fair Employment and Housing Act prohibits employers from discriminating against employees based on several categories. Beginning in 2024, employers are not allowed to discriminate against someone due to their use of cannabis outside of the workplace. This bill seeks to make it unlawful for employers to ask applicants about their prior use of cannabis. This exemption does not apply if employers are allowed to consider or inquire about that information according to the Fair Employment and Housing act or other relevant state or federal law. (Based on 10/07/2023 text) Current
Text:
10/07/2023 - Chaptered
SB 706 Caballero, D HTML PDF
Public contracts: progressive design-build: local agencies.
Bill information
Summary: Existing law authorizes certain local authorities like cities, counties and districts to use a special project delivery process called "Progressive Design-Build" to carry out up to 15 large construction projects costing more than 12 $5,000,000 each which must be reported to the Legislature. This bill would extend that authority to allow up to 10 similar projects as well as projects not limited to water-related ones. It also requires the local agency to provide certain information about the projects under penalty of perjury and make a report to the Legislature by December 31 2028. The bill also states that the state is not required to reimburse any cost incurred in this process. (Based on 10/08/2023 text)
Current
Text:
10/08/2023 - Chaptered
SB 747 Caballero, D HTML PDF
Land use: surplus land.
Bill information
Summary: Existing law governs which types of land a local agency may dispose of by declaring it surplus, and requires that the local agency declare land as either surplus or exempt surplus land in a public meeting before they can dispose of it.
This bill would change the definition of "dispose" to generally mean the sale of the surplus property or a lease of any surplus property entered into on or after January 1, 2024 for a term longer than 15 years including renewal options, and it would also redefine the term “agency’s use” to include property owned by a port. This bill would also add various new categories of exempt surplus land to the requirements. Various actions by local agencies when disposing of the land, such as sending a written notice, would be required. If certain conditions are met, the local agency could be held liable for up to 30% of the proceeds from the sale of the land. (Based on 10/11/2023 text) Current
Text:
10/11/2023 - Chaptered
SB 767 Rubio, D HTML PDF
Elementary education: kindergarten.
Bill information
Summary: In California, if you are aged 6-18, you are required by law to attend school full-time. Exceptionally, children under 6 may be admitted to kindergarten if they turn 5 or 6 by September 1 of the school year, and a child who has already been admitted to kindergarten may be admitted to the first grade if they are judged to be ready for first grade work.
The bill, starting in 2024, would require a child to have completed one year of kindergarten before being admitted to the first grade. The state may have to reimburse local agencies and school districts for any associated costs. (Based on 03/22/2023 text)
Current
Text:
03/22/2023 - Amended
SB 798 Glazer, D HTML PDF
Elections: local bond measures: tax rate statement.
Bill information
Summary: Local governments are required to provide voters with a statement when a bond measure is put up for public vote.
Currently, the statement needs to provide an estimated tax rate per $100 of the property's assessed value. This bill suggests that the estimated tax rate should now be shown per $100,000 of the assessed value. (Based on 10/10/2023 text)
Current
Text:
10/10/2023 - Chaptered
Total Measures: 42
Total Tracking Forms: 10
1 Chino Priority Bills from 2023
Status as of January 5, 2024
AB 55 Rodriguez, D HTML PDF
Medi-Cal: workforce adjustment for ground ambulance transports.
Tracking form
Position
Support
Priority
Standard (4)
Bill information
Summary: The Medi-Cal program provides health care services to low-income individuals, and is partly funded by the federal Medicaid program. This bill would establish an additional payment for services provided by ground ambulance transport, with the rate varying depending on the point of pickup and whether the service was for an emergency or non-emergency. Providers who meet the workforce standards - such as emergency medical dispatchers, emergency medical technicians, paramedics, and registered nurses - set by the State Department of Health Care Services would receive the payment. The bill would authorize the department to recoup payments from providers who don't meet the standards and would condition requiring the payment on receiving necessary federal approvals. There is no required reimbursement for local agencies and school districts for this bill. (Based on 04/27/2023 text) Current
Text:
04/27/2023 - Amended
AB 257 Hoover, R HTML PDF
Encampments: penalties.
