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any lien land use authority or imminent domain authority to the Housing Trust. Ms. Brewer stated her support of AB 448. Discussion between Vice Chair Martinez and ACC -OC occurred with Chair Sarmiento stating that he personally will not support AB 448 at this time. The City has been doing the right thing for decade, and prefers other Cities do their part. However, he is willing to help with the messaging aspect and recommended AB 448 be placed on the Council Committee meeting agenda for future discussion and consideration. AGENDA ITEMS 1. Receive and File Federal Legislative Updates Leslie Pollner provided an overview on federal developments that have occurred from June -July 2018 that could impact the City of Santa Ana, including appropriations, Census 2020, cannabis legislation, immigration, and small cell deployment legislation. She reported that one of the major issues over the past several weeks, President Trump has begun to call for a government shutdown if additional funding is not provided for the border wall. Charts and details outlining funding relevant to the City were provided (Chart A). Urban Area Security Initiatives (UASI) for FY18 is $580M, not $630M; increased in both the House and Senate. Homeless Assistance Grants received a small bump up in both bills. H&K will be keeping the City apprised as funding is released for programs. The Census Bureau is accepting public comments on the proposed citizenship question through August 7th. H&K has assisted the City in drafting comments for submission. Earlier in the week the gth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled, in a 2-1 decision, that the Trump Administration cannot withhold federal funds from California's "sanctuary" cities, like Santa Ana and counties. In light of this decision, the City should continue to pursue federal funding for law enforcement priorities. Leslie concluded with an update on Small Cell Deployment which is a bill introduced by Sens. John Thune and Brian Schatz that will impact local control over wireless infrastructure and broadband deployment. H&K has helped the City draft a letter of opposition to the legislation and they have worked to build a nationwide coalition of cities to oppose it. Chair Sarmiento indicated that the appropriation chart was very helpful and requested H&K to create a matrix that will provide status updates on grant funding that would benefit the City. 2. Receive and File State Legislative Updates Legislative Affairs, Ethics, Transparency and Communications Council Committee Meeting Minutes August 15, 2018 Page 2