I GOOD MORNING. I WANT TO
WELCOME YOU TO THE ASSEMBLY
HOUSING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
COMMITTEE HEARING FOR FRIDAY,
AUGUST 30TH. WE HAVE TWO ITEMS
ON OUR AGENDA TODAY. EACH BILL
CAN HAVE TWO MAIN WITNESSES IN
SUPPORT AND OPPOSITION, AND EACH
MAIN WITNESS WOULD GET UP TO TWO
MINUTES EACH. YOU SHOULD 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, AND OUR
HEARING ROOM WILL BE OPEN FOR
ATTENDANCE OF THIS HEARING THIS
MORNING. WE ARE IN ROOM 447 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. I WANT TO
WELCOME OUR VICE CHAIR AND
WELCOME OTHER COMMITTEE MEMBERS
TO JOIN US IN ROOM 447 AS THEY
ARE ABLE. AT THIS TIME, WE CAN
START AS A SUBCOMMITTEE. I SEE
OUR FIRST AUTHOR IS HERE. I'D
LIKE TO WELCOME ASSEMBLY MEMBER
FONG TO PRESENT ITEM ONE AB
1038. WHEN YOU ARE SITUATED AND
READY, YOU MAY BEGIN YOUR
PRESENTATION. GOOD MORNING, MR.
CHAIR, AND MEMBERS. ASSEMBLY
BILL 138 IS A DISTRICT BILL THAT
WILL ENABLE THE CITY OF SOUTH
PASADENA TO INCREASE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING. IN 2018, THE DECISION
WAS MADE TO ABANDON THE
COMPLETION OF THE 710 FREEWAY IN
THE L.A. AREA. AS A RESULT, ALL
THE HOMES PURCHASED BY CALTRANS
TO MAKE WAY FOR THE FREEWAY
BECAME SURPLUS PROPERTY. SEVERAL
BILLS WERE ENACTED TO ESTABLISH
THE PROCESSES FOR DISPOSING THE
HOMES, CONSISTENT WITH STATE
LAW. THE ROBERTI ACT, IN ORDER
TO CREATE AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR
THE CITY OF SOUTH PASADENA, TWO
PROCESSES WERE CREATED, ONE FOR
HISTORIC HOMES AND ONE FOR NON
HISTORIC HOMES. FOR HISTORIC
HOMES, THE CITY IS ABLE TO
PURCHASE THE HOMES FROM CALTRANS
AT COST AND SELL THE PROPERTIES
AS IS AT MARKET RATE, WITH THE
PROCEEDS FROM THE SALES OF THE
PROPERTIES. THE CITY IS REQUIRED
TO DEVELOP OR ACQUIRE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING FOR VERY LOW, LOW AND
MODERATE INCOME HOUSEHOLDS AT A
RATIO OF THREE TO UNITS FOR
EVERY UNIT ACQUIRED FROM
CALTRANS FOR NON HISTORIC HOMES.
HOWEVER THE CITY IS REQUIRED TO
REHABILITATE THE PROPERTIES
WHICH ARE UNOCCUPIED AND
UNINHABITABLE AND EITHER RENT OR
SELL TO LOW INCOME FAMILIES AT
AFFORDABLE PRICES. THE PROBLEM
IS THAT THE HOMES ARE IN
DILAPIDATED CONDITIONS, ARE IN
NEED OF A LOT OF REHABILITATION.
THE CITY OF SOUTH PASADENA
ESTIMATES A COST OF MORE THAN $7
MILLION TO BRING THE HOMES UP TO
BUILDING CODES. THIS MAKES IT
HARD FOR THE CITY TO TAKE
CONTROL OF THE PROPERTIES IF
THEY ARE NOT DISPOSED OF BY THE
CITY OR ANOTHER HOUSING ENTITY,
THE PROPERTIES WILL BE SOLD
THROUGH AUCTION AND WILL LOSE
OPPORTUNITY TO INCREASE OUR
AFFORDABLE HOUSING STOCK.
ASSEMBLY BILL 1038 CHANGES THE
PROCESS SO THAT THE CITY CAN
DISPOSE OF NON HISTORIC HOMES
THE SAME WAY THEY DISPOSE OF
HISTORIC HOMES. THIS WILL MIRROR
THE AUTHORIZATION FOR THE CITY
OF PASADENA. THE LANGUAGE IN
THIS BILL HAS BEEN VETTED BY
CALTRANS. THE DEPARTMENT OF
HOUSING AND COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT AND THE GOVERNOR'S
OFFICE HAVE CERTAINLY ASKED FOR
AN AYE VOTE. THANK YOU. ANY
WITNESSES IN SUPPORT? NOT TODAY.
