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AGENDA •
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Agenda Item 10
Reviewed: DS
City Manager
Finance Director N/A
MEETING DATE: AUGUST 16, 2022
TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: MATTHEW S. WEST, CITY MANAGER
SUBJECT: LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
SUMMARY:
Staff and the City's consultant Townsend Public Affairs (TPA) have prepared a summary
of state legislative activity.
RECOMMENDATION:
1. Receive and file the updated legislative matrix as of August 5
2. Receive and file legislative updates prepared by TPA
FISCAL IMPACT:
Not applicable.
DISCUSSION:
State Legislative Updates
TPA has created a summary of state legislative activity for the month of July that is
attached to the staff report.
Legislative Tracking Matrix
Attached is a legislative tracking matrix as of August 5 that tracks bills of interest as well
as bills tracked by the League of California Cities (LOCC), the Municipal Water District of
Orange County (MWDOC) and other state and local associations.
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Agenda Report — Legislative Update
August 16, 2022
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Attachments:
- TPA July 2022 Update
- Legislative matrix as of August 5
- 2022 Legislative Platform
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T kf.'J*'W N S E N D
TPA
MEMORANDUM
To: City of Tustin
From: Townsend Public Affairs
Date: August 3, 2022
Subject: July Monthly Report
State Leaislative Update
The month of July was quiet in Sacramento with legislators away on Summer Recess. Despite
the lack of legislative activity, the month was a critical time for behind -the -scenes negotiations on
bills and final budget activity as the Legislature gears up to tackle the last month of the legislative
session. The legislative session will conclude on August 31, where legislators will return home for
Interim Recess until they start again in January 2023. Below is an overview of state activity from
the month of July.
State Legislature
The return from Summer Recess on August 1 will feature Appropriations Committee hearings for
both houses — both with immense bill agendas to consider. Following the first week of
Appropriations Committee hearings, lawmakers will also need to pass any financially significant
bills through their respective suspense files before they can move to the floor for final votes.
Governor Newsom will then have until September 30 to sign or veto any bills that make it out of
the Legislature and to his desk.
Priority bills that are slated for consideration upon the Legislature's return from recess include the
following:
• Land Use: AB 2011 (Wicks) and SB 6 (Caballero) allow for the ministerial or by -right approval
of residential development on certain commercial and industrial sites so long as developers
adhere to specified labor standards for workers. These bills will be considered by their
respective second -house appropriations committees in the first week of August.
ADU Reform: SB 897 (Wieckowski) and AB 916 (Salas) both seek to reform laws governing
accessory dwelling units (ADUs) through requirements to increase the allowable height for
units and prohibiting local hearings for the construction of additional rooms and parking
requirements, among other things. Both bills will be considered by their respective second -
house appropriations committees in the first week of August.
Local Transportation Planning: SB 932 (Portantino) requires local governments to adopt
significant bicycle, pedestrian, and traffic calming elements in their general plans and creates
a private right of action against local governments that fail to implement plans resulting in
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injury. This bill will be considered by its second house Appropriations Committee at the
beginning of August.
Labor and Employment: SB 931 (Leyva) allows an employee organization to file a claim with
the California Public Employment Relations Board alleging a violation of a section of the
Government Code that governs employer actions and union membership. SB 1127 (Atkins)
changes longstanding rules and timeframes for determining the eligibility of workers'
compensation claims and could result in new penalties on employers. Both bills will be
considered by their respective second -house appropriations committees in the first week of
August.
Mental Health: SB 1338 (Umberg) implements the Governor's priority CARE Court program,
which provides treatment for individuals experiencing mental health crises anywhere from 12-
24 months. Collectively, SB 929, SB 970, SB 1154, and SB 1238 authored by Senator
Eggman increase data collection to help behavioral health agencies better understand the
outcomes of involuntary holds, their services, and waiting periods, along with current and
projected behavioral health care infrastructure. These bills will be considered by their
respective second -house appropriations committees in the first week of August.
Public Safety: SB 1000 (Becker) requires law enforcement agencies to allow public access
to their radio communications. This bill is also slated for consideration by the Assembly
Appropriations Committee.
State Budaet Hiahliahts: Transaortation. Housina. and Governance Provisions
In the final days of June, the Legislature and the Governor announced they reached an agreement
on the framework for the 2022-23 State Budget. The final agreement — which includes $234.4
billion in General Fund spending — is similar in many ways to a placeholder budget (SB 154) that
the Legislature passed to meet its June 15 constitutional deadline. The Governor has since signed
the budget package into law, which includes a comprehensive budget bill, and dozens of trailer
bills which include implementing language for various programs. While the major budget work has
been completed, there are some lingering issues that may necessitate additional trailer bills during
the last month of session in August.
Transportation
In June, the Legislature passed, and the Governor signed into law, an unprecedented
transportation funding package including $10.6 billion from the General Fund for public transit,
active transportation, port infrastructure, and transportation -related climate adaptation. Of this
amount, $5.4 billion is provided in FY 2021-22 across various categories, $600 million in FY 2022-
23 (and $600 million in FY 2023-24) for port -supportive infrastructure, and $4 billion included as
a legislative "goal" for appropriation in FY 2023-4 and FY 2024-25.
This new transportation funding can be broken down into the following programs:
1. Transit and Intercity Rail Program (TIRCP) –Over the next year or so, the California State
Transportation Agency (CaISTA) will award $3.65 billion to transit agencies across the state
(roughly $1.8 billion in Southern California and $1.5 billion in Northern California) for transit
projects through the popular TIRCP. The timeline for the distribution of funds is not clearly
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determined, however the California State Transportation Agency intends to move quickly to
disburse the funds.
2. Active Transportation Program (ATP) — The package includes over $1 billion in additional
funding for the over -subscribed ATP. It is likely the California Transportation Commission
(CTC) will add it to the pot of available funding for the current cycle of applications that were
due in June 2022, meaning a significant increase in the number of projects that will likely be
funded this year.
3. Grade Separation Projects — The package sets aside $350 million for projects to separate
rail service from vehicle traffic. Based on safety statistics, the Public Utility Commission
(PUC) each year compiles a list of priority grade separation projects across the state, which
is usually funded at $15 million/year. This new influx of money will address many grade
separation projects across the state; however, it is not yet clear if all the money will go toward
the PUC -identified projects or if some of it will instead be used to fund Transportation Agency
priorities outside of the safety-related list.
4. New Climate Adaptation Funding — The Legislature created two new programs and
allocated nearly $200 million toward addressing transportation infrastructure climate
adaptation efforts. $150 million is allocated to the California Transportation Commission for
projects related to adapting the State's transportation infrastructure to the changing climate,
while $49 million will be administered by Caltrans for grants to plan for adapting to climate
change. Neither program is fully described in budget bill language, however it is expected
that guidelines will be proposed by both entities this Fall and calls for applications shortly
thereafter. We will keep you apprised of changes as they arise.
5. Ports and Goods Movement — The California State Transportation Agency is already
disseminating draft guidelines for project applications this Fall to a new pot of funding related
to ports and goods movement. The package includes $1.2 billion ($600 million this budget
year and $600 million next year), and they intend to award all the money by the end of this
calendar year. 75 percent of the funding is for the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach,
while 25 percent is set aside for goods movement projects anywhere else in the state.
Housing
The new budget builds on General Fund allocations proposed for housing and infrastructure in
the Governor's January budget proposal with a $2 billion multiyear package of affordable housing
and homeownership investments. The housing budget trailer bill (SB 197) includes additional time
for jurisdictions with housing element updates due in 2021 to complete required rezonings,
creates the new California Dream for All homeownership program, and makes technical changes
to several other programs.
The following are investments in Affordable Housing and Homeownership within the adopted
State Budget:
• $500 million to establish the California Dream for All program to provide assistance for an
estimated 4,000 first time homebuyers
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• $250 million for the HCD Housing Accelerator Program, which advances affordable renting
housing projects seeking tax credit funding
• $200 million for the HCD Infill Infrastructure Grant Program in 2022-23, with a $34 million
set-aside for small/rural jurisdictions, including a flexible infill definition. (An additional
$225 will be available in the 2023-24 budget cycle)
• $160 million for adaptive reuse of existing buildings to develop housing in 2022-23,
including $10 million of reappropriated funding from the current year
• $250 million for the Department of Housing and Community Development's (HCD)
affordable homeownership program, CalHome
• $100 million for affordable rental housing through the HCD Multifamily Housing Program
• $50 million to HCD for affordable housing preservation
• $50 million to HCD for the Joe Serna Jr. Farmworker Housing Program
• $50 million to CaIHFA to help homeowners finance accessory dwelling units on their
property
• $50 million to continue the Veterans Housing and Homelessness Prevention Program
created by Proposition 41
• $30 million to increase funding for eviction protection legal aid services
• $25 million for the development of affordable housing on excess state properties
In addition to these investments, SB 197 provides additional time for local agencies with housing
elements due in 2021 to re -zone but did not have a housing element in substantial compliance
with rules set forth by the State. Per SB 197, local governments would have 3 years and 120 days
(until February 2026) to re -zone those areas if:
• The local government failed to adopt a housing element found to be in substantial
compliance by HCD, and;
• The local government adopts a certified housing element by October 2022
This bill, in part, repeals certain elements of AB 1398 (Bloom, Ch. 358, Statutes of 2021). AB
1398 established the expedited housing element timeline for local governments to encourage
more housing development.
