BOARD LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE Friday, October 20, 2017 12:30 P.M
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BOARD LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE Friday, October 20, 2017 12:30 p.m. EBRPD – Administrative Headquarters 2950 Peralta Oaks Court Oakland, California 94605 The following agenda items are listed for Committee consideration. In accordance with the Board Operating Guidelines, no official action of the Board will be taken at this meeting; rather, the Committee’s purpose shall be to review the listed items and to consider developing recommendations to the Board of Directors. A copy of the background materials concerning these agenda items, including any material that may have been submitted less than 72 hours before the meeting, is available for inspection on the District’s website (www. ebparks.org), the Headquarters reception desk, and at the meeting. Public Comment on Agenda Items If you wish to testify on an item on the agenda, please complete a speaker’s form and submit it to the recording secretary. Your name will be called when the item is announced for discussion. Accommodations and Access District facilities and meetings comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act. If special accommodations are needed for you to participate, please contact the Clerk of the Board at 510-544-2020 as soon as possible, but preferably at least three working days prior to the meeting. AGENDA TIME ITEM STATUS STAFF 12:30 I. STATE LEGISLATION / OTHER MATTERS A. NEW LEGISLATION – N/A B. OTHER MATTERS I Doyle/Pfuehler 1. State Legislative Session Wrap-Up 2. Cap-and-Trade 3. Other Matters II. FEDERAL LEGISLATION / OTHER MATTERS A. NEW LEGISLATION R Pfuehler 1. H.R. 3768 (Quigley D-IL) – Reducing Waste in National Parks Act B. OTHER MATTERS 1. Other Matters III. MEASURE CC UPDATE I Pfuehler/Doyle IV. ARTICLES V. OPEN FORUM PUBLIC COMMENT Individuals wishing to address the Committee on a topic not on the agenda may do so by completing a speaker’s form and submitting it to the recording secretary. VI. BOARD COMMENTS (R) Recommendation for Future Board Consideration (I) Information (D) Discussion Legislative Committee Members Future Meetings: Ellen Corbett (Chair); Beverly Lane; Dennis Waespi January 27 July 21 Colin Coffey, Alternate February 24 CANCELLED August 25 Erich Pfuehler, Government Affairs Manager March 17 September 22 April 14 RESCHEDULED October 20 May 19 November 17 June 16 December 15 Distribution/Agenda Distribution/Full Packet District: Public: District: Public: Mimi Waluch Norman LaForce Board Members Pat O’Brien Kristina Kelchner Peter Rauch Robert Doyle Dr. George Manross David Zuckermann Afton Crooks AGMs Doug Houston (via-email) Ira Bletz Stana Hearne Erich Pfuehler Bruce Kern (via-email) Connie Swisher Judi Bank Lisa Baldinger Elissa Robinson (via e-mail) Sharon Clay Michael Kelley Jeff Rasmussen Rick Rickard (via-email) Rachel Sater Bruce Beyaert (via e-mail) Tiffany Margulici Peter Umhofer (via-email) Anne Kassebaum Joshua Hugg Steve Castile Sean Dougan Mona Koh Yolande Barial Knight Mark Pearson – Local 2428 Eri Suzuki – Local 2428 Xiaoning Huang – Local 2428 Tyrone Davis – POA Lobby/Receptionist TO: Board Legislative Committee (Chair Ellen Corbett, Beverly Lane, Dennis Waespi) FROM: Robert E. Doyle, General Manager Erich Pfuehler, Government Affairs Manager SUBJECT: Board Legislative Committee Meeting WHEN: Friday, October 20, 2017 12:30 PM Lunch will be served WHERE: Board Room, Peralta Oaks _______ Items to be discussed: I. STATE LEGISLATION / OTHER MATTERS A. NEW LEGISLATION – N/A B. OTHER MATTERS 1. State Legislative Session Wrap-Up 2. Cap-and-Trade The most recent cap-and-trade auction took place on August 15, 2017 and generated approximately $640 million in revenue. This revenue compliments the 2018 spending plan of nearly $1.5 billion signed by Governor Jerry Brown in the form of two bills, SB 93 and SB 119. Examples of how this plan will allocate funds: • $225 million for fire prevention and response • $61 million for urban forestry, healthy forests and wetlands restoration • $44 million for programs to promote energy efficiency • $40 million to improve the state’s recycling infrastructure • $11 million for energy research at the University of California • $300 million to help local regulators improve air quality in polluted neighborhoods • $895 for new vehicles including farm and electric car rebates This past July, Governor Brown signed AB 398 (Garcia D-Coachella), helping to resolve the uncertain future for the cap-and-trade program and extend it through 2030 with the goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 40 percent below 1990 levels. 