WELCOME TO THE ASSEMBLY
HOUSING COMMUNITY ELOPEMENT
COMMITTEE HEARING. WE'RE GOING
TO START AS A SUBCOMMITTEE WHILE
WE HAVE THE REST OF MY
COLLEAGUES JOIN US. UM WE HAVE
SEVEN ITEMS ON OUR AGENDA. TODAY
WE HAVE TWO ITEMS ON CONSENT.
EACH BILL CAN HAVE TWO MAIN
WITNESSES AND SUPPORTING
OPPOSITION. EACH MAIN WITNESS
GETS TWO MINUTES EACH. THERE'S
NO PHONE TESTIMONY OPTION FOR
THIS HEARING. ALL WITNESS
TESTIMONY WILL BE HERE IN
PERSON. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO
SUBMIT WRITTEN TESTIMONY THROUGH
THE POSITION PORTAL ON THE
COMMITTEE'S WEBSITE. THIS WILL
BECOME PART OF THE OFFICIAL
RECORD OF THE BILL. THE HEARING
ROOM WILL BE OPEN FOR ATTENDANCE
OF THIS HEARING. ALL ARE
ENCOURAGED TO WATCH THE HEARING
FROM ITS LIVESTREAM ON THE
ASSEMBLY'S WEBSITE. THANK YOU
FOR YOUR PATIENCE AND
UNDERSTANDING. UM AND WITH THAT
WE WILL START WITH OUR SENATE
PROTHOM. MS ATKINS DO YOU ARE
HERE TO PRESENT SB 4 50. ITEM
NUMBER THREE. THANK YOU SO MUCH
, MADAM CHAIR AND COLLEAGUES. I
APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
PRESENT SB 4 50, MANY OF YOU MAY
RECALL, UM THAT I PREVIOUSLY
AUTHORED SB NINE, WHICH WAS THE
CALIFORNIA HOME ACT. IT WAS
SIGNED INTO LAW IN 2021 SP,
NINE, SOUGHT TO WIDEN ACCESS TO
HOUSING FOR CALIFORNIA'S WORKING
FAMILIES BEST STREAMLINING A
HOMEOWNERS' ABILITY AND I WANT
TO STRESS HOMEOWNERS' ABILITY TO
BUILD A DUPLEX OR SPLIT THEIR
RESIDENTIAL LOT, ALLOWING FOR UP
TO FOUR UNITS. UNFORTUNATELY IN
THE 17 MONTHS SINCE IT BECAME
LAW, WE'VE SEEN A NUMBER OF
LOCAL JURISDICTIONS TAKE SOME
CREATIVE LICENSE. WITH IT,
EITHER BY IGNORING THE NEW LAW
IN ITS ENTIRETY ARE IMPOSING
OVERLY BURDENSOME STANDARDS THAT
SEEK TO DISCOURAGE THE HOUSING
OPTIONS THAT ARE PROVIDED BY SP
NINE. SO THIS BILL FOR 50 WILL
INCREASE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SB
NINE BUT IMPROVING ACCESS AND
CERTAINTY FOR HOMEOWNERS WHO
WISH TO USE THE PROVISION OF
THAT LAW AND INCREASE THE
ENFORCEMENT OF EXISTING LAW. SO
I'M HAPPY TO SAY THE BILL ENJOYS
A BROAD BASE OF SUPPORT. I'M
HAPPY TO TAKE QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS. UM I HAVE. I BELIEVE A
COUPLE OF KEY WITNESSES WITH
YOUR PERMISSION, MADAME CHAIR,
BUT WE RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR
SUPPORT AND AN AYE. VOTE GREAT.
LET'S TURN TO PRIMARY WITNESSES
AND SUPPORT. I BELIEVE MADAM
CHAIR AND MEMBERS GRACIELA CÁC,
UKRAINE'S HERE ON BEHALF OF
CALIFORNIA. UM B AND STRONG
SUPPORT. WE WANT TO THANK THE
AUTHOR FOR ALL OF THE WORK THAT
SHE HAS DONE OVER THE YEARS TO
REALLY IMPROVE HOUSING
OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE STATE. ONE
OF THE THINGS THAT HAS BEEN NINE
IT HAS BEEN TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH
IS REALLY BALANCED THE ABILITY
FOR LOCAL CONTROL TO RETAIN
THEIR ABILITY TO REGULATE BUT AT
THE SAME TIME, CREATING
ADDITIONAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES
FOR HOMEOWNERS. WE ARE STARTING
TO SEE UNFORTUNATELY THAT THE
FLEXIBILITY GRANTED BY LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS UNDER THIS LAW IS
BEING ABUSED. A GREAT EXAMPLE IS
THE TOWN OF WOODSIDE, WHOSE
MANAGER TRIED TO ACTUALLY
DECLARE THE ENTIRE TOWN A
MOUNTAIN LION SANCTUARY. SO
THOSE ARE THE TYPE OF ABUSES
THAT THIS BILL IS TRYING TO
CURTAIL TO ENSURE THAT WE
CONTINUE TO MAKE PROGRESS AT
CREATING THOSE OPPORTUNITIES FOR
A GENTLE DENSITY. EIGHT EU LAW
HAS BEEN A GREAT SUCCESS FOR THE
STATE, AND SB NINE IS MODELED
AFTER THAT, NOW THAT THAT LAW
ALSO TOOK US A COUPLE OF TIMES
BEFORE WE ACTUALLY GOT IT RIGHT,
BUT IT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR
PRODUCING THOUSANDS OF UNITS,
AND WE BELIEVE THAT SP NINE HAS
THE SAME POTENTIAL. SO FOR THOSE
REASONS WE ASKED FOR SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. MADAM CHAIR MEMBERS
OF THE COMMITTEE JENNIFER SPEC
ON BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS AND
STRONG SUPPORT OF SB 4 50 THE
IMPORTANT THING TO REMEMBER IN
CR SUPPORT FOR THIS MEASURE IS,
IT CREATES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR
OWNER OCCUPIED HOUSING THAT
SEEKS TO BRIDGE THE GENERATIONAL
WEALTH GAP THAT WE'VE BEEN
STRUGGLING WITH FOR SO MANY
YEARS. IT IS A MODEST UH, WORK
MEASURE THAT SEEKS TO ALLOW
HOMEOWNERS TO BE THE ONES THAT
BENEFIT FROM THE LOT SPLITS. IN
ORDER TO ENSURE THAT THERE IS
ENGAGEMENT AND BUYING FROM THE
COMMUNITY AS THOSE INDIVIDUALS
ARE STAYING IN THE HOMES FOR
WHICH THEY ARE SPLITTING INTO A
NEW HOME AND THEN HOPEFULLY
SELLING THOSE OR OR TRANSFERRING
THOSE TO THEIR LOVED ONES TO BE
ABLE TO HAVE THE SAME KIND OF
OPPORTUNITY GOING FORWARD. WE
THINK THAT THE MODEST CHANGES IN
SP 4 50 ARE NEEDED AND NECESSARY
IN ORDER TO IMPROVE THE
USABILITY OF THE STATUTE, AND WE
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR VOTE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANY
ADDITIONAL FOLKS IN THE ROOM WAS
TO EXPRESS SUPPORT, PLEASE NAME
ORGANIZATION. MADAM CHAIR AND
MEMBERS LAUREN DAY. VALENCIA
REPRESENTING THE AMERICAN
PLANNING ASSOCIATION. PLEASED TO
BE IN SUPPORT. THANK YOU. ADAM
BRIANNA'S CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY
BUILDERS AND STRONG SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. ANY WITNESSES AND
OPPOSITION. OKAY WE'LL BRING IT
BACK TO THE COMMITTEE HERE. ANY
QUESTIONS? FOR THE AUTHOR. MR
WARD. THE OPPORTUNITY AGAIN TO
THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP
TIME IN SAN DIEGO AND SOME OF
THE WORK THAT WE'VE DONE THERE
AS WELL THAT WE CAN MODEL STATE
LEGISLATION. OF COURSE, WHEN
THINGS GO INTO EFFECT, WE'RE
GOING TO HAVE LESSONS LEARNED,
AND THIS IS A MARKET IMPROVEMENT
TO BE ABLE TO DELIVER ON THE
HOUSING TYPES THAT I THINK YOU
SET OUT ORIGINALLY. SO THANK YOU
FOR RUNNING THIS ONE TIME.
FORD'S HAPPY TO MOVE THE BILL
AND SUPPORT IT TODAY. OKAY WE
DON'T HAVE A QUORUM YET, BUT
WHEN WE DO, THE MOTION WILL BE
HEARD. UM, AND WOULD YOU LIKE TO
CLOSE? I THANK YOU FOR YOUR
CONSIDERATION, AND AS UM, MY
COUNCIL MEMBER SAID. I MEAN, MY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S SAID SORRY. YOU
SAID CITY GOVERNMENT, UH I JUST
WANT TO SAY THAT WE REALLY
SOUGHT TO STRIKE A BALANCE. WE
WAITED. THIS IS CLEAN UP
LANGUAGE WE HOPE WILL MAKE IT
EASIER FOR HOMEOWNERS WHO WANT
TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS.
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. AND I THINK
WE ACTUALLY NOW HAVE A FORMAL
TAKE ROLL. WEEKS HERE, PATTERSON
PATTERSON HERE IN KOREA, GABRIEL
CHOLERA CALL RIGHT HERE.
QUIRK-SILVA QUIRK-SILVA HERE,
SANCHEZ. SANCHEZ HERE, WARD WARD
HERE. THANK YOU AND WE HAVE A
MOTION ON SP 4 50. DO WE HAVE A
SECOND? OKAY AND JUST APPRECIATE
YOUR STEADFAST WORK IN THIS
SPACE. UM AH, MADAME PROTEST. UM
I'M HAPPY THAT YOU'RE HERE DOING
SOME CLEANUP, LANGUAGE AND SP
NINE. I DEFINITELY WANT TO SEE
THIS BILL USED. UM, AGAIN. IT'S
BENEFITS HOMEOWNERS, WHICH I
THINK IS IMPORTANT AND WILL
HOPEFULLY HELP INCREASE OUR
HOUSING STOCK AS WELL. WITH THAT
HAPPY TO SUPPORT THE BILL OF THE
MOTIONS DO PASS THE ASSEMBLY
COMMITTEE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
WEEKS. BYE WEEKS. I PERSON
PERSONALLY I KOREA GABRIEL
CHOLERA. CHOLERA I QUIRK-SILVA
QUIRK-SILVA CENTURIES. SANCHEZ.
NO WORD. WORD. I. CITY 45 SIDED
. THAT'S 5 TO, UH, 1, AND IT'S
OUT. WE'LL LET FOLKS ADD ON IF
THEY WANT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. CAN WE
ENTERTAIN CONSENT MOTION BY MR
CHOLERA A SECOND. BY SOMEONE.
QUIRK-SILVA SECOND BY MS
QUIRK-SILVA ON THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. GREAT. UM CAN SEND
COLLARD CALENDAR WE HAVE ITEMS
AND NUMBER FOUR SB 477 Dð PASSES
AMENDED ITEM NUMBER SIX SP 657
TO PASS TO THE ASSEMBLY
COMMITTEE ON AGING AND LONG CARE
TERM. WEEKS WEEKS. I PERSON
PERSONALLY. KOREA GABRIELLE
CHOLERA. COLORADO I QUIRK SILVER
. QUIRK-SILVA SANCHEZ SANCHEZ. I
WORK WORK. I 56206 TO 0 THE
CONSENT CALENDARS OUT, WE'LL LET
FOLKS ADD ON AND IF ANY OF OUR
OTHER AUTHORS ARE FLOATING
AROUND THE BUILDING. WE'RE HAPPY
TO TAKE WE'VE GOT. I THINK
WE'RE, UH. SENATOR GLAZER AND
SENATOR CUP OR SENTENCE, SENATOR
CABALLERO.
