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Receive an update from staff and the County's State Legislative Advocate on the status of the CASA Compact legislation and other items of interest to the County; and Consider positions on AB 1483, AB 1486, SB 4, SB 5, SB 13, SB 50, and SB 330 housing bills that were discussed at the April 15, 2019 Legislative Committee and referred to the full Board for consideration
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board receive an update from staff and the County's State Legislative Advocate on the status of the CASA Compact legislation and other items of interest to the County; and Consider positions on AB 1483, AB 1486, SB 4, SB 5, SB 13, SB 50, and SB 330 housing bills that were discussed at the April 15, 2019 Legislative Committee and referred to the full Board for consideration.
SUMMARY:
Staff will provide an overview of legislation considered by the Board's Legislative Committee on April 15, 2019. The County's Legislative Advocate, Karen Lange of Shaw/Yoder/Antwih, Inc., will provide a verbal update on developments at the Capitol and key legislation of interest to the County. The items before the Board were reviewed by the County's Legislative Committee and are discussed individually in the discussion section below.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
The legislative program is designed to result in additional funding and cost avoidance relative to Solano County. The cost of preparing this report and compiling the information is a General Fund cost covered in the County Administrator's administration budget.
DISCUSSION:
The County's Legislative Committee Members, Supervisor Erin Hannigan and Supervisor John Vasquez met on April 15, 2019 to discuss both Federal and State issues. Karen Lange of Shaw/Yoder/Antwih Inc., the County's state legislative advocate and Joe Krahn, Hasan Sarsour, and Tom Joseph of Paragon Government Relations...
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