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HomeMy WebLinkAbout082421-Packet LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE MEMORANDUM 3.1 TO: Mayor and Town Council August 24, 2021 SUBJECT: August Legislative Report BACKGROUND Both individually and as part of the Tri-Valley Cities coalition, Danville officials continue to adapt to social and economic changes and 2021 state legislative priorities. Advocacy work has been focused on supporting legislative efforts that help the Town recover from the COVID-19 pandemic while limiting new legislation that impacts local control. The Legislature reconvened from summer recess on August 16. August, marks the final month of the 2021 Legislative session with Friday, August 27, being the last day for fiscal committees to meet and report on bills. During the last week in August, bills go back to their house of origin and from August 30 to September 10, both houses will hear bills on the floor. The last day for bills to be passed out of their respective house is September 10, after which they go move to the Governor who has 30 days to veto or sign the bills. With the recall election set for September 14, the Governor will have only 4 days to review bills before the election. If the Governor were to be recalled, he still can sign the bills until October 10 under lame duck status. DISCUSSION Housing production remains a top legislative priority wih attempts to create affordability by imposing new requirements on local governments. To meet an estimated need of 1.8 million new homes by 2025, the state will need to significantly outperform current production of 80,000 new homes annually. Many of the housing bills will impact Danville’s ability to plan for housing development. Designed to supersede local zoning, these bills create housing density, streamline the approval process, and densify infill by eliminating single family zoning. The Town continues to monitor state housing legislation, including the bills within Senate Pro Tem Toni Atkins, “Building Opportunities for All” housing package. The following bills in this package continue to move forward in the legislative process; August Legislative 2 August 24, 2021 Committee Report Senate Bill 8: (Skinner): Housing Crisis Act of 2019 (Oppose) Senate Bill 8 extends SB 330 the Housing Crisis Act from expiration in 2025 to 2030. Aimed at streamlining the production of housing, the bill freezes development related fees upon builder’s submission of a preliminary application, sets a cap on the number of public hearings for a development and prohibits local agencies from any actions that would reduce housing capacity. Senate Bill 9: (Atkins) California Housing Opportunity & More Efficiency Act (Oppose) Senate Bill 9 would allow for ministerial approval of a proposed housing development containing 2 residential units within a single-family residential zone if the proposed development meets certain requirements are met. Townsend Public Affairs participated in the public comment to voice the Tri-Valley Cities opposition to the bill during the June 9 Assembly Local Government Committee. This bill has been amended to reflect the following changes; 1. A local agency may deny an urban lot split if the building official makes a written finding that the proposed development project would have a specific adverse impact upon public health and safety or the physical environment and for which there is no feasible mitigation options. 2. Modifies current language that allows a local government to impose a one -year residency requirement for an applicant of a residential lot split, to require local governments to impose a three-year residency requirement. 3. Removes the 5-year sunset from the bill. Senate Bill 10: (Wiener) Planning and Zoning: Housing Development: Density (Oppose) Senate Bill 10 authorizes a city to pass an ordinance to zone any parcel for up to 10 units of residential density if parcel is in a transit rich area, jobs rich area or urban infill site. This bill removes the ability of voters to pass a ballot initiative to override these decisions. This bill has been amended to reflect the following changes; a) Removes the ability to pass such an ordinance if the voter initiative designates publicly owned land for open space, park, or recreational purposes; and b) Amendments override any provisions of the planned development documents including covenants and CC&R’s. c) Requires a 2/3 vote, instead of a simple majority of local elected officials to pass such ordinances. Assembly Bill 215: (Chiu) Planning and Zoning Law: Housing Element; Violations (Oppose) This bill, starting with the 6th housing element revision, would require the department to determine the relative progress toward meeting regional housing needs of each jurisdiction and council of governments, as specified. The bill would require the department to make this determination based on the information contained in the annual August Legislative 3 