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MEETING DATE: JUNE 20, 2023
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. Take a SUPPORT position on AB 573 (Garcia) Organic waste: meeting recovered
organic waste product procurement targets.
2. Take an OPPOSE UNLESS AMENDED position on AB 1082 (Kalra) Authority to
remove vehicles.
3. Receive and file the updated legislative matrix as of June 9.
4. Receive and file legislative updates prepared by TPA.
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DISCUSSION:
State Legislative Updates
TPA has created a summary of state legislative activity for the month of May that is
attached to the staff report.
Recommended Position on Legislation
Staff and TPA are recommending the following positions on bills. A draft letter is
attached to the staff report.
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AB 573 (Garcia) Organic waste: meeting recovered organic waste product procurement
targets
- Summary: Allows California -derived material processed at existing out-of-state
compost facilities to count towards procurement requirements of local jurisdictions.
- Recommended Position: Support
AB 1082 (Kalra) Authority to remove vehicles
- Summary: Amends the California Vehicle Code to prohibit the immobilization and
towing of vehicles and repeals the authority to tow a vehicle or install a device
designed to immobilize a vehicle for having five or more unpaid parking tickets or
traffic tickets.
- Recommended Position: Oppose Unless Amended
Legislative Tracking Matrix
Attached is a legislative tracking matrix as of June 9 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.
Attachments:
- TPA May 2023 update
- Draft AB 573 letter
- Draft AB 1082 letter
- Legislative Matrix as of April 21
- 2023 Legislative Platform
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TPA
MEMORANDUM
To: City of Tustin
From: Townsend Public Affairs
Date: June 8, 2023
Subject: May 2023 Monthly Report
STATE UPDATES
The month of May saw the rapid approach of state budget and first house bill deadlines as
lawmakers worked to pass legislation out of their respective house of origin before June 2 and
agree on a budget framework before June 15. In addition to movement on the budget and
legislative fronts, May also featured notable legal action related to the implementation of
campaign finance reforms, executive action on infrastructure project streamlining, and
assessments on the effectiveness of the state's organic waste recycling regulations. Below is an
overview of pertinent state actions from the month of May.
State Budget
On May 12, Governor Newsom released the May Revision of his budget proposal for the 2023-
2024 fiscal year. The "May Revise" edition of the budget framework reflects revised revenue and
expenditure estimates for both the current and budget years and allows the Administration and
the Legislature to reconcile and reconfigure spending plans appropriately.
In total, the May spending plan includes $224 billion in General Fund spending, with a projected
$31.5 billion budget shortfall. Since January, the budget shortfall has increased by approximately
$9 billion, which is within the range the Administration was expecting.
To address the increase in the budget deficit, the May Revises proposes:
• $3.7 billion in borrowing (for a total of $4.9 billion when combined with the Governor's
January Budget proposal)
• $3.3 billion in fund shifts (for a total of $7.5 billion)
• $1.1 billion in unspent fund reductions (for a total of $6.7 billion)
• $695 million in funding delays (for a total of $8.1 billion over multiple years)
• $450 million safety net reserve withdrawal
• The May Revise proposes no new trigger reductions but maintains the $3.9 billion in
triggered reductions from the January Budget proposal
Despite the budget uncertainties and the need for careful spending practices, the Governor
emphasized that his Administration is not modeling for an impending recession, but taking into
account the potential for a "mild recession" in the coming years, which could further impact the
budget to the tune of an additional $40 billion shortfall. He stressed the need to maintain and
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expand reserve resources, which now stand at $37.2 billion total — a $1.6 billion increase from
January's budget framework proposal.
Concerning spending cuts and deferrals, the May Revise proposes maintaining spending cuts by
pulling back on unallocated one-time spending funds, shifting to future bonds, and instituting
funding delays. A notable takeaway from the proposal includes an emphasis on bonds. During
his presentation, the Governor noted his behind -the -scenes work and support for a multi -billion
dollar climate investment bond including Assembly Member Garcia's legislative proposal AB
1567, along with a bond to reform the state's behavioral health system and build more mental
health housing.
Governor Newsom iterated that despite the uncertainty and projected revenue losses, his
Administration is committed to stabilizing investments in education, homelessness, housing,
healthcare/mental health, climate, public safety, and jobs. A high-level overview of proposed
changes to these programs is outlined below.
Homelessness: Funding allocations remain mostly stabilized for homelessness support
dollars. This includes maintaining prior budget commitments of $3.4 billion and $1 billion for
HHAP Round 5. As with the January Budget Proposal, the Governor reiterated the need for local
accountability for the use of homeless support dollars to ensure homeless reduction target goals
are being met. The May Revision includes a $500 million one-time Mental Health Services Fund
in 2023-24 in lieu of General Funds for the Behavioral Health Bridge Housing Program, effectively
eliminating the Governor's Budget proposed delay of $250 million General Fund to 2024-25.
Housing: Similar to homelessness investments, housing spending will remain mostly stabilized,
with no new proposed funding and some cuts. This includes $350 million in proposed spending
cuts to programs related to new home buying programs that have not been fully allocated. During
his presentation, the Governor iterated the need for local accountability in completing housing
elements and building units to meet regional needs in accordance with state housing law. In lieu
of new investments, he noted his support for streamlining and accountability legislative proposals.
Health Care/Mental Health: The May Revision maintains funding to expand full -scope Medi-Cal
eligibility to all income -eligible Californians, regardless of citizenship status. It also maintains over
$8 billion in various behavioral health investments. Of note is an increase in funding for CARE
Court implementation in the amount of $140 million for the second cohort of counties to be brought
into compliance with the program. The Governor noted there would be additional movement in
the behavioral health spheres, with the release of bond language for behavioral health continuum
reform in the coming week.
Climate: The May Revision maintains $2.7 billion in a multi -year wildfire and forest resilience
package and adds $290 million for a flood risk reduction package to reduce flood risk and enhance
flood system resilience. The Administration also continues to engage the Legislature in pursuing
a climate bond over the coming months. As a result of lower revenue projections and a resulting
increase in the budget problem, the May Revision includes an additional $1.1 billion in General
Fund shifts across climate resilience programs that would be bond eligible.
Public Safety: Public safety investments remain stabilized from January proposal levels, with the
addition of funding in the amount of $50 million for officer mental health programs and an
additional $172 million in funds for the state's Naloxone distribution project to expand access to
opioid antagonist kits to prevent fatal overdose. These efforts build upon the state's partnership
with CaIRX to manufacture its own Naloxone at a low cost.
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Transportation: The Governor's January budget proposal included $2.7 billion in General Fund
reductions, partially mitigated by $500 million from state transportation funds, to maintain $12.8
billion of transportation investments. The May Revision maintains this overall level of funding but
also includes an additional fund shift. This does not address many of the transit shortfalls
associated with public transit operating costs and capital improvements, despite calls from
legislative leaders to bolster funding. While the state's transit agencies have benefitted from large
infusions of capital dollars, both state and federal, post -pandemic ridership trends have resulted
in significant operating challenges for many of the state's transit agencies, particularly as federal
relief dollars begin to run out. During his presentation, the Governor did not discuss transportation
funding, aside from mentions of investment for zero -emissions infrastructure support.
Higher Education: The May Revision proposes total funding of $40.4 billion ($27.3 billion
General Fund and local property tax and $13.1 billion other funds) for the three higher education
segments and the California Student Aid Commission. The May Revision reflects a statutory
COLA of 8.22% - an increase from January's budget proposal, which set the COLA at 8.13%
The Governor's May Revision to the January budget proposal traditionally catalyzes more intense
spending negotiations with the Legislature. Lawmakers have until June 151" to pass a budget for
the next fiscal year. In response to the May Revise proposal, legislative leaders noted their
support for careful spending practices and the hopeful passage of bonds to fund climate and
capital investments but noted their dedication to programs omitted from the proposal, such as
transportation and childcare investments.
