MEETING DATE:
SEPTEMBER 12, 2017
SUBJECT:
Title
RESOLUTION NO. 2017-8404 - RESTATING THE CITY'S OPPOSITION TO ASSEMBLY BILL 805 AND OPPOSING ITS RECENT AMENDMENTS
Body
Recommendation
Recommendation
ADOPT a resolution restating the City's opposition to Assembly Bill 805 and opposing its recent amendments that include eliminating the right of residents to vote on changes to the SANDAG governance structure.
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Board or Commission Action
Not applicable
Relevant Council Strategic Theme
Planning for the Future
Good Governance
Relevant Department Goal
Not applicable
Introduction
This session, Assembly Member Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher (D-San Diego) introduced Assembly Bill 805 that would make significant changes to the boards of SANDAG, the San Diego Metropolitan Transit System (MTS), and the North County Transit District (NCTD) by establishing a weighted vote process for all actions by those boards. It would also create an audit process at SANDAG, and require the agency to include specific provisions on greenhouse gas emissions and disadvantaged communities in its regional comprehensive plan. The bill also authorizes MTS and NCTD to individually impose taxes in their specific regions for transit, with voter authorization.
The most significant part of the bill switches the SANDAG voting process to a strictly proportional one based on population, meaning the biggest cities would have the most votes out of the 100 votes allotted. Since San Diego and Chula Vista are the two largest cities, they would automatically make up about 50 percent of the Board's votes, depending on the annual population estimates from the Department of Finance. San Marcos would have 3 votes depending on its annual population estimate. Under a small change to the bill, San Diego and Chula Vista would need two other cities to side with them to overrule all of the other jurisdictions. The NCTS voting process would be similar to SANDAG, but gives the most voting power to the...
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