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CC 2015-08-25_11b LOCC Annual Conference Resolutions MEMORANDUM TO: CITY COUNCIL FROM: DIANNE THOMPSON, CITY MANAGER SUBJECT: CONSIDERATION OF LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES ANNUAL CONFERENCE RESOLUTIONS DATE: SEPTEMBER 8, 2015 RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended the City Council provide direction regarding City positions on the League of California Cities resolutions. IMPACT TO FINANCIAL AND PERSONNEL RESOURCES: There is no financial impact from these items. BACKGROUND: This year’s League of California Cities Annual Conference will be held September 30-October 2 at the San Jose Convention Center. The annual business meeting will be held on Friday, October 2nd at 12:00 p.m. At that time, the membership will take action on Conference resolutions. Designated voting delegates (or their alternates) registered to attend the Annual Conference constitute the League's General Assembly. Annual Conference resolutions guide the League and its members in their efforts to improve the quality, responsiveness and vitality of local government in California. League bylaws state that "any official of a Member City may, with the approval of the City Council, be designated the City's designated voting delegate or alternate delegate to any League meeting.” At the August 25, 2015 meeting, Mayor Hill was selected by the Council to serve as the City’s voting delegate, and the City Manager was selected as the alternate. ANALYSIS OF ISSUES: There are four (4) resolutions that will be considered by the League of California Cities Annual Conference General Assembly, as follows: 1. Resolution Relating to League Bylaws Amendments Regarding Succession of League Offices to Fill Vacancies; Item 11.b. - Page 1 CITY COUNCIL CONSIDERATION OF LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES ANNUAL CONFERENCE RESOLUTIONS SEPTEMBER 8, 2015 PAGE 2 2. Resolution of the League of California Cities Calling for Legislation to Preserve Therapeutic Environments for Group Homes and Avoid Impacts of Overconcentration of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Recovery and Treatment Facilities in Residential Neighborhoods; 3. Resolution of the League of California Cities Supporting SB 593 (MGuire) and Continued Local Flexibility for Cities as they Address Neighborhood and Fiscal Impacts of Temporary Rentals of Residential Units; and 4. Resolution Calling Upon the Governor and the Legislature to Work with the League of California Cities to Enact Legislation or to Otherwise Compel Southern California Edison to Create a Program to Automatically Provide Direct Compensation to its Customers affected by Prolonged Electrical Power Outages Under Specified Circumstances. The resolutions and background information are attached for consideration. The City Council may discuss taking positions on any or all of the resolutions in order to provide direction to the voting delegate. ALTERNATIVES: The following alternatives are provided for consideration: - Provide direction to the voting delegate on one or more of the resolutions; or - Provide input, but no direction. ADVANTAGES: Discussion of the resolutions will provide for better understanding of the potential impact of the resolutions and provide all Council Members an opportunity for input so the voting delegate may best represent an official position of the City. DISADVANTAGES: No disadvantages have been identified. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW: No environmental review is required for this item. PUBLIC NOTIFICATION AND COMMENTS: The agenda was posted in front of City Hall on Thursday, September 3, 2015 and the agenda and staff report were posted on the City’s website on Friday, September 4, 2015. Attachments: 1. League of California Cities Resolution Packet Item 11.b. - Page 2 LEAGUE® OF CALIFORNIA CITIES ATTACHMENT 1 1400 K Street, Suite 400 • Sacramento, California 95814 Phone: 916.658.8200 Fax: 916.658.8240 www.cacities.org August 17, 2015 REC¥/\!@ AUG 81 2015 TO: Mayors, City Managers and City Clerks League Board of Directors RE: Annual Conference Resolutions Packet Notice of League Annual Meeting Enclosed please find the 2015 Annual Conference Resolutions Packet. CITY OF ARROYO G RAN DE Annual Conference in San Jose. This year's League Annual Conference will be held September 30- 0ctober 2 in San Jose. The conference announcement has previously been sent to all cities and we hope that you and your colleagues will be able to join us. More information about the conference is available on the League's Web site at www.cacities.org/ac. We look forward to welcoming city officials to the conference. Closing Luncheon/General Assembly -Friday, October 2, 12:00 p.m. The League's General Assembly Meeting will be held at the San Jose Convention Center. Resolutions Packet. At the Annual Conference, the League will consider four resolutions introduced by the deadline, Saturday, August 1, 2015, midnight. These resolutions are included in this packet. Resolutions submitted to the General Assembly must be concurred in by five cities or by city officials from at least five or more cities. These letters of concurrence are included with this packet. We request that you distribute this packet to your city council. We encourage each city council to consider these resolutions and to determine a city position so that your voting delegate can represent your city's position on each resolution. A copy of the resolution packet is posted on the League's website for your convenience: www.cacities.org/resolutions. The resolutions packet contains additional information related to consideration of the resolution at the Annual Conference. This includes the date, time and location of the meetings at which the resolution will be considered. Voting Delegates. Each city council is encouraged to designate a voting delegate and two alternates to represent their city at the General Assembly Meeting. A letter asking city councils to designate their voting delegate and two alternates has already been sent to each city. If your city has not yet appointed a voting delegate, please contact Meg Desmond at (916) 658-8224 or email: mdesmond@cacities.org. I Please Bring This Packet to the Annual Conference 1 1 September 30 -October 2, San Jose : '---------------------------------------------------------· Item 11.b. - Page 3 l LEAGUE® '--OF CALIFORNIA ~CITIES Annual Conference Resolutions Packet 2015 Annual Conference Resolutions San Jose September 30 -October 2 Item 11.b. - Page 4 INFORMATION AND PROCEDURES RESOLUTIONS CONTAINED IN THIS PACKET: The League bylaws provide that resolutions shall be referred by the president to an appropriate policy committee for review and recommendation. Resolutions with committee recommendations shall then be considered by the G~neral Resolutions Committee at the Annual Conference. This year, four resolutions have been introduced for consideration by the Annual Conference and referred to the League policy committees. POLICY COMMITTEES: Four policy committees will meet at the Annual Conference to consider and take action on the resolution referred to them. The committees are Administrative Services; Environmental Quality;- Housing, Community and Economic Development; and Revenue and Taxation. These committees will meet on Wednesday, September 30, 2015, at the Hilton San Jose. The sponsors of the resolutions have been notified of the time and location of the meetings. GENERAL RESOLUTIONS COMMITTEE: This committee will meet at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 1, at the San Jose Convention Center, to consider the reports of the four policy committees regarding the resolutions. This committee includes one representative from each of the League's regional divisions, functional departments and standing policy committees, as well as other individuals appointed by the League president. Please check in at the registration desk for room location. ANNUAL LUNCHEON/BUSINESS MEETING/GENERAL ASSEMBLY: This meeting will be held at 12:00 p.m. on Friday, October 2, at the San Jose Convention Center. PETITIONED RESOLUTIONS: For those issues that develop after the normal 60-day deadline, a resolution may be introduced at the Annual Conference with a petition signed by designated voting delegates of 10 percent of all member cities ( 4 7 valid signatures required) and presented to the Voting Delegates Desk at least 24 hours prior to the time set for convening the Annual Business Meeting of the General Assembly. This year, that deadline is 12:00 p.m., Thursday, October 1. Resolutions can be viewed on the League's Web site: www.cacities.org/resolutions. · Any questions concerning the resolutions procedures may be directed to Meg Desmond at the League office: mdesmond@cacities.org or (916) 658-8224 1 Item 11.b. - Page 5 GIDDELINES FOR ANNUAL CONFERENCE RESOLUTIONS Policy development is a vital and ongoing process within the League. The principal means for deciding policy on the important issues facing cities is through the League's eight standing policy committees and the board of directors. The process allows for timely consideration of issues in a changing environment and assures city officials the opportunity to both initiate and influence policy decisions. Annual conference resolutions constitute an additional way to develop League policy. Resolutions should adhere to the following criteria. Guidelines for Annual Conference Resolutions 1. Only issues that have a direct bearing on municipal affairs should be considered or adopted at the Annual Conference. 2. The issue is not of a purely local or regional concern. i 3. The recommended policy should not simply restate existing League policy. 4. The resolution should be directed at achieving one of the following objectives: (a) Focus public or media attention on an issue of major imrortance to cities. (b) Establish a new direction for League policy by establishing general principals around which more detailed policies may be developed by policy committees and the board of directors. ( c) Consider important issues not adequately addressed by the policy committees and board of directors. ( d) Amend the League bylaws (requires 2/3 vote at General:Assembly). 2 Item 11.b. - Page 6 LOCATION OF MEETINGS Policy Committee Meetings Wednesday, September 30 Hilton San Jose 300 Almaden Boulevard, San Jose 9:00 a.m. -10:30 a.m.: Environmental Quality Housing, Community & Economic Development 10:30 a.m. -Noon: Administrative Services Revenue and Taxation General Resolutions Committee Thursday, October 1, 1:00 p.m. San Jose Convention Center 150 West San Carlos Street, San Jose Annual Business Meeting and General Assembly Luncheon Friday, October 2, 12:00 p.m. San Jose Convention Center 150 West San Carlos Street, San Jose 3 Item 11.b. - Page 7 KEY TO ACTIONS TAKEN ON RESOLUTIONS Resolutions have been grouped by policy committees to which they )lave been assigned. Number Key Word Index Reviewing Body Action 1 2 3 ~ 1 -Policy Committee Recommendation I to General Resolutions Committee ( : 2 -General Resolutions Committee · 3 -General Assembly ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES POLICY COMMITTEE I 2 3 1 I League Bylaw Amendment .I ENVIRONMENT AL QUALITY POLIGY COMMITTEE : I 2 3 4 Com ensation for Prolon ed Electrical Power Outa es HOUSING, COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT POLICY COMMITTEE I 1 2 3 2 Overconcentration of Alcohol & Drug Treatment Facilities 1 3 Residential Rentals, Support for SB 593 (McGuire) REVENUE AND TAXATION POLICY COMMITTEE 2 3 3 Residential Rentals, Su ort for SB 593 (McGuire) Information pertaining to the Annual Conference Resolutions will also be posted on each committee's page on the League website: www.cacities.org. The entire Resolutions Packet will be posted at: www.cacities.org/resolutions. · 4 Item 11.b. - Page 8 KEY TO ACTIONS TAKEN ON RESOLUTIONS (Continued) Resolutions have been grouped by policy committees to which they have been assigned. KEY TO REVIEWING BODIES 1. Policy Committee 2. General Resolutions Committee 3. General Assembly ACTION FOOTNOTES * Subject matter covered in another resolution ** Existing League policy *** Local authority presently exists Procedural Note: KEY TO ACTIONS TAKEN A Approve D Disapprove N No Action R Refer to appropriate policy committee for study a Amend+ Aa Approve as amended+ Aaa Approve with additipnal amendment(s)+ Ra Refer as amended to appropriate policy committee for study+ Raa Additional amendments and refer+ Da Amend (for clarity or brevity) and Disapprove+ Na Amend (for clarity or brevity) and take No Action+ W Withdrawn by Sponsor The League of California Cities resolution process at the Annual Conference is griided by the League Bylaws. A helpful explanation pf this process can be found on the League's website by clicking on this link: Resolution Process. 5 Item 11.b. - Page 9 2015 ANNUAL CONFERENCE RES9LUTIONS RESOLUTION REFERRED T6ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES POLICY COMMITTEE 1. RESOLUTION RELATING TO LEAGUE BYLAWS AMENDMENTS REGARDING SUCCESSION OF LEAGUE OFFICES TO FILL VACANCIES Source: League Board of Directors Referred to: Administrative Services Policy Committee Recommendation to General Resolutions Committee: WHEREAS, the League of California Cities® is a nonprofit,mutual benefit corporation under California law and, as such, is governed by corporate bylaws; and ' WHEREAS, the League's Board of Directors periodically reviews the League's bylaws for issues of clarity, practicality, compliance with crirrent laws, and responsiveness to membership interests; and : ' WHEREAS, on two occasions in recent years when vacancies arose in office of President of the Board of Directors after disappointing reelection results, the vacancy was filled in accordance with the League Bylaws by the First Vice President becoming President at th~ next Board meeting. This left a vacancy in the office of First Vice President that was filled by the Board by advancing the Second Vice President. This required recruiting a new Second Vice President that: the Board chose, as provided in the Bylaws, from the ranks of the Board itself; and : WHEREAS, in September 2014 the Board chose a new Sec,ond Vice President as usual and also a new First Vice President who had not previously served as Second: Vice President because the prior Second Vice President was elected to county office and was no longer eligible. When the President was not reelected in November 2014, the First Vice President advanced tb the office of President with only two months of experience as a League officer. Additionally, the Second Vice President was advanced to First Vice President; and · WHEREAS, the Board of Directors believe this confluence: of events twice in recent years demonstrates a weakness in the succession of League offices requirJd by the League Bylaws because the accelerated advancement of officers in the event of a vacancy in the 6ffice of President may deprive the junior officers and the League of adequate time to serve and develop expertise and relationships in the offices of Second and First Vice President; and · WHEREAS, it is the unanimous recommendation' of the League Board that the League membership amend article VIII, section 4, of the League bylaws to allow the Immediate Past President to fill an unexpected vacancy in the office of President for the unexpir~d term ifthe Immediate Past President agrees. If not, the current succession process would occur;,and now, therefore, be it, I I ' RESOLVED, by the General Assembly of the League of California Cities assembl~d in Annual Conference in San Jose, October 2, 2015, that article VIII, section 4 6fthe League bylaws be amended to read as follows: 6 Item 11.b. - Page 10 Article VIII: Officers Section. 