WELCOME TO THE ASSEMBLY LOCAL
GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE HEARING. I
WOULD LIKE TO REMIND THE PUBLIC
THAT FOR THE FOR THIS AND FUTURE
HEARINGS, TESTIMONY WILL BE IN
PERSON AS WE NO LONGER USE A
MODERATED TELEPHONE SERVICE. WE
ALL WE ALSO ACCEPT A WRITTEN
TESTIMONY THROUGH THE POSITION
LETTER PORTAL ON THE COMMITTEE'S
WEBSITE. LIKE TO GO OVER OUR
GROUND RULES FOR APPROPRIATE
CONDUCT. THE ASSEMBLY HAS
EXPERIENCED DISRUPTIONS IN THE
PAST. UM AND WE WANT TO MAKE
SURE THAT WE HAVE OUR MAKE SURE
THAT THE CONDUCT THAT DISRUPTS
DISTURBS OR OTHERWISE IMPEDE THE
ORDERLY CONDUCT OF THE HEARING
IS PROHIBITED. SUCH CONDUCT MAY
INCLUDE TALKING AND MAKING LOUD
NOISES, UTTERING LOUD OR
THREATENING OR ABUSIVE LANGUAGE
SPEAKING LONGER THAN TIME
ALLOTTED. UM EXTENDED DISCUSSION
MATTERS NOT RELATED TO THE
SUBJECT OF THE HEARING OF BILL
AND ANY OTHER DISRUPTIVE ACTS TO
ADDRESS ANY DISRUPTIVE ACTS. I
WILL TAKE THE FOLLOWING STEPS
HAVE BEEN INDIVIDUAL DISRUPTS
OUR HEARING PROCESS. I WILL
DIRECT THEM TO STOP AND WARN
THAT THEM THAT THE CONTINUED
DISRUPTIONS MAY RESULT IN
REMOVAL FROM THE CAPITOL
BUILDING. ALSO DOCUMENT ON
RECORD THE INDIVIDUAL INVOLVED.
AND THE NATURE OF THE DISRUPTIVE
CONDUCT. I'M A TEMPORARY RECESS.
THE HEARING. CONDUCT CONDUCT
DOES NOT STOP OUR REQUEST. THE
ASSISTANCE OF THE SERGEANTS IN
ESCORTING THE INDIVIDUAL FROM
THE CAPITOL BUILDING. OKAY TODAY
, WE WILL HAVE A REPLACEMENT ON
A DIET FOR TODAY'S HEARING. I'D
LIKE TO WELCOME SOMEBODY
REMEMBER GRAYSON AS SOON AS HE
GETS HERE HE WAS STEPPING IN ON
BEHALF OF AUSTRALIAN MEMBER
RIVAS. WE HAVE SEVEN ITEMS ON
AGENDA TODAY. ONE OF THESE ITEMS
IS PROPOSED FOR CONSENT. ITEM
NUMBER THREE SP 475 BY SENATOR
MEN UH SP 4 50 BY SENATOR ATKINS
ON BEHALF OF, UH SENATOR
CABALLERO WILL BE PRESENTING
ITEM TO SP 4 50 BY SENATOR
ATKINS ON BEHALF OF THE PRO TEM
WE WILL HEAR ALL OTHER BILLS IN
ORDER SHOWN ON OUR AGENDA UNLESS
OTHERWISE NOTED, WE WILL TAKE UP
TO PRIMARY WITNESSES AND
SUPPORTED TO PRIMARY WITNESSES.
OPPOSITION THESE WITNESSES WILL
HAVE THREE MINUTES EACH TO
PROVIDE THE TESTIMONY. ALL
SUBSEQUENT WITNESSES SHOULD
STATE THEIR NAME, THE
ORGANIZATION AND THE POSITION ON
THE BILL. UM WE DO NOT HAVE A
QUORUM YET, SO WE WILL OPERATE
AS A SUBCOMMITTEE UNTIL WE
ESTABLISH A QUORUM. UM OUR FIRST
BILL TODAY WILL BE FOUND NUMBER
ONE SB 335, SENATOR CORTEZ,
WELCOME.
GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU, MADAM
CHAIR AND MEMBERS, UM I DO
APPRECIATE YOU ALLOW ME TO
PRESENT SP 3 35 TODAY. THIS BILL
WOULD GRANT THE COUNTY OF SANTA
CLARA TEMPORARY AUTHORITY TO
GIVE VOTERS THE OPTION TO RAISE
LOCAL TAXES UNTIL DECEMBER 2028
EXISTING LAWS, LOCAL
JURISDICTION CITIES, COUNTIES
AND CERTAIN SPECIAL DISTRICTS TO
COLLECTIVELY LEVY LOCAL TAXES UP
TO A 2% LIMIT. SB 703 SIGNED
INTO LAW IN OCTOBER OF 2017
GRANTED THE COUNTY OF SANTA CORE
AUTHORITY TO PROPOSE A NEW OR
INCREASED SALES TAX OF UP TO, UH
0.625% EVEN IF THE COMBINED
LOCAL SALES TAX WOULD EXCEED
THAT 2% CAP. THAT BILL SUNSET
ID. IN 2022 WITHOUT A PROPOSAL
BEING PLACED ON THE BALLOT. SP 3
35 WITH SIMPLY GIVE THE COUNTY
AN EXTENSION OF THAT SAME
AUTHORITY IF YOU WILL UNTIL 2028
DURING THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC,
THE COUNTY INVESTED WELL OVER $1
BILLION INTO RESPONSE ACTIVITIES
TO PROTECT COMMUNITY HEALTH,
MUCH OF WHICH EITHER NOT BE
REIMBURSED AT ALL, OR MAY TAKE
MANY YEARS FOR REIMBURSEMENT.
MOREOVER THE IMPACT OF INFLATION
AND FLATTENING REVENUE ARE
CREATING A SUBSTANTIAL BUDGET
DEFICIT. SOMETHING WE'RE ALL
FAMILIAR WITH. UNFORTUNATELY
FORECASTS PREDICT AND EVEN
GREATER SHORTFALL THE FOLLOWING
BUT AT THE SAME TIME,
COMMUNITIES ARE ONLY EXPECTED TO
RISE IN THE COMING YEARS,
PARTICULARLY IF ECONOMIC
CONDITIONS CONTINUE TO WORSEN.
EQUITY IS CENTRAL TO THE COUNTY
OF SANTA CRUZ MISSION. THE CORE
FUNCTION OF THE COUNTY'S TOO
BRIGHT SAFETY NET SERVICES TO
DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES.
DEDICATED REVENUE FOR COUNTY
SERVICES WOULD
DISPROPORTIONATELY BENEFIT LOWER
INCOME INDIVIDUALS, COMMUNITIES
OF COLOR. AND HOUSED RESIDENTS
AND OTHER VULNERABLE COMMUNITY
MEMBERS. PLACED ON THE BALLOT
AND APPROVED BY THE VOTERS. NEW
SALES TAX REVENUE WOULD BE USED
TO ADDRESS LOCAL PRIORITIES,
SUCH AS SUPPORTIVE HOUSING
SERVICES FOR A HOUSE RESIDENTS,
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TRAUMA AND
EMERGENCY CARE FOR THE COMMUNITY
AND PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES WITH
ME TODAY TO TESTIFY IS DAVID
CAMPBELL'S FROM THE COUNTY OF
SANTA CLARA. AND AT THE
APPROPRIATE TIME, I WOULD
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR VOTE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WELCOME.
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. GOOD
MORNING, MADAM CHAIR AND
HONORABLE MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE. MY NAME IS DAVID
CAMPOS. AND I'M HERE ON BEHALF
OF THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE'S OFFICE
IN THE COUNTY OF SENATE, CLARA
AND I WANT TO THANK SENATOR
CORTESI FOR BRINGING THIS ITEM
FORWARD, HAVING BEEN A
SUPERVISOR IN THE COUNTY. I
THINK SENATOR CORTESI
UNDERSTANDS THE CHALLENGES NOT
ONLY BEING PHASED BY CENA, CLARA
COUNTY BUT COUNTIES AND LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS THROUGHOUT THIS
STATE AH, WE'RE STILL UH, COMING
OUT OF A PANDEMIC. AND AS WE'RE
DOING THAT WE'RE FACING A GREAT
DEAL OF ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY,
AND EVEN THOUGH SANTA CLARA
COUNTY IS A WEALTHY COUNTY,
RELATIVELY SPEAKING, THERE ARE
STILL MANY ECONOMIC CHALLENGES
THAT WE FACE. AS THE SENATOR
NOTED, WE JUST CLOSE, UH, VERY
CHALLENGING BUDGET DEFICIT AND
WE EXPECT WITH DECLINING
REVENUES AND THE UNCERTAINTY OF
THE OF THE NATIONAL ECONOMY.
THAT THE DEFICIT MIGHT IN FACT
BE LARGER NEXT YEAR. WE'RE
SAYING THIS, UH EVEN THOUGH UH,
WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, A LOT TO BE
PROUD OF. AS SENATOR CORTESI
NOTED. WE AND MANY RESPECTS LED
THE WAY IN THE BAY AREA. COVID
RESPONSE BEING THE FIRST COUNTY
TO ISSUE A SHELTER IN PLACE AND
SPENDING MORE THAN A BILLION
DOLLARS IN THAT COVID RESPONSE.
