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LEGISLATION COMMITTEE

Meeting Date:	03/14/2022
Subject: AB 2094 (Rivas/Quirk-Silva) General Plan: Annual Report: Extremely Low-income
Submitted For:	LEGISLATION COMMITTEE
Department:	County Administrator
Referral No.:	2022-08
Referral Name:	AB 2094 (Rivas/Quirk-Silva)
Presenter:	L. DeLaney	Contact:	L. DeLaney, 925-655-2057

Information

Referral History:

Supervisor Andersen requested this bill, AB 2094, be referred to the Legislation Committee for consideration.

Referral Update:

AB 2094

As introduced.

Author:	Robert Rivas (D-030)
Coauthor	Quirk-Silva (D)
Title:	General Plan: Annual Report: Extremely Low-income
Fiscal Committee:	yes
Urgency Clause:	no
Introduced:	02/14/2022
Disposition:	Pending
Committee:	Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee
Hearing:	03/23/2022 9:30 am, State Capitol, Room 126
Summary:	Requires a city or county's annual report to include the locality's progress in meeting the housing needs of extremely low income households, as specified.

The purpose of AB 2094 is to increase transparency in existing building reporting requirements by requiring local jurisdictions to clarify their progress towards building new units for extremely low-income (ELI) households. The bill does not change the housing element or the Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) for any jurisdiction.

The County's Director of Health, Housing, Homeless Services has indicated her collaboration with the bill's sponsor, All Home, and noted this bill is for reporting purposes, adding an additional column to the Annual Progress Report on housing element progress that would split the column into two separate categories of Very Low Income (30-50% AMI) and Extremely Low Income (<30%).

This bill would impose a state-mandated local program for which counties could potentially seek reimbursement.

The County's adopted 2021-22 State Legislative Platform contains policies and principles related to homelessness and includes "Housing and Homelessness" as a legislative priority.

A letter of support template is Attachment A.

Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s):

CONSIDER recommending a position of "Support" on AB 2094 (Rivas/ Quirk-Silva) General Plan: Annual Report: Extremely-Low Income and directing staff to place the item on the Board's consent agenda.

Attachments
Attachment A: Letter of Support template