Presentation - est. 15 minutes — San Jose City Council, August 9, 2022

Office of Administration, Policy, and
Intergovernmental Relations
Presenters:

Sarah Zárate, Director, Office of Administration, Policy, & Intergovernmental Relations
Zane Barnes, Deputy Director, Intergovernmental Relations Steve Stamos, Senior Executive Analyst, Intergovernmental Relations Kailyn Kenney, Senior Executive Analyst, Intergovernmental Relations Steve Cruz, Cruz Strategies
Lauri Hettinger, Holland & Knight
Item 3.3: Summer 2022
Intergovernmental Relations Report
San José City Council 08.09.22
Item 3.3 & 3.4
2022
Summer
Report
 Legislative and Regulatory Priorities
 Federal Highlights
 Funding advocacy
 Legislative actions
 State Highlights
 Budget Overview
 Funding advocacy
 Priority legislation
 Legislative updates
Legislative and Regulatory Priorities
Approved by Council 3/29/22
 COVID-19 Recovery and Endemic Response
 Safety and Vision Zero Initiatives
 Homelessness Funding
 Funding to Advance Smart, Sustainable, and Reliable
Infrastructure
Federal Highlights
Funding Advocacy - $18.7 million confirmed; $4 million pending  Federal Grant Awards Received - $18.7 million
 FRA Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and
Safety Improvements (CRISI)
 Bascom Ave. $1.2 million
 Monterey Rd. $7.5 million
 Airport Terminals Program - $10 million
 Congressionally Directed Spending
 Mabury Interim Housing Site (Rep. Lofgren)
 SureStay Interim Housing Site (Rep. Khanna/
Rep. Eshoo)
 Pending Applications
 Rebuilding American Infrastructure with
Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) – Diridon
Station ($5.9 million)

Federal Highlights
Legislative Actions
 Federal FY23 Appropriations Negotiations (Ongoing)
 Gun Control
• Bipartisan Safer Communities Act
 Reproductive Freedom
• Legislation
• Executive Order
• DOJ Task Force
 Executive Action on Climate
 CHIPS and Science Act of 2022
 Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (Budget Reconciliation) • Climate, energy and transportation funding
 Respect for Marriage Act
Passed Legislation
Pending Legislation
State Highlights
Budget Overview
 $1.2 billion in immediate drought
support
 $17 billion in Fiscal Relief
• $9.5 billion in direct tax rebates
 $2 billion in HHAP over two years
 $150 million for Project HomeKey
 $1 billion Active Transportation
Program
 $7.7 billion Transit and Intercity
Rail
 $1.5 million for the CA Youth
Empowerment Commission
 $25 million for Summer Youth
Workforce

State Highlights
Budget Overview
What’s Next?
Expected in August:
 Climate and Energy package
• $19.3 billion in new spending to
achieve the state’s climate goals
 Trailer bill language on Community
Project Funding allocations
 Clean-up bill with technical
changes to the budget

State Highlights
Funding Advocacy
 Community Project Funding (Earmarks)
• East San José Corridor Improvement
$10 million (Asm. Kalra)
• Responsible Landlord Engagement Initiative
$800k (Asm. Kalra)
 2022-2023 California Budget
• $1 billion more for rail projects including Bay
Area Rapid Transit (BART) phase two and
Caltrain electrification
- $7.7 billion total investment
• $1 billion in Homeless Housing Assistance
and Prevention program (HHAP)
- Funding advocacy with Big City Mayors
• Active Transportation Program (ATP) eligibility for
new projects instead of only
backlogged projects
Nearly $11 million
coming to San José!

City Sponsored Bills
 SB 649 (Cortese) - Tenant Preference
• Pending Assembly Appropriations
 AB 2164 (Lee) - Disability Access Funding
• Pending Floor Vote in Senate
 SB 612 (Portantino) - Power Charge Indifference
Adjustment (Dead)
Successful Amendments
 AB 2011 (Wicks) - Affordable Housing
• Pending Senate Suspense
State Highlights
Priority Legislation
• Abortion Proposals
 AB 1666 (Bauer-Kahan) - Abortion: Civil Actions
 AB 2586 (Garcia): Reproductive and sexual health inequities  SB 1375 (Atkins): Nursing: abortion and practice standards  AB 2091 (Bonta): Disclosure of information: reproductive health and foreign penal actions
 AB 1918 (Petrie-Norris): California Reproductive Health Service Corps
 AB 2134 (Weber): Grants for low-income abortion
 AB 2626 (Calderon): Licensing of physicians for performing abortion care
 SB 1142 (Caballero, Skinner): Public information for abortion services
 AB 2223 (Wicks): Prevention of Criminal Penalties
 Gun Violence Reduction
 AB 2571 (Bauer-Kahan) – Restricts advertising of firearms to minors
 AB 1621 (Gipson) – Restricts ghost guns
 SB 1327 (Hertzberg) – Creates private right of action  AB 1594 (Ting) – Allows governments and victims of gun violence to sue manufacturers and sellers of firearms
 SB 505 (Skinner): Would largely mirror San José’s
ordinance as it relates to gun liability insurance
State Highlights
Legislative Updates
Chaptered Legislation
Pending Legislation
 SB 54 (Allen): Solid waste: reporting,
packaging, and plastic food service ware
 AB 1944 (Lee) Brown Act Reform (dead)
 SB 1315 (Cortese) Alcoholic
Beverages: Consumption area permits
 SB 917 (Becker) Seamless Transit
 SB 1000 (Becker) Law Enforcement
Agencies: Radio Communication
 AB 1938 (Friedman) Traffic Safety
 SB 1100 (Cortese) Open meetings: orderly
conduct
State Highlights
Legislative Updates
Family Friendly
Policy
Supported
 AB 452 (Friedman) Parental Notification of
Firearm Safety
 SB 878 (Skinner) Road to Success
 AB 2199 (Wicks) Birthing Justice for California
Families Pilot Project
 SB 364 (Skinner) Pupil Meals
Chaptered Legislation
Pending Legislation
Presenters:

