Item 27 - Councilmember Requested Item Related to a Speed Safety System Pilot Program

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Bill Text - SB-1297 The City of Malibu's speed safety system pilot... https://Ieginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/bilINavClient.xhtmI?bill_id... This bill would require the City of Malibu to also implement the above provisions if it establishes the speed safety system program on the Pacific Coast Highway. The bill would additionally require the City of Malibu to enter into an agreement with the Department of Transportation regarding the use of any excess revenue for traffic -calming measures on the Pacific Coast Highway, in the City of Malibu. Existing law establishes a $25 filing fee for specified appeals and petitions. This bill would require a $25 filing fee for an appeal challenging a notice of violation issued as a result of the City of Malibu's speed safety system program until January 1, 2032. Existing constitutional provisions require that a statute that limits the right of access to the meetings of public bodies or the writings of public officials and agencies be adopted with findings demonstrating the interest protected by the limitation and the need for protecting that interest. This bill would make legislative findings to that effect. This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the City of Malibu. Vote: majority Appropriation: no Fiscal Committee: yes Local Program: no THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) On October 17, 2023, a driver speeding at 104 miles per hour on the Pacific Coast Highway (PCH) in the City of Malibu lost control of their vehicle and killed four university students standing on the side of the highway. (b) Since 2010, 59 people have been killed in vehicle accidents along the PCH in the City of Malibu. (c) Crash data from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department shows that, in 2023, there were 127 property - damage collisions, 93 injury collisions, and seven deaths in the City of Malibu. (d) The City of Malibu suffers uniquely from collisions. Over the past five years, the City of Malibu has had the highest number of fatalities and serious injuries resulting from vehicle crashes among similarly sized cities. Compared to all cities of every size, the City of Malibu is ranked 91st highest out of 482 cities despite being one of the smallest cities in the state. (e) The City of Malibu's traffic environment is uniquely hazardous with few sidewalks or separated bike lanes, limited parking, regionally popular beaches, and commercial establishments adjacent to a major highway with few safe ways to cross. (f) To address its traffic safety problem, the City of Malibu has contracted for additional traffic patrols from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department and, more recently, from the Department of the California Highway Patrol. (g) The City of Malibu would like to obtain additional traffic patrols and is willing to pay for them, but staffing shortages limit the ability of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department or the Department of the California Highway Patrol to provide them. SEC. 2. Section 70615 of the Government Code, as amended by Section 2 of Chapter 808 of the Statutes of 2023, is amended to read: 70615. The fee for filing any of the following appeals to the superior court is twenty-five dollars ($25): (a) An appeal of a local agency's decision regarding an administrative fine or penalty under Section 53069.4. (b) An appeal under Section 40230 of the Vehicle Code of an administrative agency's decision regarding a parking violation. (c) An appeal under Section 99582 of the Public Utilities Code of a hearing officer's determination regarding an administrative penalty for fare evasion or a passenger conduct violation. (d) A petition under Section 186.35 of the Penal Code challenging a law enforcement agency's inclusion of a person's information in a shared gang database. (e) An appeal under Section 22428 of the Vehicle Code of a hearing officer's determination regarding a civil 2 of 10 4/12/2026, 3:11 PM