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D. Request of Councilmember Zernitskaya and Councilmember Zwick that the City Council take a\n“Support if Amended” position on AB 306 (Shultz) which would impose a six-year moratorium, from\nJune 1, 2025, to June 1, 2031, on the adoption or modification of state and local building standards\naffecting residential units, with limited exceptions. As noted in the letter from the City of West\nHollywood (attached), the City of Santa Monica would request that the bill be amended such that\nonly new residential units would be impacted by the bill. Additionally, the City would request an\namendment to clarify that cities and counties may relax local building code standards such that they\nrevert to the state standard, and that state and local governments can adopt the state 2025 code\nand allow work to begin on the 2031 state building codes before June 1, 2031 in order to proceed\nwith the normal code adoption process for the 2031 code. The City Council directs the City Manager\nto prepare and send a letter expressing the City’s Support if Amended position that articulates\nCouncil’s amendment request and sends the letter to the bill author, Senator Allen and\nAssemblymember Zbur. New Item Received. 4/17/2025\na. 01_City of West Hollywood Oppose Unless Amended Letter on AB 306 (April 9, 2025)\nb. 02_Assembly Floor Analysis- March 12, 2025\nc. 03_Assembly Appropriations Analysis – March 19, 2025\nd. 04_Assembly Housing and Community Development Analysis – March 12, 2025\ne. 05_Full Text of AB 306, as amended March 12, 2025\nf. 06_Status of AB 306, as of April 17, 2025