August 24, 2021 Committee Report reports submitted by each jurisdiction, as specified. The bill would require the department to make this determination for all housing and for lower income housing by dividing the applicable entity’s progress toward meeting its share of the regional housing need by its prorated share of the regional housing need, as specified. The bill has been amended to reflect the following changes; a) Deletes provisions related to the establishment of a mid-cycle review, instead requires HCD to review a jurisdiction’s draft housing element and report its written findings to the planning agency within 90 days of receiving the first draft submittal for each housing element revision. b) Strengthens the legal enforcement mechanism to compel compliance within jurisdictions whose housing progress violates State housing law through requiring HCD to authorize the Attorney General to bring an action to enforce state law or in the event the Attorney General declines to take such action, authorizes HCD to appoint other counsel. Assembly Bill 602: (Grayson) Development fees: impact fee nexus study (Oppose) AB 602 requires that impact fee nexus studies must: a) Identify the existing level of service and the proposed new level of service and explain why the new level of service is appropriate; b) Include information in the nexus study that supports the local agency's actions establishing, increasing, or imposing a fee; 2) Requires HCD to create an impact fee nexus study template and authorize local jurisdictions to use the template. Sales and Taxation Senate Bill 792: (Glazer) Sales and use tax: returns: online transactions: local jurisdiction schedule (Support) Senate Bill 792, whose annual sales of tangible personal property transacted online exceeded $1 million in the previous calendar year to track and report to CDTFA the city or ZIP code where the purchaser resides for each sale within the state that is transacted online. This is a critical first step in the process of online sales tax reform, which will shine light on a major and growing problem in California local finance. SB 792 was amended at the request of the California Department of Taxation and Fee Administration. Instead of the zip code they requested the city or county. Assembly Bill 988: (Bauer-Kahan) Mental Health: Mobile crisis support teams: 988 crisis hotline (Support) Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer Kahan's bill that would require the Office of Emergency Services to take actions to implement the hotline system, designating a 988 -crisis hotline center or centers to provide crisis intervention services and crisis care coordination to individuals accessing the 988 hotline. The bill is waiting to be referred to committee and there are ongoing discussions and negotiations about the actual bill language with telecoms and stakeholders. An Urgency bill requires a 2/3 vote instead of a simple majority. August Legislative 4 August 24, 2021 Committee Report Environment Senate Bill 619: (Laird) Organic Waste Reduction regulations (Support) This bill would require the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery until January 1, 2023, to only impose a penalty on a local jurisdiction, and would require a penalty to only accrue, for violation of the regulations if the local jurisdiction did not make a reasonable effort, as determined by the department, to comply with organic landfill reduction goals under SB 1383. This bill is currently in the Assembly Appropriations Committee. AB 843: (Aguiar-Curry) California Renewable Portfolio Standard Program: renewable feed in-tariff: Bioenergy Market Adjusting Tariff program: community choice aggregators. (Support) This bill would allow Community Choice Aggregators (CCAs) to access BioMAT program, an existing state program that supports the development of renewable bioenergy electricity projects. Bioenergy is generated from organic waste and helps divert waste from landfills. This bill is currently in the Assembly suspense file. Transportation Assembly Bill 43: (Friedman) Traffic Safety (Support) Authorizes a local authority, to lower the speed limits by 5 mph pursuant to an below a traffic engineers recommendation after a traffic survey if a street is designated as high injury, and authorizes a local authority to retain exiting speed limit or revert to a previously established speed limit if a registered engineer has evaluated a section of highway and determined no significant design changes, with specific intent of increasing the safe operating speed have been made to the roadway since completion of the traffic study that established the prior speed limit. Senate Bill 548: (Bauer-Kahan) Tri-Valley Regional Rail Authority: transit connectivity (Support) SB 548 would expressly require the Tri-Valley-San Joaquin Valley Regional Rail Authority to be considered a rail transit district, thereby exempting the authority from specified provisions related to regulation by