MEMORANDUM
Date: 7/30/24
To: Mayor, City Council Members, City Manager Maraskeshia Smith From: Scott Alonso
Subject: Legislative Update
(Informational Item for Council Meeting of August 20, 2024) Attached are support letters for the following state and federal bills:
Federal Bill – Support Letter for H.R. 8560 (Takano): This bill is known as the End Veteran Homelessness Act of 2024. Provided for information.
State Bill -- Support Letter for HYPERLINK "https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB1827" AB 1827 (Papan): This bill is a Proposition 218 related-bill that would provide that the fees or charges for property-related water service imposed or increased, as specified, may include the incrementally higher costs of water service due to specified factors, including the higher water usage demand of parcels. Provided for information.
State Bill -- Comment Letter for HYPERLINK "https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240ACA10" ACA 10 HYPERLINK "https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240ACA10" (Aguiar Curry): This proposed constitutional amendment would replace ACA 1, which the City previously supported. ACA 10 would lower the threshold to approve an affordable housing our public infrastructure bond to 55 percent. We had concerns outlined in our letter relating to the changes from ACA 1 to ACA 10 related to stormwater, utilities and the definition of affordable housing. Provided for information.
State Bill -- Support Letter for HYPERLINK "https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB366" SB 366 (Caballero): This bill would update the California Water Plan. Provided for information.
State Bill -- Oppose Letter for HYPERLINK "https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB1037" SB 1037 (Wiener): Allow the Attorney General to take legal action against a city and seek fines up to $50,000 a month for failure to adopt a compliant housing element or if the city does not follow state laws that require ministerial approval of certain housing projects. This bill is a Cal Cities priority bill. Provided for information.
State Bill -- Support Letter for HYPERLINK "https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB1330" SB 1330 (Archuleta): This bill will address shortcomings in proposed regulations for water use efficiency standards. We have commented in the past during the rulemaking process with the State Water Board. Provided for information.
These issues met the priorities outlined in the City’s adopted 2024 legislative platforms.
Thank you,
Scott Alonso, Government Affairs Officer
City of Santa Rosa
Communications and Intergovernmental Relations Office
637 First Street Santa Rosa CA 95404