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Impacts and next steps. This is a positive step toward the State officially creating a dedicated program that will study and make public its findings as it relates to Consitituents of Emerging Concern in Drinking Water. It is hoped that this new dedicated program will provide a more transparent and public process and the experts determine emerging concerns and recommended regulations related to constituents of emerging concern. The City will monitor the progress of the Science Advisory Panel, its work and the work of the State Water Resources Control Board. SB 1157 (Hertzberg) The City took an oppose position on this bill as the revised standards and studies included in the bill do not adequately mitigate or address the adverse impacts and significant costs that will occur to the water and wastewater industry, Pleasanton water infrastructure, and rates. The current rate of 55 gallons per capita daily will change to 47 gallons per day effective January 1, 2025. Impacts and next steps. This bill will require the City to make significant additional investments to reduce indoor residential use to meet the overall objective which could require an increase in rates. City staff will monitor the rule-making process and work with local partners Zone 7 and Dublin San Ramon Services District to better understand potential impacts to the City and Tri-Valley region as well as engage with professional associations such as the Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA) and California Association of Sanitation Agencies (CASA). The City will continue its advocacy efforts with the support of TPA in this area. Mental Health Bill AB 988 (Bauer-Kahan) The City has supported this bill from its inception. Assemblymember Bauer-Kahan carried this bill to implement this three-digit dialing code in California and successfully secured funding in the State budget as well. 988 has been designated as the three-digit dialing code that will route callers to the National Suicide Prevention & Mental Health Crisis Lifeline and increase the accessibility to the Lifeline for individuals which began on July 16, 2022. The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline provides confidential emotional support to people in suicidal crisis or emotional distress 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, across the United States. 988 California is a consortium of thirteen California Crisis Centers answering calls, texts, and chats, combining custom local care and resources with national standards and best practices. 988 California's Crisis Centers are accredited by the American Association of Suicidology and designated by the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). This bill provides further implementation support of 988 hotline by assigning responsibility of the program to the Office of Emergency Services which will be required to verify that technology that allows for transfers between 988 centers as well as Page 4 of 15