Following the release of the May Revise, the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) issued a report
on the implications and feasibility of enacting the Governor's revised 2023-24 state budget. LAO
serves as the state's nonpartisan analyst for all things related to the budget. The office describes
itself as the "eyes and ears" of the Legislature to ensure that the executive branch is implementing
legislative policy in a cost-efficient and effective manner. In its assessment of the Governor's
proposal, the LAO provided some key assessments including:
It estimates that the budget deficit is actually $34.5 billion — which is greater than the $31.5
billion estimate provided by the Administration.
It notes that there is less than a one -in -six chance the state can afford the May Revision
spending level across the five-year period, given projections that the state faces operating
deficits throughout the multiyear window.
It encourages the use of reduced one-time spending and reserve funds to extend budget
capacity for the state to sustain core, ongoing programs.
These insights and recommendations are likely to influence budget negotiations between the
Legislature and the Administration. Lawmakers held a series of budget informational hearings in
the final weeks of May to discuss and recommend changes to various spending programs
proposed by the Administration. The Legislature's budget framework is set to be internally
completed in early June, which will kick off further discussions on how to reconcile differences.
State Legislature
The month of May featured two major legislative deadlines bills must pass in order to advance to
the second house: the Appropriations Suspense File hearings, and the House of Origin deadline.
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On May 18, both the Senate and Assembly Appropriations Committees held their "suspense file"
hearings, wherein hundreds of bills were held under submission and will not move forward for the
remainder of the Legislative Session. The appropriations suspense process was borne out of a
desire for fiscal prudence and essentially serves as a filter for the hundreds of bills introduced
each year that are deemed to have a significant fiscal impact on the state's finite resources.
Bills may be held under submission for a number of reasons - their structure may be duplicative
to existing budget spending proposals, bill authors may have identified other bills within their
portfolio as having a greater priority, or a bill may be deemed politically unfeasible for several
reasons. Given the budget constraints this year with an anticipated deficit, legislators were more
inclined to halt the progression of bills with big price tags.
Suspense file hearings are done in rapid speed, with Appropriations Chairs reading the outcomes
of hundreds of bills. This year, the Assembly Appropriations Suspense file featured 755 bills, of
which 221 were held under submission (29%). The Senate Appropriations Suspense file featured
416 bills, of which 90 bills were held under submission (22%).
Because May's suspense file hearings mark the first iteration of two, more bills tend to pass out
of their house of origin's suspense file than the suspense file hearing in the second house. This
can be somewhat attributed to the political favorability of bills authored by colleagues within the
same house.
Following the outcomes of the suspense file hearings, the last week of May featured another
major legislative hurdle for bills — the House of Origin deadline. The House of Origin deadline
marks the last day for any bill introduced in the Senate or Assembly to pass off the floor and into
the second house for consideration. Both houses considered hundreds of bills throughout the
week. Below is a summary of various priority bill outcomes, organized by issue area:
Proposed Statewide Bonds
• AB 531 (Irwin) enacts the Veterans Housing and Homeless Prevention Bond Act of 2024
to authorize the issuance of bonds in an amount not to exceed $600,000,000 to provide
additional funding for the VHHPA.
This measure passed off of the Assembly Floor on 5130 on an 80-0 vote.
• AB 1657 (Wicks) enacts the Affordable Housing Bond Act of 2024, which authorizes the
issuance of $10 billion in general obligation bonds, upon approval by voters at the March
5, 2024, statewide primary election. Bond funds would be used to fund new and
existing affordable rental housing and homeownership programs.
This measure passed off of the Assembly Floor on 5131 on a 61-13 vote.
• AB 1567 (Garcia) enacts the Safe Drinking Water, Wildfire Prevention, Drought
Preparation, Flood Protection, Extreme Heat Mitigation, Clean Energy, and Workforce
Development Bond Act of 2024, which if approved by the voters, would authorize the
issuance of bonds in the amount of $15,995,000,000.
This measure passed off of the Assembly Floor on 5131 on a 63-0 vote.
• SB 638 (Eggman) enacts the Climate Resiliency and Flood Control Bond Act of 2024,
which places a $6 billion general obligation bond before voters in the November 2024
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general election to finance flood control efforts. SB 638's enactment is contingent upon
the passage of another bond measure, SB 867 (Allen).
This measure passed off of the Senate Floor on 5131 on a 36-2 vote.
SB 834 (Portantino) enacts the California Family Home Construction and Homeownership
Bond Act of 2023 which authorizes the issuance of bonds in the amount of
$25,000,000,000. Bond funds would be used to provide secondary mortgage loans to
qualified homebuyers and loans to qualified homebuilders for predevelopment
infrastructure improvements.
This measure passed off of the Senate Floor on 5130 on a 28-9 vote.
SB 867 (Allen) enacts the Drought, Flood, and Water Resilience, Wildfire and Forest
Resilience, Coastal Resilience, Extreme Heat Mitigation, Biodiversity and Nature -Based
Climate Solutions, Climate Smart Agriculture, Park Creation, and Outdoor Access, and
Clean Energy Bond Act of 2024, which, if approved by the voters, would authorize the
issuance of bonds in the amount of $15,500,000,000. SB 867's enactment is contingent
upon the passage of another bond measure, SB 638 (Eggman).
This measure passed off of the Senate Floor on 5131 on a 33-5 vote.
Environmental Quality
• AB 573 (Garcia) allows local jurisdictions to comply with the state's recovered organic
waste procurement requirements by procuring California -derived organic waste products
processed at out-of-state facilities.
This measure passed off of the Assembly Floor on 5131 on a 80-0 vote.
SB 615 (Allen) requires vehicle traction batteries to be recovered and reused, repurposed,
or remanufactured and recycled at the end of their useful life and requires manufacturers
to be responsible for ensuring responsible end -of -life management of vehicle traction
batteries.
This measure passed off of the Senate Floor on 5125 with a 40-0 vote, on special
consent.
Governance, Transparency, and Labor Relations
• AB 338 (Aguiar-Curry) expands the definition of public works, for which prevailing wage
must be paid to workers, to include publicly funded fuel reduction work that is done under
contract as part of a fire mitigation project and falls within an apprentice occupation in the
building and construction trades.
This measure passed off of the Assembly Floor on 5131 on a 66-8 vote.
AB 764 (Bryan) updates the procedures local agencies must follow when adjusting the
boundaries of the districts used to elect members of their governing bodies and
establishes a procedure for legal challenges when a local jurisdiction does not comply with
redistricting requirements.
This measure passed off of the Assembly Floor on 5130 with a 62-17 vote.
AB 1637 (Irwin) requires local agencies to switch to a .gov domain and all associated email
addresses no later than January 1, 2027.
This measure passed off of the Assembly Floor on 5131 on a 56-4 vote.
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AB 1484 (Zbur) requires the inclusion of temporary employees in the same bargaining unit
as permanent employees upon request of the recognized employee organization to a local
public employer.
This measure passed off of the Assembly Floor on 5131 on a 62-16 vote.
• SB 252 (Gonzalez) prohibits CalPERS from investing in fossil fuel companies.
This measure passed off of the Senate Floor on 5131 on a 23-10 vote.
Homelessness
AB 799 (Rivas) requires regions to develop a regional homelessness action plan every
five years and submit it the state for approval, makes various changes to round five and
any future rounds of the Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention (HHAP) program,
and requires the California Interagency Council on Homelessness (CA-ICH) to develop a
financing plan to end homelessness by 2035.
This measure passed off of the Assembly Floor on 5131 on a 62-16 vote.
Housing and Land Use
• SB 4 (Wiener) requires a housing development project to be a use by right on land owned
by an independent institution of higher education or a religious institution.
