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Bill Title Description City <br /> Position <br /> SB 50 Planning and Provides an "equitable communities incentive" for Oppose <br /> (Weiner) zoning: projects in "transit rich" and "jobs rich" areas. The unless <br /> housing bill would authorize a development proponent of an amended <br /> development: eligible project to submit an application for a <br /> streamlined streamlined, ministerial approval process. <br /> approval: <br /> incentives. Additionally, within counties with populations over <br /> 600,000 (including Alameda County) eligible <br /> projects would receive: <br /> • Waiver from parking requirements greater <br /> than 0.5 spaces per unit <br /> • For projects between 0.25 and 0.5 miles of <br /> a major transit stop, waiver from height <br /> limits less than 45 feet, and FAR less than <br /> 2.5, and any minimum parking requirement. <br /> • For projects within 0.25 miles of a major <br /> transit stop, waivers from height limits less <br /> than 55 feet and FAR less than 3.25, and <br /> any minimum parking requirement. <br /> DISCUSSION <br /> The City has been implementing its 2019 Legislative Framework with a specific focus on <br /> bills related to housing. Working closely with our regional partners — the Tri-Valley Cities <br /> (Livermore, Dublin, San Ramon, and the Town of Danville), the League of California <br /> Cities, and advocacy firm Townsend Public Affairs (TPA) — the City has engaged with <br /> our local state representatives and has routinely engaged with bill authors and their staff <br /> to offer amendments. <br /> We have purposely taken a collaborative approach in addressing bills of concern in an <br /> effort to lead change. This requires acknowledging the important issues that the bill's <br /> author has raised, engaging in thoughtful and constructive dialogue, and supporting <br /> continued communication even if there is not always complete alignment of views. <br /> Of the housing bills for which the City Council has already established a position, there <br /> are two that the subcommittee would like to reconsider the established positions: <br /> AB 1483 (Grayson) Housing data: collection and reporting <br /> Move from an Oppose unless amended position to an Oppose position. This bill would <br /> require a substantial increase in the amount data to be provided annually to the state <br /> Housing and Community Development Department on each housing development <br /> project. The additional data collection and reporting requirement will have an impact on <br /> staff time and increase staff costs without any support from the State in offsetting these <br /> costs. <br /> Page 7 of 10 <br />