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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 07171990 - 1.38 TO: r a BOARD SOF SUPERVISORS i Contra -- FROM: •;' ��,• Phil Batchelor, County Administrator Costa- ;Q County DATE: July 12, 1990 °sra couN SUBJECT: STATUS REPORT ON 1990 LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECOMMENDATIONS 1. Acknowledge receipt of and approve the amendments to the Board' s 1990 Legislative Program as reflected herein. 2. Request the County Administrator to provide the Board with another status report on the 1990 Legislative Program after the Legislature adjourns and the Governor has disposed of all legislation sent to him. BACKGROUND: On November 28, 1989 the Board of Supervisors approved its 1990 Legislative Program and requested that the County Administrator provide the Board with at least three status reports throughout the 1990 legislative session. The first of these status report was provided to the Board on March 27 , 1990. This is the second of those status reports. What is attached is a restatement of the Board' s 1990 Legislative Program as it was adopted on November 28, 1989 with added comments in bold on the current status of the item. The Board has amended its 1990 Legislative Program several times since it was adopted on November 28,, 1989. On February 13 , 1990 the Board added to its Legislative Program a proposal that the maximum fines which could be imposed by the Bay CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENTYe�SYES SIGNATURE: 4,�E// RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE APPROVE OTHER SIGNATURE(S): Ei&0,6h /—., ��� ACTION OF BOARD ON July 17, 1990 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED -AK,- OTHER VOTE OF SUPERVISORS rn I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE UNANIMOUS(ABSENT- d.�I- ) AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN. CC: ATTESTED J U L 17 1990 PHIL BATCHELOR,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR Please see Page 2. BY l /L�d(�[(� M382 (10/88) � DEPUTY V-1 i Area Air Quality Management District be increased to more closely match those of violations of the Hazardous Waste Control Act. We have reflected the addition of this item as number 11A. On February 27, X1990 the Board amended its 1990 Legislative Program to add the sponsorship, along with Public Employees Union, Local 1, of SB 1921 by Senator Boatwright which would authorize the Board to negotiate the terms of safety retirement for Probation employees, including authorizing the employees to pay for the increased costs to the employer for such membership. We have reflected the addition of this item as number 11B. On March 20, 1990 the Board, for the reasons indicated, withdrew items 4 and 25 from the 1990 Legislative Program. These actions are reflected in the comments under these items. We will plan to make another status report to the Board after the Legislature adjourns for the year and the Governor has either signed or vetoed all legislation sent to him. cc: County Administrator Les Spahnn, SRJ. Jackson, Barish & Associates ADOPTED 1990 LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM CATEGORY lA HIGH PRIORITY 1 . INTERAGENCY FAMILY PRESERVATION PROGRAM Sponsor legislation similar to AB 899 of the 1989 Session in the form in which AB 899 was amended on June 30, 1989. This legislation would allow the County to draw a portion of its foster care funds to finance a countywide Family Preservation Program aimed at demonstrating that intensive, interdisciplinary support services to a family which has a child in danger of being placed in foster care can eliminate the need for placement or reduce the period of time a child has to be in placement, thereby saving all levels of government substantial funds which would otherwise be spent caring for a child in foster care. Introduced as AB 2939 by Assemblyman Campbell. On February 27, 1990 the Board indicated its sponsorship of AB 2939. The bill passed the Assembly May 3, 1990 by a vote of 66:0. The bill also passed the Senate Health & Human Services Committee May 24, 1990 by a vote of 5:1 and will be heard in the Senate Appropriations Committee when the Legislature reconvenes in August. . 