PDF Agenda for the June 9, 2021 Meeting

STATE LEGISLATION COMMITTEE
Wednesday, June 9, 2021
11:00am – 1:00pm
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MEMBERS:
Mayor’s Office (Chair) -- Edward McCaffrey
Supervisor Dean Preston -- Jen Snyder
Supervisor Connie Chan -- Ian Fregosi
Assessor’s Office -- Holly Lung
City Attorney’s Office -- Mary Jane Winslow
Controller’s Office -- Dan Kaplan
Treasurer’s Office -- Eric Manke
 

AGENDA

I. ROLL CALL

II. APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES (Action Item). Discussion and possible action to approve the minutes from the meeting of May 12, 2021.

III. STATE LOBBYIST OVERVIEW AND UPDATE (Discussion Item). The City’s state lobbyist will present to the Committee an update on State legislative matters.

IV. PROPOSED LEGISLATION (Discussion and Action). Discussion and possible action item: the Committee with review and discuss state legislation affecting the City and County of San Francisco. Items are listed by Department, then by bill number.

Unfinished Business

Treasurer & Tax Collector
Presenter: Michelle Lau

1. SB 586 (Bradford) Criminal fees.
Recommended Position: Support
This bill is a criminal justice reform bill that would end the assessment and collection of 26 administrative fees charged to people in the criminal legal system. SB 586 builds on Assembly Bill 1869, The Families Over Fees Act, which abolished 23 administrative fees in the criminal system.
Continued from the March 10, 2021 Meeting
Continued from the April 14, 2021 Meeting

Department on the Status of Women
Presenter: Elizabeth Newman

2. SB 331 (Leyva) Settlement and nondisparagement agreements.
Recommended Position: Support
This bill would expand protections against discrimination and harassment cover-ups by prohibiting non-disclosure and non-disparagement agreements that limit workers’ ability to speak out about harassment and discrimination in the workplace, whether due to race, sexual orientation, religion, age or any other characteristic.
Continued from the April 14, 2021 Meeting

New Business

San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency & Planning Department
Presenter: Jadie Wasilco & Sheila Nickolopoulos

3. AB 1401 (Friedman) Residential and commercial development: parking requirements.
Recommended Position: Support
This bill would prohibit local governments from enforcing minimum automobile parking requirements for residential, commercial, or other developments located within one-half mile walking distance of public transit.

Department of the Environment
Presenter: Katie Chansler

4. AB 125 (Robert Rivas) Equitable Economic Recovery, Healthy Food Access, Climate Resilient Farms, and Worker Protection Bond Act of 2022.
Recommended Position: Support
These bills propose the Equitable Economic Recovery, Healthy Food Access, Climate Resilient Farms, and Worker Protection Bond Act of 2021 (EER Bond) which would authorize $3.302 billion in general obligation bonds.

5. AB 962 (Kamlager) California Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Act: reusable beverage containers.
Recommended Position: Support
This bill defines “reusable beverage container” as a beverage container that has been used to contain a beverage, for which the applicable redemption payment has been paid, and that is returned whole and intact to a recycler or other certified entity designated by CalRecycle and capable of reuse as a beverage container.

6. SB 45 (Portantino) Wildfire Prevention, Safe Drinking Water, Drought Preparation, and Flood Protection Bond Act of 2022.
Recommended Position: Support
This bill enacts the Wildfire Prevention, Safe Drinking Water, Drought Preparation, and Flood Protection Bond Act of 2022, which authorizes the sale of $5.595 billion in general obligation bonds, upon approval by voters at the November 2021 statewide general election.

V. GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT
Members of the public may address the Committee on items of interest that are within the Committee’s subject matter jurisdiction and that do not appear on the agenda.

VI. ADJOURNMENT

Disability Access
Room 201 of City Hall is located at 1 Dr. Carton B. Goodlett Place and is wheelchair accessible. The closest accessible BART Station is Civic Center, three blocks from City Hall. Accessible Muni lines serving this location are: #47 Van Ness, and the #71 Haight/Noriega and the F Line to Market and Van Ness, as well as Muni Metro stations at Van Ness and Civic Center. For more information about Muni accessible services, call 923-6142. There is accessible parking at the Civic Center Plaza garage.
 

Know Your Rights Under the Sunshine Ordinance
The government’s duty is to serve the public, reaching its decisions in full view of the public. Commissions, boards, councils, and other agencies of the City and County exist to conduct the people’s business. This ordinance assures that deliberations are conducted before the people and that City operations are open to the people’s review. For information on your rights under the Sunshine Ordinance (Chapter 67 of the San Francisco Administrative Code) or to report a violation of the ordinance, contact the Donna Hall at Sunshine Ordinance Task Force, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 244, San Francisco, CA 94102, by phone at 415-554-7724, by fax at 415-554-7854, or email the Sunshine Ordinance Taskforce Administrator at sotf@sfgov.org. Citizens may obtain a free copy of the Sunshine Ordinance by contacting the Task Force, or by printing Chapter 67 of the San Francisco Administrative Code on the Internet, at www.sfgov.org/sunshine.
 

Lobbyist Registration and Reporting Requirements
Individuals and entities that influence or attempt to influence local legislative or administrative action may be required by the San Francisco Lobbyist Ordinance (San Francisco Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code Sec. 2.100 –2.160) to register and report lobbying activity. For more information about the Lobbyist Ordinance, please contact the San Francisco Ethics Commission at 30 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 3900, San Francisco, CA 94102; telephone 415-581-2300, fax 415-581-2317, Internet website: www.sfgov.org/ethics.

Cell Phones and Pagers
The ringing and use of cell phones, pagers, and similar sound-producing electronic devices are prohibited at this meeting. Please be advised that the Chair may order the removal from the meeting room of any person(s) responsible for the ringing or use of a cell phone, pager, or other similar sound-producing electronic devices.

Public Comment
Public Comment will be taken on each item on the agenda before or during consideration of that item.

Document Review
Documents that may have been provided to members of the State Legislation Committee in connection with the items on the agenda include proposed state legislation, consultant reports, correspondence and reports from City departments, and public correspondence. These may be inspected by contacting Edward McCaffrey, Manager, State and Federal Affairs, Mayor’s Office at: (415) 554-6588.

Health Considerations
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