This measure passed off of the Senate Floor on 5130 with a 33-2 vote.
• SB 423 (Wiener) eliminates the January 1, 2026 sunset date on specified provisions that
provide for ministerial approval of certain multifamily affordable housing projects that are
proposed in cities and counties that have not built sufficient housing to meet their regional
housing needs (SB 35 streamlining).
This measure passed off of the Senate Floor on 5131 on a 29-5 vote.
SB 747 (Caballero) makes numerous changes to the Surplus Land Act to clarify
procedures and provide local agencies with economic development opportunities.
This measure passed off of the Senate Floor on 5131 on a 38-0 vote.
Public Safety
• AB 33 (Bains) establishes the Fentanyl Addiction and Overdose Prevention Task Force to
undertake various duties relating to fentanyl abuse, including, among others, collecting
data on the nature and extent of fentanyl abuse.
This measure passed off of the Assembly Floor last week on a 78-0 vote.
• AB 701 (Villapudua) requires the court to add a sentencing enhancement to the
defendant's sentence if a defendant is convicted of possession of a controlled substance
containing fentanyl for sale or distribution.
This measure passed off of the Assembly Floor on 5125 on a 72-0 vote.
• AB 742 (Jackson) prohibits the use of an unleashed police canine by law enforcement to
apprehend a person and any use of a police canine for crowd control.
This measure was held at the request of the Author and will not progress during the
2023 Legislative Session.
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• SB 50 (Bradford) prohibits peace officers from initiating a traffic stop for specified low-level
infractions unless a separate, independent basis for a stop exists.
This measure passed off of the Senate Floor on 5130 on a 22-11 vote.
Legislative Discussions Continue on How to Address Fentanyl Crisis
The fentanyl crisis has been a priority policy topic for the 2023 Legislative Session. Numerous
policy proposals have emerged to address the frequency of deadly overdoses in the state —
including reforms to the penal code to allow for enhanced sentencing against offenders,
distributing opioid antagonist kits and educational materials to public -facing entities, and
intercepting transnational crime rings. The Democratic Caucuses within the Senate and Assembly
have been hesitant to pass measures that would add to the penal code and add sentencing
enhancements, much to the dismay of Republican lawmakers and the families of fentanyl
overdose victims, who wish to see dealers of fentanyl face legal punishment.
To increase topic transparency and look at the issue holistically, the Legislature has held a series
of special hearings to discuss a path forward in addressing the crisis. In April, the Assembly Public
Safety Committee held a special hearing on a handful of fentanyl-related bills, which moved
forward bills that would level fentanyl sentencing enhancements with existing scheduled drugs,
promote education and interagency collaboration, and distribute naloxone kits.
Similarly, in May, the Legislature held its first Special Committee on Fentanyl and Overdose
Prevention hearing, where panelists and victims' families discussed fentanyl addiction, state and
local public health response, state and local legal response, and education efforts. Legislators
questioned experts, local officials, and each other about the best way to tackle the problem.
Frustration ran high during the hearing, with information on increased drug use and distribution,
to the lack of adequate treatment, legislators pointed out the state's various failings in the fentanyl
crisis, which continues to worsen through the year.
The key takeaway from these committee hearings is that there is not one solution to addressing
the fentanyl crisis. Legislators will need to take a multipronged approach with bills that address
policy areas like criminal justice reforms, educational outreach, transnational action, and creating
and supplying lifesaving resources like Narcan. Looking forward, the Legislature is poised to
continue addressing the topic through additional bill introductions, future special committee
hearings, and budget allocations to increase law enforcement response and access to opioid
antagonist kits.
Court Upholds Campaign Contribution Limit Law Imposed on Local Officials
In late May, a Superior Court rejected a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a new law
prohibiting local elected officials from voting on matters involving the people and organizations
who contribute to their campaigns.
SB 1439 (Glazer, Statutes of 2022) went into effect earlier this year. The new law requires local
elected officials to recuse themselves from votes and discussions involving anyone who has
contributed more than $250 to their campaigns. The prohibition covers contributions made 12
months before and after the vote. A similar requirement already existed for officials appointed to
local and state boards, but SB 1439 expanded California's Political Reform Act to include most
elected officials as well. The FPPC subsequently issued clarifying actions to prohibit the measure
from applying retroactively, before its enactment.
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In response to its passage, a coalition of special interest groups filed a lawsuit alleging the law is
overly broad, improperly alters the state's Political Reform Act, and infringes on free speech
protections related to the right to petition governments. The plaintiffs behind the lawsuit included
the Family Business Association of California, California Restaurant Association, California
Retailers Association, California Building Industry Association, California Business Properties
Association, and the California Business Roundtable — all of which expressed their
disappointment over the ruling.
The Fair Political Practices Commission, the state agency tasked with implementing and enforcing
the law, served as the defendant in the case and was represented by the California Attorney
General's Office. FPPC Chair Richard Miadich said the Commission has continued to work on
establishing regulations to fully implement the law, despite the lawsuit, and plans to adopt those
new rules in June.
California Watchdog Agency Says the State is Already Falling Short of Organic Waste
Recycling Efforts; Recommends Pausing Policy Altogether
On May 24, the Little Hoover Commission - an independent California state oversight agency that
assesses the effectiveness of laws — released a draft report detailing the shortfalls of the state's
ambitious organic waste recycling laws. SB 1383 (Lara, Statutes of 2016) became effective in
2022 and aims to cut organic waste disposal by 75% and reduce edible food waste by 20% by
2025. According to the report, the state is "poised to miss" these targets.
The law was signed in 2016, but implementation has been slow due to a multiyear rulemaking
period and pandemic -related delays. Concerns about cost, practicality and regulatory complexity
have been voiced by local governments that are responsible for compliance in the face of
expensive penalties.
The report details that not only did the state miss its 2020 target, but California dumped more
organic waste in landfills than it did in 2014 (the baseline year used to calculate targets) and is
set to miss its 2025 goals, too. The Commission's recommendation is for the Legislature to
temporarily pause implementation for additional intergovernmental coordination and preparation
to take place.
CalRecycle responded to the report noting that it would be a huge mistake to hit pause. The
Agency notes that the state has already spent nearly half a billion dollars in California to jump-
start 1383 in organic recycling and a lot of that would be halted.
Ultimately, the Commission's report is non -binding and will not result in any tangible action without
legislative or regulatory intervention. It does, however, point to the difficulties associated with
implementing the nation's most expansive organics recycling plan.
Governor Newsom Unveils Sweeping Plan to Speed Up Infrastructure Projects
On May 19, Governor Newsom announced plans to unveil a sweeping package of legislation and
an executive order to make it easier to build transportation, clean energy, water, and other
infrastructure across California. The package is designed to capitalize on federal funds passed
by the Biden Administration to boost climate -minded construction projects. The state is estimated
to receive $180 billion in state and federal funds for infrastructure in California over the next
decade.
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As the first step in the process, Governor Newsom signed an executive order that will instruct
various government agencies to work together and create an infrastructure strike team, which in
theory will target projects that need to be completed and make sure they get across the finish line.
The remaining 11-bill package is designed to shorten the contracting process for infrastructure
and water projects, limit timelines for CEQA and other environmental litigation to no more than
nine months, and simplify permitting processes for complicated projects like the Sacramento -San
Joaquin River Delta tunnel project to deliver water to Southern California. The Governor noted
that these processes are already in place for expedited permitting and construction for NBA
arenas as well as other megadevelopments across the state.
Omitted from the package is any direct focus on environmental streamlining for housing
production. When asked at the press conference why these policies were not included, the
Governor noted that there are "numerous legislative proposals that he looks forward to signing"
that will address these issues. This likely includes AB 1633 by Assembly Member Ting, which
clarifies that it is a violation of the Housing Accountability Act (HAA) for a local jurisdiction to deny
in bad faith an environmental clearance to which an urban infill housing development is legally
entitled.