WE'RE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO
GET AS MUCH OF THAT REIMBURSED
AS POSSIBLE. BUT AS YOU KNOW THE
UNCERTAINTY AND THE CHALLENGES
OF A FEDERAL REIMBURSEMENT THAT
MEANS THAT WE ARE FACING THE
VERY REAL POSSIBILITY OF HAVING
TO CUT CRITICAL SERVICES. THE
COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA IS THE
SAFETY NET. FOR THE 2 MILLION
RESIDENTS WHO LIVE IN THAT
COUNTY. SOME OF THE MOST
VULNERABLE PEOPLE ARE THE PEOPLE
THAT RELY ON SERVICES, WHETHER
IT'S BEHAVIORAL HEALTH HOUSING
FOR THE HOMELESS. BASIC
HEALTHCARE. OR EVEN PUBLIC
SAFETY. AND SO WHAT THIS MEASURE
DOES IS THAT IT SIMPLY GIVES THE
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS A TOOL, THE
ABILITY TO GO TO THE VOTERS AND
HAVE THE VOTERS DECIDE FOR
THEMSELVES WHETHER OR NOT TO
INCREASE SALES TO APPROVE A
SALES TAX UP TO 0.625. FOR THE
PURPOSE OF PROTECTING THOSE
SAFETY NET SERVICES AGAIN. IT'S
SIMPLY GIVING THE VOTERS A
CHOICE AND WE RESPECTFULLY ASK
THAT YOU GIVE US THE ABILITY TO
LET THE VOTERS IN THE COUNTY
DECIDE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. EXCUSE ME. ARE
THERE ANY OTHER WITNESSES IN
SUPPORT? SAYING THAT ARE THERE
ANY WITNESSES AND OPPOSITION.
WELCOME. THANK YOU. MADAM SHARON
COMMITTEE MEMBERS. THANK YOU FOR
HAVING ME TOBIAS, WELCOME TO THE
CALIFORNIA TAXPAYERS ASSOCIATION
IN OPPOSITION. CALIFORNIA
ALREADY HAS THE HIGHEST STATE
IMPOSED SALES TAX RATE IN THE
COUNTRY AND DISTRICTS THAT ARE
GOING ABOVE THE CAP ARE AMONG
THE HIGHEST COMBINED SALES TAX
RATES IN THE UNITED STATES. IT'S
ALSO IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THAT
THE STATE DOES NOT OFFER A LOCAL
EXEMPTION. UH FOR MANUFACTURING
AND RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
EQUIPMENT. AND THESE PURCHASES.
UM THIS LIMITED EXEMPTION MAKES
OUR ABILITY TO COMPLETE OR
COMPETE FOR R AND D INVESTMENT
MORE DIFFICULT. WE THINK THAT
THE CAT PLAYS AN IMPORTANT ROLE
IN KEEPING THE STATE AFFORDABLE,
ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE WHO HAVE
THE LEAST ABILITY TO PAY AND
EFFORTS TO CIRCUMVENT THE CAP
SHOULD BE REJECTED. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ARE THERE
ANY OTHER WITNESSES AND
OPPOSITION? ME TOO. HMM.
COLLECTING WITH THE SILICON
VALLEY LEADERSHIP GROUP IN
RESPECTFUL OPPOSITION. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. ANY OTHERS THAT
ARE WITNESSES AND OPPOSITION.
OKAY ANY QUESTIONS OF THE
COMMITTEE? DO YOU HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. WE DON'T
HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. UM WE WILL
ENTERTAIN A MOTION. ONCE WE HAVE
A QUORUM. WOULD YOU LIKE TO
CLOSE? JUST A THANK YOU TO THE
COMMITTEE AND TO THE CHAIR OF
THE COMMITTEE STAFF. AND WITH
THAT, I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
YOUR VOTE. YOU KNOW, THANK YOU
VERY MUCH FOR MR SENATOR FOR
BRINGING THIS BILL FORWARD. UM
WE'VE GIVEN THIS OPPORTUNITY TO
OTHER AREAS AS WELL AS
SUPPORTING YOUR BILL WHEN IT
COMES TIME, BUT THANK YOU FOR
BRINGING IT FORWARD, AND WE
APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT YOU'VE
ALL PUT INTO AS WELL AS THE
COMMITTEE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.
IF THERE ARE ANY SENATORS THAT
WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT PLEASE
JOIN US HERE OVER IN 447. THANK
YOU.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE,
EVERYONE. WE SHOULD HAVE A
AUTHOR HERE SOON.
I THINK WE HAVE ONE MORE COMING
IN THE DOOR. ALRIGHT IT LOOKS
LIKE WE HAVE A QUORUM SECRETARY
. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL CURRENT
HERE. CURRY PRESIDENT DIXON
PRESENT BURNER PRESIDENT TAKE
Ó. HERE OH, PRESIDENT RAMOS
RAMOS PRESIDENT GRAYSON.
WALDRON. WILSON. WILSON PRESS IT
RECORD. OKAY WE HAVE A QUORUM
ESTABLISHED FOR THEM. WHY DON'T
WE GO AHEAD AND WE DID DO ONE
BILL, SENATOR CORTEZ. FILE
NUMBER ONE. OKAY WE HAVE A
MOVIE. I'M IN, UH EMOTION BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WILSON. WE HAVE
A SECOND. A SECOND BY SOMEBODY
MEMBER RAMOS. SECRETARY.
AGUIAR-CURRY CURRY. I DIXON SAID
NO BURNER. ORTEZ. THEY'RE NOT
VOTING. BERNARD NOT VOTING FOR
CHICO CHICO, I. RAMOS. RAMOS. I
GRAYSON. WALDRON. WILSON. WE'LL
SEND AN EYE. OKAY WE HAVE 41.
WE'LL WAIT FOR THE MISSING
MEMBERS. UM, LET'S DO THE
CONSENT CALENDAR. MOTION. THE
EMOTION BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
DIXON, SECOND BY ACCESSED,
REMEMBER BURNER. A FLURRY.
CURRIE DIXON DIXON I BURNER.
BOERNER HORVATH PACHECO. PROTECT
HØI RAMOS RAMOS I, GRAYSON
WALDRON. WILSON WILSON. AYE. 60
OKAY. WE CURRENTLY HAVE A VOTER
60. FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
WELL.
HERE'S ONE OF OUR FAVORITE
SENATORS, RIGHT? IT'S A GOOD
TIMING. PERFECT WELL, 10 MINUTES
AGO HAD BEEN BETTER, BUT WE'LL
TAKE IT. TAKE. GETTING OVER HERE
FROM MY COMMITTEE, SO I KNOW I
SAW APOLOGIZE. WHICH BILL? DO
YOU WANT TO KNOW WHICH ONE? I
HAVE BEEN ASKED TO PRESENT. UM
MADAM PROTESTS BILL. SO IF YOU
DON'T MIND THAT MAYBE I'LL TAKE
THAT ONE AT FIRST DIFFERENCE TO
THE PRO TEM. OKAY, SO THIS WILL
BE FILED NUMBER TWO SB 4 50
ATKINS PRESENTED BY A SENATOR
CABALLERO. THANK YOU FOR DOING
THAT FOR HER TODAY. ABSOLUTELY
SO THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR AND
MEMBERS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO
PRESENT SENATE BILL 4 50 ON
BEHALF OF SENATE. PROTHOM ATKINS
. MANY OF YOU WILL RECALL A BILL
THAT THE PRO TEM PREVIOUSLY
AUTHORED. SB NINE CALIFORNIA
HOME ACT, WHICH WAS SIGNED INTO
LAW IN 2021 THIS, UM BILL WAS
THE RESULT OF A COUPLE OF YEARS
OF UH, ANGST AND WORKING THROUGH
. UM BOTH THE ASSEMBLY AND THE
SENATE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE
BILL WORKED IN REAL LIFE. SB
NINE SOUGHT TO WIDEN ACCESS TO
HOUSING FOR CALIFORNIA'S WORKING
FAMILIES BY STREAMLINING A
HOMEOWNERS' ABILITY TO BUILD A
DO PLANT PLEX OR SPLIT THE
RESIDENTIAL LOT, ALLOWING FOR UP
TO FOUR UNITS AND FORTUNATELY IN
THE 17 MONTHS SINCE IT BECAME
LAW, WE'VE SEEN A NUMBER OF
LOCAL JURISDICTIONS SAY, TAKE
SOME CREATIVE LICENSE WITH IT.
EITHER BY IGNORING THE NEW LAW
IN ITS ENTIRETY OR IMPOSING
OVERLY BURDENSOME STANDARDS THAT
SEEK TO DISCOURAGE THE HOUSING
OPTIONS PROVIDED BY SP NINE.
