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Noel said the city supports AB 514, a measure encouraging development of emergency water supplies, and is sponsoring or supporting AB 532 (a CMUA-sponsored bill) to enable low-income household water assistance programs and to provide express authority for larger suppliers like Roseville to develop local rate-assistance plans. Noel said the city took an \"oppose unless amended\" position on SB 350, which would create a statewide water rate assistance program without an identified funding source and could impose costs on local agencies.

On recycled water, Noel said SB 31 proposes updates to the California Water Code to better align recycled-water uses with modern technologies, which the utilities team supports because it would reduce regulatory barriers. Noel also reported support for a container cap requirement (SB 45) modeled on a European Union directive to keep beverage caps attached to containers; staff said SB 45 poses no known risks to Roseville’s equipment or recycling processes.

Federal activity includes a $29 million Inflation Reduction Act rebate submitted for energy recovery upgrades at the Pleasant Grove wastewater treatment plant; Noel said rebates submitted in 2023 were issued in mid-2024 and Roseville expects to receive its rebate by June or July 2025 if there are no budgetary interruptions.

Noel briefed the committee on the raw-water conveyance project, a joint initiative with Placer County Water Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. He said the total project is estimated at approximately $154,000,000, with federal funding pursued through the Corps’ environmental infrastructure program that would leave a 75/25 cost split. He also said staff are pursuing a $21 million authorization secured in 2022 and working toward a project partnership agreement and letter report to access first-increment funding.

Noel described ongoing engagement with federal legislators about wildfire outcomes, water storage needs and investments in infrastructure, and noted Roseville’s interest in a rulemaking pathway that would avoid duplicative lead service-line investigations for agencies that have already demonstrated non-detects and lead-line removals.

Committee members asked about how proposed low-income assistance bills would interact; Noel explained the city supports AB 532 for larger systems and hopes SB 350 could be dovetailed so the state-run program would serve very small systems under 3,000 connections that lack local capacity to administer assistance programs.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Law & Regulation Committee Meeting of March 20, 2025 - City of Roseville, CA","oneSentenceSummary","Roseville environmental utilities staff described active state bills on water-rate assistance and recycled water, federal rebate work on energy recovery upgrades, and ongoing planning for a $154 million joint raw-water conveyance project with a 75/25 cost split.","taxTitle","Roseville, Placer County, California","taxId",3668,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6628753,"Roseville electric department outlines state and federal legislative priorities including battery storage, data centers and bond rules",224,1640000,1864000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2714631-2425bec2adb5ddf9f9b774b9a20c31e1&start=1640&end=1864","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2714631-2425bec2adb5ddf9f9b774b9a20c31e1/thumbnail_1640000.jpg","/articles/6628753/Roseville/Placer-County/California/Roseville-electric-department-outlines-state-and-federal-legislative-priorities-including-battery-storage-data-centers-and-bond-rules","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6628753-1981c7266d16bf402810ca476f40e03a/orig.mp4?Expires=1771184098&Signature=I05WOxPKUNlZ9GNP74C2XeuGhalInDOd1eZOeUJlyhnUZL~3fLp55K7aTMP-GN~Jo76hscbm54Z0gYC385QLi67UEB9z-TDMhMBz~JRd-A79yTt~PfFisQpmxtg0~K6l5ZDadsWr93JKu3y7dZjriDKe8le16FaxrZBIEgQT-XuHmQHo6yG3Joo6Pn~3LPvxBQ-zyH3oGzCEoAZzsDfo0MwUjJHeMKV1-tco3VLlO~-QglbIBIiD-w5r-r2x4EYRZXSCF0aZvTNXr24bj4m6KUr8-TzAeMAts7T6ARddbQO7okWFc3U1rjBTmBPW4TBdgIMMnnGcUuTKOrh~TBGzLw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","An electric department representative updated the Law and Regulatory Committee March 20 on state bills affecting electric utilities and federal measures the city supports.

At the state level, staff said AB 222 would require data center operators to report annual energy consumption to the California Energy Commission to improve transparency of AI-related energy use. On battery storage, staff said they hold an \"oppose unless amended\" position on AB 303, which would restrict siting of battery energy storage systems at or above 200 megawatt-hours and would require the California Energy Commission to deny pending applications as an urgency statute; staff said the city is concerned the bill would remove an important resource for meeting the state’s renewable targets.

The electric department is watching AB 305, which would exempt small modular reactors from California’s prohibition on certifying new nuclear plants and would direct the California Public Utilities Commission to develop procurement plans by January 2028. Staff described that as a statewide discussion rather than a near-term local issue.

