ALL RIGHT. GOOD MORNING,
EVERYBODY, I WANT TO WELCOME YOU
TO THE ASSEMBLY HOUSING AND
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
HEARING. WE HAVE FOUR ITEMS ON
OUR AGENDA TODAY. THERE'S NO
CONSENT CALENDAR, WE ARE GOING
TO BEGIN AS A SUBCOMMITTEE UNTIL
WE CAN ESTABLISH QUORUM. EACH
BILL CAN HAVE TWO MAIN WITNESSES
IN SUPPORT AND TWO IN
OPPOSITION. EACH MAIN WITNESS
WOULD GET TWO MINUTES EACH. I
WELCOME YOU TO FEEL FREE TO
SUBMIT WRITTEN TESTIMONY THROUGH
THE POSITION PORTAL ON THE
COMMITTEE'S WEBSITE. THIS WILL,
OF COURSE, BECOME PART OF OUR
OFFICIAL RECORD FOR THE BILL.
THE HEARING WILL BE OPEN FOR
ATTENDANCE OF THIS HEARING, THE
HEARING ROOM WILL BE OPEN, THIS
MORNING. WE ARE IN ROOM FOUR,
FOUR, SEVEN AT THE STATE
CAPITOL. ALL ARE ENCOURAGED TO
WATCH THE HEARING FROM ITS LIVE
STREAM ON THE ASSEMBLY'S
WEBSITE. AND I WANT TO THANK YOU
FOR YOUR PATIENCE AND
UNDERSTANDING, WITH THAT AND OUR
FOUR BILLS ON AGENDA, WE'LL GO
DOWN AND FILE ORDER, FOR THE
FIRST AUTHOR HERE. AND THAT
WOULD BE FILE ITEM TWO, SB
SEVEN. I WANT TO WELCOME SENATOR
BLAKE SPEER. THANK YOU. AND WHEN
YOU'RE COMFORTABLE AND READY,
YOU MAY BEGIN PRESENTATION.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I DO NOT
SEE MY LEAD WITNESS, BUT IF HE
WALKS IN, I'LL INVITE HIM TO
COME STRAIGHT UP HERE, IF YOU
DON'T MIND. CHAIR. THANK YOU.
WELL, GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU,
CHAIR AND COLLEAGUES. I'M
PLEASED TO PRESENT SB SEVEN,
WHICH WILL MAKE MINOR CHANGES TO
THE MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR THE
REGIONAL HOUSING NEEDS
ALLOCATION, OR ARENA DEVELOPMENT
PROCESS. THESE CHANGES ARE BASED
ON FINDINGS FROM THE DEPARTMENT
OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT, OR HCD. RINA
EVALUATION. CALIFORNIA IS FACING
AN UNPRECEDENTED HOUSING
SHORTAGE DUE TO DECADES OF
UNDERPRODUCTION, ACCORDING TO
HCD, CALIFORNIA NEEDS TO BUILD
1.2 MILLION AFFORDABLE HOMES
OVER THE NEXT DECADE TO MEET ITS
HOUSING NEEDS. THE MOST EXTREME
IMPACT OF THIS SHORTAGE HAS BEEN
THE GROWTH OF HOMELESSNESS IN
THIS STATE. BETWEEN 2010 AND
2023, HOMELESSNESS INCREASED
APPROXIMATELY 47. CURRENTLY,
180,000 PEOPLE ARE UNHOUSED AND
IN NEED OF HOUSING. SB SEVEN,
AMONG OTHER THINGS, WILL REQUIRE
COUNCILS OF GOVERNMENTS TO
SPECIFICALLY SOLICIT
PARTICIPATION FROM PEOPLE WITH
SPECIAL HOUSING NEEDS, INCLUDING
PEOPLE WHO ARE UNHOUSED IN THE
DEVELOPMENT OF THE RINA
METHODOLOGY. ADDITIONALLY, SB
SEVEN WILL SIMPLIFY STEPS IN THE
PROCESS AND ALIGN THE STATUTE
CLOSER TO HOW IT IS CURRENTLY
BEING APPLIED, AND OVERALL,
THESE CHANGES WILL STRENGTHEN
THE RINA PROCESS AND CLARIFY
STATUTE. MY WITNESS IS NOT
APPEARING AT THIS VERY MOMENT,
BUT THE INNER CITY LAW CENTER
WAS GOING TO BE HERE. MØT MANJI
TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT. AND WITH
THAT, I WELCOME QUESTIONS AND
URGE YOUR AYE VOTE. THANK YOU.
I'M, WILL TAKE, MUCH OF HER
TESTIMONY AS, PROBABLY PART OF
YOUR POINTS IN YOUR OPENING, ARE
THERE ANY OTHER MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC HERE IN SUPPORT OF SB
SEVEN? SONNENFELD LOOKING FOR
ACTION. THANK YOU. SEEING OTHER,
NOBODY ELSE. IS THERE ANY
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC HERE IN
OPPOSITION, EITHER FOR TESTIMONY
OR TO STATE A POSITION SEEING
NONE, ARE THERE ANY COMMITTEE
MEMBER COMMENTS ON SB SEVEN OKAY
WITH THAT, SOME MEMBER
QUIRK-SILVA, THANK YOU FOR
BRINGING THIS, BILL. I
APPRECIATE YOUR WORK IN THIS
SPACE, WHEN IT SAYS ON THE
TECHNICAL CHANGE TO SOLICIT,
REPRESENTATION FROM, SPECIAL
NEED, SPECIAL HOUSING NEEDS, CAN
YOU EXPLAIN WHAT THAT WOULD LOOK
LIKE, YES. SO SO AS PART OF MY
ROLE BEFORE BEING ELECTED, I,
SERVED AS THE CHAIR OF SANDAG,
WHICH WAS IS THE COG THAT RAN
THE RINA PROCESS. AND I WAS THE
CHAIR, THE CHAIR OF THE
SUBCOMMITTEE THAT RAN RINA FOR
THE 18 CITIES IN THE COUNTY. AND
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT IT WAS
CLEAR IS THAT MOST OF THE PUBLIC
OUTREACH THAT'S BEING DONE IS
NOT TO PEOPLE WHO ARE
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. AND
SO WHEN WE'RE IF I CAN JUST
EVANGELIZE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT
WHERE I HOPE THIS GOES, THIS IS
A VERY SMALL AND MODEST BILL,
BUT IDEALLY, EVERY CITY IN THE
STATE IS ACTUALLY PLANNING FOR
THEIR HOUSING, THEIR UNHOUSED
POPULATION, AS PART OF THE RINA
PROCESS, BECAUSE RIGHT NOW, THE
RINA PROCESS LARGELY IS JUST
SILENT ON HOMELESSNESS. AND
HOMELESSNESS IS THE MOST ACUTE
HOUSING PROBLEM WE HAVE. AND YET
THIS MASSIVE PLANNING PROCESS
THAT INVOLVES THE COMMUNITY IN
EVERY WAY DOESN'T ACTUALLY
ADDRESS HOMELESS SERVING
HOUSING. SO PART OF BEGINNING
THAT PROCESS IS TO SAY, LET'S
REACH OUT TO OUR UNHOUSED
NEIGHBORS AND HAVE THEM INVOLVED
IN THE PROCESS. AND TALKING
ABOUT THE TYPES OF HOUSING THAT
WOULD BE BEST AND HAVING AN
EVALUATION AND HAVING THEM AT
THE TABLE, BECAUSE RIGHT NOW
IT'S THEY'RE BASICALLY JUST NOT
THERE AT ALL. SO, SO I THIS BILL
IS, IS VERY NARROW AND MINOR,
BUT IT'S IN LINE WITH ALSO WHAT
HCD, HAS REQUESTED AS PART OF A
PROCESS TO SIMPLIFY THE RINA
PROCESS SO THAT CITIES AND COGS
CAN GET THROUGH IT IN A MORE
STREAMLINED WAY. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, AND WELCOME TO OUR
VICE CHAIR. ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS ON SB SEVEN? YEAH, YEAH
. THANK YOU. AND SORRY FOR, WELL
GOT MY KIDS DROPPED OFF AND HERE
I AM. HAVE YOU, INTERACTED WITH
ANY CITIES THAT HAVE EXPRESSED
CONCERN OR, JUST CURIOUS. I SEE
THERE DOESN'T SEEM TO BE ANY
SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION. SO I WAS
LOOKING FOR. YEAH. I MEAN, I
WOULD SAY THAT THERE ARE MANY
CITIES THAT THAT FEEL RELUCTANT
TO HAVE TO BECOME ENGAGED IN
HOMELESS, SERVING, HOUSING,
PLANNING. THEY WOULD MUCH RATHER
LEAVE THAT TO THE COUNTIES OR TO
THE BIG CITIES NEARBY TO
SHOULDER THE BURDEN OF THAT. BUT
WHEN WE TALK ABOUT AFFORDABLE
HOUSING, WE ALWAYS TALK ABOUT
THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR EVERY
CITY TO DO ITS PART. AND SO WHEN
WE HAVE MORE THAN 400 CITIES AND
COUNTIES IN THIS STATE AND
EVERYBODY DOING ITS PART FOR LOW
INCOME HOUSING, TO ME THAT
SHOULD BE EXPANDED TO SAY
EVERYONE SHOULD DO THEIR PART
FOR HOMELESS SERVING HOUSING AS
WELL, BECAUSE HOMELESS PEOPLE
ARE EVERYWHERE IN THE STATE. AND
SO IF WE'RE REALLY GOING TO
SOLVE THAT, IT HAS TO BE AN
OBLIGATION THAT SITS SOMEWHERE
THERE. AND RIGHT NOW THE STATE
DOESN'T HAVE LAND USE AUTHORITY.
