2021-07-21 City Council Item No. 8 Mayor Zimmerman Handout Regular MEETING - Additional Meeting MaterialsFrom:Sarah Manwaring
To:Stephanie Roseen
Subject:FW: Legislative follow up from Mayors Meeting
Date:Friday, July 30, 2021 2:15:37 PM
This is for the file. Thanks!
From: Bill Zimmerman <bzimmerman@cityofmenifee.us>
Sent: Friday, July 30, 2021 2:03 PM
To: Sarah Manwaring <smanwaring@cityofmenifee.us>
Subject: Fw: Legislative follow up from Mayors Meeting
Hi Sarah,
Below is what I printed for the Council members.
Yes, in the future I will send it electronically to you to forward to the council and retain for
records.
Thanks,
Mayor Zimmerman
From: Erin Sasse <esasse@calcities.org>
Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2021 12:29 PM
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<bzimmerman@cityofmenifee.us>; Michael Vargas- Perris <MVargas@cityofperris.org>; Maryann
Edwards <maryann.edwards@citycouncil.org>; Jacque Casillas - Corona
<Jacque.Casillas@CoronaCA.gov>; Ted Weill <tedw@ranchomirageca.gov>; Linda Evans - La Quinta
<levans@laquintaca.gov>; Colleen Wallace - Banning (cwallace@banningca.gov)
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Subject: Legislative follow up from Mayors Meeting
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Thank you for joining our meeting today. Here are the letters for the bills I mentioned.
• SB 555 (McGuire) Local Agencies: Transient Occupancy Taxes: Short-Term Rental Facilitator:
Collection. This measure would authorize a local agency to delegate its authority to collect their
locally imposed transient occupancy tax (TOT) on short-term rentals to the California Department of
Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA). SB 555 is a problematic measure for cities because it could
unfortunately result in less effective and less transparent TOT collection in addition to the swift
termination of existing and future voluntary collection agreements. Cal Cities wants amendments to
require platforms to provide CDTFA and contracting cities simple rental transaction information to
ensure proper collection, protect existing arrangements, and protect local tax rates and charges as
adopted by contracting agencies. Cal Cities staff has drafted amendments and has been engaged in
negotiations with multiple stakeholders. Additionally, Cal Cities has provided lead opposition
testimony, submitted written opposition, and is forming an opposition coalition with other
interested stakeholders including the Hotel and Lodging Association. Cal Cities Position: Oppose
Unless Amended
Rereferred to the Committee on Appropriations
We don't have a sample letter but we have letters that can be used.
https://ctweb.capitoltrack.com/public/search.aspx?id=ad485199-37cd-42cd-8217-
d19b4d257119&session=21&s=sb%20555&t=bill
• SB 15 (Portantino) Housing Development: Incentives: Rezoning of Idle Retail Sites. This measure
would require the Department of Housing and Community Development to administer a program to
provide incentives in the form of grants allocated to local governments that rezone idle sites used
for a big box retailer or a commercial shopping center to instead allow the development of
workforce housing. Cal Cities staff joined forces with Senator Portantino and other stakeholders to
support this measure. It is important to note that the adopted state budget includes $10 million in
new funding to support the redevelopment of idle retail sites into housing. Cal Cities Position:
Support
In Assembly
Once again, we just have our letter https://ctweb.capitoltrack.com/public/search.aspx?
id=ad485199-37cd-42cd-8217-d19b4d257119&session=21&s=sb%2015&t=bill
• AB 215 (Chiu) Pro-Housing Designations. This measure would require cities to have a mid-cycle
housing element consultation with the Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD)
if housing production is below the regional average; require cities to amend their laws so as to attain
HCD’s “prohousing designation” if housing production is substantially below the regional average;
and allow the Attorney General to enforce violations of the Housing Crisis Act of 2019 (SB 330,
Skinner). Cal Cities staff issued an action alert requesting cities immediately oppose AB 215, which
would transform the incentive-based “Prohousing” designation program into a new mandate for
cities experiencing lower than average housing production thought it may be no fault of their own.
Cal Cities Position: Oppose
Hearing postponed – likely pending the amendments
https://ctweb.capitoltrack.com/public/search.aspx?id=ad485199-37cd-42cd-8217-
d19b4d257119&session=21&s=ab%20215&t=bill
• AB 989 (Gabriel) Housing Appeals Committee. This measure would require HCD to establish a
housing appeals committee where developers could appeal the decision of a city or county claiming
that it violates the Housing Accountability Act (HAA). Cal Cities staff helped secure amendments to
significantly narrow AB 989. However, these amendments do not address the fundamental issue of
creating an appeal process outside of the courts. Cal Cities Position: Oppose
Rereferred to Committee on Appropriations
We have a collation oppose letter https://ctweb.capitoltrack.com/public/search.aspx?id=ad485199-
37cd-42cd-8217-d19b4d257119&session=21&s=ab%20989&t=bill
I didn’t mention this one, but for those of you that want to continue to allow businesses to use
streets and parking areas this may be helpful.
AB 773 (Nazarian) Slow Streets/Closures –Cal Cities Supports.
Some have asked about timing since the governor’s EO that temporarily allows local authorities to
adopt ordinances for maintaining street closures supporting activity zones is scheduled to retire next
month on August 17th. We are checking with the governor’s office to confirm that the EO will retire
or if it will be extended and what that may mean for these slow streets being able to continue
through the end of the year (If AB 773 is signed it goes into effect January 1, 2022). VC allows cities
to pass slow street ordinances only for safety concerns, thus the need for the bill.
AB 773 is off to the Senate Floor
https://ctweb.capitoltrack.com/public/search.aspx?id=ad485199-37cd-42cd-8217-
d19b4d257119&session=21&s=ab%20773&t=bill
Thank you,
Erin
Erin SasseRegional Public Affairs Manager, Riverside CountyLeague of California Cities951-321-07716185 Magnolia Ave. Suite 360Riverside, CA 92506
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