Tracking form
Position Priority
Track/Watch (5)
Bill information
Summary: This bill proposes a law prohibiting people from camping within 500 feet of a school in a street, sidewalk, or other public property. Currently, it is considered a misdemeanor if a person lodges in a place without permission or if they willfully and maliciously obstruct a person’s free movement in a public place. If someone breaks this proposed law, they can be fined up to $10 in an action brought by the city attorney of the city or the county counsel or the district attorney of the county where the violation occurred. (Based on 01/03/2024 text)
2 Current
Text:
01/03/2024 - Amended
AB 335 Alanis, R HTML PDF
Retail theft.
Tracking form
Position Priority
Track/Watch (5)
Bill information
Summary: This bill constantly updates existing law to keep up with organized retail thefts. It requires the state and local law enforcement to collect and provide data on retail theft to the Milton Marks “Little Hoover” Commission on California State Government Organization and Economy. The commission is required to submit a report to the Legislature that describes the reported retail thefts by January 1, 2026. If the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, then reimbursement for those costs will be made. (Based on 03/09/2023 text) Current
Text:
03/09/2023 - Amended
AB 367 Maienschein, D HTML PDF
Controlled substances: enhancements.
Tracking form
Position
Support
Priority
Track/Watch (5)
Bill information
Summary: This bill states that if a person sells, furnishes, administers, or gives away fentanyl or a related substance and that person suffers a significant or substantial physical injury as a result, then the person who sold, furnished, administered, or gave away the substance can get an added sentence of 3-5 years in state prison.
This does not apply to juvenile offenders. This bill also specifies that the state of California does not have to reimburse local agencies for this program. (Based on 03/22/2023 text) Current
Text:
03/22/2023 - Amended
AB 474 Rodriguez, D HTML PDF
State Threat Assessment Center: transnational criminal organizations.
Tracking form
Position
Support
Priority
Track/Watch (5)
Bill information
3 Summary: This bill requires the State Threat Assessment Center (STAC) to prioritize efforts to disrupt and dismantle criminal networks trafficking opioid drugs in California. In addition, the STAC must also support state and local interagency task forces and provide training to public safety personnel. This is part of the responsibility of the Office of Emergency Services, which is a part of the Office of the Governor and already responsible for addressing natural, technological, or human-caused disasters and emergencies, and preventing, responding to, recovering from, and mitigating the effects of emergencies and disasters. (Based on 09/13/2023 text)
Current
Text:
10/09/2023 - Vetoed
AB 1034 Wilson, D HTML PDF
Law enforcement: facial recognition and other biometric surveillance.
Tracking form
Position
Oppose
Priority
Significant (3)
Bill information
Summary: This bill would establish new policies and procedures to ensure that body-worn cameras worn by peace officers are used properly. It requires all law enforcement agencies, departments, or entities to consider best practices when establishing policies for body-worn cameras. It would also prohibit any biometric surveillance systems or other data-collection technology from being used with officer cameras.
Furthermore, it grants people the right to sue any law enforcement agency or officer who violates this prohibition. These provisions currently expire on January 1, 2027. (Based on 05/01/2023 text) Current
Text:
05/01/2023 - Amended
AB 1505 Rodriguez, D HTML PDF
Seismic retrofitting: soft story multifamily housing.
Tracking form
Position
Support
Priority
Track/Watch (5)
Bill information
Summary: Existing law in California creates the California Earthquake Authority (CEA) and the California Residential Mitigation Program (CRMP), which provide financial assistance to owners of soft story multifamily housing that is at risk of collapse in earthquakes. A fund of $250 million from the state's General Fund was set up to support the Seismic Retrofitting Program for Soft Story Multifamily Housing, but this bill would remove the requirement for this appropriation and instead allow the Office of Emergency Services to use federal funds from the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program and Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities to support this program. (Based on 07/03/2023 text)
4 Current
Text:
07/03/2023 - Amended
SB 31 Jones, R HTML PDF
Encampments: sensitive areas: penalties.