THE OBLIGATION IS NOT ON
COUNTIES, REALLY. IT'S CITIES
THAT DO HOUSING PLANNING. AND SO
HOMELESS SERVING HOUSING
PLANNING NEEDS TO START TO
INVOLVE THE VOICES OF HOMELESS
PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS
AND THOSE WHO SERVE THEM IN
ORDER TO GET THAT PROCESS
ROLLING. SO I WOULD SAY THAT THE
REASON THERE'S NO OPPOSITION OR
SUPPORT IS BECAUSE THIS IS JUST
VERY MODEST. IT'S A IT CAN
ALMOST BE CONSIDERED TECHNICAL
CLEANUP, BUT BECAUSE IT
STREAMLINES CERTAIN THINGS. BUT
IT ALSO EXPANDS IN THIS CATEGORY
THAT IS VERY MUCH NEEDED. AND
ASSEMBLY MEMBER PATTERSON, AS I
WAS MENTIONING TO YOUR
COLLEAGUE, ASSEMBLY MEMBER
QUIRK-SILVA, WHO ASKED THIS
QUESTION, I SERVED AS A, ON THE
COG THAT DID THE RINA PROCESS
FOR THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO AND
WAS AWARE OF THE OUTREACH THAT
WAS TAKING PLACE. AND THE
OUTREACH DID NOT INVOLVE THE
HOMELESS COMMUNITY
REPRESENTATIVES IN ANY WAY. SO
THIS EXPANDS IT INTO THAT AREA
AS PART OF THE METHODOLOGY OF
DEVELOPING RINA AND I HONESTLY
DON'T THINK THAT IS A BAD IDEA,
BUT IN TERMS OF THE CITY'S
ABILITY TO, OBJECT OR EXPRESS
CONCERNS TO THESE NUMBERS, IT
SEEMS YOUR BILL WOULD DO THAT.
AND SORRY I MISSED THE BEGINNING
OF YOUR PRESENTATION. OKAY, SO,
WHAT'S THE THOUGHT PROCESS
BEHIND THAT? SO, CITIES ABILITY
TO PARTICIPATE IS, IS ALREADY
VERY ROBUST, AND THEY WILL STILL
BE ABLE TO OBJECT OR TO SUGGEST
CHANGES TO THE METHODOLOGY. I
MEAN, EACH RINA CYCLE, THE
METHODOLOGY SEEMS TO CHANGE
DRAMATICALLY AS THERE SEEMS TO
BE A DIFFERENT UNDERSTANDING OF
HOW IT IS THAT WE GET CITIES TO
ZONE FOR ALL INCOME LEVELS. SO.
SO IT USED TO BE WHATEVER YOUR
GENERAL PLAN SAID, OR A CITY
COULD THEN BE INCORPORATED INTO
THE RINA PROCESS. AND THEN THERE
WAS REALLY NO OBLIGATION FOR
SOME CITIES TO BUILD ANYTHING
THAT WAS IN THE LOW INCOME
CATEGORY RIGHT NOW, WE DON'T
HAVE ANY OBLIGATION FOR CITIES
TO PARTICIPATE IN PROVIDING ANY
TYPE OF HOMELESS SERVING
RESIDENTS AT ALL. HOMELESS
HOMELESS, SERVING HOUSING.
THERE'S NO THERE LITERALLY IS NO
OBLIGATION. SO THIS DOESN'T
CHANGE THAT. THIS AS I SAID,
THIS BILL IS QUITE MINOR AND
THAT IT SAYS THAT HOMELESS
POPULATIONS NEED TO BE REACHED
OUT TO AS PART OF THE ENGAGEMENT
PROCESS. SO IT'S NOT IT IS NOT
AN OBLIGATION. MY HOPE IS THAT
EVENTUALLY WE DO HAVE ONE,
BECAUSE TO ME, THAT SEEMS
NECESSARY TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM,
WHICH I THINK IS REALLY
IMPORTANT FOR US TO BE WORKING
ON. BUT AT THIS STAGE, THIS IS
MERELY, THE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT
ASPECT. SO IN ONE QUESTION, ONE
MORE QUESTION, I THINK, THOUGH,
WHAT I DON'T THINK I REALLY I'M
GOOD WITH ALL OF THAT. I JUST, I
DO HAVE SOME CONCERN WITH
PROHIBITING A CITY FROM FILING
AN OBJECTION, THOUGH, AND I
DON'T I DON'T THINK THAT THAT'S
IMPLICATED IN THE BILL AT ALL,
DOES IT? IS THERE SOMETHING THAT
SAYS THE CITY IS PROHIBITED FROM
FILING AN OBJECTION, BECAUSE I
DON'T I DON'T UNDERSTAND THIS
BILL TO TOUCH THAT AREA AT ALL.
OKAY OKAY. IS THERE ANY, I'M
READING THE ANALYSIS. AND THAT'S
ACTUALLY SEEMS TO BE THE FIRST
BULLET IN THERE THAT PROHIBITS A
CITY OR COUNTY FROM FILING AN
OBJECTION TO THE REGIONAL
HOUSING NEEDS DETERMINATION AND
REGIONS IN WHICH HCD IS REQUIRED
TO ACT AS THE COG AND DISTRIBUTE
. OKAY. I THINK A LOT OF THE
CHANGES IS THAT ARE IN THIS
BILL. ARE THE TECHNICAL CHANGES
THAT WERE REQUESTED BY HCD AS
PART OF THEIR STREAMLINING
EFFORT. SO SIMPLIFYING THE
PROCESS, WHICH WAS HAD BECOME
VERY COMPLEX AND ALSO VERY HARD
TO FOLLOW. AND FOR SOME CITIES
UNCLEAR WHAT IT WAS DOING. OKAY,
ALL RIGHT. I MIGHT, LAY OFF THE
BILL TODAY JUST TO GET SOME
CLARITY AROUND THAT BULLET
POINT. IT SEEMS LIKE YOU'RE NOT
INTENDING FOR THAT TO OCCUR,
ALTHOUGH MAYBE YOU ARE SO I'M
ALWAYS INTERESTED IN THE
DISCUSSION. AND OBVIOUSLY BEFORE
IT GOES TO THE FLOOR FOR, BUT I
THINK THAT PARTICULAR POINT
CONCERNS ME, BUT I'M IT SEEMS
LIKE THAT'S NOT WHAT YOU'RE
TRYING TO DO, BUT I DO IN ON A
GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE, HAVING
PEOPLE REACH OUT TO POPULAR
CITIES AND THE COGS REACH OUT TO
POPULATIONS THAT ACTUALLY NEED
HOUSING IS NOT A BAD RIGHT BAD
THING FOR THEM TO BE DOING. SO
SO, AND I ALSO DON'T SEE
OPPOSITION FROM ANY CITIES. SO,
YOU KNOW, THAT'S AN IMPORTANT
INDICATOR. SO. RIGHT. BUT THIS
IS KIND OF LIKE THE 11TH HOUR.
