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NORTHERN CALIFORNIA • CENTRAL CALIFORNIA • SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TPA Presentation to the City
of San Pablo
April 4, 2022
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2 Legislative Calendar
• The 2021 Legislative Session ended September 10, 2021 • Legislative Statistics:
o 2021: 2,421 bills introduced
o 2021: 770 bills signed
o 2020: 372 bills signed (COVID-19 impacted)
o 2019: 870 bills signed
• January 3, 2022 - Legislature Returned
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3 Key State Issues in 2021
Housing
COVID/Local Governance Flexibility
Municipal Broadband
Public Safety
Transportation
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4 Housing
AB 215 (Chiu) – This bill 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.
SB 9 (Atkins) – This bill requires ministerial approval of a housing development of no more than two units in a single-family zone (duplex), the subdivision of a parcel zoned for residential use into two parcels (lot split), or both.
2021 Q2 Legislative Update
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5 COVID
Response
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State Legislation
AB 361 (R. Rivas) – This measure authorizes local agencies to meet remotely during declared state emergencies with Brown Act modifications to ensure continued delivery of critical public services. 2021 Q2 Legislative Update
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6 Wireless Facilities
AB 14 (Aguiar-Curry) and SB 4 (Gonzalez) – These bills extend the California Advanced Services Fund (CASF) grant program to 2032 and authorize an increase to the annual surcharge collection cap from $66 million to $150 million.
2021 Q2 Legislative Update
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7 Public Safety
SB 2 (Bradford) – This bill grants new powers to the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) to investigate and determine peace officer fitness and to decertify officers who engage in “serious misconduct” and makes changes to the Bane Civil Rights Act to limit immunity.
SB 16 (Skinner) – This bill expands the categories of police personnel records that are subject to disclosure under the California Public Records Act (CPRA) and modifies existing provisions regarding the release of records subject to disclosure. 2021 Q2 Legislative Update
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8 Transportation
AB 43 (Friedman) – This bill grants the California Department of Transportation and local authorities greater flexibility in setting speed limits based on recommendations from the Zero Traffic Fatality Task Force.
2021 Q2 Legislative Update
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9 General Overview 2022
• 2022 is the Second Year of the 2-year Legislative Cycle • Legislature returned from Interim Recess on January 3, 2022 • Legislature’s top focus will be on COVID response, housing and homelessness, climate, and how to spend another budget surplus
• Musical Chairs in both Houses of the Legislature. There are currently 4 vacant Assembly seats and Redistricting will pit some incumbents against others in 2022 elections • New “Swing-Space” as Capitol Annex is remodeled
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10 Per the Governor’s 2022 Budget Presentation, there
is a $45.7 billion operating surplus, of which $20.6
billion will be available for discretionary use
The windfall is fueled, like last year, with tax
revenue and federal funds.
Budget Forecast
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11 Budget Forecast continued
• The Governor’s proposed budget is largely focused on
addressing “California’s five existential threats” which include addressing the COVID-19 crisis, investments
in climate resiliency, the rising cost of living,
homelessness, and public safety.
• The proposed early action portions of the budget include $1.4 billion in emergency appropriations to address the ongoing COVID-19 crisis.
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12 Governor’s Proposed Budget continued
Small Business Investments
o$3 billion: Paying down UI debt
o$1 billion: Loan guarantees
o$500 million: Small business tax relief: venues and
restaurants
o$150 million: Small business COVID-19 grant program
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13 Governor’s Proposal continued
Public Safety
o Crime prevention
▪ $255 million: competitive grants for local law enforcement agencies over the next three years to help advance the prosecution of retail crime rings.
▪ $30 million: grants to District Attorney offices to fight theft crimes ▪ $25 million: statewide gun-buyback program
o Emergency response
▪ $17 million: early earthquake warning system
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14 Governor’s Proposal continued
Transportation
o Zero Emissions Vehicles: $6.1 billion (appropriated over 5 years) o Transportation projects: $9.1 billion ($4.9 billion General Fund and $4.2 billion Proposition 1A bond funds)
▪ $4.9 billion:
• $2 billion: transit and rail projects
• $1.25 billion: local projects
• $750 million: Bicycle/pedestrian safety/connecting communities projects
• $500m for grade crossings
• $400 million: climate adaptation
▪ $4.2 billion: High Speed Rail
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15 Homelessness ($2 billion total)
O $1.5 billion: solutions to get people off the
streets and into shelters/treatment
O $500 million: encampments
O $10 million: Returning Home Well
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16 Housing ($2 billion total)
This year, the Administration and Legislature will focus on relationship between climate action and housing policy, meaning housing production and density that is both sustainable and reduces sprawl that could overlap with areas of the state susceptible to natural disaster. o Sustainable Housing Developments
▪ $500 million: Infill Infrastructure Grant Program
▪ $300 million: Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities ▪ $100 million: State excess sites development
▪ $100 million: adaptive reuse incentive grants
o Affordable housing
▪ $200 million for Mixed-income housing development loans ▪ $200 million: portfolio reinvestment program
▪ $100 million : mobile home park rehabilitation
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17 • Combatting the Climate Crisis
oForest Health: $1.2 billion
oWildfires: $648 million
oDrought: $750 million
oNature Based solutions: $2.1 billion
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18 2022 Legislation
The Legislature has introduced a total of 2,020 bills for this 2022 Session.
Of the 2,020 total bills introduced by the deadline, there were 1,361 Assembly Bills and 659 Senate Bills.
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19 Next Steps/Key Dates
• February and March have been Budget Committee
hearings and that will continue into April.
• March, April, May will be Policy Committee hearings.
• Governor releases his May Revise Budget.
• May 27th is the last day for each house to pass bills introduced in that house.
• Legislature approves Budget by June 15th.
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20 Niccolo De Luca
Vice President
[email protected]
www.townsendpa.com
Andres Ramirez
Senior Associate
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Thank You