Tracking form
Position
Oppose
Priority
Significant (3)
Bill information
Summary: This bill would prohibit a person from sitting, lying, sleeping, or placing personal property on any street sidewalk or other public right-of-way within 1000 feet of a sensitive area, such as an intersection or school, as defined. A violation of this prohibition would be considered a public nuisance, and can be abated and prevented as provided by law. A violation could be charged as either a misdemeanor or an infraction. In order to enforce these rules, the prosecutor must provide at least 72 hours of notice before commencing any action. This bill would also prohibit the state from being required to reimburse for costs associated with enforcing these rules. (Based on 03/22/2023 text)
Current
Text:
03/22/2023 - Amended
SB 50 Bradford, D HTML PDF
Vehicles: enforcement.
Tracking form
Position
Oppose
Priority
Significant (3)
Bill information
Summary: This bill proposes to change existing law by prohibiting a police officer from making a stop or detaining a person for a minor infraction (like a traffic violation) unless they have a separate independent ground for doing so. It also would allow police officers to send out citations and warnings to vehicle or bicycle owners if they can identify the owner but don’t have grounds to stop them. Additionally, it authorizes local authorities to enforce Vehicle Code violations without involving a peace officer. This proposed change in the law is subject to the passage of two other bills (AB 436 and AB 825). (Based on 09/07/2023 text) Current
Text:
09/07/2023 - Amended
SB 94 Cortese, D HTML PDF
Recall and resentencing: special circumstances.
Tracking form
Position Priority
5 Oppose Standard (4)
Bill information
Summary: This bill would allow people convicted of murder in the first degree and sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole, before the June 5, 1990, statewide primary election to petition the court for a court case re-hearing if they have served at least 25 years in custody. The court would consider mitigating circumstances presented by the petitioner and to look at changes in law that would reduce sentences or allow for judicial discretion. Victims of the crime would also be entitled to receive notice of all proceedings and specified rights under the Victims' Bill of Rights Act of 2008 (Marsy's Law). (Based on 09/07/2023 text)
Current
Text:
09/07/2023 - Amended
SB 316 Niello, R HTML PDF
Shoplifting: increased penalties for prior crimes.
Tracking form
Position Priority
Track/Watch (5)
Bill information
Summary: Proposition 47 lessened punishment for petty theft and defined shoplifting as entering a shop with intent to steal when the value of the property was not more than $950. This bill strengthens punishment for those who have been convicted three or more times of petty theft, grand theft, or certain other crimes, and those previously convicted of a serious or violent felony. This could include additional jail time up to one year or eighteen months, depending on the situation. This bill also calls for the provisions of the law to be put to a veto referendum on the November 5, 2024 statewide general election. (Based on 02/06/2023 text) Current
Text:
02/06/2023 - Introduced
SB 536 Rubio, D HTML PDF
Horse racing: out-of-state thoroughbred races: Delaware Handicap.
Tracking form
Position
Support
Priority
Sponsored (1)
Bill information
Summary: The Horse Racing Law allows a thoroughbred racing association or fair to distribute the audiovisual signal and accept wagers on out-of-state thoroughbred races conducted in the U.S. while their race meetings are occurring, including days with no live racing, without needing permission from horse owners in these races.
This law requires that the total number of out-of-state races they can show each day when live thoroughbred racing is occurring in the state must be 50 or fewer. This bill would exempt 3 specific races 6 ("Delaware Handicap," "Molly Pitcher Handicap," or "Derby Stakes") from the 50 race/day limit. (Based on 01/03/2024 text)
Current
Text:
01/03/2024 - Amended
SB 690 Rubio, D HTML PDF
Domestic violence.