AND THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS, YOU
KNOW, AND THIS BILL WAS VERY
MUCH BROADER. IT WAS ORIGINALLY
AN OBLIGATION FOR CITIES. SO
IT'S BEEN VERY MUCH NARROWED NOW
TO JUST BE AN OUTREACH BILL, SO,
SO AND TO HAVE SOME OF THESE
OTHER CLEANUP THINGS THAT WERE
REQUESTED. SO IT HAS CHANGED
DRAMATICALLY FROM WHEN IT WAS
FIRST INTRODUCED. RIGHT. GREAT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU.
MR. VICE CHAIR, SENATOR, I WANT
TO THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS
BILL FORWARD. WE ARE OPERATING
AS A SUBCOMMITTEE RIGHT NOW, AND
AT THE TIME, WE WILL BE ABLE TO
TAKE A VOTE, I JUST WANTED TO,
YOU KNOW, EXPRESS THAT, YOU
KNOW, ALL OF THAT WHILE THEY
COULD BE TECHNICAL OR MODEST,
ALL OF OUR COLLECTIVE EFFORTS ON
TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE
IMPROVING UPON THE RINA PROCESS
AND HERE FOR THE RMD, I THINK
ARE IMPORTANT. SO I WANT TO
THANK YOU FOR THE BILL. WE'LL BE
SUPPORTING IT AT THAT TIME. AND
I INVITE YOU TO CLOSE, I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR I
VOTE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
NEXT WE HAVE SENATOR UMBERG BACK
TO FILE ITEM ONE. SENATOR GOOD
LUCK. THANK YOU. SB 900 AND WHEN
YOU'RE COMFORTABLE AND READY,
YOU MAY BEGIN PRESENTATION.
THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. AND IN
PARTICULAR TO DORI GONZO'S FOR
YOUR ASSISTANCE AND HELP ON
MAKING THIS BILL A BETTER BILL.
HERE'S WHAT HERE'S WHAT THIS IS
ABOUT IN OUR AREA IN ORANGE,
CALIFORNIA, THERE WAS AN
INCIDENT THAT HAPPENED LAST YEAR
WHERE THE GAS LINE BROKE. AND
WHAT THAT DID WAS IT LEFT 600
INDIVIDUALS IN UNITS WITHOUT GAS
, WHICH MEANS THAT THEY HAD NO
GAS TO COOK. THEY HAD NO GAS TO
HEAT HOT WATER. AND THUS VERY
DIFFICULT SITUATION FOR OVER
THREE MONTHS. AND THE REASON
THAT IT LASTED SO LONG IS
BECAUSE THERE WAS PARALYSIS.
THERE WAS PARALYSIS PRIMARILY IN
THE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION AS TO
WHO HAD RESPONSIBILITY TO
ADDRESS THAT SITUATION. AND
THAT'S WHAT THIS BILL IS ABOUT.
ORIGINALLY STARTED AS A DISTRICT
BILL, BUT I'VE NOW FOUND OUT
THAT THAT THIS IS NOT JUST AN
ORANGE COUNTY ISSUE, THAT THIS
IS AN ISSUE THAT IMPACTS THOSE
WHO LIVE IN HOAS THROUGHOUT THE
STATE AND WHAT IT DOES IS IT
SIMPLY SAYS THAT WHEN THERE'S AN
INTERRUPTION IN WATER OR GAS OR
ONE OF THE UTILITIES, THE HOA
BOARD HAS TEN DAYS TO START
REPAIRS, AND IF THEY DON'T, THEN
, IF THEY DON'T START REPAIRS,
THEN THE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION
SHOULD GO OUT AND MUST GO OUT
AND SOLICIT BIDS TO ACTUALLY
MAKE THE REPAIR, THIS, BILL
ADDRESSES THAT PARALYSIS AND
MOTIVATES THE HOMEOWNERS
ASSOCIATION BOARD TO ACT
SWIFTLY. IT ALSO ENABLES THEM TO
BORROW MONEY IF THEY NEED TO,
AND PROVIDES FOR ELECTRONIC
VOTING. IN THE EVENT OF THIS,
THIS KIND OF INTERRUPTION, WITH
THAT, I ASKED FOR AN AYE VOTE.
THANK YOU. SENATOR, WE'RE GOING
TO PAUSE THIS MOMENT TO
ESTABLISH QUORUM. MADAM
SECRETARY WARD HERE. WARD HERE.
HARRISON. HARRISON HERE. GRAYSON
GRAYSON HERE. CHOLERA. CHOLERA
HERE. LEE QUIRK-SILVA.
QUIRK-SILVA HERE. REYES. SANCHEZ
WILSON. OKAY, WE HAVE A QUORUM.
AND IS THERE ANY WITNESSES IN
SUPPORT TODAY? I'M AT. YOU'RE AT
. YOU'RE A GREAT WITNESS, ANY
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC HERE IN
SUPPORT OF SB 900? MORNING.
CHAIR MEMBERS. BRADY, GIRTON, ON
BEHALF OF THE LEAGUE OF
CALIFORNIA CITIES IN SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND ARE
THERE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC
HERE IN OPPOSITION FOR TESTIMONY
OR JUST TO STATE A POSITION?
GOOD MORNING SENATOR. GOOD
MORNING. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
YOU HAVE UP TO TWO MINUTES. GOOD
MORNING, CHAIRMAN WARD AND
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. I'M
MARJORIE MURRAY, CENTER FOR
CALIFORNIA HOMEOWNER ASSOCIATION
LAW. WE'VE BEEN WRESTLING WITH
SENATOR UMBRIDGE'S OFFICE FOR
SOME TIME. I THINK THAT'S A GOOD
DESCRIPTION, OVER THIS BILL, AND
I KNOW THAT THIS COMMITTEE HEARS
MANY BILLS ABOUT THE PRODUCTION
OF HOUSING, PARTICULARLY THE
PRODUCTION OF AFFORDABLE
HOUSING. OUR CONCERN IS WHAT
HAPPENS TO PEOPLE AFTER THEY GET
HOUSING. ARE THEY GOING TO BE
ABLE TO KEEP IT AND MAINTAIN IT?
SO WE ARE VIEWING THIS BILL
THROUGH THE LENS OF HOUSING,
FINANCE AND HOUSING
AFFORDABILITY. AND WE SEE THIS
BILL AS A CREATING YET ANOTHER
OBSTACLE TO HOUSING
AFFORDABILITY, PARTICULARLY FOR
LOW MODERATE INCOME CLIENTS.
THESE ARE OUR CONSTITUENTS, AS
ARE THEY THE CONSTITUENTS OF
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY AND THE
CENTER FOR COOPERATIVE
DEVELOPMENT, WHICH ARE ALSO BOTH
CONCERNED ABOUT THIS BILL. OUR
MAIN CONCERN HAS TO DO WITH THE
AMENDMENTS IT'S TAKEN RECENTLY
TO THE BILL, WHICH WHICH IT'S
NOT JUST ABOUT REPAIRING THE
UTILITY LINES THAT COME INTO A
COMMON AREA. NOW, THE BILL IS
ABOUT PUTTING ONTO HOMEOWNERS
THE OBLIGATION TO MAINTAIN ON
THE UTILITY LINES AND THE WAY
THE BILL PROPOSES DOING THAT IS
BY EMBEDDING THAT OBLIGATION
INTO THE RESERVE FUND, WHICH IS
DONE EVERY THREE YEARS BY A
HOMEOWNER ASSOCIATION BOARD.
