HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGENDA REPORT 1997 0507 CC REG ITEM 10GTO:
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ITEM 10. G.
AGENDA REPORT
CITY OF MOORPARK
The Honorable City Council
Jill Rubin Myers, Solid Waste Coordinator
April 28, 1997 (CC Meeting of 5/07/97)
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SUBJECT: Consider AB 207 (Frusetta) Regarding Victim and Witness Protection, AB
247(Scott) Regarding Local Control of Firearm Sales, AB 869 (Floyd)
Regarding Smoking and Tobacco Control in Bars and Bar Areas, AB 1223
(Strom - Martin) Regarding Parks and Recreation Employee and Volunteer
Fingerprinting, and AB 1512 (Shelley) Regarding Expansion of the Bottle Bill
to Include Additional Redemption Items.
BACKGROUND
The City Council is being asked to consider expressing its support for AB 207, AB 247, AB 1223,
AB 1512, and opposition to AB 869,
• AB 207 (Frusetta) Victim and Witness Protection: AB 207 restricts the release of victims'
or witnesses' address or telephone number. The author of the bill states the need for AB
207 especially in gang related prosecutions when potential witnesses are afraid to testify
for fear of retaliation,
• AB 247 (Scott) Local Control of Firearm Sales: Government Code section 53071 states
the intent of the Legislature to "occupy the registration or licensing of commercially
manufactured firearms as encompassed by the Penal Code." AB 207 would authorize any
city or county to enact an ordinance by resolution to regulate or prohibit the sale of
firearms and would declare that this authorization is declaratory of existing law. By
clarifying the existing authority in current law, AB 247 would ensure that local
communities would be free to debate, at the local level, the need to prevent the sale of
dangerous firearms.
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• AB 1223 (Strom - Martin) Parks and Recreation Employee and Volunteer Fingerprinting:
AB 1223 exempts public agencies from paying the fingerprinting fee charged by the
Department of Justice (DOJ) for a criminal background check of recreational employees
and volunteers. Existing law prohibits public agencies from hiring employees or
volunteers for parks and recreation programs who have direct supervisory authority over
any minors if they have a criminal record. The only way to effectively comply with this
requirement is to request the DOJ to conduct a criminal background check. The base cost
is $32, with a $10 surcharge for a seven to ten day rush. Existing law exempts non -profit
agencies who offer similar recreation programs from paying the DOJ background check
fee. AB 1223 would exempt public agencies as well from paying the fee.
• AB 1512 (Shelley) Expansion of the Bottle Bill to Include Additional Redemption Items:
The California Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Act (also known as the
"bottle bill") was created by AB 2020. AB 2020 currently has a redemption value set for
beer and other malt beverages, carbonated mineral and soda waters, carbonated soft drinks
and wines, and spirit coolers. AB 1512 would expand the bottle bill to include redemption
values for carbonated fruit drinks, noncarbonated water, noncarbonated soft drinks,
noncarbonated fruit drinks, and coffee and tea drinks. By adding the aforementioned
containers to the bottle bill, the sponsors of AB 1512 claim that an additional two to four
billion containers will be recycled as a result of the redemption value incentive.
• AB 869 (Floyd) Regarding Smoking and Tobacco Control in Bars and Bar Areas: AB 869
would, in essence, permit smoking in bars, bar areas, and gaming clubs until ventilation
standards are adopted by Cal -OSHA and the ventilation equipment is installed. Under
existing law, smoking is permitted in bars, bar areas, and gaming clubs until January 1,
1998. Then such areas would be smoke free, until such time that appropriate ventilation
standards are adopted by the federal government and Cal -OSHA.
The bills described above are being presented to the City Council because the particular subject
matters are not addressed in the City Council adopted legislative program.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council support AB 207, AB 247, AB 1223, AB 1512, and oppose
AB 869 and direct the Mayor to write a letter to the appropriate Legislative Committee expressing
the City's position.
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