HI EVERYONE HOW DO YOU CHAIR
COMMITTEE AGAIN? OKAY, WELCOME
TO OUR FIRST UH, ASSEMBLY,
HOUSING COMMITTEE, HOUSING AND
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
HEARING OF THIS SESSION, AND
WE'RE GOING TO START UM AS A
SUBCOMMITTEE, AND WE WILL GET
CORN WHEN WE CAN. UM AND I
APPRECIATE MY COLLEAGUES
TIMELINESS FOR BEING HERE. I
ALSO WANNA WELCOME OUR NEW VICE
CHAIR. MR JOE PATTERSON. WE'RE
EXCITED TO HAVE YOU HERE. AH AND
ALSO, UH, SOME MEMBER OF SCHOLAR
IS OUT SICK TODAY. SO AS A
MEMBER OF ONE KOREA WILL BE
SUBSTITUTING IN SO WE HAVE 18
ITEMS ON OUR AGENDA TODAY. UH
MAYBE 671 HAS BEEN PULLED AND
WILL BE HEARD ON APRIL 12TH AND
WE HAVE THREE ITEMS ON CONSENT.
THERE'S NO PHONE TESTIMONY
OPTION FOR THIS HEARING. ALL
WITNESSES TESTIFYING WILL BE IN
PERSON. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO
SUBMIT WRITTEN TESTIMONY THROUGH
THE POSITION PORTAL ON THE
COMMITTEE'S WEBSITE. THIS WILL
BECOME PART OF THE OFFICIAL
RECORD OF THE BILL. THE HEARING
ROOM WILL BE OPEN FOR ATTENDANCE
OF THIS HEARING. ANY MEMBERS OF
THE PUBLIC ATTENDING THE HEARING
ARE ENCOURAGED TO WEAR A MASK AT
ALL TIMES WHILE IN THE BUILDING
ALL ARE ENCOURAGED TO WATCH THE
HEARINGS FROM THE LIVESTREAM ON
THE ASSEMBLY'S WEBSITE. THANK
YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE AND
UNDERSTANDING AND LET'S SEE WHO
DO WE HAVE A FIRST? SORRY. WHERE
AM I? AT? WE WILL GO FIRST WITH
MS ADDIS, WHICH IS NUMBER TWO A
B 3 18. OH, AND ALSO YES. 6 86
37 WAS PULLED.
PROTECTION PROGRAM, A PROGRAM
WHICH THIS COMMITTEE PREVIOUSLY
VOTED ON AND PASSED TWICE BY
EXTENDING THE SUNSET. WE'RE
FOLLOWING THE ORIGINAL INTENT OF
THE LAW TO FULLY EVALUATE THE
SUCCESS OF THIS PROGRAM, OF
WHICH MANY OF YOU PREVIOUSLY
VOTED ON. AND IF WE DON'T
SUPPORT THIS BILL TODAY, WE WILL
ALLOW A MUCH NEEDED PROGRAM TO
EXPIRE, WHICH I KNOW THAT NONE
OF US WANT TO DO SO THE
INCEPTION OF A B 3 18. IS THAT
IN 2018, THE STATE ESTABLISHED
THE MOBILE HOME RESIDENCY LAW
PROTECTION PROGRAM OF FIVE YEAR
PILOT PROGRAM TO COORDINATE THE
RESOLUTION OF COMPLAINTS FROM
HOMEOWNERS. THE PROGRAM IS
FUNDED BY RESIDENTS ACROSS THE
STATE WHO PAGES $10 FOR THIS
ADDITIONAL PROTECTION. HOWEVER
THE PROGRAM IS SET TO EXPIRE IN
2024. SO THERE'S QUITE A NEED
FOR EXTENSION FIRST, DESPITE THE
ACT, REQUIRING THE PROGRAM TO
OPERATE FOR FIVE YEARS, IT'S
ONLY ACTUALLY OPERATED FOR TWO
YEARS, AND THAT'S BECAUSE PRIOR
TO EVALUATION, THE PROGRAM WAS
NOT STATUTORILY PERMITTED TO
ACCEPT COMPLAINTS UNTIL JULY,
2020. AND H C D DID NOT START
REFERRING COMPLAINTS TO THE
LEGAL SERVICE PROVIDERS UNTIL
JUNE, 2021. ADDITIONALLY THERE
IS AN ISSUE OF REMAINING FUNDS
FROM THE EXISTING $10 FEE THAT
MOBILE HOME RESIDENTS HAVE
ALREADY PAID. SO THERE'S CLOSE
TO $10 MILLION HAVE BEEN
COLLECTED AND OVER $3 MILLION IN
TOTAL EXPENDITURE, SO THERE'S
QUITE A BIT OF MONEY STILL LEFT
IN THIS PROGRAM WITH THE PROGRAM
SOLVENT. WE WANT TO DO
EVERYTHING WE CAN TO PROTECT AND
PRESERVE. THIS TYPE OF HOUSING,
WHICH IS PRIMARILY FOR SENIORS
FOR WORKING FAMILIES FOR
VETERANS FOR PEOPLE WITH
DISABILITIES AND FOR PEOPLE WITH
FIXED INCOMES AND EXTENDING THIS
PROGRAM FOR THREE YEARS IS GOING
TO ALLOW THESE PROTECTIONS TO
CONTINUE. YOU MAY HEAR A NUMBER
OF ARGUMENTS FROM THE OPPOSITION
, AND I JUST LIKE TO ADDRESS
THOSE BRIEFLY. POSSIBLY OUR
OPPOSITION WILL SAY THAT THE
PROGRAM HAS BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL,
BUT THAT IS NOT NOT THE CASE, AS
MENTIONED EARLIER AGE CD IS ONLY
HAD ABOUT TWO YEARS TO EVALUATE
THE PROGRAM. AND EVEN IN THAT
SHORT TIME FRAME, THERE HAVE
BEEN 3500 ALLEGATIONS FILED WITH
H C D. AND RESIDENTS TRULY WANT
THIS PROGRAM. THEY'VE PROVEN
THAT WITH THEIR $10
CONTRIBUTIONS, GENERATING NEARLY
$10 MILLION INTO THE PROGRAM.
LESS THAN A WEEK AGO AFTER
COMPLETION OF HDGS REQUIRED
REPORT AND AUDIT WAS REQUESTED
TO EXAMINE THE PROGRAM AND ALL
THE WE ALL SUPPORT THIS
LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT. IT'S COME
VERY LATE IN THE PROCESS, SO
EVEN THE JOINT LETTUCE
LEGISLATIVE AUDIT COMMITTEE
REITERATED THE ONGOING NEED FOR
THE PROGRAM AND THE DESIRE TO
SEE IT CONTINUE. SO WE HAVE A
COUPLE OF WITNESSES HERE AND I'D
LIKE TO TURN IT OVER TO THEM TO
STATE THEIR CASE AS WELL. AND
THERE'S SUPPORT. THANK YOU EACH
HAVE TWO MINUTES. THANK YOU.
GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS ROGER
JOHNSON. I'M WITH GSM OIL AND
SUPPORT OF THE BILL. THE MOBILE
HOME RESIDENCY LAW PROTECTION
PROGRAM HELPS SENIORS, VETERANS
AND IMMIGRANT FAMILIES WITH
MODEST INCOME RESOLVE VIOLATIONS
OF STATE LAW. THESE VIOLATIONS
INCLUDE EVICTIONS FROM OUR
HOMES. PARK OWNERS TAKING
RESIDENTS ELECTRICITY TO POWER
PARK EQUIPMENT. UNAUTHORIZED
FEES FOR WATER AND UTILITIES.
ELDER ABUSE. HOUSING
DISCRIMINATION AND MORE. WE WANT
TO THANK THE COMMITTEE FOR
AMENDMENTS THAT WOULD EXTEND THE
PROGRAM TO ENSURE THAT MOBILE
HOME RESIDENTS RECEIVE THE FULL
EFFECT OF THE INITIAL FIVE YEAR
PILOT PROGRAM. AS WE WORKED WITH
THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT TO
CONTINUE MAKING IMPROVEMENTS.
THIS JUNE WILL MARK TWO YEARS OF
THE FIRST VIOLATION BEING
REFERRED TO NON PROFIT LEGAL
SERVICE PROVIDERS TO FUND THE
PROGRAM. WE SELF IMPOSED AN
ANNUAL $10 SPACE FEE THAT WE PAY
FOR. WE PULLED OUR LOW AND FIXED
INCOMES TOGETHER TO THE BENEFIT
OF EVERYONE. THIS YEAR, H C D
ISSUED A COMPREHENSIVE REPORT
WHICH SHOWS THE PROGRAM IS BOTH
WORKING. AND SOLVENT. WE LOOK
FORWARD TO RESOLVING MORE STATE
VIOLATIONS THROUGH THIS PROGRAM.
AND WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR
CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU.
ACTUALLY WE WILL ESTABLISH A
QUORUM IF WE HAVE ENOUGH MEMBERS
NOW, TOO. THANK YOU, MA'AM.
SURE. MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE,
BRUCE, JUST GIVE US ONE SECOND.
SORRY. SORRY, WICKS. TWO WEEKS
HERE. PATTERSON PATTERSON HERE,
WENDY CARILLO. GABRIEL. ONE
CARILLO COHERE QUIRK-SILVA.
QUIRK-SILVA HERE. SANCHEZ.
SANCHEZ HERE, WARD. YEAH OF
COURSE. GREAT OKAY. YOU MAY
CONTINUE. MY APOLOGIES. MADAM
CHAIR MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
BRUCE STANTON, LEGAL COUNSEL FOR
GSM OL HERE IN STRONG SUPPORT OF
THE BILL AND THE CONTINUATION OF
THE PROGRAM AND HERE TO ANSWER
ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. UH WE WILL NOW HEAR FROM
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT. YEAH SORRY.
ADDITIONAL SO IT'S BEEN A YEAR
SINCE LAST YEAR SINCE I CHAIRED
A COMMITTEE, SO WE'LL HEAR FROM
THE FOLKS IN THE ROOM,
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT AND JUST NAME
ORGANIZATION AND POSITION,
PLEASE. YES GOOD MORNING. MY
NAME IS MICHELLE MOANING. I AM A
MOBILE HOME OWNER IN ROSEVILLE,
AND I AM IN VERY STRONG SUPPORT
OF THIS PROGRAM. GOOD MORNING.
MY NAME IS LYNN MCKIM. I'M A
MOBILE HOME OWNER IN CITRUS
HEIGHTS, AND I'M IN STRONG
SUPPORT OF THIS BILL. GOOD
MORNING. MY NAME IS BEVERLY
PURCELL. I'M A MOBILE HOME OWNER
IN ORANGEVILLE. POLICE SUPPORT
THIS BILL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU
ANYONE ELSE? OKAY WE WILL NOW GO
TO, UM, WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION.
AND YOU EACH WILL HAVE TWO
MINUTES AND YOU CAN COME TAKE A
SEAT UP HERE. OKAY, MAYBE WE
COULD HAVE YEAH. THERE WE GO.
GOOD MORNING, MADAM CHAIR
MEMBERS APPRECIATE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK WITH YOU
TODAY. MY NAME IS CHRIS WAYS
HOCKEY WITH THE WESTERN
MANUFACTURED HOUSING COMMUNITIES
ASSOCIATION. AND WE RESPECTFULLY
OPPOSED THIS BILL. THE RL PP HAS
BEEN COLLECTING IN ANNUAL $10
PER SPACE OF FEE FROM PARK
OWNERS AND RESIDENTS TO FUND
THIS PROGRAM. ACCORDING TO H C D
. THE M ROPP IS COLLECTED OVER
$11.2 MILLION AND SPENT JUST
UNDER $4 MILLION TO DATE,
LEAVING A NON GENERAL FUND
SURPLUS IN THE ACCOUNT OF NEARLY
$7.3 MILLION. AS THE AUTHORS
STATED, UM, LAST WEEK, JAY LACK
PASSED A, UH, AUDIT REQUEST ON A
13 TO 0 VOTE AND THAT AUDIT
SHOULD BE FINISHED BY THE END OF
THE YEAR. IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE
TO GIVE A THREE YEAR EXTENSION
TO A PROGRAM THAT'S CURRENTLY
UNDER AUDIT, ESPECIALLY WHEN IN
ANOTHER BILL LATER TODAY, YOU'RE
GOING TO HEAR ABOUT A ONE YEAR
EXTENSION OF THE MPM PROGRAM,
AND THAT AUDIT HAS ALREADY BEEN
COMPLETED. GIVEN THE AUDIT IS
UNDERWAY, W M A BELIEVES THAT
THREE YEAR EXTENSION IS JUST TOO
LONG. WHAT HAPPENS IF THE ARCTIC
COMES BACK AND SAYS THE PROGRAM
IS IT NEEDED? UNDER THIS BILL,
THE PROGRAM WOULD CONTINUE
COLLECTING FEES OF $10 A YEAR
PER SPACE FOR ANOTHER THREE
YEARS AND KEEP RACKING UP A
SURPLUS. WE BELIEVE THE ONE YEAR
EXTENSION AS APPROPRIATE TO LET
THE STATE AUDITOR DO ITS JOB.
THE LEGISLATURE CAN REVISIT THE
PROGRAM NEXT YEAR AFTER THE
AUDIT IS COMPLETED. W MAY,
FRANKLY BELIEVES THE PROBLEM THE
PROGRAM IS BROKEN. UM THE AUTHOR
STATED THAT OVER 3500 COMPLAINTS
HAVE BEEN RECEIVED, BUT I WILL
NOTE THAT 95. OF THE ANTICIPATED
COMPLAINTS. THAT WERE THAT WERE
EXPECTED UNDER A B 30 66 HAVEN'T
COME TO FRUITION. THAT'S A 5%
COMPLETION RATE. AND IF YOU
COULD WRAP UP FOR THESE REASONS
, AND THOSE CITED IN OUR LETTER
. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR A NO VOTE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MADAM
CHAIR AND MEMBERS JASON INCURRED
WITH EDELSTEIN GILBERT ROBESON
SMITH ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA MOBILE HOME PARK
OWNERS ALLIANCE. I THINK ONE
THING THAT WE CAN START WITH IS
ACTUALLY YOU KNOW WHAT WE AGREE
ON, WHICH IS, UM, YOU KNOW, C
AND P A IN THE ORIGINAL BILL
HADN'T OPPOSED UNLESS AMENDED
POSITION. WE ACTUALLY WORKED
THROUGH THAT. BY THE END OF THE
YEAR. WE WERE NEUTRAL ON IT
BECAUSE YOU KNOW IT WAS
IMPORTANT TO US THAT THEIR BEAKS
SUFFICIENT PROGRAM PROTECTIONS
IN PLACE TO MAKE SURE THAT PARK
OWNERS HAD THE ABILITY TO
RESOLVE COMPLAINTS GOING INTO IT
. ONCE WE ACHIEVE THAT WE WERE
ABLE TO REMOVE OUR OPPOSITION
BECAUSE THERE WAS POTENTIAL
MERIT TO HAVING A PROGRAM LIKE
THIS. BUT UNFORTUNATELY, WE
WOULD ACTUALLY SAY THAT THAT THE
PROGRAM HAS BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL.
AND IT'S BECAUSE OF THE REASON
THAT MR WHITE SAKE JUST CITED.
IT HAS BEEN SIGNIFICANTLY
UNDERUTILIZED. THEY HAVE NOT HAD
THE LEVEL OF COMPLAINTS THAT
THEY EXPECTED AND OF WHAT THEY
EXPECTED. I BELIEVE THE NUMBER
IS 77 THAT ULTIMATELY, UM LEGAL
SERVICES. WE'RE ABLE TO PROVIDE
COUNSEL AND ADVICE TO RESIDENTS
ON BUT THE OTHER THING WE AGREE
ON IS THAT THAT ALONE DOES NOT
MEAN THAT THE PROGRAM SHOULD BE
SCRAPPED. TODAY I THINK WHAT
WE'RE DOWN TO QUIBBLING OVER HIS
EXACTLY HOW MUCH TIME WE NEED
FOR THIS AUDIT AND FOR THE
LEGISLATURE TO REALLY CONSIDER
ITS EFFECTS AND WHAT NEEDS TO BE
DONE ON THIS PROGRAM, IF
ANYTHING, UM, YOU KNOW, WE AGREE
THAT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO HAVE
YOU KNOW, A AN INDEPENDENT THIRD
PARTY THE AUDITOR ACTUALLY DIG
INTO THIS PROGRAM, MAKE
RECOMMENDATIONS, AND, YOU KNOW,
WE ALSO AGREE AND APPRECIATE
WHAT YOU WERE STAFF WROTE IN THE
ANALYSIS, WHICH IS A MORE ROBUST
EVALUATION OF THE PROGRAM IS
NECESSARY. THE ONLY THING WE'RE
DOWN TO IT'S A BELIEF THAT ONE
YEAR IS SUFFICIENT AMOUNT OF
TIME TO LET THAT AUDIT COME
THROUGH TO GIVE THE LEGISLATURE
TIME TO WEIGH H C D S
RECOMMENDATIONS AS WELL AND FOR
US TO ALL ENGAGE ON ON NEXT
STEPS. WE DON'T THINK THAT IT'S
NECESSARY TO HAVE A THREE YEAR
EXTENSION FOR THAT, SO
UNFORTUNATELY WE REMAIN WITHIN
OPPOSING LESS A MINUTE POSITION
. IF THE BILL WAS A MINUTE TO DO
A ONE YEAR EXTENSION, WE WOULD
HAPPILY BE ABLE TO REMOVE OUR
OPPOSITION. THANK YOU AND
ADDITIONAL FOLKS IN THE AUDIENCE
WANT TO VOICE OPPOSITION? OKAY,
WE'LL BRING IT BACK TO THE
COMMITTEE. FOR ANY QUESTIONS. MR
PATTERSON. NO COMMENTS. SURE.
YEAH. THANK YOU. UM WHY DO
APPRECIATE THE COMMITTEE'S
AMENDMENTS TO BRING IT TO THREE
YEARS? UM I KIND OF AM LEANING
TOWARDS UH, YOU KNOW, ONE YEAR
EXTENSION. I'VE SEEN THESE J
LACK AUDITS. OBVIOUSLY EVERYBODY
RECOGNIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF J
LACK AUDITS AND YOU KNOW WHAT
THEY CAN UNCOVER WITH AGENCIES
AND IF THERE WAS A ONE YEAR
EXTENSION IT GIVES US NEXT YEAR
. THE OPPORTUNITY TO, UM YOU
KNOW, MAKE CHANGES, IF ANY ARE
NEEDED. UM SO I, TOO WOULD BE
WILLING TO SUPPORT THIS WITH ONE
YEAR. MY CONCERN IS HAVING
WORKED ON A DIFFERENT SIDE OF
THINGS. WE'RE NOT. IT HAS COME
OUT AND SAID THERE ARE NEEDED
SIGNIFICANT CHANGES AND ALLOWED
, UM, THE PROGRAM TO CONTINUE
ONGOING AS IS A SORT OF REMOVES
THE INCENTIVE TO MAKE CHANGES TO
THE LAW. UM, THAT ARE NEEDED TO
MAKE IT INEFFECTIVE PROGRAM
BECAUSE I AGREE. I THINK YOU
KNOW, WE WANT THIS TO BE
EFFECTIVE. I THINK THERE'S
UNANIMOUS SUPPORT FOR THAT. UM
SO YOU KNOW, I WOULD BE WILLING
TO SUPPORT THIS WITH THE ONE
YEAR EXTENSION AND ALSO WOULD BE
WILLING TO WORK WITH YOU NEXT
YEAR AS WELL. IF THE AUDIT AND
COVERS ANY ANY ISSUES AS WELL,
SO THAT THAT'S MY PERSONAL
POSITION. THANK YOU, MR CARILLO
. I WILL ACTUALLY ASK. THE
QUESTION FOR THE WITNESSES IN
SUPPORT THOSE ONE YEAR SEEM
UNREASONABLE, UM, NOTED FOR THIS
HELPING SO YOU'RE ASKING ME,
SIR? ONE YEAR IF YOU COULD SPEAK
INTO A MIKE TO BE GREAT, THANK
YOU. MY OPINION. ONE YEAR IS
DEFINITELY NOT ENOUGH TIME. UM
THE AMOUNT OF MEETINGS WE WOULD
HAVE TO HAVE TO MAKE CHANGE. THE
AMOUNT OF TIME THAT CHANGE WOULD
NEED TO TAKE PLACE TO GO THROUGH
LEGAL CHANNELS. UH, SUSPENDS THE
PROGRAM ON AND ON AND ON. UH AND
YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE BIG THINGS
IS SIMPLY THAT WE'VE GONE
THROUGH THREE YEARS WORTH OF
COVID. EVERYBODY'S BEEN STAYING
IN THEIR HOUSE. UM SO YOU KNOW,
IT'S ALMOST LIKE THE PROGRAM DID
NOT HAVE A CHANCE. UM TO COME TO
FRUITION IN ANY WAY, SHAPE OR
FORM. PEOPLE WEREN'T FILING
COMPLAINTS BECAUSE THEY WEREN'T
GOING OUT OF THEIR HOUSE. UM WE
REALLY FEEL THAT NOW THAT WE ARE
OUT AMONGST EVERYONE ELSE.
THAT'S CERTAINLY, UM YOU KNOW,
MORE OF THE PROGRAM WILL BE
UTILIZED. WE'VE ALREADY BEEN IN
TOUCH WITH H C. D UM WE'RE NOT
CONVINCED THAT THEY DISAGREE
WITH THAT. UH AND EVERYTHING
THAT'S BRAND NEW. THAT'S A PILOT
CERTAINLY REQUIRES CHANGE. MISS
SANCHEZ. I'M SEEING THE M. R. L
P P HAS BEEN OPERATING FOR
SEVERAL YEARS. BUT IT SEEMS LIKE
THE MONEY IS NOT BEING SPENT.
WHY IS THERE A HUGE SURPLUS
ACCUMULATING, GIVEN THAT ONLY 28
CASES HAVE BEEN RESOLVED BY
ILLEGAL SERVICES PROVIDER? YEAH
I'M NOT. I'M NOT REALLY PRIVY
TO. YOU KNOW THE MECHANICS IN
TERMS OF THE FINANCES, BUT I
THINK TO SORT OF PIGGYBACK AND
WHAT? MR WHAT? ROGER JUST SAID.
I MEAN THE PROGRAM HAD A DELAYED
START TO RAMP UP TO BEGIN WITH,
AND THEN WE'VE HAD A LOT OF
CONDITIONS THAT HAVE YOU KNOW
OCCURRED THAT HAVE PREVENTED I
THINK AS MUCH UTILIZATION AS WE
OTHERWISE WOULD HAVE EXPECTED. I
KNOW THAT PERSONALLY BECAUSE I'M
AN ATTORNEY SPECIALIZING IN
MOBILE HOME LAW. I'M GETTING YOU
KNOW, AND I'M DEALING WITH
ISSUES ALL AROUND THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA. A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE
HAVE BECOME DEPENDENT UPON THIS
PROGRAM EVEN AS A DETERRENT
EFFECT, FRANKLY, WHICH IS A
METRIC WE CAN'T EVEN MEASURE. IN
TERMS OF THE MONEY. I THINK THE
IDEA WAS WE WERE GOING TO
ACCUMULATE A LOT OF FUNDS AT THE
BEGINNING TO STAFF THE PROGRAM
AND CREATE THE FUND FOR ITS
UTILIZATION. PROBABLY EXPECTING
THAT FUNDS WEREN'T GOING TO BE
UTILIZED IMMEDIATELY. UM SO I
MEAN, I SEE THE SURPLUS AS A
GOOD THING RIGHT NOW, SO THAT
IT'S THERE WHEN IT'S GOING TO BE
NEEDED. AND I'M SEEING AN UPTICK
ACTUALLY, IN THE LAST, YOU KNOW,
6 TO 12 MONTHS NOW, IN TERMS OF
, YOU KNOW, LEASE ISSUES AND
MANAGEMENT ISSUES AND ALL KINDS
OF ISSUES AROUND THE STATE. I'M
FULLY EXPECTING THAT THE PROGRAM
WILL BE UTILIZED MUCH MORE
HEAVILY GOING FORWARD. THANK
YOU, MISS QUIRK-SILVA. UH ON THE
BILL ON PAGE ONE, IT SAYS THE
SUMMARY PERMANENTLY EXTENDS THE
MOBILE HOME. IS THAT CORRECT?