Governance and Finance
Provisions from the main budget bill and budget trailer bills related to Governance and Finance
include the following:
Local Appropriation Limits: Due to extraordinary revenue growth over the past decade, the
State risks exceeding a spending limit approved by voters in 1979, often called the "Gann
Limit." The constitutional provision limits state and local spending to a level that is adjusted
each year to account for inflation and population growth. Unlike the State, local governments
generally have significant room under their spending limits. This year, SB 189, the budget
trailer bill with implementing language for state and local government finance programs,
recharacterizes a number of revenue streams local governments receive from the State, as
of the 2021-22 fiscal year. In total, there are 41 specific revenue streams that will be
recharacterized, including the Community Care Expansion Program, Project Roomkey, the
Mental Health Services Act (MHSA), and other locally administered benefit programs. To the
extent the recharacterization puts any local government over its local appropriations limit, the
local agency is required to report that amount to the Department of Finance by November 1,
2022, so it can be included in the State's revenue limit calculation. Looking forward, it is likely
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that a measure to reform the Gann Limit will be placed on the 2024 ballot for voter
consideration.
2. Broadband: SB 189 also states the Legislature's goal to appropriate an additional $550
million in future budget years to meet revised estimates for the statewide open -access middle -
mile broadband network. These funds build off the historic $6 billion previously appropriated
by the Legislature to fund middle -mile and last -mile network infrastructure and expand access
to internet. However, the funding is contingent on the Department of Technology, Caltrans,
and the PUC providing the Legislature specific information about the planned network,
including how many miles of the network would be built versus leased, how many miles would
be in areas with existing middle -mile infrastructure, and detailed information about the cost
per mile, time required to complete the project, and number of households to be served.
3. Local Government Budget Sustainability Fund: SB 193, the economic development trailer
bill, establishes a new Local Government Budget Sustainability Fund to provide short term
grants to local entities that face significant challenges to long-term sustainability and
demonstrate a commitment to advance a climate resilient local economy. The fund includes
$450 million, which would be administered by the Governor's Office of Business and
Economic Development (GO -Biz). The three-year program will not begin until FY 2023-24.
4. Library Infrastructure: The main budget bill, SB 154, provides $50 million in the budget year
to support an infrastructure grant program "that helps to create local libraries capable of
meeting the 21st Century needs of California's communities." It also expresses an intent to
provide an additional $100 million in 2023 24. The grants are for capital projects and priority
is given to requests from local libraries in high poverty areas, wherein the matching funds
requirements may be waived.
5. Organic Waste Diversion Support: The main budget bill also includes an additional $180
million in local assistance grants to help bring cities and counties in compliance with SB 1383
regulations. This investment brings the total local government supportive funds for SB 1383
implementation to $270 million over two years.
CalPERS Reports $29 billion Loss, Proposes a New Rulemaking Action
The California Public Employees' Retirement System reported a loss of more than 6 percent last
fiscal year — its first negative investment return since the Great Recession. At the close of the
2021-22 fiscal year, which ended June 30, the fund stood at $440 billion, a loss of nearly $30
billion from the previous year, when CalPERS reported a positive 21.3 percent return to bring the
fund's total to $469 billion. As a result of the overall loss, the fund ended the fiscal year with 72
percent of the money it needs to meet all its financial obligations. The system was reportedly 82%
funded at the start of the 2020-21 fiscal year. CalPERS executives attribute the impact on returns
to volatile global financial markets, geopolitical instability, domestic interest rate hikes, and
inflation. Ultimately, after an auditing process, CaIPERS' 2021-22 final fiscal year investment
performance will be reflected in contribution levels for State of California and school districts in
fiscal year 2023-24, and for contracting cities, counties, and special districts in fiscal year 2024-
25.
Additionally, this month CalPERS also issued a proposed rulemaking action which seeks to define
"limited duration" employment and provide clarity and uniformity for CalPERS-covered employers.
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Specifically, the proposed regulations seek to define the term "limited duration" for "extra help"
positions. Extra help positions are a type of "retired annuitant" appointment that allows CalPERS
retirees to perform part-time, specialized work at public agencies without losing their pensions.
The proposed rulemaking action limits an appointment of a retired annuitant to an initial period of
two years, which could be extended by an additional year up to two times, for a total of four years,
if certain requirements are met. For current retired annuitants, the two years would be counted
from when the regulations go into effect. Numerous local government agencies have voiced
concerns over the proposed action and have highlighted the need for greater flexibility during a
tumultuous period of staffing issues due to the pandemic.
Governor Signs Gun Violence Prevention Legislation into Law, Additional Measures Pending
Signature
Last month, Governor Newsom signed a handful of bills into law that are geared toward curbing
gun violence. The bills are part of a group of more than a dozen of gun violence prevention bills
sent to the Governor prior to the start of the month-long summer recess. The newly signed
legislation includes AB 1594 (Ting), which allows the state, local governments, and Californians
to sue gun makers. Additionally, the package includes legislation which prohibits the sales of
firearms to anyone with a "reasonable cause to believe it is a substantial risk" of him or her using
a gun illegally or of harming themselves or others.
A 2005 federal law protects gun manufacturers and dealers from lawsuits when the weapons
they produce are used to commit crimes. California Assembly Bill 1594 "utilizes an
exemption to the federal statute that allows gun makers or sellers to be sued for violations
of state laws concerning the sale or marketing of firearms," according to the Governor's
news release.
In addition to the new laws, the State also has allocated $156 million in gun violence prevention
grants to support nearly 80 cities and nonprofit organizations implement anti -violence programs
tailored to their local communities.
California Supreme Court Ruling Could Add Additional Hurdles for Environmental Review of
Housing Protects
In July, the California State Supreme Court left intact a ruling that blocked a proposed hillside
housing development in the City of Livermore and could require local governments considering
such projects to show why they are not using available funds to preserve the land for plants and
animals.
The original ruling in Save the Hill Group v. City of Livermore was handed down in March when
the First District Court of Appeal in San Francisco rejected the City of Livermore's 2019 approval
of the Garaventa Hills Project, which would build 44 homes on 32 acres near a wetlands preserve
that is home to nine legally protected wildlife species. Despite actions to scale down the project
and impose additional environmental safeguards, the Court ruled that the City failed to properly
consider using available preservation funds to keep the land free of development. The City's
environmental impact report said preserving the land was infeasible because of housing needs
and because the land was zoned for housing. However, in its ruling, the appellate court said that
zoning can be changed, and that environmental reports must fully evaluate the "no -build" option.
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Following the ruling, numerous local governments, developers, and local agency associations
requested that the State's high court withdraw the appellate ruling as a standard for future cases,
citing concerns that using it as established precedent could make environmental review more
difficult and could hinder housing production. For instance, the League of California Cities and
the California State Association of Counties told the court the appellate ruling wrongly required
local governments to analyze the option of canceling a development project and explain why that
would not be a reasonable alternative, even when the project has "no significant and unavoidable
impacts." Despite these concerns, the California Supreme Court has left the ruling intact to be
used as precedent in future decisions.
California's Minimum Wage Set to Increase
Following the implementation of the minimum wage to $15 per hour, Labor Code requires that on
or before August 1 of each year, the Director of Finance determines if the minimum wage should
be adjusted for inflation. The Department of Finance calculates the Consumer Price Index for the
2021-22 Fiscal Year increased by 7.9 percent compared to the 2020-21 Fiscal Year. Existing law
requires that when the rate of increase in inflation exceeds 7 percent in the first year in which the
minimum wage for employers with 26 or more employees is $15 per hour, the minimum wage for
employers with 25 or fewer employees must be set to the same amount as for employers with 26
or more employees, effective the following January 1. As a result, the State's minimum wage will
increase by 3.5 percent to $15.50 per hour and will be implemented for all employers on January
1, 2023.
Federal Leaislative Update
July was an extremely active month in Washington, DC as Congress worked to push through
several key legislative items before the August recess. Progress was made on numerous policy
fronts, including budget reconciliation, FY23 appropriations, semi -conductor legislation, and
environmental resilience. Additionally, the House moved forward to codify same-sex marriage
and access to contraception, as well as pass as a ban on assault weapons. Below is an overview
of federal legislative updates from the month of July.
Update on Budget Reconciliation
In what could prove to be a major breakthrough after weeks of negotiations, on July 28, Senate
Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senator Joe Manchin released the outline of a tax, climate,
and health care deal. The proposal would raise an estimated $739 billion, with the revenues going
to fund climate and health initiatives, along with reducing the budget deficit.
The bill has been named the Inflation Reduction Act in a nod to the negative impacts inflation has
had on the federal tax and spending agenda. The legislation still has major hurdles to clear, which
include numerous moderate Democrats expressing a desire to change the state and local tax
deduction cap provisions. If these issues are resolved, a vote in the Senate could come during
the first week of August and the bill would make its way to the President's desk by mid-August.
Summary of the Inflation Reduction Act
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Corporate Taxes: The bill imposes a 15 percent minimum corporate levy on companies that
have traditionally been able to pay little -to -no taxes because they were eligible for an
extensive list of credits and deductions. This measure is known as the book tax, because it is
applied to a company's book, or financial -statement, earnings -- rather than the income
calculation traditionally used for tax purposes. The regular, 21 percent corporate rate is left
untouched, maintaining a key part of Republican's 2017 tax law.
• IRS Enforcement: The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) would get $80 billion to add auditors,
improve customer service, and modernize technology. The agency has lost staff and expertise
over the past decade because of budget cuts.
• Carried Interest: The bill would end the carried -interest tax break used by private equity and
hedge fund managers to lower their tax bills. That allowed for a share of an investment
manager's income to be classified as a capital gain, which is taxed at 23.8 percent instead of
the top 37 percent rate for salary and wage earnings.
• Electric Car Credits: The bill includes $4,000 tax credits for lower- and middle-income buyers
to use to purchase used electric vehicles, and up to $7,500 tax credit for new vehicles. The
inclusion will benefit electric vehicle producers, including Tesla, General Motors, and Toyota.
