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DISCUSSION Summary of January 2020 Bill Revisions On January 6, 2020 Senator Wiener announced a new version of the bill, which, although it retains a number of elements of the prior legislation, also makes a number of significant changes. The text of the amended bill, showing redline changes from the June 2019 draft, is included as Attachment 1. Elements carried over from the prior legislation include: • Similar findings and recitals as previously included with respect to the intent of the legislation to help address the housing crisis, prevent inappropriate denials of housing projects (including emergency shelters), and reiterate similar provisions to those found elsewhere in State law, such as in the Housing Accountability Act. • Similar provisions to allow for increased height, FAR, and reduced parking standards (see below), within "jobs rich" and "transit rich" areas as defined. o With respect to the definition of"jobs-rich" areas, the current version of SB50 uses similar criteria as previously included, and a similar requirement for the State to develop and publish maps of these areas. Per SB50, jobs-rich areas would be defined based on a) census tracts that would be considered "high opportunity areas" with characteristics associated with "positive educational and economic outcomes" for residents within that tract; and b) tracts where the placement of housing in the tract would enable residents to live near more jobs "than is typical for tracts in the region"; or would enable shorter commute distances for residents "relative to existing commute patterns" and the jobs-housing fit, which reflects the correlation between wage levels and cost of available housing. Given Pleasanton's quality schools, socio-economic profile, and significant employment base, it is likely that many tracts will be considered "jobs-rich." However, the extent of these areas is not yet known, pending the State's development of the required mapping. o Transit-rich areas would continue to be defined based on proximity to major transit stops2 and "high quality bus corridors"3. These definitions 2"Major transit stop"is defined with reference to Public Resources Code Section 21155,which in turn referenes PRC Section 21064.3 as: "A site containing any of the following: (a)An existing rail or bus rapid transit station. (b)A ferry terminal served by either a bus or rail transit service. (c)The intersection of two or more major bus routes with a frequency of service interval of 15 minutes or less during the morning and afternoon peak commute periods." 3 High quality bus corridor is defined as a corridor with bus service meeting all of the requirements: • Weekdays: Average 10 minute headways during the weekday a.m. peak(6 a.m. - 10 a.m.)and p.m peak(3 p.m. -7 p.m.);and 20 minute headways from 6 a.m. - 10 p.m. • Weekends: Average 30 minute headways from 8.a.m. -10 p.m • The above standards must have been met for the five years preceding the date of an application. Page 3 of 7