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April 23, 2013
VIA FACSIMILE ONLY 916-319-2153
Honorable John A. Perez
Speaker, California State Assembly
State Capitol Building, Room 219
Sacramento, CA 95814
RE: AB 639. Veterans Housing and Homeless Prevention Act
(As Introduced)
NOTICE OF SUPPORT in Concept
Dear Assembly Speaker Perez:
The City of San Luis Obispo is supportive in concept to your Assembly Bill 639,
which would expand the use of Proposition 12 money to assist veterans seeking multifamily
housing.
The voters of California approved bonds in 2000 (Proposition 32) and again in 2008
(Proposition 12) to help veterans purchase single family homes, farms and mobilehomes.
However, some money from the first bond and all money from the latter bond remain unspent.
We support efforts to look at the remaining unspent bond funds to help further the goals of the
voters-- to house veterans.
We would like you to work to ensure that the expansion of these funds resolves the
under subscription of the program and provides much needed housing to veterans in a timely and
efficient manner. AB 639 provides a unique opportunity to review the current Ca1Vet Home
Loan Program as well as determine how a multifamily program for veterans would operate.
For these reasons, the City of San Luis Obispo supports in concept AB 639.
Sincerely,
9an Marx
Mayor
cc: Assembly Member Katcho Achadjian, fax 319-2135
City Council
City Manager
Kirstin Kolpitcke, League of CA Cities, fax 916-658-8240
Davaid Mullinax, League of CA Cities, dmullinax(a�cacitites.org