ROWDY GROUP TODAY. I NEED A
BIGGER GAVEL. UM WELCOME TO THE
ASSEMBLY, HOUSING AND COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE HEARING.
WE'RE GOING TO START AS A
SUBCOMMITTEE MEMBERS. I THINK
IT'S JUST ME RIGHT NOW, ALTHOUGH
I KNOW MR BO, THERE'S MISS
QUIRK-SILVA. I KNOW MR
PATTERSON'S GOING BACK IN ABOUT
TWO MINUTES. AND HOPEFULLY OUR
MEMBERS WILL GET HERE AND I
ACTUALLY HAVE TO GO PRESENT A
BILL MYSELF, SO WE'RE GOING TO
GET A STARTED. I KNOW MISS RACES
HERE, SO WE WANT TO BE
RESPECTFUL OF YOUR TIME AND THE
COMMITTEE STAFF AND EVERYONE
HERE IN THE AUDIENCE. WE HAVE 20
ITEMS ON OUR AGENDA. TODAY WE
HAVE TWO ITEMS ON CONSENT. EACH
BILL CAN HAVE TWO MAIN WITNESSES
IN SUPPORT AND OPPOSITION. EACH
MAIN WITNESS GETS TWO MINUTES
EACH THERE. IS NO PHONE
TESTIMONY OPTIONS FOR THIS
HEARING. ALL WITNESSES TESTIFY.
I'LL WITNESS TESTIMONY WILL BE
IN PERSON. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO
SUBMIT WRITTEN TESTIMONY THROUGH
THE POSITION PORTAL ON THE
COMMITTEE'S WEBSITE. THIS WILL
BE 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 MASK AT ALL
TIMES WELL IN THE BUILDING. ALL
ARE ENCOURAGED TO WATCH THE
HEARING FROM ITS LIVESTREAM ON
THE ASSEMBLY WEBSITE. THANK YOU
FOR YOUR PATIENCE AND
UNDERSTANDING AND WITH THAT, AS
I SAID, COMMITTEE, WE WILL START
BECAUSE WE HAVE MISS RAISE HERE.
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR AND
MEMBER. I'D LIKE TO PRESENT A B
3 12, WHICH WILL CREATE THE
STATE PARTNERSHIP FOR AFFORDABLE
HOUSING REGISTRIES IN CALIFORNIA
AS A GRANT PROGRAM, IT WILL ALSO
BE KNOWN AS SPARK. THE SPARK
GRANT PROGRAM WILL REQUIRE THE
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TO DEVELOP
AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING LISTING
AND APPLICATION PLATFORM AND
COORDINATION WITH ELIGIBLE
ENTITIES THAT RECEIVED PROGRAM
FUNDS. ACCORDING TO CALIFORNIA
HOUSING PARTNERSHIP. RECENT
ESTIMATES DEMONSTRATE THAT
CALIFORNIA HAS OVER 500,000 DEED
RESTRICTED MULTIFAMILY,
AFFORDABLE HOUSING RENTAL UNITS
WHILE THESE UNITS MAY BE
AVAILABLE THEY ARE NOT ALWAYS
ACCESSIBLE. INDIVIDUALS AND
FAMILIES SEARCHING FOR
AFFORDABLE RENTAL UNITS ARE
FORCED TO SEARCH ON VARIOUS
POSTING SITES. THESE SITES OFTEN
DO NOT TAILOR THEIR SEARCH
RESULTS ACCURATELY. FOR RENTERS
AND MAY EVEN DISPLAY BOTH NON
SUBSIDIZED HOUSING AND
AFFORDABLE HOUSING OPTIONS. BY
HAVING TO SEARCH ON VARIOUS
WEBSITES. RENTERS OFTEN APPLY
FOR MULTIPLE LISTING OPTIONS.
THEY DO NOT QUALIFY FOR ON A
MULTITUDE OF SITES LEADING TO A
DUPLICATION OF EFFORTS AND A
DELAY IN THE RENTERS PATH TO
HOUSING. A B 3 12 WOULD CREATE A
HOUSING DATA PLATFORM TO
STREAMLINE SYSTEMS AND CONNECT
RENTERS AND FAMILIES TO DEED
RESTRICTED AFFORDABLE HOUSING
UNITS THEY QUALIFY FOR HERE TO
TESTIFY AND SUPPORT AND ANSWER
ANY TECHNICAL QUESTIONS IS
AMBERLEIGH LESLIE WITH HOUSING,
CALIFORNIA THANK YOU. MAJORITY
LEADER REYES. UM.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WARD IS HERE AS
WELL. UM NICE TO SEE YOU ALL.
I'M AMBERLEIGH LESLIE I'M A
LEGISLATIVE ADVOCATE WITH
HOUSING CALIFORNIA WE ARE
PROBABLY CO SPONSORING THIS BILL
, WITH THE RESIDENTS UNITED
NETWORK ALSO KNOWN AS RUN, AND
THEY ARE A GROUP COMPRISED OF
AFFORDABLE HOUSING TENANTS AND
STAFF THAT WORKS TO BUILD PEOPLE
POWER FOR HOUSING JUSTICE. UM
LAST YEAR I WAS HERE WITH A RUN
LEADER, MR WILLIE STEVENS TO
TESTIFY ABOUT THE NEED FOR
STREAMLINED ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE
HOUSING INFORMATION. SADLY, HE
PASSED AWAY IN THE SUMMER. BUT
TODAY WE CARRY THE FLAME FROM
HIS TORCH. UM HE WAS A VERY
PASSIONATE ADVOCATE. MR STEVENS
LIVED IN SENIOR SUBSIDIZED
HOUSING IN THE EAST BAY, AND AT
THE TIME, HE RECOUNTED THE
BARRIERS HE FACED BEFORE
SECURING HOUSING WHEN HE LIVED
WEEK TO WEEK IN MOTELS, PRAYING
EACH NIGHT THAT HE WOULD NOT END
UP HOMELESS DURING HIS HOUSING
SEARCH, HE WOULD HAVE TO UPDATE
HIS APPLICATIONS ONE BY ONE,
BECAUSE HIS ADDRESS CHANGED SO
FREQUENTLY, USUALLY TRAVELING BY
PROPERTIES TO BUT BY BUS. HE
STATED THAT HE ONCE BROKE HIS
ANKLE AND FOUR PLACES AS HE
RUSHED TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO
FILL OUT A HOUSING APPLICATION
AND FACE YET ANOTHER SETBACK
WHEN HE LOST HIS BRIEFCASE ON
THE BUS CONTAINING PERSONAL
INFORMATION NEEDED TO VERIFY
THESE APPLICATIONS. NOW, PLEASE
TAKE A MOMENT TO COMPARE HIS
EXPERIENCE TO THE LAST TIME YOU
LOOKED FOR HOUSING OR APPLIED TO
HOUSING. IF YOU ARE LIKE ME, THE
PROCESS IS NOT SIMPLE. WE STILL
HAVE TO TAKE INITIATIVE AND TIME
TO FIND WHAT WORKS FOR US, BUT I
CAN TAKE A BET THAT THE PROCESS
WAS A LOT EASIER, PRIMARILY
BECAUSE WE HAVE THE LUXURY OF
ACCESSING THIS INFORMATION
ONLINE ON CLEARINGHOUSE
PLATFORMS LIKE REDFIN OR ZILLOW.
WE BELIEVE THAT LOW INCOME
CALIFORNIANS DESERVE THE SAME
ACCESS AND THE STATE MUST TAKE
THE LEAD TO MAKE IT HAPPEN.
MAYBE 3 12 TAKES MEASURED STEPS
TOWARDS A BIG POLICY GOAL. THE
ADMINISTRATION HAS IDENTIFIED
THE NEED TO BUILD STRONG DATA
FOUNDATIONS TO FIND AND TRACK
THE DEVELOPMENT OF AFFORDABLE
HOUSING AND SUPPORT LOCALITIES
WITH DATA COLLECTION AND
STANDARDIZATION. A B 3 12 DOES
BOTH IT SPARKS COORDINATION
AMONG LOCAL GOVERNMENTS IN THE
STATE TO DEVELOP AN ONLINE OPEN
SOURCE CODE PLATFORM ALIGNED TO
A STRONG EQUITY CENTERED
FRAMEWORK. AND IT PROVIDES
NEEDED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND
FINANCIAL RESOURCES TO PROGRAM
PARTICIPANTS. EQUALLY IMPORTANT
, MAYBE 3 12 REMOVES BARRIERS
AND MAKES IT EASIER FOR LOW
INCOME CALIFORNIANS TO FIND
AFFORDABLE HOUSING THAT IS RIGHT
FOR THEM. SO MEMBERS WE
RESPECTFULLY URGE YOUR I VOTE
TODAY, AND I WILL GLADLY ANSWER
ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER WITNESSES
AND, UH, MICHAEL LANGUAGE, SPUR
AND SUPPORT. ANDREA NOBLE WITH
RUN RESIDENT UNITED NETWORK AND
ITS SUPPORT. MARK STIVERS,
CALIFORNIA HOUSING PARTNERSHIP
AND SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THEY'RE
LEAVING WITH FAMILY ASSISTANCE
PROGRAM IN SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
ARE THERE ANY WITNESSES IN
OPPOSITION? ALRIGHT SEEING NONE
ANY YEAH, THANK YOU. YEAH I DO
HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS. I'M VERY
INTRIGUED ABOUT BY THIS PROGRAM.
AH BUT I WANT TO KNOW WHAT YOU
SAY IT WOULD BE A GRANT IN AND
THEN A WEBSITE WITH KIND OF
COMPREHENSIVE. BUT WHEN YOU SO
THE TWO QUESTIONS ONE IS THE
GRANT TO WHO IS IT LOCAL CITIES
AND WHAT TYPE OF FUNDS WOULD
THEY BE HAVING ACCESSIBLE TO
GIVE OUT AND THEN SECOND ON THE
PLATFORM. IS THAT GOING TO
INCLUDE, LIKE, JUST USE EXACTLY
MEMENTO, FOR EXAMPLE, UM, THEY
HAVE CATERED APARTMENT THAT MAY
OR NOT. BE LISTED AS AFFORDABLE
, BUT IN COMPARISON TO SOME OF
THE MARKET, THEY MIGHT BE. SO
HOW WILL THAT ALL BE? SURE I'M
HAPPY TO ANSWER THAT. SO YOU
KNOW, LAST YEAR WHEN WE WERE
WORKING ON THIS BILL, WE WANTED
TO APPLY A STATEWIDE PLATFORM.
STATEWIDE AND WE HEARD THAT THAT
PROCESS WOULD BE QUITE TECHNICAL
AND CUMBERSOME TO APPLY TO THE
ENTIRE STATE, AND ALSO WE
RECOGNIZED AND HEARD FROM
LOCALITIES THAT IT TAKES A LOT
OF STAFF SUPPORT AND FUNDING TO,
YOU KNOW, DO THAT COORDINATION
WITH THE STATE SO THESE GRANTS
WOULD BE RELEASED AS A NOTICE OF
FUNDS AVAILABLE UNDER A
COMPETITIVE PROCESS, UM, AND IT
WILL BE AVAILABLE TO
JURISDICTION CITIES COUNTIES
REGIONAL GOVERNMENTS, FOR
EXAMPLE. WITH POPULATIONS OF
60,000 OR MORE AS OF THE LAST
CENSUS, AND THE THOUGHT IS THAT
WE WANT TO GET TO, UM, A
REGIONAL SCALE. WE COULD
PROBABLY OBVIOUSLY IT WOULD BE
COMPETITIVE. AND SO THE
DEPARTMENT WOULD HAVE TO MAKE
SOME CHOICES ABOUT WHICH
JURISDICTIONS MEET THE BEST
CRITERIA. UM BUT WE HOPE TO GET
LARGER JURISDICTIONS
PARTICIPATING IN THE PROGRAM.
BECAUSE IT WILL BE OPEN SOURCE
CODE. THAT MEANS THAT NO ONE
LOCALITY OWNS IT. AND SO YOU
KNOW, IF THIS CONCEPT PROVES
POSITIVE, WHICH WE DO THINK IT
WILL IN FUTURE YEARS, WE CAN
CONTINUE TO FUND THE PROGRAM BUT
BECAUSE IT'S OPEN SOURCE CODE,
OTHER LOCALITIES WILL HAVE
ACCESS TO THAT IF THEY HAVE
SOPHISTICATED TECHNICAL STAFF
THAT WANT TO DEVELOP THE
PLATFORM AS WELL UNDER NEW
STANDARDS. THANK YOU. GREAT
THANK YOU. IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND
PULLING THE MICA LITTLE BIT
CLOSER. UM, BUT A SIMILAR MEMBER
AWARD. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR. I
WANT TO THANK SOME MEMBER
MAJORITY ARRAYS REALLY PROUD TO
BE A JOINT AUTHOR ON THIS FROM
MY OWN EXPERIENCE IN LOCAL
GOVERNMENT IS ABSOLUTELY
ESSENTIAL THAT WE'RE CLOSING
THIS GAP FOR FAR MANY
CALIFORNIANS THAT OBVIOUSLY ARE
DESPERATE NEED OF ACCESS TO THE
HOMES THAT MIGHT BE OUT THERE
THAT THEY JUST AREN'T EVEN AWARE
ABOUT AND FOR LARGER
JURISDICTIONS. WE ARE FORTUNATE
TO HAVE ACTUALLY A PRETTY DECENT
SYSTEM. BUT THEY'RE FAR AND FEW
BETWEEN ACROSS THE STATE AND IF
YOU'RE IN AN AREA AND LIVE IN A
CITY OR NON INCORPORATED
COMMUNITY THAT DOESN'T HAVE THAT
KIND OF LOCAL RESOURCE, HAVING A
STATEWIDE CLEARINGHOUSE OF
PLATFORM THERE THAT'S AVAILABLE
TO ALL HELPS TO BE ABLE TO
BRIDGE THAT GAP THAT WE KNOW IS
OUT THERE AS WELL. SO TWO
INCREDIBLY UM, RESOURCEFUL
RESOURCE AND I'M JUST REALLY
HAPPY THAT YOU'RE MUSCLING THIS
THROUGH. I HOPE YOU GET IT ALL
THE WAY TO THE GOVERNOR, AND I'M
GOING TO MOVE THE BILL THAT WHEN
THE TIME IS RIGHT GREAT. THANK
YOU. ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM MY
COLLEAGUES. ALRIGHT SEEING NINE.
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO
SUPPORTING THE BILL AND THE TIME
COMES BUT WE DON'T HAVE A QUORUM
YET, BUT IF YOU'D LIKE TO MAKE A
CLOSING STATEMENT WOULD BE
GREAT. THANK YOU. WE DO KNOW
THAT THERE IS A REGION IN THE
BAY AREA THAT HAS THIS AND IT'S
SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE
PROVIDED TO SO MANY OTHER
RENTERS. THEY NEED ACCESS TO
THOSE THAT ARE DEED RESTRICTED
BECAUSE THEY KNOW THEY WILL BE
ABLE TO AFFORD THEM. SO WITH
THAT, I WOULD RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR YOUR I VOTE. GREAT. THANK
YOU SO MUCH, AND, UH, MAKE SURE
WE MAKE A MOTION WHEN WE GET A
QUORUM. THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S TING BEAT ME TO
IT. ALL RIGHT. THERE YOU GO.
THANK YOU. SO WE DO HAVE A
QUORUM SO WE CAN GO AHEAD AND,
UH TAKE THE ROLE. WEEKS.
PATTERSON HERE, KOREA,
GABRIELLE. CHOLERA QUIRK-SILVA
HERE. SANCHEZ SANCHEZ. HERE,
WARD. WE DO HAVE A PROBLEM,
SARAH. GREAT THANK YOU. WE DO
HAVE QUORUM. UM DID YOU HAVE A
MOTION ON THE GLASS BILL AND
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WARD MADE
EMOTION AND IS THERE A SECOND?
ALRIGHT OKAY. WE HAVE A SECOND
AND, UH, WITH THAT, CAN YOU TAKE
ROLL MOTION IS TO PASSING TO THE
COMEDIAN JUDICIARY WEEKS.
PATERSON. AYE. CARILLO.
GABRIELLE. CHOLERA CHOLERA. I
WORK SILVER. I QUIRK-SILVA AYE
SANCHEZ. SANCHEZ I WORK OR DIE.
YEAH. OKAY, THAT BUILDS OUT AND
WE'LL KEEP KEEP THAT OPEN. FOR
ALRIGHT? AND UH, A SIMILAR
MEMBER TING. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
PATIENCE AND, UH, READY TO GO
WHENEVER YOU ARE. THANK YOU, MR
CHAIR. APPRECIATE IT. MAYBE 16
33 IS A REAL INTRODUCTION OF MY
BILL LAST YEAR. 82 656. THE BILL
STRENGTHENS THE HOUSING
ACCOUNTABILITY ACT TO ENSURE
THAT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS CANNOT
DENY HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS
WITHOUT FURTHER JUSTIFICATION.
UH WHAT IT DOES IS ENSURES THAT
THE H A IS UPHELD THAT WE
CONTINUE TO ALLOW HOUSING TO BE
DEVELOPED. WE HAD ONE FAMOUS
EXAMPLE IN MY CITY, WHICH HAD TO
DO WITH THE PROPERTY OF 4 69
STEVENSON, WHERE OUR BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS AFTER AN E I, R WAS
ALREADY DONE AND CERTIFIED BY
THE PLANNING COMMISSION. ENDED
UP PULLING THE PROJECT'S
CLEARANCE AND HELD IT DID NOT
GIVE SUBSTANTIVE JUSTIFICATION.
DID NOT LET THE DEVELOPER KNOW
WHAT NEEDED TO BE CORRECTED OR
DID NOT DEFINE WHAT
ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES, UH, NEEDED
TO BE ADDRESSED. UH MAYBE 16 33
WOULD AGAIN SAID GUARDRAILS,
CREATE TIMELINES AND ALSO
CREATES A REMEDY FOR THESE
CRITICAL PROJECTS UNDER A B 16
33 DISAPPROVAL OF A PROJECT
UNDER THE HOUSING ACCOUNTABILITY
ACT INCLUDES PROJECTS THAT HAVE
BEEN DENIED SEQUEL CLEARANCE,
EVEN THOUGH THE PROJECT IS AN
URBANIZED ZONE HAS A MINIMUM
DENSITY REQUIREMENT OF 15 UNITS
PER ACRE AND HAS MET
REQUIREMENTS FOR AN EXEMPTION OR
HAS GONE THROUGH LEGALLY
SUFFICIENT ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
. WHAT THE BILL DOES IS CREATE
GREATER CERTAINTY. UH FOR
DEVELOPMENTS, ESPECIALLY IN
URBANIZED AREAS. THIS IS
ABSOLUTELY CRITICAL BECAUSE OF,
UH THIS DEVELOPMENT BECAUSE OF
THE DELAY. AND NOW THAT THE
ECONOMY HAS CHANGED, EVEN THOUGH
THE BOARD IS NOW MOVING AHEAD,
UH IN THE GOVERNOR HAS STEPPED
IN TO ALLOW THE DEVELOPMENT TO
CONTINUE. BECAUSE THE FINANCES
HAVE CHANGED. IT'S NOT VERY
CLEAR WHETHER THE PROPERTY WILL
ACTUALLY BE BUILT AND THIS
CURRENT PROPERTY IS A IS A
PARKING VALET PARKING LOT FOR
OUR NEIGHBORING NORDSTROM, SO
IT'S NOT EXACTLY HIGHEST AND
BEST USE. UM LASTLY, WE'VE BEEN
IN EXTENSIVE DISCUSSIONS WITH
OPPOSITION BEEN VERY CLEAR THAT
WE ALL SHARE THE SAME GOALS OF
HAVING MORE BUILDING. IN
URBANIZED AREAS. WE JUST HAVEN'T
BEEN ABLE TO TOTALLY AGREE ON
THE LEGAL LANGUAGE, SO WE
CONTINUE TO LOOK FORWARD TO
WORKING WITH THEM. WE ALSO WANT
TO REITERATE THAT AGAIN. THIS
DOES NOT CHANGE ANY, UH, LEGAL
LANGUAGE AROUND SECRET ONLY
MODIFIES AND TIGHTENS UP THE
HOUSING ACCOUNTABILITY ACT WITH
THAT WE HAVE TWO WITNESSES,
LEWIS, MERANTI AND MICHAEL DAY.
GREAT. THANK YOU. WE HAVE A TWO
MINUTES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU,
MR CHAIRMAN MEMBERS, MICHAEL
LANE WAS SPUR PUBLIC POLICY
THINK TANK IN THE SAN FRANCISCO
BAY AREA. JUST WANT TO EMPHASIZE
THAT WE'RE ACTUALLY HONORING THE
SEQUENCE STATUTE. FIRST AND
FOREMOST WITH THIS BILL, AND
THESE PROVISIONS COULD ONLY
WOULD ONLY APPLY AFTER THOSE
STATUTORY TIMELINES AND SEIKO
HAVE BEEN FULFILLED. AND IF
THEY'RE ALL IT SAYS IS, IF THERE
IS AN ADEQUATE ENVIRONMENTAL
STUDY THAT HAS BEEN DONE AND
COULD BE ADOPTED. THEN THE
JURISDICTION THE LEAD AGENCY
NEED TO BE ABLE TO MAKE THAT
DETERMINATION. IF NOT, THERE'S
AN OPPORTUNITY FOR A DEVELOPER
TO PROVIDE 90 DAY NOTICE THAT
THERE NEEDS TO BE ADDITIONAL
WORK OTHERWISE WOULD BE
CONSIDERED A DENIAL UNDER THE A
. AND THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT
BECAUSE THE LEGISLATURE HAS GONE
TO GREAT LENGTHS OVER THE PAST
FEW YEARS AND STRENGTHEN THE
HOUSING ACCOUNTABILITY ACT, AND
WE DON'T WANT TO ALLOW SOME
JURISDICTIONS ACTING IN BAD
FAITH TO USE SEQUENCE AWAY TO
CALL FOR ADDITIONAL STUDY THAT'S
NOT JUSTIFIED, DOES NOT
DEMONSTRATED THAT NEED IN THE
RECORD. AS A WAY TO INDEFINITELY
POSTPONE, UH THE DEVELOPMENT AND
NEVER REACHED THE A OR THE
PERMIT STREAMLINING ACT AND SO
WE ARE DRY VOTE ON THIS, BILL.
THANK YOU. GREAT. THANK YOU.
GOOD MORNING, MR VICE CHAIR.
LOUIS MERANTI WITH BARRY COUNCIL
. BARRY COUNCIL REPRESENTS 330
OF THE BARRIERS LARGEST
EMPLOYERS, INCLUDING COMPANIES,
PUBLIC AGENCIES AND UNIONS. WE
STRONGLY SUPPORT BILLS THAT
HELPED THE REGION SOLVE ITS MOST
IMPORTANT, PRESSING PROBLEM THAT
AT THE HOUSING CRISIS THE
COUNCIL AGREES THAT
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION IS AN
IMPORTANT ENDEAVOR AND, UM, AS
INSOFAR AS SEQUA OPERATES
AGAINST INFILL HOUSING THE BILL
HAS THE LAW HAS AN EFFECT THAT
HARMS THE ENVIRONMENT. INFILL
HOUSING IS THE MOST POWERFUL
POLICY TOOL THAT WE HAVE TO
REDUCE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
, SOMETHING THAT'S EQUAL,
IMPLICITLY FAILS TO RECOGNIZE BY
GIVING THIS VETO POWER TO LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS. MAYBE 16 33
ESTABLISHES THAT A CITY THAT
WRONGFULLY DENIES PROJECT BY
LAUNDERING THE DENIAL THROUGH
THE FALSE PRETENSES OF
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW WILL BE
SUBJECT TO THE SAME PENALTIES
THAT WOULD APPLY IF THE CITY
ILLEGALLY DENIED THE PROJECT BY
OTHER MEANS. THIS BILL STILL
ALLOWS FOR THE NORMAL SEQUEL IN
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW PROCESS AND
BY CREATING A PUNISHMENT FOR NON
ENVIRONMENTAL SECRET DENIALS.
THE BILL IMPLICITLY STRENGTHEN
SEQUA AS AN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU APPRECIATE
THAT OTHER WITNESSES AND SUPPORT
MARK'S DIVERS OF THE CALIFORNIA
HOUSING PARTNERSHIP AND SUPPORT
. DEBORAH CARLTON, THE
CALIFORNIA APARTMENT ASSOCIATION
AND SUPPORT. CHAIR AND MEMBERS
OF THE COMMITTEE. JORDAN'S GONNA
CARVE A HARD ON BEHALF OF
CALIFORNIA AND BE AND SUPPORT
AND A PROUD CO SPONSOR OF THE
BILL. THANK YOU. MARINA WHITE
WITH THE CALIFORNIA HOUSING
CONSORTIUM AND SUPPORT HOLLY
FEMININITY ISSUES WITH
LIGHTHOUSE PUBLIC AFFAIRS ON
BEHALF OF HABITAT FOR MANY TO
CALIFORNIA AND SAN HILL
PROPERTIES AND SUPPORT CORNELIUS
BERG ON BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
BUILDING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION
AND SUPPORT OF THE BILL. BOB
NAYLOR ON BEHALF OF FUEL STILL
UNCOVERING AND HOWARD AHMANSON
JR AND ORANGE COUNTY
PHILANTHROPISTS AND STRONG
SUPPORT SECOND TIME AROUND.
COREY SMITH. HOUSING ACTION
COALITION AND SUPPORT THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY, UH, IS
THAT OPPOSITION TO THIS MEASURE?
YES.
RIGHT. WELL, WE HAVE TWO
MINUTES. GOOD MORNING, VICE
CHAIR AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS. MY
NAME IS CRISTINA CARO. I'M HERE
ON BEHALF OF THE STATE BUILDING
AND CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL
OF CALIFORNIA. I FIRST WANT TO
SAY THAT WE GREATLY APPRECIATE
THE TIME THAT ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
KING AND THE BILL SUPPORTERS AND
STAFF HAVE TAKEN TO HEAR OUR
CONCERNS ABOUT THIS BILL.
HOWEVER TODAY WE DO REMAIN
RESPECTFULLY IN OPPOSITION. UM
WE EXPANDING THE HATE THE
HOUSING ACCOUNTABILITY ACT'S
DEFINITION OF A DISAPPROVAL. UM
TO MAKE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW AND
PUBLIC HEALTH PROTECTIONS FOR
HOUSING PROJECTS EFFECTIVELY
ILLEGAL IS A BAD DECISION FOR
CALIFORNIA FOR SEVERAL REASONS.
FIRST THIS BILL CONFLICTS WITH
EXISTING LAW BY CUTTING OFF
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW IN
MIDSTREAM AND ALLOWING PRIVATE
DEVELOPERS TO SOOTHE AN AGENCY
DECIDES THAT A PROJECT IS NOT
EXEMPT FROM SEQUA. OR REQUIRES
ADDITIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW,
WHICH ARE BASIC FUNCTIONS OF THE
LAW. THIS IS CONTRARY TO BOTH
SEQUA AND THE HOUSING
ACCOUNTABILITY ACT, WHICH BOTH
REQUIRE THAT PROJECTS NOT BE
APPROVED UNTIL IMPACTS ARE FULLY
ANALYZED AND FULLY MITIGATED.