• Renewable Energy Credits: The bill has $60 billion of incentives to bring clean energy
manufacturing into the U.S. These include production tax credits to accelerate U.S.
manufacturing of solar panels, wind turbines, batteries, and critical minerals processing. The
plan also includes investment tax credits to build clean technology manufacturing plants that
make electric vehicles, turbines, and other products.
• Consumer Energy Incentives: The bill includes tax credits for consumers who add renewable
energy items to their homes including efficient heat pumps, rooftop solar, electric HVAC, and
water heaters. The plan also includes $9 billion for home energy rebate programs for low-
income consumers to make their homes more energy efficient and $1 billion in grants for
affordable housing energy upgrades.
• Drug Prices: The bill directs the government to negotiate with drugmakers for lower prices on
certain medicines and cap individual senior expenditures on Medicare drugs at $2,000,
annually. The measure also requires pharmaceutical companies to rebate Medicare expenses
if they raise the prices of their drugs beyond inflationary adjustments.
• Affordable Care Act Premiums: The bill extends Affordable Care Act premium subsidies to
2025. These subsidies are currently scheduled to sunset at the end of 2022.
• Neighborhood Access and Equity Grant Program: The bill creates a new grant program
entitled the Neighborhood Access and Equity Grant Program, to be administered by the U.S.
Department of Transportation. The program provides $1.893 billion over the next 5 years for
a number of eligible transportation and infrastructure projects to connect communities with
jobs, improve walkability, safety, and affordable transportation access. Cities, states, counties,
metropolitan planning organizations, transit agencies, and other special purpose districts or
public authorities with transportation functions would be eligible for grant funding.
Update on House FY23 Appropriations
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On July 20, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R.8294, a legislative package that
includes six of the twelve Fiscal Year 2023 appropriations bills. The package includes spending
bills for Agriculture -FDA, Energy and Water, Financial Services -General Government, Interior -
Environment, and Military Construction -Veterans Affairs.
A spending breakdown for each of the six bills is below:
• Transportation -HUD: $168.5 billion
• Agriculture -FDA: $27.2 billion
• Energy and Water: $56.3 billion
• Financial Services -General Government: $29.8 billion
• Interior -Environment: $44.8 billion
• Military Construction -Veterans Affairs: $150.5 billion
House Democrats did not have the necessary votes to pass the remaining six appropriations bills
before leaving for the August recess due to a lack of consensus on spending programs between
both parties. In the absence of an agreement, Appropriations Committees have begun drafting a
stopgap government funding bill to avoid a shutdown at the end of the fiscal year on September
30. It is anticipated that this continuing resolution (CR), will extend current funding levels into early
December, to allow negotiators to reach an agreement and avoid a shutdown. Congress is
expected to take up the CR in September, following a return from August recess.
Senate Releases Appropriations Bills
On July 28, the Senate Appropriations Committee released drafts of its 12 appropriations bills for
the 2023 fiscal year. Due to the lack of bipartisan agreement on FY23 spending figures, these
bills will serve as a starting point in budget negotiations. The proposed funding levels for each
subcommittee are below:
• Agriculture: $27 billion
• Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies: $85.8 billion
• Defense: $792.1 billion
• Energy and Water Development: $57.5 billion
• Financial Services and General Government: $29.45 billion
• Homeland Security: $59.9 billion
• Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies: $42.2 billion
• Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies: $216.1 billion
• Legislative Branch: $4.7 billion
• Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies: $317 billion
• State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs: $64.56 billion
• Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies: $89 billion
President Biden Unveils "Safer America Plan"
On July 21, President Joe Biden announced a $15 billion grant program for cities and states to
confront violent crime through prevention and $5 billion in community violence intervention
programs. The proposal, which is referred to as the "Safer America Plan," outlines how the
Administration would spend $37 billion in funds included in the President's FY23 budget. The
Administration's plan, which will require congressional approval, includes funding for communities
to hire and train at least 100,000 police officers and adds money to clear up backlogs in local
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courts. It also provides grants for cities to reduce violent crimes. President Biden again called on
Congress to enact a ban on assault weapons, high-capacity magazines, and the manufacture and
sale of ghost guns.
All States Confirm Participation in "Internet for All" Initiative
Last month, the U.S Department of Commerce's National Telecommunication and Information
Administration (NTIA) announced that all states and territories have confirmed their participation
in the Administration's Internet for All initiative announced in May. The $42.45 billion Broadband
Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program enables states and territories to expand high-
speed internet access by funding planning, infrastructure deployment and adoption programs.
A separate State Digital Equity Grant Program supports developing digital skills training and
workforce development plans. This program is the first step for states, territories, and Tribal
Nations to develop their digital equity plans, with $1.44 billion funding available later to fund
specific projects. NTIA will announce the allocation of the $60 million Equity Planning Grant
Program funds by September 29, 2022. In total, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funds $65 billion
to ensure all Americans have access to affordable, reliable high-speed internet. Initial planning
fund applications for the BEAD program are due August 15, 2022.
Below are several other opportunities through NTIA:
• Enabling Middle Mile Broadband Infrastructure Program: Establishes and funds a $1
billion program for the construction, improvement, or acquisition of middle mile
infrastructure.
• Broadband Infrastructure Program: Establishes a $288 million broadband deployment
program directed to partnerships between a state, or one or more political subdivisions of
a state, and providers of fixed broadband service to support broadband infrastructure
deployment to areas lacking broadband, especially rural areas.
• Connecting Minority Communities Pilot Program: Establishes a $268 million grant program
directed to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Tribal Colleges and
Universities (TCUs), and Minority -Serving Institutions (MSIs) for the purchase of
broadband internet access service and eligible equipment or to hire and train information
technology personnel.
UDdate on Federal Hiahwav Administration Emissions Reduction Framework
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) announced
last month a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) for states and municipalities to track and
reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The Administration's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
(BIL) makes more than $27 billion in federal funding available to help state departments of
transportation and Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPO) meet their GHG reduction targets.
The new rule would take two key steps to combat climate change:
1. Establish a national framework for tracking state -by -state progress by adding anew GHG
performance management measure to the existing FHWA national performance
measures to help states track performance and make more informed investment
decisions.
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2. Create a flexible system under which state departments of transportation and MPOs would
set their own declining targets for on -road greenhouse gas emissions from roadway travel
on the National Highway System.
BIL funding is available through various programs over five years, including: the Carbon
Reduction Program ($6.4 billion), National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Formula Program ($5
billion), Discretionary Grant Program for Charging and Fueling Infrastructure ($2.5 billion),
Congestion Relief Program ($250 million), Reduction of Truck Emissions at Port Facilities
Program ($400 million), Low or No Emission Vehicle Program ($5 billion), and Transportation
Alternatives Set -Aside ($7.2 billion).
The proposed rule would require state departments of transportation and MPOs to report
biennially on their progress in meeting declining GHG targets and require FHWA to assess
progress toward achieving those targets. The FHWA is requesting comments over the next 90
days.
US DOT Releases Details on $7.2 Billion PROTECT Formula Proaram
The U.S. Department of Transportation announced $7.3 billion in formula funding to states from
the bipartisan infrastructure law through the PROTECT Formula Program. The new Promoting
Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost -Saving Transportation (PROTECT)
Formula Program funding is available to states over five years to make transportation
infrastructure more resilient to future weather events and other natural disasters by focusing on
resilience planning, making resilience improvements to existing transportation assets and
evacuation routes, and addressing at -risk highway infrastructure. In general, eligible projects
include highway and transit projects, bicycle and pedestrian facilities, and port facilities including
those that help improve evacuations or disaster relief. States are encouraged to work with
regional and local partner organizations to prioritize transportation and emergency response
improvements, as well as address vulnerabilities.
In addition to the Department's formula grant announcement, there is also a discretionary grant
component to PROTECT. A Notice of Funding Opportunity for the PROTECT Discretionary Grant
Program will be released later this year. More information on the program can be found on the
FHWA's website here.
Update on H.R. 5118, Wildfire and Water Programs
Programs and grants to address wildfire risks, ecological restoration, droughts, and environmental
justice would be established under an expanded version of H.R. 5118, titled the "Wildfire
Response and Drought Resiliency Act."
The legislative package — which includes more than 40 bills — would also:
• Authorize billions of dollars of funding for federal agencies, including the Agriculture and
Interior departments, to implement various forest management, water, and climate
programs.
• Expand federal disaster relief assistance, research efforts related to the effects of wildfire
on public health, and programs to improve water efficiency and conservation in tribal and
low-income areas.
• Prohibit discrimination under the Civil Rights Act based on "disparate impact."
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H.R. 5118 aims to tackle wildfires, water scarcity and pollution, and environmental justice. While
the bill is scheduled to be considered in the House under a structured amendment process,
Republican lawmakers have criticized Democrats for trying to rush the measure through Congress
with little bipartisan support. With a lack of congressional agreement, it is likely that the legislation
will stall in the Senate until after the November elections.
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City of Tustin Priority State Legislation Matrix
2022 California State Legislative Session
Updated 8.2.22
Bill
Bill Summary
Bill Status
Position
City
Advocacy
This bill would prohibit any state or local agency from arresting or assisting with the
arrest, confinement, detention, transfer, interrogation, or deportation of an individual
for an immigration enforcement purpose, as specified. The bill would additionally
prohibit state or local agencies or courts from using immigration status as a factor to
AB 937 (Carrillo)
deny or to recommend denial of probation or participation in any diversion,
Immigration
rehabilitation, mental health program, or placement in a credit -earning program or
Ordered to inactive file
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enforcement
class, or to determine custodial classification level, to deny mandatory supervision
or to lengthen the portion of supervision served in custody. The bill would authorize
a person to bring an action for equitable or declaratory relief in a court of competent
jurisdiction against a state or local agency or state or local official that violates these
provisions, and would make those agencies or officials liable for actual and general
damages and reasonable attorney's fees.
