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Receive Report Regarding Communication Pertaining to Various Assembly and Senate Bills (CM)
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MEETING DATE:
November 6, 2024
PREPARED BY:
Linda Tremble, Executive Administrative Assistant
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Receive report regarding communication pertaining to various Assembly and Senate Bills.
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BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
Consistent with Section 7.9 of the City Council Protocol Manual, the Mayor may sign and submit communications regarding legislation so long as the position is consistent with the position taken by the League of California Cities when timing precludes acting upon a request to support or oppose legislation at a City Council meeting. The City received requests for communication from the League of California Cities regarding various Assembly and Senate Bills at the end of the Legislative Session when timing was critical. A summary of the communications provided is included below and the individual letters are attached.
AB 98 (Carillo J., Reyes): Planning and Zoning: Logistics Use: Truck Routes - the City of Lodi strongly urged the veto of AB 98 related to warehouse and logistic use standards and truck routes. While the bill aims to address air quality related concerns adjacent to warehouse operations, this problematic gut-and-amend includes stringent requirements that will severely impact the ability for local jurisdictions to site based on unique geographic and community characteristics, and stifles economic and workforce development in their communities.
AB 1893 (Wicks) Housing Accountability Act: Housing Disapprovals - Notice of Opposition (As of April 18, 2024). The City of Lodi took an opposition unless amended position on the measure AB 1893, which would place guardrails on "builder's remedy" projects; reduce affordable housing minimums; and prohibit local jurisdictions from denying certain housing developments even if they are meeting or exceeding state allocated housing goals.
AB 2081...
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