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• Unfunded Mandates — Additional reporting and monitoring, as well as significant time necessary to update local policies and regulations takes resources from other local planning needs. • Incentives — Reward proactive housing planning efforts, local and subregional, by providing increased funding for transportation and affordable housing. • Service Impacts — Better account for and mitigate service impacts associated with increased housing unit production/resident needs, i.e., schools, water, sewer, transportation, parks, libraries, etc. City Council Action Staff requests that the City Council discuss the CASA Compact and Tri-Valley Cities recommended approach as summarized in Attachment 1 of the Housing and Policy Framework and provide any additional comments to staff that will help inform Pleasanton's advocacy efforts and unique needs. PENDING HOUSING-RELATED LEGISLATION (2019) The 2019 State legislative cycle, whose deadline for introduction of new bills was February 22, 2019, has already generated numerous housing-related bills. Given how recent the deadline, and timing for drafting of this agenda report, Attachment 4 provides an initial and summary list of 62 housing-related bills likely to be of greatest interest or impact to Pleasanton, with the expectation that it will be refined and updated as bills undergo revision. Attachment 5 provides a more comprehensive list of 88 bills (inclusive of the 62 noted above), on a "watch list" developed by the Townsend Public Affairs, Inc. that may potentially impact municipal operations. As the City Council is aware, the legislative process is complex, with numerous steps for review, comment and revisions before any bill is ultimately voted on and/or signed into law. Most bills will undergo significant revision between their introduction and potential signing by the Governor. In fact, many of the bills introduced up to this point are "spot bills," which essentially allows them to act as placeholders while details are developed and it's also possible for any bill to be abandoned or for the content to change dramatically. Given the early stage of the legislative cycle, staff does not recommend that the City Council adopt a position on any bill at this point. Staff will closely monitor and work with the City Council's Legislative Subcommittee, as well as with other partners like the League of California Cities and the City's legislative advocacy firm, Townsend Public Affairs, to prioritize the City's focus and ensure the City's position is appropriately reflected in our advocacy work. Senate Bill 50 One bill that has received significant attention that the City has been following and can provide additional information on at this time is SB 50. SB 50 is an evolution of Senator Wiener's 2018 proposed bill, SB 827. It is a developer opt-in bill that would require a city Page 7 of 9