2 . ABANDONED VEHICLE ABATEMENT PROGRAM Agree to sponsor or support the efforts of others, and explore with other counties and cities which are concerned about the need for a funding mechanism to finance a local abandoned vehicle abatement program, the feasibility of reintroducing legislation similar to AB 1441 of the 1989 Session, perhaps limited to those local jurisdictions which are particularly concerned with this problem. Two bills were introduced to accomplish this objective. AB 3048 by Assemblywoman Bentley would authorize the formation of- a service authority for abandoned vehicles and would authorize the service authority to impose a surcharge on vehicle registration fees of $1 to finance an abandoned vehicle program. AB 4114 by Assemblyman Clute would also authorize the establishment of a service authority and authorize the service authority to impose a surcharge of $1.00 on vehicle registrations to finance an abandoned vehicle abatement program. The Board of Supervisors has indicated its support for both of these bills. Assemblywoman Bentley has apparently abandoned- her bill and is now co-authoring AB -4114 with Assemblyman Clute. AB 4114 passed the Assembly June 7, 1990 by a vote of 47:26. The bill failed passage in the Senate Transportation Committee on July 3, 1990 but has been granted reconsideration. -2- 3. PROVIDE COUNTIES GREATER LATITUDE IN EQUIPPING FACILITIES FINANCED UNDER SB 1732 Sponsor legislation or support the efforts of others to introduce legislation which would authorize funds obtained from SB 1732 to be spent on new equipment like x-ray machines, operating room equipment, etc. The Health Services Director has, indicated that he will be working through -the Association of Public Hospitals to accomplish this objective. 4. NOTIFICATION PROCESS FOR DISPROPORTIONATE SHARE HOSPITALS Sponsor legislation or support the efforts of others to introduce legislation which would allow the State Department of Health Services to begin reviewing hospital replacement and renovation projects earlier in the process in order to insure that a county's planning is consistent with State requirements. Item removed from the Board's 1990 Legislative Program on March 20, 1990. as a result of Assemblyman Baker's intervention with the State Department of Health Services, the result of which was that legislation would not be necessary. 5. ADDITIONAL MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGE FOR DELTA JUDICIAL DISTRICT Reaffirm the Board' s sponsorship of SB 468 (Boatwright) and AB 1908 (Isenberg) both of which would authorize one additional Municipal Court Judge for the Delta Judicial District, conditional upon having this additional position added to the number of judicial positions upon which the County' s Trial Court Block Grant is computed. Both bills have died in Committee because they were, not moved out' of the house of origin before the January 30, deadline. However, our lobbyist has indicated that we have made our wishes known in case any judicial positions are created this year. 6. INCREASE THE MICROGRAPHICS AND CIVIL AUTOMATION FEE Reaffirm the Board' s sponsorship of AB 1638 (Cortese) or similar legislation and support the efforts of others to amend Government Code Section 68090.7 to increase the micrographics and civil automation fee, at least in Contra Costa County. Senator Boatwright has introduced SB 18771for this purpose. On February 13, 1990 the Board indicated its sponsorship of SB 1877. . The bill passed the Senate May 17, 1990 by a vote -3- of 38:0. The bill will be heard in the .Assembly Judiciary Committee on August 8, 1990. 7. FUNDING FOR SHERIFF'S MARINE PATROL Sponsor legislation or support the efforts of others to amend Vehicle . Code . Section 9860 to increase the registration fee on boats from $5 to $10 and amend Vehicle Code Section 9863 to dedicate the increased revenue to Sheriff ' s Marine Patrol activities. We have determined that it would be better to develop a support base for this legislation and introduce it in 1991. 8. INCLUDE TEMPORARY COURT COMMISSIONERS AS ELIGIBLE FOR INCLUSION IN THE NUMBER OF JUDICIAL POSITIONS FOR PURPOSES OF CALCULATING THE TRIAL COURT BLOCK GRANT Sponsor legislation similar to the amendment .placed in SB 1669 (Presley) of the 1989 Session which would make this County' s temporary court commissioners eligible for inclusion in the number of judicial positions on which the Trial Court Block Grant for this County is based. Senator Boatwright has introduced SB 1878 for this purpose. On February 13, 1990 the Board indicated its sponsorship of SB 1878. The bill passed the Senate June 7, 1990 by a vote of 39:0. The bill passed the Assembly Judiciary Committee on July 3, 1990 by a vote of 7:0 and is now on referral to the Assembly Ways & Means Committee. 9. ALLOW THE SPLIT OF FINES AND FORFEITURES BETWEEN THE COUNTY AND THE KENSINGTON COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICT TO BE ALTERED BY MUTUAL AGREEMENT Sponsor legislation to amend Penal Code Section 1463 dealing with the Kensington Community Services District to allow for . a local agreement to alter the percentage split in fines and forfeitures. Senator Marian Bergeson has included this provision in a local government "clean-up" bill she has authored, SB 1821. This bill passed the Senate April 26, 1990 by a vote of 25:0 and is scheduled to be heard in the Assembly Local Government Committee on August 8, 1990. 