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NEW TOOL FOR REVENUE ENHANCEMENTS The recent Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) · District Office level jpterface between cities and SBOE between the League, CSAC and the State Board of with specifically assigned personnel. Equalization (SBOE) concludes a two-year efforL to implement the League-sponsored AB 990 legislation, · Storewide registration data file provide participants, which creates a program to enhance administration of for the first time, a comprehensive city controlled several local tax revenues. The MOU details the new business inventory and management system, opportunities to improve compliance, increase revenue and reduce costs in sales, use and business taxes for · New and enhanced compliance tool capitalizes on cities and counties. The MOU also establishes a signifi- the significant relationship between Business cantly different relationship between the SBOE and License Tax and Sales Tax information. participating cities, shifting control of the process to the cities by creating new tools that enhance data sharing Success stories reported: and inter~ace with SBOE local district offices. · Anaheim submitted 537 suspected sales tax errors to Highlights of the program include: SSBOE in 7 months and cleared 250. · Partnership of cities and the SBOF to identify, report · San Jose reported $581,109 in new sales and and remedy unregistered and misallocating sellers business license tax revenues. thus creating additional revenue for cities, counties and the state. · Santa Ana claimed $54,000 in new business tax and certificate of occupancy permits. · Formalized e-mail system that provides city enforce- ment staff an efficient means of communicating with · Newport Beach generated $635,000 in new business SBOE and tracking the effectiveness of compliance license and sales tax revenues. efforts. To register for the AB 990 program contact local · Specified response time periods required by SBOE to SBOE office. To obtain a copy of the MOU or for more respond to all city submittals, providing full and information about AB 990, contact League staff Frances timely accountability and control of SBOE compli- Medema at medemaf@cacities.org or (916) 658-8218. ance activities on city provided seller information. Legislative Bill Action The following are summaries of just a few of the legislative bills that are currently being acted upon by the League of California Cities. The League encourages you to review the bills and contact the appropriate committees to demonstrate your support or opposition of issues that are important to your community. Your assistance is appreciated. TRANSPORTATION, COMMUNICATIONS & PUBLIC WORKS being able to meet the conditions of their NPDES permits, which require that debris be removed from gutters so that it AB 18OO (Kehoe). Motor Vehicles. Persons with does not enter the storm drain system and creeks. AB 1800 Disabilities. AB 1800 authorizes, until January 1, 2006, a states Legislative intent tha~ ~he provisions of this bill not disabled person or disabled veteran, displaying special be construed ~o Crea~e a violation of any municipal storm disabled person license plates or a placard, to park in wa~er National Pollutan~ Discharge Elimination System restricted zones designated for street sweeping, without permiL Staff: Natasha Fooman, Status: AsmFIr, Position: being issued a parking violation. AB 1800 runs counter toOppose. the requirements being put in place by the State and Regional Water Quality Control Boards relative to NPDES and AB 2031 (Canciamilla). Vehicles: Funeral Proces- TMDL permits. Allowing an exemption from parking sions. A8 2031 requires that local authorities, whenever restrictions for street sweeping would result in cities not the regulation of traffic is authorized for a funeral proces- Visit the Lea§ue's Official Web Site--www. cacities.or§ PRIORITY FOCUS/PAGE 5