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LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE MEMORANDUM 3.1
TO: Mayor and Town Council September 28, 2021
SUBJECT: September Legislative Report
BACKGROUND
The State Legislative session officially ended on Friday, September 10, the last days for
bills to be passed out of their respective houses during the 2021 session. As of September
10, the bills moved to the Governor’s desk where he has 30 days to veto or sign the bills.
Governor Newsom was successful in defeating the recall and as of September 16, the
Governor began to sign or veto the 2021 legislative bills. If the Governor signs/approves
the bills, they are chaptered into law by the California Secretary of State and take effect
on January 1, 2022. At the beginning of the legislative session there were approximately
2276 bills introduced. Approximately 1104 of these bills were passed out of their
respective houses and are awaiting the Governors signature or veto.
DISCUSSION
The following bills have been signed into law by Governor Newsom:
Housing
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. Additionally, this bill would require local
governments to ministerially approve a lot split to create no more than two new parcels
of approximately equal size, provided that one parcel shall not be smaller than 40% of
the lot area of the original parcel and both parcels are at least 1,200 square feet in size.
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Upon invoking a lot split an owner can add up to 4 total units on a single-family lot.
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.
Requires a 2/3 vote of local elected officials to pass such ordinances.
Transportation
Senate Bill 548: (Eggman) 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.
The following bills are pending a signature or veto by the Govenor:
Housing
Assembly Bill 215: (Chiu) Planning and Zoning Law: Housing Element; Violations
(Oppose)
Provides the Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) with
additional enforcement authority for local agency violations of specified housing laws
and increases public review for housing elements.
1. At least 90 days prior to adoption of its housing element, a revision of its housing or
at least 60 days prior to the adoption of a subsequent amendment to this element, the
planning agency shall submit a draft element to the department Require HCD to
notify a local agency and authorize the department to notify the Attorney General
(AG), if the local agency has taken an action in violation of any of the following: a)
Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing, as specified. b) SB 35 (Wiener), c) AB 2162 d)
AB 101 (Budget Committee), Chapter 159, Statutes of 2019. (streamlining for
lowbarrier navigation centers).
2. Authorize HCD to appoint or contract with other counsel if the AG declines to
represent the department in specified actions related to the department's
enforcement authority.
3. Specify housing element review provisions by requiring HCD to report findings to
a jurisdiction within 90 days of reviewing the first draft of a housing element (rather
than 60 days), or within 60 days for each revision or subsequent draft amendment
(rather than 90 days).
4. Requires local governments to make the first draft revision of a housing element
available for public comment, as specified, prior to submitting it to HCD. For any
subsequent draft AB 215 Page 2 revision, the local government must post the draft
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revision on the internet and notice its availability at least seven days before
submitting the draft revision to HCD.
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.
Environment
Senate Bill 619: (Laird) Organic Waste Reduction regulations (Support)
Authorizes a local jurisdiction facing continuous violations of the regulations adopted
pursuant to SB 1383 (Lara, Chapter 395, Statutes of 2016) to submit a notice of intent to
comply (NOI) to CalRecycle. If approved by CalRecycle, the jurisdiction is eligible for
administrative civil penalty relief for the 2022 calendar year and a corrective action plan.
Requires, for violations of the regulations that are disclosed in an approved NOI,
CalRecycle to waive administrative civil penalties for noncompliance during the 2022
calendar year and prohibits administrative civil penalties from accruing during the 2022
calendar year if the local jurisdiction implements certain actions to remedy the violations.
a) For violations that may take more than 180 days to correct, authorizes CalRecycle to
instead address the violations disclosed in the NOI through a corrective action plan.
b) Authorizes CalRecycle to revoke its approval of the NOI and impose administrative
civil penalties for violations occurring during the 2022 calendar year retroactive to the
date of violation if a local jurisdiction fails to adhere to the proposed actions.
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
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divert waste from landfills.
Transportation
Assembly Bill 43: (Friedman) Traffic Safety (Support)
Authorizes a local authority and the CalTrans greater flexibility in setting speed limits
based on recommendations the Zero Traffic Fatality Task Force made in January 2020.
The intent of this bill is to give cities more flexibility to change speed limits, which has
the potential to reduce death and injuries from car accidents.
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.
