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would provide streamlined judicial review of CEQA <br />for projects financed by a qualified opportunity fund. <br />The City has continued to work closely with the <br />Governor's Office of Business and Economic <br />Development (Go -Biz) on initiatives affecting local <br />Santa Ana businesses. City staff continues to <br />promote Go-Biz's available financial resources to <br />assist in the retention and attraction of businesses in <br />the City. <br />Foster Development of <br />Support investment of the Recycling <br />The City has continued to support and market the <br />Green Businesses <br />Market Development Zone Program <br />Recycling Market Development Zone Program as an <br />that creates jobs, reduces <br />economic incentive for manufacturing companies <br />greenhouse gas emissions, and <br />that produce products in the green business <br />diverts waste from landfills through <br />industry. Over 150 local businesses have received <br />the city's designation and its <br />information about this State incentive in the past <br />participation in the Orange County <br />year. <br />Recycling Market Development <br />Zone. <br />Homelessness <br />Support legislation that provides <br />(HK) Worked to develop and build support for a <br />financial or policy support to local <br />broad range of measures that would increase <br />governments that work to address <br />funding to help local governments address <br />issues surrounding homelessness. <br />homelessness. In addition, as Congress continues to <br />discuss an infrastructure package, HK is actively <br />working to ensure that programs to develop <br />affordable housing are part of this legislation. <br />(TPA) Worked with the City, as well as the Big City <br />Mayors and other stakeholders, to advocate for <br />funding to help address issues surrounding <br />homelessness. The State Budget created the <br />Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention <br />program, a $650 million one-time block grant that <br />provides funds to support regional coordination and <br />expand or develop local capacity, to address their <br />immediate homelessness challenges. The City <br />received a direct allocation of $8.2 million from the <br />HHAP program. TPA also worked with the City to <br />support legislation related to addressing issues <br />related to homelessness. The City supported SB 450 <br />(Umberg), which provides CEQA exemptions for <br />certain motel to supportive housing conversion <br />projects. SB 450 was signed into law by Governor <br />Newsom. The City also supported SB 258 <br />(Hertzberg), which would have required the State to <br />develop a grant program for qualified homeless <br />shelters to provide shelter, food, and basic <br />veterinary services for pets owned by people <br />experiencing homelessness. SB 258 was ultimately <br />held in the Assembly Appropriations Committee due <br />to cost concerns. <br />Affordable Housing <br />Support legislation that provides <br />(HK) Advocated for the bicameral "Housing is <br />financial support for affordable <br />Infrastructure Act' introduced by the chair of the <br />19C-19 <br />City of Santa Ana 2019 Legislative Scorecard <br />