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BACKGROUND Each year, the City Council Legislative Subcommittee is asked to review and discuss state and federal legislation and determine policy positions for recommendation to the City Council. In 2016, the City Council adopted for the first time a Legislative Platform that outlined guiding principles, goals and strategies, with a recommendation for federal, state and local priorities, and a recommendation for positions on pending legislation. In 2018, in an effort to better position the City's advocacy efforts, the 2016 Legislative Platform was updated into a Legislative Framework with recommended annual Legislative Focus Areas. DISCUSSION On July 16, 2020, the City Council Legislative Subcommittee (Thorne/Pentin) met and reviewed the City of Pleasanton Legislative Framework and 2020 Focus Areas, which together will serve as a policy document to guide the City's advocacy efforts and assist staff as they evaluate legislation and issues. The Legislative Framework includes guiding principles that represent the City's overall legislative interests and is a representation of our City Council's current Priorities and Work Plan, among other guiding documents. The 2020 Legislative Focus Areas were developed by considering the current political landscape at the federal and state level and also current regional and local issues. The Subcommittee reviewed several bills and decided a strategic approach was necessary to focus the City's efforts and impact. A two-part strategy was developed that includes: establishing the City's legislative positions on selected 2020 bills, and requesting City staff monitor remaining legislation throughout the 2020 legislative cycle to determine whether the City Council should take a formal position on additional legislation. The latter would also be done in concert with our regional partners and the League of California Cities. Below is a discussion regarding housing bills and a bill addressing homelessness. SB 1120 (Atkins) Subdivisions: tentative maps. This bill builds off the state Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) law that allows for at least three units per parcel and allows "small-scale" neighborhood development by creating a ministerial approval process for duplexes and lot splits on single-family parcels. Such projects would be required to meet local zoning (i.e. development standards), environmental and tenant displacement requirements. Certain parameters on the size of lots created would also apply. Local governments would not be required to permit ADUs on sites that exercise these new authorizations (although they may elect to do so). The creation of local ordinances to implement these sections would not be subject to CEQA. Recommended Position: Oppose This bill would allow for additional residential density in existing single-family neighborhoods, without the benefit of design review or discretionary approval, which Page 2 of 11