HOMEOWNERS HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO
INPUT INTO THIS PROCESS. THEY
HAVE NO VOTE ON THE CONSEQUENCES
OF THE RESERVE STUDY, AND THIS
BILL PERMITS THE ASSOCIATION
BOARD BASICALLY TO PASS A NEW
CLASS OF ASSESSMENTS CALLED
CALLED, A HEALTH OR HAZARD
EMERGENCY ASSESSMENT. IT HAS NO
DOLLAR CAP HÌ MOANERS HAVE NO
VOTE ON IT. IT'S BASICALLY
GIVING THE BOARD A BLANK CHECK.
THANK YOU. SO ONE SENTENCE, ONE
SENTENCE. WE URGE THIS COMMITTEE
NOT TO PASS THIS BILL BECAUSE OF
ITS IMPACT ON HOUSING,
AFFORDABLE K¾T, PARTICULARLY FOR
LOW MODERATE INCOME HOMEOWNERS
IN ASSOCIATIONS. AND I KNOW, YOU
KNOW THAT A THIRD OF THE STATE
LIVES IN THESE PLACES. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. ARE THERE ANY OTHER
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC HERE IN
OPPOSITION? OKAY. SEEING NONE,
WE'LL TURN IT BACK TO COMMITTEE
MEMBERS FOR QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS. MR. GRAYSON, THANK
YOU, MR. CHAIR, JUST FOR, EVEN
IF IT MAY BE A BIT REPETITIVE,
BUT JUST FOR THE SAKE OF
EVERYONE UNDERSTANDING, AT WHAT
POINT DOES THE RESPONSIBILITY OF
THE UTILITY END, ON A SERVICE OR
ON A LINE? YOU KNOW, WHETHER
IT'S WATER, SEWER, AT WHAT POINT
DOES IT BECOME HOA? AND THEN AT
WHAT POINT DOES IT BECOME THE
HOMEOWNER'S RESPONSIBILITY? SO
IF YOU COULD IMAGINE A COMPLEX,
WE'LL JUST USE A SQUARE, FOR
EXAMPLE, AND THERE'S A LINE OF
DEMARCATION. APPARENTLY THAT'S A
TERM OF ART. AND THAT LINE OF
DEMARCATION IS A LINE, AT WHICH
POINT THE HOMEOWNER'S
ASSOCIATION BECOMES RESPONSIBLE
AND THEN THERE'S ANOTHER POINT
WHERE IT COMES INTO THE UNIT,
FOR EXAMPLE, WHERE THE
INDIVIDUAL HOMEOWNER IS
RESPONSIBLE, BUT OUTSIDE THAT
LINE OF DEMARCATION, THE UTILITY
IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL REPAIRS.
THE CHALLENGE THAT WAS
EXPERIENCED IN ORANGE COUNTY WAS
WHERE THAT, BREAK OCCURRED
WITHIN THE HOMEOWNERS
ASSOCIATION AREA. IN OTHER
WORDS, BEYOND THE LINE OF
DEMARCATION, THE UTILITIES
ACTUALLY WERE FAIRLY HELPFUL IN
REMEDYING THE SITUATION. THE
PROBLEM WAS WITH THE PARALYSIS
WITHIN THE COMMON AREA AND THE
HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, THE
HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION BOARD. SO
YOUR BILL REALLY IS ONLY
COVERING THE COMMON AREA THAT
BELONGS TO THE HOMEOWNERS
ASSOCIATION. IT DOESN'T,
OBVIOUSLY DOESN'T PUT THEM IN IN
RESPONSIBILITY OF TAKING CARE OF
UTILITY SIDE. AND THEN THEY'RE
NOT YOU'RE NOT REQUIRING THEM TO
TAKE CARE OF THE HOMEOWNERS SIDE
FROM THE TIME THAT IT ENTERS
INTO THE UNIT. THAT'S CORRECT.
OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR.
CARILLO. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR.
THANK YOU, SENATOR, FOR BRINGING
THIS FORWARD. AND I APPRECIATE
THAT QUESTION BECAUSE THAT
HELPED, I THINK, TO CLARIFY IN
TERMS OF RESPONSIBILITIES. BUT I
THINK IN A SITUATION LIKE THIS
AND WE KNOW UTILITY COMPANIES
USUALLY ACT, RESPOND VERY
QUICKLY, SOMETIMES WITHIN HOURS,
BECAUSE THEY KNOW THAT THEY'RE
DEALING WITH, VERY IMPORTANT
SERVICES, THAT DEAL WITH
DIRECTLY WITH HABITABILITY, AND
I THINK AND THIS KIND OF
SITUATION, I CAN, YOU KNOW,
THERE'S NO DOUBT THAT THINGS CAN
GET BOGGED DOWN WITH AN HOA AND
WITH BUREAUCRACY, WHAT HAVE YOU.
BUT WHEN IT COMES TO ISSUES LIKE
THIS THAT ARE CRITICAL TO
HABITABILITY, THINGS HAVE TO
MOVE QUICKLY AND THE QUESTION IN
MY MIND IS, WHO'S IN THE WEAKEST
POSITION? WHO'S IN THE STRONGEST
POSITION TO BE ABLE TO RESPOND
QUICKLY? THE INDIVIDUAL
HOMEOWNER, PARTICULARLY IF IT'S
REGARDING UTILITIES THAT ARE
OUTSIDE OF THEIR FOUR WALLS, YOU
KNOW, AND PUTTING THEM IN A
POSITION WHERE THEY'RE OUT ON
UTILITIES THAT ARE CRITICAL, FOR
THEIR, YOU KNOW, FOR, FOR THEIR
ABILITY TO BE ABLE TO NOT JUST
ENJOY THEIR PLACE OF RESIDENCE,
BUT, YOU KNOW, SURVIVABILITY
WHEN IT COMES TO ELECTRICITY,
HEAT, WATER, GASES OR ESSENTIAL.
SO I APPRECIATE THIS BILL. I
THINK IT MAKES A LOT OF SENSE. I
THINK I BELIEVE IT WILL BE
COMING TO JUDICIARY. WE'LL HAVE
FURTHER OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS
IT, BUT I APPRECIATE YOU
BRINGING IT FORWARD. THANK YOU.
VICE CHAIR, SOME PEOPLE MAY HAVE
HEARD THAT I'M LIVING IN HOA.
BUT MY HOA IS PROBABLY A LITTLE
DIFFERENT THAN WHAT I ACTUALLY A
LOT OF THE HOA IS IN MY DISTRICT
ARE THIS WAY WHERE THE COMMON
AREAS DON'T EVEN TOUCH ANY
INDIVIDUAL UNITS, BECAUSE
THEY'RE ALL SINGLE FAMILY HOMES.
AND SO THE COMMON AREAS ARE
MOSTLY, YOU KNOW, THE FACILITY
ITSELF. IF THE GAS LINE GOES
DOWN, THERE OR SOMETHING LIKE
THAT, I DON'T THESE ARE SORT OF
JUST SUGGESTIONS, AS MAYBE YOU
THINK ABOUT AS THE BILL MOVES
ON. IS THAT I DON'T I DON'T LIKE
GIVING THE OBLIGATION THÀNH THE
IF THE GAS LINE GOES DOWN, POWER
GOES OUT IN OUR HOA FACILITY.
MAYBE IT'S NOT SUCH AN URGENT
NEED IS THE ONE THAT YOU'RE
TRYING TO ADDRESS, WHICH
ACTUALLY DOES IMPACT THE PEOPLE
WHO LIVE IN UNITS. RIGHT? SO
MAYBE I WOULD NARROW IT IF JUST
A KIND SUGGESTION AND NARROW IT
TO WHERE IT'S ACTUALLY IMPACTING
THE RESIDENTS HOMES THEMSELVES.