counties and cities regarding building, zoning, and related matters. Public Utilities Senate Bill 556: (Dodd) Street light poles, traffic signal poles: small wireless facilities attachments (Oppose) This measure requires local governments to make space available to telecommunications providers without recognizing local authority to manage the public right -of-way preserved in federal law. FCC regulations explicitly enable local governments to ensure that such installations meet appearance and design standards, maintain traffic safety, protect historical resources' integrity, and safeguard citizens' quality of life. To protect the public's investment, the control of the public rights-of-way must remain local. August Legislative 5 August 24, 2021 Committee Report Tri-Valley Cities Coalition The Tri-Valley Cities coalition of Livermore, Pleasanton, Dublin, San Ramon, and the Town of Danville in partnership with our lobbyist, Townsend Public Affairs (TPA), has been actively involved in advocating for local control on housing legislation. Recent coalition activities include; a) Adoption of a Floor alert strategy which will target Assemblymembers who voted no or abstained from voting on SB 1120 last year. For reference, SB 1120 is almost the identical bill to SB 9. Townsend has also identified Assemblymembers who have weighed in on SB 9 through committee hearings. Townsend Public Affairs will contact Legislative Directors for each Assemblymember identified to share TVC oppose position and comments letter on SB 9. b) On July 28, the City of San Ramon hosted a virtual Tri-Valley Cities Coalition meeting via Zoom featuring legislative updates from Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan’s office, Senator Steve Glazer’s Office, a legislative Advocacy Update by Townsend Public Affairs, and a featured presentation by Tom Brinkhius, Housing Policy Specialist from the Department of Housing and Community Development. c) The TVC Mayors participated in federal advocacy meetings on August 12, with Congressman Eric Swalwell, State Director Jim Lazarus from Senator Feinstein’s office, Staff from the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Committee including two staff members from the Subcommittee on Rail and Deputy State Director Daniel Chen from Senator Padilla’s office. The mayors discussed important topics to the region including Covid-19 Relief and Emergency response, Transportation and Infrastructure funding including funding for the Iron Horse Trail project, Valley Link project and our major highways. A detailed summary of these meetings by Townsend Public Affairs is attached to this report. (Attachment A) Federal The Senate passed a 1 trillion-dollar bipartisan infrastructure bill last week. The bill is now being reviewed in Congress. The Tri-Valley Cities earmarks that were submitted as a part of this bill were removed during the senate negotiations on the bill. This includes the Valley Link funding. The Town’s earmark requests for the Traffic Signal Modernization Project the Iron Horse Trail Pedestrian Improvements have also been submitted in the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development bill. Final resolution of these requests is scheduled to occur in the fall. Redistricting Every 10 years, after the federal government publishes updated census information, California must redraw the boundaries of its Congressional, State Senate, State Assembly and State Board of Equalization districts, so that the districts correctly reflect the state’s population. California voters authorized the creation of the Commission when they August Legislative 6 August 24, 2021 Committee Report passed the VOTERS FIRST Act (Act) in 2008. It authorized the Commission to draw the new district lines. In 2010, the Congressional Voters FIRST Act added the responsibility of drawing Congressional districts to the Commission. Census data is expected to the commission from September 30 to October 31. The Tri-Valley Cities coalition submitted a letter to the California Citizens Redistricting Commission requesting the Tri-Valley Cities Community be included within a single district and not divided for purposes of effective and fair representation. (Attachment B) California Cities for Local Control In the September of 2020, the Town was contacted by a group called California Cities for Local Control, a grassroots organization founded in July of 2020 by Torrance City Council Member Mike Griffiths. California Cities for Local Control is an advocacy group for local control over zoning and land use decisions. Their mission is to spread awareness and enlist support to ensure that Cities can continue to manage their own land use and zoning issues. As of August, 77 cities have signed resolutions in support of local control over zoning and land use matters. (Attachment C) Prepared by: Diane Friedmann Assistant to the Town Manager Reviewed by: Joseph Calabrigo Town Manager Attachments: A – Townsend Federal