1: Identity. The officers of the League are a President, a First Vice-President, a Second Vice-President/Treasurer, an Immediate Past President, and an Executive Director. Section 2: Duties of League Officers. (a) President The President presides at all League Board meetings and all General Assemblies. The President has such other powers and duties as may be prescribed by these bylaws or the League Board. (b) First Vice-President. The First Vice-President carries on the duties of the President in the President's temporary absence or incapacity. The First Vice-President has such other powers and duties as may be prescribed by these bylaws or the League Board. (c) Second Vice-President/Treasurer. The Second Vice-President/Treasurer carries on the duties of the President in the President'.s and First ;vice-President's temporary absence or incapacity. The Second Vice-President/Treasurer has such other powers and duties as may be prescribed by these bylaws or the League Board. Section 3: Election. The League Board elects the League's President, First Vice-President and Second Vice-President for terms of one year. The election occurs at the League Board's meeting at the Annual Conference. Section 4: Vacancies. A vacancy in the offic~ of President is filled at the fteKt meetiag of the Leagee BoB:fa by the Immediate Past President who shall serve for the unexpired term of office and. upon election o(a new President at the next Annual Conference. shall subseguentlv serve a full term as Immediate Past President. In the event the Immediate Past President is not available to fill the vacancy in the office of the President. or declines in writing. it shall be tilled by the succession of the First Vice-President to that office. A vacancy in the office of First Vice-President, or Second Vice-President/Treasurer, is filled for the un-expired term by appointment by the League Board of a member of the League Board. A vacancy in the office of the Immediate Past President is filled for the un-expired term by the last Past President continuing to hold a city office. - ////////// Background Information on Resolution No. 1 Source: League Board of Directors -Background: In 2010 and again recently in 2014 the city official elected League President at the Annual Conference in September was not returned to office by the voters of their city. This development triggered a series of steps laid out in the order of succession in the League Bylaws that mandates that the First Vice President advance to the office of President at the next Board meeting and that the Board fill the vacancy in the office of First Vice President for the remainder of the term. 7 Item 11.b. - Page 11 When the Board filled the League offices in September 2014, the Second Vice President could not advance to First Vice President since she had been elected to the office of county supervisor and was ineligible to serve. Consequently the Board selected two directors to fill both the offices of First Vice President and Second Vice President. Neither had previously served as a League officer. When the vacancy in the office of President occurred after the November general election, the First Vice President advanced to the office of President after having served only two months as a League officer in contrast to the normal advancement process of twenty-four months. The Second Vice President was advanced to the office of First Vice President after having served only two months as a League officer. The Board also chose a new Second Vice President. At the February, 2015 meeting of the League Board of Directors, the Executive Committee recommended unanimously an amendment to the order of succession in Art. VIII, Sec. 4 of the League Bylaws. The proposed amendment would allow the most experienced member of the Executive Committee, the Immediate Past President, to fill out the remainder of the term of office of a President who leaves the office before its term is completed if the Immediate Past President is willing and able to do so. This arrangement would allow the First Vice President to continue serving and to advance to the office of President on the schedule envisioned by the League Bylaws. If the Irinnediate Past President were unable or unwilling to serve, the existing order of succession would occur. ////////// League of California Cities Staff Analysis on Resolution No. 1 Staff: Alicia Lewis Committee: Administrative Services Policy Committee Summary: This resolution seeks to streamline the succession process when filling a vacancy for the office of President of the Board of Directors. It would allow for the League bylaws to be amended, allowing the Immediate Past President to fill an unexpected vacancy in the office bf President for the remainder of the vacating President's term. Changes to League bylaws require a 2/3 vote of the General Assembly. Background: The past few years have yielded several occasions where the succession line for Board of Directors leadership was disrupted due to disappointing election results arid :officers tal<lng office outside of city governinent. In September 2014 the Board chose a new First and Second Vice President. The First Vice President had not previously served as Second Vice President because the prior member was elected to county office and therefore no longer eligible. When the President was not reele~ted in the November 2014, the First Vice President advanced to the office of President with only twd months of experience as a League officer. Additionally, the Second Vice President was advanced to Frrst Vice President. This transition far outpaced the normal process for advancing as an officer on the Board of Directors. Fiscal Impact: This impact of this resolution would have no fiscal impact. Comments: The nature of this resolution is to ensure that there is a smooth succession process in place and that current Vice-Presidents (First and Second) have ample time to prepare for their role as President. By 8 Item 11.b. - Page 12 allowing the Immediate Past President to finish out the term of a vacated presidency the Board would ensure there is minimal disruption to the workflow and goals of the association. RESOLUTION REFERRED TO HOUSING, COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DE-VELOPMENT POLICY COMMITTEE 2. A RESOLUTION OF THE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES CALLING FOR LEGISLATION TO PRESERVE THERAPEUTIC ENVIRONMENTS FOR GROUP HOMES AND AVOID IMP ACTS OF OVERCONCENTRATION OF ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE RECOVERY AND TREATMENT FACILITIES IN RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS Source: City of Malibu Concurrence of five or more cities/city officials: Cities: Artesia; Duarte; La Canada Flintridge; · Lakewood; Lomita; and Pico Rivera. City Offic.ials: Los Angeles Council Member Mitchell Englander Referred to: Housing, Community and Economic Development Policy Committee Recommendation to General Resolutions Committee: WHEREAS, residential group home facilities provide valuable rehabilitation and support services for those who live in them, which benefits the greater society; and WHEREAS, state departments license these facilities through several state agencies, and operators are required to meet various state statutory requirements; and WHEREAS, in addition to residents, these facilities often include live-in managers and other staff, who provide a variety of services to residents which may include meals, workshops, training, counseling and other services. These uses and services may also require frequent deliveries to be made to the facility, shuttle van service provided to residents, and additional automobile traffic due to shift changes, visiting hours, and other activities. Collectively, these uses often generate more noise and activity than expected from a traditional single-family home; and WHEREAS; the overconcentration of residential group homes changes the character of neighborhoods as they become centers for the delivery of various services. Thi~ environment not only creates a disruption to long-time residents, it can also diminish the quality of the residential treatment experience for group home residents as the neighborhood assumes a more institutional setting; and WHEREAS, the State and local governments operate in partnership regarding the location of these residential care facilities in residential neighborhoods in order to carry out the policy of the State to prevent overconcentration of such facilities in these neighborhoods; and WHEREAS, the state has adopted a 300 foot separation requirement between facilities licensed by the Department of Social Services, 1 but these siting standards have not been extended to apply to facilities licensed by other state agencies such as the Department of Health Care Services or other licensed or unlicensed facilities; and WHEREAS, it is the policy of the State that each county and city permit and encourage development of sufficient numbers and types of alcoholism or drug abuse recovery or treatment facilities as are commensurate with local need;2 and 1 Health & Safety Code Section 1520.5 2 Health & Safety Code Section 11834.20 9 ) Item 11.b. - Page 13 WHEREAS, the California Fair Employment and Housing Act includes legal protection against discrimination against persons with disabilities through zoning laws; denials of use permits, and other actions authorized under the Planning and Zoning Law; 3 and WHEREAS, the Americans with Disabilities Act requires public entities to make reasonable accommodations in policies, practices, or procedures to avoid discrimination on the basis of a disability;4 and WHEREAS, there is no provision in State law that allows for the consideration of the impact of alcoholism or drug abuse recovery or treatment facilities on single-family neighborhoods or the overconcentration of these facilities as there is for residential group home facilities; and WHEREAS, many community concerns could be addressed if State agencies communicated and collaborated more with local governments; and WHEREAS, the League of California Cities is committed to working in partnership with the Legislature and Administration to address overconcentration of alcohol and drug abuse recovery and treatment facilities in residential neighborhoods while respecting important legal rights of patients and legal obligations established by State and federal law. RESOLVED, at the League of California Cities General Assembly, assembled at the League Annual Conference on October 2, 2015 in San Jose, that the League calls for the Governor and the Legislature to work with the League and other stakeholders to address the following issues: 1. Explore options to address overconcentration of alcohol and drug abuse recovery and treatment facilities in residential neighborhoods while respecting important legal rights of patients and legal obligations of public entities. : 2. Avoid the creation of institutional settings when multiple facilities are concentrated in a single location, while also reducing noise, congestion and other concerns often raised by residents in residential neighborhoods. 3. Determine the appropriate balance between not-for-profit (including county) facilities and for-profit facilities in residential neighborhoods. /II/I/Ill/ Background Information on Resolution No. 2 Source: City of Malibu Background: State law preempts local zoning regulation for licensed drug and alcohol treatment facilities. State and federal anti-discrimination laws require cities to treat facilities that function as single housekeeping units the same as any other "family." In many areas of the state, these facilities are impacting residential neighborhoods because their concentration in certain neighborhoods tends to change the character of the area from a residential neighborhood to more like a hospital and institutional zone in terms of the land use impacts. In order to avoid overconcentration in residential neighborhoods, most state-licensed group homes are required by state law to meet certain distancing requirements from other licensed group homes. Alcohol 3 Government Code 12955(1) 4 42 U.S.C. Section 12134 10 Item 11.b. - Page 14 and drug programs are treated differently under state law in 'this respect and no distancing requirements apply. In fact, the state licensing agency does not impose any restrictions on the number of facilities in the vicinity of one another and have been allowing licensees to obtain two licenses 'on one lot and to operate integrated multi-structure facilities under the guise of multiple single-family residential licenses. Similarly, state law currently requires private foster family agencies operating in residential zones to be organized and operated on a nonprofit basis, while drug and alcohol programs and sober living homes are permitted to operate as a for-profit business in residential zones. The addiction recovery industry has become big business. There are now thousands of treatment facilities and sober living homes in California and the number is rapidly increasing. State policy sought integration of group homes into residential neighborhoods, not disintegration of the residential character of the neighborhoods. A course correction is required to advance state policy. Through zoning authority, cities can preserve the very neighborhoods that the community-care model depends on to provide the therapeutic environment of a residential neighborhood. Distancing requirements both respond to the biggest concern of local government (over concentration that impairs neighborhood character) and advances state policy. In addition, limiting the zoning preemption to non- profit programs will also assist in preserving the integrity of residential neighborhoods. ////Ill/II League of California Cities Staff Analysis on Resolution No. 2 Staff: Dan Carrigg Committee: Housing, Community and Economic Development Summary: This Resolution calls for the Governor and the Legislature to work with the League and other stakeholders to explore options to address overconcentration of alcohol and drug abuse ,recovery and treatment facilities in residential neighborhoods while respecting important legal rights of patients and legal obligations of public entities, avoid the creation of instf!Utional settings when multiple facilities are