BILL ANALYSIS AB 1204 Page 1 Date of Hearing: January 21, 2010 ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS Kevin De Leon, Chair AB 1204 (Huber and Gaines) - As Amended: January 14, 2010 Policy Committee: Local GovernmentVote:5-0 Urgency: No State Mandated Local Program: Yes Reimbursable: No SUMMARY This bill increases and revises the membership of the El Dorado County Transportation Commission (EDCTC) six-member board. Specifically, the bill: 1)Increases the members appointed by the county board of supervisors from three to four. 2)Specifies that each incorporated city within El Dorado County (excluding cities in the Tahoe Basin) shall appoint two members to the board, unless there is only one incorporated city, in which case that city shall have three appointed members. FISCAL EFFECT No state costs. The bill contains a mandate disclaimer stating the bill is the result of a request by the local agencies affected by its provisions. COMMENTS : 1)Purpose . This bill is intended to revise the membership of EDCTC to more fully represent the heavily populated El Dorado Hills region of the El Dorado County. According to the authors, "the population of El Dorado Hills, in the unincorporated area of El Dorado County, is approximately 35,000, while the population of the City of Placerville is approximately 10,000." The authors also assert that, with the rapid growth in El Dorado Hills, the population trends and transportation needs within the county have changed AB 1204 Page 2 dramatically since the current board structure was originally adopted. The measure is the product of numerous public meetings in the county. 2)Background . As the Regional Transportation Planning Agency (RTPA), EDCTC serves as the planning and programming authority for transportation projects in El Dorado County, excluding areas within the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency boundaries. EDCTC is the forum for making policy decisions about the regional transportation system in the county, and is responsible for allocating local, state, and federal funds for transportation projects. EDCTC was designated an RTPA in 1975 and was reorganized in 1993. The EDCTC board currently consists of six members, of which three are appointed by the county board of supervisors and three are appointed by the city council of the City of Placerville. Presently, Placerville is the only incorporated city in El Dorado County outside of the Tahoe Basin, thus it would retain three members on the board under this proposal. However, if El Dorado or some other area were to incorporate into a city, Placerville and the other cities would have two members each. Analysis Prepared by : Brad Williams / APPR. / (916) 319-2081