Tracking form
Position
Support
Priority
Standard (4)
Bill information
Summary: This law states that if someone inflicts bodily harm on their spouse, former spouse, or certain other specified victims, they can be punished with up to four years in a state prison, one year in a county jail, a fine of up to $6,000, or both the jail time and the fine. Normally, prosecution for this crime must take place within five years of the offense, but this bill would extend that to fifteen years. This bill would apply to offenses committed on or after January 1, 2024 and offenses for which the statute of limitations was still in effect before January 1, 2024. The bill also states that California does not have to reimburse local agencies and school districts for any costs imposed by this new law. (Based on 02/16/2023 text) Current
Text:
02/16/2023 - Introduced
Total Measures: 13
Total Tracking Forms: 13
Administrative Policy
Citywide Legislative Platform and Policy
I. Purpose Statement
To address legislative and regulatory concerns in a timely manner, this Citywide Legislative Policy details guiding principles that are organized around respective legislative, policy, and regulatory matters. This Citywide Legislative Policy intends to supplement the Citywide Strategic Plan while building an effective and flexible legislative advocacy strategy.
II. Guiding Principles
The Citywide Legislative Policy’s Guiding Principles are fundamental, overarching concepts that can be applied to respective legislative and/or regulatory matters. While legislative or regulatory proposals can range in breadth and complexity, these guiding principles will help narrow the City’s focus to those matters that are the most consequential to the City of Chino.
The Citywide Legislative Policy Guiding Principles include:
Preserve Local Control: Ensuring that proposed legislation supports or expands the decision-making authority of the local agency to provide public services to its community.
Preserving local control recognizes that Chino residents, through their democratic expression, have put in place elected officials best suited to make decisions that impact the immediate community. This also recognizes that imposing State mandates without appropriate reimbursement (commonly referred to as unfunded mandates) unnecessarily encumbers City resources which places an unreasonable burden on local agencies to best serve their community.
Protect and Expand Local Funding and Public Finance: The City will support measures that add to funding sources (e.g., grants or other funding programs). Likewise, the City will support legislation that protects existing funding sources, revenue bases, and local control over the municipal budgeting process. Conversely, the City will oppose efforts to shift local funds to State or County governments. The City will also support legislation, that through transparent tax structures and revenue allocations, seeks to secure a level of predictability in annual tax yields.
Enhance Quality of Life: The City will support legislation that advocates for the safety, well-being, and security of its residents, businesses, and visitors. This includes legislation that assists the City and its local partners to help families with childcare needs or by providing robust after school programs; this also includes assisting those struggling with mental health and/or those experiencing homelessness. Finally, the City will support legislation that promotes public safety operations.
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III. Legislative, Regulatory, and Policy Areas:
The following are specific legislative and policy areas concerning the City of Chino. By identifying these issues, it is this policy’s intent to narrow the City’s focus on specific matters within the scope of the City’s Guiding Principles. These matters are not in ranked order. Rather, this list simply identifies matters of that are consequential to the City of Chino.
A. ONTARIO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (OIA): As a neighbor to the OIA, the City of Chino certainly has a clear interest in fostering a collaborative relationship with the Federal Aviation Administration, the City of Ontario, and the Ontario International Airport Authority. Therefore, the City will:
i. Support efforts that consider the quality of life for communities adjacent to OIA.
This includes promoting environmentally safe aviation techniques that not only lessen OIA’s carbon footprint but also lessen the noise pollution generated from OIA activity.
ii. Support efforts to utilize other airports within the Greater Los Angeles area that can accommodate increased activity.
iii. Support legislative and regulatory initiatives to study and mitigate the noise and air quality impacts that are associated with air traffic overflights. iv. Support legislation that seeks to promote local control with airport administration and oppose efforts to regionalize aviation oversight as to minimize adjacent community concerns and influences.