concentrated in a single location, and determine the appropriate balance between not-for-profit (including county) facilities and for-profit facilities in rysidential neighborhoods. Background: The City of Malibu is sponsoring this resolution as a way of highlighting an issue that continues to create zoning -and land use problems in single-family neighborhoods. While this is not a new issue for the League and its cities, and the League has existing policy in this area, the sponsors view the passage of this resolution as helpful in restarting conversations with the Legislature and the Governor's Administration that can hopefully lead to productive solutions. HCED Committee member and Malibu Council Member Lou La Monte raised this issue at the Committee's June meeting, wh~e he presented a resolution that had recently been adopted by the California Contract Cities Association on May 15. The Committee encouraged him to work with League staff in his effort to draft a measure to be presented at the League's annual conference. League staff worked with Mr. La Monte in this regard, mostly in helping ensure that the various "whereas clauses" appropriately reflect the important legal rights of patients and obligations of public entities that Legislators will expect to be balanced in any solutions to local land use issues. Resolved Clauses from Recent CCCA Resolution: NOW THEREFORE, the Members of the California Contract Cities Association hereby re-affirms its commitment to cooperation among units of government that serve the people of California and urges the 11 Item 11.b. - Page 15 California state legislature to enact legislation that empowers local government to preserve the residential character of neighborhoods necessmy (o effect state policy regarding group homes as follows: 1. Amend the state law to provide the same distancing and notice requirements for ADP facilities as it does for Community Care Act facilities; 2. Enact legislation providing standards that prevent overconcentration of unlicensed sober living homes to maintain residential character of neighborhoods which has therapeutic benefit for the occupants; and 3. Restrict the zoning preemption for licensed ADP facilities to those owned and operated by non- profit organizations. Fiscal Impact: Minor, if any. Comment: 1) The League has significant existing policy in this area. In the past the League has had internal task forces and sponsored and supported various legislative proposals. 2) Making significant progress in this area has been difficult in the Capitol. Federal and state fair housing and anti-discrimination laws and various court decisions have bearing on local authority in this area. Patient advocacy groups and sympathetic legislators have been suspicious of any solutions that they see as limiting patient access. Thus, any effort to develop solutions to address local land use concerns must also remain sensitive to these issues and the perspective of legislators that sit on committees with jurisdiction in these areas. Existing League Policy: Related to this Resolution, existing policy provides: • The League supports permitting cities to exercise review and land use regulation of group home facilities and residential care facilities in residential neighborhoods including the application of zoning, building and safety standards. State and county licensing agencies should be required to confer with the city's planning agency in determining whether to grant a license to a community care facility. The League recognizes that better review and regulation of residential care facilities will protect both the community surrounding a facility and the residents within a facility from a poorly managed facility or the absence of state oversight. • The League supports state legislation to require a minimum distance of 300 feet between all new and existing residential care facilities. The League supports notification of cities about conditional release participants residing in group homes. RESOLUTION REFERRED TO HOUSING, COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND REVENUE & TAXATION POLICY COMMITTEES 3. A RESOLUTION OF THE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES SUPPORTING SB 593 (MCGUIRE) AND CONTINUED LOCAL FLEXIBILITY FOR CITIES AS THEY ADDRESS NEIGHBORHOOD AND FISCAL IMPACTS OF TEMPORARY RENTALS OF RESIDENTIAL UNITS Source: City of West Hollywood Concurrence of five or more cities/citv officials: Cities of Healdsburg, Mammoth Lakes, Napa, Piedmont, Santa Cruz, Santa Monica, Sonoma Referred to: Housing, Community & Economic Development; Revenue & Taxation Policy Committees Recommendation to General Resolutions Committee: 12 Item 11.b. - Page 16 WHEREAS, the temporary rental of residential houses, condominiums, rooms, and apartments for tourist or transient use is a developing part of the sharing economy; and WHEREAS, while these rentals provide. additional options to the traveling public, and income to affected property owners or tenants, it is also important that such rentals comply with local laws, regulations and ordinances; and WHEREAS, the temporary rental of residential houses, condominiums, rooms, and apartments for tourist or transient use can present numerous challenges to neighborhoods and adjacent property owners and create additional noise, traffic, parking, privacy and public safety issues, subvert local rent- control laws, decrease available housing stock and in some cases turn residential neighborhoods into de- facto h9tel rows; and- WHEREAS, where temporary rental of residential units for tourist or transient use is allowed in conformance with local laws, regulations and ordinances, the applicable transient occupancy tax (TOT) should also be collected. The temporary rental of residential units for tourist or transient use is in direct competition with hotels, motels and other accommodations where guests pay the local TOT, so all such uses should be subject to the same tax. The revenues generated support local streets, roads, fire, police, lifeguards, trash pick-up, park maintenance and other local public services which directly affect local quality of life and the attraction of the community for a visitor; and WHEREAS, the Thriving Communities and Sharing Economy Act, introduced as SB 593 by Senator Mike McGuire (D-2, Healdsburg), prohibits the operators of transient residential hosting platforms from advertising residential units for tourist or transient use if such use will violate any ordinance, regulation, or law within the applicable city or county that opts into its provisions, and requires the confidential quarterly reporting to the city or county of the following information (if the City or County adopts an ordinance requiring the reporting of the data): 1. The address of each residential unit that was occupied for tourist or transient use during the quarterly period. 2. The total number of nights the residential unit was occupied for tourist or transient use. 3. The amounts paid for the occupancy of the residential unit for tourist or transient use. WHEREAS, the provisions of SB 593 bolster existing local authority to enforce local ordinances and collect revenue associated with the temporary rental of residential units by allowing local agencies access to the data necessary to enforce their ordinances and requiring short-term rental hosting platforms to collect local TOT and remit it to the appropriate jurisdiction if short-term rentals are allowed in that jurisdiction; and WHEREAS, the provisions of SB 593 provide a helpful regulatory framework that cities and counties may choose in lieu of exercising their existing authority; and WHEREAS, the League of California Cities supports SB 593 because it recognizes and preserves local flexibility to address the temporary rental of residential units in the manner that best fits with the unique issues and conditions found in each localjurisdiction;.and WHEREAS, SB 593 provides local jurisdictions with the data and framework necessary to collect TOT revenues from short-term rentals, to pay for vital local services; and WHEREAS, SB 593 provides local jurisdictions with the data and framework necessary to enforce local regulations designed to ensure the safety of the public and residents living adjacent to short- term rentals; and 13 Item 11.b. - Page 17 WHEREAS, despite any existing challenges faced by cities in regulating or collecting revenue from the temporary rental of residential units, cities would oppose any effort to undermine their existing local authority to regulate land use or collect local TOT revenue. RESOLVED, at the League of California Cities General Assembly, assembled at the League Annual Conference on October 2, 2015 in San Jose, as follows: 1. Land use regulation and local tax collection are best overseen and implemented locally. 2. While temporary rental of residential units can offer innovative opportunities for travelers and property owners within the developing sharing economy, cities must retain flexibility to address any problems raised by such uses in a manner that reflects the unique issues and conditions in their communities. 3. Cities have existing legal authority and tools to regulate and collect revenue from the temporary rental ofresidential units, and SB 593 provides the data and framework that supports and bolsters such local efforts. 4. The League encourages cities to support SB 593. ////////// Background Information on Resolution No. 3 Source: City of West Hollywood Background: The sharing economy has quickly become common place in the everyday life of many individuals, whether they participate in ride-sharing, have rented a short-term residential unit, or live in a community were either is prevalent. The sharing economy has provided benefits to many, but also includes many issues that must be addressed in order to allow these sharing practices to effectively incorporate into our communities. Specifically, the short-term rental of residential units has grown exponentially within the last several years throughout the State, and its impacts need to be addressed. Presently, many cities and counties prohibit the renting ofresidences for less than 30 days. However, these prohibitions are frequently ignored by Online Vacation Rental Businesses ("OVRBs"), causing unwanted burdens on cities while reducing TOT collection from sanctioned hotels. The short-term rental ofresidential properties presents numerous challenges within neighborhoods and to adjacent property owners. They may create additional noise, traffic, parking, privacy aad public safety issues, subvert local rent-control laws, decrease available housing stock and in some cases tum residential neighborhoods into de-facto hotel rows. The rentals facilitated by OVRB's in these cities and counties go against the expressed wishes of the residents. For the cities and counties that do allow short-term residential rentals, most require hosts to register and that transient occupancy taxes be paid. However, registration and payment of TOT in these cities and counties are based on the owners of the short terms residential units voluntarily reporting their rental activity. However, there has been a severe under-registration of hosts and underpayment of TOT. Only 10% of hosts in San Francisco have followed the city ordinance to register. Sonoma County has had to spend in excess of $200,000 in an attempt to track down those rentals that are not paying the required TOT under the ordinance. And Los Angeles is currently experiencing a rental housing shortage due in part to the recent popularity of OVRBs. 14 Item 11.b. - Page 18 Cities and counties have been unable to obtain this information due to the fact that OVRB's pass their responsibility to individual homeowners. This lack of oversight and enforcement presents a gap in accountability, and as a result, local laws and regulations are not being followed. \ Sen. Mike McGuire's Thriving Communities and Sharing Economy Act (SB 593) will provide local jurisdictions with the data and framework necessary to collect TOT revenues from short-term rentals, to pay for vital local services; or conversely, the data necessary to help cities enforce local regulations designed to ensure the safety of the public and residents living adjacent to short-term rentals, if those rental are not allowed. Specifically, SB 593 would: 1) Prohibit the operators of short-term residential hosting platforms from advertising residential units for tourist or transient use if such use will violate any ordinance, regulation, or law, within the applicable city that opts into the bill's provisions; 2) Require short-term rental housing platforms to collect and remit applicable transient occupancy tax (if short-term rentals are allowed in the city and the collection of TOT is required by the city); and 3) Require the confidential quarterly reporting of the address of each residential unit that was occupied for tourist or transient use during the quarterly period, the total number of nights the residential unit was occupied for tourist or transient use, and the amounts paid for the occupancy of the residential unit for tourist or transient use. ~ The premise of SB 593 is simple: reinforce local laws already on the books. Where vacation rentals are legal, the bill will assist local jurisdictions in their regulation and collection of Transient Occupancy Taxes, (TOT) as more than 430 cities and 56 counties impose a TOT. Where vacation rentals are illegal by local ordinance, the bill will prohibit online vacation rental businesses from making a rental. The Thriving Communities and Sharing Economies Act will empower local control, provide desperately needed funding for parks, local roads, fire and police services, and promote safe neighborhoods. SB 593 will require onfine vacation rental businesses to disclose information to cities and counties and/or collect and disperse Transient Occupancy Tax dollars-projected to be in the hundreds of millions of dollars statewide. The emerging short term rental industry is an important segment of the state economic fabric and an issue of statewide importance. SB 593 would assist in facilitating a shared economy that will be beneficial to California's cities and their residents. ///Ill//// League of California Cities Staff Analysis on Resolution No. 3 Staff: Dan Carrigg Committees: Housing, Community & Economic Development; Revenue & Taxation Summary: This Resolution seeks to highlight and increase support for SB 593 (McGuire), which is pending in the Legislature. SB 593, titled the Thriving Communities and Sharing Economy Act, seeks to bolster local efforts to regulate and collect transient occupancy taxes from the temporary rental of residential houses, condominiums, rooms, and apartments for tourists and transient use. The League is currently in support of this legislation. Background: The City of West Hollywood and other cities are sponsoring the resolution in an effort to expand awareness of the issue among cities and encourage additional support for SB 593. They view the 15 Item 11.b. - Page 19 