10. REQUIRE AFDC ELIGIBLES TO CHOOSE A PREPAID HEALTH PLAN Sponsor legislation or support the efforts of others to introduce legislation which would require that in those areas of California where there are two or more Medi-Cal PHP' s, new AFDC eligibles would be required to enroll in one of the PHP' s for their first six months of eligibility, -4- following which they could transfer to the fee-for-service system if they wished to do so. Assemblymen Isenberg and Campbell have co-authored this proposal as AB 3747. Following discussion with the Health Services Director, we have agreed to defer action on this bill until 1991. 11. ESTABLISH PILOT PROJECTS IN HIGH RISK AREAS TO GIVE PREGNANT WOMEN ENROLLED IN A PHP GUARANTEED ELIGIBILITY FOR THE TERM OF PREGNANCY AND SIX MONTHS THEREAFTER Sponsor legislation or support the efforts of others to introduce legislation which would provide women enrolled in a PHP guaranteed Medi-Cal eligibility during the term of her pregnancy and six months thereafter to encourage prenatal and postnatal care and insure enhanced continuity and quality of care to high risk pregnant women and their babies. Introduced as AB 3223 by Assemblyman Campbell. On March 20, 1990 the Board indicated its sponsorship of AB 3223. The bill passed the Assembly June 7, 1990 by a vote of 67:0. The bill passed the Senate Health & Human Services Committee on June 27, 1990 by a vote of 7:0 and is currently on referral to the Senate Appropriations Committee. 11A. INTRODUCE LEGISLATION WHICH WOULD INCREASE THE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATING AIR POLLUTION STATUTES Sponsor legislation which would increase the maximum fines which can be imposed by the Bay Area Air Quality Management District to more closely equal those which can be imposed for violations of the Hazardous Waste Control Act. Assemblyman Campbell has introduced AB 3783 for this purpose. Amendments to the bill have been worked out with the District Attorney's Office. The bill passed the Assembly May 31, 1990 by a vote of - 43:29. The bill is currently on referral to the Senate Judiciary Committee where it is scheduled for a hearing August 7, 1990. 11B. INTRODUCE LEGISLATION WHICH WOULD AUTHORIZE THE COUNTY TO NEGOTIATE SAFETY RETIREMENT WITH EMPLOYEES IN THE PROBATION DEPARTMENT Sponsor, in conjunction with Public Employees Union, Local 1, legislation that would allow the County to negotiate the terms under which Probation employees would receive safety retirement, including allowing the employee to pay the increased costs to the employer of such membership. =5- Senator Boatwright has introduced SB 1921 for this purpose. On February 27, 1990 the Board of Supervisors indicated its co-sponsorship of this measure with Local 1. The bill passed the Senate May i0, 1990 by a vote of 38:0. The bill also passed the Assembly Public Employees,. Retirement and social Security Committee June 20, 1990 by a vote of 6:0. The bill passed the Assembly Ways and Means Committee on consent and passed the full Assembly on July 7 by a vote of 64:0. The bill is now on the Governor's Desk. CATEGORY 1B - SECOND PRIORITY 12. GENERATE REVENUE TO OFFSET THAT LOST TO THE OAKLAND ZOO AS A PART OF THE TRIAL COURT FUNDING PROGRAM Sponsor legislation to amend Penal Code Section 1463. 28 (b) to increase the amount shown for Contra Costa County from $100,000 to at . least $150,000 in order to offset the transfer of funds from the County to the .Oakland Zoo. The provision was repealed by Chapter 945, Statutes of 1988. The effort in 1990 was to amend the same language into AB 2115. We were successful in getting this provision dropped from the bill. The advocates of the provision requiring that we pay the Oakland Zoo $50,000 per year have indicated to our lobbyist that they will not pursue the issue again this year, although they may well do so again in the future. 13 . INCREASE INDIVIDUAL'S LIABILITY FOR NEGLIGENTLY CAUSING AN EMERGENCY RESPONSE Reaffirm the Board' s sponsorship of SB 318 (Royce) , perhaps asking Senator Lockyer to take over authorship of the bill, which would increase the liability of 'an individual who, by negligently operating an automobile, boat or airplane, causes an emergency response which might otherwise have been avoided. At this point we do not anticipate any major effort in this direction. 