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<br />~- If . <br /> <br />Iv <br /> <br />HOUSIMJ from page 1 .............................................. <br /> <br />With the need to expand housing and long-term planning for housing; promoting infill <br />affordability a key League goal for 2005, the task development; and preserving and enhancing local <br />force is also recommending to the sponsor associ a- land use authority and community input. <br />tions that legislation be introduced in "spot biUØ form <br />in order to meet legislative deadlines for the intro- <br />duction of new bills. The spot bill will mean that the <br />task force has a legislative vehicle that can be later <br />be amended with specific recommendations. The <br />League's Housing, Community and Economic Devel- <br />opment (HCED) Policy Committee has already <br />indicated support for the introduction of a spot bill of <br />this type. <br /> <br />The task force also formed a technical subcom- <br />mittee that will report back to the full task force when <br />it next meets on April 1 in San Diego. Their recom- <br />mendations will then be sent to the League's Hous- <br />ing and Community Development Policy Committee <br />for review and action. The League board of direc- <br />tors will address the policy committee recommenda- <br />tions at their meeting on May 11-12 in Sacramento. <br /> <br />Next Monday the League Executive Committee <br />will discuss the progress of the task force and <br />discuss next steps with the spot bill language. <br /> <br />Task Force Seeks Common Ground Between <br />Builders, Local Officials <br /> <br />Chaired by San Diego Council Member Jim <br />Madaffer, a member of the League board of direc- <br />tors, the task force membership includes League <br />President and Novato City Council Member Pat <br />Eklund, as well as city planners, city attomeys, <br />elected city officials, and representatives of the <br />Califomia Building Industjy Association (CBIA) and <br />. Homeownership Advancement Foundation (HOAF). <br />Representatives from the California State Associa- <br />tion of Counties and the San Diego Association of <br />Governments have also attended the sessions. <br /> <br />Recent meetings of the task force included two <br />meetings held in June, 2004, in the Oakland City <br />Hall. Business, Transportation, and Housing Secre- <br />tary Sunne McPeak, a well-known advocate of <br />expanding housing production, participated in the <br />second discussion, held on June 25. <br /> <br />The focus of the task force remains exploring <br />ways to improve the local planning process for <br />housing to provide greater certainty over where <br />housing could be built; improving the process of <br /> <br />Also under discussion are the need for suffi- <br />cient funds for local planning, and identification of <br />fiscal solutions for cities and counties to support <br />the costs of public services and infrastructure <br />necessary to maintain a quality of life in the <br />community. <br /> <br />Economic Development <br />Handbook <br /> <br />Economic Development, Business <br />Growth & Decline, and The Strategic <br />Planning Process <br /> <br />A tool to help educate city <br />officials about ways to tackle serious <br />economic policy issues. <br /> <br />Plus: <br />. Best practices and case studies <br />. Secrets for developing economic <br />development success <br />. Tools for understanding and analyzing a <br />community's economic base <br />. Developing and implementing a strategic <br />economic development plan <br />. Benchmarking tools and tips on putting it <br />all together. <br /> <br />This publication is available from the League for <br />$15 plus shipping and handling. There is a ten <br />percent discount on orders of five or more. <br /> <br />Questions? Contact League Publications at <br />916/658-8257 or order online at: <br />www.cacities.org/store. <br /> <br />PAGE 6/PRIORITY FOCUS <br /> <br />Visit the League's Official Web Site -- www.cacities.org <br />