AB 1445 (Levine)
Would, commencing January 1, 2025, require that a council of governments, a
Planning and
delegate subregion, or the Department of Housing and Community Development,
Current Status:
zoning: regional
as applicable, additionally consider among these factors emergency evacuation
6/13/22 In committee:
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housing need
route capacity, wildfire risk, sea level rise, and other impacts caused by climate
Referred to suspense
allocation: climate
change.
file.
change impacts.
Current law requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to acquire, study, design,
develop, construct, and equip a state-owned and state -operated Southern California
Veterans Cemetery in the County of Orange at one of 2 possible sites, as specified.
Existing law requires the department to, after completing acquisition studies on both
AB 1595 (Quirk
sites, consult with the Department of General Services to determine which site to
Status: 6/30/2022-
Letter of
Silva) — Veterans
pursue based on the economic feasibility, benefits to veterans and City of Irvine
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Support
Support sent
Cemetery, County
residents, and availability of each location. Current law makes honorably discharged
amended. Re-referred
on March 28
of Orange
veterans, their spouses, and dependent children eligible for interment in the
to Com. on APPR.
cemetery, as specified. This bill would delete those site selection requirements and
would instead require the department to acquire, study, design, develop, construct,
and equip a state-owned and state -operated Southern California Veterans
Cemetery in the County of Orange.
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This bill would add to the definition of "exempt surplus land," surplus land that is
AB 1748 (Seyarto)
zoned for a density of up to 30 residential units and is owned by a city or county that
Exempt surplus
demonstrates adequate progress in meeting its share of regional housing need in its
Failed passage in
Letter sent on
land: regional
annual report, as specified, has constructed an adequate number of housing units to
APPR
Support in Concept
May 18
housing need
meet its share of regional housing need in the immediately preceding or current
housing element cycle, as specified, or is designated as prohousing by the
department.
Current law defines "injury" for an employee to include illness or death resulting
from the 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) under specified
circumstances, until January 1, 2023. Existing law create a disputable presumption,
as specified, that the injury arose out of and in the course of the employment and is
Status: 6/29/2022-
AB 1751 (Daly)
compensable, for specified dates of injury. Current law requires an employee to
From committee: Do
Workers
exhaust their paid sick leave benefits and meet specified certification requirements
pass and re-refer to
compensation:
before receiving any temporary disability benefits or, for police officers, firefighters,
Com. on APPR. (Ayes
Watch
COVID-19: critical
and other specified employees, a leave of absence. Existing law also make a claim
4. Noes 1.) (June 29).
workers.
relating to a COVID-19 illness presumptively compensable, as described above,
Re-referred to Com.
after 30 days or 45 days, rather than 90 days. Current law, until January 1, 2023,
on APPR.
allows for a presumption of injury for all employees whose fellow employees at their
place of employment experience specified levels of positive testing, and whose
employer has 5 or more employees. This bill would extend the above-described
provisions relating to COVID-19 until January 1, 2025.
The Bagley -Keene Open Meeting Act, requires state bodies to allow all persons to
Current Status:
AB 1795 (Fong)
attend meetings and provide an opportunity for the public to address the state body
4/29/22 Failed
Open meetings:
regarding any item included in its agenda, except as specified. This bill would
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remote
require state bodies, subject to existing exceptions, to provide all persons the ability
Rule 61(b)(5). (Last
participation.
to participate both in-person and remotely, as defined, in any meeting and to
location was G.O. on
address the body remotely.
2/18/2022)
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Current law requires that the housing element of a county and city include, among
other things, an inventory of land suitable and available for residential development.
If the inventory of sites does not identify adequate sites to accommodate the need
for groups of all household income levels, as provided, existing law requires that the
AB 1830 (Seyarto):
local government rezone sites within specified time periods. If the local government
Current Status: 5/6/22
Planning and
fails to adopt a housing element that the Department of Housing and Community
Failed Deadline
Letter of
zoning: housing
Development has found to be in substantial compliance with specified law within
pursuant to Rule
Support
Support in
element: rezoning
120 days of the statutory deadline for adoption of the housing element, existing law
61(b)(6). (Last location
concept sent
of sites. (A-
requires the local government to complete this rezoning no later than one year from
was A. H. & C.D. on
on May 19
4/18/2022)
the statutory deadline for adoption of the housing element. This bill would extend
2/18/2022)
the above-described one-year deadline to complete this rezoning of sites, for a local
government that has failed to adopt a housing element found to be in substantial
compliance, to one year and 6 months for the first instance that the requirement
applies.
Would prohibit a city, county, city and county, joint powers authority, or any other
political subdivision of a state or local government from acquiring unrestricted
AB 1850 (Ward)
multifamily housing, as defined, unless each unit in the development meets
Public housing:specified
criteria, including that the aggregate initial rent for all units postconversion
5/19/22 In committee:
unrestricted
is at least 10% less than the average aggregate monthly rent charged for all units
Hearing postponed by
Watch
multifamily
over the 12 -month period prior to conversion and at least 20% less than the small
committee.
area fair market rent for at least half of the units. The bill would specify that those
housing.
provisions do not apply to a development that is or will be subject to a regulatory
agreement with the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee or the Department of
Housing and Community Development.
The California Integrated Waste Management Act of 1989, except as provided,
defines "solid waste disposal," "disposal," or "dispose" to mean the final deposition
of solid wastes onto land, into the atmosphere, or into the waters of the state. The
act, with regard to integrated waste management plans, defines those terms to
Status: 7/5/2022 -
mean the management of solid waste through landfill disposal, transformation, or
Failed Deadline
AB 1857 (C.
EMSW conversion, at a permitted solid waste facility, and for the purposes of
pursuant to Rule
Garcia) Solid
certain other provisions of the act, defines those terms to mean the final deposition
61(b)(14). (Last
Watch
waste.
of solid wastes onto land. This bill would delete those exceptions to the act's
location was S. GOV.
general definition of those terms and instead define those terms for purposes of the
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entire act to mean the final deposition of solid wastes onto land, into the
atmosphere, or into the waters of the state, including, but not limited to, through
landfill disposal, transformation, or EMSW conversion, at a permitted solid waste
faci I ity.
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Would require each local government, as defined, to complete an inventory of
public restrooms owned and maintained by the local government, either directly or
by contract, that are available to the general population in its jurisdiction. The bill
AB 1883 (Quirk
would require local governments to report their findings to the State Department of
Status: 6/23/2022 -
Silva) Public
Public Health, which would be required to compile the information and to make the
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inventory available in a searchable database on its internet website, as specified.
amended. Re-referred
restrooms.
The bill would require the database to be updated quarterly. The bill would require
to Com. on APPR.
the department to conduct educational outreach to the general public and
homelessness service providers that the database is available on its internet
website.
Current law prohibits the operation of a motorized bicycle or a class 3 electric
Status: 5/20/2022 -
bicycle on a bicycle path or trail, bikeway, bicycle lane, equestrian trail, or hiking or
Failed Deadline
AB 1909
recreational trail, as specified. Current law authorizes a local authority to additionally
pursuant to Rule
(Friedman)
prohibit the operation of class 1 and class 2 electric bicycles on these facilities. This
61(b)(8). (Last location
Watch
Vehicles: bicycle
bill would remove the prohibition of class 3 electric bicycles on these facilities and
was A. APPR.
omnibus bill.
would instead authorize a local authority to prohibit the operation of any electric
SUSPENSE FILE
bicycle or any class of electric bicycle on an equestrian trail, or hiking or recreational
on
5/11/2022)
trail.
AB 1910 (C.
Garcia) Publicly
Requires HCD to administer a program to provide incentives in the form of grants to
5/20/22 Failed
owned golf
local agencies that enter into a development agreement to convert a golf course
Deadline pursuant to
courses:
owned by the local agency into housing and publicly accessible open space.
. Rule 61(b)(8)(Last
Watch
conversion:
Requires HCD to award funding in accordance with the number of affordable units a
location was A. APPR.
SUSPENSE FILE
affordable
local agency proposes to construct.
on
housing.
5/11/2022)
Reintroduced
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The Ralph M. Brown Act requires, with specified exceptions, that all meetings of a
legislative body of a local agency, as those terms are defined, be open and public
and that all persons be permitted to attend and participate. The act contains
specified provisions regarding the timelines for posting an agenda and providing for
the ability of the public to observe and provide comment. The act allows for
Status: 7/5/2022 -
AB 1944 (Lee)
meetings to occur via teleconferencing subject to certain requirements, particularly
Failed Deadline
Local government:
that the legislative body notice each teleconference location of each member that
pursuant Rule
open and public
will be participating in the public meeting, that each teleconference location be
61 . ( (Last
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meetings.
accessible to the public, that members of the public be allowed to address the
location was S. GOV.
location
legislative body at each teleconference location, that the legislative body post an
& F. on 6/8/2022)
agenda at each teleconference location, and that at least a quorum of the legislative
body participate from locations within the boundaries of the local agency's
jurisdiction. The act provides an exemption to the jurisdictional requirement for
health authorities, as defined. This bill would require the agenda to identify any
member of the legislative body that will participate in the meeting remotely.
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AB 1945 (Aguiar-
Curry) Affordable
Disaster Housing
Revolving
Development and
Acquisition
Program.
