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Transportation,
Communications and
Public Works
Damon Conklin, Legislative Representative
Caroline Cirrincione, Policy Analyst
June 4, 2021
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Welcome and
Introductions
Chair: Christian Horvath, Council Member, Redondo Beach
Vice Chair: Veronica Vargas, Mayor Pro Tem, Tracy
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Cal Cities President: Cheryl Viegas Walker, El Centro
Cal Cities Executive Director: Carolyn Coleman
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League of California Cities │ www.cacities.org• Introductions
• Public Comment
• General Briefing
• Strategic Priorities
• FCC Order and Litigation Update
Agenda • Legislative Agenda
Overview o AB 43 (Friedman)
o AB 122 (Boerner Horvath)
o SB 580 (Hueso)
• Budget Update
• Legislative Update
• Open Committee Discussion
League of California Cities │ www.cacities.orgPublic Comment League of California Cities │ www.cacities.org
1. Secure state and federal funding for
local COVID-19 public health response
and economic recovery for all.
2. Secure funding to increase the supply
and affordability of housing ad
2021 resources to assist individuals at risk
of – or already experiencing –
Strategic homelessness while preserving local
Advocacy decision making.
Priorities 3. Improve state-local coordination and
planning to strengthen community
disaster preparedness, resiliency, and
recovery.
4. Protect and modernize critical
infrastructure.General Briefing
FCC Order and
Litigation Update
Speaker: Tripp May, Managing Partner, Telecom Law
Firm, PC
League of California Cities │ www.cacities.orgLegislative Agenda
Damon Conklin
Legislative Representative, League of California Cities
League of California Cities │ www.cacities.orgLegislative Agenda
AB 43 (Friedman) Traffic Safety.
This measure would grant the California Department of Transportation
and local authorities greater flexibility in setting speed limits based on
recommendations from the Zero Traffic Fatality Task Force.
• Would authorize a local authority to lower speed limits by five
miles per hour below a traffic engineer's recommendation after a
traffic survey.
• Would authorize a business activity district to have a prima facie
speed limit of 25 or 20 mph.
• Would extends the time period that an engineering and traffic
survey justifies a speed from 10 to 14 years.
League of California Cities │ www.cacities.orgLegislative Agenda
AB 122 (Boerner Horvath) Vehicles. Required Stops. Bicycles.
This measure would allow bicyclists approaching a stop sign to have
the option to stop-as-yield or treat a stop sign as a yield sign.
• Would require a bicyclist to slow down as they approach an
intersection, and come to a complete stop at an intersection if
there is oncoming traffic.
• Would sunset on January 1, 2028.
League of California Cities │ www.cacities.orgLegislative Agenda
SB 580 (Hueso) Department of Transportation. Highways and Roads.
Recycled Plastics Study and Specifications.
This measure would authorize Caltrans to conduct a study of
including recycled plastic in asphalt and to develop specifications for
including recycled plastic in asphalt.
• Would require Caltrans to submit annual progress analyses to the
Legislature.
• Would require a local agency to either adopt any specification for
the use of recycled plastics that Caltrans adopts or to discuss why
the standards are not being adopted.
League of California Cities │ www.cacities.orgBudget Update
Damon Conklin
Legislative Representative, League of California Cities
League of California Cities │ www.cacities.orgMay Revise Budget Update
• American Rescue Plan funding
• Entitlement and Non-Entitlement Cities
• State Budget
• “Skinny” Budget
• Cal Cities Ask of $10 billion
• $2 billion for additional COVID-19 relief to cities
• $5 billion for housing and homelessness
• $3 billion for broadband
League of California Cities │ www.cacities.orgMay Revise Budget Update
Transportation
• $11 billion for the transportation system and related zero-emission
vehicle (ZEV) efforts.
o $500 million for active transportation
o $1 billion for transit and rail projects that improve rail and transit
connectivity between state and regional local services.
o $4.2 billion of Proposition 1A to complete high-speed rail
construction in the Central Valley.
Broadband
• $7 billion to expand broadband infrastructure, increase affordability,
and enhance access to broadband for all Californians; and
• $500 million Loan Loss Reserve Account to assist local governments in
securing private financing for new municipal fiber networks.
Zero-Emission Vehicles
• $3.2 billion to build upon the state's zero-emission vehicle goals.
League of California Cities │ www.cacities.orgLegislative Update
Damon Conklin
Legislative Representative, League of California Cities
League of California Cities │ www.cacities.orgSuspense File Outcome
AB 859 (Irwin) This measure would limit the type of data local agencies receive
from for-profit transportation mobility providers, operating in their jurisdictions,
to aggregated data.