3. Other Matters II. FEDERAL LEGISLATION / OTHER MATTERS A. NEW LEGISLATION 1. H.R. 3768 (Quigley D-IL) – Reducing Waste in National Parks Act Congressman Mike Quigley (D-IL 5th District) introduced this legislation which calls upon the National Park System’s regional directors to establish a program for the recycling and reduction of disposable plastic bottles in their parks, including sales. Congressman Quigley is the Vice-Chair of the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC) and sites a May 2017 report 1 by the National Park District titled, “’Disposable Plastic Water Bottle Recycling and Reduction’ Program Evaluation Report” as proof of need for such a policy. This report found the 2011 policy by the Obama administration which encouraged national parks to end the sale of disposable water bottles within their boundaries saved millions of water bottles annually from pollution park grounds and filling landfills. Additionally, the policy adopted by 23 parks saw a reduction of approximately 111,743 pounds of plastic each year. This policy was rescinded by the Trump administration in August 2017. Congressman Quigley’s bill would make a permanent ban on plastic bottle sales in National Parks and create regional programming to educate visitors on the plastic water bottle sales ban. Staff Recommendation: SUPPORT B. OTHER MATTERS III. MEASURE CC UPDATE V. ARTICLES VI. OPEN FORUM PUBLIC COMMENT VII. BOARD COMMENTS 2 Board Legislative Committee Attachment V October 20, 2017 Bridge toll boost seen as salve for Bay Area transportation woes By Michael Cabanatuan October 11, 2017 • Photo: Liz Hafalia, The Chronicle IMAGE 1 OF 3 Bay Bridge toll booth on Wednesday, October 11, 2017, in San Francisco, Calif. Bay Bridge toll booth on Wednesday, October 11, 2017, in San Francisco, Calif. Although Gov. Jerry Brown has signed a bill allowing Bay Area voters to raise bridge tolls, no date for an election has been set nor has the amount of the proposed increase or whether it would rise all at once or over a number of years. What is clear, however, is that the toll increase would raise about $4.5 billion that would pay for at least three dozen transportation projects. The Metropolitan Transportation Commission will decide early in 2018 on the logistics of Regional Measure 3, which would require an overall majority vote in the nine Bay Area counties to become law. If voters go along with it, the toll increases would cover all of the Bay Area’s state-owned bridges but would exclude the Golden Gate Bridge, which is independently owned and sets its own tolls. The spending plan established by the Legislature offers something for every part of the Bay Area, with a little extra for the most populated areas, and includes highway projects as well as mass transit improvements. It does, however, continue the Bay Area’s strategy to emphasize public transportation while focusing highway improvements on traffic choke points. As has been the practice for years, no new highway construction would be funded. Carl Guardino, head of the Silicon Valley Leadership Group, which pushed for the bill, said the spending plan’s strategy is to take a regional approach to making it easier to get around the Bay Area. “In our region especially, we have become very adept at creating and passing countywide measures, yet so many of our traffic tie-ups transcend county borders,” Guardino said. “This allows us to cross county borders and address some of our toughest regional traffic jams.” The spending plan includes some headline projects, including money to complete the BART extension, now under construction to Berryessa, to downtown San Jose and Santa Clara; a Caltrain extension to the Transbay Terminal; a SMART extension to Windsor and Healdsburg; and funding to complete the widening of the notorious Novato Narrows. “It has proceeded in fits and starts for years,” said John Goodwin, an MTC spokesman. “This would allow that project to at long last get knocked out.” The measure would also raise money for both BART and Muni Metro to expand their fleets of new railcars to handle their growing ridership and to expand the San Francisco Bay Ferry fleet and its routes. There’s also money for buses: regional express buses and transbay buses and bus rapid transit in the East Bay. In addition to the Narrows, the plan would fund expansion of the Bay Area express lane project, which converts carpool lanes into shared carpool-toll lanes for solo drivers who want to buy their way in. It also funds upgrades to interchanges at Interstate 680- Highway 4 in Martinez, I-680 and Highway 84 near Sunol, and Highways 101 and 92 in San Mateo. The plan also calls for funding improvements to the North Bay’s Highway 37, which often floods during heavy rains, and the Dumbarton Bridge corridor. The bill also requires the measure to include a proposal to create a position for an inspector general whose job it would be to examine BART finances and operations. State Sen. Steve Glazer, D-Orinda, insisted on its inclusion in the measure despite BART’s opposition. Michael Cabanatuan is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: [email protected] Twitter: @ctuan Michael Cabanatuan Transportation Reporter Board Legislative Committee Attachment V October 20, 2017 Put a $6 billion housing bond on California ballot By Libby Schaaf August 29, 2017 • Photo: Leah Millis, The Chronicle IMAGE 1 OF 2 Tents cluster underneath an overpass on Brush Street in Oakland.