THE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS ARE
THREE YEAR EXTENSION AND WE'RE
TAKING ALL COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS
TO THREE EARTH WE ORIGINALLY DID
ONE EXTENDED PERMANENTLY BUT
WORKED WITH COMMITTEE STAFF WHO
WAS VERY HELPFUL AND TOOK THE
THREE YEARS YEAH, IT'S A LITTLE
BIT TRICKY. I AM GOING TO
SUPPORT THIS MOSTLY BECAUSE
ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO KEEP
PEOPLE IN THEIR MOBILE HOMES, I
THINK IS, UH, EXTREMELY
IMPORTANT. BUT IF THE AUDIT DOES
COME BACK WITH RECOMMENDATIONS
THAT ARE GLARING. I CERTAINLY
THINK THAT IT'S UH, WE NEED TO
LOOK AT THAT CAREFULLY AS I TAKE
THE AUDITS OF CALIFORNIA VERY
SERIOUSLY, UM SO I WILL BE
SUPPORTING IT. BUT IT IS A
TRICKY TIME WITH THE CURRENT
AUDIT TO BE ASKING FOR THIS.
ABSOLUTELY THANK YOU. ANY OTHER
QUESTIONS? MR PATTERSON. HMM
THANK YOU. UH SIR. WHAT IF THE
AUDIT COMES BACK, AND IT FINDS
DEFICIENCIES IN THE PROGRAM? WHY
SHOULD THE LEGISLATURE CONTINUED
AUTHORIZED THIS PROGRAM, AS IS
FOR TWO ADDITIONAL YEARS? WELL I
DON'T KNOW HOW LONG THE AUDIT IS
GOING TO TAKE. I'M NOT SURE WHAT
THE FINDINGS ARE GOING TO BE,
AND I'M NOT SURE WHAT SORT OF
DISCUSSIONS AND WHAT LENGTH OF
TIME WE WOULD NEED TO DIGEST THE
AUDIT AND REACT TO THE AUDIT AND
DISCUSS WITH H. C D AND THE
LOCAL LEGAL PROVIDERS HOW
CHANGES MIGHT BE MADE. UM MY
CONCERN IS THAT WITH ONLY ONE
YEAR WE'RE GOING TO BE RIGHT
BACK HERE BEFORE THE AUDIT MAY
EVEN BE FINISHED OR FULLY. AS I
SAY, DIGESTED AND, YOU KNOW,
CONTEMPLATED AND REVIEWED AND
WE'RE GONNA BE RIGHT BACK HERE
AGAIN NEXT YEAR IF IT'S ONLY ONE
YEAR, UM I WOULD BELIEVE THAT.
EVEN THOUGH WE EXTENDED FOR
THREE YEARS THAT DOESN'T PREVENT
US FROM REACTING TO THE AUDIT
AND REVISING THE PROGRAM AND
WORKING OUR WAY THROUGH THE
PROGRAM, YOU KNOW, LOGICALLY AND
CAREFULLY ACCORDING TO WHAT THE
AUDIT MIGHT SAY. I THINK THIS
ENTIRE BODY HERE SAYING THAT
THEY DON'T WANT THE PROGRAM TO
GO AWAY. YOU KNOW? UM SO I DON'T
THINK IF IT TAKES A LONG TIME
THAT THERE WOULD BE ANY
DISSATISFACTION ON EXTENDING IT
AGAIN. BUT UM, FOR THE OPPONENTS
OF THE BILL, UM YOU KNOW IF
THERE ARE ISSUES FOUND A I
ASSUME YOU'D BE WILLING TO WORK
ON ON AND EPICS. ANOTHER
EXTENSION. THANK YOU, MR VICE
CHAIR. UM THE AUDITOR WAS VERY
CLEAR. THIS OBJECT IS GOING TO
TAKE ABOUT FIVE MONTHS. THAT
MEANS IT'S GOING TO BE DONE BY
THE END OF THE YEAR. WE CAN COME
BACK AS YOU AS A LEGISLATURE CAN
COME BACK NEXT YEAR AND DECIDE
WHETHER OR NOT TO ADOPT THE
COMMITTEE. THE JAIL AC AUDIT
RECOMMENDATIONS. OR YOU CAN, YOU
KNOW? DEAL WITH IT AT THAT TIME.
UM, A THREE YEAR EXTENSION. IF
THE AUDIT COMES BACK AND SAYS
THAT THERE IS SUFFICIENT
DEFICIENCIES IN THE PROGRAM, AND
THERE'S A NEED FOR ADJUSTMENT.
THAT'S A BIG PROBLEM. SO WHAT
HAPPENS WITH THE THREE YEAR
EXTENSION? THE FEES KEEP $10 A
SPACE PER YEAR. AND NO
PROGRAMMATIC CHANGES ARE GOING
TO BE MADE FOR THE NEXT THREE
YEARS. SO LET J LACK AND THE
AUDITOR DO ITS JOB. A ONE YEAR
EXTENSION IS APPROPRIATE. THANK
YOU, MR PATTERSON. THANK YOU.
SO, JUST BRIEFLY. I THINK ONE
EXAMPLE OF WHY THAT'S SO
APPROPRIATE IS THE DISCUSSION
THAT WAS JUST HAD OVER THE
SURPLUS IN THIS FUND. THERE'S A
LOT OF WAYS TO LOOK AT THAT
SURPLUS, BUT THE AUDITOR MAY
ACTUALLY GO IN AND FIND THAT
PERHAPS THE PROGRAM IS OVER
FUNDED, MEANING THAT PERHAPS
THAT THE FEES THAT ARE BEING
PAID TO SUPPORT IT ARE TOO HIGH.
THAT'S ONE POTENTIAL REASON WHY
THERE IS SUCH A SIGNIFICANT
SURPLUS SO AGAIN RATHER THAN
SETTING THE RESIDENTS AND PARK
OWNERS WERE PAYING INTO THAT
PROGRAM UP TO CONTINUE PAYING AN
OVERLY HIGH RATE FOR THREE YEARS
, POTENTIALLY LET'S LET'S LET
THAT FIVE MONTH AUDIT PLAY OUT.
LET'S EXTEND THE PROGRAM FOR ONE
MORE YEAR AND THEN LET'S ALL
DEBATE THE MERITS OF THE AUDIT
RECOMMENDATIONS IN THE WAY THE
PROGRAM SHOULD BE STRUCTURED
GOING FORWARD IN THE BILL NEXT
YEAR. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER
QUESTIONS FROM COMMITTEE MEMBERS
? NO QUESTIONS THAT YOU'D LIKE
TO MAKE A MOTION TO MOVE THE BLS
AMENDED MOTION AND A SECOND.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE? SURE I
WOULD JUST SAY THAT IN MY OWN
DISTRICT AND SURROUNDING
DISTRICTS THAT WE HAVE WITNESSED
UNIQUE CHALLENGES FROM MOBILE
HOME RESIDENTS AND THE FACE OF
THE FLOODS THAT ARE HAPPENING.
AND I THINK OUR COLLECTIVE GOAL
IS TO KEEP PEOPLE IN THEIR HOMES
TO GIVE THEM A PROCESS FOR
BRINGING ISSUES FORWARD. AND I
THINK THAT EVEN THE OPPOSITION
WOULD LIKE TO DO THAT, AND I
HOPE THAT WE CAN WORK ON THAT
TOGETHER. SO I'M HERE TO ASK FOR
YOUR VOTE AND AGAIN STATE THAT
WE'VE ACCEPTED ALL COMMITTEE
AMENDMENTS. THANK YOU. AND JUST
JUST ENCLOSING. I AGREE. COVID
TIMES OR A BIT OF A BLACK HOLE.
UH, AND THAT IS IMPACTED
UNDERSTANDING OF PROGRAMS ACROSS
THE BOARD. UM IT WAS OBVIOUSLY A
PRETTY UNIQUE TIME. I DO THINK
WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH DATA AT
THIS POINT LESS THAN TWO YEARS,
AND I KNOW THAT, UM HDD HAS MANY
RECOMMENDATIONS THAT NEED TO BE
DISCUSSED. IN FACT, THEY
RECOMMENDED TO YOUR EXTENSION.
UM AND THEN A SHIFT TO
COMPLETELY PERMANENT PROGRAM.
AND SO I THINK WHAT'S ON THE
TABLE FOR US TO VOTE? TODAY IS A
THREE YEAR EXTENSION, WHICH I
BELIEVE STRIKES THE RIGHT
BALANCE. THAT GIVES US MORE TIME
THAT WE NEED TO REALLY ANALYZE
THE PROGRAM. UM AND OBVIOUSLY,
WHILE THE AUDIT CONTINUES AND
ALSO JUST SAY AS SOMEONE WHO I
GREW UP IN A MOBILE HOME, AND I
GREW UP IN A MOBILE HOME PARK,
AND WHILE IT IS NOT GLAMOROUS
HOUSING, IT IS IT WAS HOUSING
SECURITY FOR MY FAMILY. UM THAT
ENABLED ME TO GO ON AND DO GREAT
THINGS AND GO FROM WORKING CLASS
TO MIDDLE CLASS. AND SO I'M A
SUPPORTER OF THE PROGRAM, AND I
APPRECIATE THE AUTHOR BRINGING
THIS BILL FORWARD AND YOUR
ADVOCACY ON THIS ISSUE AND WITH
THAT I WOULD RECOMMEND AN IPHONE
AND WE HAVE A MOTION WHICH IS DO
PASS AS AMENDED TO THE ASSEMBLY
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS.
WICKS I PATERSON REGRETTABLY NOW
PATERSON, NO WENDY CARILLO.
WENDY CARILLO, I GABRIEL. JUAN
CARILLO VÚI QUIRK-SILVA. QUICK
SERVE A I. SANCHEZ. SANCHEZ NO
AWARD. THIS FOR YEAH, WE'RE
GONNA LEAVE THAT OPEN. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. OH AND WE ALSO
NEED TO VOTE ON THE RULES. WE
NEED A MOTION FOR THAT. GREAT
WITH EMOTION IN A SECOND. WIX
WIX I PATERSON PATERSON I WENDY
CARILLO VÚI GABRIEL ONE CARILLO.
ONE CREOLE. I QUIRK-SILVA QUIRKS
OF AYE. SANCHEZ SANCHEZ I AWARD
OKAY, AND THOSE THAT WILL HOLD
OPEN THAT WE'LL CLOSE OUT THEIR
PAST. OKAY GREAT. UM NEXT, WE
ARE GOING TO HEAR FROM MR
GRAYSON. AND MR GRAYSON, YOU ARE
PRESENTING A B 4 34 PRAY BEGIN
WHEN YOU'RE READY. THANK YOU,
MADAM CHAIR MEMBERS. 84 34 SEEKS
TO PROVIDE GREATER
ACCOUNTABILITY FOR LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS BY AUTHORIZING THE
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. AK HC D
TO NOTIFY A CITY COUNTY OR THE
ATTORNEY GENERAL WHEN THE LOCAL
ENTITY FAILS TO COMPLY WITH
STATE HOUSING STATUTES.
CALIFORNIA HAS A MASSIVE AND
GROWING HOUSING PRODUCTION AND
AFFORDABILITY GAP. SIX OF THE
NATION'S MOST EXPENSIVE LARGE
METROPOLITAN RENTAL MARKETS ARE
LOCATED RIGHT HERE IN THIS
STATE, ACCORDING TO THE ROAD MAP
HOME 2030 CALIFORNIA NEEDS TO
BUILD 1.2 MILLION NEW,
AFFORDABLE HOMES 120,000 PER
YEAR TO MEET THE NEEDS OF LOW
INCOME FAMILIES OVER THE NEXT 10
YEARS. YET CALIFORNIA HAS NEVER
PRODUCED MORE THAN 20,000 NEW,
AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOMES IN ANY
YEAR AS THE LEGISLATURE HAS
CONTINUED TO RESPOND TO THE
STATES. SHORTAGE OF HOUSING,
THERE HAVE BEEN A NUMBER OF NEW
STATUTES PASSED IN RECENT YEARS
THAT HAVE BEEN MEANT TO
FACILITATE THE BUILDING OF NEW
HOUSING STOCK AND PREVENT THE
DELAY OF PROJECT APPROVAL. MANY
OF THESE STATUTES HAVE GIVEN
EACH CD THE CLEAR AUTHORITY TO
REPORT VIOLATIONS TO THE A G FOR
ENFORCEMENT. HOWEVER THERE ARE
OR THERE HAVE BEEN SOME HOUSING
STATUTES WHERE H C D AND THE A G
S ROLE IN ENFORCEMENT HAS BEEN
UNCLEAR. AMONG THESE HAVE BEEN
SB SIX AND SP NINE, AS WELL AS
BILLS GOVERNING THE SIDING OF
ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS 80 US
AND JUNIOR A. D. D. U. S.
WITHOUT CLEAR AUTHORITY TO
ENFORCE THESE LAWS. THERE IS THE
POSSIBILITY THAT EVEN IF AN
ENTITY IS FOUND TO BE IN
VIOLATION OF THESE MUCH NEEDED
HOUSING LAWS, IT C D MAY BE
UNABLE TO BRING IN THE A G FOR
ENFORCEMENT ACTION. A B 4 34
WILL HARMONIZE THE ENFORCEMENT
OF THESE IMPORTANT HOUSING
POLICIES BY CLARIFYING THE ROLES
OF H C D AND THE A G IN
ENFORCING WHAT IS ALREADY
CURRENT LAW SPECIFICALLY A B 4
34 CLARIFIES EXISTING STATUTE
AND ADDS TO THE LIST OF HOUSING
LAWS. COVERED BY GOVERNMENT CODE
SECTION 65585, FOR WHICH IT CD
CAN REPORT VIOLATIONS TO THE
ATTORNEY GENERAL. THIS WILL
ENSURE THAT THE A G AND H C D
HAVE ADEQUATE ENFORCEMENT
AUTHORITY COMMENSURATE WITH
OTHER STATE HOUSING LAWS AND
THAT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS MAY BE
HELD ACCOUNTABLE TO THE LAW.
ULTIMATELY THIS WILL REDUCE THE
COST OF HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AND
FACILITATE MEETING CALIFORNIA'S
HOUSING NEEDS. A B 4 34 IS
SUPPORTED BY THE BAY AREA
COUNCIL HOUSING CALIFORNIA
HOUSING PARTNERSHIP AS WELL AS
CALIFORNIA APARTMENT
ASSOCIATION. I DO HAVE WITH ME,
WITNESS, UH, SUPPORTING THIS
MEASURE. ALEX TORRES FROM BAY
AREA COUNCIL. THANK YOU. YOU
HAVE TWO MINUTES. HI MADAM.
CHAIR ALEX TORRES, DIRECTOR OF
STATE GOVERNMENT RELATIONS FOR
THE BAY AREA COUNCIL. WANT TO
THANK MR GRAYSON FOR HIS
LEADERSHIP ON THIS VERY
IMPORTANT MEASURE ON BEHALF OF
OUR 3300 AND 30 EMPLOYER MEMBERS
. WE STRONGLY BELIEVE HOUSING IS
CRITICAL TO ECONOMIC VITALITY
AND GROWTH NOT ONLY FOR OUR
REGION, BUT FOR THE ENTIRE STATE
WRIT LARGE. THE LEGISLATURE HAS
PASSED CRITICAL LEGISLATION TO
ENCOURAGE HOUSING PRODUCTION TO
ADDRESS ARE WELL DOCUMENTED.
CRISIS IS, MR GRAYSON SAID.
ENFORCEMENTS ARE PRETTY CRITICAL
PART OF THAT THE LEGISLATURE
PASSED A B 72 IN 2017 TO
STREAMLINE ENFORCEMENT OF
HOUSING LÀ BY CREATING THIS
PATHWAY FOR THE EXPERTS AT HC D
. TO RECOMMEND THE DOJ THE THAT
ACTION BE TAKEN AGAINST
INTRANSIGENT LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
THIS BILL ADDS THESE IMPORTANT
NEW LAWS TO THAT A B 72 LIST OF
LAWS THAT HCG MAY HELP WITH. MR
GRAYSON MENTIONED THE A D U LAW.
THE BAY AREA COUNCIL HAS BEEN
REALLY BIG IN THAT AREA AND HELP
ENCOURAGE HOMEOWNERS TO PROVIDE
RESOURCES AND OPPORTUNITIES TO
DO YOU ENCOURAGE PRODUCTION AS A
CRITICAL PART OF ADDRESSING OUR
HOUSING CRISIS. SP 3 30 HOUSING
CRISIS ACT. AS WE 3 30. THE
HOUSING CRISIS ACT IS ANOTHER
CODE SECTION ADDED TO THIS AS
WELL AS SP NINE AND SB SIX. SO
SIMPLY PUT A B 434 HELPS IMPROVE
THAT ACCOUNTABILITY. MAKE SURE
THAT LOCAL GOVERNMENT SUPPORT
CALIFORNIA'S NEED FOR AFFORDABLE
HOUSING FOR THESE REASONS, BEIRA
COUNCIL AND A GOOD COALITION OF
STAKEHOLDERS VERY PROUD TO
SUPPORT THIS BILL. OR URGE YOUR
VOTE HERE TODAY. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH, AND ADDITIONAL FOLKS WANT
TO TESTIFY AND SUPPORT NAME
ORGANIZATION POSITION MARKS
DIVERS WITH THE CALIFORNIA
HOUSING PARTNERSHIP AND SUPPORT
ABRAM DIAZ WITH THE NONPROFIT
HOUSING ASSOCIATION, NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA AND SUPPORT STEPHEN
STENCIL WITH BRAUNSTEIN ON
BEHALF OF THE HOUSING ACTION
COALITION AND SUPPORT BRIAN TODD
WITH LIGHTHOUSE PUBLIC AFFAIRS
FOR OUR CLIENTS, SPURT AND
SUPPORT. THANK YOU AND WITNESSES
AND OPPOSITION ANY PRIMARY
WITNESSES. ANYONE ELSE IN THE
ROOM WISH TO REGISTER OUR
POSITION. OKAY WE WILL BRING IT
BACK TO COMMITTEE FOR QUESTIONS.
MR CARILLO. THERE WAS A MOTION
TO PASS THE BILL AS AMENDED.
I'LL SECOND THAT THAT I HAVE
SOMETHING TO SAY TO THE AUTHOR.
THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS IN
FRONT OF THE COMMITTEE. IT IS
NEEDED. I KNOW OF JURISDICTIONS
THAT MAKE EVERY EFFORT DO NOT
COMPLY WITH THE LAW. I BELIEVE
THAT THIS WILL SEND THE MESSAGE
THAT JURISDICTIONS HAVE TO
COMPLY WITH THE LAW AS IT IS,
AND WITH ANY AMENDMENTS FOR
FUTURE THE YEAR LOSS. THANK YOU
FOR DOING THAT, UM, LIKE I SAID,
THIS WILL ENHANCE THE
POSSIBILITY OF THOSE THAT WANT
TO GROW THEIR GENERAL WEALTH
THEIR GENERATIONAL WEALTH BY
HAVING AN IDEA, LOL WHERE THEIR
GATES OR GRANDPARENTS CAN LEAVE
OR EVEN RENTED SO THAT THEY CAN
GET ADDITIONAL INCOME TO MAKE
THEIR MORTGAGE PAYMENT. THIS
WILL REALLY BE VERY BENEFICIAL
FOR ALL OF THOSE THAT WANT TO
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE IDEA LAW
AND TO PROVIDE HOUSING. BUT IT'S
NEEDED IN THE SAY THANK YOU FOR
BRINGING THAT. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. SIMILAR MEMBER. MS
QUIRK-SILVA. I SECOND THE MOTION
AND I TO SUPPORT THIS, UM HERE.
IN MY EXPERIENCE. THIS IS MY
FIFTH TERM, TALKING ABOUT
HOMELESSNESS TALKING ABOUT OUR
HOUSING CRISIS. AND EVERY YEAR
WE DO THIS, AND WE PASS LAWS AND
BILLS, AND EVERY YEAR WE SEE
LOCAL JURISDICTIONS SAYING DON'T
TELL US WHAT TO DO. STAY OUT OF
MANDATING. AH! THINGS THAT LOCAL
GOVERNMENT SHOULD BE DOING, AND
THAT'S THE KEY SHOULD BE DOING
AND YET MANY ARE AVOIDING THE
RESPONSIBILITY FIGHTING THE
RESPONSIBILITY SUING, UH THE
STATE, UH OR MOVING FORWARD WITH
LITIGATION LIKE IN HUNTING 10
BEACH. AND THE PROBLEM IS THAT
IT'S SIMPLY PUSHES THE HOUSING
RESPONSIBILITY TO CITIES WHO
WILL STEP UP AND WHAT IT DOES.
IT TAKES SOME OF THE MOST
IMPOVERISHED. DENSE CITIES AND
PUSHES THEM TO HAVE TO BUILD
WHERE OTHER CITIES SAY NO, WE'VE
SEEN EXCUSE AFTER EXCUSE FROM
EVERYTHING FROM FLOWER HABITAT
TO COYOTE HABITAT, I THINK OR
WAS IT THE WILD MOUNTAIN LION TO
NOW, THE NEW THING IS HISTORIC
PRESERVATION. SO ANY CODE WORD
TO SAY WE'RE NOT GOING TO DO OUR
RESPONSIBILITY. AND WHAT I'VE
SAID REPEATEDLY IS CITIES SHOULD
HAVE THE RESPONSIBILITY
ACCORDING TO THEIR POPULATION,
SO I HAVE A ONE MILE CITY, LA
PALMA. THEY SHOULD DO MINIMAL
FOR THEIR CITY BORN A PARK
SHOULD DO MORE BECAUSE THEY HAVE
MORE POPULATION. BUT THERE
SHOULD BE NO CITY THAT AVOIDS
BUILDING BECAUSE, OF COURSE,
WHAT THAT DOES IS IT PUSHES IT
ON TO ANOTHER CITY, AND I'M
TIRED OF HEARING STOP TELLING US
WHAT TO DO. AND THEN THE NEXT
PHRASE IS, BUT THE STATE'S NOT
GIVING US RESOURCES TO DO IT.
YOU CAN'T HAVE IT BOTH. WAYS
LOCAL CITIES ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR
BUILDING IN THEIR CITIES AND
LOCAL CITIES. MANY MANY TIMES IT
IS THE COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO SAY
NO PUSHING OFF THE PROJECT,
ADDING MORE DOLLARS TO THE
PROJECT AND EVENTUALLY DELAYING
OR NOT BUILDING THAT AT ALL. SO
I AM A BULLDOG WHEN IT COMES TO
BUILDING BECAUSE BOTTOM LINE I
AM TIRED OF SEEING ENCAMPMENTS.
