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j/. � -�� AB1160frompage4••••••••••••••• Le�islative Bill Action to cities throughout the state, and comments will � � � � � � � � � � � """" ""' • • • • `• be summarized to highlight key issues and pre- sented to Committee members to inform their The foilowing are summaries ofjust a few views on the topic. of the legislative bills that are currently being acted upon by the League of Caiifomia Cities. For more information about these Cities Can Help By: and other bills, please visit the League website's new "Issues and Advocacy" • Completing and Retuming the League 2^d page (www.cacities.or4/ Unit survey in a timely manner. issuesandadvocacvl — a one-stop location to access information about legisfation, • Getting on record in Opposition to AB 1160 Policy issues and related developments. — Send a letter to your Legislator and the Assem- You can track information on bills bly Housing and Community Development Com- ��•cacities.org/legtracking), locate mittee. legislators and legislative committees, send letters to legislators or the media through • Making it personal — Contact your legislator the online Advocacy Center, research and explain why she/he should not support AB League policy positions, access useful 1160. related links, and much more. Reaching out to citizens that regularly are involved in local land use decision-making and HOUSING AND LAND USE encouraging them to take a close look at AB 1160. (It is important for the public to understand the implications of the Legis/ature attempting to re- Affordable Housing a S ncet e write local ordinances in Sacramento, rather than found differences between the bill's supporters and al/owing these issues fo be decided at city halL) opponents could not be resolved as the legislative session wound down, Assembly Member Steinberg More information on AB 1160, including sample reluctantly made AB 1426 a two-year bill. As you opposition letters and talking points can be found may recall, AB 14 6 requires at least 10 percent of at www.cacities.org/hced. new building permits within the Sacramento region to be built for low and very low-income households. While the goal of the bill is laudable, the reality was that no funding was ever identified to support the � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � . � .. ■.. , effort. Affected local governments estimated the ■ � total subsidy cost to the region at over $500 million ; ■ over a five-year period, and this estimate was likely : SAVE THE DATE ! � to increase if recent state-imposed prevailing wage . ■ requirements were factored in to the calculation. In ' LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES : the end, the Lea 9 e and the American Planning . Association, alon with the California Building ; � Industry Association and local developers in the . LEGISLATIVE BRIEFINGS � region concluded that A 14 6 was certain to ; � increase development costs in the region. Given ' November 19 in Ontario . state budget realities, and little expectation of relief ; ■ from prevailing wage and other state requirements, . November 21 in Sacramento ; local governments can anticipate a continued effort � � to mandate a production requirement on local � � , � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � governments without accompanying resources. Visit the League's Official Web Site--www.cacities.org PRIORITY FOCUS/PAGE 5