Authorizes HCD to establish and administer the Affordable Disaster Housing
Revolving Development and Acquisition Program to fund the predevelopment
expenses, acquisition, construction, reconstruction, and rehabilitation of property to
develop or preserve affordable housing in the state's declared disaster areas that
have experienced damage and loss of homes occupied by or affecting lower
income households. Requires HCD to establish an application process for
community development financial institutions to apply for emergency short-term or
temporary loans under the program.
5/20/22 Failed
Deadline pursuant to
Rule 61(b)(8). (Last
location was A. APPR.
SUSPENSE FILE on
4/6/2022)
Watch
Would create the Affordable Housing and High Road Jobs Act of 2022, which would
make certain housing developments that meet specified affordability and site criteria
and objective development standards a use by right within a zone where office,
Current Status:
retail, or parking are a principally permitted use, and would subject these
6/30/22 From
AB 2011 (Wicks)
development projects to one of 2 streamlined, ministerial review processes. The bill
committee: Do pass
Letter of
Affordable
would require a development proponent for a housing development projectand
re-refer to Com.
Opposition
Housing and High
approved pursuant to the streamlined, ministerial review process to require, in
on APPR. (Ayes
Oppose
sent on May
Road Jobs Act of
contracts with construction contractors, that certain wage and labor standards will
N Re
Noes 0.) (June )
19
2022
be met, including a requirement that all construction workers be paid at least the
on
referred to Com. o
general prevailing rate of wages, as specified. The bill would require a development
.
APPR.
proponent to certify to the local government that those standards will be met in
project construction. By expanding the crime of perjury, the bill would impose a state
mandated local program.
Would enact the Social Housing Act and would create the California Housing
Authority, as an independent state body, the mission of which would be to produce
and acquire social housing developments for the purpose of eliminating the gap
between housing production and regional housing needs assessment targets, as
specified. The bill would prescribe a definition of social housing that would describe,
in addition to housing owned by the authority, housing owned by other entities, as
specified, provided that all social housing developed by the authority would be
Status: 7/5/2022 -
AB 2053 (Lee) The
owned by the authority. The bill would prescribe the composition of the California
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Social Housing
Housing Authority Board, which would govern the authority, and would be
pursuant to Rule
Watch
Act.
composed of appointed members and members who are elected by residents of
61(b)(14). (Last
social housing developments, as specified. The bill would prescribe the powers and
location was S. GOV.
duties of the authority and the board. The bill would provide that the authority is
& F. on 6/22/2022)
bound to revenue neutrality, as defined, and would require the authority to recover
the cost of development and operations over the life of its properties through the
mechanism of rent cross -subsidization, as defined. The bill would require the
authority to prioritize the development of specified property, including vacant parcels
and parcels near transit, and would prescribe a process for the annual
determination of required social housing units.
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Would, upon appropriation of funds for this purpose in the annual Budget Act and
until January 1, 2029, require the Board of State and Community Corrections to
establish a grant program to provide $50,000,000 in grants to local law enforcement
agencies to incentivize peace officers to work in local law enforcement agencies
5/20/22 Failed
AB 2062 (Salas)
that are in underserved communities and to live in the communities that they are
Deadline pursuant to
Local law
serving. Would require grant funds to be used to provide a 5 -year supplement to
Rule
enforcement hiring
peace officer salaries in local law enforcement agencies that are in underserved
on61
was A.APPR.
location was
Watch
grants.
communities that have had a homicide rate higher than the state average for the
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past 5 years or more and where the peace officer lives within 5 miles of the office in
4/27/2022)
which they work. Would require local law enforcement agencies that receive grants
to report specified information to the board annually and would require the board to
report to the Legislature and the Governor's office on the efficacy of the program, as
prescribed, on or before July 1, 2028.
Current law prohibits affordable housing impact fees, including inclusionary zoning
fees and in -lieu fees, from being imposed on a housing development's affordable
units. This bill would prohibit affordable housing impact fees, including inclusionary
zoning fees and in -lieu fees, from being imposed on a housing development's
5/20/22 Failed
AB 2063 (Berman)
density bonus units, unless the city, county, or city and county has adopted a local
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Density bonuses:
density bonus ordinance or established a local housing program on or before
Rule 61(b)(8). (Last
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affordable housing
January 1, 2022, that allows for a density bonus of at least 50% for any for -sale or
location was A. APPR.
impact fees.
rental housing development containing restricted affordable units that dedicates a
on 4/20/2022)
specified percentage of units for extremely low, very low, low-, or moderate -income
households. By imposing new restrictions on the ability of a local government to
impose affordable housing impact fees, the bill would impose a state -mandated
local program.
AB 2070 (Bauer -
Kahan) Fire
protection
Would authorize a fire protection district, as defined, to require an electrical
districts: electrical
corporation or local publicly owned electric utility to notify the district at least 24
5/27/22 In Senate.
corporations and
hours before performing scheduled, nonemergency hot work, deploying a safety
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local publicly
and infrastructure protection team, or performing a prescribed or controlled burn
Com. on RLS. for
owned electric
within the district's jurisdiction, except as provided. The bill would subject an
assignment.
utilities: wildfire
electrical corporation that fails to provide that notice to a civil penalty of $500.
mitigation: notice
re uirements.
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Would prohibit a public agency from imposing a minimum automobile parking
requirement, or enforcing a minimum automobile parking requirement, on
residential, commercial, or other development if the development is located on a
AB 2097
parcel that is within one-half mile of public transit, as defined. When a project
(Friedman)
provides parking voluntarily, the bill would authorize a public agency to impose
Status: 6/23/2022 -
Residential and
specified requirements on the voluntary parking. The bill would prohibit these
Read second time and
Oppose Unless
Letter of
commercial
provisions from reducing, eliminating, or precluding the enforcement of any
amended. Re-referred
Amended
Opposition
development:
requirement imposed on a new multifamily or nonresidential development to provide
to Com. on APPR.
sent on April 6
parking
electric vehicle supply equipment installed parking spaces or parking spaces that
requirements.
are accessible to persons with disabilities. The bill would exempt certain commercial
parking requirements from these provisions if the requirements of the bill conflict
with an existing contractual agreement of the public agency that was executed
before January 1, 2023.
Upon declaration of a shelter crisis, current law, among other things, suspends
certain state and local laws, regulations, and ordinances, including those prescribing
standards of housing, health, or safety to the extent that strict compliance would in
any way prevent, hinder, or delay the mitigation of the effects of the shelter crisis.
Current law, among other things, exempts from the California Environmental Quality
Act specified actions by a state agency or a city, county, or city and county relating
to land owned by a local government to be used for, or to provide financial
assistance to, a homeless shelter constructed pursuant to these provisions, and
5/20/22 Failed
AB 2211 (Ting)
provides that homeless shelters constructed or allowed pursuant to these shelter
Deadline pursuant to
Shelter crisis:
crisis declarations are not subject to specified laws, including the Special
Rule 61(b)(8). (Last
Watch
homeless shelters.
Occupancy Parks Act. Current law defines a "homeless shelter„ as a facility with
location was A. APPR.
overnight sleeping accommodations, the primary purpose of which is to provide
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temporary shelter for people experiencing homelessness that is not in existence
5/18/2022)
after the declared shelter crisis. Current law provides that a temporary homeless
shelter community may include supportive and self-sufficiency development
services and that a homeless shelter includes a parking lot owned or leased by a
city, county, or city and county specifically identified as one allowed for safe parking
by homeless and unstably housed individuals. Current law repeals these provisions
as of January 1, 2026. This bill would extend the repeal date of these provisions to
January 1, 2030.
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This bill would clarify that the definition of "religious -use parking spaces" applies to
both existing parking spaces and those parking spaces required of a proposed
development for a new place of worship. The bill would recast the provisions
AB 2244 (Wicks)
relating to the elimination of parking spaces to prohibit the number of spaces
Religious
proposed to be eliminated in the case of a proposal for a newly constructed place of
institution
worship from exceeding 50% of the spaces that would otherwise be required. The
Chaptered
affiliated housing:bill
would also prohibit the number of spaces proposed to be eliminated in the case
place of worship.
of an existing place of worship from exceeding 50% of the spaces that exist at the
time the request is made. The bill would not preclude the enforcement of any
requirement otherwise imposed on a new development to provide electric vehicle
supply equipment installed parking spaces or parking spaces that are accessible to
persons with disabilities.
The Housing Accountability Act, among other things, prohibits a local agency from
disapproving, or conditioning approval in a manner that renders infeasible, specified
housing development projects, including projects for very low, low, or moderate -
income households and projects for emergency shelters, that comply with
applicable, objective general plan, zoning, and subdivision standards and criteria in
effect at the time the application for the project is deemed complete, unless the local
agency makes specified written findings supported by a preponderance of the
AB 2234 (R. Rivas)
evidence in the record. The act authorizes a project applicant, a person who would
Planning and
be eligible to apply for residency in the housing development or emergency shelter,
Status: 6/23/2022 -
zoning: housing:
or a housing organization to bring a lawsuit to enforce its provisions. This bill would
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post -entitlement
require a local agency to compile a list of information needed to approve or deny a
amended. Re-referred
postentitlement phase permit, as defined, to post an example of an ideal application
to Com. on APPR.
phase permits.
and an example of an ideal complete set of postentitlement phase permits for the
_ most common housing development projects in the jurisdiction, and to make
those items available to all applicants for these permits no later than January 1,
2024. The bill would define "local agency" for these purposes to mean a city, county,
or city and county. No later than January 1, 2024, except as specified, the bill would
require a local agency to require permits to be applied for, completed, and stored
through a process on its internet website, and to accept applications and related
documentation by electronic mail until that internet website is established.