Advocacy Summary B – California Citizens Redistricting Commission Letter C – California Cities for Local Control Resolution Tri-Valley Cities DANVILLE • DUBLIN • LIVERMORE • PLEASANTON • SAN RAMON MEMORANDUM To: Tri-Valley Cities Coalition (TVC) From: Townsend Public Affairs, Inc. Date: August 18, 2021 Subject: TVC Virtual Visit Meeting Notes Townsend Public Affairs (TPA) has developed a briefing report on the meetings conducted during the August 12, 2021 virtual advocacy trip to Washington, DC. The report captures the discussions from each meeting and suggested action items arriving from those meetings. Thursday, August 12, 2021 Congressman Eric Swalwell Kyle Alagood, Senior Policy Advisor and Counsel Notes: • Mayor Karla Brown thanked Rep. Swalwell for securing the earmarks for AXIS and Iron Horse Trail • Mayor Brown asked about the infrastructure package passed in the Senate, and if there was a possibility that the earmarks could come back into play. • Rep. Swalwell stated that it’s exciting to see a bipartisan bill pass. Joe Biden ran on this, and he delivered. But does recognize the shortfalls, with the absence of the earmarks. • He highlighted that there will be an additional infrastructure package of $3.5 trillion. Speaker Pelosi has indicated that she will pass both bills in tandem. The House will return on August 23rd for a two-day session to start the reconciliation process. • There is a Mid-September goal to get both bills passed. The member designated projects were the goal of the House, but it is understood that the Senate will lose the bipartisan support if there are changes to the infrastructure package. • Congressman Swalwell highlighted that getting ValleyLink in the House version of the bill is a good marker for the future. • Congressman Swalwell spoke to the Tri-Valley region being in a renaissance. He is focused on working through the related issues that come with this growth: Cost of living, school upgrades, etc. Rep. Swalwell spoke to the real estate market in the area he is aware that the region is losing rental inventory making it hard to live in area, contributing to congestion. He does see this as a local issue that he will defer to the Mayors jurisdiction. ATTACHMENT A Notes - TVC Virtual DC Visit August 12, 2021 • Kyle provided recommendation for alternative sources of funding now that the earmarks are off the table. Due to the money being invested at the department level, as DOT looks to spend money from bipartisan bill they can look to the earmarks as a blueprint. • Swalwell expressed that he wanted to use his allotted earmark to invest solely in ValleyLink for the full $20 million, to emphasize that this is his #1 priority. • Congress does see the value in investing in rail. Swalwell stated that it’s a good sign that the bipartisan bill invests billions of dollars for rail, including transit rail specific funding. • Swalwell has talked to Sec. Buttigieg about ValleyLink and how it aligns with climate goals. They are in touch with Secretary’s team and with the new FTA. Swalwell has shared ValleyLink info with FTA and Sec. Buttigieg team, including packaging the application and letter of support for staff to ensure that DOT is aware of the significance and importance of this project. • Rep. Swalwell said ValleyLink is his top priority legislatively and he is committed to continue working with TVC during the FY23 appropriations process. • Rep. Swalwell spoke to the frustration he has with pace of vaccination and how it is impacting the course of the pandemic. He urged leaders to encourage vaccination. • Dave Hudson thanked the Congressman for his commitment to ValleyLink project, highlighting that if this project sees completion, it is a great opportunity to show the rest of the country that rail does work. • Bob Woerner asked the Congressman for his sense of support for hydrogen as an alternative fuel in Congress and at the Administration. • Swalwell highlighted the importance of the Contra Costa hydrogen bus project. He has signed on to legislation with Greg Pence that would fund these types of projects. • Mayor Woerner encouraged Rep. Swalwell to support hydrogen; Rep. Swalwell does support this line of innovation and highlighted the legislation he introduced on rare earth metals, which go into hydrogen drive trains. • Kyle provided info on the White House highlighting clean energy and infrastructure investments including hydrogen as a general power generating mechanism. Hydrogen is mentioned in the bipartisan bill, including $8B for hydrogen regional hubs. This funding is mainly focused on the R&D, and pilot programs, giving priority for vehicles and energy production. • Mayor Renee Morgan thanked the Congressman for his leadership in Congress and for representing the area so well. • Congressman Swalwell said the issues raised today are not only a Tri-Valley issue but affect the larger Bay Area region as a whole and wants to continue to gain the support of those