B. FEDERAL LEGISLATION: The City of Chino partners with federal agencies and utilizes federal programs to deliver public services or improve undeveloped land. Therefore, the City will:
i. Support legislation that promotes flexibility to utilize funds that best meet local needs.
ii. Will work with federal agencies to develop sustainable land use and infrastructure plans in the southern part of Chino adjacent to the Pardo Basin and Santa Ana River.
iii. Will engage our local representatives to leverage federal funding for backbone infrastructure projects and social services.
C. HOUSING AND LAND USE REGULATIONS: By representing Chino residents, it is understood that Chino elected officials are best suited to make policy decisions surrounding local land uses. Thus, the City of Chino will support legislation that strengthens local control over land use decisions. Therefore, the City will:
i. Oppose any development agreement located in the City’s sphere of influence that does not align with City standards or General Plan.
ii. Support legislation that simplifies and streamlines Housing Element requirements.
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iii. Support measures that provide funding to help cities address affordable housing concerns.
iv. Support efforts that increase City input when Regional Housing Needs Assessments are analyzed and developed.
v. Support any measure or legislation that seeks to preserve or build the City’s local control over planning and zoning matters.
D. FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY AND STABILITY: Chino is a dynamic and growing community that requires and expects robust public services. This means the City will adamantly protect its revenue sources while simultaneously taking prudent measures to control operational costs. Therefore, the City will:
i. Support legislation or proposals that provide greater financial independence from the State by affording the City greater latitude to generate and control its own source revenue.
ii. Oppose any legislation that would constitute as an unfunded mandate. iii. Oppose any legislation that would unfairly redistribute general purpose tax revenue (e.g., sales tax revenue yields from online purchases). iv. Oppose legislation that would limit discretion with locally imposed taxes. v. Oppose any legislation that would remove or limit tax exemptions from municipal bonds.
vi. Support any legislation that helps build predictability in local government tax revenues, and likewise, oppose any legislation that reduces or eliminates local revenue sources.
E. EMPLOYEE RELATIONS AND PENSION ADMINISTRATION: The City of Chino continues to employ best practices in the field of personnel management, and desires to see that State legislation will support our efforts. Therefore, the City will:
i. Support legislation that allows the City to more independently engage in employee relations and collective bargaining.
ii. Support legislation that fairly distributes financial obligations to fund pensions and other post-employment benefits between the City of Chino and its retirees. iii. Oppose legislation that undermines the relationship and understandings among the City of Chino, City of Chino employees, and the California Public Employee Retirement System (e.g., California Senate Bill 266, 2019-2020 Regular Session). iv. Oppose legislation that seeks to impose additional financial burdens on public agencies with its pension administration, employee relations, and/or collective bargaining practices.
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F. PUBLIC SAFETY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES: The City of Chino prides itself with providing excellent and robust public safety, health, and recreation services. The City of Chino Police Department, Community Services Department, and Chino Valley Independent Fire District are staples in our community, and the City will support legislation that promotes their respective efforts. Therefore, the City will:
i. Support legislation that provides funding so that local agencies and their community partners are better equipped to support those experiencing mental health crises, homelessness, food insecurity, addiction, etc. ii. Support funding programs that help local agencies continue to improve, modernize, and make more accessible their local parks.
iii. Support legislation that yields greater latitude for local agencies to use asset forfeiture funds in a manner most effective for their respective communities. iv. Support legislation that assists and provides funding for local law enforcement efforts, fire suppression/prevention, hazardous materials mitigation, and disaster preparedness.
v. Support legislation that allows the City to better recoup the funds utilized when responding to a Citywide disaster/emergency.
vi. Support legislation that funds programs aimed at protecting youth from tobacco, alcohol, and drug use. This includes after school programs that offer positive activities for participants.
vii. Support legislation that strengthens law enforcement’s ability to enforce legal protections for all individuals that are victims of a crime. viii. Support legislation that helps law enforcement assuage the criminal and fiscal impacts of “early release” programs.
ix. Support legislation that funds and promotes interagency coordination.
