RESOLUTION NO. 2024-XXX
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING POSITIONS ON LEGISLATION UNDER CONSIDERATION PURSUANT TO THE LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM WHEREAS, the City Council has established a state and federal advocacy program to increase the City’s presence at both levels of government; and WHEREAS, in 2013 the City Council adopted modifications to Policy No. 2013-07 and implemented procedures to keep the City’s legislative platform current, keep the Council informed on the legislative measures acted upon, and provide a process for effectively communicating the City’s position on measures to the appropriate elected representatives; and WHEREAS, in keeping with the adopted legislative procedures, the City Council is provided with regular legislative activity reports for review and direction.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council adopts the following positions on legislation:
PROPOSED LEGISLATION
POSITION
Project
NCTD
North County Transit District’s (NCTD) application for funding from the Federal Railroad Administration’s Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) Program for the Eastbrook to Shell Double Track Project. This project will improve safety, expand capacity, enhance reliability, and support supply chain resiliency on the nationally significant Los Angeles-San Diego-San Luis Obispo (LOSSAN) Rail Corridor.
SUPPORT
AB 1886
Alvarez
Housing Element Law: substantial compliance: Housing Accountability Act. This measure would allow “builder’s remedy” to begin as soon as the Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) or a court determines a jurisdiction’s housing element is out of compliance.
OPPOSE
AB 1893
Wicks
this bill would allow “builder’s remedy” to apply if HCD determines that a local jurisdiction is not in compliance with Housing Element Law and a proposed development project provides a minimum of 10% of the units for low-income or very low-income residents. The measure would also limit the “builder’s remedy” only to areas zoned for residential and mixed-use development and caps maximum density OPPOSE
AB 2485
Carrillo
Regional housing need: determination. This bill would require the department to publish on its internet website the data sources, analyses, and methodology, as specified, prior to finalization of the regional determination.
SUPPORT
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of San Marcos at a regular meeting thereof, this 14th day of May, 2024, by the following roll call vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS:
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Rebecca D. Jones, Mayor
City of San Marcos
ATTEST:
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Phillip Scollick, City Clerk
City of San Marcos
Resolution No. 2024-xxx