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Current law prescribes requirements for the disposal of surplus land by a local
agency. Current law defines "surplus land" for these purposes to mean land owned
in fee simple by any local agency for which the local agency's governing body takes
formal action declaring that the land is surplus and is not necessary for the agency's
AB 2319 (Bonta)
use. Current law provides that an agency is not required to follow the requirements
Status: 6/23/2022 -
Surplus land:
for disposal of surplus land for "exempt surplus land" except as provided. Current
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former military
law categorizes as "exempt surplus land" surplus land that a local agency is
amended. Re-referred
base land.
transferring to another local, state, or federal agency for the agency's use. This bill
to Com. on APPR.
would add to the definition of "exempt surplus land," land that is a former military
base conveyed by the federal government to a local agency, is subject to certain
provisions governing the Alameda Naval Air Station and the Fleet Industrial Supply
Center, and meets other specified conditions.
Current law prescribes requirements for the disposal of surplus land by a local
agency, as defined, and requires, except as provided, a local agency disposing of
surplus land to comply with certain notice requirements before disposing of the land
or participating in negotiations to dispose of the land with a prospective transferee,
Status: 7/5/2022 -
particularly that the local agency send a notice of availability to specified entities that
Failed Deadline
Letter of
AB 2357 (Ting)
have notified the Department of Housing and Community Development of their
pursuant to Rule
Oppose Unless
Opposition
Surplus land
interest in surplus land, as specified. Under current law, if the local agency receives
61(b)(14). (Last
Amended
sent on April
a notice of interest, the local agency is required to engage in good faith negotiations
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with the entity desiring to purchase or lease the surplus land. This bill would also
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require the department to maintain on its internet website a listing of all entities,
including housing sponsors, that have notified the department of their interest in
surplus land for the purpose of developing low- and moderate -income housing.
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Current law requires every motor vehicle subject to registration to be equipped with
an adequate muffler in constant operation and properly maintained to prevent any
excessive or unusual noise and prohibits a muffler or exhaust system from being
equipped with a cutout, bypass, or similar device. Current law further prohibits the
modification of an exhaust system of a motor vehicle in a manner that will amplify or
increase the noise emitted by the motor of the vehicle so that the vehicle exceeds
existing noise limits when tested in accordance with specified standards. Current
Status: 6/30/2022 -
law authorizes a court to dismiss any action in which a person is prosecuted for
From committee:
AB 2496 (Petrie
operating a vehicle in violation of the requirements mentioned above if a certificate
Amend, and do pass
Letter of
Norris) Vehicles:
of compliance has been issued or if the defendant had reasonable grounds to
as amended and re-
Support
Support sent
exhaust systems.
believe that the exhaust system was in good working order and had reasonable
refer to Com. on
on May 19
grounds to believe that the vehicle was not operated in violation of the requirements
APPR. (Ayes 15. Noes
mentioned above. Current law also prohibits a person from modifying the exhaust
0.) (June 28).
system of a vehicle with a whistle-tip, operating a vehicle that has been so modified,
or engaging in the business of installing a whistle-tip onto the vehicle's exhaust
system. This bill would require a court to require a certificate of compliance for a
violation of the requirements mentioned above. The bill would require the court to
notify the Department of Motor Vehicles to place a hold on the vehicle registration
until the certificate of compliance is received by the court if the certificate is not
provided to the court within 3 months of the violation date.
Would make records and information obtained from records maintained by an
Status: 4/29/2022 -
AB 2557 (Bonta)
agency or body established by a city, county, city and county, local government
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Peace officers:
entity, state agency, or state department for the purpose of civilian oversight of
pursuant to Rule
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records.
peace officers subject to disclosure pursuant to the California Public Records Act.
61(b)(5). (Last location
The bill would require those records to be redacted only as specified. By increasing
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duties on local entities, this bill would create a state -mandated local program.
4/19/2022)
The Subdivision Map Act excludes various projects from its provisions, including the
leasing of, or the granting of an easement to, a parcel of land, or any portion of the
land, in conjunction with the financing, erection, and sale or lease of a solar
AB 2625 (Ting)
electrical generation device on the land, if the project is subject to review under
Status: 6/20/2022 -
Subdivision Map
other local agency ordinances regulating design and improvement or if the project is
From Consent
Act: exemption:
subject to discretionary action by the advisory agency or legislative body. This bill
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electrical energy
would also exempt from the requirements of the Subdivision Map Act the leasing of,
third reading.
storage system.
or the granting of an easement to, a parcel of land, or any portion of the land, in
conjunction with the financing, erection, and sale or lease of an electrical energy
storage system on the land, if the project is subject to discretionary action by the
advisory agency or legislative body.
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AB 2630
(O'Donnell)
Housing:
California
Interagency
Council on
Homelessness:
report.
Would require each city, county, and city and county that has used funds from any
state funding source to assist in addressing homelessness to complete a report and
publish the report on its Internet website providing specified information, or,
alternative) y, publishing a local homelessness action plan on its Internet website,
thereby imposing a state -mandated local program.
Status: 7/5/2022-
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pursuant to Rule
61(b)(14). (Last
location was S. HUM.
S. on 6/8/2022)
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AB 2631
The Government Claims Act establishes the liability and immunity of a public entity
5/6/22 Failed
Deadline pursuant to
(O'Donnell)
for its acts or omissions that cause harm to persons. This bill would provide that a
Rule 61(b)(6). (Last
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Government
public entity is liable for injury relating to the effects of that public entity's
location was A. L.
Claims Act.
homelessness policies on another public entity.
GOV. on 3/10/2022)
Current law makes agendas of public meetings and other writings distributed to the
members of the governing board disclosable public records, with certain exceptions.
Current law requires a local agency to make those writings distributed to the
members of the governing board less than 72 hours before a meeting available for
public inspection, as specified, at a public office or location that the agency
designates. Current law also requires the local agency to list the address of the
office or location on the agenda for all meetings of the legislative body of the
Status: 6/30/2022 -
AB 2647 (Levine)
agency. Current law authorizes a local agency to post the writings on the local
From committee:
Letter of
Local government:
agency's internet website in a position and manner that makes it clear that the
Amend, and do pass
Support
support sent
open meetings.
writing relates to an agenda item for an upcoming meeting. This bill would instead
as amended. (Ayes 5.
on 7/20/22
require a local agency to make those writings distributed to the members of the
Noes 0.) (June 29).
governing board available for public inspection at a public office or location that the
agency designates and list the address of the office or location on the agenda for all
meetings of the legislative body of the agency unless the local agency meets certain
requirements, including the local agency immediately posts the writings on the local
agency's internet website in a position and manner that makes it clear that the
writing relates to an agenda item for an upcoming meeting.
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Current law requires the Division of Boating and Waterways, in cooperation with the
State Department of Education and other appropriate entities involved with water
safety, to develop an aquatic safety program to be made available for use at an
AB 2650
appropriate grade level in public elementary schools at no expense to the schools.
(Arambula) The
Current law requires the division to notify schools and school districts of the
Status: 4/29/2022-
Neng Thao
availability of the aquatic safety program once it is developed. This bill would
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Drowning
authorize specified organizations to provide informational materials, in electronic or
pursuant to Rule
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Prevention Safety
hard copy form, to a public elementary school regarding specified topics relating to
61(b)(5). (Last location
drowning prevention. The bill would require, beginning with the 2022-23 school
was ED. on 4/7/2022)
Act.
year, upon receipt of the informational materials, a public elementary school to
provide the informational materials to parents, legal guardians, or caregivers of
pupils in kindergarten to grade 3, inclusive, at the time the pupil enrolls at the school
and at the beginning of each school year.
The Planning and Zoning Law, until January 1, 2026, authorizes a development
proponent to submit an application for a multifamily housing development that is
subject to a streamlined, ministerial approval process, as provided, and not subject
AB 2668 (Grayson)
to a conditional use permit, if the development satisfies specified objective planning
Planning and
standards. Current law authorizes a development proponent to request a
Status: 6/30/2022-
zoning: housing:
modification to a development that has been approved under the streamlined,
From committee: Do
streamlined,
ministerial approval process if the request is submitted before the issuance of the
pass. (Ayes 5. Noes
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ministerial
final building permit required for construction of the development. This bill would
0.) (June 29).
prohibit a local government from determining that a development, including an
approval.
application for a modification, is in conflict with the objective planning standards on
the basis that application materials are not included, if the application contains
substantial evidence that would allow a reasonable person to conclude that the
development is consistent with the objective planning standards.
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The Planning and Zoning Law requires each county and city to adopt a
comprehensive, long-term general plan for its physical development, and the
development of certain lands outside its boundaries, that includes, among other
mandatory elements, a housing element. Current law requires that the housing
element include, among other things, an inventory of land suitable and available for
residential development. If the inventory of sites does not identify adequate sites to
accommodate the need for groups of all households pursuant to specified law,
existing law requires the local government to rezone sites within specified time
periods and that this rezoning accommodate 100% of the need for housing for very
Letter of
SB 6 (Caballero)
low and low-income households on sites that will be zoned to permit owner-
Current Status: 8/3/22
opposition
Local planning:
occupied and rental multifamily residential use by right forspecified developments.
August 3 set for first
Oppose Unless
unless
housing:
This bill, the Neighborhood Homes Act, would deem a housing development project,
hearing. Placed on
Amended
amended sent
commercial zones.
as defined, an allowable use on a parcel that is within a zone where office, retail, or
suspense file.
on 7/20/22
parking are a principally permitted use, if the development and site meet specified
requirements, including that the site is not adjacent to an industrial use or
agricultural use. The bill would require the density for a housing development under
these provisions to meet or exceed the density deemed appropriate to
accommodate housing for lower income households according to the type of local
jurisdiction, including a density of at least 20 units per acre for a suburban
jurisdiction. The bill would require the housing development to meet all other local
requirements, other than those that prohibit residential use, or allow residential use
at a lower density than that required by the bill.
