RECEIVE update on state legislative activities and ADOPT positions on legislation.

This report includes a legislative update and a bill list with positions recommended by the Executive Committee for adoption by the Board.

Some of the bills on the draft list would have funding impacts on the agency if enacted.

Attachment 1 is a summary of the Governor's May Revision to his Proposed FY 2019-20 State Budget from Agency legislative analyst Gus Khouri. Online as a web attachment is a news release from the League of California Cities on that subject. The Governor's Budget continues to tie housing goals to Senate Bill 1 (SB1) transportation funding, despite opposition from many legislators and constituents due to the promises made to voters with the passage of Proposition 69 in June 2018, which requires certain tax and fee revenue related to transportation be used for transportation purposes, and the failure of Proposition 6 in November 2018, which would have repealed SB1.

Attachment 2 is an updated bill list. Changes to the list compared to the TAMC Board meeting of April 24 are indicated in cross-out and underline. Bills that did not pass out of their Appropriations Committee are likely dead, but could be brought back in January; some bills were identified as being "two-year bills", which also means that they can be brought back for further consideration in January, but are not moving forward this year. 

The Executive Committee discussed these issues at its June 5 meeting and recommended revised positions as follows:

• Assembly Bill (AB) 1112 (Friedman): Shared Mobility Devices: local regulation: this bill has been substantially amended since the Board approved a "support" position in April, and the League of California Cities is concerned about the implications for local jurisdictions' ability to regulate their public rights-of-way: watch.
• AB 1568 (McCarty): Housing law compliance: prohibition on applying for state grants: this bill was amended since the Board approved a "oppose" position in April, and no longer withholds transportation funds as a penalty for non-compliance with housing production goals: watch.
• Assembly Constitutional Amendment (ACA) 1 (Aguilar-Curry): Affordable Housing and Public Infrastructure Bond: Voter Threshold: this proposal would lower to 55% the voter threshold for general obligation bonds to support public infrastructure and affordable housing projects: support.
• Senate Bill (SB) 127 (Weiner): Transportation funding: active transportation: complete streets: this bill has been substantially amended since the Board approved a "support" position in March, and now prioritizes the reduction in vehicle miles traveled over maintenance for State Highway Operation and Protection Program projects, which would be an obstacle to keeping highways in a good state of repair for goods movement, bus transit, and automobile travel: oppose unless amended.
• SB 277 (Beall): Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Program: Local Partnership Program: changes the Local Partnership Program from a 50% formula and 50% competitive program to a 100% formula program. TAMC would be at a disadvantage under this change, as Monterey County brings in far less in sales tax funds than do more populous areas, and TAMC would be forced to save up formula funding over several years in order to deliver Measure X projects. The competitive program gives TAMC more opportunities to accelerate larger projects: oppose.
• Governor's proposed budget trailer bill: The Governor’s May Revise Budget continues to include a proposal to withhold local streets and roads funding from jurisdictions that fail to comply with housing production goals: concern.

• May 9, 2019 League of California Cities news release, "Gov. Gavin Newsom Releases May Revise Budget with More Funding for Disaster Response and Homelessness: Despite expressed concerns from the League, transportation funding and housing link remains"