I AM TIRED OF SEEING PEOPLE DIE
ON OUR STREETS AND ORANGE COUNTY
, ONE OF THE WEALTHIEST
COUNTIES. OF OUR STATE. WE SEE
CLOSE TO 45 PEOPLE DIE A MONTH.
THIS IS UNCONSCIONABLE. SO I
FULLY SUPPORT THIS. I DO NOT
LIKE ENFORCING AND MANDATING.
BUT IF LOCAL DISTRICTS ARE NOT
GOING TO DO THEIR JOB, THEN THIS
IS WHERE WE STEP IN. SO IF YOU
DON'T LIKE THE STATE COMING IN
AND SAYING MOVE FORWARD WITH A D
YOU MOVE FORWARD WITH HOUSING,
THEN DO YOUR JOB. THANK YOU,
MISS QUIRK-SILVA ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS, MR PATTERSON? YEAH
THANK YOU, SIMILAR MEMBER FOR
BRINGING THIS TO US, AND I HAVE
HIGH REGARD FOR THE BAY AREA
COUNCIL AND GENERALLY SPEAKING
AND ALSO TOTALLY AGREE WITH
BASICALLY EVERYTHING YOU JUST
SAID, UM, YOU KNOW, I'M IN 100%
SUPPORT OF GETTING 80 US, UH,
AND ENFORCING THE LAWS AROUND
THAT. UM I SERVED AS MAYOR
RECENTLY AND WAS ON THE CITY
COUNCIL UNTIL LAST YEAR, AND I
SAW THE BARRIERS INTERNALLY THAT
WE HAD IN OUR CITY TO GET IT
DONE, AND IT TOOK LEADERSHIP OF
THE COUNCIL TO GET 80 US AND NOW
THEY'RE LITERALLY BEGGING TO GET
80 US BUILT IN OUR COMMUNITY.
UM, WE HAVE CITIES. ALL OVER THE
STATE THAT ARE NON COMPLIANT
WITH HOUSING LAWS, AND THEY HAVE
UNAPPROVED HOUSING ELEMENTS. UM
AND ONE CITY IN PARTICULAR THAT
I CAN THINK OF HASN'T HAD A
COMPLIANT HOUSING ELEMENT FOR
OVER TWO YEARS. UM AND WE HAVE
ANOTHER SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CITY
, WHICH I WON'T NAME THAT VERY
CLEARLY MADE A DECISION TO BE
NON COMPLIANT AND THE ATTORNEY
GENERAL. AS YOU KNOW,
SUBSEQUENTLY IS TAKING ACTION
THERE, BUT SO I'M DEFINITELY
SUPPORTIVE OF US. SENDING A MEAN
NOTE TO THESE CITIES THAT THEY
HAVE TO GET THEIR ACT TOGETHER.
BUT I WILL TELL YOU THE ONE
THING I'M CONCERNED ABOUT IN
THIS, AND I THINK IT MIGHT BE
ENOUGH TO MAKE ME NOT SUPPORT
THIS BILL. A AND I WANT TO BE
SUPPORTIVE OF THE BILL IS THAT I
FEEL LIKE THE ENFORCEMENT OF
HOUSING LAWS RIGHT NOW IS
SELECTIVE. AND BECAUSE I CAN
NAME A HALF DOZEN CITIES RIGHT
NOW THAT ARE INTENTIONALLY
NONCOMPLIANT, AND I'VE SEEN
ACTION ON MAYBE TWO CITIES RIGHT
NOW, ONE VERY PUBLICLY AND THAT
REALLY CONCERNS ME THAT IF WE'RE
GOING TO GIVE THE POWER OF THE
ATTORNEY GENERAL TO ENFORCE
THESE LAWS SELECTIVELY, THAT
REALLY GIVES ME A LOT OF
CONCERNS. ABOUT HOW THAT'S BEING
DONE, UM AND WHERE IT'S BEING
CHOSEN TO BE DONE. SO UM SO I'M
SORT OF ON THE FENCE ON THIS. UM
BUT I DO SUPPORT 100% WHERE
YOU'RE GOING WITH THIS. I'M
CONCERNED WITH THE ENFORCEMENT.
WHEN THEY'RE ACTUALLY HAS TO BE
ENFORCEMENT. IF YOU WANT TO
RESPOND TO THAT, PLEASE DO. I
WOULD JUST BRIEFLY SAY, YOU KNOW
NOT TO NOT TO COMMENT ON DOJ AND
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S
WILLINGNESS OR OR SELECTION AND
CHOOSING WHERE TO ENFORCE. THIS
IS JUST I THINK, EXPANDING THEIR
MENU OF OPPORTUNITIES TO
ACTUALLY ENFORCE IN UPDATING THE
THAT THOSE CODE SECTIONS SO I
JUST WANT TO BE CLEAR, RIGHT.
THIS IS EXISTING LAW. AND, UM
SOME OF THESE THINGS ARE
RELATIVE. SOME OF THESE
PROVISIONS IN THE CODE SECTIONS
ADDED TO THIS ABC 72 LISTED A
RELATIVELY NEW ADDITIONS, SO I
THINK, IF ANYTHING, IT MAY
COURAGE THEM TO BE LESS
SELECTIVE AND ENFORCE MORE
BROADLY ACROSS THE BOARD. AND I
THINK WE FACE THAT CHALLENGE. UH
WITH DHS AND THE ENFORCEMENT OF
LAWS WHERE THEY CHOOSE TO CHARGE
HERE, BUT THEN THEY DON'T CHARGE
THERE. THE BEAUTIFUL THING IS WE
INCREASED FROM SIX YEAR TERMS.
TERM LIMITS TO 12 YEARS HERE,
WHICH EMPOWERS YOU AS A MEMBER
COMING IN TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THE
ABILITY TO PROVIDE OVERSIGHT TO
MAKE SURE THAT ENFORCEMENT IS
BEING DONE. ON A MORE BROAD
BASIS AND NOT A SELECTED BASIS.
AND MR WORK. THANK YOU, MADAM
CHAIR. THANK YOU FOR BRINGING
THIS BILL FORWARD. I THINK ONE
THING I AGREE, AND I WANTED TO
BUILD ON SOME OF THE WORK.
SILVA'S COMMENTS AS WELL,
TOTALLY IN ALIGNMENT THERE, BUT
WHAT IT DOES DO AND I WANT TO
EXPRESS THAT. I AM GRATEFUL FOR
THE HOUSING ACCOUNTABILITY UNIT
AND THE WORK THAT WE HAVE DONE
TO PUT A LITTLE TEETH INTO OUR
POLICIES, WHICH HAVE NOT BEEN
ACTUALLY ENFORCEABLE. GOOD
POLICIES ON PAPER. NOT GOOD FOR
ANY OF US IF IT ACTUALLY DOESN'T
DO THE JOB THAT WE'RE ASKING
THIS POLICIES TO THE OUTCOMES
THAT WE'RE ASKING FOR THOSE
POLICIES, AND I THINK WHAT YOUR
BILL DOES HIGHLIGHT, THEN IS WE
SHOULD BE THINKING ABOUT GOING
FORWARD THE WORK THAT WE ARE
DOING ON PRODUCTION BILLS THAT
MAYBE WE NEED TO ANSWER THIS
QUESTION WITHIN THOSE BILLS AS
WELL. SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO
THIS TWO STEP PROCESS WHERE
YOU'RE COMING BACK AFTERWARDS TO
ADD TO THE SCOPE OF
RESPONSIBILITIES MIGHT HAVE TO
BECOME THE NEW NORMAL, BUT THANK
YOU FOR CONNECTING THESE DOTS
AND HAPPY TO TAKE THESE LESSONS
FORWARD ON SOME OF OUR FUTURE
WORK, TOO. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE?
ABSOLUTELY THANK YOU, MADAM
CHAIR AND THANK YOU TO ALL THE
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE FOR
YOUR PASSIONATE COMMENTS REALLY
GREAT WITH, UH, APPRECIATE THE
SUPPORT AND THROUGH THE CHAIR,
ESPECIALLY TO VICE CHAIR FOR
MAKING A GREAT CASE TO VOTE. AYE
ON THE BILL, AND WITH THAT, I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR MY VOTE.
THANK YOU, MR GREESON. I ALSO
JUST WANT TO ADD I WANT TO THANK
MR GRAYSON. HE AND I WORKED ON A
LOT OF HOUSING POLICY TOGETHER
AND THANK YOU FOR KEEPING THE
ENFORCEMENT FLAMES ALIVE. WE
KNOW THAT HAVING HC D AND THE A
G AND FORCE OUR HOUSING LAWS IS
MAKING A HUGE HUGE DIFFERENCE.
AND I ALSO WANT TO JUST COMMENT.
YOU KNOW, I KNOW HCG SENDS OUT
HUNDREDS OF LETTERS. NOT
EVERYTHING MAKES THE PRESS. BUT
THERE'S A LOT OF ENFORCEMENT
GOING ON, YOU KNOW, ACROSS THE
BOARD. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND
OTHER THINGS THAT WE WANT TO
MAKE SURE WE'RE EMPOWERING THEM
TO DO SO. I ALSO WANT TO ALIGN
MY COMMENTS WITH MS QUIRK-SILVA
. WE CAN SIT HERE AND MAKE LAWS
ALL DAY LONG. BUT IF THEY'RE NOT
GETTING ENFORCED THE RIGHT WAY,
AND OUR CITIES AREN'T STEPPING
UP AND TAKING RESPONSIBILITY,
THEN WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT
ENFORCEMENTS HAPPENING SO I
APPRECIATE THIS BILL. OBVIOUSLY
ADDING 80 U S S B SIX AND SP
NINE. TO THE LIST FEELS LIKE IT
JUST MAKES ABSOLUTE SENSE. SO
WITH THAT I RECOMMEND AND I VOTE
AND THE MOTION IS DUE PASSED THE
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON LOCAL
GOVERNMENT. WIX WIX I PATERSON.
PATERSON NOT VOTING. WENDY
CARILLO, WENDY CREOLE. I GABRIEL
GABRIEL. I WANT CREO CREO I
QUIRK-SILVA QUICKSILVER I
SANCHEZ WARD WARD. AYE. WELL, IT
. YOU CAN LEAVE ITS OUT AND
PEOPLE CAN ADD ON. OKAY YEAH,
IT'S OUT AND PEOPLE, UH, MISS
SANCHEZ WILL PROBABLY ADD ON.
THANKS. WE WANT TO DO THE UH,
CONSENT. IN GENERAL, WE HAVE A
MOTION. BYE, MR GABRIEL IN A
SECOND. UH, MR GRAHAM. SO THE
THREE BILLS ON CONSENT 4 TO 6
JACKSON, DO YOU PASS TO THE
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS 578 BERMAN TO
PASS TO THE ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE
ON APPROPRIATIONS 13 86 GABRIEL
DO PASS TO THE ASSEMBLY
COMMITTEE ON MILITARY AND
VETERANS AFFAIRS. WIX WIX I
PATERSON PATERSON. I WENDY
CARILLO VÚI. GABRIEL GABRIEL. I
WANT CARILLO. AYE, QUIRK-SILVA.
QUICKSILVER I SANCHEZ. WARD
WARD. I OKAY? THAT IS OUT AND WE
WILL MOVE ON NOW TO MR LEE. AND
YOU ARE PRESENTING 86 04. I
BELIEVE YES, YES. OKAY? THANK
YOU. CHAIR MEMBERS. I'M
PRESENTING A B 604 TODAY.
CURRENTLY A B 10 61. THE BILL
THAT WE PASSED LAST YEAR WAS
SIGNED INTO LAW PROHIBITS MOBILE
HOME PARK MANAGEMENT FROM
CHARGING TENANTS FOR THEIR
SUBMITTED WATER SERVICE BEYOND
CHARGES PAID BY MANAGEMENT
DIRECTLY TO THE WATER SERVICE
PROVIDER AND A REASONABLE
ADMINISTRATIVE FEE. MAYBE SIX OR
FOUR. CLARIFIES THE SCOPE OF A B
10 61 FROM LAST YEAR TO
EXPLICITLY INCLUDE ALL MOBILE
HOME RESIDENTS AS WE INTENDED.
THESE PROTECTIONS INCLUDE
CAPPING EACH RESIDENT'S WATER
SERVICE CHARGES TO ONLY THEIR
PROPORTIONAL SHARE, PLUS
REASONABLE ADMIN FEES. WITHOUT
THESE PROTECTIONS, MOBILE HOME
PARKS WITH SEPARATE WATER
SUBMITTERS ON EACH LOT CAN
CHARGE RESIDENTS AND ADDITIONAL
COSTS TO THE AMOUNT OF WATER
THEY USE EACH MONTH WITHOUT
EXPLANATION. THESE CHARGES MAY
INCLUDE NEBULOUS SERVICES. SUCH
AS CUSTOMER CHARGES OR SERVICE
CHARGES THAT FAR EXCEED THE
CHARGES BILLED TO THE PARK BY
THE SERVING WATER UTILITY, A B
10 61 FROM LAST YEAR SIMPLY
CLARIFIES THE INTENT. THE
LEGISLATURE THAT NO MOBILE HOME
RESIDENTS OVERCHARGED FOR BASIC
WATER SERVICES. MY WITNESSES
TODAY THAT I HAVE IS WILK
INTRODUCES BEVERLY PURCELL FROM
GSM. ALL L AND TO ANSWER
QUESTIONS ONLY IS BRUCE STANTON
, THE LEGAL COUNSEL FOR GSM OL
THANK YOU. GREAT. THANK YOU EACH
HAVE TWO MINUTES. GOOD MORNING.
MY NAME IS BEVERLY PURCELL. AND
I AM HERE ON BEHALF OF GSM OL IN
SUPPORT OF THE BILL. IT WAS ONLY
TWO YEARS AGO THAT MOBILE HOME
RESIDENTS WERE BEFORE YOU ON
THIS VERY ISSUE. YOU AGREED WITH
US THAT MOBILE HOME RESIDENTS
SHOULD PAY FOR THE WATER WE
CONSUME. AND THAT WE SHOULD PAY
OUR PRO RATA SHARE OF SERVICE
CHARGES THAT WATER COMPANIES
BUILD THE PARK OWNERS. YOU ALSO
AGREED THAT WHAT ISN'T FAIR IS
WHEN WATER IS SUB METERED AND
PARK OWNERS MARK UP THE PRICE OF
OUR WATER AND MAKE AN UNFAIR
PROFIT. BUT AFTER
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S PLEASE
LEGISLATION WAS PASSED TWO YEARS
AGO. MANY PARK OWNERS CONTINUE
TO MAKE UP THEIR OWN FEES AND
CHARGES. THE LEGISLATURE HAS
PROTECTED CONSUMERS AND UNDER
OTHER SUBMITTED WATER
CIRCUMSTANCES FROM THESE VERY
SAME EXCESSIVE CHARGES, AND THE
LEGISLATOR VOTED TO PROTECT
MOBILE HOME CONSUMERS IN A
SIMILAR WAY. A B 604 WILL
CLARIFY FOR SOME PARK OWNERS
THAT THE LEGISLATURE MEANT WHAT
IT SAID. AND THAT PARK OWNERS
HAVE TO OBEY THE LAW. WE
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR
CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. YES MADAM CHAIR MEMBERS OF
COMMITTEE AGAIN. BRUCE STANTON,
LEGAL COUNSEL FOR GSM OL HERE ON
BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OF GSM OL IN SUPPORT OF THE
BILL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
ADDITIONAL FOLKS IN THE AUDIENCE
WANT TO EXPRESS SUPPORT. JUST
NAME ORGANIZATION IN POSITION,
PLEASE. MORNING, ROGER JOHNSON.
UH, CITRUS SITES. CALIFORNIA GSM
WELL MEMBER IN SUPPORT. YES
MICHELLE, MOANING FROM A MOBILE
HOME PARK IN ROSEVILLE AND
INDEFINITE SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
AND LYNN MCKIM, CITRUS SITES
ABSOLUTELY, AND SUPPORT. GARY
KITTY CITRUS HEIGHTS SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. WITNESS PRIMARY
WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION.
GOOD MORNING AGAIN. MADAM CHAIR
MEMBERS, CHRIS BY SAKURA W. M.
A, UM IF A B 604 PASSES, IT'LL
SIMPLY DISCOURAGED MOBILE HOME
PARK RESIDENTS TO SAVE WATER HAS
CURRENTLY DRAFTED WHEN 20 WHEN
IN 2021 WHEN 10 61 WAS PASSED.
BUT AND SIGNED INTO LAW. IT DID
NOT INCLUDE MEMBER MOBILE HOME
PARK SERVED BY WATER AGENCIES
UNDER CPC JURISDICTION. A B 604
, WOULD YOU SIR, PUBES CPUC
AUTHORITY AND HAVE THE
LEGISLATURE PASSED A LAW TO TELL
WATER EXPERTS HAD TO BUILD
MOBILE MOBILE HOME PARK
RESIDENTS. WE HAVE SEVERAL
REASONS FOR OUR OPPOSITION OF
THIS BILL, AND MANY OF THEM ARE
FOUND IN OUR LETTER. BUT LET ME
JUST KIND OF CUT TO THE CHASE. A
B 10 61 ALLOWED PARK OWNERS TO
MOVE TO A PROGRAM TO BUILDING
SYSTEM, THE CHURCHES, EACH
RESIDENT IN THE MOBILE HOME PARK
IN EQUAL AMOUNT OF THE TOTAL
VOLUME OF WATER BEING SUPPLIED
TO HOMES, EXCLUDING COMMON
AREAS. AN AMENDMENT THAT WE
OFFERED TO COMPLY WITH CPUC
REGULATIONS WAS REJECTED UNDER
TO UNDER 10 61. AND THAT'S WHY
WE'RE STILL OPPOSED TO A B 604.
WE THINK A BETTER SOLUTION WOULD
BE TO GET MOBILE HOME PARKS OUT
OF THE WATER BUSINESS
ALTOGETHER. A B 16 39 WAS
INTRODUCED BY ASSEMBLYMAN JOSH
HOOVER. AND IT WOULD ALLOW US TO
GET OUT OF THE WATER BUSINESS
ENTIRELY. THIS WOULD ENCOURAGE
WATER CONSERVATION, AND THAT'S
ONE OF THE REASONS THAT WERE
OPPOSED TO THIS BILL. THE OTHER
THING THAT I WANT TO MENTION IS
THERE'S A LOT OF MISCONCEPTIONS
OUT THERE ABOUT COOL MOBILE HOME
PARK OWNERS PROFITING OFF OF
WATER. WE DON'T DO THAT. WE
DON'T WANT TO DO THAT. THAT'S
WHY WE WANT OUT OF THE WATER
BUSINESS ALTOGETHER. THE OTHER
THING THAT'S MENTIONED IS THAT
SB SEVEN, WHICH WAS THE PREMISE
OF A B 10 61 CHARGED $4.75 PER
SUB METER FOR READING FEES. THAT
WAS PASSED IN 2017 AND ALLOWED
FOR INFLATION ADJUSTMENTS.
THAT'S NOT UNDER CONSIDERATION
HERE. APARTMENT BUILDINGS
ACTUALLY GO UP. SO MASTER METER
COMES IN IF YOU COULD WRAP UP UM
, FOR THESE REASONS, AND OTHERS
STATED IN OUR LETTER, WE
APPRECIATE A NO VOTE. THANK YOU
ADDITIONAL FOLKS IN OPPOSITION
IN THE AUDIENCE. OKAY WE WILL
BRING IT BACK TO COMMITTEE
MEMBERS. ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE
AUTHOR? DO WE HAVE EMOTION? WE
HAVE A MOTION BY MS CREO A
SECOND. BYE, MR GABRIEL. WOULD
YOU LIKE TO CLOSE? UM I WOULD
LIKE TO FIRST SAY THAT. YES WE
WOULD LIKE TO LIVE IN A WORLD
WHERE MOBILE HOME PARK OWNERS
ARE NOT PROFITING OFF OF WATER,
AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE SEEKING
THIS. CLARIFY THE BILL AND MAKE
SURE THAT PRACTICE DOESN'T EXIST
IN REALITY. SO IF THAT IS THE
CASE, THEN THERE SHOULD BE NO
PROBLEM IN IT. SO RESPECTFULLY
ASK DR Ó. GREAT THANK YOU. UH
AND I'M PLEASED TO SUPPORT THE
BILL. TODAY PARK RESIDENTS WITH
SUBMITTED WATER SHOULD HAVE THE
SAME BUILDING PROTECTIONS ACROSS
THE BOARD. REGARDLESS OF WHO
OWNS THE WATER. THEY'RE PAYING
FOR SO HAPPY TO SUPPORT THE BILL
AND THE EMOTIONS DO PASS TO THE
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS. WORKS I JOE
PATTERSON. UH, WENDY CARILLO VÚI
GABRIEL GABRIEL. I WANT CARILLO
VÚI QUIRK-SILVA. QUIRK-SILVA AYE
SANCHEZ WARD. WORD. I THANK YOU.
THAT BILL IS OUT, BUT WE'LL
LEAVE IT OPEN. NO, I'M NOT
LEAVING OPEN AND PEOPLE CAN ADD
ON A LITTLE RUSTY TODAY, YOU
GUYS. OKAY, LET'S SEE. WE HAVE.
MR CONNELLY. I BELIEVE YOU'RE
NEXT. AND MR CONLEY, I BELIEVE
YOU ARE PRESENTING A B 319.
THAT'S CORRECT. THANK YOU, MADAM
CHAIR. GOOD MORNING MEMBERS. I
WANT TO START BY THANKING THE
COMMITTEE FOR THEIR WORK ON THIS
BILL. WE ARE HAPPY TO ACCEPT THE
COMMITTEE'S AMENDMENT TO EXTEND
THE SUNSET DATE OF THE MOBILE
HOME PARK MAINTENANCE PROGRAM.
TO JANUARY 1 2025, OR BY A YEAR
TO ALLOW MORE TIME FOR THE
LEGISLATURE TO CONSIDER POLICY
CHANGES AND IMPROVEMENTS TO THE
PROGRAM. THANK YOU. I LIKE TO
NOTE THAT WITHOUT THE INCREDIBLE
WORK OF COMMITTEE STAFF, THIS
IMPORTANT PROGRAM WAS SET TO
EXPIRE NEXT YEAR, WHICH WOULD
HAVE ENDED THE ABILITY FOR THE
STATE TO PERFORM HEALTH AND
SAFETY INSPECTIONS ON MOBILE
HOME PARKS. I LOOK FORWARD TO
CONTINUING TO WORK WITH THE
COMMITTEE AND STAKEHOLDERS OVER
THE NEXT YEAR TO IDENTIFY WAYS
TO IMPROVE THIS PROGRAM. WITH
THAT. I'M PLEASED TO
SPECIFICALLY REPORT ON A B 3 19
, WHICH REQUIRES THE DEPARTMENT
OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT, OR H C. D. TO ADOPT
STRENGTHENED CONFLICT OF
INTEREST POLICIES FOR MOBILE
HOME PARK INSPECTORS IN 2020,
THE CALIFORNIA STATE AUDITOR
PUBLISHED THE RESULTS OF THEIR
INVESTIGATION INTO H C. D E AND
THEIR MOBILE HOME PARK
INSPECTION PROGRAM. THE AUDIT
FOUND THAT H E D HAD QUOTE NOT
TAKEN ADEQUATE STEPS TO
DETERMINE WHETHER INSPECTORS
HAVE POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF
INTEREST RELATED TO THE PARKS.