Sarah Zárate, Director, Office of Administration, Policy, & Intergovernme Zane Barnes, Deputy Director, Intergovernmental Relations Kailyn Kenney, Senior Executive Analyst, Intergovernmental Relations Steve Stamos, Senior Executive Analyst, Intergovernmental Relations Steve Cruz, Cruz Strategies
Rudy Bermudez, California Cities Gaming Authority (CCGA) Item 3.4: November 8, 2022
Ballot Measures
San José City Council 08.09.22
Item 3.3 & 3.4
7 Ballot Measures Qualified for the November 8 ballot
 Recommending a position on five measures:
• Prop 1: SCA 10: Reproductive freedom – SUPPORT
• Prop 26: Authorizing new types of gambling – OPPOSE
• Prop 27: Online and mobile sports wagering – OPPOSE
• Prop 28: Funding for arts and music education – SUPPORT • Prop 31: Challenging law prohibiting retail flavored tobacco – OPPOSE  Not recommending a position on two measures:
• Prop 29: Dialysis Clinic Requirements
• Prop 30: Wealth Tax for EV Infrastructure and Wildfire Prevention State Ballot Measure Overview
Prop 1: SCA 10: Reproductive Freedom
Recommended Position: Support
 Supported by the legislative program
Purpose
 Enshrines the right to an abortion into the California Constitution Path
 Legislative – introduced in June
Support
 Governor Newson
 Senator Atkins
 Assemblymember Rendon
Prop 26: Authorizing New Types of Gambling
Recommended Position: Oppose
 Supported by the legislative program
 Negative impact on City cardrooms with respect to Private Attorney General’s Act Purpose
 Allow Retail sportsbooks for in-person wagering at tribal casinos and horse tracks Path
 Initiative
Opposition
 California Cities Gaming Authority (CCGA)
Prop 27: Online & Mobile Sports Wagering
Recommended Position: Oppose
 Consistency with Prop 26 to protect San José tax revenue Purpose
 Allow online and mobile sports betting Retail sportsbooks  Minimal funds to address homelessness
Path
 Initiative
Opposition
 California Cities Gaming Authority (CCGA)
Prop 28: Funding for Arts & Music Education
Recommended Position: Support
 No negative impact to City functions
 Increases quality of life for residents
Purpose
 Establish minimum funding standards for art and music education in all K-12 public schools through an annual 1% allocation of required state school funding.

Path
 Initiative
Support
 Californians for Art and Music Education in Schools
 Former U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan
Prop 31: Challenging Law Prohibiting Retail
Flavored Tobacco
Recommended Position: Oppose referendum
 Aligns with legislative program and City Tobacco Retail Ordinance Purpose
 Halt implementation of SB 793 banning the sale of flavored tobacco products Path
 Referendum
Opposition
 Governor Newsom
 California Teachers Association
Presenters:

Sarah Zárate, Director, Office of Administration, Policy, & Intergovernmental Relations
Zane Barnes, Deputy Director, Intergovernmental Relations Kailyn Kenney, Senior Executive Analyst, Intergovernmental Relations Steve Stamos, Senior Executive Analyst, Intergovernmental Relations Steve Cruz, Cruz Strategies
Rudy Bermudez, California Cities Gaming Authority (CCGA) Council
Actions
San José City Council 08.09.22
November 8, 2022 Ballot Measures, Item 3.4
 Proposition 1: SCA 10 – Reproductive Freedom – SUPPORT  Proposition 26: Authorizing New Type of Gambling – OPPOSE  Proposition 27: Authorizing Online and Mobile Sports Wagering – OPPOSE
 Proposition 28: Providing Additional Funding for Arts and Music Education in Public Schools – SUPPORT
 Proposition 31: Referendum Challenging a 2020 Law Prohibiting Retail Sale of Certain Flavored Tobacco – OPPOSE

San Jose City CouncilAugust 9, 2022

San Jose City Council
August 9, 2022