MEMORANDUM
Date: 9/17/24
To: Mayor, City Council Members, City Manager Maraskeshia Smith From: Scott Alonso
Subject: Legislative Update
(Informational Item for Council Meeting of October 8, 2024) Attached are veto request letters for the following state bills sent to Governor Gavin Newsom:
State Bill – Veto Letter for HYPERLINK "https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB98" AB 98 (J. Carrillo): This bill imposes limitations regarding the expansion or growth of warehouses and logistic facilities. The bill would also mandate additional work for traffic circulation requirements with any new General Plan update. Provided for information.
State Bill – Veto Letter for HYPERLINK "https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB937" SB 937 (Wiener): This bill would defer development impact fees until the certificate of occupancy or its equivalent, would lock in those fees at prior to the issuance of a building permit, and would prohibit the charging on interest on those deferred fees. Provided for information.
These issues met the priorities outlined in the City’s adopted 2024 state legislative platform.
Thank you,
Scott Alonso, Government Affairs Officer
City of Santa Rosa
Communications and Intergovernmental Relations Office
637 First Street Santa Rosa CA 95404