Susana Alcala Wood, City Attorney Jorge Oseguera, City Auditor Mindy Cuppy, City Clerk Howard Chan, City Manager John Colville, City Treasurer Law and Legislation Committee Report
915 I Street, 1st Floor
Sacramento, CA 95814
www.cityofsacramento.org
File ID: 2022-00069 March 15, 2022 Consent Item 02
Title: Legislative Advocacy Correspondence
Location: Citywide
Recommendation: Receive and file.
Contact: Consuelo Hernandez, Director of Governmental Affairs, (916) 808-7395, [email protected], Office of the City Manager
Presenter: None
Attachments:
1-Legislative Advocacy Correspondence_February 2022
Date Bill/Subject Author Description of Issue Position Notes 2/20/2022
SJRRC/SJJPA Valley
Rail Program
San Joaquin Regional Rail Commission (SJRRC) and San Joaquin Joint Powers Authority (SJJPA) grant application requesting funding to continue expansion of the SJRRC/SJJPA Valley Rail Program Support 1/18/2022 AB 1400 Kalra California Guaranteed Health Care for All Act Support Assembly Appropriations Committee 1/11/2022 SB 513 Hertzberg Homeless Shelter Grants: Pets and Veterinary Services Support 12/27/2021 AB 1400 Kalra California Guaranteed Health Care for All Act Support 11/16/2021
Comments on proposed Disadvantaged Community Designation, CalEnviroScreen 4.0
Support with
concerns
9/20/2021 SB 792 Glazer Sales and use tax: reporting: retailers Request for
Governor signature
9/17/2021 AB 122
Boerner
Horvath Vehicles: required stops: bicycles
Request for
Governor signature
9/14/2021 AB 970 McCarty Electric vehicle charging stations: permit approvals Request for
Governor signature
9/14/2021 AB 1443 McCarty Mental health: involuntary treatment Request for
Governor signature
8/31/2021 SB 222 Dodd Water Rate Assistance Program Support 8/12/2021 AB 988 Bauer-Kahan Mental health: 988 crisis hotline Support Governmental Organization
Committee
8/12/2021 AB 988 Bauer-Kahan Mental health: 988 crisis hotline Support Health Committee 8/12/2021 SB 222 Dodd Water Rate Assistance Program Support if amended 7/1/2021 AB 970 McCarty Electric vehicle charging stations: permit approvals Support 6/30/2021 AB 1443 McCarty Mental health: involuntary treatment Sponsor Position Letters 2021-2022
6/29/2021
Support of San Joaquin Regional Rail Commission’s (SJRRC) application for $25 million from USDOT’s Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) program Support
6/25/2021 AB 122
Boerner
Horvath Vehicles: required stops: bicycles Support
6/25/2021 SCR 51 Pan Sacramento Municipal Utility District: zero-carbon emissions goal Support Coalition letter 6/16/2021 AB 777 McCarty State property: transfer: housing Support 6/7/2021 H.R. 3404 Rep. Huffman The FUTURE Western Water Infrastructure Drought Resiliency Act Support 6/7/2021 Cannabis state budget request Support
5/26/2021 Transportation state budget request Support
5/26/2021 CA Child Savings Accounts state budget request Support Coalition letter 5/17/2021 SB 210 Wiener Automated license plate recognition systems: use of data Opposition 5/4/2021 State Historic Tax Credit Program state budget request Support 4/22/2021 AB 777 McCarty State property: transfer: housing Support 4/20/2021 AB 859 Irwin Mobility devices: personal information Oppose Unless
Amended Coalition letter
4/13/2021 Independent Live Venues state budget request Support 4/13/2021 Green Means Go state budget request Support
4/13/2021 AB 1443 McCarty Mental health: involuntary treatment Sponsor AB 43 Friedman Setting speed limits to enhance traffic safety Support 4/12/2021 AB 550 Chiu The Safe Streets and Work Zones Act of 2021 Support 4/12/2021 AB 1500 Garcia
Water, Wildfire, Prevention, Drought Preparation, Flood Protection, Extreme Heat Mitigation, and Workforce Development Bond Act of 2022
4/1/2021 AB 859 Irwin Mobility devices: personal information Oppose Unless
Amended
3/30/2021 SB 369 Pan
Flood control: Yolo Bypass Cache Slough Partnership Multibenefit Program Support
2/3/2021 AB 122
Boerner
Horvath Vehicles: required stops: bicycles Support
Letter to California High-Speed Rail Authority re draft 2020 Business Plan Support
2/3/2021 SB 323 Caballero Local government: water and sewer service: legal actions Support Coalition letter with the Assn of CA
Water Agencies (ACWA) and others
2/3/2021 SB 45 Portantino
Wildfire Prevention, Safe Drinking Water, Drought Preparation, and Flood Protection Bond Act of 2022 Support