legislation as helpful in bolstering local efforts to appropriately regulate a growing vacation rental industry. The author introduced SB 593 based upon his past experience as both former Mayor of Healdsburg and a Sonoma County Supervisor. These areas are popular with tourists, and the affected communities are facing increasing land use and revenue collection issues. SB 593 is currently on the Senate Floor and is considered a "two-year bill," meaning that it cannot move until January 2016. In addition to the League, SB 593 has a broad range of support: Support: American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO; American Hotel and Lodging Association; Asian American Hotel Owners Association; American Insurance Association; Association of California Insurance Companies; Andaz West Hollywood General Manager Lin Schatz; Association for Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs; City of Big Bear Lake; Borrego Springs Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Bureau; California Apartment Association; California Association of Boutique and Breakfast Inns; California Association of County Treasurers and Tax Collectors; California Apartment Association; California Association of Code Enforcement Officers; California College and University Police Chiefs Association; California Narcotics Officers Association; California Police Chiefs Association; California Hotel and Lodging Association; California Labor Federation; California Professional Firefighters; California State Association of Counties; California Teamsters Public Affairs Council; Contra Cost County Treasurer-Tax Collector Russell Watts; Paul Desterman, Mindy Desterman; El Dorado County Treasurer-Tax Collector C.L. Raffety; Douglas Engmann; Fairmont San Jose General Manager Kelley Cosgrove; Hilton Los Angeles/Universal City General Manager Mark Davis; Hotel Association of Los Angeles; Hotel Council of San Francisco; Humboldt County Convention and Visitors Bureau; International Faith Based Coalition; League of California Cities; Long Beach Firefighter Association; Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy; Los Angeles Police Protective League; Town of Mammoth Lakes; Marin County Council of Mayors and Councilmembers; Marriot Courtyard in Larkspur General Manager Sam Pahlavan; Denise McNicol; Mendocino County Board of Supervisors; Mendocino County Treasurer-Tax Collector Shari Schapmire; Mono County Board of Supervisors; Ashok Mukherje; National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies; Neighbors for Overnight Oversight; Jenny Oaks; Pacific Association of Domestic Insurance Companies; Riverside Sheriffs Association; Rural County Representatives of California; Sacramento Hotel Association; San Diego County Hotel-Motel Association; San Franciscans for Reasonable Growth; San Luis Obispo County Auditor-Controller- Treasurer-Tax Collector James Erb; San Mateo County Central Labor Council; Santa Cruz County Convention and Visitors Council; SerVice Employees International Union; ShareBetter San Francisco; Sierra County Auditor-Treasurer-Tax Collector Van Maddox; Siskiyou County Treasurer-Tax Collector Wayne Hammar; Sonoma County Auditor-Controller-Tax Collector David Sundstrom; Sonoma County Board of Supervisors; City of Thousand Oaks; Tulare County Auditor-Controller-Treasurer-Tax Collector Rita Woodard; Tuolumne County Treasurer-Tax Collector Shelley Piech; UNITE-HERE, AFL-CIO; United Firefighter of Los Angeles City, Local #112; Natasha Yankoffski. - Opposition: Airbnb; Consumer Watchdog; Internet Association, TechNet. Fiscal Impact: Transient Occupancy Taxes are a significant source oflocal revenue. Many cities and counties are encountering challenges identifying units in their community that ar~ being used as vacation rentals and collecting associated revenue. Where vacation rentals are permitted by local ordinance, the passage of SB 593 can assist local efforts, thereby increasing local revenues to support local services. Comment: 3) Earlier this year the League's Housing Community and Economic Development Committee and Revenue and Taxation Committee reviewed an earlier version of SB 593 and initially adopted a 16 Item 11.b. - Page 20 Support, If Amended position, which was concurred with by the League board. The author later incorporated the League's amendments into the bill and the League issued a support letter on the current version of the bill. 4) Local governments already have extensive authority to regulate land use and collect local taxes. While vacation rentals may be an increasingly popular option for the traveling public, local ordinances are beginning to adjust. The League 'supports SB 593 because it is crafted in a way that supports local authority in dealing with this emerging issue. Local agencies can either opt in to its provisions or continue to address issues differently under their existing local authority. Existing League Policy: Related to this Resolution, existing policy provides: HCED Policy: The League believes that local zoning is a primary function of cities and is an essential component of home rule. Rev. & Tax Policy: Additional revenue is required in the state/focal revenue structure. There is not enough money generated by the current system or allocated to the local level by the current system to meet the requirements of a growing population and deteriorating services and facilities. RESOLUTION REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY POLICY COMMITTEE 4. RESOLUTION CALLING UPON THE GOVERNOR AND THE LEGISLATURE TO WORK WITH THE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES TO ENACT LEGISLATION OR TO OTHERWISE COMPEL SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON TO CREATE A PROGRAM TO AUTOMATICALLY PROVIDE DIRECT COMPENSATION TO ITS CUSTOMERS AFFECTED BY PROLONGED ELECTRICAL POWER OUTAGES UNDER SPECIFIED CIRCUMSTANCES. Source: City of Rancho Palos Verdes Concurrence of five or more cities/city officials: Cities of Hermosa Beach, Lomita, Palos Verdes Estates, Rolling Hills and Rolling Hills Estates Referred to: Environmental Quality Policy Committee Recommendations to General Resolutions Committee: WHEREAS, local governments in California are often reliant upon investor-owned private utility companies for the provision of electrical power to their citizens, businesses and institutions; and, WHEREAS, the reliability and consistency of electrical supply and transmission is critically important to local governments to ensure the protection of the public safety, health and general welfare of communities; and, - WHEREAS, prolonged disruptions in electrical service can jeopardize the health of citizens who have a variety of physical challenges and rely on a constant source of power for· medical devices; the safety of senior citizens who are particularly susceptible to injury if power outages persist for long periods of time into evening hours; and the financial well-being of citizens, businesses and institutions that suffer from the los~ of food, medication and other perishable items during prolonged power outages; and, - WHEREAS, Southern California Edison (SCE), an investor-owned utility serving 15 million customers in Southern and Central California, experiences frequent and prolonged service disruptions due to both planned and unplanned outages, equipment failures and weather-related events, which adversely affect local governments within its service area; and, 17 Item 11.b. - Page 21 WHEREAS, SCE has been fined by the California Public Utilities Commission in the past due to prolonged service disruptions, most recently being levied a $24.5 million penalty as a result of a prolonged outage that resulted from a wind storm in 2011; and, WHEREAS, although SCE provides a claim process by which its customers may seek compensation for financial losses incurred as a result of prolonged s~rvice disruptions, SCE appears to reject most such claims; which places an unreasonable burden upon its customers and creates a false impression that customers will be compensated for their losses; and, ; WHEREAS, at least one other investor-owned utility in California, Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) in Northern and Central California, has existing programs and procedures in place ("Safety Net" and "Service Guarantee") that automatically and directly compensate its customers when they are affected by prolonged service disruptions, including disruptions due to weather events and other causes, without the need for customers to seek compensation through a claim process; and, WHEREAS, these PG&E programs provide for "Storm Inconvenience Payments" of $25 to $100 for weather-related service disruptions of forty-eight ( 48) hours or more; as well as $30 service credits in instances of where the customer's electrical service is not restored within four (4) hours, or the customer is not provided with a time for service restoration within four (4) hours; the customer is without electrical service for twenty-four (24) hours or more in the event of unplanned service disruptions (unless the cause of the disruption is completely beyond the utility's control); and the customer is without electrical service as a result of a planned service interruption where less than seventy-~o (72) hours' notice is provided to the customer; and, WHEREAS, local governments within SCE's service area b,elieve that requiring SCE to implement automatic and direct compensation programs for prolonged service disruptions, similar to those implemented by PG&E, will provide tangible relief to citizens, businesses and institutions that are adversely affected by prolonged outages, and will incentivize SCE to improve the reliability of its equipment and service; and now therefore let it be, RESOLVED by the General Assembly of the League of California Cities, assembled in San Jose on October 2, 2015, that the League calls for the Governor and the Legislature to work with the League of California Cities to enact legislation or to otherwise compel SCE to create a program to automatically provide direct compensation to its customers affected by prolonged electrical power outages under specified circumstances; and let it be, FURTHER RESOLVED that such program shall be model~d upon PG&E's "Safety Net" and "Service Guarantee" programs, and shall cover weather-related events and planned and unplanned service disruptions. ///////Ill Background Information on Resolution No. 4 Source: City of Rancho Palos Verdes Background: The City of Rancho Palos Verdes and other cities in the South Bay region of Los Angeles County have longstanding concerns regarding the ineffective process by which Southern California Edison (SCE) addresses residents' claims, and desires to obtain the League's assistance in correcting that process. On the Palos Verdes Peninsula, SCE's aged infrastructure has caused fires and repeated, prolonged power 18 Item 11.b. - Page 22 outages. The prolonged power outages are the focus of this request, because they adversely affect residents in a variety of ways, particularly: • Residents who have a variety of physical challenges and rely on a constant source of power for medical deviqes; • Residents who are senior citizens and are particularly susceptible to injury if power outages - persist for a long period of time into the evening hours; and, • Residents who suffer financial burdens as a result of losing food, medication and other perishable items during prolonged power outages. The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has the authority to impose penalties on utilities, including for prolonged power outages, and did so in connection with an extreme wind event that occurred in the Los Angeles area in 2011. However, the CPUC is not authorized to award claims to residents for prolonged electrical power outages. If a resident has a claim he or she wishes to pursue, the resident must file a claim with SCE, along with documentation of the financial loss that was incurred. If the claim is rejected, the resident then must file a lawsuit against SCE (probably in small claims court). Most residents will not want to spend the time and effort to pursue small claims for monetary damages arising from extended power outages. ' SCE only awards claims for damages caused by its own negligence. This means that if an extended power outage is caused by a weather-related event, the claim will be denied. The SCE website also states that it will not cover claims for power surges. Since SCE often moves power from one line to another to enable repairs and maintenance, SCE can be the cause of the power surge, but residents still will not receive compensation for those claims. Proposed Legislation,,, The proposed resolution calls upon the Governor and Legislature to enact legislation (or take other action) that will provide rebates in flat amounts to SCE customers for extended power outages under specified conditions. The proposed legislation could be modeled on the "Safety Net" and "Service Guarantee" programs offered by Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E), another California-based investor-owned utility, which provides specific rebates to its customers based upon the type, cause and duration of service interruptions. These penalties are designed to provide direct compensation to SCE's customers who are adversely affected by prolonged power outages, and to incentivize SCE to restore the power as quickly as 'l possible. They also will eliminate the frustration that SCE's customers experience as a result of SCE's existing claim process. Staff: Committee: Summary: ////////// League of California Cities Staff Analysis on Resolution No. 4 Jason Rhine Environmental Quality Resolution No. 4 calls upon the Governor and the Legislature to work with the League of California Cities to enact legislation or to otherwise compel Southern California Edison (SCE) to create a program to automatically provide direct compensation to its customers affected by a prolonged electrical power outage under specified circumstances. Background: City of Rancho Palos Verdes asserts that the South Bay region of Los Angeles County has longstanding concern regarding the ineffective process by which SCE addresses residents' claims associated with 19 Item 11.b. - Page 23 prolonged electrical power outages. The City believes that SCE's aged infrastructure has caused fires and repeated, prolonged electrical power outages. Prolonged electrical power outages can adversely affect residents who have physical challenges and rely on a constant source of power for medical devices; residents who are senior citizens and are particularly susceptible to injury if electrical power outages persist for a long period of time into the evening hours; and, residents who suffer financial burdens as a result of losing food, medication and other perishable items during prolonged electrical power outages. According to information provided by SCE, SCE has the following customer compensation program: Service Guarantee Program SCE shall provide the following four service guarantees to its electric