leaders. He spoke to how the Iron Horse Trail project connects the TVC, and encouraged the Mayors to bring in the regional mayors from other sides of the bay to support the ValleyLink project. • Vice Mayor Kumagai thanked the congressman for his support of Axis bridge pilot project • Rep. Swalwell wrapped up by reflecting on the national struggle in Afghanistan and the importance of protecting interpreters and Afghan nationals who helped the US. The Congressman wants community groups to sponsor the interpreters coming over on the special new visa. • The mayors have agreed to brainstorm ways to help on this issue Notes - TVC Virtual DC Visit August 12, 2021 Next Steps: • TPA will follow up with Kyle to get the language and bills related to Hydrogen to Mayor Woerner. • Get recommendations from Kyle on who to speak with in DOT and DOE, that the office has been working with on ValleyLink • Mayors will offer support to Swalwell to help with Afghan housing program/provide resources House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Staff Drew Feeley (Subcommittee on Rail) Nick Christensen (Director of Member Services) Melissa Beaumont (Subcommittee on Rail) • Drew highlighted the CRISI grant program as the best way to pursue administration funding for rail project. There is an increase in investment to this project for FY21. The NOFO will come out soon from DOT- Drew will flag this information with SLM when it is released. The notice will provide instructions for how to apply • Drew stressed the importance of getting federal and regional partners on board, shown through letters of support when applying for grant funding. • Drew highlighted the importance of getting in contact with Federal Rail Admin; Ben will work on getting FRA included in upcoming meetings with DOT • Nick informed that while it is unclear how the house will proceed with the bipartisan bill, there are indicators that the committee will be focused on the reconciliation process rather than trying to reinsert earmark through the infrastructure package. Highlighting that the reconciliation package does include more federal funding by way of grant programs, including the RAISE grant (formerly BUILD). • Drew highlighted the importance of private/local funding as a plus when applying to grant programs. Stating that this was a consideration in the last administration, but the Biden administration has indicated that it will not be a consideration. • The infrastructure package does include rail funding including state of good repairs grants- centered mainly for Amtrak- and $36billion for intercity passenger rail Next Steps: • Drew will inform when CRISI NOFO is released, TPA will let TVC know when this opportunity is available. • Connect with FTA Office of Senator Dianne Feinstein Jim Lazarus, State Director Rishi Sahgal, Legislative Assistant Caitlin Meyer, Field Rep. Notes: • The mayors highlighted the Iron Horse trail project, explaining that this is the priority project for the area. Feinstein’s staff was not as familiar with this project. • The mayors extended the invitation to set up a site visit with the field team. Jim Lazarus expressed a desire to get this scheduled after August recess. Notes - TVC Virtual DC Visit August 12, 2021 • Rishi gave legislative process update for reconciliation. He was skeptical that anything would be passed prior to the September 30th deadline and anticipates a CR will be passed to avoid shutdown (unclear if it will be a 3 or 6 month). • He explained that getting republicans to vote in favor of the bill is the best way to get member projects across the finish line, however he understands the shortfalls here, that were reiterated in previous meetings. • Mayor Morgan asked about funding opportunities for transportation projects as the fate of earmarks is uncertain. • Rishi explained that the bipartisan infrastructure bill has lots of money for the projects the mayor mentioned by way of grant funding. The office would be happy to submit letters of support when the time comes. • Senator Feinstein is committed to help with FY23 appropriations for ValleyLink • There is funding for regional significant projects included in Senate bill that either project would be good to apply for. • DOT will be the administrator for both formula and grant programs of the new funding streams. • Mayors Hudson and Worner updated the Senator’s office on ValleyLink and explained that portions of it are “shovel ready”. Advised that environmental process is approved, preliminary engineering is ready to go, there is just a lack of necessary funds. Expressed that if they can get the infusion of the requested federal funds the project could get started immediately. Additionally, they emphasized the transit-oriented development in Livermore: 4,000 new homes. Next Steps: • Coordinate site visit for Jim and field team to tour Iron Horse. • TPA will Provide Jim with timelines on ValleyLink Office of Senator Alex Padilla Zac Commins; Policy Advisor