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PUBLIC HEARINGS AND OTHER MATTERS 21. Receive an update on State Legislation and review and consider City positions on additional housing related bills and non-housing related bills Assistant to the City Manager Becky Hopkins provided an overview of AB 1483 (Grayson), SB 330 (Skinner), and AB 723 (Wicks) and recommended the City Council change their position from "Oppose unless amended" to "Oppose". Ms. Hopkins provided an overview of the City Legislative Advocacy Process and reported the key relationship the City is invested in is with the Tri-Valley Cities which include Dublin, Livermore, San Ramon, and Danville. The Mayors of each city work together to develop a consensus and advocate legislators on behalf of the region. Another key relationship is with Townsend Public Affairs (TPA) who represented the Tri-Valley Cities for two years and, as of July 1, representing the Pleasanton; Townsend staff has been invaluable in helping the Cities in being quick to respond to the fast pace of the legislative process. She noted the positive relationships with Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan with Senator Steve Glazer. Ms. Hopkins reported that City staff has been working hard to affect and influence advocacy efforts including leading the Tri-Valley Cities working group to develop the Housing and Policy Framework. Additionally, the City provided substantive amendments to Senator Weiner's SB50 bill. Director of Community Development Gerry Beaudin provided additional information regarding Key Housing Legislation and changes that are recommended to City Council which including AB 723 (Wicks) position change from "Oppose unless amended" to "Remove position", AB 1483 (Grayson) position change from "Oppose unless amended" to "Oppose" and SB 330 (Skinner)" Oppose unless amended" to "Oppose." Mr. Beaudin advised that AB 1485 (Wicks), AB 1487 (Chiu), SB 6 (Beall) have no recommended position change. Additionally, AB1244 (Fong), AB 1279 (Bloom), AB 1568 (McCarty), SB 4 (McGuire), SB 15 (Portantino) and SB 50 (Weiner) all have no recommended position change and have become two-year bills. Mr. Beaudin introduced housing-related bills SB 5 (Beall), SB 13 (Wieckowski) and AB 68 (Ting) to City Council. He advised that SB 5 (Beall) is related to investment in infrastructure and affordable housing and the recommended position is "Oppose unless amended" but may need to be shifted to support. He reported that the recommended position for SB 13 (Wieckowski) is "Support if amended" although there is some concern regarding the owner-occupancy requirement. Last, he advised that AB 69 (Ting), has two areas of concern. This includes some of the development standards that would be waived and the inability to impose requirements on minimum lot size. He also noted that SB 592 (Weiner), the Housing Accountability Act, is a bill that the City will want to track. In response to Councilmember Narum's inquiry, Mr. Beaudin advised that the change in position from "Oppose unless amended" to "oppose" for AB 1483 (Grayson) and SB 330 (Skinner) was due to work that had been completed with the Tri-Valley Cities which suggested that the work would be burdensome for City staff. He also advised that SB 330 had not changed enough to be supportable from a Pleasanton perspective. In response to Councilmember Pentin's inquiry, Mr. Beaudin advised that regarding SB 5 (Beall), the position will shift to "support" now that some clarifications have come to light. City Manager Fialho clarified the funding source was that which was lost in the early 1990s when shifted to the State's General Fund and would now shift back to be invested in Affordable Housing. City Council Minutes Page 4 of 7 July 16, 2019