Federally, electric staff said Roseville supports Senate bill 448 (a manufacturing incentive for distribution transformers under the advanced production tax credit) and House bill HR 1255 to reinstate tax-exempt advance refunding bonds, a financing tool staff said could produce interest-rate savings for local jurisdictions. The department also signed on to a coalition urging adequate LIHEAP funding for fiscal year 2026 and cosponsored an American Public Power Association resolution urging increased federal appropriations for wildfire mitigation and research.

The committee discussed staffing concerns at the Western Area Power Administration and asked whether federal funding is supporting local electric vehicle projects; staff said they would follow up with additional details.","Electric department staff briefed the Law and Regulatory Committee on bills covering data center reporting, battery storage siting limits, small modular nuclear reactors, and supported federal measures to stabilize transformer supply chains and municipal refinancing tools.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6628756,"Roseville IT seeks federal support for cybersecurity, broadband and digital accessibility",144,1092000,1236000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2714631-2425bec2adb5ddf9f9b774b9a20c31e1&start=1092&end=1236","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2714631-2425bec2adb5ddf9f9b774b9a20c31e1/thumbnail_1092000.jpg","/articles/6628756/Roseville/Placer-County/California/Roseville-IT-seeks-federal-support-for-cybersecurity-broadband-and-digital-accessibility","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6628756-90728d72eefd02f3b431461d009fff0c/orig.mp4?Expires=1771184098&Signature=PfsCozo2QQH0UPKP5X2clPHN6MrrrOBiiXtyGV01~0j7YFYPAe7PsG0G~ap7LhQWkpkKOnhQeZ1885SKCKFbyrb~MIN-uc9~JCiakxg94clZwKJJM8d-22DBCky6JiO3fHRqNukDFKH4SA9088aqPweJ6q6KfNmaT1Ki4g8UAsb-5~UcUuh604-OAs6JJMP7n-9ABNHJb0Hsf7796sVG4n6jjMF91gzE~HtHQnDd6DvEMVg5OBcEtE867w3~1qR-SSrzzfsvxfNXInDTZyQhN0kttAg2d8f6YoOqES6Dg1y3xLgN~~WY3~J6Lk5um5QI8jc~mTCNAvTaLlHhlTFmuQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Jesse Rivera, the city’s assistant IT director, told the committee March 20 that Roseville relies on Department of Homeland Security and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency services to maintain the city’s cyber posture and estimated replacement costs if those services were lost.

\"If we were to replace these services on our own, the cost would be about $250,000 annually, to the city,\" Rivera said, adding that the estimate excludes crisis-management resources the city relies on from federal partners. Rivera urged continued federal support for DHS and CISA cybersecurity programs and noted a successful breach could carry \"a huge significant cost to the city.\"

Rivera also highlighted broadband as essential for education, health care and employment and said Roseville will advocate for federal broadband funding that addresses local needs, including services for recreation programs that serve roughly 3,000 school-age children per year.

On artificial intelligence, Rivera said the city supports cautious advancement that balances efficiency, ethics and data security. On accessibility, he reminded the committee that by April 2026, publicly available digital content must be ADA-compliant and described examples of changes the city will need to make, including alternative text for images and accessibility standards for video and documents.

Vice Mayor Albert asked whether the city’s public-facing chat bot presents ADA challenges; Rivera confirmed the city has an existing chatbot on the My Roseville portal and staff are engaging with the vendor to address any required changes. Rivera said the IT team will discuss compliance timelines with federal partners during the upcoming advocacy trip.

Rivera’s presentation was part of the citywide government relations briefing and the committee discussed the proposed quarterly meeting schedule to align legislative milestones and updates.","Roseville IT officials asked the Law and Regulatory Committee to support continued federal cybersecurity and broadband funding and raised the city’s timeline for full digital ADA compliance.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6628761,"Housing manager warns HUD rule and voucher funding pose budget risk for Roseville housing programs",193,890000,1083000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2714631-2425bec2adb5ddf9f9b774b9a20c31e1&start=890&end=1083","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2714631-2425bec2adb5ddf9f9b774b9a20c31e1/thumbnail_890000.jpg","/articles/6628761/Roseville/Placer-County/California/Housing-manager-warns-HUD-rule-and-voucher-funding-pose-budget-risk-for-Roseville-housing-programs","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6628761-4ac09c373fd9e379a62ff11c969d4d5b/orig.mp4?Expires=1771184098&Signature=hJOnRiWk1HPYmHpXip1L3ZtYcLYvbT68x8AvSQu-Nj7aJjlu7SbcoJy5L8nIbEwaNrT-z7ASm-xmxyFHBCeWkgV~P6jmjQ~zPXgyYbBqCS5RYBv3irgmCatweqXvV1TU1PU6XpzGusT8jri~2gtykDrRYzyNJ8AZrV6IRlneQAGddNh~evFI5Dy2JWQmRsRNHeB2qmqtpV4O5lnFJ7pmrHgY1rRYROYcfhsWtr5MOTeNh8F6mptghoIzMvP46JDKozSmVfRXPVrzxf7K7Vji3PPxByOOqScIF3Eli6mwoyQvPud3FSjNl4zrFFejVf9ZYe4NoUKSnzFIc0vjJxQG7A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Trisha Isom, Roseville housing manager, told the Law and Regulatory Committee on March 20 that two federal developments threaten the city’s housing program budget and could reduce service capacity.

