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BACKGROUND At the January 19, 2021 Pleasanton City Council meeting it was requested that an item be placed on the February 2, 2021 City Council Agenda to discuss the California Cities for Local Control coalition and consider adopting a resolution as it relates to local zoning and housing issues. California Cities for Local Control is a grassroots organization founded in July 2020 by Torrance City Councilmember Mike Griffiths. This coalition is an advocacy group for local control over zoning and land use decisions. This coalition functions as a volunteer organization of several dozen people from around California including other elected officials, homeowner group representatives, city planners, and homeowners. The coalition has established a Mission Statement which reads: "Our mission is to spread awareness and enlist support to ensure that Cities can continue to manage their own land use and zoning issues. We must not allow the State Legislature to mandate changes to our Cities that will remove local control and be detrimental to our communities. We do this by reaching out to California City Elected Officials to educate and enlist them to our cause. Our activities include, but are not limited to, signing onto petitions, having Cities pass resolutions in support of our efforts, and seeking out allies for possible legal action against the State and/or to promote efforts for a ballot initiative to legislate the desired results. With this alliance of City Elected Officials working together as one, we stand a better chance of having our message resonate loud and clear to all groups that proclaim to support us. WE WILL NOT STAND FOR THIS LOSS OF LOCAL CONTROL, AND UNFUNDED MANDATES being imposed upon us by our State." The California Cities for Local Control is requesting that individual elected officials join the coalition and that City Councils pass a resolution expressing support for actions to further strengthen local democracy, authority, and control as related to local zoning and housing issues (Attachment 1) In summary, the resolutions outlines four key issues: 1 . The California State legislature annually proposes, passes and has signed into law bills addressing housing. 2. The State legislature does not allow for sufficient time between legislative cycles to determine if the legislation is successful in bringing about desired change to address housing issues. 3. The majority of the state bills usurp the authority of local jurisdictions to determine land use policy and practices that best meet the needs of each city Page 2 of 5