BOARD AGENDA MEMORANDUM
Government Code ? 84308 Applies: Yes ? No ?
(If "YES" Complete Attachment A - Gov. Code ? 84308)
SUBJECT: Title
Adopt Recommended Positions on State Legislation: AB 11 (Lee) The Social Housing Act, AB 1319 (Schultz) Protected species: California Endangered Species Act, SB 466 (Caballero) Drinking water: hexavalent chromium: civil liability: exemption, and Other Legislation Which May Require Urgent Consideration for a Position by the Board.
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RECOMMENDATION: Recommendation
A. Adopt a position of "Support" on: AB 11 (Lee) The Social Housing Act.
B. Adopt a position of "Oppose Unless Amended" on: AB 1319 (Schultz) Protected species: California Endangered Species Act.
C. Adopt a position of "Support" on: SB 466 (Caballero) Drinking water: hexavalent chromium: civil liability: exemption.
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SUMMARY:
AB 11 (Lee) The Social Housing Act. (Introduced - 12/02/2024)
Position Recommendation: Support
Priority Recommendation: 3
AB 11 would enact the Social Housing Act and create the California Housing Authority as an independent state body for the purpose of developing mixed-income social housing. The bill would define "social housing" to mean housing with specific characteristics, including but not limited to the fact that all units must be owned by a public entity and protected from being sold to a private for-profit entity. The bill is intended to facilitate the production of affordable housing for low-income households in a more cost-effective manner than the existing process.
Importance to Valley Water
There is an urgent and immediate need for transitional housing as well as supportive services to alleviate the housing shortage in California that has caused the unhoused crisis. However, homelessness is a symptom of the housing affordability crisis that is more acute in Santa Clara County than anywhere else in the nation. It is estimated that about 250 to 300 people live in Valley Water's managed waterways. AB 11 seeks to ...
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