Outcome: Held｜Cal Cities Position: Oppose
AB 34 (Muratsuchi) This measure would enact a $10 billion general obligation
bond measure to allocate funding to local agencies to build their own broadband
networks.
Outcome: Held｜Cal Cities Position: Support in concept
AB 1060 (Rodriguez) This measure would establish a statewide emergency alert
system called California Alert.
Outcome: Two-year bill｜Cal Cities Position: Support
AB 1035 (Salas) This measure would require local agencies to apply standard
specifications that allow for the use of recycled materials.
Outcome: Pass｜Cal Cities Position: Oppose unless amended
League of California Cities │ www.cacities.orgBroadband: California Advanced Services Fund
AB 14 (Aguiar-Curry) Communications. Broadband Services. California
Advanced Services Fund.
SB 4 (Gonzalez) Communications. California Advanced Services Fund.
These measures would reform the existing California Advanced Services
Fund (CASF) surcharge to help close the digital divide. Specifically, these
measures would:
• Continue to fund CASF beyond the original 2022 sunset date;
• Make it easier for local governments to apply for these grants;
• Expand the definition of unserved, making more areas eligible for
funding;
• Raise speed requirements for new networks; and
• Make it more difficult for existing internet providers to block or delay
grants.
Cal Cities Position: Support HOT
League of California Cities │ www.cacities.orgBroadband Permitting AB 537 (Quirk) Local Permitting. Broadband Projects. This measure would implement the Federal Communications Commission's adopted regulations on broadband permit shot clocks into state law. Cal Cities Position: Watch (Requested Amendments) SB 378 (Gonzalez) Local Government. Broadband Infrastructure Development Project Permit Processing. Microtrenching Permit Processing Ordinance. This measure would require local governments to allow microtrenching for the installation of underground fiber if the installation in the microtrench is limited to fiber. Cal Cities Position: Watch (Requested Amendments) League of California Cities │ www.cacities.org
Broadband Permitting
SB 556 (Dodd) Street Light Poles, Traffic Signal Poles, Utility Poles,
and Support Structures Attachments.
This measure would:
• Implement Federal Communications Commission's adopted
regulations on wireless services deployment into state law while
they continue to be contested; and
• Require local governments to make space available on street
light poles, traffic signal poles, utility poles, and other public
infrastructure to telecommunications providers.
Cal Cities Position: Oppose HOT
League of California Cities │ www.cacities.orgElectric Vehicle Charging
AB 970 (McCarty) Planning and Zoning. Electric Vehicle Charging
Stations. Permit Application. Approval.
This measure would require an application to install an electric
vehicle charging station to be deemed complete within five business
days and deemed approved 20 business days after the application
was deemed complete.
Cal Cities Position: Oppose
League of California Cities │ www.cacities.orgLocal Streets and Roads SB 1
AB 1035 (Salas) Transportation. Road Maintenance and
Rehabilitation Program. Recycled Material.
This measure would require local agencies to apply standard
specifications that allow for the use of recycled materials at or above
the level allowed in the California Department of Transportation’s
most recently published standard specifications in streets and
highways when feasible and cost effective by 2025.
Cal Cities Position: Oppose Unless Amended
League of California Cities │ www.cacities.orgLocal Streets and Roads SB 1: Continued
SB 640 (Becker) Transportation Financing. Jointly Proposed Projects.
This measure would authorize cities and counties to jointly submit
proposed SB 1 road maintenance and rehabilitation projects.
Specifically, SB 640 would:
• Enable two or more eligible cities or one or more cities and a county
to combine resources on projects affecting multiple jurisdictions;
and
• Consolidate reporting requirements into a single report.
Cal Cities Position: Support
League of California Cities │ www.cacities.orgEmergency Telecommunications
SB 341 (McGuire) Telecommunications Service. Outages
This measure would:
• Require the Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) to adopt
regulations for public outage maps maintained by
telecommunications providers; and
• Require the Public Utilities Commission and Cal OES, as part of a
new or existing proceeding, to develop backup electrical supply
rules to require telecommunications providers to maintain service
for at least 72 hours.
Cal Cities Position: Support
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Questions?
Dconklin@cacities.org
(916) 290-3400
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Tentative
Next Policy Committee Meeting:
Virtual, General Resolution Consideration *
*Staff will notify committee members after July 24 if the policy
committee will virtually meet in September
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