14. ADMINISTRATIVE FEE FOR PROCESSING CITATIONS FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY LAWS WHICH RESULT IN DISMISSALS Sponsor legislation similar to AB 1358 (Frizzelle) of the 1989 Session or support the efforts of others to obtain passage of legislation which would impose an administrative fee on each citation - for a violation of the financial responsibility laws when the citation is dismissed because the individual in fact had insurance but did not have proof of that fact in his or her possession. -6- Senator Robbins has introduced SB 1858 and SB 2787 to address the issue of financial responsibility laws and we are working closely with Senator Robbins and his staff to insure that if the financial responsibility laws are continued there will be a revenue source included to offset the County's costs for processing these cases, 50% of which are dismissed. In addition, The Speaker has introduced AB 2650 which may well become the compromise vehicle on automobile legislation for 1990 and which addresses the issue of financial responsibility laws. 15. STATE POLICY REGARDING PROTECTION OF SAN FRANCISCO BAY/SACRAMEN'T'O-SAN JOAQUIN DELTA ESTUARY Reaffirm the Board' s sponsorship of AB 2210 (Campbell) or similar legislation which would declare it to be State policy to protect and preserve all reasonable and beneficial uses of the San Francisco Bay/Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Estuary and their tributaries. The Board has reaffirmed its support of AB 2210 and several other bills which would assist in protecting the Bay and Delta. AB 2210 failed passage because it failed to get out of the house of origin within the Constitutional deadline. 16. WAIVE THE TANGIBLE NET EQUITY REQUIRMENTS FOR COUNTY-SPONSORED HMO'S UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES Sponsor legislation or support the efforts of others to introduce legislation which would waive the tangible net equity requirements for County-sponsored HMO' s if the State adopts regulations which not only increase the tangible net equity requirements but require that those funds be deposited with the State of California. We have received notice of the hearing of this regulation and have alerted the Health Services Department. We will continue to monitor this situation closely. 17. PROMOTE- REGIONAL LAND USE PLANNING BY REQUIRING THAT CERTAIN DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS REQUIRE REVIEW AND COMMENT BY THE COUNTY HEALTH OFFICER PRIOR TO THEIR APPROVAL Sponsor legislation or support the efforts of others to introduce legislation which would require that certain development applications, primarily ones for residential developments which may be impacted by nearby industrial plants, be forwarded to the County Health Officer for his or her review and comment on the public and environmental impacts of the proposed development prior to the time the city council or board of supervisors considers approval of the project. . -7- No action has been taken to date on this proposal pending discussions with the cities in this County in an effort to develop a cooperative agreement to conduct such reviews. 18. AUTHORIZE THE COUN'T'Y TO IMPOSE A SURCHARGE ON NONPARRING VEHICLE CODE VIOLATIONS FOR A TEMPORARY PERIOD OF TIME TO FUND COURTHOUSE CONSTRUCTION Sponsor legislation similar to that provided to Solano and Orange Counties pursuant to Government Code Section 76008 which would authorize the County to impose a surcharge on certain vehicle code violations with the proceeds being dedicated to courthouse construction projects. No action has been taken on this proposal to date. 19. AUTHORIZE AN INCREASE IN THE FEECHARGED TO DEFENDANTS WHO ARE ALLOWED TO ATTEND TRAFFIC SCHOOL Sponsor legislation or support the efforts of others to introduce legislation which would amend Vehicle Code Section 42007 to increase the administrative fee charged to defendants who are allowed to attend traffic school to a point which, when added to the prevailing fee charged by the traffic schools,. will at least equal the fine the defendant avoids by attending traffic school. We are awaiting . information from the statewide study of fees, fines and forfeitures. If this fee is not increased as a result of that study we will attempt to introduce legislation on this subject in 1991. 20. ELIMINATE THE REQUIREMENT FOR A NOTICE OF INTENTION TO PURCHASE PROPERTY IN CASES WHERE THY PROJECT HAS PREVIOUSLY BEEN APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Sponsor legislation or support the efforts of others to introduce legislation which would amend Government Code Section 25350 to eliminate the requirement for a notice of intention to purchase property in cases where the project has previously been approved by the Board of Supervisors. No action has been taken to date on this proposal. CATEGORY 2 - SUPPORT IF SPONSORED BY OTHERS 21. AUTHORITY TO IMPOSE A BUSINESS LICENSE TAX FOR REVENUE. PURPOSES Sponsor legislation or support the efforts of others to introduce legislation which would extend to .counties the same authority cities have to impose a business license tax for revenue purposes. -8- We are currently conducting a study at the request of Supervisor Torlakson on this subject. As, soon as the information Mr. Torlakson requested has been gathered, we will review it with him and then determine. what action to recommend to the Board of Supervisors. 