THERE WE GO. OKAY. HI, EVERYONE.
I WAS IN THIS HEARING ROOM LAST
NIGHT TILL 9 30, SO I FEEL LIKE
I JUST NEVER LEFT. I'M JUST
GONNA MOVE IN, UM WELCOME TO THE
ASSEMBLY HOUSING COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE HEARING.
AH WE ARE STARTING AS A
SUBCOMMITTEE BECAUSE WE DON'T
HAVE QUORUM. WE HAVE 27 BILLS ON
OUR AGENDA. TODAY WE HAVE SIX.
THAT, SAYS 67. WE HAVE SEVEN
ITEMS ON CONSENT. EACH BILL CAN
HAVE TWO MAIN WITNESSES IN
SUPPORT AND OPPOSITION. EACH
MAIN WITNESS GETS TWO MINUTES
EACH. THERE'S NO PHONE TESTIMONY
OPTION FOR THIS HEARING. ALL
WITNESSES IN HIS TESTIMONY WILL
BE IN PERSON. PLEASE FEEL FREE
TO SUBMIT WRITTEN TESTIMONY
THROUGH THE POSITION PORTAL ON
THE COMMITTEE'S WEBSITE. THIS
WILL BECOME PART OF THE OFFICIAL
RECORD OF THE BILL. THE HEARING
ROOM WILL BE OPEN FOR
ATTENDANCE. AH, THE HEARING ROOM
WILL BE OPEN FOR ATTENDANCE OF
THIS HEARING. ALL ARE ENCOURAGED
TO AH WATCH THE HEARING FROM THE
LIVESTREAM ON THE ASSEMBLY'S
WEBSITE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
PATIENCE AND UNDERSTANDING IS WE
GET THIS MORNING. GOING FIRST WE
WILL HEAR FROM SIGNING ALL THAT.
ONE OF THE ILLUSTRIOUS
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S HERE. WAIT ONE
SECOND, AND I WILL TELL YOU THAT
MR GRAYSON'S FIRST WE WILL HEAR
FROM MR GRAYSON. GOOD MORNING,
MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBER AND
MEMBERS COMING. I WOULD LIKE TO
BEGIN BY ACCEPTING THE
COMMITTEE'S PROPOSED AMENDMENTS
THAT ARE DESCRIBED IN THE
ANALYSIS. AVIATE 21 IS A SIMPLE
BILL THAT WOULD HELP PREVENT
DELAYS AND HOUSING PRODUCTION
AND HELP FACILITATE THE MUCH
NEEDED HOUSING THAT IS THAT THE
STATE NEEDS THIS BILL TO ADDRESS
, UH, SIX TO ADDRESS INSTANCES
WHERE LOCAL JURISDICTIONS
GENERAL PLAN MAY BE INCONSISTENT
WITH THE LOCAL JURISDICTIONS.
ZONING ORDINANCES UNDER THIS
BILL, IF THERE IS A SITUATION
WHERE AN APPLICATION IS
SUBMITTED, WHERE THE GENERAL
PLAN AND ZONING ARE INCONSISTENT
THE LOCAL JURISDICTION WOULD
HAVE TWO OPTIONS. THEY WOULD
EITHER HAVE TO PROCESS THE
APPLICATION FOR DEVELOPMENT AND
ALLOW IT TO MOVE FORWARD OR
AMEND THEIR ZONING ORDINANCES
FOR THAT DEVELOPMENT. TO MAKE
THEM CONSISTENT WITH THE GENERAL
PLAN WITHIN 180 DAYS, LOCAL
JURISDICTIONS ARE REQUIRED BY
STATUTE TO HAVE THEIR GENERAL
PLANS AND ZONING ORDINANCES
CONSISTENT WITH EACH OTHER. BUT
THIS IS NOT ALWAYS THE CASE.
INCONSISTENCIES BETWEEN THE
GENERAL PLAN AND ZONING MAY
HAPPEN FOR SEVERAL REASONS,
INCLUDING GENERAL PLAN
AMENDMENTS OR UPDATES. CURRENTLY
IF THERE IS AN INCONSISTENCY,
LOCAL JURISDICTIONS MUST AMEND
THEIR ZONING ORDINANCES TO
BECOME CONSISTENT WITH THEIR
GENERAL PLAN WITHIN A REASONABLE
TIME. WHILE THIS IS THE
REQUIREMENT, THERE IS NO DEFINED
TIMELINE FOR WHAT REASONABLE
TIME IS LEADING TO DELAYS OF
MONTHS AND EVEN YEARS, MAYBE 8
21 WILL HELP BRING A CLEAR
TIMELINE. TO WHAT IS CONSIDERED
REASONABLE AND WILL HELP PREVENT
FURTHER DELAYS IN HOUSING
DEVELOPMENT WITH ME TO TESTIFY
AS MICHAEL LANE, STATE POLICY
DIRECTOR FOR SPURS THROUGH THE
CHAIR. MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS,
MICHAEL AND WHISPER. UH, GLAD.
GLAD TO BE HERE ON THIS BILL, AS
MR GRAYSON MENTIONED, HAS BEEN
REQUIRED IN STATUTE FOR OVER 50
FOR NEARLY 50 YEARS. NOW THE
LEGISLATURE ACTUALLY DRESSED
ADDRESS THIS ISSUE FOR
RESIDENTIAL PROJECTS THAT ARE
BECOME UNDER THE A IN 2019 WERE
BASICALLY EXTENDING THAT REGIME
TO OTHER MIXED USE, DEVELOPMENT
AND OTHER TYPES OF DEVELOPMENTS
AS WELL WITH THE TIME FRAME FOR
NOTICE, AND IF THERE'S A LOT
ONLY IF THERE'S A LIVE PROJECT
THAT WOULD COME FORWARD. TO
BUILD, NOTIFY THE JURISDICTION
OF THE NEED FOR A REASON OR TO
CONTINUE FORWARD USING THE
GENERAL PLAN, DESIGNATION AND
DENSITY INDICATED THEIR
RESPECTIVE REQUESTING I VOTE.
THANK YOU. ANY OTHER FOLKS IN
THE ROOM WANT TO EXPRESS
SUPPORT? BRAINS HAPPEN ON BEHALF
OF HABITAT AND HABITAT FOR
HUMANITY CALIFORNIA AND SUPPORT
ALSO ON BEHALF OF STANDARD
PROPERTIES AND SUPPORT AND
BUCKEYE PROPERTIES AND SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MADAM
CHAIR BOB NAYLOR FOR FIELD STUDY
AND COMPANY THAT'S HOWARD
AHMANSON JR AND ORANGE COUNTY,
FLORIDA PHILANTHROPISTS WHO
PROMOTES HOUSING GOALS LIKE THIS
OUT OF SOCIAL EQUITY
CONSIDERATIONS. THANK YOU. MADAM
CHAIR AND MEMBERS ROBERT
GONZALEZ CHRIS STRATEGIES ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
BUILDING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION IN
FULL SUPPORT. THANK YOU IN ANY
WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION. GREAT
AND THEN FOLKS WANT TO MEET YOU
IN OPPOSITION. GOOD MORNING,
KAREN ROSS ON BEHALF OF THE CITY
OF SAN MARCUS. WE'RE TECHNICALLY
IN OPPOSITION. WE ARE SUPER
APPRECIATIVE OF ALL THE
AMENDMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN TAKEN
. WE THINK THERE'S ONE LAST
LITTLE AMENDMENT, AND I THINK
THAT WILL REMEMBER OPPOSITION
ENTIRELY SO HOPEFULLY, WE CAN
GET THERE. THANK YOU. GOOD
MORNING, MADAM CHAIR MEMBERS
LAUREN DAY VALENCIA,
REPRESENTING THE AMERICAN
PLANNING ASSOCIATION, NOT IN
OPPOSITION. WE ARE NOW NEUTRAL
ON THE BILL REALLY APPRECIATE
THE AUTHOR, THE SPONSORS AND THE
WORK OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE
AMENDMENTS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU
. WE WILL BRING IT BACK TO THE
COMMITTEE FOR ANY QUESTIONS. NO
QUESTIONS. WE CAN'T. UH WE DON'T
HAVE A QUORUM YET, SO WHEN WE DO
, WE'LL DO EMOTION AND HOPEFULLY
GET THIS BILL OUT OF COMMITTEE.
HAPPY TO SUPPORT YOU WANT TO
CLOSE? RESPECTFULLY ASK YOU AND
I BOTH. THANK YOU, MADAM. THANK
YOU. STREAMLINING. GET MOVING
HERE. YES. GREAT. THAT WE LISTEN
. WILL WE HEAR FROM MS RIVAS?
LIKE YOU SAID.
GOOD MORNING, MADAM CHAIR AND
MEMBERS. UM I WOULD LIKE TO
START BY THANKING MY FELLOW CO
AUTHORS ON ABC. 7 99 CRUCIALLY
IMPORTANT PIECE OF LEGISLATION.
UM I HAVE ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
WILSON AND FRIEDMAN, UM AND
SHARON QUIRK-SILVA AS UH, JOINT
AUTHORS AS WELL AS OTHER
COMMITTEE MEMBERS. UH, WARD,
CARILLO, ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
GABRIEL AND CHOLERA. THANK YOU.
I'D ALSO LIKE TO THANK LISA FROM
THIS COMMITTEE FOR HER THOROUGH
EVALUATION OF THIS LEGISLATION.
IN ORDER TO COMBAT HOMELESSNESS
, THE STATE MUST REFORM ITS
CURRENT APPROACH TO ISSUING
FUNDS BY ENACTING MEANING
MEANINGFUL ACCOUNTABILITY
MEASURES PROMOTING THE USE OF
STATE HOMELESSNESS FUNDS AND
SETTING STATE GOALS TO ANCHOR
LOCAL PROGRESS. ABC 7 99
REQUIRES THE STATE TO TAKE A
MORE DIRECT LEADERSHIP ROLE
WHILE SETTING STATEWIDE GOALS.
BASED ON DATA AVAILABLE STATE
FUNDING AND TO STREAMLINE
ADMINISTRATIVE BURDENS ON LOCAL
SYSTEMS. COUNTIES BIG CITIES AND
CONTINUUM OF CARE WOULD WORK
TOGETHER EVERY FIVE YEARS TO
PLAN SPECIFIC ACTIONS. THEY WILL
TAKE. TO READ COLLABORATIVELY TO
REDUCE HOMELESSNESS, REPLACING
THE ACTION PLANS THAT THEY DO
INDIVIDUALLY EVERY YEAR UNDER
HALF. FURTHERMORE THE BILL
ENSURES THAT MORE DETAILED
INFORMATION IS MADE PUBLIC TO
IMPROVE TRANSPARENCY AND
OVERSIGHT. LASTLY A B 7 99
REQUIRES INVESTMENTS IN BALANCED
HOMELESS RESPONSE SYSTEMS THAT
PROMOTE EQUITABLE HOUSING
OUTCOMES WHILE MAINTAINING
ELIGIBLE USES. ACCORDING TO THE
FEDERAL HOUSING AND URBAN
DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OVER
171,000 CALIFORNIANS EXPERIENCE
HOMELESSNESS ON ANY GIVEN NIGHT.
OUR STATE ACCOUNTS FOR 30% OF
THE NATION'S HOMELESS POPULATION
WITH THE MANTLE OF THE NATION'S
HIGHEST HOMELESS POPULATION, THE
STATE MUST RESPOND WITH FUNDING
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AT THE SKILL
NEEDED TO MEET THE SCOPE OF THIS
CRISIS. CALIFORNIA'S
HOMELESSNESS PROBLEM IS ROOTED
IN HIGH HOUSING PRICES, A LACK
OF AVAILABLE HOUSING THE STATE'S
INCONSISTENT FUNDING
COMMITMENTS. AND SHIFTING
HOMELESSNESS, ACCOUNTABILITY
BENCHMARKS. THIS LACK OF
ACCOUNTABILITY COUPLED WITH
INCONSISTENT FUNDING HAS CAUSED
A PUBLIC POLICY FEEDBACK LOOP,
RESULTING IN HOMELESSNESS
RESPONSE SYSTEMS UNABLE TO FULLY
MEET THE CHALLENGES OF RISING
HOUSING COSTS AND INSUFFICIENT
SUPPLY. CURRENTLY THE HAT
PROGRAM. GRANT FUNDING
ADMINISTERED BY THE CALIFORNIA
INTERAGENCY COUNCIL AND
HOMELESSNESS ISSUES FUNDS ON AN
ANNUAL BASIS. BECAUSE THE STATE
HAS ONLY INVESTED IN HALF
THROUGH ONE TIME ALLOCATIONS,
THE STATE IS UNABLE TO HOLD
LOCAL RECIPIENTS ACCOUNTABLE
UNDER THE TOOL OF REALLOCATING
FUTURE FUNDING. WHEN REESE RUN
RECIPIENTS FILL TO MEET
EXPECTATIONS. AS A RESULT OF OUR
LACKLUSTER PROGRESS IN REDUCING
HOMELESSNESS. GOVERNOR NEWSOME
TOOK THE EXTRAORDINARY STEP OF
TEMPORARILY WITHHOLDING HAT
FUNDS. THESE YEAR BY YEAR, ONE
TIME INVESTMENTS HAMPER LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS FROM INVESTING IN
LONG TERM PROGRAMS THAT WILL
REDUCE HOMELESSNESS. ACCORDING
TO THE P P I C. HOMELESSNESS IS
THE TOP ISSUE THAT CALIFORNIANS
WANT TO SEE ADDRESSED
NEVERTHELESS, POSTURING IN
FINGER POINTING HAS FED INTO THE
FRUSTRATION THAT HAS CAUSED THIS
ISSUE TO REACH THE BOILING POINT
THAT WE ARE AT TODAY, ABC 7 99
IS CONSISTENT WITH BOTH THE
COMPREHENSIVE RESPONSE THAT THE
GOVERNOR HAS ARTICULATED THAT HE
WANTS TO SEE AND THE REGIONAL
PLANNING PROCESS OUTLINED BY THE
CALIFORNIA STATE ASSOCIATION OF
COUNTIES SEE SACK. AT HOME AT
THEIR AT HOME PLAN. IT'S TIME
THAT WE FINALLY ADDRESS OUR
HOMELESSNESS CRISIS AT THE SKILL
THAT THE PUBLIC EXPECTS FROM
BOTH THE STATE AND THE LOCAL
LEVEL. TODAY I HAVE WITH ME.
SIMONE CORRECT DIRECTOR OF
HOUSING AND HEALTH OF THE JOHN
BURTON ADVOCATES FOR YOUTH AND
ZELLA NIGHT WITH THE RESIDENTS
UNITED NETWORK. THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S REVIS AND GOOD
MORNING CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE. MY NAME IS SIMON
CORRECTLY AND WITH JOHN BURTON
ADVOCATES FOR YOUTH MEMBER OF
THE BRING CALIFORNIA HOME
COALITION AND SPONSOR OF HB 7 99
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S REVIS TOUCHED
ON A B 17 99 INTENT TO FOSTER
MORE ACCOUNTABILITY AND
STREAMLINE ADMINISTRATIVE
BURDENS. 87 99 WOULD REPLACE THE
CURRENT ANNUAL PLANNING PROCESS
AS REFERENCED WITH THE
COLLABORATIVE PROCESS THAT WOULD
INSTEAD OCCUR EVERY FIVE YEARS
WHERE COUNTIES BIG CITIES AND
CONTINUUM OF CARE WOULD DEVELOP
A JOINT ACTION PLAN THAT
IDENTIFIES EACH ENTITY'S ROLE
AND RESPONSIBILITIES AND SETS
GOALS. LOCALS DON'T MEET THESE
GOALS THEY COULD FACE
CONSEQUENCES, LIKE LESS
FLEXIBILITY AND HOW THEY USE
STATE FUNDING. OR POTENTIALLY
LOSE STATE FUNDING IN THE NEXT
GRANT CYCLE. THIS WILL BOTH
SIMPLIFY HAPPENED MINISTRATIONS
AND FOSTER ACCOUNTABILITY, NOT
JUST FOR HAP BUT FOR REDUCING
HOMELESSNESS PERIOD, WHICH HAS
BEEN AT THE FOREFRONT OF STATE
LEVEL DISCUSSIONS FOR SOME TIME
, AS YOU ALL KNOW, OBVIOUSLY,
THIS ALSO PROMOTES REGIONAL
COLLABORATION. ANOTHER BIG POINT
OF DISCUSSION. ANOTHER IMPORTANT
COMPONENT OF THE BILL IS
RESPONDING TO A STATEWIDE DESIRE
FOR REAL OUTCOMES BY LEADING
WITH WHAT WE KNOW WORKS WITHOUT
LOSING LOCAL FLEXIBILITY SINCE
2020 HAPHAZARD, REDUCED YOUTH
HOMELESSNESS BY 21% IN OUR STATE
, YES, 21% AND WHY IS THAT?
BECAUSE FOR THE FIRST TIME WE
GOT PRESCRIPTIVE ABOUT HOW MUCH
FUNDING LOCALS HAD TO INVEST IN
YOUTH HOMELESSNESS. THE
LEGISLATURE RECOGNIZE THAT
SPENDING ON YOUTH HOMELESSNESS
DOESN'T GENERALLY OCCUR ON THE
NATURAL AND MADE A POLICY
DECISION TO REQUIRE THAT A
MINIMUM AMOUNT OF FUNDING BE
INVESTED IN YOUTH. WITH THAT
DIRECTION CAME RESULTS. IF WE
WANT SPECIFIC RESULTS, LIKE
REDUCING UNSHELTERED
HOMELESSNESS, WE NEED THE
CORRECT INPUT TO GET THAT
OUTPUT. RESEARCH SHOWS THAT
BALANCED INVESTMENTS ACROSS
EMERGENCY, INTERIM AND PERMANENT
HOUSING ARE KEY AND 87 99 GETS
AT THESE BALANCED INVESTMENTS
WITHOUT CHANGING HAPS ELIGIBLE
USES. AND LASTLY, A B 7 99 WOULD
CREATE A PATHWAY FOR ONGOING
INVESTMENT. THE BILL CHARGES THE
STATE THROUGH EXISTING WORK
GROUPS, LED BY CAL I CH WITH
WORKING TOWARD A UNIFIED FUNDING
, APPLICATION AND DEVELOPING
FINANCING PLAN FOR WHAT IT WOULD
TAKE AND HOMELESSNESS. FOR NYA
AS PART OF ITS PLAN. IT WOULD
ALSO CALL ON THE STATE TO SET
GOALS BASED ON WHAT FUNDING IS
MADE AVAILABLE. AND THEN WORK
WITH REGIONS TO ALIGN THEIR
GOALS ACCORDINGLY. THE INTENT
HERE IS TO GET STATE AND LOCAL
ACTION IN SYNC AND TO MATCH WHAT
WE AIM TO ACHIEVE WITH THE
RESOURCES NEEDED TO ACHIEVE
THESE GOALS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
TIME THIS MORNING, AND NOW I'M
HAPPY TO TURN IT OVER TO MY
COLLEAGUES. L A KNIGHT, WHO WILL
TOUCH ON SOME ADDITIONAL
PROVISIONS AND BACKGROUND FOR
US. GOOD MORNING, ZELLA NIGHT
RESIDENT UNITED NETWORK LOS
ANGELES. OUR CURRENT SYSTEM TO
PREVENT AND END HOMELESSNESS.
THAT'S A LOT OF GAPS. I KNOW
THIS BECAUSE I AM AMONG THE
HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF
CALIFORNIANS. WHO HAVE BEEN
LEFT. TO FALL THROUGH THE CRACKS
MIKE BACK IN 2005 IS SERIOUS AND
SUDDEN ILLNESS. PUT ME IN THE
HOSPITAL. THEN LED ME TO LOSE MY
JOB. AND SOON AFTER THAT, MY
HOUSING THEN, FOR THE FIRST
TIME. MY 13 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER.
AND MYSELF FOUND OURSELVES
HOMELESS. WHILE I TRIED TO GET
US BACK ON OUR FEET. I HAD A
NORTH STAR THAT KEPT ME GOING. I
WOULD NOT DISRUPT MY DAUGHTER'S
EDUCATION. EVERY WEEK I TOOK HER
TO HER EXTRACURRICULAR
ACTIVITIES LIKE HER JAPANESE
CLASSES AND L A U. S D S
HOMELESS LIAISON. HELP ME TO
KEEP HER ON TRACK. LIKE MANY
CALIFORNIANS, WE CYCLED BETWEEN
SLEEPING IN THE CAR.
COUCHSURFING. THEN EVENTUALLY
SHELTERS. WE WERE LUCKY TO
ACCESS A SECTION EIGHT VOUCHER.
BUT EVEN THAT WASN'T A GOLDEN
TICKET. SO FEW AVAILABLE UNITS.
LOTS OF COMPETITION. AND OF
COURSE, THE ENDEAVOR OF
OVERCOMING DISCRIMINATION AND
STIGMAS TO GET HOUSED. MY STORY
. SO MANY STORIES SHOW THAT WE
ARE ALL CLOSER TO HOMELESSNESS
THAN WE THINK. NO ONE IS IMMUNE.
ONE JOB. ONE MAJOR LOSS. ONE
HEALTH CRISIS. YOU'RE IN THE
STREET. A CAR. ANYWHERE TO
SURVIVE. SO WHEN IT COMES TO
THIS CONVERSATION OF
ACCOUNTABILITY, WE MUST ENSURE
STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS ARE
ACCOUNTABLE TO THE PEOPLE LIKE
ME. BLACK INDIGENOUS, DISABLED
LATIN X, WHO DESPERATELY NEEDS
STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT. TO
BUILD STRONGER, MORE EFFECTIVE,
CONSISTENT, EQUITABLE HOMELESS
RESPONSE SYSTEMS. A B 799 IS THE
ONLY BILL ON ACCOUNTABILITY THAT
WAS DEVELOPED AND INFORMED BY A
COALITION PEOPLE WITH LIVED
EXPERIENCE. SERVICE PROVIDERS,
REPS FROM CITY AND COUNTIES AND
NATIONAL EXPERTS ON HOMELESS
BEST PRACTICES. A B 799. PUTS
RACIAL EQUITY FRONT AND CENTER
IN THE PLANNING AND GOAL SETTING
PROCESS TO ENSURE OUTCOMES AND
ACHIEVE EQUITABLY. I FOLLOWED MY
NORTH STAR. TO WATCH MY DAUGHTER
GRADUATE FROM VASSAR COLLEGE IN
2014. TODAY I GET TO SEE HER
SMILE WHEN SHE WALKS INTO MY
HOME TO VISIT. MANY MORE BLACK
GIRLS LIKE MY DAUGHTER. HOW MANY
MORE FAMILIES LIKE MINE OR
YOURS? COULD FIND THEIR WAY
HOME. IF WE AS A STATE TRULY
CHOOSE TO LIGHT THEIR PATH.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU
FOR YOUR TESTIMONY WITH THAT, UH
, WHETHER OTHER OTHER FOLKS IN
THE ROOM THAT WOULD LIKE TO
EXPRESS SUPPORT, PLEASE NAME
ORGANIZATION POSITION. GOOD
MORNING SHARON REPORT ON BEHALF
OF CORPORATION FOR SUPPORTIVE
HOUSING AND THE BRAIN,
CALIFORNIA HOME COALITION CO
SPONSORS OF THIS BILL AND STRONG
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. MARI
CASTALDI ON BEHALF OF HOUSING,
CALIFORNIA AND SUPPORT AND AS CO
SPONSOR OF THE BILL, AS WELL.
MADAM CHAIR MEMBERS, RAND MARTIN
ON BEHALF OF THE AIDS HEALTHCARE
FOUNDATION, AND HIS HOUSING IS A
HUMAN RIGHT DIVISION AND VERY
STRONG SUPPORT OF THIS BILL.
THANK YOU. TARA GAMBOA EASTMAN
WITH THE STEINBERG INSTITUTE AND
SUPPORT MARK'S DIVERS WITH THE
CALIFORNIA HOUSING PARTNERSHIP
AND SUPPORT NICOLE MORALES ON
BEHALF OF CHILDREN NOW AND
SUPPORT. CODY VAN FELDON. I AM A
FORMER FORMER FOSTER YOUTH
COLLEGE STUDENT AND A MOTHER ON
BEHALF OF ALL OF OUR YOUTH AND
FOSTER USE. I AM IN SUPPORT. I
EXPERIENCED HOMELESSNESS AS A
MINOR AND AGAIN AT 18. THANK
YOU. GOOD MORNING, MADAM CHAIR
AND MEMBERS AND THE RESTAURANT
MEDIA IS ON BEHALF OF ALL HOME
AND THE NONPROFIT HOUSING
ASSOCIATION OF NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA AND SUPPORT. GOOD
MORNING. ALEX FACADE SKI ON
BEHALF OF THE NATIONAL ALLIANCE
AND HOMELESSNESS, WHERE A CO
SPONSOR OF THE BILL AND STRONG
SUPPORT. NICO MOLINA ON BEHALF
OF THE SILICON VALLEY LEADERSHIP
GROUP AND SUPPORT THANK YOU.
CHRIS CHRISTOPHER BOWEN WITH L.
A FAMILY HOUSING STRONGLY
SUPPORT AND SO PROUD OF MY
FRIENDS OVERNIGHT. KRISTEN ASKED
HER WITH THE PEOPLE CONCERNED
AND STRONG SUPPORT. SANDOVAL
WITH PATH, ONE OF THE LARGEST
NONPROFIT HOMELESS SERVICE
PROVIDERS AND AFFORDABLE
DEVELOPERS IN THE STATE IN
STRONG SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
JUSTIN GARRETT, THE CALIFORNIA
STATE ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES
THAT WE DON'T HAVE A POSITION ON
THE BILL. BUT I WANT TO THANK
THE AUTHOR FOR HER LEADERSHIP ON
ACCOUNTABILITY AND ONGOING
HOMELESSNESS. FUNNY AND I LOOK
FORWARD TO THE CONTINUED
POSITIVE COLLABORATION WITH THE
AUTHOR AND SPONSORS. THANK YOU.
GREAT AND DO WE HAVE ANY PRIMARY
WITNESSES AND OPPOSITION? ANY
ADDITIONAL FOLKS IN THE ROOM
WISH TO EXPRESS OPPOSITION. OKAY
WE WILL BRING IT BACK TO THE
COMMITTEE. OH, SORRY. THANK YOU.
CHAIR MEMBERS, CAROLYN
CIRINCIONE ON BEHALF OF THE
LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES. WE
JUST HAVE A CONCERNS POSITION.
WE REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO
WORKING WITH THE AUTHOR AND
SPONSORED THROUGH SOME OF OUR
QUESTIONS AND REALLY APPRECIATE
THE RECOGNITION OF THE NEED FOR
ONGOING FUNDING. THANK YOU.
OKAY? MS QUIRK-SILVA. YES I WANT
TO THANK THE AUTHOR AND I'M
PROUD TO BE A JOINT AUTHOR ON
THIS BILL. UH, AS WE DISCUSS
HOUSING IN THIS COMMITTEE FOR
QUITE A LONG TIME. NOW WE
BELIEVE THAT WE'VE HAD THIS
ISSUE FOR DECADES, AND YET WE
KNOW THE HOMELESS CRISIS IS
REALLY IN ITS INFANCY AND OUR
REACTION TO IT. AND OUR POLICIES
ARE HAVE BEEN VERY SHORT TERM.
AND SO AS WE LOOK AT
PARTICULARLY THE HAT FUNDING,
ONE OF THE BIGGEST THINGS THAT
I'VE HEARD FROM OUR LOCAL
MUNICIPALITIES HAVE BEEN ONE
TIME FUNDING IS HELPFUL, BUT IT
CERTAINLY MAKES IT VERY
DIFFICULT AFTER THAT ONE TIME
FUNDING TO SUSTAIN THE SERVICES.
SO THIS BILL? NOT ONLY DOES
THAT, BUT WHAT I REALLY
APPRECIATE ABOUT THIS BILL IS
THAT IT DOES HOLD THOSE
RECEIVING THE FUNDS ACCOUNTABLE
AND WE HEAR THIS ALL THE TIME
ABOUT. WE'VE SPENT BILLIONS OF
DOLLARS ON HOUSING OR
HOMELESSNESS. AND WHAT DO WE
HAVE TO SHOW FOR IT? AND THE
ACCOUNTABILITY PIECE? REALLY, I
THINK IS GOING TO BE THE ESSENCE
OF SOME CHANGES THAT AT THE
LOCAL LEVEL TOO OFTEN. WE SEE
HOUSING PLANS THAT ARE NOT
COMPLIANT AT ALL, BUT EVEN ONES
THAT HAVE MOVED THROUGH THAT. WE
KNOW SOME OF THE, UH, SOLUTIONS
ARE NEVER GOING TO HAPPEN. SADLY
I WON'T POINT OUT A CITY. BUT
SADLY, THERE ARE SOME CITIES
THAT PUT THINGS IN THEIR PLANS
THAT THEY KNOW ARE NOT
ACHIEVABLE. BUILDING ON CALTRANS
LAND. THAT'S A 10 YEAR PROCESS,
IF POSSIBLE, SO IN ORDER TO
RECEIVE THE STATE FUNDS, THE
PLANS AND THE SOLUTIONS NEED TO
BE LEGITIMATE AND NEED TO BE
ABLE TO HAPPEN AND THAT'S WHAT I
APPRECIATE ABOUT THIS BILL. I
ALSO APPRECIATE YOUR TESTIMONY
BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT WHEN WE CAN
AH! PROVIDE NOT ONLY THE
SERVICES BUT THE SUPPORT AS YOU
MENTIONED THE HOMELESS LIAISON
IN YOUR TESTIMONY. THOSE ARE THE
TYPES OF SUPPORT SERVICES THAT
DO CHANGE LIFE. SO THANK YOU TO
THE AUTHOR. NOT ONLY DO I
SUPPORT BUT I'M PROUD TO BE A
JOINT AUTHOR. THANK YOU. MR
CHOLERA. THEY THANK YOU, MADAM
CHAIR AND THANK YOU, THE AUTHOR.
I'M HAPPY TO BE CO AUTHOR. I
THINK MOST OF THE COMMITTEE
ISN'T THAT STATUS, SO THERE'S
NOT A RISK OF THIS BILL NOT
MAKING IT THROUGH COMMITTEE, BUT
BUT I THINK THAT THE MOST
IMPORTANT THING IS THE SUBSTANCE
OF THE BILL. AND I KNOW OUR
COLLEAGUE, SENATOR QUICK SO BUT
ALWAYS TALKING ABOUT
ACCOUNTABILITY. AND SO I THINK
THIS BILL IS REALLY IMPORTANT,
NOT JUST FOR ACCOUNTABILITY, BUT
FOR INTERAGENCY COOPERATION AND
REALLY REGIONAL PARTNERSHIP. I
THINK THAT FAR TOO OFTEN, UM
MUNICIPALITIES ARE NOT WORKING.
UM TOGETHER OR OR EVEN RESISTANT
OF THEIR SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY
AND OBLIGATION TO BE PART OF THE
SOLUTION. AND SO I THINK THAT
THIS IS LONG OVERDUE. AND I LOOK
FORWARD TO THE FRUITS OF THIS
BILL BECAUSE WHICH IS REALLY THE
MOST IMPORTANT PART THAT'S GONNA
HELP INFORM US TO SEE WHAT WE
NEED TO DO MORE. UM AND WHAT
LOCAL AGENCIES, MUNICIPALITIES
AND COUNTIES TO DO? UM BECAUSE
WE ARE IN A CRISIS AS YOU
CORRECTLY STATED, AND WE NEED TO
ACT LIKE IT. SO THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. YEAH, WE JUST WANT TO
ESTABLISH CORAM REAL QUICK.
WICKS HERE WEEKS HERE, PATTERSON
HARRISON HERE AT CARILLO.
GABRIEL GABRIELLE HERE CHOLERA
CHOLERA HERE, QUIRK-SILVA.
QUIRK-SILVA HERE. SANCHEZ WORD.
OKAY WE HAVE CARMEN WITH THAT,
MR PATTERSON. GREAT THANKS. UM
WELL, LONG NIGHT LAST NIGHT FOR
A COUPLE OF PEOPLE ON THE
COMMITTEE HERE, SO GOOD TO SEE
EVERYBODY AGAIN. UM YOU KNOW, I
THINK, UH, YOU KNOW, FIRST OF
ALL, CONGRATULATIONS ON AND OUR
PROPS TO YOU FOR, YOU KNOW,
DOING WHAT YOU HAD TO DO TO FOR
BEST FOR YOUR DAUGHTER, AND I
THINK THAT'S REALLY AMAZING. SO
YOU KNOW, IT'S TOUGH OUT THERE
FOR PARENTS AND, UM, YOU KNOW,
IN YOUR SITUATION, AND WHILE
YOU'RE GONE THROUGH AND JUST TO
BE ABLE TO DO THAT, AND, UH, YOU
KNOW, THAT'S THAT'S AMAZING, SO
GOOD JOB. AH, UM YOU KNOW WHY
YOU WON'T HEAR THIS FROM ME VERY
OFTEN, BUT, UH, YOU KNOW, I
COMMENDED THE GOVERNOR FOR
STOPPING FUNDING. UM WE'VE SPENT
A LOT OF MONEY IN THIS STATE AND
THE RESULTS HAVE NOT BEEN VERY
GOOD. AND I THINK YOU KNOW THIS
LEGISLATION TO PROVIDE SOME
ACCOUNTABILITY TO THAT IS REALLY
IMPORTANT. AND I DON'T THINK WE
CAN SPEND ANOTHER DIME FROM THE
STATE WITHOUT MANDATING THAT THE
PEOPLE THAT GET THAT MONEY ARE
HELD ACCOUNTABLE. AH YOU KNOW,
IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT IT'S GOING
TO GUARANTEE SUCCESS. UM, I
THINK THIS IS, YOU KNOW. HMM
YEAH, YOU KNOW, WE IT'S
DIFFERENT FOR EVERYBODY AND
EVERYBODY HAS A DIFFERENT
SITUATION. BUT UM, BUT WITHOUT
THE ACCOUNTABILITY, WE
DEFINITELY WILL NOT HAVE SUCCESS
AND WE HAVEN'T HAD SUCCESS. SO
YOU KNOW, I'M PLEASED. SUPPORT
THIS MEASURE, AND, UM YOU KNOW,
I LIKE THE OPTIMISM TO END
HOMELESSNESS BY 2035. YOU KNOW,
I THINK PUTTING ON A GOAL BUT
JUST DEMANDING THAT WE HAVE SOME
ACCOUNTABILITY FROM THE LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS THAT ARE GETTING
THIS MONEY IS CRITICAL. AND, YOU
KNOW, THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THE
BILL AND I LOOK FORWARD TO
SUPPORTING IT. THANK YOU. GREAT
UH, ANYONE ELSE WANT TO CARE TO
HAVE QUESTIONS? MR GABRIEL. I'LL
JUST JUMP IN. BRIEFLY UM AND YOU
KNOW, REALLY PROUD TO BE A CO
AUTHOR. JUST WANT TO SAY THANK
YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP ON THIS.
I THINK THIS IS AN ABSOLUTELY
CRITICAL ISSUE. YOU KNOW, WE'RE
NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO SOLVE OUR
HOMELESSNESS CRISIS AND OUR
HOUSING CRISIS IN THE STATE
WITHOUT THIS KIND OF
ACCOUNTABILITY WITHOUT A CLEAR
UNDERSTANDING OF WHERE MONEY IS
BEING DIRECTED. WHAT'S
EFFECTIVE? WHAT'S NOT, I KNOW
THAT A LOT OF OUR FRIENDS AND
LOCAL GOVERNMENT DON'T LIKE THE
ACCOUNTABILITY. BUT I THINK
ANYONE WHO'S GETTING PUBLIC
FUNDS UH YOU KNOW, WE NEED TO
DEMAND THAT ACCOUNTABLE. AND I'M
JUST VERY GRATEFUL FOR YOU FOR
AUTHORING THIS BILL AND WOULD BE
PLEASED TO MAKE A MOTION. THANK
YOU. GREAT. WE HAVE A MOTION AND
A SECOND. OKAY WITH THAT. WOULD
YOU LIKE TO CLOSE? I WANT TO
THANK THE COMMITTEE FOR THIS
DISCUSSION. UM, AND SUPPORT LIKE
ASSEMBLY MEMBER, GABRIEL SAID.
YOU KNOW, THIS IS A MUCH NEEDED
. I WANT TO THANK US. REMEMBER
PATTERSON FOR JOINING IN? THIS
IS NOT, YOU KNOW, NOT A. THIS IS
A BIPARTISAN EFFORT THAT WE ALL
NEED TO WORK ON. I'D ALSO LIKE
TO THANK THE CHAIR, UH, FOR YOUR
TIRELESS WORK TO HELP MOVE THE
STATE FORWARD ON HOUSING AND
HOMELESSNESS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
LEADERSHIP. A B 7 99 IS JUST A
COMMENT. IT'S COMMON SENSE AND
PRAGMATIC. I LIKE WE'VE HEARD
FROM THROUGH THIS DISCUSSION. WE
CANNOT CONTINUE THE STATUS QUO.
WITH THE ATTEMPT AT REDUCING
HOMELESSNESS. 87 99 HAS THE
HOLISTIC APPROACH THAT IS
DESPERATELY NEEDED. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR MY VOTE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SENATOR
RIVAS. UM JUST A COUPLE OF
CLOSING THOUGHTS AND MISS NIGHT.
I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR
TESTIMONY. WHAT AN ACHIEVEMENT
AS A MOTHER. UM SO I'M A MOM OF
TWO. UH AND SO JUST THE FACT
THAT YOU'RE ABLE TO GET YOUR
KIDS KID UP AND OUT THROUGH
COLLEGE IS AN ACHIEVEMENT AND OF
ITSELF, BUT PARTICULARLY GIVEN
YOUR CIRCUMSTANCE I THINK IT
JUST SHOWS YOUR DEDICATION AS A
PARENT AND YOUR COMMITMENT. YOUR
DAUGHTER. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.
AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR TESTIMONY
AND THANK YOU, MISS REVIS FIRST
CENTERING HER TESTIMONY HERE
TODAY AND HER EXPERIENCE WITHIN
YOUR POLICY MAKING, AND I THINK
THE MORE THAT WE CENTER UM
PEOPLE'S EXPERIENCES IN OUR
POLICY, MAKING THE BETTER POLICY
MAKING. WE HAVE UM AND I WANT TO
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ONGOING
COMMITMENT TO THIS. I KNOW THAT
YOU'VE CARRIED BIG FUNDING BILLS
IN THE PAST. UM I KNOW SOMETHING
YOU CARE DEEPLY ABOUT. I AM UP
TO A BROKEN RECORD ON THE NEED
FOR ONGOING FUNDING. THE STATE
HAS NOT INVESTED WHAT WE NEED TO
COMBAT THIS PROBLEM, AND WE NEED
TO INVEST NEED TO INVEST ONGOING
MONEY THAT SIGNIFICANT LEVELS TO
COMBAT THE PROBLEM AND I AGREE
WITH, UM GLAD MR PATTERSON.
DISCUSS THE SORT OF LAUDABLE
GOALS OF HAVING A DATE BY WHICH
WE CAN END HOMELESSNESS. I
TOTALLY AGREE WE CAN DO THIS. WE
CAN DO THIS AS A STATE. IT JUST
MEANS MAKING SOME BUDGET
DECISIONS AND SOME TOUGH POLICY
CALLS, BUT I THINK WE CAN DO IT
AND IT'S IMPERATIVE WE DO. AND I
THINK THE 174,000 PEOPLE THAT
ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS ON
OUR STREETS EVERY SINGLE DAY
DESERVE IT. UM SO WITH THAT I'M
HAPPY TO MOVE THE BILL. UM THE
EMOTION IS DUE PASSED THE
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS. AND WITH THAT,
PLEASE FEEL FREE TECHNICAL WEEKS
. PETTERSSON IN I CAREER,
GABRIELLE, GABRIELLE I CHOLERA
CHOLERA QUIRK-SILVA. QUIRK-SILVA
AYE, SANCHEZ WORD. THAT BILL IS
OUT, BUT WE'LL LET FOLKS ADD ON.