AH OKAY. HERE WE GO, SENATOR
GLASER, WE HAVE SB 5 97. AND
WHENEVER YOU'RE READY,
APPRECIATE YOU. THANK YOU. VICE
CHAIR. PATTERSON FIRST LET ME
THANK THE CHAIR AND THE
COMMITTEE FOR WORKING WITH ME ON
THIS BILL AND I WILL BE
ACCEPTING THE AMENDMENTS THAT
ARE IN THE ANALYSIS. OH WELL,
CALIFORNIA HAS HAD THE WETTEST
WINTER ON RECORD. OUR STATE IS
STILL FACING A WATER CHALLENGE.
A WATER CRISIS CERTAINLY
EXACERBATED BY CLIMATE CHANGE.
AND SO PART OF OUR LEGISLATIVE
WORK IS TO LOOK AROUND THE
CORNER AND NOT JUST LOOK AT THE
CIRCUMSTANCES IN WHICH WE FIND
OURSELVES AND I THINK IT'S CLEAR
THAT TO SO MANY THAT WE NEED TO
DO WHAT WE CAN TO AUGMENT OUR
STORAGE CAPACITY ENSURE THAT
WATER IS PUT TO ITS BEST USE.
GOING FORWARD. WE DON'T KNOW
WHAT THE NEXT WET WET WINTER IS
GOING TO GOING TO COME OR NOT
COME SO THIS BILL REQUIRES THE
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING
AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TO
RESEARCH AND MAKE
RECOMMENDATIONS ON STANDARDS FOR
RAINWATER CAPTURE SYSTEMS ON NEW
HOMES. AND CONDUCTING THIS
RESEARCH. THEY MUST ALSO SUBMIT
THEIR FINDINGS AND
RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE
LEGISLATURE. THE BILL EMPOWERS
HCG TO EVALUATE TO EVALUATE THE
ECONOMIC FEASIBILITY OF THESE
SYSTEMS AND THEIR POTENTIAL TO
DECREASE RELIANCE ON IMPORTED
WATER. IT REQUIRES THEM TO
ENGAGE WITH LOCAL WATER AGENCIES
, MANUFACTURERS AND OTHER
STAKEHOLDERS TO BEST ADDRESS THE
STATE'S DIVERSE NEEDS DIVERSE
NEEDS, BECAUSE I KNOW EVERY
PLACE IN OUR STATE HAS
DIFFERENCES IN TERMS OF WATER,
UH, ISSUES AND WHAT OUR
POTENTIAL WATER CAPTURE. SO THIS
IS MEANT TO BE A PROACTIVE
MEASURE. TO ADDRESS CALIFORNIA'S
WHAT OUR CHALLENGES AND ENSURE
RELIANT WATER SUPPLY. FOR OUR
PRESENT AND OUR FUTURE NEEDS.
AND I WOULD RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
YOUR CONSIDERATION AT THE
APPROPRIATE TIME. THANK YOU.
MADAM CHAIR MEMBERS SCOTT, WHICH
ON BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
STATE PIPE TRADES COUNCIL, AND
ALSO ON BEHALF OF THE
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF
PLUMBING AND MECHANICAL
OFFICIALS. I AT MÐI ATMA IS THE
PLUMBING STANDARDS BODY FOR
CALIFORNIA AND THE PUBLISHER OF
THE UNIFORM PUBLIC CODE, WHICH
IS THE ONLY PLUMBING CODE EVER
USED IN CALIFORNIA. WE'VE HAD
WATER CATCHMENT. PROVISION
WITHIN THE BUILDING CODE FOR
ALMOST 15 YEARS. BUT IF YOU
DON'T MOVE TO THE NEXT LEVEL,
WHERE YOU ACTUALLY EITHER
INCENTIVIZE OR MANDATE THE USE
OF THEM, THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BE
WIDELY APPLIED. EVEN THOUGH THE
SYSTEMS ARE VERY, VERY
ECONOMICAL TODAY. UM BUT RECENT
STUDIES HAVE SHOWN THAT WE'RE
GOING TO HAVE BETWEEN NOW AND
2040 UPWARDS OF A 38 4% INCREASE
IN THE NEED FOR WATER SUPPLY. SO
JUST SIMPLY EVEN REQUIRING NEW
HOMES AND BUILDINGS TO COLLECT
WATER. THROUGH CATCHMENT SYSTEM
AND USE IT FOR IRRIGATION,
OUTSIDE LANDSCAPING AND OTHER
NON POTABLE, UH, FUNCTIONS WOULD
SAVE A TON OF WATER. AND
REMEMBER, THIS IS WATER FOR THE
MOST PART THAT'S RUNNING INTO
STORM DRAINS HEADING OUT TO THE
OCEAN IS NOT BEING CAPTURED BY
MUNICIPAL CONSERVATION REUSE
PROGRAMS. AND SO WE WOULD URGE
AND I VOTE ON THIS BILL. THANK
YOU, MADAM. CHAIR MEMBERS, DENIS
O'CONNOR. I'M WITH THE MONO LAKE
COMMITTEE. AND SOME OF YOU MAY
KNOW, I JUST RETIRED LAST
SEPTEMBER AS THE CHIEF
CONSULTANT TO THE SENATE NATURAL
RESOURCES AND WATER COMMITTEE.
UM MANY PLACES AROUND THE WORLD
USE RAINWATER CATCHMENT SYSTEM,
BERMUDA IS REQUIRES RAINWATER
CATCHMENT SYSTEMS AND CISTERNS
UNDERNEATH THE HOUSES BECAUSE
THEY HAVE NO FRESH WATER
SUPPLIES, AND BERMUDA IS DOING
JUST FINE ECONOMICALLY. UM HERE
IN CALIFORNIA, THE RAINWATER
CAPTURE ACT OF 1912. I MEAN TO
2012 BOY THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN
FUN WAS AN IMPORTANT FIRST STEP
IN ME. YEAH YEAH, I'M STILL NOT
USED TO BEING ON THIS SIDE OF
THE TABLE. YOU'RE DOING GREAT.
UH ANYWAY, THE ACT WAS AN
IMPORTANT FIRST STEP IN MAKING
SYSTEMS MORE WIDESPREAD BY
CLARIFYING YOU DON'T NEED A
WATER RIGHTS PERMIT. TO CAPTURE
AND USE RAINWATER YOU CAPTURE ON
YOUR OWN HOUSE. UM I HAVE TOURED
RAINWATER SYSTEMS. THERE'S A
NICE ONE UP AT EVERGREEN LODGE
NEAR YOSEMITE. SUCH SYSTEMS USE
LITTLE ENERGY, UH AND ESPECIALLY
COMPARED TO MUNICIPAL SOURCES,
UNLESS ENERGY MEANS LESS
GREENHOUSE GASSES. UH ONE INCH
OF RAIN ON A TYPICAL 1600 SQUARE
FOOT HOUSE GENERATES ABOUT 1000
GALLONS IN THE CITY OF LOS
ANGELES DURING A DROUGHT, THEY
GET FOUR INCHES OF WATER A YEAR.
JUST IMAGINE HOW THAT 1000 TIMES
FOUR TIMES. ALL THE HOUSES IN
LOS ANGELES IS THAT'S A LARGE
AMOUNT OF WATER THAT WE COULD
CAPTURE. UH, VERY MINIMAL COST.
JUST IN CLOSING MY FORMER CHAIR,
SENATOR PAVLE USED TO SAY THAT
REGIONAL WATER SOLUTIONS SUCH AS
RAINWATER CAPTURE PROMOTE
INCREASED REGIONAL RELIABILITY
AND FROM A MOTOR LAKE
PERSPECTIVE, INCREASED REGIONAL
RELIABILITY REDUCES PRESSURES TO
IMPORT WATER FROM OTHER
WATERSHEDS. FOR THESE REASONS,
THE MONO LAKE COMMITTEE AND
NUMEROUS OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL
ORGANIZATIONS SUPPORT. SB 5 97.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WELL DONE
. DID GREAT, THANK YOU. AND ANY
ADDITIONAL FOLKS IN THE ROOM WAS
TO EXPRESS SUPPORT. ANY PRIMARY
WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION. WE'LL
BRING IT BACK TO THE COMMITTEE.
OH I'M SORRY. NO WORRIES. GOOD
MORNING CHAIR MEMBERS BRADY
GARDEN ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA BUILDING OFFICIALS
AND RESPECTFUL POSE UNLESS
AMENDED, BUT GIVEN THE NEW
AMENDMENTS WE THINK WILL BE
REMOVING OUR OPPOSITION ONCE
THEY'RE BRANDED, BUT WANTED TO
POINT THAT OUT THAT WE JUST
DON'T WANT TO AUTHORIZE OR
REQUIRE NEW STANDARDS AT THE
TIMELESS. IT GOES THROUGH THE
REGULATORY PROCESS. FOR TIMES IT
SOUNDS LIKE THAT'S THE INTENT OF
THE BILL. SO I LOOK FORWARD TO
SEEING THOSE IN FRONT AND
REMOVING OUR OPPOSITION IN THE
NEXT NEXT HEARING. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING MADAM
CHAIR MEMBERS ADAM KENYANS ON
BEHALF OF THE ASSOCIATION OF
CALIFORNIA WATER AGENCIES.
SIMILARLY I THINK THE AMENDMENTS
THAT WERE TAKEN TODAY PROBABLY
ADDRESS OUR CONCERNS ARE
CONCERNED JUST STEMS FROM
WANTING TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU
KNOW THE BILL DOESN'T NEGATIVELY
IMPACT THE INVESTMENTS THAT
PUBLIC WATER AGENCIES ARE MAKING
AND STORM WATER CAPTURE SYSTEMS
, BUT APPRECIATE THE SENATOR AND
ACCEPTING THOSE AMENDMENTS.
THANK YOU. MS QUIRK-SILVA. I
JUST WANT TO BE SUPPORTIVE OF
THIS BILL. AS I THINK IT'S
REALLY IMPORTANT. IT SEEMS LIKE
A SMALL, UM, STEP FORWARD, BUT
IT REALLY IS MAJOR. AND UH, THE
SENSE OF JUST A SINGLE FAMILY
HOME IN THE AMOUNT OF WATER THEY
USE IN WAYS THAT WE CAN START TO
CAPTURE THAT. AYE. TEND TO
FOLLOW A LOT OF THESE GRAY WATER
. ALL OF THESE SITES THAT JUST
SHOW THAT WE CAN DO SO MUCH MORE
WITH EVEN THE SHOWER. ONE LITTLE
MEME I FOUND IS THAT IF YOU PUT
A BUCKET IN YOUR SHOWER, WHICH I
DON'T THINK ANY OF US HERE YOU
DO THAT. OKAY THAT'S WHY WE'RE
ON THE SAME WAVE LIKE THERE IS
JUST THAT ONE BUCK YET, AND YOU
DID THAT EVERY SINGLE DAY AND
YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT GOING TO
CAPTURE ALL THE WATER THAT YOU
COULD INDEED SAVE GALLONS A WEEK
. SO I THINK AGAIN. IT'S KIND OF
THIS WATER WISE START STARTING
TO THINK OF HOW HOW MUCH WATER
ARE WE USING IN A WATER BETTER
WAYS TO SAVE AND STORE THIS
WATER, SO I FULLY SUPPORT THIS
BILL AND GREAT JOB. THANKS MISS
QUIRK-SILVA, MR WARD. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS BILL
FORWARD. I THINK IN A VERY
PERFECT WORLD AS WE'RE THINKING
ABOUT THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT
STANDARDS AND BEING EFFICIENT AS
POSSIBLE WITH OUR WATER
OPPORTUNITIES THAT THIS IS
SOMETHING WE DEFINITELY WANT TO
HAVE AS A MODEL FOR ALL OF OUR
DEVELOPMENT. AND I BELIEVE THAT
THE AMENDMENTS ADDRESS THIS, BUT
ONE OF MY CONCERNS WAS AS OFTEN
AS RAISED WITH REGULATION IS
WHAT WHAT? WHAT? WHAT? WHAT
MIGHT THE COST BE? THE
ADDITIONAL MARGINAL COST IN THAT
, AND SO COULD YOU JUST
ARTICULATE FOR THE RECORD? HOW
BY DIRECTING THE BUILDING
STANDARDS COMMISSION TWO OR
THREE CD TO REVIEW THE STANDARDS
AND THEN AT WHAT POINT WOULD A
DECISION BE MADE, AND UNDER WHAT
CONDITIONS WOULD THAT DECISION
BE APPLIED TO CREATE A MANDATE
WITH ECONOMIC CONSIDERATIONS? AS
AS A PART OF THAT DECISION.