THIS BILL AS BEFORE 50 WILL
INCREASE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SB
NINE BY IMPROVING ACCESS AND
CERTAINTY FOR HOMEOWNERS WHO
WISH TO USE THE PROVISION OF
THAT LAW AND INCREASE THE
ENFORCEMENT OF EXISTING LAW. I
HAVE WITH ME HERE TODAY TO
WITNESS IS GRACIELA CASTILLO,
CRAIG'S ON BEHALF OF CALIFORNIA
, UM B AND JENNIFER CIVIC. WITH
THE CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF
REALTORS. THIS BILL ENJOYS A
BROAD BASE OF SUPPORT. AND WITH
THAT, I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST
YOUR I VOTE. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. I'M LOOKING FOR YOUR.
WITNESSES IN SUPPORT. YOU'RE
REPRESENTING THE AMERICAN
PLANNING IS YEAH, WE'RE A PROUD
SUPPORTER OF SP NINE AND AGAIN A
PROUD SUPPORTER TODAY OF SB 4 50
. MANY LOCAL GOVERNMENTS HAVE
BEEN WORKING HARD TO IMPLEMENT
EFFECTIVELY IMPLEMENT THE
PROVISIONS OF SB NINE. BUT WE
HAVE SEEN SOME SITUATIONS WHERE
IT WOULD NOT BE EFFECTIVELY
IMPLEMENTED THROUGHOUT THE STATE
. IF IT'S NOT FOR SOME OF THE
CHANGES BEING MADE TODAY, SO WE
DO APPRECIATE SOME OF THESE
CLARIFYING IN MINOR CHANGES THAT
WILL HELP PROPER IMPLEMENTATION
AND WE URGE YOUR SUPPORT.
THANKS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. LET
ME SEE. I THINK THERE'S A COUPLE
OF RUNNING IN THE DOOR RIGHT
NOW. OKAY GOOD MORNING. I'M
BRIAN LAKEY REPRESENT A R. P S
CAPITAL RESPONSE TEAM IN
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. GOOD
MORNING, MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS
LIKE I SEE UKRAINE'S HERE ON
BEHALF OF CALIFORNIA. UM, BE A
STRONG SUPPORT JUST A LITTLE BIT
MORE ABOUT THE SUPPORT FOR THIS
BILL. THE TIME HAS WORKED VERY,
VERY TIRED AS LEAD TO MAKE SURE
THAT SHE'S BALANCING BOTH THE
NEED OF PROVIDING ADDITIONAL
UNITS WHILE ALSO RESPECTING
LOCAL CONTROL. UNFORTUNATELY
WHAT WE HAVE SEEN OVER THE LAST
COUPLE OF YEARS IS THAT LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS ARE ABUSING THIS
DISCRETION. WHAT THE BUILDING IS
INTENDING TO DO WITH AGAIN GO
BACK TO THE ORIGINAL AGREEMENT
WITH US BENIGN AND CONTINUE TO
IMPROVE THIS BALANCE SO THAT WE
CAN ACTUALLY LEAD TWO ADDITIONAL
UNITS. THE BILL IS MODELED AFTER
THE EIGHT EU LEGISLATION, WHICH
TOOK A COUPLE OF TRIES BEFORE WE
GOT IT RIGHT, BUT IT IS ACTUALLY
PRODUCING THOUSANDS OF UNITS AND
WE'RE HOPING THAT SP NINE
THROUGH THIS LEGISLATION WILL
CONTINUE TO PRODUCE ADDITIONAL
AFFORDABLE UNITS. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WELCOME
MADAM CHAIR. MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE. JENNIFER SPEC ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS. HERE IN
SUPPORT OF SB 4 50 BY WAY OF
HISTORY. WE WERE SUPPORTIVE OF
SB NINE BECAUSE IT SEEKS TO
CREATE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR
GENERATIONAL WEALTH AND FOR
FAMILIES TO BE ABLE TO SPLIT
THEIR LOTS AND ALLOW FOR EITHER
A SALE TO CREATE GENERATIONAL
WEALTH OR TO BE ABLE TO SELL IT
TO THEIR INDIVIDUAL FAMILY
MEMBERS. IN ORDER TO CREATE
THOSE OPPORTUNITIES, WE'RE NOT
SEEING AS MUCH UH, OUTWARD
MIGRATION FROM THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA FOR OUR FAMILIES THAT
CAN NO LONGER AFFORD TO PURCHASE
HOUSING WITHIN CALIFORNIA.
WHAT'S IMPORTANT ABOUT SB 50? IS
IT SEEKING TO CLOSE A FEW
LOOPHOLES WITHIN THE APPLICATION
PROCESS THAT IS PROPOSED UNDER
SB NINE AND WORKING WITHIN OUR
LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND AS A
TECHNICAL CLEANUP BILL, WE THINK
THAT IT'S AN EXTREMELY
REASONABLE MEASURE TO FACILITATE
THE INTENDED RESULTS OF SP NINE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. GOOD
MORNING, BRIAN SAP ON BEHALF OF
BUILD CONCERT AND SUPPORT CIVIC
WELL AND SUPPORT FILTER
PROPERTIES AND SUPPORT HABITAT
FOR HUMANITY OF CALIFORNIA AND
SUPPORT AND SPURT. ALSO IN
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. ARE THERE ANY
WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION? WE'D
LIKE TO HAVE A SEAT. NO I'M
GOING TO KEEP IT VERY BRIEF
MADAM CHAIR MATT ROBINSON ON
BEHALF OF THE SAN MATEO CITY
COUNTY ASSOCIATION OF
GOVERNMENTS. WE WERE OPPOSED. SB
NINE CONTINUE TO HAVE CONCERNS
WITH LEGISLATION. FUNDAMENTALLY
WE'LL WORK WITH THE AUTHOR.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ANYONE ELSE IN OPPOSITION?
SAYING NONE. ARE THERE ANY
QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMITTEE?
YES, ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S DIXON. UM
GOOD MORNING AND THANK YOU
CHAIR. AH! I PUT IN MY.
GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE. SO I SPEAK
A LOT ABOUT LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
I'VE BEEN THROUGH ALL THESE
BILLS IN MY CITY'S MOST OF MY
CITIES, INCLUDING MY OWN.
NEWPORT BEACH HASN'T APPROVED
HOUSING ELEMENT. NO FINES, NO
DELAYS. IT WAS DONE ON TIME.
WE'RE DOING ALL THE RIGHT THING.
AND MANY, MANY CITIES ARE AND
I'M AWARE OF WHY YOU WANT TO DO
THIS, AND I RESPECT THAT BECAUSE
WE WANT TO BUILD MORE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING, OF COURSE, BUT THE
CITIES WHO ARE DOING THE RIGHT
THING. UH, AND ACTUALLY PUTTING
ON THE LOCAL BOOKS OVER 200
HOUSING LAWS. IN THE LAST THREE
YEARS, SITTING ON THE CITY
COUNCIL, I WITNESSED ALL THIS
CHANGING TO OUR ORDINANCES
CONSTANTLY CONSTANT, LIKE
HOUSEHOLD AND SOME OF THE THEIR
SPEAKER JUST SAID SOME OF THE A
D US. WE'RE A LITTLE
PROBLEMATIC. THE LEGISLATION AND
SO CITIES ARE WORKING WITH THESE
THINGS AND STARTING OVER AND
WORKING. IT'S A TREMENDOUS
BURDEN COST AND HUMAN COST
BURDEN IN TERMS OF THE RESOURCES
TO DO THESE LAWS, AND THEY'RE
JUST ONE MORE EXAMPLE OF JUST
ERODING LOCAL CONTROL. I
UNDERSTAND THE STATE'S
OBJECTIVES. WE DO NEED MORE
HOUSING. WE NEED MORE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING. I PARTICULARLY BELIEVE
STRONGLY THAT WE NEED MORE OWNED
HOUSING. WE'RE NOT GOING TO
SOLVE GENERATIONAL WEALTH WITH
RENTAL UNITS. WE MUST HAVE OH,
OWNERSHIP. HOME OWNERSHIP IS
REALLY ONE OF MY PERSONAL GOALS
. ANYWAY I WILL OPPOSE THIS
BECAUSE I JUST FEEL BADLY FOR
CITIES AND CERTAINLY THE CITY
SIDE REPRESENTING ALL LOCAL
CITIES WHO HAVE PASSED THEIR
HOUSING ELEMENTS ARE WORKING
HARD CHANGED ALL THE ZONING AND
NOW THERE'S ANOTHER LAYER
ANOTHER LAYER ANOTHER LAYER AND
I REMEMBER SP NINE WHILE I WAS
ON THE CITY COUNCIL, IT WAS THIS
WAS IT. THIS IS IT. WE'RE GOING
TO GET HOUSING. AND THESE ARE
THE RULES. AND NOW THE RULES
AGAIN, THE GOALPOSTS ARE
CONTINUING TO CHANGE. SO I KNOW
YOU'RE NOT THE AUTHOR. AND I
APPRECIATE YOUR YOUR YOUR
COMMENTS. I'M ALL FOR IT. I JUST
WANT CITIES TO HAVE A CHANCE TO
BREATHE AND DO THE RIGHT THING.