Coalition letter with other water
agencies
1/26/2021 AB 80/SB 91
Assembly &
Senate Budget
Committees COVID-19 relief: tenancy: federal rental assistance Support December 2020 AB 15 Chiu COVID eviction protection Support 12/15/2020
Letters to Dept. of Public Health asking that essential water services workers be included in Phase 1-B vaccine distribution
Regional Water Authority and
California Municipal Utilities Assn
coalition letters
12/14/2020
Letter to CA Air Resources Board requesting Sacramento be included in year 3 of the AB 617 Community Air Protection Program
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February 20,2022
The Honorable Elissa Konove
Acting Secretary, California State Transportation Agency 915 Capitol Mall, Suite 350B
Sacramento, CA 95814
RE: 2022 TRANSIT AND INTERCITY RAIL CAPITAL PROGRAM (TIRCP)
APPLICATION FOR THE SJRRC/SJJPA PROJECT
Dear Acting Secretary Konove,
On behalf of the City of Sacramento, I am writing to express our strong support for the San Joaquin Regional Rail Commission (SJRRC) and San Joaquin Joint Powers Authority (SJJPA) grant application requesting funding to continue expansion of the SJRRC/SJJPA Valley Rail Program. This request totaling $179 million – will support $164 million in year of expenditure (YOE) for the ACE Extension from Ceres to Turlock, $114 million (in YOE) to extend the planned San Joaquins 9th Daily Round Trip between Sacramento/Natomas and Stockton to Fresno, and $1 million for Network Integration Planning Funds for the SJRRC/SJJPA.
Improved passenger rail is an essential component of the future of our transportation network, and this critical public works investment will benefit communities throughout the Northern California Megaregion and Central Valley. The proposed ACE and San Joaquins projects will enhance connections for residents and visitors traveling between Sacramento, the Bay Area, and the fast-growing San Joaquin Valley.
The proposed projects will bring significant benefits for the Northern California Megaregion and the Central Valley:
• Direct access to Sacramento, the Bay Area, Bakersfield, and all the markets.
The ACE extension to Turlock and expanded train options along San Joaquins will connect people to 700,000 jobs within 2 miles of the ACE and San Joaquins stations alone.
• The ACE extension between Ceres and Turlock is a necessary next step to extend ACE to Merced and connect with future HSR Interim Service. • Better frequency on the existing San Joaquins route between Sacramento and Fresno. This increase in San Joaquins service (and the increases to come in the future) will provide greater connectivity to future HSR Interim Service at Merced, enabling the service to become a more useful and reliable piece of the regional network.
• Reduced air pollution, GHG emissions, and VMT. Providing options for mode shift for intercity and commuter rail trips will be essential with the expected continued population growth in the Central Valley.
The City of Sacramento strongly supports this application for improved passenger rail.
This project is an important strategy for our city to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, congestion, improve quality of life, promote transit-oriented development, improve access to disadvantage communities, and pursue a comprehensive and more sustainable transportation network for our future.
Thank you for considering the SJRRC/SJJPA grant application.
Sincerely,
Jay Schenirer
Chair, Law and Legislation Committee
January 18, 2022
Assemblymember Chris Holden
Chair, Assembly Appropriations Committee
State Capitol
Sacramento, CA 95814
RE: AB 1400 (KALRA) CALIFORNIA GUARANTEED HEALTH CARE FOR ALL ACT -
SUPPORT
Dear Assemblymember Holden
On behalf of the City of Sacramento (City), I write to express our support of Assembly Bill 1400. AB 1400 would set in motion a single-payer health care coverage system in California, known as CalCare, for all residents, regardless of citizenship status. On November 30, 2021, the City passed a resolution in support of
AB 1400.
Despite the gains made under the Affordable Care Act, nearly three million Californians have no health insurance, and millions more have insurance that they cannot afford to use because their copays and deductibles are too high.