OKAY. THANK YOU. I HAVE NO
REGISTERED OPPOSITION. ON FILE.
IS THERE ANY WITNESSES IN
OPPOSITION? SEEING NO PRIMARY
TESTIMONY, ARE THERE ANY MEMBERS
OF THE PUBLIC HERE IN SUPPORT OR
OPPOSITION THAT WOULD LIKE TO
REGISTER ON THE RECORD? SEEING
NOBODY APPROACH ANY COMMITTEE
MEMBER COMMENT. YEAH, I JUST
HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT, THE SALE
OF THIS LAND OR THE HOMES, IS IT
BELOW MARKET THAT THEY'RE GOING
TO SELL IT FOR, OR HOW'S THAT
ENTIRE PROCESS WORKING? THANK
YOU SO MUCH, MR. PATTERSON, FOR
THAT QUESTION. SO THERE'S 13
HOMES IN THE CITY OF SOUTH
PASADENA THAT HAVE BEEN DEEMED,
NON HISTORIC AND NEED A LOT OF
REHABILITATION. THE COST WOULD
BE APPROXIMATELY $7 MILLION TO,
TO BRING THESE BUILDINGS UP TO
CODE. THE BUILDINGS WOULD BE
PURCHASED AS PROPOSED BY THE
CITY OF SOUTH PASADENA AT THE
COST, FROM THE 1960S AND 70S.
OKAY AND, AND THESE PROJECTS,
THOUGH, ARE INTENDED FOR VERY
LOW INCOME PROJECTS, RIGHT? YES,
IT WOULD BE INTENDED TO DO A 3
TO 1 REPLACEMENT RATIO FOR VERY
LOW, LOW AND, AFFORDABLE HOUSING
UNITS FOR THE CITY OF SOUTH
PASADENA AT A 3 TO 1 RATIO.
GREAT. THANKS THANK YOU. OKAY.
SEEING NO OTHER MEMBERS WISHING
TO COMMENT. JUST APPRECIATE YOU
WORKING ON THIS. I KNOW THE CITY
OF SOUTH PASADENA PROBABLY
APPRECIATES YOU AS WELL,
CERTAINLY GRATEFUL THAT YOU'RE
WORKING FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO
IMPROVE THE OPPORTUNITIES ALONG
THE 710 CORRIDOR AND CREATE MORE
OPTIONS FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
I KNOW IT'S CONSISTENT WITH
OTHER WORK THAT WE'VE DONE HERE
THROUGH THE THROUGH THE
LEGISLATURE. WITH THAT, I INVITE
YOU TO CLOSE. THANK YOU SO MUCH,
MR. CHAIR AND COLLEAGUES, FOR
YOUR QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN AYE
VOTE. THANK YOU. WE DON'T HAVE A
QUORUM AT THIS TIME WHEN WE DO,
THEN WE WILL BE ABLE TO
ENTERTAIN A MOTION. THANK YOU.
WE HAVE ONE MORE ITEM. WE WILL
AWAIT THAT AUTHOR AND A FEW
COMMITTEE MEMBERS AS WELL.
GOOD MORNING. MR. SAU. GOOD
MORNING, MR. WARD. HOW ARE YOU?
THINGS LIKE CRAZY WITH HOUSING
AND. WINNING I WOULD HAVE READ.
ARE YOU REFERRING TO ME AGAIN? I
WENT ROGUE. OH, I WENT WET THIS
TIME. FOR SURE. WE LOST. OH,
YEAH. THAT'S GOOD. YOU KNOW, MY
SON, I TOLD THE STAFF.
DOCUMENTATION ON MR. WE NEED
THIS TIME. WE HAVE, I THINK AT
THIS TIME WE HAVE QUORUM. SO I'M
GOING TO ASK MADAM SECRETARY TO
CALL THE ROLL. IT'S WARD. I
PRESENT WARD HERE. PATTERSON.
PATTERSON HERE. GRAYSON HERE.
GRAYSON HERE. CHOLERA. LEE
QUIRK-SILVA. QUIRK-SILVA HERE.
