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BACKGROUND The City Council Legislative Subcommittee reviews and discusses state and federal legislation and determines policy positions for recommendation to the City Council. On February 4, 2021 the Subcommittee reviewed a list of bills and provided a recommendation on positions which were brought forward and adopted by the City Council on March 2, 2021. DISCUSSION During the legislative session, the City of Pleasanton has implemented its 2021 Legislative Framework, with a particular focus on housing -related bills. Working closely with the Tri -Valley Cities, the League of California Cities, and advocacy firm Townsend Public Affairs (TPA) the City has engaged with our local state representatives and has worked through TPA to engage with bill authors and their staff to offer amendments. The City has purposely taken a collaborative approach in addressing bills of concern in an effort to lead change and proactively influence legislative outcomes. This requires acknowledging the important issues that the bills raise, engaging in thoughtful and constructive dialogue, and supporting continued communication even if there is not alignment of views. A number of the suggested amendments proposed by the City in comment letters have made their way into the bills, and even in cases where bills were adopted that the City opposed, have nonetheless helped to mitigate or improve those bills' outcomes for the City. Housing Bills Several housing bills were signed into law by the Governor this year. Table 1 below lists seven key bills that are now law and will go into effect on January 1, 2022. Following the table is a brief analysis of the potential impacts or implications of the bill for the City of Pleasanton. Table 1: Key Housing -Related Bills Bill Number Topic Summary AB 215 Housing This bill requires a city to make the first draft of a revised (Chiu) Element housing element available for public comment for at least 30 days and, if any comments are received, take at least 10 additional business days to consider and incorporate public comments into the draft revision before the draft is submitted to the Housing and Community Development department (HCD). The bill requires a city to post any subsequent draft revision on its internet website and to email a link to the draft revision to individuals and organizations that have requested notices relating to the local government's housing element. AB 602 Impact Fee This bill requires on and after January 1, 2022, a city that (Grayson) Nexus Studies conducts an impact fee nexus study to follow specific Page 2 of 8