THANK THANK YOU. PROBABLY. YEAH.
MR LEE. YOU GOT LUCKY. AND YOU
EVEN HAVE ONE OF MY FAVORITE
CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS HERE TO
TESTIFY ON YOUR BEHALF. STOP.
LIKE FIVE MINUTES. ALL RIGHT.
GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING,
CHAIR AND MEMBERS. I WANT TO
THANK THE STAFF FOR THEIR HARD
WORK ON THIS BILL, AND I KNOW
THIS IS ONE THAT WE WORKED ON
SINCE LAST YEAR. SO WE'RE
WORKING ON IT QUITE A BIT. SO I
THANK THE COMMITTEE FOR THEIR
HARD WORK ON THIS AND ACCEPT THE
COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS, BUT TODAY
I WANT TO TALK ABOUT AND SHARE A
STORY TIME OF A HOUSING CRISIS,
BUT NOT ONE THAT IS SO CLOSE TO
HOME. IN FACT, I'M GOING TO TALK
ABOUT ONE THAT WAS 100 YEARS
AGO. ALMOST EXACTLY. IN THE CITY
OF VIENNA. TURN AROUND. THE CITY
OF VIENNA IN AUSTRIA. WHEN THEY
WERE ALSO IN A DEEP, DEEP
HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS CRISIS
. AT THE TIME 100 YEARS AGO,
VIENNA HAD A POPULATION OF TWO
MILLION PEOPLE, ROUGHLY EQUAL TO
MY HOME COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA
COUNTY, AND ROUGHLY ON THE SAME
GEOGRAPHIC SIZE IS MY HOME CITY
OF SAN JOSE. AND AT THE END OF
WORLD WAR, ONE WHERE AUSTRIA WAS
DEFEATED AND THEIR MONETARY
COLLAPSED AND A NEW REPUBLIC
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC WAS BORN AT
THAT TIME OVER 400,000 PEOPLE
WERE ESTIMATED HOMELESS OR
HOUSING INSECURE IN A CITY OF
TWO MILLION PEOPLE. THAT IS AN
ASTONISHING 25% OF THE
POPULATION WAS HOUSING, INSECURE
OR HOMELESS, MUCH, MUCH WORSE
THAN WE HAVE IT TODAY. OF
COURSE, SOMETIMES IT FEELS THAT
WAY. AND I KNOW YOU CAN'T REALLY
SEE IT. BUT THESE ARE SOME
PICTURES OF HOW TERRIBLE IT WAS
BACK THEN IT WAS SO BAD THAT
PEOPLE OFTEN RENTED BEDS IN
SHIFTS BECAUSE THEY HAD SUCH A
LACK OF SUPPLY OF HOUSING AND
AFFORDABLE HOUSING. IT WAS
EASILY OVERCROWDED, UNSANITARY
AND OFTEN, SIX PEOPLE WOULD LIVE
CRAMPED IN ONE UNIT. SO WHAT DID
THEY DO? 100 YEARS AGO TO MEET
THIS CRISIS? IN. THE 19 TWENTIES
, VIENNA HAD THE WISDOM TO
BECOME A PUBLIC DEVELOPER. SO
THAT THEY COULD BECOME UM,
DEVELOPER OF AFFORDABLE SOCIAL
HOUSING ACROSS THE CITY, AND
THAT WOULD BECOME THE
INSPIRATION TO SO MANY EUROPEAN
AND ASIAN CITIES AND COUNTRIES
ACROSS THE WORLD. AND WHAT ARE
THE RESULTS 100 YEARS LATER?
THEY BUILT HALF A MILLION UNITS
IN THE CITY OF TWO MILLION
PEOPLE IN THEIR COUNTRY, OF
COURSE, NOW EMBRACES SOCIAL
HOUSING CONCEPT. AND TODAY,
VIENNA IT IS. IS THE NUMBER ONE
LIVABLE CITY IN THE WORLD, AND
YOU CAN CHECK THAT CLAIM ON THE
ECONOMISTS ON FORBES NUMBER ONE
LIVABLE CITY IN THE WORLD. AND
THAT IS NO SMALL PART BECAUSE
62% OF ALL RESIDENTS LIVE IN
SOCIAL HOUSING, WHERE THEY PAY
ONLY AN AVERAGE OF 500 TO $1000
PER FLAT, AND THEIR AVERAGE
SALARY IS VERY COMPARABLE TO
THAT OF CALIFORNIA AS WELL. IN
FACT, MOST PEOPLE 75% OF THEM
QUALIFY FOR SOCIAL HOUSING BASED
ON INCOME. AND WHY, BECAUSE
HOUSING IS UNDERSTOOD TO BE A
UNIVERSAL, RIGHT AND THIS IS THE
MODEL WE WANT TO BRING TO
CALIFORNIA. I SHOW YOU THESE
BOOKS I BROUGHT BACK, MASTER.
THEY'RE VERY HEAVY. I BROUGHT
THEM BACK FROM AUSTRIA TO SHOW
YOU THAT PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
ISN'T SCARY. IN FACT, THEY CAN
BE SO BEAUTIFUL, CLEAN AND
VIBRANT AND INSPIRING, WHILE
HOUSING EVERYONE THIS MODEL
SOCIAL HOUSING IS SUCCESSFUL IN
MANY PARTS OF THE WORLD,
INCLUDING AUSTRIA, OF COURSE,
SINGAPORE, TAIWAN, HONG KONG,
FRANCE, GERMANY, IRELAND AND
MANY OTHER DEVELOPED PEERS THAT
WE LOOK TO ALL THE TIME AND EVEN
HERE IN THE US WE? YOU KNOW,
THERE ARE ACTUALLY MANY OTHER
STATES THAT ARE STARTING TO BEAT
US TO THE PUNCH IN FEBRUARY JUST
TWO MONTHS AGO, SEE AT THE CITY
OF SEATTLE PASSED BY BALLOT TO
CREATE A CITY SOCIAL HOUSING
DEVELOPER, MUCH INSPIRED BY THE
PREVIOUS VERSION OF THIS BILL,
AND THEY PASS IT ON THE BALLOT.
AND THAT WAS THE FIRST TIME IN
US HISTORY THAT WAS ADVANCED BY
REFERENDUM. HAWAII AND MARYLAND
ALSO ARE MOVING FORWARD, AND IN
FACT, MARYLAND ALREADY HAS
APARTMENTS UP AND RUNNING. AND
IN FACT, THIS ONE I'M SHOWING
YOU IS NOT IN AUSTRIA, NOT IN
ASIA. THIS IS IN MONTGOMERY
COUNTY IN MARYLAND, WHERE THEY
ALSO HAVE THEIR PROGRAM GOING,
SO THIS IS QUITE A RACE TO SEE
WHO CAN DO SOCIAL HOUSING FIRST.
83 09 GIVES US THE TOOLS OF
BUILDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING
ACROSS CALIFORNIA. WE NEED EVERY
TOOL IN THE TOOLBOX RIGHT NOW TO
SOLVE OUR HOUSING PRICES AND WE
ARE MISSING THE VITAL TO OF
SOCIAL HOUSING DEVELOPMENT THAT
ALMOST EVERY OTHER ASIAN
EUROPEAN PEERS HAVE. I ALSO SHOW
YOU SOME OF THESE PICTURES, TOO,
BECAUSE THIS IS ALSO BOOKING
OUT. LET'S FLIP THROUGH IT, TOO,
IS, UH, SOCIAL HOUSING
CONSTRUCTS IN LOWER AUSTRIA,
WHICH IS ALSO RIGHT OUTSIDE OF
IT, AND IT'S EQUIVALENT TO OUR
IN OUR COUNTRY IN NEW YORK. UM
WHERE IN SOCIAL HOUSING ALSO
LEADS THE COMPETITION. THE
MARKET WHERE THERE IS A VIBE,
THERE'S A VIBRANT SUPPLY OF
AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS THAT
ALSO HELPS KEEP PRICES AND RENTS
LOW. MAYBE THROUGH A NINE WHILE
ENABLE US TO BUILD BEAUTIFUL
MIXED INCOME COMMUNITIES ACROSS
CALIFORNIA. AND WITH THAT I
RESPECT LAST YEAR I VOTE AND
WHEN INTRODUCED MY WITNESS MY
STAR WITNESS TODAY, RIGEL
ROBINSON, COUNCIL MEMBER OF THE
CITY OF BERKLEY. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S.
CHAIR WICKS, MY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
AND HONORABLE MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE. MY NAME IS RIGEL
ROBINSON. I HAVE THE HONOR OF
SERVING ON THE BERKELEY CITY
COUNCIL. LIKE SO MANY CITIES IN
CALIFORNIA, WE ARE EXPERIENCING
AN ACUTE HOUSING AND
HOMELESSNESS CRISIS. RESIDENTS
MYSELF VERY MUCH INCLUDED ARE
SUFFERING FROM HIGH HOUSING
COSTS AND MANY WHO STUDY OR WORK
IN BERKELEY AND WOULD LIKE TO
LIVE IN BERKELEY ARE FORCED TO
COMMUTE LONG DISTANCES TO GET TO
CLASS OR THEIR JOB PRICED OUT BY
SKYROCKETING RENTS. BERKELEY IS
A JOB CENTER AND A CENTER OF
LEARNING, BUT IT HAS BECOME
UNAFFORDABLE FOR TOO MANY. IN
ORDER TO ADDRESS THIS HOUSING
CRISIS FELT IN BERKELEY AND
THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA. WE NEED
MORE HOUSING SUPPLY AT ALL
INCOME LEVELS, AND WE NEED TO BE
INNOVATIVE. THIS CRISIS IMPACT
SERVICE WORKERS NEAR MINIMUM
WAGE, BUT ALSO THE MIDDLE CLASS
, INCLUDING OUR LIBRARIANS,
TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATIVE
PROFESSIONALS WHO DON'T QUALIFY
FOR LOW INCOME HOUSING PROGRAMS
TO ADDRESS THESE DIVERSE NEEDS.
WE NEED BOTH RENTAL HOUSING WITH
SECURITY OF TENURE AND
AFFORDABLE HOME OWNERSHIP. THE
CALIFORNIA HOUSING AUTHORITY. I
BELIEVE, AS ENVISIONED BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S ALEX LEASE, A B
309 CAN HELP DELIVER THESE HOMES
WHILE THANKS TO YOUR LEADERSHIP
MOVEMENT HAS BEEN MADE ON
ADDRESSING SOME BARRIERS SUCH AS
EXCLUSIONARY LAND USE PRACTICES
, DISCRETIONARY APPROVALS AND
REGIONAL HOUSING FINANCE. WE
HAVE NOT SEEN THE INVESTMENT WE
NEED IN PUBLIC CAPACITY TO MOVE
SOCIAL HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS
FORWARD. PUBLIC CAPACITY IS
ESPECIALLY INSTRUMENTAL DURING
ECONOMIC DOWNTURNS WHEN THE
PRIVATE MARKET MAY FAIL TO BUILD
HOUSING WHEN IT IS MOST BADLY
NEEDED. LOCAL GOVERNMENTS OFTEN
LACK THE PRODUCTIVE CAPACITY TO
STEWARD THE HOUSING WE NEED FROM
CONCEPT TO CERTIFICATE OF
OCCUPANCY. MAYBE 309 CAN HELP
BUILD UP THAT PRODUCTIVE
CAPACITY AS THE CALIFORNIA
HOUSING AUTHORITY CAN BE A
PARTNER TO COMMUNITIES IN
MEETING THEIR LOW AND MODERATE
REGIONAL HOUSING NEEDS
ASSESSMENT GOALS. DOUBTLESS YOU
HAVE HEARD MANY TIMES THAT WE
NEED AN ALL OF THE ABOVE
APPROACH TO ADDRESSING
CALIFORNIA'S HOUSING CRISIS, THE
MIXED INCOME PUBLIC DEVELOPER AS
PROPOSED BY A B 309 WOULD FILL A
CRITICAL NEED FOR LOW AND
MODERATE INCOME CALIFORNIANS AND
I URGE YOU SUPPORT THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. ANY OTHER FOLKS IN
THE ROOM WISH TO EXPRESS SUPPORT
NAME ORGANIZATION POSITION,
PLEASE. MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS
RANT MARTIN ON BEHALF OF THE
AIDS HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION. IT'S
HEALTHY HOUSING FOUNDATION IN
VERY STRONG SUPPORT OF THIS VERY
INNOVATIVE AND POTENTIALLY VERY
PRODUCTIVE BILL. THANK YOU. JIM
BELL. MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF
VALLEY WATER DISTRICT IN SUPPORT
OF THE BILL. FORMER SENATOR.
JESSICA HEY WITH THE CALIFORNIA
SCHOOL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION AND
SUPPORT. PEGGY BERNARDI ON
BEHALF OF CALIFORNIA STATE,
STRONGER GROUP OF 80, PLUS
INDIVISIBLE GROUPS AS WELL AS
INVISIBLE YOLO. THANK YOU. UH
D'ARTAGNAN BIRD AMERICAN
FEDERATION FOR STATE, COUNTY AND
MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES AND SUPPORT
. MADAM CHAIR MEMBERS, GREGORY
CRAMER ON BEHALF OF DISABILITY
RIGHTS, CALIFORNIA IN SUPPORT.
OKAY THANK YOU. NOW. WELL LISTEN
FROM PRIMARY WITNESSES AND
OPPOSITION. ANY PRIMARY
WITNESSES AND OPPOSITION. OKAY
ANY FOLKS WOULD LIKE TO ADD ON
AN OPPOSITION IN THE ROOM NAME
ORGANIZATION IN POSITION, PLEASE
. GOOD MORNING MEMBERS. JOHN
SCRIPTURE ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF
REALTORS. WE HAPPEN TO OPPOSE
UNLESS AMENDED. WE FIND THAT THE
LEGISLATURE HAS ALREADY
COMMITTED TREMENDOUS RESOURCES
TO TRYING TO PRESS FOR
HOMEOWNERSHIP. FOR EXAMPLE, YOU
JUST ADOPTED THE CALIFORNIA
DREAM FOR ALL LAST YEAR AND PUT
MONEY BEHIND YOUR ACTIONS. WE
FIND THAT UNLESS THERE'S BILL IS
AMENDED, THIS IS RUNNING TO
COUNTER PURPOSES. FROM WHAT
YOU'VE COMMITTED LAST YEAR WHEN
IT DOESN'T EXCLUDE THE 1 TO 4
UNITS DIRECTLY CREATES THIS
HOUSING AUTHORITY AS A
COMPETITOR FOR POTENTIAL
HOMEOWNERS IN CALIFORNIA. AND
THEREFORE THAT'S WHY WE'RE
OPPOSED UNLESS AMENDED. AND DO
ASK FOR THAT AMENDMENT. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. WE'LL
BRING IT BACK TO COMMITTEE
MEMBERS. WE HAVE, MR. OH, I'M
SORRY. UH BOB NAYLOR FOR FIELD
STUDY AND COMPANY THAT'S HOWARD
AHMANSON JR AND ORANGE COUNTY.
PHILANTHROPISTS WERE ALSO
OPPOSED UNLESS AMENDED. TO
PRECLUDE THE USE OF EMINENT
DOMAIN. THIS IS A CHAPTER, UH,
FROM THE REPARATIONS COMMISSION
ON THE USE OF EMINENT DOMAIN BY
GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. THIS SETS
UP A POTENTIALLY VAST STATE
AGENCY TO GO IN AND TAKE
PROPERTY. TO BUILD HOUSING. AND
RIGHT NOW, THAT IS A NOBLE
PURPOSE. FREEWAYS HAVE BEEN
BUILT GREAT INJUSTICES ON
MINORITY COMMUNITIES, RIGHT. WE
WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT MADE
EXPLICIT THAT EMINENT DOMAIN
WOULD NOT BE USED FOR THIS
PURPOSE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
MR WARD. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.
VERY GLAD THAT YOU'RE BRINGING
THIS BILL BACK AND THE FORM THAT
IT IS, AND YOU PUT A LOT OF OUR
INTO IT LAST YEAR AND HAVE
REALLY BEEN STUDYING THE YOU
KNOW POTENTIAL THAT WE'RE SEEING
WORLDWIDE FOR A NEW DEVELOPMENT
MODEL THAT WILL HELP TO PRESERVE
NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR WORKING
CLASS CALIFORNIANS VERY PROUD TO
BE A CO AUTHOR AND EXCITED TO
MOVE THE BILL. I WANT TO THANK
YOU FOR, UM YOU KNOW THIS. THIS
IS A MULTI YEAR IN NATURE. RIGHT
BUT I THINK IT IS DEFINITELY
SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO BUILD
INTO OUR REPERTOIRE OF MODELS
THAT CAN PRODUCE THE KIND OF
HOUSING OUTPUT THAT WE'RE
LOOKING AT, BECAUSE I THINK IT'S
GOING TO ADD VALUE TO
COMMUNITIES THAT ARE 11 THAT
HOUSING GUARANTEED. BETTER
KEEPING ALSO ARE PEOPLE
INTEGRATED IN OUR EXISTING
COMMUNITIES AND CLOSER TO THE
JOBS AND THE TRANSIT AND URBAN
FABRIC THAT THAT MAKES THESE
GREAT COMMUNITIES THANK YOU FOR
BEING HERE AS WELL. HAPPY TO
MOVE THE BILL. GREAT. WE HAVE
EMOTION. IN A SECOND. MR CHOLERA
AND THEN WE'LL DO, MR PATTERSON
. OH, SORRY, EVERYONE. THANK
YOU, MADAM. SHARING. THANK THE
AUTHOR FOR CONTINUING, UM, TO
FIGHT FOR SOCIAL HOUSING. I
THINK AS YOU CORRECTLY STATED,
UM, THIS IS NOT A NEW CONCEPT.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S BEING
IMPLEMENTED VERY SUCCESSFULLY
INTERNATIONALLY AND EVEN IN SOME
PARTS OF THIS COUNTRY. IT'S AN
ALL UM, KIND OF OPTIONS ON THE
TABLE APPROACH THAT WE HAVE TO
TAKE WITH HOUSES. WE SAY MANY
TIMES DURING THE COURSE OF THIS
COMMITTEE. CERTAINLY AND I THINK
THIS PARTICULAR UM, OPPORTUNITY
THAT WE HAVE, UM YOU KNOW WE ARE
, BUT WE ARE INVESTING A LOT OF
MONEY INTO HOUSING. WE'RE
INVESTING BILLIONS OF DOLLARS. I
THINK APPROPRIATELY SO BUT IF
WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING THAT I
THINK WE HAVE TO LOOK AT THE
OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO ACTUALLY
BUILD QUALITY HOUSING. UM WHEN,
BECAUSE OTHERWISE WE'RE RELYING
ON THE PRIVATE MARKET, PRIVATE
DEVELOPERS TO STEP INTO THE FRAY
WHEN THE PENCILS OUT FOR THEM AT
THE END OF THE DAY. OUR
COMMUNITY CAN'T WAIT FOR THAT.
BUT WE MUST ACT. WE MUST ACT
WITH URGENCY, AND I THINK THIS
IS AN INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY. TO
PUT THIS AS PART OF OUR PACKAGE
OF SOLUTIONS THAT WE NEED. I'M
HONORED TO BE A JOINT AUTHOR AND
WILLIAM HOPEFUL THAT WE CAN MOVE
THIS FORWARD TO LEGISLATURE THIS
YEAR. THANK YOU. WE'RE GOING TO
MR PATTERSON, THEN TO MS
QUIRK-SILVA. THANKS UM, YOU KNOW
, UH, FIRST OF ALL, HARD TO ME
TO SAY WITH YOUR OBVIOUS
OPTIMISM ON THIS BILL, I'VE BEEN
FOLLOWING THIS FOR A COUPLE OF
YEARS. UM, YOU KNOW, I HAVE TWO
CONCERNS WITH THIS, AND ONE IS
SORT OF PHILOSOPHICAL AND SORT
OF CROSSES MY RED LINE ON, YOU
KNOW, GOVERNMENT INVOLVEMENT.
AND WHAT THE PRIVATE SECTOR
COULD DO VERY EASILY IF WE WOULD
JUST GET THE HELL OUT OF THE
WAY. YOU KNOW, AND UM, SO I
THINK GIVING THE GOVERNMENT THIS
RESPONSIBILITY IS SOMETHING THAT
WE'RE DOING BECAUSE UH, WE
HAVEN'T YET EMPOWERED THE
PRIVATE MARKET TO DO IT, AND I
KNOW THAT WE'VE DISCUSSED A LOT
OF THINGS IN THIS COMMITTEE AND
I HAVE SUPPORTED SOME AND I KNOW
YOU'RE WORKING ON SOME TO DO
JUST THAT. MAN I THINK THERE'S
SOLUTIONS ARE GREAT. BUT
SECONDLY, UH AND IT GOES OFF.
THE FIRST POINT IS, UM YOU KNOW,
I FEEL LIKE SOMETIMES WHEN, UH
VARIOUS CITIES AND AGENCIES AND
COUNTIES ARE BUILDING, UH,
ESSENTIALLY GOVERNMENT FUNDED
PROJECTS. UH IT'S ALMOST LIKE
THE HIGH SPEED RAILS IN CHARGE
OF IT. BECAUSE EVEN IN MY
DISTRICT, WHICH IS RELATIVELY
CHEAPER THAN A LOT OF OTHER
DISTRICTS, YOU KNOW 657 $100,000
A UNIT AND TO PUT THE TAXPAYERS
ON THE HOOK FOR THAT, AT SOME
POINT IS JUST NOT SUSTAINABLE.
UM SO YOU KNOW, I DO THINK THESE
ARE GREAT BUILDINGS. LIKE WHAT?
VIENNA. YOU KNOW HAS PUT UP
THERE AND I THINK IT'S A GREAT
BEAUTIFUL CITY. UM I'M A LITTLE
LESS OPTIMISTIC THAT WE CAN DO
THAT HERE IN CALIFORNIA, BUT, UH
UM, SO WITH THAT, UNFORTUNATELY,
HAVE TO OPPOSE THIS MEASURE.
QUIRK-SILVA. UM YES, I HAVE SOME
QUESTIONS. AND THEN I HAVE SOME
COMMENTS. SO LET ME GIVE YOU THE
LIST OF QUESTIONS. UH, FIRST TO
ONE OF THE SPEAKERS TALKING
ABOUT EMINENT DOMAIN. IF YOU
CANNOT ANSWER IF THERE'S ANY OF
THAT, THAT WOULD BE HAPPENING.
SECOND IS THIS ALL NEW
CONSTRUCTION? OR WOULD IT BE
EXISTING BUILDINGS? AH AND THEN
THIRD. UH ARE YOU GOING TO BE
TAKING ANY AMENDMENTS AT ALL?
BECAUSE I KNOW IN THE ANALYSIS,
THERE IS A SUGGESTED IN
AMENDMENT. SO THOSE THREE AND
THEN I HAVE COMMENTS CAN DO THEM
BACKWARDS. SO I'M WHICHEVER WAY
YOU WANT ACCEPTING THE COMMITTEE
AMENDMENTS THAT THE COMMITTEE
HAS WORKED REALLY HARD WITH AND
WORK WITH THE CHAIR ON THESE
ONES. SO WE ARE TAKING
AMENDMENTS AND AS WE CROSS
HOPEFULLY OVER THE SENATE, I'M
SURE THERE'LL BE FEEDBACK OVER
THERE, TOO, AS WE DID LAST YEAR,
THERE WAS A LOT OF DIFFERENT
OPINIONS AND IDEAS OF CHANGING
THINGS. UM AND CHANGING THE
SCOPE OF IT, UM, WHETHER IT BE
NEW CONSTRUCTION OR EXISTING
BUILDINGS. THE VISION OF THIS
BILL IS THERE'S MULTIPLE
CHAPTERS ABOUT PRODUCTION OF NEW
HOUSING, BUT ALSO ACQUISITION
THE IDEAS ACQUISITION. THIS KIND
OF TIES INTO THE FIRST QUESTION
ABOUT AHMED DOMAIN IS WE WANT,
UM CH, A CALIFORNIA HOUSING
AUTHORITY TO HAVE THE ABILITY
ALSO SAVED RESIDENTS, THOSE WHO
PERHAPS THEIR AFFORDABILITY
COMPANY COULD EXPIRE AND THEIR
YOU KNOW THEIR UNITS COULD GO
BACK ON THE MARKET AND THEY
COULD LOSE THEIR HOUSING. WE
WANT TO RESERVE THAT ABILITY TO
DO SO. SO EMMA DOMAIN IS ONE OF
THOSE THINGS WERE CONSIDERING OR
THINKING ABOUT ALL TIME AND I
UM, ACKNOWLEDGE. OF COURSE, THE
STORY PASSED IN THIS COUNTRY
WITH A MAN DOMAIN AS WELL. BUT
WE ARE ENVISIONING NEW
CONSTRUCTION, UM, FOR BOTH PART
OF IT MUCH OF THE BILLS ABOUT
NEW CONSTRUCTION, BUT ALSO ABOUT
SAVING A REHABILITATING EXISTING
HOUSING, TOO. SO A FEW OF THE
COMMENTS WE ARE OBVIOUSLY SAW
THIS LAST YEAR AND YOU KNOW YOUR
GRAPHICS AND SO FORTH ARE VERY
INTRIGUING. MANY OF US GET THE
OPPORTUNITY AS LEGISLATORS TO GO
VISIT OTHER AREAS TO SEE WHAT
THEY'VE DONE. I IN FACT, WAS
ABLE TO GO TO COLUMBIA OVER
SPRING. UH, UM, RECESS AND WE
SAW INCREDIBLE TRANSFORMATION IN
THE COMMUNITY RELATED TO THEIR
TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS. UH VERY
, VERY DENSE HOUSING THAT BUT I
DO. GO BACK TO WHAT DO WE DO IN
CALIFORNIA? AND WHAT CAN WE
REALLY DO? AND THIS IS WHERE
WE'VE BEEN STUCK NOT JUST ON
HOUSING, BUT ON MAJOR
INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS RELATED
TO TRANSPORTATION. WE HAVE
REGULATED OURSELVES TO THE
EXTENT THAT WE'RE IN A STALIN
DELAY PERIOD, EVEN WHEN WE DO
GET A GREEN LIGHT. MANY TIMES
PROJECTS ARE TABLED MANY TIMES.
THERE'S DELAY, UH, EVEN TO BUILD
AN ADDITION IN A SINGLE FAMILY
HOME CAN TAKE THE THAT
INDIVIDUAL HOMEOWNER MONTHS TO
GET THE PERMITS MONTHS TO GET
THE GREEN LIGHT. AH SO AS MUCH
AS THERE IS EXCITEMENT ABOUT
THIS. WE ALSO HAVE TO LOOK AT
THE REALITY IN CALIFORNIA IS ARE
WE MOVING FORWARD AND GETTING
THINGS ACCOMPLISHED? SO I HAVE
MIXED FEELINGS ABOUT IT. I DID
LAST YEAR AS WELL. BUT I DO
APPRECIATE YOUR ENERGY AND
BRINGING IT BACK. THANK YOU ANY
OTHER COMMENTS FROM MEMBERS?
OKAY? UM DO WE HAVE A MOTION?
OKAY WE HAVE MOTION BY MR WARD
IN A SECOND BY MS CARILLO. WOULD
YOU LIKE TO CLOSE? YES, I WOULD
JUST LIKE TO THANK THE COMMITTEE
FOR THE DISCUSSION ABOUT THIS
VERY IMPORTANT TOPIC, IN FACT,
ALSO WANNA ACKNOWLEDGE SIMILAR
PATTERSON'S COMMENTS? THIS IS
THAT, OF COURSE, EXAMPLE. SO YOU
HEAR VERY BEAUTIFUL. OF COURSE,
THEIR POLITICAL TRADITIONS ARE
ROOTED IN THE LEFT IN EUROPE.
BUT IN SINGAPORE, WHICH I DIDN'T
TALK ABOUT AS MUCH WHERE 80 PLUS
PERCENT OF THE POPULATION OF
FIVE MILLION PEOPLE LIVE IN
SOCIAL HOUSING, THEY'RE VERY
VERY SAY MORE CONSERVATIVE, EVEN
THIS COUNTRY AND THEY'RE VERY
HYPER CAPITALIST. AND YET THEY
STILL MANAGE TO MAKE IT WORK.
AND, OF COURSE, YOU KNOW IT'S
NOT THE PICTURE OF SCARY.
OBJECTS THERE. IT'S YOU KNOW,
THE LAND OF CRAZY RICH ASIANS,
FRANKLY, WHERE YOU HAVE VERY,
VERY RICH. ENTREPRENEURS THERE,
BUT PEOPLE ARE VERY HAPPY TO
ALSO LIVE IN THEIR PUBLIC
CONSTRUCTED APARTMENTS, AND I
BRING THAT UP BECAUSE IT'S THAT
ACROSS THE WORLD ACROSS THE
POLITICAL SPECTRUM, THEY ARRIVE
AT THE SAME POLICY SOLUTION.
THEY COME AT IT AT DIFFERENT
ANGLES AND PERSPECTIVES OF WHY
THEY USE PUBLIC DEVELOPMENT IS
AN IMPORTANT TOOL THAT WE OR
PUBLIC DOHA OR PUBLIC
CONSTRUCTION, SOMETHING WE M
POINTED. WE BUILT SCHOOLS AND
BUILD THE ROADS AND ALL THE
WATER INFRASTRUCTURE THINGS THAT
WE RELY ON. OTHER COUNTRIES JUST
SAID WE SHOULD ALSO DO HOUSING
SO I REALLY IMPLORE US TO
SUPPORT THIS BILL. LOOK AT OTHER
MODELS AND HOPEFULLY ONE DAY
YOU'LL ALSO BE ABLE TO ACCOMPANY
ME GO SOME OF THESE TRIPS ACROSS
THE WORLD AS WELL. AND LOOK AT
ALL THE GREAT EXAMPLES THERE,
TOO, BUT RESPECTFULLY ASKING DR
BOAT. WELL THANK YOU, MR LEE FOR
BRINGING FORTH THIS BILL AGAIN.
UM, I'M A SUPPORTER OF THE
CONCEPT. I BELIEVE, ESPECIALLY
RIGHT NOW GIVEN THE CRISIS WHEN
WE WANT TO PUT ALL IDEAS ON THE
TABLE. I APPRECIATE YOUR
COMMITMENT TO CONTINUE TO PUT
FORTH THESE BOLD INITIATIVES AND
IDEAS ALSO WANT TO THANK COUNCIL
MEMBER ROBERTSON FOR COMING UP
HERE, JUST FOR THOSE THAT DON'T
KNOW ONE OF THE BEST LOCAL
LEADERS IN THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA ON HOUSING AND MANY
OTHER THINGS SO EXCITED THAT
YOU'RE ALSO A CONSTITUENT, SO
THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP
AND HOUSING AT THE LOCAL LEVEL,
AND WITH THAT, WE WILL TAKE YOUR
ROLES. WEEKS WEEKS. PERSON
PERSON NO CARILLO CARILLO I
GABRIEL, GABRIELLE, I CHOLERA,
CHOLERA. I QUIRK-SILVA NOT
VOTING. FOR HIM. SANCHEZ SANCHEZ
. NO, WARD WARD. AYE. THAT IS
FIVE VOTES. IT IS OUT. THANK
YOU. AND WE WANT TO GO BACK AND
ENTERTAIN THE CONSENT AGENDA. WE
HAVE A MOTION MOTION BY MR
CHOLERA SECOND BY MS CARILLO.
THANK YOU. CONCERNED CALENDAR
ITEM NUMBER 23 A B 15 28 NEW
PAST. UM I AM NUMBER 2371 ITEM
NUMBER FOUR. MAYBE 516. I AM.
NUMBER FIVE A B 5 19 ITEM NUMBER
24 A B 15 87 ITEM NUMBER 26 A B
17 38 AND I AM NOW BURKE 27 A B
17 64 ARE DO PASS TO THE
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS. WEEKS WEEKS. I
PERSON HARRISON I CARILLO GÂY
GABRIEL GABRIEL LIKE CHOLERA.
ALRIGHT QUIRK-SILVA QUIRK-SILVA
SANCHEZ SANCHEZ, I WARD WORD,
AYE. THE CONSENT AGENDA IS OUT.
AND WITH THAT, I BELIEVE WE HAVE
MISS REYES NEXT.
THE BELT. THE MOTION IN A
SECOND. MADAM CHAIR MEMBERS.
SINCE I'VE GOT A MOTION AND A
SECOND, MAYBE 6 53 BASICALLY IS
A PROGRAM THAT WILL BE CREATED
TO PROVIDE HOUSING SEARCH
ASSISTANCE. LANDLORD INCENTIVES
AND DEPOSIT RESOURCES TO HELP
TENANTS WITH VOUCHERS. FIND AND
SECURE RENTAL UNITS. WE'RE
FINDING THAT MANY OF OUR TENANTS
WHO QUALIFY FOR THESE VOUCHERS,
FEDERAL VOUCHERS. WAIT YEARS AND
YOU'LL HEAR FROM OUR WITNESS WHO
WILL TELL YOU ABOUT THAT? AND
AFTER THEY FINALLY RECEIVED THIS
VOUCHER THEY'RE GIVING GIVEN A
SHORT PERIOD OF TIME TO FIND A
HOME. FIND A LANDLORD WHO WILL
ACCEPT THAT VOUCHER AND ON
OCCASION THEY WILL BE GIVEN AN
EXTENSION FOR THAT TO USE THE
VOUCHER. BUT IF THEY DON'T FIND
A HOME THAT VOUCHER GOES BACK TO
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. WE'VE
GOT TO FIND A WAY TO KEEP THOSE
VOUCHERS HERE. KEEP THAT MONEY
HERE. AND WOULD THAT I'D LIKE TO
INTRODUCE MY TO, UM, ALSO, I AM
PLEASED TO ACCEPT THE
COMMITTEE'S AMENDMENTS, AND I
WANT TO THANK THE COMMITTEE FOR
THEIR WORK ON THIS. I'D LIKE TO
INTRODUCE MY TWO WITNESSES.
MARGO VILLAS, SENIOR LEADER WITH
THE RESIDENTS, UNITED NETWORK
AND DEBORAH, THROW UP. DEPUTY
DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL HOUSING
LAW PROJECT. GREAT THANK YOU
WILL HAVE TWO MINUTES EACH. BUT
IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND PULLING THE
MIX CLOSE TO YOU WHEN YOU SPEAK,
BEGIN THEIR THE WORST IN THE
CAPITAL. I THINK SO. HI GOOD
MORNING, EVERYONE. MY NAME IS
MARK OVAL S AND I WAS A
RECIPIENT OF A VOUCHER. UM I WAS
VERY ECSTATIC WHEN I RECEIVED IT
. BUT SADLY, I WAS UNABLE TO USE
MY VOUCHER. UM THE TIME ALLOTTED
TO FIND A PLACE AND WITH MY
EXTENSION, MY VOUCHER EXPIRED
BECAUSE IT WAS VERY HARD TO GET
LANDLORD ARE FIND SOMETHING TO
SOMEONE TO RENT TO ME. UM. THIS
VOUCHER PROGRAM IS VERY, VERY
VIABLE. UM IT'LL BRING, UM
MONEY. AND IT WILL BRING
STABILITY FOR PEOPLE FOR, UM
SORRY FOR, UM, HOUSING FOR
PEOPLE TO STAY AND MAINTAIN
HOUSING OVER THEIR HEADS. UM, I
, UM I'M ALMOST WAS HOUSED OUT.
DUE TO THE FACT THAT I COULD NOT
FIND ANYONE TO DO IT. UM I'M
PAYING 80% OF MY INCOME. AND
THIS VOUCHER IS A LIFESAVER. IT
WILL HELP THIS ASSEMBLYWOMAN
RACE HAS THE RIGHT IDEA. IT'S
VIABLE. IT'LL WORK. UM WE JUST
NEED TO SIGN IT INTO LAW AND
HAVE THE GOVERNOR SIGN IT AND
HAVE SUPPORT IT'LL WORK. AND I'M
WITNESS TO IT THAT, UM I
RECEIVED MY VOUCHER AND I WAS
NOT ABLE TO, UH, USE IT BECAUSE
IT WAS SO HARD TO FIND
SOMETHING. SO UM, I THANK YOU
FOR YOUR TIME. AND WE DON'T NEED
TO WAIT. I KNOW THAT YOU GUYS
ARE TALKING ABOUT TIGHTENING UP
DURING THESE TOUGH ECONOMIC
TIMES, BUT THIS IS DOABLE. WE
DON'T NEED TO SACRIFICE IT'S
VIABLE. THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING,
MADAM CHAIR AND COMMITTEE
MEMBERS. THANK YOU FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY. TO TESTIFY ON THIS
IMPORTANT BILL. MY NAME IS
DEBORAH THROW UP AND I'M, THE
DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL
HOUSING LAW PROJECT. WE'RE PROUD
SPONSOR OF 6 53 A B 6 53 AIMS TO
MAXIMIZE HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER
UTILIZATION STATEWIDE. THE
HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER PROGRAM,
COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS SECTION
EIGHT, IS THE LARGEST FEDERALLY
ASSISTED HOUSING PROGRAM IN
CALIFORNIA THAT HELPS OVER
710,000 PEOPLE IN 304,000
HOUSEHOLDS LIVE IN SAFE AND
DECENT HOMES. BACHELORS ARE
CRITICAL TOOL TO REDUCE RACIAL
SEGREGATION BECAUSE THEY OPEN UP
NEIGHBORHOODS OTHERWISE
UNAVAILABLE TO LOW INCOME
FAMILIES. VOUCHERS CONCENTRATE
POVERTY AND HELP JURISDICTIONS
MEET THEIR FAIR HOUSING GOALS.
ONLY ONE IN FIVE FAMILIES,
THOUGH, WHO QUALIFIES WILL EVER
RECEIVE A FEDERAL VOUCHER OR
OTHER HOUSING SUBSIDY. AND EVEN
THEN, ONCE THE FAMILY RECEIVES A
VOUCHER, THEY HAVE DEFINED A
LANDLORD WILLING TO ACCEPT IT
WITHIN THE SEARCH TIME ALLOWED
BY THE LOCAL HOUSING AUTHORITY,
AND THIS IS NO SMALL TASK AS YOU
JUST HEARD. FACTORS LIKE LOW
VACANCY RATES AND HIGHER ENDS
CAN MAKE IT LITERALLY
IMPOSSIBLE. FOR SOME FAMILIES TO
USE THEIR VOUCHER, AND
UNFORTUNATELY MR REALIZES
EXPERIENCE BECAUSE NOT UNCOMMON
JUST HAPPENS TO AN ESTIMATED
FOUR OUT OF 10 FAMILIES WHO
RECEIVE A VOUCHER IN CALIFORNIA.
THESE FAMILIES OFTEN RETURNED TO
SUBSTANDARD HOUSING CONDITIONS
OR HOMELESSNESS. 86 53 IS PART
OF A COMPREHENSIVE SOLUTION TO
INCREASE VOUCHER LISA BRAIDS,
MAXIMIZED FEDERAL DOLLARS AND
REDUCE HOMELESSNESS. IN FACT,
STATEWIDE, CALIFORNIA LEAVES
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ON THE TABLE
ANNUALLY THAT COULD HELP HOUSE
16,000 OR MORE FAMILIES. THIS
BILL WOULD CREATE A COMPETITIVE
GRANT PROGRAM TO PROVIDE FUNDING
TO ELIMINATE THE BARRIERS TO
USING A VOUCHER. HOUSING
AUTHORITIES COULD USE THE FUNDS
TO PAY FOR SECURITY DEPOSITS,
FOR EXAMPLE, LOCAL NAVIGATION
AND MOBILITY COUNSELORS AND
OTHER SERVICES, UM, THAT PROVIDE
HOUSING SEARCH ASSISTANCE WOULD
ALSO APPLY EVIDENCE BASED
PROGRAMS LIKE SMALL AREA FM FAIR
MARKET RENTS TO LOCAL VOUCHER
PROGRAMS TO BETTER SERVE
PARTICIPANTS IN COMMUNITIES. A B
6 53 WILL HELP CALIFORNIA
MAXIMIZE EVERY PENNY AVAILABLE
TO ADDRESS THE SEVERE SHORTAGE
OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING ACROSS THE
STATE. UM I LOOK FORWARD TO ANY
QUESTIONS YOU ALL HAVE ABOUT THE
BILL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU OTHER
WITNESSES IN SUPPORT. NICOLE
WARD ULLMAN ON BEHALF OF THE
CHILDREN'S PARTNERSHIP AND
SUPPORT. NICCOLO DELUCA ON
BEHALF OF ALL HOME AND SUPPORT.