REYES. REYES HERE. SANCHEZ
WILSON. WE DO HAVE A QUORUM. WE
HAVE A QUORUM. I WOULD BE HAPPY
TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON ITEM
NUMBER ONE. SO, MOVED BY MISS
REYES SECOND AND A SECOND BY MR.
GRAYSON. MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL. THE ACTION IS
THAT SENATE AMENDMENTS BE
CONCURRED IN WARD BY WARD. I
PERSON A PERSON I GRAYSON
GRAYSON I CHOLERA LEE
QUIRK-SILVA QUIRK-SILVA. AYE
REYES. REYES. AYE. SANCHEZ
WILSON. THAT BILL HAS FIVE
VOTES. IT WILL BE OUT AND WE
WILL HOLD THE ROLL OPEN FOR
ABSENT MEMBERS. I THINK. AFTER
6:00. I'M JUST. BUT YEAH. YES,
THEY ARE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S
GOING TO HAPPEN.
THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME WE WILL
TAKE UP ITEM NUMBER TWO. THIS IS
AB 1413 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER TING.
WHEN YOU ARE READY, YOU MAY
BEGIN PRESENTATION. THANK YOU,
MR. CHAIR. APOLOGIES FOR RUNNING
A LITTLE LATE TODAY. I'M
PRESENTING AB 1413. THIS
CLARIFIES A BILL THAT I GOT
PASSED LAST YEAR, GOT SIGNED
INTO LAW AB 1633. THERE WERE
SOME ISSUES THAT CAME UP TOWARD
THE END OF SESSION LAST YEAR,
AROUND THE AMOUNT OF TIME THAT
PEOPLE COULD COMMENT, SO WE
ADDED A COUPLE ITEMS THAT WE
WORKED WITH ALL STAKEHOLDERS TO
AGREE ON. REQUIRES LOCAL AGENCY
TO POST AN APPLICANT'S NOTICE ON
THEIR WEBSITE AND PROVIDE COPIES
WHEN REQUESTED. REQUIRES LOCAL
AGENCIES TO WAIT FOR 60 DAYS
ONCE THEY RECEIVE WRITTEN NOTICE
BEFORE MAKING A DETERMINATION,
AND REQUIRES LOCAL AGENCIES TO
CONSIDER ALL OBJECTIONS,
COMMENTS, EVIDENCE AND CONCERNS
RAISED ABOUT A NOTICE OF
VIOLATION BEFORE IT MAKES A
DETERMINATION. SO WE REALLY
WANTED TO STRIKE A BALANCE TO
HAVE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION, BUT
ALSO NOT TO HAVE DELAYS. RESPECT
FOR SECOND MOTION AND SECONDED.
THANK YOU. IS THERE ANY PRIMARY
WITNESSES IN SUPPORT OF THIS
BILL? YEAH. MR. CHAIR, I'LL BE
EXCEPTIONALLY BRIEF. ALEX TORRES
WITH BROWNSTEIN HYATT, ON BEHALF
OF THE BAY AREA COUNCIL,
REPRESENTING OVER 320 OF THE
LARGEST EMPLOYERS IN THE NINE
COUNTY BAY AREA. WHAT MR. TING
SAID THIS WAS A HISTORIC BILL
THAT WE WERE PROUD TO SPONSOR
LAST YEAR. URGE YOUR VOTE. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, MR.
CHAIR. MEMBERS COMMITTEE, JEREMY
SMITH HERE ON BEHALF OF THE
STATE BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION
TRADES COUNCIL, WE THANK MR.
TÍNH FOR HIS HARD WORK WITH US.
WE APPRECIATE THAT AND URGE, AND
I VOTE THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ARE
THERE ANY PRIMARY WITNESSES IN
OPPOSITION TO THE BILL? I HAVE
NONE ON FILE. OKAY. SEEING NONE,
ARE THERE ANY MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC HERE WHO WISH TO REGISTER
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION?
ALL RIGHT. SEEING NOBODY
APPROACH, I WILL TURN IT BACK TO
MEMBER COMMENT. WE DO HAVE A
MOTION IN A SECOND. ANY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? OKAY.
