On October 3, 2018, the Executive Committee received an update on state legislative activities and provided input on priorities for the Agency for 2019.
Web Attachment 1 is the end-of-year state legislative update from legislative analyst Gus Khouri, and Web Attachment 2 is the updated bill list as of October 3, 2018. Bills that died prior to the previous report in August have been deleted from the list. Assembly Bill (AB) 1395 (Chu), which TAMC opposed, because it would have resulted in less funding for litter cleanup in Monterey County, has died. Several bills that TAMC supported have been enacted, including AB 2249 (Cooley), which increases the threshold for informal bidding procedures to $200,000.
Attachment 1 is the draft 2019 legislative program, and Attachment 2 is the draft 2019 program, showing changes from the 2018 program. The Executive Committee provided input on this draft program, directing staff to focus the program on those items that are most likely to arise in the 2019 legislative session. If bills arise on issues not addressed in this program but otherwise of interest to the Board, staff will bring those items to the Executive Committee and Board for action.
Staff will present the draft program and solicit input from the Rail Policy Committee, Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities Advisory Committee, and Technical Advisory Committee in November 2018. Staff will also meet with partner agencies locally and statewide to discuss items for the program. The Executive Committee will then receive an update and discuss the final draft program in January 2019, and recommend adoption by the Board in January.