THROUGH THE CHAIR. UM BILL ASKED
THEM TO DO THE STUDY AND TO
BRING ALL THE STAKEHOLDERS IN
AND THEN PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS
, RECOMMENDATIONS BACK TO THE
LEGISLATURE LEGISLATURE. THIS
WOULD GIVE US AN OPPORTUNITY TO
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THEIR
EXPERTISE AND HOPEFULLY DO IT SO
IT CAN BE DONE WITHIN THE NEXT
REGULATORY CYCLE. THESE THINGS
THAT HAPPENED OVER MANY YEARS
AND SO THE INTENTION AND THE
DATES THAT ARE IN THE MEASURE.
HOPEFULLY WE'LL PROVIDE FOR THAT
, UH, CONSIDERATION TO BE GIVEN
BY YOU AND OTHERS. I MAY NOT BE
HERE. BUT YOU AND OTHERS IN
TERMS OF WHAT MIGHT BE A
REQUIREMENT OR NOT. RIGHT THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER
QUESTIONS? MR PATTERSON. THANK
YOU, UM I THINK THE AMENDMENTS
ARE GOING IN A GOOD DIRECTION
HERE. I JUST WANTED TO MENTION
WHY OTHER THAN I HAVEN'T SEEN
THE ACTUAL AMENDMENTS OF WHY I'M
GOING TO LAY OFF, BUT UM IN MY
DISTRICT, EL DORADO COUNTY. WE
HAD THE CALDERON FIRE RECENTLY,
A FEW YEARS AGO, AND I BROUGHT
THIS UP ON A ON A FEW OCCASIONS
, PARTICULARLY RELATED TO SOLAR
. UM YOU KNOW, IN A DENSE FOREST
ENVIRONMENT, ALTHOUGH BECAUSE
TREES HAVE BURNED DOWN. I GUESS
THERE'S MORE SUN GETTING THERE.
BUT SOME PEOPLE WERE COULDN'T
GET INSURANCE OR SOME PEOPLE.
YOU KNOW, NOW HAVING TO REPLANT
PUT SOLAR PANELS ON IF THEY
REBUILD, YOU KNOW, IT'S STOPPED
. SOME UM, SOME PEOPLE WHO ARE
RIGHT NOW LIVING IN TRAILERS. UM
AND THEY'RE TRYING TO MAKE A
DECISION IF THEY'RE GOING TO
REBUILD BECAUSE OF THE COST OF
THE ADDED NEW BUILDING CODES
THAT AREN'T NECESSARILY LIFE
SAFETY. MEASURES. UM OF COURSE,
WE CAN TALK ABOUT WHETHER THE
VALUE OF HAVING SOLAR I HAVE
SOLAR. I LOVE SOLAR. UM BUT IT'S
NOT LIFE SAFETY, BUT THESE
PEOPLE ARE HAVING TO MAKE A LIFE
DECISION ON WHETHER OR NOT THEY
CAN EVEN AFFORD TO REBUILD WITH
THE ADDITIONAL BUILDING CODES
AND I KIND OF FEEL LIKE THIS A
LITTLE BIT FALLS INTO THAT
CATEGORY. I OBVIOUSLY UNDERSTAND
THE IMPORTANCE OF CAPTURING
RAINWATER, ESPECIALLY IN THOSE
TYPES OF ENVIRONMENTS. UM BUT
ALSO I'M VERY CONCERNED ABOUT
THE ADDITIONAL COSTS BEING ADDED
TO THESE PEOPLE THAT YOU KNOW
JUST THEY CAN'T REBUILD RIGHT
NOW. AND SO, YOU KNOW, WITH THAT
I'M GOING TO WAIT TO THIS GETS
TO THE FLOOR SO I CAN LOOK AT
THE AMENDMENTS AND CONSIDER IT
MORE THOUGHTFULLY. BUT AH,
REPRESENTING PLASTER AND
ELDORADO COUNTY'S WHERE,
UNFORTUNATELY HAVE AN ABUNDANCE
OF FIRES AND PEOPLE HAVING TO
MAKE DECISIONS TO REBUILD. YOU
KNOW, IT'S REALLY AFFECTED ME
WHEN I SAW PEOPLE LIVING IN
TRAILERS ON THEIR PROPERTY, YOU
KNOW, AND HAVING TO MAKE THAT
DECISION, SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH
, AND I DO THE CHAIR IF I CAN'T
I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS GONNA
CHANGE YOUR MIND TODAY, BUT LET
ME MENTION TO YOU THAT IN 1980,
THE VOTERS OF CALIFORNIA, UH,
PASSED A MEASURE THAT SAID, IF
YOU PUT SOLAR ON YOUR PROPERTY,
IT WON'T INCREASE YOUR PROPERTY
TAXES. AND JUST A FEW YEARS AGO
AND LEGISLATION THAT I AUTHORED.
A SIMILAR MEASURE WAS PLACED ON
THE BALLOT FOR WATER CAPTURE
SYSTEMS AND THE VOTERS. I THINK
BY AN 85% MARGIN SUPPORTED THAT
THAT THAT LAW THAT SAYS IF YOU
PUT A RAINWATER CAPTURED, IT
WON'T INCREASE YOUR TAX BASES.
THEIR TAXES WON'T GO UP, SO THAT
DOESN'T TOTALLY SATISFY YOUR
CONCERN. BUT I HOPE YOU NOTE
THAT IT THAT WE HAVE TRIED TO
FIND TAX SENSITIVITY OVER A LONG
PERIOD OF TIME FOR THESE TYPES
OF ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS THAT
THE HOME OWNERS DECIDED TO
INSTALL. THANK YOU, UM, WITH
THAT, DO WE HAVE A MOTION? MOVE
THIS GREAT MOTION BY MINISTER
COLLAR IS SECOND BY MS
QUIRK-SILVA. AND WITH THAT,
SENATOR, WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE
40% OF THE HOMES IN AUSTRALIA
HAVE A RAINWATER CAPTURE SYSTEM.
THAT'S A BIG COUNTRY AND THEY
HAVE SIMILAR CHALLENGES WITH
WEATHER AND WATER. AND SO THIS
MAY NOT BE RIGHT FOR EVERYTHING.
EVERYBODY AND EVERY CIRCUMSTANCE
, BUT WE SHOULD DO THE DO THE
WORK, AS THEY SAY, AND LET'S DO
THE ANALYSIS AND BRING ALL THE
STAKEHOLDERS IN THIS DOESN'T
COMMIT YOU TO REQUIRING ANYTHING
, BUT I THINK WE ALL WILL
BENEFIT FROM THE ADDITIONAL
KNOWLEDGE OF THIS BILL WOULD
PROVIDE THANK YOU. THANK YOU,
SENATOR GLASER. I'M HAPPY TO
SUPPORT THE BILL TODAY AND
APPRECIATE YOU TAKING WORKING
WITH MY STAFF ON THE AMENDMENTS
MAKING SURE THAT OUR WE HAVE
SOME DISCRETION FOR OUR EXPERTS
WHO ARE CODE EXPERTS IN
DETERMINING YOU KNOW WHAT THE
RIGHT BUILDING STANDARDS ARE.
I'M HAPPY TO SUPPORT THE BILL
TODAY AND SEE IT. HOPEFULLY MOVE
OUT OF THE COMMITTEE. THE
MOTIONS DO PASS, UM, AS AMENDED
TO THE ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS. WEEKS WEEKS. I
HARRISON HARRISON, NOT BORING.
KOREA. KOREA I GABRIEL CHOLERA,
CHOLERA. I QUIRK-SILVA
QUIRK-SILVA BY SANCHEZ. NOT
VOTING. WARS. WORD. I. 45 THAT
BILL IS OUT. WE'LL LET FOLKS ADD
ON THOSE. WELL, THANK YOU. IT'S
50. THANKS. AND WITH THAT OUR
LAST AUTHOR. SENATOR CABALLERO,
BUT WITH THREE BILLS, SO YOU'RE
GOING TO SPEND SOME QUALITY TIME
WITH US TODAY? ALWAYS HAPPY TO
DO SO. AND WOULD YOU LIKE TO
PRESENT SPC FILE AT HIM? ONE SP
17 1ST. THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
GREAT THANK YOU. SO THESE BILLS
, UM ALL THREE OF THE BILLS HAVE
TO DO WITH SENIOR HOUSING, AND
THE DATA IS REALLY CLEAR THAT
THE GROWING THE FASTEST GROWING
HOMELESS POPULATION IS OUR
SENIORS AT A ALARMING RATE. AND
SO THE IDEA IS TO CREATE OPTIONS
AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR US TO TAKE
CARE OF SENIORS IN PARTICULAR
SENIORS THAT ARE ON FIXED
INCOMES. UM OR THAT DON'T HAVE
THIS SAVINGS RETIREMENTS THAT,
UM, THAT PROVIDE THEM WITH AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR FLEXIBILITY AND
HOW THEY SPEND THEIR MONEY. SO
I'M PLEASED TO PRESENT SB 17,
WHICH WOULD INCREASE INCREASE
THE STATE'S PRODUCTION OF
AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR OLDER
ADULTS. UM AS AS YOU I KNOW,
HAVE ALL HEARD OLDER ADULTS ARE
THE FASTEST GROWING PROPER
POPULATION AND, ACCORDING TO HER
REPORT BY CAL MATTERS IN JUST
FOUR YEARS, THE STATE'S OVERALL
INCREASE IN THE SENIOR
POPULATION GREW BY 7. BUT THE
NUMBER OF PEOPLE OLDER THAN 55
SEEKING HOMELESSNESS SERVICE
INCREASED BY 84% OLDER ADULTS
ARE ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE
BECAUSE OF THEIR LIMITED ACCESS
TO RESOURCES, FIXED INCOMES OR
NO SAVINGS. AND THIS, UM, THE
SLIGHTEST UNEXPECTED EXPENSE CAN
SPELL FINANCIAL DISASTER.
CALIFORNIA'S TIGHT HEARTS.