AND I APPRECIATE UH SO I WILL
NOT BE SUPPORTING IT, BUT I
APPRECIATE YOUR EFFORTS. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. ANY
OTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE
COMMITTEE ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S RAMOS MOVES THE
BILL SECONDED BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
WILSON. AH, WOULD YOU LIKE TO
CLOSE? THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
MADAM CHAIR AND I APPRECIATE THE
COMMENTS OF THE ASSEMBLY MEMBER
. UM, I THE THIS BILL. WORKED
REALLY THE PRO TEM WORK REALLY
HARD TO BALANCE LOCAL CONTROL
WITH THE NEED FOR HOUSING AND IN
PARTICULAR THE NEED FOR AH,
HOUSING THAT PEOPLE CAN OWN AND
THAT'S REALLY WHAT THE GOAL OF
THIS LEGISLATION IS. THIS IS
CLEAN UP. THIS DOESN'T CHANGE
THE RULES. IT'S JUST CLEAN UP
AND I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR
VOTE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
PRESENTING THE BILL. AND YOU
KNOW ONE THING AS HARD AS WE TRY
TO DO THE PERFECT BILL. THERE'S
ALWAYS GOING TO BE SOMETHING AND
I ADMIRE HER FOR WAITING FOR A
WHILE TO SEE IF THE BILL
ACTUALLY WORKED BEFORE SHE DID
ANY CHANGES. UM I APPRECIATE
THAT. THE PROTESTS COMMITMENT TO
ENSURING SP NINE IS IMPLEMENTED
PROPERLY. I'M HAPPY TO SUPPORT
THE BILL. TODAY THE MOTIONS DO
PASS THE APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE. SECRETARY PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL. AGUIAR-CURRY REAL
CURRY I DICKSON DICKSON, NO
BURNER. BERNARD NOT VOTING, BUT
CHICO CHICO, I. RAMOS RAMOS. I
GRAYSON. WALDRON. WILSON.
WILSON. I YEAH. BEFORE. OKAY?
RIGHT RIGHT NOW WE HAVE 41, AND
WE'LL WAIT FOR THE REMAINING
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. OKAY
WE'D LIKE TO DO YOUR PERSONAL
BUILDING. YES YES, WE ARE NOW AT
ITEM NUMBER SIX. SP 747.
WELCOME. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR
. I'M PLEASED TO PRESENT SB 7 47
, WHICH WOULD MAKE IMPORTANT
CHANGES TO THE CALIFORNIA
SURPLUS LAND ACT TO PROVIDE
CLARITY TO ITS APPLICATION AND
ALLOW FLEXIBILITY FOR LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS TO DEVELOP ECONOMIC
OPPORTUNITIES THAT ARE CRITICAL
TO THE GOAL OF AFFORDABLE
HOUSING PRODUCTION. FIRST I
WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE CHAIR
AND THE COMMITTEE STAFF FOR
THEIR WORK ON THE BILL. AND
ACCEPT THE AMENDMENTS OUTLINE ON
PAGE 12 OF THE COMMITTEE
ANALYSIS. FOR DECADES,
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCIES OR ARGUS
WERE EQUIPPED WITH BROAD
COMMUNITY REVITALIZATION
AUTHORITY AND FINANCING POWERS.
CORE FEATURE OF THE FORMER RD A
TOOL WAS THAT IT ENABLED LOCAL
AGENCIES TO ACQUIRE PROPERTY AND
ASSEMBLE LAND THAT COULD BE USED
TO REVITALIZE DETERIORATED
NEIGHBORHOODS AND ATTRACT AND
EXPAND NEW BUSINESSES AND JOBS
TO THE COMMUNITIES. AND IN
PARTICULAR IN DOWNTOWN AREAS
THAT HAD BEEN ABANDONED BECAUSE
OF UM ALL THAT CAME INTO TOWN
AFTER OUR DA'S WERE ELIMINATED
IN 2011, THE LEGISLATURE
RECOGNIZED THAT LOCAL AGENCIES
NEEDED NEW ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
TOOLS AND ENACTED A VARIETY OF
LAWS, INCLUDING THE STATE
ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY LAW TO
AUTHORIZE LOCAL AGENCIES TO
ACQUIRE AND DISPOSE OF PROPERTY
FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH. SINCE THE
ENACTMENT OF THE ECONOMIC
OPPORTUNITY LAW IN 2017 LOCAL
AGENCIES HAVE UTILIZED THIS TOOL
TO ACQUIRE DETERIORATED
BUILDINGS, UNDERUTILIZED LOTS
AND OTHER PROPERTIES, OFTEN
UNDER INVESTED NEIGHBORHOODS AND
DOWNTOWN, WITH AN EYE TO THE
FUTURE, SELL OR LEASE OF THE
PROPERTY TO ADVANCE PRIVATE
SECTOR REINVESTMENT AND ECONOMIC
OPPORTUNITY. WHEN A LOCAL
JURISDICTION ACTS TO DISPOSE OF
PROPERTY ACCESS TO ITS NEED
PROPERTY ACQUIRED WITH THE GOAL
TO PURSUE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY,
IT MUST UNDERGO REVIEW UNDER THE
SURPLUS LAND ACT. THE S L A
REQUIRES A LOCAL AGENCY SEEKING
TO THIS POSE A REAL PROPERTY AS
SURPLUS TO FIRST MAKE IT
AVAILABLE FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING
IN 2019 80 14 86 IMPOSED
REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE SLEIGH,
WHICH INCLUDED GIVING THE
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. AND
OVERSIGHT ROLE, AND THEY ABILITY
TO IMPOSE FINES AND LOCAL
GOVERNMENT. CENTRALIZING THE
ADMINISTRATION OF THE CELLA
UNDER H H C. D WITH THE
AUTHORITY TO IMPOSE SIGNIFICANT
PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS, HAS
CREATED CONFUSION FOR LOCAL
AGENCIES BECAUSE THEY DON'T
UNDERSTAND WHAT THEIR OPTIONS
ARE TO EFFECTIVELY CONDUCT
ACTIVITIES AND FULFILL THEIR
MISSION WITHOUT EXPERIENCING
SIGNIFICANT DELAYS OR LOBBYING
HDD OR THE LEGISLATURE TO OBTAIN
INDIVIDUAL EXEMPTIONS. UM THIS
COMMITTEE WILL REMEMBER THAT YOU
SAW A WHOLE SPATE OF EXEMPTION.
SHINS TO THE S L A BECAUSE IT
DOESN'T WORK. IT'S NOT WORKING.
AND WHEN YOU HAVE MORE
EXEMPTIONS, THEN YOU HAVE UNDER
THE LAW. THEN IT STARTS TO LOSE
ITS ABILITY TO REALLY BE
EFFECTIVE. SB 7 47 MAKES A
NUMBER OF CHANGES TO THE SLEIGH
TO PROVIDE GREATER CLARITY FOR
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS WHEN PROPERTY
IS DEEMED CERTAIN SURPLUS FIRST
AND FOREMOST, IT PROVIDES MUCH
NEEDED CLARITY THAT THE ECONOMIC
OPPORTUNITY LAW REMAINS AN
INDEPENDENT AND ALTERNATIVE
PROCESS FOR PUBLIC AGENCY
AGENCIES TO DISPOSE OF THEIR
PROPERTY. SECOND IT MAKES
NUMEROUS AND IMPROVEMENTS TO THE
S L. A TO HELP LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT WHILE
AVOIDING NEEDLESS DELAYS AND
UNCERTAINTY SO LONG AS LOCAL
JURISDICCIONES DICTION HAS A
COMPLAINING HOW COMPLIANT
HOUSING ELEMENT AND HAS RECEIVED
A PRO HOUSING DESIGNATION. MORE
SPECIFICALLY, IT ALLOWS LOCAL
AGENCIES TO DISPOSE OF SURPLUS
PROPERTY FOR MIXED USE PROJECTS
, WHICH CONTAINED IN THE 25% OF
ITS USE UNITS AFFORDABLE TO LOW
INCOME HOUSING. THE BILL ALSO
CLARIFIES THAT LAND RETAINED BY
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS FOR SEVERAL
PURPOSES. INCLUDING BROADBAND
DEVELOPMENT, TRANSIT ORIENTED
DEVELOPMENT LAND FOR AIRPORT
REPORTS, TIDELAND AND WASTE ALSO
QUALIFIED FOR AGENCY USE, AND
YOU SAW ONE WHERE IT WAS FOR A
FREEWAY AND FOR A UNIVERSITY,
UM, THAT ARE PROPOSED IN THE
FUTURE, AND THAT WOULD BE
INCLUDED AS PART PART OF THIS
BILL AS WELL. PROPERTY THAT
LOCAL GOVERNMENT WISHED TO OFFER
FOR SHORTER TERM LEASES ARE LESS
CHARACTERISTIC OF TRADITIONAL
SURPLUS PROPERTY SO IT EXEMPTS
SHORT TERM LEASES OF 15 YEARS OR
LESS. IN ADDITION, THIS BILL
PROVIDES DUE PROCESS FOR LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS BY REQUIRING H C D
TO CREATE AN INDEPENDENT APPEALS
PROCESS IF THE DEPARTMENT
PURSUES AN ADVERSE ACTION
AGAINST THE LOCAL ASIAN AGENCY
IN VIOLATION OF RIGHT NOW THERE
IS NO APPEAL PROCESS H H C. D
COMES IN AND SAYS YOU VIOLATED
IT. HERE'S YOUR FINE AND THAT'S
ALL THERE IS TO IT. LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS HAVE THE
RESPONSIBILITY TO BUILD HOUSING
AND TO SUPPORT ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THEIR
COMMUNITIES. BOTH THE ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT LAW AND THE SURPLUS
LAND ACT ARE A CRITICAL
COMPONENT TO ENSURE THAT
HAPPENED, HOWEVER, THE
LEGISLATURE HAS A RESPONSIBILITY
TO ENSURE THAT THE LAWS PASSED
DON'T INADVERTENTLY PUNISHED
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS THAT ARE
GENUINELY WORKING TO ADVANCE
DEVELOPMENT THAT SUPPORTS THE
NEEDS OF THEIR COMMUNITY. WITH
ME HERE TODAY TO TESTIFY AND
SUPPORT IS GORBACH HOTA,
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE
CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION FOR LOCAL
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. WELCOME.
THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING, MADAM
CHAIR. AS THE SENATOR SAID, MY
NAME IS GREBECK SAHO TIME. THE
PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE
CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION FOR LOCAL
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. WE
REPRESENT HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS
OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPERS THAT ARE
BRINGING ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY TO
YOUR COMMUNITIES, MANY OF THEM
CITY AND COUNTY STAFF THAT ARE
WORKING HARD NOT ONLY TO CREATE
ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY TO BE BUT
ALSO INCREASE REVENUE FOR LOCAL
GOVERNMENT SO THAT YOU CAN
AFFORD THE BENEFIT. RESOURCES
AND SERVICES THAT THE RESIDENTS
NEED. I'M HERE TODAY TO SUPPORT
SENATE BILL 7 47 BECAUSE THE
AUTHORS EFFORTS BRING MUCH
CLARITY AND BALANCE TO THE
SURPLUS LANDS ACT, INCLUDING
HIGHLIGHTING THE ROLE AND THE
VALUE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
NOT ONLY FOR CREATING JOBS BUT
AGAIN FOR CREATING REVENUE FOR
COMMUNITIES SO THAT YOU CAN
PROVIDE THEIR SERVICES THAT YOUR
RESIDENTS EXPECT AS WELL AS THE
QUALITY OF LIFE. THE SURPLUS
LAND ACT IS CREATING INCREASING
CONFUSION AT THE LOCAL LEVEL, AS
YOU'VE SEEN THROUGH THE MANY
BILLS THAT HAVE COME THROUGH
HERE THAT ARE FOR EXEMPTIONS.
NOT TO MENTION THAT IT'S
IMPACTING HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS
OF PROJECTS INDISCRIMINATELY
ACROSS THE STATE. REGARDLESS OF
THE END. USE OF WHAT THAT THAT
PUBLIC BENEFIT IS FROM THAT
PROJECT. SENATE AMENDMENTS AND
THOSE PROPOSED IN THIS COMMITTEE
CONTINUED TO NARROW THE SCOPE OF
THIS BILL. COWARD CONTINUES TO
SUPPORT THE AUTHORS EFFORTS IN
THIS POLICY AREA, AND WE LOOK
FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO WORK
WITH HER. AS THE BILL MOVES
FORWARD IN CLOSING, I WOULD JUST
SAY THAT WE'RE GRATEFUL TO THE
SENATOR NOT ONLY FOR HER
LEADERSHIP AND SEEING THE
CHALLENGES IN THE IMPLEMENTATION
OF THE ACT, BUT FOR HAVING THE
COURAGE TO PUT FORWARD A BILL
THAT HAS REAL SOLUTIONS SO THAT
WE CAN MOVE ALL TYPES OF
PROJECTS FORWARD AT THE LOCAL
LEVEL. WE RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
YOUR YES VOTE TO CREATE
EFFICIENCY AND CLARITY.
REGARDING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF
THE SURPLUS LANDS ACT. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH OTHER
WITNESSES AND SUPPORT. THANK
YOU, MADAM CHAIR, UH, MATT
ROBINSON ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA TRANSIT ASSOCIATION
FIRST, I JUST WANT TO THANK THE
AUTHOR HER STAFF YOUR STAFF ALL
OF THE COMMITTEE STAFF THAT HAVE
HEARD FROM OUR MEMBERS AND
WORKED WITH US TO REFINE THE
SURPLUS LANDS ACT. SB 7. 47
INCLUDES A NUMBER OF REALLY
TECHNICAL CHANGES, MAINLY AROUND
THE EXEMPTIONS THAT WILL HELP US
IMPLEMENT THE AC TRANSIT
DISTRICTS. JPS WE'RE NOT
ESSENTIALLY IN THE MOLD OF
CITIES AND COUNTIES UNDER THE
SURPLUS LANDS ACT, SO WE DO
REQUIRE A BIT MORE NUANCED. I'D
ALSO LIKE TO THANK THE AUTHOR
FOR RECOGNIZING THE IMPORTANCE
OF ADDITIONAL FLEXIBILITY WHEN
IT COMES TO TRANSIT ORIENTED
DEVELOPMENT YESTERDAY, YOU ALL
PASSED THE BUDGET THAT HAS $5.1
BILLION IN IT TO ADDRESS THE
TRANSIT, FISCAL OPERATIONS
CRISIS AND ONE OF THE TRAILER
BILLS THAT WAS PASSED. ASKS THE
STATE TRANSIT AGENCIES, LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS TO LOOK AT WAYS AND
I QUOTE THE POTENTIAL OF TRANSIT
ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT AND VALUE
CAPTURE OF PROPERTY AROUND
TRANSIT STATIONS AS A SOURCE OF
SUSTAINABLE REVENUE FOR TRANSIT
OPERATIONS. WE NEED FLEXIBILITY
IN ORDER TO DO THAT, AND WE
CAN'T BE FORCED INTO A CERTAIN
MOLD. IF WE'RE GOING TO GET THE
MOST VALUE AROUND OUR STATION,
SO APPRECIATE THE FLEXIBILITY
THAT THE BILL WOULD PROVIDE, AND
ALSO FOR FINALLY TAKING A SHOT,
AT LEAST. THANK YOU. BUT. MADAM
CHAIR MEMBERS, AMY BROWN ON
BEHALF OF THE CITY OF WEST
SACRAMENTO AND SUPPORT. MORNING
AUDREY RED TIE CHECK FROM CRUZ
STRATEGIES ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA BUSINESS PROPERTIES
ASSOCIATION AND THE CALIFORNIA
BUILDING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION.
AND SUPPORT THANK YOU. GOOD
MORNING. SPENCER SAKS ON BEHALF
OF THE CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF
SANITATION AGENCIES AND THE
CALIFORNIA SPECIAL DISTRICTS
ASSOCIATION WITH A SUPPORT IF
MOMENTUM POSITION THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR MEMBERS
SARAH BRIDGE ON BEHALF OF THE
ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA
HEALTHCARE DISTRICTS, WITH THE
SUPPORT OF AMENDED POSITION ALSO
ON BEHALF OF THE CITIES OF
BAKERSFIELD, CORONA, CARLSBAD,
MERCED IN SANTA ROSA IN SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. NICOLE WARD ULLMAN ON
BEHALF OF THE CITY OF ONTARIO
AND SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY AND
STRONG SUPPORT. GOOD MORNING,
KYRA ROSS ON BEHALF OF THE CITY
OF SAN MARCOS, ESPECIALLY
APPRECIATIVE OF THE LANGUAGE ON
LEASES IS THAT'S A VERY
IMPORTANT ISSUE FOR OUR
COMMUNITY. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR JEAN
HURST HERE TODAY ON BEHALF OF
THE URBAN COUNTIES OF
CALIFORNIA, THE CALIFORNIA STATE
ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES AND THE
RURAL COUNTY REPRESENTATIVES OF
CALIFORNIA ALL IN SUPPORT,
THANKS VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. ARE
THERE ANY OTHERS WITNESSES AND
SUPPORT SING? NONE. ARE THERE
ANY WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION?
WELCOME. GOOD MORNING MEMBERS.