MARK'S DIVERS WITH THE
CALIFORNIA HOUSING PARTNERSHIP
AND SUPPORT. BRIAN AUGUSTA WITH
THE CALIFORNIA RURAL LEGAL
ASSISTANCE FOUNDATION, ONE OF
THE CO SPONSORS AND ALSO NOTE
OUR COLLEAGUES AT WESTERN CENTER
ON ON POVERTY OR PRIVATE
COSPONSORS. URGENT. I VOTE CHRIS
MARTIN ON BEHALF OF HOUSE IN
CALIFORNIA, CO SPONSOR AND
SUPPORT KRISTEN ASTER ON BEHALF
OF THE PEOPLE CONCERNED AND
SUPPORT UNDERSTAND THIS BILL
THAT MONICA LEE WITH WESTERN
CENTER ON LAW AND POVERTY, CO
SPONSOR AND STRONG SUPPORT. ALEX
FACADE SKI ON BEHALF OF THE
NATIONAL ALLIANCE AND
HOMELESSNESS, THE CORPORATION
FOR SUPPORTIVE HOUSING AND THE
LOS ANGELES HOMELESS SERVICES
AUTHORITY, ALL IN SUPPORT. MHM.
HI I'M MICHELLE DOZIER, THE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AT SACRAMENTO
HOUSING REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY,
BUT ALSO THE LEGISLATIVE CHAIR
FOR KA HA, THE CALIFORNIA
ASSOCIATION OF HOUSING
AUTHORITIES. WE ARE IN SUPPORT,
AND WE THANK, UH, REMEMBER RAISE
FOR THIS WONDERFUL PIECE OF
LEGISLATION TO HELP HOUSING
AUTHORITIES. I REPRESENT OVER
100 HOUSING AUTHORITIES
THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA, SO WE ARE
IN SUPPORT, BUT WE DO FEEL THAT
THERE ARE A FEW AMENDMENTS THAT
NEED TO BE MADE TO THE BILL.
WE'VE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE
SOME DISCUSSIONS AND WE WANT TO
CONTINUE THOSE DISCUSSIONS.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. LITTLE BIT
HIGH. UH MY NAME IS MARK ORDERS
. ARUGAM, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
OF CAMPESINA SERVING FARM
WORKERS THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA FOR OVER 50 YEARS. WE
HAVE BEEN STRONG SUPPORTERS
BILL. THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY
IS THERE ANY PRIMARY OPPOSITION?
IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION AT ALL?
ALRIGHT SING NOT AND BRING IT
BACK TO THE COMMITTEE. ALL
RIGHT. NOBODY HAS ANYTHING TO
SAY A AND I'M HAPPY TO SUPPORT
THIS BILL. AND WOULD YOU LIKE TO
GIVE A CLOSING? I JUST WANT TO
SAY THAT OVER 16,000 VOUCHERS
ARE REMAIN UNUSED IN CALIFORNIA
ANNUALLY, AND THIS IS SOMETHING
THAT WILL HELP US KEEP THAT
THOSE VOUCHERS HERE IN
CALIFORNIA AND WITH THAT, I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR I
VOTE. THANK YOU. SO WE DO NEED A
MOTION? YEAH, ALRIGHT. OKAY.
GREAT. PERFECT. WE GOT A BUNCH
OF THEM. GREAT BILL. PLEASE TAKE
HER OFF. THANK YOU. PASS IS
AMENDED TO THE ASSEMBLY
COMMITTEE AND APPROPRIATIONS
WEEKS. PERSON I KOREA. GABRIEL
GABRIEL I CHOLERA CHOLERA. I
QUIRK-SILVA QUIRK-SILVA SANCHEZ
SANCHEZ. I WARD WARD. AYE. THE
BILL IS OUT, BUT WE'LL KEEP IT
OPEN FOR PEOPLE TO ADD ON. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU SO
MUCH. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANKS.
ALRIGHT ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S TING.
WELL HE WAS GONNA COME UP
ANYWAYS. SO. WELL THANK YOU, SIR
. UH BEEN SEEING A LOT OF YOU
LATELY SO LOOKING FORWARD TO
ANOTHER PRESENTATION. GREAT.
THANK YOU. I HAVE THREE BILLS. I
WAS HOPING TO START WITH A B 14
13 IF THAT'S OKAY. YES, OF
COURSE. GREAT LET ME JUST THANK
THE COMMITTEE FOR THEIR HELP
WITH THIS BILL, YOU JUST HEARD A
LENGTHY DISCUSSION ABOUT OUR HAT
PROGRAM THAT I WAS, UH, ONE OF
THE CREATORS OF THE STATE BUDGET
PROCESS. PRIOR TO THAT THE STATE
HAD NOT BEEN GIVING AH, MONEY TO
OTHER CITIES, COUNTIES CONTINUES
OF CARE TO REALLY STOP THE STEM
OF HOMELESSNESS. IT'S OBVIOUSLY
THE BIGGEST CRISIS WE HAVE ALL
OVER OUR STATE. IT'S IN EVERY
SINGLE COMMUNITY. THIS BILL DOES
A COUPLE OF THINGS AROUND THE
HAT PROGRAM, ONE THAT FOCUSES
THE MEASURES ON THE TWO MEASURES
THAT MATTER THE MOST, WHICH IS
ONE HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE WE
GETTING OFF OUR STREETS AND INTO
SHELTER IN TO HOW MANY PEOPLE
ARE EXITING INTO PERMANENT
HOUSING. THAT'S WHAT ARE OUR
CONSTITUENTS WANT. THAT'S WHAT
THE PEOPLE OF CALIFORNIA WANT,
AND I THINK WE HAVE TO STAY VERY
FOCUSED ON THESE MEASUREMENTS.
THIS WE APPLY THOSE MEASUREMENTS
ON OUR THREE PROGRAMS NOT JUST
ON HALF, BUT ALSO ON AND CANTON,
THE ENCAMPMENT, RESOLUTIONS
PROGRAMS AS WELL AS THE FAMILY
CHALLENGE GRANTS. WE ALSO SHIFT
THE OVERSIGHT OF THE PROGRAMS
FROM THE INTERAGENCY COUNCIL ON
HOMELESSNESS TO THE HOUSING
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AGENCY. WE
FEEL LIKE THE INTERAGENCY, UM,
HASN'T DONE THE BEST JOB IN
TERMS OF REALLY FOCUSING ON
ACCOUNTABILITY. WE THINK THAT
ACCOUNTABILITY WOULD BE BETTER
SERVED DIFFERENCE UNDER H C D.
AND THE OTHER IN THE LAST PIECE
IS THERE WAS A BONUS POT IN THE
PREVIOUS HALF GROUNDS. WHAT WE
FOUND IS THAT EVERYBODY
LOWBALLED THE PRODUCTION
ESTIMATES TO QUALIFY FOR THE
BONUS POTS. AND SO THAT'S ALSO
WHY THE GOVERNOR WAS SO UPSET
BECAUSE WHEN THEY WHEN YOU
LOOKED AT WHAT PEOPLE WITH THE
CITIES AND COUNTIES WERE
PROMISING, THEY PROMISED VERY
LITTLE SO THEY CAN ACTUALLY GET
ACCESS TO THE BONUS PARTS. THE
ISSUE ISN'T INCENTIVIZING CITIES
AND COUNTIES AND CONTINUES OF
KARRADA. TAKE IT GET FOLKS OFF
THEIR STREETS. I THINK THERE'S
PLENTY OF INCENTIVE ALL AROUND
THE STATE. THE ISSUE IS REALLY
MAKING SURE THAT THEY HAVE THE
RESOURCES IN PARTICULAR. WE ALSO
NEED TO MAKE SURE HCG GETS THOSE
RESOURCES OUT FASTER. JUST FOR
EXAMPLE, I THINK IT WAS HALF
THREE POINT. OH TOOK 20 MONTHS
TO GET THE MONEY OUT THE DOOR
AFTER WE APPROPRIATED, WHICH IS
ABSOLUTELY WAIT TOO LONG FOR A
PROGRAM THAT'S DONE ONLY BY
FORMULA. SO WITH THAT I DO HAVE
GENEVIEVE MORELLA'S ON OUR
BUDGET TEAM JUST HERE TO ANSWER
ANY TECHNICAL QUESTIONS, BUT
RESPECT FOR OUR SURVIVAL. THANK
YOU ANY, UH, ANYBODY IN SUPPORT
OF THIS BILL? AND HE WITNESSES
AND SUPPORT. RIGHT SAYING NONE
ANY OPPOSITION TO THIS BILL.
ALRIGHT SEEING NONE. ANY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? UH
SIMILAR MEMBER AWARD. THANK YOU
FOR BRINGING THIS BILL FORWARD,
AND HE PUT A LOT OF THOUGHTFUL
THOUGHT INTO PERFECTING HEALTH
COMPLEMENT RUNS. UH, AND, UM,
CERTAINLY, LIKE, UH, FORWARD
THINKING ABOUT THE NEXT
ITERATIONS OF CAPITAL COME OUT
THE DOOR. I'M NERVOUS ABOUT, UM
GETTING A LITTLE BIT AHEAD OF
THAT AND STRIPPING AWAY THE
OVERSIGHT AND THE INFLUENCE OF
CH AS YOU WELL KNOW, WE HAVE
BEEN TRYING TO REFORM THEM AND
ASSIST THEM AND BECOMING A MORE
CONSOLIDATED AND AFFECTIVE
BRANCH. AND YOU KNOW, ONE YEAR
LATER, SINCE SOME OF THOSE
REFORMS THAT WE HAD SIGNED INTO
LAW, WE WANT TO MOVE THAT THAT
RESPONSIBILITY AND THAT
OVERSIGHT NOW OVER TO H C. D. I
AM HAPPY TO MOVE THIS FORWARD
HERE TODAY. I WANT TO SORT OF
WATCH AND SORT OF HERE A LITTLE
BIT MORE BACK FROM THE
ADMINISTRATION ABOUT THE TIMING
OF THAT. AND THE SAYS NOT NOT
NOT AGREEING WITH YOU THAT IT
HAS NOT GONE WELL IN RECENT
YEARS, BUT NOW THAT THEY'VE JUST
BEEN RECONSTITUTED TO ACTUALLY
HAVE ALL THE PARTNERS AT THE
TABLE. TO DO THAT FUNCTION. ARE
WE TAKING THAT AWAY? MAYBE A
YEAR PREMATURELY OPEN QUESTION.
I'M JUST GOING TO ASK MS MORALES
JUST TO GIVE A LITTLE MORE
DETAIL STUFF. THE THINKING MIND
THAT I THINK ONE OF THE
CHALLENGES THAT WE FOUND IS THAT
YOU KNOW, WHEN WE FIRST CREATED
THE HAT PROGRAM, IT WAS AT A
TIME WHEN HCG WAS BUILDING UP A
LOT OF ITS STAFF. SO HAD WE NOT
HAD HDD BEEN AT A HIGHER
CAPACITY. WE PROBABLY WOULD HAVE
PUT HALF OVER THERE AND WHAT WE
FOUND. IS THAT NOW THAT IT'S
OVER A CALCIUM Kò CH THERE'S
ENOUGH ROOM FOR IT TO MOVE BACK
TO A TV FOR THEM TO ADMINISTER
PROGRAM THAT'S WELL AND THEN FOR
US TO FREE UP. Kò CH TO DO THE
WORK THAT WE'VE ALL THE BILLS
THAT WE'VE PASSED THROUGH THE
LEGISLATURE FOR ALLOW THEM TO DO
THAT COORDINATION BECAUSE A LOT
OF THE HAT PROGRAM IS AN
ADMINISTRATION OF GRANTS, AND
THAT SHOULD GO OVER TO A CD TO
DO IT AND DO THE WORK THAT THEY
WANT TO DO. AND I THINK WHEN WE
MOVE IT OVER, IT WILL ALLOW HOW
I CH TO DO WHAT WE'VE INTENDED
TO DO TO DO THE COORDINATING TO
BRING EVERYBODY TO THE TABLE.
YES AND THEN I ALSO HOPE THAT
THEY WILL BE VERY WELL AWARE OF
. IT'S SORT OF IT'S THAT CYCLE
IS THAT, UM THAT THAT THAT
FEEDBACK CYCLE RIGHT THAT
INFORMS THEM ABOUT FUTURE
DECISIONS, AND THAT'S WHY I
THINK THEY ALSO NEED TO BE VERY
MUCH FRONT CENTER IN PARTS OF
THOSE CONVERSATIONS AND
QUESTIONING BECAUSE THEY'LL BE
THE ONES ALSO DECIDING A LOT OF
THE NEXT ROUND AND A LOT OF THE
NEXT COORDINATION OF SUBSEQUENT
ROUNDS OF FUNDING AS WELL. SO I
JUST KIND OF OPEN QUESTION. I'M
GOING TO SORT OF SAY AS IT GOES
FORWARD, BUT HAPPY TO SUPPORT IT
TODAY AND HAPPY TO MOVE THE
BILL. OKAY. THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S QUIRK-SILVA.
WELL, I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS
THAT WE'RE GONNA HAVE A
CONTINUED THEME ON AGAIN BEING
IN THE INFANCY OF DOLING OUT
THESE FUNDS IN THE LAST HANDFUL
OF YEARS IS KIND OF WHO'S IN
CHARGE. AND HOW DO WE STREAMLINE
? WE'VE HAD SEVERAL STREAMLINING
BILLS, UH, FOR AGENCIES AND YET
, AS WAS MENTIONED, IT'S STILL
SEEMS LIKE THESE AWARDS ARE
TRICKLING OUT. 20 MONTHS IS A
LONG TIME TO GET AN AWARD OUT.
SO I DO SUPPORT THIS, UH I DO.
MY CONCERN IS MOVING ONE, UM,
JURISDICTION TO ANOTHER. IS HC D
GOING TO HAVE THE BODY TO REALLY
BE ABLE TO MOVE THIS IN A FASTER
TIMELINE. BUT THAT IS THE HOPE
THAT'S WHY I'LL SUPPORT IT. BUT
AT SOME POINT, I FEEL LIKE WE
NEED THIS. HUGE UH, KIND OF
VISUAL BOARD TO FIND OUT. WHO
DOES WHAT? AND I KNOW WE KEEP
TRYING TO DO THIS. BUT YOU KNOW
, I DON'T EVEN THINK I COULD MAP
IT OUT MYSELF FOR ALL THE
AGENCIES THAT HAVE SOME TYPE OF
ROLE IN HOUSING, BUT WE HAVE TO
GET TO GETTING THESE AWARDS OUT.
SO BASICALLY, LOCAL
MUNICIPALITIES CAN START
ADDRESSING THE PROBLEM. THANK
YOU. I THINK THAT'S I THINK, UM
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S. YOU
ARTICULATED THE PROBLEM. WE'VE
WE'VE OUR BUDGET HAS GROWN
SIGNIFICANTLY OVER THE LAST TWO
YEARS, AND IT TAKES TIME TO HIRE
PEOPLE. WE'VE ACTUALLY HAD A
DIFFICULT ABILITY, JUST LIKE
EVERYWHERE ELSE TO HIRE FOLKS
GET EVERYTHING UP AND RUNNING.
AND SO THAT'S BEEN ONE OF THE
MAJOR CHALLENGES AT THE STATE
FACES WITH ALL OUR MONEY. WE
JUST AT TIMES OFTENTIMES CAN'T
GET IT OUT FAST ENOUGH. SO I
THINK THE IDEA IS TO FOCUS THE
STATE ROLE ON ACCOUNTABILITIES.
MAKE SURE THE CITIES COUNTIES
CONSUMERS OF CARE ARE DOING
THEIR ROLE, WHICH IS REALLY, YOU
KNOW, EXECUTING THOSE GRANTS AND
MAKING SURE THOSE DEVELOPMENTS
ARE HAPPENING AT THE LOCAL LEVEL
AND MAKING SURE THAT THOSE WE
ALSO KIND OF STAY IN OUR LANE.
THANKS ANY OTHER? COMMENTS FROM
MY COLLEAGUES. ALL RIGHT. WELL I
KNOW YOU HAVE CONNECTIONS WITH
THE BUDGET COMMITTEE, SO I'M
SURE WE CAN IRON OUT WHERE THE
POTS OF MONEY GO. UM
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S JOAN SAWYER HAS
A BILL TO SORT OF CREATE A HE
DIDN'T CALL IT. AZARI CALLED IT
SOMETHING ELSE, BUT IT CAME
THROUGH THIS COMMITTEE, SO I
THINK IT'S YOU KNOW THIS KIND OF
ALONG THOSE LINES. I DON'T THINK
THESE CAN BE SET. YOU KNOW, YOU
CAN HAVE BOTH OF THESE PIECES OF
LEGISLATION PASSED WORK TOGETHER
, SO I'M SUPPORTIVE OF IT, AND I
DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S A MOTION
ON THIS BILL. WE NEED A SECOND.
SECOND OKAY. ALL RIGHT. UM WOULD
YOU LIKE TO CLOSE? JUST ASK FOR
EVER. ALL RIGHT. IT SHALL BE.
MOTION IS PASSED TO THE ASSEMBLY
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
WEEKS. PERSON I CARILLO VÚI
GABRIEL. CHOLERA. CHOLERA? AYE.
QUIKSILVER VICE SANCHEZ SANCHEZ
I AWARD SIX. THANK YOU SO THAT
THAT BUILDS OUT DO THAT. WAS IT
OUT? OKAY, AND WE'LL KEEP. WE'LL
KEEP THE BOOKS OPEN TO ADD ON
PEOPLE WANNA ADD ON AND NOW THE
PERSON IN CHARGE IS BACK. SO
I'LL PASS THIS ON. I'M SURE YOU
QUESTION MR PATTERSON BUILD
GREAT. WE'RE DONE. MEETING
ADJOURNED NOW. OKAY OKAY. WHERE
ARE WE? NOW I WAS HOPING TO
PRESENT 84 80. IF THAT'S OKAY.
THAT PERFECT. PERFECT I LOVE IT
. THANK YOU. MAYBE 4 80 IS MY
SURPLUS LANDS ACT IT BUILDS UPON
TWO BILLS THAT ALREADY HAVE BEEN
PASSED AND SIGNED INTO LAW AND
BUILDS THE REINTRODUCTION OF A
BILL A B 23 57 THAT I DID LAST
YEAR. WHAT IT DOES IS IT FURTHER
STRENGTHENS THE SURPLUS LANDS
ACT TO ENSURE THAT AFFORDABLE
HOUSING DEVELOPERS GET THE FIRST
RIGHT OF REFUSAL EVER SINCE I
DID THE PREVIOUS TWO BILLS,
WE'VE SEEN A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE
AND HOW GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND
PUBLIC AGENCIES ARE REALLY
HANDLING THEIR SURPLUS LAND AND
OFFERING MORE AND MORE OF IT
AVAILABLE TO HOUSING, WHICH HAS
JUST BEEN A GREAT CHANGE WHAT WE
DO ADD IN THIS BILL IS WE HAVE A
MINISTERIAL PROCESS FOR LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS TO DISPOSE OF
CERTAIN TYPES OF EXEMPT SURPLUS
LAND SO LAND THAT IS EXEMPT TO
HAVE TO OFFER TO AFFORDABLE
HOUSING DEVELOPERS. FIRST THAT
TYPE OF LAND THAT'S EASILY
VERIFIED BY LOOKING AT THE
PERSONAL MAP PROJECT, WHERE AT
LEAST 80% OF PARCELS USED FOR
HOUSING OR LAND WHERE
RESIDENTIAL USE IS PROHIBITED BY
THE FEDERAL AVIATION
ADMINISTRATION. SO YOU THINK YOU
THINK ABOUT AIRPORTS? UH LASTLY
TO INCREASE PUBLIC ASSETS
INFORMATION ON AVAILABLE LAND
FOR DEVELOPMENT THAT BILL
STANDARDIZES PUBLIC NOTICES OF
AVAILABILITY AND REQUIRES ALL
LINKS BEING MADE AVAILABLE TO
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS. ORIGINAL
LISTINGS WITH THAT I HAVE TWO
WITNESSES TO SPEAK ON THE BILL.
HI THANK YOU. COMMITTEE MEMBERS
. MY NAME IS JT HERRICK MAC WITH
THE NONPROFIT HOUSING
ASSOCIATION OF NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA. I AM PLEASED TO
TESTIFY IN SUPPORT OF ASSEMBLY
BILL FOR 80 MPH REPRESENTS ABOUT
700 AFFORDABLE HOUSING BUILDERS
AND ADVOCATES IN THE BAY AREA,
AND OUR MEMBERS HAVE BUILT TENS
OF THOUSANDS OF AFFORDABLE HOMES
SERVING OUR REGION'S MOST
VULNERABLE MEMBERS IN THE LAST
FEW YEARS. AS YOU KNOW, LAND
PRICES ARE HISTORICALLY HIGH
ACROSS THE STATE AND ESPECIALLY
IN THE BAY AREA AND OTHER
COMMUNITIES, COASTAL COMMUNITIES
IN THIS ENVIRONMENT,
JURISDICTIONS WITH PROPERTY
ASSETS HAVE A CRITICAL ROLE TO
PLAY IN THE USE OF THESE
RESOURCES FOR HOUSING SOLUTIONS.
AFFORDABLE HOUSING BUILDERS AND
COMMUNITY GROUPS ACROSS THE
STATE HAVE LONG CHAMPIONED THE
USE OF PUBLIC LAND FOR THE
PUBLIC. GOOD. AND THE SURPLUS
LAND ACT IS OUR KEY TOOL TO
ADVANCE THAT MISSION. WE GREATLY
APPRECIATE THE GOOD WORK OF OUR
AUTHOR AND HIS STAFF TO IMPROVE
THIS ACT. THE BILL PROVIDES NEW
STREAMLINED OPPORTUNITIES FOR
COMPLIANCE WITH THE S L. A
THAT'S ENSURING AFFORDABLE
HOUSING BUILDERS AND OUR LOCAL
AGENCY PARTNERS HAVE CLARITY ON
THE PROCESS. IT ALSO ENSURES
THAT THE SPIRIT OF THE CELLA IS
PROTECTED WITH IMPROVED
ENFORCEMENT PROTOCOLS AND
STANDARDIZING THE PROCESS OF
NOTIFYING AFFORDABLE HOUSING
BUILDERS. OF LAND AVAILABILITY.
THIS BILL IS AN IMPORTANT STEP
TOWARDS HELPING LOW INCOME
CALIFORNIANS FIND STABLE HOUSING
OPPORTUNITIES. THANK YOU FOR
YOUR CONSIDERATION, AND WE URGE
YOUR SUPPORT. GOOD MORNING CHAIR
AND MEMBERS. BRIAN AUGUSTA ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA ARE
SYDNEY ON BEHALF OF THE PUBLIC
INTEREST LAW PROJECT, ONE OF THE
CO SPONSOR OF THE BILL, I'LL
JUST NOTE QUICKLY THAT UM, SINCE
THE CHANGES THAT WERE ENACTED AS
A RESULT OF MR TING'S PRIOR
LEGISLATION, WE HAVE SEEN THIS
TOOL. HAVE REALLY WORK IN THE
WAY THAT IT WAS ORIGINALLY
INTENDED. AND WE'VE SEEN
THOUSANDS OF ADDITIONAL
AFFORDABLE UNITS BUILT AS A
RESULT OF THE CHANGES TO THE
LAW, REALLY REALIZING THE
ORIGINAL INTENT OF THE SURPLUS
LANDS ACT, AND NOW WE'VE HAD
SOME ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE IN
TRYING TO IDENTIFY WHAT IS
PROHIBITING THAT FROM REACHING
ITS FULL POTENTIAL. THINGS BILL
BEFORE YOU TODAY CLOSES SOME OF
THAT, WHILE ALSO ADDING SOME
ADDITIONAL TOOLS TO MAKE THE
ADMINISTRATIVE BURDEN LESS SO
THAT WHEN WE'RE DISPOSING OF
LAND THAT WE KNOW IS NOT GOING
TO BE USED AND CAN'T BE USED FOR
THAT PURPOSE THAT WE MAKE THAT
PROCESS EASIER AND WE HAVE MORE
TRANSPARENCY. AND SO FOR ALL OF
THOSE REASONS WE WOULD URGE AND
I VOTE. THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE
ADDITIONAL FOLKS WHO WISH TO
EXPRESS SUPPORT? YES MARKS
DIVERS WITH THE CALIFORNIA
HOUSING PARTNERSHIP AND SUPPORT
BRIAN STAFF MEMBER AFTER UNITED
WAY OF GREATER L A AND SUPPORT.
LAUREN WESTLEY ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA AIRPORTS COUNCIL AND
THE ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA
AIRPORTS IN SUPPORT. MY NAME IS
DANTE GOLDEN ON THE AFTER SENIOR
HOUSING FEDERATION, A STRONG CO
SPONSOR OF THIS BILL, THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE PRIMARY
WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION?
THANK YOU, MADAM. CHAIR AND
MEMBERS. MY NAME IS ERIN AVERY.
I'M WITH THE CALIFORNIA SPECIAL
DISTRICT ASSOCIATION. WE
RESPECTFULLY HAVING OPPOSED
UNLESS AMENDED POSITION ON THIS
BILL ARISING FROM THE CONCERNS
OUTLINED IN OUR LETTER THAT I'LL
BRIEFLY SUMMARIZED TODAY. BUT
FIRST I WANT TO THANK THE
COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE
STAFF ARE WORKING WITH OUR
COALITION. I WANT TO THANK THE
AUTHOR AND THE AUTHOR STAFF WHEN
THE RIOS IN THE SPONSOR FOR
MAKING TIME TO MEET WITH OUR
COALITION AS WELL. YES IT IS AN
IMPORTANT TOOL IN USING THE
STATE'S HOUSING CRISIS, AND IT'S
PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT TO
SPECIAL DISTRICTS BECAUSE OF OUR
NARROW, FOCUSED LOCAL GOVERNMENT
SERVICE PROVIDER ROLE. I GREW
UP. I GREW UP OUR CONCERNS TODAY
INTO TWO GENERAL CATEGORIES.
NUMBER ONE CONCERNS AROUND
CLARITY AND IMPACTS ON EXISTING
SPECIAL DISTRICTS AGENCY USED
PREROGATIVES AGENCY USE LAND IS
A SPECIAL CATEGORY OF LAND USE
FOUR OR TO SUPPORT AGENCY WORKER
OPERATIONS. AGENCY USE LAND IS
NEITHER SURPLUS LAND NOR EXEMPT
SURPLUS LAND. WE ARE SEEKING
AMENDMENTS TO THE BILLS PROPOSED
CHANGES TO SECTIONS 54221 B
54221 C AND PROPOSED SECTION 542
TO 1.5 C TO ENSURE CLARITY
ENSURE AGENCY USE LAND IS NOT
INFRINGED AND ENSURE CONSISTENCY
WITH LEGISLATION WITH A
LEGISLATIVE COMPROMISE REACHED
IN CONNECTION WITH A B 14 86.
WE'RE ALSO CONCERNED ABOUT COSTS
THE REQUIREMENT TO SEND EXEMPT
SURPLUS LAND ACT NOTIFICATIONS
TO HCG. IS A NEW AND POTENTIALLY
COSTLY STATUTORY MANDATE FOR
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS. TO SAY
NOTHING OF EACH CDS ABILITY TO
REVIEW SUCH NOTICES. WE'RE ALSO
CONCERNED ABOUT THE REQUIREMENT
TO HAVE THIRD PARTIES VERIFIED
LAND USE RESTRICTIONS IN WRITING
FOR AN APPLICABLE EXEMPTION.
SPECIAL DISTRICTS HAVE NO
CONTROL OVER THIRD PARTIES SUCH
AS CITIES OR COUNTIES WHO HAVE
PLACED THESE RESTRICTIONS ON
LAND. VERY GETTING VERIFICATIONS
, UM THE VERIFICATIONS REQUIRED
BY THIS BILL COULD LEAD TO
SIGNIFICANT AND COSTLY DELAYS.
HOWEVER DOCUMENTING THE
RESTRICTIONS IS NOT THE BASIS OF
OUR OPPOSITION. FINALLY THIS
BILL INCREASES PENALTIES FOR
VIOLATIONS WITH NO REQUIREMENT
THAT THE VIOLATIONS BE
SUBSTANTIAL. AND I NOTE THAT THE
PENALTIES ARE ALREADY CURRENTLY
30 TO 50% OF THE SALE PRICE. WE
APPRECIATE THE DISCUSSIONS WE'VE
HAD WITH THE AUTHOR'S OFFICE.
BUT TODAY RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
YOUR NO VOTE. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. ANY ADDITIONAL FOLKS IN THE
ROOM WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS
OPPOSITION, PLEASE NAME
ORGANIZATION AND POSITION.
NICOLE WARD ULLMAN ON BEHALF OF
THE CITY OF ONTARIO AND
OPPOSITION. MAX PERRY WITH THE
CITY OF WEST SACRAMENTO. ALSO IN
OPPOSITION. THANK YOU. KIRK
BLACKBURN ON BEHALF OF THE CITY
OF INGLEWOOD AND OPPOSITION.
THANK YOU. WE WILL BRING IT BACK
TO THE COMMITTEE QUESTIONS FOR
THE AUTHOR. MR PATTERSON. JUST A
COMMENT. YOU KNOW, WE'VE SEEN
LEGISLATION COME THROUGH WELL,
MOSTLY THROUGH SOME OTHER
COMMITTEES TO GIVE EXEMPTIONS TO
THE S. L A. AND UM, YOU KNOW, I
THINK, UH, MY CONCERN WITH THE S
L. A IN GENERAL AND KIND OF
GOING ON. THIS LEGISLATION
PERPETUATES THAT IS THERE ARE A
LOT OF CIRCUMSTANCES WHERE THE
CITIES WANT TO DO THINGS WITH
PUBLIC PROPERTY. UM BUT MAYBE,
FOR EXAMPLE, A LEASE, FOR
EXAMPLE, TO SUPPORT SURROUNDING
UM. INFRASTRUCTURE OR WHATEVER,
IN THE S L, A AT LEAST HAS BEEN
INTERPRETED BY H C. D THAT YOU
KNOW THAT CAN'T HAPPEN, AND IT'S
CAUSING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ISSUE FOR SOME JURISDICTIONS. I
THINK IF THEY ACTUALLY WANTED TO
GET RID OF IT AND SELL IT, OKAY
S L A IS GOOD OR MAKES MORE
SENSE THERE, BUT I THINK THE
EXCITING UP ANOTHER MECHANISM
FOR, UM YOU KNOW ENFORCEMENT IS
A LITTLE CONCERNING TO ME SIMPLY
BECAUSE OF HOW IT'S BEING
INTERPRETED RIGHT NOW AT HC D
AND SOMETHING WE CAN WORK ON IN
THE FUTURE TOGETHER, SO A LOT OF
LEGISLATORS OBVIOUSLY HAVE
VARIOUS EXEMPTION LEGISLATION
COMING THROUGH THIS PLACE, BUT,
UH, THANK YOU FOR LISTENING.
YEAH I APPRECIATE THE COMMENTS.
I THINK THAT THE CHALLENGES OF
LENGTH OF THE LEASE IF A LEASE
IS, UM OVER 25 YEARS, AND IT IS
CONSIDERED A SALE, SO IF IT WAS
A SHORT TERM LEASE, I'M NOT SURE
WHY H C D WOULD INTERPRET IT AS
UM, OWNERSHIP BUT AGAIN, HAPPY
TO WORK WITH YOU ON THAT. I
DON'T BELIEVE THAT'S WHAT
EXISTING LAW OR THIS BILL WOULD
HELP CODIFY. I THINK OUR GOAL
AGAIN IS TO ENSURE THAT THE
STANDING LAW WHICH IS A SURPLUS
LAND ACT, WHICH IS DECADES LONG
OLD JUST GIVES AFFORDABLE
HOUSING DEVELOPERS. THE FIRST
RIGHT OF REFUSAL. THAT'S ALL IT
DOES DOESN'T ALLOW DOESN'T FORCE
CITIES TO GO DOWN THAT ROUTE. IF
THEY DON'T WANT TO JUST MEANS
THAT THEY HAVE TO FULLY EXPLORE
THAT OPTION FIRST. THANK YOU, MR
QUIRK-SILVA THAN MR WARDEN. YEAH
ADDRESSING SOME OF THE
OPPOSITION, YOU JUST DID A
LITTLE BIT. BUT IF YOU CAN JUST
EXPAND ON BECAUSE I KNOW THAT A
FEW OF THE CITIES THAT I
REPRESENT HAVE PUT IN LETTERS UM
WHEN SOME OF THOSE CONCERNS. SO
UM, NOT NOT YOUR CITY. BUT THE
MOST FAMOUS CITY THAT RAN AFOUL
OF SURPLUS LANDS ACT WAS ANAHEIM
WITH THE VERY FAMOUS OWNER OF
THE ANGELS. AND OBVIOUSLY, WHILE
THERE WAS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT
OF CORRUPTION IN THAT SITUATION
, THE ONE AT THE ONE PIECE OF
LAW HOLDING THE CITY ACCOUNTABLE
WAS REALLY AROUND. SURPLUS LANDS
. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE THE
CITY OF TUSTIN IN YOUR AH
DISTRICT, BUT THEY HAVE A GOLF
COURSE. GOLF COURSE HAS BEEN, UM
THEY WOULD WANT TO DISPOSE OF
THE GOLF COURSE THEY HAVEN'T
WANTED TO BUILD AFFORDABLE
HOUSING, EVEN THOUGH AGAIN. THIS
DOESN'T FORCE THEM TO, BUT THIS
FORCES THEM TO AT LEAST EXPLORE
INTO, UH, TALK TO AFFORDABLE
HOUSING DEVELOPERS. BUT THAT
AGAIN, THE LARGEST, SAYS THAT
YOU HAVE TO GIVE THE FIRST RIDER
REFUSAL TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING
DEVELOPERS JUST IN TERMS OF
NOTIFICATIONS. I KNOW THAT THE
CONCERN FROM THE SPECIAL
DISTRICTS WAS THAT, UM,
NOTIFICATION TO HCG WAS SOMEHOW
ONEROUS AGAIN. WE DON'T BELIEVE
SENDING EMAILS. SENDING A LETTER
IS VERY ONEROUS. ALSO IF HC D
DOESN'T DISPUTE THE DISPUTE THE
DISPOSAL AFTER 30 DAYS THEN
EVERYTHING IS FINE. SO AGAIN.
IT'S TO ME ONE OF THE ONLY WAYS
FOR HCG TO KNOW THAT THIS IS
HAPPENING. THAT'S WHAT WE SAW IN
THE ANAHEIM SITUATION BECAUSE
THERE WAS NO NOTIFICATION. THERE
WAS NO NOTICE. HDD COULDN'T ACT
UNTIL IT WAS, UNFORTUNATELY MUCH
TOO LATE. SO AGAIN. WE'VE BEEN
WORKING WITH JURISDICTIONS. WE
KNOW SENATOR CABALLERO HAS SHE'S
CHAIR OF LOCAL GOV. AND FINANCE.
UM HAS A NUMBER OF CONCERNS
AROUND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. SO
WE'RE ALSO TRYING TO MAKE SURE
WE'RE TAKING HER CONCERNS INTO
ACCOUNT AS WELL. THANK YOU. MR
WARD. THANK YOU FOR BRINGING
THIS BILL FORWARD. I KNOW YOU'VE
BEEN LEADING ON SURPLUS LANDS
ACCESS SINCE ITS INCEPTION. AND
SO AS WE'VE HAD CONVERSATIONS,
AND THEY APPLIED TO MY
JURISDICTION, MAKING SURE THAT
THEIR FUNCTIONAL WE'VE HAD SOME
MISSTEPS AS WELL. WE WORKED
THROUGH THOSE AND AROUND THOSE
AND CERTAINLY APPRECIATE YOUR
COUNSEL ON THAT. I KNOW THAT BY
PROVIDING SOME OF YOUR EXPERTISE
IN THAT FOR THROUGH THIS BILL
FOR THESE UPDATES, AND I RESPECT
SOME OF THE OPPOSITION POINTS AS
WELL, SOME OF WHICH I FEEL LIKE
YOU MIGHT BE SOLVABLE. SO THIS
BILL MOVES FORWARD THAT THESE
ARE JUST INTERNAL
INCONSISTENCIES OR OR OR OR
TECHNICAL ISSUES THAT CAN WORK
FOR OUR DISTRICTS. THAT WOULD BE
SOMETHING THE AUTHOR ABSOLUTELY
IS GOING TO TRY TO GET RIGHT. SO
WE WANT TO DO ANOTHER BILL AGAIN
NEXT YEAR. THANK YOU FOR THIS
HAPPY TO SUPPORT THE BILL, AND
IN FACT, THERE ARE ABSOLUTELY
JUST IN TERMS OF OPPOSITES
CONCERNS. WE ARE EXTREMELY
OPTIMISTIC AND WE THINK THAT
THESE ARE VERY FIXABLE IN TERMS
OF YOUR JURISDICTION, OBVIOUSLY
HAD A LAW HAVE HAD A NUMBER OF
DISCUSSIONS AROUND THE SURPLUS
LAND AROUND YOUR OLD STADIUM AS
WELL AS ONE OF THE REASONS WE
PUT THE EXEMPTION IN HERE FOR
AIRPORTS WAS IN DIRECT
CONVERSATION AROUND YOUR
AIRPORT. SO REALLY APPRECIATE
THAT FEEDBACK. IT'S HELPED MAKE
THE BILL BETTER. GREAT ANY OTHER
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS? IS THAT
EXEMPTION APPLIED TO MUNICIPAL
AIRPORTS. THERE'S NOT VERY MANY
OF THEM BUT TO HAVE ONE HIMSELF.
CHINO HAS ONE. YEAH SO JUST TO
CLARIFY, I DON'T THINK WE MAKE A
DISTINCTION. IT DEPENDS ON
WHETHER THE AIRPORT WHETHER
THERE'S A PROHIBITION FROM THE
FAA. SO ASSUMING THE FAA
JURISDICTION THAN THAT MAY OR
MAY NOT. APPLY. ANY OTHER
QUESTIONS. THE MOTION. THE
MOTION BY MR CHOLERA, A SECOND
BY. UM, MISS CARILLO WITH THAT.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE MR TING?
JUST ASK FOR A GREAT JUST HAPPY
TO GIVE IT TO HAPPY TO SUPPORT
THE BILL OUT OF COMMITTEE TODAY
AND THANKS FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP.
AND THE MOTION IS DUE. PASSI
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS. WAIT WEEKS. I
PATERSON. IT'S NOT BORING.
CARILLO D¯ÚI GABRIEL. CHOLERA
CHOLERA. I QUIRK-SILVA SORRY. I
QUIRK-SILVA. AYE, SANCHEZ. WORD.
I. THAT BILL HAS FIVE VOTES.
IT'S OUT, BUT WE'LL LET FOLKS
ADD ON. AND WITH THAT, MR TING,
I BELIEVE WE HAVE THE LAST OF
THREE BILLS FROM YOU TODAY.