THEY'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR
INSPECTING. AND IT DID NOT
REPORTED CERTAIN COMPLAINTS OF
INSPECTOR MISCONDUCT AND QUOTE.
THE AUDIT NOTED THAT TWO
INSPECTORS REPORTED OWNING
PROPERTY ADJACENT TO MOBILE HOME
PARKS AND THE TWO INSPECTORS OWN
PROPERTY AND HAD TIES TO
CONSTRUCTION BUSINESSES IN THE
GENERAL VICINITY OF THEIR
ASSIGNED AREAS. BASED ON THE
AUDITOR'S RECOMMENDATIONS. 83 19
REQUIRES HCG TO IDENTIFY ANY
POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
WITH INSPECTORS RELATING TO REAL
PROPERTY TO ENSURE THAT
INSPECTORS DO NOT HAVE FINANCIAL
INVESTMENTS IN PARKS THEY ARE
RESPONSIBLE FOR SUPERVISING. I
THINK WE CAN ALL AGREE THAT
INSPECTORS WILL PERFORM THEIR
DUTIES BETTER. IF THEY DO NOT
HAVE A FINANCIAL INTEREST IN THE
VERY PROPERTIES THEY'RE ASSIGNED
TO REVIEW. LASTLY MAYBE 3 19
REQUIRES HDD TO ESTABLISH BETTER
POLICIES TO DOCUMENT COMPLAINTS
AGAINST INSPECTORS AND THE STEPS
TAKEN TO ADDRESS AS COMPLAINTS.
IN COMBINATION. THESE POLICY
CHANGES WILL ENSURE THAT MOBILE
HOME PARK RESIDENTS ARE BEING
SUPERVISED AND INSPECTED BY
INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE NOT
ETHICALLY COMPROMISE. WITH ME TO
TESTIFY AND SUPPORT IS CHRIS Y
SAKE WITH THE WESTERN
MANUFACTURED HOUSING COMMUNITIES
ASSOCIATION. WE'RE GIVING CHRIS
AND OPPORTUNITY TO BE FOUR
SOMETHING THIS MORNING. ALRIGHT?
AND WITH THAT, I RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR YOUR BAD. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MADAM.
CHAIR MEMBERS, CHRIS VYSOKOVA W
M AGAIN AND IT'S A PLEASURE TO
SUPPORT A BILL IN THIS
COMMITTEE. UM SO BASICALLY, 3 19
WILL IMPROVE TRANSPARENCY. WE
THINK THAT'S A GOOD THING FOR
HCG INSPECTORS. Y'ALL FILE.
STATEMENTS OF ECONOMIC INTERESTS
ON YOUR OWN BEHALF. WE THINK
THAT THIS BILL JUST MAKES SENSE
BY ENSURING PARK INSPECTORS ARE
REQUIRED TO REPORT FINANCIAL
INTERESTS IN THE PARTS ARE
INSPECTING THEIR FINDINGS WILL
BE LESS LIKELY TO BE CHALLENGED.
THERE ARE OVER 4700 MOBILE HOME
PARKS IN THE STATE, BUT THERE
ARE ONLY 51 INSPECTORS. A
TYPICAL PARK INSPECTION CAN TAKE
2 TO 3 DAYS. IF THEY DO IT
RIGHT. AND AS FAR AS I KNOW, HCG
IS STILL HAVING A HARD TIME
FINDING QUALIFIED INSPECTORS TO
HIRE EVERYONE ON THIS COMMITTEE
UNDERSTANDS THAT A SUNSET, UM IS
PUT IN PLACE FOR A REASON. WE
JUST THINK THE ONE YEAR
EXTENSION IS PROBABLY TOO
LITTLE, GIVEN THE FACT THAT YOU
JUST GAVE THREE YEAR EXTENSION
TO ANOTHER BILL. UM BUT A B 3 19
IS A GOOD FAITH EFFORT TO
IMPROVE TRANSPARENCY AND WE
ASKED FOR AN I VOTE. THANK YOU.
DO WE HAVE ADDITIONAL FOLKS IN
THE AUDIENCE WHO WANT TO EXPRESS
SUPPORT? PRIMARY WITNESSES IN
OPPOSITION. ANYONE IN THE ROOM.
WANNA ADD ONTO OPPOSITION? OKAY,
WE'LL TAKE IT BACK TO THE
COMMITTEE. OKAY DO WE HAVE A
MOTION? WELL, WE DO. WE ALREADY
HAVE EMOTION. I THINK IN A
SECOND, RIGHT? YOU JUST WANT TO
DO SOMETHING. OKAY, WELL, YOU
CAN YOU CAN BE THE THIRD TO
EXPRESS. OKAY UH, WOULD YOU LIKE
TO CLOSE? YES, AGAIN. THANK YOU
FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.
RESPECTFULLY ASKED FOR AN IVA.
GREAT THANK YOU. UH AND THE
MOTION IS DUE PASS AS AMENDED TO
THE ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS. WIX WIX, I
PATERSON PATERSON, I WENDY
CARILLO CREOLE. I GABRIEL
GABRIEL, I WANT CREO JULY
QUIRK-SILVA. QUIRK-SILVA. AYE,
SANCHEZ. WORD. BUY PARTS. SORRY
BILLS OUT. THANK YOU. MR TING,
YOU ARE UP NEXT, AND I BELIEVE
YOU'RE PRESENTING A B 7976.
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. LET ME
JUST AGAIN. THANK YOU AND THE
COMMITTEE FOR THEIR WORK WITH
THE LEGISLATION BEEN PROUD.
REALLY CHAMPION 80 US UP AND
DOWN THE STATE. WE'VE SEEN QUITE
A BIG BOOMING 80 US. UH WHAT
COULD MAKE IT EVEN BIGGER IS IF
WE REMOVE THE OWNER OCCUPANCY
REQUIREMENT, UH, FOR A D U
CONSTRUCTION CURRENTLY YOU HAVE
TO BE OCCUPYING THE SINGLE
FAMILY HOME WHERE YOU WANT TO
BUILD AN 80 YOU SO THIS WOULD
REMOVE THAT SUNSET? WE BELIEVE
THIS WILL HELP, UH, REALLY SPUR
EVEN MORE DEVELOPMENT. THE BILL
HAS NO OPPOSITION. I'M PROUD TO
HAVE JORDAN'S CARVAJAL FROM
CALIFORNIA. UM, BE HERE TO
TESTIFY. THANK YOU. GOOD
MORNING, MADAM CHAIR MEMBERS OF
THE COMMITTEE. MY NAME IS JORDAN
PARANA CARVAJAL, LEGISLATIVE
ADVOCATE FOR CONFERENCE ROOM B
AND WE ARE PROUD SPONSOR HERE TO
SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF 89 76,
CALIFORNIA UM, BE THE STATE WORK
STATEWIDE ORGANIZATION OF OVER
80,000 NEIGHBORS DEDICATED
MAKING CALIFORNIA A PLACE TO
LIVE WORK AND RAISE A FAMILY FOR
ALL CALIFORNIANS. ACCESSORY
DONUT UNITS, 80 US OUR HOMES
THAT ARE BUILT ON EXISTING
PROPERTY TO EXPAND THE SUPPLY OF
HOUSING, WHILE 80 YEARS CAN BE
BUILT IN BOTH SINGLE AND
MULTIFAMILY NEIGHBORHOODS, THEY
CANNOT BE SOLD AS SEPARATE UNITS
, MEANING THEY ARE MOST OFTEN
USED AS LOW COST RENTALS PLAYING
A KEY ROLE IN INCREASING THE
AFFORDABLE HOMES. AFFORDABLE
SUPPLY IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS
ACROSS CALIFORNIA. NOT ONLY DO
80 YEARS OFFER AFFORDABLE HOME
HOMING HOMES FOR TENANTS, BUT
THEY ALSO CREATE STABILITY FOR
HOMEOWNERS. FOR MANY, THE RENTAL
INCOME CAN SERVE AS AN IMPORTANT
SOURCE OF FINANCIAL SECURITY, IN
MANY CASES, PROVIDING STABILITY
FOR LOWER INCOME OR ELDER
HOMEOWNERS. ACCORDING TO
RESEARCH FROM U C U C. BERKELEY
TURNER CENTER, 80. US PRODUCED
MORE AFFORDABLE HOMES TYPICALLY
OCCUPIED BY LOW INCOME FAMILIES
AND INDIVIDUALS, MAYBE 9 76 OF
THE STRAIGHTFORWARD SOLUTION BY
PERMANENTLY EXTENDING THE
EXISTING LAW, WHICH ELIMINATES
HOME OWNER OCCUPANCY PROVISION.
THIS MEASURE ENSURES THAT THESE
NEW UNITS WILL CONTINUE TO
REMAIN AFFORDABLE FOR BOTH THE
RENTERS AND THE HOMEOWNERS. THE
U. S ARE A PROVEN TOOL TO
ADDRESS CALIFORNIA'S HOUSING
SHORTAGE AND WE SHOULD DO ALL WE
CAN TO ENSURE THESE THEIR
CONTINUED SUCCESS. WE BELIEVE
THIS MEASURE STRIKES. THE RIGHT
BALANCE IS FOR THESE REASONS. WE
RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR
SUPPORT. 89 76. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. YOU HAVE ADDITIONAL FOLKS
IN THE AUDIENCE. YOU WANT TO
EXPRESS SUPPORT. NAME
ORGANIZATION AND POSITION.
BRIAN'S HAPPENED RAPPER CLIENTS
FOR AND SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
GREAT ANY PRIMARY WITNESSES AND
OPPOSITION. ANY ADDITIONAL
OPPOSITION IN THE ROOM. WE'LL
BRING IT BACK TO THE COMMITTEE.
THE MOTION BY MS QUIRK-SILVA A
SECOND BY MR GABRIEL MISS
QUIRK-SILVA AGAIN. I REALLY
APPRECIATE THIS BILL, AND I
THINK ONE OF THE BRIGHT SPOTS IN
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA HAS BEEN
A D U. S. IN THE LAST HANDFUL
YEARS, AND MANY OF US ON THIS
COMMITTEE HAS SEEN THE EVOLUTION
FROM EVEN FIVE YEARS AGO, BUT
WITH THAT WE STILL KNOW THAT
THERE HAVE BEEN BARRIERS. UH PUT
FORTH EVERY TIME WE MAKE A LAW.
IT SEEMS THAT THERE'S ANOTHER
WAY TO GET AROUND THE LAW. WE
ACTUALLY CALLED OUR LOCAL CITIES
TO FIND OUT IN MY DISTRICT. HOW
MANY AWS HAD BEEN BUILT SINCE
2017 AND WE DEFINITELY SAW AN
INCREASE, BUT IT WASN'T HUNDREDS
OF INCREASES IN SOME OF THEM. UM
WE'RE BECAUSE FINANCING OTHER
REASONS, BUT THIS BILL, I THINK
WILL GO A LONG WAY. Tð CONTINUE
TO ENCOURAGE THE BUILDING OF A
DUS AND BOTTOM LINE IS WHEN
SOMEBODY OWNS A PROPERTY, THEY
REALLY SHOULD HAVE THE
FLEXIBILITY TO MAKE THOSE
DECISIONS ON THEIR OWN PROPERTY.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU ANY
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS
? I WANT TO THANK THE AUTHOR FOR
BRINGING THESE AGAIN. UM I CAN
SECOND ONE MISS QUIRK-SILVA.
IT'S ANOTHER WAY TO ACCELERATE
HOUSING PRODUCTION. SOMETHING
THAT WE REALLY NEEDED TO STAY.
THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS UP.
THANK YOU, MR PATTERSON. THANK
YOU. UM, IF THE OPPORTUNITY
PRESENTS ITSELF, I'D ACTUALLY
LIKE CO AUTHOR THIS BILL. UM YOU
KNOW, I THINK IT'S UH, YOU KNOW,
ON THE REPUBLICAN SIDE OF THINGS
, WE TALK A LOT ABOUT PROPERTY
RIGHTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, AND
IT DRIVES ME NUTS THAT YOU KNOW
CITIES WOULD BE OPPOSED TO
PEOPLE USING THEIR PROPERTIES
THAT ARE ZONED RESIDENTIAL FOR
RESIDENTIAL PURPOSE. AND THE
WHOLE POINT OF 80 US WAS TO GET
RENTERS. YOU KNOW A PLACE TO
LIVE, AND SO YOU KNOW, I'M GLAD
TO SUPPORT THIS MEASURE WOULD
LOVE TO BE ADDED AS A CO AUTHOR
OF YOU'LL HAVE ME. THANK YOU.
YEAH WITH THAT. ANY OTHER
QUESTIONS? WOULD YOU LIKE TO
CLOSE MR KING AGAIN? THANK THANK
YOU. HAPPY, LOGICAL AS A CO
AUTHOR, JUST I KNOW TO MY
COLLEAGUE FROM FULLERTON. WE'RE
STILL WORKING ON THE FINANCING
PIECE. THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE
ARE STILL WORKING ON. THROUGH
OUR BUDGET PROCESS. BUT AGAIN, I
APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT FOR THE
BILL TODAY AND JUST RESPECT FOR
PAST FIVE VOTE. THANK YOU, MR
TING. UH VERY APPRECIATIVE OF
YOUR WORK IN THIS SPACE AND
CHAMPIONING 80 US. WE KNOW THAT
, AS MS QUIRK-SILVA SAID,
THEY'VE BEEN A CERTAINLY BRIGHT
SPOT. I THINK IN OUR HOUSING
POLICY, WE ALSO KNOW THAT OWNER
OCCUPANCY REQUIREMENTS CAN BE
IMPEDIMENTS TO THE SUCCESS AND,
FRANKLY, CAN BE EXCLUSIONARY AND
ELITIST, SO I'M EXCITED TO
SUPPORT THE BILL. AND WITH THAT
THE MOTION IS DUE PASS TO THE
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON LOCAL
GOVERNMENT. WEEKS I PATERSON
PATERSON, I WENDY CARILLO. WENDY
KRILL. I GABRIEL GABRIEL. I WANT
CREOLE CREOLE. I QUIRK-SILVA TÔI
SANCHEZ. WORD. WORD. I. THAT
BILL IS OUT. THANK THANK YOU, MR
TING. AND WITH THAT WE WILL. AH
MR. IRWIN'S NOT HERE. WE WILL GO
TO MR HOLDEN. AND MR HOLDEN, I
BELIEVE YOU ARE PRESENTING A B 3
TO 3. YES.
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR AND
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE FOR
THIS OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT
ASSEMBLY BILL 3 TO 3. SO MANY
HOMES IN CALIFORNIA ARE
PROHIBITIVELY EXPENSIVE FOR
LOWEST INCOME FAMILIES AND
RESIDENTS. IN AN EFFORT TO
PROMOTE HOMEOWNERSHIP
OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOW AND
MODERATE INCOME. CALIFORNIA'S
THE STATE HAS ESTABLISHED
PATHWAYS THROUGH AFFORDABLE
HOUSING POLICIES LIKE THE
DENSITY BONUS AND LOCAL
INCLUSIONARY ZONING PROGRAMS.
HOWEVER THESE PATHWAYS CAN BE
REDIRECTED AWAY FROM RESIDENTS.
THEY WERE INTENDED TO ASSIST TO
AND INSTEAD BENEFIT PRIVATE
INVESTORS. CURRENTLY DEVELOPERS
MAY PETITION THE LOCAL
GOVERNMENT TO CHANGE A UNIT
DESIGNATION FROM OWNER OCCUPANCY
TO RENTAL OCCUPANCY, EVEN IF
QUALIFIED RESIDENTS HAVE APPLIED
TO BUY THE HOME. THE PRACTICAL
EFFECT BEING THAT THE STATE'S
AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROGRAMS END
UP SUBSIDIZING INVESTORS INSTEAD
OF PROVIDING HOMEOWNERSHIP
OPPORTUNITIES FOR THOSE THAT
WOULD OTHERWISE BE UNABLE TO
AFFORD IT. THIS EXACT SCENARIO
HAPPENED IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
IN 2022 HOMES IN SUNITA, BUILT
USING DENSITY BONUS PROGRAMS
WERE REDESIGNED OR REDESIGNATED.
BY THE CITY FROM HOME OWNER
OCCUPANCY TO RENTAL OCCUPANCY AT
THE REQUEST OF THE DEVELOPER.
THE DEVELOPER THEN SOLD THE
HOMES TO A PRIVATE INVESTOR,
EVEN THOUGH OVER 80 VERY LOW
INCOME FAMILIES HAD APPLIED TO
BUY THE HOMES. AFTER LEARNING
THAT THEY WERE PASSED OVER FOR
AN INVESTOR. THESE FAMILIES WERE
JUST DEVASTATED BECAUSE A HOME
FOR THEM IS SECURITY. A NEST EGG
FOR THE FUTURE AND AN
OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD
GENERATIONAL WEALTH. SO PLEASE
JOIN ME IN PROTECTING THESE
HOMEOWNERSHIP PATHWAYS INSTEAD
OF PRESERVING JUST ANOTHER BACK
DOOR FOR INVESTORS TO LINE THEIR
POCKETS. HERE WITH ME TO TESTIFY
AND SUPPORT IS JENNIFER SPEC
WITH THE CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION
OF REALTORS. THANK YOU. MADAM
CHAIR MEMBERS. JENNIFER SPEC ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS. WE ARE
DELIGHTED TO WORK IN PARTNERSHIP
WITH THE MEMBER ON THIS ISSUE
AND RESPECTFULLY HERE TO ANSWER
ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE.
GREAT UH, ADDITIONAL FOLKS WANT
TO EXPRESS SUPPORT IN THE ROOM.
WE CATCH YOU OFF GUARD. YEAH.
BRIAN'S HAPPEN IN MY CLASS ON
BEHALF OF OUR CLIENTS, SPURT AND
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. PRIMARY
WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION. OKAY,
WE WILL BRING IT BACK TO
COMMITTEE. LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION
TO MOVE THE BILL. I'LL ALSO LIKE
TO THANK THE AUTHOR FOR BRINGING
THIS HOME OWNERSHIP IS SO
IMPORTANT. HOMEOWNERSHIP IS WHAT
I BELIEVE IT'S NEIGHBORHOODS.
AND HAVING DEVELOPERS CONVINCED
SERIES TO DO THIS PROCEDURE.
IT'S COMPLETELY UNFAIR TO THANK
YOU FOR BRINGING THAT. AND I'D
LIKE TO ASK IF YOU CONSIDER ME
TO BE HERE WITH YOU THAT FILTH.
THANK YOU, MR PATTERSON. OKAY I
DO WANT TO SAY THAT, YOU KNOW,
MY I MEAN, THIS IS NOBODY'S YOU
KNOW, THIS ISN'T PUBLIC RECORD
OR ANYTHING, BUT MY MOM. YEAH MY
MOM LIVES IN BETWEEN US JUST
BETWEEN US IN AFFORDABLE, UH,
HOUSING UNIT AND I THINK YOU
KNOW THEY'RE OBVIOUSLY
IMPORTANT, BUT UM, YOU KNOW, I
DO HAVE A SMALL CONCERN WITH,
YOU KNOW, PEOPLE BEING ABLE TO
BUY IT THE PROHIBITION FOR
PEOPLE BEING ABLE TO BUY IT FOR
THE PURPOSES OF RENTING DOWN THE
ROAD, BUT THAT SAID, I'M GOING
TO SUPPORT THIS BILL BECAUSE I
THINK IT'S AH UM YOU KNOW, IT'S
IN ITS HEAD IN THE RIGHT. IT'S
IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. IT
HELPS. SO OBVIOUSLY I WANT TO
HELP THE RENTERS AS WELL. AND
I'M SURE YOU'RE LOOKING
ISOLATIONS FOR THAT AS WELL.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER
QUESTIONS. WE HAVE EMOTIONS
SECOND WITH THAT. WOULD YOU LIKE
TO CLOSE? YES I THINK IT'S YOU
KNOW, I'M JUST SITTING HERE
LISTENING TO ALL OF THE
IMPORTANT BILLS THAT ARE COMING
BEFORE THIS COMMITTEE AND YOU'RE
DEALING WITH REALLY THE FINGER
ON THE PULSE OF WHAT MAKES UM,
HOPEFULLY CALIFORNIA GREAT AGAIN
, CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR
PEOPLE TO HAVE A ROOF OVER THEIR
HEAD TO BE ABLE TO AFFORD TO BE
ABLE TO LIVE IN THEIR
COMMUNITIES THAT THEY GREW UP
IN. AND YOU KNOW, I SEE THIS
REALLY AS AN EQUITY ISSUE AS
WELL BECAUSE FEW YEARS AGO, I
HAD A BILL THAT WAS SIGNED BY
THE GOVERNOR THAT LOOKED TO
ADDRESS THE ISSUE OF APPRAISALS
THAT WERE UNDERVALUING. CERTAIN
COMMUNITIES IN TERMS OF WHAT
THEY WERE OWED FOR OR WHAT OTHER
HOMES IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD WERE
GETTING. THEY WERE GETTING THEIR
PROPERTIES DEVALUED, SO ITS
EQUITY. THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY
WHERE EQUITY IS BEING TAKEN AWAY
FROM INDIVIDUALS WHO NOT ARE WHO
ARE QUALIFIED BUT AREN'T GETTING
AN OPPORTUNITY TO STEP IN AND
EXPERIENCE THE HOMEOWNERSHIP. AT
A LEVEL THAT THEY CAN AFFORD
USING OUR POLICIES TO CREATE
THAT. SO, UM I APPRECIATE THIS
COMMITTEE SUPPORT. I APPRECIATE
THE CHAIRS RECOMMENDATION AND I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR VOTE.
THANK YOU, AND, UH, AS YOU NOTED
, MAKING CALIFORNIA GRITTING IN
IN THE WAY THAT WE DEFINE THAT
BASED ON INCLUSION THROUGH IT
WITH THE LENS OF EQUITY AND
JUSTICE AND FAIRNESS, WHICH IS,
UH, I'M EXCITED TO SUPPORT THIS
BILL TODAY. UM AND I WANT TO
THANK THE AUTHOR FOR THIS WORK.
WE KNOW THAT THERE'S NO BETTER
WAY TO HELP LOWER INCOME
FAMILIES THAN TO BUILD AND
MAINTAIN WEALTH THROUGH
HOMEOWNERSHIP, AND FOR SO MANY
FAMILIES, THAT IS AN OPPORTUNITY
NOT AFFORDED TO THEM,
PARTICULARLY OUR COMMUNITIES OF
COLOR WHO ARE DISPROPORTIONATELY
IMPACTED. UM I KNOW THIS BILL
HELPS CLOSE SOME GLARING
LOOPHOLES IN THE LAW THAT HAVE
DENIED HOMEOWNERSHIP
OPPORTUNITIES TO THESE
HOUSEHOLDS WERE SO WITH THAT I'M
HAPPY TO SUPPORT THE BILL. THE
MOTIONS DO PASSED THE ASSEMBLY
COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY. WIX
WIX, I PATERSON PATERSON I WENDY
CARILLO CREW. I GABRIEL GABRIEL,
I WANT CARILLO QUIRK-SILVA.
SANCHEZ WORD. WORD. I. AT THAT
BILL IS OUT. THANK YOU. WE WILL
HEAR FROM MR GABRIEL NOW WHO I
BELIEVE IS PRESENTING A B 5 TO 9
AND MAYBE 10 53.
