REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
SUBMITTED TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
SUBMITTED BY: Al Zelinka, City Manager
VIA: Travis K. Hopkins, Assistant City Manager
PREPARED BY: Shannon Levin, Council Policy Analyst
Subject:
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Consider positions on legislation pending before the State Legislature, as recommended by the Intergovernmental Relations Committee (IRC)
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Statement of Issue:
On April 26, 2022, the IRC, comprised of Mayor Tony Strickland and Mayor Pro Tem Van Der Mark (with Council Member Pat Burns absent), discussed legislative items with relevance to Huntington Beach. Following discussion, the IRC chose to take positions on various State bills, which are presented to the full City Council for consideration.
Financial Impact:
Not applicable.
Recommended Action:
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Approve one or more of the following positions on State legislation:
A) Oppose AB 480 (Ting/Umberg)
B) Support SB 747 (Caballero)
C) Oppose AB 1035 (Muratsuchi)
D) Oppose SB 4 (Wiener)
E) Oppose AB 1485 (Haney/Wiener)
F) Oppose AB 68 (Ward)
G) Oppose SB 423 (Wiener)
H) Watch SB 222 (Nguyen)
I) Watch SB 1175 (Quirk-Silva)
J) Oppose SB 252 (Gonzalez)
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Alternative Action(s):
Do not approve one or more recommended action, and direct staff accordingly.
Analysis:
On April 26, 2023, the IRC reviewed and discussed various legislative and regional issues with relevance to Huntington Beach policies and priorities, as defined by City Council. The following is a summary of the items the IRC took positions on and are presented to City Council for consideration:
1. OPPOSE AB 480 (Ting/Umberg) Surplus Land
This bill is an attempt at a prior bill that tried to expand the Surplus Lands Act that was stopped last year (AB 2357 Ting). This would permanently expand the reach of the SLA to include review of leases and all but eliminating the use of the Economic Opportunity Law for cities and counties.
2. SUPPORT SB 747 (Caballero) Surplus Land
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