MAYBE 901 GREAT. UM HAPPY TO
PRESENT 89 ON ONE FIRST. LET ME
JUST THANK YOU, YOUR COMMITTEE
CONSULTANTS ON THE AMENDMENTS
HAPPY TO ACCEPT THE AMENDMENTS.
UH THIS IS OUR EFFORT TO CREATE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING FINANCING
DISTRICTS AS WE ALL KNOW, EVER
SINCE WE LOST REDEVELOPMENT.
WE'VE HAD A CHALLENGE FUNDING
AFFORDABLE HOUSING, ESPECIALLY
AT THE LOCAL LEVEL, SO THIS WILL
CREATE A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN
LOCAL AGENCIES IN THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA. LOCAL JURISDICTIONS
COULD DETERMINE AND CREATE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING FINANCING
DISTRICTS. I THINK THE BIG
DIFFERENCE IS RATHER THAN ASK
EVERY LOCAL CITY OR LOCAL COUNTY
TO FORM THEIR OWN FINANCING
DISTRICTS TO GO OUT TO UM OUT TO
WALL STREET TO RAISE THOSE BONDS
. IT FORMS A COALITION OF
DISTRICTS AT THE STATE LEVEL,
AND THEN THE STATE WOULD
ACTUALLY USED ARE BONDING
AUTHORITY ARE FINANCING ABILITY
. WE THINK THIS WOULD BE CHEAPER
, MORE FISSION EASIER,
ESPECIALLY FOR CITIES LIKE MINE
IS NOT A BIG DEAL TO GO DO
BONDS, BUT FOR MANY SMALLER
CITIES. MANY SMALLER COUNTIES.
IT WOULD BE MUCH, MUCH HARDER.
WE THINK THIS IS A WAY TO HELP
LOCAL CITIES TAKE CONTROL AND
CREATE SOME MORE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING FINANCING MONEY. SO ONCE
THE STATE ISSUED THOSE BONDS,
THE MONEY WOULD THEN GO BACK TO
THE TO THE LOCAL JURISDICTIONS
SO THAT THEY COULD FUND
AFFORDABLE HOUSING. WITH THAT,
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR A VOTE ON A
B 901. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR
MEMBERS MICHAEL AND WAS WHERE WE
CONCUR WITH EVERYTHING, THE
MEMBER SAID, AND RESPECTFULLY
REQUEST MY VOTE. GREAT TESTIMONY
ANY OTHER ADDITIONAL WITNESSES,
WHICH TO EXPRESS SUPPORT AND
SUPPORT. MARY ELLEN SHAKE
CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF LOCAL
HOUSING FINANCE AGENCIES. WE
WELCOME EVERYBODY WE CAN GET
GREAT. ANY PRIMARY WITNESSES AND
OPPOSITION. AN ADDITIONAL FOLKS
IN THE ROOM, WHICH TO EXPRESS
OPPOSITION. WE'LL BRING IT BACK
TO THE COMMITTEE. ANY QUESTIONS
FROM MY COLLEAGUES? OKAY. DO WE
HAVE EMOTION? MOTION BY MR
CHOLERA. A SECOND BY MS CARILLO.
MHM WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE MR
KING? JUST AS DRIVER. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH HAPPY TO
SUPPORT THE BILL TODAY. THANKS
AGAIN FOR ALL YOUR YOU'RE DOING
QUITE A BIT OF HOUSING BILLS
THIS YEAR, MR TING, WE
APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU WITHOUT
THE MOTION IS DUE PAST AS
AMENDED TO THE ASSEMBLY
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE. WEEKS
PATTERSON HARRISON NOTES. KOREA.
FOR YOUR EYE. GABRIEL CHOLERA.
CHOLERA? AYE. QUIRK-SILVA
COAXIAL VICE SANCHEZ. WARD.
THAT'S ON CALL. THANK YOU. WITH
THAT WE HAVE MR ALVAREZ UP NEXT
TO I BELIEVE WE HAVE THREE BILLS
. FOUR YOU'RE GONNA BE HERE FOR
A WHILE, OKAY? LET'S GO. LET'S
GO. AH THANK YOU. DO YOU WANT TO
DO UNTO THEM IN ORDER? I WILL
LET YOU KNOW WHAT ORDER. OKAY
YOU CAN TAKE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE
, MR ALVAREZ. THANK YOU. I
APPRECIATE THAT, UM, BECAUSE WE
HAVE SOME LOCAL, UM FOLKS FROM
MY DISTRICT HERE, INCLUDING THE
MAYOR, I LIKE TO TAKE UP ITEM.
LET'S SEE. I THINK IT'S EIGHT.
YEAH. SORRY. AH MAYBE 14 72,
PLEASE. WILL BE THE FIRST BILL.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, UM
COLLEAGUES. THIS IS A BILL THAT
WAS INSPIRED AS A RESULT OF A,
UM REAL CATASTROPHE IN OUR LOCAL
COMMUNITY OF BEACH COMMUNITY
THAT I HAVE THE HONOR OF
REPRESENTING ACTUALLY THE
SOUTHERNMOST, UH, BEACH
COMMUNITY OF OUR ENTIRE STATE IN
THE CITY OF IMPERIAL BEACH. IT
BECAME BECAUSE OF FAMILIES BEING
IMPACTED BY WHAT WE BELIEVE IS
AN UNFAIR BUSINESS PRACTICE
KNOWN AS THE RV SHUFFLE, RVS
RECREATIONAL VEHICLE. THE RV
SHUFFLE INVOLVES EVICTING AND
THEN RELOCATING TENANTS IN THEIR
RVS FROM UNAUTHORIZED PARK.
USUALLY FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS FOR
ABOUT 48 HOURS EVERY SIX MONTHS.
TO AVOID THAT THOSE TENANTS GAIN
CERTAIN TENANCY STATUS AND
PROVIDE THAT THEY WOULD GAIN
ACCESS TO BE PROVIDED WITH
SUBSTANTIVE TENANT PROTECTIONS.
THE PRACTICE IS IMPACTING
CONSTITUENTS AS I STATED IN MY
DISTRICT, BUT PROBABLY IN OTHER
PARTS OF CALIFORNIA AS WELL.
MANY OF THESE WHO ARE VULNERABLE
ELDERLY ON FIXED INCOME
MONOLINGUAL MANY TIMES. IN MY
CASE, SPANISH SPEAKERS WHO HAVE
RESORTED TO LIVING IN RVS IN
PART DUE TO THE CRISIS OF
AFFORDABLE HOUSING THAT YOU ALL
BEEN DISCUSSING IN THIS
COMMITTEE TODAY. AND PRIOR TO
TODAY. THE RV SHUFFLE FORCES THE
RESIDENTS TO PAY FOR A HOTEL
ACCOMMODATIONS AND RELOCATE.
THERE ARE V DURING THE 48 HOUR
EVICTIONS SO THAT THEY CAN JUST
CONTINUE TO RESIDE IN THE RV IN
THE AUTHORIZED RV PARK. THE
PROCESS IS REPEATED AGAIN AND
AGAIN EVERY SIX MONTHS. AND IN
2004, ACTUALLY, THE LEGISLATURE
ENACTED A B 28 67 TO DISCOURAGE
THE SAME PRACTICE FROM OCCURRING
IN RESIDENTIAL HOTELS. MAYBE 14
72 INSURERS THAT RESIDENTS ARE
LIVING WITHOUT THE FEAR OF
INTIMIDATION AND INTIMIDATION OF
BEING FORCED TO RELOCATE. THIS
BILL IS REALLY IMPORTANT, SINCE
MOST PEOPLE SEEK SHELTER IN AN
RV AGAIN AS A POTENTIAL LAST
RESORT. AND AN ALTERNATIVE WOULD
BE INCREASED POTENTIAL
HOMELESSNESS. AND PEOPLE ON THE
STREETS. AT A TIME WHEN OUR
STATE IS IN DIRE NEED OF HOUSING
OF ALL HOUSING OPTIONS AND
AFFORDABLE HOUSING, PARTICULARLY
WE SHOULD NOT BE EVICTING
RESIDENTS WHO HAVE FOUND
SUITABLE SHELTER AND ARE ABLE TO
ABIDE BY ALL RULES, INCLUDING
PAYING THEIR MONTHLY RENT ON
TIME. BUT THAT BEING SAID, UM, I
LIKE TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR
ROCHELLE OROSCO, WHO IS A TENANT
AT THE RV AND MOBILE HOME PARK
IN IMPERIAL BEACH TO TELL HER
STORY. AND THEN MAYOR PALOMA
GEAR FROM CITY OF IMPERIAL
BEACH, WILL THEN TESTIFY. GO
AHEAD. UM GOOD MORNING,
EVERYBODY. MY NAME IS RACHEL
ROSE GOING ON PART OF THE TENANT
ASSOCIATION AT THE MIRAMAR
MOBILE HOME PARK, FORMERLY
CALLED CSR VÆ. I'VE LIVED THERE
FOR THE PAST 2.5 YEARS. UM I AM
A SINGLE MOM HAVE A WONDERFUL 10
YEAR OLD. UM SOON AFTER MOVING
IN. I'VE LEARNED THAT I HAVE TO
BE MOVING OUT EVERY SIX MONTHS.
UM IF I DIDN'T MOVE THERE WAS
THERE WILL BE HARASSMENT AND
EVICTION PROCESS WILL START AT
VERY IMMEDIATELY AFTER THAT. UM
THIS MOVEMENT OR EVERY SIX
MONTHS BRING STRESS TO ALL THE
FAMILIES THAT WE LIVE IN THE
PARK. UM I BROUGHT HIM SOME
EXAMPLES. I'M PUTTING MYSELF AS
AN EXAMPLE THE COST FOR ME TO
MOVE MY FAMILY EVERY SIX MONTHS
. IT'S VERY EXPENSIVE. UM THAT'S
AN AVERAGE OF $450 ME PUTTING IN
THE LOW. UM PART OF IT, PLUS THE
NEXT MONTH'S RENT. UM, THAT'S.
MAYBE PUTTING ME MYSELF IN A
VERY CHEAP HOTEL, UM, LEAVING MY
RV ON THE STREET WITH EVERYTHING
THAT I OWN, UM, AND HAVING. TO
BUY FOOD OUTSIDE, THROW AWAY
EVERYTHING THAT I CURRENTLY HAVE
IN MY HOME. UM AND NOT HAVING
THE AND CERTAINLY IF I'M GOING
TO BE EVEN ALLOWED BACK UM, I
BROUGHT A FEW EXAMPLES IF I WAS
RENTING A IN A SILVER STRAND
CAMPGROUND. THAT'S $85 A DAY,
WHICH COMES OUT TO $400. BECAUSE
IT'S IT IS, UM, TWO DAYS HE HAD
TO BE OUT BY THE DAY THAT YOU
GET OUT AND THEN THEY COME IN
DOESN'T COUNT. SO I MEAN, JUST
FOUR DAYS. UM THAT'S AN AVERAGE
OF $450 WITH AMOUNT PER CAR PER
DUMP STATION. EVERYTHING ELSE?
UM AND THAT'S JUST ME TALKING
ABOUT ME AND ONE OTHER MEMBER OF
THE FAMILY. WE HAVE FAMILIES IN
THE PARK. THEY HAVE 62. EIGHT
PEOPLE IN THE FAMILY. UM THAT
ADDS UP IF YOU'RE GETTING A
HOTEL THAT ADDS UP. IF YOU'RE
GETTING ANYWHERE ELSE, THERE'S
PEOPLE THAT CAN'T AFFORD TO GO
TO A HOTEL OR HAVE FAMILY AROUND
AND THEY ACTUALLY HAVE TO STAY
ON THE STREET DURING THOSE DAYS,
WHICH IS NOT SAFE, THERE'S
PEOPLE THAT HAVE LITTLE KIDS. TO
BE HONEST, BEING ON THE STREET
SUCKS AND SORRY FOR THE WORD,
BUT KNOWING THAT YOU HAVE TO
TELL YOUR KID I HAVE TO TELL MY
SON WHEN WE HAVE LEFT IT ON THE
STREET THAT OUR HOME IS GOING TO
BE THERE FOR THE PAST TWO DAYS.
THIS STRESS THAT HE HAS MY SON
IS ON THE SPECTRUM AND A LOT OF
THE THINGS IT'S HARD FOR HIM ON.
HE GETS INSIDE THE IT AFFECTS
HIM IN SCHOOL. AND AGAIN. THIS
IS JUST TALKING ABOUT MY OWN
SON. THERE'S ABOUT 35 KIDS IN
THE PARK. THERE'S KIDS THAT HAVE
NOT COME BACK. THERE'S KIDS
WHERE THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS HAVE
DIED DUE TO THE STRESS OF THIS
ELDERLY PEOPLE. WE HAVE, UM I
BROUGHT A FEW EXAMPLES OF MY
NEIGHBORS. I HAVE OSCAR WITH A
FAMILY OF SIX. THEY HAVE TO DO
THIS EVERY CENT. EVERY UM, SIX
MONTHS. HIS EXPENSES ARE AROUND
$2000, PLUS THE MONTH OF RENT
THAT HE HAS TO BE GIVEN. UM
DIANA IS A SINGLE MOM OF WITH
THREE KIDS. UM KIMBERLY, ALSO A
SINGLE MOM, KHLOE AND A MILITARY
VETERAN MARY AND HER HUSBAND.
BOTH WILL HELP PROGRAMS. HEALTH
PROBLEMS THAT ACTUALLY HAVE
AGGRAVATED EVEN MORE WITH THE
STRESS OF DOING THIS. UM RUNNING
WOLF. A PURPLE BETTER ON PURPLE
HEART VETERAN. HE NEEDS TO LEAVE
BY THE BEACH IS BANNER NEVER
NECESSARY. HE ACTUALLY HAS TO
STAY. THERE IT IS. HEALTH. UM.
JUST LIKE AN SAFER THANK YOU SO
MUCH FOR SHARING. UM FOR SHARING
YOUR VERY PERSONAL STORY.
APPRECIATE IT, MADAM MAYOR.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
DISTINGUISHED, DISTINGUISHED
MEMBERS OF THIS COMMITTEE,
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WARD. MY FORMER
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S VERY NICE TO
SEE YOU. MY NAME IS PALOMA
URINE. I'M THE MAYOR OF THE CITY
OF IMPERIAL BEACH. AND I'M HERE
IN STRONG SUPPORT OF ASSEMBLY
BILL 14 72, THE CITY OF IMPERIAL
BEACH IS THE MOST SOUTHWESTERN
CITY IN THE CONTINENTAL US. WE
ARE A MINORITY MAJORITY
COMMUNITY. WITH OVER 52%
HISPANIC RESIDENTS AND CLOSE TO
70% RENTERS. WE ARE ONE OF THE
LAST WORKING CLASS COMMUNITIES
BY THE SEA IN CALIFORNIA. MY
RESIDENTS ARE STRUGGLING AS MUCH
OF THE REST OF CALIFORNIA TO
STAY HOUSED. BACK IN 2019 2020
RESIDENTS FROM THE MIRAMAR
MOBILE HOME AND RV PARK, REACHED
OUT WITH SERIOUS CONCERNS
REGARDING A NUMBER OF ISSUES
RELATED TO THE PARKS MANAGEMENT.
RESIDENTS SHARED CONCERNS ABOUT
INCREASING RENTS, INCREASING
UTILITY COSTS, HARASSMENT AND
OTHER ISSUES. THE CITY ENGAGED
WITH THE PARKS, THEN OWNERS AND
SOME OF THESE ISSUES WILL
RESOLVE AT LEAST TEMPORARILY,
BUT THEN IN 2022 RESIDENTS
REACHED OUT AGAIN. THE MOBILE
PARK TENANTS NOW UNDER NEW
OWNERSHIP WERE EXPERIENCING
EVICTIONS AND RENT INCREASES.
RESIDENTS CAME TO COUNCIL
CHAMBERS TO DESCRIBE THE DIRE
CIRCUMSTANCES MANY OF THEM WERE
EXPERIENCING. WE HAD MULTIPLE
TESTIMONIES OF YOU'VE HEARD IT
AS YOU'VE HEARD TODAY OF PEOPLE
SPENDING UPWARDS OF $2000 EVERY
SIX MONTHS. FOR EXAMPLE, CARLOS
LOPEZ, WHO HAS TO SPEND CLOSE TO
$2500 TO GET HIS ENTIRE FAMILY
IN AND OUT OF THE PARK HAVE TO
PAY FOR HOTEL COSTS AND FOOD. HE
ALSO HAS TO ACCOUNT FOR GAS AND
MANY OTHER EXPENSES. HE
BASICALLY SHARED WITH US THAT
YEAH, HE HAS TO START SAVING
MONEY. THE MOMENT HE MOVES BACK
INTO THE PARK. OSCAR IS ONE OF
THE LUCKY ONES BECAUSE HE IS
ABLE TO WORK. OTHER RESIDENTS
ARE ELDERLY AND OR DISABLED AND
UNFIXED EMBER INCOME AND ARE
UNABLE TO AFFORD THESE ADDED
EXPENSES. IN SEPTEMBER. 2022 THE
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO, DECLARED A
PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS FOR
HOMELESSNESS, ACCORDING TO DATA
FROM THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO.
PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS
ARE DISPROPORTIONATELY PEOPLE OF
COLOR OVER THE AGE OF 55 PEOPLE
WITH PHYSICAL DISABILITIES. FOR
THESE REASONS, THE CITY OF
EMPEROR BEACH TOOK ACTION, AND
IN OCTOBER 2022 WE DECLARED A
MORATORIUM AND RENT INCREASES
AND EVICTIONS FOR MOBILE PARKS
IN THE CITY OF I B. HOWEVER THE
CITY'S MORATORIUM IS ONLY
TEMPORARY AND WILL EXPIRE NEXT
MONTH. THESE MOBILE PARKS AND RV
ISSUES ARE NOT UNIQUE TO
IMPERIAL BEACH. AS YOU KNOW,
THIS IS A STATEWIDE ISSUE THAT
REQUIRES STATE ACTION. MOBILE
PARKS ARE SOME OF THE LAST
NATURALLY OCCURRING AFFORDABLE
HOUSING OR STATE, AS YOU KNOW,
IS IN A IS IN A HOUSING AND
HOMELESSNESS CRISIS. PLEASE I
URGE YOU TO SUPPORT THIS BILL.
WE HAVE TRIED EVERYTHING WE CAN
AT THE CITY. THE OVER 130
FAMILIES THAT RESIDE AT THE PARK
HAVE THE RISK. OF BECOMING
HOMELESS. SO PLEASE SUPPORT THIS
BILL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK
YOU. GREAT WE WILL NOW GO TO ANY
ADDITIONAL FOLKS IN THE ROOM WHO
WISH TO EXPRESS SUPPORT. GOOD
MORNING. I'M ALISON SNOW. I
REPRESENT AT ONE IN FOUR OF THE
PEOPLE WHO RESIDE THERE AT THIS
MOBILE HOME PARK. EACH ONE OF
THESE PEOPLE IN MY CAPACITY AT
THE UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO'S
LAW SCHOOL RUNNING THE HOUSING
RIGHTS PROJECT. UH AT SOME STAGE
OF EVICTION AND HOMELESSNESS
BEGINS AT THE COURTHOUSE STEPS,
SO IT'S REALLY IMPERATIVE THAT
WE'RE ABLE TO STOP THIS BAD
BUSINESS PRACTICE FROM
CONTINUING TO HAPPEN. WE THOUGHT
HAPPENED IN THE RESIDENTIAL
HOTEL INDUSTRY. THEY TALKED
ABOUT IT A LITTLE BIT BACK IN
2004. WE WERE ABLE TO STOP THAT
UNFAIR BUSINESS PRACTICE BY
MAKING IT AN UNLAWFUL BUSINESS
PRACTICE AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE
ASKING YOU HERE TODAY. TO
SUPPORT IS THIS UNLAWFUL OR
UNFAIR BUSINESS PRACTICE? I'M
MAKING PEOPLE MOVE EVERY SIX
MONTHS. IT'S NOT UNIQUE TO
IMPERIAL BEACH. WE'VE SEEN IT
SPREAD OUT ACROSS CALIFORNIA.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANY
ADDITIONAL WITNESSES, PRIMARY
WITNESSES AND OPPOSITION. ANY
FOLKS IN THE ROOM WAS TO EXPRESS
OPPOSITION. WE'LL BRING YOU BACK
TO THE COMMITTEE, MR CHOLERA.
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR AND I
WANT TO THANK THE AUTHORS FOR
BEING THIS FORWARD. I THINK, AS
WE ALL KNOW, NOT JUST MOBILE
HOMES, BUT RV PARKS NOW ARE PART
OF OUR, UH OF OUR HOUSING, STOCK
AND FAMILIES ARE LIVING IN THESE
COMMUNITIES WITH CHILDREN AND
UPROOTING THEM, EVEN IF IT'S
JUST FOR A MATTER OF A FEW DAYS.
IT'S NOT ONLY NONSENSICAL, BUT I
THINK IT'S JUST UNJUST AND I
REALLY APPRECIATE THE MAYOR FOR
BEING HERE. YOU DON'T ALWAYS SEE
MARRIAGE SHOW UP FOR THE MOST
IMPOVERISHED THE MOST NEEDY IN
OUR COMMUNITY, AND I REALLY
APPRECIATE TAKING THE TIME TO BE
HERE ON ON THEIR BEHALF AND
BEING THEIR VOICE ALLOWED TO BE
ADDED AS A CO AUTHOR FOR THIS
BILL, AND BE HAPPY TO MOVE THE
BILL. GREAT. WE HAVE EMOTION AND
A SECOND BY SECOND, MR WARD AND
SOME COMMENTS, BUT MR WARD YES,
PLEASE. THANK YOU ALSO WANT TO
ACKNOWLEDGE AND THANK YOU FOR
COMING UP. AND FOR THOSE WHO
KNOW ALSO ONE OF OUR COASTAL
COMMISSIONERS, WHO WORKS REALLY
HARD TO MAKE SURE THAT LOW COST
ACCOMMODATIONS ARE AVAILABLE IN
OUR COASTAL COMMUNITIES AS WELL.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE'VE
BEEN FOLLOWING REGIONALLY. UH
YOU KNOW, AND CERTAINLY
APPRECIATE IT. I UNDERSTOOD THE
PLIGHT THAT WE'RE SEEING FOR
PROPERTY OWNERS THAT ARE THAT
ARE TRYING TO DO THE, UM DO THE
THINGS THAT THEY'RE DOING. UH SO
, UM, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR
AND YOU HAVE BEEN DOING ALL THAT
YOU CAN DO AND EVERYTHING. WE
HAVE SEEN YOU FIGHTING FOR THAT
AND EVERYTHING. AND SO WE'RE
GRATEFUL THAT NOW WE CAN
ACTUALLY HAVE SOME BETTER
PARAMETERS THROUGH THIS BILL
THAT ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO
HELP TO GIVE YOU THE TOOLS THAT
YOU NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL AND
FIGHT FOR OUR RESIDENTS AS WELL.
SO VERY HAPPY TO SUPPORT THE
BILL TODAY. GREAT ANY OTHER
COMMENTS. OKAY WE HAVE A MOTION
BY MR CHOLERA. SECOND BY MR WORD
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE, MR
ALVAREZ? THANK YOU ON BEHALF OF
THE VULNERABLE RESIDENTS. MAYOR
GI ABOUT THANK YOU. MR EVERS
APPRECIATE YOUR WILLINGNESS TO
WORK WITH MY STAFF AND CREATE A
BILL THAT ADDRESSES. I THINK THE
RE REGISTRATION ISSUE THAT WE'RE
SEEING. BUT THAT DOESN'T
CONFLICT WITH THE CURRENT
LAWSUIT. UM, AND FOR YOUR
ADVOCACY ON THIS SPACE, I THINK
RV PARK RESIDENTS SHOULD NOT BE
SHUFFLED IN AND OUT OF UM, THEIR
PLACE OF LIVING ORDER TO DENY
THEM EVICTION PROTECTIONS SO
HAPPY TO SUPPORT THE BILL TODAY
AND WE'LL START THE MOTIONS DO
PASS. WEEKS I. PATERSON, KOREA.
VÚI GABRIEL. GABRIELLE. I
CHOLERA. CHOLERA I QUIRK-SILVA
SANCHEZ. SANCHEZ I WORK WHAT I.
THAT HAS SIX IT IS OUT, BUT WE
WILL LET FOLKS ADD ON AND WHICH
BILL WOULD YOU LIKE TO HEAR
NEXT? ANOTHER LOCAL RELATED BILL
, THE A B A 37 REGARDING SURPLUS
LAND. GREAT. I HAVE ANOTHER ONE
OF MY GREAT CITIES REPRESENTED
TODAY. I'M CITY MANAGER TO THE
VISTA PROVIDED TESTIMONY. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM CHAIR FOR
THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT A B 8
37 1ST OF ALL I WANT TO MAKE IT
CLEAR THAT WE ARE ACCEPTING THE
COMMITTEE'S AMENDMENTS AND THANK
YOU AGAIN TO YOUR STAFF AND YOUR
FOR YOUR DILIGENCE ON WORKING
WITH US ON THIS BILL. LITTLE BIT
OF HISTORY. THE CITY OF CHULA
VISTA, WHICH YOU'LL HEAR FROM IN
A SECOND BEGAN THE PROCESS OF
ENVISIONING AND BRINGING HIGHER
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
THROUGH A UNIVERSITY CAMPUS IN
THE REGION THROUGH HIS GENERAL
DEVELOPMENT PLAN OVER MANY, MANY
YEARS AGO SINCE THEN, OVER THE
COURSE OF DECADES, THEY HAVE
PROCURED THE CITY HAS PROCURED
380 OVER 300 ACRES, ALMOST 400
ACRES ACTUALLY OF LAND. AND
CODIFY THESE EFFORTS THROUGH ITS
SECTIONAL PLANNING AREA PLANS SO
THAT PLANS THAT ARE DONE FOR
EVERY COMMUNITY. DEVELOPING A
UNIVERSITY CAMPUS IN CHULA VISTA
WILL GO A LONG WAY AND COMBATING
THE LACK OF ACCESS TO EDUCATION
IN THIS REGION OF THE STATE. MR
IS THE ONLY CITY IN CALIFORNIA
WITH A POPULATION OF ALMOST
300,000 RESIDENTS. THAT DOES NOT
HAVE A NONPROFIT OR STATE
UNIVERSITY WITHIN ITS CITY
LIMITS. THE SOUTH BAY
COMMUNITIES OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY
ARE HOME TO OVER HALF A MILLION
RESIDENTS. WHOSE EDUCATIONAL
ATTAINMENT IS NECESSARY TO
SUSTAIN OUR GROWTH AND MEET OUR
FUTURE WORKFORCE NEEDS. THERE
ARE SOME CONCERNS ABOUT HOW THIS
WILL IMPACT THE SURPLUS LANDS
ACT ITSELF. AND IT'S ESSENTIAL
ROLE IN ENSURING THAT LAND IS
PRIORITIZED FOR HOUSING
DEVELOPMENT. AND WE UNDERSTAND
THAT AGAIN. THAT'S WHY WE'VE
TAKEN THE AMENDMENTS. UM AS A
STRONG ADVOCATE OF HOUSING
MYSELF AND INCREASING PARTICULAR
AFFORDABLE HOUSING, HOUSING
SUPPLY OF ALL LEVELS. I'M
SYMPATHETIC TO THE VIEWS. THAT
IS WHY THE BILL HAS BEEN CRAFTED
THE WAY IT HAS AND ACCEPTED THE
AMENDMENTS TO ENSURE THAT ONLY
THIS PIECE OF LAND FOR THIS
SPECIFIC PURPOSE WILL BE
EXEMPTED AND THE IMPACT WILL BE
CIRCUMSCRIBE. LIKEWISE I AM
ACCEPTING THE COMMITTEE
AMENDMENTS TODAY AND WOULD LIKE
TO, UH REQUIRE THAT THE
SIGNIFICANT THAT'S SIGNIFICANT
HOUSING DEVELOPMENT, INCLUDING
AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS PART OF
THIS SPECIFIC PROJECT. HDD WILL
HAVE OVERSIGHT AND PENALTIES FOR
NONCOMPLIANCE. WE BELIEVE THAT
THESE AMENDMENTS MORE ADEQUATELY
ADDRESS THE OPPOSITION'S
CONCERNED THAT WE'VE HEARD IN
PRIOR COMMITTEE. UM. WE WILL
CONTINUE TO WORK ON THAT. BUT
WITH THAT SAID AGAIN, THE WORK
THAT'S BEEN DONE BY THE
COMMUNITY AND THE PEOPLE OF
ELVIS AND THE CITY OVER MULTIPLE
DECADES. THIS IS BILL RECOGNIZES
THAT WORK ACKNOWLEDGES IT AND,
UH, AGAIN, THE CITY IS WORKING
WITH US TO MAKE SURE THAT
HOUSING IS PROVIDED ON THIS
SITE, IN ADDITION TO THE
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, SO
I'M GONNA ASK MARIA HISTORIAN
WHO IS THE CITY MANAGER OF CHULA
VISTA, PLEASE PROVIDE TESTIMONY.
THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING.
FIREWORKS AND MEMBERS. MY NAME
IS MARIA CATCHING GOING. AND THE
CITY MANAGER WITH THE CITY OF
CHILL. AVESTA ACTUALLY GREW UP
IN PERIL BEAT AND YOU JUST HEARD
FROM MY FORMER MAYOR. I AM HERE
TODAY TO JUST SUPPORT FOR
ASSEMBLY BILL 8 37, WHICH WILL
ALLOW THE CITY TO CONTINUE
IMPLEMENTING HIS 30 YEAR VISION
OF DEVELOPING A BINATIONAL,
MULTI INSTITUTIONAL UNIVERSITY
INNOVATION DISTRICT. IN 2015,
THE CITY COMPLETED THE
ASSEMBLAGE OF 383 ACRES OF LAND.
WHICH IS ALL GREENFIELD
DEVELOPMENT THROUGH A
COMBINATION OF LAND OFFER
AGREEMENTS, LAND EXCHANGES IN
DEVELOPER AGREEMENTS. THIS IS
NOT SURPLUS LAND. WE HAVE AN
INTENTIONAL IN OUR ACQUISITION
AND PLANNING FOR THIS PROPERTY
SINCE 1993 FURTHERMORE, THE CITY
ACCEPTANCE OF THE LAND CAME WITH
RESTRICTIONS THAT ARE LEGAL
COMMITMENTS TO USE THE LAND FOR
UNIVERSITY AND THE S L A PROCESS
CREATES BARRIERS IN OUR ABILITY
TO DEVELOP THE HORIZONTAL
INFRASTRUCTURE, WHICH IS ROADS,
WATER, SEWER PARKS, ETCETERA.
THAT WOULD ALLOW THE CITY TO
PREPARE THE PADS FOR DEVELOPMENT
OF THE UNIVERSITY INNOVATION
DISTRICT AND THE HOUSING THAT'S
PROPOSED AS PART OF THIS PROJECT
. IT IS IMPORTANT TO POINT OUT
THAT THE UNIVERSITY INNOVATION
DISTRICT IS PLANNED TO INCLUDE
UP TO 3.6 MILLION SQUARE FEET OF
HOUSING, WHICH THE CITY IS
COMMITTED TO PROVIDING 25%
AFFORDABLE HOUSING. WITH THE
LEGISLATIVE AMENDMENTS INCLUDED
. WE COMMIT TO MOVING FORWARD
WITH HOUSING, DEVELOPMENT AND
POWER WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF
THE UNIVERSITY INNOVATION
DISTRICT. MORE THAN 40 YEARS,
AND THAT SINCE 1981 I WAS IN
HIGH SCHOOL, THE CITY HAS
IMPLEMENTED ITS BALANCED
COMMUNITIES POLICY, INCLUDING
INCLUSIONARY HOUSING
REQUIREMENTS. THE CITY HAS BEEN
A LEADER IN DEVELOPING HOUSING
ACROSS ALL INCOME LEVELS
THROUGHOUT OUR CITY. OUR EFFORTS
CONTINUE. WE JUST CURRENTLY, UM
WE CURRENTLY HAVE OVER 500
AFFORDABLE UNITS UNDER
CONSTRUCTION WITH MORE IN THE
PIPELINE. WE VALUE THE
PARTNERSHIPS WE HAVE WITH OUR
AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPERS.
JUST AS MONTH WE CELEBRATED THE
OPENING HASSAN ERA IN 1916
AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECT THAT
INCLUDES SUPPORTIVE SERVICES.
FOR THOSE EXITING HOMELESSNESS.
PHILIPS STANDS OUT WITH A
SUSPECT PAST COMMITMENT TO
PROVIDE AFFORDABLE HOUSING. OUR
COMMITMENT HAS BEEN SO GREAT
THAT IT HAS LEGEND, HOUSING,
JOBS AND BALANCE ABOUT 90,000 OF
OUR 115,000 EMPLOYABLE
INDIVIDUALS LEAVE OUR COMMUNITY
EVERY DAY TO WORK IN DOWNTOWN OR
NORTH COUNTY. THAT'S GRIDLOCK IN
OUR COMMUNITY. THE EFFECTS AND
CONSEQUENCES OF THIS HAS LED TO
INCREASE IN GREENHOUSE GAS
EMISSIONS AS WELL AS ECONOMIC
DISTRESS. FIRST SMALL BUSINESSES
THERE'S A DAYTIME POPULATION
NEEDED TO SUSTAIN THEIR
OPERATIONS. THIS IS ALSO
BECOMING EQUITY ISSUE FOR THE
CITY AS WE PURSUE ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN
THE UNIVERSITY INNOVATION
DISTRICT. THAT WILL BRING JOBS
AND EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES TO
OUR CITY, THE SOUTH BAY AND THE
COUNTY. THE CITY HAS WORKED FOR
OVER 32 YEARS TO GET TO THIS
POINT, WITH THE LAND FULLY
ENTITLED AND READY TO START
SEEKING UNIVERSITY PARTNERSHIPS
FOR THESE REASONS I ORDERED TO
IT. YES AND ASSEMBLY BILL A 37.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANY
ADDITIONAL WITNESSES WANT TO
EXPRESS SUPPORT IN THE ROOM? ANY
PRIMARY WITNESSES AND
OPPOSITION. HELLO CHAIR AND
COMMITTEE MEMBERS. I'LL TRY TO
KEEP MY COMMENTS BRIEF BECAUSE
MY VOICE IS UNFORTUNATELY GONE
NAME IS DANTE GOLDEN, SENIOR
DIRECTOR OF POLICY AT THE SAN
DIEGO HOUSING FEDERATION. OUR
POSITION AS OPPOSED UNLESS
AMENDED. I'D FIRST LIKE TO THANK
THE CITY. UM THE AUTHOR AND THE
COMMITTEE STAFF FOR THE
COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS. THEY DO
TAKE A STEP IN THE RIGHT
DIRECTION. THEY HAVE A HIGHER
LEVEL OF AFFORDABILITY HOUSING
REQUIREMENT. THEY HAVE METERING
. THEY HAVE PENALTIES FOR
NONCOMPLIANCE. BIGGEST REMAINING
CONCERNS. WE FEEL LIKE IT'S
TECHNICAL IN NATURE. IT'S
CREATING A ONE OFF EXEMPTION TO
THE S L. A FOR THE CITY TO THE
FISA WITHOUT ADDING LANGUAGE
THAT COULD BE USED BROADLY
REPEATEDLY TO THE S L A FOR
FUTURE EXEMPTIONS WOULD PROMPT
FUTURE CARVE OUTS TO THE SLA AND
AGAIN FUTURE NEGOTIATIONS ON
THIS ON THESE LARGER SITES. OUR
COALITION IS WORKING ON A
SOLUTION TO ADDRESS THESE ISSUES
AND IS LOOKING FORWARD TO
WORKING DIRECTLY WITH THE
AUTHOR'S OFFICE ON THIS THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU ANY
ADDITIONAL FOLKS WANT TO EXPRESS
OPPOSITION? OKAY WE'LL BRING IT
BACK TO COMMITTEE MEMBERS. MR.
WARD, MR CHOLERA. GREAT THANK
YOU. FOR UM, FOCUSING ON THIS
ISSUE. I KNOW IT'S BEEN THREE
DECADES TRYING TO BE ABLE TO GET
A GREAT DEVELOPMENT THERE, AND
NOW WE ARE INTERSECTED WITH OUR
VISION ABOUT WHAT WE'RE GOING TO
DO WITH SURPLUS LANDS. AND A
COUPLE OF THINGS THAT WAS COMING
INTO THIS, UM ONE I'M NERVOUS
ABOUT TAKING APPROACH DISTRICT
BY DISTRICT SIDE BY SIDE THAT
WE'RE GOING TO START TO HAVE
THIS ONSLAUGHT OF LEGISLATION
THAT YOU KNOW THAT'S VERY
SPECIFIC EXEMPTIONS FOR SURPLUS
LANDS ACT AND WE HAVE TO JUSTIFY
IT EVERY EVERY EVERY TIME. I'D
LIKE TO FIX A SURPLUS LANDS ACT,
WHICH IS WHAT WE DID THROUGH,
UH, IN PART THROUGH MR TING'S
BILL EARLIER TODAY, AND IT WILL
CONTINUE TO NEED IMPROVEMENTS AS
WELL. AND I GUESS FOR STARTERS,
I'M WONDERING, YOU KNOW, WE FACE
THIS QUESTION WITH THE SPORTS
ARENA SITE WITH THE CITY OF SAN
DIEGO, AND ACTUALLY, I'D GONE TO
CITY STAFF AND ASKED THEM LIKE,
HEY, THAT REALLY STINKS. WE HAVE
THIS VOTER APPROVED MEASURE AND
WE WANTED TO BE ABLE TO MOVE IT
FORWARD, AND NOW IT'S GETTING,
YOU KNOW, SUCCESSFULLY SUED IN
COURT, YOU KNOW? SHOULD WE LOOK
AT EXEMPTION? AND HE SAID, YOU
KNOW WHAT? WE'RE JUST GOING TO
GO BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD AND
WE'RE GOING TO MAKE IT WORK. AND
THEY DID. AND SO NOW WE'VE GOT A
PROJECT THAT HAS BEEN APPROVED
AND IS MOVING FORWARD THERE. AND
I'M WONDERING. SO. WHAT IS THIS?
WHAT MAKES THIS SO UNWORKABLE
THAT YOU CAN'T TRY TO JUST
CONFORM TO OUR NEW NEW
PROCESSES. I THINK THE CITY AND
ALLOW, UM OR ASK, UM MARIA TO
CHIME IN, BUT THERE IS
UNCERTAINTY AT THE MOMENT WITH
THE PROCESS AND SOME OF THE
AGREEMENTS THAT WERE MADE OVER
THE COURSE OF AS YOU NOTED 30
YEARS NOW AND COUNTING OF
DEVELOPER AGREEMENTS AND, UH AND
LAND ACQUISITION WITH
REQUIREMENTS OR UNDERSTANDINGS,
WITH SOME OF THOSE DEVELOPERS
THAT ARE ADJACENT TO THE SITE.
ON WHAT WOULD HAPPEN ON THIS
SITE. AND, UM IF A UNIVERSITY
INNOVATION DISTRICT IS NOT WHAT
HAPPENS AT THE SITE DOES THAT
PUT THE CITY OUT OF RISK?
BECAUSE BUT THEN WE'VE GOT S L.
