MINUTES
Thursday, October 12, 2017, 11:45
Monrovia Chamber Conference Room
620 S. Myrtle Ave. Monrovia, CA 91016
Attendees:
Cliff Hamlow Glendora Chamber
Debra Mendelsohn Supervisor Kathryn Barger
Helen Romero Shaw Alhambra Chamber of
Jack OrswellArcadia
Kristi Lopez Senator Anthony Portantino
Marlene CarneyIrwindale
Laura Santos Baldwin Park Business Association
Alfonso Somilleda Assembly Member Blanca E. Rubio
Enrique RoblesCongresswoman Judy
Maureen AldridgeClaremont
Peter ChoiTemple City
Sheryl LefmannDuarte Chamber
Lilian Gutierrez Metro Transit Authority
Matthew Lyons Assembly Member Chris Holden
Robert Helbing Monrovia Chamber
- Introductions
- Discussion: California Water Fix – For more information read: What’s next for Brown’s Delta tunnels now that a big chunk of funding has disappeared?BY DALE KASLER AND RYAN SABALOW
- Status Report: SB 231 and SB 63 were signed by the Governor
- Speaker: State Senator Anthony J. Portantino
Make sure to take a look the following bills that were signed by the Governor: AB 1149 (Arambula); AB 1111 (Eduardo Garcia) ; AB 755 (Eduardo Garcia) ; SB 35 (Wiener) ; SB 5 (De León)
Discussion about bills:
SB 1 (Beall) will bring money directly to cities/regional transportation and funds generated are constitutionally protected.
Claremont - $741,155
Glendora - $1,048,248
La Verne - $675,934
Monrovia - $763,781
Pasadena - $2,863,390
San Dimas - $709,571
San Marino -$ 277,823
Sierra Madre - $231,907
Upland - $1,537,889
Glendale - $4,024,324
SB 231 (Hertzberg). Portantino had plans on speaking out against this bill, but it was taken up when I was not there and it wasn’t amended in the Assembly so the bill did not come back to the Senate for concurrence.
SB 2 (Atkins) & SB 3 (Beall) create pots of money for housing. SB 3 specifically has a veteran component and provides $4 billion for affordable housing and Veterans homeownership.
SB 400 (Portantino) would prohibit the increase of rent to tenants who participate in the Affordable Rent Program administered by the Department of Transportation who reside in surplus residential property located on State Route 710 in the County of Los Angeles.
SB 318 (Portantino) establishes standards for the use of personal services contracts by the California State University (CSU).
SB 565 (Portantino) requires a mental health facility to make reasonable attempts to notify family members, or any other person designated by the patient, of the time and place of the certification hearing at least 36 hours prior to a certification review hearing for involuntary mental health hold for an additional period, unless the patient requests that this information not be provided
SB 478 (Portantino) requires the governing board of each community college district to direct community colleges to identify and notify students who complete an associate degree for transfer (ADT), to automatically award these students with the degree and add the students to an identification system that is maintained by community colleges in a manner that is accessible to the California State University (CSU) and the University of California (UC) for purposes of streamlining transfer.
SB 304 (Portantino)requires each student detained for more than 20 consecutive schooldays to have an individualized transition plan and transition portfolio, and requires the individualized transition plan and transition portfolio to address specified issues.
Discussion about the budget and education
2017-18 budget prioritized public education, adding nearly $3 billion to fund education in California. This will raise per pupil spending to over $11,000 per year – the highest amount in California history.
The final total for spending was $74.5 billion for education.
An increase of $1.36 billion was secured for the funding of the Local Control Funding Formula, (LCFF), which will bring the full LCFF funding to 97%. Full LCFF funding is ahead of schedule.
A major victory is the $876.6 million in one-time discretionary funds, which will provide school districts, county offices of education and charters with additional $147 per ADA student. This will provide immediate assistance to our schools.