Federal
On August 30th Mayor Morgan and fellow Mayors from the Tri-Valley Cities coalition of
Livermore, Pleasanton, Dublin and San Ramon participated in a second round of Federal
Advocacy meetings with staff members from House Appropriations sub-Committee for
Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, the District Director for Congressman
Mark DeSaulnier, the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Intergovernmental Affairs at the
U.S. Department of Transportation and the Legislative Assistant to the House Committee
on Transportation and Infrastructure. During this round of advocacy meetings much of
the focus was on Transportation Specific transportation topics highlighted by the
Mayors:
• The Mayors communicated that many of the roads have become congested due to
more people moving to the Tri-Valley and Central Valley in search of more
affordable housing. The TVC coalition has been able to leverage federal funding
to support improvements to two of our major highways, Interstates 580 and 680
and stressed the need for continued federal funding for these interstates.
• The TVC coalition has also leveraged federal funding through the Transportation
Enhancements Program, now Transportation Alternatives Program, work toward
completion of a multi-use paved trail that connects residential and commercial
areas with public transportation, schools, parks, and community facilities, called
the Iron Horse Regional Trail. The Mayors stressed that as we continue to work
to complete the trail and improving crossings, they emphasized the importance of
federal funding for building and enhancing recreational trails.
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• Additionally, the TVC coalition to advocate for federal discretionary grant
programs that support projects like our proposed ValleyLink rail project, which
would connect the Altamont Corridor Express (ACE) train with Bay Area Rapid
Transit. (BART)
Earmarks
As of this legislative report, the federal infrastructure package is still being negotiated by
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. We were recently informed by Townsend that the House Transportation and
Infrastructure Committee has included a 20-million-dollar earmark for the Valley Link
Project as part of their transportation earmarks in the INVEST in America Act which
passed house in July. 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.
Tri-Valley Cities Coalition
Danville is hosting the Tri-Valley Cities coalition webinar on Wednesday, September 29.
The meeting will feature presentations from the California Citizens Redistricting
Commission, Townsend Public Affairs and a Legislative Recap by Sam Caygill from the
League of California Cities.
Prepared by:
Diane Friedmann
Assistant to the Town Manager
Attachments: A – August 12 Amended Townsend Federal Advocacy Summary
B – Danville Legislative Framework
C – Legislative Committee Meetings 2022
D – Tri-Valley Cities Council Meeting schedule 2021/22
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.
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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.
Next Steps:
Notes - TVC Virtual DC Visit
August 12, 2021
• 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.
• Swalwell’s office will share information on Afghan housing program/and local resources.1
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.
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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.
Town of Danville
Legislative Framework
Town Council Legislative Committee
ATTACHMENT B
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Overview
The Town of Danville is actively engaged in legislative advocacy efforts that are aimed at
protecting and promoting Danville’s best interests at the local, state and federal levels. These
efforts are driven by two primary considerations: 1) continuing to uphold the Town mission of
delivering superior municipal services that make people’s lives better; and 2) an increasing level
of state involvement and regulation in areas that have previously fallen within local control.
The significant increase in bills being introduced in the State Legislature that have the potential
to further impact cities’ local control has prompted the Town to continue to expand advocacy
efforts through various means and channels. Key to these efforts is the development of this
Legislative Framework which outlines the Town’s legislative principles, policies, goals and
strategies. The Framework will be monitored and driven by a Town Council Legislative
Committee.
Legislative Goals
• Advocate the Town’s legislative interests at the federal, state, regional, and county levels
to support our Town’s vision and mission.
• Serve as an active participant with other local governments, the League of California Cities,
regional agencies, and local professional organizations in addressing legislative issues that
are important to the town and our region.
• Participate in the Tri-Valley Cities coalition to work together on legislative issues, projects
and initiatives at the federal, state, regional and county levels.
• Seek grant and funding assistance for Town projects, services, and programs.
• Communicate to the Town’s residents those legislative and agency rule-making matters
which are of potentially general interest or concern.
Legislative Principles
To fulfill the goals identified, the Town supports legislation and policies that favor:
1. Outstanding Quality of Life - provide opportunities to protect and enhance our
residents’ quality of life through active living, a healthy lifestyle and diverse recreational
services. 2. Community Safety - provide access to resources and services for residents, such as
quality police, fire, emergency management, emergency medical services, services for
vulnerable populations and community benefit efforts.
