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Item 6.
CENTRAL SAN BOARD OF DIRECTORS
POSITION PAPER
MEETING DATE: MARCH 7, 2019
SUBJECT: RECEIVE UPDATE ON PENDING LEGISLATIVE MATTERSAND PROVIDE
DIRECTION ON PRIORITY LEGISLATION
SUBMITTED BY: INITIATING DEPARTMENT:
EMILY BARNETT, COMMUNICATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION-COMM SVCS AND
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS INTERGOV REL
MANAGER
REVIEWED BY: PHILIP R. LEIBER, DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION
ANN SASAKI, DEPUTY GENERAL MANAGER
Roger S. Bailey Kenton L. Alm
General Manager District Counsel
ISSUE
In accordance with Board Policy No. BP 026 — Legislative Advocacy, the Board may provide direction to
staff on positions related to priority legislation.
BACKGROUND
Under BP 026 — Legislative Advocacy, when legislation has direct impact on Central San or special
significance to the Board, the General Manager will present information to the Board on priority legislation.
The Board may then provide direction as to Central San's position on the legislation.
Staff has reviewed pending legislation and worked with member associations to identify possible direct
impacts on Central San. The process to create and pass legislation is constantly in flux; the priority
legislation presented in this Position Paper represents the most confident analysis and due diligence
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research at this time.As new information becomes available, it will be presented at future Board
meetings.
Attached is an updated Priority Legislative Tracking Sheet and other attachments of interest. At this
meeting, staff is recommending that the Board take action or provide direction on the priority legislation
listed on the Priority Legislative Tracking Sheet based on staff recommendations listed in the Board
Legislative Summary Table.
ALTERNATIVES/CONSIDERATIONS
The Board may choose from the following positions on each piece of legislation:
• Support
• Support if Amended
• Neutral
• Oppose Unless Amended
• Oppose
FINANCIAL IMPACTS
None.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
This matter was not reviewed by a Board Committee.
RECOMMENDED BOARD ACTION
If applicable, take one of the following actions on Priority Legislative Tracking Sheet or another legislative
matter:
1. Adopt staff recommended position(s)on the priority legislation; or
2. Adopt a different position on one or more pieces of the priority legislation; or
3. Take no action
Strategic Plan Tie-In
GOAL ONE: Provide Exceptional Customer Service
Strategy 1 - Build external customer relationships and awareness
ATTACHMENTS:
1. 2019 Priority Legislative Tracking Sheet
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Central San 2019 Priority Legislative Tracking Sheet as of 2/2/19
Federal/ Industry Position Date of Board
Author Legislation Also Known As Summary Organization(s) PriorityRecommended b Board Notes
State List/Position Staff Direction Decision
1 State Ting D-San AB 68 Land Use: This bill reintroduces language from 2018 ACWA: Watch Watch 03/07/19
Francisco Accessory regarding accessory dwelling units with
Dwelling Units prohibitions on local ordinances from
imposing some limitations on size and
location. This bill maintains a wastewater
utility's ability to collect a proportional
connection fee.
2 State Ting D AB 69 Land Use: This bill introduces language related to ACWA: Watch Watch 03/07/19
San Francisco Accessory oversight by the state on local ordinances on
Dwelling Units size and location that would impact
construction of accessory dwelling units. This
bill does not address utility connection fees at
this time.
3 State Wiekowski D- SB 13 Accessory This bill is a spot bill regarding accessory ACWA: Watch Watch 03/07/19
Fremont Dwelling Units dwelling units. In 2018 this author did
introduce language that would eliminate the
utility connection fee for new construction of
an accessory dwelling unit.
4 State Friedman AB 1180 Water: recycled This bill requires Title 22 for non-potable Sponsored by Support 03/07/19
D-Glendale water uses to be updated by the Water Board by WateReuse California
2023. It also requires that a change over
device (such as swivel ell) be incorporated
into the Title 17 update currently underway. A
draft for the Title 17 changes will be released
in late summer 2019. WRCA (a member of
the Title 17 handbook committee) has
requested that a change over device or
swivel ell be included as part of this update.
5 State Bloom D- TBD Nonwoven This bill shall not allow an entity to label a Sponsored by CASA Support 03/07/19
Santa Monica disposable covered product as safe to flush, safe for
products sewer systems, or safe for septic systems,
unless the product is a flushable wipe. The
entity must certify if their product is flushable
under compliance with the performance
standards. Noncompliant products will be
issued a notice of violation by the enforcing
agency, providing 30 days for the products to
be recalled and may be penalized for every
day thereafter.
6 State Hertzberg SB 332 Ocean Discharge This bill proposes a 50% reduction in ocean Opposed: CASA Oppose 03/07/19
D-Van Nuys & discharges by 2030, and a 95% reduction in
Wiener D-San ocean discharges by 2040.
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Central San 2019 Priority Legislative Tracking Sheet as of 2/2/19
7 State Cooley AB 510 Local Government Existing law authorizes the head of a Sponsored by CSDA Support 03/07/19
D-Rancho Records: department of a county or city, or the head of
Cordova destruction of a special district to destroy recordings of
records routine video monitoring maintained by that
county, city, or special district after one year
if that person receives approval from the
legislative body and the written consent of
the agency attorney and to destroy
recordings of telephone and radio
communications maintained by that county,
city, or special district after 100 days if that
person receives approval from the legislative
body and the written consent of the agency
attorney.This bill would exempt the head of a
department of a county or city, or the head of
a special district from these recording
retention requirements if the county, city, or
special district adopts a records retention
policy governing recordings of routine video
monitoring and recordings of telephone and
radio communications.
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