Zahra Hajee; Field Representative, Bay Area Notes: • Zac informed the mayors that the Senate will likely put their appropriations bills through in September. He is working with Senate Appropriations to put TVC priorities on their radar. • In the absence of member designated projects, the best next course of action is to seek DOT funding, especially with the infusion of funding provided through the transportation and reconciliation packages. • Zac has met with Michael Tree recently to go over the ValleyLink project, offering support for grants through letters of support. • Zahra Hajee is ready to work with TVC, would like to coordinate on how to best highlight the projects discussed in the meeting on the state side. • Zac highlighted that Padilla has been working with MTC on a pilot program to help increase eligibility under the new congestion mitigation program for TODs. They would be happy to follow up on this work as Iron Horse is in alignment with this program. • The new language would help with eligibility for RAISE grants so that projects like Iron Horse would be more competitive. Notes - TVC Virtual DC Visit August 12, 2021 • Mayor Karla Brown brought up the importance of the Axis Mental health center. Zac was familiar with the mental health needs of the TVC from his time working for Rep. Swalwell in both his Hayward and DC offices. • Zac said the senate will be including mental health funding in the reconciliation bill. • Mayor Morgan asked what more can be done to seek funding for transportation projects. • Zac reiterated that earmarks will not be restored in this current bill, but there is the option of requests for FY23 earmarks. Additionally encouraged the mayors to seek out the discretionary grant programs, highlighting that DOT can provide larger funding allocations and earmarks are limited in size. • Zac recommends to lean on DOT for the big dollar play. Next Steps: • Connect Mayor Woerner with Energy staff • Have Zac provide the MTC language to TVC to see how their project can fit into this program. • Coordinate site visit with Zahra (and potentially Dino) to project sites. Debrief Notes: • Mayor Morgan spoke to the impact of having in-person visits to sites. • Mayor Woerner suggested a promotional video of the ValleyLink project to show staff and members of Congress. o TV30 has the production capacity to make this video. o Michael Tree with ValleyLink can run point. • Adding the mayors from the Central Valley into the conversation since it is regional. • We discussed the importance of following up with elected officials to hit home priorities. Tri-Valley Cities DANVILLE • DUBLIN • LIVERMORE • PLEASANTON • SAN RAMON July 29, 2021 VIA EMAIL TO votersfirstact@crc.ca.gov California Citizens Redistricting Commission C/O Public Comment 721 Capitol Mall, Suite 260 Sacramento, CA 95814 Dear Commissioners: On behalf of the Tri-Valley Cities (TVC) Coalition which includes the cities of Dublin, Livermore, Pleasanton, San Ramon, and the Town of Danville, we write to express our desire that efforts be made to keep our communities together, as a Community of Interest (COI), during the process of drawing new legislative districts for Congress, the State Senate, and the State Assembly. We recognize that the Citizens Redistricting Commission has a unique and challenging responsibility but believe that the Tri - Valley meets the criteria to be considered a community of interest, and that our boundaries should be respected during the redistricting process. The Tri-Valley region is spread over three neighboring valleys at the eastern end of Alameda County and the southern end of Contra Costa County, and includes the adjacent cities of Livermore, Pleasanton, Dublin, San Ramon, and the town of Danville. Even though we are in two separate counties, our residents identify far more with the Tri-Valley region than either Alameda or Contra Costa County. In fact, we believe that the Tri-Valley can be considered a model for regional collaboration throughout the State of California in many traditional and non -traditional ways. The Tri-Valley shares a common identity and spirit among its residents; residents of our five cities depend on the same transportation networks, we have similar demographics and sources of employment, businesses have formed partnerships throughout the area, our children play in the same sports leagues, and local governments collaborate on a multitude of regional projects. ATTACHMENT B Tri-Valley Cities DANVILLE • DUBLIN • LIVERMORE • PLEASANTON • SAN RAMON Local governments in the Tri-Valley collaborate significantly on advocacy, including an annual trip of all five Mayors to Washington DC and Sacramento where they communicate the region’s shared priorities with federal leaders. In fact, the Tri-Valley City Councils meet as a group several times throughout the year to work collectively on major policy issues. The five cities formed the Tri-Valley Transportation Council to jointly prioritize