3. Local Control over Land Use and Preservation - ensures the Town’s continued
ability and authority to exercise decisions on land use matters and reasonably regulate
new development to ensure consistency with Town design standards. The orderly
growth and development of the Town together with the preservation of open space is a
high priority for the Danville community.
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4. Foster Economic Vitality and Growth - provide funding for initiatives that
promote: economic health and resilience, business development, workforce
development, and small business entrepreneurship training and assistance. 5. Public Infrastructure - enable continued improvement and maintenance of the
Town’s public infrastructure. 6. Transportation - provide funding for planning and implementation of regional
transportation projects. 7. Housing - seek balanced solutions which consider housing, jobs, and transportation
together; does not take a one size fits all approach; provides funding and resources for
infrastructure and allows the Town to exercise local control in developing locally
appropriate plans that meet State objectives in a manner that is compatible with existing
community character. 8. Support Residents Growth and Enrichment - enhance and encourage
recreational programming, exercise, use of parks and services, community engagement,
social and recreational experiences; and performing and visual arts. 9. Sustainability - enable sustainable development, conserve natural resources, provide
resources to enable environmental awareness and health in our community and source
vendors that comply with California environmental requirements that protect public
health and air quality.
10. Fiscal Sustainability - protect existing federal, state, and local funding sources that
provide revenues to the Town of Danville. Oppose Unfunded Mandates and legislation
that seeks to impose any requirement upon the Town that is not fully funded; aid
recovery of Town costs stemming from State and/or Federal mandates.
Town Council Legislative Committee
• The Legislative Committee shall consist of two members of the Town Council to be
appointed annually by the Mayor, supported by appropriate Town staff.
• The committee shall meet as frequently as monthly to review and discuss the Town’s
legislative platform and pending/possible legislation.
• The committee shall develop positions on pending or possible legislation and make
recommendations for consideration by the Town Council. Recommendations will be
based upon a determination of potential legislative impacts upon the Town and its
residents. Potential positions to be considered include:
o Support: Legislation that the Town should support as drafted
o Support if Amended: that the Town should support if the author accepts
amendments proposed or supported by the Town
o Oppose: Legislation that the Town should oppose as drafted o Oppose unless amended: Legislation the Town should oppose unless amended o Watch: Town will take no formal position but will watch the Legislation and
consider taking a position as the legislative process progresses
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• Once a determination has been made that a legislative proposal may impact the Town by
the Legislative Committee, a letter outlining the Town’s position will be drafted for the
Mayor’s or Town Manager’s signature.
• Legislative Proposals may sometimes advance or change rapidly. Should the need to
respond to such a proposal arise prior to an opportunity for either the Legislative
Committee or Town Council to meet to consider the matter, then the Town Manager is
authorized to act expeditiously to respond via letter, in a manner that is consistent with
the goals and principles contained in the Framework. All such letters shall be transmitted
to the Town Council, and posted on the Legislative page of the Town website.
• The Committee shall make regular reports to the Town Council at duly noticed public
meetings.
• The Committee shall work collaboratively with Tri-Valley Cities of Dublin, Livermore,
Pleasanton and San Ramon to further the Tri-Valley Legislative Framework.
Strategic Documents
The following documents are available on the Town’s website at www.danville.ca.gov
• Town Vision and Mission Statements
• Town of Danville General Plan 2030
• Town of Danville Adopted Budget and Capital Improvement Program
• Town of Danville Recreation, Arts & Community Services Master Plan
• Town of Danville Climate Action Plan
The Legislative Framework will be reviewed annually by the Town Council. Day to day
oversight of legislative matters is the responsibility of the Town Manager’s Office, consistent
with this Legislative Framework and policy set by the Town Council.
DATE: June 30, 2021
TO: Marie Sunseri, City Clerk
FROM: Diane Friedmann, Assistant to the Town Manager
SUBJECT: 2022 Meeting Dates for Town of Danville Legislative Committee
The following are the proposed dates for the 2022 Town of Danville Legislative
Committee Meetings:
January 25, 2022
February 22, 2022
March 22, 2022
April 26, 2022
May 24, 2022
June 28, 2022
July 26, 2022
August 23, 2022
September 27, 2022
October 25, 2022
November 22, 2022
*December 20, 2022
*All dates are the 4th Tuesday of the month at 9:00 a.m. with the exception of December
due to town furlough.