During his presentation, the Governor noted he would fold the package into the State Budget
trailer bill process which must pass both houses of the Legislature by June 15. The Legislature
and the Administration are in the process of negotiating the final details of the fiscal blueprint with
Newsom's office. As of yet, no official language related to the package has been released.
However, with history as a guide, this package will likely be pushed through with the
expeditiousness exercised during last year, wherein the Governor pushed through a major climate
change mitigation package with extreme urgency in the final weeks of the Legislative Session.
The month of May saw several developments on the federal appropriations front, actions related
to federal water supplies, and the announcement of major policy initiatives in the issue areas of
sustainability and homelessness. Below is an overview of pertinent federal actions from the month
of May.
House Passes Debt Limit Bill with Bipartisan Support to Avert Default
On May 31, the House overwhelmingly passed legislation negotiated by President Biden and
Speaker Kevin McCarthy to suspend the debt ceiling and set federal spending limits. The measure
would defer the federal debt limit for two years — allowing the government to borrow unlimited
sums as necessary to pay its obligations — while imposing two years of spending caps and a
string of policy changes that Republicans demanded in exchange for allowing the country to avoid
a disastrous default. Additional information on key provisions can be found below:
Funding Provisions
• The measure imposes separate spending caps on security and nonsecurity programs,
which have been standard in the previous acts that raised the ceiling in the past.
• Nondefense spending for FY 24 will be stabilized at 2023 levels and will be capped at
$703.7 billion and for FY 25 at $712.7 billion
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• Defense spending will be capped for FY24 at $886.3 billion and for FY 25 at $895.2 billion.
COVID Funds
The package rescinds certain unspent monies provided under the various laws enacted
in 2020 for COVID-19 relief, as well as from the 2021 American Rescue Plan Act. The
recissions primarily come from the Department of Health and Human Services. A complete
list is available upon request.
State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds for cities and counties (commonly referred to as
ARPA funds) are not among the recissions included in the debt deal.
Work Requirements
Current law requires most able-bodied adults between the ages of 18 and 49 without
dependents to work or attend training programs for at least 80 hours a month if they want
to receive more than three months of SNAP benefits within a three-year period. The bill
phases in higher age limits for those work requirements, bringing the maximum age to 54
by 2025.
But as part of the compromise with Democrats, the provision is slated to expire five years
later. At that time, the maximum age for the work requirements would drop back down to
49.
Changes to Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF)
For households utilizing Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) benefits, the
deal would make adjustments to a credit that allows states to require fewer recipients to
work, updating and readjusting the credit to make it harder for states to avoid. The credit,
called the "caseload reduction credit," allows states to reduce the number of people
subject to work requirements based on the decline in the number of people on the TANF
rolls in that state as compared to the number of people receiving the assistance in 2005.
House Republicans wanted to move the year of comparison to 2022, which would have
initially reset the credits to close to zero for every state. Under the compromise bill, states
can gain credits for their caseload reduction since 2015. The bill would also make other
adjustments to TANF, including eliminating some small cash payments to families.
Changes to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
• Under current rules, individuals ages 18 through 49 can't receive SNAP benefits for more
than three months in three years if they don't meet additional work requirements.
• The measure would expand work requirements for "able-bodied adults without
dependents" under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to individuals up to
the age of 51 starting in fiscal 2023, 53 starting in fiscal 2024, and 55 starting in fiscal
2025.
• The measure would exempt homeless individuals, veterans, or certain individuals in foster
care from the work rules that apply to able-bodied adults without dependents.
• States would have to apply the work requirement provisions to any application for initial
certification or recertification beginning 90 days after the bill's enactment.
• The work requirement changes would sunset on Oct. 1, 2030, to allow Congress to
reevaluate.
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The measure would also modify the number of exemptions that state agencies can provide
to the work requirements, so the average number of exemptions doesn't exceed 8% of all
covered recipients beginning in fiscal 2024, instead of 12%.
The Agriculture Department would be required to make public all available state waiver
requests and agency approvals, including supporting data from the state and relevant
documents on the waivers' use.
Student Loans
• The measure will end federal student loan payment suspension sixty days after June 30
and would not allow the Department of Education to implement a similar measure through
executive action unless authorized by Congress. This has no substantive effect on current
measures being decided by the courts.
Southwest States Strike Deal on Water Management and Distribution for Colorado River
In late May, the Biden-Harris Administration announced new investments that will help improve
and protect the stability and sustainability of the Colorado River System. Current and future
funding is needed to help increase water conservation, improve water efficiency, protect critical
environmental resources, and prevent the Colorado River System's reservoirs from falling to
critically low elevations that would threaten water deliveries and power production.
The funding, part of the President's Investing in America agenda, follows an historic consensus
system conservation proposal announced that commits to measures to conserve at least 3 million -
acre feet of system water through the end of 2026 when the current operating guidelines are set
to expire.
To date, the Interior Department has announced the following investments for Colorado River
Basin states, which will yield hundreds of thousands of acre-feet of water savings each year once
these projects are complete:
• $281 million for 21 water recycling projects that are expected to increase annual water
capacity by 127,000 acre-feet annually;
• Up to $233 million in water conservation funding for the Gila River Indian Community,
including $83 million for a water pipeline project and an additional $50 million from the
Inflation Reduction Act through the Lower Colorado River Basin System Conservation and
Efficiency Program, which will also provide similar investments in 2024 and 2025;
• Over $73 million for infrastructure repairs on water delivery systems, $19.3 million in fiscal
year 2022 and another $54 million announced last month;
• $71 million for 32 drought resiliency projects to expand access to water through
groundwater storage, rainwater harvesting, aquifer recharge and water treatment; and
• $20 million in new water storage and groundwater storage investments.
Biden Administration Announces Efforts to Mitigate Homelessness
In mid -May, the Biden-Harris Administration announced the launch of All INside, an initiative to
address unsheltered homelessness across the country. All INside is a key part of All In: The
Federal Strategic Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness, which set a bold goal to reduce
homelessness by 25 percent by 2025.
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Through the initiative, the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) and its 19 federal
member agencies will partner with state and local governments to strengthen and accelerate local
efforts to get unsheltered people into homes in six places: Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, Phoenix
Metro, Seattle, and the State of California. In participating communities, for up to two years, the
administration will:
• Embed a dedicated federal official in each community to accelerate locally -driven
strategies and enact system -level changes to reduce unsheltered homelessness;
Deploy dedicated teams across the federal government to identify opportunities for
regulatory relief and flexibilities, navigate federal funding streams, and facilitate a peer
learning network across the communities; and
• Convene philanthropy, the private sector, and other communities to identify opportunities
for follow-on support and collaboration.
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June XX, 2023
The Honorable Eduardo Garcia
10210 Street, Suite 8120
Sacramento, CA 95814
SUBJECT: AB 573 (Garcia) Notice of Support
Dear Assembly Member Garcia:
The City of Tustin (City) is pleased to inform you of its support of AB 573 which will assist local
jurisdictions in meeting their SB 1383 organic waste diversion requirements by allowing
California -derived material processed at existing out-of-state compost facilities to count towards
their procurement requirements. The City has adopted a support position to this bill in accordance
with its 2023 Legislative Platform, Public Works policy statement 39: Support efforts that assist
the City in meeting its waste and recycling mandates and adding flexibility to comply with state
regulations.
Organic materials make up half of what Californians dump in landfills and emit 20% of the state's
methane. In a critical effort to reduce methane and other short-lived climate pollutant emissions,
California set organic waste diversion targets of 50% by 2020 and 75% by 2025 (SB 1383 Lara,
2016). To drive infrastructure investment and create demand for organic waste products, the SB
1383 regulations required cities and counties by January 1, 2022, to procure or purchase a specific
quantity of organic waste products based on their population.