YOU MAY BEGIN. THANK YOU, MADAM
CHAIR AND COLLEAGUES. I WANT TO
START BY ACCEPTING THE
COMMITTEE'S ASCENT AMENDMENTS
AND THANK YOU, AS ALWAYS, FOR
YOUR THOUGHTFUL FEEDBACK AND
ASSISTANCE ON THE BILL. UH THANK
YOU, UH, MAYBE 5 29 WILL
ENCOURAGE ADOPTION OF POLICIES
THAT ALLOW FOR FURTHER
UTILIZATION OF ADAPTIVE REUSE
HOUSING DEVELOPMENT. AS WE KNOW,
HERE, WE HAVE A CRIPPLING
HOUSING SHORTAGE IN THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA, THANKS ALSO TO COVID
AND WORK FROM HOME. WE HAVE A
LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES TO
FACILITATE THE CONVERSION AND
REDEVELOPMENT OF COMMERCIAL
PROPERTIES. THIS IS SOMETHING
THAT'S GOING TO ADVANCE. OUR
HOUSING GOALS ARE CLIMATE GOALS
ARE INFILL DEVELOPMENT GOALS ARE
GAUSSIAN PROMOTING ECONOMIC
GROWTH AND WITH A LOT OF OPEN,
EAS UTILIZING REMOTE MARK. AND
THE NEEDS AND HAVING LESS NEED
FOR PHYSICAL OFFICE SPACE. WE
FACE A REAL OPPORTUNITY HERE TO
ADVANCE A LOT OF OUR GOALS AT
THE SAME TIME, SO THIS IS A BILL
THAT WILL HELP INCENTIVIZE THE
DEVELOPMENT OF UNDER USED
COMMERCIAL LAND INTO AFFORDABLE
HOUSING AND FILL SO TIED.
INCREASE YOUR IZATION OF THIS
IMPORTANT TOOL FOR ADDRESSING
OUR HOUSING SHORTAGE WITH ME
TODAY TO TESTIFY IN PERSON IS
ABRAM DIAZ, POLICY DIRECTOR FOR
THE NONPROFIT HOUSING
ASSOCIATION OF NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA. AND MY FORMER
LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR
RESPECTFULLY REQUESTED MY VOTE
WAS GOING TO SAY THAT THE BAND
IS BACK TOGETHER HERE REALLY IS
, UM AND I'M HAPPY TO BE A
SUPPORT ACT HERE. THANK YOU,
MADAM CHAIR AND COMMITTEE
MEMBERS. I'M PLEASED, TESTIFY
ALONGSIDE ITS ONLY WITH GABRIEL
SUPPORT OF AB 5 29. AT MPH THE
ORGANIZATION REPRESENTING WE
REPRESENT AROUND 700 SO
AFFORDABLE HOUSING BUILDERS,
ADVOCATES AND COMMUNITY LEADERS
IN THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING SPACE
AS THIS LEGISLATURE WELL, KNOWS
THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC, CHANGE
THE WORKPLACE PRACTICES AND
NEEDS OF OUR ECONOMY AND AS MORE
BUSINESSES SHIFT TO REMOTE AND
HYBRID WORK MODELS, THE NEED FOR
OFFICE SPACE IS REDUCED. AS
HOUSING BUILDERS, OR WE SEE
EMPTY STOREFRONTS AND VACANT
BUILDINGS AND POSSIBLY BLIGHT.
WE ENVISION HOMES AND
COMMUNITIES, THE KEY IS CREATING
THE RIGHT INCENTIVES AND
PARTNERSHIPS TO MAKE COMMERCIAL
TO RESIDENTIAL CONVERSIONS
FEASIBLE. MAYBE 5 29 WILL HELP
US DO THAT THROUGH THE ADAPTIVE
REUSE EDITIONS TO HC THESE PRO
HOUSING DESIGNATION, WE WILL
GIVE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS OF
FINANCIAL INCENTIVE TO SUPPORT
CONVERSIONS AND WITH THE RE
EXAMINING OF BUILDING STANDARDS
FOR CONVERSIONS, WE CAN CUT RED
TAPE, REDUCE COSTS AND STILL
PROTECT PUBLIC HEALTH AND
SAFETY. THIS IS A SMART AND
PRACTICAL BILL OFFERING THE RARE
CARED APPROACH IN STATE HOUSING
POLICY, AND WE URGE YOUR
SUPPORT. THANK YOU ANY
ADDITIONAL FOLKS WANT TO EXPRESS
SUPPORT IN THE AUDIENCE? MADAM
CHAIR AND MEMBERS RANT MARTIN
HERE ON BEHALF OF THE AIDS
HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION, AND IT'S
HEALTHY HOUSING FOUNDATION AND A
MAJOR PRACTITIONER OF ADAPTIVE
RE USE IN THE CITY OF LOS
ANGELES. WE STRONGLY SUPPORT THE
BILL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
MADAM CHAIR MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE. JORDAN'S BANANA COULD
HAVE A HARD LEGEND ADVOCATE FOR
CALIFORNIA. MB AND SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. BRIAN STAFF ON BEHALF
OF SPUR AND SUPPORT. REMARKS
DIVERS WITH THE CALIFORNIA
HOUSING PARTNERSHIP AND SUPPORT
GREAT. ANY PRIMARY WITNESSES AND
OPPOSITION. ANYONE IN THE
AUDIENCE WISH TO EXPRESS
OPPOSITION. OKAY, WE WILL BRING
IT BACK TO THE COMMITTEE. ANY
QUESTIONS? COMMENTS DID WE HAVE
EMOTION? YES WE DID. OKAY WOULD
YOU LIKE TO CLOSE? JUST SAY
SOMETHING. SORRY MR AWARDED. YOU
WANNA SEE SOMETHING? THANK YOU.
IT'S SOMETHING I NOTICED THAT WE
NEEDED TO, UM MAYBE HAVE A MORE
HOLISTIC VIEW AND WE'RE LOOKING
AT OUR BUILDING CODE AND WORKING
WITH THE STATE COMMISSION AS
WELL ON THIS, BUT THIS IS I
KNOW, CARVE OUT FOR ADAPTIVE
REUSE THAT CAN BE VERY HELPFUL
TO JUST GREEN. YOU KNOW, BASIC
STANDARDS FOR HOW WE STREAMLINE
THESE AND JUST MAKE IT A LOT
EASIER FOR DEVELOPMENT TO BE
ABLE TO FOLLOW. SO THANK YOU FOR
FOCUSING ON THAT. LOVE TO CO
AUTHOR. IF YOU HA ME AND WANT TO
KEEP WORKING ON THIS ISSUE AS IT
NEEDS TO SIMPLIFYING OUR CODE.
THANK YOU. GREAT AND WITH THAT,
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE? JUST
SAY THANK YOU. MR WARD WOULD BE
DELIGHTED TO HAVE YOU AS ALWAYS
. AND SINCE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT
MR DIAZ, I'LL JUST NOTE FOR THE
RECORD THAT HE IS ABOUT TO GET
MARRIED TO DAVID, CHOOSE FORMER
LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR. SO THIS IS
REALLY A HOUSING COMMITTEE. LOVE
STORIES. SO WITH THAT I WOULD
ASK FOR YOUR I VOTE HOUSING
NERDS ACROSS THE STATE. JUST GOT
EXCITED. OKAY, Ó. AH, WELL,
THANK YOU. YEAH HOUSING
ADVOCATES YOUR HOUSING ADVOCATES
. I MEAN, I PUT MYSELF IN THE
HOUSING NERD CATEGORY. UM
ANYWAYS, THERE'S A LOT OF
INTEREST IN TRYING TO MAKE
ADAPTIVE REUSE EASIER FOR
DEVELOPERS IN CITIES AND I KNOW
THIS BILL IS AN INNOVATIVE,
INNOVATIVE APPROACH TO MAKE SURE
OUR BUILDING STANDARDS ARE NOT
OVERLY BURDENSOME FOR THE
CONVERSION OF EXISTING BUILDINGS
TO HOUSING. I WANT TO THANK THE
AUTHOR, UM FOR TAKING THE
COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS AND WORKING
WITH US ON THAT AND APPRECIATE
YOUR WORK IN THIS SPACE. UM AND
WITH THAT THE MOTION IS DUE PASS
AS A MINUTE OF THE ASSEMBLY
COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT
HAPPY TO SUPPORT IT TODAY. Dð
PASS AS AMENDED. DO YOU PASS IS
AMENDED, OKAY? WICKS I PATERSON
PATERSON. I WENDY CARILLO, WENDY
CREOLE. I GABRIEL GABRIEL. I
WANT CARILLO VÚI QUIRK-SILVA.
QUIRK-SILVA AYE. SANCHEZ WARD
WARD I THAT BILL IS OUT. THANK
YOU, AND CONGRATULATIONS. GOOD
LUCK AT THE WEDDING. AND NEXT,
MR GABRIEL, YOU WILL PRESENT 10
53. SO THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR
AND COLLEAGUES AND AGAIN. I WANT
TO START BY ACCEPTING THE
COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS AND AGAIN
THANKING YOU FOR YOUR THOUGHTFUL
FEEDBACK AND ASSISTANCE. I'M
PLEASED TODAY TO PRESENT A B 10
53, WHICH WILL LOWER FINANCIAL
BARRIERS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF
AFFORDABLE HOUSING. IN
PARTICULAR. THIS BILL WOULD
ALLOW DEVELOPERS TO ACCESS H C D
LOAN FUNDS DURING CONSTRUCTION,
THEREBY DECREASING COSTS AND
INCENTIVIZING THE CONSTRUCTION
OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING. ONE OF
THE WAYS IN WHICH HDD CURRENTLY
INCENTIVIZES DEVELOPMENT IS BY
PROVIDING DEFERRED LOANS AT
INTEREST RATES BELOW THOSE
OFFERED BY PRIVATE FINANCIAL
INSTITUTIONS. THESE LOANS,
HOWEVER, ARE ONLY AVAILABLE ONCE
CONSTRUCTION OF THE UNITS HAS
BEEN COMPLETED, THEREBY
REQUIRING DEVELOPERS TO ATTAIN
MORE EXPENSIVE PRIVATE LOANS
DURING THE CONSTRUCTION PROCESS.
BECAUSE OF INCREASED INTEREST
EXPENSES. FOR SOME PROJECTS.
THIS ADDITIONAL COST CAN BE THE
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DEVELOPMENT
THAT PENCILS OUT AND ONE THAT
DOESN'T MAYBE 10 53 WILL HELP TO
LOWER COST AND INCREASED
CONSTRUCTION OF AFFORDABLE
HOUSING WITH ME TODAY TO TESTIFY
IN SUPPORT IS MARK STIVERS,
DIRECTOR OF LEGISLATIVE AND
REGULATORY ADVOCACY FOR THE
CALIFORNIA HOUSING PARTNERSHIP.
AND VERONICA BT DIRECTOR OF
POLICY AND RESEARCH FOR THE
CALIFORNIA COALITION FOR RURAL
HOUSING, THANK YOU AND WOULD
RESPECTFULLY REQUEST AND I VOTE.
THANK YOU MARKS DIVERS WITH THE
CALIFORNIA HOUSING PARTNERSHIP,
MY COLLEAGUES. WORK ON THE HOUSE
. THE FINANCING FOR ABOUT 200
DIFFERENT, AFFORDABLE HOUSING
DEVELOPMENTS PER YEAR. THEY ARE
INTIMATELY INVOLVED WITH SORT OF
WHAT THE COSTS ARE. AND THIS THE
TRADITION OF THE AVERAGE AMOUNT
OF HD LOAN OF $11 MILLION. THIS
REPRESENTS A SAVINGS OF $1
MILLION. IF YOU WERE TO HAVE A
PROJECT WITH THE MAXIMUM MAKES
YOU DO A LOAN OF $35 MILLION.
THIS REPRESENTS A SAVINGS OF
$2.8 MILLION, AND THAT'S EACH
DEVELOPMENT. YOU MULTIPLY THAT
BY EACH DEVELOPMENT THAT HD FUND
ALL THE DEVELOPMENTS HDD FUNDS
IN A YEAR AND EACH YEAR THIS
REALLY ADDS UP AND EVERY EVERY
DOLLAR OF SAVINGS IS ONE THAT
HDD COULD PUT INTO AN ADDITIONAL
DEVELOPMENT AND WE CAN CREATE
MORE AFFORDABLE HOMES. I WILL
ALSO JUST NOTE THAT ALMOST ALL
LOCAL GOVERNMENT LENDERS PUT
THEIR MONEY IN DURING
CONSTRUCTION. HD IS REALLY THE
ONE THAT WAITS UNTIL PERMANENT
FINANCING, SO THIS HAS BEEN DONE
IN ALL OTHER AREAS. WE CAN'T DO
IT AND WE'RE JUST LOOKING FOR
YOUR SUPPORT. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. VERONICA BT ON BEHALF OF
THE CALIFORNIA COALITION FOR
RURAL HOUSING, WHERE A STATEWIDE
COALITION THAT REPRESENTS
COMMUNITY BASED NONPROFIT AND
PUBLIC DEVELOPERS, INCLUDING THE
LARGEST SELF HELP HOUSING
PRODUCER IN THE U. S WE STRONGLY
SUPPORT MAYBE 10 53. OUR URBAN
AREAS OFTEN RECEIVED MOST OF OUR
FOCUS WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING CRISIS, BUT
RURAL AREAS FACE MANY OF THE
SAME CHALLENGES WITH FEWER
RESOURCES. BECAUSE RURAL AREAS
ARE LESS LIKELY TO HAVE LOCAL
SOURCES OF FUNDING AVAILABLE FOR
AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPERS
LOOKING TO CREATE AFFORDABLE
HOMES ARE MORE RELIANT ON STATE
FUNDING PROGRAMS. RURAL HOUSING
MARKETS ALSO FACED A LACK OF
AFFORDABLE MULTIFAMILY CAPITAL.
WE HAVE FEWER LENDERS OPERATING
IN REAL MARKETS, AND MANY
PROJECTS FACE SIGNIFICANT
OBSTACLES AS THEY PURSUE
SUFFICIENT DEBT FINANCING FOR
DEVELOPMENT, PARTICULARLY FOR
SMALLER PROPERTIES LIKE WE SEE
IN RURAL COMMUNITIES. AND SINCE
DEVELOPMENT DOESN'T USUALLY
OCCUR AT SCALE IN RURAL AREAS,
CONSTRUCTION COSTS ARE OFTEN
HIGHER, SO GIVEN THAT OUR RURAL
COMMUNITIES HAVE VERY LIMITED
HOUSING RESOURCES, SAVING MONEY
ON CONSTRUCTION INTEREST
EXPENSES IS PARTICULARLY
IMPORTANT. BY ALLOWING
DEVELOPERS TO RECEIVE THE FUNDS
DURING THE CONSTRUCTION PERIOD.
MAYBE 10 53 WILL HELP US EXTEND
THE LIMITED STATE RESOURCES TO
CREATE MORE AFFORDABLE HOMES FOR
CALIFORNIA'S LOW INCOME
FAMILIES. FOR THOSE REASONS. WE
RESPECTFULLY ASPIRIN. I VOTE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ADDITIONAL
FOLKS IN THE AUDIENCE LIKE TO
EXPRESS SUPPORT. MM DÍAS WITH
MPH IN SUPPORT OF THE BILL.
MAYBE CLEARLY WITH UM,
REPRESENTING EACH HOUSING ON
BEHALF OF THE GLOBAL SOLUTIONS.
GOOD MORNING, MADAM CHAIR
MEMBERS AND THE REST RAMIREZ ON
BEHALF OF ALL HOME AND SUPPORT.
GOOD MORNING, CHRIS LEE ON
BEHALF OF THE URBAN COUNTIES OF
CALIFORNIA IN SUPPORT. GOOD
MORNING CHAIR MEMBERS JENNIFER
MANTLE ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA HOUSING CONSORTIUM
AND SUPPORT OF THIS BILL. GREAT.
ANY PRIMARY WITNESSES AND
OPPOSITION. ANY WITNESSES IN THE
ROOM AND OPPOSITION. THAT WILL
BRING IT BACK TO COMMITTEE. MR
CARILLO. THIS IS YET ANOTHER
MECHANISM TO REMOVE BARRIERS
FROM BUILDING AFFORDABLE
HOUSING. AS THE WITNESS SAID, A
RURAL AREAS ARE ONES THAT ARE IN
A BIG DISADVANTAGE. AND FOR SOME
OF US TO REPRESENT THOSE
CEREALS. WE SEE THAT AND THEY
OUT. SOME DEVELOPERS, UH PERCENT
INTEREST IN BUILDING THIS
AFFORDABLE HOMES. BUT BECAUSE OF
THE FUNDING MECHANISMS THAT IS
NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE, SO THANK YOU
FOR BRINGING THAT APPRECIATE
THAT THAT WILL ACTUALLY BE VERY
HELPFUL TO THOSE RURAL AREAS AND
AGAIN, FOR SOME OF THOSE THAT
REPRESENT THOSE SERIOUS WILL BE
VERY BENEFICIAL FOR OUR
DISTRICTS. AND I WOULD BE
HONORED IF YOU CONSIDER IT TO BE
LIKE AUTHOR OF THE BILL. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. DELIGHTED TO
HAVE YOU MR PATTERSON. IT'S JUST
A QUESTION. WHY CAN'T H C D DO
THIS? OKAY AUTOMATIC. YOU KNOW
ON THEIR OWN. IS THIS STATUTE
PROHIBITED, OR, UM, WE JUST WANT
TO MAKE IT REALLY CLEAR TO THEM.
YEAH I THINK THE RIGHT NOW
THERE'S NOTHING THAT PROHIBITED
FROM DOING. AND AS YOU HEARD, MR
STIVERS TESTIFIED THERE ACTUALLY
AN OUTLIER RIGHT? A LOT OF LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS ACROSS CALIFORNIA
ARE DOING THIS. THIS IS A WAY TO
MAKE IT CLEAR TO THEM THAT IS
PERMISSIBLE AND TO HAVE THEM DO
THAT, BECAUSE WE'RE MISSING SUCH
AN OPPORTUNITY AND REALLY, WHAT
CAUGHT MY EYE ON THIS, AS YOU
CAN SEE IN THE ANALYSIS FOR EACH
ADDITIONAL FUNDING SOURCE. IT'S
AN IT INCREASES THE COST OF UNIT
BY $6400. WE'RE GETTING NOTHING
FOR THAT, OTHER THAN HIGHER
PRICES THAT ARE DISADVANTAGING
US SLOWING DOWN A LOT OF MORE
ADDITIONAL RED TAPE AND
BUREAUCRACY. SO WE THINK THIS IS
AN IMPORTANT STEP FORWARD. UM
AND I REALLY HOPE THAT WE CAN
GET THIS BILL SIGNED INTO LAW
AND HDD WILL START DOING THIS
BECAUSE IT WOULD REALLY ALLOW
FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A LOT
MORE UNITS OF AFFORDABLE
HOUSING. GREAT UM, YOU KNOW, IN
MY COMMUNITY, ONE OF MY LAST
VOTES ON THE CITY COUNCIL WAS
APPROVING 200 UNIT. UH COMPLEX
AND MY NEIGHBORHOOD ACTUALLY
100% AFFORDABLE. UM AND BUT WE
WENT BASICALLY 10 YEARS WITHOUT
HAVING A SINGLE UNIT BUILT IN
THE CITY OF ROCKLAND. AND A LOT
OF REASON IS BECAUSE, UH, WELL,
SOMETHING ELSE CHILD RAN ABOUT
LATER. BUT BUT FINANCING PLAYED
A BIG ROLE IN THAT. AND I THINK
YOU KNOW, IT'S UH, H C D HAS,
YOU KNOW SHOWN SOME ABILITY TO
BE OUT IN FRONT ON SOME ISSUES
THAT, UH, YOU KNOW THAT ARE MUCH
MORE DIFFICULT POLICY ISSUES
THAN THIS ONE THAT I THINK THEY
SHOULD HAVE BEEN OUT IN FRONT
OF. IT'S JUST A FINANCING PIECE.
SO I'M GLAD WE'RE MAKING THE LAW
CLEARER. UNFORTUNATELY WE HAD TO
MAKE IT CLEAR, BUT I'M HAPPY TO
SUPPORT THIS BILL. THANKS THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. I APPRECIATE
THAT. AND I'LL JUST SAY THANK
YOU TO THE UNDER THE CHAIRS.
LEADERSHIP. THIS COMMITTEE HAS
WORKED A LOT ON. HOW DO WE
STRIKE STREAMLINE THE FINANCING
AFFORDABLE HEARING? AFFORDABLE
HOUSING. THERE'S A LOT OF
BARRIERS AND A LOT OF RED TAPE
THAT JUST MAKES NO SENSE AND
THEY'RE SLOWING US DOWN. AND
THIS IS AN URGENT POLICY GOAL.
AND SO YOU KNOW, THANKS FOR
LEADERSHIP OF OUR CHAIR AND
ADVOCATES IN THE SPACE WE'RE
TRYING TO DO AS MUCH AS WE CAN
TO SPEED THINGS UP. I APPRECIATE
YOUR SUPPORT. ANYTHING ELSE? AND
DO YOU HAVE EMOTION? MOTION BY
MS QUIRK-SILVA A SECOND BY MR
CARILLO WITH THAT, WOULD YOU
LIKE TO CLOSE? RESPECTFULLY
QUESTION. I VOTE. WELL, I'M
PLEASED TO SUPPORT THIS BILL. I
APPRECIATE YOUR ADVOCACY WITH
THAT THE MOTIONS DO PAST AS
AMENDED TO THE ASSEMBLY
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS. WIX
WIX, I PATERSON PATERSON. I
WENDY CARILLO, WENDY KRILL. I
GABRIEL GABRIEL. I WANT CARILLO
VÚI QUIRK-SILVA. QUIRK-SILVA AYE
, SANCHEZ. WORD WORD I THAT BILL
IS OUT. AND WITH THAT, MR IRWIN
. I BELIEVE YOU ARE PRESENTING.
A B 531 CORRECT. GOOD. AH!
MORNING AFTERNOON. I HAVE NO
IDEA IDEA WHAT TIME IT IS, UH, I
AM PLEASED TO PRESENT A B 531
TODAY, AND 2014, CALIFORNIA
VOTERS APPROVED PROPOSITION 41
TO FUND MULTI FAMILY AFFORDABLE
HOUSING FOR VETERANS, CREATING
THE VETERAN HOUSING AND HOMELESS
PROGRAM KNOWN AS V H H P. THE
PROPOSITION ALLOWED FOR 600
MILLION IN BONDS TO BE ISSUED
OVER SIX ROUNDS OF FUNDING. THE
HP HAS RESULTED IN NEARLY 6000
UNITS. HOWEVER NEARLY ALL THIS
FUNDING HAS BEEN DEPLETED FROM
THIS HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM
WITH THE HISTORIC BUDGET
SURPLUSES, LEGISLATURE AND THE
GOVERNOR INCLUDED 100 MILLION
LIFELINE TO VHP IN LAST YEAR'S
BUDGET TO PROVIDE TWO ADDITIONAL
YEARS OF FUNDING. HOWEVER THE
FUTURE OF THE HP AND ADDRESSING
VETERANS, HOMELESSNESS WILL
REQUIRE CONSISTENT AND LONG TERM
FUNDING. 85 31 ADDRESSES THIS BY
ENACTING THE, UH VETERAN HOUSING
AND HOMELESS PREVENTION BOND
ACT. THIS BILL WILL AUTHORIZE
THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR THE
CONSTRUCTION OF AFFORDABLE MULTI
FAMILY HOUSING WITH SUPPORTIVE
SERVICES FOR VETERANS. THERE ARE
OVER 10,000 HOMELESS VETERANS IN
CALIFORNIA AND EVEN MORE
EXPERIENCING HOMELESS INSECURITY
AND STRUGGLING TO MAKE ENDS MEET
IN THE TRANSITION. WE MUST
CONTINUE TO SUPPORT VHP, SO
THESE VETERANS CAN FIND THE
HOUSING THEY NEED WITH ME TO
TESTIFY AND SUPPORTERS. CHARLES
RIGHT, REPRESENTING THE
CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF
VETERANS SERVICE AGENCIES. MADAM
CHAIR MEMBERS. CHARLES RIGHT,
REPRESENTING THE CALIFORNIA
ASSOCIATION OF VETERANS SERVICES
AGENCIES, ALSO KNOWN AS CALVES.