Isom said the Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act, known as HOPMA, is a new HUD regulation scheduled to take effect in July 2025 that \"significantly changes the way that the housing authority calculates resident income\" and \"increases the housing authority's portion.\" She said the change would benefit some residents by lowering their rent share but could enlarge the authority’s subsidy obligation at a time the local program already faces a shortfall.

Isom also reported that the Emergency Housing Vouchers (EHV) Roseville received during the pandemic—originally 50 vouchers—have declined to 37 active leases. She said HUD notified the city the program’s final tranche of funding will likely be received this April and that the funding will probably only sustain the program through the end of 2026. \"We just received notification that more than likely the funding we're going to be getting our final tranche of funding this April and it will probably last us maybe if we're smart with our money through the end of 20 26,\" Isom said.

Isom told the committee Roseville has not been leasing new EHV vouchers since September 2023, when federal guidance restricted new leasing. \"We have not been leasing since late 2023. So that's why instead of having 50 right now, we only have 37,\" she said. She said staff are exploring other funding options, including state sources, and that the housing authority will press HUD and federal representatives to preserve or stabilize funding levels.

Isom said continuing resolution action recently kept HUD funding near prior-year levels but that the housing authority is \"still in shortfall already as of March 2025.\" She told the committee she will raise these concerns during the city’s April federal advocacy trip and seek clarification from HUD on HOPMA’s implementation timeline and provisions.

The committee asked whether Roseville can accept new applications for EHVs; Isom reiterated that leasing has been paused since late 2023. Committee members and staff discussed potential state funding sources and outreach to local partners to preserve housing placements.","Roseville housing staff said a new HUD regulation and an impending end to emergency housing voucher funds could strain the housing authority’s budget, potentially reducing service capacity.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6628766,"Law and Regulatory Committee approves Sept. 26, 2024 minutes",25,231000,256000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2714631-2425bec2adb5ddf9f9b774b9a20c31e1&start=231&end=256","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2714631-2425bec2adb5ddf9f9b774b9a20c31e1/thumbnail_231000.jpg","/articles/6628766/Roseville/Placer-County/California/Law-and-Regulatory-Committee-approves-Sept-26-2024-minutes","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6628766-9c9896e8bbeb51ff462260fd24bd2194/orig.mp4?Expires=1771184098&Signature=lyeKN8T7DLaj65goNyaS~J3QJ-fmA0xjxuCUb9zoln1Y9wqv7XPceTb2FaaqJgV-f7dScPor0kjMoTGwvfn1l21QlKp6oKbMPCPAqP0HWaIvfl5DfxsYk0asufnOrQsZkdkN-oeEasq6NRmbFnSpWFWTVI9yT24U2NgMorhr5UnlIMr1vjMYGBtL18kLGWD6cEzO9nfI8GfdSozkOkb1HJYh7Oi0onYRcY760tceFrSR7mJnos36tHYRo1KE4yiDJe1B09taRsHpP4rN8WrQuEXA5CFpHPFvir0V9IU9NPvPBS44UZHEFGJSgjWMBhYWZJIpbTXvuOIr~GcecDFIfg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Law and Regulatory Committee approved the minutes from its Sept. 26, 2024 meeting during the committee’s March 20, 2025 session.

Council member Mendonza moved to approve the minutes and the motion received a second. The roll-call recorded votes in favor from Council member Mendonza and Vice Mayor Albert; the clerk announced the motion carried and the minutes were approved.

The approval was procedural and no revisions were requested during the meeting. The committee adjourned its March 20 meeting with follow-up legislative items scheduled for May 15.","The Roseville Law and Regulatory Committee voted to approve minutes from its Sept. 26, 2024 meeting in a roll-call vote.","actionData","errors"]

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Environmental Utilities outlines water-rate assistance proposals, recycled water updates and $154 million raw-water conveyance project

Roseville electric department outlines state and federal legislative priorities including battery storage, data centers and bond rules

Roseville IT seeks federal support for cybersecurity, broadband and digital accessibility

Housing manager warns HUD rule and voucher funding pose budget risk for Roseville housing programs

Law and Regulatory Committee approves Sept. 26, 2024 minutes