ATTACHMENT C
Tri-Valley Cities Councils Meeting Schedule
DANVILLE ∙ DUBLIN ∙ LIVERMORE ∙ PLEASANTON ∙ SAN RAMON
FY 2021-2022 Legislative Lead: SAN RAMON
Include respective County Supervisor & East Bay LOCC Representative on agenda correspondence
July 2021: San Ramon Host City
Wednesday 7/28 TV City Councils Virtual Meeting
September 2021: Danville Host City
Monday 9/20* 1:30pm - 2:00pm: Managers' Pre-meeting (if necessary) *Virtual
2:00pm - 3:30pm: Mayors, Managers, and Liaisons Meeting *Virtual
Wednesday 9/29 6:30pm - 8:00pm: Cities Councils Dinner *Virtual
November 2021: Legislative Lead City Hosts the Year-end Meetings 2021, possibly
virtually) Regarding Legislative Agenda for Mayors Conference January D.C. Trip to
Review draft report from Townsend Public Affairs (consultant via conference call if
needed).
November 11/1 2:00pm - 4:00pm Managers & Legislative Liaisons Meeting
December 12/6 1:30pm - 3:30pm Mayors, Managers & Liaisons Meeting
February 2022: Dublin Host
Monday 2/7 12:30pm - 1:45pm Mayors' Only Lunch (no-Host)
1:30pm - 2:00pm Managers' Pre-meeting (if necessary)
2:00pm - 3:30pm Mayors, Managers & Liaisons Meeting
Wednesday 2/23 6:30pm - 8:00pm Cities Councils Dinner
May 2022: Livermore Host
Monday 5/2 12:30pm - 1:45pm Mayors' Only Lunch (no-Host)
1:30pm - 2:00pm Managers' Pre-meeting (if necessary)
2:00pm - 3:30pm Mayors, Managers & Liaisons Meeting
Wednesday 5/25 6:30pm - 8:00pm Cities Councils Dinner
Legislative Lead & Meeting hosting rotates according to alphabetical order
- FY21-22 (Sept. ’21 – May ’22): San Ramon Legislative Lead
- FY22-23 (Sept. ’22 – May ’23): Danville Legislative Lead
- FY23-24 (Sept. ’23 – May ’24): Dublin Legislative Lead
- FY24-25 (Sept. 24 – May ‘25): Livermore Legislative Lead
- FY25-26 (Sept. ‘25 – May ‘26): Pleasanton Legislative Lead
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Legislative Lead City is rotated annually.
• The lead City legislative liaison is responsible for coordinating the meeting agendas, scheduling all
legislative liaison meetings, and D.C. trip and itinerary. Also serves as primary contact for the
consultant Townsend Public Affairs (consultant via conference call if needed) and oversees TPA’s
contract and work plan.
• The lead city EA is responsible for distributing the TVCC agendas, coordinating team meetings to
review schedules, and follow up with the host city on respective meeting months, etc. Host City Responsibilities. Rotated alphabetically.
• Securing a venue for CM only meetings
• Securing a venue for Mayor’s only lunch
• Securing a venue for CM, Mayors, Leg. Liaisons meetings
• Host City is responsible to coordinate the venue and distribute the invitation to TV Cities Councils
Dinner meeting.
Host City manages RSVP’s
Each attendee is charged $50.00
Plan for 40-50 attendees
The event begins at 6:30 p.m.
Dinner is usually served approximately 15 minutes prior to meeting time after the
majority of guests are seated/served.
Seated dinner - salad at each place prior to guest arrival; Buffet dinners - open buffet as
guests arrive ~ 6:45 p.m.
Business Meeting begins promptly at 7:00 p.m.
Agendas must comply with Brown Act for posting/publishing requirements
Dinners are always NO-HOST with cash bar only
No promotional materials (i.e. mugs, glasses, pens, etc.)
Agendas
• Host City coordinates and distributes agenda.
• Agendas should note the anticipated time dinner is served and the time meeting business begins.
• The agenda should be on TVC Agenda Template.
• Agenda topics are presented by Host City in agreement with TVC Liaisons and City Managers and
presented to Mayors at the TVC meeting prior to the dinner for final approval.
• Agenda must have meeting open to the public listed for people to speak on items not listed on the
agenda.
• Agendas must be posted at each City and at the dinner location per Brown Act requirements.
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