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LEGISLATION COMMITTEE

  RECORD OF ACTION FOR
April 11, 2022



 
Supervisor Diane Burgis, Chair
Supervisor Karen Mitchoff, Vice Chair
Present: Diane Burgis, Chair  
  Karen Mitchoff, Vice Chair  
Staff Present: Lara DeLaney, Senior Deputy County Administrator, staff to Committee; Luz Raygoza-Gonzalez, ASA III, EHSD; Mark Goodwin, Chief of Staff, District III; Monica Nino, County Administrator; Jennifer Quallick, Field Representative, District II; John Cunningham, Principal Planner, DCD; John Kopchik, Director, Department of Conservation and Development; Daniel Peddycord, Climate and Health Policy Officer, HSD; Elissa Robinson, unknown title; Chris Wickler, Field Representative, District IV; Deidra Dingman, Conservation Programs Manager, DCD
Attendees: James Gross, Michelle Rubalcava, Rachael Blucher
             
1. Introductions
  Chair Burgis convened the meeting at 1:00 p.m., introducing herself and Vice Chair Mitchoff.
 
AYE: Chair Diane Burgis
  Vice Chair Karen Mitchoff
             
2. Public comment on any item under the jurisdiction of the Committee and not on this agenda (speakers may be limited to three minutes).
  No public comment was made to the Committee.
             
3. Staff recommends approval of the Record of Action for the March 14, 2022 meeting.
  The Record of Action for the March 14, 2022 meeting was approved as presented.
 
AYE: Chair Diane Burgis
  Vice Chair Karen Mitchoff
  Attachments:
  DRAFT Record of Action
 
             
4. ACCEPT the report and provide direction to staff and the County's state lobbyists, as needed.
  Staff and the County's state advocates provided a recap of the written report and updated the Committee on the CARE Courts proposal, indicating that it had been placed into two pieces of legislation.  The Urban Counties of California were convening a group to review the legislative proposals and provide response. The state advocates also provided an update on AB 988 (Bauer-Kahan), a bill the County has sponsored regarding the 988 hotline for mental health response services, indicating that conversations were being conducted about amendments to the bill.
 
AYE: Chair Diane Burgis
  Vice Chair Karen Mitchoff
  Attachments:
  Attachment B: 2022 Elections Report
  Attachment A: Bills of Interest
 
             
5. CONSIDER finding SB 847 consistent with the Board of Supervisors' adopted 2021-22 State Platform and DIRECT staff to send a letter of support for the bill.
  After a brief recap of the bill by staff, the Committee members both indicated their support of the bill.
 
AYE: Chair Diane Burgis
  Vice Chair Karen Mitchoff
  Attachments:
  Attachment B: Letter of Support Template
  Attachment A: SB 847 Fact Sheet
 
             
6. CONSIDER providing a recommendation to the Board of Supervisors of "Oppose Unless Amended" on AB 2295 (Bloom) Local educational agencies: Housing Development Projects and DIRECT staff to place the item on the Board's consent agenda and communicate with potential partner organizations. 
  John Cunningham, principal planner in Department of Conservation and Development, provided a summary of the issues with the bill with regard to potentially allowing housing development on school-district owned parcels outside the adopted Urban Limit Line. The Committee members inquired about steps to take to address concerns and indicated our representatives should be apprised of the concerns. The Committee further noted our state advocates should engage on the bill, with a recommendation to Board to "Oppose Unless Amended" to address the ULL issue.
 
AYE: Chair Diane Burgis
  Vice Chair Karen Mitchoff
  Attachments:
  AB 2295 (Bloom) LEA-Housing ANALYSIS
  AB 2295 (Bloom) BILL TEXT
 
             
7. The next meeting is currently scheduled for May 9, 2022 at 1:00 p.m.
  The May and June meetings of the Committee were subsequently cancelled.
             
8. Adjourn

 

For Additional Information Contact:

Lara DeLaney, Committee Staff
Phone (925) 335-1097, Fax (925) 646-1353
lara.delaney@cao.cccounty.us

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