A, WHICH CAME INTO EFFECT AFTER
THE CITY MADE ALL THOSE
AGREEMENTS. BECAUSE S L A IS
ONLY A FEW YEARS OLD, WHEREAS
THIS PROCESS HAS BEEN GOING ON
FOR 30 YEARS. I THINK THOSE ARE
SOME OF THE CONCERNED IS WE NEED
REAL CLARITY AND NOT THIS UM,
SORT OF GRAY AREA WHERE THE CITY
AT THIS POINT CAN'T GO FORWARD
AND TRY TO ATTRACT SOME, YOU
KNOW TENANTS, PRIMARILY
UNIVERSITY TENANTS BECAUSE OF
THE UNCERTAINTY OF WHETHER OR
NOT UM, S L A WOULD ACTUALLY
TRUMP AS IN THE CASE OF SPORTS
ARENA AND THEN START ALL OVER
AGAIN, RIGHT, ESSENTIALLY
CORRECT. SO UH, THIS IS
GREENFIELD DEVELOPMENT, SO
THERE'S ABOUT $400 MILLION IN
INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS THAT WE
NEED TO GO INTO THE UP TO
SUPPORT THESE PROJECTS. SO WE,
UM WE REALLY NEED TO BE ABLE TO
NEGOTIATE WITH THE DEVELOPER AND
UTILIZE THE LAND TO BE FINANCED
THOSE INFRASTRUCTURE. NEEDS
BECAUSE WE DON'T ANTICIPATE THAT
WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO COME
BEFORE THE SKATE ASKED FOR
FUNDING FOR UNIVERSITY, SO WE
REALLY BE ABLE TO YOU NEED TO BE
ABLE TO HAVE THE FLEXIBILITY TO
FINANCE AGAINST THE LAND TO BE
ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH US.
INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS THAT THAT
EXERCISE RIGHT AND THEN IN
FURTHERING, I MEAN, ALSO, IT'S
BEEN 30 YEARS AND THERE'S BEEN A
LOT OF LEGISLATORS THAT A
FORTUNE ON THIS ISSUE AS WELL
AND WE'VE BEEN FAITHFUL THAT WE
ARE GOING TO GET TO, BUT I AM,
YOU KNOW, NERVOUS THAT YOU KNOW,
AT WHAT POINT DO WE REALIZE
THAT? YOU KNOW, MAYBE THIS THIS
VISION IS NOT IS NOT GOING TO BE
ABLE TO COME TOGETHER. I WANT
IT. I STILL VERY MUCH SUPPORT
THAT AND I KNOW THE INTENT AND
WE NEED IT RIGHT? AND, YOU KNOW
, EVEN NOW SOME OF OUR ALVAREZ
AND SECURED 25 MILLION LAST YEAR
TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT SD SUS
EXPANSION DOWN THERE AND THEN
WAS IT THE CITY OF TULA VISTA
THAT REJECTED THAT PROJECT
RECENTLY. I'M SORRY. I DIDN'T
KNOW. SO UM THE COST OF THE
PROJECTS ARE HIGHER, AND THAT'S
THE ISSUE WITH THAT SPECIFIC, UM
PROJECT, WHICH IS NOT ON ON THIS
SITE. IT'S UM, ABOUT HALF A MILE
AWAY. OKAY SO IT'S NOT PART OF
THIS DISTRICT. NO, NO, NO. I
REALLY APPRECIATE YOU TOOK THE
AMENDMENTS BECAUSE I WAS
CERTAINLY VERY NERVOUS ABOUT OUR
FEDERATION, HOUSING FEDERATIONS
POINTS AND TRYING TO BE AS
CONSISTENT AS POSSIBLE FOR THE
PRODUCTION OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING
UNDER THE SURPLUS LAND THAT
GUIDELINES THIS GETS US THERE. I
MIGHT RECOMMEND AS WELL AS
YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT THIS
MOVING FORWARD, ESPECIALLY TYING
IT INTO THE HOPEFUL DEVELOPMENT
THAT IT COULD BE THAT YOU'RE
LOOKING AT TEACHER HOUSING OR
STUDENT HOUSING OR OTHER
PROVISIONS THAT WE'VE ALSO THAT
THAT MIGHT BE SOMETHING TO ALSO
KIND OF. HELP TO, UM ST STAY
CONSISTENT WITH WHERE WE WANT TO
GO FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING
PURPOSES, BUT ALSO MARRY THAT
AND BOLSTER THAT WITH THE
UNIVERSITY PURPOSE AS WELL, THAT
COULD KIND OF LINK THE TWO. I'M
GOING TO SUPPORT IT TODAY, AND I
WAS PREPARED, BUT THANK YOU FOR
ACCEPTING THE AMENDMENTS. I WAS
KIND OF PREPARED TO KIND OF
WATCH TO SEE HOW THIS GOES. UM
BUT I AM HOPEFUL THAT THIS WILL
BE HELPFUL TO ACTUALLY GET
THINGS GOING THERE BECAUSE IT'S
JUST BEEN IT'S BEEN 30 YEARS AND
WHAT I WOULD SAY AND THANK YOU
FOR ALWAYS SUPPORTING THIS, YOU
KNOW IN THE PAST IS THE CITY WAS
SORT OF ON THE CUSP OF BEGINNING
THOSE NEGOTIATIONS FOR THE SITE
, BUT SURPLUS STANDS ACT, UM
SORT OF CAME TO BE AND SO HAD TO
ADAPT TO THE RIGHT AND SOME HAVE
ADAPTED TO THAT. AND SO AGAIN,
I'LL MAKE IT IN KIND OF AN
EXCEPTION HERE, BUT I WAS KIND
OF ALSO COMING INTO THIS
RECOGNIZING THAT I JUST DID NOT
WANT TO OPEN UP THE FLOODGATES
OF SURE. 20 BILLS NEXT YEAR THAT
ARE GOING TO LOOK AT S L A
EXEMPTIONS, UM AND TO TRY TO
FIGURE OUT HOW WE CAN ACTUALLY
MAKE IT WORK. AND TO YOUR POINT,
UM FIRST OF ALL, IT'S REALLY
CLEAR IN THE LANGUAGE THAT IT
WOULD ONLY BE FOR THIS PURPOSE,
NO OTHER PURPOSE AND IT'S
ACTUALLY HAS A SUNSET OF 10.
YEARS IF TO YOUR POINT DOESN'T
MOVE FORWARD, THEN THE SUNSETS
AND S L A BEGINNING OF THE
PROCESS AND EVERYTHING. THANK
YOU. JUST ONE MORE THING. IT IS
A 30 YEAR VISION, BUT WE REALLY
DIDN'T HAVE THE ABILITY TO MOVE
FORWARD UNTIL 2015. WHEN WE
ACTUALLY OBTAINED ALL THE LAND.
YES IT REALLY HAPPENED TO LAND
BEING ABLE TO HOLD 380. YES BUT
THERE HAS BEEN LIKE 300 MORE
ACRES FOR A FEW FOR A LITTLE
WHILE NOW, AND WE'VE TRIED,
RIGHT, YOU KNOW, YOU SEE THAT
TOOK A LOT OF YEARS.
NEGOTIATIONS FAILED CSU, RIGHT,
AND YOU'VE LOOKED BINATIONAL
OPPORTUNITIES. I MEAN, YOU'RE
CREATIVE, AND I WANTED SUCCESS,
BUT AT SOME POINT WE HAD TO FISH
OR CUT BAIT. WE'RE NOT READY TO
GIVE UP. THANK YOU. MR CHOLERA.
THANK YOU, MADAM. SHERIFF'S
WANNA SHARE SIMILAR CONCERNS,
ESPECIALLY IN TERMS OF, UM,
SURPLUS LANDS. ACT AGAIN. I
UNDERSTAND THIS IS A SPECIFIC
EXEMPTION, BUT IT DOES THE WORRY
ABOUT CREATING A PRECEDENT. UM
GOING FORWARD IN THE YEARS AHEAD
, BUT I ALSO WANT TO SHARE MY
APPRECIATION TO THE AUTHOR FOR
ACCEPTING THE COMMITTEE
AMENDMENTS, WHICH I DO THINK
STRIKE AN APPROPRIATE BALANCE OF
ENSURING THAT OUR PRIORITY TO
HAVE APPROPRIATE AMOUNT OF
DENSITY TO HAVE, UM, OBVIOUSLY
THE APPROPRIATE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING MEASURES AS WELL AS HC D
, UM, YOU KNOW, OVERSIGHT AND SO
, UM, OBVIOUS SUPPORTING THIS
BILL OF WITH THE WITH THE AUTHOR
ACCEPTING THOSE AMENDMENTS AND
THE WORK OF THE COMMITTEE AS
WELL, BUT AT THIS, I'LL JUST PUT
THAT GENERAL CAUTION OUT THERE,
AND I KNOW THAT I'M SURE THE
CHAIR SHARES THAT GOING FORWARD
THAT WE WANT TO BE COGNIZANT OF
OUR OF OUR KIND OF COMMITMENT TO
THE SURPLUS LANDS ACT BUT HAPPY
TO SUPPORT THE BILL TODAY. ANY
OTHER QUESTIONS. MR. OH, WAIT.
DO WE HAVE A MOTION? WE DON'T
MOTION BY MR GABRIEL AND A
SECOND BY MR SANCHEZ. UM, WOULD
YOU LIKE TO CLOSE? NO, THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. THANKS TO GREAT. OKAY
UM, APPRECIATE MR ALVAREZ. I'LL
SUPPORT THE LEGISLATION TODAY,
AND I APPRECIATE THE AUTHORS
WILLINGNESS TO CONTINUE TO WORK
WITH MY STAFF AND US, UM AND
ALSO YOUR COMMITMENT TO
AFFORDABLE HOUSING PRODUCTION
WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE TO WORK
WITH THE OPPOSITION. HAPPY TO
SUPPORT THE BILL TODAY. THANK
YOU THAT IT'S DUE PAST AS
AMENDED WEEKS WEEKS HIGH,
PATTERSON. AYE CARILLO D¯ÚI
GABRIEL GABRIEL LIKE CHOLERA.
OTHER I QUIRK-SILVA SANCHEZ.
SANCHEZ, I WORD. AYE. THAT HAS
SEVEN VOTES. IT IS OUT, WE WILL
LET FOLKS ADD ON AND WITH THAT,
MR ALVARO'S WHAT'S NEXT HOUSING
DAY HOUSING DAY FOR MR ALVAREZ A
B 14 49 IF THAT'S OKAY, 18.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, UM AGAIN
WANT TO START OFF BY
ACKNOWLEDGING THE COMMITTEE'S
WORK AND ACCEPTING THE
COMMITTEE'S AMENDMENTS AND
THANKING THE STAFF FOR THE WORK
ON THIS UM, MAYBE 14 49 IS WHAT
I BELIEVE A COMMON SENSE BILL
THAT PROVIDES SEQUEL EXEMPTIONS
FOR 100% AFFORDABLE HOUSING
PROJECTS THAT MEET LABOR
STANDARDS AND SPECIFIED
ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS. UM
AS YOU ALL KNOW, JUST A COUPLE
OF STATS. CALIFORNIA RANKS 49TH
NATION AND HOUSING UNITS PER
CAPITA 2.5 MILLION UNITS SHORT
OF THE DEMAND EXPECTED TO JUMP
TO 3.5 MILLION IN A COUPLE OF
YEARS. UM THAT MCKINSEY REPORT
ALSO ARGUES THAT OUR HOUSING
SHORTAGE CAUSES AN ANNUAL
ECONOMIC LOSS OF $140 BILLION.
THAT'S THE ECONOMICS AND DESPITE
THE GOOD THE GOOD INTENTIONS WE
HAVE SEEN AND WITNESS IN THIS
YEAR ALONE, BUT CERTAINLY OVER
THE LAST FEW YEARS HOW SEIKO HAS
PLAYED A CONTRIBUTING ROLE IN
INHIBITING THE ABILITY TO BUILD
MORE HOUSING. THE CALIFORNIA
BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE HAD A REPORT
IN 2020. THAT'S UH, FOUND THAT
50% OF ALL HOUSING PRODUCTION
THAT YEAR WAS CHALLENGED UNDER
SEQUA. THE LENGTHY AND EXPENSIVE
SEQUEL PROCESS AND THE EASE IN
WHICH SOMEONE CAN ABUSE IT
NEEDLESSLY INCREASES THE COST OF
AND THE LENGTH OF BUILDING
HOUSING, OFTEN RESULTING IN
PROJECTS BECOMING EITHER COST
PROHIBITIVE AND NOT BUILT. OR
DELAYED. RECOGNIZING THE HOUSING
CRISIS WE ARE IN AND IT'S REAL
LIFE OR DEATH CONSEQUENCES.
MAYBE 14 49 SEEKS TO REMOVE
THOSE BARRIERS OF BUILDING
AFFORDABLE HOUSING WHILE
REQUIRING ROBUST ENVIRONMENTAL
AND LABOR STANDARDS. WHAT I
ALWAYS SAY IS IF WE CAN AGREE
THAT BILLIONAIRES CAN HAVE
EXEMPTIONS TO BUILD STADIUMS,
THEN WE SHOULD MAKE IT EASIER
FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING TO BE
BUILT. AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT
THIS BILL DOES. APPRECIATE YOUR
TIME AND LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR
QUESTIONS. BUT NOW I TURN IT
OVER TO TWO WITNESSES THAT WE
HAVE CHRIS MARTIN FROM HOUSING,
CALIFORNIA AND MARKS DIVERS FROM
THE CALIFORNIA HOUSING
PARTNERSHIP. GOOD MORNING, MADAM
CHAIR AND MEMBERS. I'M CHRIS
MARTIN, POLICY DIRECTOR WITH
HOUSING, CALIFORNIA PROUD CO
SPONSOR OF A B 14 49, BECAUSE
I'M SURE YOU'RE WELL AWARE
CALIFORNIA HAS A GAP OF 1.2
MILLION HOMES AFFORDABLE TO LOW
INCOME HOUSEHOLDS, AND ON ANY
GIVEN NIGHT ROUGHLY 160,000
PEOPLE EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS. DESPITE THE WELL
ESTABLISHED NEED AFFORDABLE AND
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROJECTS FACE
VOCAL OPPOSITION ACROSS THE
STATE. MAKING THESE PROJECTS
MORE DIFFICULT TO SIGHT MORE
TIME CONSUMING TO APPROVE AND
MORE COSTLY TO BUILD. CURRENT
LAW PROVIDES NUMEROUS
PROTECTIONS FOR PROPOSED
AFFORDABLE AND SUPPORTIVE
HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS SEEKING
LOCAL APPROVAL, INCLUDING MANY
BY RIGHT APPROVALS AND SECRET
EXEMPTIONS FOR CERTAIN
AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS.
UNFORTUNATELY THE EXISTING TOOLS
HAVE MANY LIMITATIONS AND
PREVENT ACCESS TO SEAQUEST,
REMINDING FOR MANY 100%
AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS
, PARTICULARLY THOSE IN RURAL
AND HIGH RESOURCE COMMUNITIES.
ADDITIONALLY FOR THOSE
DEVELOPMENTS THAT MAY BE EXEMPT
FROM SEQUA AS A USE BY RIGHT OR
HAVE A SECRET EXEMPTION ACTIONS
SUCH AS THE FUNDING AND PLANNING
DECISIONS TAKEN BY THE LOCAL
AGENCY TO FUND THESE PROJECTS
ARE STILL BEING CHALLENGED UNDER
CEQA AND CAUSE UNDUE DELAYS TO
THE PROJECTS. A B 14 49 WOULD
EXEMPT SEVERAL ACTIONS TAKEN BY
LOCAL AGENCIES IN FURTHERANCE OF
100% AFFORDABLE HOUSING FROM
SEQUA WHILE ENSURING NEW
DEVELOPMENTS ARE IN CLIMATE
FRIENDLY INFILL SITES AND MEET
CERTAIN ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTIONS. UNLIKE OTHER
STREAMLINING TOOLS, MAYBE 14 49
DOES NOT OVERRIDE LOCAL ZONING
DECISIONS OR DEVELOPMENT
APPROVALS. THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT
STILL RETAINS ANY RELEVANT LAND
USE DECISION MAKING. BY ITS
NATURE AND AS A RESULT OF STATE
AND LOCAL FUNDING PRIORITIES.
100% AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS
HIGHER DENSITY AND BUILT ON
LOCATION EFFICIENT SITES CLOSE
TO SERVICES AND AMENITIES. ITS
RESIDENTS NEED. THE FUNDING
PROGRAMS WILL ALSO PRIORITIZED
AND HIGH RESOURCE COMMUNITIES,
WHICH HAVE BEEN SHOWN BY
RESEARCH TO SUPPORT POSITIVE
ECONOMIC, EDUCATIONAL AND HEALTH
OUTCOMES TO LOW INCOME FAMILIES.
A B 14 49 BALANCES THE NEED OF
CALIFORNIA'S MOST PRESSING
ISSUES AND HOUSING AND
HOMELESSNESS WITH THE
ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS TO ENSURE
LOCATION EFFICIENT, AFFORDABLE
HOMES ARE BUILT QUICKLY FOR
THOSE MOST IN NEED. THANK YOU
FOR YOUR TIME, HAPPY TO ANSWER
ANY QUESTIONS AND RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR YOUR VOTE. GOOD MORNING
MARKS DIVERS WITH THE CALIFORNIA
HOUSING PARTNERSHIP. I JUST WANT
TO REITERATE THE POINT THAT
AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS
ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY THROUGH
THE COMPETITIVE PROCESSES AT THE
TAX CREDIT ALLOCATION COMMITTEE
. AFFORDABLE HOUSING
DEVELOPMENTS NEED TO BE NEAR
SITE AMENITIES. THEY BASICALLY
CANNOT WIN THE COMPETITION
WITHOUT BEING CLOSE TO SCHOOLS,
TRANSIT PARKS, GROCERIES,
ETCETERA. UM THEY ARE BUILT
HIGHER DENSITY THAN THE AVERAGE
IN THE COMMUNITY. THEY ARE SO
THEY'RE INEFFICIENT USE OF LAND,
AND IN MANY CASES, THEY'RE GOING
WAY ABOVE AND BEYOND THE TITLE
24 BUILDING CODES IN TERMS OF
SUSTAINABILITY. THERE ARE
VARIOUS PROGRAMS THAT HELP
SUPPORT THOSE ANY ADDITIONAL
COSTS. WITH THAT THE PROGRAM
SORT OF INCENTIVIZED THAT AND SO
WE HAVE DEVELOPMENTS THAT ARE
INHERENTLY ENVIRONMENTALLY
FRIENDLY. YET SOMETIMES THEY ARE
STILL SUBJECT TO SEQUEL
LITIGATION FOR REASONS OTHER
THAN ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES, AND
WE THINK THIS BILL HELPS US
SOLVE THAT PROBLEM HELPS US GET
TO BUILDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING
MORE CHEAPLY MORE QUICKLY AND IN
WAYS THAT ARE STILL
ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU, AND WITH THAT
OTHER FOLKS IN THE ROOM, WHICH
TO EXPRESS SUPPORT FOR THIS
BILL, NAME, ORGANIZATION AND
POSITION, PLEASE MARY ELLEN SHEA
, CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF
LOCAL HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY'S
STRONG SUPPORT. MICHAEL AND
WESTBOURNE STRONG SUPPORT.
SHARON REPORT FROM CORPORATION
FOR SUPPORTIVE HOUSING AND
SUPPORT. HELLO JENNIFER ADAMANT
THAT WITH THE CALIFORNIA HOUSING
CONSORTIUM, CO SPONSOR OF THE
BILL AND SUPPORT GREAT PRIMARY
WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION. ANY
JUST. TO LONG WALK UP HERE. I
THOUGHT JOHN WAS GONNA GO FIRST.
SO I THOUGHT I HAD A MINUTE. UM
NOT BECAUSE YOU'RE A SLOW
WALKER. I JUST THOUGHT, UM
JEREMY SMITH HERE ON BEHALF OF
THE STABLE IN THE CONSTRUCTION
TRADES COUNCIL. UM AND
RESPECTFUL OPPOSITION. JUST MAKE
A COUPLE OF NOTES AT THE TOP, UM
THE EXEMPTIONS FOR BILLIONAIRE
STADIUM OR SPORTS TEAM OWNERS.
QUITE RAMP. UM I DON'T KNOW. I
DON'T QUITE REMEMBER EXACTLY
WHAT THE AUTHOR DESCRIBED THAT
AS, UH, THOSE WEREN'T
EXEMPTIONS. THOSE WERE 270 DAYS.
JUDICIAL STREAMLINING FOR SEQUA
LAWSUITS UM, SO THERE ARE STILL
SECRET GOING ON IN THOSE
EXAMPLES? SECONDLY UM UH, THERE
WAS A BILL LAST YEAR. SB 11 18
BY SENATOR GORGEOUS. THAT WAS,
UM, ANALYZED BY THE SENATE
JUDICIARY COMMITTEE, AND THAT
ANALYSIS. FOUND THAT OF ALL THE
LITIGATION IN THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA, YEAR TO YEAR.
BETWEEN THREE AND 5% ARE SECRET
CASES. SO WE JUST FUNDAMENTALLY
DISAGREE THAT THERE'S A PROBLEM
WITH SEQUEL LITIGATION IN THIS
STATE. UM GENERALLY ON THESE
PROJECTS. BUT FOR TODAY'S BILL,
OUR MAIN CONCERN REMAINS THE
HEALTHCARE EXPENDITURE
REQUIREMENTS. THAT THE
LEGISLATION RELIES ON THAT WAS
STILL WHAT FIRST PUT IN THE
STATUTE BY, UM MADAM CHAIRS
BILLY B 2011 LAST YEAR. AH,
THERE ARE, UM A NUMBER OF CASES
THAT UH, WE BELIEVE ARE SETTING
THE PRECEDENT FOR THAT HEALTH
CARE REQUIREMENT IN A B 2011 IN
THE GOVERNMENT CODE NOW TO BE,
UM PROVEN TO BE PREEMPTED BY
FEDERAL ARISA LAW. UM SO I WON'T
GO INTO THE DETAILS OF HOW THAT
WORKS. I'M NOT A LAWYER. UM
PLUS, IT'S PROBABLY NOT GERMAN
FOR MY TWO MINUTES OF TESTIMONY
TODAY, BUT WHAT WE'RE
ANTICIPATING AS WHEN THAT BILL
GOES INTO EFFECT. UH, THOSE
HEALTH CARE REQUIREMENTS ARE
GOING TO GET PREEMPTED BY
FEDERAL LAW, AND YOU'RE GOING TO
HAVE STREAMLINING PROVIDED UM,
WITH NO REQUIREMENT TO PROVIDE
HEALTH CARE COVERAGE TO THE
WORKERS BUILDING THE PROJECTS.
LET ALONE MAKING SURE THAT THE
LAND THAT THE PROJECTS ARE BEING
BUILT ON, UH, IS ENVIRONMENTALLY
FRIENDLY, NOT ONLY FOR THE
WORKERS WHO ARE GOING TO BE
WORKING ON IT BEFORE THE FOLKS
WHO MIGHT BE LIVING IN THE
HOUSING THAT'S BUILT, SO WE ARE
IN RESPECTFUL OPPOSITION. WE
LOOK FORWARD TO OUR CONVERSATION
TO THE SUMMIT MEMBER, ALVAREZ,
UM AS THE BILL MOVES FORWARD,
BUT TODAY WE URGE A NO VOTE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. GOOD
MORNING, JOHN SCRIBNER, ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
REALTORS WANTED TO POINT OUT WE
VERY MUCH APPRECIATE THE
AMENDMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN TAKEN
IN COMMITTEE. AND WE LOOK
FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO WORK
WITH THE AUTHOR AND MUCH TO THE
CHAGRIN OF MY FRIEND FROM LABOR.
WE HOPE YOU WOULD CONSIDER TO
ADD SINGLE FAMILY HOUSING INTO
THOSE SECRET EXEMPTIONS. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. WE WILL ANY
ADDITIONAL FOLKS IN THE
AUDIENCE, WHICH TO EXPRESS
OPPOSITION. WE WILL BRING IT
BACK TO COMMITTEE, MR PATTERSON.
UM. LOOK I THINK AFFORDABLE
HOUSING. LIKE THAT JUST
GENERALLY ISN'T REALLY BUILT IN
THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE. UM THAT'S
GONNA HAVE SOME KIND OF CRAZY
AND, YOU KNOW, ENVIRONMENTAL
HAZARDS, MOST BY DESIGN.
AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS BUILT
WHERE PEOPLE ALREADY ARE, AND
LARGELY INFILL PROJECTS. AH YOU
KNOW, AND POLICIES DEVELOPED BY
THIS STATE. UH, YOU KNOW, PUT
THEM CLOSE TO TRANSIT. THERE ARE
ALL SORTS OF THINGS. UH, THAT
THAT HAVE MADE THESE PROJECTS GO
IN. AREAS WHERE THERE HAS
ALREADY BEEN SOME KIND OF
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW OF SOME
KIND OF DEVELOPMENT IN THAT AREA
. UM FOR EXAMPLE, IN MY OWN CITY
WHEN I WAS ON THE CITY COUNCIL,
WE DID A PROJECT IN AN AREA THAT
ORIGINALLY WAS GOING TO BE, UH
UM, ACTUALLY COMMUNITY COLLEGE
PROPERTY. AND IT WAS 100%
AFFORDABLE. BUT THE
ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENT I MEAN,
IT WAS YEARS TOOK THEM YEARS TO
DO THIS. IT WAS GOING TO BE A
COMMUNITY COLLEGE. I MEAN, THE
ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD OF PUTTING
IN A YOU KNOW, 200 UNITS VERSUS
PUTTING IN, YOU KNOW, MAYBE
THOUSANDS OF CARS A DAY A AND A
COMMUNITY COLLEGE. THE FACT THAT
THEY HAD TO GO THROUGH THIS
PROCESS WAS A LITTLE CRAZY BASED
ON WHERE IT WAS. BUT SO I DON'T
THINK WE SHOULD HAVE, UH, YOU
KNOW, I THINK SEQUA, UH, YOU
KNOW, FOR SOMETHING LIKE THIS,
WE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO DO AN
ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENT. UM, AND
THEN ALL WELL THERE IS ONE THAT
WILL EXIST IN MOST OF THESE
PLACES LIKE I SAID, BECAUSE IT'S
ALREADY APPROVED FOR SOME KIND
OF DEVELOPMENT. IN MOST CASES,
UM, BUT I DO AGREE WITH THE
REALTORS. WE SHOULD GO FURTHER.
UM BUT THAT SAID, IT'S NOT A
REASON FOR ME TO OPPOSE THIS
BILL, AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO
SUPPORTING IT. THANK YOU, MR
PATTERSON. ANYONE ELSE? MR
WARDEN TO THINK ABOUT THIS
NATURAL RESOURCES HAPPY TO AGAIN
MOVE THE BILL AND OR SECOND IN
AND SUPPORT IT TODAY. ARE YOU A
COLD? ROB ARTHUR? I THINK I
DON'T KNOW. GREAT ANYONE ELSE
WISH TO EXPRESS QUESTIONS
CONCERNS. PRAISE. ANY OF THE
ABOVE. OKAY WITH THAT. DO WE
HAVE A MOTION? SORRY. WE DON'T
HAVE EMOTION. MR PATTERSON WILL
MAKE THE MOTION. MR. WARD WILL
SECOND IT, MR. ALVAREZ WOULD YOU
LIKE TO CLOSE FIRST OF ALL,
ACKNOWLEDGE THE CORRECTION THAT
WAS MADE IF I SAID EXEMPTION, UM
, MY POINT ABOUT MAKING IT
EASIER TO BUILD STADIUMS FOR
FOLKS IS ABOUT MAKING IT EASIER
TO BUILD HOUSING. UM SO I WANT
TO CORRECT MYSELF IF I MADE THAT
MISTAKE MINT, BUT I KNOW THAT
THIS COMMITTEE HAS BEEN WORKING
HARD. TO TRY TO PUSH AS FAR AS
WE CAN. MAYBE 2011 OBVIOUSLY IS
WAS MONUMENTAL. THIS BILL IS
SOME LANGUAGE IN THIS BILL IS
MODELED AFTER THAT, UM AND I
APPRECIATE AGAIN. THE WORK FROM
THE COMMITTEE WITH OUR STAFF AND
ACCEPTING THE AMENDMENTS TODAY
AND ASKED FOR I VOTE. THANK YOU.
THE CONVERSATION ON STADIUMS,
LITTLE TRIGGERING FOR ME RIGHT
NOW. GIVEN THE NEWS OF THE AIDS,
BUT IT'S GOING TO BE OKAY. UM MR
ROBERTS, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR
YOUR LEADERSHIP IN THIS. UM AND
ALSO JUST EXCITED ABOUT YOUR
LEADERSHIP AND HOUSING AS A NEW
MEMBER OF THIS BODY. UM I LOVE
THIS BILL. UM A BIG SUPPORTER OF
IT. I'D LOVE TO BE A CO AUTHOR
AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL THAT YOU
WOULD TAKE ME WOULD LOVE TO HELP
GET IT ACROSS THE FINISH LINE. I
THINK IT'S IMPORTANT. IT MAKES
OBVIOUS SENSE. AND IT'S A
REFORM. I STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT
WE NEED TO DO SO. WITH THAT. I'M
HAPPY TO SUPPORT THE BILL. TODAY
IT'S A DO PASS AS AMENDED TO THE
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS WEEKS. WEEKS I
HARRISON CARILLO CARILLO I
GABRIELLE GABRIELLE, I CHOLERA,
CHOLERA. I QUIRK-SILVA SANCHEZ.
SANCHEZ, NO WAR. WORD. I. 456
THAT HAS SIX VOTES. IT IS OUT
AND WE WILL LET FOLKS ADD ON AND
WITH THAT. I BELIEVE WE HAVE ONE
MORE BILL FROM YOU. IS THAT
RIGHT? OKAY. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. THE GRAND FINALE. THANK
YOU. THIS IS NOW A B 14 76. THAT
I'M PRESENTING TO YOU. SO I AM A
FORMER COUNCIL MEMBER WITH
FORMER COLLEAGUE MR WARD ON
SANTA GO CITY COUNCIL AND I HAD
THE HONOR OF SERVING FROM 2010
TO 2018. AND IF YOU ALL RECALL,
UM, REDEVELOPMENT IN THE
REDEVELOPMENT LAW IN 2012, THE
LEGISLATURE, UH, UH, TO SOLVE
REDEVELOPMENT. OR DID AWAY WITH
IT, AND 2013 DISSOLUTION PROCESS
BEGAN FOR A LOT OF US IN OUR
CITIES. PRIOR TO THAT HAPPENING
FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS THAT I HAD
THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE WITH
THIS AS AN OPTION. UM WE BUILT A
LOT OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING USING
REDEVELOPMENT DOLLARS AS THERE
WAS A REQUIREMENT FOR SET ASIDE
AND READ THEM REDEVELOPMENT TAX
INCREMENT, UH, DOLLARS, AND IT
WAS A REALLY GOOD TIME AND THEN
AFTERWARDS, IT WAS A REALLY HARD
TIME WHEN IT CAME TO TRYING TO
FIND SOURCES OF FUNDING FOR
AFFORDABLE HOUSING. IT WAS. IT'S
BECOME VERY CHALLENGING IN A
DISTRICT THAT I REPRESENT. THAT
IS VERY MUCH MIDDLE CLASS AND A
LOWER INCOME RESIDENTS AND
FAMILIES. IT'S BECOME REALLY
CHALLENGING TO FIND SOLUTIONS TO
HELP FUND AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
AND THAT IS WHY TODAY I BRING
BACK THE CONCEPT OF
REDEVELOPMENT TO THE
LEGISLATURE. I KNOW THAT THIS
WORK HAS BEEN DONE IN THE PAST.
I ACKNOWLEDGE THE CHALLENGES
THAT ARE BRINGS, BUT I THINK
THAT IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE
SHOULD CONTINUE TO RAISE IN
HOPES THAT THIS AT SOME POINT WE
RETURN TO LOCALS, THE AUTHORITY
AND THE TOOL THAT WAS SO
SUCCESSFULLY USED IN MANY
INSTANCES, ACKNOWLEDGING THAT IN
SOME INSTANCES THE TOOL WAS NOT
USED APPROPRIATELY, AND THIS
BILL TAKES INTO CONSIDERATION. A
LOT OF THOSE THINGS THAT WERE
FOUND TO BE, UM NOT AS
TRANSPARENT AND NOT AS GOOD
GOVERNMENT'S POLICIES AS THEY
SHOULD BE. THIS BILL
ACKNOWLEDGES THAT MAYBE 14 76.
RECOGNIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF
IDEAS AND THE SHORTFALLS BY
REESTABLISHED THEM WITH STRONGER
OVERSIGHT PROVISIONS FOR THE
CONTROLLER THAT INCLUDES
PENALTIES FOR NONCOMPLIANCE
OPPORTUNITIES FOR PUBLIC INPUT.
PASSED THROUGH PAYMENTS FOR
TAXING ENTITIES TO MAKE SURE
THAT THEY REMAIN WHOLE AND A
REQUIREMENT THAT 30% OF FUNDS BE
DEDICATED TO BUILDING LOW AND
MODERATE INCOME HOUSING.
IMPORTANTLY SOME OF THE
OVERSIGHT PROVISIONS INCLUDE THE
STATE'S APPROVAL OF ESTABLISHING
YOU CANNOT BECOME AN AGENCY
WITHOUT THE STATE, ACTUALLY
APPROVING YOU BECOMING A
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY WITH THE
COMPTROLLER'S ANNUAL REVIEW AND
ALSO, THE CONTROLLER WILL BE
ABLE TO CAP THE NUMBER OF
AGENCIES THAT ARE CREATED. TO
MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE MEETING
PROPOSITION 98 OBLIGATIONS TO
FUND OUR SCHOOLS. FOLLOWING THE
DISSOLUTION OF ARGUS. THE
LEGISLATURE DID CREATE NEW TOOLS
I ACTUALLY HAD THE HONOR OF
MAYBE HELPING CREATE ONE OF THE
FIRST AND ENHANCE INFRASTRUCTURE
FINANCE DISTRICTS, WHICH WAS AN
ATTEMPT TO TRY AND GIVE LOCAL
GOVERNMENT AND OPPORTUNITY TO
USE UTILIZE TAX INCREMENT
FINANCING FOR INFRASTRUCTURE AND
DEVELOPMENT IN COMMUNITIES THAT
EXIST TODAY IN NO TIME MESA IN
MY FORMER COUNCIL DISTRICT AND
MY CURRENT ASSEMBLY DISTRICT IN
SOUTH SAN DIEGO BY THE BORDER.
HOWEVER THAT WASN'T UM, REALLY
SUFFICIENT ENOUGH TO REALLY MAKE
AN IMPACT. UM. THE ANALYSIS
POINTS OUT THOSE TOOLS LIKE THE
ONE I JUST MENTIONED EI FDS HAVE
FAILED TO MAKE A DENT IN OUR
HOUSING AND INFRASTRUCTURE
DEFICIT. AND WE'VE BEEN TRYING
DIFFERENT THINGS. AND YOU JUST
HEARD A BILL EARLIER FROM MR
TING, TRYING TO CREATE AN ENTITY
TO HELP WITH THE WHOLE THAT
REDEVELOPMENT LEFT FOR OUR LOCAL
CITIES AND COUNTIES. THE VIEW IS
SUPPORTED BY THE GOVERNOR'S OPR
REPORT FROM 2021, WHICH FOUND
THAT OUR CURRENT TAX INCREMENT
FINANCING TOOLS ARE NOT WORKING
BECAUSE, AMONG OTHER THINGS,
THEY DO NOT REQUIRE
PARTICIPATION FROM THE TAXING
ENTITIES. UM I DO ACKNOWLEDGE
THE OPPOSITION THAT WE HEARD AT
PRIOR COMMITTEE REGARDING
IMMINENT DOMAIN. I WANT TO MAKE
SURE WE ACKNOWLEDGE THAT IN THE
POTENTIAL ABUSE THAT CAN OCCUR.
AS A RESULT OF THAT, ESPECIALLY
TO VULNERABLE INDIVIDUALS AND
FAMILIES. THAT'S WHY THE BILL
HAS SPECIFIC LANGUAGE AGAINST
ANTI DISPLAY WITH ANTI
DISPLACEMENT PROTECTIONS, SUCH
AS REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR
DISPLACEMENT THAT OCCURS
REQUIREMENT THAT AGENCIES MUST
BUILD OR REFURBISH AN EQUAL
NUMBER OF DWELLING UNITS TO
THOSE THAT ARE BEING REMOVED AS
A RESULT OF POTENTIAL EMINENT
DOMAIN. AND THEY MUST BE
REPLACED WITHIN ONE HALF MILE.
IF THEY WERE INHABITED BY VERY
LOW, LOW AND MODERATE INCOME
INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE OCCUPIED
THOSE UNITS. AT ANY TIME WITHIN
FIVE YEARS OF WHEN THE
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OR THAT
AGENCY WAS ESTABLISHED, AND IT
ALSO REQUIRES RELOCATION
ASSISTANCE. IN ADDITION TO THESE
, I'M EXPLORING WAYS TO
STRENGTHEN THE PROVISION TO MAKE
MITIGATE ABUSE AND MAKE SURE
THAT WE ARE NOT, UH, EMPLOYING
OR DEPLOYING EMINENT DOMAIN IN
AN INEQUITABLE, EQUITABLE WAY,
AND WE'RE WORKING WITH THE
OPPOSITION TO DO SO. SO WITH
THAT I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR
QUESTIONS AND WE DO NOT HAVE ANY
INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE HERE TO
TESTIFY, BUT HAPPY TO TAKE ANY
QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU,
MR ALVAREZ. ANY ADDITIONAL FOLKS
IN THE ROOM WISH TO EXPRESS
SUPPORT?
MARY ELLEN TODAY, CALIFORNIA
ASSOCIATION OF LOCAL HOUSING
FINANCE AGENCIES. MANY OF OUR
MEMBERS ARE FORMER REDEVELOPMENT
AGENCY. THANK YOU SUPPORT. ANY
WITNESSES AND OPPOSITION. I'M
SURE. BOB NAYLOR AGAIN.
REPRESENTING FIELD STEAD. UM WE
TESTIFIED IN THE LOCAL
GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE AT SOME
LENGTH ABOUT THE EMINENT DOMAIN
PROBLEM, AND I TESTIFIED ON
ANOTHER BILL, SO I WON'T REPEAT
THAT TRAPPED ER FROM THE
COMMISSION ON REPARATIONS,
ETCETERA. AND WE APPRECIATE THE
FACT WE'RE MEETING WITH THE
AUTHOR'S STAFF LATER THIS WEEK
TO TALK ABOUT SOME KIND OF
COMPROMISE AND EMINENT DOMAIN.
THERE ARE A COUPLE OF BASIC
PROBLEMS WITH THE WAY EMINENT
DOMAIN FUNCTIONS IN THE
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY CONTEXT.
ONE IS. ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
CHANGE PROPERTY IS TAKEN.
BECAUSE BONDS ARE FLOATED IN
ANTICIPATION OF TAX INCREMENT.
AND THEN THE DEVELOPERS. UH,
CAN'T DEVELOP THE PROPERTY. SO
THIS HOUSING THAT HAS TO BE
REPLACED THIS DISPLACEMENT,
WHICH IS A GOOD PROVISIONS
SOMETIMES DOESN'T GET BUILT.
THERE WAS HOUSING ANTICIPATED IN
IN SAN FRANCISCO AND THE AH, THE
. DISTRICT KNOWN AS THE FILLMORE
DISTRICT, HARLEM OF THE WEST.
THAT WAS THAT WAS A RAISING OF.
THOUSANDS OF HOMES AND
BUSINESSES BY SAN FRANCISCO. AH
AND IT WAS ANTICIPATED THEY
WOULD BUILD HOUSING PEOPLE WHO
WERE ASSURED THEY WOULD HAVE
HOUSING. AND 15. YEARS LATER,
THAT PROPERTY WAS STILL VACANT
WHEN I ARRIVED FRESH FROM THE
ARMY TO PRACTICE LAW IN SAN
FRANCISCO. THAT PROPERTY WAS
STILL VACANT, SO IT'S VERY HARD
TO BUILD IN PROTECTIONS FOR THAT
. WE THINK THAT A BETTER
SOLUTION IS THE AMENDMENT TAKEN
BY SENATOR KAMLAGER S¼. HOUSING
AGENCY FOR LOS ANGELES COUNTY,
AND SHE SIMPLY ACCEPTED HIM AND
MINT PROHIBITING THE USE OF
EMINENT DOMAIN BY THAT AGENCY,
AND WE HOPE THE AUTHOR WILL
CONSIDER THAT, BUT WE LOOK
FORWARD TO MEETING WITH THEM AND
WORKING ON IT. THANK YOU. AN
ADDITIONAL OPPOSITION IN THE
ROOM. WE'LL BRING IT BACK TO OUR
COMMITTEE. ANY QUESTIONS, MR.