SECOND THE BILL CONFLICTS WITH
THE LEGISLATURES. GUIDANCE TO
AVOID FURTHER CHANGES TO SECRET
AND IS ALSO CONTRARY TO STUDIES
, WHICH SHOW THAT SECRET IS NOT
A MAJOR OBSTACLE TO HOUSING
DEVELOPMENT. THIRD THIS BILL
VIOLATES ADMINISTRATIVE LAW BY
GIVING DEVELOPERS A SHORTCUT TO
COURT WITHOUT EXHAUSTING LOCALLY
MANDATED ADMINISTRATIVE REMEDIES
AND BY PRESUMING THAT AGENCIES
ARE ACTING IN BAD FAITH. THIS
ELIMINATES THE PROCESS INTENDED
BY THE LAW TO REDUCE THE SCOPE
OF LITIGATION OR AVOID
LITIGATION ENTIRELY. IT ALSO
ELIMINATES PROVISIONS FOR MORE
ECONOMICAL AND A MORE INFORMAL
FORUM TO RESOLVE ENVIRONMENTAL
AND LAND USE DISPUTES. FOURTH
THE BILL REQUIRES COURTS TO
EVALUATE INCOMPLETE EVIDENCE.
THIS IS THE BASIC CONTRADICTION
OF CIVIL PROCEDURAL LAW, WHICH
REQUIRES COURTS TO EVALUATE THE
EVIDENCE AT THE TIME OF PROJECT
IS APPROVED. NOT AT THE TIME
THAT APPLICANTS THINKS THE
PROJECT SHOULD HAVE BEEN
APPROVED. FIFTH THE BILL WEAKENS
THE RIGHTS OF THE PUBLIC TO
PRESENT EVIDENCE ABOUT IMPACTS
THAT REQUIRE FURTHER
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW OR
RECIRCULATION. THIS PROCESS IS
MANDATED BY SEQUA WITH THE
PURPOSE OF BOTH INFORMING THE
PUBLIC AND DECISION MAKERS ABOUT
THE IMPACTS OF PROJECTS BEFORE
THEY ARE APPROVED. FINALLY THIS
BILL WOULD COST MILLIONS AND
DELAY HOUSING. THE ASSEMBLY
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE FOUND
THAT LAST YEAR'S VERSION OF THE
BILL, WHICH IS SUBSTANTIALLY THE
SAME WOULD COST ABOUT $800
MILLION IN TRIAL COURT FUNDS FOR
EVERY 10 CASES FILED AND THOSE
CASES WOULD LAST FOR AN EXTENDED
PERIOD OF TIME IN THE COURT,
WHICH WILL FURTHER DELAY HOUSING
PROJECTS. SO FOR THESE REASONS,
WE RESPECTFULLY URGE YOU TO VOTE
NO. ON ABC. 13 36 EXCUSE ME ON A
B 16 33 THANK YOU VERY MUCH, AND
I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. UM, ARE
THERE ANY OTHER WITNESSES AND
OPPOSITION? ALRIGHT SEEING NINE
WILL BRING IT BACK TO THE
COMMITTEE. MY COLLEAGUES. ARE
THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS
ON THIS LEGISLATION? ALL RIGHT.
WELL, I HAVE ONE. UM, I THINK
THIS IS, UH UM, YOU KNOW, GREAT
, BILL. UH YOU KNOW, I RECENTLY
IN MY CITY EXPERIENCE, UH, UH,
YOU KNOW THE CITY WANTED WE WENT
THROUGH FIVE YEARS OF TRYING TO
GET A SECRET DOCUMENT OUT. AND
UM, YOU KNOW, AT THAT TIME,
VARIOUS FOLKS, INCLUDING THE
CITY WE'RE SAYING, HEY, WE NEED
MORE STUDIES. WE NEED MORE
STUDIES, AND THEY DID IT DURING
THAT TIME BEFORE THE SECRET
DOCUMENT CAME OUT, SO I COULDN'T
IMAGINE AFTER IT COMES OUT
SAYING, HEY, WE NEEDED MORE
STUDIES, AND I THINK YOU KNOW,
UNFORTUNATELY, IS USED AS A AS A
WAY TO DELAY A PROJECT WHEN A
CITY DOES HAVE AN INTEREST OR
ADVOCATES HAVE AN INTEREST IN
HAVING A FAIR ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACT REPORT. SO I THINK THIS
IS GREAT. IT'S STILL REQUIRES
THE DISCLOSURE OF ENVIRONMENTAL
LAWS. I HOPE YOU KNOW YOU CAN
WORK WITH THE OPPOSITION,
OBVIOUSLY TO, UM TO GET SOME OF
THOSE CONCERNS, AND IT SOUNDS
LIKE YOU WANT TO DO THAT, BUT
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO
SUPPORTING THIS MEASURE AND UM
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO CLOSE OR
MAKE ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS. I
THINK THAT'D BE GREAT. JUST AS
CLOSE. I THINK AGAIN, YOU KNOW,
WE BELIEVE OPPOSITION BRINGS UP
FAIR POINTS. WELL, WE, UM WANT
TO ENSURE THAT THERE IS A SET
TIME FRAME. I THINK OUR CONCERN
IS AND WHAT TO YOUR CONCERN THAT
AT SOME POINT, THE ANALYSIS HAS
TO BE DONE WITH TO MAKE EVERY
FULL FAITH EFFORT TO DO THAT,
BUT ONCE IT IS COMPLETED IF
THERE IS SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO
BE ADDRESSED, IT REALLY IS.
INHERENT ON THE PARTY'S ON
GOVERNMENT TO REALLY LET LET THE
DEVELOPERS KNOW WE WANT YOU TO
LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE OR THAT
ISSUE AND PROVIDE SOME SPECIFIC
PATH TO SOME REMEDY.
UNFORTUNATELY WHAT WHAT YOU
DESCRIBED SOMETIMES IS, UH, YOU
KNOW, DEVELOPERS ARE OFTEN STUCK
IN PURGATORY HAVE NO IDEA HOW TO
REALLY GET OUT OF IT AND REALLY
HAVE NO PATH TO FINISH THEIR
PROJECT. WE ABSOLUTELY HAVE A
HOUSING CRISIS, WHICH IS
INDICATIVE OF THE YOU KNOW, OVER
20 BILLS THAT ARE BEING BROUGHT
TODAY TO FOCUS NOT JUST IN MY
PART OF SAN FRANCISCO, BUT
REALLY ALL OVER THE STATE. WE
BELIEVE THIS WILL HELP US BUILD
MORE HOUSING. WE THINK IT DOES
IT IN A VERY RESPONSIBLE WAY,
AND WE JUST RESPECT FAST. FIVE
VOTE ON A B 16 33. OKAY. THANK
YOU IS AS THEIR EMOTION. ALL
RIGHT. THERE'S A MOTION AND A
SECOND. UH, DO YOU WANT TO TAKE
A ROLE? MOTION TO PASS AS
AMENDED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
NATURAL RESOURCES WEEKS.
PATERSON NICE CARILLO. GABRIEL.
CHOLERA. QUIRK-SILVA QUIRK-SILVA
. AYE SANCHEZ SANCHEZ I AWARD
SPORT. I. ALRIGHT THAT HAS FOUR.
SO WE'LL PUT IT ON CALL AND
APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU.
RIGHT NEXT. WE HAVE SIMILAR
MEMBER GRAYSON. HE'S NOT HERE,
ALL RIGHT? A SIMILAR MEMBER,
RAMOS.
GREAT WHENEVER YOU'RE READY. BUT
THANK YOU, MR CHAIR AND
COMMITTEE MEMBERS. I WOULD LIKE
TO START BY ACCEPTING THE
COMMITTEE'S AMENDMENTS AND
THANKING THE COMMITTEE FOR
TAKING THE TIME TO WORK WITH MY
OFFICE ON SOME OF THESE KEY
ISSUES. MAYBE 42 AIMS TO HELP
ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS ACROSS THE
STATE WHEN IT COMES TO ASSISTING
THOSE EXPERIENCING OR AT RISK OF
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS WAS
SHELTER. AS CHAIR OF THE SELECT
COMMITTEE ON THE YOUTH
HOMELESSNESS IN SAN MARTINO
COUNTY. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS
IS AN ISSUE THAT REQUIRES UNIQUE
SOLUTIONS IN A B 42 AIMS TO
PROVIDE ONE THE BILL EXEMPTS AT
250 SQUARE FOOT, TEMPORARY
SLEEPING CABIN FROM THE
REQUIREMENT OF FIRE SPRINKLERS,
BUT ALSO ADDS VARIOUS
PROTECTIONS TO ENSURE THE SAFETY
OF THE OCCUPANT. SAFETY IS OF
UTMOST IMPORTANCE. SO AS WE
CONTINUE TO DISCUSS THIS BILL
AND MOVE FORWARD, WE CONTINUE TO
HAVE CONVERSATIONS WITH
CALIFORNIA PROFESSIONAL
FIREFIGHTERS TO STRENGTHEN THE
BILL AND TO REMEDY SOME OF THESE
AREAS. BY HAVING TO INSTALL FIRE
SPRINKLERS. WE SEE THE LOSS OF
ADDITIONAL HOMES AS WELL AS
MONEY THAT CAN GO BACK INTO
PROGRAMS TO ASSIST THOSE IN NEED
OF SHELTER. THAT IS WHY WE HAVE
LOWERED THE SQUARE FOOTAGE
CHANGED THE DEFINITION OF THE
UNITS AS WELL AS ADDED
ALTERNATIVE FIRE AND SAFETY
REQUIREMENTS TO ENSURE SAFETY
AND ADDRESS. UM SOME OF THE
CONCERNS OF THOSE IN OPPOSITION
. A B 42 IS A UNIQUE SOLUTION TO
ALLOW FOR THE CREATION OF MORE
TEMPORARY HOUSING. TO SERVE THE
STATE'S HOMELESS POPULATION,
ESPECIALLY FOR YOUTH
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS WITH
ME TODAY TO TESTIFY AND SUPPORT
OF THIS BILL IS DARAH LEVY,
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF FAMILY
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, LOCATED IN
SAN MARTINO COUNTY. THANK YOU,
SIR. YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES. THANK
YOU, SIR. WHEN WE FIRST STARTED
OUR PROJECT TO BUILD THIS TINY
HOME VILLAGE, WHICH ARE SLEEPING
DWELLING CABINS, THE NAMES
CHANGED 15 TIMES NOW. BUT THE
IDEA OF WHAT IS THAT BETTER?
OKAY SO THE IDEA OF WHAT WE WERE
TRYING TO DO IS BUILD SOMETHING
THAT SMALL AND EASY TO FOR OUR
YOUNG PEOPLE TO LIVE IN JUST A
PLACE FOR THEM TO SLEEP AT
NIGHT. THINK OF IT AS LIKE A
DETACHED BEDROOM. THEN WE WENT
TO THE CITY AND THE CITY SAID
YOU NEED BUT FIRE SPRINKLERS IN
IT WITH THESE BUILDINGS DON'T
HAVE PLUMBING. THEY DON'T HAVE
BATHROOMS. THEY DON'T HAVE
KITCHENS. THEY DON'T HAVE ANY OF
THAT THING. THERE'S NO REASON
FOR THIS. SO THEN WE SPOKE TO
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THEY
LAUGHED. AND THEY'RE LIKE,
SURELY THEY'RE NOT REQUIRING
THAT AND THEY WERE. THEN WE
SPOKE TO OUR ARCHITECT, AND HE
LAUGHED AND WAS SURPRISED WHEN
WE SPOKE TO THE FIRE SPRINKLER
COMPANY WHO INSTALLS THESE
THINGS, AND THEY LAUGHED BECAUSE
THEY DIDN'T THINK THAT THAT WAS
A REQUIREMENT EITHER. EVERYBODY
THAT WE SPOKE TO OTHER THAN THE
BUILDING, OFFICIALS SAID THAT
THIS IS RIDICULOUS. THERE'S NO
REASON FOR THIS, SO WE HAD TO
WORK WITH OUR LOCAL OUR
LEGISLATURE TO TRY TO CORRECT A
MISTAKE AND OVERSIGHT BECAUSE
WHEN I'M SURE WHEN THE BUILDING
LAWS WERE WRITTEN, AND WE TALKED
ABOUT BUILDING HOUSES, NOBODY
THOUGHT OF BUILDING A 12 OR 2000
SQUARE FOOT. BILL. 200 SQUARE
FOOT DETACHED UNIT WITH NO
PLUMBING AND NO BATHROOMS,
BECAUSE PEOPLE DON'T LIVE IN
PLACES WITHOUT BATHROOMS. SO
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT DOING IS
KIND OF UNIQUE AND WE REALLY
HOPE THAT YOU CAN SUPPORT THESE.
THESE UNITS COST ABOUT $10,000
TO BUILD AND FIRE SUPPRESSION
SYSTEM COSTS ABOUT $15,000, PLUS
THE PLUMBING AND ALL THE OTHER
STUFF THAT'S COME TO IT. THANK
YOU. SHAPE THAT ANY OTHER
WITNESSES IN SUPPORT. GOOD
MORNING, DEBORAH CARLSON, THE
CALIFORNIA APARTMENT ASSOCIATION
AND SUPPORT. KIM LEWIS,
REPRESENTING THE CALIFORNIA
COALITION FOR YOUTH AND SUPPORT
THANK YOU. ANY WITNESSES IN
OPPOSITION. GOOD MORNING CHAIR
AND MEMBERS BRADY GARDEN ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
BUILDING OFFICIALS AND
RESPECTFUL OPPOSITION TO THE
BILL DUE TO, UH SOME SAFETY
CONCERNS WITH FIRE SPRINKLERS AS
THEY'VE SHOWN TIME AND TIME
AGAIN. THEY'VE BEEN VERY SAFE.
UM, THERE'S ALSO CONCERN WITH
THE DEFINITION AND WE APPRECIATE
WORKING WITH SOME REMEMBER RAMOS
IS UP OFFICE ABOUT THE BILL, AND
WE'RE LOOKING THROUGH THOSE KIND
OF CONCERNS THAT WE STILL HAVE.
AND I THINK THE COMMITTEE
AMENDMENTS OR MAKE THE
DEFINITION A LITTLE MORE CLEAR
FOR OUR MEMBERS. BUT WE DO SOLVE
SOME CONCERN THAT THESE UNITS
COULD BECOME RESIDENTIAL HOUSING
, WHICH WOULD REQUIRE FURTHER
COMPLIANCE WITH SAFETY SAFETY
LAWS. SO OUR CONCERN IS THE
DEFINITIONS KIND OF VAGUE AND
COULD LEAD TO SOME
IMPLEMENTATION ISSUES ON THE
GROUND. WE'RE HOPING THAT WE CAN
EITHER GET SOME TYPE OF TIMELINE
TO SHOW HOW LONG THESE WILL BE
UP, SO THEY'RE NOT USED FOR
RESIDENTIAL HOUSING IN THE LONG
RUN, AND THEN ALSO KEEPING IN
MIND THAT SAFETY THAT THE SAFEST
PRECAUTION FOR FIRE SAFETY IS
FIRE SPRINKLERS BUT
ACKNOWLEDGING THAT IT COSTS A
LOT, AND IF IT'S A TEMPORARY
DWELLING UNIT THAT THERE COULD
BE WAYS AROUND THAT AND THE
ALTERNATIVE FIRE SAFETY
REGULATIONS COULD BE HELPFUL.
BUT WE STILL NEED TO TALK WITH
OUR FIRE PARTNERS TO MAKE SURE
THAT THOSE ARE OKAY. WE JUST
HAVE SOME SAFETY CONCERNS AND
JUST MAKING SURE THAT THE
DEFINITION IS MORE CLEAR, SO OUR
MEMBERS ON THE GROUND CAN FULLY
IMPLEMENT THE SAFETY CODES IS
NECESSARY. SO WE'LL CONTINUE TO
WORK WITH ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S RAMOS
IS OFFICE IN THE SPONSORS AND
LOOK FORWARD TO THOSE
CONVERSATIONS AND FOR THAT, FOR
THOSE REASONS, WE RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR A NO VOTE TODAY. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU ANY OTHER
WITNESSES AND OPPOSITION? RIGHT
SEEING NONE. ANY COMMENTS FROM
MY COLLEAGUES? AYE. YES SIMILAR
MEMBER QUIRK-SILVA. UM I THINK
THAT THIS TINY HOMES IS
SOMETHING THAT IS, OF COURSE NEW
IN THE SPACE OF HOUSING IN THE
LAST HANDFUL OF YEARS. I DON'T
THINK ANYBODY IMAGINED 10 YEARS
AGO THAT WE WOULD BE USING TINY
HOMES AS A FIX TO HOUSE PEOPLE.
CERTAINLY WE DIDN'T IMAGINE THE
HOUSING CRISIS THAT WE'RE IN AND
THE SCALE OF IT, UM AND THEY'RE
NOT IDEAL IN THE SENSE OF WHAT
WE WANT TO PROVIDE FOR PEOPLE
LIVING IN, BUT THEY ARE PART OF
THE PUZZLE RELATED TO GETTING
PEOPLE OFF THE STREET. UH JUST
IN MY OWN JURISDICTION, WE HAVE
, UH, REPRESENT NORTH ORANGE
COUNTY AND PARTS OF L A. WE HAVE
TWO SHELTERS. ONE IN BUENA PARK
ONE IN PLACENTIA ON ANY GIVEN
NIGHT, AND THESE NUMBERS ARE
TRACKED THROUGH A GRID. AH THOSE
SHELTERS ARE ONLY OPENING UP 1
TO 2 SPACES. WHEN WE KNOW
THERE'S CAN BE UP TO 100 PEOPLE
TRYING TO GET IN ONE OF THE
WAVES TO RELIEVE THAT THAT WE'VE
ALL TALKED ABOUT MANY, MANY
TIMES UP HERE AS PERMANENT,
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING, BUT AT THE
PACE, WE'RE BUILDING THE
PERMANENT, SUPPORTIVE HOUSING
AND AT THE PACE, WE ARE ABLE TO
GET PEOPLE OUT OF SHELTERS INTO
THIS. WE CAN SEE VERY LONG WAIT
TIMES, SOMETIMES TWO YEARS AND
THAT'S WHY PEOPLE ARE NOT
EXITING THE SHELTERS. SO THIS
TINY HOME APPROACH IS AN ESSENCE
. WHETHER IT'S FOR YOUTH OR EVEN
INDIVIDUALS IN THE SHELTERS, A
NEXT STEP TO MOVE PEOPLE OUT OF
THE SHELTERS AND A TEMPORARY WAY
. OF COURSE, WE DON'T WANT
PEOPLE USING SHELTERS AS THEIR
HOME FOR SIX MONTHS A YEAR. TWO
YEARS, BUT WE HAVE TO FACE THE
REALITIES IN CALIFORNIA AND THE
REALITIES IS WE SIMPLY ARE NOT
BUILDING ENOUGH PERMANENT,
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING UNITS AT THE
PACE. WE NEED TO MOVE PEOPLE OUT
, AND TINY HOMES ARE PART OF
THIS TRANSITION. AND SO I DO
SUPPORT THIS. I AM CONCERNED
ABOUT THE SAFETY, BUT THEN WE
GET BACK INTO THAT SCENARIO. OF
HOW. AFFORDABLE IS SOMETHING IF
WE START DOING ADD ONS, IF YOU
THINK ABOUT, UH CABIN LIFE AND
THIS IS AGAIN NOT IN THE CONTEXT
OF HOMELESS BUT THE WAY CAMPS
HAVE OPERATED FOR YEARS FOR, YOU
KNOW, SUMMERTIME. THESE CABINS
DON'T HAVE THE SPRINKLERS AND
THE, UH, PLUMBING IN THEM AND
BECAUSE THEY'RE TEMPORARY, USES
SUMMER. SO I THINK IF WE LOOK AT
THE TINY HOMES, HOPEFULLY WITH
BIG QUOTES AROUND IT AS A
TEMPORARY SOLUTION FOR
TRANSITIONAL HOUSING. IN THE
MOMENT WE'RE AT AND OF COURSE I
YOU KNOW, LOOKING 10 YEARS AHEAD
. I HOPE THAT THAT'S NOT
SOMETHING THAT WE'RE STILL
HAVING TO RELY ON TO MOVE
PEOPLE. BUT FOR THIS MOMENT, IT
IS WHERE WE'RE AT. AND SO I DO
SUPPORT THIS BILL AND MAKE A
MOTION TO MOVE IT FORWARD. THANK
YOU. GREAT MR. WHAT WARDEN?
HAPPINESS. SECOND. THIS IS WELL.
IF IT'S A MATTER OF WORKING ON
SOME OF THE DEFINITIONS, I THINK
WE UNDERSTAND THE CONCEPTS. I
MEAN TEMPORARY STRUCTURES. IT'S
A STEP FOR STABILITY ON
SOMEONE'S WAY TO PERMANENT
HOUSING. DEFINITELY SOMETHING
THAT COMPLEMENTS ALL THE WORK
THAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO AND THAT
HOUSING REHOUSING PIPELINE, AND
SO IF IT'S JUST A MATTER OF
WORKING ON SOME OF THE
DEFINITIONS, I KNOW THAT'S
SOLVABLE. BUT I WANT TO THANK
THE AUTHOR FOR WORKING ON THIS
ON THESE COSTS ADD UP. DOES
SOMETHING SIGNIFICANT THAT
OTHERWISE IS MEANT TO BE A VERY
COST AFFORDABLE, EFFECTIVE
SOLUTION TO, YOU KNOW, AS A
FIRST STEP OFF THE STREET, SO
THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS, MR
PATTERSON? THANK YOU. THANK YOU,
MADAM CHAIR FOR RETURNING AND
BRINGING DECORUM BACK TO THIS
COMMITTEE. UM I YOU KNOW, IN IN
MY DISTRICT I REPRESENT EL
DORADO COUNTY, WHICH WAS, YOU
KNOW, RECENTLY HAD A DEVASTATING
FIRE. UM, YOU KNOW, BURNED DOWN
SIGNIFICANT PORTION.
UNFORTUNATELY THE DISTRICT AND I
RECENTLY TOURED SOME OF THE
DESTRUCTION THERE. UM, AND IT
WAS PRETTY SAD, BUT A LOT OF
THOSE PEOPLE HAVE MOVED TO
TEMPORARY STRUCTURES IN THESE
TINY HOMES. UH, ACTUALLY,
THROUGH THE FOOD BANK. UM AH.
AND SO YOU KNOW, IT'S NICE TO BE
ABLE TO HAVE US. I MEAN, THEY'RE
CONCERNED THAT THE SAFEST THING
FOR THEM TO HAVE IS A PLACE TO
LIVE. AND BUT IN ADDITION, IF I
JUST GIVE A BRIEF PLUG ON
SOMETHING ELSE IS WHEN THEY GO
BACK TO REBUILD THEIR HOUSES
THAT DID NOT HAVE FIRE
SPRINKLERS. THEY NOW WILL BE
REQUIRED TO PUT FIRE SPRINKLERS
. AND SO A LOT OF THESE
INDIVIDUALS WHO COULDN'T GET
INSURANCE AND THINGS LIKE THAT,
UM, YOU KNOW, THE THEY'RE AT AN
AGE WHERE SOME OF THEM ARE
MAKING DETERMINATION NOT TO
REBUILD, YOU KNOW, AND SO IT'S
NICE THAT THEY WILL POTENTIALLY
HAVE THIS EXEMPTION. YOU KNOW
UNDER THIS WHEN THEY'RE IN THEIR
TEMPORARY SHELTERS, BUT I AM
CONCERNED, OBVIOUSLY FOR THEM
WHEN THEY MOVE BACK, HOPEFULLY
SOMEDAY TO THEIR PERMANENT ONES
. SO SOME WILL TALK ABOUT, YOU
KNOW, MAYBE SOME OTHER DAY, BUT
I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING
THIS BILL FORWARD AND I'M
LOOKING FORWARD TO SUPPORTING
IT. THANK YOU. GREAT ANYONE
ELSE? AND WE HAVE A MOTION. IN A
SECOND. OKAY, GREAT. AH! WOULD
YOU LIKE TO CLOSE? BUT THANK
YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU. FOR
THE COMMENTS FROM COMMITTEE
MEMBERS. THIS IS, UM A STEP IN
MOVING FORWARD TO CREATE, UM,
SOME TYPE OF STRUCTURE HOUSING.
UM WHETHER IT BE THE SLEEPING
CABINS, BUT IT IS A STEP IN
GETTING TO PERMANENT HOUSING FOR
THOSE THAT ARE ON THE STREETS,
ESPECIALLY OUR YOUTH COMPONENT
HERE IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
AND IN SAN MARTINO COUNTY. WE DO
UNDERSTAND THE CONCERNS THAT
WERE BROUGHT UP THROUGH THE
OPPOSITION. WE CONTINUE TO WORK
WITH THEM. BUT ALSO KNOWING THAT
THIS IS A MEANS THAT OUTWEIGHS,
UM SOME OF THESE AREAS THAT ARE
THERE, SO WE'RE GONNA WORK ON
THE CONCERNS, BUT WE KNOW THE
MEANS AND THE NEED IS GREAT FOR
THIS BILL TO MOVE FORWARD. I ASK
FOR YOUR VOTE. THANK YOU, MR
RAMOS. AND I WANT TO THANK YOU
FOR WORKING SO CLOSELY WITH MY
STAFF TO NARROW THE SCOPE OF THE
BILL MAKE IT CLEAR THAT THE BILL
ONLY APPLIES TO LIMITED
CIRCUMSTANCES WHERE THESE
EMERGENCIES CABINS DON'T ALREADY
HAVE PLUMBING. I KNOW WE ALWAYS
WANT TO SORT OF BALANCE THE YOU
KNOW SAFETY STANDARDS WITH THE
DIRE NEED TO GET PEOPLE INTO TO
SHELTER INTO HOUSING. UM I KNOW
WE HAVE A COMMITTEE AMENDMENT TO
FURTHER REFINE THE DEFINITION OF
EMERGENCY CABIN SO THAT WERE AS
CLEAR AS POSSIBLE ABOUT WHAT
TYPE OF EMERGENCY HOUSING THIS
BILL APPLIES TO AND WITH THAT
I'M HAPPY TO SUPPORT THE BILL
TODAY AND I THINK THE MOTION IS
DUE PASS AS AMENDED TO THE
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON LOCAL
GOVERNMENT. WEEKS I PERSON IN I
CARILLO. GABRIEL KALRA. CALL HER
I QUIRK-SILVA FOLKS, YOU BY
SANCHEZ. SANCHEZ. I WARD. THE
BILL IS OUT AND WE'LL LEAVE IT
OPEN. THANK YOU.
MR GRAYSON, YOU'RE NEXT. FOOT
THE BILL. THANK YOU. WITH THAT.
