Santa Monica
City Council
Agenda Item J
J. Authorization to Submit Letter of Support for Senate Bill 79 (Wiener) Planning and zoning: housing\ndevelopment: transit-oriented development and update on SB 677 (Wiener)\nNew Item Received 05/09/2025\nRecommended Action\nStaff recommends that the City Council:\n1. Receive the staff analysis of Senate Bill 79 (Wiener) Planning and zoning: housing\ndevelopment: transit-oriented development; and\n2. Direct the City Manager to draft a letter expressing the City’s support for SB 79 to be\ndelivered to the bill author, Senator Ben Allen, and Assemblymember Rick Chavez Zbur.\na. Attachment A - Text of SB 79 (Wiener), As Amended 4/23/25\nb. Attachment B - Sen Committee on Local Government Bill Analysis (4/23/25)\nc. Attachment C - Sen Committee on Housing Bill Analysis (4/22/25)