customers and provide a $30 credit_ when these service guarantees are not met. Unless otherwise stated below, the four service standards apply only to active service accounts served under the Residential, General Service and Industrial, or Agricultural and Pumping rate schedules. • Restoration of Service Within 24 Hours: SCE will restore electrical service within 24 hours of when SCE first becomes aware of a power outage. The first credit will be applied if the outage exceeds 24 hours. Additional credits will be applied for each succeeding 24-hour period that the customer is without service. Partial credits will not be paid for outage periods less than a full 24-hour increment. Power outages associated with a moderate, severe, or catastrophic storm condition are exempt from the program. • Missed Appointments: When an appointment for a field sefvice visit is made with a customer for a specific appointment time, and the customer's pi:esence is required for establishing new service, a billing inquiry, or meter installation, SCE will arrive at the agreed upon appointment within 30 minutes before or after the scheduled time. • Notification of Planned Outages: SCE will provide customers with notification of a planned outage at least three calendar days prior to the event. SCE will notify customers either by US Postal Service mail, by phone, in-person ·or door-to-door through door hangers, or by e-mail if SCE has the customer's e-mail address on file. If a planned outage is rescheduled to a new date not specified in the original notice to the customer, SCE will provide a new notice at least three calendar days in advance of the rescheduled planned outage. • Timely and Accurate First Bill: SCE will issue an accurate first bill to a new customer of record within 60 days of establishing service. The bill and bill accuracy is defined according to the terms and conditions of SCE's Rule 9 (Rendering and Payment of Bills) and Rule 17 Section A (Adjustment of Bills and Meter Tests Usage) and Section D (Adjustment of Bills for Billing Error). The service guarantee credit process will be initiated once SCE is aware that the first bill was either inaccurate or issued beyond sixty days of establishing service. The first bill for any given customer account is eligible for only one service guarantee credit regardless of whether the bill is late, inaccurate, or both. According to PG&E's website, PG&E offers the following customer compensation programs: Compensation for Extended Outages STORMS MESSAGE: If you are a residential customer and have gone without power for at least 48 hours due to severe storm conditions, you may qualify for a payment under PQ&E's Safety Net Program. This program provides for the automatic payment of $25 -$100, which is paid about 60 days following the storm outage. In some cases, processing may take 90-120 days (heavy storm season). Safety Net Program . We understand how inconvenient it is for customers who go without power for 48 hours or longer due to severe events, such as a storm. That is why PG&E created the.following: 20 Item 11.b. - Page 24 • PG&E will provide payments to residential customers we determine were without power for more than 48 hours due to a severe storm. • The payments will range from $25 up to $100, depending on the length of the outage. Eligibility • The Storm Inconvenience Payment provision of the Safety Net Program applies to residential customers only (rate schedules E-1, E-6, E-7, E-8, E-9, EM, ES, ESR, ET, and EV); customers also may be enrolled in programs such as CARE arid medical baseline. • Businesses, agricultural accounts, multi-family building common areas, streetlights, and all other customers other than residential customers are ineligible for Storm Inconvenience Payments. • Storm Inconvenience Payments will not be issued to customers in areas where access to PG&E's electric facilities was blocked (mud slides, road closures or 9ther access issues). Also, if customer equipment prevented restoral or extended customer outage (ex. weatherhead, service drop, etc.). • The outage must have occurred.during a major weather-related event that caused significant damage to PG&E's electric distribution system. • The outage must have lasted more than 48 hours. • Storm Inconvenience Payments are in increments of $25 ($100 maximum per event). Payment levels are based on the length of the customer's outage: o 48 to 72 hours $25 o 72 to 96 hours $50 o 96 to 120 hours $75 o 120 hours pr more $100· • Both bundled-service and direct-access residential customers qualify for Storm Inconvenience Payments. • Storm Inconvenience Payments will be issued to the customer of record. • A customer with multiple residential services such as a primary residence and a vacation home is eligible for Storm Inconvenience Payments at each location where there was a storm-related outage of more than 48 hours. • Customers must have an open account (service agreement) in good standing at the time of the outage and at the time payment is issued (generally 45 to 60 days after the event). • For master-metered accounts such as mobile home parks, the customer of record will receive the Storm Inconvenience Payment for the master meter-only. Service Guarantee Program Gas and electricity are essential to keep your life running smoothly, safely and efficiently. When your service is interrupted or in need of repair, you expect a reasonable and timely response. To ensure that we provide this to you', PG&E has implemented service guarantees, which spell out our commitment to prompt customer service for our customers: • Guarantee 1: Missed Appointments: PG&E will meet the agreed upon appointment time set with our customer during contact with our Call Center or automatically credit your account $,30. • Guarantee 2: Non-Emergency Investigations: PG&E will investigate non-emergency situations (check meter) and communicate results to a customer within seven days of a customer's request. Check-meter appointments between October 15 and December 15 of each year will be scheduled within 10 workdays. If an off-site meter test is required, PG&E will communicate the results to the customer within 30 days. If access is required to the customer's premises, then an appointment is necessary. Failure to meet the service guarantee will result in a $30 credit to the customer's account. An automatic credit to the customer's account would apply only if PG&E misses a scheduled appointment date. If 21 Item 11.b. - Page 25 the appointment is scheduled beyond five workdays, the customer must notify PG&E to receive the credit. If PG&E's records show that such scheduling was at the customer's request, the credit does not apply. • Guarantee 3: Emergency: The Emergency Service Guarantee is not currently in effect. • Guarantee 4: Complaint Resolution: PG&E will decide on a course of action to resolve a complaint and communicate it to the customer witl).in three working days. PG&E will communicate the complaints resolution to the customer within 10 working days, or 30 working days when an off-site meter test is required or an on-site home audit is requested. Failure to meet the service guarantee will result in a $30 credit to the customer's account. • Guarantee 5: New Meter Installations: PG&E will meet the agreed.upon date for new service meter installations and service turn-ons or automatically credit your account $50. • Guarantee 6: Electric Service Disruptions: PG&E will respond to customer calls reporting electric service interruptions within four hours by restoring service; or by informing the customer, upon request, when service restoration is expected; or automatically credit your account $30. • Guarantee 7: Electric Service Restoration: PG&E will restore electric service within 24 hours, unless the cause is absolutely beyond our control, or we will automatically credit your account $30 for each 24-hour period you are without service. • Guarantee 8: Commencing Bills: PG&E will issue an acc.urate commencing bill to a . new customer account within 60 days of service initiation, or we will automatically credit your account $30. • Guarantee 9: Planned Interruptions: PG&E shall provide at least three days' notice of a planned interruption in service. Failure to meet the service guarantee will result in a $30 credit to the customer's account. This guarantee will require a customer call and PG&E investigation to determine if PG&E's commitment to notify customers 72 hours in advance of planned interruptions was missed. Customers notified of planned service interruptions 72 hours in advance may have their service interrupted on multiple occasions on the date(s). · • Guarantee 10: Service Termination in Error: Impacted customers will be eligible for a $100 credit adjustment if PG&E terminates service in erro~. Fiscal Impact: No Impact on City Funds. Compelling SCE to create automatic direct compensation programs modeled on PG&E's "Safety Net" and "Service Guarantee" programs would have no direct fiscal impact on cities because the "Safety Net" program is limited to residential customers and the "Service Guarantee" program is very similar to SCE's existing program. However, residential customers would receive direct payments in specified circumstances for prolonged electrical power outages. Comment: • The City of Rancho Palos Verdes, in sponsoring this resolution, does not believe that SCE has an effective process to address customer damage claims associated with prolonged electrical power outages. According to the resolution, the City of Rancho Palos Verdes would like to compel SCE to create a program to automatically provide direct compensation to its customers affected by prolonged electrical power outages under specified circumstances. Additionally, the program would be modeled upon PG&E "Safety Net" and "Service Guarantee" programs, and shall cover weather-related events and planned and unplanned service disruptions. • What is SCE 's process to provide relief to customers that have experienced a prolonged electrical power outage? As part of SCE's four point servic~ guarantee program, customers experiencing an electrical power outages exceeding 24 hours, may qualify for a $30 credit under specific conditions. However, prolonged electrical power outages 22 Item 11.b. - Page 26 caused by a moderate. severe, or catastrophic storm condition are exempt from the program. • How does PG&E provide relief to customers that have experienced a prolonged electrical power outage? Like SCE, PG&E has a multi-point service guarantee program that provides customer credits that range from $30 -$100 for a wide range of activities. In addition, PG&E has a specific, weather related program, the "Safety Net" program, which provides automatic, direct payment to customers experiencing electrical power outages, in excess of 48 hours. • What type of customer compensation program does the Resolution call for? The Resolution calls for a customer compensation program that expands beyond PG&E's two existing programs. Under the Resolution, the City of Rancho Palos Verdes would like to compel SCE to adopt a program based on PG&E's "Safety Net" and "Service Guarantee~' programs, and also cover weather-related events and planned and unplanned service disruptions. • Do these programs really provide fonds to residential customers? While the Resolution holds PG&E's programs in high esteem, after hearing from a number of city officials in PG&E's servic~ territory, it seems that there is a great deal of skepticism around the effectiveness and utilization of their residential comp«:(nsation programs. Is PG&E's program really working as described? . I • What about California's other Investor Owned Utilities (JOU) and municipal utilities? The Resolution is directed at SCE. However, the committee may want to consider the implications of the Resolution on the other investor owned utilities and municipal utilities. · • Is legislation the best approach? The Resolution calls upon the Governor and the Legislature to work with the League of California Cities to enact legislation or to otherwise compel SCE to create a program to automatically provide direct compensation to its customers affected by a prolonged electrical power outage. Given that the California Public Utilities Commission regulates all of the investor owned utilities, it may be more appropriate to seek a regulatory change rather than a legislative proposal. • More information to come. The Resolution could have broader implications beyond SCE and PG&E. Prior to the Environmental Quality Policy Committee and General Resolutions Committee meeting at Annual Conference, League staff will provide additional background information on the following: o Other IOU electrical power outage compensation programs. o Municipal utility electrical power outage compensation programs. o Role of the California Public Utilities Commission. Existing League Policy: In response to the energy crisis of 2001, the League of California Cities established extensive policy and guiding principles related to the electric industry. However, there is no existing policy that pertains to prolonged power outages or compensating custo 1 wers for damages incurred during a prolonged power outage. 23 Item 11.b. - Page 27 LETTERS OF CONCURRENCE Resolution No. 2 Overconcentration of Alcohol & Drug Treatment Facilities Item 11.b. - Page 28 THE CITY OF ARTESIA, CALIFORNIA "Service Budds Tomorrow's Progress" July 15, 2015 President Stephany Aguilar League of California Cities 1400 K Street Suite 400 Sacramento, CA 95814 Fax: (916) 658-8240 18747 CLARKDALE AVENUE, ARTESIA, CALIFORNIA 90701 Telephone 562 I 865-6262 FAX 562 I 865-6240 Re: A RESOLUTION OF THE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES CALLING FOR LEGISLATION TO PRESERVE THERAPEUTIC ENVIRONMENTS FOR GROUP HOMES AND AVOID IMPACTS OF OVERCONCENTRATION OF ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE RECOVERY AND TREATMENT FACILITIES IN RESIDENTIALNEIGHBORHOODS Dear President Aguilar, I, Mayor Pro Tern Victor Manalo, City of Artesia wish to support the League of California Cities resolution for legislation to preserve therapeutic environments for group homes and avoid impacts of overconcentration of alcohol and drug abuse recovery and treatment facilities in residential neighborhoods to be adopted on October 2, 2015 at the Annual League of California Cities Conference in San Jose, California. In the interest of continuing local control, land use and planning and home rule, we believe the Governor and Legislature should respect the individuals' legal rig,hts. The California Fair Employment and Housing Act includes legal protection against discrimination against persons with disabilities through zoning laws, denials of use permits, and other actions authorized under the Planning and Zoning Law; and the Americans with Disabilities Act requires public entities to make reasonable accommodations in policies, practices, or procedures to avoid discrimination on the basis of a disability. There is no provision in State law tha~ allows for the consideration of the impact of alcoholism or drug abuse recovery or treatment facilities on single-family neighborhoods or the overconcentration of these facilities as there is for residential group home facilities. Item 11.b. - Page 29 This resolution respectfully points out that community concern could be addressed if state agencies communicated and collaborated more with local government. Thank you in advance for considering, supporting and adopting the resolution at the annual conforence on October 2,2015. Sincerely, Victor Manalo Mayor Pro Tern City of Artesia Item 11.b. - Page 30 Six-tee-r1'· ~(ji?,~~~o :Hontfng~c.1n D~foe, Oaonte.