RIGHT SO BUT I THINK WHAT YOU'RE
TRYING TO GET AT, AND GIVING THE
BOARD MORE ABILITY TO FINANCE
AND GET TO WORK ON THESE REPAIRS
WHEN THEY DO IMPACT THE HOMES,
IT'S THAT'S SEEMS PRETTY
IMPORTANT TO DO. AND I THINK THE
BOARDS WOULD ACTUALLY APPRECIATE
THAT THEMSELVES. I JUST THINK IF
MY FACILITY WHERE I GO PLAY A
PICKLEBALL LOSES THEIR GAS LINE,
IT'S WE MIGHT NOT NEED SUCH A
SENSE OF URGENCY. RIGHT THANK
YOU, I DON'T KNOW THAT
PICKLEBALL PLAY WAS INTERRUPTED
IN THIS, THIS PARTICULAR, EVENT
OR OTHER EVENTS AROUND THE
STATE. I APPRECIATE THE
SUGGESTION. THE SITUATION IN
ORANGE WAS THAT THE, GAS LINE
BREAK IMPACTED EVERY UNIT WITHIN
THE COMPLEX. OKAY, GREAT, WELL,
THANK YOU, SENATOR, FOR BRINGING
THIS BILL FORWARD. YOU KNOW, AS
YOU HAD, BROUGHT IT TO THIS
COMMITTEE, AND I THOUGHT THAT IT
WAS ALWAYS THIS WAY, I THINK WE
UNDERSTOOD THAT WHEN THERE IS AN
ISSUE WITHIN THE
RESPONSIBILITIES OF A COMMON
INTEREST DEVELOPMENT SPACE, THAT
THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT, YOU
KNOW, JUST NATURALLY WAS, WAS
ALREADY INTENDED TO BE ABLE TO
USE THE BODY TO, TO AND THEY
WERE THERE FOR THAT PURPOSE, TO
BE ABLE TO SOLVE THAT ISSUE FOR
THE BETTERMENT OF, YOU KNOW, THE
ENTIRE, ASSOCIATION AND ALL OF
ITS MEMBERS, THAT NOT BEING THE
CASE IN YOUR EXPERIENCE, IN
YOUR, IN YOUR HOME JURISDICTION
OAN, I THINK IS GOING TO BE
ABLE TO AFFORD A HELPFUL
IMPROVEMENT. AND I AM CURIOUS. I
JUST WANTED TO BEG THE QUESTION
FROM OPPOSITION'S POINTS,
BECAUSE I'M NOT SURE HOW THE
BASIS OF CONCERN HERE THAT
THERE'S GOING TO BE ADDITIONAL
RESPONSIBILITIES ON HOMEOWNERS
FOR COSTS THAT, YOU KNOW, ARE
GOING TO CHALLENGE THEM FOR
ISSUES OF AFFORDABILITY. I'M
JUST NOT NOT NOT SEEING THAT.
AND I'M WONDERING IF YOU COULD
EXPAND A LITTLE BIT ON ON WHERE
YOU'RE SEEING THAT THIS IS GOING
TO BE UNLESS IT'S, YOU KNOW, THE
ISSUES WHICH ARE AGAIN,
NECESSARY, I THINK ON ITS FACE
THAT WE, REQUIRE THE ANNUAL
INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE FOR
ISSUES THAT ARE DISCOVERED, ON A
THREE YEAR BASIS. AND THAT,
AGAIN, IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF
AN HOA. AND IF THAT MEANS THAT
THERE'S AN ASSESSMENT THROUGH
THAT HOA, IS THAT WHERE WE'RE
GOING? OKAY. YOU'RE ARTICULATING
SOMETHING AS IF THERE'S GOING TO
BE A DIRECT, YOU KNOW, IMPACT
THROUGH THIS BILL TOWARDS A
COSTS AND AFFORDABILITY FOR, FOR
THESE OWNERS. BUT I JUST DON'T
SEE THAT SO DIRECTLY. YES. AND I
CAN DRAW A STRAIGHT LINE, WHICH
IS WE CAN LOOK, IF SENATOR
UMBERG DOESN'T MIND, AT THAT
EXAMPLE WHERE IT WAS THE
HOMEOWNERS WHO PAID THE REPAIR
BILL, HOMEOWNERS WERE SENT A
BILL FOR $4,800 A PIECE TO PAY
FOR A $1 MILLION REPAIR BILL.
AND THEY HAD TO COME UP WITH THE
PAYMENT WITHIN 30 DAYS. WELL,
THEY COULDN'T AFFORD IT. THESE
ARE WORKING PEOPLE, HISPANIC
WORKING PEOPLE. THEY DIDN'T HAVE
THE CASH. EVEN WITH A PAYMENT
PLAN. THEY COULDN'T AFFORD IT.
SO THIS IS THE KIND OF SCENARIO
THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT. AN
UNEXPECTED EMERGENCY ASSESSMENT
LEVIED ON HOMEOWNERS WORKING
PEOPLE WHO CAN'T AFFORD IT. AND
THE WAY THE BILL, MAKES THIS
PERMANENT IS BY PUTTING THIS
OBLIGATION INTO THE RESERVE
STUDY. AND IT IS HOMEOWNER
ASSESSMENTS THAT PAY THE BILL IS
VERY CLEAR FOR THE MAINTENANCE,
REPAIR, THE REPAIR AND
RESTORATION OF ALL UTILITY LINES
SO THAT IF THERE IS A BREAK,
THEN IT'S GOING TO BE THE BILL.
THE BILL IS GOING TO BE SENT TO
THE HOMEOWNERS, OR THEY ARE
GOING UP TO THE POINT OF
PROPERTY. FOR EXAMPLE, IF YOU
HAVE A SINGLE FAMILY HOME RIGHT,
EVERYTHING ON YOUR SIDE OF THE
LINE IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF
THAT PROPERTY OWNER. YES, BUT
WE'RE TALKING IN THIS PARTICULAR
INSTANCE, ABOUT 200 HOMEOWNERS
LIVING IN MULTIPLE BUILDINGS.
SURE. OKAY. WHICH HAVE METERS
ATTACHED TO EACH BUILDING. IT'S
NOT ONE MASTER METER. SURE. SO
THE BILL IS THEN SENT TO EACH OF
THESE 200 HOMEOWNERS THAT
COULDN'T AFFORD TO PAY IT. AND
IT'S THE RESERVE STUDY THAT IS
GOING TO MAKE THIS OBLIGATION
PERMANENT FOR EVERY UTILITY
LINE. AND I HAVE TO ALSO POINT
OUT WHICH IS A FEATURE OF THE
BILL, THAT UNLESS THE
DECLARATION SAYS OTHERWISE, AND
THEN IT LAYS OUT THE
OBLIGATIONS, HOWEVER, MOST
CCNR'S MOST DECLARATIONS
ACTUALLY DO HAVE THESE
DISCLAIMER DISCLAIMERS. THEY SAY
THINGS LIKE UNLESS THE UTILITY
COMPANY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR
REPAIR AND RESTORATION, THEN THE
ASSOCIATION TAKES ON THESE
ADDITIONAL OBLIGATIONS. AND IN
THIS PARTICULAR CASE, THAT'S
EXACTLY WHAT THE CCR SAID. THERE
ARE UTILITY EASEMENTS. THERE
ARE, EXCEPTIONS FOR THOSE AREAS
OF THE COMMON AREA THAT ARE
MAINTAINED BY THE UTILITIES. BUT
ALL OF THAT WAS IGNORED. SO OH,
NO, THANK YOU FOR THAT. I THE
ALTERNATIVE IS THAT I THINK IN
THE FUTURE WHERE THIS
CLARIFICATION OAN NOT HERE, AND
THERE WAS AMBIGUITY ABOUT WHO IS
WHO IS PAYING FOR IT, AND
CERTAINLY IN THE, MOMENT OF AN
EMERGENCY, THE COST TO, THE, THE
INDIVIDUAL PROPERTY OWNERS AS
WELL AS THE COLLECTIVE HOA COULD
ALSO POTENTIALLY BE FAR MORE
SIGNIFICANT, THAN PLANNING THAT
OUT OVER TIME AND AGAIN. WE'RE,
YOU KNOW, AGAIN, TRYING TO ALIGN
THIS WHERE I THINK WE ALWAYS
UNDERSTOOD AREAS OF
RESPONSIBILITY LIE AND FIGURING
OUT HOW WE CLARIFY THE LAW
THROUGH THIS BILL TO BE ABLE TO
PLAN FOR THAT, AND HOPEFULLY
PREVENT THAT EVENTUALITY IN THE
FUTURE FOR SO I'M SYMPATHETIC,
AS YOU KNOW, STRONGLY ABOUT
MAKING SURE THERE'S NO
UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES AND
ADDITIONAL COST PASS. BUT I
THINK THE ALTERNATIVE WOULD BE
WORSE IF WE WEREN'T PROVIDING
THIS CLARITY. AND FOR THOSE
REASONS, I'M, YOU KNOW,
RECOMMENDING A SUPPORT FOR THIS
BILL HERE TODAY, THANK YOU,
SENATOR, INVITE YOU TO CLOSE,
THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR, AND THANK
YOU. THANK YOU, MISS MURRAY.
