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THE CITY OF <br />2 <br />.11 Sm 1111 <br />...... -.. w :lm ..1 <br />PLEASANTON. <br />Date: June 2, 2025 <br />To: Mayor and City Councilmembers <br />From: Gerry Beaudin, City Manager 62 <br />Aar6n Zavala, Assistant to the City anager <br />Subject: Supplemental Information - Legislative Framework and 2025-2026 Focus Areas <br />(June 3, 2025, City Council Meeting) <br />Background <br />Following the May 20, 2025, City Council meeting where the Legislative Framework item was <br />continued to June 3, 2025, this supplemental memo provides additional information requested by <br />the City Council regarding clarification on additional bills discussed during the Legislative <br />Subcommittee meeting, a comparison of City and Tri -Valley Cities Coalition (TVC) legislative <br />priorities, and considerations regarding legislative advocacy approaches. <br />Additional Bills from Subcommittee Discussion <br />At the May 20, 2025, City Council meeting, Councilmember Testa mentioned additional bills <br />discussed at the Subcommittee meeting in the Agenda Report. Staff reviewed the notes and <br />confirmed with Townsend Public Affairs that one additional bill was discussed during the April <br />29, 2025, Legislative Subcommittee meeting but was not included in the formal <br />recommendations: SB 560 (Smallwood -Cuevas) - Public Social Services. This bill would <br />decriminalize certain types of welfare fraud by eliminating criminal penalties for welfare <br />overpayments under $25,000 when they result from administrative errors, removing criminal <br />penalties for attempted welfare fraud involving less than $950, and shifting the handling of such <br />cases from the criminal justice system to local welfare agencies for administrative resolution. <br />While this bill was noted as an item of interest to Councilmember Gaidos, it does not align with <br />the City's established Legislative Framework focus areas (Housing, Fiscal Sustainability, <br />Infrastructure & Environment, and Wildfire & Emergency Preparedness), as it addresses public <br />social services and criminal justice policy rather than municipal government operations. <br />Therefore, it was not recommended for a formal City position. <br />City vs Tri -Valley Cities Coalition Legislative Priorities Comparisons <br />Strategic Framework Alignment: <br />Focus Area <br />City of Pleasanton <br />Priorities <br />TVC Coalition Priorities <br />Alignment <br />Housing <br />• Support affordability in <br />• Affordable housing and <br />Strong <br />housing stock <br />homelessness <br />alignment <br />• Balanced approach <br />• Balanced solutions <br />(housing/jobs/ <br />considering housing, jobs, <br />transportation) <br />transportation <br />1 of 6 <br />