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S "A- - 4 AB980 from page 1 ................... ee .... e * ..... eeeeee.eeeeeeee The League's proposal authorizes a community that is producing, or has committed to produce, at least 15% of its assigned regional housing needs allocation to adopt and self- certify its housing ele- ment, without sending it to the Department of Housing for review. The jurisdiction would also have to make findings, based upon substantial evidence, that its housing element also complies with the key compo- nents of housing element law. The 15% production threshold would be calcu- lated by taking the total amount of units allocated to a community for very low, low, and moderate - income housing over the housing element planning period. Of that amount, at least 15 percent of the units would have to be developed within the jurisdiction over the planning period as low or very low income. to author this bill is a great start. Cities Urged to Send Support Letters Cities which are building affordable housing should send a later supporting AS 980, which is intended to provide relief from state reviews in exchange for production. Also, please ask your legislator to work with Mr. Salinas and co- author this pro-active approach. The bill is likely to be assigned to both the Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee, and the Assembly Local Government Committee. Questions? Please contact League Legislative Representative Dan Canigg, 916.658.8222, email caniagdOcacities.oro. The local government would be provided signifi- cant flexibility in how the units would be developed either as new units or rehabilitated units that have been made affordable for at least 30 years. The units produced may be created through: (1) new construc- tion; (2) acquisition; (3) rehabilitation; (4) rental or ownership assistance; (5) preservation of the avail- ability of lower income households of affordable housing units in developments which are assisted, subsidized, or restricted by a public entity and which are threatened with imminent conversion to market rate housing; (6) single room occupancies; (7) assisted living units for very-low and low income seniors; or (8) any other means of creating a residen- tial unit affordable to pow and very low income house- holds. "15 /d" Amendments to Follow Discussions While the League's Task Force suggested "15 %" language, Assembly Member Salinas decided instead to introduce "spot" language which initially applies the San Diego self- certification program to jurisdictions within Santa Clara County. He wanted to be sure that he had sufficient time to digest the impact of the League's language and respond to key concerns anticipated to be raised by housing advocates and other committee members when the bill is amended. Discussions with Mr. Salinas over the specific lan- guage to be amended into the bill will now begin, with the task force's draft language as a start point. Although there is a long way to go, having Mr. Salinas, as chair of the Local Government Committee, agree BUDGETf rompage6eeee see eeeee*so e The Senate Local Government Committee is holding a similar informational hearing today in the City of Inglewood. The League's Regional Representatives in Los Angeles worked together to recruit about 10 city officials to testify, including police chiefs, union repre- sentatives, county library officials and others. " Several joint policy/budget committee informa- tional hearings on the impacts of the Governor's pro- posed budget cuts are set for next week. They are: March 10 - Overview of the health realignment propos- als - Assembly Budget Subcommittee #1 on Health and Human Services March 11 and 12 - Realignment in Human Services - Assembly Budget Subcommittee #1 on Health and Human Services and Senate Health and Human Ser- vices March 12 - Govemors Traffic Congestion Relief Pro- gram proposal - Assembly Transportation Committee and the Assembly Budget Subcommittee #5 on Trans- portation March 13 - Budget Proposal Affecting Housing - Assembly Committee on Housing and Community Development and Assembly Budget Subcommittee #4 on State Administration Visit the League's Official Web Site-- www.cacities.org PRIORITY FOCUS /PAGE 7