~· CalifoR.nia 9l.010-2SS:».2' . ;t"'el C'.i 2.6:.3s7-7931 FAX~ .2.<S-3~8-0018 wwr.o.acccssbuar:ite.cor11' .,,'',~, July24:io1s TzeiCel~~f:. .. ·,:·--~~E-:_::_- -., . · JObrlfo&ar2~:". ~past~~~~: . U%RellC.V , ci~.~«Mc,~, ~a,,;.~Qetm~e· "' ... '.', - ,>' " ' ' ~' . , -------..,...-,.--_ ...... _ -,~ _, (" ~ ' ' " ~ ' ,,, -a:-8Ran0 O.f= the o~ifjirrul Ar10~ Oqmite Rdncbo . Item 11.b. - Page 31 July 15, 2015 President Stephany Aguilar League of California Cities 1400 K Street Suite 400 Sacramento, CA 95814 Fax: (916) 658-8240 City Council David A. Spence, Mayor Jonathan C. Curtis, Mayor Pro Tern Michael T. Davitt Leonard Pieroni Terry Walker RE: A RESOLUTION OF THE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES CALLING FOR LEGISLATION TO PRESERVE THERAPEUTIC ENVIRONMENTS FOR GROUP HOMES AND AVOID IMP!\CTS OF OVERCONCENTRATION OF ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE RECOVERY AND TREATMENT FACILITIES' IN RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS I I pear President Aguilar: I ! I am a City Council member of the City of La Canada Flintridge and w\sh to express my-support of the League of California Cities' resolution for legislation to preserve theqipeutic environments for group homes and avoid impacts of overconcentration of alcohol and drug ~buse recovery and treatment facilities in residential neighborhoods. Said resolution is scheduled for consideration on October 2, 2015 I , at the Annual League of California Cities Conference in San· Jose, California. In the interest of continuing local ~ontrol, land use and planning and\ home rule, I believe the Governor and Legislature should respect individuals' legal rights. The Californi~ Fair Employment and Housing Act include·s legal protection against discrimination against persons with; disabilities through zoning laws, denials of use permits, and other actions authorized under the Plan~ing and Zoning Law;_ and the Americans with Disabilities Act requires public entities to make reasonable accommodations in policies, practices, or procedures to avoid discrimination on the basis of a dis~bility. Th~re is no provision in State law that allows for the considerat,ion of the impact of alcoholism or drug abuse recovery or treatment facilities on single-family neighborhoods or the overconcentration ot these facilities as there is for residential group home facilities. i ' This resolution respectfully points out that community concern coul~ be addressed if state agencies communicated and collaborated more with local government. Thank you in advance for considering, supportin'g and adopting the resolution atthe annual conference on October 2, 2015. 1327 Foothill Boulevard • La Canada Flintridge • California 91011 • (818) 790-8880 • FAX: (818) 790-7536 Item 11.b. - Page 32 , S1nrC'n€1 C4'Mdl' lll~""1Nr . July 21. 20JS President Stephany Aguilar League of California Cities 1400 K Street Suite 400 Sacmmcnto, California 95814 ll!Dm; llnlim. C'<lllllCiT r\f-"1 Re! Resolution for Legislation to Preserve Therapeutic Eavironmcnts for Group I lomes and A vuid Impacts of Overconcentration of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Recovery and Treatment facilities in Residential Neighborhoods Dear Prcsjdcnt Aguilar: The City of Lakewood supports the League of California Cities' resolution for legislation to preserve therapeutic environments for group homes and avoid impacts of overconccntration of alcobOI and drug abuse recovery and treatment facilities in residential neighborhoods.. We support that this resolution be adopted at the Annual League of Calif~ia Cities Conference on October 2. 20 IS in San Jose, California. Lakewood recognizes that residential group home facilities provide valuable services for those who live in them. However. we also rccogni7.c that these facilities often gcnalltc more noise and activity than expected ftom a traditions! single-family home, and that overconcentration of these homes cm change the chmc:ter of the neighborhoods where lhey are situated. Ov~ncentration can occur because state agencies that oversee lhcse homes have different siting standards (facilities licensed by the state Department of Social Services require a 300 foot separation between ~ilities, but those facilili~ licensed by other state agencies, such as the Department of Alcohol and Dnags Programs. do not have such a n:quirement). This resolution will seek to address, via legislatio~ overconcentration of alcohol and drug t!Qtmcnt pre'\~tion facilities in residential neighborhoods while n:specting. important legal rights of patients and legal obligations of public cntiti~ Thank you for your consideration. support and adoption of this imponant resolution at the League Annual Conference. Sincerely, ~ ~aJ Jeff Wood Mayor Lakewood Sf1'50 Cbrl: Awm1c. J..;sl;cwood. t" A 90712 • (562} 866 9771 • fax (~:?) 866-()505 • wwv:Jakc-1\'f!Odi:ity.in; • J:imail: &:J'\•ic~ l@11akcwnodi:ity.OTE Item 11.b. - Page 33 MITCHELL ENGLANDER Los ANc;F.r.Es CIT'\' COU!'iC1LMEMI3Ell, TWELFTH DISTIUCT July 24, 2015 President Stephany Aguilar League of California Cities 1400 K Street Suite 400 Sacramento, CA 95814 Fax:(916)658-8240 Re: A RESOLUTION OF THE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES CALLING FOR LEGISLATION TO PRESERVE THERAPEUTIC ENVIRONMENTS FOR GROUP HOMES AND AVOID IMPACTS Ol:<'OVERCONCENTRATION OF ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE RECOVERY AND TREATMENT FACILITIES IN RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS Dear President Aguilar, I, Los Angeles City Council member Mitchell Englander. wish to support the League of California Cities resolution for legislation to preserve therapeutic environments for group homes and avoid impacts of overconcentration of alcohol and drng abuse recovery and treatment facilities in residential neighborhoods to be adopted on October 2, 2015 at the Annual League of California Cities Conference in San Jose, California. In the interest of continuing local control, land use and planning and home rule, we believe the Governor and Legislature should respect the individuals' legal right<>. The California Fair Employment and Housing Act includes legal protection against discrimination against persons with disabilities through zo~ing laws, denials of use permits, and other actions authorized under the Planning and Zoning Law; and the Americans with Disabilities Act requires public entities to make reasonable accommodations in policies, practices. or procedures to avoid discrimination on the basis of a disability. There is no provision in State law that allows for the consideration of the impact of alcoholism or drug abuse recovery or treatment facilities on single-family neighborhoods or the overconcentration of these facilities as there is for residential group home facilities. r This resolution respectfully points out that community concern could be addressed if state agencies communicated and collaborated more with local government. Thank you in advance for considering, supporting and adopting the resolution at the annual conference on October 2, 2015. Sincerely, ~~~ Presiden~~e, Chair, City of Los Angeles Public Safety Committee City Hall Officl.' • 2l)ll N. Spnng Stn.'<.>I;, Room 405 • Lo!> Angdcs. CA 90012 • Phone (213) 473-7012 • 1:ax (213}-173..(,925 Chntsworth Offin-• '.1207 Oakdale A\'c. • Chat;worth, CA 91311 • Phone (818) 882-1212 • fa•; (SIS} 701-5254 ~!::> www.l'IJ12.org @ • Item 11.b. - Page 34 ClTYCOUNCIL Hi:.l>IR.Y SANCHEZ IR. JIM GA.7..Et..EY ~JCHAELO. SAVID.li....~ BEN~A. MARK WAR.ONEK July 23. 2.015 President Sb!pflq Agular League cf C8~i11 Citieio 1400 K Sttfft' SUit& 400 Sacramento, CA 95814 Fax~ (916) 658-8240 ADMINISTRA TJON CITY OF LO.MITA RE: A RESOLUTION OF THE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES CALLING FOR LEGISLATION TO PRESERVE lHERAPEOTIC ENVIRONMENTS FOR GROUP HOMES AND AVOID IMPACTS OF OVERCONC£NiRA.TlON Of ALCOHOL ANn DRUG ABUSE RECOVERY AND TREATMENT FA.aUllES JN RESIDENTIAL NBGttBORHOODS Dear President Aguliar: I~ M:&y« Henry Sanehe:r,, Jr .• City of Lomlla. wtsh to support tt.e League of ~ifomfa. Cities resolution for legisle.tiof! to pte$er"Ve therapei.rtic enlritonme-nts ror group nome$ :attd. avoid irnpacts of overconoentnition of illcoho[ and drug abuse recovery and treatment. facilities in residential neigtmfloods to be! :adGJ)ted on October 2. 2015 at l'le Annuat League or Cedifomia Cities Conrerence in San ..rose. California. In ttle interest of oontiru..ing local corrlro~. land LJSe and planning and home rule, 'W'l!t beieve Ille Governor aral legi!iJatu"" ~uld respeet the iodhriduals' teg:eJ rigtits. The Cslifomia Fair Employment alld Housing Act inelE.Jdes lr!igal pro~ against discrimination against peraons wilh disabilities lhrough zonifl,g law$, denials of use pennits. 11nd oUler acticJI ~ :authorized under the Plannh19 11nd Zoning Law: and the Americe11G wiltl Oisab~ities-Aot requires p1.1blic enli.'tier$ to make naasoneble eceommodati0t1s i~ policies. pradicas, ()! procadunn to avoid disaimir'81:ioo oo fhe bni!i of a disability. There is no provision in state l:aw that allows for 1he oon!lider11.tion of Ole-imper;:t of ~ism or drug abuse recowry or lrealment r.ci!LtielS-on &ingle-Qimily nl!ligl"rborhocds or the -overooncentra~on of ~"' ~it;i$$ .as lhete is fat rHidential group. home faciities. This. resoli.mon respectfully ?Qnt& out that community r:o~ t:'.OUd ~ ad<lfl!Ssed if $late :eget'lcies communicsb!d and colli!ilbanted rn:ore wi1h loc:al government. lbank you in ~nee for oonsldering. :&1.1ppol'til"lg al'Kl aoopfa·~ the 1"$$0lu\ion a' (he al"ltlual c:inference on Octo~r 2. 2015. Si•j! ___ -JJAU_LJ H.,:;;J:, Jr_.:__·--· 1 y Mayor. City of Lomita cc: Kelli Lofing, C:ali1omia Contract Cities A.ssociation. k@Jli@ccntt~eitie~org cm· HALL OFFlCES .. p .0. BOX 33P • :M300 NARBONNE AVENUE. LOMITA • CALCFOR."ITA 9Cl'1] 7 ti.tO) J25·7L lO • fAX CHO) :i.~S40~.t • w..vw,lomi~.wmlr;:i~ybJll Item 11.b. - Page 35 City of Pico Rivera OFFICE OF THE CITY COUNCIL 6615 Passons Boulevard· Pico Rivera, California 90660 · (562) 801-4371 web: www.pica-rivera.org • e-mail: spma@pir.o-rivera.org July 15, 2015- Stephany Aguilar, President League of California Cities 1400 K Street Suite 400 · Sacramento, CA 95814 Fax: (916) 658-8240 GREGORY SALCIDO Mayor Re: A RESOLUTION OF THE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES CALLING FOR LEGISLATION TO PRESERVE THERAPEUTIC ENVIRONMENTS FOR GROUP HOMES AND AVOID IMPACTS OF OVERCONCENTRATION OF ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE RECOVERY AND TREATMENT FACILITIES IN RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS Dear President Aguilar, I, Gregory Salcido, Mayor of the City of Pico Rivera wish to support the League of California Cities resolution for legislation to preserve therapeutic environments for group homes and avoid impacts of overconcentration of alcohol and drug abuse recovery and treatment facilities in residential neighborhoods to be adopted on October 2, 2015 at the Annual League of California Cities Conference in San Jose, California. \ In the interest of continuing local control, land use and planning a.nd home rule, we believe the Governor and Legislature should respect the individuals' legal rights. The California Fair Employment and_ Housing Act includes legal protection against discrimination against persons with disabilities through zoning laws,_ denials of use permits, and other actions authorized under the Planning and Zoning Law; and the Americans with Disabilities Act requires public entities to make reasonable accommodations in policies, practices, or procedures . to avoid discrimination on the basis of a disability. There is no provision in State law that allows for the consideration of the impact of alcoholism or drug abuse recovery or treatment facilities on single- family neighborhoods or the overconcentration of these facilities as there is for residential group home facilities. Item 11.b. - Page 36 Stephany Aguilar, President - League of California Cities Legislation to Preserve Therapeutic Environments for Group Homes Page2 This resolution respectfully points out that community. cbncem could be addressed if state agencies communicated and collaborated more with local government. Thank you in advance for considering, supporting. and adopting the resolution at the annual conference on October 2, 2015. GS:BC:sp Item 11.b. - Page 37 LETTERS OF CONCURRENCE Resolution No. 3 Residential Rentals, Support for SB 593 (McGuire) . Item 11.b. - Page 38 July 29, 2015 Stephany Aguilar, President League of California Cities 1400K Street Sacramento, CA 95814 CITY OF HEALDSBURG ADMINISTRATION 40 l Grove Street Healdsburg, CA 95448-4723 Phone: (707) 431-3317 Fax: (707) 431-3321 Visit us at www.ci.healdsburg.ca.us RE: RESOLUTION OF Tiffi LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES SUPPORTING SB 593 (MCGUIRE) AND CONTINUED LOCAL FLEXIBILITY FOR CITIES AS THEY ADDRESS NEIGHBORHOOD AND FISCAL IMPACTS OF TEMPORARY RENTALS OF RESIDENTIAL UNITS FOR TOURIST OR TRANSIENT USES Dear President Aguilar: The City of Healdsburg supports the proposed resolution related to the Sharing Economy and concurs in th~ submission of the resolution for consideration by the League of Cities General Assembly at its annual meeting on October 2, 2015. The resolution reaffinns and acknowledges local efforts to effectively regulate land use impacts and collect applicable taxes from transient residential rentals as part of the emerging "shared economy". '-..