22. APPLY COURTHOUSE CONSTRUCTION FEE TO CIVIL AND/OR SMALL CLAIMS CASES Sponsor legislation or support the efforts of other to introduce legislation similar to SB 430 (Alquist) of the 1989 Session to increase the revenue to the Courthouse Construction Fund by adding a fee for this purpose to specified civil and small claims filings. Senator Alquist has reintroduced legislation along this. line as . SB 2588. The Board of Supervisors has indicated its support for this legislation. However, this legislation is contingent on the passage of a Courthouse Construction Bond Issue measure carried by the Speaker, AB 2180. AB 2180 passed the Assembly on January 25, 1990 by a vote of 59:5. The bill is currently before the Senate Committee on Bonded Indebtedness and Methods of Financing. We have been advised that because all of the bond measures on the June 5, 1990 ballot passed the Governor may be unwilling to place any but the most critical bond. measures on the ballot in November. SB 2588 passed the Senate May 25, 1990 by a vote of 33:0 and is scheduled to be heard in the Assembly Judiciary Committee on August 8, 1990. 23 . REQUIRE NUTRITIONAL LABELING OF FOOD PRODUCTS Reaffirm the Board' s sponsorship of AB 2207 (Campbell) or other similar legislation which requires that food packaging include a statement giving the total fat, cholesterol, sodium and sugar content of the food. The Board has indicated its support for AB 2207. In addition, efforts are being made nationally to accomplish this same objective. AB 2207 died in Committee earlier this year because it failed to pass its house of origin by the Constitutional deadline. 24. CLEAN-UP LEGISLATION TO THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE CIGARETTE TAX (PROPOSITION 99) Sponsor legislation or support the efforts of others to include in any clean-up bill relating to AB 75 (Chapter 1331, Statutes of 1989) provisions to insure that funds allocated to counties pursuant to AB 75 can be rolled over to be used in a future fiscal year, something not now permitted by AB . 75. -9- Several bills have been introduced to adjust various elements of the distribution of the Proposition 99 funds. The Health Services. Director is following these efforts closely and is heavily involved in their negotiation. 25. PROVIDE COUNTY-SPONSORED PHP'S WITH ACCESS TO CMAC NEGOTIATED RATES AT OTHER HOSPITALS WHEN THE COUNTY OBTAINS SPECIALITY CARE FROM THE OTHER HOSPITAL Sponsor legislation or support the efforts of others to introduce legislation which would provide a County-sponsored PHP with access to the rates for speciality services which have been negotiated with the hospital by the California Medical Assistance Commission (CMAC) in those cases where the County sponsors a PHP and is contracting with the hospital for those services or when PHP members are treated for emergency services at those hospitals. On the recommendation of the Health Services Director, the Board, on March 20, 1990 modified the Board's 1990 Legislative Program to drop this proposal in favor of attempting to accomplish the same thing through contracts with hospitals in the area for AB 75 funds from the cigarette tax. 26. OBTAIN FUNDING TO IMPLEMENT AND UPDATE COUNTY HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT PLANS Sponsor legislation or support the efforts of others to introduce legislation which provides funds to implement and update the County' s Hazardous Waste Management Plan pursuant to AB 2948 (Chapter 1504, Statutes of 1986) . Funding was provided by the Legislature to prepare the original County Hazardous Waste Management Plan. That money has now been exhausted. There is no funding available to oversee the implementation of the Plan or provide for updating of the plan in the future as that may be necessary. We are unaware of any legislation which has been introduced on this subject. 27. REQUIRE SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO PAY FOR THE COST OF SCHOOL CROSSING GUARDS Sponsor legislation or support the efforts of others to introduce legislation which would shift the responsibility of the County to finance school crossing guards to the school districts. No further work has been done on this proposal. 