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LRC 1-21-22 (Special)Legislative Review Committee Approved Minutes January 21, 2022 Page 1 CITY OF CUPERTINO APPROVED MINUTES LEGISLATIVE REVIEW COMMITTEE Friday, January 21, 2022 11:00 AM SPECIAL MEETING ROLL CALL The meeting was called to order at 11:00 a.m. Present: Vice Mayor Chao, Councilmember Moore, Deputy City Manager Katy Nomura, Townsend Public Affairs (TPA) AGENDA REVIEW/ORDERS OF THE DAY There were no changes to the Orders of the Day. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1.Subject: Consider approving the December 10, 2021 Legislative Review Committee minutes Recommended Action: Approve the December 10, 2021 Legislative Review Committee minutes Councilmember Moore motioned to approve the December 10, 2021 Legislative Review Committee minutes. Vice Mayor Chao seconded. The motion carried unanimously. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS None PUBLIC COMMENTS (Including comments on all agenda items) This item was not conducted as the Chair decided to take public comments on agenda items when the agenda items were discussed. ACTION ITEMS 2.Subject: Discuss the appointment of Chair and Vice Chair for the Legislative Review Committee Recommended Action: Appoint the Chair and Vice Chair for the Legislative Review Committee Legislative Review Committee Approved Minutes January 21, 2022 Page 2 Councilmember Moore moved to maintain the same roles as the previous year (Vice Mayor Chao as the Chair and Councilmember Moore as the Vice Chair). Vice Mayor Chao seconded. The motion carried unanimously. 3.Subject: Legislative Update Recommended Action: Receive legislative update and provide any input TPA explains that the legislature returned to session on January 3, 2022. The first few weeks are primarily focused on moving forward two-year bills that did not move out of their house of origin and the Governor’s January budget. Bills must be acted on by January 31 for them to qualify for this legislative session and catch up to the rest of the bills from last years session. New bills are also being introduced until the February 18 bill introduction deadline. There should be about 2000-2500 bills that are anticipated to be introduced by that deadline. There aren’t any major bills at the moment but the most notable as of now is AB 1400, which is the single payer health care bill. This bill will be heard in the Assembly floor next week. This measure is now tied to ACA 11, which would raise the revenue to pay for AB 1400. This is a major tax bill that would impose taxes on individuals and businesses to about $150 billion a year. AB 1400/ACA 11 conversation wil l continue as they are the biggest bills as of now. TPA believes that supporters include labor, health, and welfare organizations while opposition is most likely to come from the medical and business community. On January 10, the Governor introduced his January Budget Proposal and officially kicks off the budget season in Sacramento. This budget will have changes to factor in omicron and economic slow downs due to the pandemic. The Governor is viewing the entire state budget through a California Blueprint lens, which includes the response to the pandemic, climate resiliency, the rise in the cost of living, homelessness, and public safety. The Governor stated that last year there was more focused on enforcement while this year there is a positive focus on collaboration, building, and getting stuff done. The legislature has begun to hold general oversight hearings to get the background on the Governor’s proposals. Over the coming weeks, they will start interjecting their policy priorities and then in mid-May the May revise will be released. After that, there will be a five-week sprint before the legislature has to approve the budget on June 15. Based on the level of revenue and surplus, there likely will be a possibility for budget earmarks within this budget. The redistricting commission finalized the redistricting maps and introduced new congressional Senate and Assembly boundaries, which will go into effect for the 2022 Legislative Review Committee Approved Minutes January 21, 2022 Page 3 election cycle. Cupertino has shifted out of Senator Cortese’s district and into Senator Becker’s district. For the Assembly side, a new district was created that was between Assemblymember Low and Berman’s old districts. This district is most likely going to stay under Assemblymember Low, but that depends on the election cycle in November. TPA explains that AB 672, by Christina Garcia, would have created a grant program within HCD to provide financial resource to cities that elected to repurpose city-owned golf courses to build housing with affordability components. This bill did not pass out of the Appropriations Committee so it is not moving forward, however it could be reintroduced by the February 18 deadline. AB 1603 would amend Prop 47 by reducing the value threshold of petty theft back to $400 from $950. This bill would need to be brought to the general election for a popular vote. Councilmember Moore asked for an update on AB 1613. TPA explains that AB 1613, by Assemblymember Irwin, focuses on theft rings and will be one of many public safety/theft related bills that will be introduced this session. TPA explained that ACA 1, the property tax measure to increase local government financing for affordable housing and public infrastructure projects, has been unsuccessful and has not been able to garner a 2/3 majority vote since i t was first introduced in 2018. Due to the makeup of the Legislature and the current vacancies, this bill will not be up for a vote until around June. Public Comment: Jennifer Griffin asked about HCD and is concerned about the redistricting. 4.Subject: Update on positions taken by the League of California Cities (League), the American Planning Association (APA), and the Cities Association of Santa Clara County (CASCC) Recommended Action: Receive update on positions taken by the League, APA, and CASCC and provide any input TPA explains that more bills will be included as more and more bills get introduced. Vice Mayor Chao mentioned that she would also like to monitor the League of Women Voters positions in addition to the organizations already being watched. Councilmember Moore agreed and would like to add an environmental organization as well as a housing organization to monitor. Legislative Review Committee Approved Minutes January 21, 2022 Page 4 The LRC discussed the League of California Cities position on ACA 7 from their orientation committee meetings last week. The LRC is interested in continuing the conversation at a future date and inviting organizations that represent both supporting and opposing sides of ACA 7. Public Comment: Jennifer Griffin likes the idea of monitoring positions from other organizations. FUTURE AGENDA SETTING The next LRC meeting is tentatively scheduled for February 17, 2022. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 1:02 p.m.