Jurisdictions can fulfill these annual procurement targets using any combination of organic waste
products such as compost, mulch, or renewable energy. These organic waste products offer
benefits to local communities by improving soil and air quality, creating green jobs to help the
economy, and supporting local climate initiatives (i.e., Climate Action Plans).
As jurisdictions ramp up their organic waste collection programs, many cities and counties have
struggled to meet their procurement targets due to a limited amount of organic waste infrastructure
across the state. In some cases, purchasing compost from within state borders and delivering it to
a jurisdiction can require trucking compost hundreds of miles, unnecessarily increasing vehicle
miles traveled and ratepayer costs. CalRecycle acknowledges that the state still needs
approximately 50-100 new or expanded facilities for the successful implementation of SB 1383
and that it can take several years — and even sometimes a decade — to site and permit new facilities.
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While jurisdictions wait for in -state compost facilities to get sited and permitted, AB 573 will help
local jurisdictions in meeting their SB 1383 procurement targets by allowing jurisdictions near the
state border to purchase California -derived compost processed at existing out-of-state facilities.
For these reasons, the City of Tustin supports AB 573.
Sincerely,
Austin Lumbard
Mayor
cc: Senator Dave Min
Assembly Member Cottie Petrie -Norris
League of California Cities, ci . lettersncacities.org
Townsend Public Affairs
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The Honorable Ash Kalra
10210 Street, Suite 4610
Sacramento, CA 95814
SUBJECT: AB 1082 (Kalra) Notice of Opposition Unless Amended
Dear Assembly Member Kalra:
The City of Tustin (City) regrets to inform you of its oppose unless amended position on AB 1082
which amends the California Vehicle Code to prohibit the immobilization and towing of vehicles
and repeals the authority to tow a vehicle or install a device designed to immobilize a vehicle for
having five or more unpaid parking tickets or traffic tickets. The City has adopted an oppose unless
amended position to this bill in accordance with its 2023 Legislative Platform, Public Safety,
policy statement 60: Oppose efforts to limit the City s ability to enforce parking rules and
regulations and recover the costs of doing so.
While the City agrees with the intent to protect vulnerable residents from unnecessary vehicle
tows, as written, this legislation would create significant burdens to local enforcement agencies
and could impede the accessibility of economic cores within communities. Municipal and other
public parking programs are typically independent operations that enforce local parking rules, as
well as state and local laws related to parking in order to benefit the residents and visitors to those
jurisdictions. At their fundamental core, parking enforcement programs are designed to ensure
compliance of local and state parking regulations to facilitate availability of parking spaces
throughout the City, which supports local businesses and events. This measure would raise the
violation threshold to an unnecessarily high degree, which would require local enforcement
agencies to let cars idle in front of high traffic corridors. Cities are free to create their own parking
enforcement rules, and the City would like to preserve local control when it comes to revenue from
parking violations in our community.
For these and the other reasons described above, the City of Tustin opposes AB 1082 unless
amended.
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Austin Lumbard
Mayor
cc: Senator Dave Min
Assembly Member Cottie Petrie -Norris
League of California Cities, ci . lettersncacities.org
Townsend Public Affairs
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City of Tustin Priority State Legislation Matrix
2023 California State Legislative Session
Updated 6.8.23
Bill Bill Summary Bill Status Position
Community Services
Would update California's 1967 conservatorship law by
Status: 6/8/2023-
SB 43 (Eggman)
expanding the definition of "gravely disabled" to include
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Behavioral Health.
conditions that result in a substantial risk of serious harm to an
HEALTH and JUD.
individual's physical or mental health.
SB 363 (Eggman)
Facilities for
Inpatient and
Residential Mental
Would establish a real-time, internet-based dashboard to collect,
Status: 6/1/2023-
aggregate, and display information about available beds in
Referred to Com. on
Watch
Health and
psychiatric and substance abuse facilities.
HEALTH.
Substance Use
Disorder:
Database.
AB 33 (Bains)
Fentanyl Addiction
Would establish a task force to analyze data on the extent of fentanyl
Status: 6/7/2023-
Status: 6/7/2023-
and Overdose
use in California and evaluate approaches to increase public
Referred to Com. on
Referred to Com. on
Prevention Task
awareness.
PUB S.
PUB S.
Force.
SB 19 (Seyarto)
Would establish a task force to analyze data on the extent of fentanyl
Status: 6/8/2023-
Anti-Fentanyl
use in California and evaluate approaches to increase public
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Abuse Task Force.
awareness.
HEALTH and PUB. S.
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AB 799 (L. Rivas)
Homeless
Housing,
This measure would create new accountability requirements for
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Assistance, and
local governments accessing state funding through the Homeless
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Prevention
Housing, Assistance, and Prevention Program (HHAP).
HUMAN S. and
Program:
HOUSING.
Homelessness
Accountability Act.
AB 1215 (Carrillo)
Pets Assistance
with Support
Status: 4/19/2023-In
Grant Program:
Would create a grant program for homeless and domestic violence
committee: Set, first
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Homeless
shelters to accommodate pets.
hearing. Referred to
Shelters: Domestic
suspense file.
Violence Shelters:
Pets.
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AB 963 (Schiavo)
The End of the
Foster Care -to-
Homelessness
Pipeline Act.
Would establish an unfunded loan guarantee program to provide
security to qualified lenders financing the development and
acquisition of housing for current and former foster youth ages 18
to 25.
Status: 5/18/2023-
Joint Rule 62(a), file
notice suspended. In
committee: Held under
submission.
Watch
AB 1321 (Bonta)
California
Coordinated
Would create a competitive grant program to implement a
Status: 6/7/2023-
Neighborhood and
comprehensive, integrated continuum of cradle -to -career
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Community
solutions at the neighborhood level.
HUMAN S.
Services Grant
Program.
AB 262 (Holden)
Would require the State Department of Social Services to establish
Status: 6/7/2023-
Children's Camps:
and lead a stakeholder workgroup to gather information and
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Regulation.
provide recommendations to the Legislature regarding the
HUMAN S.
development of subsequent legislation for children's camps.
Public Safety
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AB 1034 (Wilson)
Would prohibit a law enforcement agency or law enforcement
Law Enforcement:
officer from installing, activating, or using any biometric
Facial Recognition
surveillance system in connection with an officer camera or data
Status: 5/24/2023-
and Other
collected by an officer camera and would authorize a person to
Referred to Com. on
Watch
bring an action for equitable or declaratory relief against a law
PUB S.
Bi
cnce.
enforcement agency or officer who violates that prohibition.
veill
Surveillance.
Would sunset on January 1, 2034.
SB 796 (Alvarado-
Would make it a crime for a person to willfully threaten to commit
Status: 6/8/2023-
Gil) Threats.
a crime that will result in death or great bodily injury at a
Referred to Com. on
Watch
particular location or event.
PUB. S.
Would require the EMS authority to develop an electronic
signature for use between the emergency department medical
personnel at a receiving facility and the transporting emergency
AB 40 (Rodriguez)
medical personnel that captures the points in time when the
Status: 6/7/2023-
Emergency
hospital receives notification of ambulance arrival and when
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Medical Services.
transfer of care is executed for documentation of ambulance
HEALTH.
patient offload time and would require the authority to develop a
statewide standard of 20 minutes, 90% of the time, for ambulance
patient offload time.
Environment
AB 2 (Ward)
Recycling: Solar
Would create end -of -life management of photovoltaic modules (or
Status: 6/7/2023-
Photovoltaic
solar panels), minimization of hazardous waste, and recovery of
Referred to Com. on
Watch
commercially valuable materials.
E.Q.
Modules.
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AB 573 (E. Garcia)
Status: 6/1/2023-In
Organic Waste
This measure intends to support rural and/or border cities with
Senate. Read first
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Disposal
meeting SB 1383 procurement targets.
time. To Com. on
Reduction Targets.
