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�. A-IZ <br /> Legislative Bili Action <br /> •••••••.••••••••••••••••••.•••• Economic Development <br /> general plans as well as copies of development Handbook <br /> applications for projects located either within <br /> �"special use airspace"or beneath a "low /evel flight Economic Deve/opmen� Business <br /> path, °as defined, or within 1,000 feet of a military Growth 8 Decline, and The Strategic <br /> installation. The notice provisions are conditioned <br /> upon the identification by the Department of P/anning Process <br /> Defense of electronic maps at sufficient detail in a <br /> format acceptable to the Govemor's Office of NEW: A tool to help educate city <br /> Planning and Research to identify the specfic officials about ways to tadcle serious <br /> areas. This bill also contains a specfic exemption �nomic policy issues. <br /> for "urbanized areas, ° (with census tracts contain- <br /> ing 1,000 people per square mite, and surrounding Plus: <br /> census blocks of 500 people per square mile.) • Best practices and case studies <br /> which will exclude many cities from the bill's • Secrets for developing economic <br /> application to special use airspace and low-level development success <br /> flight paths. Staff: Dan Carrigg; Status: AsApps; • Tools for understanding and analyzing a <br /> Position: Neutral. community's economic base <br /> SB 1056 (Alarcon). Superstore Retailers. This ' Developing and implementing a strategic <br /> bill requires a city or county prior to approving or �onomic development plan <br /> disapproving a"superstore retailer" to cause to be ' Benchmarking tools and tips on putting it <br /> prepared an extremely detailed economic impact all together. <br /> report by a public or private entity that is profes- <br /> sionally qualified in economic analysis. This This publication is available from the League for <br /> legislation and the required economic analysis are $15. There is a ten percent discount on orders <br /> focused on halting the development of large retail of five or more. <br /> centers due to concerns about their impact on . <br /> existing retail grocery chains. The lengthy eco- Questions? Contact League Publications at <br /> nomic impact analysis proposed in this bill ap- 916/658-8257 or order online at: <br /> pears designed to identify and highlight as many �W,cacities.org/store. <br /> negatives as possible, without recognizing this <br /> simple fact: consumers like shopping at these <br /> facilities. They like the low prices; they like the <br /> convenience. This is not a unique state issue; this <br /> is a nationwide economic trend. These decisions <br /> should continue to be made at the local level <br /> without state interference. Furthermore, it is an <br /> inappropriate precedent for the Legislature to <br /> interfere in the competition between businesses in <br /> an evolving ma�lcet economy. Staff: Dan Carrigg; <br /> Status: AsApps, Hrg. August 4'�; Position: O{� Our Mission <br /> pose. ' Restore and protect local control for cities <br /> through education and advocacy to <br /> enhance the quality of life &for <br /> all Californians. <br /> PAGE 10/PRIORITY FOCUS luly 16, 2004 - www.cacities.org <br />