and pull together resources for major projects. Agencies such as the Livermore-Amador Valley Transit Authority, Tri-Valley ROP and Tri-Valley Career Center are just some examples of governmental agencies that were specifically created to serve the region, and local water districts, park districts, K-12 districts, and community college districts have similarly crossed city borders to serve local needs within the five cities. Our economic life also revolves around the Tri-Valley community. For instance, the Tri-Valley Convention and Visitors Bureau is a non -profit organization dedicated to expanding tourism options amongst our five cities. The five Tri-Valley communities have been partnered for a decade in a shared private-sector led economic development initiative known as Innovation Tri-Valley Leadership Group which advocates for inclusive growth and development of business and quality of life within the Tri-Valley region. The Tri-Valley has flourished over the years due to our tremendous cooperation, and our region is poised for even greater excellence moving forward. However, to continue to thrive and achieve our mutual goals, we must be able to work together in close collaboration with legislators dedicated to the needs of the Tri-Valley. We appreciate your consideration of our request that the Tri-Valley be considered a community of interest, and we hope that the Commission will make strong efforts to keep us united while drawing Congressional, State Senate, and State Assembly districts. In summary, the Tri-Valley is a community with a contiguous population, shared common social goals and interests, and intertwined economies and cultures. It is imperative we be included within a single district and not divided for purposes of effective and fair representation. Tri-Valley Cities DANVILLE • DUBLIN • LIVERMORE • PLEASANTON • SAN RAMON Sincerely, Agoura Hills Councilmember Illece Buckley Weber * Agoura Hills Councilmember Linda Northrup * Agoura Hills Mayor Denis Weber Anaheim Councilmember Trevor O'Neil Anderson Vice Mayor Baron Browning * Anderson Councilmember Melissa Hunt * Anderson Councilmember Mike Gallagher * Anderson Councilmember Stan Neutze * Anderson Mayor Susie Baugh * Angels Camp Councilmember Gretel Tiscornia Antioch Mayor Pro-Tem Joy Motts ** Arcadia Councilmember April Verlato * Arcadia Councilmember Paul P Cheng * Arcadia Mayor Roger Chandler * Arcadia Mayor Pro Tem Sho Tay * Arcadia Councilmember Tom Beck * Artesia Councilmember Tony Lima Atherton Mayor Elizabeth Lewis * Atherton Vice Mayor Michael Lempres * Atherton Councilmember Rick DeGolia * Atherton Councilmember Bill Widmer Atherton Councilmember Cary Wiest ** as of 8/19/2021 * = support via "Yes" vote on resolution passed in support of local control ** = Former Elected Official 517 California Elected Officials in support of our Mission ATTACHMENT C Avenal Councilmember Ricardo Verdugo Azusa Councilmember Andrew Mendez Azusa Mayor Pro Tem Uriel Macias Banning Mayor Colleen Wallace Beaumont Mayor Mike Lara Beaumont Councilmember Rey Santos Bellflower Mayor Daniel Koops * Bellflower Mayor Pro Tem Ray Dunton * Bellflower Councilmember Raymond Y Hamada * Bellflower Councilmember Sonny Santa Ines * Bellflower Mayor Juan Garza ** Beverly Hills Vice Mayor Bob Wunderlich * Beverly Hills Councilmember Julian Gold * Beverly Hills Mayor Lester Friedman * Beverly Hills Councilmember Lili Bosse * Beverly Hills Councilmember John Mirisch Big Bear Lake Councilmember Bill Jahn * Big Bear Lake Councilmember Bob Jackowski * Big Bear Lake Mayor Pro Tem Randall Putz * Big Bear Lake Councilmember David Caretto Big Bear Lake Mayor Rick Herrick Blue Lake Councilmember Olivia Obidah-Dunn Bradbury Councilmember Bruce Lathrop * Bradbury Mayor D. 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Gonzales ** San Jacinto Councilmember Brian Hawkins San Jacinto Mayor Pro Tem Crystal Ruiz San Juan Capistrano Councilmember Howard Hart San Marcos Mayor Rebecca Jones San Marino Councilmember Steven Huang San Marino Councilmember Gretchen Shepherd Romey San Marino Mayor Ken Ude San Marino Councilmember Steve Talt San Marino Vice Mayor Susan Jakubowski San Ramon Councilmember Scott Perkins Sanger Mayor Eli Ontiveros Santa Ana Councilmember Nelida Mendoza Santa Cruz Councilmember Sandy Brown Santa Cruz Councilmember Katherine Beiers ** Santa Maria Mayor Pro Tem Etta Waterfield Santa Monica Councilmember Christine Parra Santa Monica Councilmember Phil Brock Santee Councilmember Dustin Trotter * Santee Vice Mayor Rob McNelis * Santee Councilmember Ronn Hall * Santee Mayor John Minto Santee Councilmember Laura Koval Saratoga Councilmember KookieFitzsimmons * Saratoga Councilmember Mary-Lynne Bernald * Saratoga Councilmember Rishi Kumar * Saratoga Vice Mayor Tina Walia * Saratoga Mayor Yan Zhao Seal Beach Mayor Joe Kalmick Seal Beach Councilmember Thomas Moore Selma Mayor Pro Tem Beverly Cho Simi Valley Councilmember Mike Judge Solvang Councilmember Claudia