RLS. for assignment.
AB 863 (Aguiar-
Curry) Carpet
Recycling: Carpet
Would increase the per day penalty for violations of carpet
Stewardship
stewardship laws. Would provide that if a carpet stewardship
Status: 6/7/2023-
Organizations:
organization violates a provision of the carpet stewardship law
Referred to Com. on
Watch
three times, they become ineligible to act and the successor rules
E.Q.
Fines:
will apply.
pp y
Succession:
Procedure.
Summary: Current law requires the Department of Conservation and the State
AB 1526 (Asm. Nat
Water Resources Control Board to provide to the fiscal and relevant policy
Status: 6/7/2023-In
Resources) Solid
committees of the Legislature an annual report regarding certain aspects of the
committee: Hearing
Watch
implementation of the Underground Injection Control Program until October 1, 2024.
postponed by
Waste.
This bill would make these provisions inoperative on October 1, 2029, and would
committee.
repeal them as of January 1, 2030.
SB 615 (Allen)
Would require electric vehicle manufacturers, dealers and other
Status: 6/8/2023-
Solid Waste:
parties to be responsible for making sure lithium -ion vehicle
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Lithium Vehicle
batteries are recycled and repurposed at the end of their useful
E.S. & T.M.
Batteries.
life.
SB 707 (Newman)
Would require textile producers to establish a stewardship program
Status: 6/1/2023-In
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Watch
Textile Recovery.
for the collection and recycling of a covered textile product.
time. Held at Desk.
AB 50 (Wood)
This measure aims to address situation delays with connecting
Status: 6/7/2023-
Energy Utility
projects to the grid, including housing projects.
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Communication.
E., U. & C.
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AB 1132
(Freidman) Solar
Permit Fees.
Would extend to 2034 the current limit on permit fees that a city or
county may charge for a residential and commercial solar energy
system.
Status: 6/7/2023-From
committee: Do pass
and re -refer to Com.
on APPR. (Ayes 7. Watch
Noes 0.) (June 7). Re -
referred to Com. on
APPR.
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Would require local governments in coastal areas to implement
Status: 6/6/2023-From
SB 272 (Laird) Sea
sea level rise planning and adaptation by 2034. Would also require
committee with
author's amendments.
Level Rise
the California Coastal Commission and the San Francisco Bay
Read second time and
Watch
Planning.
Conservation and Development Commission to establish guidelines
amended. Re -referred
for the preparation of that planning and adaptation by 2024.
to Com. on NAT. RES.
AB 1567 (E.
Would collectively propose $20 billion in bonds for safe drinking
Status: 6/1/2023-In
Garcia), SB 638
water, wildfire prevention, drought preparation, flood protection,
Senate. Read first
Watch
(Eggman), and SB
and extreme heat mitigation.
time. To Com. on
867 (Allen)
RLS. for assignment.
SB 69 (Cortese)
Would require local agencies to provide any subsequent revised or
Status: 5/31/2023-In
CEQA Document
amended copy of CEQA documents upon request by mail or email
Assembly. Read first
Watch
Requests.
and to submit the documents to the state clearinghouse. Would toll
time. Held at Desk.
the statutes of limitation periods for each document request.
AB 460 (Bauer-
Would authorize the State Water Resources Control Board to fine
Status: 6/7/2023-
Kahan) State
$10,000 for each day in which a violation occurs and $5,000 for
Water Board
each acre-foot of water diverted in violation of an interim relief
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Authority.
order.
N.R. & W. and JUD.
Housing
SB 4 (Wiener)
Planning and
Zoning: Housing
Development:
Would require that a housing development project be a use by right on
Status: 6/8/2023-
Higher
any land owned by an independent institution of higher education or
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Education
religious institution on or before January 1, 2024.
H. & C.D. and NAT.
RES.
Institutions and
Religious
Institutions.
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Would modify and expand SB 35 provisions that allow certain
SB 423 (Wiener)
multifamily housing developments to take advantage of a streamlined,
Streamlined
ministerial approval process. Specifically, this measure would:
Status: 6/8/2023-
Housing
• Remove the 2026 sunset and makes the statutes permanent.
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Oppose Unless
Approvals:
• Apply SB 35 provisions to the Coastal Zone.
H. & C.D. and NAT.
Amended
Multifamily
• Allow the state to approve housing developments on property they
RES.
Housing
own or lease.
Developments.
• Prohibit a city from enforcing its inclusionary housing ordinance if the
income limits are higher than those in SB 35.
SB 34 (Umberg)
Prohibits Orange County, or any city located therein, from proceeding with a
Surplus land
planned disposal of surplus land if it receives a notice of violation from the
Status: 5/26/2023-
Oppose Unless
disposal:
Department of Housing and Community Development and the violation is not
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violations: Orange
corrected within 60 days.
L. GOV. and H. & C.D.
County.
AB 1505
(Rodriguez)
Would appropriate $250,000,000 from the General Fund to the California
Status: 6/1/2023-In
Seismic
Residential Mitigation Program, as opposed to in the 2023-2024 Budget Act, for the
Senate. Read first
Support
retrofitting: soft
purpose of implementing the Seismic Retrofitting Program for Soft Story Multifamily
time. To Com. on
story multifamily
Housing.
RLS. for assignment.
housing
Would require a city or county to provide, to a 100% affordable housing
AB 1490 (Lee)
project, the following:
Affordable
• Approving all entitlements and permits within 30 days or less.
Status: 6/7/2023-
Housing
• Waiving local building and permit fees.
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• Low-income utility rates shall be available.
HOUSING and GOV.
Watch
Projects: Adaptive
• No minimum floor area ratio.
& F.
• No additional parking requirements.
Reuse.
• Local affordable housing funds shall include adaptive reuse as an
eligible project.
Status: 5/31 /2023-
AB 480 (Ting)
AB 480 makes various changes to the Surplus Land Act regarding the disposal
Referred to Corns. on
Oppose Unless
Surplus Land
process, HCD's authority, and penalties for violations.
GOV. & F. and
Amended
HOUSING.
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SB 747 (Caballero)
Land Use:
This bill makes changes to the Surplus Land Act (SLA) by addressing substantive
Status: 6/1/2023-In
Economic
issues with the SLA as it exists today, and reaffirms the role of the Economic
Assembly. Read first
Support
Development,
Opportunity Law when local agencies dispose of property.
time. Held at Desk.
surplus land
AB 519 (Schiavo)
Affordable
Would require the Department of Housing and Community
Housing:
Development, by July 1, 2024, to establish a workgroup to develop a
Status: 6/1/2023-In
Consolidated
consolidated application for the purposes of obtaining grants, loans,
Senate. Read first
Watch
tax credits, credit enhancement, and other types of financing for
time. To Com. on
Funding
building affordable housing, and developing a coordinated review
RLS. for assignment.
Application
process for the application.
Process.
Would enact The Affordable Housing Bond Act of 2024, which, if
AB 1657 (Wicks)
adopted, would authorize the issuance of bonds in the yet-todetermined
Status: 6/1/2023-In
The Affordable
amount pursuant to the State General Obligation Bond
Senate. Read first
Watch
Housing Bond Act
Law. Proceeds from the sale of these bonds would be used to finance
time. To Com. on
of 2024.
programs to fund affordable rental housing and homeownership
RLS. for assignment.
programs.
SB 834
(Portantino)
Housing:
Would enact the California Family Home Construction and
California Family
Homeownership Bond Act of 2023, which, if adopted, would authorize
Status: 6/8/2023-
the issuance of bonds in the amount of $25 billion pursuant to the State
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Home
General Obligation Bond Law to finance the California Family Home
H. & C.D.
Construction and
Construction and Homeownership Program.
