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2. The Santa Ana City Council agendized adoption of a resolution to implement AB 2011 at the local level to exempt certain parcels from streamlining provisions of the bill at its regularly scheduled May 16,2023, meeting. 3. On May 16,2023,the Office of the Attorney General sent a letter stating it was made aware of the proposed resolution on the City Council's agenda proposing to exempt certain properties within Santa Ma from AB 2011 permit streamlining provisions,that HCD was also aware of the proposed resolution and was reviewing the issue,and, lastly, urging the City Council to continue the adoption of resolution to a later date so that affected and interested parties could have adequate opportunity to review and comment on the proposal. 4. HCD sent a letter to the City on June 19, 2023, advising the City that the City's proposed ordinances on its June 20,2023 City Council agenda may be inconsistent with AB 2011 and requested additional level of detail and specificity to allow HCD to make an accurate determination about the City's compliance. 5. On June 20,2023,the City Council adopted Resolution No.2023-037,Urgency Ordinance No.NS-3045,that the City contends became effective immediately upon its adoption,and conducted a first reading of Ordinance No.NS-3047. The City of Santa Ana adopted Urgency Ordinance No.NS-3045 pursuant to sections 415 and 417 of Division 2 of Article IV of The Charter of the City of Santa Ana. 6. AB 2011 became effective on July 1,2023. 7. On July 10, 2023,the Governor of the State of California signed the 2023-24 budget and related budget-implementing legislation, including AB 129 that amended sections of AB 2011 that pertain to exempting parcels from streamlining,criteria for alternative sites, and calculating no net loss. 8. HCD sent a letter to the City on July 11,2023,advising the City that Resolution No.2023- 037 and Urgency Ordinance No.NS-3045 adopted on June 20,2023,and Ordinance No.NS- 3047 scheduled for second reading at the July 18, 2023 City Council meeting were inconsistent with requirements in AB 2011. 9. On July 17,2023,the Attorney General sent a letter to the City advising the City that the City had not made the statutorily-required findings to support adoption of an urgency ordinance amending zoning regulations required by the Government Code and that the ordinance scheduled for second reading at the July 18th City Council meeting conflicts with AB 2011. 10. On July 18,2023,the City Council conducted a second reading of Ordinance No.NS-3047, which exempted certain parcels in Santa Ana from development under AB 2011. 2