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�� PARCEL TAX from page 1 ........... League officers have since met with represen- tatives ofthe California Building IndustryAssocia- The property owner's first argument was that tion. Both parties "agreed to disagree" about some Proposition 13 does not permit the voters to place matters, but to keep the lines of communication a special tax on real property. The Court dis- open as the League and the builders work their agreed, and held that both Propositions 13 and preferred legislative proposals. 218 do not prohibit special taxes on property. Task Forces: Possible Legislation The owner's next argument was that this parcel tax was in reality a general tax, not a The Schwarzenegger Administration is explor- special tax, and that Proposition 13 prohibits a ing its options through a series of task forces. In general tax from being placed on property. The October, the secretaries of Business, Transporta- Court again disagreed, and held that the multiple tion and Housing (BT&H), Resources, Food and governmental services being funded by the parcel Agriculture and State and Consumer Services met tax did not transform the tax into a general tax. with representatives of other organizations in- volved in land use (local government, environmen- Lastly, the owner argued that he, and other tal groups, housing advocates, farmland preserva- non-resident property owners, should have been Continued on Page 4 allowed to vote on the parcel tax. The Court held that the City could properly limit eligible voters on the parcel tax to only those persons living in the UNABLE TO ATTEND THE LEAGUE OF city. CALIFORNIA C1T1ES 2005 ANNUAL The case is Neilsen v. City of California City CONFERENCE? (2005). As the property owner still has the oppor- Here's an opportunity to acquire the books tunity to appeal this case to the Supreme Court, written by some of the speakers on the pro- the League will continue to monitor the case gram. through the Legal Advocacy Committee. . . . . . .. . ................. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Ex- plores the Hidden Side of Everything, by Steven Z006 LEGISLATIVE YEAR from page 1 D. Levitt & Stephen J. Dubner item no. ��5 HOUSING AND LAND USE/INFRASTRUCTURE Guide to Califomia Planning, by William Discussions continue on legislative proposals Fulton S Paul Shigley, item no. 384 to address the state's housing crisis. Sidewalk Strategies: Seven Winning Steps for Candidates, Causes and Communities, by League-Builders Housing/General Plan Task Larry Tramutola, item no. 1607 Force Last month the League's board of directors Urban Sprawl and Public Health: Designing, adopted, a housing proposal recommended by city Planning, and Building for Healthy Communities officials who had participated with the League- by Richard Jackson, item no. 1730 Builders Housing/General Plan Task Force. CityBooks can help increase your profes- The goal of the proposal is to respond — sional knowledge in vital areas. Don't miss this through an incentive-based approach — to provide 9reat way to expand and share your leaming greater certainty about where and under what with colleagues at city hall! Books may be conditions houses can be built, while preserving purchased online at www.cacities.org/store or local decision-making authority and identifying new �� 916) 65&8257 for an order form. funding to pay for infrastructure and service needs. PAGE 2- PRIORITY FOCUS Visit the League's O�cial Website--www.cacities.o�g November 18, 2005 - Issue #45