CC 2017-08-22_09c LOCC Voting Delegate 2017
MEMORANDUM
TO: CITY COUNCIL
FROM: JAMES A. BERGMAN, CITY MANAGER
SUBJECT: CONSIDERATION OF APPOINTMENT OF VOTING DELEGATES FOR
THE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES ANNUAL CONFERENCE AND
DIRECTION REGARDING THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE
RESOLUTIONS
DATE: AUGUST 22, 2017
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended the City Council appoint Mayor Jim Hill as the voting delegate for the
League of California Cities Annual Conference and City Manager James Bergman as
the alternate, and provide direction to the voting delegates to support two League of
California Cities Resolutions.
SUMMARY OF ACTION:
Appointment of voting delegates to support two (2) Resolutions at the League of
California Cities Annual Conference relating to public safety issues.
IMPACT ON FINANCIAL AND PERSONNEL RESOURCES:
The only costs associated with this action are costs for attendance at the Annual
Conference, which are included in the FY 2017-18 Budget.
BACKGROUND:
This year's League of California Cities Annual Conference is scheduled to take place
September 13 - 15, 2017 in Sacramento. One important activity of the Conference is
the annual business meeting, to be held on Friday, September 15, when the
membership takes action on Conference resolutions. 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 voting delegate or alternate delegate to any League meeting”.
ANALYIS OF ISSUES:
Designated voting delegates (or their alternates) registered to attend the Annual
Conference constitute the League's General Assembly. Mayor Jim Hill and the City
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Manager are the only City of Arroyo Grande representatives registered to attend the
Conference.
This year, the following resolutions will be considered by the League of California Cities
Annual Conference General Assembly:
1. Resolution Calling Upon the Governor and Legislature to Enter into Discussion
with League and Other Public Safety Stakeholders to Identify and Implement
Strategies that will Reduce the Unintended Negative Impacts of Existing Criminal
Law; and
2. Resolution Supporting Legislation Amending Government Code Section 38611 to
Clarify the Definition of Local Control Providing Broad Statutory Authority for
Local Officials to Determine Emergency Service Levels and Direct Emergency
Medical Response Within Their Jurisdictions
The Resolutions, including background information and League staff analysis, are
attached for the Council’s consideration. These Resolutions represent significant public
safety policy challenges related to local government control.
California Voters passed Proposition 47 (The Safe Neighborhoods and Schools Act) in
November 2014 to address the need to provide drug-addicted persons with
opportunities to receive treatment rather than incarceration. Proposition 47 reduces the
need for incarceration in State prisons by lowering the penalties associated with
particular crimes. This change in criminal justice policy came after the legislature
passed the California Public Safety Realignment Law (Assembly Bill AB 109) in April
2011. The bill transferred prisoners convicted of certain lower-level felony crimes (non-
violent, non-sex-related, or non-serious) from State prisons to County jails and to
probation. AB109 successfully reduced State prison populations; however, this action
increased overcrowding in the County jail facilities and the population on probation. The
attached statistical data shows crime changes for the City of Arroyo Grande, as it may
relate to Proposition 47 and AB109. The statistical data does not allow staff to rule out
other, unmeasured factors that might also be contributing to crime changes.
Consequently, staff cannot say the implementation of legislative policy caused the
changes in crime and arrests, only that there is a correlation. The Arroyo Grande Police
Department Chief of Police and the California Police Chiefs Association support this
resolution.
Prior to the State Legislature’s 1980 adoption of the Emergency Medical Services
(EMS) Act, the League of California Cities became concerned over a potential loss of
local control, and influenced the addition of “Section 201” (1797.201) of the EMS Act.
The language in this section remains susceptible to differing legal interpretations and
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has led to several lawsuits between cities/special districts and local EMS Agencies
(created through the adoption of the EMS Act).
The local taxpayer is ultimately responsible for the financing of EMS services, and local
government is tasked with providing those services (while remaining compliant with
treatment protocols and regulations); not the State EMS Authority or Local EMS
Agency. An amendment of Government Code Section 38611 (last amended in 1957),
would clarify the definition of local control as it pertains to Emergency Medical Services.
For this reason, the California Fire Chiefs Association, and the Fire Chiefs section of the
League of California Cities strongly support this resolution.
ALTERNATIVES:
The following alternatives are provided for the Council's consideration:
1) Appoint Mayor Jim Hill as the voting delegate for the League of California Cities
Annual Conference and the City Manager as the alternate, and provide direction
to the voting delegates to support two League of California Cities resolutions; or
2) Appoint Mayor Jim Hill as the voting delegate for the League of California Cities
Annual Conference and the City Manager as the alternate, and provide other
direction regarding the resolutions.
ADVANTAGES:
Participation in the General Assembly enables the City to impact issues that are
important to City government and guide the League of California Cities’ activities, and
assists the League of California Cities in its efforts by ensuring its direction is
representative of all member cities. 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 INFORMATION AND COMMENTS:
The Agenda was posted in accordance with Government Code Section 54954.2.
Attachments:
1. League of California Cities Memorandum Regarding Voting Delegates and
Alternates
2. League of California Cities Resolution Packet
3. Statistical data for Arroyo Grande related to Proposition 47 and AB109
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Calendar Year 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Average
Aggravated Assault 18 11 21 13 19 10 15
Forgery 8 22 19 19 20 23 19
Homicide 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Larceny 194 294 239 307 270 141 241
Motor Vehicle Theft 26 31 35 45 34 33 34
Possess Controlled Substance 43 53 57 92 104 73 70
Possess MJ/Hash 19 20 10 9 11 2 12
Possess Stolen Property 13 23 30 27 19 22 22
Rape 5 6 2 6 9 8 6
Robbery 1 5 6 5 7 3 5
Total 327 465 419 523 493 315 424
The table above reflects totals for the calendar years 2012 through 2016 and totals to date for 2017. The overall
totals for the two years following the passing of Proposition 47 indicate a 25% and 18% increase overal.
Overall
2014 2015 Variant Increase Decrease
419 523 104 25%
2016 Variant Incerease Decrease
493 74 18%
The activity specified below showed significant increases since the passing of Proposition 47.
Larceny
2014 2015 Variant Increase Decrease
239 307 68 28%
2016 Variant Increase Decrease
270 31 13%
Possess of Controlled Substance
2014 2015 Variant Increase Decrease
57 92 35 61%
2016 Variant Increase Decrease
104 47 82%
Motor Vehicle Theft
2014 2015 Variant Increase Decrease
35 45 10 29%
2016 Variant Increase Decrease
34 -1 -3%
Prop 47/AB109
* Numbers in red indicate above average activity.
Arroyo Grande Police Department
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Larceny
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Larceny
Larceny
Possess Controlled Substance
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0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
Average
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Average
Robbery 1 5 6 5 7 3 5
Rape 5 6 2 6 9 8 6
Possess Stolen Property 13 23 30 27 19 22 22
Possess MJ/Hash 19 20 10 9 11 2 12
Possess Controlled Substance 43 53 57 92 104 73 70
Motor Vehicle Theft 26 31 35 45 34 33 34
Larceny 194 294 239 307 270 141 241
Homicide 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forgery 8 22 19 19 20 23 19
Aggravated Assault 18 11 21 13 19 10 15
Arroyo Grande Police Department
Prop 47/AB109
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