HOUSING MARKET FURTHER
EXACERBATES HOW HOUSING
AFFORDABILITY CRISIS AMONG
SENIORS. IN ORDER TO CORRECT
THIS PROBLEM THE STATE NEEDS TO
BUILD AS YOU KNOW, OVER 3
MILLION HOMES, A THIRD OF WHICH
SHOULD BE MADE AVAILABLE TO
SENIORS. CRITICAL CRITICAL
FUNDING MECHANISM FOR AFFORDABLE
HOUSING CONSTRUCTION IS THE LOW
INCOME HOUSING TAX CREDIT. THIS
BILL WOULD SIMPLY IDENTIFY OUR
REQUIRE THAT THAT TAX CREDIT,
WHICH IS ADMINISTERED BY THE
STATE TREASURE. UM THAT 20% OF
THE RESOURCES FROM THAT CREDIT,
GO TO HOUSE SENIORS. UM SO WITH
ME TO TESTIFY, TESTIFY AND
SUPPORT IS HARRISON LINDER WITH
LEADING H CALIFORNIA THANK YOU,
SENATOR. GOOD MORNING, AND THANK
YOU FOR HAVING ME. MY NAME IS
HARRISON LINDER. I'M THE
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF HOUSING
POLICY FOR LEADING AGE
CALIFORNIA LEADING AGE.
CALIFORNIA IS THE STATE'S
LEADING ADVOCATE FOR QUALITY
NONPROFIT SENIOR LIVING IN CARE
ARE NEARLY 700 MEMBERS ACROSS
THE STATE INCLUDE PROVIDERS OF
AFFORDABLE SENIOR HOUSING,
RESIDENTIAL CARE FACILITIES FOR
THE ELDERLY, LIFE, PLANNED
COMMUNITIES AND SKILLED NURSING.
ON BEHALF OF OUR APPROXIMATELY
400 MEMBERS PROVIDING AFFORDABLE
SENIOR HOUSING WE ARE SPONSORING
SP 17, WHICH SEEKS TO INCREASE
THE SENIOR HOUSING GOAL IN THE
LOW INCOME HOUSING TAX CREDIT
PROGRAM BY 5% TO HELP ENSURE
THAT SENIOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING
CONSTRUCTION REFLECTS THE NEEDS
OF CALIFORNIA'S GROWING OLDER
ADULT POPULATION. RAPIDLY RISING
HOUSING COSTS AFFECT ALL
CALIFORNIANS. BUT NO GROUP HAS
BEEN HARMED MORE THAN LOW INCOME
OLDER ADULTS WHOSE INCOMES HAVE
INCREASED LESS THAN ANY OTHER
AGE COHORT. MANY OLDER ADULTS
LIVE ON FIXED INCOMES LIKE
SOCIAL SECURITY AND SUPPLEMENTAL
SECURITY INCOME, WHICH OVER THE
PAST DECADE HAVE INCREASED AT
HALF THE RATE OF RANSOM
CALIFORNIA AND SLOWER THAN
MEDIAN WAGES CURRENTLY OVER 37%
OF CALIFORNIA IN 65, AND OVER
SPEND MORE THAN HALF THEIR
INCOME ON RENT. AS INCOMES FOR
OLDER ADULTS HAVE FALLEN FURTHER
AND FURTHER BEHIND. OTHER ADULTS
HAVE BECOME A RAPIDLY INCREASING
SHARE OF THE STATE'S
HOMELESSNESS POPULATION. AND
FROM 2017 TO 2021, THE NUMBER OF
OLDER ADULTS THOSE 65 AND OLDER
, ACCESSING HOMELESSNESS
SERVICES INCREASED BY 140% THAT
IS THREE TIMES THE OVERALL
INCREASE IN THE SAME PERIOD,
NECESSARY STEPS TOWARDS SOLVING
THE HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS
CRISIS AMONG CALIFORNIA'S OLDER
ADULTS IS INCREASING THE SCIENCE
SUPPLY OF AFFORDABLE SENIOR
HOUSING AS SP 17 WOULD DO. UNDER
THE CURRENT QUALIFIED ALLOCATION
PLAN THAT CALIFORNIA TAX RATE
ALLOCATION COMMITTEE GIVES 15%
OF LONG TERM HOUSING TAX CREDIT
FUNDING TO AFFORDABLE SENIOR
HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS. THIS
PERCENTAGE DOES NOT REFLECT THE
CURRENT DEMOGRAPHIC OF OUR LOW
INCOME RENTERS POPULATION AND
WILL ONLY FALL FURTHER BEHIND AS
CALIFORNIA CONTINUES TO AGE. 17
WILL INCREASE THE SENIOR GOAL TO
20% WHICH ALIGNS WITH THE
CURRENT PROPORTION OF LOW INCOME
RENTERS ELIGIBLE FOR AFFORDABLE
SENIOR HOUSING. THANK YOU FOR
YOUR TIME. WE URGE HER I VOTE
AND I'M HAPPY TO TAKE ANY
QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. ANY
ADDITIONAL FOLKS IN THE ROOM WAS
TO EXPRESS SUPPORT. PRIMARY
WITNESSES AND OPPOSITION. AN
ADDITIONAL OPPOSITION. OKAY
WHAT'S THAT WILL BRING YOU BACK
TO THE COMMITTEE, MR CHOLERA.
THANK YOU, MADAM SHARON. THANK
YOU, SENATOR FOR BRINGING ALL
THESE BILLS FOR NOT JUST MAKE
ONE COMMENT ON THIS ONE AND
REALLY APPLIES TO ALL THE WORK
THAT YOU'RE DOING IN ADDITION TO
THESE BILLS, BUT UM, YOU KNOW, I
KNOW THAT A LOT OF US SAW THE
NEWS REPORTS ON THIS RECENT
STUDY THAT JUST CAME OUT THAT
CLEARLY IDENTIFY WHAT YOU'RE
TALKING ABOUT IN TERMS OF
SENIORS BEING THE FASTEST GROUP
ENTERING INTO HOMELESSNESS WHEN
I WAS CHAIRING THE AGING LONG
TERM CARE COMMITTEE, MY FIRST
COUPLE OF YEARS WE FOCUS VERY
HEAVILY, ESPECIALLY IN ACCESS,
LONG TERM CARE, AND WE'RE JUST
IN A CRISIS. WHEN IT COMES TO
SENIOR HOUSING. THERE'S NO OTHER
WAY TO PUT IT. WE HAVE BEEN FOR
MANY YEARS EVEN PRIOR TO THE
PANDEMIC, AND THE PANDEMIC HAS
CLEARLY EXACERBATED IT. AND SO,
UM, I'M GRATEFUL FOR YOU AND
OTHERS THAT ARE IN THIS SPACE
THAT ARE REALLY TRYING TO DO
EVERYTHING WE CAN, BECAUSE AS WE
ALL KNOW, THERE'S NOT ONE
SOLUTION, BUT WE HAVE TO FIND
EVERY OPPORTUNITY TO INCENTIVIZE
THE BUILDING OF HOUSING,
ESPECIALLY FOR OUR SENIOR
POPULATION, MANY OF WHOM ARE
ENTERING INTO HOMELESSNESS FOR
THE VERY FIRST TIME IN THEIR
LIFE IN THEIR SIXTIES AND
SEVENTIES, WHICH IS REALLY JUST
SHAMEFUL AND I THINK IT'S A MARK
ON ALL OF US IF WE DON'T DO MORE
ABOUT IT, AND SO THAT'S SORT OF
MOVE THE BILL, THERE HASN'T BEEN
A MOTION. I'D LOVE TO BE ADDED
AS A CO AUTHOR ON THIS ONE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU,
MR WARD. THANK YOU. I'M HAPPY TO
ECHO THOSE COMMENTS AS WELL.
SECOND THE MOTION. UM AND I'M
WONDERING IF YOU ARE AWARE WITH
FRUITCAKE RIGHT NOW WHAT THEIR
CURRENT PERFORMANCES IN MEETING
15. UM THE FLOOR. HAVE THEY BEEN
EXCEEDING THAT HOUSE? THE
UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THEY'VE
BEEN MEETING THAT, BUT NOT
EXCEEDING IT. OKAY, SO THEY GO
RIGHT UP TO THAT AND THEN SORT
OF DON'T TRY TO DO ANYMORE AND
AS WE'RE AWARE, AND I THINK SOME
OF THE BACKGROUND AS WELL, THE
PROJECTIONS OF THE PROPORTION OF
OUR POPULATION WHO WILL BE AGED
60 OR OVER IS GOING TO CONTINUE
TO INCREASE EVEN MORE. I WOULD
EVEN WONDER. IS THIS, YOU KNOW,
GOES FORWARD AND IS ENACTED IN
THAT GOAL IS RAISED. IF WE MIGHT
FACE THE SITUATION IN A FEW
YEARS, WE WANT TO COME BACK AND
MORALLY HAVE TO EVEN RAISE IT
EVEN A LITTLE BIT FURTHER. IF
THERE IS A STANDARD THAT WE'RE
LOOKING AT, THAT SORT OF KIND OF
MAYBE WOULD HELP TO BALANCE THAT
IN PERPETUITY WITH THE
DEMOGRAPHICS OF CALIFORNIA AS IT
CHANGES, I THINK THAT MIGHT BE A
GOOD FUTURE DIRECTION TO GO AS
WELL. IT'S A GREAT IDEA.
ACTUALLY, THE I WOULD CUT MY
ATTENTION IS THE NUMBER OF UM
PEOPLE IN THEIR SEVENTIES AND
EIGHTIES THAT ARE BEING EVICTED.
AND WHAT DO YOU DO TO MOVE ALL
YOUR FURNITURE? WHEN YOU'RE THAT
AGE, WHEN YOU'RE YOUNG, YOU HAVE
YOUR FRIENDS. YOU CALL THEM UP.
SOMEBODY'S GOTTA TRUCK. YOU CAN
GET THINGS MOVED. AND WHEN YOUR
KIDS ARE IN THEIR TWENTIES OR
THIRTIES, YOU CAN DO THAT. BUT
WHEN YOU'RE BY THE TIME YOU GET
TO THE SEVENTIES AND EIGHTIES,
YOU HAVE FEWER PEOPLE WITH THOSE
KINDS OF RESOURCES, AND I JUST
I'M REALLY WORRIED ABOUT WHAT
THAT SAYS ABOUT OUR SOCIETY. HOW
YOU TAKE CARE OF YOUR ELDERLY
JUST LIKE YOU'RE VERY YOUNG IS
PART OF HOW YOU EVALUATE THE
SENSITIVITY THAT SOCIETY HAS
TOWARDS ALL MEMBERS, AND SO I AM
CONCERNED ABOUT IT, BUT I LIKE
THE IDEA OF LINKING IT TO THE
POPULATION BASE AS WELL. YEAH I
FEEL THAT VERY STRONGLY AS WELL
, TOO. SO, THANK YOU. THANK YOU
CAN TALK ABOUT THAT. THANK YOU.
I THINK IT MAKES SENSE. ANY
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS. WITH THAT.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE?
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR VOTE.
THANK YOU APPRECIATE IT HAPPY TO
SUPPORT THE BILL TODAY AND
APPRECIATE YOUR STEADFAST
COMMITMENT AND ADVOCACY ON THIS
WITHOUT THE MOTION IS DUE PASSED
THE ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS. WEEKS WEEKS. I
HARRISON HARRISON, I CARILLO.
CAREER I GABRIEL CHOLERA,
CHOLERA. I QUIRK-SILVA.