MARKS DIVERS, SPEAKING TODAY ON
BEHALF OF THE NONPROFIT HOUSING
ASSOCIATIONS, NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA, THE SAN DIEGO
HOUSING FEDERATION, THE
CALIFORNIA HOUSING CONSORTIUM,
WESTERN CENTER PUBLIC AND JUST
LAW PROJECT, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
ASSOCIATION, NON PRIVATE HOUSING
, EAST BAY HOUSING ORGANIZATIONS
AND MY OWN ORGANIZATION, THE
CALIFORNIA HOUSING PARTNERSHIP
WITH AN OPPOSED UNLESS AMENDED
POSITION. WE VERY MUCH
APPRECIATE THE AMENDMENTS FROM
THE COMMITTEE. WE ARE STILL
CONCERNED WELL, THE SURPLUS
SCIENTISTS HAS MADE AVAILABLE
THOUSANDS OF PROPERTIES THAT
HAVE HELPED US ADDRESS OUR
AFFORDABLE HOUSING CRISIS. THAT
IS A VERY IMPORTANT THING. WHILE
WE APPRECIATE THE AMENDMENTS, WE
THINK THE BILL STILL SWINGS THE
PENDULUM A LITTLE BIT TOO FAR
TOWARDS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AT
THE EXPENSE OF AFFORDABLE
HOUSING, BUT WE LOOK FORWARD TO
WORKING TOGETHER WITH THE AUTHOR
ON THIS AND OTHERS SURPLUS LANDS
ACT BILLS. WE KNOW THERE ARE A
NUMBER OF ISSUES TO BE
ADDRESSED, AND WE HOPE WE CAN
ALL WORK ON THAT TOGETHER. SO
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
ACCEPTING MY COMMENTS. THANK
YOU. ARE THERE ANY OTHER
WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION, SAYING
NONE. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OF
THE COMMITTEE SUDDENLY REMEMBER
WILSON? SENATOR I APPRECIATE THE
WORK YOU'RE DOING ON, UH, THE
SURPLUS LAND ACT, ESPECIALLY AS
A. DO AND FOCUSING IN ON THE
NECESSARY NEEDS A LOCAL AGENCIES
IN TIMES OF RED, YOU KNOW, USING
LAND FOR REVENUE GENERATION FOR
PURPOSES, WHICH IS EXTREMELY
NECESSARY AS IT RELATES TO
PROVIDING GOODS AND SERVICES FOR
PEOPLE, SO I THINK THIS IS GREAT
AND REALLY LIKE IT. WHAT MY
CONCERNS, THOUGH. UM, AND HOPING
YOU KNOW YOU CAN ADDRESS MAYBE
WHAT YOU'RE WORKING ON TO
ALLEVIATE IS IN PARTICULAR BEING
USED BY BAD ACTORS, CITIES AND
COUNTIES IN TERMS OF, UM, WHO
DON'T WANT TO BUILD HOUSING
DON'T WANT TO BUILD AFFORDABLE
HOUSING AND USING YOU KNOW, THE
ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY LAW AND THE
EXEMPTIONS THAT ARE BEING PLACED
IN IT TO THEN, UM, DO SOME OF
WHAT THE OPPOSITION JUST
EXPRESSED AS PRIORITIZING, YOU
KNOW. ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY OR
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OVER
AFFORDABLE HOUSING, BECAUSE BOTH
ARE NEEDED. UM AND LIKE I SAID,
AS AS A FORMER LOCAL LEADER YOU
KNOW WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT LAND
REVENUE GENERATION IS THIS CREAM
LEE IMPORTANT IF YOU WANT TO
PROVIDE GOOD SERVICES, BUT I
KNOW WE HAVE A LOT OF BAD
ACTORS, WHICH IS WHY SOME OF THE
LAWS HAS BEEN STRAIGHTENED
LATELY. SO WHAT DO YOU THINK
ABOUT THE BAD ACTORS, CITIES AND
COUNTIES? SO UM, I THANK YOU FOR
THE QUESTION. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
UM YOU KNOW, IT ALWAYS SEEMS
THAT WE HAVE TO WRITE LIES FOR
THE BAD ACTORS, RIGHT? BUT BUT
LET ME JUST SAY THAT I HAVE LONG
BEEN A ADVOCATE FOR AFFORDABLE
HOUSING. AND, UM LONG TIME AGO,
WHEN I WAS ON THE CITY COUNCIL,
I WAS AMONG THE FIRST THAT
INSISTED. WE DO AN INCLUSIONARY
HOUSING ORDINANCE AND SO EVERY
SINGLE HOME BUILT AFTER THE 1991
IN THIS IN MY CITY, UM, HAD AN
INCLUSIONARY HOUSING OBLIGATION
AND IT MADE A TREMENDOUS
DIFFERENCE. UM BUT THERE'S ALSO
THE NEED AS YOU SAID, TO DO
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. SO THE WAY
THAT WE ENSURE THAT AT LEAST
THERE IS THE ABILITY TO BUILD IN
A COMMUNITY IS TO HAVE A HOUSING
ELEMENT CERTIFIED HOUSING
ELEMENT. BUT APART FROM THAT TO
BE A HOUSING, I ALWAYS FORGET
WHAT WHAT IT'S CALLED. IT'S A
HOUSING FRIENDLY. WHAT IS IT?
WHAT IS THAT ACT THAT WAS PASSED
WHEN I WAS IN HERE, SO IT'S ONE
OF THOSE THINGS PRO HOUSING A
PRO HOUSING DESIGNATION. THEY'RE
ONLY 40 CITIES IN THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA RIGHT NOW THAT HAVE A
PRO HOUSING DESIGNATION. OTHERS
ARE WORKING TOWARDS IT. AND I'M
TOLD THAT WITHIN THE END OF THE
YEAR OR BY THE END OF THE YEAR,
WE SHOULD HAVE DOUBLE THAT WHICH
WOULD BE 80. THERE'S 454 153
CITIES, THEY WILL NOT BE ABLE TO
UTILIZE. UM THIS BILL. IF THEY
DON'T BECOME A PRO HOUSING CITY,
WHICH MEANS THAT THEY HAVE
ALIGNED ALL OF THEIR, UM,
THERE'S EXPEDITED PROCESSES.
IT'S SO, SO THAT'S PART OF MEAN
. IT'S INTERESTING TO ME THAT
THERE'S STILL OPPOSITION FROM
THAT ORGANIZATIONS THAT I REALLY
LOVE AND RESPECT. UM BUT BUT
THIS IS TRYING TO SET A BALANCE
AND TO SAY THIS IS JUST AS
IMPORTANT AS THIS. AND AS LONG
AS YOUR, UM WE'LL GET TO THE
POINT AT SOME POINT AND PROBABLY
WITHIN THE NEXT CYCLE. RINA
CYCLE WHERE WE START SAYING IF
YOU'RE NOT BUILDING AT LEAST X
PERCENT OF YOUR HOUSING, THEN
YOU'RE GOING TO LOSE THE ABILITY
TO DO A WHOLE BUNCH OF STUFF.
CARROTS WORK MUCH BETTER IN MY
MIND, AND I'VE ALWAYS BEEN A
SUPPORTER OF CARROTS, SO WE GIVE
THEM MORE FLEXIBILITY MORE
OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE CHOICES. UM,
BUT THEN WE'LL TAKE AWAY THOSE
CARROTS. IF YOU'RE NOT, YOU'RE
ACTING. YOU'RE NOT ACTUALLY
BUILDING BUT THE WAY IT'S SET
UP. IT'S GOT THE PRO HOUSING
DESIGNATION THAT CERTIFIED
HOUSING ELEMENT. UM AND I THINK
ULTIMATELY WE WILL GET TO A
POINT WHERE WE SAY, AND YOU GOT
TO AT LEAST BE BUILDING SOME OF
THESE HOMES THAT YOU'VE YOU'VE
PLANNED FOR. UM YOU KNOW, I
THANK YOU FOR MENTIONING THE PRO
HOUSING DESIGNATION. I HAD
FORGOTTEN ABOUT THAT AND READING
THE BILL. AND SO THAT IS AN
IMPORTANT ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURE
TO SPEAK OR STOP GAP TO ENSURE
THAT THERE WAS A BALANCE THERE
AND THEN THE BAD ACTORS DON'T
USE IT BECAUSE THEY WOULD HAVE
ALREADY HAD TO DESIGNATE THAT
AND MOST OF THE BAD ACTORS ARE
DEFINITELY NOT PRO HOUSING. I DO
REMEMBER THAT THERE WAS A FIRST
I WASN'T SURE IF THERE WAS A
SECOND. IF THERE'S NOT A SECOND,
I'D LIKE TO MAKE THAT. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU MUCH VERY MUCH.
SOME REMEMBER WILSON. SECOND
ALRIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?
ALRIGHT SAYING NO. WOULD YOU
LIKE TO CLOSE? RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR YOUR I VOTE. THANK YOU,
SENATOR FOR BRINGING THE BILL
FORWARD AND YEAH. THIS IS THE
NINTH BILL. THIS COMMITTEE IS
HEARING ON S L A, UM THIS YEAR
ON TOP OF FIVE FROM LAST YEAR.
UM, BUT YOU KNOW, THERE'S ALWAYS
ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT, AND WE'RE
HEADED THAT DIRECTION. UM I
APPLAUD YOUR EFFORTS TO REFORM
THIS IMPORTANT LAW. THANK YOU
FOR ACCEPTING THE COMMITTEE
AMENDMENTS. AND WITH THAT, I
WILL BE, UM, SUPPORTING YOUR
BILL. SO DO PASS AS AMENDED TO
HOUSING AND COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE SECRETARY
. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
AGUIAR-CURRY CURRY I DICKSON
DICKSON. I BURNER AYE. GRAYSON
GRAYSON, I PACHECO CHECKUP I
RAMOS RAMOS, I WALDRON WILSON
WILSON? AYE. $0 OUT. BILL IS AT
70. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH FOR BOTH THOSE
BILLS. OKAY UM, LOOKS LIKE WE
HAVE SENATOR JONES HERE. FILE
NUMBER FOUR SB 654. THANK YOU.
OKAY. WE HAVE A SECOND BY DIXON.
