CSM Hearing

January 28, 2022

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January 28, 2022 Binder (.zip, 317MB)

On Friday, January 28, 2022, the Commission on State Mandates (Commission) will conduct its next regular meeting and hearing at 10:00 a.m. via Zoom

In response to COVID-19 and its impact on public meetings under the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act, Governor Newsom's Executive Order N-29-20 temporarily suspended, on an emergency basis pursuant to California Government Code section 8571, certain requirements for public meetings until September 30, 2021. Statutes 2021, chapter 165, amended the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act to extend the suspension of these requirements until January 31, 2022. Accordingly, requiring the physical presence of board members at meetings and providing a physical space for members of the public to observe and participate have been suspended until further notice, so long as the agency makes it possible for members of the public to observe and address the meeting remotely, for example, via web or audio conferencing such as Zoom. (Gov. Code, § 11133, as added by Stats. 2021, ch. 165.)

The Commission is committed to ensuring that its public meetings are accessible to the public and that the public has the opportunity to observe the meeting and to participate by providing written and verbal comment on Commission matters. If you want to speak during the hearing, you must use the "Raise Hand" feature in order for our moderators to know you need to be unmuted. If you are participating by phone, you may dial *9 to use the “Raise Hand” feature.

Through the link below you can listen and view through your desktop, laptop, tablet, or smart phone. This will allow you to view documents being shared as well. (You are encouraged to use this option.)

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Webinar ID: 894 9380 4123
Passcode: 767119

Through one tap mobile on an hone in the US. This process will dial everything for you without having to key in the meeting ID. If you have the Zoom application on your iPhone you can view the meeting and documents being shared as well.

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During this extraordinary time and as we explore new ways of doing business with new technologies, we ask that you remain patient with us. Please don’t hesitate to reach out to us for help with technical problems at or 916 323-3562.

Reminder: Commission staff includes written comments filed at least 15 days in advance of the hearing in the Commissioners' hearing binders. If you plan to testify and would like the Commissioners to review any document not filed 15 days in advance of the hearing, please submit the PDF document or section of the PDF document via the Commission’s dropbox at https://csm.ca.gov/dropbox.php prior to the hearing.

I. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL

II. ELECTION OF OFFICERS AND SUBCOMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS (action)
Item 1	Director of Finance elected as Chairperson State Treasurer elected as Vice Chairperson Yvette Stowers elected to the Legislation Subcommittee Renee Nash elected to the Litigation Subcommittee Staff Report

III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES (action)
Item 2	Minutes Adopted December 3, 2021

IV. PUBLIC COMMENT FOR MATTERS NOT ON THE AGENDA (info)
Please note that the Commission cannot take action on items not on the agenda. However, it can schedule issues raised by the public for consideration at future meetings.

V. PROPOSED CONSENT CALENDAR FOR ITEMS PROPOSED FOR ADOPTION ON CONSENT PURSUANT TO CALIFORNIA CODE OF REGULATIONS TITLE 2, ARTICLES 7 AND 8 (action)
If there are no objections to any of the following action items designated by an asterisk (*), the Executive Director will include each one on the Proposed Consent Calendar that will be presented at the hearing. The Commission will determine which items will remain on the Consent Calendar.

VI. HEARINGS AND DECISIONS PURSUANT TO CALIFORNIA CODE OF REGULATIONS, TITLE 2, ARTICLE 7 (GOV. CODE, § 17551, 17557, 17559, and 17570) (action)

A. APPEAL OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DECISIONS PURSUANT TO CALIFORNIA CODE OF REGULATIONS, TITLE 2, SECTION 1181.1(c) (info/action)
Item 3	No Action Appeal of Executive Director Decisions Note: This item will only be taken up if an appeal is filed and set for this hearing

B. INCORRECT REDUCTION CLAIMS
Item 4 Exhibits	Incorrect Reduction Claim Denied Municipal Storm Water and Urban Runoff Discharges, 19-0304-I-02 Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board Order No. 01-182; Permit CAS004001, Part 4F5c3 Fiscal Years: 2002-2003, 2003-2004, 2004-2005, 2005-2006, 2006-2007, 2007-2008, 2008-2009, 2009-2010, 2010-2011, 2011-2012, 2012-2013 City of Norwalk, Claimant

VII. HEARINGS ON COUNTY APPLICATIONS FOR FINDINGS OF SIGNIFICANT FINANCIAL DISTRESS PURSUANT TO WELFARE AND INSTITUTIONS CODE SECTION 17000.6 AND CALIFORNIA CODE OF REGULATIONS, TITLE 2, ARTICLE 2 (info/action)

Item 5	No Action Assignment of County Application to Commission, a Hearing Panel of One or More Members of the Commission, or to a Hearing Officer Note: This item will only be taken up if an application is filed.

VIII. INFORMATIONAL HEARING PURSUANT TO CALIFORNIA CODE OF REGULATIONS, TITLE 2, ARTICLE 8 (action)

A. ADOPTION OF RULEMAKING CALENDAR
Item 6*	Proposed Rulemaking Calendar Adopted Proposed Rulemaking Calendar, 2022

B. STATEWIDE COST ESTIMATES
Item 7* Exhibits	Statewide Cost Estimate Adopted Vote by Mail Ballots: Prepaid Postage, 19-TC-01 Elections Code Section 3010 as Added or Amended by Statutes 2018, Chapter 120 (AB 216)

C. REPORTS (info/action)
Item 8	No Action Legislative Update (info)
Item 9	No Action Chief Legal Counsel: New Filings, Recent Decisions, Litigation Calendar (info)
Item 10	No Action Executive Director: Workload Update and Tentative Agenda Items for the March 2022 and May 2022 Meetings (info)