___ The short-tenn rental of residential houses, rooms, condominiums, and apartments present numerous challenges within neighborhoods and to adjacent property owners. They may create additional noise, traffic, parking, , privacy and public safety issues, subvert local rent-control laws, decrease available housing stock and in some cases tum residential neighborhoods into de-facto hotel rows. Where the temporary rental of residential units is allowed by local regulation, the associated transient occupancy tax (TOT) should also be collected. These units are in direct competition with hotels, motels and other accommodations where guests pay the local transient occupancy tax, so all such uses should be subject to the same tax. The revenues generated support local streets, roads, fire; police, lifeguards, trash pick-up, park maintenance and other local public services which directly affect local quality of life and the attraction of the community for a visitor. The City of Healdsburg believes SB 593, as referenced in the proposed resolution, acknowledges existing local authority in this area and provides the necessary data for local jurisdictions to enforce their regulations regarding short-term residential 1rentals and a helpful regulatory framework that local governments may choose in lieu of exercising their existing authority. For these reasons, the City of Healdsburg supports the League's Resolution. s .McCaffury,May~ City of Healdsburg cc: Meg Desmond, League of California Clties, mdesmond@cacities.org John Leonard, City of West Hollywood, ileonard@weho.org Item 11.b. - Page 39 ... ~~ CALIFORNIA July 30, 2015 Stephany Aguilar, President League of California Cities 1400 K Street Sacramento, CA 95814 Mammoth Lakes Town Council P.O. Box 1609, Mam~oth Lakes, CA. 93546 (760) 934-8989 www.townofmammothlakes.ca.gov RE: -LETTER IN SUPPORT OF A RESOLUTION OF THE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES SUPPORTING SB 593 (MCGUIRE) Dear President Aguilar: The Town of Mammoth Lakes supports the proposed resolution related to the Sharing Economy and concurs in the submission of the resolution for consideration by the League of Cities General Assembly at its annual meeting on October 2, 2015. The Town of Mammoth Lakes is a small, rural community in the Eastern Sierra Region of aboJt 8,000 full-time residents. Mammoth Lakes is a tourist destination, servicing hundreds of thousands of visitors each year. We are geographically isolated from populated areas by several hundred miles and are supported by our one primary industry -tourism. The League's proposed resolution reaffirms and acknowledges local efforts to effectively regulate land use impacts and collect applicable taxes from transient residential rentals as part of the emerging "shared economyn. The short-term rental of residential houses, rooms, condominiums, and apartments present numerous challenges within neighborhoods and to adjacent property owners. , They may create additional noise, traffic, parking, privacy and public safety issues, subvert local rent-control laws, and decrease available housing stock. In Mammoth Lakes, with a limited police force that is not staffed 24-hours a day and a code enforcement staff of one, enforcement of these types of issues can be very challenging. Where the temporary rental of residential units is allowed by local 'regulation, the associated transient occupancy tax (TOT) should also be collected. These units are in direct competition with hotels, motels and other accommodations where guests pay the local transient occupancy tax, so all transient rentals should be subject to the same tax. The revenues generated support local services, including but not limited to, public safety, snow removal, maintenance of public parks and facilities, road maintenance, and recreation programs, which directly affect' local quality of life and the attraction of the community for a visitor. This proposal will make it much easier for communities such as Mammoth Lakes that depend on revenue from TOT to enforce existing rules and regulations and collect TOT as specified in our Municipal Code. Mammoth Lakes relies heavily on TOT collection to operate the Town government; nearly 65% of the Town's operating budget is funded by the collection of TOT. Item 11.b. - Page 40 Collection of TOT is so important to the Town that we have three full-time employees dedicated -I its enforcement. This includes making sure that people remit their taxes on time, but more importantly it is tracking down violators who are renting their units without an approved-permit, renting units in locations where the zoning does not permit it, and/or not remitting their taxes to the Town. Enforcement is made much more difficult by, :the use of online vac;ation rental business (OVRB) websites where unit numbers and address~s are typically not listed and often owners do not require the payment of TOT. The data proposed to be collected and provided to us by OVRBs will be of great value as we manage transient r~ntals in our community. The Town of Mammoth Lakes believes SB 593, as referenced fn _the proposed resolution, acknowledges existing local authority in this area and provides the necessary data for local jurisdictions to enforce their regulations regarding short-term residential rentals and a helpful regulatory framework that local governments may choose ;in lieu of exercising their existing authority. · For all of these reasons, the Town of Mammoth Lakes su~ports the League California Cities' Resolution. I Sine John entworth Counci member Town of Mammoth Lakes ' . ' cc: Meg Desmond, League of California Cities, mdesmond@cacities.org John Leonard, City of Y\(est Hollywood, jleonard@weho.org Item 11.b. - Page 41 July 27, 2015 Stephany Aguilar, President League of California Cities 1400 K Street Sacramento, CA 95814 Dear President Aguilar: CI TY 0 ~ NAPA MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL '- RE: A RESOLUTION OF THE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES SUPPORTING SB 593 (MCGUIRE) AND CONTINUED LOCAL FLEXIBILITY FOR CITIES AS THEY ADDRESS NEIGHBORHOOD AND FISCAL IMPACTS OF TEMPORARY RENTALS OF RESIDENTIAL UNITS FOR TOURIST OR TRANSIENT USES The City of Napa supports the proposed resolution related to the Sharing Economy and concurs in the submission of the resolution for consideration by the League of Cities General Assembly at its annual meeting on October 2, 2015. The resolution reaffirms and acknowledges local efforts to effectively regulate land use impacts and collect applicable taxes from transient residential rentals as part of the emerging "shared economy''. The short-term rentaL of residential houses, rooms, condominiums, and apartments present numerous challenges within neighborhoods and to adjacent property owners. They may create additional noise, traffic, parking, privacy and public safety issues, subvert local rent-control laws, decrease available housing stock and in some cases turn residential neighborhoods into de-facto hotel rows. The City of Napa's zoning ordinance defines a "Rental Housing Shortage" as a vacancy rate less than 5%. A vacancy rate of less than 2% is defined as "Severe". We are currently at severe levels. The City's vacancy rates have continued to decline from 4% in 2009 to less than 2% today. Our Housing Element recognizes the issue of rising housing costs in Napa and its impact on the goal of maintaining Napa's quality of life by balancing the availability of housing with other environmental considerations. Maintaining and protecting our housing stock is of utmost importance to the City of Napa. Where the temporary rental of residential units is allowed by lo9al regulation, the associated transient occupancy tax (TOT) should also be collected. These units are in direct competition with hotels, motels and other accommodations where guests pay the local transient occupancy tax, so all such uses should be subject to the same tax. The revenues generated support local streets, roads, fire, police, lifeguards, trash pick-up, park maintenance and other local public services which directly affect local quality of life and the attraction of the community for a visitor. The City of Napa believes SB 593, as referenced in the proposed resolution, acknowledges existing local authority in this area and provides the necessary data for local jurisdictions to enforce their regulations Item 11.b. - Page 42 regarding short-term residential rentals and a helpful regulatory framework that local governments may choose in lieu of exercising their existing authority. For the reasons as stated above, the City of Napa supports the proposed Resolution. Sincerely, Jill Techel Mayor CITY OF NAPA JT/dr cc: City of Napa City Councilmembers Meg Desmond, League of California Cities, mdesmond@cacities.org John Leonard, City of West Hollywood, jleonard@weho.org, City Manager Mike Parness Community Development Director Rick Tooker Item 11.b. - Page 43 CITY OF PIEDMONT July 30, 2015 Stephany Aguilar, President League of California Cities 1400 K Street Sat..-ramento, CA 95814 CALIFORNIA RE: A RESOLUTION OF THE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES SUPPORTING SB 593 (MCGIDRE) AND CONTINUED LOCAL FLEXIBILITY FOR CITIES AS THEY ADDRESS NEIGHBORHOOD AND FISCAL IMP ACTS OF TEMPORARY RENTALS OF RESIDENTIAL UNITS FOR TOURIST OR 1RANSIBNT USES Dear President Aguilar: The City of Piedmont supports the proposed resolution related to the Sharing Economy and concurs in the submission of the resolution for consideration by the League of Cities General Assembly at its annual meeting on October 2, 2015. The resolution reaffirms and acknowledges local efforts to effectively regulate land use impacts and collect applicable taxes from transient residential rentals as part of the emerging .!'shared economy''. The short-term rental of residential houses, rooms, condominiums, and apartments present numerous challenges within neighborhoods and to adjacent property owners. They may create additional noise, traffic, parking, privacy and public safety issues, subvert local rent-control laws, decrease available housing stock and in some cases tum residential neighborhoods into de-facto hotel rows. Where the temporary rental of residential units is allowed by local regulation, the associated transient occupancy tax {TOT) should also be collected. These units are in direct competition with hotels, motels and other accommodations where guests pay the local transient occupancy tax, so all such uses should be subject to the same tax. The revenues generated support local streets, roads, fire, police, lifeguards, trash pick-up, park maintenance and other local public services which directly affect local quality of life and the attraction of the community for a visitor. The City of Piedmont believes SB 593, as referenced in the proposed resolution, acknowledges existing local authority in this area and provides the necessary data for local jurisdictions to enforce their regulations regarding short-term residential rentals and 120 VISTA AVENUE I PIEDMONT I CALIFOttNIA 94611/510: 420-3040 Item 11.b. - Page 44 ' a helpful regulatory :framework that local governments ~ay choose in lieu of exercising their existing authority. For these reasons, the City of Piedmont supports the Resi;>lution. Sincerely, cc: Meg Desmond, League of California Cities, mdesmond@cacities.org John Leonard, City of West Hollywood, jleonard@weho.org i Item 11.b. - Page 45 p ~ ~ CITY OF SANTACRUZ ~ MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL 809 Center Street, Room I 0, Santa Cruz, CA 95060 • (83 I) 420-5020 • Fax: (831) 420-5011 • citycouncil@cityofsantacruz.com July 27, 2015 Ms. Stephany Aguilar, President League of Califomia Cities 1400 K Street, Suite 400 Sacramento, CA 95814 RE: A RESOLUTION'OF THE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES SUPPORTING SB 593 (McGUIRE) AND CONTINUED LOCAL FLEXIBILITY FOR CITIES AS THEY ADDRESS NEIGHBORHOOD AND FISCAL IMPACTS OF TEMPORARY RENTALS OF RESIDENTIAL UNITS FOR TOURIST OR TRANSIENT USES Dear President Aguilar: As Mayor of the City of Santa Cruz, I am writing in support of the proposed resolution related to the Thriving Communities and Sharing Economy Act and concur in the submission of the resolution for consideration by the League of California Cities (LOCC) General Assembly at its annual meeting on October 2, 2015. The resolution reaffirms and acknowledges local efforts to effectively regulate land use impacts and collect applicable taxes from transient residential rentals as part of the emerging "shared economy." The shorMerm rental of residential houses, rooms, condominiums, and apartments present numerous challenges within neighborhoods and to adjacent property owners. Such rental situations may create additional noise, traffic, parking, and privacy and public safety issues; subvert local rent control laws; decrease fiVailable housing stock; and, in some cases, tum residential neighborhoods,into de facto hotel rows. Where the temporary rental of residential units is allowed by local regulation, the associated Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) should also be collected. These units are in direct competition with hotels, , ' motels, and other accommodations where guests pay the local TOT, so all such uses should be subject Item 11.b. - Page 46 Ms. Stephany Aguilar, Presio.,.1i July 27, 2015 Page2 to the same tax. The revenues generated support local streets, roads, fire, police, lifeguards, trash collection, park maintenance, and other local public services which directly affect local quality of life and make the community attractive to a visitor. I believe SB 593, as referenced in the proposed resolution, acknowledges existing local authority in this area and provides the necessary data for local jurisdictions to enforce their regulations regarding short-term residential rentals and a helpful regulatory framework that local governments may choose in lieu of exercising their existing authority. For these reasons, I support the proposed resolution and hope that the LOCC will consider adoption of this resolution at its October conference. t~cerely, J 'l .. BJ (::~-- . Do ane Mayor cc: Meg Desmond, League of California Cities, mdesmond(a),cacities.org John Leonard, City of West Hollywood, ileonard@weho.org . ) P:\CMAD\Word(Wpfiles)\SUZANNEU\Mayordl 2014-2015\Letters\SB 593 Aguilar.docx \ I Item 11.b. - Page 47 City of Sannnttm MI@Dllii~a® July 24, 2015 Mayor Kevin MdCeown Mayor Pro Tempore Tony Vazquez Councilmembers Gleam Davis Sue Himmelrich Pam O'Connor Terry O'Day Ted Winterer Stephany Aguilar, President League of California Cities 1400 I< Street Sacramento, CA 95814 Dear President Aguilar: RE: A RESOLUTION OF THE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA OTIES SUPPORTING SB 593 (MCGUIRE) AND CONTINUED LOCAL FLEXIBILITY FOR CITIES AS THEY ADDRESS NEIGHBORHOOD AND FISCAL IMPACTS OF TEMPORARY RENTALS OF RESIDENTIAL UNITS FOR TOURIST OR TRANSIENT USES The City of Santa Monica supports the proposed resolution related to the Sharing Economy and concurs In the submission of the resolution for consideration by the League of Oties General Assembly at its annual meeting on October 2, 2015. The resolution reaffirms and acknowledges local efforts to effectively regulate land use impacts and collect applicable taxes from-transient residential rentals as part of the emerging "shared economy". The sh-ort-term rental of residential houses, rooms, condominiums, and apartments present numerous challenges within neighborhoods and to adjacent property owners. They may create addltional noise, traffic, parking, privacy and public safety issues, subvert local rent-control laws, decrease available housing stock and in some cases turn residential neighborhoods into de-facto hotel rows. Where the temporary rental of residential units is allowed by local regulation, the associated transient occupancy tax (TOT) should also be collected. These units are in direct competition with hotels, motels and other