A WHERE THE SPONSORS OF THIS
BILL. CAPSULES AND STRONG
SUPPORT OF ASSEMBLY BILL 53531
THAT WOULD PLACE THE VETERANS
HOUSING AND HOMELESS PREVENTION
BOND ACT OF 2024 ON THE MARCH
2024 STATEWIDE BALLOT. A B 531
IF PASSED BY THE LEGISLATURE,
AND THE VOTERS WILL EXTEND THE
VETERANS HOUSING AND
HOMELESSNESS PROGRAM WITH THE
ISSUANCE OF $600 MILLION IN
GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS. LAST
YEAR. THE STATE BUDGET INCLUDED
$100 MILLION AUGMENTATION TO THE
VHP PROGRAM TO KEEP THIS PROGRAM
AFLOAT. THE VETERANS HOUSING AND
HOMELESSNESS PROGRAM FUND HAS
BEEN USED TO PRODUCE OVER 88
AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS
, PRODUCING ROUGHLY 5665 UNITS
FOR VETERANS AND NON VETERANS
SINCE 2014 THE FUNDING FOR THESE
PROJECTS HAS BEEN AND WILL
CONTINUE TO BE GEOGRAPHICALLY
TARGETED TO ENCOURAGE THE
DEVELOPMENT OF VETERAN HOUSING
IN REGIONS WITH HIGH
CONCENTRATIONS OF CALIFORNIA'S
MOST VULNERABLE VETERANS. THE
VETERANS HOUSING AND
HOMELESSNESS PROGRAM HAS SHOWN
TO BE AN EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT
SYSTEM FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF
VETERANS HOUSING, AND THE
PASSAGE OF THIS BOND IS
ESSENTIAL TO KEEP THIS GOOD WORK
GOING FORWARD. THEREFORE CABEZA
IS IN STRONG SUPPORT OF 85 31.
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR MEMBERS.
THANK YOU. ADDITIONAL FOLKS LIKE
TO REGISTER SUPPORT. MARK'S
DIVERS OF THE CALIFORNIA HOUSING
PARTNERSHIP WERE VERY MUCH IN
SUPPORT OF THE BILL AND A NEW
BOND. WE DO JUST SUGGEST TO THE
AUTHOR AT SOME POINT THAT SHE
CONSIDER UM, HAVING THE FUNDS
RUN THROUGH THE MULTI FAMILY
HOUSING PROGRAM WITH A SET ASIDE
FOR VETERANS WITH WITH VERY
STRICT THRESHOLD REQUIREMENTS
SIMILAR TO THE CURRENT PROGRAM
THAT WILL REDUCE COMPLICATION IN
THE SYSTEM WOULD BE A BIT MORE
EFFICIENT FOR THE DEVELOPERS TO
GET THE UNITS BUILT AND REDUCE
COSTS. SO THANK YOU. MADAM
CHERRY MEMBERS RANDA MARTIN ON
BEHALF OF THE AIDS HEALTHCARE
FOUNDATION, AND IT'S HEALTHY
HOUSING FOUNDATION. STRONG
SUPPORT OF THIS BILL. THANK YOU.
STEPHEN SENSOR WITH FRANCINE
ALBA HOUSE ON BEHALF OF HOUSING,
CALIFORNIA AND SUPPORT. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. ANY PRIMARY
WITNESSES AND OPPOSITION. ANY
ADDITIONAL WITNESSES AND
OPPOSITION. WE'LL BRING IT BACK
TO THE COMMITTEE. ANY QUESTIONS
FROM MEMBERS MOTION TO MOVE THE
BILL MOTION TO MOVE THE BILL IN
A SECOND. OKAY, MR WARD. I WANT
TO THANK THE AUTHOR FOR HER
LEADERSHIP ON THIS ISSUE, AND I
KNOW WE'VE GOT A LOT OF REVENUE
QUESTIONS THAT MIGHT PRESENT
ITSELF BEFORE THE LEGISLATURE
REALLY HAPPY TO BE ABLE TO MOVE
THIS FORWARD, CERTAINLY SERVING
OUR VETERANS AND FOCUSING
HOUSING SOLUTIONS FOR THERE IS
SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO BE A
PRIORITY FOR US AND LAPORTA'S
SCENE THAT'S ON THE FLOOR. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU AND ADDITIONAL
QUESTIONS. COMMENTS I'M SORRY
FOR BRINGING THIS UP. THERE'S
SOME LOCAL JURISDICTIONS THAT
ARE GOING THROUGH A LOT OF RED
TAPE TO GET FINANCING FOR
VETERAN HOUSING. IN THE CITY OF
PALM VILLE. THERE IS A 57 UNIT
PROJECT SINGLE FAMILY FOR
VETERAN HOUSING, BUT THEY KEEP
RUNNING OUT OF MONEY BECAUSE OF
THE ADDITIONAL COSTS OF
CONSTRUCTION LOVE. BUILDING
MATERIALS GOING UP AND JUST WANT
TO THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT. AND
AGAIN, UH LIKE TO KNOW IF YOU
COULD CONSIDER MY SCOTT THROWING
THE BILL. OKAY, GREAT. AND WITH
THAT, WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE?
RESPECTFULLY AFTER I VOTE GREAT
. WELL, I WANT TO THANK THE
AUTHOR FOR BRINGING THIS BEFORE
. I'M PLEASED TO SUPPORT IT. I
KNOW. THE VH PROGRAM HAS BEEN
INSTRUMENTAL IN PRODUCING
HOUSING FOR HOMELESS VETERANS
ALSO WANT TO NOTE THAT I AM ALSO
THE BUILD A PLACE OF HOUSING
BOND ON NEXT YEAR'S BALLOT
INSIDE LOVE TO COORDINATE WITH
YOU AND SEE IF WE CAN CONSPIRE
TOGETHER ON THAT. SO WITH THAT
I'M PLEASED TO SUPPORT THE BILL
. THE MOTIONS DO PASS TO THE
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON MILITARY
AND VETERANS AFFAIRS. WIX WIX, I
PATERSON PATERSON I WENDY
CARILLO CREOLE. I GABRIEL. ONE
CARILLO QUICK QUIRK-SILVA.
QUICKSILVER I SANCHEZ. WORD
WORD, AYE. THAT BILL IS OUT.
THANK YOU, MR IRWIN. AND WITH
THAT, NEXT WE WILL HAVE MR BRIAN
PRESENTING A B 745.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR AND
MEMBERS. HOW ARE GOOD MORNING
STILL I'M BACK TO PRESENT A B 7
45. SOME OF YOU MAY REMEMBER A
VERSION OF THIS BILL THAT PASSED
OUT OF THIS COMMITTEE PASSED OUT
OF THE FLOOR. AND PASSED ON TO
THE SENATE. LAST YEAR IT RAN
INTO UM, NON POLICY. PROBLEMS
AND SOME THINGS THAT WE WANTED
TO FIND TUNE THIS YEAR AND SO WE
HELD IT OURSELVES, AND WE ADDED
SOME KEY COMPONENTS, INCLUDING
UPLIFTING THE NEEDS OF FORMERLY
INCARCERATED WOMEN. HOMELESSNESS
AND INCARCERATION HAVE BECOME
INEXTRICABLY LINKED. FORMERLY
INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS ARE 10
TIMES MORE LIKELY TO BE A HOUSED
IN CALIFORNIA 70% OF PEOPLE
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS HAVE
HAD SOME SORT OF HISTORY OF
INTERACTION WITH THE CRIMINAL
LEGAL SYSTEM. IN FACT, CDCR S
OWN DATA SAYS THAT ONE IN FIVE
PEOPLE WHEN THEY ARE RELEASED,
GO IMMEDIATELY. TO THE STREETS,
AND THAT NUMBER GROWS EVERY
SUBSEQUENT YEAR. IF WE WANT TO
TRULY ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS, WE
HAVE TO TRULY ADDRESS THE UNDER
HOUSE CONDITIONS THAT PEOPLE
COMING HOME FROM INCARCERATION.
FACE AT A HIGHER DEGREE THAN ALL
OTHER PEOPLE. CALIFORNIA DOESN'T
HAVE THE ADEQUATE INFRASTRUCTURE
IN PLACE TO MEET THE COMPLEX
NEEDS OF PEOPLE WHO ARE COMING
HOME FROM INCARCERATION WITH
THIS BILL PROPOSES IS A
CULTURALLY COMPETENT STATEWIDE
PILOT THAT WOULD ALLOW FOR US TO
DO IN REACH BEFORE FOLKS ARE
RELEASED, BUT ALSO TO SET UP A
PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR
FOLKS IMMEDIATELY UPON BEING
RELEASED. WHAT WE'VE ADDED THIS
YEAR, ADDITIONALLY INCLUDES SOME
KEY COMPONENTS AROUND WOMEN.
WOMEN, WHO ARE PREVIOUSLY
INCARCERATED ARE AFFECTED BY
THIS HARMFUL CYCLE AT A RATE
THAT'S FAR IN A WAY HIGHER THAN
ALL OTHER WOMEN WITHOUT VIABLE
HOUSING OPTIONS AND SUPPORTIVE
SERVICES. WOMEN ON PAROLE WHO
ARE VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
OFTEN RETURN TO ABUSIVE
HOUSEHOLDS, PUTTING THEIR
LIVELIHOODS AT RISK EVEN FURTHER
BY PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR
PROGRAMS THAT FOCUS ON HOUSING
STABILITY. AND INCLUDING THE
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COMPONENT
THAT'S IN THIS BILL FOR
PREVIOUSLY INCARCERATED PEOPLE.
A B 7 45 IS A CRITICAL STEP
TOWARDS MAKING SURE THIS HARMFUL
CYCLE ENDS AND LESS PEOPLE END
UP ON OUR STREETS WITH ME TO
TESTIFY IS SEAN, HALF THE
PARTNERSHIP MANAGER WITH
CALIFORNIANS FOR SAFETY AND
JUSTICE, AND ZEKE SANDOVAL, THE
PUBLIC POLICY MANAGER WITH PATH.
THANK YOU TO THEM. THANK YOU.
GOOD MORNING, MADAM CHAIR AND
COMMITTEE. I AM SEAN HUFF,
CALIFORNIA PARTNERSHIPS MANAGER
ALSO HONORED TO SPEAK ON BEHALF
OF REPACKED PROVIDERS
ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA. I'M
ALSO SOMEONE WITH LIVED
EXPERIENCE, SO I'M ALSO
APPEARING ON BEHALF OF THE TENS
OF THOUSANDS OF MEN AND WOMEN
RETURNING TO OUR COMMUNITIES
WITH UNSTABLE HOUSING AND LIVING
WITH THE RISK OF HOMELESSNESS
WITHOUT THESE PERMANENT
SOLUTIONS. EVERY DAY IN
CALIFORNIA. THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE
ARE RELEASED WITH NO PLACE TO
LIVE WITH AN ADDITIONAL 30,000
EXPECTED TO BE RELEASED ANNUALLY
OVER THE NEXT 3 TO 4 YEARS,
WHICH JEOPARDIZES THEIR OWN
STABILITY, HEALTH SAFETY AND
WELL BEING AS WELL AS THOSE OF
OUR COMMUNITY, ENSURING PEOPLE
HAVE STABLE AND SECURE HOUSING
TO RETURN HOME TO IS KEY TO
THEIR SUCCESSFUL REENTRY AND
REINTEGRATION. AS THE STATE
EXPERIENCES SAVINGS FROM THE
CLOSURE OF TWO STATE PRISONS. WE
BELIEVE THAT RAMPING UP
INVESTMENTS IN HOUSING FOR
RETURNING CITIZENS CAN HELP
REDUCE RECIDIVISM ADDRESS OUR
HOMELESSNESS CRISIS AND
PARTICULARLY THE RACIAL
DISPARITIES AND WHO EXPERIENCES
HOMELESSNESS AND RESULT IN LONG
TERM COST SAVINGS TO THE STATE.
WE CANNOT CONTINUE TO POSITION
FORMERLY INCARCERATED COMMUNITY
MEMBERS FOR FAILURE. INSTEAD OF
SUPPORTING THEIR SUCCESS.
THERE'S A FEW THINGS WE KNOW. WE
KNOW THAT PEOPLE ON PAROLE ARE
SEVEN TIMES MORE LIKELY TO
RECIDIVIST WHEN HOMELESS, THEN
WENT HOUSE. WE KNOW THAT
EVIDENCE BASED HOUSING DECREASES
RECIPIENT IS, UM, RATES BY 60%
WHEN COMPARED TO OTHER CONTROL
GROUPS. WE KNOW THAT FORMERLY
INCARCERATED PEOPLE ARE 27 TIMES
MORE LIKELY TO BE UNSTABLE,
HOUSED AND HOMELESS THAN OTHERS
. IN FACT, CALIFORNIA DATA HAS
ESTIMATED THAT ONE THIRD TO ONE
HALF OF ALL PEOPLE ON PAROLE IN
SAN FRANCISCO AND LOS ANGELES
ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS AT
ANY POINT, AS WELL AS THE DATA
ARE ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S JUST
PRESENTED ON THE ONE IN FIVE
PEOPLE PAROLED ACROSS THE STATE
. WE ALSO KNOW HOW DIFFICULT
FAMILY REUNIFICATION CAN BE, AS
WELL AS THE UNIQUE CHALLENGES
THAT WOMEN FACE WHEN TRYING TO
SUCCESSFULLY REINTEGRATE INTO
THEIR COMMUNITIES AFTER
INCARCERATION. SEVERE SHORTAGE
OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN
CALIFORNIA, COUPLED WITH
DISCRIMINATION IN THE RENTAL
MARKET, ON THE BASIS OF CRIMINAL
CONVICTION MAKES IT EXTREMELY
CHALLENGING FOR PEOPLE WITH
CRIMINAL CONVICTION HISTORIES TO
FIND AFFORDABLE HOUSING. A B 745
SUPPORTS THE SUCCESSFUL REENTRY
AND REINTEGRATION OF
CALIFORNIA'S LIVING WITH OLD
CRIMINAL RECORDS. BY PROVIDING
PERMANENT HOUSING SOLUTIONS AND
SUPPORTS FAMILY REUNIFICATION
SERVICES AND WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMING THAT
PROVIDES A PATHWAY TO LIVABLE
WAGE JOBS. I'LL CONCLUDE WITH
SAYING THAT ABOUT 10 YEARS AGO,
11 YEARS AGO, I WAS RECEIVING
TEMPORARY HOUSING SUPPORT. I
RECEIVED A CALL ON TUESDAY THAT
TOLD ME ON FRIDAY, MY FUNDING
WENT IN AND I WOULD HAVE TO HAVE
SOMEWHERE ELSE TO GO. I AM A
NATIVE OF MUSKEGON, MICHIGAN, SO
I HAD VERY LITTLE FAMILY SUPPORT
HERE IN CALIFORNIA AND HAD NO
PERMANENT HOUSING SOLUTION
SUPPORTS TO FALL BACK ON.
THANKFULLY I HAD A FRIEND OF
MINE WHO WAS WILLING TO MAKE THE
ADJUSTMENTS HE HAD TO MAKE,
WHICH INCLUDED GIVING BACK A
PROGRAM THAT HE WAS A PART OF
BECAUSE IT DID NOT ALLOW FOR
SOMEONE ON PAROLE TO LIVE WITH
THEM TO CONTINUE TO HAVE THAT
SUPPORT, AND THAT WAS MY ONLY
MEANS. AND THE ONLY THING BY THE
GRACE OF GOD THAT KEPT ME FROM
BEING HOMELESS IN THE LOS
ANGELES A B 7 45 WAS PROVIDE
GREATER SUPPORT AND KEEP MEN AND
WOMEN LIKE ME FROM HAVING TO
MAKE THOSE TYPES OF DECISIONS.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. GOOD
MORNING. CHAIR MEMBERS. MY NAME
IS DEEK SANDOVAL ON THE PUBLIC
POLICY MANAGER FOR PATH PATH IS
ONE OF THE LARGEST AND MOST
IMPACTFUL NONPROFIT HOMELESS
SERVICE PROVIDERS AND AFFORDABLE
HOUSING DEVELOPERS IN
CALIFORNIA. IN ADDITION TO OUR
MANY OTHER SERVICES PATH, RUNS A
REENTRY PROGRAM IN SAN DIEGO
THAT SERVES AS A MODEL FOR WHAT
A B 7 45 CAN ACCOMPLISH ACROSS
THE STATE. OUR PROGRAM IN SAN
DIEGO WORKS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
BOTH THE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
AND THE COUNTY PUBLIC DEFENDER.
COUNTY STAFF REFER INDIVIDUALS
TO PATH WHO ARE RISK OF EXITING
INTO HOMELESSNESS WELL AHEAD OF
THE RELEASE DAY. IN MOST CASES,
THESE INDIVIDUALS HAVE SERIOUS
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CHALLENGES AND
EXTENSIVE INVOLVEMENT WITH THE
JUSTICE SYSTEM, CYCLING IN AND
OUT OF HOMELESSNESS AND
INCARCERATION WITHOUT EVER
HAVING THE OPPORTUNITY TO CHART
A DIFFERENT COURSE. ONE RECENT
PARTICIPANT, FOR EXAMPLE, HAD
BEEN IMPRISONED FOR A YEAR AND A
HALF BEFORE EVEN BEING
SENTENCED. ANOTHER KEPT VISITING
HIS FAMILY'S FORMER HOME AFTER
RELEASE, NOT REALIZING THEY WERE
NO LONGER THERE AND GETTING RE
ARRESTED FOR TRESPASSING.
CALIFORNIANS LIKE THESE NEED
PROGRAMS THAT WILL SEE THEM
THROUGH THEIR JOURNEY TO
PERMANENT HOUSING BEYOND THE
EXISTING TRANSITIONAL AND
TEMPORARY RESOURCES. ONCE WE
RECEIVE A REFERRAL OR STAFF GO
INTO THE JAIL TO CONDUCT
TARGETED TRAUMA, INFORMED
ENGAGEMENT. WE ASSESS AN
INDIVIDUAL'S NEEDS IDENTIFY
THEIR UNIQUE BARRIERS TO HOUSING
AND SUSTAINABLE INCOME AND
FORMULATE A PLAN FOR SUCCESS
TOGETHER. THEN WE'RE THERE TO
PICK THEM UP WHENEVER THEY'RE
RELEASED, WHETHER IT'S DURING
THE WORK DAY OR THREE A.M. TO
GET THEM A TEMPORARY ROOM LIKE A
MOTEL AND START THE PROCESS OF
FINDING THEM A NEW HOME. IT
TAKES A LOT TO REBUILD OUR
PARTICIPANTS TRUST IN THEMSELVES
AND THE SYSTEM, BUT WITH PROPER
SUPPORT. IT IS EMINENTLY
POSSIBLE. SINCE WE BEGAN IN 2019
, WE'VE HELPED OVER 160
INDIVIDUALS IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY
STAY IN A SAFE PLACE AFTER THE
RELEASE, RECEIVE SUPPORTIVE
SERVICES LIKE MENTAL HEALTH OR
ADDICTION SUPPORT. AND OBTAINED
PERMANENT HOUSING. SO FAR, HALF
OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS ARE ALREADY
SUSTAINING THEMSELVES AND
PERMANENT HOUSING WITHOUT ANY OF
OUR SUBSIDIES, AND ALMOST THREE
QUARTERS OF OUR RECIPIENTS
HAVEN'T BEEN BOOKED INTO JAIL
FOR ANY REASON, SINCE THEIR
ENROLLMENT PARTICIPANTS ARE
GETTING THE HELP THEY NEED IN A
WAY THAT'S SAFER FOR THEM AND
THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY THAN
INCARCERATION. AND THANKS TO THE
HARD WORK OF OUR FRONTLINE
STAFF, WE RECENTLY EXPANDED OUR
PARTNERSHIP WITH SAN DIEGO
COUNTY TO ALSO OFFER TAILORED
SERVICES FOR VETERANS. AND FOR
MORE GENERAL POPULATION WITH
FEWER HEALTH AND LEGAL
CHALLENGES, BUT THE COUNTY'S OWN
ESTIMATE OUR PROGRAM IS MORE
THAN 20% CHEAPER THAN WHAT IT
WOULD HAVE COST TO REARREST AND
INCARCERATE THOSE PARTICIPANTS.
REENTRY PROGRAMS DON'T JUST
LOWER THE HUMAN COST OF
INCARCERATION, BUT THE FINANCIAL
COST AS WELL. WE CAN SAY WITH
CONFIDENCE 87 45 WILL HELP TENS
OF THOUSANDS OF CALIFORNIANS GET
THE HELP. THEY NEED TO MAKE GOOD
ON A SECOND CHANCE. WE'RE SO
GRATEFUL FOR ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
BRIAN'S HARD WORK ON THIS BILL.
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR MY VOTE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU AND
ADDITIONAL WITNESSES AND SUPPORT
. STEPHEN STANDS THERE WITH
BROWN SEEN ON BEHALF OF HOUSING,
CALIFORNIA AND SUPPORT THANK
YOU. AND REST RAMIREZ ON BEHALF
OF ALL HOME AND SUPPORT. THANK
YOU. ADDITIONAL OR PRIMARY
WITNESSES AND OPPOSITION. ANYONE
ELSE IN OPPOSITION. OKAY, WE'LL
BRING IT BACK TO THE COMMITTEE.
MOTION MOTION TO MOVE THE BILL.
A SECOND. AND MR PATTERSON. WELL
THANK YOU. I'VE REALLY BEEN
LOOKING FORWARD TO THE MOMENT
TO, UH TO, UH BE ON COMMITTEE
THAT MR BRIAN A SIMILAR MEMBER,
BRIAN BRINGS A BILL. SO UM,
THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND
CONGRATULATIONS, BY THE WAY, SO
, UM, YOU KNOW, I WANT TO START
OFF WITH SOME ISSUES THAT I HAVE
JUST ON POLICY AND IN GENERAL,
AND, UM, YOU KNOW, THE FIRST ONE
IS YOU KNOW, WE'VE WE'VE TALKED
ABOUT THIS, BUT I AND I HAVE
TALKED ABOUT IT A LOT, BUT I
HAVE AN ISSUE WITH THE
AGGRESSIVENESS THAT THIS STATE
IS MOVING FORWARD WITH EARLY
RELEASE, PARTICULARLY NEW CDCR
REGULATIONS THAT GIVE GOOD TIME
CREDITS. UH PRETTY MUCH
AUTOMATICALLY, UM, UPON ENTRY
INTO, UM AH, IN THE PRISON. I
ALSO HAVE CONCERNS WITH, UM
HOUSING FIRST. AH AH! AH
POLICIES IN GENERAL, AND THIS IS
WHY THERE'S ACTUALLY A CENTER
HERE IN SACRAMENTO, THAT IS, UM
WOMEN AND CHILDREN, AND THEY
HAVE A POLICY THAT THEY HAVE TO
BE SOBER TO GO INTO THIS THIS
FACILITY AND THEY'VE MADE THE
DECISION THAT THEY DON'T WANT,
YOU KNOW, PEOPLE DRINKING AND
USING SUBSTANCE ABUSE. AROUND
THEIR CHILDREN, RIGHT? AND SO
BECAUSE OF THAT THEY DON'T
QUALIFY FOR A LOT OF STATE
PROGRAMS, DESPITE THE FACT THAT
THEY HAVE A 77% SUCCESS RATE OF
GETTING PEOPLE INTO PERMANENT
HOUSING, AND SO I THINK AS A
COMMITTEE AND IS A LEGISLATURE,
WE HAVE TO REALLY THINK ABOUT
THAT OVERARCHING POLICY AND I
UNDERSTAND THE PURPOSE OF IT.
BUT YOU KNOW, I HAVE A LOT OF
CONCERNS WITH THAT. UM ALL OF
THOSE THINGS THAT I MENTIONED
ARE GOOD REASONS TO OPPOSE THIS
BILL. UM BUT I AM ACTUALLY GOING
TO SUPPORT IT. AND THIS IS WHY
HAVE THE REALITY IS, YOU KNOW
NOT ONLY WITH EARLY RELEASES,
BUT IN THERE WERE 25,000 PEOPLE
RELEASED DURING COVID, UM, WE
HAVE TO THE REALITY IS PEOPLE
ARE COMING OUT OF PRISON AND WE
HAVE TO GET MAKE SURE THAT
PEOPLE ARE SET ON THE RIGHT FOOT
AND THAT THERE'S NO GOING BACK
TO PRISON AND ADDITIONAL VICTIMS
, UM, ARE CREATED AS A RESULT OF
PEOPLE NOT BEING SUCCESSFUL ONCE
THEY'RE LET OUT OF PRISON AND I
THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT. I
THINK IT'S BENEFICIAL THAT
SOCIETY IF WE REDUCE THE RISK OF
RECIDIVISM RATE, BUT ACTUALLY
THE CRIME RATE, IN ADDITION TO
THAT, SO UM SO. AND FINALLY,
LIKE I SAID, THE REALITY IS,
PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BE GETTING
OUT OF PRISON. I MEAN, THAT'S
THE VAST MAJORITY OF PEOPLE IN
PRISON ARE GOING TO GET OUT. AND
THERE HAS TO BE A MECHANISM TO
ENSURE THEIR SUCCESS. I THINK
EVERYBODY BENEFITS FROM THAT.
AND SO I'M GOING TO SUPPORT THAT
SUPPORT THIS BILL, BUT I ASK
THAT WE CONTINUE CONVERSATIONS,
YOU KNOW, AS A LEGISLATURE ON
HOUSING FIRST POLICIES BECAUSE I
WANT TO SEE SUCCESSFUL PROGRAMS
ALSO ABLE TO RECEIVE STATE
FUNDING AND THINGS LIKE THAT,
AND ALSO, I DON'T THINK IT
REALLY DOES SERVICE TO PEOPLE
WHO ARE COMING OUT OF PRISON
GOING TO A PLACE WHERE THEY HAVE
TO ACCEPT FOLKS THAT DO HAVE
SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS AND
THINGS LIKE THAT. THAT MIGHT NOT
BE A GREAT ENVIRONMENT. BUT I
REALLY APPRECIATE THE ROUTE
YOU'RE GOING AND I'M LOOKING
FORWARD TO SUPPORTING THE BILL.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. YES WE HAVE
A MOTION AND A SECOND. WOULD YOU
LIKE TO CLOSE, MR BRIAN? SURE I
WAS DEEPLY CONCERNED, MADAM
CHAIR WHEN YOU LEFT AND GAVE THE
GAVEL TO MR PATTERSON. UM SO I'M
RELIEVED TO SEE THAT YOU MADE IT
BACK. UM AND I APPRECIATE THOSE
COMMENTS. I MEAN, WE HAVE A
NUMBER OF THINGS THAT ARE
IMPACTING OUR HOUSE CRISIS, UM,
WITH PEOPLE WHO ARE FORMALLY
INCARCERATED. A LOT OF FEDERAL
DOLLARS COME WITH THE KIND OF
STRINGS THAT DON'T ALLOW YOU TO
LIVE WITH YOUR LOVED ONE. JUST
BECAUSE OF YOUR PAST CONVICTION
FOR THE KIND OF CONVICTION IT
WAS, EVEN THOUGH YOU'VE SERVED
YOUR TIME, AND EVEN THOUGH THAT
IS YOUR FAMILY THAT YOU'RE GOING
TO LIVE WITH, AND SO THERE ARE A
LOT OF HURDLES THAT WE'VE GOT TO
UNDO BOTH AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL
AND AT THE STATE LEVEL, WE KNOW
THAT WE NEED MORE HOUSING IN
GENERAL, AND HOW HARD IT IS TO
BE HOUSED EVEN IF YOU HAVE A
GOOD INCOME. UM I LITERALLY HAVE
A BRAND NEW LEASE THAT I'M
SIGNING TODAY WITH MY FIANCEE.
AFTER WE WERE PASSED OVER. SIX
DIFFERENT TIMES, AND I'M A
LEGISLATOR AND SHE'S AN
ATTORNEY. RIGHT SO FOR PEOPLE
COMING HOME FROM INCARCERATION,
YOU CAN IMAGINE JUST HOW
DIFFICULT IT IS TO FIND HOUSING
AND TO STAY HOUSED IF WE ARE
GOING TO TRULY SOLVE OUR
HOMELESSNESS CRISIS, WE'VE GOT
TO START LIFTING PEOPLE FROM THE
BOTTOM AND THAT INCLUDES PEOPLE
WHO ARE COMING HOME FROM
INCARCERATION. IT'S ALSO EVEN IF
YOU ARE NOT FOR HOUSING FIRST
POLICIES YOU MAYBE FOR FISCALLY
RESPONSIBLE POLICIES. IT COSTS
NEARLY $40,000 A YEAR TO HELP
SOMEBODY WHO'S BEEN CHRONICALLY
HOMELESS. IT COSTS LESS THAN
$30,000 A YEAR TO HOUSE SOMEBODY
WHO'S COMING HOME FROM
INCARCERATION RIGHT AFTER THEY
BEEN RELEASED. THIS IS GOOD
GOVERNANCE. IT'S SMART
GOVERNANCE. IT'S A
INTERSECTIONAL APPROACH TO
SOLVING HOMELESSNESS. AND I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR I
VOTE. THANK YOU. I'M PLEASED TO
SUPPORT THE BILL TODAY. I THINK
, UM, ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT
ELEMENTS OF SUCCESSFUL RE ENTRY
IS HAVING HOUSING SECURITY. IF
YOU DON'T HAVE THAT. WE KNOW
WHAT HAPPENS, RIGHT? SO I
APPRECIATE YOUR LEADERSHIP ON
THIS AND I SUPPORT THIS JUST OUT
OF A PLACE OF COMPASSION. BUT
EVEN IF YOU DON'T HAVE
COMPASSION, IT MAKES ECONOMIC
SENSE. IT MAKES SENSE IN TERMS
OF ENDING CYCLES OF VIOLENCE AND
CRIME AND ALL THE OTHER THINGS
ASSOCIATED WITH IT. SO I'M I'M
PLEASED TO SUPPORT THE BILL. I'D
LOVE TO BE ADDED AS A CO AUTHOR,
IF YOU'D HAVE ME, UM AND THE
MOTIONS DO PASS TO THE ASSEMBLY
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS. WIX
WIX! I PATERSON PATERSON, I
WENDY CARILLO WHEN YOU CREATE I
GABRIEL ONE CARILLO. AYE,
QUIRK-SILVA. VÚI SANCHEZ WARD
BOARD I THAT BILL IS OUT. THANK
YOU. NEXT WE WILL HAVE MS
CARILLO. YOU ARE PRESENTING A B
12 15 I BELIEVE. HMM. THANK YOU,
MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS. I'D
LIKE TO BEGIN BY ACCEPTING THE
COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS AND THANK
THE COMMITTEE STAFF FOR WORKING
DILIGENTLY WITH MY TEAM ON THIS
ISSUE, AS WELL AS THE WORK ON
THE COMMITTEE ANALYSIS THIS
MORNING. I AM PROUD TO PRESENT A
B 12 15 THE PET ASSISTANCE WITH
SUPPORT OR PAUSED ACT. A B 12 15
WOULD REESTABLISH THE PAST
PROGRAM TO ADMINISTER AN AWARD
GRANTS TO HOMELESS AND DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE SHELTERS. ADDITIONALLY
THIS BILL WOULD PROVIDE FOOD AND
BASIC VETERINARIAN SERVICES FOR
PETS AND ALLOW PATHWAY FOR
PERMANENT HOUSING PLACEMENT.
INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS OR DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE OFTEN ARE DENIED
SHELTER IF THEY DON'T SURRENDER
THEIR PETS. STUDIES SHOW THAT
PETS PROVIDE COMFORT AND HELP A
TRAUMA AND ABUSE. WHEN PETS ARE
SURRENDERED LESS THAN 15% ARE
REUNITED, FURTHERING DEPRESSION
AND ANXIETY. AROUND 10% OF AN
HOUSE. CALIFORNIANS OWN A PET, A
BELOVED SOURCE OF DIGNITY, SELF
RESPONSIBILITY, SAFETY AND
COMFORT AT A TIME WHEN THEY MAY
NEED IT THE MOST. CONVERSELY
WHEN A SHELTER CANNOT
ACCOMMODATE AND UNHAPPIEST
INDIVIDUAL SPIT, THAT INDIVIDUAL
IS FAR MORE LIKELY TO REFUSE AN
OFFER TO SHELTER AND REMAIN
OUTSIDE. THAN THEY ARE TO
SURRENDER THEIR PET LOS ANGELES,
FOR INSTANCE. STUDIES FOUND THAT
NEARLY HALF NEARLY HALF A PET
OWNERS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS
WERE TURNED AWAY FROM SHELTERS
AFTER REFUSING TO SURRENDER
THEIR PET. INTEREST IN EXTENDING
SHELTER SERVICES TO ACCOMMODATE
PETS IS GROWING. MORE SHELTERS
ARE AND OUR UNDERSTANDING THE
IMPORTANCE OF THE HUMAN ANIMAL
BOND AND ARE WORKING TO
ACCOMMODATE PETS. THE WORK OF A
B 12 15 IS A WORTHY USE OF
RESOURCES AND WILL CREATE
EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITIES TO BUILD
INTER COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS TO
BETTER SERVED CALIFORNIA,
CALIFORNIA'S, UH, HOUSE
COMMUNITIES AND THEIR PETS HERE
WITH ME TO TESTIFY AS JENNY BERG
WITH THE CALIFORNIA THE
CALIFORNIA STATE DIRECTOR. OF
STATE AFFAIRS FOR THE HUMANE
SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES,
AND TIFFANY SHIRLEY, THE SENIOR
DIRECTOR OF METRO ALI PROGRAMS
FOR PEOPLE ASSISTING THE
HOMELESS, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS
PATH, AND I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST
AND I VOTE. THANK YOU. YOU MAY
BEGIN. HI THANK YOU FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO TESTIFY TODAY. MY
NAME IS TIFFANY. SHIRLEY I'M THE
SENIOR DIRECTOR FOR METRO ELLA
PROGRAMS. THAT PATH PATH IS ONE
OF CALIFORNIA'S LARGEST AND MOST
IMPACTFUL, NONPROFIT, HOMELESS
SERVICE PROVIDERS AND AFFORDABLE
HOUSING DEVELOPERS. WE'RE PROUD
TO BE HERE TODAY AS A CO SPONSOR
OF THE PAUL'S ACT AND THANKFUL
TO OUR OTHER CO SPONSORS AT THE
HUMANE SOCIETY AND THE LOS
ANGELES HOMELESS SERVICES
AUTHORITY. HOMELESSNESS IS A
TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCE FOR THE
FOCUS THAT WE SERVE OUT IN THE
FIELD. ANY SOURCE OF COMFORT AND
SAFETY IS IN SHORT SUPPLY. LIKE
ME A LOT OF US IN THIS ROOM. UH
MANY OF US ARE PET OWNERS, AND
WE FIND COMPANIONSHIP THROUGH
OUR PETS, STREET OUTREACH TEAMS
LIKE THE ONES WE OPERATED PATH
SUCCEED WHEN OUR APPROACH
RECOGNIZES SOMEONE'S TRAUMA AND
OFFERS RESOURCES THAT MEET THE
PERSON TO INDIVIDUAL NEEDS. FOR
PET OWNERS THAT ALMOST ALWAYS
MEANS A PLACE TO STAY WHERE THEY
CAN KEEP THEIR AN ANIMAL
COMPANION. PET OWNERS
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS
GENERALLY WON'T ACCEPT A SHELTER
ARRANGEMENT THAT FORCES THEM TO
SURRENDER. ONE OF THE ONLY
LIVING BEINGS THAT GIVE THEM
UNCONDITIONAL SUPPORT. WE ALWAYS
LOOK FOR WAYS TO MAKE OUR
SHELTERS FEEL MORE WELCOMING AND
ACCOMMODATING PETS IS A BIG PART
OF THAT. I'VE SEEN PETS BRING
OUR RESIDENTS OUT OF SEVERE
DEPRESSIVE EPISODES AND HELP
DEESCALATE CONFLICTS AND PANIC
ATTACKS, OF COURSE, AS ANY PET
OWNER KNOWS, PETS COST MONEY.
OUR OPERATING BUDGETS ARE
STRETCHED THIN AS IT IS, AND
THAT'S WHY THE ONE TIME PET
ASSISTANT GRANT IS SO HELPFUL
FOR OUR RESIDENTS AND FOR OUR
STAFF. IN MY ROLE. I OVERSEE
SEVERAL SITES WHERE WE'VE MADE
GREAT USE OF THE PET ASSISTANCE
FUNDS AT OUR SHELTER FOR SINGLE
ADULTS IN ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
KOREA'S DISTRICT, FOR EXAMPLE,
WE HAVE PURCHASED COLLARS,
LEASHES, FLEA AND TICK MEDICINE
AND OTHER IMPORTANT ITEMS FOR
ANY PET OWNER. WE'VE ALSO BEEN
ABLE TO COVER VETERINARY
SERVICES SO THAT EVERYONE IN THE
SHELTER HUMAN AND ANIMAL, UH,
STAYS. HEALTHY I WANT TO CLOSE
WITH THE STORY ABOUT ONE OF OUR
RESIDENTS IN L. A NAMED CRUZ. HE
WAS KICKED OUT OF HIS HOME AT 17
GOT HIS RV STOLEN AND ENDED UP
IN A TENT. THE ONLY THING THAT
KEPT HIM GOING WAS THE SAFETY
AND LOVE HE GOT FROM HIS DOG,
TOBY. BUT BECAUSE SO FEW
SHELTERS COULD ACCEPT TOBY CREWS
WAITED ON THE STREETS FOR THREE
YEARS. SO LONG, IN FACT THAT
TOBY DEVELOPED A SEVERE EAR
INFECTION AND WAS CLOSE TO BEING
PUT DOWN. FORTUNATELY A SPOT
OPENED UP AT ONE OF OUR
SHELTERS, AND WE WERE ABLE TO
BRING CRUZ INDOORS AND GET TOBY
TO THE VET, UH, TO GET HIM THE
TREATMENT THAT HE NEEDED. NOW,
CRUZ AND TOBY ARE BOTH HAPPY AND
HEALTHY, WORKING WITH OUR STAFF
TO FIND A PERMANENT HOME WHERE
THEY CAN BOTH THRIVE. THE POLLS
ACT WOULD HELP MORE SHELTERS
OPERATE LIKE OURS. SO FOLKS LIKE
CRUZ AND TOBY DON'T HAVE TO WAIT
YEARS ON OUR STREETS FOR HELP.
IT'S A SMART INVESTMENT AND
LET'S MAKE THE MOST OF OUR
SHELTER AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS.
WE RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR I
VOTE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF
THE COMMITTEE. MY NAME IS JENNY
BERG AND I'M THE CALIFORNIA
STATE DIRECTOR FOR THE HUMANE
SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES. I
AM PROUD TO WORK ALONGSIDE LOS
ANGELES HOMELESS SERVICE
AUTHORITY AND PEOPLE ASSISTING
THE HOMELESS AND ESPECIALLY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S CARILLO TO CO
SPONSOR A B 12 15. TO HELP
ADDRESS CALIFORNIA'S ONGOING
HOUSING AND HOMELESS CRISIS. WE
NEED COMPREHENSIVE AND INCLUSIVE
SOLUTIONS, WHICH INCLUDES MAKING
ACCOMMODATIONS FOR PETS. AND
OVERWHELMING MAJORITY OF
AMERICANS CONSIDER THEIR PETS TO
BE PART OF THEIR FAMILY AND FOR
PEOPLE IN AN ABUSIVE
RELATIONSHIP. OR EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS. THAT BOND CAN BE
ASSESSED, ESPECIALLY STRONG
CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAMS AND
NONPROFIT SERVING. THESE
POPULATIONS HAVE LEARNED THAT
PEOPLE WILL FORGO OR AVOID
SHELTER BECAUSE THEY DON'T
ACCEPT THEIR PETS. FOR MANY OF
THE PATH TO SAFE SHELTER STARTS
WITH THEIR COMPANION ANIMALS IN
CASES OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.
VICTIMS WILL DELAY LEAVING IN
FEAR OF THEIR PETS. SAFETY
PROVIDERS SEE THIS FIRSTHAND.
THEY KNOW THERE IS A NEED, BUT
UNFORTUNATELY ALL TOO OFTEN,
FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS LIMIT
THEIR ABILITY TO WELCOME PETS. A
B 12 15 WILL HELP ADDRESS THIS
GAP BY REESTABLISHING THE PET
ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT PROGRAM.
THIS PROGRAM HAS EMPOWERED GRANT
RECIPIENTS TO BRUCE. SUPPORT FOR
THOSE THEY SERVE PROVIDE MUCH
NEEDED SERVICES THAT TYPICAL
GRANT AND CONTRACT DOLLARS.
DON'T ALWAYS COVER THE PAST
PROGRAM HAS PROVIDED A LEVEL OF
CARE AND SUPPORT. THAT HAS BUILT
IMMEASURABLE REPORT WITH PEOPLE
WHO HAVE BEEN TRAUMATIZED AND
FAILED REPEATEDLY BY OUR SYSTEMS
LEADERS FROM OUR CO SPONSORS
ORGANIZATION PATH, WHICH YOU
JUST HEARD ABOUT STATED THIS
VITAL PROGRAM PROVIDES A LEVEL
OF CARE THAT MANY HAVE NOT
EXPERIENCED. THIS HAS BEEN
PRICELESS AND KEEPS OWNERS WITH
THEIR PETS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
CONSIDERATION OF THIS
LEGISLATION, AND WE URGE AN AYE.
VOTE ON A B 12 15 THANK YOU
ADDITIONAL FOCUS AND SUPPORT.
GOOD MORNING, MADAM CHAIR AND
MEMBERS JENNIFER FEARING ON
BEHALF OF THE SAN DIEGO HUMANE
SOCIETY AND SUPPORT. CHARLES
WRITES THAT ON BEHALF OF PALLET
SHELTER IN SUPPORT. NICHOLAS
SOCKET ON BEHALF OF SOCIAL
COMPASSION IN LEGISLATION IN
SUPPORT. THANK YOU AND, UH,
WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION. ANYONE
ELSE IN OPPOSITION. GREAT WE'LL
BRING IT BACK TO THE COMMITTEE,
MR WARDEN. THANK YOU. I WANT TO
THANK THE AUTHOR AND SPONSORS
FOR BRINGING FORWARD THIS BILL.
I KNOW. ONE THING THAT I HAD
SEEN IN MY DAYS IN LOCAL
GOVERNMENT WAS THAT YOU KNOW,
DIRECT EXPERIENCE AND A LOT OF
NARRATIVE THAT PEOPLE ARE
INAPPROPRIATELY HAVING TO CHOOSE
BETWEEN THEIR MOST PRECIOUS LOVE
BEING THEIR BEST FRIEND, UM AND
RECEIVING SHELTER OR GO STEP
FURTHER, ACTUALLY RECEIVING
HOUSING? UH AND SO IT'S
SOMETHING THAT I APPRECIATE THAT
WE'RE WORKING ON A GRANT
PROGRAM, SOMETHING MORE
INCENTIVE BASIS WILL WORK OUT
THE FISCAL OF COURSE IN THE
FUTURE COMMITTEE, BUT I WOULD
LOVE TO BE ABLE TO TACKLE A
LITTLE BIT MORE BROADLY IN OUR
TIME HERE. YOU KNOW THE BARRIER
ITSELF THAT THESE SHOULDN'T
ACTUALLY BE ON THE BOOKS THAT WE
NEED TO LOOK ABOUT SHELTER AND
HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES AS PET
FRIENDLY OPPORTUNITIES, SO
THAT'S NOT A INAPPROPRIATE
CHOICE THAT NEEDS TO BE MADE
HAPPY TO MOVE THE BILL, IF NOT
ALREADY AND SUPPORTED TODAY.
THANK YOU. GREAT THANK YOU, MR
GABRIEL MOTION, AND I JUST WANT
TO ECHO THE COMMENTS OF OUR
COLLEAGUE AND APPRECIATE THE
AUTHOR. THAT WAS REALLY EXCITED
WHEN I SAW THIS BILL, AND YOU'VE
BEEN SUCH A LEADER ON BOTH
HOMELESSNESS AND ON ANIMAL
WELFARE, SO IT'S VERY NATURAL
THAT YOU WOULD BE THE AUTHOR OF
THIS BELT. UM AND JUST WANT TO
ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO VOTE FOR
THIS. THIS IS SUCH AN IMPORTANT
PIECE OF THE PUZZLE WE'RE
THINKING ABOUT SOLVING
HOMELESSNESS AND I THINK THIS IS
HOPEFULLY THIS IS GOING TO MOVE
FORWARD AND WE'LL FIGURE OUT THE
RESOURCES PART OF IT AT A LATER
DATE, BUT THIS IS REALLY
IMPORTANT POLICY AND HAPPY TO
SUPPORT. THANK YOU, MR
QUIRK-SILVA. UM I ALSO SUPPORT
AND WILL JUMP ON THE BANDWAGON
AS FAR AS COMMENTS, BUT I WILL
TELL YOU THAT AS WE INTERFACE
APPEAR IN SACRAMENTO, MANY OF US
WALK, AND SO WE DO SEE THE SAME
INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE IN
ENCAMPMENTS AROUND THE CAPITAL'S
OR I DO. AND I KNOW ONE OF THE
GENTLEMEN THAT I'VE INTERFACE
WITH. HE ACTUALLY HAS A DOG.