QUIRK-SILVA SANCHEZ SANCHEZ, I
AWARD OR DIE. 7 TO 0 AND WE WILL
THAT BUILDS OUT. WE'LL LET MR
GABRIEL ADD ON WHEN HE GETS HERE
IF HE WANTS TO, AND WITH THAT,
UH, WE WILL MOVE TO HIGHLIGHT
THEM TO SP 2 TO 5 IF YOU'D LIKE
. YES THANK YOU FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT SB 2 TO
5, WHICH WILL HELP TO ACQUIRE
AND PRESERVE MUCH NEEDED
AFFORDABLE HOUSING THROUGHOUT
THE STATE. FIRST LET ME ACCEPT
THE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS ON PAGE
FOUR OF THE ANALYSIS TO REMOVE
THE A P A EXEMPTION FROM THE
BILL. THAT WAS A REQUEST FROM
THE ADMINISTRATION AND I'M HAPPY
TO TAKE THAT OUT. SO THIS BILL
CREATES THE COMMUNITY ANTI
DISPLACEMENT AND PRESERVATION
PROGRAM OR CAP WITHIN THE
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT, HOUSING AND
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, AND THE
PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE FINANCIAL
RESOURCES AND TECHNICAL CAPACITY
BUILDING TO COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATIONS AND LOCAL
JURISDICTIONS THAT WISH TO
ACQUIRE UNSUBSIDIZED HOUSING.
FROM THE SPECULATIVE MARKET,
WHERE RESIDENTS ARE AT RISK OF
DISPLACEMENT AND PRESERVE IT AS
AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOUSING OR
HOMEOWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES. BUT
WE KNOW IS THAT A MAJORITY OF
THE PEOPLE THAT ARE LOW INCOME
THAT ARE LIVING IN LOW INCOME
HOUSING OR LIVING IN
UNSUBSIDIZED HOUSING. IN OTHER
WORDS, THERE'S NO GOVERNMENT
SUBSIDY AND UM AND THE REASON
IT'S UM IT'S AFFORDABLE IS
BECAUSE IT'S OLDER STOCK HOUSING
, BUT SOME OF THAT IS BEING SOLD
OFF AND PEOPLE GET DISPLACED AND
THE UNSUBSIDIZED HOUSING GOES
AWAY. THIS PROGRAM WOULD PROVIDE
AN OPPORTUNITY FOR AN
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM AS TRAINING
, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND FUNDS
IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO HELP
LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS BY THIS AND
SUBSIDIZED HOUSING. AND UM AND
EITHER SELL IT TO LOW INCOME
RESIDENTS OR TO RENT IT OUT TO
LOW INCOME RESIDENTS KEEPS IT
PERMANENTLY AFFORDABLE. WHAT WE
FOUND IS THAT MANY ORGANIZATIONS
ATTEMPT TO DO THIS DON'T HAVE
THE SKILLS DO IT POORLY, AND IT
ENDS UP COSTING THEM MORE MONEY.
SO THIS UM CREATES AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO CREATE A
PARTNERSHIP. BETWEEN THE HCG
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, FINANCIAL
INSTITUTIONS, LOCAL GOVERNMENT
AND MISSION DRIVEN NONPROFIT TO
HELP QUICKLY PRESERVE EXISTING
HOUSING AS AFFORDABLE AS WE DO
OUR BEST TO TRY TO CATCH UP AND
BUILD NEW HOUSING, UH, THAT IS
DESPERATELY NEEDED, SO THIS ALL
OF THE BILLS TODAY ARE PRETTY
MODEST. UM UM, ATTEMPTS TO TRY
TO GET TO SOME OF THE ISSUES
THAT I THINK COULD HELP US TO
PROVIDE MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING
AND TO DO IT IN PERPETUITY. SO
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR I
VOTE. AND HERE WITH ME TO
TESTIFY AND SUPPORTERS, ANDRES
RAMOS WITH PUBLIC ADVOCATES.
THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING, CHAIR
AND MEMBERS. MY NAME IS ANDRES
RAMOS. I SERVE AS LEGISLATIVE
COUNCIL FOR PUBLIC ADVOCATES. WE
ARE NONPROFIT LAW FIRM THAT
WORKS TO UPLIFT THE VOICES AND
NEEDS OF LOW INCOME COMMUNITIES
AND COMMUNITIES OF COLOR. WE ARE
PROUD TO COSPONSOR SP 2 TO 5,
WHICH WOULD ESTABLISH THE
COMMUNITY ANTI DISPLACEMENT AND
PRESERVATION PROGRAM OR CAP. WE
KNOW THAT THERE IS NO SILVER
BULLET TO ADDRESSING OUR HOUSING
AND HOMELESSNESS CRISIS. WE NEED
A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH AND
PRESERVATION SPECIFICALLY
ACQUISITION PRESERVATION, WHICH
IS THE FOCUS OF THIS BILL IS AN
IMPORTANT TOOL IN THE STATE'S
HOUSING TOOLBOX TO PROMOTE
AFFORDABILITY AND PREVENT
DISPLACEMENT AND HOMELESSNESS.
IN COMMUNITIES ACROSS CALIFORNIA
, LOCAL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS
, COMMUNITY LAND TRUSTS, CITIES
AND HOUSING AUTHORITIES HAVE
BEEN DOING INNOVATIVE
ACQUISITION PRESERVATION WORK
FOR OVER A DECADE. THESE
ORGANIZATIONS ARE PURCHASING
RENTAL HOUSING FROM THE PRIVATE
MARKET, WHERE LOW INCOME
HOUSEHOLDS LIVE TODAY AND
PRESERVING IT AS DEED RESTRICTED
AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR THE LONG
TERM. CAP WAS ENVISIONED AND
DESIGNED BASED ON THE LESSONS
LEARNED AND BEST PRACTICES FROM
THESE LOCAL EFFORTS. THE DESIGN
OF THIS PROGRAM IS GROUNDED IN
THIS ENGAGEMENT WITH LOCAL
PRACTITIONERS, AS WELL AS
LESSONS LEARNED FROM OTHER STATE
PROGRAMS AT H C. D. MODELED OFF
THE SUCCESS OF EACH CDS GOLDEN
STATE ACQUISITION FUND, WHICH
FOR OVER A DECADE HAS PROVIDED
ACQUISITION CAPITAL FOR LAND TO
BUILD NEW, AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
CAP IS DESIGNED AS A PARTNERSHIP
BETWEEN H C D AND LOOK AT
NONPROFIT LENDERS WHO CAN
DISTRIBUTE PROGRAM FUNDS QUICKLY
AND EFFICIENTLY TO THE NONPROFIT
ORGANIZATIONS AND PUBLIC SECTOR
HOUSING PARTNERS THAT NEED TO
PURCHASE THESE RESIDENTIAL
BUILDINGS AT THE SPEED OF THE
PRIVATE MARKET. THESE LOCAL
NONPROFIT DEVELOPERS, COMMUNITY
BASED ORGANIZATIONS OR HOUSING
AUTHORITIES, THEN MANAGE THESE
BUILDINGS AS DEED RESTRICTED,
AFFORDABLE HOUSING WAS
AFFORDABLE RENTER RENTAL OR
HOMEOWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES.
BASED ON FEEDBACK FROM LOCAL
PARTNERS. SP 2 TO 5 ALSO
INCLUDES DEDICATED TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE TO PAIR WITH THE
PROGRAM IN ORDER TO SUPPORT
ORGANIZATIONS TO GROW THEIR
CAPACITY OF THIS WORK. SIMILAR
TO WHAT HCG PROVIDES TO OTHER
PROGRAMS LIKE THE HOME KEY OR
THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND
SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES PROGRAM.
THE PROGRAM. BOTH PREVENTS
DISPLACEMENT AND HOMELESSNESS
FOR RESIDENTS LIVING IN THESE
BUILDINGS TODAY, WHILE ALSO
GROWING OUR SUPPLY OF DEED
RESTRICTED AFFORDABLE HOMES FOR
DECADES TO COME. ACQUISITION
PRESERVATION IS ALSO FAST WITH
WITH DEALS CLOSING IN MONTHS
RATHER THAN YEARS, AND ALSO
OFTEN HAS COST EFFICIENCIES
COMPARED TO NEW CONSTRUCTION. WE
HEARD FROM OUR LOCAL PARTNERS
REGULARLY ABOUT THE IMPACT OF
THEIR ACQUISITION PRESERVATION
EFFORTS, THE FAMILIES WERE ABLE
TO STAY IN THEIR COMMUNITY,
CLOSER JOBS AND SCHOOLS, BUT WE
ALSO HEAR ABOUT OTHER ABOUT
MISSED OPPORTUNITIES. THE
COMMUNITY MINDED LANDLORD, FOR
EXAMPLE, WHO WAS APPROACHING
RETIREMENT AND WANTS TO ENSURE
THE STABILITY OF LONGTIME
RESIDENTS, AND TO SELL TO A
NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION, RATHER
THAN AN INSTITUTIONAL INVESTOR.
BUT THERE IS NOT CURRENTLY A
STATE PROGRAM FOR NON PROFIT
ORGANIZATIONS TO UTILIZE. IN
THESE INSTANCES, THEY BECOME
MISSED OPPORTUNITIES. SP 2 TO 5
AND CAP WERE DESIGNED TO FILL
THIS GAP AND WE RESPECTFULLY
URGE HERE I VOTE. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU ADDITIONAL FOLKS. WE
WISH TO EXPRESS SUPPORT NAME
ORGANIZATION IN POSITION,
PLEASE. CALIFORNIA AND SUPPORT.
AMBER LEE LESLIE WITH HOUSING,
CALIFORNIA WE'RE PROUD CO
SPONSOR AND SUPPORT JULIE SNYDER
WITH THE METROPOLITAN
TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION AND
ASSOCIATION OF BARRIER
GOVERNMENTS AND SUPPORT THANK
YOU, SENATOR. ANDREW DAWSON, THE
CALIFORNIA HOUSING PARTNERSHIP
IN SUPPORT. JENNIFER ADAMANT
THAT WITH THE CALIFORNIA HOUSING
CONSORTIUM AND SUPPORT GOOD TO
SEE YOU LIKE TO SEE YOUR KRINGS
ON BEHALF OF ENTERPRISE
COMMUNITY PARTNERS ALSO WANT TO
THANK THE CHAIR FOR THE TIE IN
THAT WE'RE WORKING ON A B 16 57
AND HELPING US FUND THIS
PROGRAM. THANK YOU. MELANIE
MERRILEES ON BEHALF OF THE GREEN
MONEY INSTITUTE AND SUPPORT.