accommodations where guests pay the local transient occupancy tax, so all such uses should be subject to the same tax. The revenues generated support local streets, roads, fire, police, lifeguards, trash pick-up, park maintenance and other local public services which directly affect local quality of life and the attraction of the community for a visitor. The City of Santa Monica believes SB 593, as referenced in the proposed resolution, acknowledges existing local authority in this area and provides the necessary data for local jurisdictions to enforce their regulations regarding short-term residential rentals and a helpful regulatory framework that local governments may choose in lieu of exercising their existing authority. In Santa Monica, a city of just over 90,000 residents, passage of SB 593 in concurrence with our local ordinance, will generate estimated annual revenues of approximately $138,500 in Transient Occupancy Tax and would return approximately 1,000 units to the housing market. For these reasons, the City of Santa Monica supports the City's Resolution. Kevin McKeown Mayor cc: Meg Desmond, League of California Cities, rndesmond@cac1t1es.org John Leonard, City of West Hollywood, JleonardC@weho.org 1685 Main Street .. PO Box 2200 e Santa Monica o CA 90407-2200 tel: 310 458-8201 ., fax: 310 458-1621 o e-mail: council@smgov.net Item 11.b. - Page 48 <!Cttp of $onoma No. 1 The Plaza Sonoma California 95476-6690 Phone (707) 938-3681 Fax (707) 938-8775 E-Mail: cityhall@sonomacity.org July 27, 2015 Stephany Aguilar, President League of California Cities 1400 K Street Sacramento, CA 95814 \ Dear President Aguilar: RE: A RESOLUTION OF THE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES SUPPORTING SB 593 {MCGUIRE) AND CONTINUED LOCAL FLEXIBILITY FOR CITIES AS THEY ADDRESS NEIGHBORHOOD AND FISCAL IMPACTS OF TEMPORARY RENTALS OF RESIDENTIAL UNITS FOR TOURIST OR TRANSIENT USES The City of Sonoma supports the proposed resolution related to the Sharing Economy and concurs in the submission of the resolution for consideration by the League of Cities General Assembly at its annual meeting on October 2,·2015. The resolution reaffirms and acknowledges local efforts to effectively regulate land use impacts and collect applicable taxes from transient residential rentals as part of the emerging "shared economy". The short-term rental of residential houses, rooms, condominiums, and apartments present numerous challenges within neighborhoods and to adjacent property owners. They may create additional noise, traffic, parking, privacy and.public safety issues, subvert local rent-control laws, decrease available housing stock and in some cases turn residential neighborhoods into de- facto hotel rows. Where the temporary rental of residential units is allowed by local regulation, the associated transient occupancy tax (TOT) should also be collected. These units are in direct competition with hotels, motels and other accommodations where guests pay the local transient occupancy tax, so all such uses should be subject to the same tax. The revenues generated support local streets, roads, fire, police, lifeguards, trash pick-up, park maintenance and other local public services which directly affect local quality of life and the attraction of the community for a visitor. The City' of Sonoma believes SB 593, as referenced in the proposed resolution, acknowledges existing local authority in this area and provides the necessary data for local jurisdictions to enforce their regulations regarding short-term residential rentals and a helpful regulatory framework that local governments may choose in lieu of exercising their existing authority. The City of Sonoma 'is a tourist destination and the proliferation of vacation rentals is a top priority for City staff. The workload in monitoring and attempting to ensure compliance with local Item 11.b. - Page 49 regulations is over-burdening our small staff. In addition, the sale of available housing has become a market for out of town investors to purchase and create new vacation rentals. Without legislative intervention, vacation rentals become an epidemic in a desirable destination location and the local residents "pay the price". For these reasons, the City of Sonoma supports the League's :Resolution. Sincerely, Carol E. Giovanatto City Manager For and on be;:half of the City of Sonoma cc: Meg Desmond, League of California Cities, mdesmond@cacities.org John Leonard, City of West Hollywood, jleonard@weho.org Item 11.b. - Page 50 LETTERS OF CONCURRENCE Resolution No. 4 Compensation for Prolonged Electrical Power Outages Item 11.b. - Page 51 .. July 30, 2015 Stephany· Aguilar, President League of California Cities 1400 K St., Ste. 400 Sacramento, CA 95814 Dear President Aguilar: Civic Center, 1315 Valley Drive, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254-3885 The City of Hermosa Beach supports the City of Rancho Palos Verdes' effort to submit a resolution for consideration ·by the General Assembly at the League's 2015 Annual Conference in San Jose. The City of Rancho Palos Verdes' resolution seeks to address the failure of Southern California Edison (SCE) to reas·onably compensate its customers for losses incurred due to prolonged service disruptions. Prolonged electrical outages jeopardize the public safety, health and general welfare of ~he communities withiri SCE's service area. Among the populations that are most at risk as a result of outages are: • Customers with physical challenges who rely on a constant source of power for medical devices; • Customers who are senior citizens and are particularly susceptible to injury if power outages persist for long periods of time into evening hours; and, • Customers who suffer financial burdens as a result of losing food, medication and other perishable items during prolonged power outages. · At least one other California utility, Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E), provides automatic, direct rebates to its customers in the event of prolonged power outages for a variety of causes, including severe weather and other planned and unplanned outages. Rebates are provided automatically to PG&E's customers without filing a claim, which we believe demonstrates that such a program is feasible for SCE as well. As a member of the League, our city values the policy development opportunity provided by the Annual Conference Resolution process. We appreciate your time and consideration of this important issue. Please feel free to contact Andrew Brozyna at (310) 318-0238 or abrozyna@hermosabch.org if you have any questions. Sincerely, \-~ Tom Bakaly City Manager Item 11.b. - Page 52 CITY COUNCIL HENRY SANCHEZ JR. JIMGAZELEY MICHAEL G. SA VIDAN BEN TRAINA MARK W ARONEK July 28, 2015 Stephany Aguilar, President League of California Cities 1400 K St., Ste. 400 Sacramento, CA 95814 Dear President Aguilar: CITY OF LOMITA ~. The City of Lomita supports the City of Rancho Palos Verd~s· effort to submit a_ resolution for consideration by the General Assembly at the League's 2015 Anl")ual Conference in San Jose. I The City of Rancho Palos Verdes' resolution seeks to address the failure of Southern California Edison {SCE) to reasonably compensate its customers for losses incurred due to prolor:iged service aisruptions. Prolonged 'electrical outages jeopardize the public $afety, health and general welfare of the communities within SCE's service area. Among the populations that are most at risk as a result of I outages are: I I • Customers with physical challenges who rely on a constant source of power for medical devices; I • Customers who are senior citizens and are particularly susceptible to injury if power outages - persist fqr long periods of time into evening hours;_and, • Customers who suffer financial burdens as a result of losing food, medication and other perishable items during prolonged power outages. ' At least one other California utility, Pacific Gas and Electric ;{PG&E), provides automatic, direct rebates to its customer~ in the event of prolonged power outag:es for a variety of c~uses, including severe weather and other planned and unplanned. outages. RIF_bates are provided automatically to · PG&E's customers without filing a claim, which we believe d~monstrates that such a program is feasible for SCE as well. . . As a member of the League, our city values the policy development opportunity provided by the Annual Conference Resolution process. We appreciate your time and consideration of this important issue. Please feel free to contact Laura Vander Neut, Managerpent Analyst at (310) 325-7110, ext. 151 Qr l.vanderneut@lomitacity.com if you have any questions. 1 . ~v1or Henry Sa hez, Jr. Mayor, City of Lomita I cc: Kit Fox, Senior Administrative Analyst, City of Rancho Ralbs Verdes, KitF@rpvca.gov I CITY HALL OFFICES •P.O. BOX 339 • 24300 NARBONNE AVENUE, LOMITA• CALIFORNIA 90717 (310) 325-7110 •FAX (310) 325-4024 • www.loniita.com/cityhall • Item 11.b. - Page 53 INCORPORATED 1939 July 29, 2015 • Stephany Aguilar, President League of California Cities 1400 K St., Ste. 400 Sacramento, CA 95814 Dear President Aguilar: CI TY 0 F OFFICE OF THE MAYOR The City of Palos Verdes Estates supports the City of Rancho Palos Verdes' effort to submit a resolution for consideration by the General Assembly at the League's 2015 Annual Conference in San Jose. The City of Rancho Palos Verdes' proposed resolution seeks to address the failure of Southern California Edison (SCE) to reasonably compensate its customers for losses incurred due to prolonged service disruptions. Prolonged electrical outages jeopardize the public safety, health and general welfare of the communities within SCE's service area. Among the populations that are most at risk as a result of outages are: • Customers with physical challenges who rely on a constant source of power for medical devices; • Customers who are senior citizens and are particularly susceptible to injury if power outages persist for long periods of time into evening hours; and, • Customers who suffer financial burdens as a result of losing food, medication and other perishable items during prolonged power outages. At least one other California utility, Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E), provides automatic, direct rebates to its customers in the event of prolonged power outages for a variety of causes, including severe weather and other planned and unplanned outages. Rebates are provided automatically to PG&E's customers without filing a claim, which we believe demonstrates that such a program is feasible for SCE as well. As a member of the League, our City values the policy development opportunity provided by the Annual Conference Resolution process. We appreciate your time and consideration of this important issue. Please feel free to contact City Manager Anton Dahlerbruch at 310.378.0383 or adahlerbruch@pvestates.org if you have any questions. Sincerely, Enclosure: Rancho Palos Verdes Proposed League Resolution c: Palos Verdes Estates City Council Rancho Palos Verdes City Council Doug Willmore, Rancho Palos Verdes City Manager Jeff Kiernan, League of California Cities Regional Public Affairs Manager (via email) Post Office Box 1086, Palos Verdes Estates, California 90274-0283 340 Palos Verdes Drive West, Palos Verdes Estates, California 310-378-0383 Item 11.b. - Page 54 July 30, 2015 Stephany Aguilar, President League of California Cities 1400 K Street, Suit~ 400 Sacramento, CA 95814 Dear President Aguilar, " I I ' INCORPORAT~D JANUARY 24, 1957 NO. 2 PORTUGUESE BEND ROAD ROLLING HILLS, CALIF. 90274 (310) 377-1521 FAX: (310) 377-7288 The City of Rolling Hills supports the City of Rancho Palos Verdes' effort to submit a resolution for consideration by the General Assembly at the League's 2015 Annual Conference in San Jose. ' - I The City of Rancho Palos Verdes' resolution seeks to address the failure of Southern California Edison (SCE) to reasonably compensate its customers for losses incurred due to prolonged service disruptions. Prolonged electrical outages jeopardize the public safety, health and general welfare of the communities within SCE~s service area. Among the populations that are most at risk as a result of outages are: • Customers with physical challenges who rely on a cons~t source of power for medical devices; • Customers who are senior citizens and are particularly susceptible to injury if power outages persist for long periods of time into evening hours; and, : • Customers who suffer financial burdens as a result of los~g food, medication and other perjshable items during prolonged power outages. At least one other California utility, Pacific Gas and Electric (J:?G&E), provide~ automatic, direct rebates to its customers in the event of prolonged power outages for a variety of causes, including severe weather and other planned and unplanned outages. R~bates are provided automatically to PG&E' s customers without filing a claim, which we believ~ demonstrates that such a program,· is feasible for SCE as well. : As a member of the League, our city values the policy development opportunity provided by the Annual Conference Resolution process. We appreciate your tjme and consideration of this important issue. Please feel free to me at (310) 377-1521 or rcruz@cityofrh.net if you have any questions. · Raymond R. Cruz OtyManager RC:hl 07-30-15RPV_League_ResolutionConcummce_SCE c: Mayor and City Council @ Printed an Recyded Paper Item 11.b. - Page 55 JOHN C. ADDLEMAN Mayor STEVEN ZUCKERMAN Mayor Pro Tt:m BRITT HUFF Co1mczl Memkr JUDY MITCHELL CoimcrlMcmbcr FRANK ZERUNYAN Carma/ Member DOUGLAS R. PRICHARD Guy Manager July 29, 2015 Stephany Aguilar, President League of California Cities 1400 K Street, Suite 400 Sacramento, CA 95814 Dear President Aguilar: CITY OF ROLLING HILLS ESTATES 4045 PALOS VERDES DRIVE NORTH • ROLLING HILLS ESTATES, CA 90274 TELEPHONE 310.377.1577 FAX 310 377.4468 www.c1.Rolling-Hills-Estates.ca us As Mayor of the City of Rolling Hills Estates, I support the City of Rancho Palos Verdes' effort to submit a resolution for consideration by the General Assembly at the League's 2015 Annual Conference in San Jose. ' The proposed resolution seeks to require reasonable compensation to Southern California Edison (SCE) customers for losses incurred due to prolonged service disruptions which jeopardize the safety, health and general welfare of the communities within SCE's service area. Among the populations that are most at risk as a result of these outages are: •Customers with physical challenges who rely on a constant source of power for medical devices; •Customers who are senior citizens and are particularly susceptible to injury if power outages persist for long periods of time into evening hours; and •Customers who suffer financial burdens as a result of losing food, medication and other perishable items during prolonged power outages. I urge the League to place this matter before the General Assembly for consideration. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions. c fJJL-c. Addleman JCA:hn Item 11.b. - Page 56