City Council

2. Adopt Resolution No. R2M23-50 entitled: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL\nOF THE CITY OF ALHAMBRA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING GENERAL PLAN\nAMENDMENT GPA-22-01 READOPTING THE 2021-2029 HOUSING ELEMENT OF\nTHE ALHAMBRA GENERAL PLAN (DRAFT 4), AND DIRECTING STAFF TO\nSUBMIT THE READOPTED HOUSING ELEMENT TO THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA\nDEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FOR\nCERTIFICATION\nPRESENTATION\n2. LEGISLATIVE UPDATE: SB 567 (DURAZO) ON TENANT PROTECTIONS AND SB2\nON STRENGTHENING CONCEALED GUN WEAPON LAWS AND FIREARM\nPOSESSION RESTRICTIONS – F2M23-7, O2M23-4820\nOn September 11, 2023, staff presented a report advising that SB 567 (Durazo), which\nadds requirements and restrictions for evictions related to substantial remodels, passed\nthe Senate and then was awaiting the Assembly for Third Reading. On September 30,\n2023, SB 567 was officially signed by the Governor, resulting the bill be enacted into law;\nhowever, pursuant to any last-minute amendments that occurred during the Third Reading\nprocess. One kay change to the bill was a new implementation date of April 1, 2024. On\nMay 23, 2023, the City Council adopted Urgency Ordinance O2M23-4811, establishing\nthe same renoviction protections as SB 567 through December 31, 2023. SB 567 was\noriginally identified to become effective on January 1, 2024; however, since this date was\n3\n10-9-23\nrecently amended to April 1, 2024, staff is requesting the City’s Urgency Ordinance be\nextended to March 31, 2024 to ensure there are no gaps in protections in Alhambra before\nSB 567 becomes effective.\nOn September 26, 2023, the Governor signed various firearm safety bills, including SB 2,\nwhich is designed to strengthen concealed carry weapons laws by ensuring firearms in\npublic do not pose danger; setting minimum age requirements to 21; requiring stronger\nstorage and training requirements; identifying certain sensitive places where guns may\nnot be carried; and including due process protections. On September 25, 2023, the City\nCouncil introduced and gave first reading to Ordinance O2M23-4820, prohibiting firearms\non public property. Since SB 2, under Section 27, addresses those same sensitive place\nand restrictions as Ordinance O2M23-4820, staff is recommending the City not proceed\nwith agendizing the second reading of Ordinance O2M23-4820.\nRecommended Action: City Council receive a report regarding the passage of SB\n567 (Durazo), state tenant protections subject to “no fault” evictions due to substantial\nremodels, which has relevance to Alhambra’s Urgency Ordinance O2M23-4811, which\nexpires on December 31, 2023, but should be extended to March 31, 2024; receive a\nreport on SB 2 (Portantino), which bill was recently signed into law prohibiting possessing\nfirearms in public property, as intended by the City Council under Ordinance O2M23-4820;\nand, direct staff to undertake the steps necessary to carry out the Council’s actions.\nCONSENT AGENDA (Item Nos. 3 – 15)\nAll items listed under the Consent Agenda are considered by the City Council to be routine and\nwill be enacted by one motion unless a citizen or Council member requests otherwise; in which\ncase, the item will be removed for separate consideration.