LAWRENCE, A VALENCIA ON BEHALF
OF AMERICAN PLANNING ASSOCIATION
AND SUPPORT THANKS. MADONNA ON
BEHALF OF CALIFORNIA AMBIEN
SUPPORT ADAM BRIANNA'S
CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY BUILDERS
AND SUPPORT. D'ARTAGNAN BIRD,
GASOLINE, CALIFORNIA AND SUPPORT
. NICCOLO DI LUCA ON BEHALF OF
NON PROFIT HOUSING OF NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA AND SUPPORT BRIAN
LEAHY, CAPITAL RESPONSE TEAM
MEMBER FOR AARP, AND SUPPORT
THANK YOU. ANY PRIMARY WITNESSES
AND OPPOSITION. AN ADDITIONAL
FOLKS AND OPPOSITION. OKAY,
WE'LL BRING IT BACK TO THE
COMMITTEE, MR WARD. WELL THANK
YOU, SENATOR FOR BRINGING THIS
FORWARD WHEN I WAS ON LOCAL
GOVERNMENT AND CITY COUNCIL IN
SAN DIEGO, WE RECOGNIZED DURING
THE 2010 2020 PERIOD THAT WE HAD
TO DO ALL THEY COULD TO PRESERVE
OUR AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND THERE
TENDED TO BE A VERY PROACTIVE
SHIFT WITH OUR HOUSING
COMMISSION TO RECOGNIZE THAT
WITH OUR LIMITED RESOURCES THERE
THAT WE SHOULD START TO
PROACTIVELY REACH OUT TO EITHER
EXISTING LANDOWNERS OF THE
RESTRICTED AFFORDABLE HOUSING
THAT WERE COMING UP TO THE ENDS
OF THE TERMS TO TRY TO MAKE SURE
THAT WE'RE USING SOME OF THOSE
RESOURCES TO PRESERVE THAT, SO
THAT TO YOUR POINT IS NOT GOING
TO HAVE DISPLACEMENT. AND THE
EXISTING INDIVIDUALS AND THEN
ALSO LOOK FOR NEW ACQUISITION
OPPORTUNITIES AS WELL. SO
MODELING SOME OF THAT STATEWIDE
I THINK IT'S GREAT TO BE ABLE TO
DO THROUGH THIS BILL. UM I WOULD
HOPE THAT AND I RECOGNIZE THAT
THIS WOULD REQUIRE THIS ELECTION
OF PROGRAM MANAGER AND SOMEBODY
THAT WOULD HELP TO ACTUALLY WORK
ON THE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND
BE ABLE TO PROVIDE FUNDS AS THEY
ARE ALLOCATED FOR THESE INTENDED
PURPOSES, BUT I WOULD HOPE THAT
THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO GO JUST
ONE STEP FURTHER AND MAYBE BE
ABLE TO DO SOME PROACTIVE
EDUCATION OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
THAT THIS IS A GREAT OPTION IN
YOU SHOULD TAKE ADVANTAGE
BECAUSE JUST KNOWING THAT THIS
EXISTS WITHIN THE STATE, UM
CONFINES IS A GREAT IT'S A GREAT
RESOURCE TO HAVE, BUT IT'S ONLY
AS USEFUL AS SOME MAY KNOW ABOUT
THE OPTION AND THAT WE SHOULD
REALLY BE ENCOURAGING. UM LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS TO IDENTIFY THE
SUSPECT PROPERTIES AND TO LOOK
FOR THESE OPPORTUNITIES TO BE
ABLE TO USE THIS PROGRAM
EFFECTIVELY, SO HOPEFULLY AS
YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT THIS
MOVING FORWARD, THAT'S SOMETHING
THAT CAN BE REALLY UNDERSCORED
IF IT'S NOT ALREADY THAT THAT IS
WHAT IS ANTICIPATED AS YOU
UTILIZING IT IS A EDUCATION TOOL
AS MUCH AS A PRESERVATION TOOL
AS WELL. THANK YOU HAPPY TO MOVE
THE BILL. GREAT WE HAVE A MOTION
AND A SECOND BY MR CHOLERA, AN
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS. GREAT WITH THAT.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE? I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR VOTE.
GREAT. I APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING
THIS BILL FORWARD. I KNOW WE
NEED MORE STRATEGIES FOR
REQUIRING EXISTING HOME STOCKING
, MAKING SURE IT'S PERMANENT,
PERMANENTLY AFFORDABLE FOR RENT
OR HOMEOWNERSHIP. THE NEED IS SO
GREAT. I ALSO WANT TO NOTE THAT
, UM, WE'VE I'VE INCLUDED SOME
FUNDING FOR THIS IN MY HOUSING
BOND THAT'S IN THE SENATE RIGHT
NOW. SO HOPEFULLY THAT MAKES ITS
WAY TO THE BALLOT. SO WITH THAT
HAPPEN TO SUPPORT THE BILL. THE
MOTIONS DO PASS AS AMENDED TO
THE COMMITTEE ON ACCOUNTABILITY
AND ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW. WEEKS
WEEKS. I PATERSON, PARIS IN THE
MORNING, KOREA. HI GABRIEL.
CHOLERA CHOLERA. I QUIRK-SILVA
QUIRK-SILVA. AYE SANCHEZ.
SANCHEZ NO AWARD. OR DIE. 5 TO 1
. SO THE BILLS OUT WE WILL LET
ARE ABSENT MEMBERS ADD ON AND
WITH THAT WE ARE ON THE LAST
BILL FILE. ADAM SEVEN. SB 684.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM CHAIR
. I'M PLEASED TO PRESENT PRESENT
SB 6 84, WHICH CREATES A
STREAMLINED PROCESS FOR
COMMUNITIES TO BUILD SMALL
SCALE. HOMEOWNERSHIP PROJECTS.
WE ALL KNOW THE STATISTICS IN
TERMS OF HOW MANY HOUSING UNITS
UH, BEHIND WE ARE AND WE ALL
KNOW THAT HOUSING CONSTRUCTION
IS ONE OF THE KEY FACTORS THAT
WE UH, HAVE IN ORDER TO CREATE
AFFORDABLE UNITS. UM BECAUSE OF
THE LACK OF LACK OF SUPPLY, SO
LET ME JUST LET ME JUST GET
INTO, UM YOU'RE WHAT THIS BILL
DOES. WHAT WE KNOW IS THAT HOME
OWNERSHIP IS THE LOWEST SINCE
IT'S BEEN IN THE 19 FORTIES,
WHICH MEANS THAT THE BENEFIT OF
THE GI BILL AFTER WORLD WAR TWO
THAT PROVIDED A BOOM OPPORTUNITY
FOR, UM VETERANS TO BE ABLE TO
BUY A HOME IN CALIFORNIA IS GONE
IS LOST. WE'VE GOT TO DO
EVERYTHING WE CAN TO BUILD. UM
SMALLER UNITS ON SMALLER LOTS
AND GIVE PEOPLE AN OPPORTUNITY
FOR ENTRY LEVEL. UM
HOMEOWNERSHIP, AND IT'S THE WAY
THAT YOU BUILD GENERATIONAL
WEALTH. IT'S ALSO THE WAY THAT
YOU YOU MOVE UP INTO A BIGGER,
BIGGER HOME. IF YOU DECIDE THAT
, THAT'S WHAT YOU WANT. IT'S THE
AMERICAN DREAM, AND WE'RE FASTLY
LOSING IT. UNDER EXISTING LAW,
THE FRAMEWORK FOR DIVIDING LAND
FOR SALE LEASE OR FINANCING IS
SET FORTH UNDER THE SUBDIVISION
MAP ACT, OR THE S. M A, WHICH
HAS BEEN ON THE BOOKS SINCE THE
MID 19 SEVENTIES. THE ESTIMATE
CREATES AN EXTENSIVE PERMITTING
AND APPROVAL PROCESS THAT OFTEN
DELAYS THE PERMITTING AND
CONSTRUCTION OF NEW HOMES WHILE
THE S M A IS AN IMPORTANT TOOL
FOR BOTH LOCAL AGENCIES AND
DEVELOPERS, THERE'S
OPPORTUNITIES TO STREAMLINE THE
PROCESS. SB 6 84 EXPANDED TOOLS
AVAILABLE TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
MINT AND DEVELOPERS. TO
STREAMLINE SMALL LOTS,
SUBDIVISIONS FOR THE
CONSTRUCTION OF HOMEOWNERSHIP
PROJECTS TO CREATE LOWER COST
HOMES FOR SALE. SPECIFICALLY IT
WILL SHORTEN THE TIME FRAME FOR
DEVELOPMENT BY AUTHORIZING LOCAL
AGENCIES TO ISSUE BUILDING
PERMITS. ONCE A TENTATIVE MAP
HAS BEEN RECORDED AND PROVIDES
FOR MINISTERIAL BY RIGHT
APPROVAL. IT INCLUDES IMPORTANT
GUARDRAILS TO ENSURE
NEIGHBORHOOD CHARACTERISTICS ARE
PRESERVED, SUCH AS REQUIRING
DEVELOPERS TO ABIDE BY EXISTING
SETBACK AND HEIGHT REQUIREMENTS
AND INCLUDE ANY AFFORDABILITY
PROVISIONS REQUIRED AT THE LOCAL
LEVEL. ADDITIONALLY ANY PROPOSED
DEVELOPMENT CANNOT BE GREATER
THAN 10 UNITS ON PARCELS OF FIVE
ACRES OR LESS AND LOCATED ON
PARCELS EITHER ZONE FOR
MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL OR
VACANT PARCELS ZONED FOR SINGLE
FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT.
WITH ME TODAY TO TESTIFY AND
SUPPORT AGAIN ON A VERY MODEST
BELL IS SO SUN MAN, NOT ON
BEHALF OF CALIFORNIA, UM B AND
ADAM BRIANNA'S WITH CALIFORNIA
COMMUNITY BUILDERS. GOOD MORNING
CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE. MY NAME IS ADAM
BRIANNA'S AND I'M, CEO OF
CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY BUILDERS, A
NONPROFIT WORKING TO CLOSE THE
RACIAL WEALTH GAP FOCUSING ON
HOUSING AND HOME OWNERSHIP. AS
AN ORGANIZATION LED BY AND
SERVING PEOPLE OF COLOR. I'M
HERE TODAY AS A PROUD CO SPONSOR
OF SB 6 84. CALIFORNIA FACES A
HOUSING AFFORDABILITY CRISIS
THAT HAS SLAMMED THE DOOR SHUT
ON HOMEOWNERSHIP FOR MILLIONS,
WHILE SP 6 84 WILL NOT FIX OUR
HOUSING PRODUCTION CRISIS ON ITS
OWN, IT WILL EXPEDITE MORE HOMES
THAT ARE LOWER COSTS AND MORE
ACCESSIBLE TO FIRST TIME
HOMEBUYERS BY ENABLING THE
PRODUCTION OF SINGLE FAMILY
HOMES OR TOWN HOMES ON LOTS THAT
ARE SMALLER AND LESS EXPENSIVE.
THIS IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE
CALIFORNIA CALIFORNIA'S MEDIAN
LOT SIZE IS ABOUT 8000 SQUARE
FEET AND RESEARCH HAS FOUND THAT
LAND COSTS MAKE UP ABOUT 50 TO
60% OF THE PRICE OF A HOME IN
PLACES LIKE LOS ANGELES, SAN
DIEGO, SAN JOSE AND SAN
FRANCISCO. THE MATH DRIVING SP 6
84 IS SIMPLE HOME THAT COMES
WITH LESS LAND WILL COST LESS.
MANY FAMILIES WANT AND CAN
AFFORD A LARGE HOME OF THE LARGE
BACKYARD. THESE FAMILIES HAVE
PLENTY OF OPTIONS IN TODAY'S
MARKET. BUT FAR TOO MANY CAN'T
BUY A HOME AT ALL, BECAUSE
AFFORDABLE OPTIONS DON'T EXIST.