SHE'S ACTUALLY CORRECT THAT
THERE WAS TREMENDOUS HARDSHIP
THAT WAS VISITED UPON THESE
HOMEOWNERS, AND I EXPECT ANOTHER
EXAMPLES AROUND THE STATE. AND
YOU ARE CORRECT. ALSO, MISS
MURRAY WAS ALSO CORRECT THAT
THAT THERE WASN'T ASSESSMENT,
WHICH IS UNFORTUNATE. AND THAT'S
WHY THERE'S A RESERVE STUDY
PORTION OF THIS BILL, BECAUSE
THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RESERVE
THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN
MAINTENANCE OF THOSE UTILITY
LINES BEFORE THIS BREAK. BUT THE
CHALLENGE, AS YOU POINT OUT, MR.
CHAIR, IS ONCE THERE'S A BREAK,
IF THERE'S PARALYSIS, THESE POOR
FOLKS ARE WITHOUT UTILITIES AND
FOREVER. THAT IS A SITUATION
THAT IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE.
AND SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR AGAIN.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP AND YOUR
ANALYSIS. A SHOUT OUT TO MY
DISTRICT OFFICE BECAUSE WHEN
THIS EVENT OCCURRED, DISTRICT
OFFICE AS WELL AS SOME OF THE
CITY STAFF STEPPED IN,
DISTRIBUTED HOT PLATES, GAVE
FOLKS, DIRECTIONS AS TO WHERE
THEY COULD FIND TEMPORARY SHOWER
SHOWERS AND PROVIDED OVERALL
ASSISTANCE. I WAS QUITE PROUD OF
THE DISTRICT OFFICE AND SOME OF
THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT
REALLY STEPPED UP TO HELP. AND
WITH THAT, I URGE AN AYE VOTE.
THANK YOU, MADAM SECRETARY.
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL, WE NEED A
MOTION BY MR. CALLER, SECOND BY
MR. LEE. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
ACTION TO PASS AND REFER TO THE
COMMITTEE AND JUDICIARY WARD A
WARD I PATTERSON. PATTERSON. AYE
GRAYSON. GRAYSON. AYE. CHOLERA
CHOLERA. I LEE. LEE I
QUIRK-SILVA. QUIRK-SILVA I
REYES. REYES I SANCHEZ. WILSON
THAT BILL WILL BE OUT SEVEN ZERO
AS THE CURRENT ROLL WILL HOLD IT
OPEN FOR ABSENT MEMBERS. THANK
YOU. SENATOR, WE'RE GOING TO GO
BACK IN EIGHT. ENTERTAIN A
MOTION ON FILE ITEM NUMBER TWO
BLAKE SPEAR. SO MOVED BY MR. LEE
AND SECONDED BY MISS REYES.
MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL ACTION TO PASS, TO THE
COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT
WARD A WARD I PERSON PERSON. NO.
GRAYSON. GRAYSON I CHOLERA.
CHOLERA I LEE LEE I QUIRK-SILVA
QUIRK-SILVA I REYES REYES I
SANCHEZ. WILSON. THAT BILL WILL
BE OUT. THAT'S CURRENTLY AT 6 TO
1. WE'LL HOLD THE ROLL OPEN FOR
ABSENT MEMBERS. AND WE ARE
MOVING FORWARD TO SENATOR
BECKER, WITH HIS BILL ITEM
NUMBER THREE, THIS IS SB 721. I
GUESS. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. WE'RE READY WHEN YOU ARE.
I THANK YOU, WHEN I THANK THE
COMMITTEE AND, PLEASE BE HERE TO
PRESENT SB 721, THE STUDENT
HOUSING DEVELOPMENT ACT. I WANT
TO THANK BY START BY THANKING
THE COMMITTEE STAFF. THANK YOU
FOR YOUR WORK. AND I WILL BE
ACCEPTING THE COMMITTEE
AMENDMENTS, SB 721 WILL HELP
INCENTIVIZE THE CREATION OF MORE
STUDENT HOUSING BY CLARIFYING
THAT JURISDICTIONS CAN REPORT
ELIGIBLE SUITE STYLE STUDENT
HOUSING ON THEIR ANNUAL PROGRESS
REPORTS. THE AMENDMENTS
CLARIFIED THIS WOULD APPLY IN
THE SEVENTH ARENA CYCLE, AND
THAT JURISDICTIONS CAN RECEIVE
UP TO 25% OF CREDIT IN ANY ARENA
INCOME CATEGORY FOR SUITE STYLE
STUDENT HOUSING. CALIFORNIA IS
FACING EXTREME STUDENT HOUSING
CRISIS. AS YOU ALL KNOW.
ACCORDING TO 2020 UCLA STUDY, 1
IN 5 COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS,
1 IN 10 CSU STUDENTS AND 1 IN 20
UC STUDENTS ARE EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS. ABOUT 9400
STUDENTS IN THE UC SYSTEM ALONE
WERE DENIED HOUSING IN 2022.
CURRENTLY, LOCAL JURISDICTIONS
AND SCHOOLS ARE NOT AS
ENCOURAGED TO CREATE MORE SUITE
STYLE HOUSING, IN PART BECAUSE
JURISDICTIONS CANNOT COUNT THIS
HOUSING TOWARDS MEETING REENA.
WE NEED TO CREATE DEVELOPMENT
INCENTIVES FOR MORE STUDENT
HOUSING BY ADDING SUITE STYLE
HOUSING TO THE APR LOCAL
JURISDICTIONS CAN USE AS A TOOL
TO MEET THEIR EXISTING RINA
NEEDS AND PROVIDE HOUSING FOR
CALIFORNIA'S GROWING STUDENT
POPULATION. AND WITH THAT, I'D
LOVE TO, ASK MY WITNESS, SAY A
FEW WORDS. RAFA SONNENFELD FROM
YIMBY LAW POLICY DIRECTOR. THANK
YOU, THANK YOU. THANK YOU AND
GOOD MORNING, MEMBERS, MY NAME
IS RALPH SONNENFELD. I'M POLICY
DIRECTOR AT YIMBY LAW. THE
SPONSORS OF THIS BILL, SB 721,
IS NECESSARY IN PROVIDING THE
TYPES OF HOUSING THAT CALIFORNIA
CITIES ARE IN NEED OF. STUDENT
HOUSING IS A CRITICAL COMPONENT
OF ADDRESSING CALIFORNIA'S
HOUSING CRISIS BY NOT ONLY
INCREASING LOCAL HOUSING STOCK,
BUT RELIEVING STUDENT DEMAND FOR
OTHER HOUSING IN THE COMMUNITY,
WITH THE CURRENT STUDENT HOUSING
SHORTAGE, STUDENTS ARE BEING
PUSHED TO FIND AFFORDABLE
HOUSING OUTSIDE OF CAMPUS, IN
THEIR VEHICLES, IN SINGLE FAMILY
HOMES IN, IN, UNLIVABLE
CONDITIONS, WITH A STUDENT
POPULATION GROWING, WE NEED TO
ENSURE THAT THERE IS SUFFICIENT
HOUSING FOR STUDENTS TO PREVENT
THEM FROM PUSHING OUT OTHER
COMMUNITY MEMBERS AS WELL. SUITE
STYLE STUDENT HOUSING SERVES AS
HOUSING REGARDLESS OF WHETHER
THE STUDENT IS A FACULTY MEMBER.
