HomeMy WebLinkAbout14 - CC-14 - Assembly Bill 385 - 8/2/2016CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
MEETING DATE: August 2, 2016 ITEM NUMBER: CC -14
SUBJECT: ASSEMBLY BILL 385 - A BILL THAT CONSIDERS THE ELIMINATION OF
DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME (DST) IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
DATE: MAY 26, 2016
FROM: OFFICE OF THE CEO
PRESENTATION DANIEL K. BAKER, ASSISTANT TO THE CEO
BY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT DAN BAKER AT (714) 754-5156
RECOMMENDATION:
Per Council Policy 000-8 (Attachment 1), it is recommended that the City Council direct
staff to draft a letter in opposition to Assembly Bill 385 (Attachment 2), which proposes
the elimination of Daylight Savings Time (DST) in the state of California.
BACKGROUND/ANALYSIS:
Council Policy 000-8 prohibits City Commissions and Committees from executing
legislative position letters but does allow them to make recommendations to the
Legislative review team or the City Council. In addition, Per Council Policy, since
neither of the City's legislative partners (League of California Cities, Association of
California Cities Orange County) have taken a formal position on AB 385, formal council
approval is required.
The Parks & Recreation Commission is in opposition to AB 385 which proposes for the
elimination of Daylight Savings Time (DST) in the state of California. The Commission's
viewpoint comes from the perspective that with less daylight hours between March and
November, there will be less usable/playable time on City/NMUSD athletic fields. At this
time, they are requesting that the City Council consider directing staff to draft a formal
opposition letter against AB 385.
With the majority of fields being unlit or only having temporary lighting, the nearly twenty
regular participating sports leagues will see a total reduction of approximately 3,875
playable hours of field time (March — Nov) between the hours of 4:30pm and 9:00pm.
To keep up with demand, temporary lighting units may need to be purchased by the City
or rented by the user groups and this will come at an unbudgeted equipment cost as
well as costs associated with additional staffing that will need to be in place to control
and access the lighting equipment.
Federal law establishes the standard time of the United States for each of nine zones and
advances the standard time of each zone by one hour during the period commencing at
2:00 a.m. on the second Sunday of March of each year and ending at 2:00 a.m. on the
first Sunday of November of each year.
The DST Act, which was adopted as an initiative measure by the voters at the November
8, 1949, special election, provides that the standard time within the state is that which is
known, described, and designated by federal law as United States Standard Pacific Time.
The act requires, from 1:00 a.m. on the last Sunday of April, until 2:00 a.m. on the last
Sunday of October, the standard time within the state to be one hour in advance of
United States Standard Pacific Time.
AB 385 would place a question before the voters on the November 2018 ballot whether to
keep Daylight Saving Time (DST) as it currently exists or switch to year round
standard time. As a result, a change would require the Legislature's approval of an
initiative to be placed on the ballot giving California voters the option of deciding to
remain in DST or eliminate it entirely.
FISCAL REVIEW:
It is undetermined at this time what the fiscal impacts would be in the elimination of
Daylight Savings Time.
LEGAL REVIEW:
No legal review required.
CONCLUSION:
Staff is seeking Council direction to begin drafting a letter of opposition regarding
Assembly Bill 385.
DANIEL K. BAKER
Assistant to the CEO
ATTACHMENTS: 1 City Council Policy 000-8
2 State Assemblv Bill 385
CITY OF COSTA MESA, CALIFORNIA Attachment 1
COUNCIL POLICY
SUBJECT
POLICY
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DATE
LEGISLATIVE POSITIONS
000-8
5/16/91
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Revised 9/20/99
BACKGROUND
The increasing involvement in local affairs by Federal, State and County governments, coupled
with the proliferation of special agencies and districts, makes it imperative that a formalized
proactive approach be taken toward legislation which may impact the welfare of the Costa Mesa
community. Past City Councils have participated in the legislative process to varying degrees.
For the most part, such participation has been informal.
PIIRP()SF
The purpose of this Policy is to establish a comprehensive and formal program for addressing
legislative issues. This includes the establishment of signatory authority and the creation of
legislative review guidelines.
POLICY
1. The City Manager, or his designee, shall be responsible for overseeing the legislative review
process.
2. A Legislative Review Team, consisting of the Mayor, Mayor Pro Tem, and the City Manager,
shall periodically review legislation and formulate the City's position.
3. The Mayor is authorized to execute position letters on behalf of the City Council when the
position is in concurrence with that of the National League of Cities, the State League of
Cities, the Orange County Division of the League of Cities or the Orange County Council of
Governments. At the direction of the Legislative Review Team, position letters may also be
executed by the City Manager, or his designee, as appropriate.
4. Formal Council approval is required in instances in which the City's position may differ from
that of the National League of Cities, the State League of Cities, the Orange County Division
of the League of Cities or the Orange County Council of Governments.
5. Formal Council approval is required in instances in which the National League of Cities, the
State League of Cities, the Orange County Division of the League of Cities or the Orange
County Council of Governments have not taken a formal position.
6. City Commissions and Committees are prohibited from executing legislative position letters
but may make recommendations to the Legislative Review Team or the City Council.