G. LOCAL AND REGIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE: The City of Chino is a growing community that serves as a major residential and commercial area in both the Inland Empire and the Greater Los Angeles region. Given the consistent use and economic implications of Chino’s local and regional infrastructure, the City will continuously seek for opportunities that support infrastructure maintenance and construction. Therefore, the City will:
i. Support legislation that creates the framework for effective and beneficial collaboration with regional and neighboring agencies.
ii. Support legislation that provides funding and/or recognizes the importance of regional and local infrastructure within the San Bernardino, Los Angeles, Riverside, and Orange County areas.
iii. Support legislation that recognizes changing market trends and incorporates opportunities to facilitate these changing economic conditions.
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iv. Support legislation that promotes equitable fiscal liability and maintenance for regional infrastructure facilities.
H. ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES: The City of Chino’s Administration Department serves as an intersection for all departments. The Administration Department facilitates the efforts of all departments while ensuring compliance with electoral and transparency laws. Therefore, the City will:
i. Support legislation that promotes modern, effective, and financially prudent means to meet legal noticing requirements for public meetings. ii. Support legislation that simplifies FPPC regulations and filing requirements. iii. Support legislation that cuts any unnecessary costs for municipal elections. iv. Oppose any legislation that would require additional costs without adequate reimbursement.
v. Support legislation that would assist cities in identifying, mitigating, and coming to a resolution on clear and unequivocal abuses of the California Public Records Act.
IV. Legislative Policy Committee Membership:
Each year when City Council committee assignments are established, the City Council committee assignment list shall also include the Legislative Policy Committee. Two sitting City Council members shall serve on the Legislative Policy Committee. The term of the committee assignment will continue up until that time when the City Council committee assignment list is reviewed, modified, and approved by the City Council.
City staff support of this committee shall be determined and assigned by the City Manager.
V. Functions and Tasks of the Legislative Policy Committee:
The Legislative Policy Committee (“Committee”) shall meet as needed. All Committee meetings shall be publicly agenized and held in publicly accessible facilities pursuant to the Ralph M. Brown Act.
The Committee shall have a subpage to the Chino City Council webpage. The Committee subpage shall detail the Committee’s membership, purpose, and information on how to access agenda related materials.
The Committee will review all proposed legislation that could potentially impact the City of Chino and recommend official positions to the City Council. The Committee members will meet with State and Federal elected officials or members of their office on the legislation impacting the City.
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The Committee will formulate and/or approve official City responses or communications to proposed legislation impacting the City and forward those responses or communications to the City Council for approval. All signed letters or other formal means of expression will be uploaded on the Committee’s subpage.
The Committee will instruct and work with City staff and its consultants on matters relating to legislation.
For those legislative items that have been amended late in the legislative session so as to impact the City and with potentially significant impact to the City or that create an issue of timeliness for an official response, the City Council authorizes the Committee Sstaff to formulate and approve official City responses with the qualification that the Committee deems the position to be is determined to be in accordanceconsistent with the City’s legislative platform and that the position is communicated to the Legislative Policy Committee immediately and brought to the Committee for future review. The Committee will report to the City Council on any updates, recommendations, or actions taken by the Committee or staff at the next regularly scheduled City Council meeting following the most recent Committee meeting.
VI. Signature Authority:
All signed letters or any other formal expressions of support or opposition to proposed legislation, regulations, or policies as directed by the Committee or the City Council may be signed by the Mayor on behalf of the City of Chino. Given the legislative process’ fluidity and in the interest of time, should the Mayor be unable or present to sign on behalf of the City, then the City Council hereby designates the Committee members to sign on behalf of the City.
VII.. Policy Changes and Amendments:
This policy may be changed with City Council approval by way of an adopted City Council Resolution.