WARDEN? THANK YOU FOR GETTING
I'M HERE TO HELP US WORK ON
REGIONAL IN TWO POINT OH, IT'S
UH THERE'VE BEEN CERTAINLY A LOT
OF THINGS IN MOTION, AND WE HAVE
MR TING'S BILLY REALLY HER TODAY
AND SO SOMEHOW THIS IS GOING TO
HAVE TO BE JELLED AND HOW THAT
IS GOING TO PROVIDE A DISTINCT
AND EFFECTIVE SUPPORT BEYOND THE
EXISTING AFFORDABLE HOUSING
DISTRICTS THAT ARE OUT THERE.
THE COMMUNITY RESILIENCE DOES
CLIMATE RESILIENT DISTRICTS THAT
ARE ALSO EMPOWERED NOW, UM AND I
WANTED TO, JUST FOR ON THE
RECORD TO UNDERSCORE THERE WILL
STILL REMAIN A CARVE OUT FOR
EDUCATION FUNDING. IS THAT
CORRECT? THE BILL IS CLEAR THAT
THE FUNDING FOR EDUCATION IS
MAINTAINED, WHICH IS USUALLY
ABOUT HALF OF THE DOLLAR TAXI
GOT HERE. EXACTLY THAT'S WHY
WE'RE STAYING AWAY FROM IT. IF
WE CAN GET THESE NEW MODELS UP
AND RUNNING FOR THAT INCOME INTO
ACTUALLY BE SOMETHING THAT IS
GOING TO BE SUBSTANTIAL ENOUGH
TO START TO BOND AGAINST
PRODUCING HOUSING, BUT YOU KNOW,
WE'VE GOT IT. WE'VE GOT TO GET
THIS MACHINE UP AND RUNNING
AGAIN. SO HAPPY TO SUPPORT THE
BILL TODAY. THANK THANK YOU, MR
WARDEN. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? MR
PATTERSON. UM YEAH, I THINK, UH
, YOU KNOW, IT'S INTERESTING.
WHEN I WAS UPSTAIRS. I WAS
THINKING ABOUT HOW YOU KNOW WE
NEEDED TO BRING BACK SOME KIND
OF REDEVELOPMENT TO GET HOUSING
DONE. UM BUT MY CONCERN RIGHT
NOW WITH THIS BILL DOES HAVE TO
DO WITH THE EMINENT DOMAIN
SITUATION AND SOME PROBABLY I'M
NOT GOING TO BE SUPPORTIVE OF IT
TODAY, BUT HOPEFULLY THOSE
CONVERSATIONS KEEP GOING. I KNOW
YOU PROBABLY WON'T GET EVERYBODY
ON THE SAME PAGE, YOU KNOW, WITH
THAT PARTICULAR ITEM, AND BUT
THAT DOESN'T MEAN I WANT TO PUT,
YOU KNOW, SUPPORTED IN THE
FUTURE. UM I JUST WOULD
APPRECIATE IF YOU'D WORK ON THAT
. AND I ALREADY SAID YOU WILL.
SO I APPRECIATE IT. BUT FOR NOW,
UNFORTUNATELY, I'M NOT GOING TO
SUPPORT IT. SO THANK YOU. THANK
YOU, UM WITH THAT. WOULD YOU
LIKE TO WOULD YOU HAVE EMOTION?
MOTION BY MR CHOLERA. SECOND BY
MR GABRIEL. WOULD YOU LIKE TO
CLOSE? YEAH I JUST I THANK YOU
FOR OPPORTUNITY TO BRING THIS
BACK. I KNOW THAT THERE HAS BEEN
CHALLENGES WITH REDEVELOPMENT
ATTEMPTS IN THE PAST. WE'VE GOT
TO KEEP WORKING AT IT. THOSE OF
US WHO COME FROM LOCAL
GOVERNMENT AND SAW WHAT GOOD IT
COULD DO AND HOW MUCH HOUSING
YOU COULD PROVIDE. WE'VE GOT TO
FIND A TOOL THAT WE RETURN TO
LOCAL GOVERNMENT TO DO THIS, AND
I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH
EVERYONE WHO IS INTERESTED IN
THIS TO MOVE THIS FORWARD. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH, MISS MADAM CHAIR.
AND THANK YOU. I'M HAPPY TO
SUPPORT THE BILL TODAY AND
ALWAYS WANT TO PUT MORE CREATIVE
IDEAS BACK ON THE TABLE FOR HOW
WE FUND AFFORDABLE HOUSING. AND
WITH THAT THE EMOTIONS DO PASS
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS WEEKS. WEEKS
HARRISON HARRISON, NO CARILLO.
GABRIEL GABRIEL I CHOLERA.
CHOLERA I QUIRK-SILVA
QUIRK-SILVA. AYE SANCHEZ
SANCHEZ? NO. WORD WAR. I. 522
THAT IS OUT AND WE'LL LET FOLKS
ADD ON. THANK YOU, MISS BONTA,
AND MR HANEY HAS GRACIOUSLY
ALLOWED MR CHOLERA TO CUT IN
LINE. UM, BUT HE PROMISED TO BE
QUICK. SO THANK YOU COLLEAGUES.
MR CHOLERA. THANK YOU. THANK YOU
, MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS AND I
WANT TO SHOW MY APPRECIATION FOR
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S HAITI AND BOND
FOR THEIR CONSIDERATION OF MY
WITNESSES. UM. A B 14 69 AMENDS
THE SANTA CLARA VALLEY WATER
DISTRICT ACT TO EXPAND ITS
STATUTORY PURPOSES AND ALLOW
CERTAIN RESOURCES TO BE USED FOR
OUTREACH, COUNSELING,
TRANSITIONAL HOUSING OR OTHER
SERVICES FOR UNSHELTERED PEOPLE
LIVING ON PUBLIC LANDS AND ALONG
WATERWAYS WITHIN SANTA CLARA
COUNTY VALLEY WATER OWNS AND
MANAGES 294 MILES OF STREAMS AND
HABITAT WITH THE MISSION FOR
ATTACK MORE THAN 800 MILES OF
STREAMS. THROUGHOUT SANTA CLARA
COUNTY IN 2022 77% OF THE IN
HOUSE POPULATION IN THE COUNTY,
WHERE UNSHELTERED WITH AN
ESTIMATED 2300 TAKING REFUGE ON
VALLEY WATERS, PROPERTY OR LAND
EASEMENTS. SUCH CIRCUMSTANCES OF
THAT TWO ENCAMPMENTS ALONG THE
WATERWAYS, BOTH HUMAN AND
ENVIRONMENTAL TRAGEDY. FOR
EXAMPLE, THE WATERSHEDS AND
SANDLER COUNTY ARE PRONE TO
FLASH FLOODING, FLOODING,
SURPRISING UNSHELTERED,
SHELTERED PEOPLE AND RESULTING
IN DROWNINGS OR SERIOUS INJURY.
THIS IS NOT JUST A HYPOTHETICAL,
THIS IS ACTUALLY HAPPENED DURING
TIMES OF FLOODING. UM, ALONG
THESE WATERWAYS. FURTHERMORE
FURTHERMORE, THESE CONDITIONS
HAVE INCREASED COMMUNITY RAISED
FROM BUYERS AND FUNDING TO THE
BLOCK DRAINAGES, EXCAVATION OF
BANKS OR LEVEES AND THE
DEGRADATION OF WATER QUALITY
FROM LITTER AMID AN
UNPRECEDENTED NEED FOR SENT
TRANSITIONAL LONG TERM HOUSING
IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY CITIES IN
THE COUNTY OFTEN DID NOT HAVE
SHELTER SPACE TO OFFER. VALUE
WATER HAS VERY LIMITED AUTHORITY
TO EXPAND ITS REVENUE OUTSIDE OF
PURPOSES LISTED IN THE DISTRICT
ACT. LEAVING SOME HUMAN HEALTH
AND SERVICE SAFETY RISK ON THEIR
LANDS UNADDRESSED. A B 14 69
WILL PROVIDE VALUE WATER WITH
THE FLEXIBILITY NEEDED TO DIRECT
RESOURCES TO ASSIST UNSHELTERED
PEOPLE ON THEIR LANDS AND
HUMANELY ADDRESS THE CRISIS THAT
CAN NO LONGER BE IGNORED. BUT ME
TO PROVIDE TESTIMONY OR BART
ROOM IS JUST AN OFFICER FOR
STATE GOVERNMENT RELATIONS FOR
THE DISTRICT. AND UH, FIRST, I'D
LIKE TO START WITH, UM SENATOR
JIM BELL, WHO SERVES IN THE
VALLEY WATERS. BOARD OF
DIRECTORS AND MANY OF YOU MAY
RECALL WHEN HE WAS THE
LEGISLATURE WAS OFTENTIMES
REPAIRED TO AS THE CONSCIENCE OF
THE LEGISLATURE FOR HAVING GREAT
COMPASSION AND CONCERN FOR THE
LEAST AMONG US. THANK YOU. YOU
CAN JUST REFER TO ME AS BOARD OF
DIRECTOR BILL NOW, UH, NO LONGER
SENATOR. SO UH, MADAM, CHAIR AND
MEMBERS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
WELCOME. AND THANKS FOR THE
CONSIDERATION OF THE OTHER
MEMBERS. UM WE ESTIMATE THAT IN
VALLEY WATER DISTRICT, 2000 UH,
UNSHELTERED. PEOPLE ARE LIVING
IN THE VALLEY WATER PROPERTY
EASEMENTS. PEOPLE NATURALLY TAKE
REFUGE ALONG CREEK CREEKS AND
STREAMS IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY IN
THE VALLEY WATER IS THE OWNER OF
HUNDREDS OF MILES OF CREEK SIDE
STREAMS IN PUBLIC LANDS, AND WE
HAVE THE RESPONSIBILITY TO DO
MORE THAN JUSTICE. CYST UH, TO
ASSIST THE PEOPLE LIVING
SOMETIMES DYING ON OUR PUBLIC
LANDS. AH, OUR OUR CREEKS ARE
FLASHY, AND THAT MEANS THAT
RUSHING FLOODWATERS ARRIVE
QUICKLY. THEY GO UP FAST AND
SOMETIMES UNFORTUNATELY, WE LOST
SOME PEOPLE. UM DUE TO THAT
SITUATION, UH, IN ADVANCE. OF
THE STARS. IN JANUARY, FOR
EXAMPLE, WE WORK WITH THE CITY
OF SAN JOSE TO EVACUATE
UNSHELTERED PEOPLE, BUT THIS IS
NOT ENOUGH. IT'S JUST NOT THE
ANSWER. OUR OUR AGENCY MUST DO
MORE THAN OUR CURRENT ENABLING
LAW. THAT DISTRICT ACT THAT WE
HAVE THAT GOVERNS US. THE BILL
THAT WE HAVE HERE. UM SIMPLY
STATES THAT ARE RESPONSIVE
ABILITIES BEYOND WATER SUPPLY.
FLOOD PROTECTION. ENVIRONMENTAL
STEWARDSHIP MUST INCLUDE BEING
ABLE TO HUMANELY ADDRESS THE
UNSHELTERED CRISIS HAPPENING ON
THE PUBLIC GLANCE THAT WE
MANAGE. THIS BILL WILL PROVIDE
VALLEY WATER WITH MORE
FLEXIBILITY ENABLE US TO USE
SOME OF OUR RESOURCES FOR COMMON
SENSE SOLUTIONS LIKE PAYING FOR
OUTREACH SERVICES PARTNERS,
PARTNERING WITH CITIES THE
COUNTY TO DEVELOP EMERGENCY
TRANSITIONAL HOUSING, EVEN ON
OUR VALLEY WATER SURPLUS OR NOT
SURPLUS, BUT JUST OUR LAND THAT
WE HAVE IT'S NO SURPRISE THAT
THE COUNTY UM HAS SOME OF THE
HIGHEST HOUSING COSTS IN, UH IN
THE STATE ANYWHERE IN THE NATION
, AND WE HAVE A GROWING CRISIS
OF LARGE NUMBERS ON SHELTERED
PEOPLE. THE SOLUTION IS THAT
OWNERS OF PUBLIC LANDS LIKE
VALLEY WATER MUST STEP UP. AH TO
PARTNER WITH OTHER LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS AND THE STATE AND
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. UH, WE
SIMPLY THIS BILL SIMPLY ALLOWS
US TO DO THAT, AND I URGE I VOTE
ON THIS MEASURE. THANK YOU.
MADAM CHAIR MEMBERS, BART BROOM,
ALSO WITH VALLEY WATER, UM A B
14 69 WILL ENABLE US TO FULFILL
OUR ETHICAL RESPONSIBILITY TO DO
MORE. I ASKED FOR YOUR I VOTE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH ANY
ADDITIONAL WITNESSES IN SUPPORT?
NAME ORGANIZATION AND POSITION,
PLEASE. HI JENNY TRAVIS ON
BEHALF OF THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND SUPPORT
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. CHAIR AND
MEMBERS. MY NAME IS NO WHITLEY
AND ON BEHALF OF THE MID
PENINSULA REGIONAL OPEN SPACE
DISTRICT. WE'RE IN SUPPORT.
JULIA HALL WITH THE ASSOCIATION
OF CALIFORNIA WATER AGENCIES AND
SUPPORT. HEIDI HANNEMANN ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA SPECIAL
DISTRICTS ASSOCIATION AND
SUPPORT THANK YOU ANY PRIMARY
WITNESSES AND OPPOSITION. AN
ADDITIONAL WITNESSES AND
OPPOSITION. BRING IT BACK TO
COMMITTEE, MR WARD. JUST A
QUESTION. UM SO CERTAINLY THANK
YOU. AND IF YOU'RE WILLING TO
TAKE THIS ON, YOU KNOW A SECOND.
THANK YOU AS WELL. UM, WITH
THIS, THEN WE WOULD. WOULD YOU
BE USING RAPE HERE FUNDS AND FOR
SOME OF THESE PROGRAMS, OR WOULD
YOU JUST BE AN ADMINISTRATOR OF
MAYBE STATE? FUNDS THAT ARE
PASSED THROUGH OR OR LEAVE YOU
AS AN ELIGIBLE ENTITY TO WORK ON
THESE PROJECTS. AH! ACTUALLY WE
WOULDN'T USE RATEPAYER FUNDS,
THE FUNDS THAT WE WOULD HAVE
AVAILABLE OR THROUGH OUR 1% AD
VALOREM PROPERTY TAX AND THAT
TAXES FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE
DISTRICT ACT AND SO BY AMENDING
THE PURPOSES OF THE DISTRICT
ACTED ENABLES US TO USE SOME OF
THOSE FUNDS FOR THAT PURPOSE.
BUT LAND IS WHAT BELLY WATER HAS
THAT ITS MOST VALUABLE IS THE
USE OF THAT LAND FOR PURPOSES
LIKE DEVELOPMENT OF TRANSITIONAL
HOUSING OR OTHER FACILITIES THAT
MAY BE NEEDED INC WITH A CITY OR
THE COUNTY THAT THAT'S REALLY
THE GREATEST BENEFIT, BUT YES,
IT DOES ENABLE US TO SPEND SOME
PROPERTY TAX GREEN. GOOD TO KNOW
I'LL BE LOOKING FOR MAYBE OTHERS
THAT CAN FOLLOW YOUR LEAD. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU, MR WARD ANYONE
ELSE? OKAY. WE HAVE EMOTION IN A
SECOND WITH THAT. WOULD YOU LIKE
TO CLOSE MR CHOLERA APPRECIATE
FORMER SENATOR BELL'S ADVOCACY
AND PASSION AND RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR MY VOTE. THANK YOU. GREAT TO
SEE YOU, SENATOR GRACE, OUR
GRACIOUS WITH YOUR PRESENCE
AGAIN HERE, AND I WANT TO THANK
THE AUTHOR FOR YOUR WORK ON THIS
BILL AND APPRECIATE THE WATER TO
SIX TRYING TO BE PART OF THE
SOLUTION HERE, AND WITH THAT I'M
HAPPY TO SUPPORT THE BILL. IT'S
A MOTION DO PASS. WEEKS WEEKS.
PERSON HARRISON I CARILLO,
GABRIELLE. HI GABRIEL. I CHOLERA
HIÂU. AYE, QUIRK-SILVA. STILL BY
SANCHEZ SANCHEZ. I WARD WORD,
AYE. 7 TO 0 THAT BUILDS OUT.
THANK YOU, MISS PONTA FOR BEING
FLEXIBLE. AND YOU ARE HERE TO
PRESENT. UH AH, A B 44 6. THE
FLOOR IS YOURS. GOOD MORNING,
MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS. I WANT
TO THANK THE COMMITTEE FOR THE
TIME SPENT ON THIS BILL. I
DECIDED TO AUTHOR A B 8 46 TO
PROTECT LOW INCOME RENTERS
LIVING IN PUBLICLY ASSISTED
AFFORDABLE HOUSING FROM
SIGNIFICANT RENTS BIKES. THE LOW
INCOME HOUSING TAX CREDIT
PROGRAM, OR LIGHT TECH IS A
CRITICAL SOURCE OF FUNDING FOR
AFFORDABLE HOUSING PRODUCTION
AND REHABILITATION NATIONWIDE.
THE PROGRAM PROVIDES DEED
RESTRICTED UNITS FOR TENANTS AT
80% OF AREA MEDIAN INCOME AND
BELOW, UNFORTUNATELY, THE WAY
THAT FEDERAL LAW REGULATES RENT
FOR LIFE TECH UNITS PROVIDES NO
ASSURANCES THAT ATTENDANCE RENT
OR REMAIN AFFORDABLE OVER TIME.
TENANTS HAVE THE INCOME QUALIFY
FOR LIKE TECH UNIT AND WILL PAY
ANYWHERE BETWEEN 30 TO 40% OF
THEIR INCOME IN RENT AT THE
START OF THEIR TENDENCY THERE IS
NO RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN A TENANT
INCOME AND THEIR RENT. OVERTIME
RENT INCREASES ARE SOLELY TIED
TO INCREASES IN AND AM I FOR THE
COUNTY IN WHICH THE PROPERTY IS
LOCATED? LIPSTICK. PROPERTY
OWNERS ARE FREE TO RAISE RENTS
UP TO THE NEW ALLOWABLE MAXIMUM
. WHENEVER AM I RISES? THIS
MEANS THAT, LIKE TECH TENANTS
CAN FACE UNPREDICTABLE AND OFTEN
HIGH RENT INCREASES. OVER TIME,
THEY CAN BECOME SEVERELY RENT
BURDENS PAYING OVER 50% OF THEIR
INCOME IN RENT, DESPITE LIVING
IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING STATES ARE
FREE TO IMPOSE ADDITIONAL
RESTRICTIONS ON RENT IN LATEX
PROPERTIES AND ARE GROWING
NUMBER OF AND THEY'RE GROWING
NUMBER OF STATES HAVE TAKEN
ADVANTAGE OF THAT AUTHORITY TO
PROVIDE MORE STABILITY AND
PREDICTABILITY TO LOW INCOME
TENANTS, INCLUDING OREGON, NEW
JERSEY, PENNSYLVANIA AND
MINNESOTA. THE BIDEN
ADMINISTRATION EVEN RECENTLY
CHALLENGED OTHER STATES TO
CONSIDER TAKING SIMILAR ACTION
AS PART OF THEIR TENANT
PROTECTION STRATEGY. AND HERE WE
ARE TODAY WITH A B 8 14 8 46,
WHICH WOULD ESTABLISH A LIMIT ON
RENT INCREASES IN LIGHT OF
PROPERTIES IN CALIFORNIA. I
APPRECIATE THE CHAIRS,
WILLINGNESS TO SUPPORT THE BILL
MOVING FORWARD. IN ITS CURRENT
FORM, TO ALLOW FOR MORE TIME FOR
US TO CONTINUE OUR CONVERSATIONS
WITH THE DEVELOPERS AND COME UP
WITH A FRAMEWORK THAT IS BOTH
PROTECTIVE OF LOW INCOME TENANTS
AND SENSITIVE TO THE
COMPLEXITIES OF AFFORDABLE
HOUSING FINANCE, AND THEY NEED
TO ENSURE THAT LIGHT TOOK
PROPERTIES CAN REMAIN
FINANCIALLY VIABLE OVER TIME.
ALTHOUGH RENT CAPS SOUNDS SIMPLE
, THIS IS NOT A SIMPLE TASK. I
UNDERSTAND. AND RESPECT THE
CONCERNS THAT HAVE BEEN RAISED
BY NONPROFIT, AFFORDABLE HOUSING
DEVELOPERS, IN PARTICULAR ABOUT
THE NEED FOR SOME FLEXIBILITY
AND TO CAREFULLY CONSIDER HOW A
CAP WOULD WORK WITHIN THE
ALREADY COMPLEX REGULATIONS THAT
GOVERN LATEX PROPERTIES. WE WILL
TAKE. I HAVE ALREADY TAKEN A
VERY CLOSE LOOK AT COMMITTEE'S
ANALYSIS AND PARTICULARLY
FOCUSING ON CAPPING RENT
INCREASES BASED ON ATTENDANCE
INCOME, WHICH I THINK IS A VERY
CREATIVE STRATEGY AND YOU
DEFINITELY HAVE MY COMMITMENT TO
WORK WITH THE COMMITTEE MOVING
FORWARD TO MAKE SURE THAT WE
HAVE A FAIR AND EQUITABLE
SOLUTION PRESENTED. THAT IS
GOING TO BE A LONG BECAUSE THIS
IS A LONG STANDING ISSUE. WITH
ME TO SPEAK MORE ON THIS BILL. I
HAVE ANYA LAWLER WITH THE
CALIFORNIA RURAL LEGAL
ASSISTANCE FOUNDATION AND THAT
DUB THROAT WITH THE NATIONAL
HOUSING LAW PROJECT FOR
TECHNICAL SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
GOOD MORNING CHAIR MEMBERS
ANNUAL LALOR HERE TODAY AGAIN
REPRESENTING THE CALIFORNIA
BUREAU LEGAL ASSISTANCE
FOUNDATION, ONE OF THE CO
SPONSORS OF A B 8 46. THE ISSUE
OF LIKE HECK, RENTS IS SOMETHING
WE'VE BEEN HEARING ABOUT FOR
YEARS FROM LEGAL SERVICES
ATTORNEYS WORKING WITH LOW
INCOME TENANTS ACROSS THE STATE.
BUT THE HIGH AM I INCREASES AND
THE RESULTING HIGH RENT
INCREASES IN A NUMBER OF
PROPERTIES. UM COMING OUT OF THE
PANDEMIC HAVE CREATED MORE
URGENCY TO FIND A SOLUTION, AS
THE ASSEMBLY MEMBER NOTED,
FEDERAL LAW PROVIDES A
RELATIVELY FLAWED SYSTEM FOR
DETERMINING RENTS AND LATEX
PROPERTIES THAT LEAVES TENANTS
VULNERABLE TO UNPREDICTABLE AND
LARGE INCREASES. AND AS SHE
NOTED THE POSSIBILITY OF
BECOMING SEVERELY RENT BURDENED
OVER TIME. WELL, I TOOK IS A
CRUCIAL PROGRAM AND WE NEEDED TO
BE ROBUST AND FRANKLY, I HOPE WE
PUT MORE MONEY IN IT IN THE
BUDGET THIS YEAR, UM, BUT WE CAN
ALSO MAKE IT WORK BETTER FOR THE
LOW INCOME FAMILIES IT IS
DESIGNED TO SERVE AS A NUMBER OF
STATES HAVE ALREADY DONE. UM WE
GREATLY APPRECIATE THE
CONVERSATIONS. WE'VE HAD THIS
FAR WITH OUR AFFORDABLE HOUSING
DEVELOPER COLLEAGUES. UM I THINK
REALLY UNDERSTANDING THE NUANCES
OF THEIR FINANCING, AND THE
CHALLENGES THAT THEY'RE FACING
HAS BEEN SUPER HELPFUL. IT'S
ALSO BEEN PARTICULARLY USEFUL TO
LEARN HOW SOME OF THE MISSION
DRIVEN NONPROFIT ARE WORKING
WITHIN THE CONFINES OF THE
EXISTING PROGRAM TO TRY TO KEEP
RENTS AT BETWEEN 30 TO 40% OF
TENANTS INCOME. I THINK THAT'S A
REALLY USEFUL AND NOVEL
APPROACH. UM WE ARE DEFINITELY
COMMITTED TO CONTINUING TO WORK
COLLABORATIVELY WITH THE
DEVELOPERS. THAT IS, IN FACT WHY
THE BILL REALLY DOESN'T HAVE
LANGUAGE. WE DIDN'T WANT TO PUT
SOMETHING OUT TO SORT OF FORCE
THE NEGOTIATION. WE WANTED TO
WORK COLLABORATIVELY BEHIND THE
SCENES TO COME UP WITH SOMETHING
THAT WORKED AND MADE SENSE. UM
WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE
YOU KNOW POINT IN THE ANALYSIS
ABOUT CAPPING RENTS IN
RELATIONSHIP TO INCOME AGAIN, I
THINK THAT'S A REALLY GREAT
POTENTIAL SOLUTION. AMONG OTHER
THINGS, WE HAVE A LOT OF STORIES
OF TENANTS WHO ARE PAYING 50 60
70, EVEN IN ONE CASE, ALMOST
100% OF INCOME IN RENT AND LATEX
PROPERTIES. UM THAT REALLY
SHOULDN'T BE HAPPENING AND
HOUSING THAT IS SUPPOSED TO BE
AFFORDABLE. WE REALLY APPRECIATE
YOUR WILLINGNESS MADAM CHAIR TO
SUPPORT THE BILL MOVING FORWARD
AND ITS CURRENT FORM TO GIVE US
MORE TIME TO GET THE DETAILS,
RIGHT. WE'RE COMMITTED TO DOING
NOT THANK YOU AND I RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR YOUR VOTE. THANK YOU.
OKAY, GREAT. ANY ADDITIONAL
FOLKS WANT TO EXPRESS SUPPORT IN
THE ROOM. MONICA LEE, WITH
WESTERN CENTER AND LAW AND
POVERTY CO SPONSOR AND STRONG
SUPPORTS, BILL. THANK YOU.
PRIMARY WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION.
MARK STYRIS, THE CALIFORNIA
HOUSING PARTNERSHIP AND NOT IN
OPPOSITION. WE'VE HAD A VERY
FRIENDLY AND AMICABLE
CONVERSATIONS WITH THE SPONSORS
, AND WE APPRECIATE THAT. WE
LOOK FORWARD TO THOSE CONTINUING
ON UM SO WE ARE EXPRESSING JUST
CONCERNS. WE JUST WANT TO SHARE
WITH THE COMMUNITY. SOME OF THE
CONCERNS OF WHY WE'RE IN THESE
CONVERSATIONS. UM OBVIOUSLY, THE
BILL HAS A BLANK IN TERMS OF
WHAT THE RENT CAP WOULD BE,
DEPENDING ON WHAT THAT IS. IT
COULD BE SOMETHING WE COULD
SUPPORT OR WOULD BE VERY
DETRIMENTAL TO AFFORDABLE
HOUSING AND TO THE POINT WHERE
IT COULD STARVE THE DEVELOPMENTS
OF THE INCOME NEEDED TO PAY
THEIR MORTGAGES AND WHATNOT
EVERY EVERY YEAR. IF YOU CAN'T
PAY THE MORTGAGE AND THE LAW AND
THE LOAN DEFAULTS, WE ACTUALLY
LOSE ALL AFFORDABILITY ON THE
DEVELOPMENT WHERE WE WOULD HAVE
HAD IT FOR 55 YEARS, SO WE NEED
TO BE VERY CAREFUL THERE. UM AND
WE ALSO AS MARINA WILL DESCRIBE
. THE ISSUE IS ACTUALLY THE
BIGGEST WITH RESPECT TO THE
MISSION DRIVEN NONPROFITS WHO
HAVE NOT ACTUALLY CHARGED THE
MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE RENT UNDER THE
TAX CREDIT PROGRAM, AND THERE'S
A LOT OF SORT OF POTENTIAL
NUANCES AND UNINTENDED
CONSEQUENCES OF SORT OF FLAT CAP
IS PROBABLY MY COLLEAGUE. MARINA
WILL DESCRIBE GREATER UM, NO
MATTER WHERE WE SET THE CAP.
THERE'S ALSO THE ISSUE THERE IS
PROBABLY THREE SITUATIONS THAT
NEED TO BE CARVED OUT OF THE
CAP. ONE IS WHERE YOU HAVE
TENANT BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE.
THAT IS, THAT IS WHERE THEY ARE
PAYING 30% OF THEIR INCOME. UM,
AND THAT THE HOUSING AUTHORITY
DETERMINES WHAT THE TENANT
PERCENT INTO THE RENT IS, AND
YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT
IS THAT THAT IS STILL ALLOWED TO
BE TO FLUCTUATE FOR THE FEDERAL
HOUSING RULES. ALSO WHEN YOU
HAVE 10 PROJECT BASED RENTAL
ASSISTANCE, SO REAL ASSISTANCE
IS TIED TO THE UNIT, NOT THE
TENANT. YOU HAVE A SIMILAR
ISSUE. AND THEN LASTLY, WHENEVER
WE'RE DOING PERMANENT,
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING, UM IF RENTAL
ASSISTANCE GOES AWAY, ALL THE
TAX CREDIT COMMITTEE AND HCG
REGULATORY AGREEMENTS SAY THAT
YOU KNOW, THEY MAY ALLOW THOSE
UNIT AFFORDABILITY LEVELS TO
FLOAT UP, AS WE SAY, BECAUSE YOU
NO LONGER HAVE THE FEDERAL
RENTAL ASSISTANCE THAT YOU WERE
EXPERIENCING AND THAT CASE WE
NEED THE FLEXIBILITY TO BE ABLE
TO SORT OF RAISE RENTS. AS
UNFORTUNATE AS THAT CASE, MAYBE
IT IS KIND OF A DIRE SITUATION
AND SO IN THE EVENT, UM WE HAVE
CONCERNS WERE WORKING WITH THEM,
AND WE HOPE TO GET TO AN
AGREEMENT SOMETIME SOON. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING
MARINA WHITE WITH THE CALIFORNIA
HOUSING CONSORTIUM AGAIN REALLY
APPRECIATE ALL THE CONVERSATIONS
WE'VE HAD WITH THE SPONSORS AND
WITH OTHER STAFF AND REALLY ARE
HOPEFUL THAT OVER THE NEXT
MONTH, WE CAN FIND A REASONABLE
SOLUTION TO ADDRESS IN
PARTICULAR THE EGREGIOUS RENT
INCREASES THAT SOME OF THE
TENANTS HAVE BEEN SEEING. I JUST
WANT TO NOTE THAT THESE
PROPERTIES ARE HEAVILY REGULATED
BY MULTIPLE LAYERS OF REGULATION
, BOTH AT THE LOCAL, STATE AND
FEDERAL LEVEL. UM AND THE RANK
HAVE DOES ADD ANOTHER
ADMINISTRATIVE BURDEN ON THE
MANAGEMENT OF THESE PROBLEM.
PARTIES. AH, UM THE AVERAGE AM I
INCREASE IF YOU AVERAGE IT
ACROSS THE LAST 15 YEARS HAS
NEVER EXCEEDED 5% IN ANY COUNTY
OF THE STATE, AND SO AS AS MARK
NOTED, UM, WE'RE PARTICULARLY
CONCERNED ABOUT THE IMPACT ON
PROPERTIES THAT ARE FAR BELOW
THE MAXIMUM. MANY OF THESE
PROPERTIES ARE ALREADY UM, FOCUS
ON THE RESIDENTS RENT BURDEN AS
A KEY MISSION AS PART OF HOW
THEY DELIVER AFFORDABLE HOUSING
, BUT THEY ALSO HAVE TO BALANCE
THIS WITH THE LONG TERM
STEWARDSHIP OF THE PROPERTIES.
UM, AND MANY CIRCUMSTANCES ARISE
WHERE LARGER RENT INCREASES ARE
NECESSARY TO COVER FOR YEARS OF
LITTLE TO NO RENT INCREASES. AS
NOTED IN THE ANALYSIS, WE'VE
SEEN A 26% INCREASE IN OPERATING
EXPENSES JUST FROM 2018 TO 2021
. SO THOSE ARE ALSO REASONS WHY
THESE THESE, UM BROAD SORT OF
CAPS AND EXTREMELY LOW CAPS CAN
BE REALLY CHALLENGING, AND WE
DON'T WANT TO LEAD TO UNDESIRED
EFFECT WHERE THE OWNERS OF THE
PROPERTIES HAVE TO LEVY EVER
ANNUAL BRIGHT INCREASES AT THE
MAXIMUM MATTER WHAT SO, UM,
KEEPING INFLEXIBILITY IS REALLY
IMPORTANT TO US TO ENSURE THE
SUSTAINABILITY OF THE PROPERTIES
LONG TERM AND SO LOOK FORWARD TO
THE CONTINUING CONVERSATIONS.
THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE WISH TO
EXPRESS OPPOSITION TO THE BILL.
HI, JT HERE CONTACT WITH NON
PROFIT HOUSING ASSOCIATION,
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA I WANT TO
ECHO THE CONCERNS THAT HAVE BEEN
PREVIOUSLY VOICED IS A SERIOUS
ISSUE FOR OUR NONPROFIT AND
MISSION DRIVEN HOUSING
DEVELOPERS, AND WE LOOK FORWARD
TO GOOD CONVERSATIONS ON THIS
BILL AND FINDING A SOLUTION IN A
WAY FORWARD. CHRIS MARTIN WITH
HOUSING CALIFORNIA JUST WANT TO
ALIGN MY COMMENTS AT THE
PREVIOUS SPEAKERS AND APPRECIATE
THE AUTHOR AND SPONSORS FOR
WORKING WITH US TO FIND A
SOLUTION THAT'S GOING TO WORK
FOR TENANTS AND FOR PROVIDERS
AND NONPROFIT MISSION DURING
DEVELOPERS. THANKS. THANK YOU.
LET'S BRING IT BACK TO THE
COMMITTEE. ANY QUESTIONS, MISS
QUIRK-SILVA, MR. GABRIEL JUST A
FEW COMMENTS. UH I DO SUPPORT
THIS BILL WITH THE CAVEAT THAT
YOU'LL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE
OPPOSITION. I KNOW THAT IT GETS
VERY TRICKY BECAUSE YOU WANT TO
MAINTAIN THE RESIDENTS. YOU WANT
TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE CAN
REMAIN IN THOSE UNITS AND
ESSENCE NOT BEING PRICED OUT. I
THINK ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE
SPEND TIME ON IS LOOKING TOWARDS
THE FUTURE WITH NEW UNITS, BUT
WE WANT TO KEEP THE INDIVIDUALS
IN THE UNITS THAT THEY ARE AND
ALSO THE RENTAL ASSISTANCE AS
PART OF THAT, UH SO OFTEN WE
DEAL WITH PROBLEMS AFTER
SOMEBODY'S BEEN MOVED OUT OF A
UNIT AND THEN YOU HAVE EVICTIONS
AND ALL OF THOSE THINGS, SO I DO
SUPPORT IT. UM AND I'M JUST
HOPING WE CAN GET TO A PLACE
WHERE WE GET REMOVE OPPOSITION.
MR GABRIEL. THANK YOU, MADAM
CHAIR AND I FIRST I JUST WANT TO
APPRECIATE THE AUTHOR. I KNOW
YOU HAVE BEEN A TREMENDOUS
ADVOCATE FOR OUR MOST VULNERABLE
AND FOR FOLKS IN YOUR COMMUNITY,
AND I, UM CERTAINLY CAN SEE THAT
THREAD RUNNING THROUGH THIS BILL
AND UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE
TRYING TO DO. I WILL CONFESS
HAVING A LITTLE BIT OF HEARTBURN
ABOUT THIS AND PARTICULARLY
OPPOSITION THAT WE'VE HEARD FROM
THE MISSION DRIVEN NONPROFIT
FOLKS. UM AND I DO WORRY ABOUT
UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES HERE,
PARTICULARLY, YOU KNOW, MARKET
SIGNALS THAT WE MIGHT SEND THAT
ON THE MARGIN WOULD DISCOURAGE
INVESTMENT IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING
OR THE DEVELOPMENT OF ADDITIONAL
AFFORDABLE HOUSING. AND SO, UM,
YOU KNOW, I THINK MR STIVER SAID
IT VERY WELL. THIS IS AN AREA
WHERE YOU NEED TO BE VERY
CAREFUL. AND THERE'S A LOT OF
NUANCES AND I SEE EVERYBODY
SHAKING THEIR HEADS. I KNOW
PEOPLE. I APPRECIATE THAT,
BECAUSE WE NEED TO DO TWO THINGS
AT ONCE. RIGHT? WE NEED TO
PROTECT OUR VULNERABLE FOLKS
THAT ARE IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING,
AND WE NEED TO BUILD MORE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR ALL THE
FAMILIES OUT THERE THAT NEED IT
THAT DON'T CURRENTLY HAVE IT,
AND THAT'S A TRICKY UM, THAT
TRICKY BALANCE TO STRIKE. SO I'M
GOING TO RESERVE MY RIGHT ON THE
FLOOR BUT EXTEND A COURTESY VOTE
TODAY BECAUSE I HAVE GREAT
CONFIDENCE IN YOU AS AN AUTHOR,
BECAUSE I'M ENCOURAGED BY THE
CONVERSATIONS THAT WE HAVE HERE
BUT WOULD REALLY ENCOURAGE YOU
TO TALK TO ALL OF THE DEVELOPERS
OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING, NON
PROFIT FOR PROFIT. BECAUSE AGAIN
WE NEED TO PROTECT THESE FOLKS,
BUT WE ALSO NEED MORE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING. SO WITH THAT HAPPY TO
SUPPORT THE BILL TODAY, THANK
YOU. I NEED, MR PATTERSON. THANK
YOU. UM, I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE NOT
TRYING TO DO IS ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
IS, UM, UM MAKE IT MORE
DIFFICULT FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING
TO BE BUILT. UM AND I KNOW
THAT'S NOT YOUR INTENT OF THIS
BILL. UM I I'VE BEEN I'VE SAID
HERE BEFORE, BUT YOU KNOW, MY
OWN FAMILY IS A BENEFICIARY OF
AFFORDABLE HOUSING, AND I THINK
IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT AND IN MY
OWN COMMUNITY HAVE APPROVED A
LOT OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS
. UM SO I UNDERSTAND, ACTUALLY,
YOU'RE TRYING TO DO WITH THIS
BILL. UM YOU KNOW, I'M
PERSONALLY GONNA WAIT UNTIL IT'S
SORT OF, I THINK, AND I DO HAVE
A LOT OF CONCERNS RIGHT NOW. AND
I DO WANT TO CHECK WITH MY, UM,
MY NOT NOT NON PROFIT FOR PROFIT
AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPERS,
WHICH HAVE DELIVERED IN MY
COMMUNITY, UM, YOU KNOW AND SEE
HOW THEY FEEL ABOUT THIS BILL AS
WELL. BUT YOU KNOW, I KNOW
YOU'RE NOT YOUR INTENTIONS ARE
DEFINITELY IN THE RIGHT PLACE. I
CAN'T SUPPORT IT TODAY, BUT I
HOPE WHEN IT GETS TO THE FLOOR,
YOU'RE THOSE CONVERSATIONS. KEEP
GOING. I HOPE I CAN SUPPORT IT
THERE. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU
ANY OTHER ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS?