Homeownership
Bond Act of 2023.
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ACA 1 (Aguiar-
Curry) Local
Government
Would authorize a local government to impose, extend, or increase a
Financing:
sales and use tax or transactions and use tax for the purposes of
Status: 5/31/2023-Re-
Affordable
funding the construction, rehabilitation, or replacement of public
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Housing
infrastructure, affordable housing, or permanent supportive housing if
GOV..
the proposition proposing that tax is approved by 55% of its voters
and Public
voting on the proposition.
Infrastructure:
Voter Approval.
Status: 6/7/2023-
Coauthors revised.
ACA 10 (Haney)
Would declare that the state recognizes the fundamental human right
From committee: Be
adopted, and re -refer
Fundamental
to adequate housing for everyone in California. Would make it the
to Com. on APPR. Re-
Watchreferred.
Human Right to
shared obligation of state and local jurisdictions to respect, protect,
(Ayes 6.
Housing.
and fulfill this right by all appropriate means.
Noes 2.) (June 7). Re -
referred to Com. on
APPR.
Transportation
Status: 6/1 /2023-Read
third time. Passed.
AB 6 (Friedman)
Would prioritize transportation funding that significantly contribute
Ordered to the
Senate. Ayes 45. (
Transportation
towards the goals outlined in a region's sustainable communities'
Noes 1In Senate.
Watch
Planning.
strategy.
Read first time. To
Com. on RLS. for
assignment.
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Status: 6/8/2023-From
committee chair, with
Would authorize the California Transportation Commission to
author's amendments:
AB 744 (Carrillo)
establish best practices for use of data in transportation planning
Amend, and re -refer
Transportation
and to identify data elements that should be made available to
to committee. Read
Watch
Planning.
state and local agencies for transportation planning.
second time,
amended, and re -
referred to Com. on
TRANS.
AB 316 (Aguiar-
Would prohibit the operation of an autonomous vehicle with a
Status: 6/1/2023-In
Curry)
gross vehicle weight of 10,000 pounds or more on public roads for
Senate. Read first
Transportation:
testing purposes, transporting goods, or transporting passengers
time. Com. on
Watch
Autonomous
without a human safety operator physically present in the
fo
RLS. for assignment.
Vehicles.
autonomous vehicle at the time of operation.
SB 30 (Umberg)
Would develop and design light -duty zero -emission vehicle
Status: 5/26/2023-
Transportation:
charging and fueling station signage to be placed along state
Referred to Com. on
Watch
Zero -Emission
highways based on charger or fueling type and vehicle
TRANS.
Vehicle Signage.
compatibility.
Status: 6/1 /2023-In
AB 1637 (Irwin)
Would state the intent to require a local jurisdiction to adopt a
Senate. Read first
Watch
Website Domains.
".gov" domain by 2025.
time. To Com. on
RLS. for assignment.
Status: 6/8/2023-In
AB 400 (Rubio)
Would remove the January 1, 2025 sunset for local agencies to
committee: Set, first
Public Contracts:
use design build on specified projects thereby making the
hearing. Hearing
Watch
Design Build.
authority permanent.
canceled at the
request of author.
SB 706 (Caballero)
Would authorize all cities, counties, city and counties, or special
Status: 5/4/2023-
Public Contracts:
districts to use the progressive design -build process for other
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Progressive
projects in addition to water -related projects, and would remove
L. GOV.
Design Build.
the project cap.
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AB 334 (Rubio)
Would establish that an independent contractor, who meets
Status: 6/7/2023-Read
Public Contracts:
specified requirements, is not an officer for purposes of being
second time and
Watch
Conflict of
subject to the prohibition on being financially interested in a
amended. Re -referred
Interests.
contract.
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Taxes
AB 52 (Grayson)
Sales and Use Tax
Law:
Manufacturing
This measure states the intent of the Legislature to expand the sales
Status: 5/31/2023-
Equipment:
and use tax exemption for manufacturing and research and
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development equipment.
GOV. & F.
Research and
Development
Equipment.
AB 1203 (Bains)
Sales and Use
Would exempt from the California sales and use tax the gross
Status: 6/7/2023-
Taxes:
receipts for the sale of breast pumps, breast pump collection and
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Exemptions:
storage supplies, breast pump kits, and breast pads. This exemption
GOV. & F.
Breast Pumps and
would apply on or after January 1, 2024, and ends January 1, 2029.
Related Supplies.
AB 1249 (Ta) Sales
Would exempt from sales and use taxes the gross receipts from the
Status: 5/1/2023-In
and Use Taxes:
sale of qualified school supplies for the two-day period beginning
committee: Set, final
Exemption: Tax
at 12:01 a.m. on the third Saturday of July annually and ending at
hearing. Held under
Watch
Holiday: School
11:59 p.m. on the following day. This exemption would apply on or
submission.
Supplies.
after January 1, 2024, and ends January 1, 2029
AB 84 (Ward)
Property Tax:
Would expand eligibility for exemptions from property taxes for
"welfare
Welfare
affordable rental housing (e.g., exemptions"). Specifically,
Status: 6/7/2023-
Exemption:
would expand this partial exemption to property acquired,
Referred to Com. on
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rehabilitated, developed, or operated, or any combination of
GOV. & F..
Affordable
these factors, with financing from qualified 501(c)(3) bonds
Housing.
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Would require the California Department of Tax and Fee
AB 362 (Lee) Real
Administration to conduct or commission a study on the efficacy of
Status: 4/11/2023-In
Property Taxation:
a statewide land value taxation system as an alternative to the
committee: Hearing
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Land Value
current appraisal methods utilized for real property taxation. Would
for testimony only.
Taxation Study.
require the study to be provided to the Legislature by
January 1, 2025.
Would change the requirements for statements included on local
SB 532 (Wiener)
ballots regarding the purpose of the measures that are being
Status: 6/1/2023-In
Ballot Measures:
voted on. For measures that increase a tax with more than one
Assembly. Read first
Watch
Local Taxes.
rate or authorizes bonds, this measure would require that local
"see
time. Held at Desk.)
ballots include the statement voter guide for measure
information statement."
SB 721 (Becker)
Would amend the California Government Code to specify that
Status: 6/1/2023-
Special Taxes:
taxes levied on vacant sites by a city, county, or special district are
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Vacant Land.
a special tax, for parcels identified in a city's housing element
P. & C.P.
inventory
AB 972
(Maienschein)
Uniform
Would coordinate, align, and streamline local government
Status: 6/7/2023-
Procedures for
assistance resources by convening a statewide, cross -agency
Referred to Com. on
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Local Assistance
Local Assistance and Grant Program Streamlining Workgroup no
GOV. & F.
and
later than April 2024.
Climate Resiliency
Grant Programs.
SB 252 (Gonzalez)
Public Retirement
Systems: Fossil
Fuels:
Divestment.
Governance and Labor
Status: 6/8/2023-
Would require CalPERS to divest from fossil fuels by 2030.
Referred to Com. on
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P.E. & R.
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AB 1484 (Zbur)
Would require temporary employees to be automatically
Status: 6/1/2023-In
Temporary Public
included in the same bargaining unit as the permanent
Senate. Read first
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employees upon the request of the recognized employee
time. To Com. on
Employees.
organization.
RLS. for assignment.
SB 399 (Wahab)
Would prohibit an employer from requiring its employees to
Employer
attend an employer -sponsored meeting or participate in any
Status: 6/8/2023-
Communications:
communications with the employer, the purpose of which is to
Referred to Coms. on
Watch
communicate the employer's opinion about religious matters,
L. & E. and JUD.
Intimidation.
political matters.
SB 751 (Padilla)
Would prohibit a city, county, or city and county from entering an
Franchise
exclusive franchise agreement for services on or after
Status: 5/31/2023-In
Agreements:
January 1, 2024, or an agreement amended on or after that
Assembly. Read first
Watch
date, that contains a force majeure provision that can be
time. Held at Desk.
