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2018 State Legislative Summary Page 2 of 4 <br />Summary.Our efforts to create resources to address issues related to <br />homelessness resulted in the creation of the HEAP program, including $500 <br />million in funding in the State Budget. This was an intensive 6-month effort. <br />San Leandro ultimately received $390,000 via an allocation formula that was <br />managed at the County level. <br />Affordable Housing legislation <br />Another of San Leandro’s top priorities that TPA actively supported was to identify, support and <br />advance legislative proposals supporting and encouraging affordable and workforce housing. TPA <br />was a very active member of multiple efforts and coalitions to help advance housing legislation <br />approved this year. <br />Affordable Housing. With the dissolution of redevelopment several years ago came the <br />decrease in affordable housing funds. In addition, due to the high cost of housing in the Bay <br />Area and throughout the state, legislative support for working families is needed. <br />There were multiple pieces of legislation this session that sought to encourage <br />more affordable housing, build more housing, remove certain barriers that <br />have prevented accessory dwelling units, and other proposals to encourage <br />more development. Some of the bills in their original form would have been <br />harmful to the City, or otherwise caused unnecessary steps that could have <br />impeded the City’s progress on approving housing. <br />Our efforts have included:TPA alerted the City to some of the major housing <br />proposals before they were introduced. This gave us an opportunity to get in <br />front of the proposals and work with the author to make some necessary <br />changes to the legislation. In addition, TPA met directly with our legislative <br />delegation to express San Leandro’s position, explain why some aspects of <br />draft legislation could be beneficial for the City and why some of it raised <br />significant concerns, along with outlining support for their efforts to make the <br />needed changes, all the while tproviding the City with ongoing status updates. <br />Summary:Four of the six pieces of legislation were signed into law. <br />Cannabis Regulations and Legislation <br />This year there was a significant legislative effort to codify the new adult-use framework and make it <br />compatible with the statewide rules already in place for medical use, while ensuring that the new <br />framework reflected the needs of local governments, law enforcement and the industry. TPA served <br />as an instrumental member of a statewide coalition that supported all stakeholders while working <br />with the Governor’s Administration and regulators to ensure the proposed cannabis regulations <br />worked for local government, consumers, and businesses. <br />Assembly Bill 2020 (Quirk)Cannabis: local jurisdiction licensees: temporary event license. <br />This bill would authorize the Bureau of Cannabis Control to issue a temporary state license <br />to provide on-site sales and consumption of cannabis at a temporary event located at a venue <br />expressly approved by a local jurisdiction. <br />This bill seeks to provide cities like San Leandro an opportunity to support <br />local economies and small businesses. By adjusting the law to allow local <br />jurisdictions to issue such permits for any venue they approve of, more <br />communities will have the chance to take advantage of this new economic <br />opportunity. In addition, this bill included enforcement language to help crack <br />down on illegal cannabis events. <br />Our efforts included:TPA was the lead working with Assembly Member <br />Quirk’s office and provided expert testimony in four committee hearings, <br />helped navigate this bill through 6 policy committee hearings, 3 floor votes,