WITH THAT. WOULD YOU LIKE TO
CLOSE? MISS MONTANA CERTAINLY
MADE A SIMILAR COMMITMENT, AND I
APPRECIATE MY COLLEAGUE'S
COMMENTS AND OUR ABILITY TO BE
ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS
FACT OF THE MATTER IS THAT MY
FAMILY ALSO BENEFITED FROM
AFFORDABLE HOUSING RIGHT HERE IN
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. MY
MOTHER WAS IN A LIGHT TECH
PROPERTY, AND, UH, AND THE
REALITY IS THAT UH, SHE WAS ONE
OF THOSE WHO WHEN SHE INITIALLY
, UH, WAS IT DURING THE LATE
CHECK PROPERTY? SHE WAS WORKING
. UM AND THAT WAS WHERE SHE IS.
A TENANT WAS ABLE TO HAVE HER
INCOME BE CONSIDERED IN HER
TENDENCY AND OVER THE COURSE OF
YEARS, UH, EVEN THOUGH SHE WAS
IN L, A TECH UNIT HERSELF AND
BMR UM, SHE ENDED UP GETTING
PRICED OUT BECAUSE SHE NEEDED TO
RETIRE. AND AT SOME POINT WHEN
FIXED INCOME IS THE REALITY OF
PARTICULARLY FOR ELDERS, UH AND
WHERE WE'RE MOVING, LIKE TECH
UNITS, ACCORDING TO AND AM I,
AND THAT IS NOT CHANGING FOR THE
INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE IN THOSE IN
THOSE UNITS. WE HAVE A
CHALLENGE. AND SO I KNOW THAT
MAYBE 14 82 REALLY EXCLUDED THE
AT THE REQUEST OF THE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING DIRECTOR DEVELOPERS
REALLY EXCLUDED. UM MADE AN
EXEMPTION FOR LIKE TECH
PROPERTIES. BUT WE NEED TO BE
ABLE TO KIND OF TAKE THE NEXT
STEP. AND I THINK THAT THIS IS
AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO BE
FLEXIBLE AND REALLY MAKE SURE
THAT OVER TIME WE DON'T HAVE
PEOPLE TAKING 40 50 60% OF THEIR
INCOME. UH, Tð. PAY RENT THAT IS
NOT AFFORDABLE IN THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA, SO I REALLY
APPRECIATE ON OPPORTUNITY TO
CONTINUE WORKING ON THIS. I KNOW
THAT THERE ARE THREE DIFFERENT
TYPES OF DEVELOPERS. UH
OBVIOUSLY, WE'RE GOING TO BE
INCREDIBLY SUPPORTIVE OF MAKING
SURE THAT THE NONPROFIT
AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPERS
ARE ENDS. THE. THE FOR PROFIT
DEVELOPERS WHO ARE TRYING TO DO
WELL IN THIS SPACE AS WELL, UM,
HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO SO.
BUT I THINK WE DO NEED TO TAKE
THE NEXT STEP. SO WITH THAT, I
RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOU. I
WILL. GREAT. THANK YOU, AND WE
HAVE A MOTION. MOTION BY MR
GABRIEL, A SECOND BY MS
QUIRK-SILVA, UM RESPOND TO
APPRECIATE YOUR ADVOCACY. I KNOW
THAT YOU ARE A CHAMPION FOR, UM
FOLKS WHO NEED THAT, UM AND
APPRECIATE THAT. I KNOW YOU'RE
ALSO TRYING TO LAND A PRETTY
DELICATE, TOUGH PLANE HERE. IT'S
A LITTLE UNUSUAL FOR OUR
BUILDING. MOVE A BILL LIKE THIS
OUT OF COMMITTEE WITHOUT MORE
DETAIL, BUT I REALLY WANT TO
GIVE YOU THE TIME BECAUSE I
THINK IF ANYONE CAN LAND THIS
PLANE YOU CAN AND I WANT TO SEE
THAT HAPPEN BECAUSE I DO THINK
IT'S THE ISSUES THAT YOU'RE
RAISING ARE REALLY, REALLY
IMPORTANT. UM YOU KNOW, AND I
KNOW YOU IN IN OUR DISCUSSIONS.
UM YOU AGREED THAT YOU KNOW,
WE'LL GIVE YOU MORE TIME.
HOPEFULLY THAT WE CAN COME UP
WITH AN AGREEMENT. BY THE TIME
IT HITS THE FLOOR, AND I THINK
IT'S IMPORTANT FOR EVERYONE HERE
AND COMMITTEE. BUT AS I
MENTIONED, I THINK IF ANYONE CAN
DO IT, YOU CAN SO I'M HAPPY TO
ASSIST IN ANY WAY AS NEEDED. AND
WITH THAT HAPPY TO SUPPORT THE
BILL TODAY IN THE EFFORTS TO DO
THAT, AND THE MOTIONS DO PASS.
THANK YOU. WEEKS. WEEKS I PERSON
PERSON NO CARILLO. GABRIEL.
GABRIELLE, I CHOLERA.
QUIRK-SILVA. KILLED BY SANCHEZ
SANCHEZ. NO WORD. THAT'S ON
CALL. THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK
YOU. OKAY MR. HANEY I BELIEVE
YOU'RE UP. NEXT AWAIT MR
SANTIAGO GOT HERE BEFORE YOU.
I'M SO SORRY, MATS LISTENED TO
ABOUT 10 BILLS AT THIS POINT,
BUT MR SANTIAGO. WE COULD HAVE
YOU JOIN THE COMMITTEE, MR
SANTIAGO. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A
SECOND BECAUSE MR BRAHIMI HAS
BEEN SO PATIENT. HOW ABOUT I BE
VERY QUICK. UH OTHER THAN SAY,
LOOK, THIS IS AN EXTENSION OF
WHAT WE'VE ALREADY DONE BEFORE
WITH 11 97, WHICH SEQUENCE
EXEMPTED PERMIT SUPPORTIVE
HOUSING EMERGENCY SHELTERS IN
THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES WAS SAID
FUNDS TODAY WE'RE COMING BACK,
ADDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING TO
THAT, WOOD SAID, UM GOVERNMENT
SOURCES AND WE FEEL THIS IS
INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT BECAUSE
THERE'S NO OTHER WAY WE'RE GOING
TO BE ABLE TO MEET, UH THE
MOMENT AND HELP HOUSE ARE ON
HOUSE COMMUNITY IF WE DON'T MOVE
AT LIGHTNING SPEED UM, I
APPRECIATE THE SUGGESTED
AMENDMENTS, MADAM CHAIR, WHICH
WE WILL BE TAKEN, AND WE
RECOGNIZE THAT THEY WILL MAKE IT
A MUCH STRONGER BILL. I'D LIKE
TO INTRODUCE REPRESENTATIVE THE
SPONSOR, MAYOR KAREN BASS, WHO
WILL PRESENT AND I WAS ONLY
QUICK IN THE INTEREST OF THE
COMMITTEE, NOT BECAUSE I WANTED
TO SLIDE OVER ANY OF THE
DETAILS. THANK YOU. OOPS THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
KEVIN KELLER, SENIOR ADVISER TO
L, A MAYOR, KAREN BASS, VERY
PLEASED TO BE HERE. THANK YOU
FOR HAVING THIS IMPORTANT
DISCUSSION. WE KNOW THAT THE
STATE IS FACING A HOMELESS
CRISIS. NOWHERE IS THIS MORE
APPARENT THAN IN THE CITY AND
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES. AS AS YOU
MAY KNOW, THIS COUNTY OF LOS
ANGELES REPRESENTS 25% OF THE
STATE'S POPULATION. THAT HAS
OVER 40% OF THE CITY'S ON HOUSE
POPULATION. THE CITY WHICH WE
WORK ON HAS 10% OF THE STATE'S
POPULATION BUT NEARLY 25% OF OUR
STATES AND HOUSED POPULATION.
MARY BASS HAS MADE CONFRONTING
THIS CRISIS WITH THE URGENCY
THAT REQUIRES HER TOP PRIORITY.
ON DAY ONE, SHE INTRODUCED THREE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS AND DECLARED
A STATE OF EMERGENCY FOR THE
CITY OF L. A ON HOMELESSNESS.
THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTIVE
STREAMLINE APPROVALS FOR 100%
AFFORDABLE HOUSING LAUNCHED
INSIDE SAFE, WHICH IS A NEW
CITYWIDE, PROACTIVE HOUSING LED
STRATEGY TO BRING PEOPLE INSIDE.
FROM TENCENT ENCAMPMENTS AND
THIRDLY, MAXIMIZING THE USE OF
CITY OWNED PROPERTY FOR
TEMPORARY AND PERMANENT HOUSING
AND THE 1ST 100 DAYS OF HER
MINISTRATIONS. NEARLY 4000
ANGELENOS HAVE ALREADY BEEN
HOUSED. THESE EFFORTS BUILDING
THE WORK THAT THE CITY IS
CHAMPION FOR YEARS, THE CITY'S
ADOPTED HOUSING ELEMENT IS
CONSIDERED AMONGST THE STATES,
MOST AMBITIOUS WITH THE COMMIT
TO COMMITMENT TO PLAN FOR OVER
456,000 HOMES, GOVERNOR NEWSOM
AND THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF
HOUSING AND COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT RECENTLY DESIGNATED
THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES AS A PRO
HOUSING CITY IN RECOGNITION OF
OUR EFFORTS TO STREAMLINE MULTI
FAMILY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT. ZONE
IN PLACES NEAR JOB IN TRANSIT TO
READ, REDUCE EMISSIONS AND TO
CREATE MORE AFFORDABLE HOMES IN
PLACES THAT HISTORICALLY OR
CURRENTLY HAVE EXCLUDED
HOUSEHOLDS OF LOWER INCOMES AND
HOUSEHOLDS OF COLOR. WHILE STATE
LAW HAS CREATED IMPORTANT TOOLS
TO FACILITATE THE PRODUCTION OF
HOUSING AND HAS ALLOCATED
SIGNIFICANT FUNDING BARRIERS
CONTINUE TO EXIST, INCLUDING
THIS CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL
QUALITY ACT, ALTHOUGH THE SEQUEL
PROCESS WAS ESTABLISHED WITH
GOOD INTENTIONS AND SERVES AN
IMPORTANT FUNCTION IN MITIGATING
THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF
GOVERNMENT LED PROJECTS OFTEN
HINDERS DEVELOPMENT, ESPECIALLY
RELATING TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
MAYBE 7 85 BUILDS OFF THIS. THE
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S PREVIOUS
LEGISLATION, AS YOU MENTIONED
JUST WANTED TO SHARE SOME STATS
THE CITY HAS CREATED OVER 2000
SHELTER BEDS USING THIS
INITIATIVE, UM OVER 3000 UNITS
OF PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING
AND HAS AN ADDITIONAL 6500 UNITS
IN OUR PIPELINES. THIS IS VERY
CRITICAL BILL FOR US TO CONTINUE
TO MOVE FORWARD IN THIS
CAPACITY. IN A YEAR WHERE
ADDITIONAL STATE INVESTMENTS IN
HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS MAY BE
HARD TO COMFORT COME FROM CAN'T
COME BY. THIS LEGISLATION OFFERS
AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEANINGFULLY
ADDRESS CALIFORNIA'S
HOMELESSNESS CRISIS WITH NO
ADDITIONAL COST TO THE STATE. WE
APPRECIATE VERY MUCH THIS
COMMITTEE IS IMPORTANT WORK IN
THIS ARENA AND MAYOR BASS WISHES
TO THANK ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
SANTIAGO FOR AUTHORING THIS
IMPORTANT REGISTRATION AND
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR MY VOTE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ADDITIONAL
SUPPORT. THE CALIFORNIA HOUSING
PARTNERSHIP FOR THE SAME IN
SUPPORT FOR THE SAME REASONS WE
DISCUSSED THAT THEY BE 14 49.
THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON, SASHA
HORWITZ, LOS ANGELES UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT AND SUPPORT
THANK YOU ADDITIONAL OR PRIMARY
WITNESSES AND OPPOSITION.
ADDITIONAL FOLKS IN OPPOSITION.
AND BRING IT BACK TO THE
COMMITTEE. EMOTION. THE SECOND.
WITH THAT. WOULD YOU LIKE TO
CLOSE MR SAN DIEGO WILL DO THE
BRIEF VERSION OF RESPECTFULLY
ASK YOU FOR YOUR I VOTE. THANK
YOU, MR SANTIAGO. APPRECIATE
YOUR STEADFAST COMMITMENT TO
HOUSING AND YOUR LEADERSHIP IN
THE SPACE, AND WITH THAT I'M
HAPPY TO SUPPORT THE BILLS DO
PASSES A MINUTE OF ASSEMBLY
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS,
WEEKS. WEEKS PERSON PERSON I
CARILLO. GABRIELLE. GABRIEL I
CHOLERA. QUICKSILVER.
QUIRK-SILVA AYE. SANCHEZ
SANCHEZ. I WOULD. THAT HAS FIVE
VOTES. IT IS OUT. WE'LL LET
FOLKS ADD ON. THANK YOU. FINALLY
MR HANEY, HERE'S YOUR BIG
MOMENT. THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH
US ALL MORNING. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU, UH, CHAIR AND MEMBERS FOR
YOUR GREAT WORK TODAY. IT'S
GREAT TO HAVE BEEN WITH YOU FOR
THE MORNING. I'M HERE TO PRESENT
A B 5 72 THE AFFORDABLE H O A
FEES ACT, WHICH WILL CAP ANNUAL
HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION OR HOA
FEE INCREASES. AT 5% FOR BELOW
MARKET RATE HOMEOWNERS TO
PROHIBIT EXORBITANT FEE
INCREASES THAT ARE PUSHING THEM
FAR TOO OFTEN TO FORECLOSE ON
THEIR HOMES. BELOW MARKET RATE.
HOMEOWNERSHIP PROGRAMS TARGET
FIRST TIME HOME BUYERS WHO ARE
LOWER MODERATE INCOME. THESE
FOLKS ARE OFTEN TEACHERS OR
NURSES OR OFF OTHER WORKING
PEOPLE, FOR WHOM HOMEOWNERS
HOMEOWNERSHIP WOULD OTHERWISE BE
OUT OF REACH. THE POTENTIAL
HOMEBUYERS HAVE TO GO THROUGH A
RIGOROUS VERIFICATION PROCESS TO
SHOW THAT THEY ARE INCOME
ELIGIBLE, AND AS A RESULT, THEIR
MORTGAGE RATE CAN ONLY BE A
THIRD OF THEIR MONTHLY INCOME.
BELOW MARKET RATE UNITS OR, IN
SOME CASES IN MIXED INCOME
BUILDINGS WITH MONTHLY H O A
FEES. IN MOST OF THOSE
CIRCUMSTANCES, THE MIXED INCOME
BUILDINGS ARE 80 TO 95% MARKET
RATE OWNERS AND 5 TO 20% BELOW
MARKET RATE OWNERS. UNDER
CURRENT LAW, H O A FEES CAN
INCREASE BY 20% EVERY YEAR.
THESE INCREASES ARE NOT ONLY
APPLIED TO HOMEOWNERS IN MARKET
RATE UNITS. BUT ALSO THE
HOMEOWNERS IN BELOW MARKET RATE
UNITS. THESE EXTREME H O A FEE
INCREASES CAN CAUSE THE PAYMENTS
FOR BMR OWNERS TO INCREASE SO
RAPIDLY THAT THEIR H O A FEES
END UP COSTING MORE THAN THEIR
ACTUAL MONTHLY MORTGAGE PAYMENT,
MAKING THE UNIT PATENTLY
UNAFFORDABLE TO THE BMR UNIT
OWNER BASED ON THE VERIFIED
INCOME LEVEL, THIS IS CLEARLY A
DEFICIENCY IN CURRENT LAW.
CONTRARY TO THE UNDERSTANDING,
WE ALREADY HAVE THAT SOME
FAMILIES REQUIRE FIXED MONTHLY
PAYMENTS TIED TO INCOME TO
AFFORD A HOME. IT IS OBVIOUSLY
UNREASONABLE AND
COUNTERINTUITIVE TO HAVE A
MAXIMUM, UM, HOW MUCH THE
MORTGAGE OF ABOUT BMR UNIT CAN
BE WITHOUT A MAXIMUM ON ITS
ANNUAL H O A FEE INCREASES. IT
IS IMPORTANT TO UNDERSCORE THAT
THE BENEFITS OF FEES ARE NOT
ENJOYED EQUALLY AMONG ALL A
HOMEOWNERS. FOR EXAMPLE, MARKET
RAY OWNERS GET TO RECOUP THE
COST OF H O A FEES TO THE
EVENTUAL SELLABLE UNITS AT A NEW
APPRECIATED PRICE OR EVEN CAN
PULL EQUITY OUT OF THEIR HOMES
IN WAYS THAT ARE BELOW MARKET
RATE UNITS. OWNER CANNOT BE. MM.
OUR UNITS DON'T HAVE THE SAME
OPPORTUNITY BECAUSE THEY'RE
LISTING PRICE HAS TO STAY IN THE
LOW OR MODERATE INCOME
THRESHOLD. HOHS MAY CHOOSE TO
INCREASE THEIR FEES IN ORDER TO
MAKE INVESTMENTS IN A PROPERTY
IN ORDER TO RAISE PROPERTY
VALUES. WHILE B M R. M R INCOME
VERIFIED OWNERS DO NOT BENEFIT
FROM THOSE PROPERTY INCREASES IN
THE SAME WAY TO ADDRESS THE
EQUITABLE H O A FEE INCREASES A
B 5 72, OR 75% CAP ON ANNUAL H O
A FEE INCREASES FOR BMR UNITS.
THIS REDUCED CAP FOR BMR H O A
OWNERS IS REASONABLY DESIGNED TO
BALANCE AFFORDABILITY AND
STABILITY FOR BMR. HOMEOWNERS
WITH THE H O S NEED TO KEEP UP
WITH EXPENSES. I ALSO WANT TO
UNDERSCORE THAT THIS CAP DOES
NOT APPLY TO EMERGENCY
ASSESSMENTS OR SPECIAL H O A
ASSESSMENTS FOR SPECIFIC
PROJECTS. THIS IS A SIMPLE,
STRAIGHTFORWARD, TIMELY BILL TO
MAKE SURE THAT FOLKS WHO ARE
PROMISED HOMEOWNERSHIP AT AN
AFFORDABLE COST ARE ABLE TO
REMAIN IN THEIR UNITS AND AREN'T
FORCED TO FORECLOSE ON THEIR
HOMES HERE TO TESTIFY WITH ME IN
SUPPORT TODAY IS COLLEEN
PETERSON. HOSPITAL WORKER AND
BMR, OWNER FROM SAN RAMON. AND
MITCH MANKIN FROM THE SAN
FRANCISCO HOUSING DEVELOPMENT
CORPORATION. HELLO MY NAME IS
COLLEEN PETERSON. I'M A SINGLE
MOTHER, A HEALTHCARE WORKER AND
A BMR HOMEOWNER IN SAN RAMON.
OUR COMMUNITY HAS SUFFERED 150%
INCREASE IN H O A DUES. WE USED
TO PAY $373 PER MONTH. WE ARE
NOW PAYING $921, WHICH IS ALMOST
AS MUCH AS MY MORTGAGE EACH
MONTH. HOW DOES THIS AFFECT SBM
ARE HOMEOWNERS. I'M WORRIED THAT
ANY OTHER INCREASE IN MY H O A
FEES FROM REGULAR OR SPECIAL
ASSESSMENTS WILL PUT MY FAMILY
IN A PLACE WHERE WE DIDN'T WHERE
WE NEED TO MAKE A TOUGH DECISION
ABOUT OUR HOME. IF RH AWAY WAS
ORIGINALLY $921, NONE OF US
WOULD HAVE QUALIFIED FOR THE
PROGRAM. BASED ON THE INCOME
LIMITS IN PLACE. IT PUTS US
HOMEOWNERS UNDER A LOT OF
FINANCIAL STRESS TO COME UP WITH
THE $554 DIFFERENCE EACH MONTH,
SO WE DON'T END UP FORECLOSING
ON WHAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE AN
AFFORDABLE HOME AND BECOME
HOMELESS WITH OUR FAMILIES. I
PERSONALLY HAD TO SELL MY CAR
THAT I OWN SO I COULD PUT THE
CASH IN MY SAVINGS TO BE ABLE TO
PAY THE H O A DUES MONTHLY.
LUCKILY I'M ABLE TO USE A FAMILY
MEMBER'S CAR FOR THE TIME BEING.
MY SON IS VERY ATHLETIC AND
LOVES TO PLAY MULTIPLE SPORTS.
THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. I HAD TO
TELL HIM THAT HIS SPORTS WILL BE
LIMITED TO ONLY A FEW NOW. HOW
DISAPPOINTING FOR AN EIGHT YEAR
OLD IT'S NOT ONLY AFFECTING US
ADULTS IT IS AFFECTING OUR
CHILDREN, TOO. LASTLY WHEN WE GO
TO SELLER BMR HOME, WE CANNOT
SELL IT FOR MARKET RATE. WE HAVE
TO SELL IT AS A BMR HOME, SO WE
WON'T EVEN GET OUR MONEY BACK
LIKE THE MARKET RATE HOMEOWNER
AS WELL. I WANT YOU TO THINK
ABOUT IF THIS WAS A FAMILY
MEMBER FRIEND OR LOVED ONE AND
OUR SHOES. WE NEED ACTION TO
ADDRESS THESE ISSUES. AND MAYBE
572 WILL HELP SLOW THE RISE IN H
O A FEES FOR PEOPLE LIKE ME.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. HI. THANK
YOU. SIGN MEMBERS FOR YOUR TIME
TODAY. MY NAME IS MITCH
MANNEQUIN. I WORK AT SAN
FRANCISCO HOUSING DEVELOPMENT
CORPORATION OR COMMUNITY BASED,
AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPER,
AND WE'RE ALSO HUD CERTIFIED
COUNSELING AGENCY. OVER THE LAST
TWO YEARS, YOU'VE HEARD AN
INCREASING NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS
ABOUT HIGH H Y INCREASES AND
THESE CARS BMR OWNERS LIKE
COLLEEN BE PUSHED INTO DEFAULT
FORECLOSURE OR HAVING LEANS PUT
ON THEIR HOMES BECAUSE HIV IS
THAT SOMETIMES ECLIPSE THEIR
MORTGAGE PAYMENTS. SO IN
CONVERSATIONS WITH OTHER
ORGANIZATIONS WE'VE HEARD THIS
IS A FAIRNESS EXTENDS TO THE
REST OF THE STATE. SO WORKING
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S CHENEY'S
OFFICE. UM WE THINK THE
85,000,002 CAN HELP THE MOST
SOLUTION. MAYBE 5 72 IS TO LIMIT
THOSE INCREASE IN REGULAR H WAY
THESE ASSESSMENTS ON BMR HOMES
TYPICALLY 25% PER YEAR. THAT
GIVES BMR OWNERS PREDICTABILITY
STABILITY AND IT MITIGATES THE
MOST DIFFICULT INCREASES WHILE
LEADING ROUTINE INCREASES
UNTOUCHED. UM AND ANY DECREASE
IN AFFORDABLE HOMES OFFSET WITH
A SMALLER INCREASE IN FEES IN
MARKET RATE UNITS. SO IN TYPICAL
DEVELOPMENT, WITH 10 TO 20% OF
UNITS BELOW MARKET RATE EACH
MARKET UNIT WOULD ONLY PAY
BETWEEN A QUARTER AND 1/9 MORE.
THEN THE DEGREE UM THEN THAT
WHAT THEY WOULD HAVE PAID
OTHERWISE, UH, 85 CENTS DOESN'T
CHANGE HIS ABILITY TO LOVE THEIR
SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS THAT'S LEFT
TO THE SIDE. WE THINK THE STAIRS
CALL ON HIV IS UNFAIR TO BMR
OWNERS BECAUSE THEY'RE ABLE
UNABLE TO SELL THEIR HOUSE AT
MARKET RATE. EVENLY EXPLAINED
THE COST OF INSURANCE
MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENTS
APPEARS EQUITABLE AT FIRST, BUT
IT'S ACTUALLY THE MARKET OWNERS
THAT ARE ABLE TO REAP THEM OUT
MONETARY BENEFIT THROUGH EQUITY
AND HIGHER RESALE VALUE. STATE
LAW CURRENTLY REQUIRES ARE THE
SAME IN ALL MEMBERS AND,
REGARDLESS OF INCOME OR ABILITY
TO PAY YOUR BMR, WHICH RESULTS
IN BMR OWNERS SUBSIDIZING MARKET
HOME VALUES WITH THEIR H Y T S.
SO WE'RE COMMITTED TO WORKING
WITH ALL STAKEHOLDERS IN THIS
CONVERSATION, HAPPY TO HELP
ANSWER QUESTIONS OR CLARIFY WE
ALSO HAVE JT HERRICK MCMANN PH.
THE OTHER CORRESPONDENCE ER HERE
TO ANSWER QUESTIONS AS WELL. I
KNOW THAT AFFORDABLE
HOMEOWNERSHIP IS A BIG PRIORITY
FOR LEGISLATURE. SO I'M HOPEFUL
THE COMMITTEE WILL ADVANCE 85 72
A DAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU,
ADDITIONAL WITNESSES AND
OPPOSITION OR SORRY AND SUPPORT.
JUDY HERE SMACK FROM NPH
NONPROFIT HOUSING ASSOCIATION OF
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. PROUD CO
SPONSOR ON THIS BILL. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON AGAIN
. JOHN SCRIPTURE CALIFORNIA
ASSOCIATION REALTORS JOINING THE
CHORUS AND SUPPORT THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. WITNESSES AND
OPPOSITION ANY PRIMARY WITNESSES
AND OPPOSITION SURPRISED.
GOOD AFTERNOON. SHARON MEMBERS.
MY NAME IS BECKY JOLLY. I WORK
FOR OMNI COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT
AND FAIR OAKS. WE MANAGE
HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATIONS. AND I
CAN SAY THAT I BELIEVE THIS
APPROACH IS NOT ONLY WRONG BUT
DANGEROUS. WHILE I
WHOLEHEARTEDLY SYMPATHIZE. WITH
. HOMEOWNERS HAVING TO PAY
ASSESSMENTS THAT DO CONTINUE TO
INCREASE. THE PROBLEM HERE IS
THAT EVERY HOMEOWNER BOUGHT IN
TO THESE ASSOCIATIONS. ON THE
PREMISE THAT IT WAS EQUAL. SO
EVERYONE IS PAYING THE SAME RATE
. THE REASON ASSESSMENTS
CONTINUE TO INCREASE IS BECAUSE
WE HAVE WILD FIRE INSURANCE
PREMIUMS UP BY 1000% THIS YEAR.
PEOPLE ARE LOSING INSURANCE. WE
HAVE MANDATED BALCONY
INSPECTIONS DUE TO THE TRAGIC
COLLAPSE IN BERKELEY. AND THOSE
ARE ALL COVERED BY THE
ASSOCIATION. YOU HAVE YEARS OF
ASSOCIATIONS USING IT AS A
POLITICAL STANDPOINT TO SAY I
WON'T RAISE YOUR ASSESSMENTS.
AND NOW WE COME TO WE DON'T HAVE
THE MONEY IN THE RESERVES. THE
ONLY WAY TO DO THAT IS A SPECIAL
ASSESSMENT SPECIAL ASSESSMENT
HAS TO BE VOTED ON BY THE
MEMBERSHIP, AND THEY MOST OFTEN
FAIL. SO WHEN YOU HAVE LIFE.
CHANGING OPTIONS OF. SAVING ONE,
BUT THEN HARMING EVERYONE ELSE.
YOU'RE TAKING THAT BUCKET OF
WATER AND POURING IT FROM ONE
PERSON AND DROWNING EVERYBODY
ELSE. AND I KNOW THAT SOUNDS
EXTREME, BUT THAT'S WHAT
HAPPENED IN THE FLORIDA
COLLAPSE. THEY PUSHED THE
ASSESSMENTS OFF. THEY REMOVE
THEIR BOARD. THEY DID EVERYTHING
IN THEIR POWER BECAUSE THEY
DIDN'T WANT TO PAY FOR IT. AND
THEN THE TRAGEDY HAPPENED AND
PEOPLE LOST THEIR LIVES. SO I
UNDERSTAND. AFFORDABILITY IS KEY
AND PARAMOUNT AND I AGREE
WHOLEHEARTEDLY, BUT THERE ARE
WAYS TO DO IT. I'VE WORKED WITH
SPECIFICALLY A MOBILE HOME
COOPERATIVE IN SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA AS WELL IN NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA, BOTH OF THEM. ALLOW
FOR A PERCENTAGE OF THE
ASSESSMENTS TO BE UM, APPLIED
TOWARDS, UM EVERY TO LOW INCOME
HOMES, SO THEY HAVE AGREED AS
PER THEIR DOCUMENTS. THAT THIS
IS WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO DO. BUT
IMPOSING THIS ACROSS THE BOARD
TO EVERYONE THAT DIDN'T BUY INTO
THAT SYSTEM. IS DANGEROUS
BECAUSE THEY'RE ALREADY
UNDERWATER. THEY'RE ALREADY
DROWNING, AND THEY'RE THE SAME
HOMEOWNERS. THEY'RE THE SAME
DOCTORS, NURSES, JANITORS, THEY
HAVE TO SELL THEIR ITEMS. THEY
HAVE TO DO WHAT THEY HAVE TO DO.
SO I WHOLEHEARTEDLY AGREE THAT
IS PARAMOUNT TO HAVE. AFFORDABLE
HOUSING, BUT TO DO IT AS A BROAD
SPECTRUM ACROSS THE BOARD AND
THROW THE WATER IN SOMEONE
ELSE'S LIFE BOAT. IS JUST UNFAIR
AND THE WRONG APPROACH. I
STRONGLY URGE YOU TO VOTE NO, ON
THIS. THANK YOU. AN ADDITIONAL
FOLKS WISH TO EXPRESS OPPOSITION
MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS.
JENNIFER WADA ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF
COMMUNITY MANAGERS. WE ARE
OPPOSED. WE DO BELIEVE THIS BILL
WILL RESULT IN UNDERFUNDED
COMMUNITIES. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR
MEMBERS, CARLOS GUTIERREZ, ON
BEHALF OF THE COMMUNITY
ASSOCIATIONS INSTITUTE,
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATIVE ACTION
COMMITTEE REPRESENTING 13
MILLION CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS IN
55,000 OF OUR HOMEOWNER
ASSOCIATIONS IN OPPOSITION.
INDIRA MCDONALD ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA MORTGAGE BANKERS
ASSOCIATION IN OPPOSITION. MADAM
CHAIRMAN MEMBERS. ROBERT
GONZALEZ, WITH CHRIS CHATTED
JEEZ ON BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
BUILDING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION
AND RESPECTFUL OPPOSITION. THANK
YOU. LET'S BRING IT BACK TO
COMMITTEE MEMBERS, MR CHOLERA.
OKAY. THANK YOU. MADAM CHAIRMAN.
I WANT TO THANK THE AUTHOR FOR
BRINGING THIS FORWARD. UH YOU
KNOW, I UNDERSTAND AND HAVE
LIVED IN COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE
HORUS AND YEAH, WELL, REGARDLESS
OF WHETHER YOU'RE YOU'RE IN THE
MARKET RATE AND AFFORDABLE OR
DEED RESTRICTED WHEN THE RATES
GO UP. YOU KNOW, EVERYONE
CERTAINLY FEELS IT. UM HOWEVER,
I DO THINK THAT IF WE HAVE A
PUBLIC POLICY THAT IS, UM.
HAVING FOLKS THAT ARE LIVING IN
COMMUNITIES WITH THE H O S
INDEED RESTRICTED, AFFORDABLE
HOUSING UNITS. THE PUBLIC POLICY
SHOULD BE CONSISTENT IN TERMS OF
MAKING SURE THAT THOSE FOLKS CAN
CONTINUE TO LIVE IN THOSE
COMMUNITIES. UH, AND WITH I
THINK HAVING A REASONABLE CAP ON
WHAT THE AGE AWAY SHOULD BE. FOR
THOSE DEED RESTRICTED UNITS
MAKES SENSE BECAUSE IF YOU THINK
ABOUT. THE ENTIRE COMPLEX AND
EVERYONE CHIPS INTO THE AGE OF
WAY. THE HOU GOES UP AND MAYBE
MORE AMENITIES OR OTHER THINGS
ARE ADDED OR BEAUTIFICATION.
WHATEVER IT MIGHT BE HAPPENS TO
BE, ADDED, UM, THOSE THAT ARE
NOT DEED RESTRICTED BENEFIT FROM
THAT, BECAUSE WHEN THEY PUT
THEIR PROPERTY ON THE MARKET,
THEY BENEFIT FROM THOSE IMPROVED
BENEFITS OF THE PROPERTY WHILE
THE DEED RESTRICTED DON'T
NECESSARILY BENEFIT AND THEY'RE
ALREADY GETTING THEIR BENEFIT.
ABSOLUTELY BUT THE PUBLIC POLICY
OF WHY THEY'RE GETTING THEIR
BENEFIT IS TO MAKE SURE THAT
FAMILIES CAN ACTUALLY AFFORD TO
LIVE THERE, BUT OTHERWISE
OTHERWISE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO UH
, AND IF THEY'RE LOOK, I'M NOT
GOING TO BE ONE TO DEFEND. H O
ÁP IS GOING UP AND IF MARKET
RATE OR INDEED RESTRICTED
AMBITIONS OF IT, THEY SHOULD
TAKE THAT UP WITH THEIR PROPERTY
MANAGEMENT AND JOIN TOGETHER AND
FIGHT AGAINST IT. UH IT'S REALLY
GETTING TO A POINT WHERE THE AGE
OF WAYS ARE KIND OF GETTING OUT
OF HAND, WHICH CAN HAPPEN
SOMETIMES SOME OF THESE
COMPLEXES, BUT I THINK THIS IS A
REASONABLE UM, SOLUTION TO
KEEPING MAKING SURE THAT THOSE
THAT ARE ALREADY INDEED
RESTRICTED UNITS DON'T HAVE THE
SPIRALING JOBS THAT MAKE IT
HARDER FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO,
UM, TO BE ABLE TO STAY THERE,
WHICH IS THE WHOLE PUBLIC POLICY
OF HAVING THOSE RESTRICTED UNITS
AND SO VERY HAPPY TO SUPPORT THE
BILL. THERE HASN'T BEEN A MOTION
LIKE TO MOVE THE BILL. THANK
YOU, MR GABRIEL. YES, THANK YOU,
MADAM CHAIR AND I JUST WANT TO
APPRECIATE THE AUTHOR, UM, FOR
RAISING THIS ISSUE WASN'T ONE
THAT I WAS AWARE OF IT. I WANT
TO THANK THE WITNESS ALSO FOR
PUTTING A HUMAN FACE ON IT. I
APPRECIATE THAT. AND UM, YOU
KNOW, IT'S CERTAINLY SOMETHING
THAT THAT RESONATED WITH ME. UM
I GUESS I I'M I'LL HEARTBURN
WILL BE MY WORD OF THE DAY.
MAYBE BECAUSE I'M GETTING OLDER
. UM I 100% APPRECIATE WHAT
YOU'RE TRYING TO DO, AND GOD
FORBID ANY OF THE PEOPLE IN
THESE UNITS SHOULD END UP LOSING
THEIR UNITS SHOULD END UP
HOMELESSNESS. I MEAN, THIS IS A
REAL ISSUE. IT'S SO CONTRARY TO
THE PUBLIC POLICY OBJECTIVES
THAT WE'RE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH.
IF FOLKS ARE PUTTING THESE UNITS
AND THEN PRICED OUT OF THEM
BECAUSE OF THEIR FEES, AND IT'S
JUST HEARING THE NUMBERS YOU'RE
MENTIONING ARE JUST STAGGERING
TO ME. I MEAN, THAT'S JUST
CRAZY. THE FLIP SIDE OF THAT AND
THE REASON I'M HAVING A LITTLE
BIT OF HEARTBURN HERE IS FOR A
FEW REASONS. UM PART OF IT IS
THE RETROACTIVITY ISSUE, AND
I'LL BE BRIEF HERE BECAUSE YOU
AND I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO
SPEAK ABOUT THIS. UM I ALWAYS
GET HESITANT ABOUT CHANGING THE
RULES OF THE GAME. AFTER THE
FACT ON FOLKS BECAUSE FOLKS SIGN
ON THE DOTTED LINE WITH AN
UNDERSTANDING AND WE, YOU KNOW,
WE PULL THE RUG OUT FROM UNDER
THEM THAT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT
STARTS TO MAKE ME. UM A LITTLE
BIT NERVOUS ALSO, BECAUSE FEES
CAN GO TO DIFFERENT THINGS. SOME
CAN BE COSMETIC UPGRADES AND
OTHERS CAN BE LIFE. YOU KNOW THE
HEALTH AND SAFETY ISSUES THAT
ARE THAT ARE REALLY IMPORTANT
AND ALSO, I DON'T KNOW THAT I
KNOW ENOUGH ABOUT THESE
DEVELOPMENTS TO KNOW. WHAT IS
ESSENTIALLY A SUBSIDY FROM ONE
UH FROM ONE PERSON TO ANOTHER
FROM ONE RESIDENT TO ANOTHER.
YOU KNOW, MAYBE THAT THERE ARE
FOLKS THAT ARE VERY WEALTHY AND
CAN AFFORD THOSE ADDITIONAL
SUBSIDY OF THEIR NEIGHBORS. AND
MAYBE THAT FOLKS THAT ARE REALLY
RIGHT THERE MONTH TO MONTH KIND
OF ON THE LINE, AND SO THAT'S UM
ALSO GIVING ME A LITTLE BIT OF
PAUSE. SO I HAVE INCREDIBLE
CONFIDENCE. AND HE WAS AN
AUTHOR. UM YOU KNOW, YOU ARE ONE
OF THE BRIGHTEST MINDS OF
PERILOUS YOU USE YOUR STANFORD
LAW DEGREE TO FIGURE OUT IF
THERE'S ANY, UH, CONSTITUTIONAL
OR LEGAL ISSUES WITH ALL OF
THIS, BUT I DO WANT TO GIVE YOU
THE TIME TO CONTINUE TO WORK ON
THIS AND I WANT YOU TO. I'M
HOPEFUL THAT YOU CAN THINK A
LITTLE BIT CREATIVELY ABOUT HOW
TO ADDRESS SOME OF THESE ISSUES
ABOUT HOW TO GET FOLKS MORE
COMFORTABLE, SO I'M GOING TO
RESERVE MY RIGHT ON THE FLOOR.
UM, BUT I AM GOING TO SUPPORT IT
TODAY BECAUSE OF THE AUTHOR AND
BECAUSE OF THE REAL ISSUES THAT
YOU'RE RAISING AND HOPE THAT YOU
GUYS CAN FIND, AND WE TALKED
ABOUT THAT SOMETHING MAYBE
THERE'S SOME CREATIVE WAYS TO
HELP THESE FOLKS TO ADDRESS THIS
PROBLEM BECAUSE IT DOES NEED TO
BE ADDRESSED. IT REALLY DOES.
AND IT WOULD BE IT WOULD BE SO,
SO DISAPPOINTING BECAUSE OF THIS
ISSUE. FOLKS ARE ENDING UP OUT
OF THEIR UNITS, BUT WE DO NEED
TO THINK ABOUT THE EQUITY ISSUES
HERE IN BEING FAIR TO ALL OF THE
RESIDENTS, AND MAYBE THERE'S
SOME WAYS THAT YOU CAN MASSAGE
THAT SO BECAUSE OF MY CONFIDENCE
IN THE AUTHOR. HAPPY TO SUPPORT
THE BILL TODAY AND HAPPY TO
SECOND IT. OKAY GREAT. AND MR.