STAFF PERSON, OR THE RESIDENT IS
A STAFF FACULTY MEMBER OR STAFF
PERSON OR STUDENT. INCLUDING
SUITE STYLE HOUSING WILL NOT
ONLY HELP INCENTIVIZE THE
CONSTRUCTION OF STUDENT HOUSING,
BUT WILL ALSO ADD CLARITY TO THE
DETERMINATION PROCESS. IN THE
SEVENTH CYCLE, SB 721 WILL HELP
CALIFORNIA MEET ITS HOUSING
CHALLENGES AND SUPPORT OUR
STUDENT POPULATION THROUGHOUT
OUR STATE'S CAMPUSES.
UNIVERSITIES PROVIDE A PUBLIC
BENEFIT AND CITIES SHOULD
ENCOURAGE THE DEVELOPMENT OF
MORE STUDENT HOUSING. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN AYE
VOTE. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY OTHER
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC HERE IN
SUPPORT? GOOD MORNING. ERICA
BUSTAMANTE WITH STANFORD
UNIVERSITY IN SUPPORT. THANK
YOU. SEEING NONE OTHERS, ARE
THERE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC
HERE IN OPPOSITION THROUGH
TESTIMONY OR A STATEMENT OF
OPPOSITION? ALL RIGHT. SEEING
NONE, ARE THERE ANY COMMITTEE
MEMBER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS?
ALL RIGHT. MÀ MISS REYES, I
APPRECIATE THE STATISTICS. AT
THE VERY BEGINNING, IT'S CLEAR
THAT OUR STUDENTS NEED TO HAVE
HOUSING, AND I APPRECIATE THAT
YOU'VE BROUGHT THIS FORWARD.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WELL,
SENATOR, I WANT TO THANK YOU,
SINCERELY, FOR WORKING SO HARD
WITH OUR OUR COMMITTEE. YOU KNOW
, AS I WAS WRESTLING WITH THIS
AND WE'RE TRYING TO, YOU KNOW,
VERY, RESPOND ABLY. THINK ABOUT
HOW WE CALCULATE RINA, HOW IT'S
APPLIED, WHAT GOES INTO IT. AND
IT'S ALWAYS, YOU KNOW, AN
EVOLVING ANALYSIS AND, AND
DISCUSSION, I DO THINK THAT THIS
IS SOMETHING IMPORTANT TO BE
INCLUSIVE, AS WE'RE THINKING
ABOUT WHAT COUNTS TOWARDS OUR
ANNUAL PRODUCTIONS, TO WHAT
EXTENT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE THINKING
ABOUT THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF A
LOCAL JURISDICTION. AFTER ALL,
THE RINA PROCESS IS DETERMINED
TO MAKE SURE THAT IT HAS
WORKFORCE HOUSING, LOW INCOME
HOUSING, VERY LOW INCOME HOUSING
FOR THOSE AT RISK OF
HOMELESSNESS AND ALL THE ABOVE.
AND SO HOW DOES THAT INTERSECT
WITH STUDENTS? WELL, RIGHT NOW
THAT WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH
HOUSING AT ALL FOR THE GENERAL
POPULATION, STUDENTS ARE
OTHERWISE TAKING UP SOME OF THAT
GENERAL HOUSING. RIGHT? SO I
RECOGNIZE FULLY THAT THERE IS AN
INTERPLAY HERE BETWEEN THE
AVAILABILITY, WHAT IS BEING
PRODUCED AND WHO'S USING IT. AND
I THINK THIS STRIKES A VERY GOOD
BALANCE, I THINK, BETWEEN ALL OF
THOSE, ALL THE MATH THAT GOES
INTO THIS. AND SO I REALLY
APPRECIATE YOU WORKING SO
CLOSELY WITH US. I THINK THAT
SOME OF THE AMENDMENTS WILL
ULTIMATELY BE TAKEN IN THE NEXT
COMMITTEE, SO I'LL JUST NOTE
THAT FOR THE RECORD. BUT JUST
DEEPLY APPRECIATE YOUR INTEREST
IN WORKING WITH OUR COMMITTEE ON
THE TECHNICAL DETAILS OF THIS,
BECAUSE I THINK THAT THIS WILL
MAKE IT, REASONABLE, AND LOGICAL
. SO THANK YOU. I INVITE YOU TO
CLOSE. I APPRECIATE THE, THE
COMMENTS AND, RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR AN AYE VOTE. THANK YOU. I'M
LOOKING FOR A MOTION, WE HAVE A
MOTION BY REYES AND A SECOND BY
MR. CALL. MADAM SECRETARY,
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. THE ACTION
TO PASS TO THE COMMITTEE ON
LOCAL GOVERNMENT WARD A, WARD I
HARRISON. HARRISON. AYE. GRAYSON
GRAYSON. AYE. CHOLERA. CHOLERA.
I LEE. QUIRK-SILVA QUIRK-SILVA I
REYES. REYES I SANCHEZ. WILSON
FIVE SIX. THAT BILL WILL BE OUT
6 TO 0 AT THE MOMENT. WE'LL
HOLD. HOLD IT OPEN FOR ABSENT
MEMBERS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
AND WE HAVE ONE MORE AUTHOR ON
FILE. WE INVITE THE SENATOR TO
COME TO ROOM FOUR FOUR, SEVEN SO
WE CAN CONCLUDE OUR HEARING. I
SENT HIM A TEXT.
YES. WONDERFUL. WE HAVE A GUEST
PRESENTER FOR SB 1465. ITEM
NUMBER FOUR, ON BEHALF OF
SENATOR ARCHULETA, I INVITE YOU
TO, BEGIN YOUR PRESENTATION.
THANK YOU. CHAIR MEMBERS, I'M
PRESENTING SB 1465 ON BEHALF OF
SENATOR ARCHULETA, WHICH ALLOWS
ANY STRUCTURE USED FOR HUMAN
HABITATION TO BE DECLARED A
SUBSTANDARD BUILDING, REGARDLESS
OF ZONING OR APPROVED USE OF THE
BUILDING. SB 1465 ALSO MAKES
CHANGES TO CODE ENFORCEMENT
PROCEDURES TO EXTEND TENANT
PROTECTIONS TO BUILD THINGS NOT
ZONED RESIDENTIAL, BUT USED FOR
HOUSING. CALIFORNIA IS
EXPERIENCING A HOUSING SHORTAGE
OF SIGNIFICANT PROPORTIONS,
PARTICULARLY IN THE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING SECTOR. INDIVIDUALS AND
FAMILIES UNABLE TO FIND
AFFORDABLE HOUSING MAY RESTART,
MAY RESORT TO LIVING IN
BUILDINGS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN
ZONED RESIDENTIAL. CURRENT LAW
PROVIDES PROTECTIONS FOR
RESIDENTS THAT LIVE IN A
DWELLING THAT IS NOT UP TO CODE,
AND PUT THE RESIDENTS OR THE
PUBLIC IN HARM'S WAY. HOWEVER,
THERE IS AMBIGUITY IN THE LAW
ABOUT WHETHER THESE PROTECTIONS
APPLY TO BUILDINGS THAT ARE NOT
RESIDENTIALLY ZONED, EVEN IF
THEY ARE BEING INHABITED BY
TENANTS. DESPITE BEING RENTED AS
HOUSING, MANY WAREHOUSES,
FACTORIES, AND BUILDINGS ARE NOT
IN RESIDENTIAL ZONES AND HAVE
EVADED MUCH NEEDED SAFETY
INSPECTIONS AND CODE
ENFORCEMENT. TENANTS IN THESE
BUILDINGS ARE AMONG THE MOST
DISADVANTAGED RENTERS IN
CALIFORNIA. THEY DO NOT CONTROL.