CalCare health benefits will be fully comprehensive and include all primary and preventive care, hospital and outpatient services, prescription drugs, dental, vision, audiology, reproductive health services, maternity and newborn care, long-term services and supports, prescription drugs, mental health and substance abuse treatment, laboratory and diagnostic services, ambulatory services, and more. Patients will have freedom to choose doctors, hospitals, and other providers they wish to see, without worrying about whether a provider is “in-network.” The CalCare program would not only guarantee health care to all Californians, it would save families and businesses thousands in annual health care costs by cutting down on waste and inefficiencies in our health care system.
For the reasons stated above, the City is pleased to support AB 1400. Should you have any questions about our support of this bill, please contact Consuelo Hernandez, Director of Governmental Affairs, at 916-808-7395 or [email protected].
Sincerely,
Jay Schenirer
Chair, Law and Legislation Committee
915 I Street New City Hall 5th Floor
Sacramento, California 95814-2604
[email protected] O: 916.808.7005 F: 916.264.7680
January 11, 2022
Senator Anthony Portantino
Chair, Senate Appropriations Committee
State Capitol
Sacramento, CA 95814
RE: SB 513 (Hertzberg) HOMELESS SHELTER GRANTS: PETS AND VETERINARY
SERVICES - SUPPORT
Dear Senator Portantino:
On behalf of the City of Sacramento (City), I write to express our support of Senate Bill 513.
SB 513 would, subject to an appropriation in the annual budget act, establish and administer a grant program to award funds to qualified homeless shelters to provide shelter, food and basic veterinary services for pets owned by people experiencing homelessness.
The City Council has taken significant steps to address the complex issues related to homelessness. Through the council’s adoption of the Comprehensive Siting Plan, the establishment of the Department of Community Response, and ongoing collaboration with the County and State, city leaders are committed to creating support and solutions for our community.
On December 7, 2021, the City Council approved funding to hire additional Animal Care Services staff to provide resources for the City of Sacramento Master Siting Plan, which lists sites that could provide space for various types of shelters for people experiencing homelessness. These additional positions will allow our staff to provide resources to shelters that allow people and their pets to be housed together. In addition, we will be able to provide outreach services to community members experiencing homelessness that own pets, with the goal of helping them get into shelters that allow pets. The December 7th action was funded by the City’s federal American Rescue Plan Act allocation. Additional state funding provided through SB 513 would allow us to provide even more of these critical services to our unhoused residents and help us more effectively address homelessness.
For the reasons stated above, the City is pleased to support SB 513. Should you have any questions about our support of this bill, please contact Consuelo Hernandez, Director of Governmental Affairs, at 916-808-7395 or
[email protected].
Sincerely,
Jay Schenirer
Chair, Law and Legislation Committee
December 27, 2021
Assemblymember Ash Kalra
P.O. Box 942849
Sacramento, CA 94249-0027
RE: AB 1400 (KALRA) CALIFORNIA GUARANTEED HEALTH CARE FOR ALL ACT -
SUPPORT
Dear Assemblymember Kalra:
On behalf of the City of Sacramento (City), I write to express our support of Assembly Bill 1400. AB 1400 would set in motion a single-payer health care coverage system in California, known as CalCare, for all residents, regardless of citizenship status. On November 30, 2021, the City passed a resolution in support of AB 1400.
Despite the gains made under the Affordable Care Act, nearly three million Californians have no health insurance, and millions more have insurance that they cannot afford to use because their copays and deductibles are too high.
CalCare health benefits will be fully comprehensive and include all primary and preventive care, hospital and outpatient services, prescription drugs, dental, vision, audiology, reproductive health services, maternity and newborn care, long-term services and supports, prescription drugs, mental health and substance abuse treatment, laboratory and diagnostic services, ambulatory services, and more. Patients will have freedom to choose doctors, hospitals, and other providers they wish to see, without worrying about whether a provider is “in-network.” The CalCare program would not only guarantee health care to all Californians, it would save families and businesses thousands in annual health care costs by cutting down on waste and inefficiencies in our health care system.
For the reasons stated above, the City is pleased to support AB 1400. Should you have any questions about our support of this bill, please contact Consuelo Hernandez, Director of Governmental Affairs, at 916-808-7395 or [email protected].
Sincerely,
Jay Schenirer Chair, Law and Legislation Committee