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Page 2 of 4 <br />Framework. <br /> <br />The Subcommittee and staff recommend the following Focus Areas for 2024. An overarching <br />theme for each focus area is the City's ability to retain local control and decision-making. <br /> <br />Housing <br />• Support, promote, protect affordability in the housing stock <br />• Support a balanced approach to housing solutions that consider housing, jobs and <br />transportation together <br />• Support protection of impact fees <br />• Support the preservation of California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) provisions that <br />protect the environment and local control. <br /> <br />Fiscal Sustainability <br />• Oppose local, regional, state or federal mandates that are unfunded or partially funded <br />• Oppose measures that seek to limit the City's ability to adopt revenue measures <br />• Support effective options for cities to address unfunded pension liabilities that will <br />ensure that cities remain financially stable and are able to provide services for their <br />residents <br />• Support an update to the local government tax structure to respond to the new e- <br />commerce that ensures equity of sales tax allocations to cities <br />• Support state funding to implement SB 1383: The Short-Lived Climate Pollutants bill. <br /> <br />Pleasanton's Infrastructure and the Environment <br />• Support efforts to address PFAS in drinking water and secure funding for treatment <br />• Support efforts to secure funding for a regional recycled water project <br />• Support efforts to secure funding to address water supply, sewer, storm water, flood <br />control, and development of new infrastructure <br />• Support efforts to secure funding for programs that help meet the City's Climate Action <br />Plan (CAP 2.0) and other sustainability goals. <br /> <br />The Subcommittee reviewed numerous bills and is recommending adoption of positions on the <br />19 bills as shown in Attachment 2 and the summary overview provided in Table 1 below. <br />During the presentation, key bills from each focus area will be highlighted on which staff will be <br />actively working with the City's advocacy firm this legislative session by providing comments <br />and suggested amendments to the bill author and various legislative committees. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Page 55 of 448