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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 April 21 , 2022, the Subcommittee reviewed a list of bills and provided a recommendation on positions which were brought forward and adopted by the City Council on May 6, 2022. DISCUSSION During the legislative session, the City of Pleasanton implemented its 2022 Legislative Framework, with a particular focus on housing-related bills. Working closely with the Tri- Valley Cities (TVC), the League of California Cities, and advocacy firm Townsend Public Affairs (TPA) the City engaged with local state representatives and worked through TPA to engage with bill authors and their staff to offer amendments. In total, the City sent 67 advocacy letters during the 2022 legislative session and monitored a total of 76 bills that were focused on a range of topics including housing, fiscal sustainability, infrastructure, public safety, and sustainable development among others. 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 been incorporated into the bills, and even in cases where bills were adopted that the City opposed, the City's comments have nonetheless helped to mitigate or improve those bills' outcomes for Pleasanton. Attachment 1 summarizes the bills the City monitored during the legislative session, the actions taken directly by the City or in conjunction with the TVC, and the disposition or outcome of each bill. Given the large number of bills monitored and signed into law, a detailed analysis of the implications of all the bills was not possible to complete at this time; however, additional information on some of the key housing-related bills signed into law, which may have the most significant implications for Pleasanton, is provided below. Staff will continue review of the details of all the various bills signed into law, and to the extent action may need to be taken by the City (e.g., municipal code amendments, or policy/procedural changes) staff will work to implement or bring forward those actions to the Council as necessary, in the coming months. Various Bills The City took a position on several bills related to water, sustainability, and mental health this legislative session. A few bills of note were signed into law and are shown in Table 1. Page 2 of 15