28. REVISE CURRENT LAW TO SPECIFY THAT THE PARTY REQUESTING A CONTRACTORS' PAYROLL RECORDS MUST PAY THE FULL COST OF OBTAINING AND REPRODUCING THOSE RECORDS . -10- Sponsor legislation or support the efforts of other to amend SB 1538 of the 1989 Session to more clearly specify the costs which the County may recover when the County is asked to furnish an individual a contractors' payroll records. No further work has been done on this proposal. 29. REPEAL LANGUAGE IN CURRENT LAW WHICH CONFLICTS WITH FEDERAL LAW REGARDING THE REQUIRMUNT TO PROVIDE A GRIEVANCE HEARING PRIOR TO PROCEEDING TO A COURT EVICTION IN A HOUSING AUTHORITY Sponsor legislation or support the efforts of others to introduce legislation which would repeal Health and Safety Code Section 34331(g) which is potentially in conflict with recently received instructions from the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development. No further work has been done on this subject. CATEGORY 3 - COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR WILL PURSUE WITHOUT ASSISTANCE FROM COUNTY'S LOBBYIST 30. MUNICIPAL COURT PAY AND STAFFING BILL Sponsor a Municipal Court Pay and Staffing bill in 1990 to incorporate any salary changes which are approved by the Board of Supervisors and to reflect some staffing changes and reclassifications which we understand are in process. Senator Boatwright has introduced SB 1867 for this purpose. On February 13, 1990 the Board indicated its sponsorship of SB 1867. SB 1867 passed the Senate April 5, 1990 by a vote of 33:0. The bill passed the Assembly June 28, 1990 by a vote of 76:0 and has been signed by the Governor. CATEGORY 4 - SPONSORSHIP PENDING FURTHER RESEARCH 31. SPONSOR LEGISLATION TO REQUEST AN ADDITIONAL THREE SUPERIOR COURT JUDGES FOR CONTRA COSTA COUNTY The Superior Court has requested three additional Superior Court Judges. Staff is currently reviewing the fiscal . implications of such a request and will recommend a position to the Board of Supervisors following this review. This issue is currently on referral to the Board'.s Finance Committee. 32. NEED TO GENERATE FUNDING FOR A SOLID WASTE PUBLIC EDUCATION PROGRAM If County Counsel concludes that further amendments are needed in order to permit the existing fees provided for in -11- AB 939 (Chapter 1095, Statutes of 1989) to be used to finance a Solid Waste Public Education Program, agree to sponsor such legislation as may be drafted by County Counsel. Discussions are still ongoing on amendments to last year's AB 939 which might provide funds for this purpose. 33 . CALIFORNIA CHILD CARE PARTNERSHIP ACT Reaffirm the Board' s co-sponsorship with CSAC of AB 1853 (Speier) , which would enact the California Child Care Partnership Act if Assemblywoman Speier decided to proceed with the bill in 1990. The Board has reaffirmed its support for AB 1853. The bill passed the Assembly January 29, 1990 and was. scheduled to be heard in the Senate Education Committee on June 27, 1990. 34. AUTHORIZE SUBSTANTIALLY INCREASED FINES, UP TO AND INCLUDING THE SEIZURE AND SALE OF AUTOMOBILES USED DURING OR IN CONJUNCTION WITH A PURCHASE OF ILLEGAL DRUGS Following consultation with the District Attorney, consider sponsoring legislation or support the efforts of others to introduce legislation which would authorize a court to impose substantially increased fines and allow the Sheriff or District Attorney to seize and dispose of an automobile when an individual is .convicted of purchasing illegal drugs and a, vehicle was used to purchase the drugs or in conjunction with the purchase of such drugs.. A number of bills have been introduced to address the possession or sale of drugs within 1000 feet of a school. The Board of Supervisors has agreed to support all of these efforts. 35. AUTHORIZE SUBSTANTIALLY INCREASED FINES, UP TO AND INCLUDING THE SEIZURE AND SALE OF AUTOMOBILES USED DURING OR IN CONJUNCTION WITH A DRUG OFFENSE WHEN SUCH AN OFFENSE OCCURS WITHIN 1000 FEET OF A SCHOOL Following consultation with the District .Attorney, consider sponsoring legislation or support the efforts of others to introduce legislation which would authorize a court to impose substantially increased. fines and allow the Sheriff or District Attorney to seize and dispose of an automobile when the individual is convicted of a drug offense which occurred within 1000 feet of a school. Senator Boatwright has introduced SB 1786 for this purpose. SB 1786 failed passage in the Assembly Public Safety Committee. In addition there are several other bills which have been introduced to accomplish various elements of this -12- objective. The Board of Supervisors has agreed to support all such legislation As approved by the Board of Supervisors November 28, 1989 As amended by the Board of Supervisors February 13, 1990 to addl item 11A. As amended by the Board of Supervisors February 27, 1990 to add, item 11B. As amended by the Board of Supervisors March 20, 1990 to delete items 4 and 25. I i