SEEING NONE. MR. TING, I WANT TO
THANK YOU FOR YOUR, I THINK,
LONG HISTORY OF LEADERSHIP IN
THE LEGISLATURE WORKING ON THE
HOUSING ACCOUNTABILITY ACT AND A
NUMBER OF OTHER AREAS TO IMPROVE
THE SUPPLY OF HOUSING
OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL
CALIFORNIANS. AFFORDABLE AND
OTHERWISE, I KNOW THIS CLEANUP
BILL IS GOING TO BE ABLE TO HELP
US RECONCILE, ONGOING
UNDERSTANDING OF THE INTERACTION
BETWEEN THE HOUSING
ACCOUNTABILITY ACT AND CEQA AND
APPRECIATE THE LAST MINUTE
EFFORT TO TRY TO GET THIS RIGHT
AS WELL WITH THAT AND INVITE YOU
TO CLOSE, JUST RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR A VOTE. THANK YOU, MADAM
SECRETARY. PLEASE CALL THE ROLE
ACTION THAT SENATE AMENDMENTS BE
CONCURRED IN. WARD I, WARD I
PATTERSON. PATTERSON I GRAYSON.
GRAYSON. I COLORA LEE.
QUIRK-SILVA. QUIRK-SILVA. AYE.
REYES REYES I SANCHEZ. WILSON
THANK YOU THAT WE HAVE FIVE
VOTES. THE BILL WILL BE OUT.
I'LL HOLD THE ROLL OPEN FOR
ABSENT MEMBERS. THANK YOU. ALL.
THANK YOU ALL. WE WILL HOLD THE
ROLL. THE ROOM OPEN A LITTLE BIT
FOR ABSENT MEMBERS. YES.
SO WE. WILL HAVE THE NEXT
TOGETHER. SO ANYONE WISHING TO
MAKE WISEMAN.
ITEM.
I NÓ MAIENSCHEIN. I LIKE, YOU
KNOW. I KNOW WE HAVE. TO. WHAT'S
YOUR. HOW MANY MINUTES ARE YOU?
I KNOW, CAN YOU MAKE IT Þ
NIELSEN OKAY. YEAH YEAH YEAH.
YEAH. IT'S GOING TO START RIGHT?
YEAH, I KNOW, YOU KNOW. YEAH,
THAT'S CERTAINLY WHAT IT IS. AND
IT'S OKAY. AND SHE WAS IN
BETWEEN TWO CANDIDATES FOR
PUBLIC SAFETY. JOBS OKAY. YEAH I
JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE
EVERYTHING'S OKAY. YEAH. ALL
RIGHT. I'M SORRY, I JUST I ENJOY
YOUR COMPANY. YEAH. OH, NO. NO,
NO, HE'S PRESENTING THE SAME
EXACT CONCERNS TO GO ON. THIS IS
HIM HERE. I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A
BOW. WOW. AND NEXT.
ALL RIGHT. WE'LL SEE YOU LATER
TODAY, WE WILL REOPEN THE. WE'RE
ALL HERE EXCEPT FOR. WE WILL
REOPEN THE ROLL FOR MEMBERS WHO
HAVE JOINED US. MADAM SECRETARY,
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL FOR ITEM
NUMBER ONE. ITEM NUMBER ONE. AND
OF COURSE, THE ACTION IS FOR
BOTH BILLS. THE SENATE
AMENDMENTS BE CONCURRED IN ITEM
NUMBER ONE, AB 1038 CALLER.
CALLER I, LEE SANCHEZ I, SANCHEZ
I, WILSON. WILSON I CURRENT ROLL
IS EIGHT ZERO. WILL HOLD A ROLL
OPEN FOR ABSENT MEMBER AND ITEM
NUMBER TWO AB 1413 CHOLERA.
CHOLERA I LEE SANCHEZ SANCHEZ I
WILSON WILSON I WILL HOLD THE
ROLL OPEN FOR ABSENT MEMBERS.
CURRENT ROLL IS EIGHT ZERO.
THANK YOU FOR KEEPING US ON
TRACK. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. WE WILL
REOPEN THE ROLL FOR ADD ON
MEMBERS. ITEM NUMBER ONE. MADAM
SECRETARY, I AM NUMBER ONE AB
1038. SENATE AMENDMENTS BE
CONCURRED IN. AND ASSEMBLY
MEMBER LEE. AYE. WOULD YOU LIKE.
AYE. THAT BILL HAS NINE VOTES,
NINE ZERO. IT'S PASSED. AND THEN
ITEM NUMBER TWO ÁP 1413,
ASSEMBLY MEMBER LEE. AYE, AYE.
THAT BILL ALSO PASSES WITH NINE
ZERO. AND WITH THAT WE ARE
ADJOURNED.