GOOD MORNING, MADAM CHAIR AND
MEMBERS. A B 2 81 1ST OF ALL I'D
LIKE TO START BY ACCEPTING
COMMITTEES PROPOSED AMENDMENTS
THAT ARE DESCRIBED IN THE
ANALYSIS. 80 TO 81 IS A GOOD
GOVERNANCE MEASURE THAT WOULD
APPLY 30 TO 60 DAY TIMELINES,
DEPENDING ON THE SIZE OF
DEVELOPMENT, TWO TIME PERIODS
THAT SPECIAL DISTRICTS HAVE TO
WEIGH IN AND PROVIDE FEEDBACK ON
A POST ENTITLEMENT PHASE PERMIT.
THAT A LOCAL AGENCY HAS DEEMED
COMPLETE LAST YEAR. A B TO A B
20 TO 34 DID GREAT WORK WITH
COUNTIES AND CITIES THIS YEAR.
WE'RE JUST BRINGING IMPERATIVE,
INCLUDING SPECIAL DISTRICTS, AND
WE CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THEM
AND THE POST ENTITLEMENT PHASE,
MAKING SURE THAT UH, THE CERTAIN
FACTORS THAT MAY CHANGE
THROUGHOUT THE DIFFERENT STAGES
OF DEVELOPMENT. ALLOWING A
SPECIAL DISTRICT TO REVIEW AND
ASSESS INFORMATION AS NEW
FACTORS MAY ARISE WITH ME. WE DO
HAVE COREY SMITH, EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR OF THE HOUSING ACTION
COALITION THROUGH THE CHAIR.
THANK YOU. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S GOOD
MORNING, EVERYBODY. COREY SMITH
ON BEHALF OF THE HOUSING ACTION
COALITION OR THE HACK FOR SHORT
, WHEREAS MEMBERS SUPPORTED
NONPROFIT THAT ADVOCATES FOR
MORE HOMES FOR RESIDENTS AT ALL
INCOME LEVELS AND A PROUD CO
SPONSOR OF ABBY TO 81, BECAUSE
IT CONTINUES, THE LEGISLATURES
WORK TO PUT REASONABLE TIME
FRAMES AROUND THE REVIEW AND
ISSUANCE OF BUILDING PERMITS. AS
MENTIONED LAST YEAR, THE
LEGISLATURE PASSED A B 2 TO 34,
WHICH SET SHOT CLOCKS FOR CITIES
AND COUNTIES TO REVIEW AN ISSUE
POST ENTITLEMENT BUILDING
PERMITS. THIS IS THAT LOGICAL
NEXT STEP, APPLYING IT TO
SPECIAL DISTRICTS, WHILE IT WAS
ALWAYS THE GOAL TO IMPROVE THE
PROCESS OF ISSUING BUILDING
PERMITS THE LOGICAL PARALLEL
EFFORT THAT THE STATE IS PUTTING
FORWARD RELATED TO THE
ENTITLEMENT PROCESS. WHAT WE'RE
THINKING IS THE SAME SORT OF
REASONING APPLIES, AND IT'S
ALWAYS OUR GOAL TO MAKE SURE
THAT THE WORST ACTORS THE ONLY
ONES THAT ARE POTENTIALLY
IMPACTED BY THIS AND THOSE
WORKING IN GOOD FAITH WOULD NOT
SEE ANY DISRUPTION IN 2022.
THERE WAS A 100% AFFORDABLE
HOUSING PROJECT WITH 136 UNITS
AND DOZENS OF BACKYARD 80 US
INTERESTING GIVEN THE PREVIOUS
CONVERSATION THAT WERE DELAYED
DUE TO A SANITARY DISTRICT. IN
THAT SITUATION, THE BUILDING
PERMIT WAS HELD UP AS A MEANS OF
NEGOTIATING A NEW DEAL ON FEES,
LEAVING HUNDREDS OF HOMES
DELAYED. THESE TYPES OF DELAYS,
DRIVE UP COSTS AND FURTHER
EXACERBATE OR AFFORDABILITY AND
DISPLACEMENT CRISIS. AND BY
SETTING REASONABLE TIMEFRAMES TO
REVIEW AND COMMENT ON THESE
BUILDING PERMITS WERE TAKING
ANOTHER STEP TO CREATE GOOD
GOVERNMENT GUARDRAILS AROUND THE
HOME BUILDING PROCESS. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU AND OTHERS IN THE
ROOM WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS
SUPPORT. MICHAEL AND WHISPER AND
SUPPORT. CARLY SHELBY ON BEHALF
OF THE NONPROFIT HOUSING
ASSOCIATION OF NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
HI MADISON VANDER CLAY WITH
SILICON VALLEY LEADERSHIP GROUP
AND SUPPORT. DEBORAH CARLSON,
THE CALIFORNIA APARTMENT
ASSOCIATION AND SUPPORT. MADAM
CHAIR. MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE.
JOINING PLANET GOT A HARD ON
BEHALF OF CALIFORNIA. UM, BE IN
SUPPORT. MARINA WHITE WITH THE
CALIFORNIA HOUSING CONSORTIUM
AND SUPPORT CORNELIUS BURKE WITH
THE CALIFORNIA BUILDING INDUSTRY
ASSOCIATION AND SUPPORT OF THIS
BILL. GREAT ANY WITNESSES IN
OPPOSITION? AND HE JUST SAW
FOLKS WANT TO REGISTER
OPPOSITION. OKAY WE'LL BRING IT
BACK TO COMMITTEE MEMBERS. ANY
QUESTIONS FOR MR GRAYSON? DO WE
HAVE A MOTION? YES AND A SECOND
. OKAY. GREAT MR. GRAYSON. WOULD
YOU LIKE TO CLOSE? RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR MY VOTE. THANK YOU. WELL
AS PER USUAL, I APPRECIATE YOUR
GOOD WORK, MR GRAYSON. AND AS WE
KNOW, DELAYING HOUSING IS NO
LONGER AN OPTION HERE IN
CALIFORNIA. IT'S EVERYTHING WE
CAN DO TO KEEP IT GOING IS
SUPPORTED BY ME. SO WITH THAT
THE MOTION IS THAT DO PASS
AMENDED TO ASSEMBLY
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE. WEEKS
I PATERSON CARILLO. GABRIEL.
CHOLERA. CHOLERA. I QUIRK-SILVA
. YOU GUYS. SANCHEZ SANCHEZ. I
WORK AYE. THAT BILL IS OUT, BUT
WE'RE GOING TO LEAVE IT IF
MEMBERS WANT TO ADD ON THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. AND NEXT WE HAVE
MR ALVAREZ.
GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING,
MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH
FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT
TO YOU MY FIRST HOUSING BILL,
WHICH I'M EXCITED ABOUT, UM THIS
IS A B 12 THE COMMITTEE GLAD TO
BE HERE. A B 12 87 IS THE BILL
WORKED HAVING FOR YOU HERE TODAY
. I WANT TO START BY
ACKNOWLEDGING THE WORK OF THE
COMMITTEE CONSULTANT AND
ACCEPTING AMENDMENTS. UH THAT
ARE IN THE ANALYSIS OF THE
AMENDMENTS ARE AMENDMENT NUMBER
ONE IN AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE,
WHICH CREATE A NEW, VERY LOW
INCOME INCENTIVE TABLE AND
REVISE IS THE CONCESSIONS AND
INCENTIVES PROVISIONS IN THE
BILL. COLLEAGUES AS YOU KNOW, WE
ARE IN THE MIDST OF A HOUSING
CRISIS. I DON'T THINK I NEED TO
GO OVER THE NUMBERS MILLIONS OF
HOMES SHORT OF WHAT WE NEED TO
BUILD BY 2025 49TH AND HOUSING
UNITS PER CAPITA IN CALIFORNIA
COMPARED TO THE COUNTRY. UM THE
REPORT FROM MCKINSEY ALSO ARGUES
THAT OUR HOUSING SHORTAGES
CAUSES AN ANNUAL LOSS. ECONOMIC
LOSS OF 130 $40 BILLION PER
YEAR. IN THE LAST COUPLE OF
YEARS I HAVE BEEN SEEN FROM FROM
AFAR DOWN IN SAN DIEGO. THE WORK
THAT'S BEEN HAPPENING,
ESPECIALLY THROUGH THIS
COMMITTEE ON THE HOUSING FRONT
AND APPRECIATE ALL THAT WORK AND
TAKE. WE'VE TAKEN SOME STEPS TO
TRY TO INCREASE SUPPLY FOR VERY
LOW AND LOW INCOME HOUSING. THIS
LEGISLATION TACKLES A NEW
SEGMENT OF THE POPULATION, AND
IT'S THE MIDDLE INCOME FAMILIES.
THIS IS IN A HOLISTIC APPROACH
TO THE HOUSING CRISIS THAT
REQUIRES THAT WE TACKLE HOUSING
FOR EVERYONE, INCLUDING MIDDLE
INCOME EARNERS. THE UC BERKELEY
TURNER CENTER FOR HOUSING
INNOVATION FOUND THAT 40% OF
MIDDLE INCOME RENTERS SPEND MORE
THAN 30% OF THEIR INCOME ON
HOUSING. AND 10% OF THESE MIDDLE
INCOME EARNERS ARE SEVERELY COST
BURDENED BY HOUSING COSTS,
MEANING THAT MORE THAN HALF OF
THEIR MONTHLY INCOME IS SPENT
JUST ON HOUSING ALONE. THE COST
BURDEN HAS CONTINUED TO GROW AS
WE HAVE FAILED TO BUILD, HOW
ENOUGH HOUSING IN THE MIDDLE
INCOME RANGE TO REDUCE PRICES
AND RELEASE PRESSURE ON THE
HOUSING MARKET. BY GIVING
DEVELOPERS IN ADDITIONAL
INCENTIVE UNDER THE DENSITY
BONUS LAW TO BUILD MORE MODERATE
INCOME OR MIDDLE INCOME HOUSING.
A B 12 87 IS A CRITICAL STEP
TOWARDS RESOLVING PART OF OUR
HOUSING CRISIS. SPECIFICALLY A B
12 87 REQUIRES THAT A CITY A
COUNTY, UM GRANT ADDITIONAL
DENSITY AND CONCESSIONS IF THE
APPLICANT AGREES TO INCLUDE
ADDITIONAL MODERATE INCOME
HOUSING ON TOP OF THE LOW INCOME
HOUSING THAT THEY WOULD BUILD.
FOR LOW AND VERY LOW INCOME
LEVELS. UH I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT
SUPPORTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF
VERY LOW AND LOW INCOME HOUSING
IS IMPORTANT, WHICH IS WHY THIS
BILL SAYS THAT THE EXISTING
INCENTIVES MUST BE MAXED OUT
BEFORE THIS INCENTIVE COULD KICK
IN. I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING
TO WORK WITH EVERYONE CONCERNED
TO ENSURE THAT THIS BILL IS THE
BEST FORM AND IS NOT LESS THAN
EXISTING INCENTIVES. THAT
ADDRESS ARE VERY LOW AND LOW
INCOME HOUSING SHORTAGE AND THAT
STATED ONE OF THE AMENDMENTS
TODAY BEFORE HERE TODAY
INCREASES INCENTIVES FOR VERY
LOW INCOME. IN ADDITION TO
CREATING INCENTIVES FOR A NEW
INCENTIVES FOR MIDDLE INCOME. SO
WITH THAT BEING SAID, I'D LIKE
TO INTRODUCE OUR WITNESSES TO
SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THIS ISSUE.
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR GENERAL
COUNSEL AT CIRCULATE SAN DIEGO
COLIN PARENT, FOLLOWED BY REMY
FROM REMY CORTEZ, FROM REMY
URBAN INFILL. GREAT. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S UH,
GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS COLIN
PARENT. I AM THE CEO AND GENERAL
COUNSEL WITH LOCAL NONPROFIT
CIRCULATES SAN DIEGO. I'M ALSO
THE VICE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF LA
MESA, WHICH IS HAPPENS TO BE
LOCATED IN THE 79TH ASSEMBLY
DISTRICT. UM THE CIRCULATE SAN
DIEGO AS AN ORGANIZATION. WE ARE
ONE OF THE CO SPONSORS OF THIS
BILL. WE ALSO CO SPONSORED A B
23 45 A FEW YEARS AGO, ONE OF
THE LAST LARGE ENHANCEMENTS TO
THE DENSITY BONUS. LOT. SO IT'S
SOMETHING THAT WE'RE FAMILIAR
WITH AND BEEN BIG ADVOCATES FOR,
UH, ABOUT LAST YEAR, WE
PUBLISHED A REPORT CALLED HOME
RUN FOR HOMES THAT DOCUMENTED
THAT THE POLICY IN A B 2345 WAS
BEING VERY WELL UTILIZED IN THE
CITY OF SAN DIEGO, ACCOUNTING
FOR NEARLY HALF OF ALL OF THE
UNITS ENTITLED IN CITY OF SAN
DIEGO THAT YEAR, SO THAT THAT
STATE POLICY IS REALLY WORKING
GREAT. AND SO THIS IS A B 12 87
IS DESIGNED TO BUILD ON THAT TO
MAKE SURE THAT THE D N THE
POLICIES THAT ARE WORKING IN
DENSITY BONUS LÀ ARE EXTENDED
AND CONTINUE TO WORK. ONE OF THE
KEY PARTS OF THIS BILL THAT
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S ALVAREZ TALKED
ABOUT THAT WE WANT TO JUST
HIGHLIGHT FOR FOLKS IS THAT YOU
CAN ONLY USE THESE NEW
INCENTIVES. IF YOU MAX OUT THE
EXISTING INCENTIVES TO BUILD THE
DEEP, DEEP, DEEPLY AFFORDABLE
UNITS CURRENTLY IN DENSITY BONUS
FIRE. SOME PRIOR EFFORTS TO
EXPAND DENSITY BONUS DIDN'T TAKE
INTO THOSE THINGS INTO ACCOUNT
AND GOT GOT HIM INTO SOME
TROUBLE, BUT THIS ONE IS BEING
VERY CAREFUL TO MAKE SURE THE
EXISTING INCENTIVES ARE
MAINTAINED BEFORE NEW INCENTIVES
CAN BE CAN BE UTILIZED. AND WHAT
THAT MEANS IS THAT WE'RE GOING
TO CREATE NOT ONLY OPPORTUNITIES
TO CREATE MODERATE AND NEW
MODERATE INCOME HOMES, BUT ALSO
CREATE FURTHER INCENTIVES TO
CREATE, UH MORE DEEPLY
AFFORDABLE HOMES. AND THAT'S
REALLY IMPORTANT SECOND, OF
COURSE, IS THAT THIS IS GOING TO
BE, UH, DRIVING PRODUCTION OF
NEW OF HOUSING AND A MIDDLE
INCOME LEVEL, WHICH IS
DEFINITELY NOT BEING PRODUCED
THROUGH ANYTHING IN IN
CALIFORNIA. IT'S A BIG
CHALLENGE. AND THEN FINALLY, YOU
KNOW, AS A LOCAL ELECTED
OFFICIAL, YOU KNOW, I'LL JUST
SHARE WITH YOU IS AS AS MANY OF
THE FORMER LOCALS HERE AND NO,
LIKE GETTING THESE KINDS OF
POLICIES DONE ON A LOCAL LEVEL
IS NEAR IMPOSSIBLE. IT'S VERY
CHALLENGING TO GET THE VOTES TO
THOSE THINGS THAT PUSH BACK IS
REALLY HARD. BUT THE FOLKS WHO
ARE SITTING HERE IN THIS
POSITION HAVE A DIFFERENT A
DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES,
DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES AND
DIFFERENT SET OF POLITICAL
CONSIDERATIONS. AND SO WE'RE
NEVER GOING TO BE ABLE TO DO
EVERYTHING THAT THE LOCALS NEED
TO DO WITHOUT YOUR HELP, SO I
WOULD CERTAINLY URGE YOUR VOTE
SO THAT WE CAN DO THESE THINGS
IN OUR COMMUNITIES AS WELL.
THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING. MY NAME
IS REMY CORTEZ, AND I'M AN URBAN
INFILL DEVELOPER. AND BUILDER OF
TRANSIT ORIENTED HOUSING IN SAN
DIEGO. UM OFTEN, FRIENDS AND
COLLEAGUES ASKED ME UM WHAT
THAT'S LIKE EVERY DAY AND I TELL
THEM IT'S LIKE PUSHING A BOULDER
UP A MOUNTAIN. YOU CAN IMAGINE.
WE FIND OURSELVES NOT ONLY IN A
HOUSING CRISIS, BUT A
HUMANITARIAN CRISIS AS THE
NUMBER OF ARUN HAUS NEIGHBORS
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS
CONTINUES TO RISE DUE TO OUR
INABILITY TO BUILD HOUSING
SUPPLY AT ALL INCOME LEVELS. I'M
HERE SUPPORTING ASSEMBLY BILL 12
87 THE MIDDLE INCOME BONUS
PROGRAM BECAUSE IT WILL HELP
BUILD MUCH NEEDED HOUSING ACROSS
OUR STATE. WITHOUT DENSITY,
BONUS INCENTIVE BASED PROGRAMS.
NONE OF MY PROJECTS WOULD BE
FINANCIALLY FEASIBLE. THAT
DOESN'T MEAN A SMALLER PROJECT.
IT MEANS NO PROJECT ZERO HOMES.
90% OF HOUSING IN OUR STATE IS
BUILT BY PRIVATE DEVELOPERS
WITHOUT GOVERNMENT SUBSIDY,
WHILE ONLY 10% OF HOUSING IS
THROUGH GOVERNMENT FINANCIAL
SUBSIDY. THIS IS WHY INCENTIVE
BASED PROGRAMS ARE SO IMPORTANT
THE CURRENT AFFORDABLE HOUSING
DENSITY BONUS PROGRAM
INCENTIVIZES VERY LOW INCOME
HOUSING, BUT NOT MIDDLE INCOME.
EVEN WITHIN THE CITY OF SAN
DIEGO, WHO HAS MADE STRIDES IN
HOUSING POLICY IN PRODUCTION IN
OUR FIFTH ARENA CYCLE ENDING IN
2020, THERE WERE ONLY 37
MODERATE HOMES DEED RESTRICTED
OUT OF THE 15,462 TARGETED. THIS
IS LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF 1%
OF THE ARENA GOAL. I WAS BORN
AND RAISED IN SAN DIEGO JUST
MILES FROM THE U. S BORDER, AND
MY MOM IS ACTUALLY A FIRST
GENERATION IMMIGRANT FROM MEXICO
. BUT I'M A LUCKY ONE TO BE ABLE
TO AFFORD A HOME AND LIVE NEAR.
MY PARENTS DO WHAT THEY DO TO
THE COST OF HOUSING. MANY OF MY
FRIENDS HAVE MOVED OUT OF STATE
AND AWAY FROM THEIR FAMILIES AND
LOVED ONES. THIS ISN'T JUST TRUE
FOR MY FRIENDS. THE NUMBER ONE
CHALLENGE FOR RECRUITING AND
RETAINING POLICE OFFICERS,
TEACHERS, FIREFIGHTERS. AND
OTHER ESSENTIAL MIDDLE INCOME
WORKERS IS THEY CAN'T AFFORD TO
LIVE WHERE THEY WORK IN
CALIFORNIA. THIS BILL WOULD
SUPPORT MIDDLE INCOME HOUSING
AND PROJECTS I BUILD, WHERE WE
NEED IT MOST ALONG TRANSIT
CORRIDORS AND JOB CENTERS. GREAT
THANK YOU. ADDITIONAL FOLKS IN
THE ROOM WANT TO REGISTER
SUPPORT? MADAM CHAIR BOB NAYLOR
, REPRESENTING FIELD STUDY AND
COMPANY THAT'S HOWARD AHMANSON
JR. WHO IS A IN ORANGE COUNTY
PHILANTHROPIST, STRONGLY
SUPPORTING THIS BILL. HMM. HOLLY
FOR MANY DAYS, USE THE
LIGHTHOUSE PUBLIC AFFAIRS ON
BEHALF OF SANDHILL PROPERTIES IN
THE SAN DIEGO HOUSING COMMISSION
AND SUPPORT MICHAEL LANE,
WHISPER CO SPONSOR AND STRONG
SUPPORT. ALEX TORRES WITH THE
BARRIER COUNCIL PROUD CO SPONSOR
AND SUPPORT THANK YOU. MADAM
CHAIR MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE,
JORDAN'S KANDAHAR NUMBER HALF OF
CALIFORNIA. UM, BE IN SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING,
CORNELIUS BURKE WITH THE
CALIFORNIA BUILDING INDUSTRY
ASSOCIATION AND SUPPORTED THIS
BILL. GREAT AND ANY PRIMARY
WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION. ANY
ADDITIONAL FOLKS IN THE ROOM.
WANT TO REGISTER OPPOSITION?
OKAY, WE'LL BRING IT BACK TO THE
COMMITTEE. MR WARD. I WANT TO
THANK THE AUTHOR FOR
CONGRATULATIONS ON THE FIRST
BILL, AND I THINK AS WE HAD OUR
EXPERIENCES TOGETHER ON SAN
DIEGO CITY COUNCIL, YOU KNOW,
WE'VE TRIED TO DO A LOT OF
AGGRESSIVE. UM UH, SET A REALLY
GOOD, AGGRESSIVE EXAMPLE ABOUT
HOW HOUSING POLICY CAN BE
EFFECTIVE. HOW IT ACTUALLY WILL
PRODUCE BOTH MARKET RAY AND
AFFORDABLE UNITS AT ALL LEVELS
OF THE SPECTRUMS ON THE
AFFORDABILITY SCALES. THAT WE
WANT TO BE ABLE TO SEE. AND THIS
WAS A GREAT LOCAL TEST THAT I'M
GLAD THAT WE'RE ABLE TO EXPAND
AS WELL AND BRING UP HERE FOR
STATEWIDE IMPACT. SO THANK YOU
FOR WRITING THE BILL. HAPPY TO
SUPPORT WOULD LOVE TO BE ADDED
AS A CO AUTHOR AT THE TIME
ALLOWS FOR IT. I APPRECIATE YOUR
CONSIDERATION OF THE TECHNICAL
AMENDMENTS TO THANK YOU FOR THE
SUPPORT HERE TODAY. ANY OTHER
COMMENTS. AND WE HAVE A MOTION.
THIS. QUIRK-SILVA IS GOING TO
MOVE THE BILL A SECOND. MR WARD
WOULD LIKE TO CLOSE, MR ALVAREZ.
JUST BRIEFLY. I THANK YOU AGAIN
FOR THE OPPORTUNITY. ONE OF THE
THINGS I HEARD HERE, THE MOST
FROM CONSTITUENTS IS PRIMARILY
FROM FROM PARENTS IS WHERE MY
CHILDREN GOING TO LIVE IN
CALIFORNIA. UM AND YOU KNOW IN
THIS IS ABOUT PEOPLE OF ALL
INCOME LEVELS, ESPECIALLY AS
MENTIONED WORKING PROFESSIONALS
WHO HAVE MIDDLE INCOME MIDDLE
CLASS FAMILIES. THIS IS A BILL
TO HOPEFULLY WHICH WILL
HOPEFULLY AND WE THINK WILL
CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE
IN THAT INCOME RANGE, AND I
APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT, AND YOU
HAVE A GREAT. THANK YOU, MR
ALVAREZ. AND UH APPRECIATE YOU
TAKING THE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS
AND WORKING WITH THE COMMITTEE
STAFF, AND WITH THAT I'M HAPPY
TO SUPPORT THE BILL AND THE
MOTION IS DUE PASS AS AMENDED
THE ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE IN
NATURAL RESOURCES. THANK YOU.
WEEKS WEEKS. I PATERSON KOREA.
GABRIELLE. CHOLERA CHOLERA. I
QUIRK-SILVA QUIRK-SILVA. AYE.
SANCHEZ SANCHEZ, I WARD WARD.
AYE. WE HAVE FIVE VOTES. IT'S
OUT, BUT WE'LL LET MEMBERS OUT
ON. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WE
HAVE NEXT. SOME MEMBER TOP. GOOD
MORNING, MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS
. I'M HERE THIS MORNING TO
PRESENT A B 14 58 DISPUTES SICK
TO CORRECT CURRENT PROBLEM IN
HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION BOARD
ELECTION I DEVELOP APPRECIATE
THE COMMITTEE, STAB DOCTRINE
IMPORT AND ACCEPTED RECOMMENDED
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT. MY
REMARKABLE REFLECT THIS UPDATE
LANGUAGE. ONE TALK OF CALIFORNIA
HOMES ARE IN COMMON INTERESTS
DEVELOPMENT, ALSO KNOWN AS HOME
OWNERS ASSOCIATION OR SHOW A
THIS S O R. R AS INDEED FACTOR
GOVERNMENTS IN REGULATING THEIR
COMMUNITIES ELECTED WAR. A
POLICY UH UM, LEVEL ASSESSMENT
AND MEET OUR PUNISHMENT TO HOME
OWNERS. CALIFORNIA LAW SPELLED
OUT HOW S O A ELECTION AT TO BE
CONDUCTED IN LOADING CALL THEM
REQUIREMENTS. UNFORTUNATELY MAN
ACTUALLY UNABLE TO HOLD
ELECTIONS DUE TO IN AND
INABILITY TO MEET THEIR MINIMUM
QUORUM REQUIREMENT. THIS OFTEN
RESULTS IN BOARD MEMBERS STAYING
IN OFFICE FOR MANY YEARS.
BECAUSE THE H O A IS UNABLE TO
HAVE AN ELECTION. THIS IS
UNDEMOCRATIC, AND IT'S NOT HOW
PUBLIC ELECTIONS ARE CONDUCTED.
FOR INSTANCE, THERE IS NO
REQUIREMENT THAT IS A MINIMUM
NUMBER OF VOTERS MUST
PARTICIPATE BE FOR SOMEONE CAN
BE ELECTED TO THE LEGISLATOR. A
B 14 58 SEEKS TO REMEDY THIS
PROBLEM BY LOWERING THE
COURTROOM REQUIREMENT TO 20% OF
HOME OWNERS IN EVENT THAT HIGH
COMMON IS NOT MET. AND A SECOND
ELECTION MUST BE HELD TO ELECT A
BOARD. THIS BILL DOES NOT MAKE
ANY CHANGE TO COMMON REQUIREMENT
FOR ELECTION TO CHAIN AND SO A
GOVERNING GOVERNMENT OR TO RAISE
FREEZED WHY THE LONG OPPOSITION
DID NOT COMMUNICATE WITH MY
OFFICE AND WORKING WITH THE
COMMITTEE TO AMEND THE BILL IN
THE AH JUDICIARY COMMITTEE TO
ADDRESS THEIR CONCERNS REGARDING
TIMELY AH, THE TYPICAL CATION
BEFORE SECOND ELECTION HOW USING
THE ALTERNATIVE? CORAM I HAVE
WITNESSES WITH ME TODAY FROM THE
COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION INTO TWO
AND CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF
COMMUNITY MANAGERS. I HUMBLY ASK
FOR YOUR ARRIVAL. THANK YOU,
MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO
SPEAK WITH YOU TODAY ON A B 14
58, WHICH IS A COMMUNITY
ASSOCIATION MEMBER ELECTION BILL
. MY NAME IS BETTY ROTH AND I
RESIDE IN THE HERITAGE LAKE
MASTER ASSOCIATION IN MENIFEE,
CALIFORNIA, WHICH IS IN
RIVERSIDE COUNTY. I HAVE LIVED
IN HERITAGE LAKE SINCE 2016. AND
FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS. I HAVE
RUN UNSUCCESSFULLY FOR MY BOARD.
IT OF DIRECTORS. BECAUSE THE
ASSOCIATION FAILED TO REACH THE
QUORUM REQUIREMENT NEEDED FOR
THE ELECTION TO EVEN BE VALID OR
. VALID YEAH, AS A HOMEOWNER,
I'M EXTREMELY FRUSTRATED AND
CONCERN THAT PEOPLE WHO WANT TO
SERVE ON THEIR BOARDS OTHER THAN
MYSELF. THERE'S LIKE SIX OTHER
PEOPLE LIKE ME ARE UNABLE TO
BECAUSE THEY WE FAILED TO GET
THIS QUORUM REQUIREMENT. MY
COMMUNITY, FOR EXAMPLE, HAS
202,633. AND THE ABILITY TO
REACH QUORUM WHICH ARE QUORUM IS
25. 684 VOTES IS STILL
IMPOSSIBLE. AH WITH NO CURRENT
QUORUM REDUCTION REQUIREMENTS IN
OUR GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, THE
ONLY WAY FOR SOMEONE TO BE EVEN
APPOINTED TO THE BOARD IS FOR
SOMEONE ON THAT BOARD TO MOVE
AWAY OR, UNFORTUNATELY, PASS
AWAY. THIS ALLOWS MEMBERS TO
SERVE ON THEIR BOARDS FOR MANY,
MANY, MANY YEARS. PEOPLE LIKE ME
TO CONTINUE TO RUN FOR THE BOARD
POSITIONS, NOT BECAUSE WE'RE
UNHAPPY WITH THE BOARD. WE HAVE,
HOWEVER. WE WOULD LIKE OUR IDEAS
, YOU KNOW TO COME TO FRUITION
AS WELL AND UNFORTUNATELY, WE
CAN'T DO THAT WITH WITH THIS
QUORUM REQUIREMENT.
UNFORTUNATELY IF FAILING TO
REACH QUORUM, HOMEOWNERS WELL,
THEN NOT WANT TO VOTE, WHICH IS
HAPPENING THERE. IN MY
ASSOCIATION. WE USED TO HAVE A
COUPLE 100. NOW WE ONLY HAVE 100
AND SOME VOTING BECAUSE THEY
LOSE INTEREST BECAUSE THEIR
VOTES ARE BOXED UP AND PUT AWAY
. THAT'S WHY I BELIEVE A B 14 58
WILL HELP BY REDUCING THE FORM
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE BOARD OF
DIRECTORS, ELECTIONS AND GIVEN
OPPORTUNITY FOR HOMEOWNERS
WITHIN A COMMUNITY TO
PARTICIPATE IN THE DEMOCRATIC
PROCESS. LASTLY, I WANT TO THANK
YOU. SO MUCH FOR ALLOWING ME TO
TESTIFY, AND I'D LIKE AND I VOTE
ON A B 14 58. THANK YOU.
WELCOME. GOOD MORNING. CAN YOU
HEAR ME? OKAY. GOOD MORNING
CHAIR AND MEMBERS. THANK YOU FOR
ALLOWING ME THE TIME TO SPEAK
WITH YOU TODAY, AND MY NAME IS
NICOLE VAN WIG. I'M A COMMUNITY
MANAGER WITH OMNI COMMUNITY
MANAGEMENT AND BARRACKS,
CALIFORNIA IT'S BECOME EXTREMELY
CHALLENGING FOR US AND COSTLY TO
HOLD ELECTIONS ELECTIONS THAT
YIELD NO RESULTS BUT DRAIN
HOMEOWNER FUNDS BECAUSE OF OUR
INABILITY TO OBTAIN QUORUM. I
THINK IT'S HELPFUL FOR YOU TO
UNDERSTAND THE EFFORT THAT GOES
INTO ATTEMPTING TO GET A QUORUM
AND TO HOLD BOARD ELECTIONS. BY
LAW, WE MUST END OUT NUMEROUS
NOTICES IN ACCORDANCE WITH
STATUTORY TIMELINES. WE MUST
CONTACT CONTRACT WITH AN
INSPECTOR OF ELECTION SERVICE.
AND WE MUST MAIL OUT BALLOT
PACKAGES, WHICH HAS VERY STRICT
REQUIREMENTS THAT END UP COSTING
EACH HOMEOWNER ALL OF THAT JUST
TO GET US TO THE ANNUAL MEETING.
AND AFTER ALL OF THIS, WE RARELY
RECEIVE A QUORUM, SO WE MUST
ADJOURN AND DO THE SAME PROCESS
OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN.
NOT ALL OF OUR H O S ARE IN
PROMINENT COMMUNITIES SUCH AS EL
DORADO HILLS, MONTEREY MALIBU. I
MANAGED LOWER INCOME
ASSOCIATIONS THAT ARE IN SOUTH
SACRAMENTO. WHERE HOMEOWNERS
CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY FOR
UNNECESSARY COSTS TO COMPLY WITH
PROCESSES THAT PRODUCED NO
RESULTS. I HAVE ONE ASSOCIATION
THAT IN THE YEARS I'VE MANAGED
THEM. WE'VE NEVER ONCE BEEN ABLE
TO OPEN BALLOTS. EVEN HAD A
HOMEOWNER IN THAT ASSOCIATION
SOON, BECAUSE IN THOSE YEARS
WE'VE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO A TEAM
THEIR QUORUM AMOUNT OF 33 A
THIRD PERCENT OF 84 HOMES.
THAT'S 28 BALLOTS THAT NEED TO
BE RETURNED JUST TO HOLD A
DIRECTOR ELECTION. DO YOU WANT
TO KNOW HOW MANY WE GOT? AFTER
EXTENDING THE BALLOTING PERIOD
OVER AND OVER EVEN OFFERING
RAFFLE PRIZES. WE GOT 21 BALLOTS
BACK. THIS LAST YEAR WAS THE
MOST EVER. IN 2021 WE RECEIVED
11. IN 2020. WE RECEIVED FIVE IN
2019 4. IF THIS COMMUNITY WAS
ABLE TO ADJOURN THE MEETING AND
RECONVENE WITH A QUORUM AMOUNT
OF 20% WE'D BE ABLE TO FILL THE
VACANCIES ON THE BOARD AND BE
ABLE TO CONDUCT BUSINESS IN A
RESPONSIBLE, LEGAL AND
TRANSPARENT MANNER. THE 14 58
WILL SAVE HOMEOWNERS MONEY AND
ENSURE THAT BOARD MEMBERS CAN BE
ELECTED. UM AND ASSOCIATIONS CAN
OPERATE. IN THE WAY THAT THEY'RE
SUPPOSED TO. AND IF YOU COULD
WRAP UP FOR THESE REASONS, I
URGE YOUR I VOTE. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH OTHER FOLKS
IN THE ROOM LIKE TO REGISTER
SUPPORT MADAM CHAIR MEMBERS OF
THE COMMITTEE, LOUIS BROWN TODAY
ON BEHALF OF THE COMMUNITY
ASSOCIATIONS INSTITUTE,
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATIVE ACTION
COMMITTEE, ASKING FOR MY VOTE.
MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS,
JENNIFER WARA ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF
COMMUNITY MANAGERS AND SUPPORT
THANK YOU AND PRIMARY WITNESSES
IN OPPOSITION. AND AS A REMINDER
EACH SIDE WILL HAVE TWO
WITNESSES TO GIVE TWO MINUTES
TESTIMONY. MADAM CHAIR AND
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. GOOD
MORNING. MY NAME IS MARJORIE
MURRAY WITH THE CENTER FOR
CALIFORNIA HOMEOWNER ASSOCIATION
LAW AND WITH ME IS COMMISSIONER
TOM SER OF OUR LEGISLATIVE
COMMITTEE. I NOTE THAT A FEW
MINUTES AGO, THE COMMITTEE TOOK
A PAUSE IN ORDER TO ESTABLISH
CORUM IN ORDER TO HAVE LEGAL, UH
, NUMBERS IN ORDER TO CONDUCT
BUSINESS VALIDLY. THAT IS THE
TOPIC OF THIS BILL. THAT IS
HOMEOWNER ASSOCIATIONS NEED TO
HAVE A SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF
MEMBERS PARTICIPATING IN THE
ELECTORAL PROCESS IN ORDER TO
ESTABLISH LEGITIMATE CONDUCT OF
BUSINESS. WHY IS THAT BECAUSE
FOR THE PAST 40 YEARS, THE
CALIFORNIA COURTS HAVE
ESTABLISHED THAT HOMEOWNER
ASSOCIATIONS ARE NOT SOCIAL
CLUBS. THEY'RE NOT VOLUNTARY.
BUT THEY ARE ACTUALLY ANOTHER
LEVEL OF GOVERNMENT, WHICH HAVE
MANY OF THE POWERS AND FUNCTIONS
OF GOVERNMENT. IT'S THE
ASSOCIATION BOARD ALONE THAT
MAKES UP THE RULES DECIDES
WHETHER OR NOT THEY HAVE BEEN
BROKEN AND PUNISHES PEOPLE OR AS
OR LEVIES, FINES AND OTHER KINDS
OF PENALTIES ON HOMEOWNERS WHO
BREAK THEM. SO IT'S EXTREMELY
IMPORTANT TO HAVE AS BROAD
PARTICIPATION AS POSSIBLE IN
VOTING AND IN THE ELECTION
PROCESS. TO MAKE THE THIS FORM
OF GOVERNMENT LEGITIMATE. OUR
CONCERN ABOUT THE BILL IS THAT
IT ALLOWS A VERY SMALL NUMBER OF
PEOPLE WITHOUT ANY NOTICE TO
THEIR NEIGHBORS TO CONVENE AT
VERY SHORT NOTICE. AFTER FIVE
DAYS, UM, ANOTHER MEETING AFTER
THE FIRST ELECTION HAS BEEN
HELD. IN ORDER TO SELECT THE
BOARD. KEEP IN MIND A REALLY
IMPORTANT FACT ABOUT
ASSOCIATIONS IN CALIFORNIA. MOST
OF THEM ARE 25 HOMES OR LESS AND
UNDER THE BIRTH THE BILL AS
CURRENTLY CONSTRUCTED IF YOU
ALLOW 10% OF THE OWNERS, THAT
MEANS YOU WOULD HAVE TWO PLUS
OWNERS DECIDING FOR THE OTHER
23. WHO IS GOING TO COMPRISE THE
BOARD. THAT IS HARDLY A
DEMOCRATIC PROCESS, SO WE ASKED
THE COMMITTEE FOR ITS NO VOTE ON
THIS IMPORTANT ISSUE. THANK YOU.
UM MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF
THE COMMITTEE. UM, WE OPPOSE
THIS BILL BECAUSE IT'S NOT
NEEDED. TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM.
IDENTIFIED BY THE AUTHOR. AS SET
FORTH IN THE ANALYSIS FOR
TODAY'S HEARING, THE AUTHOR
IDENTIFIES THE NEED FOR THIS
BILL. AS QUOTE MANY ASSOCIATIONS
ARE UNABLE TO ACHIEVE THE QUORUM
SET FORTH IN THE GOVERNING
DOCUMENTS, END QUOTE. THIS
STATEMENT POINTS TO ITS OWN
SOLUTION. WHICH IS THAT THE
QUORUM IS SET FORTH IN THE
ASSOCIATION'S GOVERNING
DOCUMENTS. AND THESE ARE SUBJECT
TO AMENDMENT. BY THE ASSOCIATION
MEMBERS. BOTH DAVIS STERLING.
AND THE CORPORATIONS CODE PERMIT
SUCH AMENDMENTS. IN ADDITION,
THE CORPORATIONS CODE PROVIDES A
SECOND SOLUTION, NAMELY,
APPLYING FOR A COURT ORDER UNDER
CORPORATIONS CODE. 75 15. AS
NOTED IN THE ANALYSIS, THIS VERY
SAME ISSUE. I WAS RAISED IN A
BILL THAT WAS VETOED BY THE THEN
GOVERNOR SCHWARZENEGGER IN 2010
, AS QUOTE UNNECESSARY BECAUSE
EXISTING LAW ALLOWS H O A TO
AMEND ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS TO
ESTABLISH A LOWER QUORUM. WE
WOULD ALSO NOTE THAT THE LETTER
WAS SUBMITTED BY ATTORNEY ERIC
SCHIFFER TO THIS COMMITTEE
OPPOSING THE BILL BECAUSE IT
WOULD DENY A MEMBER'S RIGHT TO
VOTE. WHICH IS WELL ESTABLISHED
BY STATUTORY IN CASE LAW. SUCH A
DENIAL WOULD COME ABOUT IF THIS
BILL WERE TO BE ENACTED IN ITS
CURRENT FORM, WITHOUT A
REQUIREMENT OF NOTICE TO ALL
MEMBERS THAT AN ELECTION HAS
BEEN DETERMINED TO BE INVALID
FOR LACK OF A QUORUM. AND THAT A
SECOND VOTE WOULD BE HELD WITHIN
A SHORT TIME. LACK OF NOTICE IS
TANTAMOUNT TO A DENIAL OF THE
RIGHT TO VOTE. AND FOR THESE
REASONS, WE ASK FOR YOUR NO
VOTE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANY
OTHER FOLKS ROOM LIKE TO EXPRESS
OPPOSITION? WE'LL BRING IT BACK
TO THE COMMITTEE FOR ANY
QUESTIONS. DO WE HAVE A MOTION?
MR CHOLERA AND THE SECOND MR
WARD, GREAT. WOULD YOU LIKE TO
CLOSE? I REALLY APPRECIATE THE
WORK FROM THE COMMITTEE STAFF,
AND I THINK THEY SEE ONGOING
ISSUE. SO I HUMBLY ASK ONE. I GO
. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND THANK
YOU FOR ACCEPTING OUR COMMITTEE
AMENDMENTS TO INCREASE THE
MINIMUM LUKEWARM THRESHOLD FROM
10 TO 20% HAPPY TO SUPPORT THE
BILL TODAY, AND WITH THAT THE
MOTION IS PASSED TO THE ASSEMBLY
COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY. WICKS I
PERSON. KOREA GABRIELLE CHOLERA.
CHOLERA. I QUIRK-SILVA. SANCHEZ
SANCHEZ. I WORK AWARD. I. THAT
BILL IS ON CALL. THANK YOU.
WHAT'S THAT? WE HAVE, MR. FOR
OUR NEXT RIGHT? YEAH MR. I DON'T
SEE MS BOERNER HORVATH, MR
FLORA.
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. UM I
WOULD JUST LIKE TO THANK THE
COMMITTEE AND WE CERTAINLY
ACCEPT THE AMENDMENTS. THANK YOU
TO THE COMMITTEE STAFF FOR ALL
YOUR HARD WORK TODAY. I PRESENT
A B 11. OH, ONE WHICH LEADS
LICENSE STRUCTURAL PEST CONTROL
COMPANIES WHO ARE NOT AUTHORIZED
TO PERFORM DECK AND BALCONY
EXPECTIONS, AS REQUIRED BY SB 7
21 IN 2007, EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE
TRAINED AND LICENSE AND
AUTHORIZING THEM TO IDENTIFY,
WOULD BORN FUNGUS DETERIORATION
AND DECAY. A B 11 OH, ONE WOULD
ADD LICENSE STRUCTURAL BOARD.
STRUCTURAL BRANCH, THREE
LICENSED PEST CONTROL COMPANIES
TO THE LIST OF PROFESSIONAL
LICENSE PROFESSIONALS THAT ARE
AUTHORIZED TO INSPECT AND ACCESS
THIS AND ASSESS THE SAFETY OF
BALCONIES AND DECKS AT APARTMENT
BUILDINGS WITH MORE THAN THREE
UNITS. THIS BILL WOULD ALLOW
PEST CONTROL EMPLOYEES TO
INSPECT HIS BALCONIES WITH ME IN
SUPPORT IS TRANSMITTED. THANK
YOU. GOOD MORNING, TRENT SMITH
ON BEHALF OF HOME GUARD
INCORPORATED. I KNOW THE
UNDERLYING ISSUE THAT DROVE SB 7
21 PROBABLY IS VERY FAMILIAR.
THE CHAIRWOMAN BALCONY COLLAPSED
AT UC BERKELEY. AH SENATOR HILL
CARRIED A BILL THAT WOULD
REQUIRE BALCONIES AND DECKS TO
BE INSPECTED FOR ALL APARTMENT
COMPLEXES WITH THREE OR MORE
UNITS. HOWEVER THAT BILL FAILED
TO AUTHORIZE BRANCH THREE PEST
CONTROL OPERATORS AS LICENSED
INDIVIDUALS WHO COULD PERFORM
THESE INSPECTIONS. WE FEEL THIS
BILL ENHANCES THE ORIGINAL
INTENT OF 7 21 BY ADDING
ADDITIONAL LICENSED
PROFESSIONALS. TO PERFORM THESE
INSPECTIONS, MAKING IT EASIER
FOR THE INSPECTIONS TO BE DONE,
SO WE RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR
I VOTE. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER
FOLKS IN THE ROOM WANT TO
EXPRESS SUPPORT? ANY PRIMARY
WITNESSES AND OPPOSITION. ANYONE
IN THE ROOM AND OPPOSITION.
OKAY, WE'LL BRING IT BACK TO THE
COMMITTEE. QUESTIONS. FOR THE
MOTION AND A SECOND WOULD YOU
LIKE TO CLOSE? RESPECTFULLY
ASPIRIN? I VOTE THANK YOU AND
APPRECIATE THE REFERENCE TO THE
SITUATION IN BERKELEY WAS VERY
DEVASTATING IN MY COMMUNITY
HAPPY TO SUPPORT THE BILL TODAY,
AND WITH THAT IT'S DUE PASSED TO
THE ASSEMBLY. Dð PASSES AMENDED
TO THE ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS. THANK YOU. WEEKS
WEEKS, I PATERSON CARILLO
GABRIEL CHOLERA. CHOLERA. I
QUIRK-SILVA SANCHEZ. SANCHEZ. I
WORK. HI I CALLED. YEAH, THAT'LL
BE ON CALL THANKS VERY MUCH. FOR
MR LOWENTHAL, YOU'RE NEXT.
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR AND
MEMBERS. APPRECIATE THE
OPPORTUNITY AND FIRST I WOULD
LIKE TO START BY SAYING THAT I
WANT TO ACCEPT THE COMMITTEE
AMENDMENTS AND THANK THE
COMMITTEE STAFF FOR THEIR WORK
ON A B 12 18. MAYBE 12 18
PROVIDES NEEDED CLARITY TO
ENSURE THAT THE REPLACEMENT
HOUSING AND RELOCATION
ASSISTANCE PROVISION OF SB 3 30
ARE IMPLEMENTED. AND CAN ACHIEVE
THEIR INTENDED IMPACT. THIS BILL
ADDRESSES CONFUSING AND
CONFLICTING PROVISIONS OF THE
LAW THAT REQUIRES REPLACEMENT OF
CERTAIN HOUSING UNITS AND, IN
SOME CASES, RELOCATION
ASSISTANCE AND A RIGHT OF RETURN
FOR DISPLACED LOW INCOME
HOUSEHOLDS AS A CONDITION OF
DEVELOPING SITES WHERE EXISTING
HOUSING IS DEMOLISHED. HE'S
CONFUSING PROVISIONS MAKE IT
DIFFICULT TO IMPLEMENT THE LOT.
THE LOCAL LEVEL. HAVE LED TO
CONFUSION FOR DEVELOPERS AND HAS
MEANT THAT DISPLACED LOW INCOME
HOUSEHOLDS ARE NOT BENEFITING
FROM IMPORTANT PROTECTIONS THAT
THEY HAVE UNDER THE LAW. IN
ADDITION, THIS BILL EXTENDS THE
REPLACEMENT HOUSING OBLIGATION
UNDER SB 3 30 TO ALL PROJECTS
RATHER THAN JUST HOUSING
PROJECTS. IT MAKES NO SENSE IN
THE HOUSING CRISIS AS SEVERE AS
CALIFORNIA IS TO ALLOW
AFFORDABLE HOUSING TO BE LOST TO
COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL
DEVELOPMENT. DEVELOPERS SHOULD
HAVE A PLAN TO REPLACE THE
AFFORDABLE UNITS, REGARDLESS OF
THE TYPE OF PROJECT THEY'RE
BUILDING CONSISTENT WITH THE
RULES THAT APPLY UNDER HOUSING
ELEMENT LAW WITH ME TODAY IS ON
YOUR LAWLER, REPRESENTING THE
PUBLIC INTEREST LAW PROJECT.
GOOD MORNING MEMBERS. AH ANNUAL
LAWLER AGAIN ON BEHALF OF THE
PUBLIC INTEREST LAW PROJECT AT
LEGAL SERVICES SUPPORT STANDARD
CENTER THAT WORKS WITH LOW
INCOME COMMUNITY STATEWIDE SP 3
30 PASSED IN 2019 AND BUILT ON
THE STATE'S EXISTING FRAMEWORK
OF LAWS REQUIRING THE
REPLACEMENT OF HOUSING AND
CONJUNCTION WITH NEW DEVELOPMENT
AND ALSO DELIVERED CRITICAL
PROTECTIONS FOR LOW INCOME
RENTERS BY PROVIDING THEM WITH
BOTH RELOCATION ASSISTANCE AND A
RIGHT TO RETURN TO A UNIT IN THE
NEW DEVELOPMENT AND AFFORDABLE
RENT WHEN THEIR UNIT HAS TO GET
DEMOLISHED. UNFORTUNATELY AS THE
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S NOTED,
IMPLEMENTATION OF SOME ASPECTS
OF LAW HAVE BEEN CHALLENGING
MOST CRITICALLY LEGAL SERVICES.
ATTORNEYS THROUGHOUT THE STATE
REPORT THAT LONG TERM TENANTS
WHO ARE BEING DISPLACED TO MAKE
WAY FOR NEW DEVELOPMENT ARE NOT
ACTUALLY RECEIVING RELOCATION
ASSISTANCE. THE CONFUSING WAY IN
WHICH THIS LANGUAGE IS DRAFTED,
HAS PROVEN CHALLENGING FOR LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS TO INTERPRET, EVEN
THOUGH THEY WANT TO ENFORCE IT.
UM EVEN HCG IS UNCLEAR ON HOW TO
READ THE CURRENT LANGUAGE,
LEAVING THEM UNABLE TO PROVIDE
GUIDANCE. 12 18 WOULD CLARIFY
THE LANGUAGE SO THAT DISPLACED
RENTERS CAN RECEIVE THIS
ASSISTANCE. IN ADDITION, AS MR
LANCHILE MENTIONED THE
REPLACEMENT HOUSING PROVISION IN
SP 3 30 HAVE A CRITICAL GAP.
THEY ONLY APPLY WHEN HOUSING
DEVELOPMENTS ARE COMING IN AND
DEMOLISHING EXISTING HOUSING.
THIS MEANS THAT COMMERCIAL SHIL
OR INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CAN
DEMOLISH EXISTING HOUSING WITH
NO OBLIGATION TO REPLACE LOW
INCOME UNITS AT ALL. THIS IS A
DEPARTURE FROM THE REPLACEMENT
HOUSING OBLIGATIONS THAT APPLY
PURSUANT HOUSING ELEMENT LAW,
BUT UNFORTUNATELY, THAT
REQUIREMENT DOESN'T APPLY ON
SOME SITES WHERE SP 3 30 DOES
PARTICULARLY THROUGHOUT THE
CENTRAL VALLEY AND IN THE INLAND
EMPIRE. WE'RE SEEING NEW
WAREHOUSES AND FULFILLMENT
CENTERS BEING BUILT IN PLACES
THAT REQUIRED THE DEMOLITION OF
SOMETIMES HUNDREDS OF UNITS OF
HOUSING AT ONCE, DISPLACING
DOZENS OF LOW INCOME FAMILIES AT
A TIME. THIS MAKES LITTLE SENSE
. A B 12 18 CLOSES THIS GAP
ALLIANCE. THE REPLACEMENT
REQUIREMENTS UNDER 3 30 WITH
HOUSING ON THE LAWN ENSURES THAT
THESE PROJECTS EITHER HAVE A
PLAN TO PROVIDE REPLACEMENT
HOUSING OR LOCATED ON SITE THAT
WOULD NOT REQUIRE HOUSING
DEMOLITION IN THE FIRST PLACE.
THANK YOU. AND I RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR YOUR VOTE. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. WE HAVE ANYONE ELSE
HERE IN SUPPORT, MICROPHONE.
THANK YOU. CHAIR, REMEMBERS
BRIAN AUGUSTA. UM PLEASED TO CO
SPONSOR IT ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA WORLD LEGAL
ASSISTANCE FOUNDATION ALSO WANT
TO NOTE THE SUPPORT OF OUR
COLLEAGUES AT WESTERN CENTER ON
LAW AND POVERTY. THANK YOU.
MARK'S DIVERS WITH THE
CALIFORNIA HOUSING PARTNERSHIP
AND SUPPORT. MORNING MADAM CHAIR
. LOUIS BRONTE WITH BARRY
COUNCIL WERE ORIGINALLY
CONCERNED WITH THIS BILL, BUT
WE'RE REALLY GRATEFUL TO WORK
WITH THE AUTHOR'S OFFICE AND
SPONSORS TO REMOVE ANY OUR
CONCERNS TODAY AND JUST WANTED
TO THANK YOU FOR THE AMENDMENTS.
GOOD GOOD MORNING CHAIR MEMBERS
OF THE COMMITTEE CORNELIUS BURKE
WITH THE CALIFORNIA BUILDING
INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION. WE
ORIGINALLY HAD A POST POSITION
TO THIS BILL. BUT WHAT THE
ACCEPTANCE OF THE AMENDMENTS
WHERE NOW AND A NEUTRAL POSITION
THANK YOU. ANY PRIMARY WITNESSES
AND OPPOSITION. ANYONE IN THE
ROOM AND OPPOSITION. OKAY, WE'LL
BRING IT BACK TO THE COMMITTEE.
WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
AND UH, WITH THAT, MR LOWENTHAL,
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE? I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR VOTE.
THANK YOU, UM, HAPPY TO SUPPORT
THE BILL TODAY, UH, BY ACCEPTING
THE AMENDMENTS APPRECIATE YOUR
WORK WITH MY OFFICE WITHOUT ITS
Dð PASSES AMENDED THE ASSEMBLY
LOCAL GOV COMMITTEE. WEEKS I
PATERSON KOREA. GABRIELLE.
CHOLERA CHOLERA. I QUIRK-SILVA
FOLKS, YOU BY SANCHEZ. SANCHEZ?
NO. WORK WORK. YEAH, THAT'S
UNCALLED. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
OKAY LET'S SEE HAPPEN. 89 26. I
BELIEVE. GOOD MORNING, MADAM
CHAIR. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO THANK
THE COMMITTEE AND ITS STAFF FOR
ITS HELP ON THIS ONE AND WORKING
WITH MY OFFICE AND WE DO ACCEPT
THE COMMITTEE'S AMENDMENTS. UM
AS YOU ALL KNOW, WE HAVE A LABOR
SHORTAGE THE LIKES OF WHICH WE
HAVE NEVER SEEN AND OUR LABOR
SHORTAGE IN HOUSING CRISIS ARE
INTIMATELY LINKED. THE
INCREASING COST OF HOUSING HAS
PUSHED WORKERS OUTSIDE OF CITY
CENTERS AND AWAY FROM JOB HUBS.
RESEARCHERS EXCUSE ME HAVE
LABELED THIS PHENOMENON SPATIAL
MISMATCH, RECTIFYING THIS
MISMATCH BY HOUSING WORKERS NEAR
JOBS WILL REQUIRE A MONUMENTAL
EFFORT. UM THAT IS WE ALL KNOW,
HAS NO SILVER BULLET. A B 9 TO 6
IS ONE STEPS TOWARDS SOLVING THE
PUZZLE. THIS BILL WILL
INCENTIVIZE EMPLOYERS TO TAKE AN
ACTIVE ROLE IN ADDRESSING THE
HOUSING CRISIS. UNDER THIS
MEASURE, AN EMPLOYER COULD CLAIM
AN INCOME TAX CREDIT FOR THE
VALUE OF LAND OR PROPERTY
DONATED TO A NONPROFIT FOR THE
CONSTRUCTION OF AFFORDABLE
HOUSING 25% OF THE UNITS OF THE
DONATED LAND WILL BE MADE
AVAILABLE TO LOW INCOME
RESIDENTS WITH A PREFERENCE. FOR
EMPLOYEES OF THE LANDOWNER.
WE'VE SEEN THE RISE OF A NUMBER
OF COMPANIES CONSTRUCTING
HOUSING. META RECENTLY ANNOUNCED
THE CONSTRUCTION OF 1700 UNITS
IN MENLO PARK, WITH HUNDREDS OF
UNITS AVAILABLE FOR LOW INCOME
FOLKS. EMPLOYEE HOUSING IS AN
INVESTMENT FOR A COMPANY. THE
COST OF THE CONSTRUCTION IS
OFFSET BY THE SAVINGS AND
EMPLOYEE RETENTION. A B 19 6.
WE'LL INCENTIVIZE MORE COMPANIES
AND EMPLOYERS TO MAKE THE
INVESTMENT IN AFFORDABLE
HOUSING. I HAVE WITH ME
TESTIFYING TODAY IS MISS DEBRA
CARLTON WITH THE CALIFORNIA
APARTMENT ASSOCIATION. THANK YOU
. GOOD MORNING, MADAM CHAIR AND
MEMBERS DEBORAH CARLTON WITH THE
CALIFORNIA APARTMENT ASSOCIATION
. WE DO BELIEVE THAT THE TAX
CREDITS HERE WILL MOVE THE
NEEDLE WHEN IT COMES TO HOUSING
DEVELOPMENT. UM, YOU'VE HEARD
BEFORE CALIFORNIA'S DEAD LAST
WHEN IT COMES TO A STATE THAT
BUILDS LESS HOUSING THAN IT DOES
CREATE JOBS. THE NUMBER OF JOBS
CREATED IN CALIFORNIA IS THREE.
FOR EVERYONE HOME THAT IS BUILT.
WE BELIEVE THAT THIS IS AN
IMPORTANT AND VALUABLE BILL FOR
CALIFORNIA. WE'RE ALREADY SEEING
SOME OF THIS DONE. UM EVEN IN
OUR UNIVERSITY TOWNS WHERE LAND
IS DONATED BY SOME OF OUR
MEMBERS TO HELP WITH EMPLOYEE
HOUSING AND STUDENT HOUSING
THERE, AND WE BELIEVE THAT IT'S
BEEN VERY HELPFUL. SO FOR THOSE
REASONS WE ASK FOR YOUR I VOTE
TODAY. THANK YOU ANY OTHER
ADDITIONAL FOLKS WANT TO
REGISTER SUPPORT? COOL CLAN
ABOUT PELLET SHELTERS IN SPORT.
THANK YOU ANY PRIMARY WITNESSES
AND OPPOSITION. AN ADDITIONAL
FOLKS IN THE ROOM AND
OPPOSITION. GREAT. WE'LL BRING
IT BACK TO COMMITTEE, MR
CHOLERA. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR
AND WE'LL THANK THE AUTHOR FROM
THIS 40 MILLION INTRIGUED BY
THIS BUILDING AND LIKE TO MOVE,
IT CERTAINLY SUPPORT IT. UM
PARTICULARLY GIVEN. YOU KNOW,
I'M THINKING ABOUT MY OWN
JURISDICTION IN SAN JOSE. NOT
UNLIKE YOUR JURISDICTION IN
THAT, YOU KNOW, ESPECIALLY PRIOR
TO THE PANDEMIC, A LOT OF BIG
PLANS FOR A LOT OF COMPANIES TO
EXPAND. YOU SEE IT HAPPENING IN
SAN FRANCISCO AS WELL, A LOT OF
OPPOSITE VACANCIES IN MY AREA.
IN PARTICULAR GOOGLE HAS PLANS
HAD HAS PLANS FOR MILLIONS OF
SQUARE FEET OF OFFICE SPACE.
NOW, WITH THE WORK WORK FROM
HOME KIND OF COMING OUT OF THE
PANDEMIC. I THINK SOME OF THOSE
CALCULATIONS MAY CHANGE, BUT I
THINK IT'S REALLY GOOD TO HAVE
THE OPPORTUNITY AS WE THINK
ABOUT HOW WE MAY WANT TO CHANGE.
SOME OF THOSE PLANS TO HAVE
INCENTIVES TO REALLY BUILD
HOUSING IS IN PARTICULAR
AFFORDABLE HOUSING, SO I THINK
THERE'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY WITH
THIS AND OTHER FORWARD TO
LEARNING TO LEARNING MORE ABOUT
IT AND SEE HOW IT CAN BE
APPLIED. UM AND PARTICULARLY
CERTAINLY THE BARRIER, BUT I
THINK THERE'S DEFINITELY
APPLICATIONS THROUGHOUT THE
STATE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, MR WARD. THANK YOU
ALSO APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING
FORWARD THE IDEA. WE TALKED TO
THINK IN A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT
WAYS ABOUT BEING MORE CREATIVE
WITH OUR FISCAL POLICY,
PARTICULARLY FOR HOMEOWNERS THAT
WOULD JUST WANT TO BE ABLE TO
USE YOUR LAND WITH, OF COURSE
AND HAD A LOT OF CONVERSATION
ABOUT SCHOOL DISTRICTS OR OTHER
PUBLIC EMPLOYERS THAT ARE TRYING
TO DO THE SAME. AND SO THINKING
ABOUT THAT FOR, UM EMPLOYERS
THAT WANT TO BE ABLE TO EXERCISE
THE OPPORTUNITY FOR MORE
EMPLOYEE HOUSING IS SOMETHING I
THINK WE ALL AGREE ON. I'M
REALLY CURIOUS TO SEE MAYBE HOW
THE REV. TAX POLICY SORT OF
SHAKES OUT AND SORT OF WHAT THE
COUNTERBALANCE WOULD BE. WHAT
THE EVENING THE UTILITY OF THIS
BILL MIGHT LOOK LIKE BASED ON
SOME OF THE INPUTS THAT WOULD GO
INTO THAT ANALYSIS. HOW
EFFECTIVE HOW EXPANSIVE. COULD
THIS ACTUALLY BE AND MOVING TO
HELP THAT MOVE THAT NEEDLE? BUT
I'M ALSO WONDERING AND AGAIN
VERY MUCH WANT TO BE ABLE TO
SUPPORT THIS TODAY. IS THERE A
LIMIT TO WHICH WE WOULD WANT TO
BE ABLE TO APPLY THIS LARGER
CORPORATIONS, FOR EXAMPLE, THAT
NEED THE WORKFORCE THAT ARE
MAKING THOSE INVESTMENTS HERE
TODAY THEY'RE DOING IT BECAUSE
THEY'RE THE SUCCESS OF THEIR
LARGE CORPORATION VERY MUCH
DEPENDS ON THAT. SO DO THEY NEED
A TAX BREAK THAT OFFSETS THE
REVENUES THAT WE ALSO NEED FOR
OTHER IT'S JUST SOMETHING YOU
KIND OF THINK ABOUT IT. THERE
IS, YOU KNOW, SORT OF A
GRADUATED THESE OUT THAT YOU
MIGHT WANT TO THINK ABOUT AT
SOME POINT IN TIME IS THIS BILL
MOVES FORWARD REALLY HAPPY TO
SUPPORT IT HERE TODAY. IF I MADE
YOU, UM AND WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE
IT AT SOME POINT, PERHAPS
MORPHED INTO HOW DO WE HELP THAT
SMALLER EMPLOYER, FOR EXAMPLE,
THE RESTAURANT OWNER WHO WANTS
TO KEEP THEIR DISHWASHER MAY NOT
HAVE YOU KNOW THE RESOURCES TO
PAY A WHOLE LOT MORE HOURLY, BUT
IT'S GOT SOME MONEY SET ASIDE,
THAT MAY BE ABLE TO HELP THAT.
THAT ONE EMPLOYEE THAT THEY
REALLY RELY ON AND MAYBE GET A
TAX CREDIT FOR THAT WORK. SO
STAY TUNED. BUT THIS IS WHERE WE
ARE TODAY, AND I APPRECIATE THE
SUPPORT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS
FROM COMMITTEE MEMBERS. MR
PATTERSON, WE CONSIDER AN
AMENDMENT TO THIS BILL TO CUT
TRAP TAXES ACROSS THE BOARD.
STAY WIDE. WHATEVER IT TAKES, MR
PATTERSON. TO BE CLEAR. I DON'T
THINK YOU ACTUALLY ACCEPTED THAT
AMENDMENT. RIGHT? SO OH, YES.
OKAY JUST WANT TO CLARIFY. JUST
LET ME CLARIFY FOR THE RECORD
BECAUSE THAT MIGHT NOT COME
ACROSS ANY RECORD. ANY OTHER
QUESTIONS FROM COMMITTEE
COMMITTEE MEMBERS. ANYWAY OF
EMOTION BY MR CHOLERA. SECOND BY
MR WARD GREAT WITH THAT. WOULD
YOU LIKE TO CLOSE? JUST
RESPECTFULLY REQUEST FOR AN EYE
BOARD. WE'RE GOING TO CONNECT
OUR LABOR SHORTAGE TO HOUSING
AND I APPRECIATE THIS FIRST
EFFORT FROM ALL OF YOU. THANK
YOU AND APPRECIATE YOU TAKING
THE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS TO
HAPPY TO SUPPORT THE BILL TODAY
AND ALWAYS LOOKING FOR
INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS TO GET
THROUGH THIS HOUSING CRISIS, SO
I KNOW YOUR EXPERTISE IN LOCAL
GOVERNMENT VERY HELPFUL TO US.
SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. WITH THAT
IT'S A MOTIONS DO PASS AS
AMENDED THE ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE
ON REVENUE TAX WEEKS. I PATERSON
PERSON I KOREA GABRIELLE
CHOLERA. CHOLERA? AYE.
QUIRK-SILVA QUIRK-SILVA VICE
SANCHEZ SANCHEZ, I WARD WARD.
AYE. THAT BILL IS OUT, AND WE
WILL LET MEMBERS ADD ON THANK
YOU, MADAM CHAIR AND WHAT'S
BEFORE WE GET TO MISS SHAVE? OH,
I'D LIKE TO DO THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. DO WE HAVE A MOTION?
IN A SECOND, OKAY? CAN SEND
CALENDAR ITEM 11 89 32 ITEM 18 A
B 14 74 PASSES A MANDATE TO THE
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE AND
APPROPRIATION. ALMOST I'M SORRY
DO PASS TO THE ASSEMBLY
COMMITTEE AND APPROPRIATION. UM
WEEKS AND WEEKS. I PERSON
PERSONALLY. CORIO GABRIELLE
CHOLERA, CHOLERA. I QUIRK-SILVA
. WELL BY SANCHEZ SANCHEZ I
AWARD WARD. I AND THE CONSENT
CALENDAR IS OUT. WE'LL LET
MEMBERS ADD ON AND WITH THAT,
MISS CHIEVO I BELIEVE YOU ARE
PRESENTING A V 9 11. YES. GREAT.
THE FLOOR IS YOURS. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, MADAM CHAIR
AND MEMBERS. THIS IS REALLY A
PRETTY SIMPLE AND
STRAIGHTFORWARD, CLEAN UP BILL.
A B 9 11 WOULD CLEAN UP MEASURE
A B 7 21 THAT BLOOMED IN 2021
PROVIDES CONFIDENCE TO
AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPERS
WHO WANT TO PURCHASE REAL ESTATE
FOR 100% AFFORDABLE DEVELOPMENT
. SOME PROPERTIES MAY HAVE
RESTRICTED DENSITY REQUIREMENTS
THAT REQUIRE ONLY OWNERS OF THE
PROPERTY CAN REMOVE THEM.
UNFORTUNATELY FOR HOUSING
DEVELOPERS WHO ARE IN THE
PROCESS OF PURCHASING REAL
ESTATE ARE, UM, WHO ARE UNABLE
TO REMOVE THOSE COVENANTS UNTIL
AFTER THEY HAVE PURCHASED THE
PROPERTY AND ARE THE LEGAL
OWNERS OF THE REAL ESTATE IN
QUESTION. MAYBE 9 11 STREAMLINES
THE COVENANT REMOVAL PROCESS BY
ALLOWING AFFORDABLE HOUSING
DEVELOPERS. TO REMOVE THE
RESTRICTIVE DENSITY REQUIREMENTS
PRIOR TO PURCHASE OF THE
PROPERTY, ALLOWING FOR FASTER
DELIVERY OF AFFORDABLE HOMES AND
FINANCING OF ADDITIONAL HOMES
THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA. THIS
LEGISLATION NOT ONLY HELPS MY
DISTRICT BUT EVERYONE'S DISTRICT
AND CALIFORNIA TO HAVE AN
EFFICIENT PROCESS AND HAVE MORE
AFFORDABLE HOMES IN THEIR
DISTRICTS. I'M HAPPY TO ACCEPT
THE COMMITTEE'S AMENDMENTS AND
THANK THEM FOR WORKING WITH US
ON THAT AND ALSO JOINED TODAY UM
, WITH ME IS MICHAEL LANE, STATE
POLICY DIRECTOR OF SPUR, WHICH
WORKS ON PLANNING AND URBAN
RESEARCH. THANK YOU. WE HAVE A
MOTION GREAT AND I'M PERFECT
BILL. PRESENTATION. I'M JUST
HERE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS. THANK
YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT. GREAT.
GREAT TESTIMONY. OKAY AND
ADDITIONAL FOLKS WANT TO EXPRESS
SUPPORT IN THE ROOM. SHE'S
COMING. MARINA WHITE WITH THE
CALIFORNIA HOUSING CONSORTIUM
AND SUPPORT GREAT ANYONE ELSE,
OKAY, ANY PRIMARY WITNESSES AND
OPPOSITION ANYONE ELSE IN THE
ROOM AND OPPOSITION. WE WILL
BRING IT BACK TO COMMITTEE. ANY
QUESTIONS BY MEMBERS. I THINK WE
HAD A MOTION, RIGHT? I DON'T
KNOW WHERE TO SECOND. WE HAVE A
SECOND MR PATTERSON IS THE
QUESTION. NO NO, MR PRESIDENT, I
HAVE A QUESTION. OKAY GREAT WITH
THAT. WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE? I
TOLD YOU A SIMPLE THANK YOU
APPRECIATE AN AYE. VOTE. THANKS
SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU
FOR BRINGING THE BILL FORWARD.
HAPPY TO SUPPORT IT. TODAY THE
MOTION IS DUE PASSES AMENDED TO
THE ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE AND
JUDICIARY. WICKS I PERSON I
CARILLO GABRIELLE. CHOLERA
CHOLERA. I QUIRK-SILVA ELI
SANCHEZ. SANCHEZ NO. WARD WARD.
AYE. THAT BUILDS OUT WE'LL LET
MEMBERS ADD ON THANK YOU. AND
WITH THAT WE HAVE MR HANEY WITH
US TO PRESENT A B 14 85. OKAY,
I'VE GOT TO. I THINK YOU. YOU
HAVE TO YOU HAVE 45. MAYBE 11 14
14 85 1ST WHICHEVER YOU PREFER
14 85 IT IS SURE WE WILL START
WITH 14 85. THANK YOU, MADAM
CHAIR AND MEMBERS 80 14 85 WOULD
STRENGTHEN CALIFORNIA'S ABILITY
TO ENFORCE EXISTING STATE
HOUSING LAWS. IT DOES SO BY
GIVING THE ATTORNEY GENERAL THE
ABILITY TO REPRESENT THE STATE'S
INTERESTS. THE PEOPLE OF
CALIFORNIA IMPENDING LEGAL
ACTIONS FILED BY THIRD PARTIES
TO ADDRESS VIOLATIONS OF STATE
HOUSING LAWS. RIGHT NOW
CALIFORNIANS ARE FACING A
HOUSING CRISIS OF EPIC
PROPORTION. THE STATE MUST
CONSTRUCT 180,000 UNITS,
INCLUDING 80,000 AFFORDABLE
UNITS EACH YEAR TO KEEP PACE
WITH EXISTING HOUSING DEMAND.
BUT WE'RE ONLY CONSTRUCTING
ABOUT 80,000 UNITS A YEAR
CURRENTLY, SO WE NEED EVERY TOOL
AT OUR DISPOSAL TO GUARANTEE WE
MEET OUR HOUSING GOALS AND
ENSURE HOUSING IS ACTUALLY BEING
BUILT. EXISTING LAW EMPOWERS THE
ATTORNEY GENERAL TO BRING SUIT
FOR A VIOLATION OF STATE HOUSING
LAW AND ALSO ALLOWS THIRD
PARTIES TO FILE LAWSUITS TO
ENFORCE STATE HOUSING LAWS. BUT
UNDER CURRENT LAW WHEN A THIRD
PARTY FILES A LAWSUIT RELATED TO
THE ENFORCEMENT OF STATE HOUSING
LAWS, THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S
OFFICE CAN ONLY BECOME A PARTY
TO THE LAWSUIT BY PETITIONING
THE COURT TO INTERVENE. THIS
PROCEDURAL HURDLE DELAYS HOUSING
FROM BEING BUILT BECAUSE THE
COURTS CAN TAKE MONTHS TO
SCHEDULE A HEARING ON THE
PETITION, EVEN ONCE A COURT
HEARING IS SCHEDULED THE
ATTORNEY GENERAL'S ABILITY TO
INTERVENE IN THE CASE IS AT THE
COURT'S DISCRETION. IMPORTANT TO
NOTE THAT WHILE THE ATTORNEY
GENERAL AXIS STATUTORY ABILITY
AUTHORITY TO INTERVENE IN THIRD
PARTY STUDENTS SUITS ON HOUSING
LAW, THEY HAVE THE STATUTORY
RIGHT TO INTERVENE ON OTHER
ISSUES, INCLUDING ENVIRONMENTAL
LAWS. HOUSING LAW, AS I KNOW
THAT THIS COMMITTEE AGREES IS
JUST AS IMPORTANT, GRANTING THE
ATTORNEY GENERAL THE STATUTORY
RIGHT TO INTERVENE OR ENSURE
THAT THE STATE'S INTERESTS ARE
REPRESENTED IN COURT AND THAT WE
CAN REACH OUR HOUSING GOALS,
WHICH I KNOW YOU ALL ARE
COMMITTED TO HERE TO TESTIFY AND
SUPPORT WITH ME TODAY IS JANA
JANA STANDIFORD FROM THE OFFICE
OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND TODD
DAVID FROM THE HOUSING ACTION
COALITION. WE ALSO HAVE DAVID
PIE FROM THE OFFICE OF THE
ATTORNEY GENERAL AVAILABLE TO
ANSWER TECHNICAL QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU. YOU CAN BEGIN. UH
GOOD AFTERNOON. GOOD MORNING,
TODD DAVID ON BEHALF OF THE
HOUSING ACTION COALITION. UM
THIS IS THE LAST COMMUNITY THAT
NEED TO INFORM ABOUT THE
AFFORDABILITY DISPLACEMENT
CRISIS THAT HAS BEEN CAUSED BY
AN UNDER PRODUCTION OF HOUSING
AT ALL LEVELS OF AFFORDABILITY.
WE NEED ALL TOOLS TO ADDRESS
THIS ISSUE, AND, UH, WE HAVE. WE
ARE FORTUNATE THAT WE HAVE A
ATTORNEY GENERAL WHO HAS BEEN
HOLDING RECALCITRANT
MUNICIPALITIES ACCOUNTABLE. TO
UPHOLD STATE HOUSING LAW. THIS
SIMPLY STREAMLINES THAT PROCESS.
THAT IT WILL. IT WILL STOP
DELAYS OF COURT OF JUDGES TAKING
MONTHS IF NOT YEARS TO ALLOW THE
ATTORNEY GENERAL TO STEP IN.
THIS IS REALLY A STREAMLINING
MEASURE. IT STREAMLINES THAT
PROCESS, SO WITH THAT I WILL
TURN IT OVER TO THE DOJ. GOOD
MORNING SHARE. WICKS THE MEMBERS
. MY NAME IS JANICE STANDIFORD.
I'M A DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL
AND LEGISLATIVE ADVOCATE WITH
THE OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY
GENERAL. I WANT TO START BY
THANKING ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S HANEY
FOR AUTHORING THE SPILL, AND
ATTORNEY GENERAL ROB BONTA IS
PROUD TO SPONSOR IT. AS THIS
COMMITTEE KNOWS ALL TOO WELL.
CALIFORNIA IS FACING A SEVERE
HOUSING SHORTAGE AND
AFFORDABILITY CRISIS. OH, THANK
YOU. THE LEGISLATURE HAS PASSED
A NUMBER OF STRONG HOUSING LAWS
IN RECENT YEARS AND THOSE LAWS
MUST BE ENFORCED AND VIOLATORS
MUST BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE.
ATTORNEY GENERAL ROB BONTA HAS
MADE ENFORCEMENT OF HOUSING LAWS
A TOP PRIORITY AND WILL CONTINUE
TO EXERCISE HIS AUTHORITY TO
HOLD VIOLATORS ACCOUNTABLE. BUT
UNDER MANY OF THE STATE'S
HOUSING LAWS, THIRD PARTIES LIKE
HOUSING ADVOCATES AND DEVELOPERS
ARE ALSO EMPOWERED TO FILE THEIR
OWN LAWSUITS CHALLENGING LOCAL
LAND USE, PLANNING AND
PERMITTING DECISIONS. THIS BILL
WOULD ADDRESS PROCEDURAL HURDLE
THAT THE ATTORNEY GENERAL FACES
WHEN A THIRD PARTY FILES THE
ENFORCEMENT ACTION FIRST. UNDER
EXISTING LAW. THE ATTORNEY
GENERAL'S OFFICE HAS TO FORMALLY
PETITION THE COURT FOR
PERMISSION TO INTERVENE AND
PENDING THIRD PARTY HOUSING
ENFORCEMENT CASES. THIS
REQUIREMENT CAUSES UNNECESSARY
DELAY. IN ONE ONGOING CASE, WE
FILED A PETITION WITH THE COURT
TO INTERVENE ON OCTOBER 3RD OF
2022. NOW OVER SIX MONTHS LATER,
THE COURT STILL HAS NOT RULED ON
WHETHER IT WILL GRANT
INTERVENTION. MAYBE 14 85 WOULD
REMOVE THIS PROCEDURAL HURDLE BY
GRANTING THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
AND UNCONDITIONAL STATUTORY
RIGHT TO INTERVENE IN PENDING
THIRD PARTY HOUSING CASES. THE
ATTORNEY GENERAL HAS THIS RIGHT
TO INTERVENE IN OTHER CONTEXTS,
INCLUDING INCLUDING AN
ENVIRONMENTAL CASES, AND WE
ROUTINELY USED THIS RIGHT TO
INTERVENE IN OUR ENVIRONMENTAL
JUSTICE WORK. MAYBE 14 85 WOULD
GRANT THE ATTORNEY GENERAL THE
SAME RIGHT TO INTERVENE TO
ENFORCE STATE HOUSING LOSS.
CALIFORNIA'S ATTORNEY GENERAL
SHOULD HAVE THE RIGHT TO
REPRESENT THE STATE'S INTERESTS
AND ENFORCE STATE HOUSING LAWS,
REGARDLESS OF WHICH PARTY FILES
THE ACTION FIRST. THANK YOU FOR
YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION
MEMBERS. WE RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
YOUR VOTE. THANK YOU. ADDITIONAL
FOLKS IN THE ROOM, WANT TO
REGISTER SUPPORT? MARK'S DIVERS
WITH THE CALIFORNIA HOUSING
PARTNERSHIP AND SUPPORT MICHAEL
LANE WAS SPURNED STRONG SUPPORT.
LOUIS MORANTE WITH BARRY COUNCIL
WAS ORIGINALLY CONCERNED ABOUT
THE BILL. WANT TO THANK YOUR
SPONSORS FOR GIVING ME A
COMPLETELY FREE LEGAL EDUCATION
, EXPLAINING WHY MY CONCERNS
WERE MISPLACED. AND HERE TO
SUPPORT THE BILL TODAY? THANK
YOU. MADISON VANDER CLAY WITH
SILICON VALLEY LEADERSHIP GROUP
AND SUPPORT MADAM CHAIR MEMBERS
OF THE COMMUNITY. JORDAN PARANA
GOT A HARD ON BEHALF OF
CALIFORNIAN BE IN SUPPORT.
DEBORAH CARLSON, THE CALIFORNIA
APARTMENT ASSOCIATION AND
SUPPORT. BOB NAYLOR FOR FIELD
STUDY AND COMPANY AND HOWARD
AHMANSON JR IN SUPPORT. PROBABLY
FOR A MEETING WITH LIGHTHOUSE
PUBLIC AFFAIRS ON BEHALF OF
SANDHILL PROPERTIES AND BUCKEYE
PROPERTIES AND SUPPORT THANK
YOU. ANY PRIMARY WITNESSES IN
OPPOSITION? ANY ADDITIONAL, UH,
FOLKS IN OPPOSITION. OKAY WE
WILL BRING IT BACK TO THE
COMMITTEE. WE HAVE A MOTION TO
MOVE THE BILL. IN THIS SECOND BY
ANYONE. SECOND BY MR WORD, OKAY.
AND MR PATTERSON IS A QUESTION.
UH YEAH. DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION?
UM WELL, THANK YOU
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S HANEY FOR
BRINGING THIS BILL AND, UM I
LIKE TO HAVE SOME CONSISTENCY IN
MY LINE OF QUESTIONING FOR
LEGISLATION THAT GIVES THE
ATTORNEY GENERAL MORE AUTHORITY
ON HOUSING LAWS. UM YOU KNOW,
RECENTLY THERE'S BEEN A VERY
PUBLIC CASE IN CALIFORNIA, WHERE
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL HAS FILED
LITIGATION AGAINST A PARTICULAR
CITY. NOT IN MY DISTRICT. SO YOU
KNOW, UM BUT THERE ARE SEVERAL
OTHER CITIES, WHICH I WON'T NAME
THAT HAVE BEEN OUT OF COMPLIANCE
WITH THEIR HOUSING ELEMENT FOR
LONGER. THEN THAT PARTICULAR
CITY. UM SO HOW DOES THE
ATTORNEY GENERAL DECIDE ONE TO
USE ITS AUTHORITY? UH I HAVE A
COMMENT ON THAT. BUT I'LL LET
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE
FIRST. SURE THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S PATTERSON. THE
AGES OFFICE CONSIDERS SEVERAL
DIFFERENT FACTORS AND
DETERMINING WHETHER OR NOT TO
BRING IN ENFORCEMENT ACTION
AGAINST THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT. UH
SUFFICE TO SAY THESE FACTORS
INCLUDE THE NATURE OF THE
VIOLATION ITSELF. THE LOCAL
GOVERNMENT'S RESPONSE TO HDD S
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE SO YOU MAY
HAVE HEARD THAT THERE ARE MYRIAD
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS THAT ARE NOT
UP TO DATE ON THEIR HOUSING
ELEMENT. WHY AREN'T WE GOING
AFTER EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM?
WELL IN WORKING TOGETHER WITH HD
STAFF, WE FIND THAT OFTENTIMES
THERE ARE LEGITIMATE REASONS FOR
THAT DELAY OR GOOD FAITH.
EFFORTS ARE BEING MADE. AND SO
WE ONLY GO AFTER AS A BARTER
OFTEN SAYS. THOSE WHO ACT IN BAD
FAITH, THOSE WHO ARE SHIRKING
THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES.
OUTWARDLY SAY, PUBLICLY SAYING,
WE ARE NOT GOING TO FOLLOW STATE
HOUSING LAWS. AND UPDOS. THE BAD
ACTORS, SO TO SPEAK. UH THIS IS
WHEN WE BUILD OUR ENFORCEMENT
AUTHORITIES TOGETHER WITH HDD IS
VERY MUCH A CASE BY CASE
CONSIDERATION AND OFTENTIMES OUR
ENGAGEMENT WITH LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS DO NOT END IN
LITIGATION. WE'RE NOT IN THE
BUSINESS OF SUING LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS WERE IN THE BUSINESS
OF ENFORCING STATE LAWS. SO WE
DON'T WIELD OUR ENFORCEMENT
AUTHORITY LIGHTLY AND ONLY DO SO
WHEN LOCAL GOVERNMENTS OUTWARDLY
REFUSED TO POLICY LAW. AND I,
YOU KNOW, APPRECIATE THAT
RESPONSE, AND THE LEADERSHIP OF
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE
ALSO WANT TO SAY IS IT RELATES
TO THIS BILL? IT SHOULDN'T BE
BASED ON WHETHER OR NOT THE
ATTORNEY GENERAL GETS THERE
FIRST. THAT'S ESSENTIALLY WHAT
WE'RE SAYING. WITH THIS BILL. IN
SOME CASES, THERE WILL BE A
PARTICULAR ACTION TAKEN BY A
THIRD PARTY, AND THAT SHOULDN'T
PRECLUDE THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
REPRESENTING THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA FROM BEING AT THE
TABLE. THAT'S WHAT THIS BILL
WOULD ALLOW. I THINK IT'S
IMPORTANT THAT THEY HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO WEIGH THOSE
DIFFERENT FACTORS, BUT THEY
SHOULDN'T BE PRECLUDED FROM
REPRESENTING ALL OF US AND THE
LAWS THAT WE PASSED SIMPLY
BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T GET THERE
FIRST. WELL, THANKS. UM. YOU
KNOW, HAVING BEEN A CITY COUNCIL
MEMBER, YOU KNOW, SCARED TO
DEATH TO, UM BE OUT OF
COMPLIANCE WITH HOUSING ELEMENT
. WE WORKED REALLY HARD AND
DILIGENTLY TO GET THERE AND HAD
A LOT OF CONVERSATIONS BACK AND
FORTH WITH HDD. AND IN FACT,
MANY AREAS IN WHICH WE
COMPLETELY DISAGREED WITH H C. D
S INTERPRETATION OF THE HOUSING
LAW. WE HAD DIFFERENT METHODS TO
REACH THE GOALS. UM AND THEY
WEREN'T ACCEPTED. BUT BASICALLY
WE HAD VERY LITTLE OPTION. UM
AND I SUSPECT UH, YOU KNOW, SOME
OF THE CITY'S OUT OF COMPLIANCE
WHO NOW ARE GOING ON A COUPLE OF
YEARS OF BEING OUT OF
COMPLIANCE, JUST LIKE THE OTHER
CITY THAT'S BEEN LITIGATED. YOU
KNOW, THEY DO HAVE LEGITIMATE
REASONS OR THEIR YOU KNOW, STILL
KIND OF SOME BACK AND FORTH, BUT
I KNOW ON SOME OCCASIONS. UM
WHAT KIND OF DRIVES ME NUTS A
LITTLE BIT IS, UM, IS I THINK
THAT THEY'RE NOT SAYING WHAT
ANOTHER PARTICULAR CITY SET OUT
LOUD, BUT THEY'RE BASICALLY I
MEAN, THEY'RE DOING IT AND IT'S
BEEN A LOT LONGER THAN TWO
YEARS. AND SO THAT'S WHERE I GET
A LITTLE FRUSTRATED WITH THE
PROCESS AND DON'T GET ME WRONG.
I DON'T I'M NOT ADVOCATING TO
SUE ANY PARTICULAR CITY, BUT, UM
, YOU KNOW, I I'M JUST VERY
CONCERNED WITH GRANTING
ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY WHEN I
DON'T YET. SEE, UM YOU KNOW THE
BALANCE. I'D LIKE TO SEE MORE OF
HOW THIS IS GOING TO WORK OUT
BECAUSE NOW THINGS ARE SERIOUS,
YOU KNOW, AND HOW THE HOUSING
ELEMENT IS WORKING OUT, SO I
JUST APPRECIATE, YOU KNOW.
LEARNING MORE ABOUT HOW THE
ATTORNEY GENERAL IS WORKING WITH
CITIES TO GET INTO COMPLIANCE,
PARTICULARLY THE ONES THAT HAVE
BEEN OUT OF COMPLIANCE FOR
YEARS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MS
QUIRK-SILVA. I WANT TO THANK THE
AUTHOR FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD
AND I DO THINK THIS IS A
COMPELLING ARGUMENT. UM ON BOTH
SIDES OF THE ISSUE. I MEAN, WE
OFTEN HEAR FROM LOCAL
JURISDICTIONS. YOU KNOW, WE WANT
LOCAL CONTROL AND FOR THOSE OF
US WHO HAVE SERVED ON LOCAL
GOVERNMENT BEFORE COMING HERE,
THAT REMAINS KIND OF A STEADFAST
PRINCIPLE. AND I HAVE BEEN THE
BROKEN RECORD ON. I DON'T THINK
ANY OF US THAT SIT IN THIS ROOM
. WANT TO BE THE HAMMER TO LOCAL
MISSED MUNICIPALITIES. AND YET
WE CAN'T PICK AND CHOOSE THE
LAWS THAT WE CHOOSE TO COMPLY
WITH. AND WHEN WE DO THAT, THEN
WE SEND THE MESSAGE NUMBER ONE.
WE'RE NOT GOING TO COMPLY WITH
THE LAW AND NUMBER TWO. WE'RE
GOING TO PUSH OFF THE
RESPONSIBILITY TO SOMEBODY ELSE
BECAUSE THOSE CITIES THAT THAT
MAKE THE EXTREME AND I WOULD SAY
THEY'RE EXTREME EFFORTS TO
COMPLY WITH THE HOUSING PLANS,
AND NONE OF THEM ARE EASY.
BECAUSE OF ALL OF THE THINGS WE
TALKED ABOUT IN THIS COMMITTEE,
WHETHER IT'S NIMBYS, WHETHER
IT'S UH ALL OF THE THINGS THAT
COME WITH APPROVING NOT ONLY A
HOUSING PLAN, BUT MANY TIMES THE
DEVELOPMENT AGAINST OPPOSITION
FROM LOCALS AND THOSE LOCALS DO
COME TO THE LOCAL CITY COUNCILS.
THEY'RE NOT HERE AND SO IT IS A
VERY DIFFICULT DECISION FOR
LOCALS. BUT AGAIN. THERE MIGHT
BE CITIES WHO ARE THINKING THAT
THEY DON'T WANT TO COMPLY. AND
THERE'S OTHERS THAT ARE BRASHLY
SAYING WE'RE NOT GOING TO COMPLY
, AND THEN THEY'RE KIND OF
SURPRISED WHEN THERE'S AN ACTION
TAKEN, BUT I THINK THAT AGAIN,
I'LL CONTINUE TO SAY IF
EVERYBODY DOES SOMETHING. WITHIN
THEIR RANGE AS A CITY AND MAKES
AN EFFORT IN THE SPIRIT TO BUILD
HOUSING. SO WE DON'T HAVE THESE
ENCAMPMENTS. SO WE DON'T HAVE
THIS GROWING HOMELESSNESS. WE'RE
GONNA GET A LOT FURTHER THAN
PEOPLE EITHER QUIETLY NOT MOVING
FORWARD ON HOUSING PLANS OR
BRASHLY NOT MOVING FORWARD. SO I
DO SUPPORT THIS, UM AGAIN TO MY
LOCAL ELECTED WHO ARE OUT THERE
? I'M SURE WATCHING AND BEING
AGGRESSIVELY ANGRY FOR US SAYING
YES TO THESE THINGS. I'VE SAID
IT BEFORE. I'LL SAY IT AGAIN,
YOU KNOW, TAKE THE
RESPONSIBILITY AS A LOCAL LOCAL
ELECTED TO BUILD THE HOUSING
THAT IS NECESSARY FOR THE PEOPLE
IN YOUR COMMUNITY. AND I SUPPORT
THIS BILL. THANK YOU AND THE
OTHER COMMENTS, QUESTIONS. WE
HAVE EMOTIONS RIGHT IN A SECOND.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE? YES
THIS THIS THIS. THIS BILL WILL
HELP GET HOUSING BILL THAT ALSO
HELPED TO ENSURE THE LAWS IN
FORCE. AND MOST IMPORTANTLY THAT
WE, UH, THE PEOPLE OF CALIFORNIA
VIA THE ATTORNEY GENERAL ARE AT
THE TABLE AND THESE IMPORTANT
DECISIONS THAT MATTERS
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR VOTE.
WELL, THANK YOU, MR HANEY AND
THE COALITION FOR BRINGING THIS
FORWARD AND THE ATTORNEY
GENERAL'S OFFICE AS WELL. WE'VE
DONE A LOT OF WORK OVER THE LAST
COUPLE OF YEARS TO CREATE SOME
REALLY STRONG HOUSING LAWS AND
MAKING SURE THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY
ENFORCE THOSE IS REALLY CRITICAL
AND I THINK ENHANCING THE A G
AND H C D S ABILITY TO DO THAT
IS REALLY IMPORTANT. SO I'M
HAPPY TO SUPPORT THE BILL TODAY,
AND WITH THAT IT'S A DO PASS TO
THE ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON
JUDICIARY. WEEKS WEEKS I PERSON
NOVEL. BOARDING. CARILLO,
GABRIELLE. CHOLERA. AYE
QUIRK-SILVA EYES SANCHEZ.
SANCHEZ NO AWARD WORK. I WHAT
THAT BILL IS ON CALL. AH AND
WITH THAT WE'LL GO TO YOUR NEXT
BILL. MR HANEY, WHICH IS 11 14.
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR AND
MEMBERS. I WANT TO START BY
ACCEPTING THE COMMITTEE'S
TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO THE
BILL. AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR
PARTNERSHIP ON THAT A B 11 14
WILL HELP. UH MY DISTRICT MAINLY
AND ONLY BUILD MUCH NEEDED
HOUSING BY PROHIBITING APPEALS
ON APPROVED POST ENTITLEMENT
BUILDING PERMITS IN THE FINAL
HOUR. RIGHT NOW. ALL HOUSING
DEVELOPMENTS GO THROUGH A SERIES
OF STEPS FROM THE INITIAL
PROPOSAL TO CERTIFICATE OF
OCCUPANCY INCLUDES APPLICATION
PERIOD, ACQUIRING ENTITLEMENT,
SECURING BUILDING PERMITS
CONSTRUCTION, AND FINALLY,
PEOPLE MOVING IN. IN MOST CITIES
ACROSS THE CALIFORNIA PRETTY
MUCH EVERY OTHER CITY THE
PROCESS OF SECURING A POST
ENTITLEMENT BUILDING PERMIT IS
AN AUTOMATIC ACTION. THIS MEANS
THERE ARE NO OPPORTUNITIES TO
APPEAL THE PERMIT ONCE THE
PROJECT HAS BEEN ALREADY
APPROVED BY THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT
. SAN FRANCISCO IS ONE OF THE
ONLY LOCAL GOVERNMENTS THAT DOES
NOT HAVE AUTOMATIC APPROVAL FOR
POST ENTITLEMENT BUILDING
PERMITS. IS BECAUSE THE PERMITS
IN SAN FRANCISCO DISCRETIONARY
MEANING THAT LAWSUITS CAN BE
FILED ON THE ISSUANCE OF ALL
BUILDING PERMITS FOR NEW HOUSING
, EVEN IF THE PERMIT IS TO BUILD
SOMETHING THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN
APPROVED BY THE PLANNING
COMMISSION, OR BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS. WITH THE CURRENT
PROCESS IN PLACE. IT TAKES
ALMOST TWO YEARS FOR AN
APPLICANT TO RECEIVE A POST
ENTITLEMENT BUILDING PERMIT IN
SAN FRANCISCO. THE UNIQUE
APPEALS PROCESS EXACERBATE SAN
FRANCISCO'S ALREADY SEVERE
HOUSING SHORTAGE AND WHILE
EXISTING LAW PREVENTS POST
ENTITLEMENT BUILDING PERMITS
FROM BEING FRIVOLOUSLY, APPEALED
AND REQUIRES THEM TO BE
APPROVED. IN A SPECIFIC TIME,
THEY DISCRETION ON SAN
FRANCISCO'S POST AND TIME OF
BUILDING PERMITS MAKES THEM
EXEMPT FROM THESE PROVISIONS. TO
HELP US MEET OUR HOUSING AND
AFFORDABLE HOUSING GOALS. A B 11
14 WILL ADDRESS POST APPROVAL
APPEALS AND HELP BUILD MORE
HOUSING IN SAN FRANCISCO BY
CLARIFYING BUILDING PERMITS
PROJECT'S PERMITS FOR PROJECTS
THAT HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED
APPROVAL FROM THE LOCAL AGENCY
ARE NOT SUBJECT TO ADDITIONAL
APPEALS. IT IS NOT MODIFY THE
ENTITLEMENT PROCESS IN ANY WAY.
HERE TO TESTIFY IN SUPPORT WITH
ME TODAY IS CORY SMITH,
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE
HOUSING ACTION COALITION. THANK
YOU. GOOD MORNING AGAIN COREY
SMITH ON BEHALF OF THE HOUSING
ACTION COALITION, AS PREVIOUSLY
MENTIONED LAST YEAR, THE HOUSING
ACTION COALITION PARTNERS AT THE
BARRIER COUNCIL AND SILICON
VALLEY LEADERSHIP GROUP
SPONSORED A B 2 TO 34, WHICH SET
REASONABLE SHOT CLOCKS FOR
CITIES AND COUNTIES TO REVIEW
POST ENTITLEMENT BUILDING
PERMITS. AT THE TIME. WE WERE
AWARE SAN FRANCISCO'S PROCESS
WAS GOING TO BE AN OUTLIER.
BECAUSE SAN FRANCISCO ALLOWS
EVERY SINGLE PERMIT TO BE
APPEALED. SO EVEN IF THE PROJECT
IS FULLY APPROVED BY THE
PLANNING COMMISSION OR BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS, ANY INDIVIDUAL
COULD FILE A LAWSUIT THAT EXTRA
PROCESS WHICH EXISTS UNIQUELY IN
SAN FRANCISCO, ADDS ADDITIONAL
TIME AND COST UNDER BUILDING NEW
HOUSING. A RECENT SAN FRANCISCO
CHRONICLE REPORT FOUND THAT THE
AVERAGE PERMIT TOOK 627 DAYS TO
GET APPROVED IN SAN FRANCISCO
TWO YEARS FOR A SINGLE PERMIT,
THE LONGEST IN THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA. UH THERE'S A HIGH
PROFILE PROJECT IN SAN FRANCISCO
, A 100% SUBSIDIZED, AFFORDABLE
FAMILY PROJECT THAT IS A BLOCK
FROM GOLDEN GATE PARK AND A
BLOCK FROM LIGHT RAIL THAT HAS
BEEN SUED. I NOW BELIEVE 10
TIMES OVER THE ISSUANCE OF THEIR
BUILDING PERMITS. AND WHILE THE
PROJECT STILL MOVES FORWARD,
THOSE DELAYS PREVENT FAMILIES
FROM MOVING INTO NEW HOMES.
ASSEMBLY BILL 1114 IS A
STRAIGHTFORWARD APPROACH TO
CLOSING A LOOPHOLE THAT DELAYS
HOUSING IN SAN FRANCISCO AND
WOULD ALIGN THE CITY'S PERMIT,
REVIEW AND APPROVAL PROCESS WITH
THE REST OF THE STATE. THANK
YOU. SORRY WE ALSO HAVE LEWIS
MORAN FROM BARRY COUNCIL. GREAT
HAPPY TO HAVE HIM. THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S LEWIS MORANTE
BARRY COUNCIL HERE IN STRONG
SUPPORT. I THINK MY COLLEAGUE
HAS SAID IT VERY WELL. I DO WANT
TO EMPHASIZE THAT THIS IS A
UNIQUE SAN FRANCISCO ONLY
PROBLEM, BUT THE PROBLEM HERE IS
MORE THAT WE'RE WORRIED THAT
OTHER LOCAL GOVERNMENTS COULD
ADOPT SAN FRANCISCO'S CREATIVE
APPROACH TO DENYING THESE
PERMITS, AND I THINK IT'S
IMPORTANT FOR THE STATES OF
FORECLOSED THAT SAN FRANCISCO'S
PROCESS TAKES 400 DAYS LONGER
THAN THE PROCESS FOR THE SAME
PERMITS IN THE CITY OF OAKLAND,
6 300 DAYS LONGER FOR THE SAME
PROCESS FOR THOSE PERMITS IN THE
CITY OF BERKLEY. UM AND
SHORTENING. THAT PROCESS IS ONE
OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS WE
CAN DO TO SPEED UP HOUSING
PRODUCTION, REDUCE RENTS AND IN
SAN FRANCISCO AND THE BAY AREA
GENERALLY URGE YOUR SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND WITH
THAT OTHER FOLKS WANNA REGISTER
SUPPORT. MICHAEL AMOS BURN
SUPPORT. HOLLY FOR MANY IS
LIGHTHOUSE PUBLIC AFFAIRS ON
BEHALF OF SANDHILL PROPERTIES
AND SUPPORT. KARIN LANG ON
BEHALF OF MAYOR LONDON BREED IN
THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN
FRANCISCO AND SUPPORT THANK YOU.
PARK'S DIVERSE WITH THE
CALIFORNIA HOUSING PARTNERSHIP
AND SUPPORT MADISON VANDER CLAY
WITH S V LG AND SUPPORT DEBORAH
CARLSON, THE CALIFORNIA
APARTMENT ASSOCIATION AND
SUPPORT. CORNELIUS BURKE WITH
THE CALIFORNIA BUILDING INDUSTRY
ASSOCIATION AND SUPPORT. CREATE
ANY PRIMARY WITNESSES AND
OPPOSITION. ANY ADDITIONAL HOOKS
IN THE ROOM AND OPPOSITION.
WE'LL BRING IT BACK TO THE
COMMITTEE. MR CHOLERA. IT'S KIND
OF FUN TO WATCH. SAN FRANCISCO
CREATED ITS OWN ADVENTURE
SOMETIMES, BUT I'M HAPPY TO MOVE
HAPPY TO MOVE THE BILL. GREAT
MOTION IN A SECOND, MR
PATTERSON. ON THIS PIECE OF
LEGISLATION. COMMEND THE AUTHOR
. UM, YOU KNOW, IT'S DIFFICULT
TO BASICALLY DO A BILL IN WHICH
PEOPLE IN YOUR JURISDICTION,
INCLUDING ELECTED OFFICIALS ARE
NOT GOING TO BE PLEASED WITH AND
THAT TAKES A LOT OF COURAGE. AND
UH, BUT I THINK THIS IS REALLY
IMPORTANT TO THE PROCESS. THERE
IS CRAZY, AND, UH, SO THANKS FOR
BRINGING THIS BILL AND I'M
LOOKING FORWARD TO SUPPORTING
IT. YOU HAVE NO IDEA, MR
PATTERSON. PROFILES IN COURAGE,
MR. HANEY. WOULD YOU LIKE TO
CLOSE? I APPRECIATE THAT. FOR
THE RECORD. I LOVE MY CITY.
THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT ARE
VERY SPECIAL ABOUT IT THAT I'M
PROUD OF. THIS IS NOT ONE OF
THEM. WE WANT TO CHANGE THIS.
IT'LL HELP BUILD HOUSING AND
HELP US MEET OUR GOALS.
RESPECTFULLY ASTRAY. I VOTE. WE
LOVE YOUR CITY TO, UH, DON'T
WARRIORS, ALTHOUGH THERE FROM
OAKLAND JUST IN CASE AH, THE
MOTIONS DO PASSES AMENDED TO THE
ASSEMBLY APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE. WICKS WEEKS HIGH.
PERSON PERSON I CARILLO GABRIEL
. CHOLERA CHOLERA. I QUIRK-SILVA
QUIRK-SILVA. AYE. SANCHEZ
SANCHEZ, I WARD OR DIE. THAT
BUILDS OUT AND WE'LL LET MEMBERS
ADD ON. THANK YOU, MR HANEY. AND
WITH THAT WE HAVE MISS BORDER,
HORVATH. I BELIEVE YOU ARE
PRESENTING A B 5 48. I AM. YEAH.
GOOD MORNING. I THINK IT'S STILL
MORNING, MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS
FIRST. I'D LIKE TO ACCEPT THE
COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS AND WOULD
LIKE TO THANK YOUR STUFF FOR
WORKING ON THIS BILL WITH ME.
MAYBE 5 48 WOULD REQUIRE LOCAL
ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES DEVELOP
POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR
INSPECTING A BUILDING WITH
MULTIPLE UNITS IF AN INSPECTOR
OR CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER
DETERMINES THAT THE DEFECTS OR
VIOLATIONS CAN REASONABLY AFFECT
OTHER UNITS IN THE BUILDING. IN
2021, THE U. S. CENSUS BUREAU IS
AMERICAN HOUSING SURVEY FOUND
THAT OVER 530,000 RENTAL UNITS
IN CALIFORNIA HAD SEVERE OR
MODERATE, MODERATELY INADEQUATE
PLUMBING AND HEATING THAT
DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED
RENTAL HOUSING THAT OWNER
OCCUPIED THAN THAN OWNER
OCCUPIED HOUSING. ADDITIONALLY
THE SURVEY FOUND THAT OVER
350,000 RENTAL UNITS WITH SIGNS
OF MOLD THAT NOT ONLY EXACERBATE
EXISTING ASTHMA BUT ALSO CAUSED
THE DEVELOPMENT OF ASTHMA. THESE
DISPARITIES ARE PARTICULARLY
TROUBLING, CONSIDERING THAT
STATEWIDE FAMILIES OF COLOR ARE
MORE LIKELY TO RENT THEIR HOMES
. COMPARED TO WHITE FAMILIES.
THERE'S A CLEAR CONNECTION
BETWEEN THE DISPROPORTION
EXPOSURE TO UNHEALTHY HOUSING
CONDITIONS AND MANY HEALTH
INEQUITIES FOUND IN LOW INCOME
COMMUNITIES AND COMMUNITIES OF
COLOR. 85 48 WOULD ESTABLISH A
STANDARD OF PRACTICE BY ALLOWING
CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS TO
INSPECT ADDITIONAL UNITS WHEN
UNCOVERING SEVERELY SUBSTANTIAL
CONDITIONS DURING INSPECTION TO
CATCH PROBLEMS THAT PREVIOUSLY
WENT UNREPORTED OR BEFORE THE
PROBLEMS CAN GROW INTO SERIOUS
HEALTH HAZARDS. THE BILL WOULD
PROVIDE FLEXIBILITY FOR LOCAL
AGENCIES TO CONTROL THE
SPECIFICS OF THE POLICIES.
DEVELOPED DEPENDING ON THE NEEDS
WITHIN THAT JURISDICTION,
IMPROVING OUR SYSTEM FOR
ENSURING HEALTHY, AFFORDABLE
HOUSING CONDITIONS FOR RENTERS
IS ESSENTIAL TO SOLVING OUR
HOUSING CRISIS AND REDUCING THE
DISPROPORTIONATE EXPOSURE TO
UNHEALTHY HOUSING CONDITIONS AND
LOW INCOME COMMUNITIES AND
COMMUNITIES OF COLOR. UM I DO
WANT TO NOTE THAT THERE IS, UH
SOME LATE OPPOSITION AND THEY
ARE NOT REQUESTED A MEETING WITH
MY OFFICE. WE RECEIVED THEIR
AMENDMENTS AND WE'RE REVIEWING
THEM, SO WE'RE ALWAYS HAPPY TO
WORK WITH THE OPPOSITION ON
REASONABLE AMENDMENTS AND I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR I VOTE
WITH ME TO HERE TODAY. I HAVE
BRANDON KITAGAWA. IS THAT
CORRECT? DID I GET IT RIGHT AS A
BOERNER HORVATH, YOU KNOW. UM
THE SENIOR POLICY ASSOCIATE WITH
REGIONAL ASTHMA MANAGEMENT AND
PREVENTION, THE SPONSORS OF THE
BILL. YES GOOD MORNING, CHAIR
AND MEMBERS. MY NAME IS BRANDON
KITAGAWA WITH REGIONAL ASTHMA
MANAGEMENT AND PREVENTION. OUR
MISSION IS REDUCED, REDUCED THE
BURDEN OF ASTHMA WITH A FOCUS ON
HEALTH EQUITY. OUR WORK TO
REDUCE EXPOSURE TO ENVIRONMENTAL
ASTHMA TRIGGERS HAS LED US TO
WORK WITH A PARTNER WITH TENANTS
, RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS, PUBLIC
HEALTH AGENCIES AND LOCAL CODE
ENFORCEMENT TO ADDRESS
SUBSTANDARD HOUSING CONDITIONS
SUCH AS PEST INFESTATIONS AND
MOLD. THAT CAN EXACERBATE OR IN
SOME CASES, CAUSE ASTHMA AND
OTHER HEALTH ISSUES. EXISTING
LAW REQUIRES LANDLORDS TO
ADEQUATELY MAINTAIN THEIR RENTAL
HOUSING WHILE DESIGNATING LOCAL
CODE ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES
RESPONSIBLE FOR ENFORCING THOSE
HEALTH AND SAFETY STANDARDS.
MOST JURISDICTIONS RELY ON
TENANT COMPLAINTS TO IDENTIFY
POTENTIAL SUBSTANDARD CONDITIONS
. AS A RESULT OF THIS REACTIVE
SYSTEM, MANY PROBLEMS GO
UNADDRESSED FOR A VARIETY OF
REASONS. ADAM TENANTS MAY NOT
KNOW THAT THEY CAN MAKE A
COMPLAINT. THEY MAY HAVE TROUBLE
NAVIGATING THE SYSTEM FOR FILING
SUCH COMPLAINTS. OR THEY MAY
JUST FEAR, UM, ANGERING THERE
ARE UPSETTING THEIR LANDLORD. UM
WHEN TENANTS DO MAKE COMPLAINTS.
CODE ENFORCEMENT GENERALLY JUST
INSPECTS THE UNIT TARGETED IN
THAT COMPLAINT. UH AND MISSING
OTHER POTENTIAL VIOLATIONS AT
THE PROPERTY. SO RECOGNIZING
THIS CHALLENGE, MAYBE 5 48 SINCE
SEEKS A MODEST CHANGE TO THE
STANDARD OF PRACTICE FOR CODE
ENFORCEMENT THAT CAN IMPROVE THE
ABILITY, ITS ABILITY TO CATCH
THE MOST SEVERE BUILDING WIDE
PROBLEMS. BY SUPPLEMENTING A
COMPLAINT BASED INSPECTIONS WITH
ADDITIONAL INSPECTIONS WHEN
NEEDED. JURISDICTIONS WILL BE
ABLE TO CATCH PROBLEMS THAT
PREVIOUSLY WENT UNREPORTED OR
BEFORE PROBLEMS GROW INTO MORE
SIGNIFICANT HEALTH HAZARDS. AND
SO WE WERE SPECTRAL.
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR I
VOTE. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER FOLKS
IN THE ROOM WANT TO EXPRESS
SUPPORT? ANY PRIMARY WITNESSES
AND OPPOSITION. GOOD MORNING,
MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS DEBORAH
CARLTON WITH A CALIFORNIA
APARTMENT ASSOCIATION. WHILE I
WILL EXPRESS THAT I THINK ARE
OPPOSITION WAS SOFT. UH WE ARE
COMFORTABLE THAT WE WILL FIND
SOME SOLUTIONS WITH THE AUTHOR.
I THINK OUR MAIN CONSERVATIVE
JUST MAKING SURE THAT WE GET A
NOTICE TO THE NEIGHBORING
TENANTS THAT THE OWNER HAS ALSO
ACCESS TO MAKE THOSE REPAIRS AND
THAT THERE'S COOPERATION ALL
AROUND. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU ANY ADDITIONAL
OPPOSITION? WE'LL BRING YOU BACK
TO THE COMMITTEE. MR CHOLERA,
REALLY GOOD BILL, AND IT'S SUCH
A COMMON SENSE, I THINK, EVEN AS
AN APARTMENT OWNER WHEN YOU WANT
TO KNOW IF THERE WHETHER IT'S
RODENTS OR ELECTRICAL ISSUE OR
MOLD. IF IT'S IN OTHER UNITS,
IT'S WAY MORE COST EFFECTIVE TO
KNOW THAT UPFRONT THAN TO DEAL
WITH IT ON A UNIT BY UNIT BASIS
WHERE THE ISSUE WILL GET WORSE
AND WORSE COST MORE AND MORE
DISPLACEMENT COSTS INCREASE.
THIS IS NOT JUST GOOD FOR THE
TENANT. IT'S GOOD FOR THE
CITY'S, UM YOU KNOW THAT THAT
WILL HAVE THE ABILITY THEN IF
THEY HAVE ONE ENCODING, FORCING
PERSON THAT'S OUT THERE. RATHER
THAN HAVING TO WAIT FOR ANOTHER
COMPLAINT. THEY'RE OUT THERE
ALREADY. AND I LIKE THE
AMENDMENTS TO ADD LITTLE
STRUCTURE TO KIND OF LIKE HOW TO
EVALUATE, UM, BUILDINGS TO
DETERMINE WHEN, UM THEY CAN DO
THAT FURTHER INSPECTION. UH SO I
THINK IT'S GOOD FOR THE CITIES
TO MAKE SURE THAT THE BUILDINGS,
ESPECIALLY THE OLDER BUILDINGS
OF THE JURISDICTION OR SAFE IT'S
GOOD FOR THE TENANTS. I THINK
IT'S GOOD FOR THE APARTMENT
OWNERS AND I REALLY DO HOPE, AS
WAS MENTIONED BY THE OPPOSITION
THAT THERE'LL BE AN OPPORTUNITY
TO FIND SOME COMMON GROUND, BUT
, UM, I WOULD THINK THAT MOST
APARTMENT OWNERS WOULD WANT TO
KNOW, AND THIS WOULD GIVE, UM
THE ABILITY TO REALLY FIGURE OUT
IF THERE'S UNDERLYING ISSUES.
EARLIER ON RATHER THAN WHEN THEY
GET OUT OF CONTROL AND CAN COST
HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS
TO AN OWNER AS WELL. SO I'M
HAPPY TO MOVE THE BILL WOULD
LOVE TO BE ADDED ON AS A CO
AUTHOR. THANK YOU. GREAT ANY
OTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE
COMMITTEE? MR PATTERSON. IS
THERE ANYTHING THAT PREVENTS? UM
. CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS FROM
INSPECTING OTHER UNITS ALREADY.
NO THEY HAVE THE EXISTING
AUTHORITY TO ENFORCE THIS PART
OF THE CODE. UM AGAIN, MOST
JURISDICTIONS DO JUST RELY ON
COMPLAINTS A FEW JURISDICTION TO
PROACTIVE INSPECTIONS WHERE THEY
WILL INSPECT UNITS, UM, SORT OF
SIMILAR IN A WAY THAT WE EXPECT
RESTAURANTS RIGHT? AND SO, UM,
IN THOSE PLACES THAT THEY DO
THOSE INSPECTIONS WITHOUT A
COMPLAINT, SO THERE'S NO THERE'S
NO DIFFERENT AUTHORITY BEING
GRANTED. HERE IT'S MORE ABOUT
CREATING A STANDARD OF PRACTICE.
WORK CODE ENFORCEMENT. OKAY
GREAT. UM I APPRECIATE THAT.
THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS.
TRIGGER MOTION. YEAH WE'RE
MOTION BY MR CHOLERA. OKAY? AND
IT'S AND A SECOND BY MS CARILLO,
OKAY? AND WITH THAT, THE WOULD
YOU LIKE TO CLOSE? RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR YOUR VOTE. GREAT HAPPY
TO SUPPORT THE BILL TODAY. THANK
YOU FOR TAKING THE COMMITTEE
AMENDMENTS AND WORKING WITH MY
TEAM. UM AND WITH THAT THE
MOTIONS DO PASS AS A MILITARY
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS. WEEKS WEEKS. I
PATERSON. CARILLO. CAREER I
GABRIEL CHOLERA, CHOLERA. I
QUIRK-SILVA HUBEI SANCHEZ. WARD.
I. THAT BILL IS OUT AND WE'LL
LET MEMBERS ADD ON. DO YOU WANT
TO GO? YEAH. MR WARD, YOU'RE UP
NEXT.
THANK YOU, MADAM. CHAIR MEMBERS.
WITNESSES ARE COMING UP FIRST. I
WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE
COMMITTEE. UH CONSULTANTS AND
THANK THEM FOR ALL THEIR HARD
WORK ON THIS BILL. I SAID, YOU
KNOW, HAPPILY ACCEPT OUR
COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS. AS YOU ALL
KNOW, COMMUTE COMMUNITY, LAND
TRUST OR NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS
TO OFFER LOW AND MODERATE INCOME
HOUSING THROUGH THE USE OF A
GROUND LEASE TO ENSURE PERMANENT
AFFORDABILITY SO THAT ALLOWS
RESIDENTS TO OWN OR RENT THEIR
UNIT ON THE TOP LAND OWNED BY
THE CLT. IT'S AN EFFECTIVE TOOL
TO OFFER MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING
AND NATURAL PATHWAYS TO HOME
OWNERSHIP. TO EXPAND THIS MODEL
CLT S WOULD LIKE TO USE THE
EXISTING STATE ACCESSORY
DWELLING UNIT POLICIES AND STATE
PROGRAMS TO MAXIMIZE SOME OTHER
HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES. 86 71
GIVES THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT THE
EXPLICIT AUTHORITY TO ALLOW
COPTS TO BUILD A TUS WITH CAL
HOME BOND FUNDS. AND THIS
CLARIFIES THAT WE WILL ALLOW CLT
S TO BE AN EFFECTIVE TOOL IN
ADDRESSING THIS HOUSING CRISIS.
I'D LIKE TO PRESENT MY WITNESSES
SUPPORTED BILL. THIS IS LEO
GOLDBERG, THE CO DIRECTOR OF THE
CLT NETWORK AND RESPECTFULLY
REQUEST YOUR I VOTE. GOOD
MORNING CHAIR WICKS AND MEMBERS
. MY NAME IS LEO GOLDBERG. I'M
CO DIRECTOR FOR POLICY AND
CAPACITY BUILDING WITH THE
CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY LAND TRUST
NETWORK. PRESS REPRESENT 40
COMMUNITY BASED NONPROFITS THAT
SEWARD PERMANENTLY AFFORDABLE
COMMUNITY OWNED LAND AND HOUSING
ACROSS THE STATE. COMMUNAL
INTERESTS, OR C L T S KEEP HOMES
IN THE HANDS OF THOSE WHO NEED
THEM MOST BY REMOVING HOUSING,
WHETHER IT BE SINGLE FAMILY
HOMES OR LARGE APARTMENT
BUILDINGS FROM THE SPECULATIVE
MARKET. OUR MEMBERS CENTER
RACIAL JUSTICE AND STRIVE TO
CREATE OWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES.
FAMILIES OTHERWISE SHUT OUT OF
HOME OWNERSHIP IN LOW RISE
NEIGHBORHOODS. LTS ARE SEEKING
TO DEVELOP ACCESSORY DWELLING
UNITS THAT CAN BE SOLD
SEPARATELY FROM THE ORIGINAL
HOME ON THE PROPERTY. THAT'S
CREATING TWO HOMERS,
HOMEOWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
WHERE THERE HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN
ONE. IN THIS CASE, BOTH HOMES
WILL BE SOLD AT BELOW MARKET
PRICES TO INCOME QUALIFYING
HOUSEHOLDS. THOSE HOUSEHOLDS
WOULD BENEFIT FROM ONGOING
SUPPORT FROM THE CLT AND IF IN
ONE HOME ARE CHOOSES TO SELL,
THE HOMES WILL BE MARKETED TO
ANOTHER LOWER INCOME FAMILY
THAT'S RECYCLING THE BENEFIT OF
ANY PUBLIC SUBSIDY, ENSURING
THAT THE HOME REMAINS OUT OF THE
HANDS OF CORPORATE RENTAL FIRMS
OR FLIPPERS. WE ARE HONORED TO
SPONSOR A B 6 71, WHICH WILL
ALLOW CL TEAS TO CREATE MORE
HOME WORKSHOP OPPORTUNITIES FOR
LOWER INCOME CALIFORNIANS. BY
EXPLICITLY ALLOWING CLT S TO USE
CAL HOME PROGRAM FUNDS TO
DEVELOP AN I D YOU. AND SELL IT
TO A QUALIFYING FAMILY. AT THIS
TIME, THE DEPARTMENT OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT GUIDELINES
DO NOT PERMIT THIS USE OF
PROGRAM FUNDS, HOWEVER, BY
EMPOWERING CLT S TO DEVELOP A
THE USE A B 6 71 WILL ONLY
BOLSTER CAL HOMES MISSION OF
ENABLING LOW AND VERY LOW INCOME
HOUSEHOLDS TO BECOME OR REMAIN
HOMEOWNERS. I WANT TO THANK
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WARD. FOR
AUTHORING A B 6 71 AND URGED THE
SUPPORT OF THE COMMUNITY. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU ANY OTHER
ADDITIONAL WITNESSES AND SUPPORT
ANY PRIMARY WITNESSES IN
OPPOSITION. MANY TWEETERS YES.
JENNIFER SPECTRUM. HAVING THE
CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF
REALTORS WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE
AUTHOR. THE STAFF, THE COMMITTEE
STAFF AND QUITE FRANKLY,
EVERYBODY ELSE FOR FINDING A WAY
TO RESOLVE OUR CONCERNS AND
ENSURE THAT THE PROGRAM WORKS
WITH OUR SUBDIVISION MAP ACT TO
ENSURE THAT PROPERTY OWNERSHIP
REMAINS AN OPPORTUNITY THAT FITS
WITHIN THE GUIDELINES AND
PRINCIPLES OF HOW THE
SUBDIVISION MAP ACTORS DESIGNED.
THANK YOU. CREATE WILL BRING IT
BACK TO COMMITTEE. ANY QUESTION
MR CHOLERA? I BELIEVE IT'S
SOMEWHERE CARILLO MADE OF
EMOTIONAL. THERE'S NOT A SECOND
COMIC SECOND, GREAT TO BE ADDED
AS A CO AUTHOR, IF IT'S OKAY
WITH THE OTHER GREAT ANY OTHER
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? GREAT WE
HAVE EMOTION IN A SECOND. WOULD
YOU LIKE TO CLOSE THE REQUESTER?
I VOTE WELL, MR WARD REALLY
APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING THIS
BILL FORWARD AND ALSO WORKING
WITH THE OPPOSITION NEED AS MANY
KIND OF CREATIVE OPTIONS AS WE
CAN TO CREATE MORE HOMES. SO
WITH THAT HAPPY TO SUPPORT THE
BILL PASSES AMENDED TO THE
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS. WEEKS WEEKS I
HARASSING CARILLO. COREY I
GABRIEL. CHOLERA CHOLERA HIGH
QUIRK-SILVA. SILVER. I SANCHEZ.
AWARD. I AYE. THAT BUILDS OUT
AND WE'LL LEAVE IT. AH YOU
BLOODY ALLOW MEMBERS TO ADD ON
WITH THAT WE HAVE MR BENNETT. MR
BENNETT VIDEO ARE PRESENTING A B
4 30. THANK YOU MUCH. THANK
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MADAM CHAIR
AND MEMBERS APPRECIATE THIS
OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT THIS BILL
AND A SECOND. AND WITH THAT I
WILL GO RIGHT TO MY WITNESSES,
RIGHT? ALRIGHTY. THANK YOU.
HONORABLE CHAIR, WEEKS AND
MEMBERS. MY NAME IS LYDIA LOPEZ
. I'M THE CO DIRECTOR OF THE
CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY LAND TRUST
NETWORK. THE CLD NETWORK HAS
APPROXIMATELY 40 AFFILIATES.
STATEWIDE. FROM THE OREGON
BORDER. DON'T DO SAN DIEGO WITH
ABOUT 3500 RESIDENTS LIVING IN
CLT PROPERTIES. THE FIRST
COMMUNITY LENT, ROSE GREW OUT OF
THE SOUTHERN CIVIL RIGHTS
MOVEMENT AS A TOOL FOR
ESTABLISHING A NEW FORM OF LAND
TENURE. FOR BLACK FARMERS AND
THEIR FAMILIES. THE MODEL WAS
PIONEERED BY BLACK FARMERS IN
THE SOUTH. AND SPREAD. AH ACROSS
THE COUNTRY AS COMMUNITIES
REALIZE ITS POTENTIAL PURPOSE
FOR PRESERVING ACCESS TO LAND
AND HOUSING OVER MANY
GENERATIONS. OUR MOTHER AND
COMMUNITY LAND TRUST MODEL HAS
INSPIRED CLT MOVEMENTS IN
AUSTRALIA. EXCUSE ME, ILLUSTRATE
ALIA EUROPE. LATIN AMERICA AND
THE CARIBBEAN. IT IS UNFORTUNATE
THAT WHILE THE ORIGINAL CLT S
INCLUDED FARMING AND HOUSING OUR
CURRENT LEGAL DEFINITION IN
CALIFORNIA DOES NOT INCLUDE ALL
THE WAYS THAT OUR AFFILIATES
TOWARD LAND FOR LOW INCOME
COMMUNITIES. MAYBE 4 30 WOULD
FIX THAT. THIS BILL IS NOT
TRYING TO BROADEN WHO IS
CONSIDERED A CLT OR BROADEN WHO
RECEIVES A TAX EXEMPTION. ALL
WE'RE DOING IS MAKING THE CLT
DEFINITION MUCH WHAT'S ALREADY
HAPPENING ON THE GROUND. SEE LTS
OPERATE COMMUNITY GARDENS, NON
PROFIT SPACES, PROVIDING
CRITICAL SERVICES AND OTHER
COMMUNITY OWNERSHIP PROJECTS
THAT BENEFIT COMMUNITIES ACROSS
THE STATE. IT'S COMMON, FOR
EXAMPLE, FOR CLT PRESERVATION
PROJECTS TO INVOLVE THE
ACQUISITION OF A MARKET RATE
APARTMENT BUILDING. AND THEN A
MULTIYEAR TRANSITION TO CLT
HOMEOWNERSHIP. WHILE THE
BUILDING IS REHABILITATED, AND
THE CLT WORKS WITH TENANTS TO
GET THEM READY FOR
HOMEOWNERSHIP. DURING THAT
TRANSITION. THIS BUILDINGS ARE
TYPICALLY SIMPLE RENTALS WITH NO
GROWN LEASE. WE ARE UPDATING THE
DEFINITION OF A CLT TO
ACCOMMODATE THIS COMMON
PRACTICE. MAYBE 4 30 IS FIXING
THE DEFINITION OF A CLT TO
MERELY DESCRIBED THE WORK CLT S
ARE ALREADY DOING NOT BROADENING
THE UNIVERSE OF CLT S AND NOT
EXPANDING ANY BENEFITS TO
ORGANIZATIONS THAT DON'T ALREADY
HAVE A TAX BENEFIT. CLT
HOMEOWNERSHIP REDUCES THE
PRESSURES ON FIRST TIME HOME
BUYERS BY REDUCING THE COST OF
ENTRY. IT IS, FOR THIS REASON
AND MANY OTHERS THAT WE
RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR I VOTE
ON A B 4 30. WE THANK
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S BENNETT FOR THE
LEAD LEADERSHIP ON THIS
IMPORTANT ISSUE. THANK YOU. KEEP
YOUR COMMENTS BRIEF. I THINK
WE'RE IN GOOD SHAPE TO KEEP THEM
BRIEF. I'M JUST HERE TO HELP
WITH ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU AND ADDITIONAL SUPPORT
IN THE ROOM. ANY WITNESSES IN
OPPOSITION.
JENNIFER SPEC ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF
REALTORS. WE'RE HEARING AN
OPPOSING THIS AMENDED POSITION.
UM SOME OF THE PARCELS THAT ARE
BEING INCLUDED TO RECEIVE THE
WELFARE EXEMPTION. UNDER THIS
MEASURE, UM, WERE FORMALLY
NATURALLY OCCURRING MARKET RATE
HOUSING THAT WERE OBTAINED
THROUGH FORECLOSURE. THE ISSUE
THAT WE HAVE IS WE'RE LOOKING AT
A CONTINUOUS PROCESS OF SHIFTING
THE DECK CHAIRS AROUND AS
OPPOSED TO CONSTRUCTING NEW
HOUSING. AND THE CONCERN THAT WE
HAVE IS AS REMOVING PROPERTIES
FROM THE PROPERTY TAX ROLLS. WE
ARE ALSO PUTTING A GREATER
BURDEN ON OUR LOW AND MODERATE
INCOME FAMILIES. THE AMENDMENT
THAT WE'RE SEEKING IS TO EXEMPT
FROM THE WELFARE EXEMPTION
WITHIN THE BILL. SINGLE FAMILY
WONDERFUL PARCELS OBTAINED
THROUGH FORECLOSURE AS AGAIN
THOSE UNITS WERE ORIGINALLY
PAYING PROPERTY TAXES INTO LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS. AND NOW THEY WON'T
BE, UH, AS DRAFTED BY THE BILL
CURRENTLY UM WITH THAT. I'LL
KEEP MY COMMENTS BRIEF, AND I'M
HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS
ANYONE MIGHT HAVE. THANK YOU. I
WILL BRING IT BACK TO COMMITTEE
MEMBERS. MR CHOLERA. UM I JUST
WANTED TO ADD ON AS A CO AUTHOR,
IF I COULD THANK YOU. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH APPRECIATE THAT. MR
PATTERSON. IS THERE A RESPONSE
TO THE OPPOSITION? UM, I IS A
FORMER CITY COUNCIL MEMBER
MYSELF. YOU KNOW, I OBVIOUSLY
WOULD GET CONCERNED ABOUT
PROPERTIES COMING OFF THE TAX
ROLLS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. IT
WAS A YOU KNOW, WE MADE
PROJECTIONS ON YOU KNOW AS
HOUSES WOULD SELL AND SO ON AND
SO FORTH. SO JUST CURIOUS ABOUT
YOUR THOUGHTS. I THINK IF YOU
WENT TO ANY CITY COUNCIL, UM IN
THE IN THE STATE, AND YOU SAID
YOU COULD PROVIDE PERMANENT LOW
INCOME, AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNIT
, AND THE ONLY THING YOU'D HAVE
TO DO IS GIVE UP THE PROPERTY
TAX PAYMENT THAT IS COMING IN.
THEY WOULD SAY THAT'S THE BEST
VALUE AFFORDABLE HOUSING YOU
COULD POSSIBLY COME UP WITH HERE
. YOU'RE JUST TAKING A UNIT,
TURNING IT OVER AND PERMANENTLY
MAKING THIS FOR LOW INCOME,
AFFORDABLE HOUSING. WE DON'T
HAVE ANYWHERE NEAR ENOUGH OF IT
. IF WE WENT TO THAT CITY AND
SAID YOU NEED TO CONSTRUCT IT,
THEY WOULD WILL GIVE YOU A
CHOICE. YOU CAN CONSTRUCT IT OR
YOU CAN LET THE LAND TRUST, YOU
KNOW, TAKE THIS FORECLOSED
PROPERTY. THAT'S EASILY UH, THE
MOST AFFORDABLE WAY TO COME UP
WITH THESE UNITS, AND I JUST
COMPLETELY REJECT THE IDEA THAT
WE NEED TO KEEP MORE HOUSING
MARKET RATE. BECAUSE THE MARKET
HAS FAILED IN CALIFORNIA TO
DELIVER LOW INCOME. AFFORDABLE
HOUSING. UM AND IT AND IT WON'T
DO THAT, SO I THINK THAT WE HAVE
TO. IT NEEDS TO BE ALL IN MY
MIND THAT NEEDS TO BE ALL HANDS
ON DECK. FOR LOW INCOME HOUSING
OF TRULY AFFORDABLE HOUSING. NOT
ALL HANDS ON DECK FOR MARTYR
RATE HOUSING. THAT'S NOWHERE
NEAR THE SAME PROBLEM THAT WE
HAVE WITH LOW INCOME, AFFORDABLE
HOUSING. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER
QUESTIONS. THE MOTION. YEAH WITH
EMOTION IN THE SECOND. YEAH,
GREAT WITH THAT. WOULD YOU LIKE
TO CLOSE? I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
MY VOTE. WELL MR WHEN I
APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING THE BILL
FORWARD, AND I THINK THIS BILL
AND IT'S SORT OF MOST SIMPLE
FORM CREATES AFFORDABLE
HOMEOWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR
FAMILIES WHO CAN'T AT THE MOMENT
. SO APPRECIATE THAT, ALTHOUGH I
DO BELIEVE WE NEED A LOT MORE
HOUSING, LOW INCOME ALSO MARKET
RATES SO, BUT I KNOW WE HAD MANY
DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THAT. AND WITH
THAT THE MOTIONS DO PASS THE
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON REVENUE
TAX. WEEKS I PERSON I. KOREA.
YEAH, THREE I GABRIEL. CHOLERA
CHOLERA. I QUIRK-SILVA
QUIRK-SILVA VICE SANCHEZ.
SANCHEZ. NO WORD. WORD. I. THAT
BILL IS OUT, BUT WE'LL LET
MEMBERS ADD ON. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. THANK YOU. AND I DON'T
SEEM AS FRIEDMAN MR. PATTERSON,
WOULD YOU LIKE TO GO? GREAT.
I ASKED FOR AND I VOTE. OH
ALRIGHT. ALRIGHT GREAT. WELL
I'LL KEEP MY COMMENTS VERY
BRIEF, THEN. UM I'M HAVE A
DISTRICT BILL THAT WOULD EXEMPT
VERY LIMITED PROPERTY IN, UH,
THE CITY OF ROCKLAND FOR THE
SURPLUS LAND ACT, AND IT'S
ACTUALLY INCLUDED IN THE
TRANSPORTATION ELEMENTS, SO IT'S
GOING TO BE DEVELOPED INTO
SOMETHING, AND THAT'S JUST GIVES
US AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A
LEAST LONGER THAN FIVE YEARS AND
ACTUALLY DO SOMETHING WITH THE
PROPERTY THAN JUST, YOU KNOW,
KIND OF, LIKE RIGHT AWAY UNTIL
WE CAN AFFORD FOR THE CITY CAN
AFFORD THE OVERPASS. WITH ME. I
HAVE VIRTUALLY SHERRY CONWAY
WITH THE CITY OF ROCKLAND, WHO?
I'M SURE IT'S GONNA BE A VERY
QUICK COMMENTS HERE. SOUNDS LIKE
WE GOT SOME SUPPORT. SO THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. CHERI CONWAY,
THE ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER FOR
THE CITY OF ROCKLAND. UM, AS AS
ASSEMBLYMAN MENTIONED, UM WE
HAVE A VERY SMALL PARCEL IN THE
CITY 1.7 ACRES. IT'S SANDWICHED
BETWEEN INTERSTATE 80 AND
MULTIPLE CAR DEALERSHIPS IN A
HEAVILY COMMERCIALLY DEVELOPED
AREA. THIS PROPERTY SITS VACANT
AS THE CITY ACQUIRED IT FOR
FUTURE CONSTRUCTION OF A PROJECT
. UM THAT'S PART OF THE
CIRCULATION ELEMENT. UM BUT
THAT'S PROBABLY DECADES OUT. UH
THEREFORE THIS PROPERTY, UH,
SUBJECT TO THE SURPLUS, LANDECK
REMAINS VACANT. NEARBY BUSINESS
OWNERS HAVE APPROACHED THE CITY
MULTIPLE TIMES TO LEASE THE
PARCEL FOR COMPLEMENTARY USES.
HOWEVER THEY WOULD LIKE TO HAVE
A LEASE THAT'S IN GREATER THAN
FIVE YEARS. OTHERWISE THAT WOULD
TRIGGER THE S L. A AH, THIS DOES
NOT MAKE SENSE FOR ROCKLAND DUE
TO THE PLANNED CIRCULATION
PROJECT. THEREFORE THIS PROPERTY
SITS VACANT. WE BELIEVE THAT IN
NARROW CIRCUMSTANCES SUCH AS
THOSE I HAVE IDENTIFIED, THERE
SHOULD BE THE ABILITY TO HAVE AN
EXEMPTION TO THE SURPLUS LAND
ACT. WE'VE WORKED WITH
ASSEMBLYMAN PATERSON, TOO
GRAPHIC TO CRAFT LANGUAGE CITY
OF ROCKLAND WANTS TO BE PART OF
THE SOLUTION THAT MAKES
CALIFORNIA WONDERFUL PLACE AND
WE HAVE DONE AND CONTINUE TO DO
A NUMBER OF PROJECTS THAT
PRODUCE HOUSING, NOT JUST FOR
MARKET RATES ARE LOW AND
EXTREMELY LOW, FOLKS, SO I WANT
TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND
HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS
YOUR COMMITTEE MAY HAVE THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. IS THERE ANYONE
ELSE HERE IN SUPPORT? A B 457.
YOU CAN COME OUT TO THE
MICROPHONES. YEAH. CARLY SHELBY
WITH THE NONPROFIT HOUSING
ASSOCIATION IN NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA. THE ASSOCIATION IS
NEUTRAL IN THE BILL. WE
APPRECIATE THE AUTHORS OFFICE
WORKING WITH N. P H. M AND WE
LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUED
CONVERSATIONS TO ADDRESS SERVICE
SURPLUS LEE INTACT AS SHE WAS
ACROSS THE BOARD, SO THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. IS ANYONE IN
OPPOSITION? MAYBE 457. ALL RIGHT
, WE'LL BRING IT BACK. AND THE
OTHER COMMENTS ME. SORRY I
APOLOGIZE. THANK YOU. ERIN AVERY
WITH THE CALIFORNIA SPECIAL
DISTRICTS ASSOCIATION, NOT IN
OPPOSITION, BUT RESPECTFULLY
WITH THE CONCERNS POSITION AND
APPRECIATE THE CONVERSATIONS
WE'VE HAD WITH THE AUTHOR. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I
FIGURED WE ALREADY DID A FAVOR
FOR SAN FRANCISCO'S. WHY NOT FOR
ROCKLAND, AND THIS IS A MUCH
MORE HUMBLE REQUEST. IT SEEMS
WE'RE BACK IN COMMITTEE. I TAKE
IT, UM ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS? MOTION MOTION AND A
SECOND GREAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO
CLOSE? I ASK FOR YOUR VOTE.
GREAT I'M HAPPY TO GIVE IT TO
YOU, MR PATTERSON. UM WITHOUT
THE MOTION IS PASSED TO
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE. UM
WEEKS, WEEKS. I PERSON I KOREA,
GABRIEL. GET REAL? AYE. CALLED
RED CHOLERA. I QUIRK-SILVA VICE
SANCHEZ SANCHEZ. I WARD AYE.
THAT BILL IS OUT. GREAT THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. APPRECIATE IT.
SHOULD I YES. I DO.
THANK YOU. ALRIGHT READY WHEN
YOU ARE YOU MR CHAIR. LAST YEAR
I CARRIED A B 2334 WHICH CREATED
A SUPER DENSITY BONUS FOR 100%
AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS IN
LOVIE. AREAS A B 23 34 ALSO
CHANGED THE DEFINITION OF
MAXIMUM DENSITY OR BASED DENSITY
AND DENSITY BONUS SLOT TO MAKE
CLEAR THAT MAXIMUM DENSITY IS
CALCULATED BASED ON THE GREATEST
DENSITY IN ANY OF THE UNDERLYING
ZONING DOCUMENTS. ZONING
ORDINANCE, THE LAND USE ELEMENT
OF THE GENERAL PLAN OR A
SPECIFIC PLAN WHEN AMENDING THE
DEFINITION WE LEFT IN A SENTENCE
THAT SAYS THAT IF THERE IS
INCONSISTENCY BETWEEN THE LAND
USE ELEMENT OF THE GENERAL PLAN
AND A SPECIFIC PLAN, THE GREATER
DENSITY OF THE TWO PREVAILS.
THIS HAS CREATED CONFUSION
BECAUSE IT IS MORE SPECIFIC THAN
THE PRIOR SENTENCE. THIS BILL
CORRECTS THAT CONFUSION. HUMBLY
ASKED FOR AN I VOTE. I THINK
IT'S HARD TO READ WHEN I HAVE TO
DO THE CHAIRMAN STUFF TO, UM ARE
THERE ANY WITNESSES AND SUPPORT
IN A WHITE WITH THE CALIFORNIA
HOUSING CONSORTIUM? HAPPY TO
ANSWERING QUESTIONS AND URGE ER,
I VOTE GREAT. THANK YOU. OTHERS
IN SPORT. MICHAEL NAME WAS
SPURNED SUPPORT. THANK YOU ANY,
UH, PRIMARY OPPONENTS TO THIS
MEASURE? ANY NO OPPOSITION AT
ALL. ANY COMMENTS FROM MY
COLLEAGUES UP HERE? RIGHT WE
HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. UM I
DO WANT TO SAY HAVING IF YOU
HAVEN'T HEARD I WAS ON A CITY
COUNCIL BEFORE. AND UM AND YOU
KNOW WHAT KIND OF I WOULD SAY
THAT THE DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY
WOULD OFTEN FACE A LOT OF, UH
YOU KNOW CHALLENGES JUST TRYING
TO IRON THESE OUT BECAUSE I
DON'T THINK CITIES ARE REALLY
SURE WHAT TO DO IN THESE
CIRCUMSTANCES, AND SO IT EXTENDS
THE LENGTH OF THE PROJECTS JUST
AS THEY'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT
YOU KNOW? WELL WHAT APPLIES TO
ME? WHAT DOESN'T AND SO I
UNDERSTAND. YOU KNOW, THE
ORIGINAL LAHM MAY NOT HAVE BEEN,
UM I DON'T KNOW HOW I WOULD HAVE
VOTED ON THAT. I CAN'T READ
THESE BILLS MUCH LESS, YOU KNOW,
LAST YEAR IN THE YEAR BEFORE,
BUT BUT YOU KNOW, ON THIS ONE. I
THINK IT'S REASONABLE JUST
KNOWING THE EXPERIENCE THAT I
WAS ON THE CITY COUNCIL. SO
THANK YOU VERY MUCH GREAT. THE
GOAL MINIMUM SHOULD BE TO
ELIMINATE CONFUSION SO I WOULD
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AND I VOTE.
GREAT. RIGHT. WELL, LET'S TAKE
ROLL. THE MOTION IS THE MOTION
IS TO PASS THE ASSEMBLY
COMMITTEE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
WEEKS BY PATTERSON. THURSDAY
NIGHT, KOREA FOR YOU, I GABRIEL
GABRIEL, CHOLERA. I QUIRK-SILVA
QUIRK-SILVA. AYE. SANCHEZ. HMM.
WORD WARD. I. 56. AND THE BILL
IS TO SAY THE SOUTH Ó. THE BILL
IS OUT. I DON'T THINK I'M
ALLOWED TO SAY IT. OKAY? OUR
FINAL BILL OF THE DAY, MISS
FRIEDMAN, THE FLOOR IS YOURS,
BABY. 13 77 THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS. FIRST
WE ACCEPT THE COMMITTEE
AMENDMENT ON THE BOTTOM OF PAGE
FOR ADDING A DEFINITION OF
TRANSIT PROPERTIES. MEMBERS ONE
OF THE THINGS THAT I HEAR IN LOS
ANGELES FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE
TRANSIT RIDERS. IS THE PERCEIVED
LACK OF SAFETY ON OUR
TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS,
PARTICULARLY ON OUR RAIL SYSTEMS
. AND METRO AND BART. WE HEAR
THIS ACROSS THE STATE, AND, IN
FACT, THE L A TIMES RECENTLY DID
AN ARTICLE OUTLINING, UM, AN
INCREASE IN CRIME AND DRUG USE
IN TRANSIT SYSTEMS AND THAT
BEING A REAL BARRIER TO PEOPLE
WRITING OF COURSE, THERE IS A
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PEOPLES
PERCEPTION OF A LACK OF SAFETY
AND ACTUAL LACK OF SAFETY. BUT
PUTTING THAT ASIDE I THINK WE
COULD ALL HOPEFULLY AGREE THAT
WE DON'T WANT PEOPLE LIVING IN
TRANSIT SYSTEMS. WE DON'T WANT
PEOPLE LIVING IN TRAIN STATIONS
. WE DON'T WANT PEOPLE SLEEPING
ON TRAINS. UM WE DON'T WANT A
WRITERS TO FEEL UM, UNSAFE OR
UNCOMFORTABLE GIVEN WHAT THEY'RE
EXPERIENCING, AND STATIONS OR ON
THE SYSTEM ITSELF. WE CERTAINLY
DON'T WANT OUR TRANSIT OPERATORS
FEELING UNSAFE. UNFORTUNATELY
BECAUSE OF A LACK OF
COORDINATION BETWEEN OUR PUBLIC
AGENCIES, OFTEN TIMES THOSE WHO
DESPERATELY NEED SERVICES WHO
NEED OUTREACH WHO NEED HELP AND
NEED ASSISTANCE ARE BEING
IGNORED, LITERALLY NOT COUNTED.
LITERALLY NOT SEEN BY THOSE WHO
ARE ENTRUSTED TO HELP CARE FOR
THEM. THIS BILL HB 13 77 6 TO
ADDRESS THAT BY ADDING
ADDITIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY
MEASURES TO ENSURE THAT LOCAL
AGENCIES ARE WORKING IN CLOSE
COORDINATION WITH TRANSIT
OPERATORS ACROSS THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA. TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS
OF PEOPLE WHO ARE EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS. BY REQUIRING
APPLICANTS FOR FUNDING THROUGH
THE STATE'S HOMELESS HOUSING
ASSISTANCE AND PREVENTION
PROGRAM TO INCLUDE DATA AND
NARRATIVE SUMMARIES OF STEPS
THAT THE APPLICANT HAS TAKEN TO
IMPROVE THE DELIVERY OF HOUSING
AND SERVICES TO PEOPLE
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS OR AT
RISK OF HOMELESSNESS ON TRANSIT
PROPERTIES IN THEIR JURISDICTION
. THE STATE WILL PROMOTE GREATER
COLLABORATION AND COHESION.
DELIVERY SERVICE, ONE OF THE
ISSUES THAT WE'VE HAD THAT WHEN
WE DO THE HOMELESS COUNTS ACROSS
THE STATE, MANY TIMES PEOPLE WHO
ARE LIVING IN TRANSIT STATIONS
AND LIVING ON TRAINS ARE
LITERALLY NOT BEING COUNTED.
THEY'RE NOT BEING INCLUDED IN
THE REPORTS OF THE NUMBER OF
PEOPLE THAT ARE HOMELESS, AND
BECAUSE OF THAT, THEY'RE NOT
BEING OFFERED SERVICES. THIS HAS
TO STOP NOT JUST FOR THE BENEFIT
OF THOSE WHO WOULD BENEFIT. FROM
THAT OUTREACH SERVICES AND THOSE
AND HOUSING AND RELOCATION
OUTREACH BUT ALSO FOR THE
BENEFIT OF THOSE WHO RELY ON
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION TO GET TO
WORK. TO BRING THEIR KIDS TO
SCHOOL. TO HAVE BASIC MOBILITY
IN CALIFORNIA WITH THAT HERE TO
TESTIFY WITH ME IS, UM, THE OUR
SPONSOR L. A METRO MICHAEL
TURNER, WHO IS THE EXECUTIVE
OFFICER OF GOVERNMENT RELATIONS.
THANK YOU. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
FRIEDMAN, UM AND THANK YOU CHAIR
FOR WORKING WITH US ON THIS BILL
, AND IT'S AN IMPORTANT BILL NOT
JUST FOR METRO BUT FOR TRANSIT
AGENCIES STATEWIDE. WE HAVE ALL
SEEN AN INCREASE IN PEOPLE
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS AND
USING TRANSIT AS A PLACE FOR
SHELTER. AND WHILE WE ARE NOT
DIRECTLY RESPONSIBLE FOR
ADDRESSING THE NEEDS OF THE
HOUSE, WE HAVE STEPPED IN TO
ASSIST THESE INDIVIDUALS. OUR
RESPONSE TO HOMELESSNESS IS
MULTIFACETED. WE'VE SPENT TO
DATE ABOUT $28 MILLION AND WE'RE
ABOUT TO SPEND ANOTHER $25
MILLION NEXT YEAR, AND THAT
INCLUDES OUTREACH AND INTERIM
HOUSING INVESTMENTS BETWEEN JULY
2018 AND MARCH OF THIS YEAR.
WE'VE CONNECTED OVER 4000 PEOPLE
TO INTERIM AND PERMANENT HOUSING
. WHILE OUR PROGRAMS ARE
SUCCESSFUL, IT ONLY ADDRESSES A
SMALL PORTION OF THE NEED. AND
WE'RE USING VITAL OPERATIONS
FUNDS TRANSIT OPERATIONS FUNDS
TO DO THAT. WE CONTINUE TO FACE
SEVERAL CHALLENGES IN OUR
ABILITY TO RESPOND TO THIS ISSUE
. WE NOT ONLY RECENTLY WERE
INCLUDED JUST RECENTLY AND LOST
HIS POINT IN TIME COUNT, BUT WE
HAVE NO PERMANENT STRUCTURE TO
GUARANTEE THAT THAT WILL
CONTINUE, AND THAT'S THE SAME
FOR TRANSIT AGENCIES ACROSS THE
STATE. PEOPLE WHO SHELTER ON
METRO SYSTEM DO NOT HAVE THE
SAME ACCESS TO KEY RESOURCES
LIKE MENTAL HEALTH, SUBSTANCE
ABUSE, COUNSELING, INTENSIVE
CASE MANAGEMENT AND INTERIM
HOUSING, AND WE NEED TO CREATE
STRUCTURES SUCH AS SB 38 B 13 77
TO DO THAT. IT WAS A B 13 77
WILL ENSURE THAT THESE SERVICES
ARE PROVIDED ON METRO
HOMELESSNESS HAS NO BOUNDARIES,
AND THIS IS A NON FISCAL WAY
THAT THE STATE CAN HELP ADDRESS
THE FISCAL CLIFF THAT ALL THE
TRANSIT AGENCIES ARE
EXPERIENCING. WE'D LIKE TO THANK
YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AND
HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU ADDITIONAL FOCUS AND
SUPPORT. MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS
. MICHAEL PIMENTEL, EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR OF THE CALIFORNIA
TRANSIT ASSOCIATION. WE DON'T
YET HAVE A FORMALIZED SUPPORT
POSITION ON THIS BILL, BUT I DO
WANT TO JUST SHOW THANKS AND
APPRECIATION TO CHAIR FRIEDMAN,
TELE METRO FOR ELEVATING THIS
ISSUE. JUST WANT TO NOTE THAT IN
THE CORNERS OF THE STATE FROM
SACRAMENTO TO SAN DIEGO. WE ARE
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS ON OUR
PUBLIC TRANSIT SYSTEMS. AS A
REPRESENTATIVE FROM L. A METRO
NOTED, THIS IS ONE OF THE KEY
IMPEDIMENTS FOR US REGAINING OR
RIDERSHIP, BRINGING BACK FOLKS
TO OUR SYSTEMS AND ULTIMATELY
DELIVERING A FISCALLY SOLVENT
TRANSIT SYSTEM FOR THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA. AND SO WE'RE LOOKING
FORWARD TO BRINGING THIS TO OUR
MEMBERS. WITH THE FORMALIZED
SUPPORT POSITION IN NEAR FUTURE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANY
PRIMARY WITNESSES AND
OPPOSITION. AND HE WON AN
OPPOSITION. GREAT AND BRING IT
BACK TO THE COMMITTEE. MR
CHOLERA. THANK YOU. MADAM
SHERIDAN IS REALLY IMPORTANT.
WHEN I CHAIRED OUR REGIONAL
TRANSIT AUTHORITIES HAVE GOT A
COUNTY TO MY LAST ACT OF CHAIR
WAS TO RIDE THE WHAT WE CALL THE
HOTEL 22, WHICH WAS THE 20 TO 24
HOUR BUS. I WROTE IT FROM ABOUT
NINE PM 12 4 IN THE MORNING
BOUGHT SOME SOCIAL WORKERS WITH
WITH ME AND WE'RE ABLE TO ENGAGE
WITH FOLKS WHO ARE ON HOUSE THAT
WOULD SLEEP ON THE BUS AND
OTHERWISE, AS AS WAS MENTIONED
BY BOTH OF YOU, UM WE'RE REALLY
OUTSIDE OF THE REALM OF THE
REACH OF THE TYPICAL MANNER IN
WHICH WE REACH OUT AND HOUSED
POPULATION, WHETHER IT'S
CALIFORNIA REALLY GLOBALLY
TRANSIT CENTERS ARE COMMONLY A
PLACE WITHIN HOUSED, GRAVITATE
TOWARDS BECAUSE IT'S ONE OF THE
FEW PLACES THEY CAN. THEY CAN BE
SAFE. FIND A WARM PLACE, WHETHER
IT'S A BUS STATION TRAIN STATION
IN A BUS OR TRAIN, AND SO I
THINK THIS BILL MAKES COMPLETE
SENSE AND WOULD LOVE TO BE ADDED
ON AS A CO AUTHOR. MS
QUIRK-SILVA. UM I TO SUPPORT
THIS BILL. I THINK YOU'RE
ABSOLUTELY CORRECT THAT WE'RE
NOT. OF COURSE COUNTING ARE
HOMELESS AND OUR POINT OF TIME,
NOT JUST OUR TRANSIT AREAS, BUT
IN MANY AREAS WERE MISSING
PEOPLE, BUT I HAD THE
OPPORTUNITY TO JUST VISIT ALONG
WITH SOME OTHER COLLEAGUES,
COLOMBIA AND IN THEIR TRANSIT
METRO, THEY ACTUALLY HAVE POP UP
TENTS THAT ARE CALLED AH! IN
ESSENCE, LISTENING PLACES WHERE
IT'S A LITTLE POP UP AND THEY
HAVE MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDER.
THERE THEY HAVE SERVICES. THEY
HAVE A Q OUR CODE SO THAT IF
SOMEBODY IS COMING IN AND THEY
NEED ASSISTANCE RIGHT THERE IN
THE, UH, METRO STATION, SO I
THINK THERE'S A LONG WAY FOR US
TO GO TO REACH THESE PEOPLE THAT
OBVIOUSLY ARE SHELTERING IN
TRANSIT AREAS BECAUSE OF THE
NEED. AND YET WE WANT TO BALANCE
THAT WITH THE RIDERSHIP OF
PEOPLE WHO WANTING TO INCREASE
THE RIDERSHIP. UH AS FAR AS OUR
GOALS FOR CLIMATE AND ALL THE
OTHER THINGS, SO THAT'S
IMPORTANT STEP. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU, MISS CARILLO. THANK YOU,
MADAM CHAIR, JUST A GREAT
APPRECIATION TO THE AUTHOR AND
ARE CUTE WITNESS. UM WE'VE DONE
A LOT OF WORK IN THE CITY OF LOS
ANGELES AND WITH METRO TO ENSURE
THAT COMMUNITIES FEEL SAFE WHEN
RIDING TRANSIT AND WE'RE TRYING
TO EXPAND ON THOSE AND THOSE
OPPORTUNITIES AND TRYING TO ALSO
FIND HOLISTIC AND HOLISTIC WAYS
TO GET PEOPLE HOUSED. UM AND I
THINK THERE'S A THERE'S A
CONNECTION THAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN
AND HOW WE DO THAT. AND SO I
THINK THIS IS THE APPROPRIATE
MEASURE TO MOVE THAT FORWARD,
ESPECIALLY AS WE TRYING TO MY
COLLEAGUE, UM, FROM FULLERTON
MENTIONED AS WE'RE TRYING TO
FIGURE OUT HOW WE GET TO ALL OF
OUR RENEWABLE, UM, GOALS AND ALL
OF OUR TRANSIT GOALS ALL OF OUR
HOUSING GOALS. PEOPLE HAVE TO
COME FIRST, AND WE HAVE TO
ENSURE THAT THE BODIES OF
GOVERNMENT THAT OPERATE THE
SYSTEMS THAT WE PUT IN PLACE AND
THAT WE FUND HAVE THOSE
RESOURCES AND OPPORTUNITY. SO
THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND WHEN THE
TIME IS APPROPRIATE, I'D LOVE TO
JOIN IN AS A CO AUTHOR. GREAT
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS WE
NEED A MOTION. MOTION BY MS
CREO. SECOND BY MR CHOLERA, AND
WITH THAT THE BILL IS, UH WELL,
I'LL LET YOU CLOSE, MISS
FRIEDMAN. THANK YOU. UM, I
REALLY APPRECIATE THE COMMENTS.
AND VERY, UM UH GRATEFUL FOR THE
CO AUTHOR REQUESTS. YOU KNOW OUR
TRANSIT AGENCIES AND OUR TRANSIT
OPERATORS. THEY'RE REALLY GOOD
AT RUNNING TRANSIT. THEY HAVE
BUS DRIVERS WHO GRADED DRIVING
BUSSES. THEY HAVE TRAINED
CONDUCTORS WHO ARE GREAT AT
CONDUCTING TRAINS. THEY THEY DO
ALL OF THOSE THINGS REALLY WELL
, BUT THEY DON'T HAVE THE
EXPERTISE TO BE HOMELESS
OUTREACH PEOPLE AND YOU KNOW, AT
A TIME WHEN WE RECOGNIZE THAT
OVER POLICING IS NOT THE WAY TO
SOLVE HOMELESSNESS. THAT'S
REALLY THAT'S ONE OF THE OPTIONS
THAT THEY HAVE BECAUSE THEY HAVE
SECURITY PEOPLE, BUT WHAT WE
NEED IS TO BRING THE PEOPLE THAT
REALLY HAVE THE EXPERTISE INTO
THE SYSTEM TO BRING OUR HOMELESS
PROVIDERS INTO THE TRANSIT
SYSTEMS TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY
COORDINATE BETTER AND THAT THEY
ARE ULTIMATELY RESPONSIBLE FOR
THIS POPULATION. BECAUSE IF
YOU'RE PROVIDING HOMELESS
SERVICES FOR A COUNTY IT
SHOULDN'T MATTER WHETHER
SOMEONE'S ON A SIDEWALK OR IN A
TRAIN STATION. YOU ARE PART OF
THE COUNTY, SO WE DESPERATELY
NEED BETTER COORDINATION AND WE
NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE
ARE GETTING THE OUTREACH AND THE
SERVICES THAT THEY NEED TO TRULY
GET THEM INTO HOUSING AND GET
THEM THE, UM GET THEM HELP. AND
WITH THAT I WOULD REQUEST AND I
VOTE ON A B 13 77 THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. THANK YOU, MR CHAIRMAN.
I'M HAPPY TO SUPPORT THE BILL.
FOR ALL THE REASONS YOU JUST
SAID. IT'S NOT ONLY GOOD
GOVERNMENT, BUT IT'S THE MOST
HUMANE THING THAT WE SHOULD BE
DOING. SO APPRECIATE YOUR
LEADERSHIP IN THIS SPACE AND
WITHOUT THE MOTION IS DUE PASSES
AMENDED THE ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE
ON APPROPRIATIONS WEEKS. WEEKS I
PATERSON PERSON I CARILLO. HI
GABRIEL. GABRIEL I CHOLERA,
CHOLERA HIGH QUIRK-SILVA. FOLKS
HERE BY SANCHEZ. SANCHEZ I WORK
I WELL, THAT BILL IS OUT 8 TO 0
AND WE WILL GO BACK THROUGH.
WITH THE CONSENT. WE WILL START
WITH THE CONSENT CALENDAR 11 AND
ITEM 18 THAT CONSENT CALENDAR.
UH, MS CARILLO. OKAY, LET'S GET
IT. I, UM GABRIELLE. CONSENT
CALENDAR. GABRIELLE. I. CONSENT
CALENDAR IS OUT, WHICH IS
ALREADY BEEN. YES. UM ITEM
NUMBER ONE A B 42 7 MEMBER
CARILLO. AYE. GABRIEL GABRIELLE.
AYE. BILL IS UP 8 TO 0 TO ZERO.
ITEM NUMBER TWO A B 281 PATERSON
, PARIS AND I. KOREA. KOREA. I
GABRIEL GABRIELLE. AYE. FINAL
VOTE 80. ITEM NUMBER THREE A. B
3 12 WEEKS I WAKE I CARILLO I
GABRIELLE GABRIELLE. AYE. FINAL
VOTE 8 TO 0. ITEM NUMBER FOUR A
BEFORE 30 GABRIEL. FINAL VOTE 7
TO 1. ITEM NUMBER. AH. FOR FIVE,
MAYBE FOUR. FOREST COMPLETE. UM
FINAL ABOUT 70. I AM NUMBER SIX
A B 4 57 0. ITEM NUMBER SEVEN A
. B 548 GABRIEL. FINAL VOTE 60.
ITEM NUMBER EIGHT. MAYBE 671
GABRIEL. GABRIEL I FINAL VOTE
70. UH ITEM NUMBER 9 89 11
CARILLO. KOREA I GABRIEL
GABRIEL? AYE. FINAL ABOUT 71.
ITEM NUMBER 10 CARILLO. KOREA.
I, GABRIELLE GABRIEL I ABOUT 80.
I AM NUMBER 2 12 PATERSON.
THAT'S A B 11. OH, ONE. PARIS
AND I CARILLO CARILLO EYES. I
GABRIEL. GABRIELLE, I
QUIRK-SILVA AYE. QUIRK-SILVA.
AYE. THAT BILL IS OUT 8 TO 0.
ITEM NUMBER 13 A B 11 14 CARILLO
CARILLO. GABRIEL GABRIEL I FINAL
VOTE 80. UM I AM 14 A B 12 18
HARRISON PERSON I CARILLO KOREA
. I GABRIEL GABRIEL. AYE. THAT
PHYLLIS OUT 7 TO 1. I AM NUMBER
15 A B 12 87 HARRISON. PARASITE
I CARILLO. GABRIEL GABRIEL? AYE.
FINAL VOTE 80. I AM 16 WITH 13
77 FINAL VOTE 80. ITEM 17 A BEEF
14 58. PATTERSON. HI. PARIS IT I
CARILLO. KOREA I GABRIELLE
GABRIELLE, I QUIRK-SILVA
QUIRK-SILVA. AYE BILLS OUT 80. I
AM 18 WITH THE CONSENT ITEM. UH
ITEM 1980 14 85 KOREA. KOREA I
GABRIELLE GABRIELLE I THAT BILL
IS OUT 6 TO 1. AND ITEM NUMBER
28 B 16 33 WEEKS WEEKS I KOREA.
HI, GABRIELLE. GABRIELLE I
CHOLERA. CHOLERA? AYE. THAT BILL
IS OUT. OH, 8 TO 0. WE WERE. WE
ARE DONE. WE ARE ADJOURNED.
OKAY?