CITY COUNCIL
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
COMMISSION
MINUTES FROM MARCH 16, 2022
ZOOM
Call to Order at 4:00 PM
Roll Call
• Council Liaisons: (Present) Mayor Delgleize, Mayor Pro-Tem Posey; Council Member Dan Kalmich
• Staff: Hopkins, Jun, Frakes; Haught (PD), McCoy (Fire), Slama (C&LS), Stachelski (PW) • Townsend: Eric O’Donnell
Public Comments (2 minutes per speaker)
• NONE.
Approve Minutes from February 16, 2022 meeting.
• APPROVED.
DISCUSSION ITEMS
1. STATE
a. State of the State Recap: Newsome gave the State of the State which focused mainly on a gas tax holiday and support of the conflict in Ukraine. b. State Directed Funding Update: Staff and Townsend met with Petrie-Norris’ staff. Will be meeting with Min and Umburg staff in the coming weeks.
c. Bill Summaries:
• AB 1611 (Davies) – Oil Spills: Notifications - SUPPORT • AB 1657 (Nguyen) – Oil Spills: Reporting - SUPPORT
• AB 1658 (Nguyen) – Oil Spills: Best Practices - SUPPORT • AJR 24 (Nguyen) – Oil Spills: Command Centers - SUPPORT • AJR 25 (Nguyen) – Oil Spills: Vessel Anchorages - SUPPORT • AB 2177 (Irwin) – State Surfing Reserves – SUPPORT
• SB 953 (Min) – Oil and Gas Leases: State Waters SUPPORT (Degleize, Kalmick – yes; Posey – no)
• SB 1036 (Newman) – California Ocean Corps - SUPPORT
• SB 1079 (Portantino) – Sound Activated Enforcement Devices – SUPPORT.
Interested in participating in pilot program.
• AB 2496 (Petrie-Norris) – Loud Vehicle Noise – SUPPORT. Needs immediate letter. • AB 1653, AB 1659, AB 1984 – Catalytic Converter Theft Bill Package – SUPPORT all three.
• SB 847 (Hurtado) - COVID-19 relief: tenancy: grant program – SUPPORT. Needs immediate letter.
• AB 1909 - Vehicles: Motorized Bicycles – SUPPORT
2. BALLOT MEASURES
a. Brand-Huang-Mendoza Land Use Initiative: reaction to SB9/SB10 – Local ordinances supersede state. Measure pulled.
b. The Taxpayer Protection and Government Accountability Act: moving forward – reducing local government’s ability to raise fees & taxes. Redefines the meaning of “tax” and “charge”.
3. FEDERAL
a. Federal Community Project Funding
• Surfside Sunset Sand Replenishment - $15.5 million was included in the budget, as well as $250k for the Mobile Crises program.
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b. Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) Update: Bluff stabilization has been authorized for additional Army Corps projects (not funding, just project obligation).
4. OTHER
a. County Fentanyl Resolution: Posey reviewed this subject. OC Supervisor Don Wagner brought this forward to the County Supervisors on January 25, 2022. Posey would like to request the support of the City Council, and to add this to the next City Council agenda.
Adjournment – 5:24 pm
The next regularly scheduled meeting will be on April 20, 2022 at 4:00PM.