Orona * Solvang Mayor Charlie Uhrig Solvang Councilmember Jim Thomas Solvang Councilmember Mark Infanti Solvang Councilmember Robert Clarke South Pasadena Mayor Diana Mahmud South Pasadena Mayor Pro Tem Michael Cacciotti Sunnyvale Councilmember Michael S. Goldman ** Temecula Councilmember Jessica Alexander Thousand Oaks Mayor Claudia Bill-de la Pena Torrance Mayor Patrick Furey * Torrance Councilmember Aurelio Mattucci Torrance Councilmember George Chen Torrance Councilmember Heidi Ann Ashcraft Torrance Councilmember Jack Walser Torrance Mayor Pro Tem Mike Griffiths Torrance Councilmember Sharon Kalani Torrance Councilmember Tim Goodrich ** Tracy Councilmember Eleassia Davis Tustin Mayor Pro Tem Austin Lumbard Vallejo Mayor Pro Tem Hermie R. Sunga ** Ventura Councilmember Christy Weir ** Villa Park Mayor Pro Tem Chad Zimmerman * Villa Park Councilmember Robbie Pitts * Villa Park Councilmember Robert Collacot * Villa Park Councilmember Vince Rossini * Villa Park Mayor Crystal Miles Vista Councilmember John Franklin West Covina Mayor Pro Tem Dario Castellanos * West Covina Mayor Letty Lopez-Viado * West Covina Councilmember Tony Wu * West Covina Councilmember Jessica C. Shewmaker ** West Covina Councilmember Lloyd A. Johnson ** Westmorland Mayor Anna Beltran Westmorland Councilmember Justina Cruz Whittier Mayor Pro Tem Cathy Warner * Whittier Councilmember Fernando Dutra * Whittier Mayor Joe Vinatieri * Whittier Councilmember Jessica Martinez Wildomar Councilmember Joseph Morabito Woodside Mayor Brian Dombkowski * Woodside Councilmember Chris Shaw * Woodside Mayor Pro Tem Dick Brown Woodside Councilmember John Carvell Yorba Linda Mayor Pro Tem Carlos Rodriguez * Yorba Linda Councilmember Gene Hernandez * Yorba Linda Mayor Peggy Huang * Yorba Linda Councilmember Tara Campbell * Yorba Linda Councilmember Beth Haney Yucaipa Councilmember David Avila * Yucaipa Mayor Greg Bogh * Yucaipa Councilmember Jon Thorp * Yucaipa Mayor Pro Tem Bobby Duncan Yucaipa Councilmember Justin Beaver Yucca Valley Councilmember Jeff Drozd * Yucca Valley Mayor Pro Tem Jim Schooler * Yucca Valley Mayor Merl Abel * Yucca Valley Councilmember Rick Denison * Yucca Valley Councilmember Robert Lombardo * RESOLUTION NO. _______________ RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF _____________ EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR ACTIONS TO FURTHER STRENGTHEN LOCAL DEMOCRACY, AUTHORITY, AND CONTROL AS RELATED TO LOCAL ZONING AND HOUSING ISSUES WHEREAS, the legislature of the State of California each year proposes, passes, and has signed into law a number of bills addressing a range of housing issues; and WHEREAS, the legislature of the State of California does not allow sufficient time between each legislative cycle to determine if the legislation is successful in bringing about the change for the State of California’s housing issues; and WHEREAS, the majority of these bills usurp the authority of local jurisdictions to determine for themselves the land use policies and practices that best suit each city and its residents and instead impose mandates that do not take into account the needs and differences of jurisdictions throughout the State of California; and WHEREAS, the ability of local jurisdictions to determine for themselves which projects require review beyond a ministerial approval; what parking requirements are appropriate for various neighborhoods within their jurisdiction; what plans and programs are suitable and practical for each community rather than having these decisions imposed upon cities without regard to the circumstances of each individual city; and what zoning should be allowed for residential properties is a matter of great import to the City of ____________ among other items related to local zoning and housing issues; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of ______________ feels strongly that our local government is best able to assess the needs of our community and objects to the proliferation of State legislation that deprives us of that ability; NOW, THEREFORE, the Council of the City of ______________ resolves as follows: Section 1. The City of ______________ is opposed to the current practice of the legislature of the State of California of continually proposing and passing multitudes of bills that directly impact and interfere with the ability of cities to control their own destiny through use of the zoning authority that has been granted to them. Section 2. The City of _____________ will explore various ways to protect the ability of cities to retain local control over zoning as each individual city within the State of California is best suited to determine how the zoning in their city should be allocated in order to meet the housing needs of the community. Section 3. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this resolution and shall cause this resolution and his/her certification to be entered in the Book of Resolution of the Council of this City.