MANY FAMILIES AND I WOULD ARGUE
MANY MORE FAMILIES OF COLOR
WOULD LOVE TO BUY A HOME WITH
LESS LAND IF THAT MADE THE
AMERICAN DREAM OF HOMEOWNERSHIP
POSSIBLE FOR THEM. SP 6 84 DOES
JUST THAT MAKING THESE TYPES OF
HOMES MORE COMMON, CREATING
INCREASED CHOICE FOR DIVERSE
FAMILIES. MY ORGANIZATION IS
DEEPLY INVESTED IN THIS TOPIC,
BECAUSE WHILE HOMEOWNERSHIP IS
THE WAY IN WHICH MOST AMERICANS
BUILD INTERGENERATIONAL WEALTH,
ONLY FOUR IN 10, BLACK AND
LATINO CALIFORNIANS OWN THEIR
OWN HOME, COMPARED TO SIX AND 10
WHITE CALIFORNIANS. THAT'S ONE
OF THE MAIN REASONS WHY FOR
EVERY DOLLAR OF WEALTH HELD BY A
WHITE FAMILY, BLACK AND LATINO
FAMILIES ONLY HAVE ABOUT 15
CENTS. WE CAN DO BETTER. HOME
OWNERSHIP IS A BROADLY SHARED
VALUE IN CALIFORNIA AND SP 6 84
REPRESENTS ONE IMPORTANT STEP IN
CREATING THE IMPORTANT
ADMITTEDLY, ADMITTEDLY TECHNICAL
CHANGES NEEDED TO PRODUCE LOWER
COST FOR SALE, HOUSING AND
MAKING THAT SHARED VALUE OF
REALITY. THERE ARE NO SILVER
BULLETS WHEN IT COMES TO
ADDRESSING CALIFORNIA'S HOUSING
AND HOME OWNERSHIP CRISIS, BUT
SP 6 84 CREATES AN IMPORTANT
TOOL FOR BUILDING MORE
AFFORDABLE HOMES AND BUILDING
WEALTH FOR EVERYDAY CALIFORNIANS
. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
CONSIDERATION OF THIS IMPORTANT
MEASURE, AND I RESPECTFULLY
REQUEST YOUR IVA THANK YOU. GOOD
MORNING CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE. SUSAN MEDINA HERE ON
BEHALF OF CALIFORNIA, INDIA,
PROUD CO SPONSOR OF THE MEASURE
AS CALIFORNIA AND B, IS A
STATEWIDE ORGANIZATION OF 80,000
NEIGHBORS DEDICATED TO MAKING
OUR STATE A MORE AFFORDABLE
PLACE TO LIVE WORK AND RAISE A
FAMILY FOR ALL CALIFORNIANS. AND
AS MY COLLEAGUE MENTIONED, WHILE
THERE'S NO STILL SINGULAR REASON
FOR CALIFORNIA'S HOUSING CRISIS
, AND THE L. A HAS IDENTIFIED
THE UNDERSUPPLY OF HOUSING TO BE
ONE OF THE BIGGEST CULPRITS, AND
THIS HAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE HIGH
HOUSING COSTS AND AS WE HAVE THE
THIRD HIGHEST MEDIAN HOME PRICE
IN THE SECOND LOWEST
HOMEOWNERSHIP RATE IN THE
NATION. THE LOW OWNERSHIP
NUMBERS ARE PARTICULARLY
CONCERNING WHEN WE CONSIDER THAT
HOMEOWNERSHIP IS ONE OF THE MOST
IMPORTANT GENERATIONAL WEALTH
BUILDING TOOLS FOR FAMILIES AND
THOSE HARDEST HIT BY
AFFORDABILITY. OUR COMMUNITIES
OF COLOR A PRACTICAL TOOL TO
ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM IS BY
REMOVING BARRIERS TO THE
CONSTRUCTION OF MISSING MIDDLE
OWNERSHIP HOUSING, AND THIS
REFERS TO A RANGE OF MULTI UNIT
OR CLUSTERED HOUSING TYPES
COMPATIBLE WITH SCALE.
COMPATIBLE AND SCALE WITH SINGLE
FAMILY HOMES, SUCH AS DUPLEXES
FOR PLEXUS COTTAGE COURTS IN
TOWN HOMES. THE CREATION OF THIS
HOUSING CAN HAVE A POSITIVE
IMPACT ON THE AVAILABILITY OF
MORE AFFORDABLE STARTER HOMES
THAT ALLOW NEW BUYERS TO ENTER
THE OTHERWISE COMPETITIVE
MARKETPLACE. BUT BARRIERS SUCH
AS THE LACK OF CLARITY WITHIN
THE SUBDIVISION MAP ACT PREVENTS
SMALL SCALE DEVELOPERS FROM
PROVIDING THESE HOUSING OPTIONS
AND INSTEAD FAVOR THE
DEVELOPMENT OF APARTMENTS. 6 84
ENCOURAGES THE CREATION OF THIS
THESE MISSING MIDDLE HOUSING
TYPES BY STREAMLINING THE
SUBDIVISION MAP BACK AND
ALLOWING PROJECTS OF 10 UNITS OR
LESS OFTEN BUILT BY MOM AND POP
DEVELOPERS TO MOVE FORWARD
SOONER IN THE MAPPING PROCESS,
SAVING CRITICAL TIME AND
RESOURCES. WE RECOGNIZE THAT
THIS MEASURE IS NOT A SILVER
BULLET AS MENTIONED, AND AS
NOTED IN THE ANALYSIS, THE
APPLICABILITY OF THIS IS FAIRLY
LIMITED. WHICH IS WHY WE'RE
CONTINUING TO WORK WITH
STAKEHOLDERS TO STRENGTHEN THE
EFFICACY OF THIS POLICY AND
ENSURE THAT WE ARE INCENTIVIZING
THE PRODUCTION OF LOW COST
OWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES. UM IT'S
FOR THESE REASONS THAT WE
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR VOTE
TODAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU ANY
OTHER WITNESSES AND SUPPORT
PLEASE NAME ORGANIZATION IN
POSITION. JENNIFER SPEC ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
ASSOCIATION OF FILTERS HERE IN
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. LIKE A
SEQUENCE HERE. I'VE BEEN ASKED
TO GIVE A COUPLE OF METERS ON
BEHALF OF CENTRAL VALLEY URBAN
INSTITUTE, SAN DIEGO AND BAY
AREA COUNCIL. THANK YOU. AND
BRIAN LADY WITH AARP TACTICAL
RESPONSE TEAM AND SUPPORT. THANK
YOU. CHROME ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA BUILDING INDUSTRY
ASSOCIATION AND SUPPORT. HELLO
GENESIS GONZALEZ ON BEHALF OF
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR, LENNY
KALLAKIS AND SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU ANY PRIMARY WITNESSES
AND OPPOSITION. ANY ADDITIONAL
FOLKS WISH TO EXPRESS
OPPOSITION. GOOD MORNING, LIZZIE
CUT SONA HERE ON BEHALF OF THE
CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS IN
RESPECTFUL OPPOSITION AND
APOLOGIES FOR MISSING THE
LETTER. SUBMISSION DEADLINE.
THANK YOU. THANKS. ANYONE WISH
TO EXPRESS. QUESTIONS COMMENTS.
MR PATTERSON. YEAH THANK YOU. I
WAS READING THIS LIKE 10 O'CLOCK
LAST NIGHT ON MY WALK AROUND MY
NEIGHBORHOOD, UM, YOU KNOW, IN
MY COMMUNITY ROCKLAND, WHICH
ISN'T TOO FAR FROM HERE, WE YOU
KNOW, OUR COMMUNITIES ALMOST
BUILT OUT, AND WE'VE OBVIOUSLY
IDENTIFIED ALMOST EVERY
AVAILABLE PARCEL PARCEL POSSIBLE
TO MEET OUR ARENA OBLIGATIONS.
UM AND SO INITIALLY WHEN I WAS
READING IT, AND I SAID, HEY,
LOOK, WE GOT 10 ACRES OR FIVE
ACRES. LET'S SAY FIVE ACRES HERE
ZONE, MULTI FAMILY, YOU KNOW THE
BEST USE OF THAT PROPERTY FOR
OUR PURPOSES OF MEETING. YOU
KNOW, THE RENA OBLIGATIONS IS
PUTTING IN, YOU KNOW, 30 UNITS
AN ACRE 150 UNITS INSTEAD OF,
YOU KNOW, 10 SINGLE FAMILY HOMES
, AND SO I HAD A LOT OF CONCERNS
INITIALLY WHEN I WAS READING IT,
BUT THEN THERE ARE A LOT OF AH
AH, EXCEPTIONS, YOU KNOW,
GUARDRAILS TO WHAT KIND OF LOTS
THAT IT WOULD BE. FOR EXAMPLE,
YOU CAN'T HAVE A NET LOSS, UM,
ON THE ARENA OBLIGATION, SO I'M
NOW I'M JUST TRYING TO ENVISION
THE TYPE OF PARCEL THAT THIS
WOULD BE HELPFUL FOR, UM SO I
CAN GET A GOOD, UM WHERE THIS
WOULD BE APPLIED TO. YOU KNOW
HOW THIS WOULD HELP THE
DEVELOPMENT OF SINGLE FAMILY
HOMES. SO THE THIS IS REALLY
MODEST. UM WE WERE TRYING TO
STRIKE A BALANCE. UM, BETWEEN.
ALLOWING A BALANCE SO THAT WE'RE
NOT. IT'S NOT PRESCRIPTIVE IN
TERMS OF COMING IN AND SAYING
YOU GOT TO DO IT THIS WAY. UM
THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO
INCREASE DENSITIES IN AND OR
CREATE HOMEOWNERSHIP
OPPORTUNITIES. AND IN AN AREA
WHERE THERE MAY NOT BE YOUR
SITUATION MAY NOT WORK, BECAUSE
IF YOU YOU'VE GOT MORE THAN FIVE
ACRES YOU'RE NOT ACTUALLY
LOOKING AT UNLESS YOU'RE GONNA
LOOK AT DEVELOPING IT FIVE ACRES
AT A TIME. IT MAY NOT WORK. IT
MAY NOT WORK FOR YOU, BUT, UM
BUT BUT THE WHOLE IDEA OF THIS
KIND OF PROPOSAL IS IT PERMITS,
UM, DEVELOPMENT THAT WOULD
OTHERWISE SIT BACON. RIGHT THESE
ARE THESE ARE INFILL PROJECTS,
USUALLY AND, UM AND THE IDEA IS
TO IS TO EXPEDITE THE PROCESS SO
THAT THINGS CAN MOVE QUICKLY. IF
YOU'RE LOOKING AT 30 30 UNITS
AND ACRE THAT IT'S ALREADY ZONED
FOR YOU'D BE DOWN ZONING, AND WE
PROBABLY WOULDN'T WANT TO DO
THAT ON ON THAT PERSONAL BECAUSE
WE WANT YOU TO BUILD YOUR ARENA
NUMBERS. WE DON'T WANT TO TAKE
AWAY FROM READING THE NUMBERS,
BUT WE ALSO WANT IT SO. WHEN I
BOUGHT MY FIRST HOUSE. IT WAS
THIS KIND OF A PROJECT MORE,
PROBABLY MORE THAN THAN, UM,
WELL, MORE THAN FIVE ACRES, BUT
IT WAS A ZERO LOT LINE. UM
DEVELOPMENT WITH THE GARAGES
THAT WERE HAD A COMMON WALL. AND
SO THERE WASN'T A LOT OF ROOM TO
FOR KIDS TO PLAY IN, RIGHT? THEY
ALL ENDED UP, UM, OVER AT THE
SCHOOL OR OR PLAYING, YOU KNOW
IN THE STREET, BUT IT PROVIDED
AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE AND I
WAS EARNING $13,500 WORKING FOR
C R LA. AND I THOUGHT I WAS
RICH, BUT I BUYING A HOUSE WAS A
BIG LIFT FOR ME. THIS PROVIDED
THIS KIND OF DEVELOPMENT
PROVIDED AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ME
TO GET INTO MY FIRST HOME. SO
THE IDEA IS IT WON'T WORK FOR
EVERY COMMUNITY. UM HOPEFULLY
WHAT WORKS FOR YOUR COMMUNITY IS
CONVERSION OF COMMERCIAL AND
RETAIL, UH, TO PUT HOUSING ON IT
. IN ADDITION, BUT IT'S REALLY
UP TO THE INDIVIDUAL COMMUNITIES
TO DECIDE. WHERE DO WE HAVE FIVE
ACRES WHERE WE CAN BUILD SMALLER
LOT SIZES IN A SINGLE FAMILY
NEIGHBORHOOD. THAT ZONED SINGLE
FAMILY OR MULTI FAMILY,
DEPENDING ON ON WHAT WHAT'S
GOING ON? UM BUT YOU STILL HAVE
TO BUILD YOUR RINA NUMBERS. YEAH
I'M JUST NOT FOR EVERYBODY. I
GUESS THAT'S MY POINT. YEAH I
THINK IT IS VERY MODEST. THIS
BILL, UH, WE CAN MAKE IT ON
MODEST IF YOU KNOW, I MEAN,
THAT'S WHAT THAT'S WHAT I'M KIND
OF CONTEMPLATING RIGHT NOW. UM
AND SO I MEAN, JUST THINKING
THROUGH THIS AND YOU SAY, YOU
KNOW, I THINK IT WOULD. YOU
KNOW, I'M JUST SPEAKING FROM MY
OWN EXPERIENCE, PROBABLY MEET
MORE APPLICABLE TO AN AREA WHERE
WE'RE NOT REALLY USING IT FOR
ARENA NUMBERS, YOU KNOW, MAYBE
IT'S A MIXED USE RIGHT WHERE
HOUSING IS PERMITTED, UM, YOU
KNOW, AND IT'S A MAYBE WE ARE
HOPING IT BECOMES COMMERCIAL
SOMEDAY, BUT IT'S JUST SMALL
FIVE ACRE LOT THAT REALLY ISN'T
COMING TO FRUITION AT ANY POINT
, AND THAT'S KIND OF WHAT I'M
ENVISIONING. BUT THEY'RE THEY'RE
DIFFERENT EXAMPLES, OR, UM. YEAH
SURE. IF I MAY ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
I WAS JUST WANTED TO NOTE THAT
OBVIOUSLY, THIS IS A MARKET
BASED SOLUTION. AND SO A LOT OF
THE A LOT OF THE THINKING BEHIND
THIS IS THAT WHERE THERE IS
ECONOMIC INCENTIVE IS PROBABLY
GOING TO BE ON THOSE SMALLER
LOTS WHERE THE MARKET IS ASKING
FOR THE TYPE OF HOUSING THAT THE
SENATOR WAS TALKING ABOUT, BUT
CURRENTLY IT'S NOT ECONOMICALLY
FEASIBLE TO PRODUCE IT SO RIGHT
NOW, AND I'LL JUST USE THE PLACE
I LIVE IN OAKLAND. WE HAVE MANY
LOTS HOME, SINGLE FAMILY HOMES
THAT ARE PERHAPS ON AN 8000
SQUARE FOOT LOT 10,000 SQUARE
FOOT LOT. IT'S NOT ECONOMICALLY
FEASIBLE TO TAKE A VACANT LOT.
