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Legislative Bill Action
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<br />which, over the years, has tended to be very receptive to in, and future opportunities for, issuing residential building
<br />the concerns of billboard companies, Senator Speier, permits. However, for cities, this bill may also result in a
<br />however, is an extremely capable and tenacious legislator, reduction in the amount of units they receive credit for
<br />Staff'. Dan Carrigg, Status: AsGO/AsLG, Position: Support. under the program,
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<br />SCA 13 (Alarcon). LocalGovernment, Special Giventhatallofthefundingforthisprogramhasbeen
<br />Taxes and General Obligation Bonds. Local Develop- eliminated due to budget issues, this bill could be viewed as
<br />ment. SCA 13 lowers the voter approval level from two- almost moot. However, SB 423 (Torlakson), which is also
<br />thirds to a majority, if a tax is imposed exclusively to fund pending, would allocate $25 million of the housing bond
<br />projects related to transportation and other local develop- funds pursuant to this program. The League would like to
<br />ment. know if any cities are concerned with these changes to this
<br /> program factor in annexations and incorporations. Staff:
<br />This bill authorizes a local government that enacts a Dan Carrigg, Status: AsHou&gomDev;Hrg-6/19, Position:
<br />resolution with specified provisions and with the approval Review and Comment.
<br />of a majority of its voters voting on the proposition, to
<br />incur indebtedness in the form of general obligation bonds SB 1326 (Committee on Local Government). Local
<br />to fund, for persons of Iow and moderate income, the Government Omnibus Act of 2002. SB 1326 is the Senate
<br />construction of affordable housing, and projects that Local Government Committee's omnibus bill, which makes
<br />facilitate transportation between employment sites and technical, nonsubstantive changes to current law. The most
<br />affordable housing, recent amendments Were taken on May 29. Please have
<br /> your city attorney review this bill. The following items
<br />Although the concept of lowering voter thresholds has pertain to cities:
<br />proven to be a major stumbling block in the Legislature, the Existing law requires a vote of at least three city
<br />author is attempting to provide additional tools to Iocat council members for passage of resolutions, orders of
<br />governments to address housing and transportation issues, payment, and ali ordinances, This bill would, instead,
<br />Although there may be issues with the specific details of this require a majority vote of the membership of the council.
<br />legislation, as a matter of existing policy, the League Existing law authorizes a city or its departments to
<br />supports the concept of authorizing a majority of local lease or sublease land to the Department of Natural Re-
<br />voters to approve bonds and taxes, Staff: Dan Carrigg, sources for housing men, women and equipment. This bill,
<br />Status: SenLG;Hrg*6/19, Position: Support in Concept. instead, authorizes a city or its departments to lease or
<br /> sublease land to the state for housing personnel and
<br />SB 1495 (Torlakson). Balancing Jobs and Growth. equipment.
<br />~B 1495 changes the Jobs*Housing Incentive Grant Program Existing law authorizes specified persons to
<br />by requiring the state Department of Housing and Commu- commence an action for a judicial determination that
<br />nity Development, when calculating the prior three-year actions of a local agency violated specified public meeting
<br />average of housing permits issued by a county, to adjust for laws. This bill includes provisions relative to emergency
<br />recent annexations or incorporations that may have meetings within those specified laws.
<br />reduced the size of the unincorporated areas, According to Existing law creates the Califorqia Debt and
<br />Contra Costa County, the sponsor, the current Jobs-Housing Investment Advisory Commission with various duties
<br />Balance Incentive Grant Program fails to account for relative to the issuance of municipal bonds, This bill would
<br />changes in circumstance that might affect a community's revise and recast certain of those provisions to, among
<br />ability to meet the threshold for increasing the issuance of other things, rename the commission to the California Debt
<br />residential building permits. For example, annexations or
<br /> and Investment AOvisoryCommission, delete a requirement
<br />incorporations may decrease the amount of unincorporated to select a vice chair and secretary, and require, by May 1,
<br />territory in a county and make incomparable year*to-year 2006, a specified report to t~e Legislature. The bill would
<br />variations in permits. This bill is intended to make the make related changes in provisions relating to municipal
<br />program more reflective of a~iurisdiction's past performance investments.
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