THANK YOU THINK. OKAY I HEARD
HER FIRST AND A SECOND, SO I'LL
BE BRIEF MADAM CHAIR BASED ON
THE PRIOR CONVERSATION WITH THE
PRIOR AUTHOR ABOUT PERFECT BILLS
. I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT THIS
IS ONE OF THOSE PERFECT BILLS. I
WON'T SEE YOU NEXT YEAR, THEN,
RIGHT? I'LL BE PRESENTING SB 6
54 MADAM CHAIR IN THE REASON FOR
THE BILL IS THERE IS SOME
AMBIGUITY AND CURRENT LAW
GOVERNING UH, AIRPORT LEASES AND
THEIR GROUND LEASES. I HAVE TWO
WITNESSES THAT HAVE TRAVELED
TODAY, SO I WILL YIELD MY
INTRODUCTION IN TIME TO THE TWO
WITNESSES. FIRST OUR BRIAN FOX
WITH THE T. D A INVESTMENT GROUP
ON BEHALF OF THE CONSTRUCTION
LABORERS PENSION TRUST FOR
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND AFTER MR
FOX WILL BE JARED, YOUR SHIKI
REPRESENTING THE AIRCRAFT OWNERS
AND PILOTS ASSOCIATION. I THINK
THEY'RE BOTH HERE. WELCOME,
GENTLEMEN. HAVE A SEAT. YOU CAN.
YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME TO HAVE
A SEAT HERE. AND I SIT DOWN. THE
ASSEMBLY IS MUCH NICER THAN THE
SENATE. WE DON'T CHARGE MUCH.
SURE A CHILD REAL OUR WITNESSES
TO SIT DOWN AND THE ASSEMBLY.
ALRIGHT GOOD MORNING, MADAM
CHAIR AND OTHER COMMITTEE
MEMBERS. MY NAME IS BYRON FOX,
NOT BRIAN. IT'S THE CROSS. I
BEAR IN LIFE. PEOPLE SAY B Y ARE
INSTANTLY TRANSPOSE IT. ANYWAY I
AM WITH T D, A INVESTMENT GROUP
OF SAN MATEO AND T D A IS A
FIDUCIARY. FOR THE CONSTRUCTION
LABORERS PENSION TRUST FOR
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. AND IS VERY
MUCH IN SUPPORT OF 6 54. THE
TRUST SERVES. SOME 30,850 UNION
WORKERS. AND MAKES INVESTMENTS
TO FUND THE MONTHLY PENSIONS OF
THOSE WORKERS. ONE OF ITS ASSETS
IS THE CARLSBAD JET CENTER. A
FIXED BASED OPERATION AT THE
PALAMAR. MCLELLAND AIRPORT IN
CARLSBAD. THE ONGOING OBVIOUSLY
THE ONGOING FINANCIAL SUCCESS OF
THIS ASSET. DIRECTLY BENEFITS.
THE UNION WORKERS AND OUR
SYSTEM. SO AS MENTIONED SENATE
FIELD. 6 54 CLARIFIES THE
GOVERNMENT CODE TO ENSURE THAT
AIRPORT LEASES AND SUBLEASES CAN
BE EXTENDED UP TO 50 YEARS. THIS
IS REALLY CRUCIAL. FOR THE LONG
TERM SUSTAINABILITY. THAT
AIRPORT OF INFRASTRUCTURE
AIRPORTS. BECAUSE AIRPORTS
DEPEND ON THEIR ABILITY TO
OBTAIN INFRASTRUCTURE
INVESTMENTS THROUGH THEIR
LEASES. FOR EXAMPLE. SINCE THE
TRUST. ACQUIRED THIS FBO IN
2019. 37 MORE THAN $37 MILLION
HAS INVESTED IN LEASEHOLD
IMPROVEMENTS. HAS ALSO REQUIRED
BY THE TRUST. ALL OF THAT WORK
WAS DONE BY UNION CONTRACTORS
AND SUBCONTRACTORS, PROVIDING
COUNTLESS LOCAL JOBS. THE
INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT,
HOWEVER, HARRY ANY FURNITURE
INVESTMENT REQUIRES A.
SUFFICIENT LENGTH OF TIME TO
ADVERTISE THE COST. I WOULD LIKE
TO INDEED INVEST MORE IN THIS
PROPERTY. INCLUDING INVESTMENTS
THAT WOULD MITIGATE THE
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF THE
FACILITY. HOWEVER THOSE
ADDITIONAL INVESTMENTS ARE
UNLIKELY ARE TRULY UNLIKELY.
UNLESS 60 FEDERAL 6 54 IS
PASSED. THANKS SO MUCH. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU, MADAM. CHAIR
MEMBERS, JARED YOSHIKI ON BEHALF
OF THE AIRCRAFT OWNERS AND
PILOTS ASSOCIATION. WE DO HAVE A
MOTION AT SECOND. SO I'LL KEEP
THIS BRIEF. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO
ECHO THE COMMENTS OF MY PREVIOUS
SPEAKER AND THANK THE AUTHOR FOR
INTRODUCING THIS BILL. WE
REPRESENT ALL OF THE GENERAL
AVIATION. WE HAVE THE LARGEST
GENERAL AVIATION ASSOCIATION OF
REPRESENTING PILOTS AND AIRCRAFT
OWNERS IN THE COUNTRY. HANGING
HANGER SHORTAGE IS A VERY BIG
DEAL IN CALIFORNIA IS ONE OF THE
LARGEST STATES WITH THE LARGEST
HANGER SHORTAGE. BELIEVE IT OR
NOT. IT IS ONE OF THE MOST
CRITICAL REVENUE GENERATORS FOR
AIRPORTS IN THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA, AND THE FAA HAS HAS
PROVIDED AN AIRPORT COMPLIANCE
MANUAL FOR ITS AIRPORTS. BUT
THAT IS IN NO WAY A SOLID
DOCUMENT. IT IS MEANT TO APPLY
TO ALL AIRPORTS THROUGHOUT THE
ENTIRE COUNTRY. THERE IS NO
AIRPORT IN THE COUNTRY OR THE
STATE THAT I'M AWARE OF THAT IS
DOING OR PROVIDING CAPS ON
LEASES. AND I WOULD ARGUE THAT
IT DOES DEFINITELY RUN AFOUL OF
THE AIRPORT COMPLIANCE MANUAL.
AND TO CLEAR UP THIS AMBIGUITY
WOULD BE A GREAT BENEFIT TO MY
MEMBERS, ESPECIALLY TRYING TO
OBTAIN HANGERS AND TO MAINTAIN
THOSE HANGERS TO MAKE SURE THAT
THEIR AIRCRAFT REMAIN AIRWORTHY
AND SAFE TO FLY THROUGHOUT THE
STATE. SO WITH THAT BEING SAID I
WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR I VOTE ON
THIS BILL. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ARE THERE
ANY OTHER WITNESSES IN SUPPORT?
SEEING THAT, ARE THERE ANY
WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION? THING
THAT ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OF
THE COMMITTEE? IT'S A QUIET DAY
HERE ON YOUR LOCAL GOVERNMENT
COMMITTEE, UM ENTERTAIN A MUSH.
WE HAVE A MOTION BY SOME OF THE
MEMBER BURNER AND A SECOND BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S DIXON. WOULD
YOU LIKE TO CLOSE? THANK YOU,
MADAM CHAIR MEMBERS. I
APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT AND ASK
FOR MY VOTE. OKAY THANK YOU SO
MUCH FOR WORKING ON THIS BILL.
YOU KNOW EVERY NOW AND THEN WE
DON'T NEED TO CHANGE LEGISLATION
AND 50 YEARS. IT TOOK US TO HELP
YOU OUT. THERE YOU GO. OKAY THE
MOTIONS DO PASS TO THE FLOOR
SECRETARY. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
AGUIAR-CURRY CURRY. I DIXON.
DIXON I BOERNER HORVATH. AND I
PROTECT CØNG CHICO I RAMOS.
RAMOS. I WALDRON. WILSON.
WILSON. I. OKAY YOUR BILLS OUT
SEVENS ARE SERIOUSLY MEMBERS AND
WE'LL WAIT FOR OTHERS. THANK
YOU. HAVE A GOOD DAY. THANKS FOR
HANGING OUT. OH, LOOK WHO'S
HERE. I'M NOT LEAVING HIM
BEHIND. NEVER ALRIGHT, UH, ITEM
NUMBER SEVEN. SENATOR LAIRD SP 8
62. WELCOME. OKAY. WE HAVE A
MOTION BY GRAYSON. SECOND BY
ALMOST FEEL FREE TO START. THANK
YOU, MADAM CHAIR. GIVEN THE FACT
THAT THERE'S A MOTION I WILL
SLIGHTLY ABBREVIATE MY COMMENTS
. UH UM THIS BILL WOULD ALLOW
SANTA CRUZ VOTERS TO DECIDE IF
THE COUNTY OF SANTA CRUZ SHOULD
RAISE THE COMPLIANT TAX LIMIT
ABOVE 2% FOR THE SANTA CRUZ
METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT,
ALSO KNOWN AS SANTA CRUZ, METRO,
WHERE I ONCE SERVED ON THE
BOARD. FOR NINE YEARS. I WANT TO
THANK THE COMMITTEE STAFF FOR
WORKING WITH MY OFFICE ON THIS
MEASURE, AND I'LL BE ACCEPTING
THE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS THAT
ARE LISTED ON PAGE FOUR OF THE
ANALYSIS OVER THE PAST YEAR.