DO YOU WANT TO RESPOND TO SOME
OF THE WELL AS A FELLOW CAL
GRADUATE. I THINK THE STANFORD
THING WAS A LITTLE BIT OF SHADE,
BUT THANK YOU KNOW, I APPRECIATE
THAT. AND YOU KNOW, I'M FULLY
COMMITTED TO CONTINUING TO WORK
ON THESE ISSUES. I THINK FOR US,
THIS IS OBVIOUSLY SOMETHING WE
HAVE TO ADDRESS. THE STATUS QUO
IS NOT SUSTAINABLE. WE HAVE AS A
BODY DECIDED THAT SOME UNITS
WILL BE DEED RESTRICTED. AND FOR
THAT REASON THEIR MORTGAGES ARE
TIED TO THEIR INCOMES. AND IF WE
DON'T DO SOMETHING SIMILAR TO
ADDRESS THE FACT THAT THE H O A
FEES ARE NOT ANYWAY, TIED TO
INCOME FOR THESE FOLKS, WE'RE
GOING TO SEE MORE AND MORE OF
THESE FOLKS OF FORECLOSE AND
WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE
AFFORDABLE HOMEOWNERSHIP. I WILL
SAY I KNOW THAT MORTGAGES ARE
TOO EXPENSIVE FOR EVERYONE
THERE. RENT IS TOO MUCH FOR
EVERYONE. FEES IS A BURDEN FOR
EVERYONE. AND SO I FULLY DO
RECOGNIZE THAT AT THE SAME TIME,
I THINK THE SITUATION HERE IS
DIFFERENT. WHEN WE'VE DECIDED
THAT SOME SET OF UNITS ARE GOING
TO BE DEED RESTRICTED, CONNECTED
TO SOMEONE'S INCOME AND WITH
THAT THEY DON'T HAVE THE SAME
OPPORTUNITIES TO BENEFIT FROM
INCREASES IN MARKET VALUE, THEIR
THEIR RESTRICTED IN THEIR
ABILITY TO HOW THEY CAN USE
THEIR PROPERTY. ALSO SAY THAT
WHETHER OR NOT A CHEW A FEES GO
UP IS SOMETHING THAT IS A
CONSIDERATION OF THE OS ITSELF,
AND THIS WOULD BE SIMPLY
SOMETHING THAT THEY WOULD HAVE
TO CONSIDER WHEN COLLECTIVELY
DECIDING HOW MUCH AND IF AT ALL
TO RAISE THEIR FEES. MR
QUIRK-SILVA. AH AGAIN. THANK YOU
FOR THIS, UH, THINKING ABOUT,
UH, INDIVIDUALS IN DIFFERENT
PREDICAMENTS. AND OBVIOUSLY, IF
SOMEBODY IS IN A DEED RESTRICTED
UNIT, THEY'RE IN VERY DIFFERENT
CIRCUMSTANCE. HOWEVER I DO ECHO
MY COLLEAGUE ON THE RETRO
ACTIVITY. I THINK, HOMEOWNER, UM
, H O S. I SHOULD SAY, UH.
THERE'S WE'VE HAD THE THEME IN
THIS COMMITTEE ALREADY OF THE
LOW PARTICIPATION OF, UH MANY
TIMES, NOT EVEN BE ABLE TO GET A
QUORUM AVAILABLE FOR VOTES. BUT
WHEN IT COMES TO INCREASING H O
WAYS. THERE PROBABLY IS A LOT OF
ENERGY BEHIND THAT AGAINST IT.
AND THEN YOU FIND YOURSELF IN
THE SCENARIO WHERE EVEN BASIC
REPAIRS CAN BE MADE. MY MOTHER
LIVES IN AN H O. A SENIOR
APARTMENT AND A NEW OWNER CAME
IN MADE MANY REPAIRS BUT THEN
GAVE ALL OF THE AH INDIVIDUALS
$6000 REPAIR BILL AND AGAIN FOR
SOME WHO HAD NOT BEEN PLANNING
ON THAT. THAT'S A VERY STEEP
BILL, AND THEY WERE ALL
THREATENED WITH EVICTION IF THEY
DIDN'T HAVE THOSE DOLLARS, SO
THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE. WE NEED
TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE THE BEST
BEST PUBLIC POLICY TO NOT MAKE
OUR HOMELESS SITUATION WORSE
THAN IT IS, WHICH IS KEEPING
THOSE. INDEED THOSE INDIVIDUALS
INDEED RESTRICTED. UM, UNITS
THERE, BUT IT'S A TRICKY
SCENARIO. SO AGAIN, I WILL ECHO
MY COLLEAGUES THAT I'M HOPING
THAT WE THIS BILL CAN MOVE OUT
AND THAT BY THE TIME IT GETS TO
FLORIDA WILL BE IN A PLACE WHERE
THEY WILL BE, UH MORE SUPPORT.
THANK YOU, MR QUIRK-SILVA. ANY
OTHER ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS,
COMMENTS? OKAY. WOULD YOU LIKE
TO CLOSE MR ANY? YES AND I HEAR
AND I APPRECIATE THAT THE FAITH
AND TRUST ON THAT AND WE WILL
CONTINUE TO WORK ON THIS. THERE
MAY BE SOME OTHER WAYS THAT WE
CAN ADDRESS THIS. IN ADDITION TO
THIS, UH, I DO THINK YOU KNOW,
WE STRUGGLED WITH THE
RETROACTIVE VS PROACTIVE PEACE.
I WOULD HATE TO HAVE PEOPLE IN
MS PETERSON'S SITUATION AND MISS
PETERSON HERSELF EXCLUDED. FROM
THIS BILL. I THINK THERE'S A LOT
OF REASONS TO ADDRESS THE
SITUATION THAT FOLKS ARE
EXPERIENCING RIGHT NOW, NOT ONLY
IN NEW BUILDINGS, BUT I REALLY
APPRECIATE THE CHAIR AND HER
SUPPORT AND THE COMMITTEE'S
ANALYSIS AND I REALLY HOPE TO
HAVE A SUPPORT FROM THIS
COMMITTEE TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE
TO MOVE ON WITH THIS
CONVERSATION AND WORK WITH THE
OPPOSITION AND THE SUPPORTERS,
TOO. MAKE SURE WE CAN HELP TO
SOLVE THIS PROBLEM. AND WITH
THAT, I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
YOUR VOTE. THANK YOU, MR HANEY.
UH, AND YOU KNOW, I'VE HAD A
COUPLE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THIS
BILL. UH AND DEFINITELY WANNA
GIVE YOU MORE TIME TO WORK ON
THE OPPOSITE OPPOSITION DOES
RAISE SOME LEGITIMATE CONCERNS,
SO AND I KNOW THAT YOU'RE
SOMEONE WHO'S COLLABORATIVE AND
WILL WORK WITH ALL STAKEHOLDERS
. SO I'M OPTIMISTIC YOU CAN
REACH SOME SORT OF AGREEMENT
THAT CAN WORK FOR FOLKS. SO
APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT. THE
MOTIONS DO PASS HAPPY TO SUPPORT
IT. AND WITH THAT, WE'LL TAKE
THE ROLE. WEEKS WEEKS. I PERSON
CARILLO. AYE, GABRIEL. GABRIEL I
CHOLERA, CHOLERA. I QUIRK-SILVA
GOODBYE, SANCHEZ. SANCHEZ. NO
WORD. THAT BILL IS OUT, BUT
WE'LL LET FOLKS ADD ON. THANK
YOU FOR HANGING OUT WITH US ALL
DAY. WITH THAT WE HAVE. LET'S
SEE WHO'S NEXT. MR EDDIE GARCIA
IS HERE, AND I WILL ALSO JUST
MENTION TWO MEMBERS. WE HAVE
ABOUT SIX BILLS TO GET THROUGH
IN 40 MINUTES, SO WE'RE GONNA BE
QUICK. BUT THOROUGH. YEAH THANK
YOU, MR CHAIR AND COLLEAGUES AND
I'LL BE QUICK. I WOULD JUST GET
STRAIGHT TO THE POINT. THIS
BILL. ATTEMPTS TO EVEN OUT THE
PLAYING FIELD AS IT RELATES TO
FARMWORKER HOUSING. UM THIS
HOUSING PROJECTS FOR FARM
WORKERS HAVE CHALLENGES WHEN
COMPETING FOR THE TAX CREDIT.
PROGRAM. GIVEN THAT SOME OF THE
EXTRA POINTS THAT YOU'RE ABLE TO
GET AN EXACT APPLICATIONS. ARE
WHEN YOU'RE BUILDING HOUSING AND
INCLUDING YOU KNOW WHAT WE WOULD
CONSIDER IMPORTANT AMENITIES
THAT SHOULD BE COMPLEMENTARY TO
HIS HOUSING AMENITIES LIKE
TRANSIT PARKS, PUBLIC LIBRARIES,
GROCERY STORES, PHARMACIES. BUT
THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS THAT
OUR FARM WORKER POPULATION AS
RECENTLY AS IT WAS DISPLAYED NOT
FAR FROM HERE IN THE CENTRAL
COAST ARE HOUSING CONDITIONS FOR
FARM WORKERS ARE DEPLORABLE. WE
DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO CLEAN WATER
IN SOME CIRCUMSTANCES, AND SO TO
BUILD FARMWORKER HOUSING. IN A
STATEWIDE CIRCUMSTANCE WHERE
BUILDING HOUSING IN GENERAL IS A
MAJOR MAJOR FEET FINANCIALLY.
AND SOMETIMES EVEN POLITICALLY,
IN TERMS OF WHERE WE BUILD THE
HOUSING. UM IT'S A HUGE
CHALLENGE. SO THIS BILL ATTEMPTS
TO EVEN OUT THE PLAYING FIELD TO
BUILD A MUCH NECESSARY
FARMWORKER HOUSING THAT WE NEED,
UM, FOR THE MOST PART IN RURAL
PARTS OF CALIFORNIA. AND AS I
MENTIONED THAT I WOULD BE BRIEF
AS WELL, MY WITNESS, AND I JUST
WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO, UM,
THE ANALYSIS THAT WAS PREPARED
TO THE TEAM HERE AND
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR MY VOTE.
THANK YOU. YES MY NAME IS, UH
MARCO LAZARA, AND I'M, THE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF CAMPESINA,
CALIFORNIA. OPERATIVES AND NON
PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT HAS
BEEN AROUND FOR OVER 50 YEARS,
SERVICING THE FARM WORKERS
THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA. CURRENTLY WE HAVE
ABOUT 82 OFFICERS THROUGHOUT THE
COUNTIES IN THE STATE AS
SPONSORS FOR A B 14 13 ARMY
SUPPORT THE LEGISLATION THAT
WOULD HELP IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF
AFFORDABLE LOW INCOME,
FARMWORKER, HOUSING AND RURAL
AREAS, WHICH IS DESPERATELY
NEEDED. FOR MANY YEARS, FARM
WORKERS IN CALIFORNIA HAD FACED
A LACK OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING
OPTIONS, OFTEN LIVING IN CRAMPED
SPACES OR IN SUBSTANDARD LIVING
CONDITIONS, AND THEY HAVE BEEN
CHARACTERISTICALLY. BUILD A
POPULATION. THEY JUST SUFFER
HOMELESSNESS FOR A LONG TIME FOR
DECADES. THE RECENT TRAGEDY AND
HALF MOON BAY, WHICH SURVIVORS
WERE FOUND LIVING IN SHIPPING
CONTAINERS WITHOUT INSTALLATION
HIGHLIGHTS THE DIRE NEED FOR
CHANGE A B 14 39 AIMED TO
ADDRESS THIS ISSUE BY HAVING THE
CALIFORNIA TAX CREDIT ALLOCATION
COMMITTEE GIVE FARMWORKER
PROJECTS THE SAME FIVE POINTS
THAT HIGH OPPORTUNITY SITES
RECEIVE. IN THEIR STATE LAW
INCOME HOUSING TAX CREDIT
REGULATIONS. THIS. COMMITTEE
ALLOCATES FEDERAL AND STATE TAX
CREDITS TO DEVELOPERS FOR THE
CONSTRUCTION OF AFFORDABLE THE
RENTAL HOUSING FOR LOW INCOME
CALIFORNIANS. HOWEVER, RURAL
COMMUNITIES ARE OFTEN PENALIZED
FOR THEIR LACK OF ACCESS TO
AMENITIES SUCH AS PUBLIC
TRANSPORTATION, PARKS AND
GROCERY STORES. A B 14 39 WOULD
ALSO AWARD 10 AMENITY POINTS TO
FARMWORKER PROJECTS, ALLOWING
THEM TO BETTER COMPETE FOR TAX
CREDITS AND INCENTIVIZING THE
DEVELOPMENT OF FARMWORKER
HOUSING IN RURAL AREAS.
CONCLUSION I RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR A NIGHT VOTE FOR A B 14 39
THANK YOU VERY MUCH ANY OTHER
ADDITIONAL WITNESSES AND SUPPORT
PRIMARY WITNESSES AND
OPPOSITION. ANY ADDITIONAL FOLKS
WHEN WE HAVE SOMEONE COMING UP
HERE, LET'S SEE. SORRY. IT'S A
LONG WALK. THANK YOU. ALEJANDRO
SOLIS ON BEHALF OF AND SUPPORT,
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANY PRIMARY
WITNESSES AND OPPOSITION
ADDITIONAL WITNESSES AND
OPPOSITION. OKAY, WE'LL BRING IT
BACK TO COMMITTEE. WE HAVE A
MOTION BY MR GABRIEL, SECOND BY
MS QUIRK-SILVA AND THE OTHER
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS. YOU MAY
CLOSE, MR GARCIA. THANK YOU. AND
JUST RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR MY
VOTE. I'M SORRY. I WANT TO
CLARIFY. YOU'RE TAKING THE
COMMITTEE MEMBERS. CORRECT OKAY
. GREAT THANK YOU. WITH THAT
HAPPY TO SUPPORT THE BILLETS
DOUX PASSES AMENDED TO THE
ASSEMBLY APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE. WEEKS WEEKS. I
HARRISON KOREA, KOREA, I GABRIEL
GABRIEL, I CHOLERA, CHOLERA. I
QUIRK-SILVA QUIRK-SILVA SANCHEZ.
CENTURY BORING WORDS. THAT
BUILDS OUT AND WE'LL LET FOLKS
ADD ON AND WITH THAT, I THINK
I'M GOING TO GO. WE DON'T HAVE
ANY OTHER AUTHORS HERE. MR
CHOLERA, WOULD YOU MIND SHARING
.
DOING A 12 85 1ST? YEP SORRY FOR
NOT WEARING MY BLAZER. IT'S A
LITTLE WARM, ALRIGHT, MAN GAME
AT 80 2085. GREAT THANK YOU VERY
MUCH FIRST. GREAT EMOTION A
SECOND. I WANT TO ACCEPT THE
COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS APPRECIATE
THE COMMITTEE STAFF, AND THEY'RE
ALL THEIR HARD WORK. THEY HAVE
TO DEAL WITH ME IN MANY
DIFFERENT WAYS. YEAH. THIS BILL
RESPONSE TO AN ISSUE THAT MY
CITY OF BERKLEY BROUGHT TO ME
AND HIGHLIGHTS THE COMPLEXITY OF
COORDINATING OUR HOMELESSNESS
RESPONSE SYSTEM AMONG CITIES,
COUNTIES AND CONTINUUM OF CARE.
THE CITY OF BERKLEY USED HOME
KEY FUNDING TO BUY THE GOLDEN
BEAR IN AND CONVERTED TO 42
UNITS OF SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR
PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS
. THE CITY INTENDED TO MOVE
PEOPLE'S PARK PEOPLE LIVING IN
PEOPLE'S PARK ENCAMPMENT INTO
THE IN, HOWEVER, HOME KEY
REQUIREMENTS. THAT UNITS MUST BE
FILLED USING LOCAL COORDINATED
ENTRY SYSTEMS, OR C E S. C S IS
AN ADMINISTERED BY THE CONTINUUM
OF CARE AND IS INTENDED TO MATCH
HOMELESSNESS, HOMELESS FOLKS
WITH THE RIGHT HOUSING AND
SERVICES BASED ON NEED. THE
SYSTEM IS AN IMPORTANT TOOL THAT
WE SHOULD ENCOURAGE THE USE OF,
BUT IT DOES NOT ALWAYS TAKE INTO
CONSIDERATION. HOW TO PRIORITIZE
PEOPLE LIVING IN ENCAMPMENTS FOR
PERMANENT HOUSING, SO BERKELEY
IS HAMPERED IN THEIR ABILITY TO
MOVE PEOPLE'S PARK RESIDENTS
DIRECTLY INTO THE HOME KEY
PROJECT. MAYBE 12 85 RESPONSE TO
THIS ISSUE BY REQUIRING COC S TO
DEVELOP A PROCESS FOR
PRIORITIZING PEOPLE LIVING IN
ENCAMPMENTS FOR PERMANENT
HOUSING IN THE C E S. I HAVE
LISA HERE IF SHE'D LIKE TO CHIME
IN MY CHIEF CONSULTANT, BUT ALSO
NICCOLO DELUCA, REPRESENTING THE
CITY OF BERKLEY. AWESOME I'LL BE
VERY QUICK TO THE COMMITTEE. UH
WE HAVE AN AWESOME AUTHOR. THANK
YOU. SO MUCH FOR LEADERSHIP HERE
ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF
BERKLEY. HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
OH THAT'S ME. UM, I'M LIKE UH
YEAH, SO IS ANYONE ELSE HERE IN
SUPPORT? OF A B 12 85. ANYONE
HERE IN OPPOSITION TO A B 12 85.
COME ON UP. YEAH DO YOU WANT TO
EITHER FROM THAT MICROPHONE OF
GRIEF IN OPPOSITION? THIS IS
ALEX WAZOWSKI FROM NATIONAL
ALLIANCE AND HOMELESSNESS. WE
DON'T HAVE A POSITION ON THE
BILL, BUT REALLY APPRECIATE
WORKING WITH THE AUTHOR AND WITH
THE SPONSOR APPRECIATE THE
DIRECTION OF THE AMENDMENTS AND
LOOKING FORWARD TO CONTINUE
WORKING ON THIS ISSUE WITH YOU
ALL. THANK YOU. SHARON REPORT
WITH CORPORATION FOR SUPPORTIVE
HOUSING. SAME FOR US, I'LL JUST
DID OF THE COMMENTS OF MY
COLLEAGUE. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU. I'LL BRING IT BACK TO
COMMITTEE. WE DO HAVE A MOTION.
IS THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS AND THE MOTIONS DO PASS
AS AMENDED THE ASSEMBLY
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE ANY
OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? IF
NOT CLOSE, RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
MY VOTE. ALRIGHT MADAM
SECRETARY. IF YOU TAKE ROLL ON
THE MAYBE 2025 WEEKS. I HARRISON
CARILLO. GABRIELLE GABRIELLE I
CHOLERA, CHOLERA. I QUIRK-SILVA
DEVICE. SANCHEZ SANCHEZ. I WARD
. ALRIGHT THAT BILL IS OUT.
WE'LL KEEP THE ROAD OPEN FOR
ABSENT MEMBERS UNDER ITEM 25 80
16 57. THANK YOU. UM, THANK YOU,
MR CHAIR AND MEMBERS WITH THAT,
UM, HAPPY TO PRESENT A B 16 57
AUTHORIZING AN AFFORDABLE
HOUSING BOND ACT OF 2024 TO
PLACE $10 BILLION HOUSING BOND
ON THE MARCH 5TH 2024 PRIMARY
BALLOT TO FUND PRODUCTION OF
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING. I THINK WE
HAVE MANY CONVERSATIONS HERE IN
THE COMMITTEE DISCUSSING THE
NEEDS FOR MORE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING FUNDING. THIS IS A PIECE
OF THE SOLUTION, NOT THE ENTIRE
SOLUTION, BUT ONE THAT I THINK
IS CRITICAL SO THAT WE CAN
SUPPORT THE NEEDS OF OUR LOW
INCOME COMMUNITIES. WE HAVE
MARKS DIVERS HERE WITH THE
CALIFORNIA HOUSING PARTNERSHIP
TO TESTIFY IN SUPPORT BRIEFLY.
MARK'S DIVERS, THE CALIFORNIA
HOUSING PARTNERSHIP, ACCORDING
TO THE ROAD MAP, WE NEED TO
BUILD 120,000 UNITS OF
AFFORDABLE HOUSING EACH YEAR FOR
10 YEARS TO MEET OUR NEEDS FOR
LOW INCOME FAMILIES. WE'VE NEVER
EXCEEDED 25,000 UNITS PER YEAR.
SO WE HAVE A GRANT. A GREAT
NEED. PRODUCTION IS ACTUALLY
DECLINING TODAY BECAUSE THE
STATE RESOURCES ARE DRYING UP
THE BONDS THAT WE PASSED IN 2018
HAVE ALL BEEN AWARDED. THE
BUDGET MONEY THAT HAS BEEN
FLOWING FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF
YEARS IS OBVIOUSLY AT RISK THIS
YEAR AS A DEFICIT. THE BOND IS
THE WAY THAT WE HAVE FINANCED,
AFFORDABLE HOUSING THROUGH MOST
OF MY CAREER. WE'VE DONE THREE
IN THE PAST AND THIS WOULD BE
ABLE TO KEEP HDGS PROGRAMS
RUNNING FOR ANOTHER FOUR YEARS
OR SO, UM IT IS A BALANCED
APPROACH THAT INCLUDES FROM
HOMELESSNESS TO HOME OWNERSHIP,
AND WE ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU ANY OTHER
WITNESSES ANYONE ELSE IN
SUPPORT? MICHAEL BYRNE SUPPORT
WHEN I WAS, PLEASE COME ON UP
AND EXPRESS SUPPORT. CAROLINE
CIRINCIONE ON BEHALF OF THE
LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES AND
SUPPORT THANK YOU. SHARON REPORT
ON BEHALF CORPORATION FOR
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING AND STRONG
SUPPORT. ALEX WAZOWSKI NATIONAL
ALLIANCE AND HOMELESSNESS IN
STRONG SUPPORT. GT HURT MAC
NONPROFIT HOUSING ASSOCIATION OF
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND STRONG
SUPPORT. CHRISTOPHER MARTIN ON
BEHALF OF HOUSE IN CALIFORNIA
AND STRONG SUPPORT. JENNIFER
ADAMANT THAT WAS THE CALIFORNIA
HOUSING CONSORTIUM AND SUPPORT
THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE HERE
IN OPPOSITION? A B 16 57.
ALRIGHT, LET'S BRING IT BACK TO
THE COMMITTEE. WE HAVE A MOTION.
PROMOTION. IN A SECOND. AND UH,
I'M I'M HAPPY TO BE A CO AUTHOR
OF THIS, I THINK, UH, WE
DEFINITELY NEED THE RESOURCES
AND MANY OF THE ACCOUNTABILITY
WE'VE BEEN SEEING OTHER BILLS ON
THE ACCOUNTABILITY PIECE. BUT WE
DO NEED THE MONEY AS WELL,
ESPECIALLY ON AN ISSUE OF THIS
GREAT IMPORT. WOULD YOU LIKE TO
CLOSE? JUST HOPEFULLY, THIS BOND
JUST SMOOTH. FEELS LIKE THIS ALL
THE WAY THROUGH. RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR AN I VOTE. SECRETARY
MOTION TO PASS TO THE ASSEMBLY
COMMITTEE AND APPROPRIATIONS
WEEKS. WEEKS I PERSON KOREA
KOREA, I GABRIEL GABRIEL I
CHOLERA CHOLERA QUIRK-SILVA.
QUIRK-SILVA SANCHEZ SANCHEZ. NO
WORD. FIVE. 5 TO 1. YES. UM IT'S
AWESOME. THANK YOU. BEFORE
BEFORE WE DO THE ASKING. CAN WE
GET EMOTION ON FILE ITEM? 10?
MR. GRAYSON'S A B 8 21.
EMOTIONAL, MR CHOLERA. SECOND BY
MR GABRIEL. MOTION IS TO PASS IS
AMENDED TO THE ASSEMBLY
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
WEEKS. WEEKS. I PERSON CARILLO.
CARILLO GABRIEL GABRIEL I
CHOLERA, CHOLERA QUIRK-SILVA.
AYE, SANCHEZ. THIS IS ITEM
NUMBER 10 A B A. 21
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S GRAYSON'S
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S SANCHEZ. I
WORD. 56 THAT HAS SIX VOTES. IT
IS OUT. WE'LL JUST DO THESE
OTHER ADD ONS REAL QUICK ITEM 12
A B 8 46 BY MS BONTA. UM. THE
MOTION IS TO PASS SEPTEMBER
CARILLO. KOREA I CHOLERA.
CHOLERA I WORK. NOT HERE. FIVE
TO THAT BILL IS OUT. AND FILE
ITEM. 14 89 0 WANTING. EMOTION
IS TO PASS AS AMENDED TO THE
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS. GABRIEL I.
SANCHEZ. SANCHEZ NÓ. 51 THAT ARE
52 SORRY THAT BILL IS OUT. OKAY
GREAT WITH THAT WE WILL GO TO MR
BAUER-KAHAN JOINING US IN THE
HOUSING COMMITTEE. WE'RE HAPPY
TO HAVE, YOU KNOW, WELCOME TO
THE HOUSING COMMITTEE WERE SO
EXCITED GUYS EXCITED TO BE HERE
. WE HAVE EMOTION. THANKS AND A
SECOND. OKAY SUCH A WARM WELCOME
. UM I'M PROUD OF YOU HERE TO
PRESENT THE 14 99, WHICH CREATES
A GRANT PROGRAM FOR COUNTIES TO
TARGET RESOURCES. TO ITS MOST
VULNERABLE RESIDENTS WITH ME
TODAY IN SUPPORT IS DONICA
ROTOR. MEL ON BEHALF OF INITIATE
JUSTICE ENJOYED AVALON WITH THE
COMMITTEE ON THE REVISION OF THE
PENAL CODE FOR TECHNICAL
SUPPORT. HELLO DANICA ROAD,
ARMEL, REPRESENTING INITIATE
JUSTICE, AN ORGANIZATION THAT
WORKS ON CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM
, AND WE'RE USUALLY IN PUBLIC
SAFETY HAPPY TO BE IN THIS
COMMITTEE, THOUGH, BECAUSE SO
MANY THINGS THAT END UP IN THAT
COMMITTEE ACTUALLY HAVE
SOLUTIONS IN THIS COMMITTEE AND
HEALTH COMMITTEE. UM MANY PEOPLE
ARE CYCLING THROUGH THE SYSTEM
BECAUSE OF UNMET NEEDS, AND THIS
BILL WILL HELP MEET SOME OF
THOSE NEEDS. IT IS OBVIOUSLY
VERY COMMON SENSE AND I URGE
EVERYBODY SUPPORT. GOOD
AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS JOY
HAPLIN. I'M A SENIOR STAFF
COUNSEL WITH THE COMMITTEE AND
REVISION OF THE PENAL CODE. AND
AS JESSICA SAID, WE'RE ALSO
OFTEN BEFORE PUBLIC SAFETY. UM
BUT THE PENAL CODE COMMITTEE WAS
CREATED BY THE LEGISLATURE AND
THE GOVERNOR IN 2020, AND OUR
GOAL IS TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS
THAT IMPROVE PUBLIC SAFETY WHILE
REDUCING UNNECESSARY
INCARCERATION AND IMPROVING
EQUITY. AND IT'S PART OF THIS,
UM, IN OUR REVIEW. WE'VE SPENT A
LOT OF LOT OF TIME LOOKING AT
THE CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM AND
MENTAL HEALTH. AND MAYBE 14 99
IS BASED ON OUR RECENT
RECOMMENDATION THAT COUNTY
SHOULD COLLABORATE ACROSS
SYSTEMS SUCH AS JAILS,
HOMELESSNESS AND HOUSING,
BEHAVIORAL, HEALTH AND EMERGENCY
HEALTHCARE TO IDENTIFY AND
IMPROVE OUTCOMES FOR THE PEOPLE
THAT ARE AT THE SMALL NUMBER OF
PEOPLE THAT ARE FREQUENTLY
CYCLING BETWEEN THESE SYSTEMS.
UM AND IN OUR RECENT REPORT, WE
SHOULD THAT THERE'S A LOT OF
RECENT RECENT RESEARCH THAT
IDENTIFYING THESE GROUPS OF
PEOPLE ALLOWS COUNTIES AND
CITIES TO TAKE DIRECT
COORDINATED ACTION THAT REDUCES
COSTS AND INCREASED PUBLIC
SAFETY. SO UM AND I THINK MAYBE
14 99 PROVIDES A VEHICLE FOR
STARTING THIS PROCESS. THANK YOU
ANY OTHER WITNESSES WISH TO
EXPRESS SUPPORT. ANY WITNESSES
AND OPPOSITION. WE'LL BRING IT
BACK TO THE COMMITTEE, MR
CHOLERA. THANK YOU, MADAM
CHAIRMAN. THANK THE AUTHOR FOR
BRINGING THIS FORWARD. I THINK
IT'S UM VERY THOUGHTFUL APPROACH
. I KNOW THAT. ALTHOUGH MY
COUNTY IS ONE OF THE 10, I
RECOGNIZE THAT THESE ARE RURAL
COUNTIES. THEY DON'T ALWAYS HAVE
THE SAME RESOURCES OF LARGER
COUNTIES. AND SO THE
SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS I THINK IT
REALLY HAVE A MUCH FAR REACHING
IMPACT. BECAUSE OF THE NEED OF
THOSE COUNTIES TO BE ABLE TO, UM
TO COORDINATE AND FIGURE OUT
WHAT THEY NEED TO DO TO HELP
SOME OF THE MOST VULNERABLE
RESIDENTS SO WITH THAT HAPPY TO
SUPPORT, BUT THAT WILL BE ADDED
ON AS A CO AUTHOR. THANK YOU, MR
MARGERA. GREAT ANY OTHER
QUESTIONS FROM COMMITTEE
MEMBERS. WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE
? SURE I JUST WANNA POINT OUT
THAT WE REALLY SEE THIS AS THE
BEGINNING OF THIS PROGRAM IN
CALIFORNIA. WE WANT TO SEE THIS
REACH EVERY SINGLE COUNTY AND
EVERY SINGLE CALIFORNIA THAT
NEEDS IT. AND THAT WILL
HOPEFULLY COME IN THE FUTURE. I
RESPECT THEY ASK FOR MY VOTE.
GREAT WELL, I WANT TO THANK MY
NEIGHBORING COLLEAGUE FROM
ORINDA FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP ON
THIS WOULD LOVE TO BE ADDED AS A
CO AUTHOR, AS WELL. HERE'S
HOPING YOU CAN DO SOME MORE
HOUSING WORK AND HAPPY TO
SUPPORT THE BILL. TODAY, IT'S DO
PASS TO THE ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE
ON APPROPRIATIONS. WEEKS WEEKS.
I PERSON KOREA. YOUR EYE.
GABRIEL GABRIEL LIKE CHOLERA,
CHOLERA? I QUIRK-SILVA
QUIRK-SILVA. AYE SANCHEZ. DRINK
AWARD. THAT BILL HAS FIVE VOTES
IT IS OUT, BUT WE'LL LET FOLKS
ADD ON. THANK YOU. OKAY WE HAVE
OUR FINAL BILL OF THE DAY, MISS
FREEMAN. THANK YOU, MADAM. CHAIR
AND MEMBERS. I BRING YOU ANOTHER
BILL TO CO AUTHOR. UM AND I WANT
TO THANK YOU AND YOUR COMMITTEE
STAFF FOR ALL OF YOUR WORK ON
THIS BILL. THIS IS A BILL WITH
NO REGISTERED OPPOSITION, UH,
THAT ALLOWS ACROSS THE STATE AND
YOU ALL KNOW THAT I'VE DONE WORK
IN PARKING REFORM. THIS IS
ACTUALLY A MUCH EASIER. I THINK
VERSION OF THAT REFORM. THIS
WOULD ALLOW DEVELOPERS IF THEY
WANT TO BE ABLE TO SHARE
EXISTING PARKING RESOURCES TO
MEET THEIR PARKING CODES. SO HOW
THIS PLAYS OUT? WE HAVE. THIS
HAPPENED RECENTLY IN MY
COMMUNITY WITH AN AFFORDABLE
HOUSING PROJECT. IT WAS 100%
AFFORDABLE HOUSING. THERE'S A
GIANT THAT MALL NEXT DOOR THAT
HAD A GIANT PARKING LOT THAT WAS
EMPTY MOST OF THE TIME. AND THE
DEVELOPER MADE A DEAL WITH THE
PARKING LOT OWNER SO THAT THEY
COULD USE THAT STREET. THE LOT
ACROSS THE STREET. UM FOR THE
RESIDENTS OF THAT BUILDING. THEY
WORKED ON THEIR OWN DEAL. WORKED
IT OUT BETWEEN THEM, AND THEN
THE CITY GAVE HIM THE GO AHEAD
TO ALLOW THAT TO FULFILL THEIR
CODE. THIS WOULD SAY THAT THE
CITY'S DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE TO
GIVE THAT GO AHEAD. OF COURSE
THE DEVELOPERS HAVE TO AGREE,
BUT IT'S A WAY TO USE
UNDERUTILIZED PARKING
STRUCTURES. TO AVOID THE
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF POURING
ALL THAT CONCRETE AND ALL OF
THAT STEEL WHILE ALLOWING US TO
MORE EASILY BUILD HOUSING. UM
WITH THAT I DO HAVE A WITNESS
HERE TO TESTIFY. MADAM CHAIR
MEMBERS JUST VERY QUICKLY. THIS
REALLY IS MEANT TO BE A LIGHT
TOUCH BUILDER CREATE A
FRAMEWORK, PARTICULARLY FOR
THOSE JURISDICTIONS. THEY DON'T
HAVE THE RESOURCES AND CAPACITY
BASED ON YOU REALIZE BEST
PRACTICE OVER THE PAST TWO
DECADES, RESPECTFULLY REQUEST MY
VOTE. THANK YOU ANY OTHER
ADDITIONAL WITNESSES WISH TO
EXPRESS SUPPORT. AND THE
OPPOSITION. OKAY WE'LL BRING IT
BACK TO THE COMMITTEE. MR
CHOLERA WOULD BE HAPPY TO CO OUT
THERE. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE?
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE, MR
FRIEDMAN? JUST THIS. THIS REALLY
MAKES A LOT OF SENSE. SOME
MUNICIPALITIES HAVE ALREADY DONE
IT. BUT SOME OF THEM JUST DON'T
HAVE THE ABILITY TO MOVE THAT
QUICKLY. SO UM, THIS WILL DO A
LOT OF GOOD AND NO HARM. THANK
YOU. WELL, MISS FRIEDMAN, YOU
ARE THE QUEEN OF PARKING REFORM
. SO IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
, SO GOD BLESS YOU FOR IT. I'D
LOVE TO ADD IT AS A CO AUTHOR,
AND WITH THAT I'M HAPPY TO
SUPPORT THE BILLETS DOUX PASSED
THE ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS. WEEKS I PERSON
KOREA. KOREA. I GABRIEL BIÂU
LIKE CHOLERA. CHOLERA HIGH
QUIRK-SILVA WELL BY SANCHEZ.
AWARD. YEAH EXACTLY. THAT BILL
IS OUT. IT'S GOT FIVE WE WILL DO
FOLKS WANT TO ADD ON AND WE WILL
GO THROUGH. THE VOTES FOR PEOPLE
WHO NEED TO ADD ON AND THAT IS
OUR FINAL BILL. JUST THAT YOU
BEAT THIS. I PATERSON COMING
BACK. DO YOU WANT, UM, ITEM
NUMBER ONE, UM, IS OUT 5 TO 2
WITH ONE MEMBER, NOT 40. NO IT
AROUND NUMBER TWO IS PART OF THE
UM UM CONSTANT CALENDAR. ITEM
NUMBER 38 B 4 80
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S GABRIELLE.
GABRIELLE I. SANCHEZ SANCHEZ NÓ.
FINAL VOTE IS 61. ON NOVEMBER
FOUR IS CONCERNED NUMBER UM,
FIVE CONSENT NUMBER SIX A. B.
572 ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S HARRISON
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S AWARD. HERE SO
, AS EXTENDS HIS STANDS AT 51.
WE'LL SEE IF THEY COME. I AM
NUMBER 7 86 53 REMEMBER WEEKS
AYE. THAT IS OUT 80. FINAL VOTE.
ITEM NUMBER EIGHT A B 785
CARILLO. KOREA I CHOLERA.
CHOLERA I WORK. THAT IS 70. ITEM
NUMBER 98 B 799 CARILLO.
CARILLO? AYE. SANCHEZ. NOBODY.
SIX. 60 REMEMBER WARD? CORRECT.
HE'S ON HIS WAY ELSE. UM I AM
NUMBER 10 ÁP, WHICH 19
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S PERSON AND
SEVERAL AWARD. NOT HERE AT THE
MOMENT. UM I AM NUMBER 11 80 87
SEPTEMBER QUIRK-SILVA. 70 IS THE
FINAL VOTE. UM NUMBER 12 A B A.
46. THAT WAS TAKING CARE OF OUR
MEMBER AWARD HERE, CORRECT. UM I
AM 13 894 ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WORD. NOT HERE.
SO 50. AH UM, NUMBER 14 WAS 89
OR ONE, I SAID, REMEMBER WARD
CORRECT. UM. ITEM 15 12 85
PERSON. WARD. 60. ITEM 16 14 13.
WEEKS I GABRIEL GABRIEL, I 80 IS
THE FINAL VOTE FOR THAT. 17. A B
14 39 ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S PERSON
AND WORD. UM NOT HERE. ZERO UM I
DIDN'T MAYBE 18 A B 14 49
QUIRK-SILVA. QUIRK-SILVA I 71.
ON 1980 14 69. REMEMBER CARILLO.
CARRIE I FINAL VOTE 80. BUT
DECEMBER MEMBER ITEM, TONY A. B
14 72 PATERSON. UH, QUIRK-SILVA.
SILVER. I 70 UM. I AM A 21 14 76
KOREA. KOREA I ATE TWO SORRY,
62. 22 22 8 B 14 99
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S HARRISON
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WORK. UM YOU
CAN READ THAT AGAIN. YES. I
DIDN'T HEAR YOU PROBABLY KNOW
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WARD. WE ARE AN
ITEM 22 8 BA 14 99. HOW WOULD
YOU LIKE TO VOTE ON THAT? I SIX
YEAR OLD. AND I AM STONY 3 24
OUR CONSENT. UM. UM ITEM 25 ÁP
16 57 REMEMBER HARRISON
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WARD. WHAT I
611 26 27 ARE PART OF THE
CONSENT CALENDAR AND THAT WENT
OUT 8 TO 0. SO I THINK MR MR.
WOULD WE HAVE A COUPLE MORE TO
GO BACK FOR YOU? I THINK, MISS
QUIRK-SILVA SURVEY. WE'VE GOT
ALL OF YOURS AS WELL AS YOU,
MISS CARILLO. OH CONSENT. YEAH
YEAH, I THINK WE'VE GOT ALL YOUR
VOTES. YEAH, RIGHT. UH YES,
EXCEPT ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S AWARD.
MR PATTERSON COMING BACK. OKAY
OKAY. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WAR ITEM
6 85 72 SPORTING. 51 IS THE
FINAL VOTE THERE. UM ITEM EIGHT
A B 785. 80 IS THE FINAL VOTE.
I'M NUMBER 9799. 70 IS THE FINAL
VOTE. ITEM 10 8 TO 8 TO ONE. I
70 IS THE FINAL VOTE. ITEM 12
846. 8% 6. YES 62 IS THE FINAL
VOTE. UM ITEM 13 894. I ZERO IS
THE FINAL VOTE. ITEM 14 901. A
KNIFE. I SIX TO THE FINAL VOTE.
UM, ITEM 15 12 35. 60 IS THE
FINAL VOTE. SORRY. ITEM 17 A B
14 39. 60 THE FINAL VOTE. I HOLD
IT. THAT WE'LL DO IT, OKAY?
MEETING ADJOURNED.