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Current law prescribes requirements for the disposal of land determined to be
surplus land by a local agency. Those requirements include a requirement that a
local agency, prior to disposing of a property or participating in negotiations to
dispose of that property with a prospective transferee, send a written notice of
availability of the property to specified entities, depending on the property's intended
use, and send specified information in regard to the disposal of the parcel of surplus
land to the Department of Housing and Community Development. Current law,
among other enforcement provisions, makes a local agency that disposes of land in
Letter of
SB ()
violation of these disposal provisions, after receiving notification of violation from the
Current Status: 8/3/22
opposition
Surplus land:
and:
department, liable for a penalty of 30% of the final sale price of the land sold in
August 3 set for first
Oppose Unless
unless
Orange County
o
violation for a first violation and 50% for any subsequent violation. Under current
hearing. Placed on
Amended
amended sent
law, except as specified, a local agency has 60 days to cure or correct an alleged
suspense file.
on 7/20/22
violation before an enforcement action may be brought. Current law provides for the
deposit and use of penalty revenues for housing, as prescribed. This bill would
require the County of Orange, or any city located within Orange County, if notified
by the department that its planned sale of surplus land is in violation of existing law,
to cure or correct the alleged violation within 60 days, as prescribed. The bill would
prohibit an Orange County jurisdiction that has not cured or corrected any alleged
violation from disposing of the parcel until the department determines that it has
complied with existing law or deems the alleged violation not to be a violation.
The Planning and Zoning Law authorizes a local agency, by ordinance or ministerial
SB 897
approval, to provide for the creation of accessory dwelling units in areas zoned for
(Wieckowski)
residential use as specified. Current law authorizes a local agency to impose
Status: 6/30/2022 -
Accessory
standards on accessory dwelling units that include, but are not limited to, parking,
Read second time and
dwelling units:
height, setback, landscape, architectural review, and maximum size of a unit. This
amended. Re-referred
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junior accessory
bill would require that the standards imposed on accessory dwelling units be
"objective
to Com. on APPR.
objective. For purposes of this requirement, the bill would define
dwelling units.
standard" as a standard that involves no personal or subjective judgment by a
public official and is uniformly verifiable, as specified.
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SB 922 (Wiener):
California
Environmental
Quality Act:
Exemption:
Transportation-
Related Projects
The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) until January 1, 2030, exempts
from its requirements bicycle transportation plans for an urbanized area for
restriping of streets and highways, bicycle parking and storage, signal timing to
improve street and highway intersection operations, and related signage for
bicycles, pedestrians, and vehicles under certain conditions. This bill would delete
the requirement that the bicycle transportation plan is for an urbanized area. The bill
would extend the exemption to an active transportation plan or pedestrian plan. The
bill would define "active transportation plan" and "pedestrian plan." The bill would
specify that individual projects that are a part of an active transportation plan or
pedestrian plan remain subject to the requirements of CEQA unless those projects
are exempt by another provision of law.
Referred to RES
Com. . .
Com. on NAT.
Support
Letter of
Support sent
on April 6
Current law prohibits a local agency from disapproving a housing development
project for very low, low-, or moderate -income households or from conditioning
Status: 6/23/2022 -
approval in a manner that renders the housing development project infeasible for
From committee: Do
SB 930 (Wiener)
very low, low-, or moderate -income households, unless it makes specified written
pass and re-refer to
Housing
findings that either (1) the jurisdiction has met its share of the regional housing need
Com. on APPR. (Ayes
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Accountability Act.
or (2) the project would have a specific, adverse impact upon the public health or
12. Noes 4.) (June
safety, and there is no feasible method to satisfactorily mitigate or avoid the specific
22). Re-referred to
adverse impact. This bill would clarify that the above-described prohibitions also
Com. on APPR.
apply to a housing development project for extremely low income households.
Current law establishes various programs and funding sources administered by the
Department of Housing and Community Development to enable the development of
affordable housing, including the Building Homes and Jobs Act, the Multifamily
Housing Program, the Housing for a Healthy California Program, and the Veterans
Housing and Homeless Prevention Act of 2014. Under current law governing the
State Community Development Block Grant Program, the department is required to
Status: 6/29/2022-
SB (Becker)
distribute funds made available under the program in order to provide decent
From committee: Do
g finance
Housing
housing, a suitable living environment, and expand economic opportunities,
pass and re-refer to
programs:
consistent with federal requirements. Current federal law also establishes the
Com. APPR. (Ayes
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development
HOME Investment Partnership Program to, among other things, expand the supply
8. Noess (June 29).
reserves.
of affordable housing. Existing law designates the department as the state agency0.)
referred to Com.
responsible for administering the HOME Investment Partnership Act. This bill would
on APPR.
o n
prohibit the department from requiring a project -specific transition reserve, as
defined, for any unit subject to a qualified project rental or operating subsidy. This
bill would create the Pooled Transition Reserve Fund and would continuously
appropriate moneys in that fund to the department for the purpose of maintaining a
pooled transition reserve to mitigate the impacts on tenant rents from the loss or
exhaustion of rental or operating subsidies.
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Current law confers the powers of the State Lands Commission as to leasing or
granting of rights or privileges to lands owned by the state upon a local trustee of
granted public trust lands to which those lands have been granted. Current law
authorizes the commission to let leases for the extraction of oil and gas from coastal
tidelands or submerged lands in state waters and beds of navigable rivers and lakes
SB 953 (Min) Oil within the state in accordance with specified laws. Current law prohibits the
and gas leases: commission or a local trustee, as defined, of granted public trust lands from entering
state waters: State into any new lease or other conveyance authorizing new construction of oil- and gas
Lands related infrastructure upon tidelands and submerged lands within state waters
Commission. associated with Pacific Outer Continental Shelf leases issued after January 1, 2018.
This bill would require the commission to conduct an amortization study of the oil
and gas leases in state waters for which it is the lessor in order to determine the
market value of these leases andfice, retail, or parking are a principally permitted
use, if the development and site meet specified requirements, including that the site
is not adjacent to an industrial use or agricultural use. The bill would require th
The Alcoholic Beverage Control Act, contains various provisions regulating the
SB 980 (Wiener) application for, the issuance of, the suspension of, and the conditions imposed upon
Alcoholic alcoholic beverage licenses by the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control. This
beverage licenses. bill would prohibit the department from denying the issuance of a retail license
solely on the basis that the premises are located within 100 feet of a residence.
Would prohibit a city, county, or city and county from imposing any minimum
automobile parking requirement on a housing development project, as defined, that
is located within 1/2 mile of public transit, as defined. The bill, notwithstanding the
SB 1067 above-described prohibition, would authorize a city, county, or city and county tc
(Portantino) impose or enforce minimum automobile parking requirements on a housing
Housing development project if the local government demonstrates to the developer, within
development 30 days of the receipt of a completed application, that the development would have
projects: a negative impact, supported by a preponderance of the evidence, on the city's,
automobile county's, or city and county's ability to meet its share of specified housing needs or
parking existing residential or commercial parking within 1/2 mile of the housing
requirements. development. The bill would create an exception from the above-described
provision if the development either dedicates a minimum of 20% of the total number
of housing units to very low, low-, or moderate -income househofice, retail, or
parking are a principally permitted use, if the development and site meet specif
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5/20/22 Failed
Deadline pursuant to
Rule 61(b)(8). (Last
location was S. APPR.
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SUSPENSE FILE on
5/9/2022)
5/20/22 Failed
Deadline pursuant to
Rule 61(b)(8). (Last
location was S. APPR.
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SUSPENSE FILE on
5/9/2022)
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SB 1079
(Portantino)
Vehicles: sound-
activated
enforcement
devices.
Current law requires every motor vehicle subject to registration to be equipped with
an adequate muffler in constant operation and properly maintained to prevent any
excessive or unusual noise and prohibits a muffler or exhaust system from being
equipped with a cutout, bypass, or similar device. Current law further prohibits the
modification of an exhaust system of a motor vehicle in a manner that will amplify or
increase the noise emitted by the motor of the vehicle so that the vehicle exceeds
existing noise limits when tested in accordance with specified standards. This bill
would authorize 6 unspecified cities to conduct a pilot program, as specified, using
sound -activated enforcement devices, as defined, to capture vehicle noise levels
that exceed the legal limits described above.
Status: 6/29/2022 -
Read second time and
amended. Re-referred
to Com. on APPR.
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The Ralph M. Brown Act requires, with specified exceptions, that all meetings of a
legislative body of a local agency, as those terms are defined, be open and public
and that all persons be permitted to attend and participate. Current law requires
every agenda for regular meetings of a local agency to provide an opportunity for
members of the public to directly address the legislative body on any item of interest
to the public, before or during the legislative body's consideration of the item, that is
within the subject matter jurisdiction of the legislative body. Current law authorizes
Status: 6/22/2022 -
SB 1100 (Cortese)
the legislative body to adopt reasonable regulations to ensure that the intent of the
Read second time.
Open meetings:
provisions relating to this public comment requirement is carried out, including, but
Ordered to third
Watch
orderly conduct.
not limited to, regulations limiting the total amount of time allocated for public
reading.
testimony on particular issues and for each individual speaker. Current law
authorizes the members of the legislative body conducting the meeting to order the
meeting room cleared and continue in session, as prescribed, if a group or groups
have willfully interrupted the orderly conduct of a meeting and order cannot be
restored by the removal of individuals who are willfully interrupting the meeting. This
bill would authorize the presiding member of the legislative body conducting a
meeting to remove an individual for disrupting the meeting.