TRANSIT SYSTEMS HAVE HAD A BIG
PROBLEMS OUT COMING OUT OF THE
PANDEMIC. IN THE BUDGET WE JUST
ADOPTED. WE ATTEMPTED TO HELP,
UH, TRANSIT DISTRICTS OF THE
METRO IS TOO COUNTYWIDE BUS
SERVICE FOR SANTA CRUZ COUNTY
PROVIDES THOUSANDS OF. OF RIDERS
, AND AS I SAID, THIS IS SIMPLE
ABOUT WHAT IT DOES WITH THE TAX
CODE, AND I WANT TO. I WANT TO
JUST SAY CLEARLY, THIS ALLOWS
FOR THEM TO GO TO THE VOTERS.
THIS IS NOT THE TAX INCREASE
ITSELF AND SO WITH ME TODAY TO
TESTIFY AND SUPPORT IS MICHAEL
TREE, THE CEO AND GENERAL
MANAGER OF SANTA CRUZ METRO AT
THE APPROPRIATE TIME, I WOULD
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN IVAN
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SENATOR.
WELCOME. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE
BEING HERE AND DO THAT. THERE'S
A 1ST AND 2ND. I'LL BE ALSO
BRIEF WITH MY COMMENTS. I
APPRECIATE SENATOR LAIRD
BRINGING FORWARD THE LEGISLATION
AND WOULD RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
YOUR VOTE. YOU ARE MAKING THIS
SIMPLE TODAY. HOW ARE THEY IN
THE ARE THERE ANY WITNESSES IN
SUPPORT? ARE THERE ANY WITNESSES
AND OPPOSITION? WELCOME. MADAM
CHAIR AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS
DEVICE. WELCOME TO THE
CALIFORNIA TAXPAYERS
ASSOCIATION. I'LL KEEP IT BRIEF
SINCE I ALREADY MADE SOME
COMMENTS ON THIS EARLIER. WE DO
NOT SUPPORT RAISING THE CALF. WE
THINK THAT IT HARMS
DISPROPORTIONATELY LOWER INCOME
INDIVIDUALS AND WE RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR A NO VOTE. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. ARE THERE ANY OTHER
WITNESSES AND OPPOSITION SEEING
NONE. OTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE
COMMITTEE? YES ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
WILSON. I JUST LIKE TO MAKE A
COMMENT. THANK YOU, SENATOR FOR
BRINGING THIS FORWARD. I KNOW
IT'S A DISTRICT ONLY BILL, BUT
TRANSPORTATION IS KEY. HOW
PEOPLE MOVE IN AND OUT OF
COMMUNITY. UM IT'S VERY
IMPORTANT THAT OUR QUALITY OF
LIFE AND ONE OF THE GREAT, I
THINK, UM, ECONOMIC EQUITY, YOU
KNOW, UM UH WHAT LEVEL THE
PLAYING FIELD IN TERMS OF, UM
ECONOMIC EQUITY TRULY IS PUBLIC
TRANSPORTATION AND THAT ABILITY
TO NOT HAVE TO HAVE A VEHICLE OR
THAT'D BE ABLE TO ACCESS PUBLIC
TRANSIT. AND SO THE FACT THAT
YOU'RE BRINGING THIS SO THAT THE
VOTERS CAN DECIDE WHAT'S BEST
FOR THEM. AND WHAT IS TRULY
BENEFICIAL TO DISADVANTAGED
COMMUNITIES. AND THOSE AT THE
LARA WRONG IS REALLY, REALLY
GOOD. AND SO I JUST WANTED TO
APPLAUD YOU ON THAT. AND I KNOW
SOMETIMES WE THINK ABOUT, UM,
DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES OR,
YOU KNOW WE USE TALKING POINTS
IS RELEASED THE OTHER THINGS FOR
DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES BY
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AND
ABILITY TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE
THAT IS AS A REALLY GOOD THING.
SO I THINK ANYTHING THAT YOU
EVERYTHING THAT THE COMMUNITY
DECIDES TO DO FOR ITSELF WILL
DEFINITELY OUTWEIGH. THE
POTENTIAL ECONOMIC HARM OF A
POTENTIAL TAX. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. ARE THERE ANY OTHER
QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMITTEE
SEEING NOW, AND WE HAVE EMOTION
BY A SIBLING MEMBER. GRAYSON A
SECOND BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
RAMOS, SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL BEFORE WE DO THAT DO
PASS AS AMENDED TO REVENUE AND
TAXATION COMMITTEE. THANK YOU
FOR ACCEPTING THE AMENDMENTS
TODAY, SENATOR. AGUIAR-CURRY
GRAB CURRY. I DIXON DIXON. NO
BURNER BURNER, NOT VOTING,
GRAYSON. GRAYSON I CHICO CHICO,
I RAMOS RAMOS. I WALDRON.
WALDRON NO. WILSON WILSON. AYE.
BUT TO BOTH WRONG. SIX. 662.
OKAY, WE HAVE 652. 5 TO 5 TO
WAIT OR WE HAVE EVERYBODY HERE.
YEP. WHAT IS FILLS UP? YOUR
BILLS OUT. THANK THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT WE'RE
WAITING FOR ONE MORE AUTHOR,
SENATOR DOLLY I THINK WE'LL DO
SOME CLEANUP RIGHT NOW, IF YOU
DON'T MIND. OKAY WE'RE GOING TO
START WITH THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
GRAYSON. GOOD CONSENT CALENDAR
RACE, AND I WALDRON. WALDRON I.
ZERO THAT'S HOW 80 STATE
CALENDAR NOW WE'LL DO SP 335
FORTESE. THE MOTION IS DUE PASS
TO THE FLOOR. ROVIN TAX TAX. THE
MOTION IS DUE PASS TO REV AND
TAX. GRAYSON. GRACE AND I,
WALDRON. WALDRON, NO. 24552 OUT
. FIVE TO NEXT IS ITEM NUMBER
TWO SB 4 50. THE MOTIONS DO PASS
THROUGH THE APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE. GRAYSON GRAYSON, I
WALDRON. WALDRON, NO. 52 BUILDS
OUT. FIVE TO I DON'T NUMBER FOUR
SP 6 54. Dð PASS TO THE FLOOR.
WILSON. THAT WAS WALDRON
WALDRON. I'M SORRY. WALDRON.
AYE. BILLS OUT. OH, ITEM NUMBER
FIVE SP. OH NEVER MIND I ITEM
NUMBER SIX. SB 747 CAVALLERO.
WALDRON. WALDRON. AYE. BUILDS
OUT 80. ON THAT GOES TO THE PAST
DUE PASS AS AMENDED TO THE
HOUSING AND COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE. OKAY AND
WE HAVE LAYERED. OKAY SO THE
ONLY THING WE HAVE WE JUST HAVE
ONE ALSO, WE'RE WAITING.
FOR
OH, BOY. YOU ALMOST GOT THE MOVE
. HOW ARE YOU GUYS? GOOD
AFTERNOON. IS THIS STILL
MORNING? GOOD MORNING, SENATOR
DOLLY, THIS IS ITEM NUMBER FIVE
SP 6 92. WE HAVE A MOTION BY
SUDDENLY REMEMBER, DIXON IS
SECOND BY BURNER. YEAH WE
SHOULDN'T STOLE THEM WHEN WE
CALL THE ATKINS BUS Ó. WELCOME
WELCOME. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
THE MOTIONS AND I WILL BE QUICK
. I KNOW YOU. WE ALL HAVE
COMMITTEES TODAY, BUT THIS
BASICALLY EXPANDS A WATER
DISTRICT TO BE MORE INCLUSIVE TO
ADD MORE DISAPPEARING FOLKS TO
BE ABLE TO VOTE. TRUST ME.
TERRAZZO DRILLED ME ON THIS AND
WE GOT IT OUT OF THAT COMMITTEE,
SO I JUST WANT TO LET THE
MEMBERS BE AT REST THAT THIS IS
GOOD LOCAL GOVERNMENT. IT'S A
DISTRICT THAT IS VERY LIMITED
AND THEY'RE TRYING TO JUST GET
MORE BOARD MEMBERS RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR MY VOTE ANY OTHER
WITNESSES IN SUPPORT? SEEING
NONE. ARE THERE ANY WITNESSES IN
OPPOSITION THING? NONE. ARE
THERE ANY QUESTIONS THAT THE
COMMITTEE THAT WOULD BE NO. UM,
WE HAVE A MOTION BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S DIXON SECOND BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S BURNER. WOULD
YOU LIKE TO CLOSE? I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR MY VOTE.
OKAY THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THE
BILL FORWARD AND I WILL BE
VOTING I THE MOTIONS DO PASS TO
THE FLOOR SECRETARY. PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL. CURRY CURRY, I DICKSON
DICKSON. I BURNER I GRAYSON
GRAYSON, I PACHECO I RAMOS.
RAMOS I, WALDRON WALDREN. I,
WILSON. THANK YOU. 80 BILLS OUT
80. THANK YOU. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
I'M A SENATOR. WHO'S.