City Council
Intergovernmental Relations Committee
May 15, 2024
2000 Main Street, CR-2
Huntington Beach, CA 92648
Call to Order 401PM
Roll Call
Council Liaisons Present: All present
Public Comments
Andy Einhorn – Asked about ability to mail in ballots in regard to Measure A because Measure A would require multiple, inconvenient polling locations. He endorsed SB 1174.
David Rynerson – Supports SB 1174.
Approve Minutes from April 17, 2024 meeting: APPROVED 2-0-1
Discussion Items
1. Federal Legislative Update- TJ Stapleton, Stapleton & Associates Mr. Stapleton was unable to attend.
2. State Update- Louie Brown, Kahn Soares & Conway
General update in legislative session and update on positions/status. Approaching end of first half of legislative session. Will dispense with the suspense calendar. About 97% of bills in Appropriations goes to Suspense File. Typically pass about 75% but this year will likely be different with State budget deficit. Next week action in respective houses and then it will move to the other house.
AB 1774 – Dixon. Moving through on as a consent item.
AB 1825 – On suspense calendar with a significant price tag.
AB 1999 – Bill is stalled because CPUC adopted own formula. Continue to watch to see how much Legislature pushes back.
SB 1037 – Weiner. Out of Approps on on Senate Floor
SB 1102 – Nguyen. income tax credit. Sits on S Approps SF.
3. Legislation
a. SB 1174- (Min) Elections: Voter identification. Passed initial policy committee because it doesn’t have state cost so no appropriations. S will vote on by next Friday.
TS move to OPPOSE
GV – 2nd.
Passes 3-0
4. Staff update
none
5. Topics for future discussion
Federal Appropriations should be forthcoming and will be shared with IRC.
Adjournment
The next regularly scheduled meeting will be June 19, 2024 at 4PM.