The city s Focus Areas for 2021 include COVID-19 response and recovery, housing, fostering economic prosperity, mental health, and the city s infrastructure including streets, water, sewage and telecommunications, among others.
Staff recommends supporting Senate Bill 5 and 15, which involve housing and development, and extending conditional support for Senate Bill 38, which relates to beverage containers. They also supported SCA 2, an item on public housing projects.
Most bills rejected by staff concerned housing development and planning and zoning, including Assembly Bill 115 and Senate Bill s 6, 9 and 10.
In a related item continued from their Feb. 16 meeting, the council will also consider adopting a resolution expressing the city s position on housing and preserving local control.
To expand access and services for mental health care in the Tri-Valley, the Pleasanton City Council unanimously approved using city funds for a regional mental health pilot program on Tuesday.