CITY OF COSTA MESA, CALIFORNIA
COUNCIL POLICY
SUBJECT
POLICY
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NUMBER
DATE
LEGISLATIVE POSITIONS
000-8
5/16/91
2 of 2
Revised 9/20/99
7. All City Council members shall receive a copy of all legislative position letters written on City
letterhead. A quarterly activity report of the City's legislative positions, and the status of such
legislation, will be provided to the City Council.
8. The preceding in no way infringes upon the right of the City Council members to express
individual positions on legislative issues. In expressing an individual position, City Council
members will clearly state that the position is personal and not sent on behalf of the City or
City Council.
AMENDED IN SENATE MAY 9, 2016
AMENDED IN SENATE JULY 1, 2015
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY APRIL 29, 2015
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY APRIL 14, 2015
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY MARCH 26, 2015
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE -2015-16 REGULAR SESSION
ASSEMBLY BILL
Attachment 2
No. 385
Introduced by Assembly Member Chu
February 18, 2015
An act to add
Section 6808 to the Government Code, and to repeal Sections 1, 2, 3,
4, and S of the Daylight Saving Time Act, an initiative measure approved
at the November 8, 1949, special election, relating to Daylight Saving
Time.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 385, as amended, Chu. Solid waste f�eifities: Newby islan
1:�andfilll stakeholder group. -Daylight Saving Time.
Existing federal law establishes the standard time of the United States
for each of 9 zones and advances the standard time of each zone by one
hour during the period commencing at 2 a.m. on the 2nd Sunday of
March of each year and ending at 2 a.m. on the first Sunday of
November of each year. Existing state law, the Daylight Saving Time
Act, which was adopted as an initiative measure by the voters at the
November 8, 1949, special election, provides that the standard time
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within the state is that which is known, described, and designated by
federal law as United States Standard Pacific Time. The act also
requires, from I a.m. on the last Sunday of April, until 2 a.m. on the
last Sunday of October, the standard time within the state to be one
hour in advance of United States Standard Pacific Time.
This bill would repeal the Daylight Saving Time Act, and would
require the standard time within the state to be that of the 5th zone
designated by federal law as Pacific standard time. The bill would
authorize the Legislature to amend its provisions by a majority vote to
further the purposes of the bill.
The California Constitution authorizes the Legislature to amend or
repeal an initiative statute by another statute that becomes effective
when approved by the electors.
This bill would provide that it would become effective only upon
approval of the voters. It would also provide for submission of this
measure to the voters for approval at the next statewide general election.
The Galifornia integrated Waste Managetnent Aet of 1989, w-hieh is
prohibits a person frotn operaling a solid waste f�eihty withottt a soli
waste f�eilities permit, as pro-vided. The aet requires the departtnettt to
a eotnplaint From an air pollution eontrol distriet or an air quality
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as pfevided. Existing law ereafes the BayAfea Air Quality Managetne
pollution in the area of its jttfisdietiotfl.-.
This bill would, tmtil january 1, 2019, require the Bay Area Ai
Group, eotnposed of representatives of speeified loeal and state
the landfill g other entities, to hold publie ,
.-*, From the New -by island Ia-ndfill and
w duties on the Bay Area Air Quality Managemetit Distriet,
The bill would deelare that a speeial law is neeessary and that a
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Vote: majority. Appropriation:
State -mandated local program:
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
1 SECTION 1. Section 6808 is added to the Government Code,
2 to read:
3 6808. (a) The standard time within the state is that of the fifth
4 zone designated by federal law as Pacific standard time (15 U.S. C.
5 Secs. 261 and 263).
6 (b) The Legislature may amend this section by a majority vote
7 to further the purposes of the act that added this section.
8 SEC. 2. Section I of the Daylight Saving Time Act is repealed.
9 Seetion 1. This aet shall be known and may be eited as the
10 Dayligltt Saving Time Aet.
11 SEC. 3. Section 2 of the Daylight Saving Time Act is repealed.
12 Seetion 2. The standard time within the State,
13 hereinafter provided, is that of the Otte Hundred and Twentieth
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15 Ittow known, deseribed and designated by Aet of Congress as
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17 SEC. 4. Section 3 of the Daylight Saving Time Act is repealed.
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19 April, utttil 2 o 'eloek antemeridian on the last Sttnday of Oetober,
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23 SEC. 5. Section 4 of the Daylight Saving Time Act is repealed.
24 Seetion 4. in all laws, statutes, orders, eeran a
25 regulations relating to the time of performanee of any aet by any
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27 , town or distriet thereof or relafing to the time in whieh
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of this State, or of any eottntr, eity and eoftrAr, eitr, town or distrie
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performed in this State, the time shall be as set f6rth in this aet and
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SEC. 6. Section 5 of the Daylight Saving Time Act is repealed.
SECT -!ON 5. All aets in eottfliet herewith are hereby repealed.
SEC. 7. Sections I to 6, inclusive, of this act amend the Daylight
Saving Time Act, Proposition 12, an initiative statute approved
by the voters at the November 8, 1949, special election, and shall
become effective only when submitted to and approved by the
voters. The Secretary of State shall submit Sections I to 6,
inclusive, of this act to the voters at a statewide election in
accordance with Section 9040 of the Elections Code.
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