THAT'S 10,000 SQUARE FEET NOW
AND TO SUBDIVIDE IT INTO INTO 5
2000 SQUARE FOOT LOTS, BUT UNDER
THIS LAW THAT WOULD MAKE IT
ECONOMICALLY FEASIBLE THROUGH
THE STREAMLINING EFFORTS, AND
IT'S THOSE AREAS WHERE THE
MARKET'S REALLY ASKING FOR IT.
WE'RE JUST ALLOWING THE MARKET
TO MEET THE DEMAND. AND SO I
THINK IT'S THE LARGER THE PARCEL
. THE LESS ECONOMIC INCENTIVE
THERE IS BECAUSE I THINK TO THE
SENATORS POINT IF IT'S ALREADY
ZONED FOR 30 UNITS OF RENTAL,
PROBABLY THE ECONOMICALLY
RATIONAL THING TO DO, THERE
WOULD BE BUILT TO BUILD RENTAL,
BUT THE SMALLER THE PARCEL IF
THERE'S THAT DEMAND, DEVELOPERS
CAN MEET IT. YEAH. SO JUST AS A
ONE MORE COMMENT IF YOU DON'T
MIND, UM I'M JUST KEEPING
VISIONING. THIS BILL WOULDN'T
WORK FOR THIS. BUT JUST IF YOU
EVER THINK ABOUT LESS MODESTY,
UH, FOR THIS, UH, YOU KNOW, I'M
THINKING ABOUT MY FATHER IN LAW,
AND THIS COULD BE FOR THE AREAS
THAT USED TO BE AG WHERE THERE'S
INTERFACE OF AG TO URBAN AREAS
LIKE YOU HAVE HERE IN
SACRAMENTO. SO I HAVE A IN LAW,
FOR EXAMPLE, THAT OWNS 10 ACRES
, AND THERE'S NO WE'RE GOING TO
BE A MASTER. I MEAN, THERE MIGHT
BE, YOU KNOW, 30 YEARS FROM NOW,
NOW THAT THE LEVEES IN
SACRAMENTO OR ALL KIND OF BUILT
UP, BUT YOU KNOW, I COULD SEE A
SITUATION GOT 10 ACRES, THOUGH,
RIGHT SO IT WOULDN'T NECESSARILY
WORK, ALTHOUGH HE COULD USE SP
NINE AND SUBDIVIDED AND MAYBE
IT'LL WORK FOR HIM, BUT, UM, BUT
YOU COULD GO A LITTLE LESS
MODEST ON THIS, I THINK, BUT I
WAS INITIALLY CONCERNED. I JUST
WANT TO MAKE SURE AND I
OBVIOUSLY IT'S NOT YOUR INTENT.
WE NEVER LIMB, YOU KNOW, HURT A
CITY'S ABILITY TO MEET THOSE
RINA NUMBERS BECAUSE WE'RE JUST
YOU KNOW, WE WERE FREAKED OUT
ABOUT THAT ALL THE TIME. SO UM,
AND YOUR POINT IS REALLY WELL
TAKEN A LOT OF THE A LOT OF MY
DISTRICT SINCE IT'S IN THE
CENTRAL VALLEY FROM MERCED ALL
THE WAY DOWN TO FRESNO HAVE A
LOT OF VERY, VERY SMALL
COMMUNITIES WHO ARE DESPERATE
FOR HOUSING. BUT YOU'RE NOT
GOING TO GET THE BIG DEVELOPERS
COMING IN AND I'M NOT GOING TO
NAME HIM BECAUSE THEN THEY'LL
NEVER FORGIVE ME, BUT THEY'RE
THEY'RE JUST NOT GOING TO GO
THERE. THEY'RE GOING TO GO TO
THE BIGGER CITIES, RIGHT? AND UM
AND SO WHAT YOU SEE IN THOSE
COMMUNITIES IS, UH, FIVE ACRE
DEVELOPMENTS AND HABITAT FOR
HUMANITY COMES IN AND THEY DO A
FABULOUS JOB, BUT THEY'RE VERY,
VERY SMALL PROJECTS. AND SO
THESE PROJECTS ARE REALLY, UM
FOR THE SMALLER DEVELOPERS THAT
UM, ARE LOOKING FOR THOSE
OPPORTUNITIES TO BE ABLE TO
BUILD HOUSING FOR SALE AND IT IT
INCENTIVIZES THEM BY
STREAMLINING THE PROCESS, AND
I'M A BIG I'M A BIG ONE FOR
STREAMLINING. I SPENT 15 YEARS
IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND THE MORE
THAT I COULD PUSH OUR CHANGES IN
HOW WE DID BUSINESS. THAT WAS A
BED. IT WAS A GOOD THING. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, MR
GABRIEL. YEAH THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. MADAM CHAIR IN MY
APOLOGIES FOR MY TARDINESS WAS
ACTUALLY PRESENTING A VILLAIN,
SENATOR CABRERA'S COMMITTEE. SO
WE'RE ALL GETTING PING PONG
AROUND THE CAPITAL THESE DAYS. I
JUST WANT TO COMPLIMENT YOU ON
THIS BILL, AND MAYBE WITH A
LITTLE GRACE FROM THE CHAIR. GO
OFF OFF SCRIPT A LITTLE BIT
SINCE I WASN'T HERE FOR YOUR
EARLIER BILLS, BUT JUST WANT TO
COMPLIMENT YOU ON YOUR FOCUS ON
OUR SENIORS. WHEN IT COMES TO
HOMELESSNESS AND AFFORDABLE
HOUSING. I THINK IT'S
EXCEPTIONALLY WELL TIME WITH THE
NEW RESEARCH. THAT'S COME OUT.
YOU KNOW, THIS IS A CRITIC
CRITICAL PIECE OF THE ISSUE IN
TERMS OF SERVING OUR HOUSING,
AFFORDABILITY AND HOMELESSNESS,
CHALLENGES AND WITH YOUR
PERMISSION WOULD LOVE TO BE
ADDED AS A CO AUTHOR TO SB 17
AND SB 657 ABSOLUTELY COMPLIMENT
YOU FOR THAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I APPRECIATE IT. MS QUIRK-SILVA.
I TO ECHO MY COLLEAGUE'S
COMMENTS ABOUT YOUR MODEST
PROPOSAL. AND OF COURSE, WE KNOW
THAT STREAMLINING ISN'T ALWAYS
SOMETHING THAT OUR LOCAL
GOVERNMENT FRIENDS, UH, REALLY
SUPPORT AND I JUST WANT TO
CONTINUE TO BE THE ECHO THAT WE
DON'T ALWAYS CHOOSE TO MAKE
POLICY AT THE STATE THAT, UH IF
YOU WANT TO SAY INTERFERES WITH
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, WE'VE BEEN
DOING IT IN THE LAST HANDFUL OF
YEARS BECAUSE WE SIMPLY HAVEN'T
SEEN THE PROGRESS THAT WE NEED
TO SEE AND HOUSING PRODUCTION.
SO WITH THAT I NOT ONLY SUPPORT
THIS BILL BUT WILL CONTINUE TO
SUPPORT EFFORTS TO STREAMLINE
AND BOTTOM LINE. STREAMLINED
MEANS BUILD, AND WE NEED TO
BUILD IN ORDER TO HELP. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU ANYONE
ELSE? DO YOU HAVE EMOTION?
MOTION AND A SECOND, OKAY WITH
THAT. WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE?
RESPECTFULLY ASTRA FOR YOUR
IPHONE? I REALLY APPRECIATE THE
DISCUSSION HERE TODAY. THANK YOU
. AND I'M HAPPY SUPPORT. THE
BILL WOULD LOVE TO SEE IT LESS
MODEST VERSION. AS YOU MOVE
FORWARD, ALWAYS SUPPORT
STREAMLINING MINISTERIAL
APPROVAL, THINGS THAT WE CAN DO
TO JUMPSTART HOUSING PRODUCTION
. THE STATE WITH THAT HAPPY
SUPPORT. THE MOTIONS DO PASS TO
THE ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE AND LOCAL
GOVERNMENT. WEEKS WEEKS. HYPE
ARISON, PARIS AND I. KOREA.
CARILLO GABRIEL GABRIEL I
CHOLERA. CHOLERA I QUIRK-SILVA
QUIRK-SILVA SANCHEZ SANCHEZ. I
WARD WARD. AYE. THAT'S A CLEAN
SWEEP. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I
APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. AND WE WILL GO BACK
TO THE BEGINNING AND LET FOLKS
ADD ON UM. ITEM NUMBER 17 MEMBER
GABRIEL, THIS IS BILL. SB 17.
AYE. 80 DISTRICT. ITEM NUMBER
TWO SP 2 TO 5 ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
GABRIEL GABRIEL. I 61. ITEM
NUMBER THREE SP 4 57 MEMBER
CARILLO. KOREA I REMEMBER
GABRIELLE. AYE GABRIELLE. I 71.
UM CAN SEND CALENDAR ITEM NUMBER
FOUR SP 477 CARILLO. CARILLO, UM
AYE, GABRIELLE. AYE. ALSO
CONSIDER I AM NUMBER SIX. AH SB
657. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S KOREA
KOREA, I, GABRIEL GABRIEL, I
CONSENT CALENDAR 80 FOR YOU. AND
THERE IS ITEM NUMBER FIVE SB
597. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S GABRIEL
GABRIEL. AYE. 60. AND THEY ARE
CONCLUDED, THAT'S IT AND WE ARE
ADJOURNED