In addition, county offices of education will receive an additional $7 million of ongoing funding related to the costs of Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP) review and support.
Another budget success was making sure we have continuous and additional support for our pre-school and early education programs. The 2017-2018 budget adopted the three-year original plan, which increases pre-school slots and reimbursement rates. The budget also amends income eligibility rules to use the most recent state median income.
$50 million in ongoing funding was secured in the budget for After School Education and Safety Program (ASES). Senator Portantino has been a strong advocate to restore the initially proposed budget cuts for ASES programs, which along with the early childhood programs, were top priorities for the Legislative Women’s Caucus.
An additional $10 million dollars was added in the budget to fund the History-Social Science curriculum framework rollout. This important allocation will be used for regional trainings and professional development available for teachers, administrators and paraprofessionals and the development of an online repository of resources available to support instruction. This curriculum framework includes updates for LGBT, Labor and Armenian Genocide education
The budget includes $25 million additional funding for California Community Colleges completion grant. And, the budget adopted strict accountability for the University of California Office of the President in the wake of the recent state audit.
The budget includes $5 million for the Veterans Resource Centers in California Community Colleges, the biggest investment in this area until now.
The budget also includes continuous funding for the Summer Institute for Emerging Leaders a unique academic partnership between University of California, Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Hispanic Serving Institutions.
California State University System (CSU) will also receive additional $12.5 million to encourage graduation rates, and $20 million to increase enrollment.
Another important win was making sure that California students attending Private Non-Private Institutions continue to receive full Cal Grants. University of La Verne and the Claremont Colleges are six of eleven such schools in the 25th Senate District.
Questions/Discussion:
No, the High Transportation Corridor is not eligible for SB 1funds. That falls under measure M and Measure R.
Yes, small cities are required to change to their elections to district elections. Portantino has authored a bill that would change the order of precedence of offices on the ballot putting local elections first.
Marijuana is going to be an issue for the banking and finance industry.
Portantino hosts Millennial Open Dialogues (M.O.D.) around the district and got a great bill idea from a member of the audience. Next M.O.D. will be in Claremont.
- Reports from our elected representatives and their staff:
a. Congresswoman Judy ChuEnrique Robles
Congresswoman Chu is still collecting items for domestic violence victims. Congresswoman Chu is hosting a Service Academy Day at the Glendora Public Library’s Bidwell Forum on Oct. 28th from 10am to 12pm.
b.State Senator Anthony PortantinoKristi Lopez
The Senate introduced 998 bills of which 303 were chaptered with 159 being enrolled. The Senator took a tour of Citrus College, participated in Principal for a Day at Chapperal High School (San Dimas); and attended the Lights on After School celebration at Santa Fe Middle School (Monrovia)
c.Assemblymember Chris HoldenMatt Lyons
AB 1180 was signed. The Young Legislators program is a 6 month program for students to learn about the legislative process, services provided to constituents, and the relationships between local and state governments. The program will run from January to June. Applications are accepted until November. AssmeblymemberHolden id holding a transportation hearing, “Advancing Sustainability in Regional Transportation Projects” on 11/2 in Pasadena.
Passed out material: Assemblymember Holden’s 2017 Highlights; Flyer for Advancing Sustainability in Regional Transportation Projects” event
d.Assemblymember Blanca RubioAlfonso Somilleda
AB 557 was signed and AB 752 was getting a lot of media attention. Assemblywoman Rubio participated in the Joint Human Services Committee Hearing at the LGBT Center.
e. Supervisor Kathryn BargerDebra Mendelsohn
Passed out material:
The Supervisor hired a new deputy, Sandra Marvilla. Office will continue to plan the Tribute to Veterans event at Arcadia Park. Passed out material: County Budget.
f.METRO
METRO is hosting its 2nd Annual Older Adults Transportation Expo on Oct. 24 from 9am to 1pm. The Foothill Goldline ribbon cutting/ground breaking is on Dec. 2 at Citrus College