PRETTY TOUGH LOOKING DOG, BUT I
SEE HOW GENTLE HE IS WITH THE
DOG AND HOW THAT DOG REALLY DOES
STAND BY HIS SIDE. HE OFTEN HAS
THE DOG OUTSIDE OF THE TENT. UM
AND HE IS VERY RECEPTIVE TO
PEOPLE INTERACTING, BUT THE DOG
IS NOT BECAUSE THAT'S HIS HIS
BEST FRIEND. UH SO, BUT I DO
THINK, UM, THE VERY ESSENCE OF
US LIMITING BARRIERS TO FOR
PEOPLE TO GET OFF THIS STREETS.
IS JUST SO IMPORTANT AS WE'RE
SEEING THESE RAINY, RAINY DAYS,
LOOKING AT THE TEMPERATURES
OUTSIDE, AND WE STILL SEE PEOPLE
NOT GOING INTO SHELTERS. WE KNOW
THERE'S GOOD REASONS FOR THAT.
SO I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU TO
THE AUTHOR. THANK YOU ANYONE
ELSE? WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE?
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR AND THANK
YOU TO THE MEMBERS FOR THE
COMMENTS, UM, REALLY IMPORTANT,
CRITICAL BILL NOT ONLY FOR A
HOUSE COMMUNITIES, BUT ALSO FOR
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. SURVIVORS WHO
MAY NOT BE AS EASILY ABLE TO
LEAVE THEIR HOME IF THEY'RE
UNABLE TO BRING THEIR MOST
BELOVED COMPANION, THEIR ANIMAL
WITH THEM. AND SO WE TESTED THIS
THIS, UH THROUGH BUDGET BEFORE
AS A PILOT PROJECT. IT'S BEEN
INCREDIBLY SUCCESSFUL AND SO YOU
KNOW, IN TERMS OF WHY TRY TO
RECREATE THE WHEEL. WE KNOW WHAT
WORKS AND THIS IS AN IMPORTANT
PART OF SOLVING THAT PIECE TO
GET FOLKS OFF THE STREET AND
MOST URGENTLY TO MAKE SURE THAT
PEOPLE ARE SAFE SO RESPECTFULLY
REQUESTED. I VOTE. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. AND I RECALL LAST
YEAR ON SENATOR HERZBERG BROUGHT
THIS FORTH. IT WAS, UM LIKE
PROBABLY ONE OF THOSE POPULAR
BILLS DISCUSSED IN OUR COMMITTEE
. WIDESPREAD SUPPORT FOR IT. UM
SO I WANT TO THANK YOU YOUR
CONTINUED LEADERSHIP IN THIS AND
I THINK, AS MR SAID THAT THE
NEXUS OF THE WORK THAT YOU'VE
DONE I THINK THIS IS KIND OF A
PERFECT BILL FOR YOU. I KNOW. AS
LULU'S MOM. LULU WOULD BE VERY
PROUD OF THE WORK THAT YOU'RE
DOING HERE AND I ALSO WANT TO
SAY ON A MORE SERIOUS NOTE. THIS
SEEMS LIKE A LITTLE THING. BUT
FOR THOSE THAT HAVE THIS BOND
WITH THEIR PET AND THOSE WHO ARE
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, MANY
OF WHOM ARE SURVIVORS OF
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. IT'S ACTUALLY
INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT AND AGAIN.
REMOVING THE BARRIERS I THINK IS
REALLY IMPORTANT. SO I'M PROUD
TO SUPPORT THE BILL TODAY, AND
THE MOTIONS DO PASS AS AMENDED
TO THE ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS. WORKS BY I.
PATERSON WENDY. CARILLO I
GABRIEL GABRIEL. I WANT CARILLO
. AYE QUIRK-SILVA QUICKSILVER I
SANCHEZ SANCHEZ. I WARD OR DIE.
THAT BILL IS OUT. AND I AM GOING
TO GO NEXT. BUT BEFORE WE DO
THAT, WE'RE GOING TO GO BACK TO
THE MS ADDISON'S BILL TO VOTE TO
MAKE TO GET ANYONE WHO WAS LEFT
OFF THAT MOTION IS DUE PASS AS
AMENDED AND RE REFERRED TO THE
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS.
GABRIEL GABRIEL I AWARD. WORD I
OKAY. THAT BILL IS OUT AND OH,
YES. UM AND MR BRIANS BILL, TOO.
A B 745 DO PASS AND RE REFERRED
TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS. GABRIEL GABRIEL.
I. SANCHEZ. SANCHEZ NOT VOTING.
OKAY OKAY. I'M GOING TO GO AND
I'M GONNA PASS THE GAVEL DO MR
PATTERSON. WHAT? WHAT? JUST DO
ALL THE ADD ONS REAL QUICK. A B
3 19. CONNELLY DO PASS AS
AMENDED AND RE REFERRED TO THE
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS.
SANCHEZ. SANCHEZ? AYE. 83 TO 3
HOLDEN DO PASS AND REFERRED TO
THE COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
QUIRK-SILVA. QUIRK-SILVA AYE.
SANCHEZ SANCHEZ. AYE. A B. THE
CONSENT CALENDAR. SANCHEZ
SANCHEZ, AYE. A B 434. GRAYSON
DO PASS AND WE REFERRED TO THE
COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
SANCHEZ. SANCHEZ, NOT VOTING.
BABY 5 TO 9. GABRIEL DO PASS AN
AMENDMENT AS AMENDED AND
REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE.
SANCHEZ SANCHEZ. AYE. 85 31
IRWIN DO PASS AND RE REFERRED TO
THE COMMITTEE ON MILITARY AND
VETERANS AFFAIRS. GABRIEL
GABRIEL. I. SANCHEZ SANCHEZ.
AYE. A B 604 LI DO PASS AND RE
REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS. PATERSON
PATERSON. NO SANCHEZ SANCHEZ.
NO. MAYBE 97 16 DO PASS AND WE
REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
LOCAL GOVERNMENT. SANCHEZ
SANCHEZ, NOT VOTING. MAYBE 10 53
GABRIEL DO PASSES AMENDED AND RE
REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS. SANCHEZ SANCHEZ.
AYE. OKAY, OKAY. SORRY. ONE
MORE. OH SORRY. A B 12 15, WENDY
KOREA Dð PASSES AMENDED AND RE
REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS. PATERSON
PATERSON. AYE. I KNOW. BUT FOR
TOO MANY BILLS TODAY. WHAT GOOD
UM ALL RIGHT, WELL, WHAT CAN MEN
WITH ME FIGURING OUT WHAT WE'RE
DOING? UH, MADAM CHAIR. I HAVE A
FEELING YOU'LL DO JUST FINE, MR
PATTERSON. AH OKAY, SO WE ARE
TALKING ABOUT A B 13 19, WHICH
ENACTS TARGETED MODIFICATIONS TO
STATE LAW GOVERNING THE BAY AREA
HOUSING FINANCE AUTHORITY ALSO
KNOW AT KNOWN AS BAFTA BUFFER
WAS CREATED BY A B 14 87 2019
AUTHORED BY MR DAVID SHOE. THE
PREVIOUS CHAIR OF THIS
ILLUSTRIOUS COMMITTEE, WHICH I
WAS A PROUD CO AUTHOR OF IT WAS
CREATED TO HELP THE BAY AREA
TAKE A REGIONAL PERSPECTIVE TO
REGIONAL PROBLEM, WHICH IS
HOUSING AFFORDABILITY. SINCE
BUFFA WAS CREATED, IT HAS HIRED
AN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND STAFF
DEVELOPED A BUSINESS PLAN
RECEIVED $20 MILLION FROM STATE
TO IMPLEMENT PILOT PROGRAMS
BEGAN PREPARATIONS FOR A BALLOT
MEASURE TO RAISE FUNDS TO
SUPPORT THE CREATION AND
PRESERVATION. AFFORDABLE HOUSING
THAT IS GOVERNED BY MTC AND A
BAG WHO ARE THE SPONSORS OF THIS
BILL. AND GETTING BACK UP AND
RUNNING. THEY AND PARTNERS IN
THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING COMMUNITY
NOTICE THAT THERE WAS A HANDFUL
OF PLACES WHERE THE LAW LACKED
SOME CLARITY, MADE IMPLEMENTING
IMPLEMENTATION CHALLENGES OR
DIDN'T REFLECT RECENT EVOLUTION
. BEST PRACTICES SUCH AS THE
HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION
TECHNIQUES WE LEARNED DURING THE
PANDEMIC. THIS BILL INCLUDES THE
MODIFICATIONS NECESSARY TO
ADDRESS THE EXISTING ISSUES SO
THAT GRAPHIC CAN BE BEST
FULFILLED, SO BAFFLED AND BEST
FIELDS MISSION TO HELP ENSURE
HOUSING AFFORDABILITY FOR LOWER
INCOME RESIDENTS OF THE BAY AREA
HERE WITH ME TO TALK ABOUT THIS
BILL IS JULIE SNYDER, PRINCIPAL
LEGISLATIVE ADVOCATE FOR MTC AND
A BAG GOOD MORNING, MR CHAIR AND
MEMBERS. WE ARE VERY PLEASED TO
BE CO SPONSORS ON THIS BILL,
ALONG WITH ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY
PARTNERS AND THE NONPROFIT
HOUSING ASSOCIATION OF NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA, MTC AND A BAG ARE
THE NINE COUNTY BAY AREA
PLANNING AND FUNDING AGENCIES
FOR TRANSPORTATION AND HOUSING
WERE DEEPLY INVESTED IN
INCREASING HOUSING AFFORDABILITY
FOR A NUMBER OF REASONS,
INCLUDING ACHIEVING THE CLIMATE
CHANGE GOALS AND OUR SUSTAINABLE
COMMUNITY STRATEGIES, MAXIMIZING
THE EFFECTIVENESS OF OUR
TRANSPORTATION INVESTMENTS AND,
OF COURSE, IMPROVING ACCESS TO
OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL BAY AREA
RESIDENTS AS ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
WICKS OUTLINED THE BAY AREA
HOUSING FINANCE AUTHORITY IS OUR
AFFILIATED ENTITY. AND WE ARE
PREPARING TO PLACE A
MULTIBILLION DOLLAR BOND MEASURE
ON THE NOVEMBER 2024 BALLOT. IF
PASSED, 80% OF THE FUNDING WILL
ACTUALLY FLOAT OUR LOCALITIES
AND 20% WILL STAY AT BOPHA FOR
INNOVATIVE REGION WIDE SOLUTIONS
TO MAXIMIZE THE IMPACT OF THIS
FUNDING. MAYBE 13 19 MAKES A
SERIES OF MINOR MODIFICATIONS AS
WELL AS IMPORTANT CLARIFICATIONS
ABOUT BUFFETT'S AUTHORITY. UM I
WON'T GO INTO SPECIFICS, BUT I'M
HAPPY, OF COURSE, THE ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS? WE RESPECTFULLY
REQUEST OR I VOTE. THANK YOU.
GREAT THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY
OTHER SUPPORTERS FROM THE FLOOR?
THE RESTAURANT IS NOT BAFFLE ALL
HOME AND SUPPORT. COR KRINGS
HERE ON BEHALF OF ENTERPRISE
COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND SUPPORT
BRAIN SAP ON BEHALF OF SPURT AND
SUPPORT. ABRAM DIAZ AND BEHIND
OF MPH AND SUPPORT. DRIVERS OF
THE CALIFORNIA HOUSING
PARTNERSHIP AND SUPPORT. ANY
OPPONENTS TO, UH, THIS
LEGISLATION. SEEING NONE. ANY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM MY
TERRIFIC COLLEAGUES HERE. I HAD
THERE'S EMOTION IN A SECOND. ANY
COMMENTS. NO COMMENTS. DO YOU
LIKE? JUSTICE PAYING ATTENTION
MOVED AGAIN. THERE WE GO. DOUBLE
MOTION. I APPRECIATE THE DOUBLE
MOTION, MR GABRIEL RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR MY VOTE. WOW THAT'S
QUICK. CAN WE, UH, WHILE THE
MOTION WAS DO PASS THE ASSEMBLY
COMMITTEE ON NATURAL NATURAL
NATURAL RESOURCES. WICKS I
QUICKS PATERSON. NO PATERSON, NO
WENDY KOREA, WENDY QUAIL,
GABRIEL. BY GABRIEL I WANT CREO
VÚI QUIRK-SILVA BOOKS OF A I.
SANCHEZ SANCHEZ NO AWARD. HI,
WARD. AYE. THAT BILL IS OUT.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NOW,
GLADLY GIVE THIS.
OKAY LAST WE HAVE MR WARD. I
KNOW YOU HAVE TWO BILLS. I
BELIEVE RIGHT IN FRONT OF US.
WHEN WE HAD DELAYED ONE. WE
PULLED ONE FOR YOUR HEARING.
OKAY, GREAT. SO YOU'LL BE
PRESENTING A B 84 84. GREAT.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MADAM
CHAIR. THIS BILL IS A PROPERTY
TAX RELIEF AND IT IS, UH, DESIGN
AS FOLLOWS. WE KNOW THAT UNDER
EXISTING LAW, THE WELFARE
EXEMPTION IS INTENDED TO REDUCE
THE COST OF DEVELOPING
AFFORDABLE HOUSING BY A BEATING
BASIC PROPERTY TAX PAYMENTS.
HOWEVER WHEN THE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING DEVELOPER PURCHASES THE
LAND SUBJECT TO RECORDED
COVENANTS, MOST COUNTY ASSESSORS
WILL NOT APPROVE THE WELFARE
EXEMPTION BACK TO THE DATE OF
ACQUISITION. INSTEAD IT WILL
ONLY BE APPROVED DATING BACK TO
THE START OF CONSTRUCTION. THIS
IS TIME AND WE ALL KNOW IN
DEVELOPMENT TIME IS MONEY. WE
KNOW THAT THESE PROPERTIES ARE
GOING TO BE SET ASIDE FOR
AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT.
SO THIS BILL ESSENTIALLY SEEKS
TO BE ABLE TO APPLY THAT AND
DIRECT THAT BACK TO THE DATE OF
ACQUISITION IT SEES TO IMPROVE
THE IMPLEMENTATION TO THE
WELFARE EXEMPTION SO THAT
DEVELOPERS CAN MAXIMIZE THE
SAVINGS AND SPECIFICALLY DOES
FOUR THINGS ALLOWS THEM TO CLAIM
THE EXEMPTION STARTING WHEN THE
PROPERTY IS DEED RESTRICTED. FOR
AFFORDABLE HOUSING. IT DIFFERS
THIS PROPERTY TAX PAYMENTS WHILE
AN APPLICATION IS PENDING, SO
DEVELOPERS DON'T HAVE TO FLOAT
THOSE PAYMENTS FOR ONE OR TWO
YEARS, ONLY TO BE REIMBURSED
WHEN THE APPLICATIONS IMPROVED.
IT EXPANDS TO ALL AFFORDABLE
HOUSING AND EXTENDS AN EXISTING
RULE RELATED TO TENANTS WHOSE
INCOME INCREASE AFTER INITIAL
OCCUPANCY AND FORTH IT PROVIDES
PARODY TO DEVELOPMENT FINANCE
WITH FIVE OH ONE C THREE BONDS.
IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE. THAT THE
ADDED AN UNNECESSARY COSTS OF
DEVELOPMENTS ENCOURAGE TODAY ARE
ULTIMATELY BORNE BY PUBLIC
ENTITIES IN THE FORM OF
ADDITIONAL HOUSING SUBSIDY PER
HOME, WHICH WOULD DECREASE THE
NUMBER OF HOMES THAT WE CAN
FINANCE WITH OUR LIMITED
RESOURCES. I WANT TO THANK THE
CALIFORNIA ASSESSORS ASSOCIATION
FOR THEIR CONTINUED DIALOGUE ON
THIS BILL. WE'RE GOING TO
CONTINUE TO MEET AND DISCUSS
SOME OF THE SPECIFIC AMENDMENTS
TO MAKE THIS MORE WORKABLE, BUT
I'D LIKE TO PRESENT MY WITNESSES
TODAY IN SUPPORT OF THE BILL
MARK STIVERS WITH THE HOUSING,
CALIFORNIA HOUSING PARTNERSHIP
CORPORATION, AND REGINA EVANS,
THE CHIEF OF STAFF FOR STATE
COMPTROLLER, MALIA COHEN, AND I
RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR I
VOTE. THANK YOU. YOU MAY BEGIN.
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR AND
MEMBERS THANK YOU FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO TESTIFY THIS
MORNING. MY NAME IS REGINA EVANS
WITH THE OPPOSITE STATE
COMPTROLLER MALIA COHEN.
CONTROLLER COHEN IS PLEASED TO
COSPONSOR ABBY 84, WHICH WILL
REDUCE THE COSTS OF AFFORDABLE
HOUSING CONSTRUCTION BY
IMPROVING THE IMPLEMENTATION. OF
THE WELFARE PROPERTY TAX
EXEMPTION. AS CALIFORNIA'S CHIEF
FISCAL OFFICE OFFICER AND A
BOARD MEMBER OF BOTH THE
CALIFORNIA TAX CREDIT ALLOCATION
COMMITTEE AND THE CALIFORNIA
DEBT LIMIT ALLOCATION COMMITTEE
. CONTROLLER COHEN IS ACUTELY
AWARE OF THE CHALLENGES
SURROUNDING THE FINANCING OF
AFFORDABLE HOUSING. REDUCING
AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT
COSTS IS CRITICAL TO MAKING USE
OF STATE HOUSING RESOURCES AND
MAXIMIZING PRODUCTION SO THAT WE
CAN TACKLE THE HOUSING AND
HOMELESSNESS CRISIS. THE
CALIFORNIA CONSTITUTION EXEMPTS
NONPROFIT OAN AFFORDABLE RENTAL
HOUSING FROM PAYING PROPERTY
TAXES, HOWEVER, AND CONTROLLER
COHEN'S PREVIOUS CAPACITY AS
CHAIR OF THE CALIFORNIA STATE
BOARD OF EQUALIZATION, SHE
CONVENED A SERIES OF HEARINGS.
RELATED TO USING THE PROPERTY
TAX EXEMPTION AND ABATEMENTS TO
FACILITATE. AFFORDABLE HOUSING
DEVELOPMENT IN CALIFORNIA. AT
THESE HEARINGS, WE HEARD
NUMEROUS COMMENTS ON THE NEED TO
MORE EFFECTIVELY IMPLEMENT THE
WELFARE TAX EXEMPTION. IT WAS
EMPHASIZED THAT MOST COUNTY
ASSESSOR'S DO NOT APPROVE THE
WELFARE EXEMPTION BACK TO THE
DATE THE PROPERTY IS DEED
RESTRICTED. FOR AFFORDABLE
HOUSING AND STEAD ONLY AT THE
START OF CONSTRUCTION.
ADDITIONALLY OWNERS WHO APPLY
FOR THE EXEMPTION MUST PAY TAXES
UP FRONT. AND SEEK REIMBURSEMENT
AFTER APPROVAL, REQUIRING THEM
TO BORROW AND FLOAT THOUSANDS OF
DOLLARS AND TAX PAYMENTS FOR AS
LONG AS THREE YEARS. AND IN MANY
INSTANCES, THESE PAYMENTS ARE
PAID BY GOVERNMENT. A B 84 WILL
ADDRESS THE INEFFICIENCIES,
REDUCING THE COST OF DEVELOPING
AFFORDABLE HOUSING. SPECIFICALLY
THIS BILL WILL ENSURE THAT NON
PROFIT RENTAL HOUSING CAN ACCESS
THE WELFARE PROPERTY. TAX
EXEMPTION FROM THE DATE THE
PROPERTY IS RESTRICTED FOR
AFFORDABLE HOUSING WITHOUT THE
NEED TO FLOAT UNNECESSARY TAX
PAYMENTS WHILE THE APPLICATION
IS UNDER REVIEW, AND OF COURSE,
THOSE DOLLARS WOULD BE AVAILABLE
TO MAKE MANY OF THOSE
CONSTRUCTION. PROJECTS PENCIL
OUT. FINALLY CONTROLLER COHEN.
THANKS THE CALIFORNIA ASSESSORS
ASSOCIATION FOR WORKING WITH
HER. AND THE AUTHOR TO WORK OUT
THEIR CONCERNS. THANK YOU FOR
THE OPPORTUNITY TO TESTIFY TODAY
, AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS. MARK'S DIVERS WITH
THE CALIFORNIA HOUSING
PARTNERSHIP BACK ONCE AGAIN TO
SUPPORT REDUCING THE COST OF
DEVELOPING AFFORDABLE HOUSING
HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU ADDITIONAL FOLKS IN
THE ROOM WHO WANT TO EXPRESS
SUPPORT. MIMI CLEARLY ON BEHALF
OF H HOUSING, REPRESENTED BY A G
GLOBAL SOLUTIONS AND SUPPORT.
STEPHEN STENCIL, WITH BROWN SEEN
ON BEHALF OF HOUSING, CALIFORNIA
AND SUPPORT ABRAM DIAZ WITH MPH
AND SUPPORT. AND REST RAMIREZ ON
BEHALF OF ALL HOME AND SUPPORT.
JENNIFER ADAMANT ON BEHALF OF
THE CALIFORNIA HOUSING
CONSORTIUM AND SUPPORT BRIAN
STEP ON BEHALF OF SPUR AND
SUPPORT AND ALSO ON BEHALF OF
UNITED WAY OF GREATER LIFE
SUPPORT. JULIE SNYDER ON BEHALF
OF MTC A BAG AND SUPPORT THANK
YOU ANY PRIMARY WITNESSES AND
OPPOSITION. GET MORNING, MADAM
CHAIR, HONORABLE MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE ROBIN GROSS CLAWS ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
ASSESSORS ASSOCIATION.
THANKFULLY HERE, NOT IN
OPPOSITION, BUT DIDN'T WANT TO
PUBLICLY STATE THAT WE REALLY
APPRECIATE THE AUTHOR AND THE
SPONSORS FOR THEIR CONTINUED
OUTREACH AND COMMUNICATION THAT
THEY'VE HAD WITH US. IT GOES
BACK TO THIS FALL. AND SO WE'RE
CONFIDENT THAT WE CAN ADDRESS
ADDRESS THE CONCERNS MOVING
FORWARD AND ACTUALLY ENCOURAGE
THE COMMITTEE TO PASS THE BILL
UP TODAY. THANK YOU. GREAT THANK
YOU. ANYONE ELSE IN OPPOSITION?
GREAT. WE'LL BRING YOU BACK TO
THE COMMITTEE. SECOND MOTION AND
A SECOND ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS
. GREAT OKAY WITH THAT THE
MOTIONS DO PASS THIS. OH, SORRY.
LET ME LET YOU CLOSE. THANK YOU,
MADAM CHAIR. RESPECTFULLY
REQUESTED. I VOTE. THANK YOU.
UM, AND I'M PLEASED TO BE
SUPPORTING THE BILL TODAY AND
APPRECIATE YOUR LEADERSHIP
WITHOUT THE MOTIONS DO
PERSONALLY ASSEMBLY REVEREND AND
TAX COMMITTEE. WIX WIX I
PATERSON PATERSON, I WENDY
CARILLO KRILL. I GABRIEL GABRIEL
. I WANT CARILLO LIKE
QUIRK-SILVA. QUIKSILVER. AYE,
SANCHEZ. SANCHEZ I AWARD THAT
BUILDS OUT AND WE DON'T HAVE ANY
OTHER DISH Ó. GREAT WE ARE
ADJOURNED. GOOD JOB TEAM. DONE.
CHRIS HEARD LIKE IN A BIT OF A.