Current law requires a housing element to include, among other things, an inventory
SB 1292 (Stern)
of land suitable and available for residential development. Current law imposes
Land use:
various requirements on a city, county, or city and county upon receiving an
5/6/22 Failed Deadline
development
application for a housing development project meeting certain standards. This bill
pursuant to Rule
restriction: fire
would authorize a city, county, or city and county to restrict the development of
61(b)(6). (Last location
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residential housing in moderate, high, and very high fire hazard severity zones, as
was S. HOUSING on
hazard severity
defined, if the city, county, or city and county adopts a plan, asspecified, ensuring
3/2/2022)
zones.
the production of at least double the number of residential units not developed as a
result of the restriction.
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Current law requires all sheriffs to execute all lawful orders of a department in their
counties. Current law authorizes each sheriff to enforce all orders of the State
Department of Public Health or of the local health officer issued for the purpose of
Status: 4/29/2022 -
SB 1464 (Pan) Law
preventing the spread of any contagious, infectious, or communicable disease.
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enforcement:
Current law authorizes each peace officer of every political subdivision of the county
pursuant to Rule
public health
to enforce within the area subject to their jurisdiction all orders of the State
61(b (Last location
Watch
orders.
Department of Public Health or of the local health officer issued for the purpose of
HE
was HEALTH on
preventing the spread of any contagious, infectious, or communicable disease. This
3/9/2022)
bill would instead require those sheriffs and peace officers to enforce those orders.
By expanding the duties of local law enforcement, this bill would create a state -
mandated local program.
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CITY OF TUSTIN
2022 LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM
The Mayor and City Manager are authorized to submit advocacy letters on behalf of the City if
the proposed state or federal legislation clearly follows the City's adopted legislative platform.
PURPOSE
The City of Tustin's 2022 Legislative Platform confirms the City Council's position on current
issues with the potential to directly or indirectly impact the City, thereby establishing guidelines to
actively pursue pending legislation through monitoring and communications activities. Below are
the Guiding Principles and Policy Statements that will allow City staff to address 2022 legislative
and regulatory issues in a timely manner, without precluding the consideration of additional
legislative and budget issues that may arise during the legislative session.
GUIDING PRINCIPLES
PRESERVE LOCAL CONTROL
Preserve and protect the City's powers, duties and prerogatives to enact local legislation
and policy direction concerning local affairs and oppose legislation that preempts local
authority. Local agencies should preserve authority and accountability for land use
planning, revenues raised and services provided.
PROMOTE FISCAL STABILITY
Support measures that promote fiscal stability, predictability, financial independence, and
preserve the City's revenue base and maximum local control over local government
budgeting. Oppose measures that shift local funds to the County, State or Federal
Governments and/or make cities more dependent on the County, State or Federal
Governments for financial stability, such as unfunded mandates or mandated costs with
no guarantee of local reimbursement or offsetting benefits.
III. SUPPORT FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
Support opportunities that allow the City to compete for its fair share of regional, state and
federal funding. Support funding for programs including, but not limited to economic
development such as infrastructure investment and housing, transportation projects
including road resurfacing, bicycle and pedestrian safety, multi -modal transportation
systems and transit -oriented development, air quality, water quality and local water
reliability, parks and recreation, historic preservation, natural resources, hazard mitigation,
public safety, public health and COVID-19 business and government recovery.
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POLICY STATEMENTS
Local Governance
1. Oppose State or Federal efforts to "borrow" local revenues and encourage the State to
find other methods of balancing its budget.
2. Support local government action, rather than the imposition of state, federal or regional
mandates upon local governments, as well as federal mandates placed on the state.
3. Support maximum flexibility for local government in contracting and contract negotiations.
4. Support open government initiatives as well as the principles of the open meetings
provisions of the Ralph M. Brown Act at all levels of government.
5. Support legislation that facilitates the flexibility of local governments to share resources to
increase efficiencies and decrease costs.
6. Support legislation that preserves the ability of local governments to determine the
appropriate type of election and representation for their jurisdiction.
7. Oppose and monitor efforts to increase City contribution cost to CalPERS.
8. Support the reimbursement of local governments for COVID-19 related expenses,
including the need for essential public safety service overtime, personal protective
equipment, and small business relief.
9. Support and monitor efforts to increase the City's ability to recover payment related fees
from customers
Economic Development
10. Support international, statewide, regional, and local efforts to attract, retain and provide
resources for current and future commercial and industrial businesses.
11. Support policies and programs that encourage working with other cities, counties and
government agencies to jointly leverage resources and assets to create and strengthen
economic clusters within the region.
12. Support economic development initiatives that preserve and enhance a positive business
climate and maintain and grow the business tax base.
13. Support policies and initiatives that will facilitate development of City owned property,
including Tustin Legacy and Pacific Center East. Oppose policies and initiatives that run
counter.
Land Use Planning and Housing
14. Oppose legislation, proposals, or regulations that impose regional, state, or federal growth
development or land use planning standards within the City without the City's direct input.
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15. Oppose legislation, proposals, or regulations that penalize local governments for
noncompliance with their housing element or regional housing needs assessment
requirements.
16. Support efforts to provide flexibility to local governments as well as resources for local
governments to allow them to submit compliant housing elements.
17. Support housing measures that promote the development and enhancement of safe and
affordable housing and accessible housing within the City for all economic segments of
the population, while still retaining local control.
18. Monitor local, state, and federal actions related to medical and recreational marijuana
regulatory changes.
19. Support local control over the licensure and regulation of alcoholism or drug abuse
recovery or treatment facilities.
20. Oppose legislation that would erode local control over City owned property, including
Tustin Legacy and Pacific Center East.
21. Support proposals that provide funding or tools to preserve historic neighborhoods and
structures.
22. Oppose proposals that increase requirements and place undue burdens on the City with
regard to the Surplus Land Act and Tustin Legacy.
23. Oppose efforts that require the City to ministerially approve housing development projects
without adequate input from local agencies or a robust public engagement process.
Parks and Recreation
24. Oppose efforts that erode funding for vital regional and community services that negatively
impact Californian's access to parks, open space, bike lanes and bike ways, after school
programming, senior services and facilities that promote physical activity and protect
natural resources.
25. Support efforts that strengthen policies to fund parks, open space acquisitions, bike lanes,
and active transportation opportunities.
26. Promote local agency control over policies that recognize the benefits of parks and
recreation facilities.
27. Support efforts to increase funding, accessibility and programs for seniors.
Public Works
28. Support increased State and Federal funding of transportation improvements with regional
or sub -regional benefits for all modes of transportation.
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29. Support protection of dedicated transportation -related tax revenues and enhance the
ability of local agencies to finance local transportation programs and facilities.
30. Support all efforts to create efficiencies within CEQA.
31. Support measures and reforms which streamline the CEQA process for the development
of housing and mixed-use infill projects that support transit.
32. Support legislation that allows local governments to continue to retain full authority to
reject projects or to condition project approvals and impose mitigation measures.
33. Support efforts to facilitate public private partnerships to complete development projects.
34. Oppose efforts to remove City representation on regional boards that oversee water,
drainage and/or sewage.
35. Support efforts that fund broadband infrastructure.
36. Support efforts that assist the City in meeting its waste and recycling mandates and adding
flexibility to comply with state regulations.
Water Quality and Water Supply
37. Support and monitor legislation that increases the availability of, and funding for, water
conservation, water reuse technologies, water recycling, local water storage and other
water supply technologies such as the Groundwater Replenishment System project.
38. Support the enhancement of a reliable and sustainable water supply for California as well
as measures that improve water quality in the region.
39. Monitor the development of a State framework for long term water conservation measures.
40. Support policy development, funding and research for water conservation, addressing
urban runoff and beach closures and required programs associated with OC NPDES
permits.
41. Support efforts to address long term water resiliency and affordability without
implementing a statewide water tax.
42. Oppose efforts that restrict or eliminate local permitting and enforcement of water quality
measures.
43. Oppose efforts that unilaterally reduces the indoor water use standards without the input
of local and regional stakeholders.
Human Resources and Risk Management
44. Oppose measures that reduce local control over employee relations issues or mandate
new or enhanced local government employee benefits.
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45. Support pension reform measures designed to control or decrease employer liability or
increase transparency in reporting without imposing undo hardships or administrative
burdens on local government.
46. Oppose redundant or unnecessary proposals that require excessive human resources
burdens without sufficient reimbursement.
Public Safety
47. Support measures that encourage community safety and well-being including those which
support state and federal reimbursement of homeland security related expenses.
48. Oppose legislation that places burdensome restrictions on law enforcement and limits their
ability to protect public safety.
49. Oppose legislative attempts at early release of incarcerated prisoners and measures that
would further de -criminalize non-violent offenses.
50. Support funding for local mitigation related to Proposition 47 and Proposition 57
51. Support initiatives involving county, state, and federal governments to reduce and prevent
homelessness in Orange County.
52. Support measures that provide funding and local resources for wildfire fire prevention,
suppression, and mitigation.
53. Support local control over adult entertainment facilities, alcohol establishments and
properties where illegal drugs are sold.
54. Support local control for the regulation of cultivation, storage, manufacture, transport and
use of medicinal and recreational marijuana and monitor legislative and administration
activity to create a regulatory structure for medical and adult use.
55. Support legislation increasing resources and local authority for abatement of public
vandalism, especially graffiti.
56. Support regional and state proposals to increase funding for locally operated homeless
shelters.
57. Oppose efforts to limit the City's ability to enforce parking rules and regulations and
recover the costs of doing so.
58. Support efforts that adds de-energization to the list of conditions that constitutes a state
and local emergency.
59. Oppose efforts that changes the certification framework for public safety personnel and
subjecting the City to additional litigation.
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