Labor Impasse.
triggered by a labor impasse.
AB 504 (Reyes)
State And Local
Would allow local public employees to refuse to enter property
Status: 6/1/2023-In
Public Employees:
that is the site of a primary labor dispute, perform work for an
Senate. Read first
Labor
employer involved in a primary labor dispute, or go through or
time. To Com. on
Watch
Relations:
work behind a primary picket line. Would prohibit an employer
RLS. for assignment.
from directing an employee to take those actions.
Disputes.
AB 453
Would require a public hearing concerning district -based
Status: 5/10/2023-
(Cervantes)
elections that is consolidated with a meeting of the governing
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District -based
body include other substantive agenda items, to begin at a fixed
E. & C.A. and GOV. &
Elections.
time.
F.
AB 764 (Bryan)
Status: 6/7/2023-
Elections: City
This measures states the intent of the Legislature to add new to
Referred to Coms. on
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And County
add new requirements to the Fair Maps Acts.
E. & C.A. and GOV. &
Redistricting.
F.
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AB 1248 (Bryan)
Local
Status: 6/7/2023-
Redistricting:
Would require independent redistricting commissions for cities
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Independent
over 300,000 in population.
E. & C.A. and GOV. &
Redistricting
F.
Commissions.
AB 557 (Hart)
Would allow cities to meet remotely during proclaimed states of
Status: 2/17/2023-
Open Meetings:
emergency under modified Brown Act requirements. Would also
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Local Agencies:
provide greater flexibility for agencies that meet on a fixed date
L. GOV.
Teleconferences.
every month by extending the AB 361 renewal period to 45 days.
SB 730
(Lowenthal)
California Public
Would require a city to promptly provide an employee with
Records Act:
written notice of a request to disclose a record related to
Public Agency
personnel, medical, or similar information of that employee.
Status: 3/13/2023-Set
Watch
Employees: Notice
Would also require the agency, before disclosing, to provide not
for hearing April 17.
Requirements:
less than 21 days' written notice to the employee of its intent to
Personnel And
disclose.
Medical
Information.
SB 251 (Newman)
Status: 4/19/2023-
Political Reform
Would prohibit an elected officer from employment by any other
April 18 set for first
Act of 1974:
elected officer with the same constituency, except if the elected
hearing. Failed
passage in committee.
Watch
Elected Officers:
officer first began their employment by the other officer with the
(Ayes 2. Noes 0.)
Conflicts of
same constituency on or before December 31, 2023.
Reconsideration
Interest.
granted.
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AB 37 (Bonta)
Political Reform
Act of 1974:
Would expand the ability for officials to expend campaign funds
Status: 5/31/2023-
Campaign Funds:
for security expenses.
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E. & C.A.
Security
Expenses.
SB 769 (Gonzalez)
Local
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Government:
Would require local officials to have two hours of fiscal training
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Fiscal and
every two years
L. GOV.
Financial
Training.
SIB 329 (Dodd)
Cities: City
Would allow general law cities to increase the council member
Status: 6/8/2023-Read
Council Members:
salaries to reflect inflation
second time. Ordered
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to third reading.
Compensation.
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CITY OF TUSTIN
2023 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 2023 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 2023 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
10. Support efforts to provide local legislative bodies with additional flexibilities regarding
remote meetings and Ralph M. Brown Act requirements.
11. Oppose policies that would increase the voter threshold for local revenue measures or would
increase the potential for litigation over local taxes and fees.
12. Oppose efforts to de -localize the redistricting process.
Economic Development
13. Support international, statewide, regional, and local efforts to attract, retain and provide
resources for current and future commercial and industrial businesses.
14. 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.
15. Support economic development initiatives that preserve and enhance a positive business
climate and maintain and grow the business tax base.
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16. 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
17. 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.
18.Oppose legislation, proposals, or regulations that penalize local governments for
noncompliance with their housing element or regional housing needs assessment
requirements.
19. Support efforts to provide flexibility to local governments as well as resources for local
governments to allow them to submit compliant housing elements and complete the
required rezoning.
20. 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.
21. Monitor local, state, and federal actions related to medical and recreational marijuana
regulatory changes.
22. Support local control over the licensure and regulation of alcoholism or drug abuse
recovery or treatment facilities.
23. Oppose legislation that would erode local control over City owned property, including
Tustin Legacy and Pacific Center East.
24. Support proposals that provide funding or tools to preserve historic neighborhoods and
structures.
25. Oppose proposals that increase requirements and place undue burdens on the City with
regard to the Surplus Land Act and Tustin Legacy.
26. 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
27. 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.
28. Support efforts that strengthen policies to fund parks, open space acquisitions, bike lanes,
and active transportation opportunities.
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29. Promote local agency control over policies that recognize the benefits of parks and
recreation facilities.
30. Support efforts to increase funding, accessibility and programs for seniors.
Public Works
31. Support increased state and federal funding of transportation improvements with regional
or sub -regional benefits for all modes of transportation.
32. Support protection of dedicated transportation -related tax revenues and enhance the
ability of local agencies to finance local transportation programs and facilities.
33. Support all efforts to create efficiencies within CEQA.
34. Support measures and reforms which streamline the CEQA process for the development
of housing and mixed -use infill projects that support transit.
35. Support legislation that allows local governments to continue to retain full authority to
reject projects or to condition project approvals and impose mitigation measures.
36. Support efforts to facilitate public private partnerships to complete development projects.
37. Oppose efforts to remove City representation on regional boards that oversee water,
drainage and/or sewage.
38. Support efforts that fund broadband infrastructure.
39. 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
40. 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.
41. Support the enhancement of a reliable and sustainable water supply for California as well
as measures that improve water quality in the region.
42. Monitor the development of a state framework for long term water conservation measures.
43. Support policy development, funding and research for water conservation, addressing
urban runoff and beach closures and required programs associated with OC NPDES
permits.
44. Support efforts to address long term water resiliency and affordability without
implementing a statewide water tax.
45. Oppose efforts that restrict or eliminate local permitting and enforcement of water quality
measures.
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46. Oppose efforts that unilaterally reduces the indoor water use standards without the input
of local and regional stakeholders.
Human Resources and Risk Management
47. Oppose measures that reduce local control over employee relations issues or mandate
new or enhanced local government employee benefits.
48. 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.
49. Oppose redundant or unnecessary proposals that require excessive human resources
burdens without sufficient reimbursement.
Public Safety
50. Support measures that encourage community safety and well-being including those which
support state and federal reimbursement of homeland security related expenses.
51. Oppose legislation that places burdensome restrictions on law enforcement and limits their
ability to protect public safety.
52. Oppose legislative attempts at early release of incarcerated prisoners and measures that
would further de -criminalize non-violent offenses.
53. Support funding for local mitigation related to Proposition 47 and Proposition 57
54. Support initiatives involving county, state, and federal governments to reduce and prevent
homelessness in Orange County.
55. Support measures that provide funding and local resources for wildfire fire prevention,
suppression, and mitigation.
56. Support local control over adult entertainment facilities, alcohol establishments and
properties where illegal drugs are sold.
57. 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.
58. Support legislation increasing resources and local authority for abatement of public
vandalism, especially graffiti.
59. Support regional and state proposals to increase funding for locally operated homeless
shelters.
60. Oppose efforts to limit the City's ability to enforce parking rules and regulations and
recover the costs of doing so.
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61. Support efforts that adds de-energization to the list of conditions that constitutes a state
and local emergency.
62. Oppose efforts that changes the certification framework for public safety personnel and
subjecting the City to additional litigation.
63. Support efforts to address loud noise vehicles by providing public safety officers with
resources to enforce state laws and local ordinances.
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