IT MAY NOT EVEN KNOW THE ZONING
OF THE BUILDING THAT THEY RESIDE
IN. SUBSTANDARD CONDITIONS AND
THEIR ASSOCIATED DANGERS FOR
TENANTS. DO NOT CEASE TO EXIST
JUST BECAUSE OF THEIR BUILDING,
ZONING. THIS BILL IS NO
OPPOSITION AND RECEIVED
UNANIMOUS BIPARTISAN SUPPORT.
AND I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN
AYE VOTE, AND, FAITH WILL BE
HERE AND, AS AS OUR SPONSOR
REPRESENTATIVE. THANK YOU. AT
THIS TIME, I'D ALSO LIKE TO
INVITE MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
HERE AS WE'LL BE TAKING VOTES
SHORTLY. WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO
HEAR, WITNESS IN TESTIMONY.
THANK YOU. SENATOR BECKER, CHAIR
AND MEMBERS, FAITH BORGIAS WITH
ACTUM AND I PROUDLY REPRESENT
THE CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF
CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS HERE
TODAY TO TESTIFY IN SUPPORT AS
THE SPONSOR OF 1465, WHICH WILL
ALLOW FOR EXISTING INSPECTIONS
OF AND CODE ENFORCEMENT TO BE
APPLIED WHERE STRUCTURES ARE
USED FOR HUMAN HABITATION,
REGARDLESS OF THE BUILDING'S
APPROVED ZONING. SB 1465
ADDITIONALLY DOES APPLY
HABITABILITY AND LANDLORD TENANT
PROTECTIONS TO THESE PROPERTIES,
ENSURING THAT TENANTS HAVE
ACCESS TO VITAL RESOURCES SUCH
AS RELOCATION ASSISTANCE AND
RETALIATION PROTECTIONS FOR
RAISING HABITABILITY COMPLAINTS.
CALIFORNIANS WHO HAVE BEEN
DRIVEN TO LIVING IN WAREHOUSES,
REYES SHEDS, OR OTHER
UNPERMITTED RESIDENCES BY BY
CALIFORNIA'S HOUSING CRISIS ARE
CURRENTLY CUT OFF FROM RESOURCES
AVAILABLE TO TENANTS IN
BUILDINGS PROPERLY ZONED FOR
HOUSING. THANKS TO THE WORK OF
MANY LEGISLATORS ON THIS
COMMITTEE AND STAKEHOLDERS IN
THIS ROOM, CALIFORNIA'S
INSPECTIONS AND TENANT
PROTECTION LAWS ARE AMONG THE
STRONGEST IN THE NATION, AND YET
THESE PROTECTIONS STILL EXCLUDE
MANY OF THE STATE'S MOST
VULNERABLE TENANTS. TENANTS DO
NOT DETERMINE WHETHER THE
BUILDING THEY ARE LIVING IN IS
ZONED AND USED PROPERLY.
CALIFORNIANS SHOULD NOT BE
PUNISHED FOR RESORTING TO LIVE
IN MAKESHIFT, UNAPPROVED HOUSING
DUE TO THE STATE'S HOUSING
CRISIS. THE CRISIS OF OUR
GENERATION SB 1465 IS ABOUT
FAIRNESS TO CALIFORNIANS WHO,
THROUGH NO FAULT OF THEIR OWN,
HAVE HAD TO RESORT TO LIVING IN
BUILDINGS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN
ZONED RESIDENTIALLY DANGEROUS,
SUBSTANDARD CONDITIONS EXIST,
REGARDLESS OF ZONING. THE STATUS
QUO HURTS TENANTS AND
SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES FIRST BY
A LACK OF PROPER INSPECTIONS AND
CODE ENFORCEMENT, AND THEN AGAIN
BY NOT ALLOWING TENANTS ACCESS
TO NEEDED RESOURCES WHEN UNSAFE
CONDITIONS ARE IDENTIFIED. THIS
BILL EMPOWERS LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
TO DEAL WITH DILAPIDATED AND
COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL
BUILDINGS THAT HAVE BEEN USED AS
HOUSING TO HOPEFULLY PREVENT
FUTURE TRAGEDIES, SUCH AS THE
GHOST SHIP FIRE OR THE FARM
WORKER SHOOTINGS IN HALF MOON
BAY THAT CAST A LIGHT ON THE
GRIM REALITIES OF THESE LIVING
CONDITIONS. FOR THESE REASONS
AND MORE, WE DO URGE YOUR AYE
VOTE TODAY. THANK YOU. ARE THERE
ANY OTHER MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC
HERE IN SUPPORT? JUST NAME AN
ORGANIZATION. ANDREW MENDOZA, ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
BUILDING OFFICIALS AND SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. SEEING NO
OTHERS, ARE THERE ANY MEMBERS OF
THE PUBLIC HERE IN OPPOSITION
FOR TESTIMONY OR A STATEMENT OF
OPPOSITION? OKAY. SEEING NONE,
WE'LL TURN THIS BACK TO ANY
COMMITTEE MEMBER QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS OR A MOTION MOVED BY
MISS REYES, SECOND BY MR. LEE,
SENATOR, I DO SEE YOUR CO
AUTHOR. SO THANK YOU FOR THE
WORK ON THIS BILL. I THINK THESE
ARE IMPORTANT IMPROVEMENTS TO,
YOU KNOW, TO THE INTENT OF WHAT
YOU'RE TRYING TO DO HERE. AND I
WOULD INVITE YOU TO CLOSE. THANK
YOU. YEAH. I'M PROUD TO BE A
COAUTHOR. AND ON BEHALF OF
SENATOR ARCHULETA, WE
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN AYE
VOTE. THANK YOU, MADAM
SECRETARY. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
AUCTION TO PASS TO THE COMMITTEE
AND APPROPRIATIONS. WARD I, WARD
I, HARRISON. HARRISON I GRAYSON.
CHOLERA. CHOLERA. I LI LEE I
QUIRK-SILVA QUIRK-SILVA I REYES
REYES I SANCHEZ. WILSON. WILSON
I SEVEN. RIGHT NOW WE ARE AT
SEVEN ZERO. WE'LL HOLD THAT ROLL
OPEN FOR ABSENT MEMBERS. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL
RIGHT. I THINK WE'LL TAKE TWO
PASSES THROUGH THE, THE ROLL, TO
GET YOU ALL OUT OF HERE. AND
WE'LL STILL INVITE A FEW MEMBERS
BACK TO COMMITTEE TO ADD ON,
BEGINNING WITH ITEM NUMBER ONE,
MADAM SECRETARY SANCHEZ WILSON.
WILSON, I CURRENT ROLE IS AT
EIGHT ZERO. WE'LL HOLD THE ROLL
OPEN. ITEM NUMBER TWO. NUMBER
TWO, SB SEVEN. SANCHEZ WILSON, I
WILSON I71 WILL HOLD A ROLL OPEN
FOR ABSENT MEMBERS. ITEM NUMBER
THREE. ITEM NUMBER THREE.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER LEE A SENATE
MEMBER LEE I SANCHEZ. WILSON,
THIS IS SB 7 TO 1. BECKER
ASSEMBLY MEMBER. WILSON I HER
ROLL IS 8 TO 0. WE'LL HOLD A
ROLL OPEN FOR ABSENT MEMBERS.
AND ITEM NUMBER FOUR, ASSEMBLY
MEMBER GRAYSON. NO ADD ONS AT
THE MOMENT. SANCHEZ. NO. OKAY.
THANK YOU ALL. WE'LL HOLD OUR
COMMITTEE OPEN FOR FIVE MINUTES.
OKAY. THAT WAS. OKAY. WAITING ON
A VERY. THANK YOU. OKAY. WITH
THAT, I THINK ALL OF OUR
MEMBERS, HAVE ATTENDED TODAY. SO
WE WILL CLOSE THE ROLLS AND
ADJOURN OUR MEETING. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH.