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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 04211987 - 1.72 THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Adopted this Order on April 21 , 1987 by the followingvote: AYES: Supervisors Powes , Fanden, Schrode , Torlakson , McPeak. NOES: None . ABSENT: None . ABSTAIN: None . SUBJECT: Legislative Program for 1987 The Board .received a Status Report on Contra Costa County' s 1987 Legislative Program. Current to April 10 , 1987 . IT IS BY THE BOARD ORDERED that the receipt of- the aforementioned report is ACKNOWLEDGED . I hereby certity that this is a true end correct copy of ar oxOor► taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown. ArTESrnix APR 211987 PHIL BATCHELOR, Cierk of fhe Board of Supervisors and County Administrator By . Deputy Orig. Dept.. CC:Coun.ty Administrator. . STATUS REPORT ON CONTRA COSTA COUNTY' S 1987 LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM ( Current to April 10, 1987) 1 . Issue: Add Contra Costa County to the list of counties authorized to establish a municipal court administrative assessment to cover the cost of recording and maintaining .. a record of convictions for Vehicle Code violations and to establish a fee in both Municipal and Superior Court 'for the processing of accounts receivable for fines owed in criminal cases.. Status : SB 330 (Robbins) has been introduced to accomplish this. On February 241 1987 , the Board voted to . SUPPORT SB 330 . SB 330 is on referral to. the Senate Judiciary Committee and is scheduled .for .hearing in that .Committee May'. 12, 1987 . Representation Jackson/Banish & Associates is representing the County on this issue. 2 . Issue: Impose a $1 . 00 fee on vehicle registrations to . fund the Abandoned Vehicle Trust Fund in order to finance the removal of vehicles from public property. Status: AB 166 (Hauser) , AB 425 (Agnos) , SB 144 (Ayala) , and SB. 1272 (McCorquodale) have been introduced to .accomplish this. On January 13 , 1987 , the Board voted to SUPPORT AB 166; on January 20; 1987, the Board voted to SUPPORT SB 144, and on February 10, 1987 , the Board voted to SUPPORT AB 425 . On April 21, 1987, the Board is being asked to support SB 1272 . AB 425 has passed the Assembly Transportation Committee and is scheduled to be heard 'in Assembly Ways and Means on April 22 : All other bills are in their respective Transportation Committees. Representation: D. J. Smith Associates is representing the County on this issue. 3 . Issue: Increase the value of an abandoned vehicle which can be disposed of through an expedited procedure from $100 to $300. Status- Assemblyman Campbell has introduced AB 1622 to accomplish this. On April 7, the Board .voted to support AB . 1622 .. Representation: D. J. Smith Associates is representing the County on this issue. 4 . Issue: Introduce legislation to provide funds for We Care, Lynn .Day Treatment, and the Therapeutic Nursery School. t, Page 2 4 . ( continued) Status : Discussions are being held with Assemblyman John Vasconcellos regarding placing funds for these centers. in . the 1987-88 State Budget. In the meantime, Assemblyman Vasconcellos has introduced AB 1364 to accomplish this goal. On April 7 , the Board voted to SUPPORT AB 1364, which is scheduled to be heard in Assembly Health on May 5 . Representation: Jackson/Barish & Associates is representing the County on this issue 5 . Issue• Support efforts by CSAC to get .the $25 million in funds for the MIA program restored. Status: Senator Robbins has introduced SB 251 and . Assemblyman Margolin has introduced AB 803 to restore the MIA cuts; however, , CSAC does not believe there is much : chance. of having the money restored unless agreement can be .reached on the PERS surplus funds . Thus far, no agreement seems likely between the. Administration and the lea dership. in the . Senate on this issue. SB 251 passed the Senate: Health and Human Services Committee March 26, and is currently on the Senate Appropriations Committee Suspense File. AB 803 has passed the Assembly Health Committee and is now pending a hearing in Assembly Ways and Means. Representation: CSAC is representing the County on this issue. 6 . Issue: Obtain additional funds . for disproportionate providers of health care. Status: SB 235 (Maddy) , SB 57 (Marks) , and AB 219 (Margolin) have been introduced to accomplish this in` various ways at various levels of funding. AB 219 passed the Assembly Health Committee and is pending hearing in Assembly Ways and Means. SB .57 and SB 235 are both scheduled to be heard in Senate Health and Human Services on May 6.. Representation: We will look to CSAC to provide primary representation of our interests in regard to these bills and others which may be introduced to address this issue. 7 . Issue• Add Contra Costa County to the list of counties authorized to add an additional penalty assessment for.. traffic fines to provide funding for the Courthouse Construction Fund and Criminal Justice Facility Temporary Construction Fund. i Page 3 7 . (continued) Status: SB 349 (Bergeson) . has been introduced to accomplish this. On February 24,. 1987 , the Board voted to SUPPORT SB 349 . SB 349 has passed the Senate Judiciary Committee andis now on Third Reading on the Senate floor. Representation: Jackson/Barish & Associates is representing the County on this issue. 8 . Issue: Amend Penal Code to change the manner in which funds are sent to the State for citations for driving.` without proof of insurance so the County need only provide funds to the .State when an individual is. convicted rather . than for every such citation. Status: Senator Robbins has introduced SB 351 to accomplish this. The Board voted on February 24, 1987 to SUPPORT SB 351 . SB 351 has passed the . Senate and is pending . committee assignment in the Assembly. Representation: Jackson/Barish & Associates is representing the County on this issue: 9 . Issue- . Provide funds for the Veterans Service Department from the savings that are generated in . other State .agencies due to the successful efforts of. the Veterans Service off-icer.. Status: AB 148 (flute) has been introduced to accomplish. this.. On January 13, 1987 , the Board voted to SUPPORT AB 148 . AB 148 has passed the Assembly. Veterans Affairs Committee and is scheduled to be heard in Assembly Ways and Means April 22 . Representation: No specific representation on behalf of the County is being made on this legislation. 10 . Issue- Add two new. Superior Court Departments, both effective January 1, 1988 . Status: On February 3 , 1987 , the , Board of Supervisors adopted a Resolution requesting two new Superior Count. Departments effective January 1;, 1988. Senator i80.atwright has introduced SB 396 to accomplish the Board.' s request. On February. 24, 1987, the Board voted to SUPPORT SB 396. Assemblyman Chandler has also included two new Superior Court Departments. in AB 298. SB 396 is scheduled to . be heard in Senate Judiciary April :2 1 . AB .2 9.8 ,is :in. Assembly Judiciary. Page 4 i 10 . ( continued) Representation: The County Administrator' s Office is pursuing this issue. 11 . Issue• Introduce the annual municipal court pay and staffing bill. Status: Senator Boatwright has introduced SB 506 for this purpose. SB 506 is scheduled to be heard in Senate Judiciary April 28 . Representation: The County Administrator' s Office is pursuing this issue. 12 . Issue• Repeal sunset provision authorizing Contra Costa County to hire temporary court commissioners. Status: SB 369 (Boatwright) has been introduced to accomplish , this. On February 24, 1987 , the Board voted to. SUPPORT SB 369 . SB 369 has passed the Senate . and is now in the Assembly Judiciary Committee. Representation: The County Administrator' s Office is representing the County on this issue. 13 . Issue• Authorize the Municipal Court to separately impose the $50 assessments for the Criminal Laboratory Fund and the Alcoholism Fund as an added sanction on each DUI conviction. Status: Assemblyman Isenberg has indicated he. will introduce legislation to accomplish this. Representation: Jackson/Barish . & Associates is representing the County on this issue. 14 . Issue• Repeal the requirement that transportation services for extended day care programs can only be provided by school districts. Status: Assemblyman Vasconcellos has this provision in. AB 2628. Assemblyman Filante also has this provision :in AB 2284. On April. 21 the Board is being asked to support both of these bills. AB 2628 is scheduled to be heard in Assembly Human Services May 6. AB 2284 is being heard in Assembly Transportation May 6 . o ^ Page 5 14 . ( continued). Representation: The County . Administrator' s Office is representing. the County on this issue 15 . Issue: Rename Highway 4 in Contra Costa County the "California Delta Highway" . Status: SCR 11 (Boatwright) has been introduced to rename Highway. 4 from Interstate 5 to . Interstate 680 . the "California Delta Highway" . On January 27, 1987; the Board 'voted to SUPPORT SCR 11. SCR 11 has passed the Senate and is now in the Assembly Transportation Committee. Representation: The County Administrator' s Office is representing the County on this issue. 16 . Issue• Oppose efforts to pass legislation which .. would amend the Fire District Law to make it easier to change. the governing board of existing fire districts 1 from. .. the Board of Supervisors to. a new independently elected .governing board. Status : Senator Marian Bergeson. has introduced SB 5.15 to accomplish these changes. . On 'March 17 , the Board. voted to OPPOSE SB 515 unless these amendments are included. SB 515 is scheduled to be heard in Senate Local Government April 22 . Representation: Jackson/Barish & Associates and CSAC are . representing the County on this issue. 17 . Issue• Increase the bonding authority on the Benicia-Martinez Bridge so as to pay for a second span across the Carquinez Straits. Status: AB 383 (Baker) and SB 1635 (Keene). have been introduced to accomplish this. On February 10, the Board voted to SUPPORT AB 383 with, amendments to take into account Transportation Systems Management features on the . new span. AB 383 has been ref erred ` to a, subcommittee of Assembly Transportation for further consideration. SB 1635 is in Senate Transportation. Representation: D. J. Smith Associates is representing the County on this issue. Page 6 18 . Issue• Support efforts of CSAC to obtain legislation requiring funding of State-mandated local programs. Status• SCA 8 (Nielson) has been introduced which would make it more difficult to pass State-mandated legislation without providing the necessary funds. On February 3 , 1987 , the Board voted to SUPPORT SCA 8 . Representation:_ The County Administrator' s Office is working with CSAC on this issue. 19 . Issue: Obtain legislation providing a pass-through of sales tax revenue to counties . Status- AB 282 (Statham) , AB 343 (Cortese) , AB 410 (Frazee) , and SB 205 (Kopp) have been introduced for this purpose. AB 282 and AB 410 have FAILED passage in Assembly Revenue and Taxation. AB 343 PASSED Assembly Revenue and Taxation and is scheduled to be heard before Assembly Ways and Means April 22 . SB 205 has PASSED the Senate Local Government Committee and is scheduled to be heard in Senate Appropriations April 23 . Representation: The County Administrator' s Office is currently working with CSAC and directly with other County Administrators on a proposed position on sales tax transfer legislation. The Board will be asked to take a position on these measures when our analysis is completed. 20 . Issue• Seek legislation which will indemnify the Retirement Board and Board of Supervisors from liability for alleged violation of their fiduciary responsibilities if they divest the County' s retirement fund from holdings in firms doing business in South Africa. Status• Assemblyman Campbell has introduced AB 1634 to accomplish this. The Board voted to SUPPORT AB 1634 on April 7 . AB 1634 is scheduled to be heard in Assembly Governmental Efficiency and Consumer Protection on May 5 . Representation: The County Administrator' s Office and the Retirement Board are working cooperatively to accomplish this. On the remaining issues on the County' s 1987 Legislative Program, no specific action has been taken to date in order to concentrate available resources on those high priority issues which have the greatest potential fiscal impact.